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Columbus barbershops, salons and gyms

can reopen Monday with restrictions
Mayor bends on timeline following public outcry
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Columbus Mayor Robert
Smith agreed Saturday to per-
mit the city’s barbershops, sa-
lons, gyms and fitness centers
— previously ordered closed
due to the coronavirus pandem-
ic — to reopen at 8 a.m. Monday
as long as they adhere to sani-
tation protocols and social dis-
tancing guidelines.
The city closed those
“non-essential” businesses on
March 21 to mitigate the spread
of COVID-19. Gov. Tate Reeves,
through executive order, closed
those businesses statewide on
April 3.
But on Friday, after Reeves
announced the businesses could
reopen with certain restrictions
in place, Smith issued a state-
ment keeping them closed until
the “Restart Columbus” sub-
committees could meet at 11
a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday.
But a sizable public outcry
Friday night changed the may-
or’s mind, and
he convened the
emails and all last night as to
why we couldn’t go ahead and
subcom m it t e es do it now so we could be avail-
via video confer- able on Monday morning to
ence Saturday open up, I reconsidered,” Smith
to inform busi- said at Saturday’s meeting of the
ness owners they subcommittee on barbershops
could reopen, per Smith and salons.
the governor’s or- The decision took away the
der, at 8 a.m. Monday under the feeling some local business
new restrictions. owners had that the rug was be-
“After I was bombarded with See BUSINESSES, 3A

Starkville
‘LIMBO LAND’
Athletic Club
sues city for Backlog in state’s unemployment claims
required closing system delays funding for jobless
during pandemic
Complaint: State
required ‘non-essential
businesses’ to close,
but enforcement left
up to cities
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com

The managers of
a Starkville gym are
suing the city in fed-
eral court, claiming
that being required
to close during the
COVID-19 coronavi-
rus pandemic violated
their constitutional Joe
Underwood
rights.
Starkville Athletic Club owner
John Underwood and his son, man-
ager and CEO Joe Underwood, filed
the lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff
Court for the Northern District of Amy Taylor takes an order from customer Brady Bigham on Thursday at Zachary’s Restaurant in Columbus. Taylor
Mississippi. They claim the closing returned to work Tuesday after being unemployed for 46 days but has yet to receive her unemployment benefits.
is a “taking” of private property “for
public use, without just compensa- BY YUE STELLA YU the unemployment claim she had new claims swelled up to a record
tion” and therefore violates the Fifth AND SLIM SMITH filed three weeks ago. high of 45,852 in early April, almost
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. syu@cdispatch.com, ssmith@cdispatch.com “I was just excited that I even got twice the highest point after Hur-
The gym’s loss of income since

having to close further violates the
Fifth Amendment, the complaint
reads, because the city imposed
a fine and imprisonment as con-
sequences for violating Gov. Tate
Reeves’ executive order. The suit
requests the city pay damages to
Starkville Athletic Club for its in-
come lost.
“Plaintiffs will suffer a future loss
of income because the city’s action
creates the false perception in the
public that the gymnasium business
is an unusually dangerous business,
such that it is one of the few busi-
nesses which are closed for rea-
sons of public safety,” the complaint
reads. “Further, because COVID-19
is a danger that will always be with
us, defendant city may again close
plaintiffs’ business, even if it allows
See LAWSUIT, 6A
T
he wait on the unemployment
phone line had entered the
third hour as she remained
on hold on a late-April afternoon.
She had quit staring at the
screen and resumed her daily
chores. The automated on-hold
message piping through the phone
speaker became so familiar, she
said, she could almost recite it.
But she knew she had to stay on
the line.
She had dialed multiple numbers
for the state’s unemployment office
— 182 times in the previous three
weeks — all to reach a busy signal.
Being placed on hold was the
closest she had gotten to someone
solving the problems that held up
through to be able to be on hold,”
she said.
The caller — who returned to
work in Columbus as a receptionist
last week and wished to remain
anonymous for job security con-
cerns — was among the many
Mississippians who lost their jobs
because of the COVID-19 pandem-
ic, which has claimed lives and
threatened livelihoods.
In Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay
and Noxubee counties, at least
8,100 residents have filed for unem-
ployment benefits since the week
ending March 21, the earliest when
county-level data was available from
the Mississippi Department of Em-
ployment Security (MDES).
The state’s weekly number of
ricane Katrina swept through the
state in 2005, data from the Depart-
ment of Labor shows.
At least 221,000 Mississippi-
ans have filed claims for regular
unemployment benefits since the
week ending March 14, during
which the state reported its first
case of COVID-19, the latest
statistics show. Nationally, at least
33 million Americans have filed for
unemployment benefits since the
pandemic hit the nation, marking
a record-high unemployment rate
of 14.7 percent since the Great
Depression.
Those numbers are believed
to be an undercount of the actual
See UNEMPLOYMENT, 6A

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Bascom Allen Sr.
STARKVILLE —
Bascom Lee Allen Sr.,
84, died May 6, 2020.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Welch
Funeral Home. Welch
Funeral Home of
Starkville is in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Allen was born
Dec. 24, 1935, in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, to
the late Maxwell C.
Allen Sr. and Averine
Wright Allen. He was a
graduate of Mississippi
State University and
AROUND THE STATE
Tupelo officials propose
‘Ida B. Wells Street’
TUPELO — City offi-
cials in Mississippi have
proposed to fully name
a street after suffragette
and civil rights icon Ida B.
Wells-Barnett.
Wells-Barnett was
posthumously awarded a
Pulitzer Prize this week
for her reporting on the
lynching of African Amer-
Louisiana State Univer-
sity School of Banking
of the South and a US.
Air Force veteran, serv-
ing with Squadron 3702
Flight 170, at Lackland
Air Force Base. He was
formerly employed as
any auditor with several
financial firms in Loui-
siana and Florida, and
with the Security State
Bank. He was also
formerly employed as
an operations manager
with Deposit Guaranty
National Bank and as
Senior Vice President
of Commercial Lend-
ing. He was a member
of Starkville Church of
Christ.
In addition to his
parents, he was pre-
ceded in death by his
brother, Maxwell C.
Allen Jr.
He is survived by
his wife, Jimmye Nelle
Dickerson Allen; son,
Bascom Lee Allen Jr. of
Mt. Juliet, Tennessee;
daughter, Averine An-
gelique Allen Newsom
of Tifton, Georgia; and
five grandchildren.
Memorials may be
made to the Kiwanis
Club, c/o the CRE-
ATE Foundation, P.O.
Box 1053, Tupelo, MS
38802.
Howard Boatman
MACON — Howard
Pearl Boatman, 73,
died May 4, 2020, at his
residence.
Private family grave-
side services were at 1
p.m. Saturday at Chris-
tian Hill M.B. Church
Cemetery, with Jerome
Ivy officiating. Burial
icans during the Jim Crow
era. Now city council
members in Tupelo are
looking to change a street
that uses the writer’s first
name to encompass her
full maiden name, the
Northeast Mississippi
Daily Journal reported.
If approved, the street
will be transformed from
Ida Street to Ida B. Wells
Street.
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AREA OBITUARIES
followed. Alean Stewart Mrs. Stewart was Stewart; brothers, Ertis
Private born Jan. 6, 1924, in La- Jones, Will Jones, and
SULLIGENT, Ala.
family — Alean J. Stewart, 96, mar County, to the late Willie Lee Jones; and
visitation E.O. Jones and Marcy sister, Addine Jones.
died may 5, 2020, at
was from M. Smith. She attended She is survived
North Mississippi Med-
2-5 p.m. Fairview School and by her sons, James
ical Center Gilmore in was formerly employed Stewart and Donnie
Friday at
Carter’s Amory. with McCoy Manu- Stewart, both of Sul-
Boatman
Funer- Family graveside facturing, First State ligent; daughters,
al Service. Carter’s services were at 1 p.m. Bank, and for Ms. Ruth Mary Ogden, Elaine
Funeral Service of Saturday at Sulligent Boyett. Jones, and Carlene
Macon was in charge of City Cemetery, in the In addition to her Blanchard, all of
arrangements. Gilmore Addition, parents, she was pre- Sulligent; 19 grandchil-
Mr. Boatman was with Angela Metcalfe ceded in death by her dren; 32 great-grand-
born Nov. 18, 1946, in officiating. Otts Funer- husband, Henry James children; and 12
Noxubee County, to al Home of Sulligent is Stewart; children, John great-great-grandchil-
Annie Mary Ivy and the in charge of arrange- W. Stewart, Christine dren.
late Sylvester Boatman. ments. Ogden, and Timothy See OBITUARIES, 5A
He was a member of
Christian Hill M.B.
Church.
In addition to his
father, he was preceded
in death by his step-
father, Alex Ivy; and
brothers, Alvin Ivy and
Elder Connie Boatman.
In addition to his
mother, he is survived
by his siblings, Doris
Hinton of Houston, Tex-
as; Laris Wells, George
Ivy, and Marilyn
Spivey, all of Chicago,
Illinois, Harrison Ivy
of Columbus, Henriet-
ta Key of Macon, and
Jerome Ivy of Indianap-
olis, Indiana.
John Laws
STARKVILLE —
John Laws, 91, died
May 7, 2020, at his
residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus.
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Businesses
Continued from Page 1A
ing pulled out from under
them when Smith first an-
nounced he would keep
their shops closed just
hours after Reeves gave
them the go-ahead.
Dawn Clausen, owner
of Dawn’s 45 Barbershop,
said she “just kind of
stood there in disbelief”
as she learned of Smith’s
decision Friday evening.
“If the governor, sur-
rounded by advisers and
kept abreast of the most
up -to - date
information
constant-
ly, OKs for
me to open
up shop,
it should
be good
enough for Clausen
our mayor,”
Clausen told The Dis-
patch on Friday. “Every
day that goes by that we’re
not open, it’s in detriment
to us and taxpayers. We
need to get Columbus go-
ing again.”
Smith will allow her
and fellow business own-
ers to do that, but not
without the considerable
restrictions Reeves set in
place. Barbershops and
salons must deep clean
and sanitize daily, close
their waiting areas to en-
sure customers wait safe-
ly in their car and screen
clients to make sure they
aren’t spreading the dis-
ease.
Smith emphasized Sat-
urday that the city won’t
be strictly enforcing
those policies and that he
trusts business owners
to take the precautions
themselves.
“We’re not coming out
there to check to make
sure that your businesses
have been deep-cleaned
and sanitized,” he said.
“I would just hope and
expect that the ones that
own salons and barber-
shops would take care of
this on your own.”
Gyms and fitness cen-
ters will be asked to fol-
low similar precautions
before reopening Mon-
day. Reeves’ guidelines
A sign on the door of Jamie’s Salon on Fifth Street
South denotes the salon’s closure due to COVID-19.
Stylist Jansen Fair said he expects the salon to reopen
Tuesday.
state that gyms must lim-
it customers to 30 percent
of maximum occupancy,
space exercise machines
six feet apart and screen
customers for illness be-
fore entering.
Jake Reeves, owner of
Relentless Mixed Martial
Arts and Fitness on High-
way 45, said he will be
ready to reopen Monday.
He has had the gym fully
sanitized five or six times,
has spaced out punch-
ing bags throughout the
building and will ensure
customers sanitize their
equipment after use.  voiced concerns about
After Relentless was
closed for nearly two
months, Jake Reeves ex-
pressed concern Friday
evening about the gym’s
financial situation should
closure continue another
week or two. But he said
Saturday that Smith’s de-
cision to let businesses
reopen will assuage those
fears.
“It’s been sort of an
emotional roller coaster
since the middle of March
tual nature of Saturday’s When several other Frank P.
meeting as one reason he business owners ex- Phillips
doesn’t feel ready to open pressed fear of reopen- Y M C A ,
up soon. ing Monday — Janice won’t be.
“Why couldn’t we meet Harris-Young of Janice’s At the sub-
at a shop and have this House of Glamour & Spa commit tee
meeting?” Larry asked. said she won’t open until meeting
“It’s not safe. I’m ready to May 20 — Smith stressed
on gyms, Woodruff
go to work, but is it safe to the date Gov. Reeves set
Wo o d r u f f
go to work? No.” is optional.
“If you don’t want to said the Y isn’t ready
Karletta Harris, own-
er of Transformations by open up Monday morn- to get into gear just yet
Karletta, isn’t sure if she ing, you don’t have to and will be reopening
feels comfortable open- open up Monday morn- Wednesday.
ing her salon’s doors ing,” Smith said. “We just want to make
again in the next couple Jimmy Woodruff, ex- sure we do it right,”
weeks. ecutive director of the Woodruff said.
“If we decide to open
up, I think that the deci-
sion really
should be
up to the
hairdress -
ers,” Harris
told The
Dispatch on
Friday.
S h o u l d Harris
case num-
Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
bers in the area spike in
the coming week, Harris
won’t hesitate to remain
closed even longer if she
feels it’s prudent to avoid
with all this going on,” he spreading the virus — or
said. “Just contracting it herself and
knowing possibly passing it to her
that we can children.
get back to “I want to do every-
business thing to where I feel safe
and do what as well as my clients,” she
we do and said.
serve our Like Larry, Harris
clients is a Reeves needs more Lysol for her
huge relief.” salon, and she doesn’t
have enough rubbing al-
Uncertainty about cohol to sustain herself.
Those necessary sup-
reopening plies, she said Saturday,
In Saturday’s subcom-
tend to be “sporadic” in
mittee meetings, plenty
their availability.
of local business owners
the safety of reopening
Monday.
Michael Larry of Clip-
pers on Main Street was
one of them, saying he
had been unable to find
Lysol or protective face
masks in stores.
“If we open premature-
ly and we can’t have the
adequate supplies, we
still aren’t gonna be safe
with the customers,” Lar-
ry said.
He pointed to the vir-

Officer shot while responding

to social distancing complaint
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON — Three suspects
were arrested Friday in connection with
the shooting of a Mississippi police of-
ficer who responded to a call about a
party where people were reportedly not
practicing social distancing, authorities
told a news outlet.
The Lexington police officer drove
himself to the hospital Thursday night
after being shot while responding to
the disturbance call, WLBT-TV quoted
Holmes County Sheriff Willie March as
saying. The officer was in stable condi-
tion Friday, news outlets reported.
Kiara Brown, Jamie Pernell and
Ayquanya Brown were arrested about 1
a.m. Friday by the Lexington Police De-
partment, the Holmes County Sheriff’s
Department, the Mississippi Bureau
of Investigation and the U.S. Marshal’s
Service, the sheriff said.
Authorities did not immediately re-
lease any charges against the suspects.

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Opinion
4A SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020
PETER BIRNEY IMES Editor/Publisher
BIRNEY IMES III Editor/Publisher 1998-2018
BIRNEY IMES JR. Editor/Publisher 1947-2003

Dispatch
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POSSUMHAW
Save for mothers, who would be here?
“Life holds no more guarantees for me, or you, than it did for Mrs. Sharp over a honoring her mother in 1907. She pur- “Mother’s Day” was quickly taken
century ago, yet she faced each day determined to create a work of art: a serene haven chased 500 white carnations for the over by commercial and political influ-
of comfort and joy for her family and herself. May we all be so blessed.” occasion, her mother’s favorite. ences that enraged Anna. She worked
— “Mrs. Sharp’s Traditions: Reviving Victorian Family Anna was avid that there should the rest of her life to have the holiday
Celebrations of Comfort & Joy,” by Sarah Ban Breathnach be a national rescinded.
“Mother’s Her idea was

“M
rs. Sharp’s Tra- to return to their homes Day” hol- to give our
ditions” initial to visit their mothers and iday and mothers a
printing was in attend the church of their campaigned simple gift
1990; the reprint and revi- baptism. It was entirely a tirelessly for and to allow
sion in 2001. I had the good religious holiday and is still its establish- mothers a
fortune to find a copy. Page celebrated by many church- ment. Her idea day off from
129 describes Mother’s Day es in Ireland and the U.K. was to have cooking
traditions. I imagined Vic- In America amid the a personal and chores.
torian-like cards, ribbons 19th century, Ann Maria holiday where Reportedly,
and lace, mothers in long Jarvis was a social activist children and Anna died in
dresses holding round- who started “Mother’s others cel- a sanitarium
faced babies, and a toddler Day Work Clubs” to raise ebrate the with her med-
with hair in golden ringlets Shannon Bardwell money for medicine and natural bonds ical bills and
at the knee. However, like hired help for mothers with of family, expenses paid
a perfectly wrapped gift tuberculosis. Ann had lost motherhood by the florist
box, what was inside was not exactly eight of her 12 children before they and mothers’ and greeting
as I expected. I had assumed Mother’s were adults, four from tuberculosis. influence in card indus-
Day had always been the holiday as During the Civil War she tended society. tries.
we now know it, but there was a time wounded soldiers, both Union and In 1914 Mrs. Sharp
when Mother’s Day meant something Confederate, and advocated other Anna convinced President Woodrow encourages her own tradition: “No
entirely different, and quite controver- mothers do the same as they would for Wilson to issue a proclamation “as a matter how the day turns out, from
sial at that. their own child. She started “Mother’s public expression of love and rever- now on you will observe Mother’s Day
Mothering Sunday in England Peace Day” to call mothers from both ence for the mothers of our country.” in your own special way, by reflecting
in the 1600s was celebrated on the sides to reconciliation. Ann continued The President established the second on the intangible joys that come from
fourth Sunday of Lent. It was a church in active community service until she Sunday of May as Mother’s Day. In being a mother. Celebrate yourself.”
gathering. The celebration was for died in 1905. Ann’s daughter, Anna, 1934 a commemorative postage stamp Email reaches Shannon Bardwell of
child laborers and domestic workers arranged a small memorial service honored Ann Jarvis. Columbus at msdeltachild@msn.com.

PARTIAL TO HOME LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Indian pink Voice of the people
A
round this ing guru, Linda Spearing — The flower was growing by the Dislikes back-and-forth
time a year in case you think the “guru” drive when they moved in 21 years attacks on opinion page
ago, a friend moniker hyperbole, cruise by ago, she said. I enjoy reading the opinion pages
and I were walking Linda’s house on Sixth Ave- Kim has successfully transplanted on a regular basis in the St. Lou-
in a Noxubee County nue South between Seventh sections of it to the beds on either is Post- Dispatch, the Wall Street
woods. and Eighth streets and have side of the front entrance to the Journal, and the Columbus Dispatch.
The leafy canopy a look at her cottage garden, house and given clumps to neighbors That said, the latter’s opinion page
above had turned now in its glory — she said, Joyce Hunt and Annis Cox. is becoming more and more painful
the forest into an “Oh, I know were some of this The plant is delicate and not easily to read over the past few months, in
echo chamber for the is.” transplanted. At least that’s been my my opinion. Free speech is perhaps
trilling of birds. The Whereupon Linda got in experience. It seems happy grow- our greatest gift from our country’s
dappled light it per- her truck and ordered me to ing on a damp, shaded forest floor founding fathers. We should all enjoy
mitted played across Birney Imes follow her. unnoticed. it responsibly instead of sounding
what seemed infinite Fanatical gardeners are How did this rarely seen and like angry pre-schoolers arguing
hues of green. Signs of spring were like that. somewhat exotic native plant end up over who found the metal cymbals
everywhere. Linda led me to a narrow strip growing alongside this Southside first. Why must our fellow citizens
We passed red buckeye, an early of untended flowers next to a white driveway? Kim doesn’t know. hurl tit-for-tats at each other for
spring attraction for hummingbirds picket fence at the edge of the drive- “We have loved that plant over the being Democrat, Republican,conser-
and bees, which had begun to shed way on Fourth Street South years,” she said. vative,progressive,black, or white?
its red, tubular blooms. There, arching out over the While it’s still blooming I encour- After all , like it or not, we share more
Suddenly my companion stopped sidewalk amid roses, spiderwort, iris age you to cruise by Kim and Ken- similarities than differences. When
abruptly, his gaze transfixed by and several wayward oaks, were two dall’s house (517 S. Fourth St.) and I read all these dueling tit- for- tats
something at his feet. Had he hap- healthy clumps of Indian pink. have a look at the small, jewel-like I recall what my mother taught me
pened upon a snake? A couple days later, on a rainy flower now blooming (but beginning so many years ago. “Empty barrels
There before him was a clump of Friday afternoon, I returned to the to fade) at the edge of their driveway. make the most noise”. Think about it.
brilliant red flowers unlike any he’d house. You might just fall in love yourself. And Happy Mother’s Day to my mom
seen. Like the buckeye’s blooms, Unsure of cold-call protocol in Birney Imes (birney@cdispatch. in the clouds and to all the mothers
these were trumpet shaped and deep these COVID-19 times, I crossed com) is the former publisher of The who read the opinion page.
red, but these were different: These the porch, knocked on the front door Dispatch. Martin Pomphrey, M.D.
had a small, bold yellow star at their and retreated to
Mayhew
tips. the yard and the
The small, jewel-like flowers, misting rain.
set against emerald-green leaves, Had I known Thankful for strong women
seemed out of place on a muddy for- this was the home In the late 2000s, Bonnie Keen, a
est floor littered with decaying trees. of Kim White- Nashville native and Grammy-nom-
This was akin to walking across head and Kendall inated recording artist, co-wrote a
a rocky hillside in, say, Wales, and Dunkelberg, both song entitled “The Women I Come
finding a crown lying in the grass. English professors From” with Tori Taff, the wife of
Yet there they were, clumps of the at The W, I would famed gospel music singer Russ Taff.
stuff scattered about, happily radiat- have done this with The song chronicles the women that
ing beauty in a forest rarely visited less trepidation. have dedicated their lives to their
by humans. But for us, chances are Kim answered children and their children’s wellbe-
the flowers would have bloomed and the door. She ing.
faded unseen, just as nature has and responded to my I have been privileged to grow up
will do before and long after we’re question about with strong women who embody the
gone. the Indian pink as message of that song. Women who
Last week, I returned to the same though she were love freely yet are fierce and power-
forest to find the same flowers, only expecting it. ful. Women who raised children yet
more of them. “We’ve had continue to grow everyday them-
They’re commonly known as so many people selves. Constant pillars of encourage-
Indian Pink. admire it over the ment and support, these women have
When I mentioned this to garden- years,” she said. Birney Imes/Dispatch Staff laid the foundation for my future and
I am forever indebted to them for that
sacrifice.
In addition to my loving mother,
Diane, who, with grace, has success-
ROSES AND THORNS fully fought some of life’s toughest
battles, I have been blessed with her
A rose to United Way of Lowndes ical Center in West Point — to honor medical personnel two sisters, Carol and Suzanne. Part-
County, its affiliated volunteers, the East on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19. CAFB ners in crime, they truly have always
Columbus Lions Club and the Lowndes used the flyovers as part of its pilot training program so it had my best interest at heart.
County Sheriff’s Office for its wildly served a dual purpose. And while the flyovers were staged Their mother, Betty Thornbrough,
successful food drive distribution, held in honor of our health care workers, the impressive spec- has been at the forefront of our family
Friday at the sheriff’s department. Despite tacle served as a source of inspiration to all of us. It was a for years. Gracefully leading us for
a steady rain/drizzle, the food drive provided large food much-needed shot in the arm for our entire community. over sixty years, my Mammaw has
packages for 762 households (more than 3,000 residents). left indelible positive marks on her
Recipients began lining up along Airline Road at 5 a.m. A rose to the Lowndes County Sher- family and everyone she has come
Friday and by mid-morning the line extended all the way iff’s Office for its handling of a potential in contact with. I learn valuable life
down Airline Road to Highway 69 and north to Gardner tragic standoff Wednesday afternoon at a lessons from her daily and through
Blvd. We congratulate organizers and all the rain-soaked residence on Jess Lyons Road. The sher- prayer attempt to apply them to my
volunteers for a project that exceeded expectations in iff’s department responded to a call of a life. The light of Christ shines so
meeting the needs of our community. reported shooting at the residence. While brightly through her. I would not be
there was no shooting, a person had been assaulted and the man I am without these women
A rose to Columbus Air Force Base the suspect had barricaded himself in the residence. After and I am forever thankful for them.
for Saturday afternoon’s flyover. CAFB more than three hours of negotiations, members of LC- To Aunt Sue, Aunt Carol, Mama,
pilots flew in formation over six northeast SO’s SWAT team convinced the man to surrender. Neither and Mammaw: I love you!
Mississippi hospitals — including Baptist the suspect nor officers were injured. Too often, these To every mother and mother fig-
Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in kinds of situations escalate into violence and tragedy. We ure: Happy Mother’s Day!
Columbus, Oktibbeha County Regional commend LCSO for its skill in ensuring a safe outcome. Hunter Perrigin
Medical Center in Starkville and North Mississippi Med- Well done! Columbus
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Obituaries Chad Kingsbury

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Chad Downing Kingsbury
Charles Hill Community of Noxubee was no ordinary person, so this
WEST POINT — County near Shuqual- will be no ordinary obituary.
Charles W. Hill, 87, died ak, to the late Charlie This teddy bear of a man was
May 7, 2020. Brooks Sr. and Earnes- born Feb. 15, 1972, and fulfilled
Private graveside tine Coleman Higgin- his earthly assignment on May
services with Military botham. He was a 1965 4, 2020. He died peacefully at
Honors will be held graduate of Noxubee his home, after a brief hospital
at Memorial Gardens County High School stay, and a long battle with di-
Cemetery. Robinson in Macon and briefly abetes.
Funeral Home of West attended East Missis- Up until his last moments of life, he was still
Point is in charge of sippi Junior College in taking care of others by leaving notes and num-
arrangements. Scooba. He was former- bers behind to help his family in the event of his
Mr. Hill was born Jan. ly employed with the death. He wanted to make sure his wife, Jenni-
27, 1933, near Wood- Mississippi Game and fer Kingsbury, whom he loved with all of his big
land, to the late Amanda Fish Commission as a heart, would be okay. Chad would say the same
Stevens and Authur Hill. game warden and was a of his four children, Maggie, Max, Sam, and
He was a U.S. Army supervisor for the Mis- Parker.
veteran, serving during sissippi Department of Chad made sure everyone knew how much
Wildlife, Fisheries and he loved Jennifer. When telling a friend that he
the Korean War, Viet-
Parks, covering Nox- was going to marry her after only knowing her
nam War, and Dessert
ubee, Winston, Clay, 31 days, the friend asked him how did he know
Shield/Dessert Storm.
Lowndes and Oktibbe- she is the one? He simply answered, “Because I
He also served in the
ha Counties. He also can’t live without her.” They married on June 26,
Army National Guard,
owned and operated 2016. They enjoyed four wonderful years togeth-
with the 223 Battalion
Higginbotham Bricklay- er, being each other’s best friend, confidant, and
and was formerly em-
ing. Mr. Higginbotham loving each other well. Jennifer says, “If I could
ployed as a barber.
was a veteran of the do it all over again, I would do it all over again.”
In addition to his
United States Navy and Chad was preceded in death by his mom, San-
parents, he was preced-
a member of Shuqualak dra Kingsbury.
ed in death by his wife,
Baptist Church and He leaves his father, Jere Kingsbury; and his
Marnie McLemore Hill;
West Point Masonic stepmother, Thelma.
three sisters; and one
Lodge #40 F&AM. When you spend a lifetime investing in people,
brother.
In addition to his they show up for you when you need them most.
He is survived by his
parents, he was preced- A myriad of Chad’s friends went into immediate
sons, Michael C. Hill of
ed in death by his infant action praying for his family at the moment they
West Point and Mark A. brother, Joseph Ronald
Hill of Florida; daughter, learned of his death - a gift from Chad to his fam-
Higginbotham; and his ily? You bet. He knew you all would do just that.
Alicia Falls of Canton; sister, Thelma Hannah.
brothers, Harrell “Red” He counted on every one of you. He had no doubt
He is survived by you would be there for his wife and family in their
Hill of Rockaway Beach, his wife, Merl Higgin-
Missouri and Douglas grief. He even wrote such in his note, “They will
botham of Shuqualak; be there for you.”
Hill of Columbus; nine daughter, Kendrick
grandchildren; and one Besides his wife, whom he loved so much and
Higginbotham Adams his children, he wanted you to know that he dear-

Rev. Lee Washington

great-grandchild. of Mathiston; son, ly loved his hound dog, Brutus Larutus Kings-
Tyler Higginbotham bury. So Chad.
Maxine Golden of Starkville; sisters, Chad’s signature was not in handwriting, but
AKRON, Ohio — Carolyn Jones and Reverend Lee A. Washington, in his smile. His smile entered the room and the
Maxine Smith Golden, Cindy Skipper, both age 97, went home to be with rest of him followed. If you knew Chad most like-
57, died of Shuqualak; seven the Lord on May 1, 2020, at ly, right now you can hear his husky laugh. He
May 1, grandchildren and two his home, surrounded by loved would smile, laugh, and push his glasses up on
2020, at great-grandchildren. ones. He faithfully served as the his nose. Always. Without fail.
Western Pallbearers were Pastor and a founding member Chad had many gifts and talents. Some would
Reserve Johnny Brandy, Erik Ad- of The Emmanuel Community say his gift of encouragement was his most obvi-
Hospital in ams, Chaffin Upchurch, Baptist Church for over 44 ous. Others would say it’s his serving heart. And
Cuyahoga Levi Hailey, Curtis years, until his health began to yet others say, hands down, his teaching gift of
Falls. Gandy, Casey Ricks, fail. God’s Word was rare and unique and led many
Services Golden Stephen Robertson and He was a man of few, but youth and adults to Christ and to serve the God
were at 1 Larry Higginbotham. profound words, and always meant what he said. he loved so much.
p.m. Saturday at Stewart Memorials may be He was devout, loyal, and extremely reliable. Chad was born and raised in Memphis, TN.
and Calhoun Funeral made to Butler Cem- If he said he was going to do something, it got After graduating from Christian Brothers High
Home. Burial followed etery Fund, c/o Mr. done. He enjoyed reading, studying God’s Word, School, he received a BA from Lambuth Uni-
at Greenlawn Cemetery. Willis Jones, 991 Johnny and imparting that knowledge to others. He was versity and his Master of Divinity from Asbury
Stewart and Calhoun Higginbotham Road, a true servant leader. In ministry and life, he Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY.
Funeral Home of Akron Shuqualak, MS 39361. would often be heard saying, “I hope I’ve been of Not one to really be called a pastor or minister,
was in charge of ar- some help to you.” Lee also proudly served in the he would more often say... “To quote Mary, I am
rangements. Army during WWII, enlisting twice. a servant of the Most High God” and that he was.
Mrs. Golden was Rev. Washington will be sorely missed. He He served with all his heart, - Chad style. He just
born Jan. 10, 1963, in was predeceased by his wife of over 68 years, had a way of reaching, teaching, and inspiring
Columbus, to William Elzenia Washington; parents, Luster and Lucy others to be everything God intended them to be.
Smith Sr. and the late Washington; brothers, Sam, Freddie, and Luster Ask any youth or former youth who spent their
Annie Virginia Fen- Jr; and sisters, Velma Washington and Eddie summers at Lakeshore. Ask any youth who sat
ton Smith. She was a Mae Harris-Fox. under his guidance at Northside Church, Jack-
graduate of Motley High Lee is survived by his niece, Trina Brown; son, TN, or Columbus FUMC, MS.
School. great-nephew and caregiver, Antwan Brown They all say the same thing, “He changed my
In addition to her (Brandy Hines); and sisters, Mattie Thompson, life for the better,” “He helped me find my way
mother, she was preced- Martha Scott, and Teretha Grays. He also leaves during a very difficult time,” “He was more fun
ed in death by her chil- to mourn a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, than a barrel of monkeys,” “His hugs were the
dren, Teneshia Smith other relatives, in-laws, church members, and best ever.” Chad hugs/bear hugs…. same same.
and Alfonzo Golden Jr. friends. Chad’s life was not easy. Not ever. But he was
In addition to her Funeral service will be conducted by never a quitter. He served God’s people wherev-
father, she is survived Lee-Sykes Funeral Home in Columbus, MS er his calling took him. His family says “Thank
by her husband, Alfonzo (leesykesfuneralhome.net). A wake was held you” to the many congregations that he had the
Chad Kingsbury at Lee Sykes on Friday, May 8, 2020, from privilege to serve and who loved on him through
Golden Sr.; children, Held At A Later Date
Tavaris Smith, Tiffany 2nd Ave. North Location 12:00 – 5:00 PM. Limited viewing was from the years and for the “friends who stuck closer
Smith, Demarcus Gold- 1:00 – 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 9, 2020. A than a brother.” You know who you are. To one
en, and Eries Golden, small service for immediate family was held on special friend, Will Dougan, Chad would say,
all of Akron; siblings, Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Lee-Sykes. “You were always there for me bro.” For the last
Brenda Wilson, Evelyn Graveside interment immediately followed at the several years, they were business partners and
Smith, Sharon Smith, Washington Hill Cemetery in Columbus, MS. ran Golden Triangle Defensive Tactics. They
Sherry Vonsee, William A memorial will be held at The Emmanuel taught gun safety classes together as well.
Smith Jr., and Frederick Community Baptist Church, in Columbus, Chad’s obituary wouldn’t be complete without
Smith, all of Columbus; OH, later in the summer or fall, when larger a few ‘shout-outs’ as he liked to say, but this time
and 16 grandchildren. gatherings are deemed safe. Further details will from his heartbroken friends to him… “He was a
memorialgunterpeel.com
be announced as plans are finalized. gentle giant and one of the kindest people ever,”
Melvin Wise Paid Obituary - Lee-Sykes Funeral Home “He was equal parts compassion and joy with a
ACKERMAN — Mel- little backwoods mixed in to keep you on your
vin Glenn Wise, 64, died toes,” “One of the best communicators of the gos-
May 4, 2020, in Tupelo. pel I knew,” “He simply loved people and accepted
Graveside services them as they are,” “He had a way of pulling peo-
will be held at 1 p.m. ple in, dropping the hammer, and hitting you in
Monday. Visitation is the face with the message,” “He once convinced
from 11 a.m.-noon today me and my brother he was the only licensed ninja
at West Memorial Fu- in Memphis. We believed him. Only Chad.”
neral Home. West Me- So, we close this obituary with one of Chad’s
morial Funeral Home of long time sayings. “Blessed to be yoked with you
Starkville is in charge of friend.” Fly high, Chad Kingsbury. We will see
arrangements. you again on the other side. Well done, thy good
and faithful servant.
Due to the Pandemic, a celebration of life, in
Charlie Higginbotham Chad- style, will be held at a later date.
JACKSON — Charlie In lieu of flowers, a GoFundMe account has
Brooks Higginbotham been established to assist with medical/health
Jr., 72, died May 6, 2020, expenses. Donations in memory of Chad can be
at the University of Mis- made at ChadKingsbury.com.
sissippi Medical Center
in Jackson.
A private family
graveside was held
Saturday at Butler Cem- Sign the online guest book at
etery near Shuqualak www.memorialgunterpeel.com
with the Rev. Don Tew
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
officiating. Cockrell
Funeral Home of Macon
was entrusted with
arrangements. Visit us
Charlie Brooks, as
he was affectionately
on the web at
called, was born Oct. cdispatch.com
9, 1947, in the Gholson
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Unemployment
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jobless Americans, studies in-
dicate, as the numbers exclude
many who are ineligible for
regular benefits but are now
covered by federal programs
during the pandemic. Many
also are discouraged to file
for benefits when faced with a
clogged system overwhelmed
by the high volume of claims.
In Mississippi, where weekly
unemployment benefits range
from $30 to $235, the state has
now paid roughly $80 million
out in regular benefits, shrink-
ing the state’s unemployment
insurance trust fund from $710
million in March to $630 mil-
lion, MDES Executive Director
Jackie Turner said Thursday at
a Senate Economic and Work-
force Development Committee
hearing. At least hundreds of
millions more have been paid
out to Mississippians claiming
benefits under other federal
programs.
The spike in claims hit
MDES when it was lacking
staff and administrative fund-
ing and created a huge backlog,
causing problems as claimants
complained about poor com-
munication, system glitches
and delayed benefits. The
number of pending problems
has increased from 900 in early
March to more than 43,000,
MDES Benefit Payment Chief
Jeff Rhodes said during the
Thursday hearing.
And despite MDES’s effort
to apply for funding, staff addi-
tional call centers, add phone
lines and revamp the current
system, tens of thousands of
Mississippians’ benefits remain
on hold.
“I have one (constituent) the
other day that (was told by op-
erators), ‘I can see your claim
right here; I can see what the
issue is. You are essentially in
limbo land,’” said Sen. Jeremy
England (R-Vancleave), vice
chairman of the Senate com-
mittee. “Nobody should be in
limbo land.”
Plagued with problems
For the receptionist, filing
her unemployment claim online
was effortless.
But days after her filing, the
claim was not processed as she
had expected. Instead, it was
marked as “issue pending.”
“They don’t tell you that on
the website, what the issue is,”
she said. “They don’t contact
you or email you or anything
to let you know that there is
an issue, this is what it is, and
this is what we need to fix the
problem.”
After three weeks of dialing,
she was eventually placed on a
three-hour hold, which led to
a hasty answer over the phone
that did not make sense to her.
The operator was rude, she
said. She did not have time to
follow up or voice her opinion.
“I finally was able to get
through, only to be able to talk
to them for five minutes,” she
said. “It didn’t solve my prob-
lem. Not one bit.”
For the weeks of unemploy-
ment, her claim was never pro-
cessed. Without the benefits,
she had to rely on her savings.
But with no end in sight at the
time, she was worried the mon-
ey could run out.
“I (didn’t) want to go
through every bit of (my sav-
ings),” she told The Dispatch.
“I do have children; things do
come up. I’d like to know that I
have a small cushion for emer-
gencies. If we keep having to
pay all of (our bills) out of our
savings, another month or two,
we won’t have it (anymore).”
Others also experienced
delays with troubleshooting
their claims.
Amy Cloinger, who has
returned to work as an eye
clinic technician in Columbus,
said she could not even access
her claim after she filed in late
March.
“(The system) would just
kick me off the website,” she
said. “It would never let me
log in. Everything that could
happen, it happened.”
Cloinger called five different
numbers every day for two
weeks looking for help, but
could never get through.
“It was terrible, honestly,”
she said. “The line was busy
each time. I would give it a
shot for about 30 minutes, and
I would get frustrated, and
then I’m like, ‘You know what?
Forget it.’”
Amy and Alan Taylor, both
of whom have returned to work
at Zachary’s Restaurant in
Columbus after six weeks of
unemployment, were also held
back by unspecified pending is-
sues on their accounts. Luckily,
after three days of unsuccessful
calls, Amy finally got in touch
with MDES via email.
“It turned out that they
didn’t have Zachary’s LLC
number,” Amy said. “That’s all
it was — one tiny little bit of
information.”
Amy’s husband eventually
received his benefits in early
May. Amy, however, is still
waiting for hers to arrive.
“Like a lot of people, we live
paycheck to paycheck, so this
was a serious thing for us,” she
said. “But we were so blessed
to have family and friends who
helped us. We didn’t go without
anything we needed. We had
food, paid our bills and made it
through.”
But for some, not getting the
unemployment check was more
problematic.
Katie Braswell, who has
gone back to work at Ash-
ley Furniture
in Columbus
after more than a
month of unem-
ployment, had to
use her $1,200
federal stimulus
check to stay
afloat, while wait- Braswell
ing three weeks
for her unemployment benefits.
“Really, the only thing that
got me through was the $1,200
stimulus money,” she said.
“Without that, it would have
been a bad situation.”
‘These people needed
it yesterday’
The spike of claims arrived,
Turner said at the Thursday
hearing, when her department
had its least amount of staff
and funding because of a good
economy and a 5.3 percent
unemployment rate before the
virus hit.
MDES has now expanded
to three call centers with at
least thousands of phone lines
manned by 450 staff members,
Turner said. Roughly 950 staff
members and “helpers” now
have access to the state’s un-
employment insurance system,
she said.
But the addition is still not
enough to accommodate the
surging demand that burdens
the phone system.
“When you have different
lines or phone systems that
have unlimited lines, they fill
up,” Turner said. “They are
jammed. No one could get to us
on anything.”
The system, which lumps
together agency lines and
call center lines, needs to be
upgraded, Turner said, but the
department is still working on
the replacement.
Meanwhile, hiring staff
members to deal with private
unemployment information
requires caution, she said.
The hiring process may also
be slower than usual amid the
pandemic, said Timothy Rush,
reemployment assistance direc-
tor at MDES. The department
has expanded its investigations
team from a staff between 25
and 30 to a team of 70 to 80 full-
time investigators, he said.
Since the pandemic, Rhodes
said, 70 percent of the decisions
on claims were made “timely”
within 21 days as required by
law. Among all the claimants
who filed for continued benefits
this week, he said, 80 percent
of them received benefits.
For Mississippians left in
limbo when their claims are
held up by unspecified pending
issues, Rush said MDES usu-
ally notifies claimants what the
issue is, but the notification can
come in various forms, even
“written correspondence.”
The department is trying
to program the online system
to adjust to different types of
claims, he said, which now cov-
ers benefits under other federal
programs in the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act. MDES is also
sending out information via
social media and email blasts,
he said.
But for those with poor
internet access or without com-
puters, Rush said, it can still be
challenging.
For committee member Sen.
Juan Barnett (D-Heidelberg),
imminent help needs to arrive.
“Today is really late,” he
said Thursday. “These people
needed it yesterday.”

Lawsuit
Continued from Page 1A
the business to reopen.”
Reeves ordered
“non-essential business-
es” to close on April 3
as part of an executive
order for Mississippians
to “shelter in place” until
April 27. “Non-essential
businesses” include gyms,
barbershops, hair and nail
salons and tattoo parlors,
according to Reeves’ or-
der. Reeves allowed some
businesses to reopen with
restrictions on April 27 but
still required gyms to be
closed until he lifted that
restriction effective Mon-
day.
The Starkville board of
aldermen voted at its April
7 meeting to adopt and en-
force Reeves’ order. The
board considered issuing
its own order to close non-
essential businesses at a
special-call meeting on
March 24, but the proposal
failed on a 4-3 vote.
The city on April 7 also
imposed a fine of up to
$1,000 and possible impris-
onment of up to 90 days for
violators of Reeves’ order.
“Defendant city has
made the operation of
plaintiffs’ business a according to an April 18
crime, even though plain-
tiffs can fully comply with
social distancing and other
guidelines recommended
by the government of the
United States,” the suit
states.
‘A novel legal problem’
The Eleventh Amend-
ment to the U.S. Constitu-
tion prohibits individuals
from suing states in federal
court, so the Underwoods
were left with only the
city to take action against
even though the city was
following a statewide or-
der, according to the suit.
Additionally, Reeves did
not “send any state po-
lice force, state highway
patrol, or any other state
enforcement executive of-
ficial” to enforce the order
in Starkville or Oktibbeha
County, so local entities
are responsible for en-
forcement of the order that
the Underwoods’ claim is
unconstitutional.
The suit cites several
more reasons for the claim,
including a Facebook
post from Reeves saying
“there is no such thing as
a non-essential business.”
Starkville Police De-
partment’s gym is still
open for officers to use,
Facebook post from SPD
that the lawsuit includes
to assert that the city “has
admitted that the closing
of gymnasiums is not an
actual necessity.”
The suit calls the op-
eration of the SPD gym
“arbitrary” and claims it
denies Starkville Athlet-
ic Club “equal protection
of law and due process of
law” under the Fourteenth
Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
The suit includes an
affidavit from Dr. Camer-
on Huxford, the Intensive
Care Unit medical direc-
tor at OCH Regional Med-
ical Center, stating that
Starkville Athletic Club
“provides health benefits
which outweigh the risk,
if any, that opening the
gymnasium would cause
increased danger of the
spread of COVID-19. …
Being in vigorous health
minimizes the harm
caused by COVID-19.”
Joe Underwood de-
ferred a list of questions
from The Dispatch to Tu-
pelo-based attorney Jim
Waide, who is represent-
ing the Underwoods in
their suit.
“I understand that you
might count heads among
doctors, and the majority
of them might say closing
every business in town is
the best thing, if all you’re
thinking about is imme-
diate safety, but that’s not tective face masks, but confirmed cases and 421
the only consideration (to Starkville will not require deaths of COVID-19, in-
be made),” Waide said. customers to wear masks, cluding 86 cases and 4
He described the situa- the board of aldermen de- deaths in Oktibbeha Coun-
tion as “a novel legal prob- cided Saturday. ty, according to the Missis-
lem” with no precedent, As of 6 p.m. Friday, sippi State Department of
and Mississippi is unique
Mississippi has 9,378 Health website.
in how few businesses
were deemed “non-essen-
tial” and therefore were
required to close, he said.
The lack of precedent
means most judges would
likely be hesitant to rule
in favor of the plaintiff, he
said.
Waide also said the
state could not have en-
forced Reeves’ executive
order if cities had not put
in place penalties for vi-
olations and authorized
their police departments
to carry them out. The suit
acknowledges that “at all
relevant times, (the) defen-
dant acted under color of
state law.”
Mayor Lynn Spruill
said Friday she had not yet
been served with the law-
suit and therefore would
not comment on it yet.
Reeves issued another
executive order Friday al-
lowing gyms, barbershops
and hair and nail salons
to reopen with restric-
tions. Employees of all of
the above businesses will
be required to wear pro-
Sports
A look at the Bulldogs’ running backs as summer approaches
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — With
spring commencement at
Mississippi State now of-
ficially passed, summer
has arrived in Starkville.
And while the MSU
football team has yet to
endure its usual regimen
of spring practices due to
the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic, there remains
a growing optimism a
2020 football season will
be played — though when
that would happen and
the logistics behind such
an occurrence remain un-
known.
Over the next week-
plus, we’re going to dive
into the Bulldogs’ depth
chart heading into the
summer and what it might
look like once competi-
tion is allowed to begin.
Following last week’s
three-part look at the de-
fense, let’s flip sides of
the ball, starting with the
running backs.
In the four months
since Leach landed the
job at MSU, he and his as-
sistants have beleaguered
the point that running
backs are in fact the key
cog in the air raid system.
And though their hand-
offs may dip significantly
from Joe Moorhead’s run
pass option attack, expect
the Bulldog backfield to
receive ample touches
in Leach’s high flying of-
fense.
“If you have a special
player, you’re trying to
get the ball in his hands
as many times as you can
and devising ways to do
it,” Leach said at his intro-
ductory press conference
MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL
Four returning seniors prepared to Hamlin closes iRacing
take ‘one last ride’ with 2021 squad Series with victory
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Fa Leilua called first.
After Mississippi State
softball coach Samantha
Ricketts announced in her
team’s GroupMe that the
Bulldogs would each be
able to apply for an extra
year of collegiate eligibil-
ity due to the COVID-19
coronavirus pandemic, ex-
citement, happiness and
celebratory GIFs ensued.
Then Ricketts received a
call.
Leilua was in. She’d
already resolved to take
the extra year — her sixth
year of college and her
fifth season playing soft-
ball — and she already
had questions for Ricketts
about the options she had
for her master’s program
in coaching.
“It was just such a cool
conversation because Fa
said, ‘This was something
I never thought was pos-
sible,’” Ricketts recalled.
“‘I never in a million years
thought that I would have
an opportunity to get a
master’s degree.’ She was
genuinely excited about
school and about the pos-
sibilities in front of her.”
Leilua — a first-genera-
tion college graduate as of
May 1 — said she had no
doubt about coming back
for 2021.
“I was definitely excit-
ed about taking one last
ride with my seniors,” Lei-
lua said. “It’s just the idea
of having another year
with the same group of
girls.”
By a month later, when
Ricketts reconvened her
Kylin Hill led the Southeastern Conference in rushing last year and finished just 41 yards shy of Anthony Dixon’s
single-season school rushing record. The Bulldogs hope Hill has just as productive a senior season in 2020.
in January. “What I like
about what we do offen-
sively is you have some
flexibility in how to do
that.”
Leach and his staff
received massive news
early in their tenure in
Starkville when senior
running back and Co-
lumbus native Kylin Hill
spurned the NFL draft
after previously announc-
ing his intention to enter.
Returning for his final
season at MSU, Hill led
the Southeastern Con-
ference in rushing last
year and finished just 41
yards shy of Anthony Dix-
on’s single-season school
rushing record.
Fa Leilua (24) will be back in 2021 for her fifth season
playing college softball. Leilua hit .384 in 2020.
five seniors to garner a
final decision on wheth-
er they’d be back, three
more Bulldogs had joined
Leilua to take an extra sea-
son. Outfielder and pitch-
er Candace Denis, pitcher
Alyssa Loza and outfield-
er Christian Quinn will
all be back next year, as
Mississippi State returns
nearly all its talent from a
25-3 season that left the
Bulldogs wondering what
could have been.
“This team is really
special, and being able to
have mostly everybody
coming back and getting
to play that one more extra
year with them, it’s some-
thing that I’m looking for-
ward to,” Loza said.
Infielder Lindsey Wil-
liams was the only one
of Mississippi State’s five
seniors to decide she
wouldn’t play one more
year with the team, leav-
ing the Bulldogs sad for
her departure but glad
most of their senior class
is returning for 2021.
“You always say, ‘Oh,
MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL
Now playing in an of-
fense that could see as
many as 75 passes in a
game, Hill could see his
stock soar should he con-
tinue to flash the propen-
sity for pass catching he’s
shown in limited spurts
throughout his career.
An electric athlete with
the ball in his hands, the
former Columbus High
School standout has made
44 career receptions for
394 yards and five touch-
downs. For context, start-
ing running back Max
Borghi led Washington
State with 86 receptions
for 597 yards and five
scores during Leach’s fi-
nal year in Pullman.
Mississippi State Athletics
you’ll never play with the
same team again,’ but at
least you kind of do now,”
Quinn said.
Off to the best start in
school history, the Bull-
dogs saw their season
halted one day before the
start of Southeastern Con-
ference play. That, Denis
said, “really just breaks
you down.”
“We already knew we
were really good, and
things were really starting
to head uphill,” she said.
“Then you think about
just exactly how good we
were — one of the only
teams with 25 wins — and
things like that really start
to creep on you.”
Seeking a minor in
creative writing, Denis
already planned to stay in
school for one or two more
semesters, so when she
heard the news that she’d
get another season to
play softball, she felt like
things “fell into place.”
But she pointed out
that receiving the extra
year of eligibility can’t ful-
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Should Hill replicate
Borghi’s production in
the pass game while im-
proving his pass blocking
ability — which current-
ly stands as the biggest
knock on his game trans-
lating to the next level
— the one-time Falcon
should hear his name
come off the board early
in next year’s draft.
“We’re not playing
phone booth football,”
running backs coach Eric
Mele said in February.
“You gotta catch every
pass. You don’t drop a ball
— that’s like fumbling
a handoff. So they gotta
understand that part of it
too. You catch it first and
ly make up for the loss the
Bulldogs felt when their
season was taken from
them.
“You don’t just get
that back,” Denis said. “I
mean, yeah, we’re return-
ing everybody, but it was
just obviously dishearten-
ing for all that to come to a
grinding halt and just feel
like all the work up until
that point had been wast-
ed — which, of course,
any work put in is never
wasted, but how are you
supposed to get all 30 girls
to feel that way in that mo-
ment? It was crushing, to
say the least.”
Loza, who transferred
to Starkville from Arizona
State before the 2019 sea-
son, said being able to play
another year did offer her
some solace.
“Hearing the news
of getting another year
back, I was super grateful
for that opportunity,” she
said. “I’m able to go out on
my own terms instead of
ending it the way it did.”
She consulted with her
roommates, Leilua — the
two played together at Ari-
zona State before transfer-
ring to MSU — and Sarai
Niu, also a former fifth-
year senior. Together,
Loza and Leilua — both
Southern California na-
tives — decided their soft-
ball career together would
continue at least one more
spring.
“Being able to start
with her and finish with
her has definitely been a
great experience,” Loza
said of Leilua.
Denis said the four se-
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Stan Beall/Dispatch file photo
then tuck, turn, get your
pads square to the defend-
er, make him miss or run
through the tackle.”
While Hill should con-
tinue leading the way into
2019, fellow senior and
former four-star recruit
Kareem Walker will final-
ly get his chance to play in
the maroon and white. A
former Michigan product,
Walker spent time at Fort
Scott Community College
in Kansas before commit-
ting to MSU. But with a
slew of administrative is-
sues delaying his arrival
to Starkville last fall, he
was academically red-
shirted this past season.
Now finally eligible en-
NASCAR
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CHARLOT TE, N.C.
— Denny Hamlin closed
NASCAR’s iRacing Series
with a victory at a simula-
tion of throwback North
Wilkesboro Speedway.
The Daytona 500 win-
ner was instrumental in
organizing
his fellow
Cup driv-
ers for the
invitational
series that
started
after the
series was Hamlin
suspend-
ed. Hamlin, who races
barefoot on a top-of-the-
line simulator, won the
opening iRacing event on
March 22.
He also gained nation-
al attention three races
ago at virtual Talladega
Superspeedway when his
daughter, Taylor, tried to
ask him a question during
the race and accidental-
ly turned off the screen
on his simulator with a
remote control she was
holding.
To win at North Wil-
kesboro on Saturday,
Hamlin on four fresh tires
chased down leader Ross
Chastain and nudged him
out of the way. Chastain
retaliated by hitting Ham-
lin’s car after the check-
ered flag.
“Two guys going for
the same spot,” said Ham-
lin, who said Chastain
tried to block his move.
Hamlin closed the
iRacing Series with two
wins in seven races. Wil-
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tering his final season at
the collegiate level, Walk-
er should offer a bruising
option alongside Hill at
6-foot-2, 225 pounds after
tearing up the practice
field on scout team a sea-
son ago.
Other names to watch
in the MSU backfield this
fall include sophomore
Lee Witherspoon and
freshman Jo’quavious
Marks.
Drawing compari-
sons to former Georgia
all-SEC selection Nick
Chubb from teammates,
Witherspoon finished
with 22 carries for 101
yards and one touchdown
and tacked on three re-
ceptions for 19 yards as a
freshman.
As for Marks, he comes
to MSU as the highest-rat-
ed recruit in the Bulldogs’
2020 class at No. 137 play-
er in the 247Sports com-
posite rankings. After
rushing for 1,961 yards
and 23 touchdowns as a
senior despite missing
two games and carrying
the ball just 168 times,
Marks boasts a shiftier
body type to that of Walk-
er at 5-foot-10 and 185
pounds. He’ll need to add
weight to his frame in the
offseason once practices
and strength programs
begin again, but has
enough talent to make an
impact immediately.
“I think our skill set is
kind of in line with what
we do really well,” Mele
said of this year’s running
back contingent. “So it’ll
be fun to see our guys
catch a ball in the flat and
see an SEC linebacker
trying to go one on one
out there in space.”
liam Byron led the series
with three victories but
did not compete Saturday.
NASCAR is scheduled
to resume racing next
Sunday at Darlington
Raceway in South Caroli-
na, where the series will
compete without specta-
tors.
“Can’t wait to get back.
Can’t wait to see you guys
in the real world starting
next week,” Hamlin said.
NASCAR closed out
its virtual series at North
Wilkesboro Speedway,
an original venue on NA-
SCAR’s schedule in 1949
that was abandoned after
the 1996 season as NA-
SCAR began to expand
outside its southern foot-
print.
Jeff Gordon won the
last race at the 0.625-
mile short track that
featured a unique uphill
backstretch and downhill
frontstretch. After years
sitting idle, the track has
been badly damaged by
weather and neglect and
overgrown with weeds.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., an
early iRacing enthusiast,
recently led a clean-up
effort of the iconic speed-
way so that iRacing could
laser scan it and add it to
the tracks on the virtual
platform. It is not yet on
iRacing for public use
but was made available
for NASCAR’s final race
of its invitational esports
venture. The track has
been simulated as it was
in 1987 and will be avail-
able for the public to race
in June.
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Remote control: Tech support staffers star in NFL offseason

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS overlooked technical sup-
port staffs, the process
MINNEAPOLIS — of player acquisition and
Like a principal walking development around this
through a hushed hallway schedule-driven, struc-
on the first day of school, ture-oriented league has
Cheryl Nygaard felt the pressed on this spring de-
emotional surge of relief spite the closure of team
and pride last week as
facilities due to the virus
the Minnesota Vikings spread. Quarterbacks
director of information normally have the market
technology peeked in on cornered on Most Valu-
the video conference ses- able Player awards, but
sions set up for this most let’s face it: The front-run-
unusual NFL offseason. ners for 2020 work in IT.
“We had all of the play- “The unsung heroes
ers and coaches set up in in all of this,” Atlanta
their virtual classrooms, Falcons head coach Dan
and that whole process Quinn said.
just went off without a Just like in so many
hitch. That’s when it kind other workplaces during
of just hit me,” Nygaard these stay-at-home days,
said, adding: “They were maintaining smooth con-
able to continue working nections for disconnect-
as if we were in the of- ed employees is a vital
fice.” job. The difference in the
Thanks in no small NFL? Some of them were
part to the effort and in- on national television.
genuity of these often Detroit Lions director
of information technology
Steve Lancaster spent the
three-day draft in a rent-
ed recreational vehicle
parked in general manag-
er Bob Quinn’s driveway,
on call for socially dis-
tanced technical support.
“Bob said, ‘Hey, in five
minutes, you’re going to
be famous,’” Lancaster
said, recalling the first-
round TV coverage of the
RV. “From the rest of the
day and then into the sec-
ond day, the phone was
buzzing constantly from
text messages and calls.
I had fun with it, though.”
Jacksonville Jaguars
vice president of technol-
ogy Mike Webb was sta-
tioned during the draft
at general manager Dave
Caldwell’s house, 6 feet
apart in the same room.
Webb wore a mask, had
his own bathroom and
sanitized every surface
he touched.
“I thought it was him
being a little cautious,
and then I talked to some
other people and they
said, ‘Oh, yeah, Dave has
some germophobic ten-
dencies,’” Webb said.
The GM and his wife
and son had been strictly
abiding by public health
guidelines for avoiding
the virus, he told Webb,
making clear the Cald-
well family was not con-
tributing to any spread.
“No pressure there,”
Webb said.
At one point, with
about 90 seconds left on
the clock for the Jaguars
to turn in a pick, Caldwell
inadvertently knocked
one of his computer con-
nections off line with a
paper notebook on his
desk. Order was quickly
restored, but the entire
experience was enough
to rattle the most steely of
resolves.
“It’s the most critical
time-sensitive thing I’ve
been involved in,” Webb
said. “Multiple times, it
was touch and go.”
The biggest setback
for the Jaguars might ac-
tually have been for head
coach Doug Marrone’s
dog. The NFL distributed
super-size containers of
M&Ms for draft-weekend
decision-making that got
mixed in with boxes of
equipment in Webb’s car,
leading to internal accu-
sations of candy theft. So
he left them on Marrone’s
desk during pre-draft
preparations. A rip in the
bag led to an unapproved
dose of chocolate for the
family pet.
Webb also had to ar-
range draft communi-
cations for owner Shad
Khan and son Tony Khan
on their downtown yacht,
with a storm during the
first round adding to the
connection challenges
created by the changing
tide in the port.
Around the league,
after the initial scramble
of moving from site to
site as government and
NFL restrictions evolved
amid the outbreak, many
draft-weekend setups
were similar. A backup
generator at the general
manager’s home in case of
a power outage. Addition-
al internet connections
and temporary analog
phone lines to the houses
of front office leaders, just
in case. Speed-dial setups
for counterparts with oth-
er teams to simplify trade
talks. Multiple audio and
video conferences run-
ning concurrently.

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niors’ decisions to play an
extra season replaced the
team’s dour mood after the
season was ended with a
more light-hearted atmo-
sphere.
“It didn’t feel as scary
anymore,” Denis said.
“That’s not to say it took
all the pressure away for
everyone to make their de-
cisions, but it definitely felt
a lot better to finally have
an answer as to what could
happen for ourselves and
that we were able to decide
that for ourselves.”
Ricketts said the se-
niors, knowing they’ll be
back, have taken it upon
themselves of late to push
the team’s underclassmen
to step into bigger roles —
a positive byproduct of the
NCAA’s decision to pre-
serve eligibility for spring
athletes.
“‘Yeah, I’m here one
more year,’” Ricketts re-
called her seniors saying.
“‘You’re here four more
years; why don’t you speak
up?’”
Freshmen Kylie Taylor,
Taylor Middlebrook and
Addison Purvis and Col-
lege of San Mateo transfer
Shea Moreno are set to join
the team next season, so
that mindset grows more
important as the Bulldogs
look forward to a skilled —
yet full — roster.
“It’s only gonna make
it more fun to compete at
practice because then we
all just continue to make
each other better,” Denis
said. “Age and class kind of
dissipates with that. We’re
all doing something we
enjoy and working togeth-
er as a team to get really
good.”
With such a talented
roster at her disposal, Rick-
etts said she sees the 2021
season as a “next step”
— rather than just “start-
ing over” — after the suc-
cessful yet shortened 2020
campaign.
“We think that if we
can really continue what
we’re doing and find a way
to push it to another lev-
el — especially mentally
and with that confidence
piece — we can probably
do some pretty special
things,” Ricketts said.
Ricketts noted that her
players’ gratitude for being
able to get their senior sea-
son back plays into that,
too.
“We talk a lot about,
‘The game can be taken
from you at any moment,’
and it was for not just
this team but every team
across the country,” she
said. “I think they’re very
thankful and they realize
just how blessed they are
with the opportunity to be
able to do this, and now to
be able to have that year
back is just gonna make
them even more apprecia-
tive to the days — the good
and the bad — that we have
out there together.”
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In Mom’s
footsteps

Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff

Registered nurses Jewell Jones, left, and her daughter, Alexis Jones, pause Wednesday outside the Outpatient Pavilion at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden
Triangle, where they both work.

Mother and daughter share in a career of compassion

BY JAN SWOOPE regular. He looked funny, his face was droopy and loved geriatrics; when she was in high school she
jswoope@cdispatch.com he didn’t have control of his left arm; his speech volunteered at a nursing home.”

O
ne of Alexis Jones’ early memories is of her
mom, dressed in medical scrubs, dropping
her off at day care on the way to work. She
remembers being proud that her parent was a
nurse, that she helped sick people get well. Her
mother, Jewell Jones, may not have been fully
aware at the time of the impression she was mak-
ing on her youngest daughter, but she certainly is
now. Alexis, 22, has followed in Jewell’s footsteps.
Both mother and daughter are nurses at Baptist
Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus.
In a few months, Jewell will celebrate her 35th
anniversary with the institution.
Watching her mom work shifts that had her
home at 5 p.m. some days and at midnight others
didn’t dilute Alexis’ interest.
“I was probably thinking about nursing by
about sixth grade,” she said. Then, when she was
about 17, an incident while Alexis was working
part-time at a Columbus grocery store reinforced
her inclination.
“I’ll never forget, this man came in. He was a
was slurred,” Alexis recalled. “I knew he was
having a stroke. I told the manager to call 911. We
got him help in enough time so he wouldn’t have
any deficiencies. I knew nursing was for me.”
After graduating from New Hope High School
in 2015, Alexis attended East Mississippi Com-
munity College and Mississippi University for
Women, earning an associate’s degree in nursing
from EMCC in 2019. She is currently a registered
nurse in outpatient surgery at Baptist Hospital
and plans to resume schooling in the fall to earn
her bachelor’s degree in nursing at The W.
Jewell is a registered nurse in the emergency
room. Her long history with the hospital began
in 1983, as a nurses’ aid. She received training at
EMCC and earned her degree in nursing from
MUW. She took up a nursing position with the
hospital in Columbus in 1985. She takes great
pride in the fact that one of her children entered
the profession as well.
“Alexis is an awesome daughter. ... I knew she
would make a good nurse because she is very
loving and compassionate,” said Jewell. “She
Sharing in the same career and working in the
same hospital is meaningful to both women.
“I think it’s very rewarding,” said Alexis. “She
can teach me a lot of things that she’s already
been through and seen. She can teach me what to
expect in different situations.”
In unusual times
At almost no time in modern history has the
nursing profession had such a high profile and
such a critical role than now, during the novel
coronavirus pandemic. It has called upon all the
skills and empathy medical professionals, includ-
ing Jewell and Alexis, can provide.
“The biggest challenge for our nurses taking
care of COVID-19 patients has been helping their
families stay in communication with their loved
ones,” said Chief Nursing Officer Mary Ellen
Sumrall of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden
Triangle. “Being physically separated from their
family members or friends is heartbreaking. It
is also very painful for our nurses who believe
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Columbus library to begin limited on-site services Monday

BY JAN SWOOPE trying to follow the guidance of visitors to enter as far as a the trunk, and we would place can open up the stacks so peo-
jswoope@cdispatch.com officials to try to do our part to table near the interior security materials in it, to keep it as ple can physically go around

L
slow the spread of the coronavi- gates to request and return contact-less as we can. and pull their own items,”
ibraries rus in our community.” books. Curbside pick-up will The library will also offer Busbea said.
are, by Some virtual library pro- also be available. Staff will faxing, copying and printing Normal library hours,
definition, gramming has been taking wear masks, and patrons are service for patrons that need including Saturday hours, are
quiet places. place during the recent shelter- strongly encouraged to wear that done. expected to also resume in
For almost two in-place period, but the facility them. Returned books will June.
months, however, at 314 Seventh St. N. will begin be quarantined for five days Computer use “Right now our plans are
the silence in the limited in-person services before going back on shelves, Computer access resumes not to do any kind of in-per-
Columbus-Lown- Monday. Plans in place call for Busbea noted. the week of May 18. Safe social son programming until at
Busbea
des Public those to expand throughout the “If someone has a book distancing measures will be least August,” the director
Library System month, with hopes of allowing in mind they want, they can in place. Patrons are encour- said. “We’ll listen to what the
has been nearly complete. patrons free access to library call and ask if we have it and aged to make an appointment guidelines are then. We have
That will change, in stages, shelves by June. we’ll pull it and check it out for for computer time and will be such a wide range of ages that
beginning Monday. For the week of May 11-15, them,” explained the director. asked to wait outside until that use the library, and we have a
“We’ve been closed since the library’s front doors will “They can choose to come time. Staff will continue to pull lot of heavily-touched surfaces.
the 17th of March,” said be open Monday through in to pick it up or we can do a books by request for patrons We want to be sure we’re being
Library Director Erin Bus- Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and curbside pick-up at the back through May 29. careful.”
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CALEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH — 7840 Wolfe
LLC
Road, Caledonia. Sunday Men’s Prayer Service 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday, Worship 11 a.m. Sunday,
Bible Study 4 p.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study
6:30 p.m. Kelby R. Johnson, Pastor.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 295 Dowdle
Dr. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult
Choir rehearsals and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship
6 p.m., Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Windle, Interim
Pastor. 662-328-6741
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 385 7th St. SW,
Vernon, Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
5 p.m. (6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Wil Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845
CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1008 Lehmberg
Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Paul Shaw, Pastor. 662-327-
3771
CANAAN MB CHURCH — 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday
School 8:15 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m. Jimmy Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 2490
Yorkville Rd. East Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study, Children & Youth Classes
6:30 p.m. Matt Moehring, Pastor. Edward Rhinewalt, Music
Director. 662-327-5306
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH — 844
Old West Point Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Greg Upperman, Pastor. 662-323-6351 or visit www.
cornerstonestarkville.com
EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH — 380 Hwy.
50 W. (Hwy. 50 and Holly Hills Rd.) Sunday School 9:15
a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 5 p.m. followed by
Discipleship Training, Mission Friends and GAs 5 p.m.,
Sanctuary Choir 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting,
Youth Worship, Preschool & Children’s Choirs 6:30 p.m.
Bryon Benson, Pastor. 662-328-5915
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 1316 Ben
Christopher Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
We unlock Wednesday 7 p.m. Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 127 Airline Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924
FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1621
Mike Parra Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Rev. Michael Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252
N. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.
(Worship televised at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus
Cable Channel 7), Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.;
Sunday Evening Worship 5 p.m., Midweek Prayer Service
Wednesday 6 p.m. located downtown. Dr. Shawn Parker,
Pastor. 662-245-0540 columbusfbc.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS — 40
Odom Rd., Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST — 125 Yorkville Rd. W.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or
662-328-3183
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 708 Airline
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Charles Whitney, Pastor.
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — 912
11th Ave. S. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy
Burns. 662-328-1096
GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH
— 278 East between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m.
Rev. John Walden, Pastor. 662-356-4445
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 6342 Military
Rd., Steens. Bible Study 10:30 a.m., Worship 9:15 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 662-328-1668
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH —
Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
AWANA 4:45-6 Ages 2-12th grade (Sept. - May), Worship
5 p.m., Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 252 Basics
Children’s Ministry an Cross Training Youth Wednesday
7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Don Harding,
Pastor.
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 991 Buckner
Street, Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship
11:00 a.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening
Worship 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Interim Pastor Ron Linkins, or email ynyministry@yahoo.
com, 662-769-4774
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH — 2846 Hwy. 50 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship
Training 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Jimmy Ray, Pastor. 662-328-7177
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH — Holly Hills Rd.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m., Prayer Service every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver
Clark, Pastor.
MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH — 2628
East Tibbee Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8
a.m., 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley,
Pastor.
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1791 Lake
Lowndes Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor.
662-328-2811
MT. VERNON CHURCH — 200 Mt. Vernon Rd.
Sunday Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups
for all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m.,
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com
MURRAH’S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
9297 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — Highway
50 E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Ed Nix, Pastor.
NEW JOURNEY CHURCH — 3123 New Hope Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 5:30 p.m., Kevin
Edge, Pastor. 662-315-7753 or thenewjourneychurch.org
NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH — 7086 Wolfe
Rd., 3 miles south of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:00
a.m. & 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday
Evening - AWANA 4 p.m., Discipleship Training, Youth
& Adult 5 p.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday -
Adults, Youth & Children 6:30 p.m. 662-356-4940 www.
newsalembaptistcaledonia.com Bro. Mel Howton, Pastor.
NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST — 14th Ave.
and Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship
11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel,
Pastor.
OPEN DOOR MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex,
405 Lynn Lane, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
1st 2nd and 4th Sundays. Donnie Jones, Pastor. 662-263-
7102
PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH — 1914 Moor
High Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor.
662-272-8221
PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST — 1383 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Join us at phbccolumbus.com or on Facebook for services.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Bill
Hurt, Pastor. 662-329-3921
PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH — 187 Plymouth
Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev.
Randy Rigdon, Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music.
SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH — 7852
Hwy. 12 E., Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor.
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH —
12859 Martin Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11
a.m., Sunday Bible Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor.
sovereigngrace.net
STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH — 7560 Hwy. 1282
E. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
Night small group 6:30 p.m. Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662-
329-2973
TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST
CHURCH — 4307 Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams,
Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-2580
UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 2
blocks east of Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. Steven James, Pastor.
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 1104
Louisville St., Starkville (located in Fellowship Hall of St.
Luke Lutheran Church). Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship
11 a.m. Bert Montgomery, Pastor. www.ubcstarkville.org
VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH —
Victory Loop off of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm.
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — 3033 Ridge
Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship
6 p.m., AWANA Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Kevin Jenkins, Pastor. 662-327-6689. Brad Wright,
Youth Minister.
10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH
— 1118 7th St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m.
Rev. Brian Hood, Pastor.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BETHESDA CHURCH — 1800 Short Main. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Nathaniel Best, Pastor. E-mail: bethesdambchurch@
yahoo.com
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West
Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH — 1720 Hwy.
373. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Martin “Buddy” Gardner, Pastor.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5030 Hwy.
182 E. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-1130
SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH — 957
Sunset Drive, Starkville in the Comfort Suites Conference
Room, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6
p.m. Pastor John Harvey. slbcstarkville.org 662-648-0282
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
ANDERSON GROVE MB CHURCH — 1131
Woodlawn Rd., Steens. Sunday School 9:20 a.m., Worship
11:00 a.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6:20 p.m. Rev. William
Sparks, Pastor. 662-356-4968.
ANTIOCH MB CHURCH — 2304 Seventh Ave. N.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Kenny Bridges, Pastor.
BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH — 293 Bethlehem Road,
Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd
& 3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30
a.m., 2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev.
Willie James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424
BLESSING MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex,
Activity Center 405 Lynn Lane Road. Sunday Worship 2nd,
4th & 5th Sundays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Pastor Martin. 662-
744-0561
BRICK MB CHURCH — Old Macon Rd. Sunday School
9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor.
CALVARY FAITH CENTER — Hwy. 373 & Jess
Lyons Road. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert
Bowers, Pastor. 662-434-0144
CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH — 286 Swartz Dr.
Worship Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Johnnie Richardson, Pastor. 662-
434-6528
CHRISTIAN HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH — 14096 MS Hwy. 388, Brooksville, MS 39739,
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Bobby Bowen, Pastor. 662-738-5837/549-6100
CHRIST MB CHURCH — 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U.
Program every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m.
ELBETHEL MB CHURCH — 2205 Washington Ave.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Rev. Leroy Jones, Pastor.
FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH — 4266 Sand
Road. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Bible class
Tuesday 6 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-243-7076.
FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH — 610 4th St. N.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy L. Rice, Pastor. 662-328-1913
FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH — 1102 12th Ave. S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Dr. Stanley K. McCrary, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or
662-251-4185
GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH — 1856
Carson Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 a.m. Donald Henry, Pastor.
HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH — 2199 Halbert
Church Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. Ernest Prescott, Pastor.
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 4892 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9 a.m., Minister Terry
Johnson, Interim Pastor.
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH — 14129 Hwy 12 E.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Petty, Sr., Pastor.
MAPLE STREET BAPTIST — 219 Maple St.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629
MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 425 East
North St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor.
MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH —
1207 5th Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Antoine T.
Colvin, Pastor. 662-327-5408 www.missionaryunionbc.org
MOUNT ZION MB CHURCH — 2221 14th Ave. N.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible
Study 7 p.m. Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979
MT. ARY MB CHURCH — 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot
#4. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Erick Logan, Pastor.
MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH — 12311 Nashville
Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. every
Sunday except 5th Sunday. Rev. John Wells, Pastor.
MT. OLIVE MB CHURCH — 2020 Atkin Rd., Millport,
Ala. Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Pastor
Benny W. Henry. 205-662-3923
NEW HOPE MB CHURCH — 271 Church St., Artesia.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Thomas E. Rice is Pastor. 662-494-1580
NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH — 5937
Nashville Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week
except 5th Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except 5th
Sunday, 5th Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship. Rev. L.A.
Gardner, Pastor. 662-329-3321
NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH — 5253 New
Hope Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services
11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley,
Pastor.
NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH — 3301 Sand
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Pastor Rev. Billy D. Hill. 662-329-5224
OAK GROVE MB CHURCH — 1090 Taylor
Thurston Rd. Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
5th Sunday 8 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:15 p.m.
Pastor Therman Cunningham Sr., 662-798-0179
OAKLAND MB CHURCH — 18 Fairport Road,
Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal
- Wed. before 1st and 2nd Sun. 6 p.m., Male Chorus
Rehearsal - Wed. before 3rd Sun. 6 p.m., Junior Choir
Rehearsal - Wed. before 4th Sun. 6 p.m. Rev. Sammy
L. White, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH
— 9203 Hwy. 389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible
Study 7 p.m. Pastor George A. Sanders. 456-0024
PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH — Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. A. Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH — Old Hwy. 69 S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Rev. Gilbert Anderson, Pastor.
SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH — 1213
Island Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
SALEM MB CHURCH — Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Rev. David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH —
4898 Baldwin Rd., Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH — 100 Nashville Ferry
Rd. E. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Rayfield Evins Jr., Pastor.
SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH — 1519 Sixth Ave.
N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. W.C. Talley, Pastor. 662-329-
2344
SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH — 6369 Hwy. 45 S.
(1st & 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship
11:30 a.m., (1st & 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin,
Pastor. 662-327-9843
STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 2008 7th
Ave. N. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m.
Bible Study Wednesday 10:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
ST. JAMES MB CHURCH — 6525 Hardy-Billups
Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 6:15 p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
ST. JOHN MB CHURCH — 3477 Motley Rd.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study 7 p.m. Joe Brooks, Pastor. 327-7494.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — Robinson Rd. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Willie Mays, Pastor.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — 1800 Short Main St.
Disciple Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00
a.m. Rev. John F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
STRONG HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH — 325 Barton Ferry Rd., West Point. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m.
UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH — 101 Weaver
Rd. (Hwy. 69 S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor McSwain.
TABERNACLE MB CHURCH — Magnolia Drive,
Macon. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m.
UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 150
Spurlock Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Carlton Jones, Pastor.
WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH —
8086 Hwy. 12. East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David
Retherford, Pastor.
THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 366
Carson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
ZION GATE MB CHURCH — 1202 5th St. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Children’s
Church 10:15 a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Dr. James A. Boyd, Pastor.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
— Washington St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday
10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Herb Hatfield, Pastor. 662-369-
4937
HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
Flower Farm Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy.
45. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-
2305
MAYHEW PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
842 Hwy. 45 Alternate, Starkville. Sunday Service 10:30
a.m. Herb Hatfield,Pastor. 662-315-4937
SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH — 3996 Sandyland
Road, Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday
School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible
Study 6 p.m. 662-738-5006.
SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
CHURCH — North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton.
Sunday 10:30 a.m. & 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Elder
Joseph Mettles, Pastor. 662-369-2532
ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
SAINT DAVID’S AT MAYHEW — 549 Mayhew
Rd., Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-
5939 or anglicancatholic.org
CATHOLIC
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 808
College St. Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8
a.m. & 10:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m.,
Tuesday 5:30 p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation
Catholic School (during the school year). Father Jeffrey
Waldrep, Priest.
CHRISTIAN
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 811 N. McCrary.
Lavelle Smith, Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH — 720 4th Ave.
N. and 8th St. N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — Main
St., Caledonia. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10
a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 4362 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
Worship 9:30 a.m. , Wednesday 6 p.m. Loviah Johnson
662-574-0426 or E-mail: jtychicus00@gmail.com
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 437 Gregory Rd. Sunday
Bible class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Richard Latham, Minister. 662-
328-4705
CHURCH OF CHRIST DIVINE — 1316 15th
St. S. Morning Worship (1st, 2nd, & 4th Sunday) 9:45
a.m., (3rd & 5th Sunday) 8:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer
6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-327-6060
Bishop Timothy Heard, Pastor.
COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2401
7th St. N. Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m., Sunday Bible Study 5 p.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Paul Bennett, Family Life Minister; Billy
Ferguson, Minister of Discipleship; Hunter Johnson,
Youth Minister.
EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST —
Highway 182 E. at Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m.,
Bible Study 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. http://eastcolumbuschurch.com
HWY. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2407 Hwy. 69
S. Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister Jay Street.
www.highway69coc.com
LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1903 Lone
Oak Rd., Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — 161 Jess
Lyons Rd. Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister David May, Pastor.
662-769-5514.
NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST
— 900 North Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday
Worship 10:00 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00
p.m., Bro. Arthur Burnett, Minister, 662-304-6098.
Email: nhill crestcoc@gmail.com
STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Steens
Vernon Rd. 9:15 a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Tim Gentle, Minister.
10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1828
10th Ave. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Bible Class 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Willie McCord, Minister.
WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST —
Woodlawn Community. Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45
a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Willis
Logan, Minister.
CHURCH OF GOD
CHURCH OF GOD IN JESUS’ NAME — Hwy. 12.
Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. David Sipes,
Pastor.
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 7840
Wolfe Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Tony Hunt, Pastor. 662-889-6570

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LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD — 721 7th Ave.
S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6
p.m. Brenda Othell Sullivan, Pastor.
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD — 2103
Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts,
Pastor.
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH — 2274 Yorkville
Rd., Sunday Connect Groups 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.; Nursery available for all
services (newborn-4). Scott Volland, Pastor. 662-328-1256
or www.yorkvilleheights.com
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD
IN CHRIST — 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 8 a.m.,
Worship 9 a.m., Monday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Prayer Noon. Tommy
Williams, Pastor.
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
— 917 15th St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor.
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH
OF GOD IN CHRIST — 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday
7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — 5429 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m.,
Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., 4th Sunday
Fellowship Lunch, Youth Sunday 4th Sunday, Wednesday
Bible Study 6 p.m. Elder Robert L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662-
327-4221. Email: mr.endure@aol.com
NOW FAITH CENTER MINISTRIES — 425 Military
Road, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
Night Bible Study 7 p.m. Elder Samuel Wilson, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD — 711 S. Thayer
Ave., Aberdeen. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30
a.m., Tuesday Bible School 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., 2nd & 4th
Thursday Evangelist Night 6 p.m. Johnnie Bradford, Pastor.
662-574-2847.
PETER’S ROCK TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — 223 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Starkville.
Sunday Worship 7:45 a.m., 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Sunday School 9
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — Minnie Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 12 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor.
662-243-2064
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE
CAFB CHAPEL — Catholic - Sunday: Catholic
Reconciliation 4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Catholic Priest Father
Paul Stewart. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday School
9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Wing Chaplain Lt. Col. Steven
Richardson. 662-434-2500
EPISCOPAL
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH —
321 Forrest Blvd. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Sandra DePriest.
662-574-1972
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 318 College
St. Sunday 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Rev. Jason Shelby. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com.
FULL GOSPEL
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP — New Hope Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Jack Taylor, Pastor.
BEULAH GROVE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST
CHURCH — 8490 Artesia Rd., Artesia, MS. Sunday
Service 8:30 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Timothy
Bourne, Senior Pastor.
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
1524 6th Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor.
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST
CHURCH — 807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School
9:40 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer
Hour Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership
Class 9:30 p.m., 5th Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272-
5355
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH — W.
Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Evening 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
FAIRVIEW FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 1446 Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter
662-328-2793
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH — 5114 Hwy.
182 E. Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study
7 p.m. Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905
GOD’S ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL
GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP — 611 Jess Lyons Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Jerome Gill, Pastor. 662-244-7088
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH — 425 Military Rd. Sunday
Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson,
Pastor. 662-329-2820
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST
CHURCH — 318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662-
327-3962
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor.
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — Old
Macon Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday 6:30 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson,
Pastor.
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 120 19th St. S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Freddie Edwards, Pastor.
JEWISH
B’NAI ISRAEL — 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi-
monthly. Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038
UNIVERSALIST
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST — Meeting at Temple
B’nai Israel, 1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday.
662-620-7344 or uua.org
LUTHERAN
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
(WELS) — Hwy. 45 N. and 373. Sunday School/Bible
Class 3:45 p.m., Worship 5 p.m. 662-356-4647
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (L.C.M.S.)
— 1211 18th Ave. N. Sunday School 9 a.m.. Worship 10 a.m.
Stan Clark, Pastor. 662-327-7747 oursaviorlutheranms.org
MENNONITE
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP — 2988 Tarlton
Rd., Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11
a.m., 2nd & 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30
p.m. Kevin Yoder, Senior Pastor.
METHODIST
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 50
Church Street, Artesia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. Gene Merkl, Pastor.
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 811 Main Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. John Longmire, Pastor.
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH — 6049 Nashville
Ferry Rd. E. 2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3
p.m., Geneva H. Thomas, Pastor.
CONCORD INDEPENDENT METHODIST
CHURCH — 1235 Concord Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. Robert L. Hamilton, Sr., Pastor.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
618 31st Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Eugene Bramlett, Pastor.
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
Main St., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10
a.m. Kathy Brackett, Pastor. 662-364-8848
CROSSROAD CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Steens.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Carl Swanigan, Pastor.
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST — 417
Lehmberg Rd. Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning
worship at 11 a.m. Minister Gary Shelton.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 602
Main St. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m.
Rev. Jimmy Criddle, Lead Pastor; Rev. Anne Russell
Bradley, Associate Pastor; Rev. Aislinn Kopp, Associate
Pastor. 328-5252
FLINT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
80 Old Honnoll Mill Rd., Caledonia. Sunday Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. John Longmire, Pastor.
GLENN’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 1109 4th St.
S. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael
Terry, Pastor. 662-328-1109
HEBRON CME. CHURCH — 1910 Steens Road,
Steens. Meets first, second and third Sundays, Bible class
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each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor.
MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH — Hwy. 12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45,
Service 11 a.m.. Meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays. Wednesday
Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Rev. Antra Geeter, Pastor. 662-327-
4263
NEW HOPE CME CHURCH — 1452 Yorkville Road
East, Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship
service first, third and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia
Naylor, Pastor. 662-328-5309
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
2503 New Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah
Windham, Pastor.
NEW ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
2169 S. Montgomery St., Starkville. Sunday School 9:30-
10:30 a.m., Young Adult Bible Study (ages 18-30) Thursday
6:30 p.m. Tyrone Stallings, Pastor. 662-324-0789
ORR’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Nicholson
Street, Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Saturday 9 a.m.
PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 102 Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Andy
Tentoni, Pastor.
PLAIR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 1579
Sun Creek Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 8:45-9:45
a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6-7 p.m. Rev.
Sylvester Miller III, Pastor. 662-324-0036
SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 521 15th
St. N. Sunday School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45
a.m. Rev. Dr. Luther Minor, Pastor.
SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH — 1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional
Worship Service 9 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray, Pastor.
ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 722 Military Rd. Breakfast 9:10 a.m., Sunday School
9:40 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Adult/Children Bible Study
Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Dwight Prowell, Pastor.
ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST
CHURCH — Freeman Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Sunday Services 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Youth activities 5 p.m.
John Powell, Pastor.
ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
307 South Cedar Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. , Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
Demetric Darden, Pastor.
ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 800 Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Andy Tentoni,
Pastor.
TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— Rt. 2, 6015 Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Carol Lambert, Pastor. 205-662-3443
TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH — 4610
Carson Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Pastor
Lizzie Harris. 662-329-3995
TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH — 1108 14th St.
S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5
p.m. Yvonne Fox, Pastor.
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST — 511 Airline Rd.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday
5:15 p.m., Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Youth Monday 6:30 p.m.
Rev. Sarah Windham.
WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH — Hwy. 45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Tuesday 6 p.m. Kori Bridges,
Pastor. 662-422-9013.
MORMON
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS — 2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Priesthood & Relief Society 11 a.m.,
Youth Activities Wednesday 6 p.m. Bishop Eric Smith. 662-
328-3179.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — 2722
Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and
6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor.
NON — DENOMINATIONAL
A PREPARED TABLE MINISTRY — 1201 College
St. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:10 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Timothy J. Bailey, Pastor. 662-889-7778
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 611 S.
Frontage Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig
Morris, Pastor.
ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
CHURCH, INC. — 1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:45 p.m., Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m.
Pastor James T. Verdell, Jr. crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11
a.m., & 7 p.m. on Fridays only.
CALEDONIA OPEN DOOR WORSHIP CENTER
— 3288 Cal-Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10
a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Randy Holmes, Pastor.
662-855-5006
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER — 146 S.
McCrary Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kid’s Church
10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor.
662-328-3328
CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER — 109
Maxwell Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15
a.m., Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Band 7
p.m. Grover C. Richards, Pastor. 662-328-8124
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 98
Harrison Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., 1st
Sunday Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba)
Dees, Pastor. 662-327-4303
EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH —
1608 Gardner Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and
Sunday at 7 p.m. J. Brown, Pastor.
FAITH COVENANT CHURCH — 1133 Northdale Dr.
Sunday Worship 5:30 p.m. Lee Poque, Pastor. 662-889-
8132
FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH CHRIST
MINISTRIES — 1472 Blocker Rd., Starkville. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., 2nd Sunday Morning
Worship 9 a.m. Pastor Kenyon Ashford.
FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP
CHRISTIAN CENTER — 247 South Oliver St.,
Brooksville. Prayer Saturday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m.,
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David
T. Jones,III. 601-345-5740
FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY — 1504 19th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Maxine Hall, Pastor.
GENESIS CHURCH — 1820 23rd St. N., Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Darren Leach, Pastor.
HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY — 1742
Old West Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Donnell Wicks, Pastor.
HOUSE OF RESTORATION — Hwy. 50. Sunday
School, 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 a.m., Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen.
JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE
APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 622 23rd St. N.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.; Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30
p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m., Prayer Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For
more information call Bishop Ray Charles Jones 662-251-
1118, Patricia Young 662-327-3106 or 662-904-0290 or
Lynette Williams 662-327-9074.
KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH
— 3193 Hwy 69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662-
327-1960
LIFE CHURCH — 4888 N. Frontage Rd. Sunday
Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. For more information,
call 662-570-4171
LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH — 305 Dr.
Martin Luther King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11
a.m., Pastor Apostle Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311
LIVING WATERS LIFE CHURCH
INTERNATIONAL — 113 Jefferson St., Macon.
Sunday Service 10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
Johnny Birchfield Jr., Senior Pastor. 662-493-2456 E-mail:
livingwaterslifechurch@gmail.com
NEW BEGINNING EVERLASTING OUTREACH
MINISTRIES — Meets at Quality Inn, Hwy. 45 N. (Every
1st and 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10 a.m., Bible Study
10:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Robert Gavin, 662-327-
9843 or 662-497-3434.
NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY — 875 Richardson.
Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor.
NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 441
18th St. S. Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor.
PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP —
2651 Trinity Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Every 2nd and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m.,
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020 3B
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
TABERNACLE OF MERCY (MINISTRY OF
JESUS CHRIST) — 4435 Hwy. 45 N., Sunday Service
9 a.m., Wednesday Prayer 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-
241-6723 www.memorialgunterpeel.com
THE LORD’S HOUSE — 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7
p.m. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 716 Second Ave. N. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-4432
THE RIVER CHURCH — 822 North Lehmberg Rd., 903 College St. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-2354
Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Children’s Church 3&4 yr. old,
5-12 yr. old. Wednesday Worship 6:45 p.m. Pastor Chuck
Eubanks.
THE SHEPHERD’S CARE & SHARE MINISTRY
CHURCH — 4068 Jess Lyons Rd., Sunday Prayer
Time 9:50 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Thursday Bible Study 6 p.m., Annie Hines-Goode, Planter
and Pastor. 662-630-5216
TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES — 730 Whitfield St.,
Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible
School 7 p.m. Rev. Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella,
Pastors. 662-617-4088
TRUE GOSPEL EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY —
2119 7th. Ave. N., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Clyde and Annie
Edwards, Pastors.
TRUE LIFE CHURCH — 435 Cedarcrest Dr. (corner of
Yorkville and Cedarcrest), Sunday prayer 8:45 a.m., Worship
10 a.m., Wednesday prayer 6:30 p.m., Service 7:30 p.m.
662-798-0259
SHELTON’S TOWING, INC.
TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER — 597 Main St., Since 1960
Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene O’Mary, Pastor.
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TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER 1024 Gardner Blvd.
MINISTRIES — 5450 Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
328-8277
Pastor Francisco Brock, Sr. 662-356-8252
UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL
MINISTRIES — 1701 22nd Street North, Columbus.
Sunday Worship 8-9:30 a.m., 662-889-8711
VIBRANT CHURCH — 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday
8 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Vibe Cafe 7 a.m.,
First Wednesday 7 p.m. Age 6 weeks through 5th grade,
Champions Club (special needs children). Jason Delgado,
Pastor. 662-329-2279
WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN
CENTER — 2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis,
Pastor. 662-230-3182 or mdavis43@hotmail.com
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
ST. CATHERINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
CHURCH — 725 4th Ave. N. Visit www.
stcatherineorthodox.com for schedule of services and
updates on this Mission.
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH — 204 North
McCrary Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny
L. Obsorne, Pastor.
DIVINE DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 2601
14th Ave. N. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 12 p.m.,
Tuesday Bible Class 7:30 p.m. Pastor Easter Robertson.
JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF
LOVE — 1210 17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human
Resources. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
Gloria Jones, Pastor.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 267
Byrnes Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Saturday 11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH
— 1504 19th St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45
a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD — 106
22nd St. S. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 5 p.m. District
Elder Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
— Billy Kidd Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7
p.m. Ernest Thomas, Pastor.
VICTORY APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 6 6
Boyd Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Noon,
Tuesday Prayer 7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
Mildred Spencer, Pastor. 662-341-5753
ONENESS PENTECOSTAL
NEW HOPE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 875
Richardson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Jared Glover, Pastor. 662-251-3747
E-mail: nhpccolumbus@yahoo.com
PENTECOSTAL
FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH
MINISTRIES — 118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday
10 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women
Meeting Friday 7 p.m.
LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE — Shelton St.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
LIVING WATER MINISTRIES — 622 28th St. N. Elder
Robert L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 922
17th St. N. Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11
a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor,
VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 5580 Ridge
Road. Sunday School 10 a.m., Praise & Worship 10:45 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. G.E. Wiggins Sr., Pastor.
UNITED PENTECOSTAL 1721 Hwy 45 N
CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL
CHURCH — 5850 Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia.
® Columbus, MS
Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, 662.848.0919
Pastor. 662-356-0202
Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 311 Tuscaloosa
In Style. In Reach. Sunday 1pm-5pm
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m.,
TRINITY PLACE
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328-
1750
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
PRESBYTERIAN
BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH — 1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community. Offering independent living apartments, personal
Rev. Tim Lee, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church care/assisted living suites, and a skilled nursing home
School 11:15 a.m., Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615 300 Airline Road • Columbus, MS • 327-6716
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC)
— 515 Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30 “Our Bottom Line Is People”
a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 4 Hunting • Fishing
p.m. John Richards, Pastor. Working Or Stepping Out — We Have A Complete
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Line Of Clothing For You And Your Family
CHURCH — 2698 Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.,
Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m.,
Oktibbeha County Co-Op
Bible Study 5 p.m.; Monthly Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Check Out Our Boot & Cap Section
Tue. 4 p.m.), Ladies Aid (3rd Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: 662-323-1742
Exercise Class Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. Rev. Luke 201 Pollard Rd., Starkville
Lawson, Pastor. 662-328-2692
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 3200 Bluecutt
Rd. Worship 10 a.m., Youth Group Sundays 11 a.m.,
Adult Choir Wednesdays 6 p.m., Fellowship Suppers-3rd
Wednesdays 6 p.m. B.J. Chain, Pastor.
MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
(PCA) — Main and 7th St. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday Fellowship
Supper 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Todd Matocha,
Pastor.
MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH — 3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m.
SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH — 2219 Hwy.
82 East. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.,
Wednesday Men’s Fellowship, Women’s Fellowship 5:30
p.m., Thursday Character Building Programs 5:30 p.m.,
Majors Alan and Sheryl Phillips, Commanding Officers.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH — 301 Brooks Dr. Saturday Service 9 a.m.,
Sabbath School 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting
6:30 p.m. Ray Elsberry, Pastor. 662-329-4311 The McBryde Family
SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST — 826 15th
St. N. Saturday Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Divine Worship
1120 Gardner Blvd. • 328-5776
11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-
327-9729
APOSTOLIC CHURCH
TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES
APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday
School 10:30 a.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., • RECYCLING SINCE 1956 •
Wednesday Prayer Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 Specializing in industrial accounts
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LEGALS
Call us: 662-328-2424
Legal Notices
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF JANICE STONE, DE-
CEASED
CAUSE NO.2020-0066-RPF
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the Estate of
Janice Stone, Deceased, by the
Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, on the
17th day of April, 2020. This is
to give notice to all persons
having claims against said es-
tate to probate and register
same with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, within ninety (90) days
from the first publication date
of this Notice to Creditors. A
failure to so probate and re-
gister said claim will forever
bar the same.
This the 20th day of April,
2020.
/s/ James Blake Bruce
McBrayer
JAMES BLAKE BRUCE MCBRAY-
ER
A/KA/ BLAKE MCBRAYER, Ex-
ecutor
PUBLISH: 4/26, 5/3,
5/10/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ANNA
MAE WILSON DRAPER, DE-
CEASED
RUTH DRAPER RECTOR, AD-
MINISTRATOR
CAUSE NO.: 2018-00017-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
LAW OF ANNA MAE WILSON
DRAPER, DECEASED
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Ruth Draper Rector, in
a suit to allow sale of real es-
Service Directory
tate, disburse funds and de-
termine heirship of Anna Mae
Wilson Draper. Defendants oth-
er than you are unknown.
You are to mail or hand deliver
a copy of a written Answer
either admitting or denying
Promote your small business starting at only $25
each allegation in the Petition
to COURTNEY B. “CORKY”
SMITH, whose address is Post
Carpet &Box
Office Flooring
648, Columbus, MS
39703-0648.
YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS
FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUB-
LICATION.
You must also file the original
of your Answer with the Clerk of time
this Court within a reasonable
time afterward and you are
summoned
DAVID’S to appear
CARPET and&de- Determination of Heirs at 9:00 manded
fend against the
UPHOLSTERY suit at 9:00 DUMP
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things 662−722−1758
demanded in the Com-
plain. You are not required to
file an answer or other plead-
ing to the Complaint, but you
Got soleaky pipes?
may do if you desire.
Find a plumber in the
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND cleanup
THE SEALclassifieds.
OF SAID COURT, on
this the 22nd day of April
2020.
Cindy Egger Goode
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan-
cery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi
By: Tina Fisher , D.C.
PUBLISH: 4/26, 5/3, &
5/10/2020
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ANNA
MAE WILSON DRAPER, DE-
CEASED
RUTH DRAPER RECTOR, AD-
MINISTRATOR
CAUSE NO.: 2018-00017-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
LAW OF ANNA MAE WILSON
DRAPER, DECEASED
You have been made a Defend-
LegalinNotices
ant the suit filed in this
Court by Ruth Draper Rector, in
a suit to allow sale of real es-
tate, disburse funds and de-
termine heirship of Anna Mae
Wilson Draper. Defendants oth-
er than you are unknown.
You are to mail or hand deliver
a copy of a written Answer
either admitting or denying
each allegation in the Petition
to COURTNEY B. “CORKY”
SMITH, whose address is Post
Office Box 648, Columbus, MS
39703-0648.
YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS LICATION.
FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUB-
LICATION.
You must also file the original this Court within a reasonable
of your Answer with the Clerk of time afterward and you are
this Court within a reasonable
time afterward and you are
summoned to appear and de-
fend against the suit at 9:00
o’clock a.m. on the 3rd day of
June 2020, in the courtroom of the Lowndes County Chancery
the Chickasaw County Chan-
cery Courthouse at Houston,
Mississippi, before the Honor-
able Rodney P. Faver and in
case of your failure to appear
and defend, a judgment will be entered against you for the
entered against you for the
things demanded in the Com-
plain. You are not required to
file an answer or other plead-
ing to the Complaint, but you
may do so if you desire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, on
THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, on
this the 22nd day of April
2020.
Cindy Egger Goode
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan-
cery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi
By: Tina Fisher , D.C.
PUBLISH: 4/26, 5/3, &
5/10/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE ESTATE OF ROBERT
THOMAS ROBERTSON
CAUSE NO.:19-00059-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
LAW OF ROBERT THOMAS
ROBERTSON, DECEASED
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by VERNON TAD
ROBERTSON, in a suit to de-
termine heirship of ROBERT
THOMAS ROBERTSON. Defend-
ants other than you are un-
known.
You are to mail or hand deliver
a copy of a written Answer
either admitting or denying
each allegation in the Petition
to COURTNEY B. “CORKY”
SMITH, whose address is Post
Office Box 648, Columbus, MS
39703-0648.
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est. PUB-
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Carpentry, minor electrical, CHANCERY
file an answer or other plead-
minor plumbing,
ing to the Complaint, insulation,
but you
painting,
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if you desire.
gutters cleaned, pressure
ISSUED UNDER
washing, MY HAND AND (SEAL)
landscaping,
THE SEALwork,OF SAID
this the 22nd day of April
662−242−3608.
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CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan-
cery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi
By: Tina Fisher , D.C.
PUBLISH: 4/26, 5/3, &
5/10/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- SIPPI
SIPPI
IN THE ESTATE OF ROBERT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF SHIRLEY ANN BAR-
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THOMAS ROBERTSON
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STANLEY BARRETT
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You are not required to file an
Courthouse at Columbus, Mis- answer or other pleading but
sissippi, before the Honorable
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you may do so if you desire.
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20th day of April, 2020
things demanded in the Com-
plain. You are not required to Cindy E. Goode
file an answer or other plead- CHANCERY CLERK OF Medical / Dental
ing to the Complaint, but you LOWNDES COUNTY,
may do so if you desire. MISSISSIPPI
BY: Tina Fisher, D.C.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND (SEAL)
this the 22nd day of April Issuance requested by:
2020. Janice T. Jackson, Esq.
Jackson Law Firm, PLLC
Cindy Egger Goode PO Box 24044
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan- Jackson MS 39225
cery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi PUBLISH: 4/26, 5/3,
5/10/2020
By: Tina Fisher , D.C.
PUBLISH: 4/26, 5/3, & All notices must be
5/10/2020
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF classifieds@
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF SHIRLEY ANN BAR-
Employment
RETT, DECEASED
STANLEY BARRETT
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V.
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SHIRLEY Customer Service
ANN BARRETT, DECEASED
RESPONDENTS/DEFENDANTS LOCAL LAW FIRM is seek-
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Email resume to:
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TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SHIR-
LEY ANN BARRETT, DECEASED
You have been made a Re-
spondent/Defendant in the suit
filed in this Court by STANLEY
BARRETT, PETITIONER/
PLAINTIFF, seeking to summon
all unknown heirs of Shirley
Ann Barrett, deceased. Defend-
ants other than you in this ac-
tion are unknown.
General Services Lawn Care / Landscaping
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and defend
HILL’S against the com-
PRESSURE JESSE & BEVERLY’S
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WASHING. filed against
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Residential. House, at 9:00 Mowing, cleanup,
o'clock A.M. on
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June, 2020,
mobile in the Free
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est. & tree cutting.
of the Lowndes
662−386−8925. County Court- 662−356−6525
and in case of your failure to
and defend a judgment SAM’S LAWN SERVICE
CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY
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$545 plusagainst
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small. Mowing, trimming &
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in the BANKRUPTCY or pe- weedeating.
tition. Fees Through The Plan Call 662−243−1694
are Arnold,
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or other• pleading
601-656-6914but
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Use and read 33 Hallucinatory 5 Baby’s call 28 Toothbrush
classifieds and drug 34 Opposite of
6 Words before target
tear or dare 29 Cookie
your dollars will post- 7 Taste bud quantity
35 Native group setting 31 Poor
go further. 37 Brighten 8 More nervous 33 “Why don’t
39 Space 9 Inclines we!”
Five Questions: sighting 40 Light fare
11 Victory
17 Pushes
36 Garden area
38 Fall back

1 $400,000

2 Breakdanc-
ing

3 Polar bear

4 Soccer
teams

5 Sweden
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CARES Act funds now available to The W students

MUW UNIVERSITY RELATIONS FAFSA if they have not already Grants for students. pleted the 2019-2020 FAFSA, continued funding is available.
completed one, and to apply for To qualify for the CARES please complete a FAFSA Eligible expenses include

M
ississippi University
for Women students
who have experienced
financial hardships directly
related to the disruption in
university operations as a result
of the coronavirus pandemic
can now apply for CARES Act
Emergency Stabilization funds.
“After much study of the
available guidance on the prop-
er use of the CARES Act funds,
we are now ready to accept ap-
plications and provide funds to
eligible students. I encourage
our students to review the qual-
ifications for eligibility, to file a
the CARES grant,” said MUW
President Nora Miller.
The United States Congress
approved the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief and Economic Security
(CARES) Act March 27 and
President Donald Trump signed
it into law to provide funding for
institutions of higher education
to provide emergency financial
aid grants to students whose
lives have been disrupted
by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The W received $1,094,031 in
CARES Act funding designated
for Emergency Financial Aid
Act Emergency Stabilization
Funds:
n Students must have
completed a 2019-2020 Free
Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA).
n Students cannot have
enrolled exclusively in online
courses prior to March 13,
2020.
n Students must have expe-
rienced financial hardship due
to changes made by The W to
campus operations as a result of
COVID-19.
If a student has not com-
online at studentaid.gov.
All students enrolled in nine
or more hours who qualify for
the aid, meet and self-certify to
the criteria above, will receive
funds in the amount of $600.
Students in eight or fewer hours
who qualify for the aid, meet
and self-certify to the crite-
ria above, will receive funds
in the amount of $400. Once
funds have been paid to those
eligible, additional funds may
be available to students based
on self-certified needs beyond
the amount initially disbursed if
relocation from residence
halls, childcare (for children
under the age of 14), computer
expenses, medical expenses
and other campus disruption
related expenses.
To apply for CARES Act re-
lief, visit muw.edu/finaid/cares.
The deadline to submit the
application is Monday, June 1.
The university is working
to ensure that students receive
CARES Act funds as soon as
possible. For additional infor-
mation, call the Office of Finan-
cial Aid at 662-329-7114.

International Paper accepting grant applications from nonprofits

Grant deadline the communities where its
employees live and work.
Funding also is
available to address
at ipgiving.com.
An eligible nonprofit
sible companies in the
world. Started in 1952,
tions in North America,
Latin America, Europe,
is July 31 Signature causes
include:
environmental initiatives
(forests, water and air),
organization with a pro-
gram in an area that the
the foundation annu-
ally provides millions
North Africa and Russia.
It produces corrugated
SPECIAL TO THE n Education: Pro- employee involvement foundation supports must in grants to 501(c)(3) packaging products that
DISPATCH grams focused on helping grants and other critical apply online by visiting nonprofit organizations to protect and promote
children succeed via a ipgiving.com. Applica- address critical needs in goods and enable world-

I
nternational Paper’s
Columbus Pulp Mill
and Columbus Mod-
ified Fiber facilities are
accepting applications for
International Paper Foun-
dation grants at ipgiving.
com through Friday, July
31. In 2019, the facili-
ties awarded $70,000 in
grant funding to 25 area
educational and nonprofit
organizations.
The International
Paper Foundation makes
sustainable investments to
address critical needs in
comprehensive approach
to education. Priority is
given to literacy programs
from birth through third
grade.
n Hunger: Programs
dedicated to improving
food security throughout
our communities.
n Health & Wellness:
Programs that promote
healthy living habits.
n Disaster Relief:
Programs that help
communities prepare for
and recover from natural
disasters.
community needs.
Eligibility
Applicants must be
a registered 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization or
qualifying federal entity
to apply for a grant. To be
considered, organizations
must have a program
that addresses critical
community needs and
have measurable ob-
jectives to demonstrate
impact. Details on grant
eligibility, guidelines and
restrictions are available
tions are routed to the
local IP facility and must
be completed in its en-
tirety to be considered. If
you have questions about
the grant guidelines or
process, contact Kellum
Kim at 662-243-4245 or
via email at Kellum.kim@
ipaper.com.
The International
Paper Foundation is one
of the ways International
Paper strives to reach
our vision to be among
the most successful,
sustainable and respon-
the communities where
our employees live and
work. Funding priority is
given to programs related
to our signature causes:
education, hunger, health
& wellness, disaster
relief and initiatives that
improve our planet. For
more information, visit
ipgiving.com.
International Paper is
a leading global producer
of renewable fiber-based
packaging, pulp and
paper products with
manufacturing opera-
wide commerce; pulp
for diapers, tissue, and
other personal hygiene
products that promote
health and wellness; and
papers that facilitate
education and commu-
nication. Headquartered
in Memphis, Tennessee,
it employs more than
50,000 colleagues and
serve more than 25,000
customers in 150 coun-
tries. For more informa-
tion about International
Paper, visit international-
paper.com.

Footsteps SCHOOL NEWS

Continued from Page 1B Shelton receives
very strongly in the healing power of “We come together well. We’re internship
touch.” stronger together, the whole Baptist New Hope High
Sumrall continued, “It is crucial to family — we are totally a family,” School graduate Jor-
our nurses that they convey to family remarked Jewell. dan
members that their loved ones are On this Mother’s Day especially, Shel-
not left alone and secluded from parent and child know compassion ton
all human contact while they are will always be at the center of their has
in isolation. Our nurses feel a huge shared interest in taking care of been
responsibility to make sure these others. se-
patients are comforted and feel like “Going into nursing like my mom lected
they have not been left alone.” means the world to me, because the for a
Caring for and reassuring pa- love that my mom has for people, I presti- Shelton
tients and family members who may can see it within myself,” said Alexis. gious
Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff
feel stressed is important to both “She’s compassionate ... I strive to be paid summer
Mother and daughter Jewell Jones, left, and Alexis Jones
Jewell and Alexis, and to others they like that every day, to be my mom’s don masks before entering the Baptist Memorial Hospi- internship with the
work alongside. personality twin, you could call it.” tal-Golden Triangle Outpatient Pavilion Wednesday. Defense Intelli-
gence Agency in

Library
Continued from Page 1B
Busy during quarantine
In spite of closed
doors, the library has
been active this spring.
Use of digital services
has significantly in-
creased. Children’s pro-
grams, including Mother
Goose Storytime, have
been recorded and post-
ed. Some live gaming as
well as crafting videos
have been available. Two
virtual genealogy work-
shops have taken place.
“And we’ve been issu-
ing library cards,” said
Busbea, noting the cards
allow access to digital
resource platforms like
OverDrive and Hoop-
la for items including
ebooks and audiobooks.
The library’s WiFi has
been accessible as well,
allowing patrons to use
their own personal com-
puters from the parking
area.
“I look back over the
last six weeks or so, and
we’ve really done a lot,
really thinking outside
the box of how we can
bring services and re-
sources to people, even
though they can’t come
in the building,” said
Busbea, who anticipates
continuing increased
virtual programming
after the pandemic.
Branch libraries in
Washington, D.C.
Legal interns advise
agency leadership
and mission profes-
Caledonia, Artesia and sionals on a variety
Crawford will also begin of legal issues asso-
limited services Monday, ciated with defense
operations.
although hours may
differ. Shelton is a
Learn more about second-year law
the library system by student at the Uni-
visiting the website lown- versity of Alabama,
deslibrary.com, follow School of Law in
on Facebook, or call 662- Tuscaloosa, Ala-
329-5300. bama.

Dear Abby

D
EAR ABBY: My husband wedding bands. I don’t really and in my 60s now. I have always disclosed mentioned in my column before is H-date.
and I have been married care, but I don’t want any further that I have it and that I treat it daily with medi- com. If you meet someone there, you know you
more than 40 years, but we humiliation. I feel like a sword is cation that suppresses the virus. I have never won’t be judged. It offers a free dating service
have lived separately in a house hanging over my head. What can infected anyone — including my former hus- through which thousands of men and women
and guesthouse on jointly owned I do? — ARRANGEMENT IN THE band and boyfriends. I do not have outbreaks. meet. Many very nice, eligible people — people
property for the last 10. We split EAST I am often rejected by the men I disclose just like you — have herpes and live full, happy
bills and communicate only when DEAR ARRANGEMENT: What this to. It is demeaning and painful and makes lives.
necessary via text. you can do is contact an attorney. me feel dirty, which I am not. I’m tired of it. DEAR READERS: I want to wish a very
I am somewhat afraid of him Tell the attorney exactly what you Must I continue to disclose it? I know for sure Happy Mother’s Day to mothers everywhere —
and try to distance myself from have told me — that you and your that I am not passing it on. I haven’t given it to birth mothers, adoptive and foster mothers,
him and his friends and family. husband haven’t cohabited in a anyone in 40-plus years. — REJECTED IN THE stepmothers, grandmothers who are raising
He has been involved with multi-
decade, that he and his longtime SOUTH their grandchildren and dual-role dads. Orchids
ple women and men throughout
girlfriend are purporting to be DEAR REJECTED: Tempting as it may be to to all of you for the love you give not only today,
our marriage, but when I have
Dear Abby married and wearing matching fudge the truth, I think you should continue to but also each and every day. — LOVE, ABBY
tried to end our marriage, he has
wedding bands, that you want a be honest about your status. If you lie and the
pushed me to remain.
divorce, but you are afraid of his person you are involved with finds your medica- Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,
He is currently openly involved
reaction. The lawyer can guide you from there. tion, the relationship will be over anyway. also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was found-
with a woman he has “dated” for many years.
Please don’t wait. I don’t know if you have considered this, ed by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear
Several acquaintances recently informed me
that the two of them are sporting matching DEAR ABBY: I am a woman who has had but have you thought about dating men who Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440,
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Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 10).
You are good at so many things and
equally passionate in many direc-
tions. It can be a real challenge to
focus when you have so many strings
to your bow! That’s why the cosmic
gift of incredible laser focus is so
useful to you this year. You’ll choose
one thing and work on it for several
months, earning due rewards. Leo
and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 7, 10, 3, 33 and 45.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You
are not separate from the people
you are trying to influence. If you can
make yourself do a thing, you can
inspire others to do the same thing.
Work on you first.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
While it’s true that the bull can be
dangerous when angered, for the
most part, the nature of cattle is
docile contentment, powerfully strong
and gently discerning enough to use
that strength but rarely.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You
live for things other than money and
fun, which is why you still have a firm
footing in life when those things aren’t
in flowing supply. You’ll be helping
others this week with your solid
perspective.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Friendliness and respect disarm peo-
ple. Whereas confrontation usually es-
calates the conflict. Both approaches
get to peace eventually. The question
is: At what cost?
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Remind
yourself about what’s within your
influence these days. It’s a lot, but
it’s maybe not what you’re focusing
on. Worrying is a symptom of needing
to delineate between circumstanc-
es that are and are not within your
control.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When
you’re around easygoing people, their
attitude rubs off on you. This is true
even virtually. If your social media
feeds are not filled with like minds,
now is the time to change that.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Dan-
ger sometimes feels like an attrac-
tion, especially to those who intimate-
ly know the rush of internal chemistry
that comes from successfully riding
on the razor’s edge of risk.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
There are those who can be trusted
to spread the word quickly. Instead of
thinking of them as gossips, consider
them your broadcasters and give
them the information you want every-
one to know.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You have a reputation for being
nice, good and fair. But life isn’t
always so clear cut. Sometimes, the
gentle approach is neither expedient
nor effective. A swift, decisive move
will be kind.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
It’s so much easier to improve your
skills when you accept that you’re
going to make mistakes, look foolish
and fall down a few times before you
eventually get the hang of it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
Consider carefully how hard you
should be working. While working hard
means you’re strong, working too hard
is an indication of not setting yourself
up well with enough support.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
Policing the behavior of others can be
an endless and thankless vigil that
certainly doesn’t help your popularity.
Accept them as they are and feel
yourself grow lighter.
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