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Ball case files made public

Camera footage, interviews dispel some rumors but leave other questions
unanswered, including contradictory medical examiner reports
BY YUE STELLA YU
syu@cdispatch.com
Having fired nine rounds, Can-
yon Boykin reloaded his gun as he
approached the corner of an aban-
doned house.
The then-Columbus police offi-
cer cursed out a dozen times as his
flashlight scanned the front lawn,
his voice shaky. He found a puddle
Boykin
of blood belonging to the man he
just shot. ONLINE
Boykin had yet to learn that two ■ CASE FILE:
bullets he fired struck Ricky Ball To view what
DA Scott
— who he chased across a field Colom has re-
in dim light — in his right tricep leased publicly
and hip. Ball would be found near- from the Ricky
by, his right arm ripped open and Ball case file,
visit msda16.
broken. He would die that night at org/.
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As more officers arrived on View a copy
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scene, Boykin told them Ball had General Lynn
pointed a gun at him, according Fitch’s report
to his body camera footage from at cdispatch.
right after the incident. But no one com.
else saw it happen. Nor was the
shooting recorded on camera.
Boykin’s post-shooting body camera footage,
reviewed by The Dispatch, is part of the evidence
file of the widely-known Ricky Ball case, when
District Attorney Scott Colom poses for a portrait
on Friday in his office in Columbus. Colom request-
ed Ricky Ball’s case files from the attorney gener-
al’s office with intentions to make them public so
that people could examine the evidence them-
selves. —­ Photo by Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Boykin, who is white, shot and killed Ball, who
is black, after Ball ran from a traffic stop on Oct.
16, 2015. As of Saturday morning, most of the ev-
idence has been posted by local District Attorney
Scott Colom, who promised as much public ac-
cess to the case file as possible, on his website.
Certain evidence, such as autopsy photos, is
withheld from the public out of privacy concerns
for Ball’s family, Colom said. Body camera foot-
age, which may be graphic, is also not released,
he said, but the public can view it from his office
upon request.
Colom’s decision came after Mississippi Attor-
ney General Lynn Fitch dropped the manslaugh-
ter charge against Boykin and the case was dis-
missed with prejudice May 28, meaning Boykin
cannot be legally charged in the case again. A
grand jury indicted Boykin, who argued he fired
in self-defense, in 2016, after Colom deferred the
case to then-Attorney General Jim Hood’s office
to investigate.
Fitch’s office concluded in a report that all
evidence supported Boykin’s self-defense claim
after an “exhaustive review.” The evidence in-
cluded body camera footage, statements and
depositions from officers on scene and investiga-
tors from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation
(MBI), medical examination reports and witness
interviews.
“The evidence shows that self-defense was
the only conclusion consistent with the facts and
the evidence,” the AG’s report reads.
However, the AG’s report made no mention of
certain evidence in the case file that might con-
tradict the state’s conclusions.
While it concluded Boykin did not know he
was shooting at Ball that night, several witnesses
detailed previous encounters, sometimes heat-
ed, between the two.
See COLOM, 6A

Former Palmer Home property being renovated for elderly group home
Community Housing Development Organization
hopes to bring in 48 residents starting in fall
BY GARRICK HODGE
ghodge@cdispatch.com
Tom Green knows
The Palmer Home’s
mission will continue.
Almost a year after
The Palmer Home for
Children announced
its children would
relocate to the cam-
Green
pus in Hernando, the
Columbus Community Housing De-
velopment Organization (CCHDO)
purchased the approximately 110-
acre property. The property official-
ly changed hands on March 16, and
after being a home for children in
need for more than 120 years, part
of it will now become a residential
group home for elderly care.
“We want to continue the minis-
try that The Palmer Home started,”
said Green, who worked for The
Palmer Home for eight years before
becoming the operations manager
for CCHDO on April 1. “We’re just
going to be doing it with the elder-
ly.”
CCHDO, a private nonprofit,
community-based service organiza-
tion that has the capacity to develop
affordable housing and supportive
services, serves under the umbrella
of the Columbus Housing Authority
(CHA).
However, CCHDO is the pur-
chasing entity of The Palmer Home
because Columbus Housing Au-
thority cannot own any properties
that are not subsidized or deemed
as low income public housing units.
When the CHA was formed back in
the 1950s, there was a cap placed on
the number of public housing units
established within the housing au-
thority’s jurisdiction, thus limiting
the number of public housing units
the housing authority could have to
480. Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
CHA is at the maximum number ABOVE: The Lindawood
of public housing units that are al- building of the Palmer
lowed and can be subsidized with Home, as shown on
Housing and Urban Development Thursday in Columbus.
(HUD) funding. Palmer Home was
Before new residents can settle established in 1895
into the former Palmer Home living and served as a home
quarters, renovations are needed. for children in need for
“There’s many things we’ll have more than 120 years.
to do to make the property com- Tom Green, the opera-
pletely handicap accessible,” CHA tions manager for the
Executive Director Debra Taylor Columbus Community
Housing Development
said. “We know we’re going to have Organization, said the
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
to install handicap accessible toilets A pavilion, playground and basketball court are surrounded by home will continue the
and rails. … These all are expensive resident cottages on Thursday at the Palmer Home in Columbus. same mission of loving
costs as well as time consuming.” Tom Green, the operations manager for the Columbus Community and helping others, but
The goal is for the property to be Housing Development Organization, said the playground will be now it will help the el-
See PALMER HOME, 6A great for when grandchildren come to visit residents. derly instead of children.

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WE ARE WEST POINT RACIAL JUSTICE MARCH

Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff

Protesters walk down Cromwell Street during the We Are West Point racial justice
march on Saturday. Sherell Drake, one of the women who organized the march,
said there is “a need for an open conversation” about racism and inequality both
in West Point and across the country. More than 100 people attended the march.
The group started at the West Point Police Department and walked one mile to The
Mission on the Hill.

Trump reschedules
campaign rally
after Juneteenth
uproar
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON —
President Donald Trump
said Friday that he is re-
scheduling his first cam-
paign rally in months to a
day later so it won’t conflict
with the Juneteenth obser-
vance of the end of slavery
in the United States.
Trump had scheduled
the rally — his first since
early March — for June 19
in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Black
leaders said it was offen-
sive for Trump to pick that
day and that place, a city
that in 1921 was the site
of a fiery and orchestrated
white-on-black attack.
Trump tweeted late Fri-
day, “Many of my African
American friends and sup-
porters have reached out
to suggest that we consid-
er changing the date out of
respect for this Holiday.”
He said he is moving
the rally to June 20 “to
honor their requests.”
Trump’s signature ral-
lies often draw tens of
thousands of people but
have been on hiatus since
March 2 because of the
coronavirus pandemic,
which has now killed more
than 110,000 people in the
U.S.

Buckle up...
and your child, too

The Twist and Turns of History
O
ne of
the
things
that makes
history so
interesting to
me are all the
strange twist
and turns that
you find when
you dig into
it. Too many
people today
Rufus Ward
look at history
superficially,
and what appears to be
case turns out only to
scratch the surface of the if any words went with
whole story. Music often
provides insight into not
only what people believed Militia marched to war in
but why they acted in the
manner in which they
did.
One of the earliest
accounts of specific
songs being popular in
Mississippi dates to the
Creek Indian War phase
of the War of 1812. When 1815 before the Battle of
the Mississippi Territo-
rial Militia marched out
from Natchez to defend
the Tombigbee/Alabama
River frontier from Creek would not have been
Indian attack in the fall
of 1813 it was to the tune
of Over the Hills and Far
Away.
It was a song that had
been made popular in
John Gay’s 1728 “Beg-
gars Opera.” The theater
production’s popularity
quickly spread from
England to the American
colonies. Gay’s lyrics
began:
“Were I laid on Green-
land’s coast,
And in my arms em-
brac’d my lass;
Warm amidst eternal
frost,
Too soon the half year’s
night would pass.
And I would love you
all the day.
Ev’ry night would kiss
and play,
If with me you’d fondly
stray
Over the hills and far
away.”
The tune also ap-
peared in an English
comedy “The Recruiting
Officer,” but with differ-
ent lyrics. It became pop- associated with General
ular within the British
military and especially
during the Napoleonic
Wars including the War
of 1812. Those lyrics
were:
“Our ‘prentice Tom
may now refuse
To wipe his scoundrel
Master’s Shoes,
For now he’s free to
sing and play
Over the Hills and far
away.
Over the Hills and O’er
the Main,
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To Flan-
ders, Portugal
and Spain,
The queen
commands
and we’ll obey
Over the
Hills and far
away.”
As lyrics of
popular tunes
were often
changed to fit
the need or
circumstance it would be
interesting to know what
“Over the Hills and Far
Away” as the Mississippi
1813.
The words were of
love lost or left behind, or
of patriotism, and either
could fit the circum-
stance of that fall day of
1813 in Natchez. One also
wonders if in January
New Orleans the same
music was being played
in both the American
and British camps. That
surprising.
In one of the strange
aspects of the Civil War,
during breaks in fighting
it was not uncommon for
there to be social interac-
tion between Union and
Confederate soldiers.
Such was once the case
with the Confederate
11th Mississippi Reg-
iment which included
many men from Lown-
des, Oktibbeha, Monroe,
Chickasaw, Lafayette,
and present-day Clay
counties. Interestingly
the band of the 11th
participated in a con-
cert with other bands,
Confederate and Union,
during a pause in the
Fredericksburg Cam-
paign during the winter
of 1863.
A music book from
the 11th’s regimental
band has survived and
one of its popular martial
songs was Garry Owen
which was also a popular
piece in the Union Army.
In one of those strange
coincidences of history,
“Garry Owen,” the song
Custer’s 7th cavalry and
its massacre at the Battle
of the Little Big Horn,
may well have been the
music played by the Band
of the 11th Mississippi
Regiment before Pickett’s
Charge at Gettysburg. In
Pickett’s Charge the 11th
suffered 340 casualties
out of 394 soldiers.
Another Civil War
song with a mixed
heritage is “The Bonnie
Blue Flag” which was
very popular in the south.
The song was probably
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ASK RUFUS
In the spring of 1814, the Mississippi Territorial Militia
marched out of Fort Claiborne on the Alabama River
frontier to attack the Creek Indians at their stronghold
known as the Holy Ground. They left the fort to the
music of “Over the Hills and Far Away,” a tune popular
with both the British and the American armies during
the War of 1812.
the most popular in the
south other than Dixie.
Its refrain was:
“Hurrah for the Bonnie
Blue Flag
That bears a single
star!”
The flag, a blue field
with a single star has
become totally associat-
ed with the Confederacy,
but it has a much deeper
history that goes back
over 50 years before the
Civil War.
It is, in fact, a flag
from the early days of
the American Republic.
In the first decade of the
1800s, Spain claimed and
exercised control over
the Territory of West
Florida. That territory
consisted of what is now
south Alabama, south
Mississippi and that part
of Louisiana east of the
Mississippi River.
In 1810, those settlers
revolted against Spanish
rule. A Massachusetts
newspaper, The Essex
Register, reported that
on July 4, 1810, the
settlements of Baton
Rouge and “Bayu Sarah”
declared independence
from Spain and raised
their banner of indepen-
dence. It was said to be
a blue flag with a single
white star in its center.
Variations of this
“standard of indepen-
dence” became a symbol
of the fight for freedom
and independence across
the Americas. It flew in
the Republic of Texas and
still adorns the Texas
flag. The flag of Chile,
a white star on a blue
background with red and
white stripes, dates to
the Chilean revolution
against Spain in 1817.
Even today a single white
star on a red background
remains on the flags of
Cuba and Puerto Rico.
It is a surviving symbol
from 1810 of the desire
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020 3A
there to help the escap- and as such, it helps tells
ing slaves to safety. their story.
Is “Follow the Drink- When we dig into the
ing Gourd” actually a words and imagery found
verbal road map for the
in history, we often find
Underground Railroad?
a far more complex story
I don’t think it really
matters, as the song has than we had ever imag-
become a part of the lore ined was there.
of people seeking free- Rufus Ward is a local
dom from oppression, historian.
Courtesy image
for freedom from oppres-
sion.
A very poignant piece
of music with deep
local roots is “Follow the
Drinking Gourd.” It is a
song whose origin and
veracity are uncertain,
but whose story illus-
trates a deeper truth.
“Follow the Drinking
Gourd” is an African
American spiritual that
is said to be a verbal road
map for slaves escaping
from plantations in south
Alabama by traveling a
route that took them up
the Tombigbee River.
Whether the song’s
lyrics provide a verbal
road map is open to
interpretation, but it sure
fits the Tombigbee River.
In early versions of the
song, verses could easily
lay out a route to free-
dom. The song begins:
“When the sun come
back
When the firs Quail
call
Then the time is come
Foller the drinkin’ gou’d
The riva’s bank am a
very good road
The dead trees show the
way...”
This verse seems to
say that in the spring,
when the quail start to
nest, it is the time to
leave and to follow the
drinking gourd, or North
Star. If you head north
up the Tombigbee, then
there will be help along
the way.
The headwaters of
the Tombigbee are in the
hills of southern Tisho-
mingo County. Across
those hills, still traveling
north, one finds the Ten-
nessee River. The “road”
continued north along Get promoted? Win an award?
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HOME BASE
Monuments to not so lovable losers
As a senior in
high school, I sat in
English class watch-
ing the news with
my classmates when
the second plane
hit the World Trade
Center on Sept. 11,
2001. We knew at
that point the plane
that hit the north
tower 15 minutes
earlier — the reason
Zack Plair
the TV was on in the
first place — was no accident.
To varying degrees for all
Americans alive at the time,
nothing was ever quite the
same after that. As of this year,
I’ve lived more of my life in the
“Post-9/11 World” than before
it, and that moment still reso-
nates as “defining.” For one, it
completely turned upside down commemorating the man who
the adult world my graduating
class had been groomed to
become a member.
So many left their planned
paths to join the military
and fight Al Quaeda. Others,
like me, stayed the courses
they were already plotting.
But everyone embraced the
understanding 9/11 would be
a poignant, irreversible part of
American society’s history and
heritage moving forward —
even as we grappled
with the details of
what that meant.
Even children
born after 9/11
are taught about
that history and
heritage. It would
be irresponsible to
ignore it, to deny
them exposure
to what the world
was like before and
how those attacks
reverberated in ways that will
continue to affect future gener-
ations.
Few will ever argue that an
accurate, complex study of this
history and heritage should
be denied or erased. But if
anyone was to propose erect-
ing statues in American cities
orchestrated, or the men who
carried out, the 9/11 attacks on
America, we would all consider
that person either a traitor or
completely outside of his mind.
You’re probably getting
angry even considering that
possibility. But, by now, you’ve
probably also figured out where
this trip is headed.
From a purely practical
standpoint, Confederate statues
and monuments displayed on
public property are honoring
men who attacked America,
just like the man whose face we
see when we think of 9/11. The
difference, some claim, is that
technically Robert E. Lee and
Co. were Americans fighting
what they saw to be injustices
heaped upon them by the feder-
al government.
Firstly, then am I to expect
a statue of Timothy McVeigh
in Oklahoma City soon? No? I
certainly hope not.
Second, this argument only
holds water because the Abra-
ham Lincoln administration’s
political policy not to recognize
secession as valid — to recog-
nize the Civil War as a rebellion
of Americans against other
Americans. This was the Union
view of things.
The member states of the
Confederacy, and by extension
the armies that bore its many
flags, are well-documented
as considering themselves a
separate country (see, Articles
of Secession and definition of
secession). Moreover, they —
while not seeing themselves
as Americans — killed Union
soldiers and openly attacked
both military and civilian popu-
lations in the North. The North
did the same in the South, ob-
viously, in the name of putting
down the armed rebellion.
But Southerners, or anyone
really, who give wink-and-nod
arguments about states’ rights,
history or heritage to contin-
ue displaying Confederate
monuments at courthouses,
including the Confederate
battle emblem on the Mississip-
pi state flag, really know what
everyone else knows. These
symbols, and their auspicious
display, are inextricably linked
to racial discrimination.
There’s a reason the Ku
Klux Klan, and other groups
like them, co-opt Confederate
imagery. It’s the same reason
that’s driving the people who
want to “keep the flag” or “leave
our history alone.” For all of
them, though for some they
may not fully realize it, it’s an
attempt to keep a social order
alive where whites are the
bosses and everyone else works
in the field.
And moreover, most of
these monuments aren’t even
really connected to the Civil
War. They were cheap, mass
produced pieces placed after
Reconstruction — many in the
early 20th century — dedicated
as symbols to Jim Crow. The
1894 adoption of the current
state flag tells us as much.
This imagery deliberately
harkens to a time of lynchings.
For many, it helps angrily
memorialize segregation as an
ideal that was ripped away from
law abiding Christians by a
meddling federal government.
It lauds as a hero — though by
using some Southern gener-
al’s face instead — the former
governor who once went into a
Greenwood courtroom during
a criminal trial to shake hands
with the man who assassinated
Medgar Evers.
It’s a way for states and
communities that erect such
monuments to say to their
target audience, “Know your
place.”
Whether you’re hiding be-
hind states’ rights, some false
idea of Christianity, or if you’re
not hiding at all and openly
believe you have a birthright to
be belligerent because you’re
white, you’re wrong. And we
see you.
It’s time Confederate sym-
bolism is put in the same place
the Confederate Army found
itself in April 1865 — on the
losing side.
Zack Plair is managing editor
of The Dispatch. His email ad-
dress is zplair@cdispatch.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OUR VIEW

Voice of the people
Finds historical significance in current state
flag
The State Flag of Mississippi is not only beauti-
ful but also highly significant in its design.
Andrew and Simon were brother fishermen
when Jesus called them to follow him. They imme-
diately dropped their nets and became his first-
called disciples.
Andrew went to Greece and even Russia preach-
ing the gospel. However, the Romans sought him
out, captured him in the city of Patras, and sen-
tenced him to death by crucifixion. He prevailed
on his captors not to crucify him on a cross like
Jesus’ since he didn’t warrant such an honor. So
they crucified him, spread-eagled, on a cross in the
shape of an “X”, called a saltire.
His relics were considered holy and a monk,
Regulus, had a dream telling him to take An-
drew’s relics to “the end of the earth”. With the
relics, Regulus boarded a ship that was eventually
wrecked on the coast of Scotland. This place is now
St. Andrews, Scotland.
The Scots adopted St. Andrew as their patron
saint and created a banner with the saltire on it.
This was adopted as the official flag of Scotland
– a white cross in the shape of an “X” on a blue
background. This flag can be seen in every Presby-
terian Church around the world attesting to the
founding of that church by John Knox, a Scotsman.
Additionally, the Shield and Flag of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church both featured St. Andrews
Cross.
As many, if not most, white southerners in the
1800’s were of Scottish decent it was natural to use
the saltire on their battle banners. In particular,
the Army of Northern Virginia created a banner
using the saltire. The battle flags of many corps
were similar to the flag of the Northern Aggres-
sors resulting in some armies firing on their own
troops. In an effort to create a battle flag easily
seen as different, the Army of Northern Virginia
adopted a design which today we call the Rebel
Flag. This flag was not the official flag of the Con-
federacy, as it was absent the Cross of St. Andrew.
However, Mississippi incorporated the Cross
of St. Andrew into their flag as did Alabama and
Florida.
So, what the State Flag of Mississippi means to
me is an acknowledgment of my Scottish heritage
and thereby tracing it all the way back to the First
Called of Jesus’s disciples, martyr, St. Andrew.
Thus, I say……KEEP IT FLYING!
C.T. Carley, Jr.
Starkville
Believes lawmakers’ personal beliefs on issues
are private
Friday’s editorial attacked Rep. Dana McLean
for not revealing how she might vote on a possible
issue at the polls. The title of your editorial was:
Public deserves to know where lawmakers stand
on issues.
There is a HUGE difference between how a
public official votes on an official matter and how
a private citizen votes in a secure polling booth.
Official votes are part of our public record. Anyone
can see how any official voted on any issue.
To demand that anyone reveal how they did or
might vote in a public election goes against our
rights to a secret ballot.
Since 1888, Mississippi has had an Australian
ballot. We do not use a voice vote or a show of
hands to vote.
You flunked Civics 101.
Bob Raymond
Columbus
Members of the audience bow their heads in prayer to end the Policing in Columbus town hall meeting on Tues-
day at the Columbus Police Department. About 30 people sat in the audience during the town hall.
Roses and thorns
A rose to the
citizens we’ve seen
out picking up trash
from our streets
and roadways. In
recent weeks we’ve
seen couples patrolling downtown
streets with garbage bags and
reacher grabbers in the early
morning. What an excellent way to
start the day, exercising and beau-
tifying your hometown. That’s
something we all can do, even if
it’s only the streets by our homes.
A rose to the five
(of seven) mem-
bers of the Golden
Triangle legislative
delegation who are
on record in support
of removing the current Missis-
sippi flag, especially Republicans
Sen. Chuck Younger and Rep. Rob
Robertson, for whom the stand
may cost them the support of
many of their constituents. Wheth-
er the political risk is large or
small, these legislators — Young-
er, Robertson, Rep. Kabir Kar-
riem, Rep. Cheikh Taylor and Sen.
Angela Turner-Ford — are on the
right side of the issue. The current
flag, with its prominent Confeder-
ate imagery, was adopted by the
Legislature — as has been true of
all of the state’s flag — as a part of
Jim Crow legislation established to
disenfranchise Mississippi’s large
black population. It’s past time to
remove this vestige of Jim Crow.
These legislators recognize that
and they also recognize it is their
responsibility to do it. The flag
was created by the Legislature. It
should be removed by the Legisla-
ture as well.
A rose to the
Columbus-Lown-
des Public Library
System (CLPLS)
which kicked off
its first “Story-
Walk” Saturday as part of its 2020
Summer Library Program. The
StoryWalk are free and held at
Propst Park, the Columbus Soccer
Complex, and the Ola J. Pickett
Park until Friday. The program
is a part of the library’s efforts
to maintain its reading program
during COVID-19. Children will
move through the park, following
the story, which will be printed on
placards along the route. Another
StoryWalk, with a different story,
will be held July 11-19. This is an
excellent idea to combine fitness
with reading while serving as a
precaution during the pandemic.
Those interested in learning more
about the StoryWalk should con-
tact Tori Hopper at thopper@lown-
des.lib.ms.us or 662-329-5300.
A rose to Colum-
bus city officials,
whose response to
the controversial
dismissal of a man-
slaughter charge in
the 2015 shooting death of Co-
lumbus man Ricky Ball has been
timely and on-point. Although
local officials had no role in drop-
ping the charge against former
Columbus Police Department offi-
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
cer Canyon Boykin, local leaders
moved quickly to assure Columbus
residents that information about
the case would be released to the
public. District Attorney Scott
Colom has started that process
already. Meanwhile, the city held
a town hall Tuesday with Police
Chief Fred Shelton, Mayor Robert
Smith and others explaining
police procedure and answering
questions about the Ball case and
policing in general. We believe the
city’s actions have helped tamp
down the righteous anger some
feel, while promoting a positive
and peaceful atmosphere at a
time when all police departments
are taking an introspective look
at procedures. As Colom noted,
the door to justice for Ricky Ball
may be shut, but the door to truth
remains open.
A rose to Missis-
sippi State’s Psy-
chology Clinic for
providing telehealth
services to those
in the community
for whom the COVID-19 crisis
has created psychological stress.
The “Telehealth at the Psychology
Clinic,” utilizes an online format
and includes individual, couples,
group, family, and behavioral
sleep therapy services. To initiate
services, individuals can call the
clinic at 662-325-0270. We applaud
these efforts and encourage peo-
ple who may be having difficulty
handling the stresses created by
the virus to avail themselves of
this program.
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AREA OBITUARIES
Goldia Burchfield A graveside service home. Lowndes Funer-
EUPORA — Goldia will beheld at 9 a.m. al Home of Columbus
M. Burchfield, 80, died Monday, at Egger Cem- is in charge of arrange-
June 8, 2020, in Eupora. etery, in Caledonia, ments.
Graveside services with Kenny Gardner Mr. Phillips was
are at 1 p.m. today, at officiating. Burial will born Aug. 29, 1980, in
New Bethel Cemetery, follow. Lowndes Funer- Amory to Lisa Brew-
in Starkville. Burial will al Home of Columbus er Cobb and the late
follow. Visitation was is in charge of arrange- Dennis Phillips. He
from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, ments.
was formerly employed
at West Memorial Fu- Mrs. Tabor was born
as a scrap buyer with
April 13, 1938, in Little-

Gracie Sabinson
neral Home. West Me- Steel Dynamics (SCI)
morial Funeral Home of field, Texas, to the late Beth Feland
Hershall and Fannie and attended West End
Starkville is in charge Baptist Church and Visitation:
of arrangements. Mae Jennings Whit- Monday, June 15 • 1-2 PM
field. She was formerly West Point Pentecostal First Presbyterian Church Gracie Lee Jaynes Sabinson,
She is survived by Memorial Service: 87, of Columbus, MS, passed
employed as a waitress Church.
her children, Deb- Monday, June 15 • 2 PM
away Thursday, June 11, 2020,
with Wags Café/Chat- In addition to his First Presbyterian Church
orah Pruitt, Jessie 2nd Ave. North Location at her residence.
Burchfield Jr., Gay n-Chew Restaurant father, he was preceded
and was a member of in death by his wife, A funeral service will be Sat-
Burchfield, Richard Dorothy Hodges urday, June 13, 2020, at 3:00
Burchfield, Christy Woodlawn Church of Lori Lynn Phillips. Incomplete
Christ in Steens. In addition to his PM at Lowndes Funeral Home,
Ross, Greta Bryant, 2nd Ave. North Location
In addition to her Columbus, MS, with Bro. Jerry
and Patrick Burchfield; mother, he is survived
Wallace officiating. Interment
sisters, Fannie Doss, parents, she was pre- by his children, Camer- Olaf Burgess
ceded in death by her Incomplete will be at Pleasant Hill Cem-
Bessie Collier, and Bet- on and Gabriel Phillips, etery, Columbus, MS, with
2nd Ave. North Location
ty Harris; and brother, husband, Doyle Tabor; both of Columbus; sis-
son, Earnest Leo Tabor; Lowndes Funeral Home directing.
Willie D. Bedford. ter, Heather Phillips of Mrs. Sabinson was born February 27, 1933, to
brother, Troy Wayne West Point; and broth- the late Thomas Henry and Lady Grace Harris
Anna Barron Whitfield; and sister, er, Jeremy Phillips of Jaynes, in Pickens County, AL. She was a mem-
STARKVILLE — Wanda Marie Morgan. Wentzville, Maryland. ber of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and enjoyed
Anna Verline Woods She is survived by
Memorials may be the fellowship once a month with her friends at
Barron, 78, died June her son, Shannon Ray
made to St. Jude Chil- First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Sabinson
12, 2020, at her resi- Tabor of Chatham, memorialgunterpeel.com
dren’s Hospital, 501 St. graduated from Liberty School, Liberty, AL. She
dence. Illinois; stepchildren,
Jude Place, Memphis, was a member of the Home Demonstration Club
A graveside service John Tabor, Ed Tabor,
TN 38105. and AARP. Mrs. Sabinson retired in 1996 from
will beheld at 10 a.m. and Tammy Smith, all
United Technologies, where she was employed

Harry Geotes II
Tuesday, at Memorial of California; brother,
for 41 years and 3 months. She enjoyed playing
Garden Park Cemetery. Wendall Lee Whitfield
cards and was an avid reader. Mrs. Sabinson
Welch Funeral Home of of Saratoga, California;
loved working in her yard.
Starkville is in charge and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be
February 28, 1967-June 10, 2020 In addition to her parents, Mrs. Sabinson was
of arrangements. preceded in death by her husband, Carlos Sabin-
Mrs. Barron was made to the National A graveside funeral service for Harry Geotes son; sister, Martha Virginia “Jenny” Mahoney;
born Sept. 5, 1941, in Breast Cancer Founda- II of Columbus, and formerly of Winona, was and brother, Thomas E. Jaynes, Columbus, MS.
Starkville, to Hazel tion, P.O. Box 678572, held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Mrs. Sabinson is survived by her daughter,
Pauline Thomas and Dallas, TX 75267. Oakwood Cemetery, in Winona. Bro. Danthan Nancy (Darryl) Upton, Columbus, MS; son,
the late Virgil Hines Lambeth officiated the service. Billy D. (Elsie) Johnson, Columbus, MS; sister,
Woods. She was for- Sheila Terrell Pallbearers were Stevie May, Dale May, Chris Paralee Tilley, Ethelsville, AL; grandchildren,
merly employed with COLUMBUS — Mitchell, Glynn Lowe, Cody Beasley, and Robert Linsey Upton, Jake Upton, Crystal (Van) Yates,
the Mississippi State Sheila G. Terrell, 65, Replogle Jr., with Robert Replogle serving as Dusty Johnson, Amy Johnson, and Daral John-
Seed Testing Laborato- died June 13, 2020, at honorary pallbearer. son; great-grandchild, Wynter Rayne Upton; and
ry and was a member Baptist Memorial Hos- Visitation was Saturday, from 11:00 AM until niece, Katie “Tootie” Ward.
of Meadowview Baptist pital-Golden Triangle. service time, at Oliver Funeral Home. Pallbearers will Gerald Tilley, Charles Tilley,
Church. Arrangements are Mr. Geotes was born to Harry and Sue May Randy Abrams, Jeff Abrams, Darryl Upton, and
In addition to her incomplete and will be Geotes on February 28, 1967, in Gulfport, Jake Upton. Honorary pallbearers will be Mrs.
father, she was pre- announced by Memori- Mississippi. He was an aircraft mechanic at Sabinson’s Sunday School Class at Pleasant Hill
ceded in death by her al Gunter Peel Funeral Columbus Air Force Base and a member of Moore Baptist Church, and the Hardee’s Breakfast Club.
husband, Jerry Lee Home and Crematory, Memorial United Methodist Church in Winona. Memorials may be sent to Gideons Interna-
Barron; and stepfather, Second Avenue North He enjoyed bass fishing in his spare time. tional, P.O. Box 2174, Columbus, MS 39704.
Roy Eugene Thomas. location. Mr. Geotes is survived by his wife, Dolly Compliments of
In addition to her Geotes of Columbus; mother, Sue Geotes of Lowndes Funeral Home
mother, she is survived Jason Phillips Winona; daughter, Katlynn Geotes Xhafkollari www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
by her daughters, Jana COLUMBUS — Ja- (Anxhelo) of Oxfotd; stepdaughter, Hilary Alford

Dr. Sarah Elizabeth

Barron Fuss of Bran- son Lee Phillips, 39, of Cumberland; stepsons, C. J. Young of Eupora,
don and Anne Barron died June 12, 2020, at William Alford of Columbus, and Justin Alford of
of Starkville; son, Jason Baptist Memorial Hos- Columbus; sister, Susan Geotes Word (Drennan)

“Beth” Feland
Shane Barron of Jack- pital-Golden Triangle. of Lexington; two grandchildren, Xavier and
son, Tennessee; and A private funeral Isobelle Young; two nieces; and one nephew.
five grandchildren. service will be held His father preceded him in death, along with
his grandparents, Arnold and Inez May and Ruth Dr. Sarah Elizabeth (Beth)
at 11 a.m. Monday, Feland went to be with her Lord
Margie Tabor at Lowndes Funeral Mann Terrell and Harry D. Geotes.
on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at her
COLUMBUS — Mar- Home. Burial will fol- Oliver Funeral Home of Winona (www.
ofhwinona.com) handled the arrangements. home in Columbus, MS.
gie Tabor, 82, died June low at Hatley Cemetery Beth was born on December
8, 2020, at Jacksonville in Hatley. A drive-th- Paid Obituary - Oliver Funeral Home 25, 1945, in Shelbyville, KY,
Skilled Nursing and ru visitation will be to the late Armstead Milner

Clyde Arnold Rushing

Rehabilitation Center, held one hour prior to
in Jacksonville, Illinois. services at the funeral
Clyde Arnold Rushing,
passed peacefully into the arms
of our Lord on June 9th, 2020.
A drive-thru visitation will be
Saturday, June 13, 2020, from
5:00 – 7:00 at Lowndes Funer-
al Home, Columbus, MS. A
private graveside service will
be at 5:00 PM at Friendship
Cemetery, Columbus, MS, with
Dr. John Taylor officiating, and
Lowndes Funeral Home directing. Friends may
view the service online at www.lowndesfuneral-
home.net the following day.
Arnold was born May 29, 1930, in Kennedy,
Alabama, to Clyde Jackson Rushing and Naomi
Bryant Rushing. He grew up in the arms of the
church and the rural southern countryside of
Lamar County, Alabama. As an adult, he devel-
oped special ties to the Columbus, Mississippi
community. Arnold was a charter member of
Bethel Baptist Church, Columbus, and recently
at Fairview Baptist Church, Columbus. Arnold
was a member of several gospel singing groups,
including the Bryant Quartet and honored in the
Lamar County Gospel Association Hall of Fame.
Many will remember him as a faithful employee
of Crossley’s and Jim’s Clothing of Columbus.
He is proceeded in death by his parents; his
sister, Renae; his brothers, J.C. and Cois; and his
first wife, Rita Myers.
He is survived by his brothers, Avaughan and
Larry; and through his first wife, his daughter,
Donna (Steve) Miller; his granddaughters, Jessi-
ca (Eli) Davis and Sarah; and 1 great-grandson.
He is also survived by his wife, Ruth; his
stepchildren, Cathy (and John) Taylor and Ran-
dy (and Patti) Wood; other grandchildren, Kati
Wood Ramage, K.C. (Cori) Wood, Kris (Lindsay)
Wood, Stefanie (Nick) Christy, Jay (Melissa) Tay-
lor, Staci (Thomas) Franklin, and Carley (Kevin)
Choate; and nine additional great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist
Church, Music Ministry, 127 Airline Road, Co-
lumbus, MS 39702 or the charity of your choice.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
cdispatch.com
Feland III and the late Nancy
Clift Price Feland.
Beth grew up in Little Rock,
AR and graduated from Hall High School. She
attended the University of Arkansas, where she
graduated with a B.S. degree in Home Econom-
ics Nutrition. In 1973, she obtained a Doctorate
degree in Nutrition from the University of Ten-
nessee. Dr. Feland taught at the Mississippi Uni-
versity for Women (MUW) in Columbus for sev-
eral years.
After her tenure at MUW, Beth began work-
ing for the Mississippi Department of Health as
the Nutritionist at the Lowndes County Health
Department in Columbus, MS. Then, in 1986,
Dr. Feland was promoted to District Nutritionist
Supervisor for the District IV Tombigbee Public
Health Office in Starkville, MS. Beth retired in
2004 with 30 years of service. Her love for others
and desire to help others served her well in her
role as supervisor.
Beth loved her family dearly. She is survived
by her three brothers, Armstead (Jane) Feland
IV of Colorado Springs, CO, John (Ginger) Feland
of Fayetteville, AR, and Will (Tiffany) Feland of
Cabot, AR. She was so very proud of her four
nieces and four nephews and 20 great-nieces
and nephews. She was preceded in death by her
mother and father.
Beth was a member of First Presbyterian
Church USA in Columbus, MS. She served two
terms as a deacon (1989-1991 and 1994-1996).
She also served as an usher. Beth loved her Lord
and served Him faithfully through her church
and through Loaves and Fishes.
Visitation will be held on Monday, June 15,
2020, in the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyte-
rian Church, on Bluecutt Road in Columbus, MS
from 1:00-2:00 PM. A private memorial service
will be held at 2:00 PM at the First Presbyterian
Church in Columbus, MS. Interment will be in
the Church’s Columbarium.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyte-
rian Church, 3200 Bluecutt Road, Columbus, MS
39705, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,
or Living Waters for the World, 5016 Spedale Ct.
#399, Spring Hill, TN 37174.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
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Palmer Home
Continued from Page 1A
ready for residents by fall.
“When we took the property
over, everything was geared for
children,” Green said. “Now we
have to upgrade it for seniors.”
Comprehensive plan
for property
The CCHDO plans to use the
six cottage group homes on the
property — where the children
in Palmer Home’s custody for-
merly lived — as licensed resi-
dential properties for elderly in-
dividuals. Forty-eight residents
will occupy the cottages total,
with eight people occupying
each cottage.
Four cottages will be for
women, while the other two will
house men. Food and laundry
services will be provided.
“Everyone knows mama
needs care, but not everyone
takes care of mama,” Green
said. “We’re looking at people
who need help with care.”
One cottage for each gender
will be equipped with a dog yard
for any resident in need of a ser-
vice animal. Some bathrooms in
the units will be shared, while
others will be private. Each
cottage will be equipped with
a piano, along with plumbing,
electrical, water and sewer con-
nections. These units will also
be occupied by a mixture of low
to moderate income families
along with market renters.
One of the requirements to
open a group home is to estab-
lish that there will be a market,
Green said. In a survey conduct-
ed, there were approximately
300 eligible candidates across
Lowndes County for housing.
To be eligible, one must be at
least 62 years old and can as-
sume daily living activities with
minimal assistance. Green said
one of the focuses on selecting
residents will be veterans.
“We want a diverse group,”
Green said. “We want to make
it available to all people, but we
would certainly like veterans
and other people, too.”
CCHDO invested in The
Palmer Properties, Taylor said,
to “address the homeless prob-
lem, shortage of low-income
housing, HUD funding cuts,
and to establish an alternative
cash flow.”
Taylor said longer-term
plans for the property involve
having market renters occupy
the two duplex rental properties
and three apartments inside the
gymnasium. The former Palm-
er School will either be con-
verted back into a rental house
along with the administrative
office building or utilized as
schooling for preschoolers and
Headstart. Green said neither
of those buildings need any ren-
ovations right now.
In addition to serving as res-
idential facilities, CCHDO will
provide social services, youth
programs, healthy initiatives
and educational programs.
The Hattie J. Lindamood Me-
morial Building, built in 1895,
will be getting a new roof and
new gutters as part of a resto-
ration effort, but Green said
that probably won’t happen for
another 18 months.
“We want to restore it to its
original state,” Green said of
the historical building.
History of The Palmer Home
Palmer Home was estab-
lished in 1895 and built on 110
acres in South Columbus in
1898, the year the first child was
admitted.
By August of that year, 20
acres had been acquired and
the orphanage building cost
$5,000. In 1901, a second build-
ing was built at a cost of $3,300.
The original building became
the girls’ dormitory and the new
building the boys’ dormitory.
Palmer Orphanage was
named in honor of Rev. Dr.
Palmer of New Orleans who was
the author of Thornwell’s Life
and Letters. Over the years, it
added cottages where the chil-
dren live, as well as a gymnasi-
um, a barn and greenhouses.
The Palmer Home began
expanding in 1990 with the pur-
chase of 150 acres in Hernando
just south of Memphis, Tennes-
see. The first cottages on that
property were built in 2003.
In March 2019, The Palmer
Home announced its 30 chil-
dren in Columbus would be re-
located to Hernando.

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The report also omit-
ted contradictory opin-
ions from three forensic
pathologists: Ball’s posi-
tion when he was struck
could suggest he was
preparing to shoot or
run away, depending on
which pathologist is be-
ing referenced.
“(The Attorney Gener-
al’s report) did not point
to all the evidence,” Co-
lom said. “As prosecu-
tors, our job is to pursue
the truth through the
administration of justice.
The public has to decide
for themselves wheth-
er this was handled in a
(just) manner.”
The night, retold
The report, largely
relying on police officer
depositions, chronicled
the night leading up to
Ball’s death.
After noticing a Mer-
cury with a missing tag
light, Boykin, along with
his civilian fiancée Alisa
Stanford, his patrol part-
ner Johnny Max Branch
and officer Yolanda
Young, tailed the car for
several blocks. They saw
a black man, who was
later identified as Ball, in
the car.
The Mercury slowed
down as it headed east
on 14th Street North,
but it didn’t stop. The
passenger door opened.
Ball jumped out. Boykin
dashed after him. Boy-
kin shot his Taser at Ball,
who then stumbled to the
ground.
Boykin thought the
Taser prongs struck Ball,
but the autopsy showed
they didn’t.
Boykin recounted
that, when Ball was on
the ground, he saw a
gun in Ball’s right hand.
Boykin then yelled “gun,
gun.”
Ball then stood up,
ran about 20 yards into a
nearby field and turned to
his right, Boykin said in
an interview with inves-
tigators. At that moment,
Boykin said, he shot Ball
because he said he felt
threatened.
After being shot twice,
Ball ran for a bit before
falling down next to a
nearby house. Until after
the shooting, none of the
three officers who initiat-
ed the traffic stop — Boy-
kin, Branch and Young
— activated their body
cameras.
Several officers
searched for Ball after
Boykin lost sight of him,
body camera footage
shows. Upon hearing
a cry for help, they ap-
proached Ball and found
a gun, which was later
identified as stolen from
police officer Garrett
Mittan, and a bag of mar-
ijuana.
After pulling Ball
away from the gun, offi-
cers stripped away Ball’s
clothes and handcuffed
him as he gasped for air.
When paramedics hauled
Ball into an ambulance,
one medic noticed Ball The AG report also de- the forensic conclusion stead, he said, the bullet for public review helps
with no pulse, body cam- termined the wound on reached earlier was not entered the arm almost at citizens make their own
era footage shows. Ball’s right arm was only definitive. a perpendicular angle. judgment about the case.
Boykin was fired from formed after he raised his “It could be turning, it The Dispatch made “I think it’s import-
the police department arm almost parallel to the could be running, it could multiple inquiries to the ant that the truth comes
after the shooting for ground, which matches be bending, anything,” AG’s Office, via phone out, and there’s transpar-
several policy violations, Boykin’s account of the she testified. “As long as and email, seeking expla- ency,” he said. “In this
including not activating incident. For reference, (the bullet) comes in here nation of why the report climate that we are in,
his camera during the in- it cited a 2017 affidavit in a straight line, ends up mentioned certain pieces there’s not a lot of trust in
cident. from Medical Examiner here, those two people of evidence while omit- the criminal justice sys-
The evidence in the Dr. Lisa Funte and Dr. can be doing anything.” ting others from the case
case file dispels certain tem. People have to make
Charles Welti, Boykin’s Also not included in file. Fitch’s communica-
rumors, Colom said, in- their decision for them-
expert witness. Both con- the report was the state’s tions director, Ray Cole-
cluding one claiming the selves about the reason
cluded the wound was own expert witness Dr. man, responded with a
gun was planted. Mittan’s consistent with Boykin’s Kris Sperry’s opinion on brief email Saturday that for the dismissal.”
body camera footage, claim. the wound. In August did not directly answer Editor’s Note: The Dis-
activated while he drove But Funte offered a 2018, Sperry argued the those questions. patch was provided copies
to the scene, shows the declaration in 2018 stat- wound suggested Ball “Our team reviewed all of and reviewed officer
gun was found before ing the evidence sup- couldn’t be raising his the evidence in the case body camera footage that
he was near Ball, Colom ported either of the two arm “more than a few de- file and determined that shows Ricky Ball’s body af-
said. Others also activat- scenarios: Ball could be grees.” there was not evidence to ter he was shot. Though it
ed theirs while searching pointing a gun at Boykin, Had Ball raised his prosecute the case,” the is described in this report,
for Ball.
“You can see that they
she said, but he could also arm, Sperry said, his up- email reads. we opted not to release the
be running. In June 2018, per arm would have been Colom said he hopes videos publicly due to their
find the gun when they she further testified that parallel to the ground. In- releasing the evidence graphic nature.
find Mr. Ball,” he said.
Medical examination
reports also show Ball
was struck in the right
arm and hip instead of in
the back, as some have
claimed.
Questions unanswered
While the prosecution
report concludes that all
evidence supported Boy-
kin’s self-defense claim,
questions remain.
The report states that
no evidence suggested
Boykin knew Ball when
he shot him. However,
several witness testimo-
nies describe earlier en-
counters between them.
Dominique Cotton,
Ball’s girlfriend at the
time, told investigators
she witnessed at least
three run-ins. At OK
Foods a week prior to
Ball’s death, she said,
Boykin attempted to ar-
rest him.
“(Boykin) stopped and
he told his partner, ‘That
young effer thinks he’s
above the law, I’m going
to get him the next time
I see him,’” Cotton said
during an interview with
MBI.
Georgeanna Harvill, a
friend of Ball’s, corrobo-
rated Cotton’s account of
the incident.
Aunnarae Leech, who
knows Ball from the
neighborhood, stated he
overheard Boykin say
“Man, I got something
for you,” according to his
interview with investiga-
tors.
Almost two months be-
fore the shooting, Boykin
got in a car chase with
Ball after seeing Ball
riding with one of Boy-
kin’s relatives, Laura Lee
Hines.
“They was already
looking for (Ball),” Hines
told investigators. “They
knew it was him.”
Apart from the car
chase, Boykin acknowl-
edged no other encoun-
ter with Ball in his depo-
sition. The report only
cited statements from
Cotton and Leech with no
mentions of other witness
statements and conclud-
ed Boykin was not target-
ing Ball the night of the
shooting.

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Four Mississippi State football players test positive for COVID-19

BY BEN PORTNOY Per MSU policy, those
bportnoy@cdispatch.com players that tested posi-
tive will be quarantined
STARKVILLE — for 14 days -- a period
Four Mississippi State that began the day they
football players have test-
tested positive. Those
ed positive for COVID-19
involved will be able to
according to a university return to workouts once
spokesperson. the 14-day period has
Paul Jones of passed.
247Sports first reported The MSU football
the news. team began voluntary
in-person port from 247Sports, the for what would happen it probably will happen
workouts players that tested posi- should a student-athlete at some point. We don’t
on Mon- tive were asymptomatic. test positive for the coro- want it to happen. We
day as MSU Athletic Direc- navirus at some point in hope it doesn’t happen.
coach Mike tor John Cohen previ- time.
But statistically, it proba-
Leach and ously disclosed to The “A great deal of re-
bly does happen at some
his staff Dispatch that Senior As- search has been put
begin their sociate Athletic Director into it, and obviously point.”
Cohen MSU is scheduled to
first season of Sports Medicine & we feel like Mary has a
at the helm Performance Mary Mc- great plan in place if that begin its season Sept.
in Starkville. Clendon has overseen happens,” he said. “And 5 at home against New
According to the re- the development of a plan statistically speaking, Mexico.

CALEDONIA VOLLEYBALL

EXPECTATIONS HIGH AS CALEDONIA AIMS TO BUILD ON HISTORIC SEASON

BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
CALEDONIA — Cale-
donia High School vol-
leyball coach Samantha
Brooks knows there’s
pressure — some of it
from her — for her team
to keep up the momentum
after a historic season last
fall.
But that’s nothing new.
“We set the bar high,
and we have high ex-
pectations, and it’s been
like that for years,” said
Brooks, who enters her
14th year coaching the
team.
Brooks said the as-
sumption of success is
exactly why more than
30 players turned out for
Wednesday morning’s
socially distanced work-
out in the Caledonia gym,
a sizable crop that the
coach was happy to see.
“We let them know
what’s expected, and
you can see how many
girls turned out for work-
outs because they know
what the expectation is,”
Brooks said. “We expect
to try for state.”
In October, the ’Feds
got closer to that goal
than ever before, reach-
ing the MHSAA Class
4A final four but falling
to Vancleave in straight
sets. And this spring, the
seven seniors who were
fundamental in getting
the team to that point
graduated: Tori Brooks,
Camryn Johnson, Ansley
Brown, Maddy Suggs,
Olivia Boykin, Kennedy
Lambert and Shawntel
Matthews.
“They were the heart
of this team,” said outside
hitter Zoe Hansen, who
will be a senior this fall.
“I love them. It makes me
sad.”
Caledonia’s departed
seniors aren’t far away.
Tori Brooks was even
present Wednesday, do-
ing burpees and moun-
tain climbers and work-
ing on footwork with her
former teammates before
heading off to play for
Itawamba Community
College this fall.
But the returning
’Feds know things will
be different, and they’re
staying confident in their
own talent.
“It’s not like I don’t have
faith in us; it’s just that we
lost so many people last
year,” rising senior setter
Ella Clark said. “But I’m
glad to see us all getting
back together.”
‘A little bit behind’
Of course, the ’Feds
can’t get quite as close
together as they used to.
Physically, anyway.
On the polished hard-
wood floor of the high
school gym, Caledonia
players were spread out
six feet apart, anchored
to multicolored cones and
beanbags on the floor that
marked their spots.
It’s one of the social
distancing measures re-
quired if Caledonia hopes Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
to work out and play this Senior Ella Clark practices blocking during volleyball summer workouts on Wednesday at Caledonia High School.
“I have faith in us this year,” Clark said of their upcoming season.
fall, but players said it cer-
tainly takes some getting that playing without one kind of feels that,” she club, middle school and McMurphey said con-
used to. emphasizes important as- said. “We’re a little bit be- junior varsity teams. tinued team bonding over
“Having to stay six feet pects of the game as well. hind, and so we need to “We have so much the summer will help
apart and all that stuff, it’s “The good thing about just push forward and do commitment and trust in her senior class get to
a lot weirder,” rising se- not having a volleyball in everything we can do to each other that it’s just that point. Already, the
nior middle hitter Megan hand is that we’re able to be prepared.” comfortable, and we just seniors play at the sand
Chandler said. “Some- pay attention to what our Caledonia’s players work really well togeth- court at Ola J. Pickett
times, I feel like I want to bodies are doing, because don’t care if they’re be- er,” Hansen said. Park across the street,
walk up to somebody, but in order to be consistent, hind, though. They’re just But the players ac- and last week they went
I can’t.” you have to have the cor- happy to get on the court knowledged that the to Hansen’s house to play
The ’Feds also can’t in- rect form,” she said. again. verbal leadership dis- at her court.
corporate a ball into their Usually, her team is “I’ve missed it so played by the prior crop
“We lost a lot, but we
workouts until their two- fully formed and practic- much,” rising senior of seniors is still in the have a lot to give,” she
week acclimation period ing by this time of year, Alexa Lindsey said. “I making, and so did their said. “I think we’ll do re-
ends Monday. but Brooks said Wednes- missed volleyball and just coach. ally good — a lot better
The past two weeks, day that she likely won’t hanging out with every- “The experience is
than everybody thinks
the team has been run- be able to hold tryouts body. I just love it.” pretty much there,”
we’ll do this year.”
ning, doing exercises until early August, just a Brooks said. “Vocally, I
Of course, it’s not just
designed to strengthen few weeks before the start ‘We have a lot to give’ think they’re a little more
seniors set to buoy the
their cores — a critical of the season. Although Libby McMurphey and timid than last year’s se-
’Feds this fall. Juniors Lily
aspect of volleyball — and she said Caledonia is still Kordelia Bergstrom join nior group. But I’m excit-
ahead of several school Hansen, Clark, Chandler ed to see what’s going to Rose Nodine, Kaydence
working on their stances,
footwork and serving po- districts that have yet to and Lindsey to round out happen when we actually Sudduth and Madalyn
sition. start their workouts, the Caledonia’s six-player se- get on the court and see Dvorak all play sports
Coach Brooks said ’Feds are “a little bit be- nior class this fall. All of how they interact with year round and have chan-
she’s been waiting a while hind” others. them have years of prac- each other and push each neled their talent into vol-
to use a ball again but “I think everybody tice playing together on other and work together.” See CALEDONIA, 8A

MLB offers players 80% of prorated salaries, 72-game season

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Ma-
jor League Baseball and
its players are moving
closer — to a deal or to
Commissioner Rob Man-
fred ordering a shortened
season without an agree-
ment.
MLB offered players
80% of their prorated sala-
ries and a 72-game sched-
ule beginning July 14 in
an effort to start the pan-
demic-delayed season,
according to details of the
proposal obtained by The
Associated Press.
Players would get 70%
of their prorated salaries
during the regular season
and the rest for comple-
tion of the postseason un-
der MLB’s plan, given to
the union Friday.
“This represents our
final proposal for a 72-
game season,” Depu-
ty Commissioner Dan
Halem wrote in a letter
to union chief negotiator
Bruce Meyer that was
obtained by the AP. “You
should let us know by the
end of the day on June 14
whether players desire to
accept it.”
Teams cut their pro-
posed schedule each time
they make an offer due to
the calendar, unwilling
to delay the World Series
past October. Because
salaries are tied to games,
total pay for the year de-
creases as time goes by.
The players’ last offer,
on Tuesday, was for an
89-game regular season
at full prorated pay. The
union said it will convene
a call of players to discuss
its response, but players
repeatedly have said they
don’t intend to move off
their stance for full pro-
rated pay.
“The owners’ whole
strategy from the begin-
ning has been this. Play as
few regular season games
as possible to limit player
cost as much as possible,”
Cincinnati pitcher Trevor
Bauer tweeted. “Play as
many postseason games
as possible to drive reve-
nue as high as possible.
They’re more than happy
to play only 50 games. ...
Why would players play
the additional 24 games
for free and burden the
additional risk of injury?”
MLB proposed that
players be guaranteed
about $1.27 billion in sal-
aries including projected
earned bonuses, increas-
ing the total to $1.45 bil-
lion if the postseason is
completed. The union’s
proposal would guaran-
tee players roughly $2.25
billion.
Before the new corona-
virus caused opening day
to be pushed back from
March 26, salaries had
been set to total $4 bil-
lion. Each side includes
an additional $50 million
postseason pool.
Players have insisted
they receive 100% of their
prorated salaries, the
terms the sides agreed to
in March, but that agree-
ment was contingent on
fans having access to
stadiums. MLB told the
union that playing in emp-
ty ballparks without gate
revenue would cause a
loss of $640,000 for each
additional game played
and that teams can’t af-
ford full. The union has
said it doubts MLB’s fig-
ures but has not received
sufficient financial disclo-
sure to make a full evalu-
ation.
Manfred has threat-
ened to unilaterally call
for a schedule of about 50
games if teams must pay
100% prorated salaries.
That would guarantee
just under $1.25 billion
— close to the new offer
without the postseason
portion. If Manfred goes
with a one-sided plan, the
union likely would file a
grievance and hope an
arbitrator would award
money damages.
Both sides say they
would agree to expand
the playoffs from 10 teams
to 16 in 2020 and 2021, but
an agreement is needed
for that to happen. MLB
is to receive $787 million
from Fox, Turner and
ESPN in its current post-
season format. Expanded
playoffs would create new
games to sell, the total
depending on the format
agreed to.
See MLB, 8A
8A SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020
Caledonia
Continued from Page 7A
Volleyball players stand spread out during summer workouts on Wednesday at
Caledonia High School. The team focused on basic conditioning and muscle
memory drills during the first week of workouts because they weren’t cleared to use
volleyballs due to COVID-19. The team will begin practicing with balls next week, and
each player will have their own to minimize sharing surfaces.
leyball, Brooks said.
“That’s really import-
ant: to not just be a vol-
leyball player, to have
that other background,”
the coach said. “It makes
you a little bit more well
rounded.”
Brooks said sopho-
more Emily Clark has
impressed mightily and
looks poised to make the
leap to the varsity team
this year. A “natural set-
ter” with great court
sense, Clark has known
she could be standout
setter Camryn Johnson’s
replacement even since
last year.
“Can we run quicks?”
Brooks remembers Clark
asking her as a freshman
MLB
Continued from Page 7A
Baseball’s highest-paid
players, Mike Trout and
Gerrit Cole, would each be
guaranteed $11.2 million
and have the chance to
earn $12.8 million under
the new plan. They would
receive $19,777,778 under
the union plan, down from
their original $36 million
salaries this year, and
$11,111,111 for 50 games
at full prorated pay.
A player at the $563,500
minimum would be guar-
anteed $175,311 under the
MLB plan with the chance
to rise to $200,356. He
would get $309,577 under
the union proposal and
$173,920 for 50 games at a
full prorated rate.
In addition, a $50 mil-
lion postseason players’
pool in each side’s pro-
posal would result in a full
share being worth about
$250,000 for the World Se-
ries winner and $170,000
for the loser. Normally,
tickets fund the postsea-
son pool.
MLB has proposed that
active rosters expand to 30
for the first two weeks of
on the JV team last fall.
“Can we start running
these things? Because
Camryn’s leaving next
year, and we really want
our offense to look like it
should.”
Ella Clark, Emily’s old-
er sister, said her younger
sibling is “really deserv-
ing” of being on the var-
sity squad, even though
both play the same posi-
tion.
“It’s gonna be weird be-
cause we’re both setters,
so I really don’t know how
that’s gonna play out, but
I’m really excited for her
to be on the team,” Ella
Clark said.
Even the few Caledo-
nia players who were out
the season, 28 for the next
two weeks and then 26 for
the rest of the year. MLB
also proposed each team
could keep 60 total play-
ers, including the group
not active.
MLB has made three
proposals, starting with
an 82-game schedule on
May 26, then cutting to
76 on Monday and now re-
ducing the season further.
Cole and Trout each would
have been guaranteed
about $5.58 million under
MLB’s first proposal and
about $8.72 million in the
second with the chance to
earn $12.19 million if the
postseason is completed.
Players started at 114
games on May 31 and
dropped to 89 on Tuesday.
“We still see no justifi-
cation for paying players
less than a full day’s pay
for a full day’s work, ” Mey-
er wrote to Halem on Tues-
day in a letter obtained by
the AP. “Your refusal to
play any games in October
remains unreasonable and
unsupported. You can play
more baseball games than
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Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
of town and couldn’t make
workouts over the past
two weeks showed their
dedication to the team,
asking Brooks for instruc-
tion on what they could do
individually. To the coach,
it’s one more sign that
everyone — from players
to coaches to school ad-
ministration — is ready
to take a shot this fall at
following up last year’s
success, no matter the ob-
stacles.
“We know we have to
follow the guidelines and
be safe, and we under-
stand that,” Brooks said.
“But we are just champing
at the bit to go.”
that and you owe it to your
players and fans to do so.
Among other things, con-
cerns about a second wave
in October and November
are apparently not go-
ing to stop other leagues
from playing during those
months.”
While the sides agreed
to prorated pay in March,
they also said they would
engage in “good faith” ne-
gotiations over playing in
empty ballparks. Halem,
in his letter Friday, re-
minded Meyer that be-
fore the deal Manfred had
been prepared to exercise
the provision allowing
him to suspend Uniform
Player Contracts after a
declaration of a national
emergency.
“The association’s rhet-
oric that players ‘remain
opposed to any further pay
cuts’ is quite misleading
because players were nev-
er entitled to be paid in the
first place ... when games
were not being played as
a result of the ongoing na-
tional emergency,” Halem
wrote.
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Can’t stop
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BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

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hree, two one — and Camp Rising Sun was
live online from downtown Columbus, into
homes of kids in Mississippi, Alabama and
Tennessee. The global pandemic didn’t derail the
2020 camp for children who are being treated,
or have been treated, for cancer. It did give it a
new look. COVID-19 meant the annual week-long
camp couldn’t convene in-person as usual, but
resourceful organizers did the next best thing:
Cour tesy photo held a virtual camp June 8-13.
structions Venue 208 on Fifth Street South became CRS
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from home. Immediately, each camper — visible
in “windows” on an oversized computer screen
counselors could see — dashed out of camera
view while the 60-second countdown for each
game task began. One by one, they raced back
with a candle, perfume, carpet spray, deodorant,
even Hawaiian Punch. The hunt generated plenty
of spontaneous laughter, like much of the rest of
the week.
Turning camp into a cyber experience was
uncharted territory, requiring a rethink and cer-
tain expertise. Camp co-director Allison Kizer
admitted to a few pre-camp butterflies. But glitch-
es were few and easily overcome by a tech-savvy
production crew.
“This has turned out to go extremely well.
I’ve been amazed at the talent of our counsel-
Cour tesy photo ors and volunteers,” said Kizer,
ttending” who co-directed CRS with Siggy
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some former campers themselves, elor game Mon ising Sun’s
day.
many from out-of-town, annually
set aside the week, taking off work. Kizer
“Having gone through camp as a camper and
feeling how special it is to a kid going through
cancer treatment, being in a position where I can
provide that for other kids — it’s immeasurable
how much that means to me, and I know it means
that much more to those kids,” said Lane Myers,
25, of Madison. He was a camper from age 11
until becoming a counselor at 17.
Bo Carter of Hatley, 12, has been a camper
since 2016. Camp is a great place to hang out with
other kids who have shared some of the same
challenges, he said. They develop bonds with
volunteers, and “kids always know it’ll be fun.”
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d Singer,” to children who have faced what no child should
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BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 12771
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10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Worship 6 p.m.,
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Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924
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Sunday Evening Worship 5 p.m., Midweek Prayer Service
Wednesday 6 p.m. located downtown. Dr. Shawn Parker,
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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. Dr. Steven L. James Sr., 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.
TABERNACLE MB CHURCH — Magnolia Drive,
Macon. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 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.
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, JUNE 14, 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.
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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
p.m. 662-328-8176 973 Island Rd. 1-800-759-8570
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Call 662-312-3130 for info.
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IN THE GARDEN WITH FELDER

Life with wildlife

I
have a dilemma
that is both cute
and fascinating,
but has the poten-
tial to wreak havoc
in my Certified
Wildlife Habitat
garden.
A lot of drama
gets played out in
our cultivated but
still eat-or-get-eat-
Felder Rushing
en microcosm of
the larger world.
Good gardeners
learn to live and let live, within bats, butterflies, pollinating
reason. I mean, lady beetles
won’t survive without aphids
to eat, lightening bugs need
tall grassy weeds for their
glowworm larvae. And don’t
be smug about having butter-
flies without tolerating a few
plant-eating caterpillars.
My approach to garden
critters is selective accep-
tance, the opposite of selective predictable habits.
indignation in which we take
umbrage at certain things
while embracing very similar
others. Sorta like the wom-
an who told me she thought
glass bottle trees are tacky,
yet hangs colorful
baubles from holes
in her ears.
My default, in
my overstuffed
cottage garden, is
that it’s all good
until proven other-
wise. I appreciate
the whole web of
life thing, going
way beyond the
expected delight in
songbirds, hum-
mingbirds, owls,
bees and lady beetles. And
wildflowers. Those are easy.
But I also allow room to roam
for tree frogs, toads, several
kinds of lizards and even small
non-venomous snakes. My plot
of ground, though in the mid-
dle of the city, supports several
different kinds of each, with
their unique roles and fairly
There is some unease, of
course. Because of a lifelong
knee-jerk reaction (and its ac-
companying little girl squeal),
I tolerate but keep a wary
eye on big spiders, fire ant
Felder Rushing/Courtesy photo
Gardening is often a matter of
coexisting with wildlife. Felder
Rushing is caring for Baby Pogo,
a rescue possum, that will soon
be ready for release.
mounds and active wasp nests
in inconvenient locations.
And I make sure to bury fresh
compostables deep in my leaf
pile to reduce the attraction to
rodents and slugs.
And in spite of their gen-
eral creepiness or naughty
behavior I tolerate raccoons,
possums and, grudgingly,
squirrels. As if there was much
I could do about the latter —
funny how so many people call
or email me expecting reliable
advice for dealing with squir-
rels, when I wish I could keep
them off my own bird feeders
and tomato plants. And, knock
on wood, I’m relieved to not
have any rabbits, deer or voles
and their voracious vegan
appetites.
But it isn’t all nirvana in my
little corner of Paradise. I ac-
tively ban some wildlife that’s
too risky to my plants, other
creatures and me. No wiggle
room for venomous snakes,
neighbors’ kids and feral or
free-roaming pet cats. Appre-
ciate them all, but nope, not in
my little garden.
But they are all part of
the web, and I believe after
40 years of trying different
approaches that the best
tactics are, in descending
order, ignoring or planning
them in as best you can, using
barriers and mechanical
controls (fence for deer, traps
for smaller noxious animals,
netting or squashing for bugs
when practical), and resorting
to poisons only in specific
instances where losing a plant,
pet or finger is likely.
Here’s my current dilemma:
A neighbor found an orphaned
possum joey, North America’s
only marsupial. He was going
to release the vulnerable baby
into the woods, which would
mean certain death by preda-
tion or starvation. So, dusting
off my years-ago training in
wildlife rehab, I took it in.
Made a nice roomy cage with
protection from weather and
branches to climb to build up
agility. Being careful to not
try to domesticate it, I have
provided fresh water and fed
it dry cat food supplemented
with fruit, eggs, worms and
big slugs (of which I have
plenty in spite of the lizards
and toads).
Little Pogo will soon be
ready to go out on its own.
Now what?
Felder Rushing is a Missis-
sippi author, columnist, and
host of the “Gestalt Gardener”
on MPB Think Radio. Email
gardening questions to rushing-
felder@yahoo.com.

Columbus Library system indexes historic court dockets

SPECIAL TO THE City of Columbus dockets entrees also include the risdiction over violations a house of ill fame. The index is now avail-
DISPATCH ranging from 1924 to gender and race of the of city ordinances and Archivist Mona Vance- able in the Local History
1960 housed in the Bil- offender. other minor criminal and Ali said, “The Mayor’s Department at the CLPL

T
he Local History
Department at the
Columbus-Lown-
des Public Library
System (CLPL) has
completed the indexing of
the Mayor’s Court of the
lups-Garth Archives.
Beginning in 2018,
Local History Assistant
Brenda Durrett extract-
ed over 46,000 names,
offenses, and dates from
23 docket books. Many
The Mayor’s Court
was established in Colum-
bus by the city charter
and enacted by the
Mississippi Legislature in
1884. It was presided over
by the Mayor who had ju-
civil matters. Cases heard
in the Mayor’s Court
included offenses such as
motor vehicle violations,
assault and battery, adul-
tery, public drunkenness,
trespassing, or operating
Court dealt with indi-
viduals from all walks of
life. The dockets reveal a
more holistic and color-
ful picture of Columbus
society over the course of
three and a half decades.”
in both hardback and CD
digital format.
For more information,
contact Vance-Ali at
662-329-5304 or email
mvance@lowndes.lib.
ms.us.

SCHOOL NEWS
Astronaut
Scholarship winner
Zoe Fowler of Colum-
bus, a Mississippi State
University
senior
electrical
engineering
major, is
receiving
a schol-
arship as
part of the Fowler
Astronaut
Scholarship Foundation
2020 Astronaut Scholars
Class. Recipients earn a
merit-based scholarship
of up to $10,000 and may
participate in the ASF’s
Innovative Leadership
Mentor Program. Re-
cipients will be formally
recognized in August at
the ASF Innovators Gala
in Washington, D.C.
This summer Fowler
will focus on writing a
formal research paper
on foreground extraction
in a video sequence. Her
work relates to enhanc-
ing study of highly-cam-
ouflaged snow leopards
on video footage. A two-
time recipient of the MSU
Dean of Engineering
Undergraduate Research
Stipend, Fowler serves
as vice chair of the ECE
department’s ambassador
group.
Fowler, and fellow
ASF scholarship recipi-
ent Hannah Schaeffer of
Ruston, Louisiana, are
students in MSU’s Judy
and Bobby Shackouls
Honors College. Learn
more at honors. msstate.
edu.
Garcia awarded
Noguchi scholarship
Karina Garcia, a
recent graduate of West
Point High
School, has
received
the first
Dr. Hiroji
Noguchi
Memorial
Scholarship
from North Garcia
Mississippi
Medical Center-West
Point. Friends and col-
leagues of Dr. Noguchi
established the scholar-
ship after his death Oct.
4, 2019; Noguchi was a
member of NMMC-WP
medical staff.
Garcia plans to study
nursing at Mississippi
University for Women
and has a special interest
in pediatrics. At West
Point High, she was
secretary of the National
Honor Society and grad-
uated near the top of her
class. Garcia also serves
as a Catholic catechist
and is active with the
Catholic Youth Organi-
zation.
She is the daughter
of Armando and Patricia
Garcia.
McBrayer, Reed receive
scholarships
Oak Hill Academy
graduates Laura McBray-
er and Anna Grace Reed
are recipients of $1,000
scholarships awarded by
North Mississippi Medi-
cal Center-West Point.
McBrayer plans to
McBrayer Reed
study nursing at Mis-
sissippi University for
Women. At OHA, she was
a member of the Anchor
Club, National Honor
Society and SGA. She
was on her school’s soft-
ball, basketball and track
teams, is active in the
Calvary Baptist Church
youth group and served
as a Student Leader
Apprentice. The daugh-
ter of Keith and Nicole
McBrayer, she works at
Rose Drug Co.
Reed plans to study
biological sciences at
Mississippi State Univer-
sity. At OHA, she was on
the softball, basketball
and track teams, as well
as the cheer squad. She
was a member of the
school’s Anchor Club,
National Honor Society
and annual staff. She
attends First Baptist
Church, where she is ac-
tive with the youth group
and youth praise team.
The daughter of Jason
and Alison Reed, she is
serving as West Point’s
Miss Hospitality 2020.
The scholarships are
awarded through the
Health Care Foundation
of North Mississippi to
graduating high school
seniors pursuing a health
care career.

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Dear Abby

D
EAR ABBY: My 30-year-old
daughter and her husband
separated three months
ago. After three years of marriage
and months of counseling, she
moved in with my husband and
me. We were delighted.
She started spending a lot of
time helping a male friend reno-
vate his house and has essential-
ly been living with him since the
COVID outbreak. It’s clearly more
than a friendship. I have been
open about my concern that she’s
rushing into this relationship. I en-
couraged her to see a counselor
on her own, which she is doing.
Dear Abby
Tonight she shared that she
is excited that he booked a trip for them for
late summer. I’m struggling because she is still
married, and I feel uncomfortable about her
relationship with this new guy. Am I too old-fash-
ioned? — WORRYING MOM IN
PENNSYLVANIA
DEAR MOM: You are not
too old-fashioned. You are the
concerned mom of a woman who
is on the rebound. Could it be she
was already having feelings for
this man as she was ending her
marriage?
I’m glad she listened to you
and was willing to seek counsel-
ing. You gave her good advice.
May I suggest you offer her more?
Suggest she talk to a lawyer about
how her current arrangement might
affect a divorce if she and her
husband choose to go through with
one. That she is essentially living
with someone could be construed as having
abandoned her husband, and it might prevent
an amicable settlement.
DEAR ABBY: How can I converse with my par-
ents who cannot and will not keep their political
opinions to themselves? They literally cannot
have a conversation of more than a few minutes
that doesn’t spiral into a litany of complaints
about the government. I end every conversation
angry, either at myself for not speaking up or at
them for not shutting up.
It does no good to ask them not to discuss
politics. They say they’ll discuss what they want
in their own home or remind me that — when I
was the one who initiated the call — I’m the one
who can end it if I don’t like what I’m hearing.
Heaven forbid anyone disagree with their opin-
ions. They have cut off family and friends for
decades over differences of opinion.
I suggested they volunteer in their political
community in hopes of redirecting their obses-
sions into something positive, but they refuse.
I’m at a loss. I no longer hope for a relationship
with them. I need tips on how to speak to them
with grace. — TURNED OFF IN TENNESSEE
DEAR TURNED OFF: If what your parents do
all day is listen to political talk shows, it may
account for their “obsession.”
When you call them, keep a list close by of
things you want to tell them. Ask if they need
anything you can provide, how they are doing
healthwise, how they are managing with the
social disruption that has taken place. Tell
them how you are, what you have been doing
and what you might have heard about family
members or friends they know. Then, if the
conversation veers into a political polemic, do
as they have suggested. Make an excuse to end
the conversation before it turns ugly.
DEAR ABBY: Is it appropriate to eat off
a commemorative plate? — WONDERING IN
CALIFORNIA
DEAR WONDERING: If the plate can be
washed without damaging it, it’s fine, unless it’s
a Dear Abby commemorative plate, of course, in
which case it should be treated with the same
veneration one would treat a religious relic.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 14).
As though guided by angels, you’ll
land in an unexpected and felicitous
place in the weeks to come, with a
grateful heart and an accompany-
ing sense of wonder. You’ll pick up
useful skills, and soon after you’ll
get to handle things for others. This
comes with nice pay, interesting
connections and a key into a new
adventure. Aquarius and Taurus
adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
3, 1, 13, 38 and 45.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
You have a different experience of
the world than any creature who
has ever walked it. You’ll be met
with appreciation as you share your
unique insights with someone you
trust.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Peo-
ple need to hear your version of the
story, but you’ve held back because
you want to get the sentiment just
right. It’s worth putting work into,
but don’t overthink it.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The
very same experience you catego-
rize as painful is also liberating.
What rocks your belief about what
(SET ITAL)is(END ITAL) also opens
your eyes to what could be. Look for
gains everywhere.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You
are in a proactive mode and will
lean into your gift for imagining,
organizing and executing your next
move. There are at least two key
happenings that today’s plans will
smooth right out.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). What you
feel capable of doing is not such a
stretch from what you have already
done; it’s just you reaching in a
slightly different direction. Assume
that you’ll do what you set out to do
and then embark.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You’ll trust people who talk fast.
They, like you, realize that there
is much to be done, and they are
processing life quickly. It will be
fortunate to have allies on this
wavelength of productivity.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Nor-
mality can be an anxious dictator.
Hit pause and step back. The wider
view shows a much broader range
of “normal.” Step back again and
there is no “normal” at all.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). In
a parallel universe, secluded from
the routines, pressures and respon-
sibilities of everyday life, there’s an
oasis you’ve built for yourself out of
your own curiosity and interest. Visit
and become revitalized.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Kindness alone can’t evap-
orate the evil in the world. But
kindness, early on and constantly
throughout, can stop that evil from
developing in the first place. Com-
passion is prevention.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
Annual and seasonal appointments
will be important to keep. Perhaps
not significant in and of themselves,
these events are the markers by
which you’ll later judge other events
as “before” and “after.”
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
You’ll come across those people
you seem predisposed to like. They
speak your language, share your
values, get your humor. There’s
more connection to look forward to
in the future.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). To
take advantage of one opportunity,
you have to leave all other experi-
ences behind. You hardly ever think
of what might have been, but today,
a slight glimpse at an alternate path
will intrigue you.
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