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KIFFIN 1, LEACH 0
In battle of first-year head coaches,
Ole Miss secures Egg Bowl win
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com

OXFORD — In a game in which Missis-

sippi State passed for a program record 440
yards, the Bulldogs fell a touchdown shy
against rival Ole Miss Saturday night.
Winning its first Egg Bowl in Oxford since
2014, Ole Miss’ 31-24 victory marked the first
in-state meeting between head coaches Lane
Kiffin and Mike Leach. Kiffin, whose offense
has been lauded for its up-tempo style, ran 82
total plays against the Bulldogs as the Rebels
compiled 550 yards of total offense.
MSU freshman quarterback Will Rogers
launched a last-ditch comeback effort as his
Hail Mary fell just off the fingertips of class-
mate Jaden Walley in the back right corner of
the end zone.
Walley, too, had a career game against the
Rebels. One week after notching 115 yards
against No. 9 Georgia, the D’Iberville native
broke a 43-year-old freshman record with
nine receptions for 176 yards and a high-
light-reel one-handed catch that led to a late
MSU touchdown to pull within three points.
Defensively, MSU largely held Ole Miss at
bay in the second half after allowing three
passes of 45-plus yards in the opening 30
minutes of competition. The backbreaker
came with just under five minutes remaining
as Rebels sophomore running back Jerrion
Ealy dragged a gaggle of Bulldog defenders
into the end zone for a score that put Ole
Photo by Bruce Newman
Miss up by 10 and proved too much for MSU Mississippi State Bulldogs running back Dillon Johnson (23) is tackled by Ole Miss defensive
to overcome. back Jakorey Hawkins (23) and linebacker MoMo Sanogo (46) at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
MSU is back in action Dec. 12 against No. on Saturday in Oxford. The Rebels beat the Bulldogs 31-24 to recapture the Golden Egg trophy.
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Local store owners saw as good, if not Lowndes deputies

better, Black Friday despite pandemic
Most stores leaned on
face-to-face shopping with
safety restrictions in place
BY YUE STELL A YU AND TESS VRBIN
syu@cdispatch.com, tvrbin@cdispatch.com
Gail Stevens was not sure what to
expect in her store this Black Friday.
The COVID-19 pandemic had shut
down her business — Park Place Bou-
tique and Salon in Columbus — for
several weeks between March and
May. Brick-and-mortar stores like
hers have taken hits as many custom-
ers turned to online shopping nation-
wide.
But instead of offering deals online
this year, Stevens said she still prefers
serving customers in person during
the holiday shopping season.
“We rolled the dice,” she said. “And
it worked.”
Despite the threat of the pandemic,
many other local store owners in the
Golden Triangle decided to open shop
on Black Friday primarily for in-per-
son shopping, and some of them have
seen a higher foot traffic in store com-
investigate three
Friday morning
shootings
Three injured in apparent
Downs Road drive-by
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Of-
fice investigators are seeking sus-
pects in three separate shooting
incidents that occurred in about a
two-hour span early Friday morn-
ing.
Deputies responded to a report-
ed drive-by shooting at 71 Downs
Road southwest of Columbus Air
Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff Force Base, in which three victims
Stephanie Godfrey shops for her son and husband at Park Place Boutique and Sa- — two males, ages 14 and 15, and
lon in downtown Columbus. “I don’t want to fight the crowds. I wait till it dies down a 24-year-old female — suffered
and then I go out” Godfrey said. Godfrey said she goes to Park Place every year.
Gail Stevens, store owner, said the turnout this year seems more than past years.
gunshot wounds. Two victims suf-
She said there were about 100 people lined up before opening. fered non life-threatening injuries,
while the third, one of the teens,
pared to previous years. “We opened then and never closed,” was airlifted to a Jackson hospital
Stevens said she saw people lining she said Friday morning. “... Our sales to undergo surgery, Sheriff Eddie
up outside her store on Main Street in the first three hours far exceeded Hawkins said.
when she opened her store at 10 p.m. prior years.” Just more than an hour before,
Thursday. See BLACK FRIDAY, 5A See SHOOTINGS, 3A

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ASK RUFUS

The Influenza of 1918

A
cting every order is “From the Industrial November. If, however,
on the being strictly Institute and College at the epidemics already
recom- adhered to.” Columbus (assisting at mentioned as occurring
mendation A&M) were: Miss Becker, in the spring be consid-
of the State Doctors, Miss Poindexter, Mrs. ered the first phase and
Board of nurses and Runnels., Mrs. J.H. Young, the explosive outbreak of
Health, the staff cared for Miss Fannie Hooper, Miss the autumn the second, a
mayor of the students Sara Frances Rowan, third phase of recurrence
Columbus at A&M Mrs. C.T. Smith, Miss is quite evident in many
after a Friday along with an Baskerville, Mrs. Bessie cases.”
meeting of outpouring K. Dougherty, Nellie Kern, Another outbreak
the Colum- of help and Miss Pennell, Miss Ruby did occur in the U.S. in
bus board of support of Caulfield and Mrs. Zach late December 1919 and
health has Rufus Ward
the Ladies Landrum. Graduate nurs- early 1920. As a result, on
announced of Starkville. es were Miss Elizabeth Feb. 7, 1920, the mayor
that “All schools, church- There was also help from McDowell, Miss Bessie of Columbus reinstituted
es, theatres, pool rooms, out of town. Doctors from Simmons, Miss Ima the ban on public gather-
motion picture shows and other communities not Weatherby, Miss Winnie ings that had been lifted
all public gatherings be as badly affected came Lee Slay, Miss Helter Hig- previously. It was further
closed and suspended to Starkville to help. One gins, Miss Grace Courts, suggested that people
until further notice.” large contingent of help Miss Willie Bains, Miss Courtesy image
wear masks and drink a
No, that was not As World War I raged and the Influenza spread, the U.S.
arrived from a neighbor- Foster, Miss Harriet Scott, Public Health Service published this drawing which ran lot of milk, which is high
Mayor Robert Smith last ing college. Miss Electra Fuller, Miss in vitamin D. One report
week. It was Columbus in the Oct. 18, 1918, Starkville News.
The virus was con- McKell, Miss Frances put the mortality rate
Mayor D. S. McClanahan tained, and its spread Harrell, Miss Mitchell and British cities the epidem- need not be cited here in for those infected at 5.5
on Oct. 2, 1918. It was stopped at II&C. The Mrs. Gogan.” ic infested three distinct detail indicate that the percent.
the great Spanish Flu doctors and nurses who waves — the first and course of the epidemic in Thanks to Carolyn
pandemic of 1918. had been helping there An article in the Oct. slightest in point of mor- western Europe general- Kaye for suggesting this
While we are all then with teachers and 26, 1919, Columbus tality occurring in June ly was similar. ... In the column and transcrib-
worried about the current staff traveled to A&M. Dispatch reviewed U.S. and July, the second and United States the epidem- ing many 1918 and 1919
plague of COVID-19, this The Jackson Daily News, Public Health Service most severe in Novem- ic developed more largely newspaper articles.
is not the first such out- on Oct. 18, 1918, report- reports on the previous ber, the third in February in a single wave during Rufus Ward is a local
break to strike. It was in ed: year’s outbreak: “In the and March. Data which September, October, and historian.
1647 that the first deadly
outbreak of influenza
swept across the British
American colonies. Often
it would spread like wild-
fire, die down and then
reappear. The epidemic
of 1889-90 died down
but then returned almost
three years later. The
outbreak of 1918 seemed
to die down only to come
back with a vengeance in
January 1920.
The first wave of
influenza swept through
Mississippi in the fall
of 1918 and peaked on
Oct. 22. On that day
9,842 new cases were
reported. After the 22nd
the number of new cases
started a slow decline,
but still the influenza led
to the deaths of 6,219
people in Mississippi
that year. In contrast to
COVID-19, the flu of 1918
struck those under 35 the
hardest.
As the virus spread
rapidly through Colum-
bus in 1918, the campus
of the Industrial Institute
& College (MUW) was
closed with all students
quarantined on campus.
The two hospitals in town
reached capacity and it is
recorded in the WPA His-
tory of Lowndes County
that, “There was great
suffering among the
poorer classes of people
in the factory district of
Columbus. So many cas-
es appeared among them
that an improvised hospi-
tal was established in the
basement of the S.D. Lee
High School through the
influence of Mrs. George
Wilkerson, an outstand-
ing nurse connected
with the Red Cross.” All
of the beds in the two
Columbus hospitals had
been filled and the newly
constructed high school
was put to good use.
The Starkville Times
on Oct. 11, 1918, reported
on the dire conditions
there and on the A&M
College (MSU) campus:

“The Times is not an

alarmist and would not
knowingly exaggerated the
serious situation that faces
us today in the epidemic
of Influenza that is now
raging at the A&M College
and in the city, nor will
this paper suppress facts,
for we believe the public is
entitled to the facts. Up to
the time of going to press,
30 deaths have occurred
at the College (out of 1200
infected students) during
the past week. … Notwith-
standing we are having
one of the most serious
and fatal epidemics ever
known in the state, the
people here show no signs
of panic. They are going
about their daily avoca-
tions and are obeying the
laws of the health authori-
ties. All public gatherings
have been prohibited, and

Tell your child a

bedtime story.
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Mississippi counts nearly $90M in Hurricane Zeta damages

State is applying to FEMA for both individual and public assistance, as
well as business assistance through the Small Business Administration
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BILOXI — Hurricane Zeta
left a trail of destruction and
millions in damage in Missis-
sippi when it came ashore Oct.
28, state officials said.
The state has documented
tens of millions in damage from
the storm, which had 100 mph
winds and 7 to 9 feet of storm
surge, The Sun Herald report-
ed. In addition, there has been
$10 million in damage to indi-
vidual homes documented and
$79 million in damage to public
infrastructure, said state Emer-
gency Management Agency
Director Greg Michel said at a
news conference Tuesday with
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves.
The state is applying to
FEMA for both individual and
public assistance, as well as
business assistance through
the Small Business Adminis-
tration, he said. Individual and
SBA assistance is being sought
for George, Greene, Hancock,
Harrison, Jackson and Stone
counties. Public assistance is
being sought for those counties
plus Perry and Wayne counties.
Michel said it’s not too late
for other counties to be added
to the list. “We will be able to
add counties should counties
meet the threshold,” he said.
Meanwhile, Biloxi reported
$48.2 million in building per-
mits, almost all of it to repair
damage to four of the city’s
eight casinos: Beau Rivage Re-
sort and Casino, Hard Rock Ca-
sino Biloxi, IP Casino Biloxi and
Harrah’s Gulf Coast Casino.
While Zeta brought little
rain, the storm surge caused
flooding in parking garages
and damage to electrical and
mechanical systems, plumbing
and exteriors, casino officials
said.
Margaritaville Resort Bi-
loxi is closed and reservations
through the end of the year are
canceled after Zeta ripped off
some of the building’s facade
and caused other damage.
Individual assistance pro-
vides money to people who
have had major damage to
their primary residence that is
not covered by insurance. SBA
assistance provides low-inter-
est loans to eligible individuals
and businesses.
Public assistance goes to lo-
cal governments and other or-
ganizations for infrastructure
repair. FEMA reimburses local
governments at a rate of no less
than 75 percent of the cost of
emergency repairs completed
within six months.
“We do anticipate a favorable
response on public assistance;
individual assistance is always
very subjective so we will keep
you posted as we move forward
there,” Michel said.
FEMA recently denied Mis-
sissippi assistance for Tropical
Storm Cristobal, which had
$5.6 million in damage.

Sixth-grader donates soda can

tabs to Ronald McDonald House
Lafayette Upper Elementary student who introduced Lane to
collecting soda can tabs.
cents per pound of tabs,
according to their web-
collected nearly 68,000 can tabs Over the course of the five
years, Lane has collected
site.
Lane and Lily met re-
BY JAKE THOMPSON in the first grade himself roughly 44 pounds’ worth, cently, and Lane’s family
The Oxford Eagle and began seeing St. Jude or nearly 68,000 tabs. gave Nichole the tabs,
and LeBonheur Hospital Friends of Lane and his which she took down to
LAFAYET TE — Lane commercials on televi- family also helped donate the Ronald McDonald
Theobald has always sion. tabs over the years. House in Jackson last
done things for others, “Lane has always had “They knew they want- week. Now that the two
and this holiday season is the biggest heart and ed to give them to us to have met, Lane has chal-
no different. is always trying to do give to (Lily),” Baker said. lenged himself to collect
Theobald, 12, learned for others,” said Lane’s “It melted my heart. …It the same amount of tabs,
about Lily Baker, a mother, Haley Bundren. shows me the innocence but in a shorter amount of
first-grader at Lafayette “It crushed him when and purity of children. time.
Lower Elementary who he learned so many kids They want to give. They “Although I am so
had leukemia and had to have to spend their days have such big hearts and proud of my Lane and his
spend time at the Ronald in the hospital. Ever it makes me want to cry amazing heart to do for
McDonald House. Theo- since, he has been doing because as adults, we others, Lily is the true
bald immediately told his anything and everything can learn so much from hero and an inspiration
mother he wanted to do he can to help those kids. children. Here he is in for us all,” Bundren said.
something for her, and he We donate to them for sixth grade wanting to do “She is an absolute doll.
had the perfect idea. Lane every year.” something for someone Not many would ever be
The sixth-grader at Lily’s mother, Nichole he doesn’t even know, and able to endure what she
Lafayette Upper Elemen- Baker, made a Facebook how many adults do we has in her short little life.”
tary has been collecting post requesting the can know that do that?” Budnren made Face-
soda can tabs for around tabs and tops. A mutual Last year, the Ronald book asking friends and
five years, and asked his friend saw the post and McDonald House had family for tabs and she
parents if he could donate tagged Bundren, and Bak- over 13 million can tabs said Lane has is seeing
them to the Ronald Mc- er immediately reached donated. It takes approxi- a strong response. For
Donald House in Lily’s out. mately 1,128 tabs to equal those interested in do-
honor. Bundren’s husband, one pound, and the Ron- nating, message Bundren
Theobald’s kindness and Lane’s stepfather, Jar- ald McDonald House re- or her husband through
goes back to when he was rett Bundren, is the one ceives between 40 to 50 Facebook.

AROUND THE STATE

More than 1,000 new COVID-19
cases reported in Mississippi
JACKSON — Heath officials on
Friday reported 1,005 new cases of
COVID-19 and six deaths in Missis-
sippi.
The state has now recorded
146,387 cases and 3,769 deaths,
The Clarion-Ledger reported.
Hospitalizations are also in-
creasing. The most recent informa-
tion available from this week shows
that 942 people were hospitalized
with confirmed infections from the
virus. That’s up from 680 patients
two weeks ago.
DeSoto County has the high-
est number of reported cases in
the state with 9,953, followed by
Hinds County with 9,892. Harrison
County has 7,045, Jackson County
has 6,270 and Rankin County has
5,462.

Shootings
Continued from Page 1A
about 1:12 a.m., deputies statements, but everyone times, according to the Crime Stoppers at 800-
responded to a call that they talked to told depu- press release. 530-7151 or use the P-3
someone had been shot ties they were inside the Hawkins told The Dis- app to leave anonymous
outside Club Nu-Image, club and did not see the patch investigators have tips. cdispatch.com
333 Penn Station Road incident. no evidence to suggest
in Crawford. Upon ar- At about 12:35 a.m., a any of the three shoot-
rival, the victim had left resident of Dove Street ings were related.
the scene with unknown south of Columbus re- No arrests have been
injuries, but deputies ported waking up to made in the incidents
found a vehicle that had shots being fired outside and LCSO continues to
been shot multiple times, the residence. No one investigate. Authorities
according to a LCSO was injured, but deputies ask anyone with informa-
press release. They at- found where the house tion on the shootings to
tempted to get witness had been shot several contact Golden Triangle

SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates
peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Sun. Mon.
Major — 12:41a
Minor 6:04p 6:42p
Major 12:18p 1:05p
Minor 7:25a 8:22a
Courtesy of Mississippi Department
of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

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Jane Rogowski
COLUMBUS — Jane
Rogowski, 72, died Nov.
28, 2020, at her resi-
dence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus.
Nell Wilson
KENNEDY, Ala. —
Nell Spencer Wilson,
87, died Nov. 25, 2020,
at Fayette Medical
Center.
Funeral services will
be at 11 a.m. Monday, at
Dowdle Funeral Home,
with David Wilson
officiating. Burial will
follow in Kennedy City
Experts: Virus numbers could
be erratic after Thanksgiving
The number of Americans who have
tested positive passed 13M Friday
BY DANIELLA PETERS
The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — The
coronavirus testing num-
bers that have guided
much of the nation’s re-
sponse to the pandemic
are likely to be erratic over
the next week or so, ex-
perts said Friday, as fewer
people get tested during
the Thanksgiving holiday
weekend and testing sites
observe shorter hours.
The result could be
potential dips in reported
infections that offer the
illusion that the spread of
the virus is easing when,
in fact, the numbers say
little about where the na-
tion stands in fighting
COVID-19. The number of
Americans who have test-
ed positive passed 13 mil-
lion Friday, according to
Johns Hopkins University.
“I just hope that people
don’t misinterpret the num-
bers and think that there
wasn’t a major surge as a
result of Thanksgiving,
and then end up making
Christmas and Hanukkah
and other travel plans,”
said Dr. Leana Wen, a
professor at George Wash-
ington University and an
emergency physician.
A similar pattern un-
folds on many weekends.
Because some testing cen-
ters, labs and state offices
are closed on Saturdays
and Sundays, COVID case
numbers often drop each
Sunday and Monday, only
to peak on Tuesday.
Dr. Mark Rupp, profes-
sor and chief of infectious
diseases at the Universi-
ty of Nebraska Medical
Center in Omaha, said the
effect of Thanksgiving is
likely to be a magnified
version of the weekend
figures. The Thursday
holiday will exacerbate the
record-keeping discrepan-
cies over the long weekend,
AREA OBITUARIES
Cemetery. Visitation
will be one hour prior
to services at the funer-
al home. Dowdle Fu-
neral Home of Millport,
Alabama is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Wilson was
born Nov. 1, 1933, to
the late Elmer Law-
rence and Ouida Wilson
Spenser.
In addition to her
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
siblings, Geneva Mc-
Cullough, Trice Spen-
cer and E.L. Spencer.
She is survived by
her husband, Mack Wil-
son; children, Johnny
Mack Wilson, Deborah
Wilson and Cheryl
Boozer; siblings, Mike
Spencer and J.D. Spen-
cer; six grandchildren;
and three great-grand-
children.
Pallbearers will be
Josh Wilson, Eric Booz-
er, Joseph Montalbano,
Fisher Wilson and
Jason Danahoo.
Katharyn Rosenhan
STARKVILLE —
Katharyn Claire Rosen-
han, 48, died Nov. 22,
2020.
There will be no ser-
vices. Welch Funeral
Home of Starkville was
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Rosenhan was
born Oct. 24, 1972, in
Racine, Wisconsin, to
Kirk Rosenhan and
Linda Jackson. She was
a graduate of Cham-
berlin-Hunt Military
Academy. She was
formerly employed as
assistant fire chief,
a firefighter/safety
officer with Adaton/
Self Creek Fire Rescue,
artificially depressing the
reported numbers for four
or five days before spiking
as test results catch up.
Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity reported a high of
more than 2 million tests
a few days before Thanks-
giving as people prepared
to travel, but that num-
ber had dropped to less
than 1.2 million tests on
Thanksgiving Day.
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Little Dooey Restaurant Seth Jarrell and Nathen
and was a member of Jarrell; and seven
Webster County Search grandchildren.
and Rescue team. Memorials may be
Memorials may be made to American Can-
made to the Adaton/ cer Society, 380 Living-
Self Creek Fire/Res- ston Lane, Jackson, MS
cue, c/o Chief Lynn 39213.
Crowe, 1360 Self Creek
Road, Maben, Missis- Curtis Crawley
sippi 39750. COLUMBUS — Cur-
tis Junior Crawley, 81,
Joseph Jarrell died Nov. 25, 2020, at
STARKVILLE — his residence.
Joseph Michael Jarrell, Graveside services
42, died Nov. 26, 2020, will be at 2 p.m. Satur-
at his residence. day, in Egger Cemetery,
Lowndes Funeral with Jimmy Ray offici-
Home of Columbus is ating. Lowndes Funeral
in charge of arrange- Home is in charge of
ments. arrangements.
Mr. Jarrell was born Mr. Crawley was
Aug. 28, 1978, in Shef- born June 30, 1939, in
field, Alabama, to Pam Caledonia, to the late
Richard Land
Webb and Wayland Mamie Erdile Jordan
Jarrell. He was formerly Crawley and Curtis
employed as a nutrition William Crawley.
lead with Kroger. He is survived by
Richard Lee “Rick” Land was born in Electra,
In addition to his his wife, Janice Craw-
Texas on April 14, 1945. He was the son of Richard
parents, he is survived ley; children, Brenda
Land and Frances Homme Land. He departed
by his wife, Heidi Price, Judy Barksdale,
this life in Blytheville, Arkansas on November
Jolanda Watkins Jarrell; Dandy Ruffin, Kate
24, 2020. He was 75 years old.
children, Emily Jarrell, Beam, Ricky Crawley
Rick proudly served his country during the
Brandi Crowe, Candace and Rodney Crawley;
Vietnam War as a member of the United States
Crowe Murray and sister, Peggy House;
Army. After his honorable discharge, he then
David Crowe; half-sib- 13 grandchildren; and
enlisted in the United States Air Force and
lings, Amanda Barlett, great-grandchildren. served in Thailand. Rick was a proud graduate of
Mississippi State University. On July 27, 2007, in
Batesville, Arkansas, he was united in marriage
to Carla Johnson. Rick worked as the CFO of
Prodentic Company and Life Plus Company.
Rick loved traveling. He has visited all seven
continents, all 50 states, almost all the Canadian
providences, and 88 foreign countries. He also
was an avid reader. He loved Mississippi State
sports and the Washington Redskins.
He is survived by his wife, Carla Land;
four sons, Richard Land and his wife, Terri of
Georgia, Frank Land and his wife, Christie,
Chris Land, Patrick Land and his wife, Sara all
of Mississippi; one sister, Karen Boyd and her
husband, Lindley of Mississippi; one brother,
Greg Land and Pam Arnold of Mississippi; five
grandchildren, Bradley, Jackson, Tyler, Emily
and Payton; nieces, nephews, other relatives and
many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
Richard and Frances Land.
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Margaret Blair
Margaret Elizabeth Smith
Blair, age 78, of Caledonia,
MS, passed away November
21, 2020, at Baptist Memorial
Hospital.
Funeral services were held
Monday, November 23, 2020,
at 2:00 PM at Memorial Gunter
Peel Chapel 903 College St.
location with John Longmire
officiating. The interment followed at Memorial
Gardens of Columbus. Visitation was from 1:00
PM until the time of the service.
Mrs. Blair was born October 18, 1942, in
Brooksville, MS, to the late Grover Cleveland and
Sudie Mae Menees Smith. She was a graduate of
Brooksville High School. Mrs. Blair retired from
Seminole/American Trouser Manufacturing
after 47 years of employment and was a member
of Caledonia United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by an infant sister and sister, Martha
Smith Cooper.
Since retirement, she enjoyed going to dinner a
couple times a month with her dinner club which
consisted of several friends from high school. On
Friday nights she always said for some reason
the stove never worked.
She loved spending time with her family and
making sure she played some hand and foot and/
or scrabble with her kids before they would leave.
She loved to do puzzles, playing candy crush
and other games on her computer. One of her
favorite things was cooking her grandbabies’
favorite meals like stuffed bell peppers, red
meatballs, congealed salad with extra grapes
and their mini pancakes, when they would stay
the night with her.
Survivors include her husband of 54 years,
William T. Blair of Caledonia, MS; sons, David
Blair and his wife Misty of Mantachie, MS and
Wesley Blair of Caledonia, MS; daughter, Amy
Blair Crews and her husband Vince of Wiggins,
MS; brother, Grover Cleveland Smith, Jr. and
his wife Nancy of Tyler, TX; and grandchildren,
Abagale McMahan and her husband Cody and
Greyson Blair, both of Mantachie, MS. She also
leaves behind a number of nieces and nephews
also great nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,
TN, 38105-9959.
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be
dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen
you and help you; I will uphold you with my
righteous right hand.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
College Street • Columbus, MS
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Aiden Dye, 14 months, and Jakevius Dye pick out a tie
at The Lodge in Starkville. Dye is a student at Missis-
sippi State University.
Berkley Williamson, 12, and Landry Williamson, 10,
pick out a Christmas tree at Walton’s Greenhouse in
Columbus. When asked what they were looking for in a
tree, Berkley said “tall and thick.” The family will deco-
rate their tree together on Saturday. Their parents are
Brooke Castellane and Chad Williamson.
Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Rachel Stout picks out a ring at J. Parkerson Jewelers
in Starkville. “Treat yourself! It’s a gift for myself for
this semester. With COVID going on school is hard and
I’m proud of what I have accomplished,” Stout said.

Black Friday
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Others saw fewer in-store customers
than previous Black Fridays but said
sales have been on par with past years
despite the pandemic.
Margaret Ann Borland, owner of
Mira Mira in Columbus, said customers
often bought more products during the
holiday season than usual.
“Luckily, people are making larger
purchases but there’s way fewer people,”
she said. “We’ve ended up with fantastic
days, but it wasn’t because we saw 100
people that day.”
Meanwhile, B-Unlimited in Starkville
saw its Black Friday crowd on Nov. 17
— the last day before final exams at
Mississippi State University — because Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
the semester ended early due to the pan- Carl Ivey and Wade Byars discuss the
demic, with commencement on Wednes- details of a dirt bike at Village Cycle
day and most students out of town by Center in Starkville. Byars is shopping
Black Friday, sales associate Hannah for his grandson.
Sanford said.
Even so, the store has seen “the
same, if not more” holiday shopping this
year compared to past years, Sanford
said. B-Unlimited offered coupons for
a future discount to the store’s first 20
customers on Friday, and all 20 coupons
were issued within an hour of opening.
Other stores are seeing less traf-
fic, such as Book Mart and Cafe in
Starkville, owner Carolyn Abadie said.
The store offered 20 percent off all prod-
ucts for Black Friday and has offered Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
curbside pickup and delivery since the Amber McKinzie picks out Christmas
pandemic began in March. decor at Senter’s Hardware and Gifts in
“Everyone knows the COVID num- Macon. “I love Christmas! It’s my favor-
bers are up really high right now, so I’m ite time of year,” McKinzie said.
not expecting a big shopping weekend
on the web as (when) they shop in per-
like we normally have,” Abadie said.
son.”
B-Unlimited’s Black Friday sale of 30
Stevens said she also enjoys interact-
percent off all products was only avail-
ing with customers and making sugges-
able in stores and not online. The store
tions face to face.
is headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkan-
“It allows us to ask the questions so
sas, and has locations in several South-
that we can help them find what they are
eastern Conference college towns.
really looking for as a gift,” she said.
The outdoor apparel store Owens
Lou Wyatt, store manager of the
Outfitters in Starkville had planned to
Mossy Oak Outlet Mall in West Point,
make its Black Friday deals available to
agrees. The mall is also primarily offer-
online shoppers but hit a snag, market-
ing deals in store with safety measures
ing director Taylor Teck told The Dis-
in place, such as mask mandates and
patch.
hand sanitizer stands, she said.
“We originally planned to have (the
“I love trying stuff on before I buy
website) ready before Black Friday so
it,” she said. “Online, you don’t have the
that we could have people shop online,
expertise and the staff members telling
but it just wasn’t ready on time,” she
you what’s going to work best for you.
said.
… You don’t get that personal touch with
online sales.”
Face-to-face shopping In-person shopping, Borland said, is
has ‘personal touch’ just a tradition she finds hard to aban-
Some business owners said they were don.
reluctant to offer deals exclusively on- “That’s what we like and that’s what
line because they believe the tradition of America is made of, with people seeing
brick-and-mortar shopping is important each other and touching merchandise,”

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and irreplaceable. she said. “That’s just the way it’s always
At Park Place, customers are re- been and it’s hard to get away from it.”

quired to wear a mask, and hand sani-
tizing stations are set up around the
store, Stevens said. The business has
a website for online shoppers, she said,
but she fears the option may drive them
entirely online.
“Once you convince somebody to go
online, they are going to shop a lot on-
line,” she said. “(Online shoppers) are
not nearly as loyal to local (businesses)
99.49%
Barbara Bigelow, director for Main
Street Columbus, spent much of Satur-
day visiting downtown businesses to see
how their weekend fared. Even those
with fewer crowds, she said, reported
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OUR VIEW

Roses and thorns

A rose to the
West Point High
School football
team, which
will play for its
fifth consecu-
tive state championship after
Friday’s 29-22 semifinal win
over Ridgeland. The Green
Wave will take on West Jones
Friday at 7 p.m. at Veterans
Stadium in Jackson as West
Point seeks its unprecedented
12th state title, breaking a re-
cord for state championships
it currently shares with South
Panola. Obviously, there’s
nothing new about the Green
Wave playing for state titles,
but this year the quest is even
more remarkable. West Point
overcame an uncharacteristic
struggle during the regular
season, holding a 4-3 record
at one point in the season
and needing a win in the final
regular season game just to
make the playoffs. Now, the
Green Wave’s winning streak
has reached six. Running
that streak to seven would
establish the Green Wave
as the most successful high
school team in state history.
Regardless of the outcome of
the title game, the Green Wave
has again provided a season to
remember. Good luck!
A rose to
all those who
celebrated
Thanksgiving by
making sure less
fortunate people
in our community got a taste
of the holiday, too. Many of the
efforts to provide traditional
Thanksgiving meals were
organized by groups who have
been doing this for years, but
there were others -- people
such as Johnny Hampton and
Dustin Nichols -- who took it
upon themselves, enlisting
friends and family to stage
their own Thanksgiving meals
program. In either case, we
salute the spirit of giving
represented by these efforts.
With Christmas approaching,
we expect a similar outpour-
ing of care for our needy and
urge everyone to seek out and
support these efforts.
A rose to all
of us who will
be making a
commitment
to “shop local”
this Christmas
holiday season. In normal
circumstances, holiday sales
are crucial to the success
of small businesses. That’s
particularly true this year
given the hardships presented
by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As we have long noted, when
we purchase locally, it not only
supports business owners
and their employees, but also
creates tax revenue our cities
and counties need to pro-
vide critical services. We all
win when we buy local. And
this year more than ever, we
encourage you to support our
local retailers.
A rose to Bud
Tumlinson, who
has stepped down
as director of
4-County Electric
Power Association, a mem-
ber-owned utility co-op that
serves seven east Mississippi
counties. Tumlinson’s resig-
nation comes after 27 years of
service on the co-ops board of
directors, a period marked by
both growth and profitability.
As representative of Monroe
and Clay counties, the West
Point resident has shown a
commitment to providing
affordable electricity to the co-
op’s now 40,000-plus owners/
customers. The success of any
member-owned utility custom-
er relies on good judgment
and vision from its board of
directors, something Tumlin-
son demonstrated during his
long tenure with 4-County.
We thank Tumlinson for his
service.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Voice of the people
Thinks police should be more flexible in
helping people
I was at Wal-Mart tonight (Friday) around 7:30
p.m. There was an older man in the parking lot
with a cut on his face below the eye. He was asking
for a ride home.
He told me that he had been mugged at McDon-
ald’s (across the street) and filed a police report,
but the police would not give him a ride home.
You can never be too sure about people today
so I phoned 911 and asked for a police car to come
get the man and take him home. The woman at 911
said to tell the man to call a cab. I almost shouted
at her, “He’s been mugged! He doesn’t have any
money for a cab.” She told me that’s all she could
do. I again asked, “Can’t the police give him a
ride home?” She again said they don’t do that. So
I asked to be connected to a policeman. She said
she would have someone call me. Nobody ever
returned my call.
If it is the policy of our police department not to
assist people in need, then something needs to be
done to correct this.
Bob Raymond
Columbus

Takes issue with media bias in favor of Trump PARTIAL TO HOME

Friday’s Voice of the People included a letter
by Candi Vezina, who stated the media should be
unbiased in their reporting.
That’s the reason I give very little of my lis-
tening time to FOX News and the conservative
networks.
I’m sure you remember when FOX’s “motto”
was Fair and Balanced?
Well, in 2017, they dropped the “Fair and
Balanced” and went to being the Trump News
network.
I know of no way that a news network can
defend a pathological liar like Trump by telling the
truth.
And, of course, all the other conservative net-
works are going to defend Trump.
I just glance at them occasionally to hear what
propaganda, smear campaigns and denigration of
other people they will undertake to make Trump
look good.
I know of no better way to determine what I lis-
ten to than this editorial by The Washington Post:
In Trump’s America, guilty is innocent, lies are
truth, traitors are patriots, and the white evangeli-
cals will continue to cast no stone toward Trump.
James Hodges
Steens
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ipate in your community. We request the tone of your
letters be constructive and respectful and the length
be limited to 450 words. We reserve the right to edit
letters for clarity, grammar and length. We welcome
all letters emailed to voice@cdispatch.com or mailed
to The Dispatch, Attn: Letters to the Editor, PO Box
511, Columbus, MS 39703-0511.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Sunday, Nov. 29, the 334th day of 2020.
There are 32 days left in the year.
Confessions of a leaf thief
Gardeners can be a notori-
ously parsimonious lot. They
use plastic grocery bags to
pass along pass-along plants;
they harvest seeds from
dying annuals to replant next
year; they use milk jugs and
Dixie cups as pots to start
plants; they pick up acorns,
which they miraculously
convert into oak seedlings.
Some, the more brash
ones, help themselves to Birney Imes
the bags of leaves that this
time of year show up on curbs like mushrooms after
a spring rain. It’s simply a matter of who gets there
first, city sanitation workers or the uninhibited gar-
dener.
A thick blanket of leaves on a garden not only
buffers the dormant plants beneath from weather
extremes, it attracts worms and micro-organisms
that over the winter transform the brown matter into
nourishing humus. Mulch also retains moisture and
retards weed growth.
Thanksgiving about an hour before sunset, I set
out for a walk on Southside. After a pleasant ex-
change with the enchanting Edwina Williams, aka
Mother Goose, who was greeting passersby from her
front yard, and then looping through Friendship Cem-
etery, I headed back toward downtown on Second
Street.
There beside Wil and Dorothy Colom’s house were
30-plus picture-perfect bags of sycamore leaves.
White plastic bags, all filled to the same level and
carefully arranged, as though Martha Stewart had
happened by and raked their yard, or, at the least,
arranged the result.
There was a nice stash in front of Riverview, too.
The bags were black plastic and tied up, in which
...in a world where everything seems
to have a price tag, it’s nice to be
able to take what many view to be
trash and convert it to gardening
treasure.
case you have to pat them to make sure they’re not
full of sticks or magnolia leaves.
Do not put magnolia leaves in your compost pile.
Your red worms won’t have anything to do with them
and they take forever to break down. You might as
well toss styrofoam cups onto the muck.
So, first thing Friday morning it was back to the
Lawyers Colom to get three pickup loads of leaves.
Bob Raymond, a fellow leaf scavenger, said an
article in an organic gardening magazine got him in
the leaf business.
The piece was written by a gardener who routinely
blankets her garden plot with leaves over the winter.
A spring soil test indicated the decomposed leaves
provided her garden every nutrient it needed.
Bob uses the leaves for his garden and to cover
bare spots on his farm, which, he says, encourages
grass growth.
“I’m more cautious than I used to be,” Raymond
said, “because I’ve gotten bags full of junk.”
Not to wax overly philosophic, but in a world where
everything seems to have a price tag, where recycling
is more a topic of dinner-table conversation than an
actuality, it’s nice to be able to take what many view to
be trash and convert it to gardening treasure.
“I also love it when people put their pumpkins on
the street,” Raymond said. “My cows love pumpkins.”
Birney Imes (birney@cdispatch.com) is the former
publisher of The Dispatch.

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Lifestyles
Stitched with love
Tammy Craddock of Columbus sorts dresses she made that are on their way to El Salvador, to be distributed by a min-
istry. Craddock was compelled to make the garments after talking to a niece who previously went on a mission trip.
A story leads a Columbus woman
to reach out to kids a world away
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
F
or dozens of young girls in
Chinameca, El Salvador, this
Christmas will
bring a special gift
sent with love from
Columbus, Mississip-
pi. It began with a sto-
ry Tammy Craddock
recently heard from a
niece who had been on
a mission trip abroad Craddock
more than a year ago.
“My niece went to Uganda, and
they took dresses for the little girls,”
Craddock recounted. “She told me
about this one little girl that came to
the clearing where they were, and
she got all the way down to her (un-
Don’t forget: Columbus tree lighting is virtual Monday
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
E
ven without the hustle and
bustle of a crowd gathered
for the “flip of the switch,”
Monday’s official lighting of the city
Christmas tree will deliver its own
brand of excitement — virtually on
Facebook Live.
Columbus Mayor Robert Smith
and the “Grinch” will illuminate the
tree at the west end of Main Street
at 6 p.m., with Santa, Miz Claus and
Santa’s elf on hand. Families watch-
ing online will be glad to know
that Santa will take requests from
children via the live “chat” box for a
half hour after the lighting.
“The ‘Grinch’ is sure to be jeal-
ous as Santa answers all those ques-
tions from kids who are anxiously
awaiting Christmas Eve when Santa
makes a special visit to their home,”
said Barbara Bigelow, executive
director of Main Street Columbus.
The ceremony will take place at
the Tombigbee Pedestrian Bridge
dergarments), waiting for her dress,
and they didn’t have one to fit her.
She just cried and cried.”
Craddock couldn’t forget what
she’d heard. The accomplished
seamstress got an idea that sent her
to check a sewing closet at home.
There she found a cache of fabrics
and notions stored away from years
of sewing for her own family.
“You know you have a bunch you
never get around to, and I had bins
with six sundresses already cut
out,” she said. She took it as a sign,
especially as this unfolded about the
time the pandemic set in.
“It was like one of those aha
moments,” said Craddock. “I called
my niece and told her I felt the
need, and I was being led to make
these dresses. It was in March and
where Main Street Columbus volun-
teers and Columbus Light & Water
have decorated a large magnolia
trees. Several hours of preparation
are put into the decorations each
year so that the lights will be fresh
and bright, said Bigelow.
Traditional holiday singing will
be provided by carolers from First
Baptist Church.
“We turned to virtual this year to
allow for the safety of our commu-
nity,” Bigelow explained. “Our plan
is to return to our traditional tree
lighting next year, providing kids’
activities and lots of fun for the
entire family.”
This year’s Christmas Tree
Lighting is sponsored by the City
of Columbus, Columbus Light &
Water, Main Street Columbus, Pres-
tige Event Rentals and WSMS 99.9.
Tune in to facebook.com/Main-
StreetColumbus to enjoy the fun
Monday. The 2019 Christmas tree lighting at the Tombigbee Pedestrian Bridge is pictured in this
“Don’t let the Grinch steal your Dispatch file photo. This year’s tree lighting will be broadcast virtually on Facebook Live on
Christmas,” Bigelow said. Monday at 6 p.m.
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COVID had started, and I didn’t
want any place to go. This was my
therapy,” she said. “We had dresses
hanging all over the place.”
Craddock put extra effort into
making the garments. That meant
ribbons, bows and buttons.
“I tried to put something pretty
on them and make them special,”
she said.
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G
Making dresses was only half the
equation, of course. Getting them to
children that truly needed them was
the other. That’s when a suggestion
from Craddock’s pastor, Curtis Bray
of Shaeffer’s Chapel in Lowndes
County, came at just the right time.
See CRADDOCK, 8A
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
JA of
Columbus
accepting
scholarship
applications
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
J
unior Auxiliary of Columbus
is reaching out to graduating
high school seniors in Lown-
des County, encouraging them to
consult with their school guidance
counselor about applying for a
scholarship from the nonprofit
organization.
Opportunities include a number
of one-time scholarships to be
determined upon a review of ap-
plications. In addition, two special
scholarships in memory of Junior
Auxiliary members whose lives
were dedicated to the service of
others will be awarded. The Terry
Brewer Spirit Scholarship and the
Miss Eleanor Slaughter Excel-
lence Scholarship each consist of
awards of $1,000 per semester for
four years, for a total of $8,000 per
scholarship.
The Terry Brewer Spirit Schol-
arship places emphasis on the
applicant’s volunteer work with
children with a “servant’s heart,”
and the Miss Eleanor Slaughter
Excellence Scholarship places a
primary emphasis on excellence
exhibited in all areas: academic,
extracurricular, leadership, and
community-based volunteerism.
In considering applicants,
consideration will focus on scho-
lastic achievement, participation in
school and community activities,
the applicant’s work with children
and his or her need for financial
assistance.
Applications, available through
high school counselors, must be
postmarked no later than Feb. 12,
2021, to Junior Auxiliary of Colum-
bus (attention Kay Regimbal), P.O.
Box 11, Columbus, MS 39703.
Lowndes MSU
Alumni chapter
asks members to
support drives
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
iving back is a current focus
for the Lowndes County
Chapter of the Mississippi
State University Alumni Associa-
tion. Three collection drives will
benefit area agencies.
n Bully’s Closet and Pantry:
The pantry supports MSU stu-
dents experiencing food insecu-
rity. Donations of items such as
See ALUMNI, 8A
Dispatch file photo
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Craddock
Continued from Page 7A
It so happened that
Shaeffer’s Chapel youth
had put together 100
Christmas boxes to be
sent to El Salvador. John
Triplett of Pearland, Tex-
as, a brother to a Shaef-
fer’s Chapel congregant,
would be picking up the
boxes in Columbus on
behalf of Kendrick Min-
istries.
“We generally make a
couple of trips to El Sal-
vador a year, except this
year, and (the ministry)
tries to send Christmas
boxes up into some real
hard-to-reach places
of northern central El
Salvador in the area of
Chinameca,” Triplett
explained.
As a visitor to Shaef-
fer’s Chapel whenever
he’s in Columbus visiting
his brother, Triplett had
shared his interest in
mission work with Bray.
Triplett was happy to
Courtesy photo
John Triplett of Pearland,
Texas, often visits Shaef-
fer’s Chapel, Craddock’s
church, when he is in
Columbus to see family
members. Triplett helped
facilitate getting Crad-
dock’s garments to El
Salvador.
hear from Bray that, in
addition to boxes, he
would also be picking up
63 girls’ dresses.
“I picked up these
boxes and lo and behold,
there are these beautiful
dresses,” Triplett said.
“Mrs. Craddock does
amazing work, with the
embellishments, buttons
and lace.”
They will be much
appreciated when they
reach their destination.
“It’s very poor down
there, and folks are just
precious people. They
just don’t have much,”
Triplett said of the locale
where work, if it can be
found, may yield about
$150 per month. The
pandemic has made con-
ditions worse.
He had high praise for
the people of Shaeffer’s
Chapel.
“They’re very com-
munity-minded, with a
loving spirit,” Triplett
remarked. “These chil-
dren, when they get these
boxes on Christmas day,
it’s just incredible. You
just can’t imagine the joy
that comes with that.”
Craddock has already
received a thank you
letter from others that
helped transport the
dresses. After Christmas,
she’s looking forward to
promised photos of some
of the children receiving
their new garments.
“Things have just
worked out; it’s like God
talking to me to do this,”
she said.
Once some sewing
projects for family are
done, she plans to get
back to making dresses
for children she will
never meet.
“It’s kept my sanity
through all this, and it’s
a labor of love,” she said.
“I’m just thrilled to be
able to help out. I knew I
was led to do it.”

CALENDAR
Monday, Nov. 30
Virtual Christmas Tree
Lighting — Columbus
lights its city tree via Face-
book Live and WCBI at 6 p.m.,
with carolers and special
guests including Santa and
Miz Claus. Virtually chat with
Santa following the lighting.
Main Street Columbus, 662-
328-6305.
Tuesday, Dec. 1
“Deck the Halls” —
Lowndes County Master
Gardeners host a Christmas
decorating seminar at 10 a.m.
via Zoom. (Members may sign
up to attend in person at the
Lowndes Extension office, if
desired.) Register for the video
conference at msstateexten-
sion.zoom.us/meeting/regis-
ter/tJwsdO2sqD4rH9aNj7xi-
bIs0KNCiuhbdb5VI to receive
a link. 662-328-2111.
Wednesday and
Thursday, Dec. 2-3
Holiday Bazaar —
Shop for Christmas at the
annual Holiday Bazaar held
at the Mill; more details to
come. Follow on Instagram@
StarkvilleHolidayBazaar; 662-
323-3322.
Thursday, Dec. 3
Hospice Tree Lighting
Ceremony — Baptist Hos-
pice-Golden Triangle honors
lives of those lost with this
outdoor event at 5:30 p.m.
at 2309 Bluecutt Road, Suite
B. Light refreshments served.
662-243-1173.
Friday, Dec. 4
Grinch Fest — Don’t let
the grinch steal your Christ-
mas; watch for plans. This
event from 5-8 p.m. features
downtown shopping, activities
and getting your “passport”
stamped in Whoville. Main
Street Columbus, 662-328-
6305.
Sunday, Dec. 6
The Art of Hospitality
— The Columbus Arts Council
presents Ralph Null, Sarah
Labensky, Terry Conerly and
Jason Sims sharing advice on
entertaining with wines, food
and flowers, 1-4 p.m. at the
Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501
Main St. Bid on table arrange-
ments, fine wines and art.
Tickets $50. columbus-arts.
org, 662-328-2787.
Saturday, Dec. 12
Whoville Cruisin’ —
Cars, trucks, golf carts and
gators are invited to decorate
“Grinch-style” and join this
cruise through downtown
Columbus at 3:30 p.m. Meet
at the Hitching Lot Farmers’
Market, Second Avenue and
Second Street North, between
2-3 p.m. (No vehicle to be
driven outside parade route
that is not street legal.) Main
Street Columbus, 662-328-
6305.
Tuesdays in December
Holiday Fun at 501 —
Bring your lunch and enjoy
sounds of the season 11
a.m.-1 p.m. at the Columbus
Arts Council, 501 Main St.
Drinks, live music and holiday
fun provided. Free. Music by:
Dec. 1-Mother Goose; Dec.
8-Jessica Horton; Dec. 15-
Jace Ferraez; Dec. 22-Suzuki
Strings. 662-328-2787.

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bread, jelly, fruit cups,
cereal, rice packets,
Hamburger Helper, grits,
Ramen noodles, snack
packs and box meals,
as well as deodorant
shampoo and condition-
er, laundry pods, paper
towels, notebooks and
mechanicals pencils are
being collected through
Wednesday, Dec. 2.
Drop-off bins are located
at Dewey’s Cupcakes and
Anytime Bakery at 9677
Wolfe Road in Caledonia,
at Shelter Insurance at
940 Tuscaloosa Road,
and at Sports Specialty at
1505 Highway 45 N.
n Helping Hands:
The chapter asks for
non-perishable food
items for this Colum-
bus food pantry to be
dropped off through Dec.
16 at the drop-off loca-
tions mentioned above.
n YMCA Undercover
Project: The Undercover
Project responds to crisis
situations by giving
donated new, packaged
undergarments including
underwear, undershirts,
bras and socks to people
in need. Drop off items at
the YMCA in downtown
Columbus, 602 Second
Ave. N.
The alumni chapter
also encourages partic-
ipation in a blood drive
taking place Saturday,
Dec. 5 from 9 a.m.-noon
at the YMCA in down-
town Columbus. Make an
appointment in advance
at vitalant.org and click
on “donate.” Enter spon-
sor code “MSUAlum.”
For more information
about any of the drives
the chapter is support-
ing, contact Adrienne
Morris at adriennemor-
ris1999@gmail.com.

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Hodge: Egg Bowl surprises with civility; Kiffin takes 1-0 lead on Leach
OXFORD — As Mississippi State Ole Miss recaptured the Golden Egg
quarterback Will Rogers cocked his arm on Saturday after a two-game losing
back and fired a last-ditch Hail Mary streak with a 31-24 victory in what was
effort trailing by seven points, fans in a competitive yet surprisingly tame con-
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium held their test.
collective breath. For years, the Egg Bowl has been
Nothing out of described by many as toxic. “Egg Bowl
this world insane Twitter” is most certainly a thing. But
had occurred yet all of that would be news to anyone who
in the Egg Bowl, watched this rivalry unfold for the first
so something time.
batcrap nuts had There were no unsportsmanlike
to happen on the conduct penalties. No chippiness from
game’s final play, either side following a play, at least no
right? more than any normal week. There cer-
“Oh, that’s tainly wasn’t anyone pretending to pee
going to be a like a dog in the end zone.
Garrick Hodge
touchdown, isn’t Maybe it was partly due to a reduced
it?” one press box crowd because of the pandemic, but in
scribe opined as Rogers’ pass hung in comparison to last year, Saturday sure
the air. Nevertheless, there was no mira- didn’t feel like a game between two rivals
cle catch. Rogers’ pass landed harmless- who couldn’t stand each other. Even in a Photo by Bruce Newman
ly on the field as Rebels players sprinted close game, the on-field entertainment Ole Miss wide receiver Elijah Moore (8) makes a catch against Mississippi State
to midfield in celebration. See HODGE, 3B safety Collin Duncan (19) in Saturday’s Egg Bowl at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

WR Walley OLE MISS 31, MISSISSIPPI STATE 24

cements
self as star
despite loss
Rebels outpace Bulldogs in 93rd
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com

OXFORD — Jaden
Walley doesn’t believe
Battle for the Golden Egg
he’s ever been on ES-
PN’s SportsCenter. Hell,
he said he doesn’t even
watch it.
But after Walley’s
highlight-reel, one-hand-
ed grab down the right
sideline in Mississippi
State’s 31-24 Egg Bowl
loss to Ole Miss, he as-
sured his appearance on
the nightly program’s
Top 10 plays is merely a
matter of time.
“I can’t even explain
what happened,” Walley
said of his acrobatic side-
line catch through an ear-
to-ear grin. “I just looked
up, and the ball was in the
air, and I threw my hand
up and tried to catch it.”
A converted quarter-
back out of D’Iberville
High School, the first-
year phenom has had his
moments. Over the first
six games of 2020, Wal-
ley went over the 50-yard
See WALLEY, 3B

MSU-Missouri
postponed by
SEC to ensure
Alabama-LSU
matchup
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE —Mis-
sissippi State’s game
against Missouri, origi-
nally scheduled for Dec.
5, will be moved to a later
date.
In an effort by the
Southeastern Confer-
ence to ensure No. 1 Al-
abama could play LSU,
Missouri will now play
Arkansas at home on the
day it was supposed to
play MSU.
Arkansas was slated to
host the Crimson Tide on
Saturday in Fayetteville,
while LSU was set to host
Ole Miss in Baton Rouge.
MSU already had its
game against No. 22 Au-
burn rescheduled from
Nov. 14 to Dec. 12 due to
COVID-19 related issues
among the Bulldog foot-
ball program.
Assuming MSU’s
game against Missou-
ri is rescheduled, the
most likely date is Dec.
19, the day of the SEC
championship game.
The Bulldogs will now
have an open date next
week.
Mississippi State running back Dillon Johnson (23) is tackled by Ole Miss defensive back A.J. Finley (21) during Saturday’s Egg Bowl at
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford. The Rebels beat the Bulldogs 31-24 to recapture the Golden Egg trophy.
Rivals put on offensive display in Oxford, but MSU cedes trophy to Ole Miss
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
OXFORD — Will Rogers
scratched his head and peered
deep into the Oxford night.
As Ole Miss players stormed
past the Brandon native after
his last-second heave fell to
the ground in the back right
corner of the end zone, Rogers
could only look on in confusion
and disbelief after he broke an
MSU Egg Bowl passing record,
notched over 400 yards through
the air and brought the Bull-
dogs to the precipice of victory
down Highway 278.
“We’re playing with only 45
scholarship guys, so that makes
it challenging, too,” head coach
Mike Leach said postgame.
“But I thought our guys kept
playing hard the whole time,
the whole duration, because you
know there weren’t a lot of rein-
forcements up there.”
In a rivalry marred by more
than a century’s worth of ab-
surdity, Saturday’s meeting of
in-state companions remained
rather tame as Ole Miss earned
its first victory in Oxford since
2014 with a 31-24 win.
Matching the high-flying of-
fenses of first-year head coach-
es Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach,
Ole Miss and MSU combined
for 1,029 yards of offense, while
the Bulldogs’ 440 yards through
the air marked the program’s
most ever in an Egg Bowl.
Racing a mile a minute
throughout Saturday’s first half,
Ole Miss finished the opening
30 minutes with 42 plays from
scrimmage in just 12:39 of pos-
session time, and 82 overall —
its most in a victory this season.
But for as efficient as the Reb-
els’ offense was, Kiffin’s attack
stalled deep in MSU territory.
Rather than attempt a field
goal until the fourth quarter,
Ole Miss was thrice stopped on
fourth downs inside the MSU
21-yard line.
“There was definitely a
point at which I was wonder-
ing to what extent they hated
their kicker or punter,” Leach
quipped postgame. “... Hopeful-
ly next time around those guys
can win the popularity contest
down there, but it looks like
they’re down right now.”
After offering signs of life
following two months’ worth of
anemic displays, the MSU of-
fense sputtered to life in spurts
Saturday. Freshman Will Rog-
ers completed 45 of 61 passes
in his first meeting against the
Rebels. Junior receiver Malik
Heath, a former Under Armour
All-American who joined MSU
after two years at Copiah-Lin-
coln Community College,
notched his best game to date
with two touchdown catches on
four total receptions.
After a breakout perfor-
mance a week ago against No.
9 Georgia, receiver Jaden Wal-
ley broke Mardye McDole’s
43-year-old freshman record
with 176 yards receiving. Dart-
ing down the MSU sideline ear-
ly in the fourth quarter, it was
Walley’s one-handed snag as
he was smoked by Ole Miss de-
fensive back Jaylon Jordan that
gave MSU a glimmer of hope at
a third straight Egg Bowl crown.
“I can’t even explain what
happened,” Walley said post-
game. “I just looked up, and the
ball was in the air, and I threw
my hand up and tried to catch
it.”
Following Walley’s high-
light-reel grab, junior receiver
Austin Williams redeemed a
goal-line fumble from the first
quarter that was later deposited
by Rebels running back Snoop
Photo by Bruce Newman
Conner for a 1-yard score with
a touchdown of his own as he
hauled two Ole Miss defenders
with him to pay dirt to bring
MSU within three points.
“Obviously I made a mis-
take,” Williams said. “I tried
to bounce back, do whatever I
could to help the team.”
Facing an Ole Miss offense
that ranked third nationally in
yards per game entering the
contest, the shorthanded MSU
defense bent for much of the
night but finally broke as sopho-
more running back Jerrion Ealy
carried a gaggle of defenders
across the goal line with 4:48
remaining in the fourth quarter
to give the Rebels their first win
over their in-state rivals since
2017.
Minutes after connecting
for a reception that’s sure to ap-
pear on ESPN’s SportsCenter
on Saturday night, Rogers’ final
pass of the night was deflected
out of Walley’s hands as a cho-
rus of Hotty Toddys enveloped
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
“There’s no moral victories,
but I do think we are playing
hard, playing tough,” Williams
said. “There’s no quit in this
team for sure.”
2B SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020
Jones, Bama roll past Auburn
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
— Once the Iron Bowl
kicked off, Nick Saban
was just another passion-
ate, heavily invested fan
who was powerless to
help his team win.
His team still won —
big.
Mac Jones passed
for 302 yards and a ca-
reer-high five touch-
downs, highlighted by
two long ones to DeVonta
Smith, and No. 1 Alabama
rolled over rival No. 22
Auburn 42-13 on Saturday
without Saban.
The Crimson Tide (8-
0, No. 1 playoff rankings)
continued a dominating
march through a sched-
ule of all-Southeastern
Conference games even
minus its six-time nation-
al champion coach on the
sideline.
Saban tested positive
for COVID-19 on Wednes-
day and watched the game
feed from home, witness-
ing the usual array of big
plays with offensive coor-
dinator Steve Sarkisian
running the show.
Saban said his staff
“did a marvelous job.”
“Sark did a nice job
of managing things, and
I sat here and felt a little
helpless,” he said in a
postgame Zoom from his
PREP FOOTBALL
West Point beats Ridgeland for shot at fifth straight title
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
RIDGELAND — After
the clock hit zeros, after
the final pass was knocked
away, West Point running
back Cameron Young ran
over to celebrate with the
Green Wave defense as it
ran off the field in joy.
Young knew where the
credit lay.
Sure, with three rush-
ing touchdowns in Fri-
day’s 29-22 win over Rid-
geland in the MHSAA
Class 5A north state final,
Young had a claim to plen-
ty of the kudos.
Instead, he went over
to a defense that limited a
powerful Titans offense to
just eight points after the
first quarter and basked
in the moment with them.
After a third straight road
playoff win, the Green
Wave were going back to
the state title game.
“That’s the standard at
West Point: state champi-
onship,” Young said. “If
the season doesn’t end in
the state championship,
it’s not a good season.”
Consider this the fifth
consecutive good season,
then. West Point has won
the last four Class 5A
championships and has
designs on five in a row,
which would tie South Pa-
nola for the most consec-
utive titles among public
schools in the state. The
Green Wave are current-
ly tied with the Tigers for
most MHSAA champion-
ships with 11 apiece.
They hope No. 12 is
on the way at 7 p.m. next
Saturday against West
Jones at Mississippi Vet-
erans Memorial Stadi-
um in Jackson. In 2018,
the Mustangs ran into a
powerhouse Green Wave
team that beat them 27-
12 on the championship
stage to finish 14-1.
“They’re going to want
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Jan. 15, 2021. Matches
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of registration. Players
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Alabama quarterback Mac Jones (10) threw for 302
yards and a career-high five touchdowns Saturday.
home. “I could see things
and yell at things and lis-
ten to (wife) Miss Terry
yell downstairs. It’s a lit-
tle different. It still feels
good to win.”
The result was much
of the same against the
Tigers (5-3), who suffered
the second-most lopsid-
ed loss of Gus Malzahn’s
coaching tenure. The
only bigger margin was
Alabama’s 52-21 win in
the 2018 Iron Bowl.
“They’re a very, very
talented team,” Malzahn
said. “We knew that. Still
we came in here with the
mindset that we wanted
to win the game. To beat
a team like that on the
road, you’ve got to make
plays. We didn’t do that.
We didn’t play our best.
It’s obvious.”
revenge,” West Point
coach Chris Chambless
said. “We know we’re
going to get everything
they’ve got. At this time
of the year, it’s the last
game. You’re either going
to win or don’t win — we
don’t like that ‘L’ word.”
The way the Green
Wave have been playing
the past few weeks, that
much is clear. Even when
West Point allowed
touchdowns on Ridge-
land’s first two drives
and was stopped at the
Titans’ 6-yard line on its
own second possession,
giving the home team the
ball back with a 14-7 lead,
it showed the “refuse to
lose” attitude Chambless
has praised the past few
weeks.
Helped by a holding
penalty on the Titans, the
Green Wave got their first
— and perhaps their big-
gest — stop of the night,
stuffing a Ridgeland run
on fourth down near mid-
field. Four minutes later,
Young was in the end zone
to tie the game at 14-14.
But once again, West
Point would have to fight
back. The Green Wave
were stopped on their
first possession of the sec-
ond half, and Ridgeland
cashed in for a touchdown
and a two-point conver-
sion.
After both teams went
for it on fourth down and
failed, West Point an-
swered. Senior JaKobe
Pate had a big gain on the
ground to set himself up
for a 6-yard touchdown
run, and he then found
quarterback Corbin Kel-
ley on a throwback play
for the tying two-point try.
“He’s a big part of our
team, and we pull for each
other,” said Young, who
was glad to see Pate get
up and run off the field
after being injured mid-
that they are registering
with a team. All teams are
co-ed. The registration
fee is $70, which includes
player registration, refer-
ee fees, team entry to the
Friendly City Shootout in
April and field set-up fees.
Players and teams are re-
sponsible for purchasing
and designing their own
jersey.
CSO adult soccer is
played using small-sided
rules. Matches are held
on a U-12-sized field with
seven players per side.
Other modifications in-
cluding open substitution,
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Bo Nix passed for 227
yards and ran for a late
touchdown for the Tigers,
but also threw two inter-
ceptions.
“It feels pretty terri-
ble,” Nix said. “It’s not
very fun. It just hurts be-
cause of everything that
I’ve put into it, everything
that I’ve done to get to this
moment and just come up
a lot short. It’s an awful
Crimson Tide Photo
feeling, to be honest with
you.”
Saban, meanwhile, Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
Alabama started a couldn’t talk to his team
starting 90 minutes be-
Sudoku
Sudoku is a number-
placing puzzle based on
Yesterday’s answer
string of three straight 2 6 8 9 4 7 5 3 1
fore kickoff though he Sudoku
a 9x9 gridis witha several
num-
touchdowns with Jones’s
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given numbers.puzzleThe object 7 3 5 1 2 8 6 9 4
2020 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
66-yard touchdown to based onthe a 9x9
during the week. He is to place numbers 9 1 4 6 5 3 7 2 8
Smith, who was streaking grid
by himself downfield af- spoke to the media in his 1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 3 4 1 7 9 5 2 8 6
given
so that numbers.
each row, eachThe 8 7 2 4 3 6 1 5 9
ter Auburn defenders bit home’s “recruiting room,”
object
column and each 3x3 the
is to place box
on a double move. He lat- filled with Alabama mem- numbers 5 9 6 2 8 1 4 7 3
er added a 58-yard catch orabilia, including an el- contains the1same to 9 number
in
6 2 3 8 7 4 9 1 5
the empty spaces so
and run on a quick slant, ephant head on the wall only once. The difficulty 1 5 7 3 6 9 8 4 2
that each row, each
sprinting away from the and a pool table with a level increases from
column and each 4 8 9 5 1 2 3 6 7
Tigers. crimson playing surface. Monday
3x3 boxtocontains
Sunday.
Difficulty Level 11/27
Smith had seven catch- “That was really hard, the same number only once. The difficulty level
es for 171 yards. Najee especially the fact that I increases from Monday to Sunday.
Smith ran for 96 yards, feel great,” the 69-year-
including a 39-yard touch- old said.
down, and John Metchie
III caught a pair of scor-
ing passes. Up next
“Not having Coach Auburn: Hosts No. 5
Saban is difficult and ob- Texas A&M on Dec. 5.
viously he did a great job Alabama: At defend-
preparing all of us for a ing national champion
situation like this. It was LSU, one of two teams to
clear we were prepared beat the Tide last season,
for this situation.” in a makeup game Dec. 5.
way through the fourth knocked away near the
quarter. Chambless said goal line by Frederick
the senior was knocked McMillian. West Point
out cold briefly and that had survived.
the team would have him “We just had to step
checked out. up,” Chambless said.
The injury came “Hats off to them. They’re
near the beginning of a a tremendous football
back-breaking drive put team.”
together by West Point But so, of course, is
West Point. The Green
to bury the Titans. When
Wave proved that again
the Green Wave took pos-
Friday, and they’ll have
session at their own 20
one more chance to do so
with 7 minutes, 45 sec-
next week in Jackson.
onds to go, their intent
For Young, with the
was twofold.
streak on the line, that
“We wanted to be a
means everything.
little methodical about
“We don’t want to be
it, but we also wanted to
a part of the crew that
score,” Chambless said.
brings it to an end,” he
West Point kept its
said. “We don’t want it to
normal rhythm, using its
traditional ground attack end with us. We want to
keep it going.”
to move the ball down the ACROSS
field. That involved a va- 1 Far from firm
riety of backs: Pate had a West Point 29, Ridgeland 22 5 Gelatin shaper
WP 7 7 0 15 — 29
couple decent runs before R 14 0 8 0 — 22
First quarter 9 Craze
his injury, Young picked R — Zy McDonald 4 run (McDonald run), clock 10:46
10 Spring sign
WP — Cameron Young 6 run (Alex Harper kick),
up a key third down with a clock 6:15 12 “Homage to
R — Ja’Braxton Boone 18 pass from McDonald (pass
spin move, and Chris Ivy failed), clock 4:40 Clio” poet
Second quarter
took a direct snap to move WP — Young 1 run (Harper kick), clock 4:25 13 Horse’s
the chains in a critical sit- Third quarter
R — Donovan Ball 10 pass from McDonald (Ayden cousin
uation. Williams pass from McDonald), clock 5:03
Fourth quarter 14 Hurled
But it was Kelley, who WP — JaKobe Pate 6 run (Corbin Kelley pass from
weapon
Pate), clock 9:46
went more horizontal WP — Young 4 run (Harper kick), clock 0:45
16 Vault part
than vertical on a fourth-
17 Game pieces
and-2 rush play that failed Other scores 18 Waterfall
by a yard earlier on, who Noxubee County 50, 20 Z neighbor
atoned for his mistake in Winona 7
a big way. On the same
22 Manipulative
MACON — Bobby sort
bootleg run, he gave West Shanklin scored four
Point first-and-goal at the 23 Caravan stop DOWN sun
touchdowns as Noxubee
4 with 51 seconds left. 25 Bus. enve- 1 Mountain 19 Swear
County punched its ticket
Young powered in on the lope abbr. shrub 21 Ann Darrow’s
to the Class 3A title game.
next play with 45 seconds Shanklin had rush-
28 Fly, e.g. 2 Start a new admirer
to go. ing scores of 37, 10 and 4 32 Troop group paragraph 24 Resistance to
“We tried to milk the yards as well as catching 34 Negative link 3 Bearing change
clock as much as we could a 12-yard touchdown pass 35 Ventilate 4 Magic cure 25 Degrade
because we know their from Chrishaad Rupert. 36 Spread 5 Challenges for 26 Diamond feat
offense is so dangerous,” Rupert also had a 42-yard throughout mice 27 Angry rant
Young said of the Titans. touchdown pass to Anto- 38 Word sep- 6 Valuable rock 29 Tooth layer
With its last gasp, Rid- nio Fowler Jr. arator 7 Some October 30 Software
geland nearly proved him Martavious Wicks 40 London paper babies writers
right. McDonald had two and Anthony Little also 41 Tribal leader 8 Mock 31 Lock
clutch throws to get the scored touchdowns for 42 Bakery 9 Molten rock 33 Mimics
ball down the field in the Noxubee County, and the workers 11 Cavalry 37 End of a
final seconds, and the Tigers recorded a safety. 43 Sinuous fish weapon famous boast
Titans ran one final play Noxubee County will 44 Suffers 15 Part of the 39 Cartoon
from the West Point 38 face Magee in the state Earth facing the frame
with two ticks to go. But championship game at 11
McDonald’s pass was a.m. Friday in Jackson.
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Bulldog Bullets: Ole Miss recaptures Golden Egg

BY GARRICK HODGE
ghodge@cdispatch.com
OXFORD — It defi-
nitely wasn’t as wild as
last year’s Egg Bowl.
Taking into account
the game was billed up
for months because of the
coaches affiliated with
both programs, the 2020
Egg Bowl was a bit of a
snoozefest all things con-
sidered.
But one thing was
unmistakable: Ole Miss
was the better team Sat-
urday. Matt Corral was
too much for a depleted
MSU defense to hold off
for too long, Lane Kiffin
was hellbent on going for
it on every fourth-down
attempt imaginable, and
the Bulldogs couldn’t put
together enough offense
against the Southeastern
Conference’s worst de-
fense statistically.
Following the 31-24 de-
feat, you’ll probably hear
the narrative resurfaced
that Mike Leach can’t win
rivalry games factoring in
his 1-7 record in the Apple
Cup at Washington State.
Whether that’s a fair as-
sessment or not is debat-
able, but it’s going to be a
storyline.
As always, for those
that are new to Bulldog
Bullets, The Commercial
Dispatch will bring you
an instant reaction blog of
Mississippi State football
games posted immediate-
ly after the final gun filled
with short observations
and commentary.
To the Bulldog Bullets:
— Well, it was certain-
ly an interesting first sea-
son under Leach... wait,
there’s two more games
left to play? This feels
weird, man. But he’s guar-
anteed to finish his first
year with a losing record.
— Not sure if it’s pure
aggression, distrust in
the kicker, or a combina-
tion of the two, but Kiffin
gambling on every fourth
down deep in MSU terri-
tory regardless of score
and previous success is a
coaching strategy not of-
ten seen.
— Going 3 of 14 on
third down against that
Ole Miss defense isn’t a
great look.
— Poor MSU safety
Landon Guidry could use
a hug after getting beat
for multiple long touch-
downs.
— Gotta give Corral
credit. That dude can flat
out sling it. Ditto to Elijah
Moore, who has estab-
lished himself as one of
the best receivers in the
nation.
— Braylon Sanders
did MSU a huge favor by
dropping a sure touch-
down on fourth down on
Ole Miss’ first drive.
— Kameron Jones, an
offensive lineman, got a
reception! He’s living the
dream.
— Austin Williams,
probably the most
sure-handed receiver
MSU has, fumbled at the
1-yard line when the Bull-
dogs were on the verge
of tying the game early.
Deane Leonard, a former
running back now playing
defensive back, recovered
and ran 84 yards, creat-
ing an eventual 14-point
swing. I guess 2020
giveth, 2020 taketh away.
— Jaden Walley, back-
to-back 100-plus yard first
halves. Broke Mardye
McDole’s 48-year record
(148) for most receiv-
ing yards in a game by a
freshman after catching
nine passes for 176 yards.
Not bad for the freshman
wideout.
— All things consid-
ering, it seemed like Will
Rogers played another
very respectable game.
— Outstanding
two-minute drive by MSU
before halftime. A 13 play,
94 yard series was fin-
ished off by Malik Heath’s
second receiving touch-
down of the half.
— I have no idea how
the score was 21-14 at
halftime.
— Two botched snaps
on third down derailed
two different MSU drives.
— Kiffin going for it
on fourth-and-3 from his
own 38 (and converting)
up one touchdown mid
third quarter is all sorts
of gutsy.
— How Walley man-
aged to haul in a pass af-
ter taking a massive hit
late in the fourth, I’ll nev-
er know. The guy certain-
ly looks like a player.
— Interesting onside
kick strategy putting two
kickers out on the field.
The attempt itself was
otherwise uneventful.
— Because the Egg
Bowl is the Egg Bowl,
at least two press box
scribes predicted Rog-
ers’ last-ditch Hail Mary
to be caught while the
ball was in the air. Nev-
ertheless, it wasn’t.

Walley
Continued from Page 1B
plateau just once. He was
even held without a catch
in the season-opening up-
set of No. 6 LSU.
Walley’s low point
came in a Week 2 loss to
Arkansas as MSU crashed
roughly 10,000 feet from
its post-LSU pedestal.
Offered a chance on punt
return, he muffed a kick
that would’ve given the
Bulldogs possession and
a chance to tie the game
late. Instead, the Razor-
backs walked out of Davis
Wade Stadium with an un-
seemly victory.
But in the weeks since,
Walley has rather loud-
ly announced his arriv-
al to the Starkville and
Southeastern Conference
scene. In last week’s trip
to Athens, he torched a
Georgia defense that has
been ranked among the
nation’s best of the past
half-decade for 115 yards
and a 51-yard touchdown
that left the Bulldogs val-
iantly close to springing
an upset.
Then came Saturday.
Facing an Ole Miss
secondary that’s allowed
an average of 40 points
per game heading into the
93rd Battle for the Golden
Egg, Walley danced up,
down and around the Reb-
els defense with rhythm
and timing that would’ve
made Magnolia State
blues musicians past and
present jealous of his cre-
scendo over the course of
this season.
Catching nine balls
on 14 targets, he broke
Mardye McDole’s
43-year-old freshman
single-game receiving
record with 176 yards on
nine receptions. McDole,
as you may recall, be-
came a second-round pick
of the Minnesota Vikings
following his time at MSU
and still holds the school
record for single-season
receiving yards.
Not coincidentally,
Walley’s massive outputs
have coincided with new-
ly inspired offensive ef-
forts for head coach Mike
Leach’s squads. After ex-
ploding for 623 passing
yards against LSU, losses
to Georgia and Ole Miss
over the past two weeks
marked the second- and
third-best passing perfor-
mances of Leach’s tenure.
Walley’s classmate
Will Rogers has also
shown a poise and matu-
rity in the pocket behind
a recently-improved of-
fensive line that’s aided
in the recent uptick. Sat-
urday, Rogers passed for
an Egg Bowl record 440
yards and became the
first freshman in school
history with multiple 300-
yard passing outings in a
season.
“The success they
have isn’t really a surprise
for anyone in our building
because we know how
hard they worked to get
here and they both have
bright futures,” senior
linebacker Erroll Thomp-
son said of Walley’s and
Rogers’ performances
of late. “I mean you see
Walley today and some
of the balls Will Rogers
throws, it’s not freshman
like. Pretty great future
ahead.”
“I think Jaden is play-
ing extremely well for a
true freshman,” Leach
added.
Yet for a player as
young and talented as he
is, there’s a quiet confi-
dence to Walley. He’s sub-
dued in postgame press
conferences, with slight
tinges of youthful exu-
berance here and there.
As he answers questions
from reporters, he lights
up slightly, but recoils
as to not offer too much
excitement as his dread-
locks peek out from be-
neath an MSU-branded
ski cap.
For Walley, games like
Saturday in Oxford are
new at the collegiate lev-
el. But having performed
as he has on Mississippi’s
grandest stage in a rivalry
consumed by bitterness,
hate and historic mo-
ments, the freshman pass
catcher has given the
Bulldogs a major weapon
not only down the road,
but in the immediate fu-
ture as well.
And as for SportsCen-
ter? That, too, is immi-
nent.
“I don’t think about it
too much,” Walley said of
his recent ascent. “I just
go out and play the next
play, play as hard as I can,
and whatever happens
happens.”

Hodge
Continued from Page 1B
value certainly didn’t live
up to its multi month-long
hype machine, which was
always going to be out of
control considering the
coaches of both teams.
All that aside, when the
smoke cleared, round one
of who knows how many
more goes to Lane Kiffin.
Ole Miss had a talented
quarterback-wide receiv-
er combo in Matt Corral
and Elijah Moore that was
plenty efficient to take
advantage of a severely
undermanned secondary,
as the Bulldogs took Jerry
Hollingsworth Field with
45 available scholarship
players. MSU was short-
handed enough that even
a loss to Ole Miss likely
won’t deflate most of the
fanbase, even if they’ll
have to hear relentless
ribbing from their friends
with Ole Miss allegianc-
es. Considering how life-
less the Bulldogs looked
two weeks ago in a win
against Vanderbilt, may-
be it’s a small moral vic-
tory Mike Leach pleased
with his team’s effort for
the second straight week.
“I thought we played
extremely hard,” Leach
said. “We had young guys
playing hard. I was proud
of them.”
Meanwhile, Bulldogs
safety Landon Guidry
needs a hug after getting
torched by multiple Ole
Miss receivers for long
touchdowns. Instead of
committing a costly un-
sportsmanlike penalty,
Moore showcased his
growth into one of the
nation’s best receivers by
passing A.J. Brown’s sin-
gle-season school record
for receptions and amass-
ing 139 yards against the
Bulldogs. As a team, Ole
Miss accumulated 550 to-
tal yards of offense utiliz-
ing a fast-paced, hurry-up
attack. Jaden Walley
broke a MSU freshman
receiver record for most
yards in a single game
with 176. Kiffin went for
it on fourth down so many
times Leach was unsure
who the first-year Ole
Miss coach hated more:
his punter or his kicker.
And despite the civili-
ty on the field, the trophy
coming back to Oxford
meant plenty to Ole Miss
players.
“To see them in the
locker room, it was like
they won the Super Bowl,”
Kiffin said postgame.
Maybe the most alarm-
ing aspect of the 2020
Egg Bowl is the season
isn’t over yet for either
team. MSU won’t play its
regularly scheduled con-
test against Missouri next
week because of some —
let’s call it “creative” —
scheduling by the SEC
so Alabama and LSU can
face each other on Dec.
5. The regular season
may stretch through Dec.
19, and based on ESPN’s
bowl projection from the
previous week, the Bull-
dogs could be in a bowl
game on Dec. 26.
The Bulldogs possibly
playing in the regular sea-
son until a week before
Christmas, a tame Egg
Bowl, a possible two- to
four-win team in a bowl
game. Buckle up.
It’s a season that will
finish unlike any other.

Briefly
James carries Jacksonville over
Southern Miss
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
— Dontarius James had
a career-high 21 points
as Jacksonville defeated
Southern Miss men’s bas-
ketball 66-51 in the Gold-
en Eagles’ season opener
Saturday.
Bryce Workman had
11 points and seven re-
bounds for Jacksonville
(2-0). Diante Wood added
11 points. Tyreese Davis
had 10 points.
Tae Hardy had 15
points and seven re-
bounds for the Golden
Eagles (0-1). Justin John-
son added 10 points.
New Hope product Tyler
Stevenson had eight re-
bounds.
Vanderbilt K Fuller becomes first
woman to play in Power 5
COLUMBIA, Mo. —
Sarah Fuller became the
first woman to participate
in a Power Five confer-
ence football game when
she kicked off for Vander-
bilt to start the second
half at Missouri, a mo-
ment that may take some
time to soak in for her.
Fuller kicked with a
holder rather than using
a tee in a designed squib
kick, and the senior sent
a low kick to the 35-yard
line where it was pounced
on by Missouri’s Mason
Pack. Fuller didn’t get
any other opportunities
in Vanderbilt’s 41-0 loss to
Missouri.
Coach Derek Mason
made clear that Fuller
kicked for the Commo-
dores due to need, not
for history or publicity.
COVID-19 protocols and
restrictions left Mason
with very few options,
prompting him to reach
out to the soccer team for
help.
Fuller, a 6-foot-2 goal-
keeper, decided she was
up for the challenge.
“I’m not about making
statements,” Mason said.
“This was out of necessity.
You look at our week. Our
students had gone home.
The ability to have access
to students and tryouts
was almost nil in terms
of like what’s available. ...
That just happened to be
the most viable option.”
SOURCE: AP

Dear Abby

D
EAR ABBY: I have been
married to my husband for
38 years. Our two children
are adults now. Our older son
has had the same girlfriend for
11 years, but my in-laws still
won’t accept her because they
aren’t married, so they don’t
include her in some family func-
tions. How can I let them know
in a nice way that she is family
to me? Even my husband doesn’t
regard her as family.
I understand some people
are that way, but I was raised
by a mother who saw all of our
friends and boyfriends and Dear Abby
girlfriends as family, even after
some were divorced. I feel like
skipping these family functions if my children
and their girlfriends aren’t included. What can
I do? — INCLUSIVE IN OKLAHOMA
DEAR INCLUSIVE: Your in-laws
have a right to their opinions, and
so do you. Listen to your heart.
If it’s telling you that you would
rather spend those times with
your children and their girlfriends,
go ahead and do it. I am assum-
ing that the son who is involved in
the long-term relationship would
not be leaving his girlfriend home
alone when these gatherings are
held, because if that’s the case
after 11 years, she should dump
him.
DEAR ABBY: My sisters and I
grew up in California. One of my
sisters moved to Texas with her
husband 29 years ago. Over the
years I have had to listen to her
put California down. On the occasions when
she visits, she never fails to mention how
crowded it is, how the air is terrible and how
our government is a joke.
Recently, she asked to come here for a
visit, and I agreed. The next day I got a text
from her with an article attached about “Why
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longer want her to come next month. How do I
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DEAR ANNOYED: Are you telling me you
have tolerated your sister’s jibes about our
great state of California all this time without
putting a stop to it? That woman has a lot of
nerve! If she truly hates it here, why is she
willing to come?
Although California may have its natural
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the promise of even higher taxes to come —
other states are not without their challenges.
Yet folks still seem to want to immigrate to
California in droves, judging by the traffic.
The time has come to draw the line. Tell
your sister you don’t like her needling, and if
she doesn’t cut it out, her invitation will be
rescinded.
DEAR ABBY: For the last 20 years, I have
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Many parents do this when their children
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Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 29).
You’ll become fascinating to yourself
and to the world this year as mild
curiosities develop into full-on
pursuits, impressive projects and
even quests. Various trainings will
be involved. You’ll present yourself
in a different and likely more public
forum. Financially, June and July are
thrilling. Cancer and Capricorn adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 22,
19, 38 and 5.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). It
will be interesting how you resolve
what is requested of you. The vaguer
the request, the more creative you
get. You’ll take all the independence
and freedom the situation affords
and run with it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Most people are not where they are.
The secret to your charisma and to
your special relationships is that you
are hyper-present in a world where
distraction is the norm.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You are more objective about what
happens to you than others in your
position would be, and this allows
you to learn quickly and make plans
based on more than just your emo-
tional response.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
The way you listen to and admire
others is rare, and the subjects of
your attention may not be used to
it, but that won’t stop them from
being flattered to the point of utter
intoxication.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will
sacrifice something you previously
attained in order to get this new
thing you want. You’ll be surprised
at the cost of your fresh desire -- not
by the monetary cost but the nature
of what’s exchanged.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It will
feel as though you’re taking a test.
A high level of focus is necessary,
and you’ll do very well with this, too,
rising to the occasion, eyes exclu-
sively on your own paper.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re
even more sensitive than usual to
the energy of places. Go where the
atmosphere is welcoming. If you’re
uncomfortable in a place, don’t
wait to figure out why. Move along
to where the vibrations feel good to
you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Say yes to the location change.
You don’t know what can be seen
from that place until you go there. A
change of vantage will lead to more
ideas and broaden the scope of a
relationship or project.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Hunger can be satisfied by a meal,
but desire will increase as it is fed.
Each taste intensifies need. Beware
of situations in which you are unlike-
ly to be content with moderation.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
Emotional responses are our earli-
est teachers but not always the best
ones, since young feelings can be
so volatile. You’ll question what fear
taught you, bringing maturity and
reason to bear on the situation.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If
you can’t figure out how to go faster,
consider cutting the amount you’re
asking yourself to do in half and
then taking your sweet time with
that. Going slower will be interesting
today, and you’ll look cool doing it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
The more comfortable you feel
with who you are and what you’re
doing, the less a favorable response
matters to you. You’ll use feedback
as information, not as emotional
sustenance.

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Religion
Lord have mercy on me
L
ord have
mercy on
me is a short
prayer we can pray
when faced with
unexpected situa-
tions, such as a car
accident, surgery or
the birth of a child
coming before the
due date. “Turn to
me and have mercy
Sherry Ivy
on me, as you
always do to those
who love your name.” (Psalm
119:132) NIV
Sometimes we feel like God
is not hearing us when we pray
because He hasn’t answered
our prayers. Therefore, we
have to keep crying out to Him
for mercy. “Hear, for us to deal with. We find the danger passes by.” (Psalm (Psalm 30:10) KJV
O Lord, when I cry ourselves grieving all the time. 57:1) NLT So be encouraged today and
with my voice: have In moments such as these, From time to time, we sin always remember: In times
mercy also upon we have to ask the Lord to against God. Nevertheless,
such as these, we have to
me, and answer have mercy on us in our time when we sin we need to be like
me.” (Psalm 27:7) of grief. “Have mercy on me, David and say, “Have Mercy continue to call on the Lord all
KJV Lord, for I am in distress. My upon me, O God, according to through the day, asking Him to
Some sicknesses eye, my soul, and my body thy loving kindness: accord- have mercy on us. “Have mercy
we go through can waste away with grief.” (Psalm ing unto the multitude of thy on me, Lord, for I call to you all
be so painful until 31:9) KJV tender mercies blot out my day long.” (Psalm 86:3) NIV
it seems like we Lately, there has been a lot transgressions.” (Psalm 51:1)
can’t get any relief. of gun violence going on in our KJV Minister Sherry Ivy is a
That’s when we communities and surrounding When we’re overwhelmed Minister of The New Providence
have to ask the Lord areas. However, we don’t have with problems, we lose focus M. B. Church (Healing & Yoke
for His mercy to heal us. “Have to be afraid; we can just ask on what to say in prayer or Destroying Ministry) in Macon
mercy upon me, O Lord; for I the Lord to have mercy on where to even begin. During Mississippi, under the lead-
am weak: O Lord, heal me; for us, and He will keep us safe. times like these, we have to
ership of her husband, Pastor
my bones are vexed.” (Psalm “Have mercy on me, O God, realize the Lord is our Helper
6:2) KJV have mercy! I look to you for and He will help us. “Hear, O Willie J. Ivy Sr. You can contact
The loss of a loved one or protection. I will hide beneath Lord and have mercy upon her via email at minsivy@
close friend can be so hard the shadow of your wings until me: Lord, be thou my helper.” yahoo.com

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Proudly serving our community 716 Second Ave. N. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-4432
for over 30 years 903 College St. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-2354

2500 Military Road Suite 1

Columbus, MS
662-328-7500 WEST REALTY COMPANY
westrealtycompany.com
Don West, Broker/Owner

PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH — 187 Plymouth Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Rev. Randy Rigdon, Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music.

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