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Volume No. 110, Issue No. 286
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50 Cents
Bulldogs reach
the top of AP,
coaches polls
By BEN WAIT
[email protected]
Twitter exploded twice on Sunday.
The first time at around noon and the other
just before 1 p.m.
Mississippi State fans were the reason.
The Amway Coaches Poll was released at
noon and the Associated Press Poll was announced at 1 p.m. Both have Mississippi State
as the No. 1 team in the nation.
MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin
tweeted, “M1ss1ss1pp1 State! #HailState”
when the Coaches Poll was announced.
“It’s exciting for our school, our team
and our fans,” MSU Athletic Director Scott
Stricklin said. “The big picture, (the playoff)
committee is going to start putting out a poll
at the end of the month and that’s the one that
will really matter. For what it’s worth right
now, it’s pretty cool because it’s the first time
we’ve been there.”
It is the first time a Bulldog team has been
ranked No. 1 in the country in college football. The No. 3 ranking in the Associated Press
Poll and the No. 6 ranking in the Coaches
Poll last week, was the highest ranking for a
Bulldog team.
Fans tweeted their excitement, with Richard Wilcox writing, “I never thought I’d see
the day Mississippi State was number 1 in college football.”
MSU received 45 of the available 60 firstplace votes and leapfrogged defending national champions Florida State in both polls. The
Seminoles are still undefeated this season and
knocked off Syracuse 38-20 on Saturday.
Ole Miss ranks just behind Florida State at
No. 3 in both polls.
The Bulldogs started the season unranked,
but knocked off three-straight top 10 teams,
including a 38-23 win over Auburn this past
Saturday. MSU’s rise to No. 1 took just five
weeks and is the quickest ever in the history
of the AP Poll.
Bulldog head coach Dan Mullen told reporters after the win over Auburn, he would
have voted his team No. 1 six weeks ago. The
Bulldogs are 6-0 overall and 3-0 in Southeastern Conference play. “They don’t give out a trophy for midterm
grades,” Mullen said. “There’s no trophy for
the halfway point and we’re at the halfway
point. I’m proud of what we accomplished
in the first half of the season, but we have a
lot more goals that we wanted to accomplish
coming into the season.”
Mullen did say “I’ll think it’s the coolest
thing in the world,” about the possibility of
getting to No. 1.
Sophomore wide receiver De’Runnya Wilson said, “we just fee like an average football
team that’s getting the job done,” when asked
if MSU was the best team in the country.
He took to Twitter to share his thoughts
on the top ranking. He tweeted, “WE #1 in
the Nation!! #HailState.”
The Bulldogs don’t play this week as they
have a bye. They travel to Lexington, Kent.,
in two weeks to take on the Kentucky Wildcats.
After starting the season unranked, MSU
put back-to-back victories together against
Southern Miss 49-0 and UAB 47-34 before
going on the road to knock off South Alabama with ease 35-3.
The Bulldogs started getting national attention with the first of three-straight wins
over top 10 competition when they went on
the road to knock off then-No. 8 LSU 34-29.
MSU followed that up by defeating then-No.
8 Texas A&M at Davis Wade Stadium 48-31.
After the win over LSU, the Bulldogs entered The Associated Press poll at No. 14.
They jumped to No. 12 after an open date
and moved to No. 3 after beating A&M.
Mississippi State fans and players, including running back Josh Robinson, bottom right,
celebrate the football team’s rise to the top of the national polls. (Photos by Mary Liz
Herrington)
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Today
u Career Class—Emerson
Family School will have a career
class, focusing on job readiness
training, resume and interview
skills from 8:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m. Call 662-418-7089 to register.
u Rotary—There will be no
lunch meeting.
u Parent Support Group—
Emerson Family School willhave a parent support group
from 11 a.m. - noon. Call 662320-4607 to register.
u Recital— Dr. Peter
Wood, trumpet, and Dr. Jasmin
Arakawa, piano, of the University of South Alabama will present a recital on Monday evening
at 7:30 p.m. in the Giles Auditorium at Mississippi State University’s Harrison Architecture
Building. Admission is free.
Tuesday
Shep’s Cleaners celebrated its newly renovated business with a ribbon-cutting by the Greater Starkville
Development Partnership. Shep’s is located at 104 Highway 12 East. Paul Brown is the owner. (Submitted
photo)
cated at 1632 St. Mark Drive in topic will be “Your Thoughts
u Active Parenting—Em- Starkville. Eld. Franklin Koonce on Today’s Racial Issues.” Interested individuals are invited.
erson Family School will have is the pastor.
u Fall Revival—New St.
an active parenting class focused
Mark
Church Family Annual
on making fall crafts and tools
Wednesday
Fall
Revival
will be held Oct.
to improve parenting schools
14-17
at
7
p.m.
each night. Eld.
from 11 a.m. to noon. Call 662u Fall Revival—New St.
320-4607 to register.
Mark Church Family Annual Phillip Allen of Jesus of Nzazu Kiwanis—Kiwanis will Fall Revival will be held Oct. reth COGIC-Starkville will be
meet at noon at the Hilton Gar- 14-17 at 7 p.m. each night. Eld. the speaker. The church is loden Inn. Committees will set Phillip Allen of Jesus of Nzaz- cated at 1632 St. Mark Drive in
our budget for the new Kiwanis reth COGIC-Starkville will be Starkville. Eld. Franklin Koonce
year. Visitors and prospective the speaker. The church is lo- is the pastor.
members are always welcome. cated at 1632 St. Mark Drive in
u Nurturing Parenting— Starkville. Eld. Franklin Koonce
Recurring
Emerson Family School will is the pastor.
have a class focusing on nurturu Art in Education Grants
ing infants and toddlers from
Thursday
— The Starkville Area Arts
12:30- 1:30 p.m. Call 662-320Council is accepting applications
4607 to register.
u Home Economists in for Artsin Education Grants.
u Spiderman’s Birthday—
Home and Community— Teachers and administrators
Join the Starkville Public LiHome Economists in Home K-12 may apply for awards for
brary to celebrate the teenage
and Community (HEHC) will innovative projects in the arts.
superhero’s big day with part
meet at 9:30 a.m. at the home Applications are available at the
food, activities and games from
of Paulette McLeod, 1750 SAAC office and on the SAAC
4-5:30 p.m.
South Montgomery. Dr. Julie webstie. The deadline for apu Free Childbirth Classes
Parker. MSU School of Hu- plications is Oct. 22. For more
— Free Childbirth Classes will
man Sciences will present the information, contact the SAAC
be offered at Emerson Family
program on Updates in HDFS, office at 324-3080.
School from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Child Life and Therapeutic Ridu
Starkville
Healing
The topic will be “Pregnancy
ing. Anyone with a degree in Rooms — Starkville Healing
and Childbirth.” Space is limHuman Sciences is encouraged Rooms meets from 6:30-8:30
ited. To pre-register, call 320to attend. Please call Jan Taylor p.m. on Mondays. Starkville
4607.
at 324-3440 for further infor- Healing Rooms provide a lovu American Legion—
mation.
ing, safe, and confidential enviAmerican Legion Post #13
u Computer Class—Em- ronment where you can come
will hold its monthly meeterson Family Center will have to receive prayer for physical
ing at 7 p.m. at the American
a computer class for beginners healing or anything. No appoinLegion Building on Old West
from 1-3 p.m. Call 662-320- ment necessary. Everyone welPoint Road. All American Le4607 to register.
come. Upstairs in the Starkville
gion members and prospective
u Japanese Tea Ceremo- Sportsplex (The Travis OutAmerican Legion members are
ny—Join the Starkville Public law Center), 405 Lynn Lane,
urged to attend. Any questions,
Library to witness an authentic Starkville. For information, call
call Wayne Hemphill at 323Japanese Tea Ceremony as per- 662-418-5596 or e-mail info@
1693 or John Lee at 323-2539.
formed by Chieko Iwata of Jap- worldaflameministries.org
u Fall Revival—New St.
anese Outreach from 4-5 p.m.
u GED Practice Test —
Mark Church Family Annual
All ages may attend this cultural Emerson Family School’s Adult
Fall Revival will be held Oct.
event.
Basic Education program is
14-17 at 7 p.m. each night. Eld.
u Mission Mississippi— offering free official GED
Phillip Allen of Jesus of NzazMission Mississippi Starkville Ready ® practice tests Sept.
reth COGIC-Starkville will be
will meet at 6 p.m. at Second 22 through Oct. 3, by appointthe speaker. The church is loBaptist Missionary church. The ment. Anyone interested should
call Emerson Family School at
324-4183 from 12:30-7:30
p.m., Monday through Thursday, or the J. L. King Center at
324-6913 from 8 a.m.– 3 p.m.
u Oktibbeha County Federation of Democratic Women
— The Oktibbeha County Federation of Democratic Women
will meet the third Monday of
each month at 6 p.m. at the Oktibbeha County Court House
on Main Street. Please contact
Rena Ellis at 662-617-1971 for
more info.
u Starkville Samaritan
Raffle — The Starkville Samaritan Club is hosting a raffle,
with drawing to be held on Oct.
23. Raffle tickets are $100 each
and 300 tickets will be available.
30 gifts will be given to drawn
raffle tickets plus the final ticket
drawn will win $10,000. The
money that is raised will be donated to Palmer Home for Children, Sally Kate Winters Family
Services and Starkville School
District Family Centered Programs. Tickets can be purchased
by calling 323-1338, 312-9080,
323-2539 or 323-6958.
u
Oktibbeha
County
Democratic Executive Committee meetings — Oktibbeha
County Democratic
Executive Committee meets on the
fourth Tuesday of each month
at 6 p.m. in the County Courthouse. All members and guests
are invited to attend. For more
call Chris Taylor at 662-6173671.
u It’s a New Season services — It’s a New Season
Ministries invites all to Morning
Glory Service at 9 a.m., children’s Sunday school at 10:30
a.m. and worship service at
11:30 a.m. each Sunday. The
church also hosts Bible study at
7 p.m. every Thursday and Marriage Ministry: Two Become
One every fourth Thursday at
7 p.m. It’s a New Season Ministries is located on 1599 Louisville Street on Highway 25
South. ville Street on Highway
25 South.
u Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum — The Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum, 206 Fellowship Street is
open Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday from 1-4 p.m.. To arrange a group tour call the museum at 323-0211.
u GTWG — The Golden
Triangle Writers Guild meets
every second Saturday of the
month at 1:30 p.m. at the Bryan Public Library. The group
exists to advance and preserve
literary arts in Mississippi, as
well as promoting education,
information, support, networking, opportunity and recognition for writers. The guild is
open to writers, published or
non –published in any genre.
u Life Transitions Support
Group — Christian Changes
Counseling and Consulting will
offer an open, confidential lifetransitions support group for
adults every Tuesday in September from 12-1 p.m. The group
will be led by Connie Holland
and Julia Stephenson beginning
September 9th. Topics may
include retirement, graduation,
family changes, aging, etc. Admission is free but participants
must pre-register by calling
662-338-1880.
u Get a Shot, Give a Shot
— Walgreens is partnering with
the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life Campaign
for “Get a Shot, Give a Shot.”
Through Oct. 14, when anyone
gets a flu shot or other immunization at Walgreens, the company will help Shot@Life provide a life-saving vaccination in
vulnerable populations around
the world. For more information, visit www.walgreens.com/
gobackhealthy.
u Gentle Yoga — Bring a
mat and join the free gentle yoga
classes at Trinity Presbyterian
Church, 607 Hospital Road.
Classes meet on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. in
the fellowship hall.
u Service Time Change —
St. Paul M.B. Church, located at
1800 Short Main Street in Columbus, will have a service time
change. Sunday services will
start at 8 a.m. each Sunday. Beginning on July 6, St. Paul M.B.
Church of Starkville, located at
5707 Hwy 389, will hold its
Sunday services at 10:15 a.m.
weekly.
u Living Word Christian
Center — Pastor Rich Castle
and the Living Word Christian
Center would like to invite the
public to join them in worship. Services will be Sundays at
10:30 a.m. at Laquinta Inn &
Suites located 982 Highway 12,
East Starkville. For more information, call 662-341-0982.
u NAACP Meeting — Oktibbeha County Branch of the
NAACP monthly meeting are
held every second Thursday at
6 p.m. at Oktibbeha County
Courthouse Main St. Contact
president Chris Taylor 662617-3671 or Willie E. Thomas
Sr. 662-418-9687 for information.
u Clover Leaf Garden
Club Meeting — The Clover
Leaf Garden Club meets the
first Wednesday of the month
at 1 p.m. at the Starkville
Sportsplex. For more information, call 323-3497. u
ABE/GED Classes — Free
ABE/GED classes are offered at
the Emerson Family School and
the J.L. King Center. Emerson
classes are from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and
8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friday and are
held at 1504 Louisville Street.
J.L King classes are from 8 a.m.
- 2:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday
and are held at 700 Long Street.
Call 324-4183 or 324-6913 respectively for more information.
u Storytime — Maben Public Library will have storytime at
10 a.m. on Fridays. Lots of fun
activities along with a story with
Ms. Mary. Children ages 3-6 are
invited!
u Mini Moo Time — The
Chick-fil-A on Hwy 12 holds
Mini Moo Time at 9 a.m. every Thursday. There are stories,
activities, and crafts for kids six
and under. The event is free.
u BrainMinders Puppet
Show — Starkville Pilot Club
offers a BrainMinders Puppet
Show for groups of about 25
or fewer children of pre-school
or lower elementary age. The
show lasts about 15 minutes
and teaches children about head
/brain safety. Children also receive a free activity book which
reinforces the show’s safety
messages. To schedule a puppet show, contact Lisa Long at
[email protected].
u Dulcimer and More Society — The Dulcimer & More
Society will meet from 6:15
- 8 p.m. every first, second,
fourth and fifth Thursday in
the Starkville Sportsplex activities room and play at 3 p.m. on
the third Saturdays at the Carrington Nursing Home. Jam
sessions are held with the primary instruments being dulcimers, but other acoustic instruments are welcome to join in
playing folk music, traditional
ballads and hymns. For more
information, contact 662-3236290.
u Samaritan Club meetings — Starkville Samaritan
Club meets on the second and
fourth Monday of each month
at 11:30 a.m. in McAlister’s
Deli (Coach’s Corner). All
potential members and other
guests are invited to attend. The
Samaritan Club supports Americanism, works to prevent child
abuse, provides community
service and supports youth programs. For more information,
email
starkvillesamaritans@
gmail.com or call 662-3231338. Please see our website:
http://www.starkvillesamaritanclub.org/
u Worship services — Love
City Fellowship Church, at 305
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in
Starkville, will hold worship services at 11 a.m. every Sunday.
Apostle Lamorris Richardson is
pastor.
u OSERVS classes —
OSERVS is offering multiple
courses for the community and
for health care professionals to
ensure readiness when an emergency situation large or small
arises. If interested in having
OSERVS conduct one of these
courses, feel free to contact
the agency’s office by phone at
(662) 384-2200 from 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday or
from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Friday
or stop by the offices at OSERVS, 501 Highway 12 West,
Suite 130 during those same
hours. Fees are assessed per participant and include all necessary training materials.
u Writing group — The
Starkville Writer’s Group meets
the first and third Saturday of
the month at 10 a.m. in the upstairs area of the Bookmart and
Cafe in downtown Starkville.
For more information, contact
Debra Wolf at dkwolf@copper.
net or call 662-323-8152.
u Square dancing — Dancing and instruction on basic
steps every Monday 7 - 9 p.m. at
the Sportplex Annex, 405 Lynn
Lane. Enjoy learning with our
caller and friendly help from experienced dancers. Follow the
covered walk to the small building. Look us up on Facebook
“Jolly Squares”.
u Dance team applications
— KMG Creations children
dance company “The Dream
Team” is currently accepting
dance applications for the 4-6
year old group and 10-18 year
old group. For more information, call 662-648-9333 or email
danzexplosion@yahoo.
com.
u Noontime devotional
study — Join a devotional
study each Tuesday from noon
to 1 p.m. at the Book Mart &
Cafe in downtown Starkville at
120 East Main Street, second
floor. We will begin studying “Wings” by Jill Briscoe on
Tuesday, Sept. 9 We have lunch
together and discuss the devotions. Come any time you are
free. For more information, call
Jean at 312-0245.
u Quilting Group Meeting — The Golden Triangle
Quilters Guild meets the third
Thursday of the month at 5:30
p.m. at the Starkville Sportsplex
Community Building. All levels
of quilters are welcome. Contact Gloria Reeves at 418-7905
or Luanne Blankenship at 3237597 for more information.
u Veteran volunteering —
Gentiva Hospice is looking for
veteran volunteers for its newly
established “We Honor Veterans” program. Volunteers can
donate as little as one hour per
week or more. For more information, call Carly Wheat at
662-615-1519 or email carly.
[email protected].
u Youth Orchestra —
Golden Triangle Regional
Youth Orchestra is a newly
formed yourth string orchestra located in Starkville but
intended to serve the Golden
Triangle region. GTRYO will
meet Monday nights from 6 7:15 p.m. at MSU’s music department, building C. GTRYO
membership is open to all violin, viola, cello and bass studnets
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Locals react to Bulldogs historic win
By CONNOR GUYTON
[email protected]
The excitement was nearly tangible in
Starkville on Sunday morning when fans woke
up and realized that it wasn’t all just a dream.
Dan Mullen and the Mississippi State football
team had really knocked off No. 2 ranked Auburn on Saturday.
When the national polls were released on
Sunday afternoon, fans were elated. The Bulldogs, for the first time in school history, were
the No. 1 team in the nation.
Dan Mullen and his players were happy to be
the source of so much pride in Starkville.
“I just got word that Coach Dan Mullen
walked into Restaurant Tyler & whole restaurant stood up and clapped & Dan fist pumped
everyone,” Ryan Nelson said in a tweet.
Players could also be spotted throughout
Starkville during the day taking pictures with
fans. Many of those fans headed to The Lodge
on Sunday for souvenirs to commemorate the
historic football game.
John Hendricks, owner of The Lodge, said
that no game this season has packed his store to
the degree he saw on Sunday.
“I don’t think this town has ever been this
busy,” he said. “It’s a wonderful feeling. The
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who are at Suzuki Vol. 4 playing level (violin/viola) or Suzuki
Vol. 3 play level (cello/bass).
Students 18 years or younger
are strongly encouraged to join
our group, but older students
and community players are also
welcome. Foir more information, contact Shandy Phillips at
[email protected] or
call 662-323-6005.
u Line dancing — The
Starkville Sportsplex will host
afternoon line dancing in its activities room. Beginners-1 Line
dancing is held 11 a.m. - noon,
and Beginners-2 Line dancing
is held noon - 1 p.m. For more
information, call Lisa at 662323-2294.
u Rule 62: Alcoholics
Anonymous meetings — The
Rule 62 Group of Alcoholics
Anonymous meets at 10 a.m.
Saturdays and at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church. Participants are encouraged to use the office entrance off the rear parking lot.
Anyone with a desire to stop
drinking is welcome to attend.
For more information, call 662418-1843.
u Al-Anon meeting — The
Starkville group meets at 6:30
p.m. Tuesdays upstairs at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection. Call 662-323-1692, 662418-5535 or 601-663-5682.
u Clothing ministry —
Rock Hill Clothing Ministry
will be opened every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday from 8 11 a.m. The ministry is open to
the public and is located across
the street from Rock Hill United Methodist Church at 4457
Rock Hill Road. For more information, contact Donna Poe
at 662-323-8871 or 662-3122935.
u Celebrate Recovery —
Fellowship Baptist Church
hosts Celebrate Recovery every
Tuesday at 1491 Frye Rd. in
Starkville. A light meal starts at
6 p.m. and the program begins
at 6:45 p.m. Child care services
are provided. For more information and directions to the
church, call 662-320-9988 or
662-295-0823.
u Healing rooms — From
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. every Monday,
Starkville Healing Rooms provide a loving, safe and confidential environment where you can
come to receive healing prayer
for physical healing, encouragement, or other needs. Our teams
consist of Spirit-filled Christians
from different local churches.
No appointment necessary.
Rooms are located upstairs in
the Starkville Sportsplex located
at 405 Lynn Lane in Starkville.
For more information, call
662-418-5596 or email info@
worldaflameministries.org and
visit http://www.healingrooms.
com
u Alcoholics Anonymous
— The Starkville A.A. Group
meets six days per week downstairs at the Episcopal Church
of the Resurrection. Call 3278941 or visit www.starkvilleaa.
org for schedules and more information.
u PEO Chapter N meeting
— The PEO Chapter N meeting is held 9 a.m. the second
Thursday of each month. PEO
is an organization of women
helping women reach for the
stars. For more information
level of excitement is just huge everywhere.”
Fans, new and old, are enjoying the feeling of
their team being on top.
“I’ve been a Mississippi State fan since birth,”
said Michael Taylor, MSU senior. “It is a very
exciting time to be a Mississippi State fan. It is
historic. It’s really not a surprise at all, though.
The sky is the limit for this team.”
Taylor is certainly not the only one who
knew that the Mississippi State football team
could play on this level.
Tyler Russell, Mississippi State quarterback
from 2010-13, knew going into this season
what the team was capable of.
“I’m not surprised at all that we are the No. 1
team in the country now,” Russell said. “In fact,
I knew last year what talent we had and I knew
what other teams were missing.”
Russell added that he came to Mississippi
State because he knew it had potential.
“One of the reasons I wanted to go to Mississippi State was to help rebuild the program,”
he said. “I knew that I probably wouldn’t still be
playing when big things started to happen. It’s a
great thing, though, to say that my class was the
class that started it all.”
Starkville residents and Mississippi State students are feeling the togetherness that comes
with being in the spotlight. With the national
about monthly meetings contact Bobbie Walton at 662-3235108.
u Senior Center activities
— The Starkville Senior Enrichment Center on Miley Drive
hosts Party Bridge Mondays and
Fridays at 1 p.m. Senior Game
Days are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. On Wednesdays
stitch, craft and chat with Marie
anytime between 10 a.m. and 2
p.m. Bring any needlework or
craft or learn a new one. For
more information call 662-3241965.
u Alzheimer’s meetings —
The Starkville Church of Christ
(1107 East Lee Blvd.) will host
the monthly meeting of the Alzheimer’s Support Group on
each first Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
to encourage and support caregivers of those suffering from
Alzheimer’s Syndrome. For
more information, call 3231499.
u Health workshops —
A series of free workshops on
health and fitness for all ages
will be held on the first and
third Mondays of each month
at West Oktibbeha County
High School at 39 Timberwolf
Drive in Maben at 5 p.m. Call
662-242-7962.
u
Community
call-in
prayer service — The Peter’s
Rock Temple COGIC will
sponsor a call-in prayer service
for those in need on Saturdays
from 9 a.m. - noon and Sundays
9 - 11 a.m. Leave your name,
number and prayer request and
the Prayer Team will contact
you. Call 662-615-4001.
u SLCE Cancer Support
Group — The SCLE Cancer
Support Group will meet every
first Thursday of the month at
6 p.m. at OCH Regional Medical Center in the Community
Room. For more information
please contact Ada Rich-Williams 662-323-8775 or 601527-1553 or Janice McGee
662-242-8070.
u Project HELP — Project
HELP with Family Centered
Programs and the Starkville
School District is a grant funded
project that can assist “homeless” students in the district
and provides school uniforms,
school supplies, personal hygiene items, and/or in-school
tutoring. Call Laura Daniels at
662-324-2551.
u PROJECT CLASS —
PROJECT CLASS is seeking
volunteers who wish to make a
difference in the life of a young
student by practicing reading
and arithmetic with them in a
one-on-one session for one hour
per week. Call 662-323-3322.
u Sassy Sirens Game Day
— On the first Wednesday of
each month at 2 p.m., the Sassy
Sirens will host a Game Day
at the Senior Citizens Building
“Fun House.” RSVP to [email protected].
u
Starkville
Writer’s
Group — The Starkville Writers’ Group will meet on the
first and third Saturday of each
month at the Book Mart in
downtown Starkville. Contact
Stan Brown at [email protected].
u Brotherhood breakfast
— Men and boys are welcome
to attend a brotherhood breakfast at Austin Creek Church of
Christ Holiness (USA) at 2298
Turkey Creek Rd. in Starkville
every second Saturday of the
month at 8 a.m. followed by
yard work at 10 a.m. Attendees
are asked to bring yard supplies.
Officer elections will be held at
the end of the year. Call Willie
Thomas at 662-323-2748.
u Casserole Kitchen — The
Casserole Kitchen serves free
meals to anyone in need from
6 - 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays, and lunch is served
on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. All
meals will be served in the Fellowship Hall (ground floor) of
First Presbyterian Church in
Starkville. Call 662-312-2175.
u Free childbirth classes
— To pre-register, call 3204607. Free childcare and snacks
are provided. Space is limited.
u Tutoring — New Century Mentoring & Tutoring Summer Program, Monday through
Friday, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. For
students pre-K through sixth
grade. For more information,
call 662-418 3930.
u
Longview
Baptist
Church — Longview Baptist Church, 991 Buckner St.,
Longview, has Sunday school
at 10 a.m., morning worship at
11 a.m., discipleship training at
5:15 p.m., evening worship at
6 p.m. and Wednesday prayer
meeting at 6:30 p.m. For more
informatin, contact Pastor Larry
W. Yarber at 662-769-4774, or
email [email protected].
u Beth-el M.B. Church —
Beth-el MB Church,1766 MS
Highway 182 West, Starkville,
has morning worship at 8 and
10:45 a.m., Sunday school at
9:30 a.m., children’s church on
second Sundays at 10:45 a.m.,
midmorning Bible study on
Wednesday at 11 a.m. and a
prayer meeting on Wednesdays
at 6:30 p.m. For more information contact 662-324-0071.
u Volunteer Starkville —
Have you been looking for the
right volunteer opportunity for
coverage that Starkville has felt over the past
days — including SEC Network’s coverage before the Oct. 4 game against Texas A&M and
ESPN GameDay’s coverage before Sunday’s
game — students can’t help but to feel like they
are all a part of something big.
“This is uniting everyone on campus,” said
Ben Lauber, MSU student. “It is bringing us
all together. There’s a lot of people who would
have never gone to a football game that are
starting to show up. People will come to the
games just to experience the atmosphere.”
That atmosphere is a loud one. Fans showed
up in droves this weekend to ring their cowbells
loudly and for the entire nation to see, Lauber
added.
Fans also applauded the way that the players handled the spotlight over the past couple
of weeks.
“We see players all the time on campus,”
Taylor said. “They aren’t cocky, they aren’t arrogant, and they aren’t stuck up. Beating Auburn
was fabulous, but to the players, it’s just another
game. They’re about more than just winning
three conference games, they want to win the
whole thing.”
“The whole thing” is what Mississippi State
fans are hoping for this year.
“If you’d have asked me that a year or two
you? Or maybe you are a nonprofit organization needing help
recruiting volunteers for your
cause or event? We at Volunteer Starkville can help you find
volunteer opportunities that
match your interests and can
assist your organization in your
volunteer recruitment efforts
at no cost.Contact us today by
phone (662) 268-2865 or email
at [email protected],
and be sure to visit our website
at www.volunteerstarkville.org.
u Volunteer with Gentiva
Hospice — Gentiva Hospice is
looking for dynamic volunteers
to join our team. Areas of interest may include home visits,
phone calls, letter or card writing, and crafts or baking for
patients. Volunteers can donate
as little as one hour per week
or much more. Also, we are
looking for Veteran volunteers
for our “We Honor Veterans”
program. Contact Dori Jenrette
at 662-615-1519 or [email protected].
u Disaster Action Team
— American Red Cross is seeking volunteers to join the Disaster Action Teams (DAT) to
respond to disasters as soon as
possible in order to help anyone
who has been affected. Training is required and provided by
American Red Cross. Interested
volunteers may contact Cheryl
Kocurek at 842-6101 or cheryl.
[email protected].
u Crisis line volunteer —
Contact Helpline seeks volunteers to take phone line shifts
in four- to eight-hour segments
answering the Crisis lines. This
is great for students learning in
the psychology and family studies field and for elderly or retired
individuals looking to give back
to the community. Volunteers
must attend a comprehensive
crisis training class. For more in-
ago, I would have told you I was hoping for an
eight or nine win season,” Taylor said. “The way
they are performing out there — the leadership
of (quarterback) Dak Prescott, the leadership of
(linebacker) Benardrick McKinney, the leadership of that whole defensive front — there’s no
reason why they can’t win the whole thing.”
And while those may be big statements to
make after only playing six games, some fans remain confident that this Mississippi State football team could make it to the SEC Championship game and even the playoffs.
“In the SEC West, even one loss won’t kill
us,” Lauber said. “If we lose to Alabama or Ole
Miss, I still think we will make it all the way.”
Others are looking at the Bulldogs one game
at a time and enjoying the ride.
“I’m very excited about where this team is
going,” Hendricks said.” But there’s a lot left
in the season. We are going to enjoy it while it
is here.”
A
resounding
sentiment
throughout
Starkville, though, is that now is the time to be
a Mississippi State fan.
“This is an exciting time to be a Bulldog,”
Taylor said. “For those people who don’t care
about athletics or don’t like Mississippi State,
they are missing out. This is history and all of
those people are just watching it go by.”
formation, contact Kat Speed at
327-2968 or contactgtrvista@
cableone.net.
u Food and clothing ministry — The Rock Hill United
Methodist Church will hold a
free clothing and canned food
ministry from 8-11 a.m. each
Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. For more information, call
Donna Poe at 323-8871 or Pastor Jerome Wilson at 312-2935.
u Homesteading Classes —
The Mississippi Modern Homesteading Center offers classes in
crochet, knitting and other fiber
arts, including help on specific
projects. Classes are held Fridays
at 11 a.m. and Wednesdays at
6 p.m. Cost is $14, or $9 for
MMHC members. For more information, call (713) 412-7026
or email coffeedogcrochet@att.
net.
u Bible Study — I Am
Somebody Restoration Outreach Women/Children Destiny
Foundation will begin a Bible
study from 10 a.m. to noon
each Tuesday at 2031/2 N. Lafayette St. The theme is “Get
Up Woman.” Shavell Rice is the
evangelist. Contact her at 662418-7132 for more information.
u Starkville/MSU Community Band — Starkville/
MSU Community Band is looking for Golden Triangle area
residents with previous band
experience to join. The band
meets on Monday evenings during spring semester from 6:30
p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the MSU
Band Hall. The band will perform two concerts during the
semester. Anyone with previous band experience is welcome
to come, even if it’s been a few
years since you’ve played. We
also invite high school students
who are at least 15 years old
with one or more years of band
experience to join us as well. For
more information, contact Dr.
Craig Aarhus (caarhus@colled.
msstate.edu) at the MSU Band
Hall (325-2713).
u NAACP Youth Meeting
— The NAACP Youth Council
will meet every second Thursday at the Court House at 6
p.m., along with the Oktibbeha
County NAACP meeting. We
will electing for new youth office
positions, for more information
call Youth Advisory Shavell Rice
at 418-7132.
On the horizon
u
Annual
Meeting—
Mathiston United Methodist
Church will host the Annual
Meeting ofthe Starkville District United Methodist Women
(UMW). Registration is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. The program
begins at 9 a.m. All members of
UMW are encouraged to attend.
u Clothes Giveaway—New
St. Mark Church of God in
Christ at 1632 St. Mark Drive
in Starkville will be hosting a
clothes giveaway on Oct. 18
from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. The event
is open to the public. For more
information call 662-494-4784
or 662-275-7027.
u Homecoming—Maben
Church of God will hold homecoming at10:45 a.m. on Oct.
19. Brother Brian Wells will be
preaching and Beth Wells will
sing accompanied by local singers. Lunch will be served after.
u 139th Anniversary—St.
Paul M.B. Church, 5707 Hwy
389 North, will have its 139th
anniversary on Oct. 19 at 3 p.m.
u Career Class—Emerson
Family School will have a career
class, focusing on job readiness
training, resume and interview
skills from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30
p.m. on Oct. 20. Call 662-4187089 to register.
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Opinion
Take charge of your money
Wow! Fantastic! Exand my mouth opened
tra money! I can finally
and said Wow! Fantasgo buy those cowboy
tic! Extra money! Then
boots I want. Those
I woke up. It was only
boots whose name bea dream.
gins with an “L” ends
Of course, as always,
with “e” and sounds like
I tried to determine the
a crime family’s name
meaning of the dream.
(Hint- U Casey?).
Does this mean that
That what I said as
I am about to receive
Ethan Gillespie some unexpected monI opened up the letter
Columnist
from the IRS, acknowley? Is there some other
edging that they made a
good fortune about to
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penalties that they charged me in er- those boots and thinking of a way to
ror. My eyes opened wide as I read it get some extra money to buy them?
again, my heart raced, my face lit up That explanation is probably the rea-
son for the dream. Oh well.
I began to feel a little guilty for
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transportation and utilities. We have
an emergency fund. We are saving
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Opinion
Troubled by government audit of HealthCare.gov
countability Office revealed that
October
1
HealthCare.gov has security risks
marked the onethat could compromise Ameriyear anniversary of
cans’ personal information and
HealthCare.gov, the
privacy. The independent agency
centerpiece of the
said the Centers for Medicare and
$2.1 billion insurMedicaid Services (CMS) has not
ance enrollment sysadequately addressed these weaktem created by the
nesses and remained silent on
President’s
health
significant security risks when the
care law. Americans
vividly
remember Roger Wicker website was first launched. Just
this summer, a hacker was sucthe frustration of
U.S. Senator
cessful in uploading malicious
long wait times and
technical malfunctions during the software to HealthCare.gov. The
website’s disastrous rollout last year. breach went undetected for more
As the second enrollment period ap- than a month. The Obama Administration has
proaches on Nov. 15, HealthCare.gov
repeatedly tried to downplay probis still cause for concern. lems with HealthCare.gov and the
health care law itself. Last year, both
Administration Did Not
Kathleen Sebelius, the former secreHeed Warnings
tary of Health and Human Services
(HHS), and CMS Administrator
Last month, a troubling report Marilyn Tavenner assured lawmakers
released by the Government Ac-
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More Americans Hurt
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In addition to technological issues,
Americans have yet to see lower health
care bills. Instead of reducing costs by
an average of $2,500 per family annually, as President Obama repeatedly
promised, premiums have jumped by
an average of $3,459 since he took office. Moreover, tens of thousands of
Americans are expected to see their insurance plans have been canceled this
year. They join more than 2 million
people who have already lost health
coverage, despite the President’s assurance that “if you like the plan you
have, you can keep it.” Adding insult
to injury, about 30 million Americans
are still uninsured. The negative fallout helps explain
the health care law’s unpopularity.
According to a recent Gallup poll, a
rising number of Americans say that
the law has done more harm than
good for their families. A majority
disapproves of the law overall. Challenges Loom
for Tax Season
The implementation of Obamacare
continues to cause confusion. The
Internal Revenue Service, which is
administering the law’s punitive tax
provisions, recently released drafts of
new tax forms needed to implement
the law’s subsidies and exemptions.
The complex paperwork will pose additional burdens for individuals and
employers during next year’s tax sea-
son. Complications in the income
verification procedures have already emerged. More than 300,000
Americans who applied for insurance
through HealthCare.gov have been
informed that they must provide additional financial information for insurance subsidies. Many who receive tax
credits are expected to owe the government money in the final analysis,
due to inconsistencies in the process. During the past two years, the
Republican-controlled House of Representatives has passed numerous bills
to protect Americans from the most
harmful provisions of the President’s
health care law. These ideas have yet
to be brought up for debate in the
Senate, where Democrats hold the
majority. Only under new leadership
will there be the opportunity for true
health care reform that puts patients
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Obituaries
Josie Lee Isaacs
Josie Lee Isaacs, 77, of Starkville, MS, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 in Starkville, Mississippi.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, October
14, 2014 at North Montgomery Church of Christ, Starkville,
MS with Brother Darrell Holt, officiating.
Visitation will be held Monday, October 13, 2014 from 1:00
P.M.- 6:00 P.M. at West Memorial Funeral Home, Starkville,
Mississippi.
Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery, Starkville, Mississippi.
West Memorial is in charge of arrangements.
You may sign the online funeral register @ westmemorialfunerals.com.
E C O’Neal
Dr. E C O’Neal, 80, passed away on October 11, 2014 at his
residence in Starkville, MS. He was a retired Professor Emeritus
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at Mississippi State University. “Doc” was an avid supporter
of all things Mississippi State University and a member of the
MSU Coffee Table. Born in Franklin County, Arkansas he was a
graduate of Arkansas Tech University and the University of Arkansas and was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
in 2006.
He is survived by his wife, Katie O’Neal of Starkville,
MS; daughters, Susan Self and Shannon Jones (Mike), all of
Starkville, MS; son, Steve O’Neal (J’Nelle) of Brandon, MS; and
six grandchildren, Katie, Bonnie, and Brandon O’Neal, Morgan
Self, and Alex and Andrew Jones.
Visitation for Dr. O’Neal is scheduled for Wednesday, October 15, 2014 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Meadowview Baptist
Church in Starkville, MS.
Memorial donations may be made to Meadowview Baptist
Church, 300 Linden Circle, Starkville, MS 39759 or County
Line High School, c/o Tim O’Neal, 3614 O’Neal Rd., Branch,
AR 72928, or a charity of your choice.
You can go online and leave the family a condolence at:
www.welchfuneralhomes.com.
Dallas health worker
tests positive for Ebola
By NOMAAN MERCHANT she cared for Duncan durAssociated Press
ing his second visit to Texas
Health Presbyterian Hospital,
DALLAS (AP) — A said Dr. Daniel Varga of Texas
“breach of protocol” at the Health Resources, which runs
hospital where Ebola victim the hospital.
Thomas Eric Duncan was
Duncan, who arrived in
treated before his death led to the U.S. from Liberia to visit
the infection of a health care family Sept. 20, first sought
worker with the deadly virus, medical care for fever and aband other caregivers could po- dominal pain Sept. 25. He told
tentially be exposed, federal a nurse he had traveled from
health officials said Sunday.
Africa, but he was sent home.
The hospital worker, a He returned Sept. 28 and was
woman who was not identified placed in isolation because
by officials, wore protective of suspected Ebola. He died
gear while treating the Libe- Wednesday.
rian patient, and she has been
Liberia is one of the three
unable to point to how the West African countries most
breach might have occurred, affected by the Ebola episaid Dr. Tom Frieden, head of demic, which has killed more
the Centers for Disease Con- than 4,000 people, according
trol and Prevention. Duncan to World Health Organization
was the first person in the U.S. figures published Friday. The
diagnosed with Ebola.
others are Sierra Leone and
The CDC confirmed Sun- Guinea.
day afternoon that the woman
Texas health officials have
had tested positive for Ebola been closely monitoring near— the first known case of the ly 50 people who had or may
disease being contracted or have had close contact with
transmitted in the U.S.
Duncan in the days after he
The missteps with the first started showing symptoms but
patient and now the infection before he was diagnosed with
of a caregiver raised questions the disease.
about assurances given by U.S.
The health care worker rehealth officials that any Ameri- ported a fever Friday night
can hospital should be able to as part of a self-monitoring
treat an Ebola patient and that regimen required by the CDC,
the disease would be contained. Varga said.
At a briefing in Atlanta,
Another person who was
Frieden said that at some point described as a “close contact”
during Duncan’s treatment, of the health worker has been
“there was a breach in proto- proactively placed in isolation,
col, and that breach in protocol he added, without elaborating
resulted in this infection.” He on where that person is being
added that officials were “deep- monitored. The hospital said
ly concerned” by the infection its emergency department is
of the worker.
diverting ambulances to other
President Barack Obama hospitals, though still acceptasked the CDC to move as ing walk-in patients.
quickly as possible in investiFrieden said officials are
gating the incident, the White now evaluating and will moniHouse said.
tor any workers who may have
Dallas police stood guard been exposed while Duncan
outside her apartment com- was in the hospital.
plex and told people not to go
Among the things the CDC
inside. Officers also knocked will investigate is how the
on doors, made automated workers took off protective
phone calls and passed out fli- gear, because removing it iners to notify people within a correctly can lead to contamifour-block radius about the nation. Investigators will also
situation, although Dallas au- look at dialysis and intubation
thorities assured residents the — the insertion of a breathing
risk was confined to those who tube in a patient’s airway. Both
have had close contact with the procedures have the potential
two Ebola patients.
to spread the virus.
The worker wore a gown,
“We knew a second case
gloves, mask and shield while could be a reality, and we’ve
been preparing for this possibility,” said Dr. David Lakey,
commissioner of the Texas
Department of State Health
Services. “We are broadening
our team in Dallas and working with extreme diligence to
prevent further spread.”
Health care workers treating
Ebola patients are among the
most vulnerable, even if wearing protective gear. A Spanish
nurse assistant recently became
the first health care worker
infected outside West Africa
during the ongoing outbreak.
She helped care for two priests
who were brought to a Madrid
hospital and later died. More
than 370 health care workers
in West Africa have fallen ill or
died since the epidemic began
earlier this year.
In the health worker’s
neighborhood, one police officer said an industrial barrel outside contained hazardous waste
taken from inside the building.
Nearby residents periodically
came out of their homes to ask
about the commotion.
Kara Lutley, who lives a
half-block from the complex,
said she never received a call
or other emergency notice
and first heard about it on the
news.
“I’m not overly concerned
that I’ll get Ebola,” she said.
Officials said they also received information that there
may be a pet in the health care
worker’s apartment, and they
have a plan in place to care for
the animal. They do not believe the pet has signs of having contracted Ebola. A dog
belonging to the Spanish nurse
was euthanized, drawing thousands of protests.
Ebola spreads through close
contact with a symptomatic
person’s bodily fluids, such
as blood, sweat, vomit, feces,
urine, saliva or semen. Those
fluids must have an entry point,
like a cut or scrape or someone touching the nose, mouth
or eyes with contaminated
hands, or being splashed. The
World Health Organization
says blood, feces and vomit
are the most infectious fluids,
while the virus is found in saliva mostly once patients are
severely ill. The whole live virus has never been culled from
sweat.
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Duncan came to Dallas to
visit his family.
The trip was the culmination of decades of effort,
friends and family members
said. But when Duncan arrived
in Dallas, though he showed
no symptoms, he had already
been exposed to Ebola. His
neighbors in Liberia believe
Duncan become infected when
he helped a pregnant neighbor
who later died from it. It was
unclear if he knew about her
diagnosis before traveling.
On Saturday, customs and
health officials began taking
the temperatures of passengers
arriving at New York’s Kennedy International Airport
from Liberia, Sierra Leone and
Guinea in a stepped-up screening effort.
The screenings will expand
to four additional airports —
New Jersey’s Newark Liberty,
Washington Dulles, Chicago
O’Hare and Hartsfield-Jackson
in Atlanta — in the coming
days.
Local 5-Day Forecast
Mon
Tue
10/13
85/60
Wed
10/14
67/52
Thu
10/15
70/48
Fri
10/16
10/17
77/52
82/54
Mostly
cloudy early
with thunderstorms developing
later in the
day.
Times of sun
and clouds.
Highs in the
upper 60s
and lows in
the low 50s.
Mix of sun
and clouds.
Highs in the
low 70s and
lows in the
upper 40s.
Partly
cloudy.
Highs in the
upper 70s
and lows in
the low 50s.
Abundant
sunshine.
Highs in the
low 80s and
lows in the
mid 50s.
Sunrise:
6:58 AM
Sunset:
6:24 PM
Sunrise:
6:59 AM
Sunset:
6:23 PM
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7:00 AM
Sunset:
6:22 PM
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7:00 AM
Sunset:
6:20 PM
Sunrise:
7:01 AM
Sunset:
6:19 PM
Mississippi At A Glance
Tupelo
84/61
Greenville
84/57
Starkville
85/60
Meridian
86/61
Jackson
88/58
Biloxi
82/66
Area Cities
City
Hi
Baton Rouge, LA 86
Biloxi
82
Birmingham, AL 85
Brookhavem
86
Cleveland
83
Columbus
87
Corinth
84
Greenville
84
Grenada
82
Gulfport
83
Hattiesburg
85
Jackson
88
Laurel
86
Little Rock, AR 74
Mc Comb
86
Lo Cond.
57 t-storm
66 t-storm
68 t-storm
55 t-storm
56 t-storm
63 t-storm
62 t-storm
57 t-storm
58 t-storm
65 t-storm
61 t-storm
58 t-storm
60 t-storm
56 t-storm
55 t-storm
National Cities
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
Hi
82
66
68
68
60
82
85
85
Lo Cond.
68 pt sunny
55 mst sunny
60 t-storm
55 t-storm
39 sunny
60 t-storm
63 pt sunny
78 t-storm
City
Memphis, TN
Meridian
Mobile, AL
Montgomery, AL
Natchez
New Albany
New Orleans, LA
Oxford
Philadelphia
Senatobia
Starkville
Tunica
Tupelo
Vicksburg
Yazoo City
Hi
85
86
81
87
84
84
85
83
86
82
85
82
84
83
86
Lo Cond.
61 t-storm
61 t-storm
68 t-storm
71 t-storm
57 t-storm
60 t-storm
63 t-storm
59 t-storm
60 t-storm
59 t-storm
60 t-storm
58 t-storm
61 t-storm
56 t-storm
58 t-storm
City
Minneapolis
New York
Phoenix
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC
Hi
55
66
85
80
70
74
73
Lo Cond.
45 rain
62 cloudy
59 sunny
58 mst sunny
55 cloudy
60 t-storm
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College Football
L ife at t h e to p
Associated Press Poll
1. Mississippi State (45), 6-0, 1480
2. Florida State (12), 6-0, 1415
3. Ole Miss (3), 6-0, 1413
4. Baylor, 6-0, 1317
5. Notre Dame, 6-0, 1228
6. Auburn, 5-1, 1144
7. Alabama, 5-1, 1068
8. Michigan State, 5-1, 1015
9. Oregon, 5-1, 1014
10. Georgia, 5-1, 981
11. Oklahoma, 5-1, 935
12. TCU, 4-1, 917
13. Ohio State, 4-1, 648
14. Kansas State, 4-1, 626
15. Oklahoma State, 5-1, 620
16. Arizona, 5-1, 590
17. Arizona State, 4-1, 459
18. East Carolina, 5-1, 449
19. Nebraska, 5-1, 402
20. Utah, 4-1, 305
21. Texas A&M, 5-2, 264
22. USC, 4-2, 258
23. Stanford, 4-2, 223
24. Clemson, 4-2, 188
25. Marshall, 6-0, 148
Mississippi State’s football program was voted No. 1 in the country for the first time
in school history on Sunday. (Photo by Mary Liz Herrington)
USA Today Coaches Top 25
1. Mississippi State (26), 6-0, 1490
2. Florida State (31), 6-0, 1489
3. Ole Miss (5), 6-0, 1436
4. Baylor, 6-0, 1392
5. Notre Dame, 6-0, 1292
6. Michigan State, 5-1, 1129
7. Alabama, 5-1, 1121
8. Auburn, 5-1, 1111
9. Oregon, 5-1, 1017
10. Georgia, 5-1, 1013
11. Oklahoma, 5-1, 1005
12. TCU, 4-1, 824
13. Ohio State, 4-1, 737
14. Kansas State, 4-1, 710
15. Oklahoma State, 5-1, 610
16. East Carolina, 5-1, 518
17. Arizona, 5-1, 502
18. Arizona State, 4-1, 471
19. Nebraska, 5-1, 433
20. Stanford, 4-2, 344
21. Texas A&M, 5-2, 269
22. Clemson, 4-2, 244
23. Utah, 4-1, 161
24. Marshall, 6-0, 153
25. USC, 4-2, 125
Auburn win
emotional
for Bulldog
leadership
By BEN WAIT
[email protected]
It was an emotional celebration for three men Saturday night
in the end zone of Davis Wade Stadium.
Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen met President
Dr. Mark Keenum and Athletic Director Scott Stricklin with
the game ball. He presented it to both men after the Bulldogs
knocked off No. 2 Auburn 38-23 to move the Bulldogs to 6-0
overall and 3-0 in the Southeastern Conference.
“When we came here, we wanted to build something and it
takes everybody to build it,” Mullen said in his post game press
conference. “There wasn’t a simple fix. It took a president, it took
an athletic director, a student body and an entire university family. That’s what it takes if you want to build a program.”
Mullen took over the Bulldog football program in 2009.
MSU had only been to four bowl games and had four winning
seasons since 1999 when Mullen became the head coach. The Bulldogs had only made 14 bowl games ever, but Mullen
has led them to a school-record four straight and they are poised
for another one after becoming bowl eligible with the win over
the Tigers.
“A lot of programs have been built and have great, longstanding traditions, so they have an unbelievable foundation already,”
Mullen said. “So even during their down years, they can build
right back up. Dr. Keenum and Scott Stricklin believed in what
we were trying to do here. They were completely 100 percent on
board and behind us. It was a team effort for us to move forward
as we’ve tried to build our program.”
Former MSU Athletic Director Greg Byrne hired Mullen be-
Mississippi State head football coach Dan Mullen, right, celebrates Saturday night’s 38-23 win over Auburn with President
Mark Keenum, left, and Athletic Director Scott Stricklin. (Photo by Rogelio V. Solis, AP)
fore moving to Arizona, but Stricklin has invested in Mullen
since then.
“I think every part of our university has invested in being
successful from our fans to our student body,” Stricklin said.
“There’s so much tremendous support on campus from our faculty and staff and others. You’ve got to have everybody pulling
in the same direction to have success because it’s so hard at this
level and in this league. Dan’s done a great job getting folks
excited.”
The Bulldogs became the No. 1 team in both the Associated
Press Poll and the Amway Coaches Poll Sunday for the first time
in school history.
“It would mean the same thing as it meant before the sea-
son when we weren’t even ranked,” Bulldog quarterback Dak
Prescott said. “That doesn’t really mean much to us. It’s exciting,
great for the university, for the Mississippi State program, but
for the individuals on this team and for where we’re going, it
doesn’t really mean much.”
Mullen is 42-28 overall as he is halfway through his sixth season with MSU. He owns a 19-24 record in SEC games.
Earlier in the week, Mullen pointed to former players that
helped the program get to where it is today. He mentioned Jamar
Chaney, Anthony Dixon, Pernell McPhee, K.J. Wright, Derek
Sherrod, Chris White, Charles Mitchell, Vick Ballard, Fletcher
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Recognition increases for Magnolia State
By RALPH D. RUSSO
Associated Press
The Mississippi-mania sweeping college football is more than just a temporary condition. It
just keeps getting better for the Magnolia state’s
Southeastern Conference teams.
Mississippi State, a school with one SEC
championship on its resume, is No. 1 in The
Associated Press college football poll.
Mississippi, which hasn’t won an SEC title
since 1963, is still No. 3, but just a couple of
points behind No. 2 Florida State.
“I think it’s an affirmation of how good football has been for a long time in Mississippi,” said
Rick Cleveland, the executive director of the
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and a longtime
newspaper columnist in the state. “Now they’re
recognizing the talent and keeping it home.”
The Bulldogs and Rebels were even better
Saturday than they were last week, when both
had breakthrough victories at home.
Mississippi State and Heisman Trophy contender Dak Prescott routed Auburn 38-23 in
Starkville.
Ole Miss and its nasty defense, led by tackle
Robert Nkemdiche, dominated Texas A&M 3521 in College Station, Texas.
If you’re wondering, and you probably
should be, the Rebels and Bulldogs play Nov.
29 in Oxford, the Saturday after Thanksgiving
in what could be an Egg Bowl extravaganza.
The Iron Bowl on the same day could end up
being just an undercard, the way LSU-Florida
and Alabama-Arkansas were Saturday.
“It’s surreal,” said Cleveland, a Mississippi
native.
For the both the Rebels and Bulldogs, it’s
been a startling rise after recent struggles. In
the rugged SEC West, where Alabama (three
national titles), LSU (two) and Auburn (one)
have been the powers during the BCS era, the
Mississippi schools have usually been relegated
to the second division.
In Starkville, coach Dan Mullen took over in
2009 and has steadily turned around a program
that was flailing. Mullen, the former Florida offensive coordinator under Urban Meyer, is 4228 at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs were 2348 in the six seasons before Mullen arrived.
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze was hired after
the Rebels went 2-10 in 2011. They won seven
games his first season and eight last year. He
landed one of the best recruiting classes in the
country between his first and second seasons.
Now the Rebels have their best ranking in the
AP poll since 1964.
So where do the Rebels and Bulldogs go
from here?
The Bulldogs could be in for a pretty good
run at No. 1. They’re heading into an off week
before a stretch of schedule that looks accommodating (at Kentucky, Arkansas, TennesseeMartin) before a trip to Alabama on Nov. 15.
The Rebels come home for Tennessee on
Saturday before going to LSU and hosting No.
6 Auburn.
Going down
Florida State had held No. 1 for 10 straight
AP polls, dating to last season.
The Seminoles have shown some vulnerability this season, had some close calls and rarely
See NOTEBOOK | Page 12
Noteworthy
5
MSU
The number of weeks it took Mississippi State to go from unranked
to No. 1 in Associated Press football
poll. That was an AP poll record.
Bulldog Bits
Scorecard
Starkville Daily News
College Football
Sophomore outfielder Amanda Ivy hit a dramatic walk-off
single in the bottom of the seventh as the Mississippi State
softball team escaped with a 4-3 victory against Delta State
Sunday night at the MSU Softball Stadium. The exhibition
victory gave the Bulldogs their second win of the day following a 4-0 triumph versus Wallace State earlier in the afternoon.
“It is fun to watch this team grow physically and mentally,”
MSU head coach Vann Stuedeman said. “This team has grit
and guts and it is fun to coach.”
In game two, the Bulldogs trailed the Lady Statesmen after
a three-run home run in the top of the first by the visitors.
They eventually tied the game thanks to a pair of sacrifice flies
and one passed ball. Tied at three with two outs in the bottom
of the seventh, Ivy rifled a base hit to center, scoring sophomore catcher Katie Anne Bailey from second for the gamewinning run. True freshman right-hander Holly Ward picked
up the complete-game victory.
“It is nice to get this experience in the fall, so when you go
into the spring, you feel like you have been there and done
that,” Stuedeman said.
Game one saw a dominant complete-game shutout by
sophomore left hander Alexis Silkwood. The lefty struck out
six and surrendered just two hits to earn the victory. Senior
outfielder Ashley Phillips aided the southpaw with a home run
in the fifth.
The Bulldogs finished the fall exhibition season a perfect
7-0, outscoring their opponents by a 59-4 margin.
MSU opens up its 2015 regular season with a 5:30 p.m.
first pitch against Mississippi Valley State on Thursday, Feb. 5,
at the MSU Softball Stadium.
Volleyball
OXFORD – Even though several Mississippi State Bulldogs put up impressive performances, the Mississippi State
volleyball Bulldogs (5-16, 0-6 SEC) fell in a 3-0 decision to the
Ole Miss Rebels (16-3, 2-3 SEC) Sunday afternoon in Oxford.
The Bulldogs earned several notable performances for the
match, including a career-high 12 kills from freshman Tyra
Long, which tied Chelsea Duhs for the team high. Shelby Anderton also turned in a new high, earning 31 assists for the
match, the most this season for the junior setter.
The first set was a back-and-forth affair, as both sides traded
time in the lead. Neither squad would gain more than a threepoint advantage in the set. Down 20-19 and looking to tie
it up once more, the Bulldogs were met by a furious Rebel
attack, highlighted by five kills. Ole Miss kept MSU at bay,
taking the opening frame 25-22.
Sunday’s second set started out in favor of the home squad,
as the Rebels jumped ahead 3-0 before Duhs finally put State
on the board with one of her 12 kills on the day. State cut it
to as close as two in the early stages of the set before Ole Miss
pulled away to go up by as much as seven. A late 3-0 Bulldog
run cut the UM lead to three, but the Rebels struck back to
take the set 25-19.
The final frame was an easier task to handle for the Rebels.
The Bulldogs kept play close early on, but fell victim to a number of runs from UM. Ole Miss kept MSU at bay, going on to
take the set 25-15 and the match 3-0.
Also headlining the stat sheet for the Bulldogs was freshman libero Payton Harris, who earned 20 digs on the day.
That gives Harris at least 20 digs in 14 of MSU’s 21 matches.
The total also moves Harris into sixth place in the MSU record
book for digs in a season. Her 506 total is one away from tying Kayla Woodard’s 507 from 2010 and two away from tying
fourth-place Misty Farmer, who earned 508 in 1995.
Leading the way for Ole Miss was Melanie Crow, who
earned 17 kills. Nakeyta Clair also turned in double-digit kills
with 10. Aubrey Edie led all players with 41 assists.
State returns to action this weekend, as it hosts Tennessee
and Missouri at the Newell-Grissom Building. MSU takes on
UT on Friday at 7 p.m. The Bulldogs will close the weekend by
hosting Missouri at 1 p.m., on Sunday on the SEC Network.
Women’s Tennis
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After a tough loss on day one of the
USTA/ITA Southern Regional Championships Friday, Mississippi State senior Naomi Tran has reeled off four-straight wins
(two Sunday) to earn a spot in the singles consolation semifinals of the tournament today.
Tran opened play on Sunday by defeating host Alabama’s
Bennett Dunn 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 16. She then took a
thrilling 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(6) decision from Jacqui Katz of Tulane
in the quarterfinals. Tran will face 90th-ranked Luicelena Perez
of Alabama at 10 a.m. today for a berth into the consolation
championship match, which will also be played today.
In State’s only other tournament action Sunday, secondseeded and 42nd-ranked junior Georgiana Patrasc had advanced to the quarterfinals of the main draw, but fell there
in an intense three-setter 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-3 to sixth-seeded and
72nd-ranked Julia Jones of Ole Miss. Patrasc is now 8-3 this
season and 25-7 all-time against ITA Southern Region opponents.
Record Pts
1. Mississippi St. (45)6-0 1,480
2. Florida St. (12)
6-0 1,415
3. Mississippi (3)
6-0 1,413
4. Baylor
6-0 1,317
5. Notre Dame
6-0 1,228
5-1 1,144
6. Auburn
7. Alabama
5-1 1,068
8. Michigan St.
5-1 1,015
9. Oregon
5-1 1,014
10. Georgia
5-1 981
11. Oklahoma
5-1 935
12. TCU
4-1 917
13. Ohio St.
4-1 648
14. Kansas St.
4-1 626
15. Oklahoma St.
5-1 620
16. Arizona
5-1 590
17. Arizona St.
4-1 459
18. East Carolina
5-1 449
19. Nebraska
5-1 402
20. Utah
4-1 305
21. Texas A&M
5-2 264
22. Southern Cal
4-2 258
23. Stanford
4-2 223
24. Clemson
4-2 188
25. Marshall
6-0 148
Amway Top 25 Poll
Record Pts
6-0 1490
6-0 1489
6-0 1436
6-0 1392
6-0 1292
5-1 1129
5-1 1121
5-1 1111
5-1 1017
5-1 1013
5-1 1005
4-1 824
4-1 737
4-1 710
5-1 610
5-1 518
5-1 502
4-1 471
5-1 433
4-2 344
5-2 269
4-2 244
4-1 161
6-0 153
4-2 125
Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten said
about his team beating Seattle Sunday.
Pvs
6
1
4
3
5
8
7
2
11
10
9
12
15
16
18
19
13
20
21
22
14
25
NR
NR
NR
Others receiving votes: UCLA 116; LSU
80; Minnesota 78; Duke 70; Washington
70; Kentucky 37; Wisconsin 34; West
Virginia 17; Iowa 15; Georgia Tech 14;
Oregon State 10; Colorado State 5; Missouri 5; Brigham Young 2; Rutgers 1.
SEC Standings
Western Division
Conf.Overall
Team
Miss. State
3-0 6-0
3-0 6-0
Ole Miss
Auburn
2-15-1
Alabama
2-15-1
2-2 5-2
Texas A&M
LSU
1-25-2
Arkansas
0-33-3
Eastern Division
Team
Conf.Overall
3-15-1
Georgia
Kentucky
2-15-1
2-23-2
Florida
Missouri
1-14-2
2-3 3-3
S. Carolina
Tennessee
0-23-3
Vanderbilt
0-42-5
Saturday, Oct. 11
Miss. State 38, Auburn 23
Ole Miss 35, Texas A&M 20
Alabama 14, Arkansas 13
LSU 30, Florida 27
Georgia 34, Missouri 0
Kentucky 48, Louisiana-Monroe 14
Tennessee 45, Chattanooga 10
Vanderbilt 21, Charleston Southern 20
Saturday, Oct. 18
Tennessee at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.
Furman at S. Carolina, 11 a.m.
Texas A&M at Alabama, 2:30 p.m.
Georgia at Arkansas, 3 p.m.
Missouri at Florida, 6 p.m.
Kentucky at LSU, 6:30 p.m.
National Football League
All Times EDT
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
WL T Pct PF PA
New England 4 2 0 .667 160 129
Buffalo
3 3 0 .500118 126
Miami
2 3 0 .400120 124
N.Y. Jets
1 5 0 .167 96 158
South
WL T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667189 136
Witten
35. Jim Everett
35. x-Aaron Rodgers
36. Roman Gabriel
36. x-Matt Hasselbeck
Pv
3
1
3
5
6
2
7
8
12
13
11
9
15
17
16
10
20
19
21
24
14
NR
25
NR
NR
Others receiving votes: UCLA 110, LSU
67, Duke 45, Kentucky 36, Minnesota
36, West Virginia 27, Washington 22,
Georgia Tech 11, Arkansas 10, Louisville
7, Rutgers 7, Iowa 6, Colorado St. 3, N.
Dakota St. 3, South Carolina 1, Virginia
1, Wisconsin 1.
1. Miss. State (26)
2. Florida State (31)
3. Mississippi (5)
4. Baylor
5. Notre Dame
6. Michigan State
7. Alabama
8. Auburn
9. Oregon
10. Georgia
11. Oklahoma
12. TCU
13. Ohio State
14. Kansas State
15. Oklahoma State
16. East Carolina
17. Arizona
18. Arizona State
19. Nebraska
20. Stanford
21. Texas A&M
22. Clemson
23. Utah
24. Marshall
25. Southern Cal
“We knew this was going to be
a challenge and we stayed the
course.”
What’s on tv
AP Top 25
Softball
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College Baseball
MSU Fall Scrimmages
Tuesday, Oct. 14 – 4:30 p.m. at Dudy
Noble Field (Starkville, Miss.)
Friday, Oct. 17 – 3:30 p.m. at Dudy Noble Field (Starkville, Miss.)
Saturday, Oct. 18 – 4 p.m. at Smith-Wills
Stadium (Jackson, Miss.)
Sunday, Oct. 19 – 1 p.m. at Dudy Noble
Field (Starkville, Miss.)
* All scrimmages are free and open to
the public
Major League Baseball
Postseason Glance
All Times EDT
x-if necessary
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7)
American League
All AL games televised by TBS
Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter, a former
Mississippi State player, has his team in the American
League Championship Series against the Kansas City
Royals. Game 3 is set for tonight on TBS with the first pitch
set for 7 p.m. (Photo by Michael Conroy, AP)
Today
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
TBS — Playoffs, American League
Championship Series, Game 3, Baltimore at Kansas City
NFL
7:15 p.m.
ESPN — San Francisco at St. Louis
SOCCER
1:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — UEFA, qualifier for European
Championship, Bosnia-Herzegovina
vs. Belgium, at Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina
FS1 — UEFA, qualifier for European
Championship, Iceland vs. Netherlands, at Reykjavik, Iceland
The area slate
Today
No area games scheduled
Houston
Tennessee
Jacksonville
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Denver
Kansas City
Oakland
3 3 0
2 4 0
0 6 0
North
WL T
3 1 1
4 2 0
3 2 0
3 3 0
West
WL T
5 1 0
4 1 0
2 3 0
0 5 0
.500132 120
.333104 153
.00081 185
Pct PF PA
.700134 113
.667164 97
.600134 115
.500124 139
Pct PF PA
.833 164 91
.800147 104
.400 119 101
.00079 134
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
WL T Pct PF PA
5 1 0 .833165 126
Dallas
Philadelphia 4 1 0 .800156 132
N.Y. Giants
3 2 0 .600 133 111
Washington 1 5 0 .167132 166
South
WL T Pct PF PA
Carolina
3 2 1 .583141 157
New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 132 141
Atlanta
2 4 0 .333164 170
Tampa Bay
1 5 0 .167 120 204
North
WL T Pct PF PA
4 2 0 .667116 82
Detroit
Green Bay
4 2 0 .667 161 130
Chicago
3 3 0 .500143 144
Minnesota
2 4 0 .333104 143
West
WL T Pct PF PA
Arizona
4 1 0 .800116 106
3 2 0 .600133 113
Seattle
San Francisco 3 2 0 .600 110 106
St. Louis
1 3 0 .250 84 119
Thursday’s Game
Indianapolis 33, Houston 28
Sunday’s Games
Tennessee 16, Jacksonville 14
Detroit 17, Minnesota 3
Baltimore 48, Tampa Bay 17
Denver 31, N.Y. Jets 17
New England 37, Buffalo 22
Carolina 37, Cincinnati 37, OT
Cleveland 31, Pittsburgh 10
Green Bay 27, Miami 24
San Diego 31, Oakland 28
Dallas 30, Seattle 23
Arizona 30, Washington 20
Chicago 27, Atlanta 13
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, late
Open: Kansas City, New Orleans
Today’s Game
San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16
N.Y. Jets at New England, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 19
Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Miami at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Washington, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.
Arizona at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.
San Francisco at Denver, 8:30 p.m.
Open: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay
Monday, Oct. 20
Houston at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.
NFL Career Touchdown Passes
Through Oct. 12, 2014
Quarterbacks who have thrown 200 or
more NFL touchdown passes (x-active):
1. Brett Favre
2. x-Peyton Manning
2. Dan Marino
4. x-Drew Brees
5. x-Tom Brady
6. Fran Tarkenton
7. John Elway
8. Warren Moon
9. Johnny Unitas
10. Vinny Testaverde
11. Joe Montana
12. Dave Krieg
13. Sonny Jurgensen
14. Dan Fouts
15. Drew Bledsoe
16. Boomer Esiason
17. John Hadl
18. Y.A. Tittle
19. x-Eli Manning
20. Len Dawson
21. Jim Kelly
22. George Blanda
22. x-Philip Rivers
24. Donovan McNabb
25. Steve Young
26. x-Ben Roethlisberger
27. x-Tony Romo
28. x-Carson Palmer
29. John Brodie
30. Terry Bradshaw
31. Jim Hart
32. Kurt Warner
32. Kerry Collins
34. Randall Cunningham
508
506
420
372
369
342
300
291
290
275
273
261
255
254
251
247
244
242
240
239
237
236
236
234
232
227
219
217
214
212
209
208
208
207
Kansas City 2, Baltimore 0
Friday, Oct. 10: Kansas City 8, Baltimore
6, 10 innings
Saturday, Oct. 11: Kansas City 6,
Baltimore 4
Today: Baltimore (Chen 16-6) at Kansas
City (Guthrie 13-11), 8:07 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 14: Baltimore (Gonzalez
10-9) at Kansas City (Vargas 11-10),
8:07 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 15: Baltimore at
Kansas City, 4:07 p.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 17: Kansas City at Baltimore, 8:07 p.m.
x-Saturday, Oct. 18: Kansas City at
Baltimore, 8:07 p.m.
National League
San Francisco 1, St. Louis 0
Saturday, Oct. 11: San Francisco 3, St.
Louis 0
Sunday, Oct. 12: San Francisco at St.
Louis, late
Tuesday, Oct. 14: St. Louis (Lackey 3-3)
at San Francisco, 4:07 (FS1)
Wednesday, Oct. 15: St. Louis (Miller
10-9) at San Francisco, 8:07 p.m. (FS1)
x-Thursday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at San
Francisco, 8:07 p.m. (FS1)
x-Saturday, Oct. 18: San Francisco at St.
Louis, 4:07 p.m. (Fox)
x-Sunday, Oct. 19: San Francisco at St.
Louis, 7:37 p.m. (FS1)
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7)
All games televised by Fox
Tuesday, Oct. 21: at American League
Wednesday, Oct. 22: at AL
Friday, Oct. 24: at National League
Saturday, Oct. 25: at NL
x-Sunday, Oct. 26: at NL
x-Tuesday, Oct. 28: at AL
x-Wednesday, Oct. 29: at AL
National Basketball Association
Preseason Scores
All Times EST
Saturday’s Games
Cleveland 122, Miami 119, OT
New York 96, Boston 80
Memphis 93, Atlanta 88
Chicago 91, Milwaukee 85
Sunday’s Games
Brooklyn 97, Sacramento 95
Washington 91, Detroit 89
Dallas 106, Indiana 98
L.A. Clippers at Portland, late
Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers at Ontario,
CA, late
Today’s Games
Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
New York vs. Philadelphia at Syracuse,
NY, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Transactions
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned F
Justin Hodgman to Portland (AHL).
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled
F Zach Boychuk from Charlotte (AHL).
Placed F Jeff Skinner on injured reserve,
retroactive to Oct. 5.
MINNESOTA WILD — Signed D Jonas
Brodin to a six-year contract extension.
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS — Announced D Steven Shamanski was returned from loan
to Rochester (AHL). Announced F Justin
Kea was reassigned to Rochester.
High School Football
Choctaw County finds itself in good spot
By JASON EDWARDS
[email protected]
ACKERMAN – In college, midterm grades
tend to be the benchmark of the semester.
With football, there is really no marking point,
but if there was, area teams have approached that
point. Choctaw County is one of those teams and
across the board, the Chargers look to be in just
the right spot.
“We feel like we are playing at a much higher
level than we were at the first point,” Choctaw
County coach Adam Dillinger said. “That is what
you should be doing. You should be getting better all the time.”
Starting out things were not quite as green
for Choctaw County, which lost two of its first
three ballgames
to some good
teams in Winona and North
Pontotoc. Still
even then, the
team
looked
good and used
those matches
as building blocks to propel it on the way to the
current standing at 6-2 overall and 2-0 divisionally.
“If you want to play for region championships, you have to win the games one at a time,”
Dillinger said. “Every team’s goal is to win state
championships, but you can’t win those until you
make the playoffs. Starting off with two wins is
always good.”
Those wins do not come easy and to make
them happen, there has to be the right players in
the right places. For Choctaw County that starts offensively
with Jamarcus Bradley, whom Dillinger calls the
“stationary leader” of the team. As quarterback,
Bradley has racked up 938 passing yards with
seven touchdowns while securing 1,416 yards on
143 rushes with 26 touchdowns.
Bradley might have been stable all year long,
but in recent weeks, a new face has emerged as a
go to guy offensively.
“Woody Vowell as a receiver has come along
as the season progressed,” Dillinger said. “He has
grown to be one of the guys we throw to a lot.”
Thus far, the sophomore has 303 yards on 12
receptions for five touchdowns.
Swap over to defense and one of the newest
faces to break out of the pack is Marquel Kennedy, who after getting injured in week one has
turned his year around in a most impactful way
according to Dillinger.
Right alongside Kennedy is middle linebacker
Kellen Lang, who all year long has led the Charger defense.
It takes all of those listed on the roster playing at their full potential to make the Choctaw
County run and as the season advances, Dillinger
said the team simply wants to keep improving.
“We just want to get better every week,” Dillinger said. “We find something to improve on
each week and keep getting better. You just take
it one game at a time. We are 2-0 in district and
that is what is important to us. Now we want to
go out and win the next ballgame this week at
Southeast Lauderdale.”
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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Cowboys
knock off
Seahawks
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
SEATTLE — On his sixth snap of the game,
Tony Romo took a direct blow to his ribs and spent
nearly a minute trying to get back to his feet.
Seconds later, when Chris Jones’ punt was
smothered by Seattle and returned for a touchdown,
Romo and the Dallas Cowboys were facing a 10-0
deficit on the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks’ home field.
Romo and his teammates rebounded from the
terrible start, validating the strong start to the season
with a resounding answer.
“I think our team now understands that we do
a lot of things pretty well and I think we have the
ability to kind of impose yourself on other teams,”
Romo said.
Rallying from the early deficit, the Cowboys relied on running back DeMarco Murray and a defense that confused Russell Wilson in a 30-23 victory Sunday.
Murray, who ran for 115 yards, scored on a 15yard run with 3:16 left to give Dallas the lead and
the Cowboys’ defense held twice in the final 3 minutes to cap a miserable day by Seattle’s offense. Rolando McClain intercepted Wilson’s pass with less
than a minute remaining to clinch the victory.
“Guys aren’t going to back down,” Dallas coach
Jason Garrett said. “We have the right kind of guys
on this team,”
The result wasn’t stunning. It was the way Dallas
won. The Cowboys outhit, out-ran and bullied the
Seahawks, showing no intimidation toward Seattle’s
top defense or the noisy environment created by the
12th Man.
It looked very familiar to the way Seattle won last
year on its way to the title. And now the Cowboys
are 5-1 for the first time since 2007.
“I think that showed the maturity of this team.
We expected to win,” Dallas tight end Jason Witten
said. “We knew this was going to be a challenge and
we stayed the course.”
Around every corner of the Dallas locker room
Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray (29) runs for a touchdown in the second half against the Seattle Seahawks. (Photo by
See COWBOYS | Page 12 Elaine Thompson, AP)
Former Mississippi State cornerback Darius
Slay of the Detroit Lions runs through drills
before Sunday’s game against the Minnesota
Vikings. (Photo by Carlos Osorio, AP)
Lions use defense to beat Vikings
By DAVE CAMPBELL
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — The Detroit Lions are playing some dominant
defense.
With Ziggy Ansah and Ndamukong Suh leading a relentless rush, the
Lions had eight sacks and three interceptions of Minnesota rookie Teddy
Bridgewater in a 17-3 victory over the Vikings on Sunday.
Joique Bell put the game away with a fourth-quarter touchdown run
to finish with 74 yards on 18 carries, and the Lions (4-2) won at Minnesota for only the second time in their last 17 trips. They entered the
week with the fewest yards per game and the second-fewest points per
game allowed in the NFL and still managed to top themselves, playing
some stingy defense in a division that lacked it last season.
“It’s definitely something to be proud of, but at the end of the day it’s
very early in the season,” said Suh, who had two sacks and a big hand
in holding the Vikings to 69 yards on 18 rushes. “If we’re talking Week
17 or Week 16 and we’re still at this pace, which I expect this defense to
do, then we can start to be really excited about it because it’s translating
to wins.”
So far, so good. The Lions bounced back firmly from a 17-14 loss
to Buffalo.
“You have to find a way to stem the tide a little bit. I think our guys
were ready to put that one behind them,” coach Jim Caldwell said.
With Calvin Johnson and Reggie Bush absent because of ankle injuries, the Lions played a low-risk game and were forced to punt as often
as the Vikings: seven times each. Detroit converted only one of 13 third
downs.
Matthew Stafford wasn’t at his best, missing his three-time All-Pro
wide receiver and finishing 19 for 33 for 185 yards. Theo Riddick
caught five passes for 75 yards and a touchdown, the latest running back
to work his way into the game plan this season. Riddick later hurt his
hamstring.
But Stafford was turnover-free, most importantly, and good enough
to lead a seven-play, 80-yard opening drive for a score to put the defense
in position to dominate. The Lions kept pace with three-time defending NFC North champion Green Bay, which won 27-24 at Miami on
a last-second touchdown. The Lions beat the Packers 19-7 at home last
month.
“We were just out there on a mission, trying to get back on track,”
said linebacker Tahir Whitehead, who picked off Bridgewater twice,
both on tipped balls.
Ansah, who was limping around at times, didn’t have any trouble
reaching Bridgewater. He had 2 1/2 sacks, as seven different Lions were
credited with at least a half of a sack. They held the Vikings to 212 total
yards.
“Hats off to Detroit. Great defense. They’re No. 1 in the league for a
reason,” said Bridgewater, who finished 23 for 37 for 188 yards.
One of the interceptions was tipped at the line by Devin Taylor and
another went through running back Matt Asiata’s hands. But Bridgewater also ended a promising opening possession by locking his eyes on
Cordarrelle Patterson in the end zone. He threw late on a post pattern,
allowing Glover Quin to pick the ball off with ease.
The Vikings talked this week about getting the ball more to Patterson, but he was a nonfactor again with one carry for 2 yards and
two catches for 15 yards. Bridgewater, left largely unprotected during
another shaky performance by the offensive line, targeted Patterson with
eight passes.
Manning throws two more touchdowns to lead Broncos
From Wire Reports
ing job, was 23 of 43 for 190 yards and touch- before Rodgers directed a 68-yard drive for a field
down passes to Jace Amaro and Eric Decker, with goal with 4:09 to go. The Packers (4-2) quickly
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Peyton the one interception.
forced a punt to start at their 40 with 2:04 left,
Manning connected with Julius Thomas twice
and Rodgers hit Jordy Nelson on fourth-and-10
and Demaryius Thomas once, leaving the Denver
for 18 yards to keep the winning drive alive.
Patriots 37, Bills 22
quarterback two shy of Brett Favre’s record for caRodgers finished with three touchdown passes
reer touchdown passes, and the Broncos held on
and
264 yards while committing no turnovers.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Tom Brady
to beat the New York Jets 31-17.
The
Packers earned their third consecutive victhrew four touchdown passes and had his 60th
Manning has 506 touchdown passes, and 300-yard game to lead New England past Buffalo. tory and won in Miami for only the second time
could tie or break Favre’s record next Sunday at
Brandon LaFell had two touchdown catches, ever. The Dolphins (2-3) lost despite the return of
home against San Francisco. Manning finished 22 including a 56-yarder, and the Patriots forced six starters who had missed playing time.
of 33 for 237 yards — a far cry from last week’s three turnovers that resulted in 13 points in the
performance against Arizona, when he passed for second quarter.
Cardinals 30, Redskins 20
a career-high 479 yards with four TDs.
Brady finished 27 of 37 for 361 yards to spoil
But Manning displayed his methodical best at the Bills’ first game under new owners Terry and
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Carson Palmer retimes in his return to MetLife Stadium, where he Kim Pegula. Brady is 23-2 against AFC East rival turned from a five-week absence to throw two
and the Broncos (4-1) were blown out by Seattle Buffalo with the Patriots (4-2).
touchdown passes, and Arizona beat Washington
in the Super Bowl last February.
Kyle Orton went 24 of 38 for 299 yards with — Redskins’ fourth straight loss and 13th in 14
Demaryius Thomas had 10 catches for 124 two touchdowns, an interception and a lost fum- games.
yards, and Ronnie Hillman ran for 100 yards on ble in his second start for Buffalo (3-3) since reLarry Fitzgerald caught six passes for a season24 carries.
high 98 yards and his first touchdown of the seaplacing EJ Manuel.
The Jets (1-5) had a chance to tie when they
son to help the Cardinals (4-1) bounce back from
got the ball deep in their own territory with less
a 41-20 drubbing at Denver.
Packers 27, Dolphins 24
than a minute left. But after a sack put the ball
Kirk Cousins was 24 for 38 for 354 yards,
at the 1, Geno Smith’s pass was intercepted by
including
a 64-yard touchdown pass to DeSean
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Aaron Rodgers
Aqib Talib, who returned it 22 yards for a sealing
Jackson for the Redskins (1-5), but threw three
threw
a
4-yard
touchdown
pass
to
Andrew
Quartouchdown that sent New York to its fifth straight
less with 3 seconds left to lift Green Bay past Mi- fourth-quarter interceptions.
loss.
Palmer had not played since damaging a nerve
The struggling Smith, looking to keep his start- ami.
in
his
throwing shoulder in the season-opening
Green Bay twice gave up leads and trailed 24-17
win over San Diego and was not announced as
the starter until just before kickoff.
Arizona’s Chandler Catanzaro kicked field
goals of 33, 49 and 37 yards.
Chargers 31, Raiders 28
OAKLAND, Calif. — Branden Oliver scored
on a 1-yard run with 1:56 to play and San Diego
spoiled interim coach Tony Sparano’s Oakland
debut.
Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes
and engineered the winning drive to give San Diego (5-1) its fifth straight win and send Oakland
(0-5) to its 11th straight loss.
Rookie Derek Carr threw four touchdown
passes for the Raiders and gave them a 28-21 lead
on a 6-yard throw to Andre Holmes with 10:01
to play. But Rivers answered with a pair of scoring
drives, and Carr’s pass was intercepted by rookie
Jason Verrett with 1:13 to play.
Sparano took over for the fired Dennis Allen.
Panthers 37, Bengals 37
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati’s Mike Nugent
missed a 36-yard field goal attempt on the final
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CrossworD
COMICS
Horoscope
by Jacqueline Bigar
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
You’ll express your feelings and thoughts,
while others seem to be short-tempered
and unusually curt. You could have some
difficulty dealing with a partner or loved
one. The issue likely will be finances. Be as
open as possible about a suggestion.
THE LOGIC PUZZLE THAT
MAKES YOU SMARTER.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
You might be spending your time trying
to get everyone on the same page. Know
when that is impossible. You could be tired
of having to explain your every thought.
You are likely to discover that you have a
feisty associate on your hands.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
You might want to explore your options.
Others see you in a very favorable light.
Your imagination could shine a light on a
potential new relationship that might not
have existed if you were looking at the possibility at a different time. Tonight: All
smiles as you treat a pal to dinner.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
You could feel as if someone is raining on
your parade, and you more than likely are
right. You will assume the part of the observer -- not the one making the decisions.
Roles will reverse later in the day, which is
when you will be much more upbeat.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Emphasize what is positive in your immediate environment. You won’t want to distance any friends at the moment. You will
see that negative feelings will pass. Take
some time to yourself, whether that means
going for a walk or off on an adventure.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
People usually don’t enjoy having additional responsibilities dumped on them, but
you’ll step up to the plate anyway. Pressure
could build and cause you to be slightly
more in touch with your needs. Try to say
“no” more often.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Your imagination travels to lands where
others might not be able to reach. Your
ability to manifest long-term goals comes
from this ability to see the trees from the
forest. A child or new friend could be extremely irritating. Make peace, not war.
suDoku
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Be sensitive to what is happening behind
the scenes. You understand the forces at
work better than the majority of people.
An animated discussion regarding finances
could occur. There is no right or wrong,
but different styles will be questioned.
BeeTle Bailey
henry
popeye
hi anD lois
hagar The horriBle
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You might consider what needs to happen
in order to get past the issue at hand. Anger
could be close to the surface, and if you are
not careful, you could be reactive to a partner or others in general.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You might be compelled to complete a
project, but a sense of profound irritation
could get the best of you. You tend to come
from a very serious perspective. Juggle what
is going on, and allow others to participate.
You will get finished faster.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
You might want to crank down the high
energy, flirtatiousness and the wittiness for
now. It seems as if others might not be in
the same jovial and upbeat mood. Maintain
a sense of humor, and the results will be
better.
Here’s How It Works:
To solve a sudoku, the numbers
1 through 9 must fill each row,
column and box. Each number
can appear only once in each
row, column and box.
CRYPTOQUIP
MuTTs
BlonDie
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
You could be busy dealing with a personal
matter. Listen to what you are hearing, and
follow through on what is important. Your
creativity will solve an issue and also add
some levity to the moment. The older the
day gets, the better you feel.
Dennis The Menace
aMazing spiDerMan
Barney google & snuffy sMiTh
Rules:
1. Each row and column must contain
the numbers 1 through 4 without repeating.
2. The numbers within the heavily outlined set of squares, called cages, must
combine (in any order) to produce the
target number in the top corner of the
cage using the mathematical operation indicated.
3. Cages with just one box should be
filled in with the
target number
in the top corner. A number
can be repeated within a cage
as long as it is
not in the same
row or column.
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NFL
with 2:19 left.
Andy Dalton was nearly perFrom page 8
fect in overtime, going 8 for 9
play of overtime, and the Ben- for 87 yards with one throwgals and Carolina played to the away. He led the Bengals into
NFL’s first tie this season.
range to win it, but Nugent
Nothing new about the Ben- sliced the kick wide right.
gals tying at home. They finished 13-13 with Philadelphia in
Titans 16, Jaguars 14
their last overtime game at Paul
Brown Stadium in 2008.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. —
Nugent made a 42-yard field Sammie Hill blocked a field goal
goal that put Cincinnati (3-1- attempt in the final seconds, and
1) up after the opening drive of Tennessee held off winless Jackovertime. Carolina (3-2-1) tied sonville to snap a four-game losit on Graham Gano’s 36-yarder
ing streak.
Jackie Battle ran for a touchdown, and Ryan Succop kicked
three field goals to help the Titans (2-4) bounce back after
blowing the biggest lead ever by
a home team in the regular season in a loss to Cleveland.
Jurrell Casey had two of Tennessee’s six sacks. The Titans
forced two turnovers as they
won their first game at home this
season — only their second here
in nine games.
The Jaguars (0-6) scored
with 37 seconds left when Blake
Bortles found Clay Harbor for a
Bears 27, Falcons 13
20-yard TD strike. They recovered the onside kick, but Hill got
ATLANTA — Jay Cuthis right fingers on Josh Scobee’s ler threw for 381 yards and a
55-yard field goal attempt.
touchdown, Matt Forte ran for a
couple of second-half scores, and
Browns 31, Steelers 10 Chicago picked up another road
victory by beating Atlanta.
Chicago (3-3) has won three
CLEVELAND — Brian
Hoyer passed for 217 yards and of four away from Soldier Field
pulled off a rarity for a Cleveland this season, though there were so
quarterback, leading the Browns many Bears fans at the Georgia
to rout over Ben Roethlisberger Dome that it seemed almost like
a neutral site.
and rival Pittsburgh.
After the Falcons (2-4) ral`
TAMPA, Fla. — Joe Flacco
threw for 306 yards and five
touchdowns to help Baltimore
beat Tampa Bay.
COWBOYS
running back more than 38 yards
in a game this season.
Dallas’ improved offensive line
opened enough space for Murray
to run and for the most part kept
Romo protected. Romo was
sacked only once, and bounced
up off the turf from that first hard
hit he took from Bobby Wagner
on the Cowboys’ first drive.
And when Romo got pressured on Dallas’ winning drive,
Terrance Williams made a stunning toe-dragging catch along
the sideline for 23 yards to
convert a third-and-20. Romo
moved away from pressure by
Bruce Irvin and found Williams
along the sideline in front of the
Dallas bench.
“If he throws it up, I’m trying to gain his trust, so I’m going
to catch it regardless,” Williams
said.
Murray then broke free for
25 yards and a 6-yard run to the
Seattle 15. He capped his record
day by cutting back against the
defense and rolling through Earl
Thomas at the goal line.
Romo was 21 of 32 for 250
yards and two touchdowns without an interception. The second
TD throw went to Witten, who
became the second tight end in
NFL history with 900 receptions.
Dan Bailey kicked field goals
of 42, 56 and 31 yards, the last
with 1:09 remaining.
has dropped UCLA out of the
Top 25.
The Bruins were thumped
at home by Oregon, 42-30 on
Saturday, and are in danger of
becoming one of the most disappointing teams in the country.
Coach Jim Mora’s team
was the Pac-12 South favorite
coming into this season and
ranked No. 7 nationally.
The Bruins haven’t been
able to protect talented quarMoving out
terback Brett Hundley or stop
A second straight home loss opponents. Mora and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich
get into it on the sideline while
the Ducks were taking apart
the Bruins.
UCLA has some standout
talent and highly recruited
players on its defense, including linebackers Eric Kendricks
and Myles Jack.
The Bruins will try to get
better on the road with trips
to California and Colorado the
next two weeks. That should
get the offense back on track,
but there is no place to hide a
shaky defense in the Pac-12.
Also falling out were Georgia Tech and Missouri.
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compliments and accolades were
being tossed about. Dallas owner
Jerry Jones held court for nearly
45 minutes.
“This win is a coaching win.
It’s a Jason Garrett win,” Jones
said. “This called on everything
you could ever ask a coach to
come together with a team. He
answered the bell today.”
Murray joined Jim Brown
(1958) as the only running backs
in NFL history to start a season
with six straight 100-yard rushing games. And Murray did it
against the league’s best run defense, which had not allowed a
BULLDOGS
NOTEBOOK
Cox and former East Webster
standout Johnthan Banks.
“I think that foundation
was a lot of young players that
saw if you’re willing to buy in
100 percent, if you’re willing
to work hard, not only is the
team going to have success, but
I’m going to have the opportunity to have individual success
as well,” Mullen said. “All of
those guys have really helped
build the program to where it
is today.”
have looked like the dominant
team that went unbeaten on
the way to a national championship last year. They just keep
winning.
The ‘Noles step back into
the spotlight this week — for
a couple of reasons.
The game of the week will
be played in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday night when
No. 5 Notre Dame visits Florida State, a matchup with playoff implications reminiscent
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for the classic 1993 game between the Irish and Seminoles.
The Fighting Irish are the
only ranked team left on Florida State’s schedule. It could
even be a chance for the Seminoles to take back the No. 1
ranking.
Then there’s the drama off
the field.
Florida State is preparing to
hold a student conduct hearing involving Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston,
who was accused by a female
student of rape after a December 2012 encounter. Florida
prosecutors declined to charge
Winston after an investigation during last season. Florida State has been conducting
its own investigation to be in
compliance for federal Title IX
requirements.
No date has been set for a
hearing and Florida State has
given no indication that Winston’s status will change in the
meantime.
lied from a 13-3 halftime deficit
to tie it late in the third quarter,
the Bears bounced back to hand
Atlanta its third straight loss.
Cutler unleashed a towering pass
to Alshon Jeffery that went for
74 yards. On the next play, Forte
scored on a 6-yard run.
Ravens 48, Buccaneers 17
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MSU hosts Wood Magic Science Fair
By STEVEN NALLEY
[email protected]
British science fiction writer Arthur
C. Clarke once wrote that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Rubin Shmulsky, head of Mississippi State University’s Department of
Sustainable Bioproducts, said the department’s “Bubbling Bazooka” isn’t
necessarily advanced technology. It’s
just a small piece of red oak wood that,
because of its permeable properties,
can be used to blow bubbles — and
yet he has seen it amaze children for
years at MSU’s Wood Magic Science
Fair.
“It seems like magic to be able to
dip a piece of wood into soapy water
and blow on one end and blow bubbles out the other,” Shmulsky said.
“We’re proud of that. We’ve given
away over 100,000 of those.”
MSU’s College of Forest Resources hosted the Wood Magic Science
Fair Monday-Friday last week, giving thousands of children from across
the state a glimpse into the magic and
technology behind wood, paper, furniture and more.
Shmulsky said about 3,500 students were slated to attend that week,
all of them fourth-graders, along with
their teachers, some parents and other
stakeholders. The event’s mascot, he
said, is a rabbit named Rascal who has
a symbol of the fair since its origins,
one that displayed school pride with
an MSU football jersey this year.
“This (fair) gives us a chance to talk
about sustainable forestry and wildlife
and also the products and economics
of working in the natural resources and
timber business,” Shmulsky said. “We
try to teach the kids a lot of the science and a lot of the business of wood
products, but we do it in a way where
sometime, to hold their attention, we
have to show them some tricks. We’re
so glad to be able to keep doing this,
and hopefully next year, it will be even
bigger and better.”
Shmulsky said the fair began around
1995, leading him to estimate about
100,000 students had gone through
the fair in the years since. As packed as
Davis Wade Stadium was Saturday for
MSU’s football game against Auburn,
Shmulsky said that’s almost enough
children to fill the stadium twice. And
he said several current forestry and
Ph.D. student Blake McClendon shows the flexibility of wood veneer
at the Wood Magic Science Fair Thursday. (Photo by Steven Nalley,
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From left, New Hope Elementary School fourth-graders Joshua Runnels,
Nathaniel Sterling and Maleah Nickoles greet the Wood Magic Science Fair
mascot Rascal on Thursday. Visible in the background is research associate Amy
Rowlen. (Photo by Steven Nalley, SDN)
Research associate George Miller helps New Hope fourth-grader Jasmyne
Moten make a “wood sandwich,” also known as plywood, at the Wood Magic
Science Fair Thursday, (Photo by Steven Nalley, SDN)
Undergraduate Drew Rappa and research staff member David Butler demonstrate a sawmill for students at the Wood Magic Science Fair Thursday. (Photo by Steven Nalley, SDN)
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REESE DUNNE
Student
of the
Week
SCHOOL - Starkville High School
Grade - Ninth
Favorite subject - Math
Academic achievements - Principal’s List in kindergarten
through eigth grade, highest GPA award in seventh and eighth
grade and spiritual student award in eigth grade.
HOBBIES - Acting, track/field, soccer. tennis and cross country.
FUTURE CAREER GOAL - An engineer at Stanford University
SA HOMECOMING
Starkville Academy presented the Homecoming court to students. Homecoming was held Friday night against French Camp Academy. (Submitted photos)
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LYNDA DUNCAN
Teacher
of the
Week
GRADE/SUBJECT- 4th grade math and science.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND - Attended Mississippi State
University; recieved bachelor’s of education from Belhaven
College; and received master’s of education from Mississippi College.
HOBBIES - Reading, puzzles, computer games and attending MSU sporting events.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING A TEACHER - I enjoy
working with children to help them expand and mold
their minds. It is a delight to see students when they really understand what is being taught.
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u Spiderman’s Birthday—Join the Starkville Public Library to celebrate the
teenage superhero’s big day
with part food, activities and
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October 16
u Japanese Tea Ceremony—Join the Starkville Public
Library to witness an authentic Japanese Tea Ceremony as
performed by Chieko Iwata of
Japanese Outreach from 4-5
p.m. on Oct. 16. All ages may
attend this cultural event.
October 21
u Family Trivia Night—
Join the Starkville Public Library from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
for family trivia night. This
Starkville Reades program will
feature the 2014 community
book, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” games and light
refreshments.
October 22
u Teen Film Club—Join
the Starkville Public Library
from 4-5:30 p.m. to add
your creative genius to the
award-winning film club for
Starkville-area teens. Club
members will conclude filming
their latest project and plan
their next creation.
October 23
u Anime Club—Join the
Starkville Public Library from
4-5 p.m. to watch anime, talking about anime and manga,
snack on Pocky and other tasty
treats, meet other Otaku and
make new friends Ages 12-18.
ence Day & Fall Break — Fall
Break for students of Starkville
School District and Starkville
Academywill be in session.
October 27
u Teen Writers, Ink.—
Teen writers, join Starkville
Public Library as it gears up
for National Novel Writing
Month held in November.
The library will provide great
tools to help you write your
Great American novel in one
month. The Nanowrimo prep
meeting will be held from 4-5
p.m.
October 28
u A Novel Idea Book
Club—A book club just for
teens to discuss a young adult
novel of their choice. The
club will meet from 4-5 p.m.
Club members talk about
what matters to them while
enjoying free refreshments.
October 30
WOOD
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from 4-5:30 p.m. There will
be food, games and an awesome time hanging out with
other teens dressed up for the
holiday. Prize will be given
for best costume. Ages 1218.
November 1
u 24th annual Hannah
Pote Run for Education —
5k run and 1 mile race/ wacky
walk will begin at 8 a.m.
Children in grades K-5 run
for free. Join SPFE for a fun
morning with the whole family in support of our students
and teachers!
November 24-28
u Thanksgiving Break —
Starkville School District and
Starkville Academy students
will have a week of vacation
for Thanksgiving Break.
December 19
u 60-percent Day —
Starkville School District stuOctober 23 - 24
u Halloween Party— dents will have a 60 percent
Starkville Public Library will day the Friday before Christu Parent Teacher Confer- hold a teen costume party mas break begins.
bioproducts majors at MSU were once elementary students who
went to the Wood Magic Science Fair.
“We have (students) working here (at the fair) and others in
our classes that remember and recall (the fair from) when they
were kids,” Shmulsky said. “We’re so happy to welcome them
back.”
One of those students is Brad Singleton, who said he attended the fair around 2000 and is now a graduate student in forest
products at MSU. He also completed his undergraduate studies
at MSU, he said, and every year he has been there, he has also
been a student worker, leading him to work at the fair he once
attended.
“I always loved being outside and loved wood and nature,”
Singleton said. “Coming to this when I was young helped push
me in the direction to follow this kind of stuff as far as a school
and a career goes. It sparked my interest. Seeing it young, I
think, helps a lot of kids and teaches them stuff they don’t know
or take for granted about everyday life as far as natural resources
and wood. I enjoy teaching children about everything that we
have to offer in the natural resource field and the forest products
industry.”
One fourth-grader from Starkvile’s Ward-Stewart Elementary School, Anna Leslie Potts, said she found the fair impressive.
She said she heard positive things about it from her older sister
who had gone through it before.
“I think Wood Magic is so, so, so, so cool, and I’ve always
wanted to learn about what wood can become and where wood
comes from,” Potts said. “I’ve always been interested in how they
made cardboard and paper, so I might like to do that one day.
You can do a lot of things with wood, and it’s really amazing.
I can’t imagine what the world would be like without wood.”
Another fourth-grader from Ward-Stewart, Je’Niecia Hill,
said the event was an opportunity to not only learn but also
grow. She said she might like to work in forestry one day, although the sawmill demonstration at the fair as a little loud for
her.
“You have to have a lot of equipment to be able to deal with
wood, and you have to make sure you’ll be safe,” Hill said.
Tassie Rosamond, a fourth-grade teacher at Ward-Stewart,
said the fair neatly fit into her history curriculum, which emphasizes Mississsippi’s history, products and economics.
“This really hits all of that,” Rosamond said. “It’s very well
organized, and it’s on a kid’s level, where they can understand
the different resources in Mississippi and how they’re used, the
many facets of wood, how it’s made, how it’s used and the chemistry part. There are just so many elements that come together. It
makes them aware, where maybe before, they weren’t. I’ve been
coming here for about 10 years, and it’s only fourth-graders that
get to come. It’s geared specifically for them. It’s content-rich,
but it’s also very applicable to them and they can understand it,
because it’s made specifically for that age group. We love Wood
Magic and hope it’s here for generations in the future.”
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Grandparents welcomed at WOCES
For Starkville Daily News
Pam Perry’s pre-kindergarten class at West Oktibbeha
County Elementary School
invited grandparents to their
classroom. In
Septmeber,
several
grandparents and parents came
to be more involved in their
child’s education. Perry and
Lynn Phillips taught a unit on
Johnny Appleseed and Apples.
The students entertained them
with songs and told them interesting things they had learned.
The most fun was an impressive art project that grandparents assisted with. Each student painted a beautiful apple
picture. The project was fun for
the children and grandparents.
Perry was pleased with the turn
out and invites parents and
grandparents to stay involved
in their education. Parental Involvement is one
Natasha Ewing, Aiden Ewing, Angela Dobbins and Christopher Lucas work
of the important parts of a on apple paintings as West Oktibbeha Elementary School welcomed parents
Landin Courtney, Zwonquavias Coleman, Mayo Zackery and Zacharious
child’s educational success.
Sykes work an an art project at WOCES. (Submitted photo)
and grandparents in September. (Submitted photo)
MAROON AND WHITE AT WOCES
West Oktibbeha County Elementary School students celebrated their Bulldog pride Friday
WOCES students wore maroon and white before a big football matchup between the No. 3
Mississippi State Bulldogs and No. 2 Auburn Tigers. (Submitted photos)
as they wore maroon and white to school. (Submitted photos)
S udduth rally
(Photos by Alex Holloway, SDN)
Students and faculty rang cowbells, waved pom-pons and
yelled cheers as the school came together to support the
Yellowjackets and Bulldog football teams.
Sudduth Elementary School held a pep rally outside Friday afternoon.
Students held up their own signs to support the Bulldogs during the rally.
Former Bulldogs Wayne Madkin, Glen Young, Johnie Cooks and Michael Haddix spoke to
students at Friday’s pep rally.
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M illsaps B E S T robotics team
Starkville High School junior Jamie Forrester gives a tour of
the Millsaps BEST Robotics team’s booth Thursday. (Photo by
Steven Nalley, SDN)
From left, Armstrong Middle School seventh-grader Josh Wainwright and Henderson Intermediate School fifth-grader
Jonathan Forrester work with Millsaps’ MakerBot 3D printer for the Millsaps BEST robotics team Thursday. (Photo by Steven
Nalley, SDN)
From left, Starkville High School sophomore Rylee Hathaway and senior Haley Jennings work on graphics
and video for the Millsaps BEST robotics team Thursday. (Photo by Steven Nalley, SDN)
From left, Starkville High School senior Taylor Hollingshed watches
as fellow senior Justin Rickels drives the Millsaps BEST robotics team’s
robot Thursday. (Photo by Steven Nalley, SDN)
Starkville High School senior Marshall Adair drives the Millsaps BEST
robotics team’s robot Thursday. (Photo by Steven Nalley, SDN)
Armstrong Middle School eighth-grader Alysha Mutesi paints a banner for the Millsaps BEST Robotics team
Thursday. (Photo by Steven Nalley, SDN)
From left, Starkville High School freshman Gavin Jones, sophomore Chandler Conner and junior Patrick Mame build a
birdcage for a segment of the Mississippi BEST robotics competition where the Millsaps team must catch robotic chickens.
(Photo by Steven Nalley, SDN)
Starkville High School senior Justin Rickels resets the course
the Millsaps Robotics team built to practice for the Mississippi
BEST robotics competition, coming up on Oct. 17 and 18.
(Photo by Steven Nalley, SDN)
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