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County OKs new well for Siloam
BY JOSH PRESLEY
[email protected]
The Clay County Board of Supervisors announced that the county
was approved for a $426,000 Com-
munity Development Block Grant
(CDBG) at its meetingThursday.
The grant will be used to construct
a well for Siloam Water Association.
The new well will benefit more
than 500 Siloam customers in west
Candidate
forum set
for Tuesday
Clay County on Highway 46 near
Pheba. The supervisors originally applied for the grant in May.
Golden Triangle Planning and
Development District Project Analyst Phylis Benson said a $75,000
Appalachian Regional Commission
grant would also be put toward the
well in addition to a $50,000 commitment from Siloam Water Association. She said the area was in desperate need of a new well.
See FORUM | Page 3A
See SILOAM | Page 3A
Police urge
safety on
Halloween
Learning to grow
BY JOSH PRESLEY
[email protected]
BY MARY GARRISON
[email protected]
A local sorority is working to keep Clay
County residents informed of their decisions
in area government. Beginning at 6 p.m.
Tuesday in the upstairs board room of City
Hall in West Point, the Clay County alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta will host
a candidate forum for those seeking election
in county races. The event, planned by the
group's social action committee, is free and
open to the public.
"We try to do something like this for every election," said Carolyn Poston, sorority
member and chairwoman of the social action committee. " ... It's important because
it gives people an opportunity to meet the
candidates seeking election and talk to them
and ask questions. They can let them know
what they want to be done ... how they will
benefit the community as a whole."
Keeping the public informed is a crucial role for Delta Sigma Theta, according
to President Reita Humphries. The group,
which primarily aligns itself to public service, strives to educate residents on policy
issues that impact the community in both
positive and negative ways, Humphries said.
As elected officials set policy, she said it was
critical to allow residents to the chance to
meet with those individuals.
"This is one way for your voice to be
heard," Humphries said. "Coming to the
forum gives the opportunity to hear what
each candidate has to say and cast a more
informed vote."
The format for the event is simple. Candidates will each get a set amount of time to
present their platforms, which will be timed
by a moderator. Once each candidate has
introduced themselves and their campaign,
the event will move on to a question and
answer session, Humphries said.
Upon arrival, residents will be given an
index card on which to write questions, according to Poston. Cards will be collected,
and a member of the sorority will direct
“The area had two wells and, on
Dec. 24, 2012, one of them went
out,” Benson said. “Now residents
in that area are faced with only one
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Students at East Side Pre-K recently enjoyed planting seeds on their new planting tables made by
students in the construction class at the West Point Career and Technology Center. Students were able
to easily plant their seeds and watch them grow.
Halloween is Friday, and local
officials urge residents to enjoy the
tricks and treats while also having a
safe holiday.
Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott
said there will be extra deputies on
patrol Halloween night, both due to
the holiday and because of the football games occurring in the area. He
said the Clay County Sheriff's Department would coordinate with the
Mississippi Highway Patrol to handle
the influx of traffic going through the
county.
"The last few years we haven't really had any problems," Scott said. "
(We have) the usual rolled yards but
nothing that caused any damage."
He said trick-or-treaters in the
county would be wise to go early,
plan their routes ahead of time and
not to visit unlit houses. He also recommended being wary of dogs in the
county.
"There's no dog ordinance in the
county, and if you go up to somebody's house that's got a dog in the
yard it might spook them," Scott said.
"A dog that might not ordinarily bite
could get a little agitated seeing folks
come up in strange costumes."
He asked anyone looking to have
a hayride in the week leading up to
Halloween or on the night itself to
contact CCSD first.
"Out there on those county roads
it can be a bit dangerous with a bunch
of kids in a trailer," Scott said. "We'll
provide an escort if we can, but folks
having hayrides should at least let
us know their route so we'll know if
something happens in the area."
He also said that everyone should
wear their seatbelt, even if they're just
going down the road and even if it's
inconvenient while wearing a costume.
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First Baptist Church early childhood
ministries to host annual fall festival
By Donna Summerall
[email protected]
First Baptist Church Early Childhood Ministries
(FBCECM) is sponsoring the 12th annual fall festival
from 5 - 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 at First Baptist Church in West Point. This year's theme is “Wild
About God.” FBCECM holds the yearly event on the
last Wednesday of October.
“All our carnival games will be Bible based,” Thea
Kay Tribble, director of FBCECM, said. “We'll be
bobbing for apples in the Garden of Eden, there's an
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mal or toy that can be put into a shoe box for Operation Christmas Child. She said the whole church
pitches in to help. Members will be bringing baked
goodies for the cake walk, she said.
“Sunday School classes all join with us to help,”
Tribble said. “It's an effort by the entire congregation
every year to make the fall festival a success. We are
very lucky to have so many members who are willing
to donate their time, whether it be for decorating,
manning booths or baking. It's a lot of fun to put
together the festival when you can count on having
a lot of help.”
Tribble said Kelsey Huggins, Children's Ministry
Intern at FBC, and the Phi Mu sorority of Mississippi
State University, are also joining with them to be part
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obituaries
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Clemmie Jermaine Guines
Clemmie Jermaine Guines, age 33, passed away Saturday,
Oct. 18, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center – West
Point.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at
the Civic Center. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
Visitation was 5 – 7 p.m. today, Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at
Carter Funeral Home.
Carter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Randy K. Henry
Randy K. Henry, age 57, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 22,
2014, at his home in Amory.
Randy was born April 20, 1957, in West Point, the son
of Burl and Betty Logan Henry. He was a member of First
United Methodist Church in Amory. He owned and operated
Cole Insurance Company in Amory for over 20 years. He
graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business. He was a 1st Lieutentant in the United
States Army, having served in Germany.
Funeral services are Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at 2 p.m. from
Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Todd Chesser
officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery in Columbus.
Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Carrao (James) of
Ketchikan, Ark.; one son, Drew Henry of New York, N.Y.;
parents, Burl and Betty Logan Henry of West Point; one sister,
Rhonda Henry Brown of Madison; niece, Lauren A. Brown;
and nephew, Logan Brown both of Madison.
Pallbearers are Jeff Henry, Jeff Ellis, Herbie Pearson, Randy
Nash, Bob Wray, Robert Allen Darsey, and Joe Henry.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Randle, Mark Hamlin,
David Ray, Don Logan, Wade Logan, James Corrao, Frank
Durrett, Carl Wages, Roger Woolbright, and Logan Brown.
Visitation is Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. from noon – 2 p.m..
at Calvert Funeral Home.
Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com
Juanita Dew Ramsey
Juanita Dew Ramsey, age 92, passed away Thursday, Oct.
23, 2014, at West Point Community Living Center in West
Point.
Mrs. Juanita was born Feb. 18, 1922, in Durant, the daughter of the late John Benjamin and Estelle Boutwell Dew. She
was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She, along with
her husband, owned and operated Ramsey’s Tire and Appliance for more than 25 years. The three words that would
sum up the life of Mrs. Juanita would be “Full of Love.” In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her
husband, Thomas Allen Ramsey, Jr. , who passed away Aug.
19, 1986. She was also preceded in death by her son Kenneth
Allen Ramsey.
Funeral services were Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at 1 p.m.
from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Dr. James Towery officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in
West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge
of arrangements.
Survivors include one son, Richard Ramsey (Amber) of
West Point; three grandchildren: Kiley Colbert McNamee
(Brandon), Angelika Smith, and Jesi Smith; one brother,
James Dew (Mary) of Star City, Ark.; and nephew, Jeffrey
Dew (Leca) of Hernando.
Pallbearers were Scotty Allen, Jeffrey Dew, Mark Stafford,
Robert McGlohn, Danny Bailey, and J. Dee McKay.
Honorary pallbearers were the nurses, staff, and and residents of West Point Community Living Center and the nurses
and staff of Gentiva Hospice.
Memorials may be made to Gentiva Hospice Foundation,
3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30329.
Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com
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Rachel Rollison and Drew Riley were crowned Most Beautiful and Handsome Monday night during Oak Hill Academy’s annual Beauty
Revue, a fundraiser for the school’s annual. Beaus and Beauties included, from left, third runners up, John Willis Stevens and Shelby Tyler;
first runners up Kaleb Darnell and Maddi Holton; Rollison and Riley; second runners up Alice Amelia Wooten and Samuel Harrell; and
fourth runners up Ann Caroline Harrell and Robert Walker. Rollison, a sophomore, is the daughter of Lee and Jennifer Rollison, and Riley,
a junior, is the son of Andy and Stacy Riley.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT
POLICIES
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community service on a first-come, first-served basis
and as space allows.Announcements must be 60 words
or less, written in complete sentences and submitted
in writing at least five days prior to the requested dates
of publication. No announcements will be taken over
the telephone. Announcements submitted after noon
will not be published for the next day’s paper.To submit
announcements, email [email protected].
Monthly
u Civitan meetings — The West Point
Civitan Club meets on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month at noon in the
Training Room of NMMC-West Point. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend.
u West Point Alumni Chapter Meetings
— The West Point Alumni Chapter Meets on
the second Saturday of each month at the
Northside School building on Fifth St. at noon. All members and interested persons are invited to attend.
u American Legion Meeting — American
Legion Post 212 will meet every third Sunday
of the month at 3 p.m. at their headquarters on
Morrow St. All members are urged to attend.
u City Board Meetings — The City Board
of West Point holds its meetings the second
Tuesday of each month at City Hall at 5:30 p.m.
Work Sessions are held every Thursday prior
to the board meeting at City Hall at 5:30 p.m.
u AARP Meeting — The Clay County
AARP will meet every third Thursday, at 5:30
p.m. at the Henry Clay Retirement Center. All
members and those interested in AARP are
urged to attend. For more information call Ella
Seay 494-8323 or Dorothy Landon 494-3577.
u Lodge Breakfast — West Point Masonic
Lodge No. 40, sponsors a breakfast the first
Saturday of each month from 5:30 – 8:30 a.m.
The public is welcome to attend.
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
Breastfeeding Classes
with a Certified Lactation Consultant
When it comes to nutrition,
the best food for babies is breast milk.
OCH Regional Medical Center’s
BREAST IS BEST CLASS
prepares you for and examines
breastfeeding infants.
Our certified lactation
consultant covers topics including:
Common Misconceptions • Nutritional Advantages
Overcoming Nursing Challenges
Breastfeeding while Working
education, information, support, networking,
opportunity and recognition for writers. The
guild is open to writers, published or non –
published in any genre.
u American Legion Meeting - American
Legion Post No. 38 will meet at 6:30 p.m the
first Thursday of each month. All members are
urged to attend.
Ongoing
u Basic Skills Class — Free Basic Skills class
at the EMCC West Point Center, Hwy. 45
North, Monday thru Thursday each week,
11:30-1:30 p.m. The Basic Skills class will prepare you to take the WorkKeys test and
receive a Career Readiness Certificate. WorkKeys is a job skills assessment that helps
employers select, hire, train, develop, and retain
a high-performance workforce. These classes
are sponsored by EMCC Workforce Services. Please call Mitzi Thompson at 243-2647, to
register for free classes.
u Lodge Meeting — West Point Masonic
Lodge No. 40, will have its regularly stated communication at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of
each month. All Master Masons are urged to
attend.
u Welding and Carpentry Classes —
EMCC Workforce Services is offering Welding
and Carpentry classes two nights a week from
5 – 9 p.m. Please contact Mitzi Thompson at
243-2647.
u GED Classes — EMCC West Point
Center, if offering free GED classes at EMCC
West Point Center, Monday through Thursday,
from 1-3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. These classes are
sponsored by the Adult Basic Education department of East MS Community College. Please
contact Tshurah Dismuke or Jessica Flynt at
492-8857 for additional information.
u C2C Info — Need work skills to get a
job? EMCC Workforce offers the Counseling 2
Career program to assist in gaining work experience. C2C classes are available for residents
of Clay, Lowndes, and Noxubee counties,
Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. If you are
18-21, please contact Sha’Carla Petty at 662243-1930 or Chrystal Newman at 662-2431941 for more information.
u Animal shelter help — The West Point
Clay County Animal shelter needs foster families for several puppies who have been selected
to go on the next Homeward Bound rescue.
You would need to keep the pup for two
weeks, until the day of transport. If you are
interested, please call the shelter at 524-4430.
u Ladies Auxiliary — The American Legion
Post 212 Ladies Auxiliary meet the second
Thursday of each month at 6 p.m.
u Cancer support group — Henry Clay
Hotel will host a cancer support group meeting
at 6 p..m. on the third Tuesday of each month.
For more information, call 275-2245.
TUESDAY, OCT. 28
u Meet the Candidates — Delta Sigma
Theta will host a candidates forum for local
elected positions at 6 p.m. in the upstairs board
room of City Hall. Candidates seeking position
as the West Point Consolidated School Board
member-District 1 & 2; Circuit Court Judges,
District 16, Place 1, 2 & 3, and Chancery Court
Judges, District 14-2 and 14-3. have been invited to attend. Residents are invited to attend,
listen and ask questions.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
u Adopt A Family - Adopt a Family applications will be taken from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the
Mary Holmes campus cafeteria. Proof of
address and social security cards for each member of the household are required.
THURSDAY, OCT. 30
u Fall Festival – Come one, come all to the
Oak Hill Academy fall festival from 5:30 – 8 p.m.
There will be games, food, vendor booths, a
silent auction and all sorts of fun activities.
FRIDAY, OCT. 31
u Pinned in Pink Fundraiser - Alfa Insurance
is sponsoring a “Pinned in Pink” fundraiser noon
- 2 p.m. for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Receive a “free” BBQ sandwich by making a
donation online at www.stayclassy.org/
AlfainsPIPF628. For more information call
Brooks or Katina at 494 - 4142.
Big Brothers & Sisters
Get ready for the new arrival!
THURSDAYS, 6-8 P.M.
November 6, 13, 18+, 20
OCH Educational Facility, Cost: $60
+Class on Tuesday due to scheduling conflict.
Pre-register to
(662) 615-3364
by Thursday, October 30.
Come to this fun class to
learn what to expect from and
how to prepare for the new baby.
You’ll receive an “I’m a Big
Brother” or “I’m a Big Sister”
T-shirt and an ice cream party!
Plus, a visit to the hospital nursery!
Saturday, November 1, 2 p.m.
OCH Educational Facility
Cost: $20 per child
Pre-register to
(662) 615-3364
by Wednesday, October 29.
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those questions to candidates. As of Friday, Poston said, Monique Montgomery and Lee Coleman, candidates for
Circuit Court Judge District 16, Place 3,
and Jim Kitchens, Circuit Court Judge
District 16, Place 1, had confirmed their
attendance for the event. Candidates for
contested seats in the West Point Clay
County consolidated school board races
confirmed attendance, as well. District 1
hopefuls Gene Brown and Wendy Fuller, and District 2 candidates Tommy
Coleman and Annie G. Johnson are all
scheduled to appear at the forum.
Only candidates for local elections
were invited to participate, Poston said.
"Normally we have a pretty good
turnout," Humphries said. "As long as
there's not something conflicting going
on where people are having to divide
their time. ... We're just trying to get
the word out."
The local Delta Sigma Theta chapter — 48 members strong, chartered
in 1986 — has worked toward several
voter-education initiatives, including
the recent shift in voter ID laws and assisting in voter registration needs. The
goal, Poston said, is to heighten political awareness and keep the public educated of its rights.
"We're asking people to come out
and listen and support the event,"
Poston said. "But the main thing is to
remember to get out and go vote on
Nov. 4."
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FESTIVAL
From page 1A
of the festival.
“In the past two years, nearly 50 of
our sorority members have served at First
Baptist Church,” Huggins said. “We help
in a variety of ways, including baby sitting during special events, volunteering
to help with banquets and festivals, and
creating signs and other decorations for
bigger events such as the upcoming 'Wild
about God' Fall Festival.”
Huggins said sorority members have
devoted more than 20 hours to making
signs for the festival, and 30 members
have volunteered to serve during the
event. She said the sorority partners with
FBC for the fall festival to continue the
on - going service relationship with the
church. So many of the girls love working with the children, she said. The group
believes that FBC is making a difference
in the lives of children, and the sorority
wants to continue to be part of that mis-
sion.
“We'll have face painting and balloon
animals for the kids,” Tribble said. “There
will be lots of food, fun, prizes and fellowship. It's a night of good family fun
and we want to let everyone know they
are welcome to come.”
For more information, call 494-4114.
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sunny sky.
High 86F.
Winds light
and variable.
Sunshine.
Highs in the
mid 80s and
lows in the
low 60s.
Times of sun Partly cloudy
and clouds. with a stray
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sunshine.
Highs in the
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lows in the
mid 40s.
Sunrise:
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Sunset:
6:05 PM
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HALLOWEEN
From page 1A
West Point Police Department Chief Investigator Albert Lee said the best thing
residents can do to remain
safe on Halloween is to pay
attention.
"Watch for trick-or-treaters
if you're driving," Lee said. "If
you take your kids out, stay
on the sidewalk and out of the
street, and wear some type of
reflector if possible."
He said WPPD will have
extra units on patrol that
night to handle any issues. He
said the fall season is also a
popular time for break-ins and
burglaries and advised residents to secure their homes,
vehicles and belongings when
they leave the house.
WPPD Juvenile Officer
Zate McGee said all trick-ortreaters should be accompanied by parents or guardians.
"No kids should be going
out alone, and keep smaller
children in close proximity
when you go out," McGee
said. "Be extra careful crossing
the street and don't stop at
any houses with no lights on."
She also recommended
that parents inspect all candy
before letting kids dig in to
their Halloween haul.
"Let kids have some candy
before they leave the house so
they won't be tempted to eat
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any before you have a chance
to check it," McGee said.
CCSD and WPPD will
both have candy available
for trick-or-treaters on Halloween night. Scott said he
might be on hand himself to
dispense sugary sweets to the
ghosts and goblins who visit
the station.
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SILOAM
From page 1A
operating well to serve more than 568
customers.”
Siloam Water Association Board
Member Les Pollard said that if the remaining well stops working, it will be a
serious problem.
“It’s been quite some time since that
particular well we’re depending on now
has had any work done on it,” Pollard
said. “It could quit working today and
for those people not getting any water, it
won’t be good.
“The CDBG is dispersed through
the Mississippi Development Authority
Community Services Division. Only local
units of government such as counties and
municipalities are eligible to apply for the
grant.
Benson said in a previous interview
that in order to qualify for the grant, the
fund must be used for one of three cat-
egories.
“The first is to benefit low and moderate income individuals,” Benson said.
“The second is to aid in prevention and
elimination of blight and slums, and
the third is to meet other needs having
a particular urgency because of existing
conditions that pose a serious threat to
the health and welfare of the community
where other financial resources are not
available.”
She said Silioam would add three additional households to its system. These
houses haven’t had access to a public water system, and this scored the county additional points in being able to secure the
grant.
Benson said the next step is to complete the environmental impact report.
She said the county has four months to
complete the process.
“I’ve notified all the state and federal
agencies and am slowly getting back responses,” Benson said. “We have to have
all that done before we can put out bids
for a project engineer.”
Benson reminded the board that while
Siloam was the beneficiary of the CDBG,
the county was responsible for handling
the funds. If an issue arose with the grant,
the county would be required to repay it,
not Siloam Water.
Also at Thursday’s meeting, the board
approved a $43,290 agreement with Atmos Energy to relocated a gas line. Clay
County Engineer Robert Calvert said the
line crossed Yokohama Boulevard and
Eshman Avenue and would need to be
moved to accommodate construction.
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Opinion
Lawmakers likely to
confront Medicaid
expansion
Public health care advocates hoping to see Medicaid expansion in Mississippi under the Affordable
Care Act will likely again
be disappointed during the
2014 session of the Mississippi Legislature.
With Mississippi’s eight
statewide officials and all
174 state legislators in
the final legislative session
before the 2015 election
cycle begins in earnest,
the chances of Medicaid
expansion drawing more
than a few press conferences or protest rallies are
slim and none. Republicans and less than dyed-inthe-wool Democrats alike
will avoid the issue like the
plague.
Why? As was test-driven by the 2014 Mississippi
U.S. Senate campaign,
Mississippi voters still in
great measure see Medicaid expansion not as a
facet of the ACA but as
the pejorative “Obamacare” – and emblematic
of runaway government
spending.
Closer to home, Gov.
Phil Bryant hasn’t wavered in his opposition
to Medicaid expansion by
any name. “For us to enter
into an expansion program
would be a fool’s errand,”
he told the Associated
Press earlier this year. “I
mean, here we would be
saying to 300,000 Mississippians, ‘We’re going to
provide Medicaid coverage
to you,’ and then the federal government through
Congress or through the
Senate, would do away
with or alter the Affordable Care Act, and then
we have no way to pay
that. We have no way to
continue the coverage.”
Back in 2013, Bryant
was even sharper in his
dismissal of the concept
of Medicaid expansion:
“Medicaid expansion
puts another 300,000
Mississippians on the
Medicaid rolls. We have
got 640,000 people on
Medicaid. That is 940,000
Mississippians on Medicaid. We cannot financially
sustain that.”
It’s more than a policy
statement, it’s a political
reality. Legislators believe
that perhaps the single
most difficult thing for
them to do and survive
politically is to first extend
a service to a constituent
and then a few years down
the road take it away. Bryant is, after all, a former
legislator.
In the run-up to an
election year and during
that election year, Medicaid expansion will be hard
pressed to generate any
significant political traction.
But it’s also political
Sid
SALTER
· Syndicated Columnist ·
reality that in Mississippi,
about 137,800 uninsured
citizens won’t get Medicaid coverage due to the
state’s decision not to
expand Medicaid, according to the Kaiser Family
Foundation.
Past the 2015 election
cycle, a number of legislators are quietly watching the so-called “private
option” Medicaid expansion that’s playing out in
neighboring Arkansas.
There, state government
adopted a plan whereby
some 210,000 Arkansans
used Medicaid dollars to
purchase private health
insurance on the insurance
exchange created under
the ACA.
In all, 28 states have
expanded their Medicaid
program under ACA.
According to the U.S.
Department of Health and
Human Services, another
eight states in addition
to Arkansas are exploring alternative paths to
full Medicaid expansion –
Iowa, Utah, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, New Hampshire, Indiana, Tennessee
and Wyoming.
While full expansion
in Mississippi even after
the 2015 elections seems
unlikely, alternatives to full
expansion – particularly
methods that successfully
take root in contiguous
Southern states with Republican legislatures – do
seem to have possibilities
of success.
The influence of the
state’s hospitals make
those alternatives begin
to look more attractive to
lawmakers. Hospitals are
absorbing major cuts in
federal reimbursements
for treating uninsured
patients. At the same time,
HHS is reporting that the
uninsured rate has fallen
much more in states that
expanded Medicaid than in
states that didn’t.
Ultimately is it that
gap between uncompensated care delivered at
Mississippi hospitals and
declining federal funds to
pay for that care that may
drive a compromise on
an alternative to Medicaid
expansion.
Sid Salter is a syndicated
columnist. Contact him at
[email protected]
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A little break
It’s been a tough week for
a Kentucky girl in Mississippi, not going to lie. Though
I’ll be honest, most of the
time, Kentucky natives outside of Lexington and Louisville are only just aware we
even have a football team. If
it’s not basketball, we simply
don’t notice.
Most of the time, that
is. As someone tasked with
keeping up with the news,
I’d have to live in a hole not
to notice that UK’s football
team has made some significant improvements over
previous seasons, and to
say they don’t have a shot
would be foolish. I could offer my opinions on the game
— lord knows I’ve had plenty
of people asking in the last
few days, purely because of
my birth state — but I’m no
sports commentator.
I will however, be watching from the confines of the
Bluegrass State. At the risk
of jinxing it, I’m about to utter words I was beginning to
Mary
GARRISON
· DTL Editor ·
think I’d never get a chance
to: I’m going on vacation.
Well, not a true getaway
vacation to exotic places unknown. I will, however, be
spending a few days with my
parents and visiting friends
and doing my absolute best
to avoid anything work related for a solid week.
The pre-vacation nightmares have already begun,
mind you. Thursday evening I kept dreaming that I’d
somehow forgotten to build
the Sunday paper before I
left town, and I couldn’t remember if I’d read any of the
stories or sent them to the
backup paginator (person —
typically yours truly — who
designs and physically puts
together the actual newspaper document for print) in
Starkville. I woke myself up
thinking I’d essentially misplaced an entire day.
I’m hoping this will be the
last of these dreams I have this
week, though I know better.
With a little luck, some of my
mother’s home cooking and
time in the Land Between the
Lakes, I think I’ll manage.
I haven’t taken a legitimate
vacation in about two years.
I’d say I’m more than due for
a break. I might even be a little more tolerable around the
office when I get back.
Well, not likely. I’m a cantankerous old coot trapped in
a 34-year-old body no matter
how you slice it. But if my
staff is lucky, maybe I’ll be
more like a cantankerous old
coot trapped in a well rested
34-year-old body, and that’s
bound to be a little better.
So, what does one do during this little excursion? No
clue. What I can tell you is
that it won’t involve work in
any capacity. If my email box
floods, I’ll clear it out next
Monday. If all of my sources
up and leave town one day,
I’ll find out next Monday. If
the office burns to the ground,
I guess I’ll see when I pull into
to my parking spot on — you
guessed it — next Monday.
I kid, though only a little.
I’ll still be accessible if desperately needed, but unless
one of my reporters ends up
in jail or the building really
does burn down, it’s not really a desperate situation. And
things will progress just as
they should while I’m away,
dear reader. I have complete
confidence in my staff to keep
the public informed, just as
they do every other day of
the week.
Have a wonderful, safe
Halloween West Point. I’ll
see you all again … next
Monday.
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Same-sex marriage suit no surprise
It is no surprise that the nationwide
movement to make same-sex marriage
legal has come to Mississippi, where a
gay-rights group and two couples filed a
federal lawsuit this week to have a ban on
it ruled unconstitutional.
It also will be no surprise if Mississippi and other states are added — almost
certainly by court order — to the list of
states where gay couples currently have
the right to marry. According to The
Associated Press, a series of rulings have
given gays this right in 30 states. The legalization of this controversial commitment between two people continues at a
surprisingly rapid pace.
One of the attorneys who filed the
Mississippi lawsuit said the plaintiffs are
not trying to force churches to host gay
weddings. Instead, the case argues that if
the state allows a man and a woman to
get married, it is illegal to prevent two
men or two women from doing the same
thing.
There’s no telling how this particular
case will turn out. Any initial ruling is
likely to be appealed, and ultimately the
U.S. Supreme Court will have to weigh
in on the issue, deciding how much regulation states can apply to the matter, if
any.
It’s safe to predict that advocates of
gay marriage will have little public support for their position in socially conservative Mississippi — where an appreciation for traditional marriage crosses all
imaginable class and racial lines that often
divide the state.
Because of that, and because voters
overwhelmingly approved a 2004 constitutional amendment that banned samesex marriage, it will be politically easy for
the state to defend the lawsuit. Gov. Phil
Bryant’s spokesman, for example, said his
boss “took an oath of office to defend the
Constitution of the state of Mississippi,
and that’s what he intends to do.”
However, some of the other claims in
the lawsuit, if they are accurate, involve a
principle more important than two women getting married.
The lawsuit claims Mississippi prevents
gay couples from making health-care decisions for each other, from receiving
health and retirement benefits together if
one or both people in a relationship is a
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public employee, and from being guaranteed to pass on property to a surviving
partner.
Good citizens can debate the morality,
ethics and legality of gay marriage. There
truly are two sides to this story.
But it’s difficult, if not impossible, to
argue that anybody, whether straight or
gay, should be denied the right to designate any other person of their choosing to
make their medical decisions or to inherit
their property.
A lawsuit typically inflates one side
of a legal argument to present the best
possible case for injury to the plaintiffs.
That may be what’s happening with this
lawsuit.
But if these health-care and property
restrictions do exist, it’s worth noting
that they could be applied to anyone who
never married. They sound about as antiliberty as a law can be.
Any judge should find that part of the
Mississippi lawsuit much less controversial to address, and much easier to decide.
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Daily Times Leader | Sunday, October 26, 2014
Lifestyles
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wedding
Saying goodbye
It is a sad world in fashion.
On Oct. 20, one of the most
iconic fashion designers, Oscar de la Renta, passed on.
He was 82 years old, and
de la Renta was known for
designing beautiful gowns
for every elite woman, from
celebrities to royalty. The
last gown he designed was
the wedding gown for Amal
Alamuddin, the new wife of
George Clooney.
Oscar de la Renta was
born in Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic. The
youngest of seven children,
Ashley
LOVE
· Fashion Columnist·
and the only boy, de la Renta’s career began at the age of
19 when he drew clothes for
newspapers and magazines
to make extra money. His ca-
reer spanned more than five
decades. He worked for fashion houses such as Arden,
Jane Derby, Balmain and his
own label, Oscar de la Renta,
LLC. In addition to his own
couture and ready-to-wear
brand, he also had his own
fragrance line, OSCAR, an
accessory line, and a homewares line.
Oscar de la Renta’s designs were worn by a distinguished group of women.
His gowns were very popular during the Oscars, and his
clients included Sarah Jessica
Parker, Amy Adams, Jacqueline Kennedy and many
others. Although Oscar de
la Renta has now left us, his
legacy will live on forever.
Rest in Peace, Oscar. You
will never be forgotten.
Ashley Love is a fashion designer/illustrator in West Point.
You may view her website,
www.behance.net/ashleylove,
and her fashion blog, All About
Fashion, www.irrhoplaceable.
blogspot.com, or contact her
through email, love.ashleyd@
yahoo.com.
Alfa Insurance names student of the month
— Submitted photo
Pictured are Alfa Insurance’s student of the month from East Side Pre – K, Romiyah Robertson, father, Tim Robertson, and Brooks Tinsley
Alfa Insurance agent.
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Ongoing
u Feed the Hungry — Holy
Temple Holiness Church
Women’s Ministries deliver
meals to Feed the Hungry the
second Saturday of each month
at 10 a.m. If you or someone
you know is elderly or shut-in,
and could benefit from this free
delivery service, call 494-3322
before 8 a.m. the morning of
the deliveries.
u Town Creek Bible Study
— Minister Lester Moore will
be holding Bible Study at Town
Creek Apar tments in the
Laundry Room each Tuesday
night from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m.
The current 13-week less is
titled “How to be a Christian.” u Men of Praise meetings
— The West Point-Clay County
Men of Praise group hosts
meetings at 8 a.m.. on the second Saturday of each month at
the West Point Living Center.
Through
OCT. 26
u Celebration Weekend Gospel Temple M.B. Church is
celebrating the church’s 113
anniversary with a picnic at
Marshall Park Saturday, and a
special service at 3 p.m. Sunday,
with guest speaker Minister
Charise Watson.
SUNDAY, OCT. 26
u Harvest Program - Union
Star M.B. Church wishes to
invite everyone to its harvest
program at 3 p.m. Guest speaker is Rev. Raymond Shugars.
u Male Choir Anniversary
– Third Mt. Olive M.B. Church is
celebrating its male choir anniversary at 3 p.m. All male choirs
and church choirs along with
the public are invited to attend.
u Homecoming – Cedar
Bluff Methodist Church is
observing homecoming during
the 11 a.m. worship service. A
covered dish meal will be
served at noon. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
u Harvest of Thanks – Mt.
Hermon M.B. Church’s ingathering celebration at 4:30 p.m in
the fellowship hall. “You Don’t
Know My Story” will feature
personal testimonies from
those who have triumphed
over adversities. A fellowship
meal will be served and the
youth choir will supply special
music. The public is invited to
attend.
u Brotherhood Ministry –
Strong Hill M.B. Church ‘s
Brotherhood Ministry is having
their annual brotherhood and
twins program at 3 p.m. Guest
speaker id Rev. Shalamark
Simpson of First Baptist Church
of Cedar Bluff. The public is
invited to attend.
SATURDAY,
NOV. 1
u Fall Festival - The Cedar
Bluff UMC and Cedar Bluff
Baptist Churches are hosting a
community Fall Festival at 2 p.m.
at the Cedar Bluff UMC. All
games are free to the public.
Concessions will be available
for a small fee. Items to purchase will include hot dogs,
chips, drinks, and desserts.There
will be a cake auction, children’s
costume contest and door prizes. At the conclusion of the
night there will be a trunk-ortreat for all children. All proceeds from the Fall Festival will
go toward Operation Christmas
Child.
Polk, Hazard exchange vows
Anne Barrett Polk and Matthew Stevens Hazard were united in marriage at 4 p.m. Aug. 2, 2014, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Chapel of
Transfiguration in Moose, Wy.
The bride is the daughter of the late Mr. Mark Christopher Polk and
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Denton Rogers Jr., of Indianola. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Moody Polk of Starkville, and Mr. and
Mrs. James Cooke Robertson, and Mrs. Neal Denton Rogers and the
late Mr. Rogers, all of Indianola.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Boswell Stevens Hazard of
West Point. He is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Mark Gordon Hazard,
Jr., of West Point, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Russell Gfroerer.
The ceremony was officiated by Rev. J. Kenneth Asel. Nuptial music
was provided by pianist Pam Drews Phillips and soloist Nicole Madison.
The bride was given in marriage by her family and escorted by her
stepfather. Attending the bride as her maid of honor was her sister,
Laura Robertson Polk of Jackson. Bridesmaids were her sisters-in-law,
Virginia Hazard Huffman of West Point, and Anne Mullen Hazard of
Virginia Beach, Va.
The bridegroom’s brother, Joshua Charles Hazard, of Virginia
Beach, Va, served as best man. Groomsmen were his brothers-in-law,
Mark Christopher Polk, Jr., of Laramie, Wyoming and Joseph Allen
Huffman of West Point.
The bride wore a re-embroidered ivory alencon lace dress over latte
lining with a keyhole back and sweeping train. She carried a French
Nosegay of patience roses, accented with local wildflowers. Her bouquet, wrapped with handkerchiefs of her grandmother and her greatgreat grandmother, enclosed an arrowhead found by her late father.
The bridesmaids wore ivory lace cocktail dresses and carried bouquets of local wildflowers. The groomsmen wore khaki suites with
boutonnières of blue bachelor buttons and local sage, tied with antique
hatband ribbon.
Following the ceremony a reception was held at Spring Creek Ranch,
overlooking the Teton Mountain Range. Guests were entertained by
PTO, a three-piece bluegrass band from Jackson, Wy. Steve Bengel,
of Bengel Designs in West Point, designed the picturesque reception.
The plated buffet was served on a 36-foot banquet table, covered with a
French antique bobbin lace tablecloth. The table was centered with split
log planters filled with locally grown wildflowers and herbs. The reception vista was adorned with hay bales, fern garlands, and local wildflowers. After a dinner of lamb chops and Colorado sea bass, guests were
served wedding cake and beignets, accompanied with Mississippi State
University ice cream.
On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents honored the
couple with a rehearsal dinner at the Snake River Sporting Club. Guests
enjoyed an outdoor cocktail hour, followed by a dinner inside the Sporting Club. The club, also decorated by Bengel Designs, was ornamented
with wildlife themes of rocks, moss, and local wildflowers. The tablecloths were blueprints, topographic maps, and design drawings, drawn
and produced by the groom.
After a honeymoon in Anguilla, the couple is at home in Jackson,
Wy. The bride is a speech-language pathologist at Children’s Learning Center. The Groom is a landscape architect and project manager at
Grand Teton National Park.
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obituaries
Gladys Fenton-Reives
Gladys Fenton-Reives, 65, of West Point, died Oct. 20,
2014, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham hospital in
Birmingham, Ala.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at House of Freedom
Ministries in Starkville. Burial will follow Tibbee Community
Cemetery in West Point.
Carter’s Mortuary Services is in charge of arrangements.
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CalStar hosts grand opening
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COLUMBUS — CalStar Products, manufacturer of low-energy, low-carbon masonry
products, marked the official grand opening
of its Columbus, Miss., plant with a ribbon
cutting Oct. 21. Community members,
state and local development officials, company investors, and plant employees came
together to celebrate and provide an upclose-and-personal tour of CalStar’s manufacturing technology.
“Today is truly a great day for economic development here in Columbus and
the Golden Triangle region,” Brent Christensen, executive director of the Mississippi
Development Authority, told attendees.
“MDA is grateful for your investment in our
state, and we thank you again for placing
your confidence in our business climate and
our workforce. These new jobs and this new
facility will certainly have a strong, positive
impact on the local community and economy for years to come.”
The 100,000-square-foot facility, CalStar’s second, sits on 23 acres in the Golden
Triangle Industrial Park in Columbus.
“We are thrilled to welcome CalStar to
the Golden Triangle,” says Joe Max Higgins, CEO of the Golden Triangle Development LINK. “Their unique innovation
and commitment to bring quality jobs to
our community are two of the many reasons we’re looking forward to working with
them as they make Lowndes County their
home.”
CalStar is running two lines at the plant,
each utilizing the company’s sustainable
manufacturing process. The dry-cast line
manufactures all of CalStar’s brick and Thru-Wall units, as well as Holland pavers; the
semi-automated wet cast line produces cast
stone trim and accent pieces.
“Columbus has proven to be the ideal
second home for CalStar, with a central location in the South, a talented pool of labor,
and strong local business leadership,” says
CalStar CEO Joel Rood. “As CalStar continues its rapid growth trajectory, we knew a
second plant was key to expanding production and capabilities. We couldn’t be happier
with our decision to open up in Columbus.”
CalStar masonry products incorporate up
to 37 percent recycled content, eliminating
the need for kiln-firing, typical of traditional
clay brick, or the use of Portland cement,
used to bind concrete masonry products. As
a result, each product requires up to 81 percent less energy to make while emitting up
to 84 percent less CO2. This reduced environmental footprint comes with no sacrifice
to aesthetics or performance, and the raw
material and energy savings equate to more
affordable per-unit costs.
For more information, visit www.calstarproducts.com.
Msu, erdc launch collaborative research initiative
For Daily Times Leader
STARKVILLE — A new
partnership between the state's
flagship research university
and one of the nation's premier research centers will create a hub to develop advanced
systems that enhance existing
industries, attract new jobs,
and bolster national defense
capabilities, according to Mississippi Sate's chief executive.
"Today's ceremony marks
the formal beginning of what I
am confident will soon be rec-
ognized as a premier national
center of excellence in systems
engineering," President Mark
E. Keenum said.
Thursday afternoon [Oct.
23], officials from the university, State of Mississippi
and U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers signed an agreement to create the Institute
for Systems Engineering Research (ISER) at the Engineer
Research and Development
Center's (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory
in Vicksburg.
COLUMBUS — Ann Coleman Peyton, granddaughter
of W founding mother Annie
Coleman Peyton, has provided
a bequest gift of more than $2
million to support scholarships
for W history students.
Earlier today, W President
Dr. Jim Borsig, presented the
Mary Lou Peyton Scholarship
to the university and then assisted in unveiling a portrait of
Annie Coleman Peyton.
“Generous private support
such as this from the Peyton
family allows us to provide
meaningful academic opportu-
nities for students who seek their
education at The W,” Borsig
said.
The Mary Lou Peyton
Scholarship will be awarded
to qualified students who are
majoring in history. The scholarship funds may be used to
help cover expenses for history
majors who are participating in
internship programs or The W’s
study-abroad program. If in a
given year, the funds available to
be awarded exceed the scholarship needs of history majors, the
scholarship may be used to support students whose course of
study includes a substantial history component.
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ports
Remaking Ole Miss: As Rebels win on the gridiron,
university balances Dixie and diversity: 3B
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Forside, Green Wave
romp past Saltillo
BY WILL NATIONS
[email protected]
SALTILLO – One opposing defender stood between
West Point running back Kadarius Forside 5 yards away from
the goal line in the Green Wave’s opening offensive drive. The
senior either could make an agile move around the Saltillo
defender or lower his shoulder pads and make contact. He
chose the latter. Forside cracked the defender into the ground, maintaining
his balance, as he completed his 9-yard touchdown carry, giving West Point a lead that it never relinquished. It was no surprise to anybody wearing green and white
as Forside has played various positions, including starting at
center last season and playing a linebacker position at the beginning of this season. With those physical positions on his
resume, Forside obviously likes going downhill.
“I have to get stronger with contact because I feel like I
am the heart of the offense at running back,” Forside said.
“Making the transition from all those positions, now that I
am at running back I am able to run the ball for points. I do
whatever it is to help my team win and work toward a state
championship.”
Forside was a large portion of a commanding offense that
amassed 612 all-purpose yards in West Point’s fourth consecutive District 1-5A win – a 49-20 rout over the Saltillo
Tigers (6-4; 2-3 District 1-5A) – Friday at Mitch Grissom
Field in Saltillo. “We were able to knock people off the line tonight,” West
Point Head Coach Chris Chambless said. “As West Point, we
love to run the football. The offensive line does a huge job
with Chris Humphries, Josh Coggins, Donald Wesley, Scott
See GREEN WAVE | Page 2B
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West Point senior Demontae Rush founds open space against the Saltillo Tigers Friday at Mitch Grissom Field in Saltillo. The Green Wave claimed its fourth
consecutive District 1-5A win with a 49-20 victory over the Tigers.
Oak Hill falls to Leake, remain playoff bound
DTL staff
MADDEN – The Oak Hill Raiders were within striking
distance of the Leake Rebels.
Trailing by two scores, Oak Hill was unable to close the
gap as it fumbled at the 5-yard line during a long pass play
with two minutes remaining in the game. It was recovered by
the Rebels.
After the costly turnover, Leake (5-5; 4-1 District 2-AA)
held on to a 42-28 win over the Raiders in a District 2-AA
game Friday at Leake Academy in Madden.
“We didn’t play a bad game,” Oak Hill Head Coach Tony
Stanford said. “We just had untimely turnovers that were the
undoing of us against Leake. It was a back-and-forth game,
and the kids played their hearts out.”
The win awarded the Rebels with the No. 2 spot in District
2-AA, a guaranteed berth into the Class-AA playoffs.
Despite the loss and denial of a District 2-AA championship, Oak Hill (5-5; 3-2 District 2-AA) clinched its third consecutive postseason berth, the first time in school history. The
Raiders, one of four wildcards, are slated to play Canton Academy Friday in Canton. A time is scheduled to be announced
later in the week.
Unable to establish their usual running attack, the Raid-
ers went to the air led by its senior quarterback. Riley Pierce
was 18 of 28 passing for 304 yards against the Rebel defense.
Blake Thomas, a senior wide receiver, had five receptions for
159 yards.
“We were never able to establish a running game and had
to make the transition to the air,” Stanford said. “Riley played
a heck of a game. He threw the ball well and stayed in the
pocket to complete passes while taking some big hits. He also
spread the ball around with Kaleb Darnell and Ken Dill making catches too.”
Leake led Oak Hill 14-7 at halftime and entered the fourth
quarter with a 35-21 advantage.
Dill, Lady Raiders Royals think Giants wet dirt to slow speedsters
open with flourish
RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer
DTL staff
HOLLY SPRINGS – Sarah Dill has come out in the preseason openers with explosive offense.
Dill, an Oak Hill junior, has scored 45 combined points
in the Lady Raiders’ pair of wins on Tuesday and Thursday
at Marshall Academy in Holly Springs.
“Sarah has just come out on fire in her first two preseason
games,” Oak Hill Head Coach Brian Middleton said. Dill reached double figures with 17 points in Oak Hill’s
61-40 win against Tunica Academy Tuesday. Sophomore
Tanner Grubbs had eight points.
In the second game, Dill led Oak Hill with 29 points
during a 50-10 win over West Memphis Christian Thursday.
Dill added eight rebounds and five steals to her sparkling
individual performance. Grubbs added eight points and five
boards. Anna Katherine Childress, a freshman, had eight
points and six rebounds. “We have moved the ball well, and the defense has done
fair in the first two games,” Middleton said. “For struggling
and grinding every day in practices, these two wins are the
pay off. The game experience is starting to become a huge
factor for this team.”
The Oak Hill junior high girls’ team claimed two wins
over Tunica and West Memphis 35-8 and 33-4, respectively. Oak Hill continues its six-game preseason slate against
Columbus Christian at 7 p.m. at OHA in West Point. The
game is a part of the Lady Raiders’ preseason tournament
that is hosting seven girls’ team.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When it comes to the Royals’ running game, Kansas City manager Ned Yost thinks the San Francisco
Giants are being sticks in the mud.
The area around first base appeared to be a bit mucky for Game 3
of the World Series on Friday night. The Royals concluded the dirt
was hosed down with extra vigor.
“Maybe the groundskeeper just was looking at all the Royals fans
up in the corner there and just forgot,” Yost said Saturday. “I thought
it was a little extra wet around first. When Moose (Mike Moustakas)
or somebody got on — it might have been Moose — and he dove
back into first base and he came up extremely muddy, I thought that
it was a little damper than normal, yeah.”
Giants manager Bruce Bochy claimed he had not perceived any
unusual moisture.
“Somebody did mention that to me. I think somebody else when
we played Washington mentioned that, too, but I didn’t notice,” he
said.
Kansas City led the major leagues with 153 stolen bases during
the regular season. After swiping 13 bases in their first six postseason
games this year, the Royals hadn’t stolen any in five straight games
entering Saturday.
“It was definitely wet yesterday,” speedy Kansas City outfielder Lorenzo Cain said. “You’ve got to try to run more under control. You
can’t just be kind of all over the place while running. You’ve got to
understand you can’t make sharp cuts that you would normally make
and just try to control yourself.”
Giants third base coach Tim Flannery didn’t seem to think the
Royals could be slowed down.
“They can run barefoot and still get through there so fast,” he said.
AP Photo/Eric Risberg
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost answers questions during a news conference Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in San Francisco.
The Royals are to face the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of
baseball’s World Series on Friday.
Lions blank Mississippi Delta, 65-0;
earn new record for consecutive wins
For Daily Times Leader
SCOOBA — In closing out their second straight
undefeated regular season and third in four years,
the top-ranked and reigning NJCAA national
champion Lions of East Mississippi Community
College claimed their school-record 21st consecutive victory with a 65-0 shutout win over Mississippi Delta Community College Thursday night at
EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field.
Improving to 9-0 overall and 6-0 as MACJC
North Division regular-season champions for
the fourth straight season and sixth time in seven
years, the top-seeded Lions will play host to seventh-ranked Mississippi Gulf Coast next Saturday
(Nov. 1) in the MACJC state semifinals. Kickoff
time for the EMCC-MGCCC match-up is set for 2
p.m. on the Scooba campus. Next Saturday’s other
semifinal-round contest will pit MACJC South Division champion and 12th-ranked Copiah-Lincoln
playing host to MACJC North Division runner-up
Northwest Mississippi in Wesson. The MACJC
state championship game will take place the following Saturday (Nov. 8) at a site to be determined.
En route to recording their fifth consecutive shutout on the year and 10th over the last two seasons
during their current win string, the home-standing
Lions powered their way through a 29-point opening quarter by dominating Delta on both sides of
the football. A game-opening drive of 72 yards
in six plays was capped by Chad Kelly’s 31-yard
touchdown pass to Camion Patrick. Following an
MDCC penalty on the ensuing kickoff, the score
quickly became 8-0 two minutes into the contest
on a safety when Delta starting quarterback Devin
Adams was whistled for an illegal forward pass as he
was being sacked in the end zone by Marco Montgomery.
EMCC’s efficient offense went right back to
work moving the ball 60 yards on 10 plays to make
the score 15-0 when Kelly found Isaac Johnson
wide open over the middle for a 12-yard scoring
strike at the 10:13 mark. Another 60-yard scoring
drive followed for the Lions on their next possession with Kelly again finding Johnson from 9 yards
out in the back left corner of the end zone with
4:57 remaining in the first quarter.
The margin quickly increased to 29-0 just 14
seconds later when Lorenzo Phillips picked up a
mishandled ball exchange in the Delta backfield
and rumbled 10 yards for the Lions’ ninth score of
the year coming via their defensive unit and special
teams play. For the year, EMCC now has two fum-
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No. 1 Mississippi State holds off Kentucky
By GARY B. GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Dak Prescott accounted for three
touchdowns, Josh Robinson rushed for two TDs and top-ranked
Mississippi State beat Kentucky 45-31 on Saturday.
Playing for the first time atop the rankings, the Bulldogs (7-0,
4-0 Southeastern Conference) showed no rust coming off a bye.
That was a good thing in a wild game that resembled a shootout
at times, which Mississippi State won with timely touchdowns that
held off the stubborn Wildcats (5-3, 2-3).
Kentucky got within a touchdown four times, and Heisman
Trophy hopeful Prescott and Robinson answered with TDs on
three occasions. Prescott ran for TDs of 2 and 11 yards and hit
Brandon Hill for an 8-yard TD.
Robinson’s 73-yard touchdown run early in the fourth for a 3824 lead proved critical after Patrick Towles’ 4-yard TD dive with
2:31 remaining brought Kentucky within 38-31.
Christian Holmes’ 61-yard kickoff return TD nine seconds later
provided the Bulldogs’ final answer.
Robinson, who rushed for 198 yards on 23 carries, capped Mississippi State’s opening drive with a 12-yard TD run.
Prescott completed 18 of 33 passes for 216 yards with an interception and rushed for 88 yards on 18 carries. Mississippi State
outgained Kentucky 542-504 and needed every yard.
Those big contributions helped Bulldogs win their 10th straight
game dating back to last season. They also earned their sixth straight
win over the Wildcats in tying the series at 21 wins each.
But typical of a competitive series where four of the past six
games have been decided by a touchdown or less, Mississippi State
couldn’t exhale until the final gun.
That’s because Kentucky used big plays to stay close as Towles
hit Demarco Robinson for a game-tying 67-yard touchdown in
the first quarter and Javess Blue for a 58-yard TD late in the third.
Towles’ 48-yard run in that quarter set up his 10-yard run that
brought the Wildcats within 24-17.
Towles finished with 390 yards on 24-of-43 passing and led
Kentucky with 76 yards rushing on 23 carries.
He was following the lead set early and often by Prescott.
After forcing Kentucky to punt on its opening drive, Prescott
completed his first five passes for 56 yards to quickly move Mississippi State into Kentucky territory. But Prescott’s biggest play was
recovering his own fumble at the Wildcats 13 after a 3-yard gain,
extending the drive and setting up Josh Robinson’s walk-in touchdown on the next play.
Kentucky responded quickly with Towles’ TD pass to Robinson that got the sellout homecoming crowd of 64,791 back in the
game. If going up to snag the high pass wasn’t impressive enough,
Robinson managed to keep his feet inbounds as he came down
while shaking off the defender.
Robinson dodged a couple more tackles on his way to the end
zone, giving Kentucky the momentum boost it needed, and the
big play it lacked in last week’s 41-3 throttling at LSU. But the
Wildcats weren’t done.
Mississippi State scored 10 straight points, converting Braylon
Heard’s fumble into Evan Sobiesk’s 26-yard field goal and capping a 68-yard drive with Prescott’s 2-yard run. Austin MacGinnis’
34-yard field goal brought Kentucky within a touchdown and the
Wildcats got another chance to narrow the lead before halftime.
Mississippi State began the second half strongly behind leading
rusher Robinson, who got the Bulldogs into Kentucky territory
with three straight carries for 34 yards to the 28. Prescott finished
things off five plays later with a bullish 11-yard TD run for a 24-10
AP Photo/David Stephenson
lead that still wasn’t safe.
Mississippi State running back Josh Robinson gains some yardage
Towles’ 48-yard run to Mississippi State’s 38 and three passes
for 33 yards got Kentucky to the 5 before the sophomore was against Kentucky during the first half of an NCAA college football
sacked for a 5-yard loss. Towles responded with a gutsy 10-yard game at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Oct.
25, 2014.
run and spin over the goal line for the TD.
GREEN WAVE
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Meridian’s Isaac Johnson (No. 6) scored three touchdowns during top-ranked EMCC’s 65-0 home shutout win over Mississippi Delta
Community College Thursday night on the Scooba campus.
LIONS
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ble recoveries for touchdowns
to go along with six pick-six
pass interceptions for scores
and a blocked punt recovered
in the end zone for another
tally.
With the Lions scoring
three more times in the second quarter, Drew White
kicked things off with a 37yard made field goal just
nine seconds into the period.
Kelly continued his stellar
first half of play by tossing
two more touchdowns in the
second quarter to match his
season high. After hitting
DJ Law out of the backfield
for a 6-yard touchdown toss
at the 8:32 mark, Kelly connected with Johnson from 7
yards out for a third scoring
strike on the night to increase
EMCC’s lead to 46-0 heading
into the intermission.
In the opening half alone,
Kelly was 24-of-36 through
the air for his sixth 300yard passing game (309) of
the year while matching his
season high with five touchdowns thrown. The sophomore transfer from Clemson
by way of Buffalo, N.Y., also
had 38 rushing yards on four
attempts against the Trojans.
While utilizing a running
game clock during the second
half for the eighth time this
season due to the MACJC’s
38-point mercy rule, the Lions were still able to manage three more touchdowns
following halftime on a trio
of rushing scores by sophomore running back Preston
Baker. The Starkville product punched it in from 5
yards out in the third quarter and followed with two
more short-yardage scoring
bursts during the closing
period to account for the final margin. Baker finished
with a career-high 86 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries.
Matching Baker’s three
scores on the evening, Johnson, a sophomore from
Meridian, paced EMCC’s
receivers with eight catches
for 94 yards. Patrick, from
Knoxville, Tenn., had six
grabs for 90 yards and a
score, while Law, a native
Floridian, was credited with
83 receiving yards on seven
catches along with 85 rushing yards on nine attempts.
In addition to limiting
Delta to around 50 yards of
total offense on the night,
East Mississippi shut out the
Trojans for the fourth consecutive year dating back to
the school’s 2011 national
championship season. The
Lions extended their current
defensive streak to 22 consecutive scoreless quarters
while also completing the
regular season without having surrendered a rushing
touchdown all season.
Having outscored the
opposition 269-0 during its
current five-game shutout
streak and 515-38 collectively on the year, EMCC
scored in all but one of the
team’s 36 quarters played
during the regular season
while blanking the opposition in 30 of those 36 quarters.
In preparation for their
seventh consecutive state
playoff appearance under
head coach Buddy Stephens,
the EMCC Lions enter postseason play having prevailed
in 41 of their last 43 outings
spanning back to the start of
the 2011 campaign, including separate winning streaks
of 21 and 20 consecutive
games during that stretch.
Lashley, Joshua Birchfield and
Devin Morton neutralizing the
opposing defensive front.
Forside rushed for 190
yards and three touchdowns
of 9, 14 and 53 yards as the
Wave built a 35-14 advantage at halftime. Demontae
Rush added 89 yards with
two touchdowns of 21 and 10
yards. Both of Rush’s touchdown runs occurred in the second half. The Wave finished
just shy of the 400-yard rushing mark with 398 yards.
West Point (7-3; 4-1
District 1-5A) was not onedimensional against Saltillo,
as senior quarterback Dason
Thomas was 9 of 13 for 179
yards and a 62-yard touchdown pass to Steffon Moore,
senior wide receiver. Moore’s
lengthy touchdown reception,
where he created separation
with his body from the covering Saltillo cornerback down
the sideline, gave West Point
a 14-0 lead at the 6:50 mark
in the first quarter. Thomas
added 62 yards on the ground.
“We are able to pass the
ball well this season,” Chambless said. “Dason Thomas has
done a great job at quarterback.”
Saltillo’s senior running
back Diamante Pound, who
was averaging more than
160 yards per game prior to
Friday night, was stymied by
the West Point defense for 56
yards rushing and one touchdown – a 2-yard carry late in
the third quarter, bringing the
score to 42-20 in favor of West
Point. The Wave held the Tigers to 88 yards rushing.
“Football is a game of
match-ups,” Saltillo Head
Coach Pat Byrd said. “For
us to not have anybody that
matched with their defensive
front, we had a hard time
making an impact on the offensive side of the ball. Our
kids fought all night though.”
Along with shutting down
a prolific rushing attack, West
Point was able to use a Josh
Ewing, first-quarter intercep-
tion to piece together an 81yard touchdown drive, ending
with Forside’s 14-yard touchdown, creating a 14-point
gap. Ewing’s interception
was timely as the Tigers, trailing 14-7, had marched inside
West Point’s 20-yard line after
a Thomas interception.
“When the defense scraps
and claws, the offense feeds
off those performances,” Ewing said. “We are all one unit
at the end of the night because
everything we do builds momentum together. Everything
tonight was a team effort.”
Saltillo’s sophomore signal
caller Clayton Knight, who finished 10 of 20 passing for 192
yards and two touchdowns,
capped a six-play offensive series on a 36-yard touchdown
strike to David Little with five
minutes remaining in the first
quarter, cutting West Point’s
advantage in half. Knight connected with Little again later
in the first half on an 86-yard
touchdown pass that cut the
Wave’s advantage to 21 points
before the break.
West Point opened the
game with an onside kick
that it recovered successfully
at the 50-yard line. The gutsy
call led to a four-play scoring
drive, capped by Forside’s first
touchdown. Senior place kicker Omar Lemus added his first
of seven extra-point field goals
with on 1:17 off the game
clock.
“We played well in all three
phases tonight,” Chambless
said. “We work extremely
hard in practice on our special
teams, and it paid off tonight.”
Senior Miller Keys plunged
into the end zone for a 3-yard
touchdown carry, giving the
Wave a 35-7 advantage with
four minutes remaining in the
first half. The 29-point victory sets
up another big conference
clash for West Point against
the New Hope Trojans (8-1;
4-1 District 1-5A) at 7 p.m.
Friday at McCallister Field in
West Point.
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As Rebs win, Ole Miss balances Dixie, diversity
BY EMILY WAGSTER
PETTUS
Associated Press
OXFORD — Ole Miss is
enjoying its best football season in a half-century, and
that's bringing new attention
to Mississippi's flagship university.
The Rebels haven't played
this well since 1962, which
happens to be the same year
troops stood up to mob violence to force the University
of Mississippi, under federal
court order, to admit James
Meredith as its first black student.
School leaders have struggled ever since to improve
both the image and the reality
of a place once seen as a bastion of segregation.
The latest initiative is a diversity plan Chancellor Dan
Jones is rolling out this year,
addressing symbols and substance to make the campus
more inclusive.
The United States is not
yet "a truly post-racial society,"
Jones explained. "Our unique
history regarding race provides not only a larger responsibility for providing leadership on race issues, but also a
large opportunity — one we
should and will embrace."
For example, the school
will hold onto its Ole Miss
nickname, but only for athletics. Although consultants said
fans and alumni generally view
it only as a chummy name for
their favorite team, "Ole Miss"
was what slaves called a plantation owner's wife, and critics
say it is too rooted in the past
to be used today.
Confederate Drive has
been renamed Chapel Drive.
There's a new Center for Inclusion and Cross-Cultural
Engagement, where AfricanAmerican students can get
mentors. The university plans
to hire a vice chancellor for
diversity. And, there's a scholarly effort to document notso-flattering aspects of the
school's history.
The plan builds on previous changes: Jones' predecessor, Robert Khayat, banned
hand-held flagpoles from the
— Associated Press
Lifelong Mississippi resident Logenvia Morris poses at her home Oct. 16 in Jackson, next to her prize possession, the first Mississippi game
jersey her son Aaron Morris wore for the football team. Morris, who goes to every football game to cheer for her son, said the offensive
lineman had to overcome his grandfather’s deep skepticism about whether black students are truly welcome at the university. The warm
welcome extended to both mother and son during a recruiting visit by students and players are among the main reasons the Morris family
were quick to join the Ole Miss family.
stadium in 1997 after coaches
complained that Confederate
flag-waving was hurting recruiting, and about a decade
ago, the university retired Col.
Rebel, a mascot whose image
recalled a crusty old plantation
owner.
But there is no official talk
now of doing away with the
Rebels team name. Instead,
Jones plans to add more black
symbols on campus. Part of
an athletics training facility
was recently named after the
school's first two black football
players. A life-size statue of
Meredith was dedicated outside the administration building in 2006.
Trying to put distance between Dixie and a school that
has represented Southern elites
since its founding in 1848
bothers Frank Hurdle, a developer in Oxford who edited
The Daily Mississippian student newspaper in 1987-88.
"You just don't sweep every
bit of history under the rug,"
Hurdle said. "I don't see any
reason to act as if the past never happened. It's not healthy."
Some sports fans also are
rolling their eyes — isn't it
enough, they wonder, that the
Rebels are finally ranked No. 3
in the nation in the Associated
Press poll?
Athletics Director Ross
Bjork would like to change the
conversation, saying journalists don't write about segregationist Gov. George Wallace
blocking the door to black students at the University of Alabama in the 1960s every time
the Crimson Tide has a good
year, nor do they mention that
Mississippi State, now ranked
No. 1, integrated later than
Ole Miss.
But Bjork says the topic of
race relations comes up when
Ole Miss recruits for its football team, which is about 70
percent black. African-Americans comprise 14 percent of
the overall student body.
"We do have those questions, and we choose to face
them head-on," Bjork told The
Associated Press. "What we
say is, 'Come see for yourself.'"
Oxford is in the gently rolling hills of north Mississippi
— cotton and kudzu country
immortalized by Nobel laureate William Faulkner, who
lived and wrote just a short
stroll from the campus.
Civil War-era traditions
have a tenacious hold here: As
the Rebels trounced Tennessee
34-3 on Homecoming Saturday, cheers echoed down from
the shiny modern stadium into
a nearby cemetery where Confederate troops are buried. The
University Greys, a unit of students and faculty who fought
for the Confederacy, are commemorated in a stained-glass
window in a campus building.
A marble statue of a Confederate soldier salutes from atop a
pillar near the administration
building.
Change is evident, too.
On a typically balmy day this
Southern autumn, a crowd
gathered to watch a dozen
members of the black Phi
Beta Sigma fraternity stepdance to hip-hop music in
front of the student union.
The mix of students — black,
white, Asian and Hispanic —
enjoyed the scene, some snapping photos.
Life on campus hasn't been
all sunshine and magnolias.
The night President Barack
Obama was re-elected, police
were called after a shouting
match erupted between white
and black students. And in
February 2014, a noose and an
old Georgia flag with the Confederate battle emblem were
draped on the Meredith statue.
Several white Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity members were
implicated, and their chapter
was suspended.
Meredith, now 81, is treated as a celebrity when he returns to campus for football
games, almost always wearing
an Ole Miss hat. But he wrote
in his memoir that the statue
should be destroyed, rather
than serve as "a public relations
tool for the powers that be at
Ole Miss, and a feel-good icon
of brotherly love and racial
reconciliation, frozen in gentle
docility."
Some current black students say the school could be
more diverse.
"It's a friendly environment
now, but black representation
is not prominent," said Zacchaeus McEwan, an 18-yearold freshman who's in the new
mentoring program.
Logenvia Morris attends
every game to cheer on her
22-year-old son, Aaron, who
plays offensive line. He enrolled only after overcoming
his grandfather's deep skepticism about whether he'd be
welcomed, she said.
"He always told me, 'That
school is not the place you
want to send your son — unless you want to send the
military with him,'" she said.
But on a campus visit, people
went out of their way to greet
them: "I did not get that negativity that I was expecting."
Union questions NFL’s domestic violence training, education plan
BY BARRY WILNER
Associated Press
NEW YORK — The players'
union has questioned why the
NFL's domestic violence training and education program
"treats all players as perpetrators."
In a memo sent to NFL
Players Association members on
Thursday by Executive Director
DeMaurice Smith and obtained
Friday by The Associated Press,
the union also said the plan
"doesn't build a positive consen-
sus to warning signs."
Smith and union special
counsel Teri Patterson described
two meetings this month with
the league in which an NFLPA
commission was briefed on the
league's approach to educating players, coaches, executives,
owners and NFL personnel
about domestic violence. He
wrote that a "good overview of
domestic violence, sexual assault
and child abuse" was presented.
But "it did not address larger issues of violence in and outside of
the home."
The NFL said of the "perpetrators" claim: "Nothing could
be further from the truth. The
presentation expressly recognizes that people in the NFL are
often falsely portrayed and that
the actions of a few damage the
reputations of many."
"What the program teaches is
that everyone can and should be
part of the solution," the league
statement said.
The union memo also said
the "NFL's presentation doesn't
focus on follow-ups and providing continuous resources at the
clubs to address potentially violent situations as well as prevent-
ing them."
The NFL's educational program was shown to the AP on
Oct. 7, and it included information from a memo sent to the 32
clubs on Sept. 18 that pointed
out local resources available
to all team personnel and their
families. That document indicated a plan was in place to provide
those resources and follow-ups
for those who need it.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Someone who has been difficult will want
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as you’ll feel so relieved. Try to avoid a serious talk at the moment, and simply use this
period to add to your interactions.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Others seem far more relaxed and willing
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question why. Overthinking could stop you
from happily getting into the mood of the
moment. A family member, even a beloved
pet, will sense the upbeat energy.
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Your creativity will flourish when making
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Be receptive in a conversation. Return calls,
read your paper and enjoy what occurs
spontaneously. A child or loved one might
be changing right in front of you. Nevertheless, you could be surprised by this person’s behavior.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
You have a tendency to go overboard and
overindulge. You might be sitting on a
grievance or a problem that you are not
ready to air out. As a result, you could feel
less in sync with a partner than you would
like. Communication will open up soon.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You are always a dominant personality,
but it will be even more evident today.
You seem to attract many different people
with many different opinions. Allow your
creativity to emerge, and help resolve the
difference. Being congenial and open will
work.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You might feel an emotional undertow
regarding a money matter and your dealings with someone else. Your creativity and
imagination will merge together to help
you come up with a solution. Use your instincts.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Emphasize what is going on with others.
You might be surprised by how good news
could set off a celebration. Friends who often don’t see you will want to catch up on
news. Unexpected events might force you
to refocus.
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
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Check in with an older relative or friend.
You might feel as if you need to handle certain responsibilities first; however, the day
seems to be filled with obligations. Recognize that this is your weekend as well. Try
to schedule some free time.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Take off for a day adventure. Head out to
a flea market with a friend. Difficulty with
a close loved one will dissolve if you detach
and let go of preconceived judgments when
having a long-overdue conversation.
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Rules:
1. Each row and column must contain
the numbers 1 through 6 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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Mwdfp sets guidelines on wmas Fall offers opportunity
BY JAMES JONES
Sun Herald
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has set regulations for deer hunting on Wildlife Management Areas across the state. Deer
hunting has the most use for hunting
opportunities on WMAs.
The Southeast zone has separate seasons for archery and gun. Archery season lasts until Nov. 21 and rifles can't
be used. From Nov. 22 to Feb. 15, rifles
can be used on either private or leased
land. The first gun season with dogs
will be Nov. 22 to Dec. 1 for either sex
on private land and legal bucks only on
open public land. Primitive weapon season goes from Dec. 2 to Dec. 15 for either sex on private land and open public
land.
Five Wildlife Management areas are
accessible to the Coast: Ward Bayou,
Red Creek, Little Biloxi, Pascagoula River and Leaf River. Ward Bayou is located
in Jackson County near Moss Point. Red
Creek is located in Stone, George and
Jackson Counties near Wiggins. Little
Biloxi is located in Stone and Harrison
Counties near McHeny. Pascagoula
River is located in George and Jackson
Counties near Lucedale. Leaf River is located in Perry County near Wiggins.
Lann Wilf, Deer Program Leader for
the state, has a warning for Coast deer
hunters.
"I encourage people on the Coast to
be careful," Wilf said. "The Southeast
zone is a more sensitive area for deer
than any other part of the state."
Antler criteria have changed for multiple WMAs and generally reflect an increase in minimum main beam and inside spread requirements.
The WMA bag limit for antlerless
deer has decreased. The bag limit for
WMA will be three legal bucks and
three antlerless deer, one each day. Some
permit-only deer hunts could have more
restrictive bag limits on other WMAs.
WMA hunters are required to wear a
full-body harness when climbing a tree,
installing a tree stand that uses climbing aids, or hunting from a WMA tree
stand. Hunters must wear and know
how to properly use a full-body harness
hunting from an elevated position.
The MWFP adapted rule changes for
hunter safety, which applies to private,
public land and WMAs. Hunters in a
stand elevated 12 feet or higher doesn't
have to wear a safety orange vest anymore. But they must wear at least 500
square inches of unbroken orange while
traveling to and from a stand, or hunting on the ground.
for first-time campers
BY LESLIE BURGER
MSU Extension Service
The sight of a flickering
camp fire. The glow of faces
bathed in warm firelight. The
sound of crickets chirping in
the background.
Research shows connecting
with nature and one another
is helpful to hurried and taskweary souls. Camping is one
way to relax, get outdoors and
reconnect with loved ones. If
you have never experienced the
rewards of camping, fall is the
perfect time to try it.
Camping calls us back to the
simple life, but most Americans
are used to the convenient life.
So if you don't want your first
camping experience to be your
last, follow these basic steps.
Get ready
— Associated Press
Photographer and hunter Chris Todd of Ridgeland shows off a kill of an 8-point buck, weighing more than 200 pounds Dec. 26. 2007. The
deer was processed and used by his family instead of beef. Todd sees no harm in the hunting rights amendment.
Hunting rights issue before Mississippi voters
BY JACK ELLIOTT JR.
Associated Press
JACKSON — Van Allen has
been processing deer meat and
selling gear to hunters and anglers for 20 years in Mississippi
and other parts of the South.
Like many outdoors enthusiasts, he thinks hunting and fishing are birthrights that ought to
be constitutionally protected.
"As far as I am concerned
anything that protects first our
right to bear arms and second
our right to hunt is a pretty
good thing," Allen said.
Mississippians will get the
chance to decide whether hunting and fishing should be enshrined as constitutional rights
on Nov. 4. The issue was placed
on the ballot at the urging of
hunting groups and lawmakers
concerned about animal rights
groups' campaigns in other
parts of the country against
hunting game.
While Mississippi animal
rights groups say there is no assault underway on hunting and
fishing, some sportsmen and
lawmakers aren't so sure and
are backing the ballot initiative.
"That could be a pretty good
protection," said Allen, whose
deer meat processing business
opened in Brandon, Mississip-
pi, in 1992. He opened a sporting goods business in Cullman,
Alabama in 1997.
It will take a majority vote to
put the matter into the Mississippi Constitution.
"We're hoping to send a
message to the rest of the country that we are passionate about
our hunting and fishing. We
don't want anybody dabbling
with our sportsmen's way of
life," said Rep. Lester "Bubba"
Carpenter, R-Burnsville, lead
sponsor of the proposal.
Photographer and hunter
Chris Todd of Ridgeland sees
no harm in the hunting rights
amendment.
"There's nobody in the
South who's going to take away
the hunting rights of a fellow
Southerner. The West is the
same way," said Todd. "I am
sure anybody who is a hunter
never realized it wasn't in the
constitution and were not likely
losing sleep at night."
Todd, 57, said he primarily
hunts deer. But dove, squirrels
and rabbits also have drawn his
interest.
He said many animal rights
groups don't understand that
hunting is as much a population
control issue as it is a sport.
"They don't have a clue
about what it takes to manage a
herd of deer. If you don't have a
controlled harvest, there would
be deer all over the place," Todd
said.
According to the National
Conference of State Legislatures, the constitutions of 17
states guarantee the right to
hunt and fish.
Vermont's language dates
to 1777, while the rest — in
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming — have been adopted
since 1996.
California and Rhode Island
have guarantees on the right to
fish, but not to hunt.
Lydia Sattler, Mississippi
director of Humane Society of
the United States, said the organization is not challenging the
Mississippi rights proposal.
"We don't have any reason
to oppose (it) because no one
is trying to take that away. No
one is trying to stop hunting.
Any fear that someone is trying
to stop hunting is ludicrous,"
Sattler said.
Sattler said most of the hunting practices that the Humane
Society opposes — such as putting deer in small enclosures to
be killed — are also opposed by
most hunters.
"There is no reason to create
a battle where there is no battle.
We really wish the Legislature
would address the huge problem with intentional cruelty to
animals where there truly is a
problem," Sattler said.
Ashley Byrne, spokeswoman for People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals in New
York, said the organization
considers such ballot initiatives
frivolous.
Camping requires gear for
shelter and food.
Sleeping under the stars is
lovely, until mosquitoes choose
you for their buffet. A tent provides shelter from biting insects
and unexpected rain showers. Borrow or buy one large
enough for everyone in the
camping crew and their personal belongings. A tarp placed
under the tent will keep moisture and sharp objects from
coming through the bottom.
Bring items for a good
night's sleep without central
heat or air. Proper bedding
includes warm sleeping bags
or blankets and foam padding
or air mattresses to soften the
ground. An extra blanket can
be the difference between a
good and a bad night.
Food is next on your list
of survival basics. First-timers
should keep it simple with
easy-to-prepare meals such as
sandwiches or canned goods.
Many campsites provide a
grill and picnic table, so you
don't need much cooking gear.
If you are feeling adventurous,
bring a propane stove and a
skillet and sauce pan for hot
meals, and a Dutch oven for
baking on hot coals.
Gathering firewood is fun,
but the Mississippi Forestry
Commission advises campers
in Mississippi to buy and use
locally harvested firewood to
prevent the spread of pests.
Paper products make clean-
up easier, but you will need
cooking and eating utensils.
Don't forget dish-washing
supplies, an ice chest and plastic bags for food storage and
disposal. If you plan to roast
marshmallows or hot dogs,
bring utensils with long handles to prevent burns.
Other items to bring include clothing you can wear
in layers; bug spray and sunscreen; flashlights and extra
batteries; can openers, lighter
fluid and matches; a first-aid
kit; and duct tape for emergency repairs. If children are
going, pack things such as playing cards, binoculars or fishing
gear.
Get set
Before leaving home, make
sure you can use your gear correctly. Practice setting up the
tent, and pay attention to how
it came out of the bag so you
can repack it. Light the camp
stove and brew coffee in a percolator. Make a packing list.
Your first camping trip
should be short and local. It
is easier to deal with the unexpected in a familiar area.
Choose a location with some
perks, such as shower houses
and electricity, to ease the transition to "roughing it." Public
campgrounds may have scenic
or recreational features, and
many offer online information
and registration at ReserveAmerica.com.
Lastly, check the weather
and make any relevant changes
to your supplies. Plan on arriving with plenty of daylight left
in the day. Setting up a tent in
the dark is not for the faint of
heart.
Go
Respect other campers by
using facilities properly and
leaving no trace of your visit.
Remember that wild animals
may strike or bite if they feel
threatened, so be aware of your
surroundings at all times. But
most of all, have fun!
Leslie Burger, is a wildlife biologist and extension instructor
in the Department of Wildlife,
Fisheries and Aquaculture at Mississippi State University.