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Atmos replacing gas lines
Atmos begins next phase of
improvement project in West Point
BY JOSH PRESLEY
[email protected]
West Point residents may have
noticed crews replacing gas lines at
spots around town the past couple
weeks. Atmos Energy crews have
been working to replace old and
outdated gas pipes as part of an on-
going improvement project.
Atmos Operations Supervisor Bill
Burris said there are the company is
working on updating the pipe system around Sally Kate Winters Park
and the side of the Louise Campbell
Center for the Arts on Broad Street
in West Point.
"We began updating the pipes
about two years ago, and we'll do a
section of the system one year then
move on to another system the next,"
Burris said. "It's not cost-effective to
do the whole system at one time, so
we hopefully do some every year."
He said most of the pipes re-
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DAWGS!
MSU takes
big win over
Texas A&M
BY BEN WAIT
Special to Daily Times Leader
STARKVILLE — How do you follow up the best game of your career?
With an even better game two
weeks later.
Dak Prescott accounted for
336 yards of total offense and five
touchdowns, as No. 12 Mississippi
State upended No. 6 Texas A&M,
48-31, Saturday afternoon in the
first matchup of top 15 squads at
Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville
since 1986.
Prescott’s name has been mentioned in the same breath as the
Heisman Trophy, and he and the
Bulldogs have gotten national attention the last two weeks.
“He’s going to get more attention now with his performance, but
that’s what we expect from him,”
MSU head coach Dan Mullen said.
“In order to keep winning, he’s
going to have to keep playing at
a very, very high level. I think he
handles it well, and fortunately we
have some people like (quarterback
coach) Brian Johnson who have
been on the biggest stages.”
The Bulldogs (5-0, 2-0) have
now beaten back-to-back top 10
teams for the first time in the program’s history and beaten two top
10 teams in the same season.
Prescott went for 373 yards and
three touchdowns as the Bulldogs
beat then-No. 8 LSU, 34-29, in the
first win in Baton Rouge, La., since
1991, earlier this year.
Prescott, a Haughton, La., native, completed 19-of-25 passes for
259 yards and two scores against
Texas A&M. He rushed for 77
— Associated Press
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott (15) pitches the ball to running back Josh Robinson (13) during the first half of an NCAA college football
gameagainst Texas A&M Saturday in Starkville.
“He played like he’s played all year – like one of the best players in the
country. We weren’t able to match that as a team.”
See MSU | Page 3A
Kevin Sumlin
Head coach, Texas A&M
Heavy boilers could cause traffic delay, power outages in Clay County
BY JOSH PRESLEY
[email protected]
Residents driving on North Eshman Avenue, Barton Ferry Road
and Highway 50 may want to leave
a little earlier on Tuesday morning. Berard Mega Transport, out of
Louisiana, will be transporting two
pieces of large equipment through
the area, and the move may cause
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service.
Berard is a heavy hauling company that services industrial markets on
the Gulf Coast. The company offers
barge loads and offloads, waterway
transport, specialized rigging and
skidding.
4-County Electric Manager of
Maintenance Gary Johnson said
Berard will move two boilers, one
26-feet hight and on 33-feet high,
through North Eshman, Yokohama
Boulevard, Hazelwood Road, Barton Ferry Road and Highway 50
beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
"Due to the height of the boilers,
cooperative crews will either raise
power lines or temporarily disconnect the lines as the boilers make
their way through the county," Johnson said. "4-County customers may
experience some periodic outages as
the power lines are de-energized."
He said the boilers would travel
about 14 miles in the county and
hoped the process would take eight
hours or fewer. The boilers will wind
up at Tom Soya Grain on Highway
50 and then loaded onto a barge for
river transport.
West Point Chief Administrative
Officer Randy Jones said the boil-
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ers weighed about 900 tons total,
but there was no real concern about
damage to roads.
"They don't go very fast at all;
they probably have 40 axels and 80
wheels underneath them," Jones said.
"With so many wheels it spreads out
the weight of the equipment."
Clay County District 1 Supervi-
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Community
Obituaries
Central School names students of the month
Betty Long Early
Betty Long Early, age 87, of West Point passed away
Wednesday Oct. 1, 2014, at NMMC - West Point after a recent illness.
She was born Dec. 2, 1926, in Tupelo, the only daughter of Huey and Lela Martin Long. She
graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1947 with a bachelor’s degree
in Education. She married John Richard
Early in 1951. He preceded her in death
in 2008.
Her teaching career began at Lockard
Elementary in Indianola, continued to
directing St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Kindergarten and finishing with teaching 4th grade at Oak Hill Academy in
EARLY
West Point. She enjoyed teaching, learning and reading and all her students over
the years.
Services are 10 a.m Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at Episcopal
Church of the Incarnation with Rev. Sandra DePreist officiating. Burial will follow in Indianola City Cemetery at 3 p.m.
Pallbearers are Jim Chandler, Robbie Robinson, Keith
Mooney, Sonny Jameson, Bert Faulkner, Todd GlusenKamp,
Bill Sugg, Selden Van Cleve. Honorary pallbearers are Jack
Martin, Kamil Kassees, Mrs. Ella Evans, NMMC-Emergency
room staff and EMTs, Dr. Scott Bradley, Dr. Ed Miller, Dugan Nursing Home staff, neighbors on Jordan Ave.
Visitation is 5 – 7 p.m. Sunday October 5, 2014, at Robinson Funeral Home Chapel.
She is survived by her son, John R Early Jr. of West Point;
daughter, Marion Early Kohut of West Point; and her beloved
granddaughter, Paula Early Kohut of Texas.
Friends may leave an online condolence at robinsonfh.net.
Robinson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
— Submitted photo
Central School students for September are, (seated, from left) Anarri Morton, Chalee Jordan, Adriyanna Armstrong and Ana Sanchez;
(standing, from left) Shavontre RylandHall and Tommy Gates.
communityCalendar
James Bannerman ‘J.B.’ Richter-Addo
James Bannerman “J.B.” Richter-Addo, passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 in Accra, Ghana, West
Africa. He was 89 years old.
James Bannerman “J.B.” Richter Addo was born August 4, 1925, Accra,
Ghana, West Africa. He is the father of
Anna Jones of West Point.
According to customs and traditions
he will be buried Oct. 17, 2014, in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. He leaves to
mourn him, a wife; nine children, 15
RICHTER-ADDO grandchildren and four great - grandchildren. Anna and Bennie Jones will be
attending the funeral.
ChurchCalendar
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT POLICIES
All “Church Announcements” are published as a 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].
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 Apartments 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.
MONDAY, OCT. 6 – 7
u Revival - St. Paul United Methodist Church is having
revival services at 7 p.m. Guest speaker is Pastor Benton Tanner
of Mt. Zion and Shady Grove UMC, in Kilmichael. The public is
invited to attend. TUESDAY, OCT. 7 – 9
u Youth Revival – Third Mt. Olive M.B. Church is having a
youth revival at 7 p.m. There will be a different speaker each
night. All youth and praise teams along with the public is invited
to attend.
SATURDAY, OCT. 11
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT
POLICIES
All “Community Announcements” are published
as a community service on a first-come, firstserved 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 education,
information, support, networking, opportunity and recognition for writers. The
guild is open to writers, published or non
– published in any genre.
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 662-243-1930
or Chrystal Newman at 662-243-1941 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.
Friday, Oct. 10
u Friday Night Jams — Friday night
jams will be held from 7-9:30 p.m. at the
Louise Campbell Center for the Arts. The
event is family friendly and open to the
public. Participants may play, sing, bring
instruments or just listen. House band will
perform. For more information, call 4945678.
THURSDAY, OCT. 16 – 17
u Masquerade Jewelry and Accessories
Sale – North Mississippi Medical Center
– West Point is sponsoring a Jewelry and
Accessories sale from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Everything is $5.
Saturday, Oct. 18
u Makin’ Hay Festival —West Point
Main Street Association will host the
first ever Makin’ Hay festival from 8 a.m.
to noon in Sally Kate Winters Park.
Carnival games and a fall farmer’s market will be held. The public is invited to
attend.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
u Luncheon with Books – Friends of
the Library are hosting Luncheon with
Books at noon at the Bryan Public Library
with author Joe Lee, a graduate of
Mississippi State University and Starkville
High School discussing his new suspense
thriller, “Director’s Cut” First-edition, signed
copies will be available for $22.95 plus tax.
Friends will provide lunch for a $6 donation.
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.
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FROM THE FRONT
Today's Weather
Tornadoes ruled out in damage from storms Local 5-Day Forecast
Sun
Associated Press
LUMBERTON
— The
National Weather Service
has determined that Thursday storm damage in Pearl
River and Tate counties was
caused by straight-line winds
and not tornadoes.
West of Senatobia in Tate
County, Strayhorn Elementary School suffered roof
damage. High winds also
brought down trees and
power line in other parts of
Tate County. No injuries
were reported.
Southeast of Lumberton
in Pearl River County, a
man suffered minor injuries
when a mobile home was
blown onto its side by winds
that Weather Service personnel estimated at 75 mph to
85 mph.
Robert "R.J." Mason told
the Picayune Item (http://
bit.ly/1sU3c1k) that he was
sitting in his recliner watching a movie when the mobile
home overturned.
"I heard the sound of a
freight train," the 81-yearold Mason said. "I thought
to myself 'Holy smokes it's
a tornado.'" Mason said he
heard a crack, a bang and a
boom and then everything
in the mobile home went
topsy-turvy.
"The overstuffed recliner
saved my life," Mason said.
"The chair turned over so
I stayed underneath. The
whole event lasted about five
seconds."
After the incident, Mason
began clenching his fists,
flexing his back and wiggling his toes to ensure that
nothing was broken. Although his legs were pinned
underneath the chair, he
suffered only a few cuts and
bruises. Mason began to
push debris around in efforts to free himself and get
out of the trailer. A portion
of the mobile home was in a
tree and he grabbed at tree
branches to pull his way to
safety.
He went to friend's trailer
nearby and called 911.
"I was amazed I came out
of the home unhurt," Mason
said.
Mason's trailer was located near his workplace at
Slade's Fish Hatchery.
"He has worked for me
for about 20 years," Hope
Slade said. "He is a part of
our family and we take care
of him. I told him he's got
nine lives."
Slade cited a previous
incident where Mason was
driving a truck carrying
worms when the vehicle
tipped over. Mason landed
on the worms.
"He always finds a soft
spot to land," Slade said.
"He's a survivor."
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yards and three more touchdowns, giving him 19 scores
this season.
However, Prescott doesn’t
care about the Heisman talk.
“I’m not really worried
about that,” he said. “I don’t
want them to ignore my team
as an SEC West contender for
the title. That’s what we want
to do.”
Prescott’s first score came
on a 2-yard run in the second
quarter, putting MSU up 217. He then found De’Runnya
Wilson for a 9-yard passing
score with just over 2 minutes
to go in the second quarter.
He had a 2-yard and 11yard score in the second half,
with a 52-yard passing score
to Fred Brown on top of that.
“He played like he’s played
all year – like one of the best
players in the country,” Tex-
as A&M head coach Kevin
Sumlin said of Prescott. “We
weren’t able to match that as
a team.”
Running back Josh Robinson rushed for 108 yards on 17
carries and two touchdowns.
He put the Bulldogs on the
board with a 1-yard plunge on
the first Bulldog offensive possession of the game.
The Franklinton, La., native topped off his scoring
with a 2-yard rushing touchdown with 13 seconds remaining in the first quarter to
give MSU a 14-7 lead – a lead
they never lost.
“Dak is always going to run
the ball, I’m always going to
do my job and the receivers
are going to get open because
of my play action fake,” Robinson said.
The Bulldogs put up 559
yards of total offense – 289
rushing and 270 passing.
They have now gone over the
500 yard mark in six-straight
games dating back to last
year’s win over Rice in the
Liberty Bowl.
The Bulldog defense forced
three turnovers – all Richie
Brown interceptions. The Aggies (5-1, 2-1) picked up 526
yards of offense, a good 70
yards below their season average.
The Aggies took an early
7-0 lead after a 13-yard Kenny
Hill pass to Josh Reynolds on
their first offensive possession.
They didn’t score again until a 27-yard field goal from
Josh Lambo with two seconds
left in the first half.
Aggie wide receivers had at
least a dozen drops on the day,
and their best wideout Mal-
come Kennedy was sidelined
with an injury.
Greenville
“It doesn’t take a coach to
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see that Malcome Kennedy is
a pretty important player for
us, and not just from a playing standpoint, but in a leadership role too,” Sumlin said.
“We certainly missed him. We
didn’t play very well, but MisJackson
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Hill finished with 365
passing yards and four touchdowns. He was sacked four
times by the Bulldog defense.
The Aggies scored two
touchdowns late, but it didn’t
matter as the Bulldogs recovered an onside kick with 1:20
remaining in the ballgame to
seal the win.
The Bulldogs are back in Area Cities
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sor Lynn Horton said he worked with
Berard to choose a route that avoided
heavy traffic areas.
"We want to advise our residents who
normally travel through that area to
maybe leave a little earlier that morning,"
Horton said. "Traffic will be delayed, as
these are two very large boilers and will
be moving very slowly. Anybody that
gets behind them is not going to be able
to get around so we just advise people to
avoid that."
For more information on any possible
power outages for 4-County customers,
call 1-800-431-1544.
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than normal."
He said this year's replacement project should be
complete in the next couple
weeks. West Point Chief Administrative Officer Randy
Jones said customers typically
do not experience any service
interruptions during any pipe
replacement.
"When you put these pipes
in you hope you'll get 40 or
50 years out of them, but it
really just depends," Jones
said. "There are a lot of factors that go into determining
a pipe's lifespan."
He said wear and tear, as
well as differing types of soil
and construction can affect
the amount of time a pipe can
be in service.
"You also have to look at
how deep it is in the ground,"
Jones said. "The weight on
top of the pipe is a big thing,
so if there are a lot of trucks
or heavy hauling in the area,
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He said sometimes pipes
also have to be moved due to Moon Phases
adjacent construction. Pipes
may need to be moved to
make room for new ground
work, according to Jones.
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Opinion
Yik Yak app irresponsible
I know absolutely nothing about the facts surrounding the arrest of a
University of Southern Mississippi student on charges
that he charged with felony
"posting a computer threat
to cause injury" on the social media application Yik
Yak. But I know the danger
posed by anonymous social
media is real.
Every time a one of these
false anonymous threats on
social media is made, the
more desensitized young
people became to threats
of any kind. That leads to
ignoring legitimate safety
warnings and that can lead
to injury or worse.
According to a USM
press release sent Monday
night, their 20-year-old student is accused of making an
anonymous post on Yik Yak
on Monday morning that
threatened members of the
Sid
SALTER
· Syndicated Columnist ·
USM community at Joseph
Greene Hall.
The legal process will
take its course. It appears
USM handled the matter
with great skill and concern
for their students, faculty
and staff. But for the rest of
the state's higher education
community, the reaction
was likely uniform - there
but by the grace of God goes
all of us.
What is Yik Yak? It's a
smart phone application that
allows users to post comments anonymously. The
app was launched Yik Yak
was launched in December 2013 by entrepreneurs
Brooks Buffington and Tyler Droll, two recent college
graduates who designed the
app to work like a "virtual
bulletin board" in a limited
geographic radius.
Essentially, it's Twitter
with absolutely no accountability. A "yakker" can post
anything he desires, no matter how absurd, hurtful, malicious or untrue and do so
safe in the darkness of anonymity.
One enterprising "yakker" told the University of
Wisconsin-Madison's Daily
Cardinal student newspaper
that Yik Yak was "the virtual
version of bathroom graffiti." That's a fairly apt description.
I began following Yik
Yak a few months ago. Most
of the "yaks" and I'm talking
about the vast majority of
them were sophomoric observations of a sexual nature
- with about an equal split
between male and female
students.
There were introspective
"yaks" about roommates,
classes, homework, hangovers, dating fiascos and
midnight food runs as well.
But there were also really
mean-spirited attacks people's appearance, intellect,
and morals.
The great problem with
Yik Yak isn't that it's insensitive, misogynistic, profane,
unenlightened, shallow or
even cowardly. And rest assured, it's all those things.
But it is also occasionally
funny, unexpectedly insightful, unintentionally poignant and incredibly addic-
tive - at least, it likely would
have been to my 20-year-old
self.
My 55-year-old self finds
Yik Yak a huge pain in the
posterior. Why? The anonymity of Yik Yak is simply
too much for some college
students to handle. The
temptation to assume that
the supposed anonymity of
Yik Yak provides sufficient
cover to smokescreen truly
bad, truly dangerous cyber
behavior is simply too much
for many to withstand.
Incidents in which students allegedly used Yik Yak
as a means of making threats
that could spread fear and
panic on campuses have
happened at the University
of Georgia, the University of
Alabama, and now allegedly
at USM.
Trouble is, this isn't spray
painting graffiti or swallowing goldfish or cramming
15 people in a Volkswagen.
After 9-11, the legal system
has no patience with crying "wolf" or making prank
threats. The danger those
false threats hold for these
young people and their
friends is real.
Social media and the Internet foster false bravery
on the part of many. People
make comments at the end
of news story, hurl accusations and insults that they
would never utter face-toface. That's gone on so long
that society now accepts a
certain amount of incivility
as par for the course.
But there's a difference in
incivility and irresponsibility, as some of these young
students are learning the
hard way.
Sid Salter is a syndicated
columnist. Contact him at [email protected]
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Either of those presentations of this event reflects
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which they would pontificate and the news judgment
that might be expected of,
oh, cabbage.
Truth is, no president
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— save a Medal of Honor
winner — because even
though he is the nation’s
commander-in-chief, he is
necessarily a civilian, and
the act of saluting is a purely
military protocol, rightfully
reserved for its members.
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phenomenon to see any
American president doing
so, dating back, as it does,
to the Reagan presidency.
Ex-military hero, winner of
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and as that same president
told us last week amid the
salute sound and fury, will
continue to be for the foreseeable future, in a state of
perpetual warfare.
Undeclared warfare, of
course.
The last time an American Congress actually declared war, which is to say
fulfilled its constitutional
obligation, was World War
II. A lot of American kids
have fought and died in a
lot of de facto wars since
then, but none of them were
constitutionally-authorized
ones — a fact I find both
bizarre and inexcusable. If
you want to talk about disrespect for the military, you
can start there.
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war since 2001 — 13 years
going on God-knows how
many more. In fact, the very
“legal” authority being cited
by the president and his
advisors for the latest war
against the terrorist group
ISIS, is the Authorization
of Military Force passed by
Congress in the wake of the
Sept. 11 attacks.
The facts that our latest
warring enemy did not even
exist at the time of that AMF
and that we are now fighting in an entirely different
country, are apparently not
deemed sufficient enough
for Congress to return from
its latest vacation or for the
president to perhaps pause.
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Daily Times Leader | Sunday, October 5, 2014
5A
Starkville Symphony
Orchestra concert
Runway hair: Credit where due? features muw pianists
fashionCorner
This morning, while I was
on Tumblr, I read a story
that made me think of something that plays an important
role in fashion, which is hair.
Hair plays an important role
in fashion looks, in addition to
the clothing. As most people
know, hair is a popular, but
sensitive subject in all races,
especially for African Americans. Hair has changed in so
many ways since the 19th,
20th and 21st centuries, but
lately it seems that hairstyle
from generations past in the
African American community
is becoming popular on the
runway and in magazines.
Models in DKNY runway
show wore their hair in two
braids that had a zigzag part
down the middle with “slick-
Ashley
LOVE
· Fashion Columnist·
down tendrils.” In the African
American community, also
called “Urban community,”
this is called “creating baby
hair.” Last year, DKNY also
had models wearing their
hair in wrapped hairstyles. In
the Urban community, this
is not even considered a hairstyle, but someone being too
lazy to do her hair. Kendall
CHURCH
From page 2A
u Usher Banquet – New St. Peter M.B. Church ushers will have
an usher’s banquet in the church fellowship hall at 6 p.m. Guest
speaker is Rev. Charles Brown of Pine Grove M.B. Church of
Starkville. Guest ushers no uniforms.The public is invited to attend.
SUNDAY, OCT. 12
u Homecoming - Siloam Baptist Church will have homecoming
services at 10:45 a.m. Guest speaker is former pastor, Bro. Walter
Simmons. A fellowship potluck meal will follow services. Everyone
is invited.
u Friends and Family Day – Northside Christian Church is
having a family and friends celebration at 3 p.m. Guest speaker is
Lee Brand of Bethel M.B. Church of Starkville. Everyone is invited
to attend.
u Friends and Family Day – Payne Chapel M.B. Church wishes
to invite everyone to family and friends day at 3 p.m. Guest
speaker is Rev. Eurisla Culpepper of Mt. Zion M.B. Church.
Program theme is Faith, Family and Friends.
u Church Anniversary – Pilgrim Grove M.B. Church is celebrating its church anniversary at 3 p.m. Guest speaker is Rev. Jonathan
T. Tucker of New Birth Community Church of New Albany.
Everyone is invited to attend.
u Homecoming — Mhoon Valley M.B. Church wishes to invite
everyone to their homecoming program at 11 a.m. Guest minister
is Rev. Travis Quinn.
SUNDAY, OCT. 12 - 15
u Revival — Trinity Baptist Church is holding coming home
revival services, 6 p,m. Sunday and 7 p.m.weeknights. Evangelist Dr.
Albert Wilkerson of East End Baptist Church in Columbus will
bring the message. Everyone is invited to attend.
MONDAY, OCT. 13 – 15
u Revival – Strong Hill M.B. Church is holding revival services
at 7 p.m. Guest speaker is Dr. Charles E. Davidson of Town Creek
M.B. Church and Hopewell M.B. Church. The public is invited to
attend.
SUNDAY, OCT. 19
u Pastor Anniversary – Fountain Head M.B. Church wishes to
invite everyone as they celebrate 4 years of service and dedication to the Lord and the church by Rev. Donald Anderson at 4
p.m. Guest speaker is Rev. Nathaniel Houston of Miller Chapel in
Macon.
u Pastor Anniversary — Yeates Chapel M.B. Church is celebrating 8 years of Pastor L.T. and Sister LaRonda Gathings dedication to the church at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Pastor Michael
Wilson of Union Baptist. Everyone is invited to attend.
u Homecoming – Cairo Cumberland Presbyterian Church is
celebrating homecoming with singing at 10 a.m. with worship
services at 11 a.m. A covered dish luncheon will be shared after
services. Everyone is invited to attend.
Jenner, the younger sister of
Kourtney, Kim and Khloe
Kardashian, wore her hair in
cornrows. Marie Claire called
the hairstyle “epic.” Ingrid
Schmidt, a reporter for the
Los Angeles Times, declared
Bo Derek as the matriarch for
the “Braids” craze when Cicely
Tyson actually made the trend
popular in the '80s, plus this
hairstyle has been worn in different African tribes for many
generations.
I’m not bashing anyone’s
hairstyle, but I think it is crazy
that hairstyles that are termed
as “ghetto” or “wretched/
ratchet” in the black community are praised as “chic,”
“trendy,” or “epic” in other
communities. Also, I’m not
saying to keep the basic hair-
style. Change is great, and we
should all embrace it. If it looks
great on you and it makes you
feel good, wear it, but most
people find it offensive when
hairstyles that are termed “low
class” are being praised as
something new. All I’m saying is to give praise when researching different hairstyles,
and give credit when it is due.
Have a wonderful day, and
stay fabulous.
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.
For Daily Times Leader
STARKVILLE — Under the
direction of Mississippi State
music professor Michael Brown,
the Starkville Symphony Orchestra goes on the road to open
its 2014-15 performance season
with an Oct. 18 concert at Mississippi University for Women.
Free to all, the 7:30 p.m.
Columbus program in the Rent
Auditorium is made possible by
the Starkville-MSU Symphony
Association, with additional support from the Columbus-based
Gildea Foundation and Columbus Arts Council.
Julia Mortyakova, MUW
music department chair and assistant professor of music, will
be the featured soloist. A Rus-
sian native, she will perform the
first movement of Saint-Saens'
"Concerto No. 2 for Piano and
Orchestra."
The program also will feature
the world premiere of Valentin
Bogdan's "Transylvanian Sights."
Originally from Romania, Bogdan also is an assistant professor
of music at MUW.
The evening concludes with a
performance of "Symphony No.
4." Written by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, the piece
is usually referred to as "The Italian."
Mortyakova holds degrees
from Vanderbilt and New York
universities and the University of
Miami, and has completed stud-
See CONCERT | Page 6A
Petition drive for smoke-free now under way
For Daily Times Leader
JACKSON — Mississippi
State Medical Association today announced over 2,000 of its
office-based physicians received
petitions this week to allow Mississippians to sign to show their
support for smoke-free air. Steven
Demetropoulos, MD of Pascagoula, past-president of MSMA,
said Mississippians continue to
overwhelmingly support a statewide smoking ban and more than
one-half of smokers agree.
"Today, more than 82 percent
of Mississippians compared to
77 percent in 2010 favor a state
law prohibiting smoking in most
indoor public places, including
workplaces, public buildings, offices, restaurants and bars," Dr.
Demetropoulos said. "Fifty-seven
percent of smokers say they support a statewide smoking ban,
an increase from 41 percent of
smokers who supported the ban
four years ago."
Pushing for the passage of
a state-wide smoking ban is the
single most important thing physicians can do to improve the
health of Mississippians, Dr. Demetropoulos said.
"If we as doctors don't do it,
who's going to do it? Nobody.
We can flip the switch tomorrow into a smoke-free state and
immediately start decreasing
heart disease, peripheral vascular
disease, lung disease, pneumonia, bronchitis, COPD...it's that
important. And it doesn't cost us
anything," he said.
MSMA is not seeking enough
signatures for a petition referendum in its Physicians for a
Smoke-Free Mississippi drive,
he said. Instead, the association
composed of 4,700 members,
wants to let Mississippians sign
petitions to show state lawmakers
the level of support for a statewide smoking ban. Physicians for
a Smoke-Free Mississippi is the
best way to accomplish this, Demoetropoulos added.
"We've seen there is broad
support across the state for a
smoking ban that protects everyone, including employees affected
by second-hand smoke in the
workplace," said Dr. Demetropoulos. "These signatures, which
will be presented to the State
Legislature in 2015, are a tangible
way to show our legislators the
level of support and passion Mississippians have for smoke-free
air. These petitions are important
to illustrate to them just how important it is for Mississippi to go
smoke-free."
Dr. Demetropoulos added he
is often asked why MSMA spends
time and resources on an issue
that has been before the legislature for the past eight years. He
explained that besides its status
as a free preventative health measure, a statewide smoking ban will
produce immediate results. Speaking in the lobby of University of
Mississippi Medical Center's Blair
Batson Children's Hospital, he
said Mississippi's children deserve
to breathe clean air, not grow up
breathing second-hand smoke.
MSU’s Sebba honored as new Steinway artist
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STARKVILLE — A music
faculty member at Mississippi
State University with more than
36 years of experience in piano
performance is receiving national recognition for dedication to
her craft.
Rosângela Yazbec Sebba
has been named a Steinway
Artist, joining the select ranks
of some 1,600 highly esteemed
musicians from around the
world who have chosen to play
exclusively on pianos produced
by internationally renowned
piano manufacturer Steinway
& Sons.
"Professor Sebba's selection
as a Steinway Artist is a tre-
mendous honor for her as an
individual musician and it's a
tremendous honor for the university," said MSU President
Mark E. Keenum. "Being able
to have our music students train
with an internationally recognized artist as a member of our
faculty will assure the continued
growth and sophistication of
our music department."
Barry E. Kopetz, head of the
university's music department,
praised Sebba, a professor of
piano, theory and ear training,
for being "a fine person and fine
musician."
"The Steinway Artist designation is considered to be one
of the finest honors that a pianist can achieve," Kopetz said of
the sought-after chamber musician who has accompanied master classes and concerts of artists
including Simon Este, Wynton
Marsalis, The Emerson String
Quartet, Joseph Robinson and
Leontyne Price.
"Not many musicians receive this kind of recognition,
so for the professional world
to acknowledge her talent and
musicianship in this way is not
only very special for Rose, but
also for our department and the
university as a whole," he added.
Founder and coordinator
of the MSU piano pre-college
program and retreat, Sebba currently serves as the Mississippi
Music Teachers Association's
vice president for collegiate and
national competitions. She is
featured on the Mississippi Arts
Commission's Artist Roster,
with a CD titled "Eight Sonatinas and the Sonata for Piano
Solo by M. Camargo Guarnieri"
released in 2010.
Prior to joining MSU in
2000, the Brazilian native held
positions at Gustav Ritter State
Conservatory-Brazil, University of Southern Mississippi and
Pearl River Community College.
Additionally, she is the
founder and coordinator of the
Brazilian Music Festival and has
given recitals, master classes and
lectures in the United States,
Brazil, Mexico, Portugal, Costa
Rica, England and Spain.
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Civitan president Jay Jackson takes a sign up sheet from Leroy Calvert for the upcoming club year’s programs at Wednesday’s meeting of
the West Point Civitan Luncheon Club at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point.
Civitans accept budget for club year
By Donna Summerall
[email protected]
The West Point Civitan Luncheon
Club opened it's meeting by passing out
the projected budget for the 2014 – 15
club year. After allowing members time to
read the projected budget, Peggy Goode,
club treasurer, asked for a move from the
floor to accept or reject the budget. Club
member Alcie Vance moved to accept the
budget, it was seconded by Leroy Calvert
and was passed by a unanimous voice
vote.
“We need club members to pick a
month for the upcoming year and be responsible for the programs,” Jay Jackson,
club president, said. “That means you will
need to find two speakers for the month
you have chosen who can talk about a topic of interest to the club. There is a sign –
up sheet making the rounds for everyone
to chose a month.”
Jackson said the next meeting Oct. 15,
would be for the installation of officers.
He asked everyone to bring an interested
prospective member as after the installation there would be a time for food and
fellowship.
Jeanette Unger proposed sending get
– well cards to members who are ill and
sympathy cards at the loss of a loved one.
Unger said she thought it would be a nice
gesture to let members know they are
being remembered during their absence
from the club. Jackson agreed to the proposal and suggested members Irma Daily
and Chaplain Walter Marshall be part of
the new committee with Unger.
“We are sponsoring a raffle for a 32 inch flat screen TV that was donated to
the club,” Goode said. “Chances are $2
each, we need every club member to sell
at least 10 tickets. We will draw the winning ticket and announce who can claim
their prize during our Christmas party.
We raffled a Kindle Fire last year and the
fundraiser was very successful.”
Goode said the Civitans would be
working with the Clay County Sheriff's Department and West Point High
School principal Jermaine Taylor to
sponsor a drug prevention program at
the high school. It would be similar to
the D.A.R.E. program that targets fifth grade students in area middle schools, but
geared toward older students who are at
risk. Goode said she hoped to have a date
for this project soon.
For more information, visit civitan.org.
Follow Donna Summerall on Twitter @
life_donnas or @dtleader.
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ies at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and
Humanities. She is a published
author whose first independent
solo piano album has sold internationally.
Founded in 1969 at the home
of David and Barbara Cornell,
the Starkville Symphony Association is a non-profit volunteer organization whose members work to educate, enlighten
and share classical music with
the city, university campus and
other communities in the Golden Triangle region. For more,
see
www.starkvillesymphony.
org and www.facebook.com/
StarkvilleSymphony.
In addition to MSU, major
association contributors include
the J.W. Criss Foundation,
Mississippi Arts Commission,
National Endowment for the
Arts, Renasant Bank, City of
Starkville, Starkville Convention
and Visitors Bureau and Gildea Foundation. Tax-deductible
donations may be made to the
MSU Foundation by contacting
Lynn Durr at 662-325-8918 or
[email protected].
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West Point routs Wildcats
ports
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CLARKSDALE
– West Point
needed a rebound after a second-half
collapse in the District 1-5A opener
against the Oxford Chargers.
The Green Wave hoped the
Clarksdale Wildcats were the spring
board for the rest of its district campaign.
Kadarius Forside scored two
touchdowns, Dason Thomas passed
two touchdowns and West Point
used a touchdown on a blocked punt
to defeat Clarksdale, 35-0, in a District 1-5A game Friday in Clarksdale.
Two and a half minutes into the
game, West Point used special teams
to get on the scoreboard. Senior
Steffon Moore scooped and scored
a blocked punt, returning the football 15 yards. In the second quarter
senior quarterback threw his first
touchdown for 45 yards, giving West
Point a 14-0 advantage by halftime.
Forside, a senior, rushed in two
consecutive touchdowns, a 5-yarder
and 20-yarder. Thomas connected
Section
with senior wide receiver Kaelon
Collins for a 17-yard strike and the
final touchdown with 11 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
Senior Omar Lemus was successful on all five extra-point attempts
against Clarksdale.
As of Friday night, West Point’s
win tied the team with Center Hill,
B
Lewisburg and Saltillo. Oxford and
New Hope are tied for first place.
The Wave plays against the Center Hill Mustangs for Homecoming
at 7 p.m. Friday at McCallister Field
in West Point.
Follow Daily Times Leader for updates on Twitter @dtleader.
HCS Eagles
start district
with shutout
DTL staff
CHARLESTON — When the Hebron Christian Eagles got rolling, there was not much for
the Strider Rams to do but hold on.
Starting quarterback Channing Tapley passed
for two touchdowns, and Landon Hill accounted for three scores as the Eagles opened District
7-A competition with a 43-0 victory over Strider
Academy Friday in Charleston. It was the Eagles third consecutive win since falling to No. 1
Sharkey-Issaquena Academy Sept. 12 in Rolling
Fork.
Hebron gained 297 total yards on offense. The
Eagles rushed for 179 yards and passed for 118.
Hill led the rushing attack with eight carries for
84 yards and two touchdowns, and senior Collin
Moore contributed with five carries for 59 yards
and touchdown. In the air, Tapley was seven of
13 with two touchdowns, connecting with Lucas
Foster, Payton Griffin and Moore.
Three minutes into the first quarter, Tapley
connected with Griffin, a junior wide receiver,
for a 16-yard touchdown. Tapley would find
Griffin, again, on a 50-yard strike during the second quarter, and Moore scored a 21-yard touchdown run as the Eagles entered halftime with a
22-0 lead.
In the second half, it was all Hill. The 6-foot4 Eagle athlete scored a pick-six touchdown for
60 yards and added two rushing touchdowns, a
60-yarder and 7-yarder. Hill has a team-high 13
touchdowns on the season.
Hebron remains in district-play against Kemper Academy at 7 p.m. Friday in DeKalb.
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Hebron Christian senior Collin Moore takes to the
ground against Delta Academy in a non-district 8-man
football game Sept. 26 at Hebron Christian School in
Pheba. The Eagles won their District 7-A opener over
Strider Academy in Charleston, 43-0.
— Will Nations/Daily Times Leader
Oak Hill senior Blake Thomas takes the football inside the 5-yard line on the Raiders’ fake field-goal attempt during a MAIS District 2-AA game
Friday at Oak Hill Academy in West Point.
Raiders keep playoff hopes alive
BY WILL NATIONS
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Drew Riley watched his Oak Hill teammates fall to rival Heritage Academy last
week. It was a rout as the Patriots won 310. On crutches, Riley was helpless, unable
to provide support or the needed spark on
offense and defense to prevent a shutout.
That was not the case Friday night. The
junior running back and linebacker was the
heartbeat of a winning effort. He looked
100 percent … make that 110 percent.
Without crutches, Riley carried for 166
yards and scored the first three rushing
touchdowns of 6, 4 and 1 yards, and the
Raiders (4-3; 2-1 District 2-AA) grabbed a
valuable 34-12 win over Manchester Academy in a MAIS District 2-AA game Friday
at Oak Hill Academy in West Point. As of
Friday night, Oak Hill is in sole possession
of third place in District 2-AA.
“I think last week, I missed playing with
my boys,” Riley said. “I wanted to play last
week, but they held me out as a precaution.
I just battled all week, getting healthy, to
prove how much I wanted it tonight.”
Riley’s offensive effort led a ground attack that racked up 334 yards on the ground
against the Mavericks. Senior Drake Riley
crossed the century mark with 102 yards and
a touchdown, and senior quarterback Riley
Pierce added a touchdown with 22 yards
on the ground. Drake Riley’s and Pierce’s
touchdowns came during the fourth quarter
to put the game on ice, building a 34-6 lead
with four minutes left.
“We watched the film and saw what our
game plan was going to be tonight. We
thought we could run the ball successfully
against them,” Stanford said. “The Rileys
ripped and snorted running the ball and
helped get the win.”
222 of the 334 yards were gained during the third and fourth quarters. Those
yards were earned behind the Raiders’ two
offensive tackles Robert Walker and Caleb
Roberson, both juniors. With the help of
the duo, Oak Hill was able to wear down
the opponent’s defense. Stanford said it was
the offensive line’s best performance of the
season. Roberson agreed and wants more
opportunities for the offensive line to make
an impact.
“I want the ball coming behind me,”
Roberson said about the Raiders’ run-first
game plan. “It makes the game exciting. I
got to give everything to make us successful.
The games when we run are the fun games.”
The Mavericks (4-3; 0-2 District 2-AA)
looked poised in the opening minutes with a
seven-play, scoring drive, giving the visitors
a 6-0 lead when Wister Hitt connected with
Desi Scott for a 5-yard strike four minutes
into the game. The rest of the night was not
in favor of Manchester as it had few answers.
Despite 212 yards through the air, 121
of those yards in the first half, the Mavericks
were hampered by 60 penalty yards and two
interceptions made by Oak Hill’s Drew Riley and Trevor Turner in the first half.
“We’ve jumped out early in some ballgames to start the season, but hats off to
Oak Hill for executing their game plan and
exploiting our weaknesses,” Manchester
Head Coach Kyle Wallace said. “We shot
ourselves in the foot a couple times with
penalties. At the end of the day, Oak Hill
was a well-coached ball team.”
Along with turnovers, the Raider defense applied pressure using its front seven
to wreak havoc in the Manchester backfield.
Roberson, who played on both sides of the
ball Friday night, said his team was unsatisfied by the Heritage loss and wanted release
some frustration.
Oak Hill used a little trickery to gain its
13-6 halftime advantage. After Manches-
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Wave 8th-, 9th-grade teams
emerge victorious with ‘J-train’
BY WILL NATIONS
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The Kansas City Southern Railroad runs directly through downtown
West Point, cutting Main Street into
east and west. Like any good running
back with a football, the tracks and
trains symbolize north and south running, chugging along like a well-oiled
machine.
With a railroad smack dab in the
middle of a town, it may not be a coincidence that the West Point football
team has nicknamed running backs
with a locomotive background in the
recent seasons. The “policy” started
with Clarion-Ledger Mr. Football
and Mississippi State redshirt freshman Aeris Williams during his Wave
career from 2010-2013. Williams was
known as the A-train — a train whistle signaled his touchdowns and first
downs on the field.
Right now, there is not a player
nicknamed train on the high school
team.
However, Jaylan Eggerson could
be the new train coming down the
line. He is known by his teammates
as “J-Train,” and with good reason.
Eggerson,
an
eighth-grader,
rushed 13 times for 139 yards and
two touchdowns in the 8th-grade
Green Wave's 30-0 win over the New
Hope Trojans Thursday at McCallister Field in West Point.
“It's our job at the eighth-grade
level to identify running backs for the
high school program,” eighth-grade
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— Will Nations/Daily Times Leader
West Point 8th-grade coaches Seath Stillman and Antonio Lairy talk with the
defensive unit prior to the New Hope game Thursday at McCallister Field in
West Point.
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WPHS announces homecoming court
— Donna Summerall/Daily Times Leader
West Point High School homecoming maids are, (from left) Kiara Collins (freshman maid), Mya Powell (freshman maid), Andrea Brown (sophomore maid), Amber Bobo (sophomore maid), Kiera Lyles (junior
maid), Cayitlyn Dora (junior maid), Tamariah Johnson (senior) Tynika Quinn (senior) , Dawanda Owens (senior), Tahzija Sykes (senior), Jamia Debber (senior), Sara Claire Farr (senior), Kaitlyn Taylor (senior),
R’NajeeMatthews (junior), Titiana Brown (junior), Kaecia Collins (sophomore), Amber White (sophomore), Raven Davidson (freshman) and Brooke Shrode (freshman.) Voting for homecoming queen is
Wednesday, Oct. 8, with the crowning of the queen Friday night during halftime at McCallister Field with the presentation of the homecoming court and their escorts.
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ter’s second interception, Oak Hill stalled at
the Maverick 21-yard line on the ensuing three
plays. Facing a fourth-down, the Raiders faked
a field goal as holder Ken Dill made the perfect
no-look, behind-the-back toss to Blake Thomas, who was in motion, as the senior carried the
toss 17 yards for a first down at the Maverick
4-yard line. A play later, Drew Riley scored on
a 4-yard dive at the 4:19 mark of the second
quarter. The field goal would have been a 38yard attempt.
“We work that fake every day in practice,”
Stanford said. “Tonight, it looked identical to
how we run the play during practice. Dill flips
that ball perfect every time. These plays are
something we work on all the time. We just
needed to score when I called it.”
Oak Hill returns to action against non-district opponent Indianola Academy at 7 p.m.
Friday in Indianola. The Raiders defeated Indianola 14-7 last season in West Point.
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Three keys of the game
n 222 yards – Oak Hill dominated the Manchester defense with its ground attack, especially during the final two quarters. Behind Drew Riley’s 129 yards and Drake Riley’s 68
yards, all in the second half, the Raiders capped all three possessions with a touchdown. By
the end of the second half, Oak Hill had gained 222 yards of its 334 total rushing yards in
the 24-minute span.
n Drew Riley – The junior running back was no-go in a 31-0 loss to Heritage Academy
last week. Coming off of crutches, Drew Riley made his presence felt with 166 rushing
yards and three touchdowns. Riley scored the first touchdowns on six-, four- and one-yard
runs.
n Fake field goal – With a narrow 7-6 with five minutes remaining in the first half, Oak
Hill needed a spark. The electricity started with a fake field. Blake Thomas, a senior, took a
perfect Ken Dill toss from the holder position 17 yards, setting up Drew Riley for his second rushing touchdown. The Raiders led 13-6 at halftime and never looked back.
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Head Coach Steve Cannon
said. “Jaylan has put this team
on his shoulders. He was with
us last year and knows what it
means to win.”
Eggerson has scored 16
touchdowns in the first four
games of the season. Eggerson
is not new to the eighth-grade
level, playing for last year’s
championship team. He could
be a considered a veteran. Cannon said he spotted the talent
and wanted him on his team
early.
For the Wave running back,
hard work during the summer
has primed him for success.
“I followed my blocks well
tonight,” Eggerson said. “Getting behind my blockers, I was
able to get the big yardage and
two touchdowns. I think over
the summer we worked extremely hard.”
Eggerson said, with a smile,
that the nickname was derived
from watching Williams play
for West Point.
Eggerson was a major cog
in the success West Point's
running attack that racked up
more than 200 yards against
New Hope. Along with Eggerson's two touchdowns, Latarius Embry and Kelvionte
Gibbs added touchdowns during the rout.
Another eighth-grade veteran helped the defense pitch
a shutout Thursday night. Jaylen Cungious delivered some
heavy blows and directed the
unit from his middle linebacker position. Cungious said the
shutout was simple because his
team read and reacted.
In other action, West
Point's
ninth-grade
team
claimed a 50-20 victory over
New Hope. The Wave's seventh grade fell to the visiting
Trojans in the first of three
games, 6-0.
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Florida rallies
late to beat
Tennessee 10-9
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Austin Hardin made a 49-yard field
goal with 6:20 remaining Saturday as Florida erased a ninepoint, fourth-quarter deficit to beat Tennessee 10-9 and continue its decade-long mastery of this rivalry.
Florida (3-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) rallied behind
freshman quarterback Treon Harris, who led both of the Gators' scoring drives after replacing an ineffective Jeff Driskel.
Matt Jones rushed for 114 yards and had a 32-yard run to set up
Hardin's first successful field-goal attempt of the season, which
gave Florida its 10th straight victory over Tennessee (2-3, 0-2).
Tennessee drove into Florida territory before Keanu Neal
sealed the victory by intercepting a Justin Worley pass at the
Florida 23 with 51 seconds left.
Aaron Medley kicked three field goals for Tennessee, which
lost for the third straight time.
Tennessee led 9-0 when Jalen Tabor started Florida's comeback by sacking Worley, knocking the ball loose and recovering
the fumble at Tennessee's 30. That turnover led to Jones' 2-yard
touchdown run with 13:40 left.
The Vols took the early lead by shutting down Driskel, who
was 11 of 23 for 59 yards with three interceptions. Worley was
26 of 39 for 205 yards for Tennessee, but he also threw two
interceptions, lost a fumble and was sacked six times.
Florida's comeback stunned a young Tennessee team that
had reason to believe it finally would end its history of frustration in this series.
— Submitted photo
Tillman's Taekwondo School competed in the Amory Open Tournament, eight students won their divisions, Sept. 27, at the Gilmore
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No. 5 Auburn hosts No.
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Fifth Street hosts homecoming
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AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn Tigers were humbled and
hurting in the locker room after getting thoroughly whipped
by LSU for two quarters last season.
Instead of folding, Auburn fought back enough to make the
final score respectable and wound up riding that momentum all
the way to the national title game.
"That was one of the defining moments of our entire year
last year at halftime," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said.
No. 5 Auburn (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) hosts
No. 15 LSU (4-1, 0-1) Saturday night in the rematch. Both
teams are holding out hopes of contending for the SEC title
and making it to the playoffs.
LSU running back Terrence Magee doesn't think his team's
loftiest ambitions can survive a loss in Jordan-Hare Stadium,
where freshman quarterback Brandon Harris will make his first
start.
"This game is big. We want to play in the SEC championship game and the playoffs," Magee said. "Without a 'W' this
week, that dream will not come true. We can look at this season like Auburn's last year. They suffered a loss to us and it was
like somebody turned on a switch. Hopefully, we can turn on
the switch too."
LSU has already dropped its league opener to No. 12 Mississippi State, possibly leaving coach Les Miles' team needing
perfection in a wildly competitive SEC West the rest of the
season.
Auburn's SEC opener was against Arkansas, the only West
team with multiple losses.
Arkansas’ Williams uses All eyes on Mississippi
hardships as motivation
BY KURT VOIGT
Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE,Ark. — Jonathan Williams sat with his family in
a Fayetteville hotel, one night before he reported to Arkansas to
play football for the Razorbacks.
The standout running back was well aware of what awaited his
mother and younger sister when they returned to Allen, Texas,
where they had been evicted from their home just a few days ago.
But there was his mom, wearing a big smile on her face.
"That was the happiest I had seen her," Williams said. "She was
happy she was taking her son to the University of Arkansas, where
I'd be taken care of. I remember telling her, 'No matter what, I'm
going to make it to the NFL to be able to help us out through all
these financial problems.'"
If Williams, now a junior for the Razorbacks, seems to have
more perspective than your average 20-year-old, it's with good
reason.
When he was a senior in high school, his mom lost her job
in real estate and his dad left for New Orleans — to find work
supporting the family as a chef and to take care of a mother with
Alzheimer's.
He arrived at Arkansas in the wake of the Bobby Petrino scandal and the coaching turnover that followed. When Alex Collins
joined the Razorbacks, Williams turned a potentially disruptive
situation into the leading rushing attack in the Southeastern Conference.
More than anything, Williams has used the lessons of his upbringing as a constant reminder of how lucky he is, how far he's
come — and how far he still wants to go.
"He's a humble guy," Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen said.
"Everything about who he is, how hard he works and carries himself is the real thing."
Even Constance Williams isn't quite sure how her second born
evolved into such a deep thinker.
But the stories. Oh, she has stories about the one she calls "Cook"
— shortened from the "Cookie Man" nickname given to Jonathan
by a childhood babysitter "because he was so thick and so sweet."
The sweetness served him well at school, where teachers praised
his thoughtfulness.
The thickness? Well, from the time the now 6-foot, 225-pound
Williams started football as a 5-year-old, he excelled — both as a
running back and linebacker.
— Associated Press
Alabama defensive backs Landon Collins (26) and Maurice Smith (21) tackle Mississippi running back I'Tavius Mathers (5) during the first
half of an NCAA college football game Saturday in Oxford. All eyes were on Mississippi this weekend, as Mississippi State and Ole Miss
hosted top 10 teams Texas, A&M and Alabama, respectively. As of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Ole Miss trailed Alabama. Final results were unavailable
as of Daily Times Leader press time. See Tuesday’s DTL and www,dailytimesleader.com for more.
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Horoscope
by Jacqueline Bigar
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Emphasize what you want. Join your
friends as soon as you can; they’ll want you
to appear as quickly as possible. People see
you as a pathway to more excitement. You
are an endless source of creative ideas.
THE LOGIC PUZZLE THAT
MAKES YOU SMARTER.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
You might not feel as if you have a choice
when it comes to your plans, but you do.
It’s just that the potential for someone’s
strong reaction could have you worried.
Any flak you receive will be irrelevant compared to the fun you’re likely to have.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Keep reaching out to someone you care
about. You might wonder why this person
is being so elusive. Perhaps he or she is just
too busy to really kick back and have a chat
right now.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
A loved one or dear friend will invite you
to join him or her. Tap into your ability
to understand what is going on. Appreciate
that this person trusts you so much and is
willing to be so vulnerable.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Defer to someone else. Your creativity and
dynamic energy will attract an unusual
amount of admirers as well as a lot of invitations. You could be quite content. Confirm meeting times and places with others.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Get into a project, and decide not to hold
back. Screen calls and focus on carrying it
to completion; you will feel great once you
are done. Don’t worry; you will find plenty
to do. Resist withdrawing completely from
a loved one.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Your sense of humor merges with your
mischievousness. Before you know it, you
are off having a good time. You have a
quality of always making the best of any
situation, and others will reach out to you
as a result.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Your financial instincts will be right-on.
Follow them, especially if you want to buy
a lottery ticket or get a gift for someone.
You also might be taken aback by another
person’s extravagance, emotional or financial.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Your friendliness draws quite a few people
toward you. In fact, you might be overwhelmed. Choose your words with care,
especially if you are saying “no” to a request. Someone could make more of your
statement than you had intended.
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
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You might be raining on your own parade
and placing the blame on others. Your
sense of humor won’t be able to help you
right now. Accept the fact that you need
some downtime and perhaps a conversation
with a key person.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You might want to reconsider a decision
involving someone in your daily life. If you
want to make amends, the time is now.
You could be taken aback by this person’s
sudden willingness to have a long-overdue
conversation.
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Your inner voice will point you in the right
direction. Someone could react strongly at
first, and you might have to explain where
you are coming from. Do not let a misunderstanding develop. Incorporate your
sense of humor.
Dennis The Menace
aMazing spiDerMan
Barney google & snuffy sMiTh
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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No comparison | Why you should be planting food plots
By Todd Amenrud
Mossy Oak Gamekeepers
Today’s whitetail managers
know what an important role
food plots play in the drive toward a healthy herd and bucks
with bigger antlers. Food plots
can transform deer management,
even on small tracts, and make
your hunting dreams come true.
What’s the big difference between
food plots and their native vegetation? Or, why couldn’t supplemental feeding have the same impact? Here’s why:
On average, native vegetation
will produce about 200 to 300
pounds of deer food annually at
approximately 6 percent to 12
percent protein. However, if they
actually consumed that much you
would see a browse line about 6
feet high and the habitat would
be destroyed. So they can only use
about 100 pounds per acre without destroying the area.
On average an adult deer will
consume about 6 pounds of feed
per day. Multiplied by 365 days
per year, you get 2,190 pounds of
feed each year. So, one deer can
be supported on roughly 22 acres.
However, body size, health and
antler size are going to be well under their potential because of the
poor average protein content of
the native vegetation. Biologists
agree that whitetails need about
16 percent protein to reach their
potential, especially during fawn
rearing and antler growth.
There are some that would argue that feeding corn or protein
pellets makes everything alright,
but corn has approximately 8 percent protein, so even native vegetation is better than corn. The
carbohydrates corn produces do
have a place, but even if you are
feeding protein pellets at around
20 percent protein, you still have
to consider predation, disease
transmission, legality, aesthetics,
the amount consumed by nontarget animals and the cost.
I’m not saying that supplemental feeding is bad — on the
contrary, I believe supplemental
feeding is a good thing as long as
you do it right. But even if you
do everything correct, it is shown
that no matter what you feed or
how you feed it, deer will only
consume 20-25 percent of their
diet from supplemental feed. So
you are not significantly increasing your property’s carrying capacity and you are not making
a big impact on their nutritional
intake either. You are still well below the 16 percent biologists say
is necessary.
There is no way that you can
supply the amount or the quality of food that you can for the
cost than by planting food plots.
Food plots are going to decrease
the average home range size for
each deer in the area and in doing
so can significantly increase your
property’s carrying capacity. Food
plots are going to supply well
above the necessary 16 percent
protein so your deer will have a
chance to reach their true health
and antler growing potential.
Remember, we said that they
will only consume 20-25 percent of their diet in supplemental
feed. It is shown that they will
consume approximately 75-80
percent of their diet in food plot
crops. It is probably for two reasons: one, because it is more like
browsing to them. Deer are naturally browsers. It is unnatural for
them to stand at a feeder. Two,
because of the quality of the forage — food plots produce forage
that is much more palatable and
digestible than corn, protein pellets or native vegetation.
Food plots are not only important toward the health goals
that you set, they’re also important to help you with your harvest
goals. The use of a “harvest plot”
containing very attractive blends
during the hunting season can
make it much easier to fill your
tags. There are many choices in
what to plant for whitetail. It really depends upon what your
management goals are and how
much acreage you are devoting
to food plots as to what would
be the best things to plant. On
the properties that I manage
throughout the country I plant
many different blends containing
diversity in plant species — each
type of plant provides a different
aspect toward achieving various
management goals. So it depends
upon what you want to use each
plot for and when you want the
use to occur as to what would be
the best things to plant.
Regardless of your goals, if
you have enough ground to devote to food plots, variety is important. You want to have a nutritious, palatable food choice for
them to provide everything they
need regardless of the time of
year or the conditions. As various
plants yield different amounts and
have differing maturation and palatability time frames, it also makes
a difference how much acreage
you are devoting to food plots as
to what you should be planting.
You must have adequate acreage to do this variety tactic justice.
For instance, if you only have an
acre or less in total to devote to
food plots, you are probably better off planting just one or two
blends. Otherwise, when a specific
cultivar becomes palatable there’s
not going to be enough to keep
them coming back. They’ll wipe
you out too soon. With small
plots you have to be very specific
about your goals and what you
will plant.
If your goal is attraction you’ll
want to have a nutritious, palat-
able food choice for your herd
for the entire time frame that you
want to draw them. If your goal
is nutrition, in that case, you want
to have a nutritious, palatable
food choice for them all year long.
For antler growth, so many
managers feel that it is the most
important to have the best food
source available for the early stages of antler genesis. Although this
is an important time, for a buck to
really show you what he is capable of producing, good nutrition
must be made available all year
long. For instance, if during the
fall or winter their diet is lacking,
when ample spring and summer
forage is available, they’re playing
catch up rather than reaping the
reward.
Certain plants do a good job
at both attraction and nutrition.
Brassicas, clovers, chicory, various
beans and peas all do a good job
at both attraction and nutrition.
Timing and placement would
dictate how the cultivars will be
used. Even though I might be
talking about specific plants, I
would not suggest planting single
plant plots. There are several exceptions, but blends of multiple
varieties or species of plants will
almost always outperform “mono-plots.”
As said, there is no way that
you can supply the amount or
the quality of food that you can
for the cost, than by planting food
plots. A good management program will likely stress the importance of both good nutrition to
help grow big, healthy whitetails
and attraction to help with animal
sightings and your harvest goals.
Food plots will help your herd’s
health, help your bucks express
their true antler growing potential and make your hunting much
easier.
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