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Second round of PPP starts this week

While federal loans offer help, local small ‘How long will it
businesses still face uncertain future last?’ Banks prepare
BY THEO DEROSA
for increased volume
tderosa@cdispatch.com

Since the coronavirus pandem-

ic forced him to temporarily close
Restaurant Tyler in Starkville,
owner Ty Thames has been deal-
ing with a lot of unknowns and un-
certainty.
If Mississippi State doesn’t hold
in-person classes this fall — mean-
Thames
ing Starkville would likely miss out
on seven home football games — Thames knows
the future of his restaurant becomes even more
unsure.
“We don’t know if there’s going to be school,”
Thames told The Dispatch. “We don’t know
if there’s going to be football. If we don’t have
school and we don’t have football, the future for
the restaurant is looking pretty dim.”
His financial uncertainty is part of the reason
Thames applied for a loan under the Paycheck
Protection Program, a program administered
by the federal Small Business Administration
to mitigate the financial stress of the pandemic.
Thames said the loan will account 2.5 percent of
his payroll for eight weeks, and it can be forgiven
as long as 75 percent or more of the money goes
toward paying employees.  approved through BankFirst, which
But Thames hasn’t gotten anything yet. The
first round of funding for the PPP — totaling $349
billion — ran out quickly after it opened April
3, and Thames hopes his loan will be approved
when a second round begins at 9:30 a.m. Monday.
Even if it does, Thames said, Restaurant Ty-
ler’s future might depend on how long the pan-
demic lasts — what he called an “evolving day-to-
day situation.”
“That’s only a short-term solution, and we’re
looking at a long-term problem,” Thames said of
the loan. “... The longer this goes on, the harder
it will be for not just me but other businesses to
come back.”
See SMALL BUSINESS, 8A
of loan applications
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
On April 3, when
the Small Business
Administration opened
up applications for the
Paycheck Protection
Program, BankFirst
CEO Moak Griffin
didn’t see that much in- Griffin
terest from local busi-
nesses.
Over the course of the following
week, though, that began to change.
“Each day that went by, more and
more business owners got their appli-
cations complete and the information
together,” Griffin said.
By the end of the application peri-
od April 16, the $349 billion allocated
nationwide for the program had long
since dried up. Griffin said 854 ap-
plications totaling $94 million were
is based in Columbus and has 21 lo-
cations in Mississippi and west Ala-
bama.
At 9:30 a.m. Monday, the SBA
will begin accepting applications for
a second round of the PPP program
with $310 billion in forgivable loans
available. For Griffin, who has seen
local business owners begin to get
their “systems in place,” knows this
second round of funding may go
more quickly than the first.
Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
“I think the question is: ‘How long
The Café on Main remains open for curbside service, but business isn’t
is that gonna last?’” Griffin said.
proceeding as usual. Owner Steve Pyle estimated sales are down roughly
70 percent amid the COVID-19 pandemic. See BANKS, 3A

Willie Gay Jr. FOOD, FAITH, FRIENDSHIPS

selected in Mary ‘Ma’ Peek, 87, leaves a loving legacy
second round BY SLIM SMITH

of NFL Draft
ssmith@cdispatch.com

M
ary Peek, an Alabama sharecrop-
per’s daughter who spent most or her
Chiefs take Starkville working life as a domestic worker for a
Columbus family, died of congestive heart fail-
native, former MSU ure Thursday at age 87 in a Columbus nursing
home.
linebacker with 63rd Those basic components of her life normal-
ly wouldn’t warrant much notice beyond her
overall pick immediate family and friends.
BY BEN PORTNOY Yet today, Mary Peek, aka “Ma Peek,” is
bportnoy@cdispatch.com grieved and remembered throughout the city
and beyond.
STARKVILLE — She may have lived her life without status or
Former Starkville station, but left a lasting impression by living
High School standout out a simple truth: It’s not what you do for a
and Mississippi State living, but what you’re living to do that matters
product Willie Gay most.
Jr. was the first Bull- “She lived every ounce of her life,” said
dog off the board in Courtesy photo/Arleen Peek-Weatherby Arleen Peek-Weatherby, one of Mary’s five
this weekend’s NFL Mary “Ma” Peek, who died Thursday at age 87, always seemed children. “I don’t know if it was because of her
Draft. Gay Jr.
to have a smile on her face, even though her life had its share upbringing or if it was just something that God
Gay was taken of troubles. “‘Shake it off,’ that’s what my mom always told us
INSIDE
with No. 63 overall n FOR MORE growing up,” said her daughter, Arleen Peek-Weatherby. Peek’s
put in her spirit. She just loved everybody she
met. She would smile and say, ‘Hey, baby’ or
pick in the second COVERAGE OF indomitable spirit, magnetic personality and legendary culinary
skill made her a much-beloved figure in Columbus. “She may ‘Hey, darling. Are you having a good day?’ And
round by the Kansas NFL DRAFT: at that moment, you realized you were having a
See Sports. have been the most wonderful person I’ve ever met,” said Co-
City Chiefs. good day. Her spirit, it was just infectious.”
Page 9A lumbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau director Nancy
A dynamic athlete Carpenter. “She loved everybody and everybody loved her.” See PEEK, 8A
in the middle of the
defense, he played just five games
See GAY JR., 3A

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ASK RUFUS

L
ast week
I wrote
of old
Columbus
porches and
some of the
beverages
served there.
The story of
beverages
popular in
Columbus
is an inter-
esting one. Rufus Ward
Of course,
bourbon or a refreshing
lemonade have always
been popular but there
is so much more to the
beverage history here.
A review of 19th
century recipes from
Columbus provides an
interesting insight into
people’s taste. The oldest
cookbook used in Colum- could purchase “for med-
bus that I have seen is
Sally Billups’ 1825 copy
of “The Virginia House-
wife.” Most of the drinks
in that cookbook are
listed in a chapter called
“Cordials, & etc.” In the
1800s, a cordial was a
sweet drink, that may or
may not have contained
alcohol, served warm,
generally after a meal.
In 1825, favorite
drinks included: ginger
wine, orgeat (a milk,
cinnamon and almond
drink,) cherry brandy,
rose brandy (made from
fragrant rose,) raspberry
cordial, mint cordials,
peach cordial (made
with fresh peaches sliced brandy, corn beer, hop
and aged 4 to 6 weeks in
peach brandy and brown
sugar) and ginger beer.
In the golden age of
steamboats, steamers
were leaving Columbus
on an almost daily basis
for Mobile. With many
boats to pick from, people mented. Across the coun-
often selected the boat
they would travel on
based on the steamer’s
cook or bartender. One
New York writer trav-
eling on an Alabama
steamboat in 1858
described the boat’s food
and drink as comparable
to that of a Paris restau-
rant. The list of supplies
for the Steamboat Tropic
in the Columbus-Mobile
trade in 1837 includes the be lost; now put into the
following beverages on
board: coffee, tea, French (syrup is better) and a
cordial and whiskey.
It was also steam-
boats that brought ice to
Columbus. During winter sixth part of an ounce of
high water, cotton would
be shipped by steamer
down the Tombigbee to
Mobile. There the cotton
would be loaded onto
ships, many of which
traveled to New England. popular cookbooks of
For ballast on their much
lighter loaded return voy- Leslie’s New Cookery
ages to Mobile, ice from
Cordials to Kool-Aid
lakes and
rivers would
be used. This
could be sold
in Mobile and
then shipped
upriver. Ice
would be
stored, well
insulated until
summer, in
deep straw
lined pits in
the ground.
At the
Columbus Steamboat
Landing, in the 1850s,
James Blair built an
icehouse with thick brick
walls to store ice brought
up from Mobile by Steam-
boat. And of course, Blair
didn’t just sell ice. At
his drug store on Main
Street in Columbus, you
ical purposes” brandy,
Holland gin, Jamaica rum
and pure Scotch whiskey.
Popular beverages of
the mid-1800s are provid-
ed in Sally Billups’ 1866
cookbook “Southern
Cookery.” Beverages are
included in two chapters.
One chapter is titled,
“Wines and Cordials.”
The other beverages are
listed in a chapter titled
simply “Miscell- aneous.”
The list of wine recipes
includes: muscadine,
blackberry and port
wine Sangaree. Cordials
were blackberry and
strawberry. Other drinks
were peach brandy, grape
beer, ginger beer, per-
simmon beer, egg nogg,
mint julep, milk punch
and lemonade.
In the 1800s beer of-
ten referred to a beverage
that was carbonated but
not necessarily fer-
try and in Columbus, gin-
ger beer was a popular
non-alcoholic beverage.
The July 6, 1839, Colum-
bus Democrat newspaper
provided the following
recipe for “Ginger Beer”:
“Fill a bottle with pure
cold water; then have a
cork ready to fit it, also a
string to tie it down with,
and a mallet to drive the
cork so that no time may
bottle sugar to your taste,
teaspoon full of good
powdered ginger. Shake
all well, then add the
soda, cork rapidly, and tie
down — shake the bottle
well — cut the string —
the cork will fly — then
drink ginger beer.”
One of the most
the mid-1800s was Miss
Book published in vari-
This advertising card for Great Western New York Champagne was used as a book-
mark in Sally Phinizy Billups’ 1902 cookbook, “The New Dixie Receipt Book.”
Portable liquor case that was used by the Billups family
in Columbus during the mid-1800s. It is part of the
Museum of Mississippi History’s “Mississippi Distilled”
exhibit which (hopefully) will be opening soon.
ous editions from 1837 to
1870. This was a popular
cookbook in Columbus,
and I have seen several
examples from here and
have the 1853 edition that
had belonged to the my
family. Among the bever-
age recipes are:
“STRAWBERRY COR-
DIAL — Hull a sufficient
quantity of ripe strawber-
ries, and squeeze them
Courtesy photo
through a linen bag. To
each quart of the juice
allow a pint of white
brandy, and half a pound
of powdered loaf-sugar.
Put the liquid into a glass
jar or demijohn, and let
it stand a fortnight. Then
filter it through a sieve,
to the bottom of which
a piece of fine muslin or
blotting paper has been
fashioned; and after-
Courtesy image
wards, bottle it.”
“CAROLINA PUNCH
— Mix together a
tumbler of peach brandy
and a tumbler of water,
the juice of two lemons,
the yellow rinds of four,
pared to transparent thin-
ness, and four large juicy
free-stone peaches cut in
half, and the kernels of
their stones blanched and
broken up. If you cannot
obtain peaches, quarter
and grate down a ripe
pine-apple. Let all these
ingredients infuse with
a quart of Jamaica spirits
in a bowl for two days be-
fore the punch is wanted.
Keep it carefully covered
with a cloth. Then pour
on sufficient cold water to
make the punch of the de-
sired strength; and strain
the liquid into another
bowl, and put in a large
lump of ice. Serve it out
in small glasses.”
After the Civil War,
the beverage market
began to change with
the bottling of ready-
to-drink products. Ale
from Scotland in pottery
bottles had been popular
since before the Civil War
but pottery ale and beer
bottles soon gave way to
glass. Anheuser-Busch
first produced beer in
glass bottles in 1876, and
Coca-Cola began bottling
Cokes in 1894.
By the time “The New
Dixie Receipt Book”
came out in 1902, the
Southern taste was
becoming more modern.
Root beer was no longer
made from scratch. The
recipe, rather than giving
ingredients, stated: “A
cooling, non-intoxicating
and healthful drink for
summer is Hire’s Root-
Beer. Procure a bottle of
Hire’s root-beer extract
of your grocer and follow
directions for making.”
Even the recipe for “a
summer drink,” which
was ginger beer, called
for using Hire’s root-
beer extract and adding
ginger to the mix.
A new beverage also
appeared on the Co-
lumbus scene, the milk
shake. To make a milk
shake in 1902 one would
“fill a glass 2/3 full of
milk, sweeten to taste
with any fruit syrup or
with sugar and then fla-
vor with vanilla or orange
water. Fill up glass with
cracked ice and shake to-
gether until well mixed.”
Although ice had been
available in Columbus
through the steamboat
trade with Mobile since
the early 1800s, it was the
beginning of the 1900s
that saw the increasing
popularity of iced drinks
such as flavored teas and
the wide spread sales of
bottled sodas and beer.
The beverage taste of the
South had entered a new
century.
And as to that favorite
of children, Kool-Aid, it
was invented in 1927 by
Edwin Perkins as a drink
called “Fruit Smack.”
He changed the name to
Kool-Aid, and in 1953,
sold it to General Foods.
Rufus Ward is a local
historian.

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Banks
Continued from Page 1A
John Oxford, senior vice presi-
dent and director of marketing at
Renasant Bank, said
it likely won’t last
long — in part be-
cause those who ap-
plied during the first
period will be given
priority in the second
round.
“We anticipate this Oxford
second round of fund-
ing is going to go really quickly,
because there’s already a backlog
from those who missed the first
round,” Oxford said.
Renasant, which is headquar-
tered in Tupelo and operates more
than 190 locations across Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Geor-
gia and Florida, saw $1.5 billion
requested from roughly 9,900 appli-
cations during the first wave. The
bank approved about 75 percent of
nesses topped the SBA’s charts in
the first round of funding at $44.9
million (13.12 percent). Profession-
al, scientific and technical services
ranked second, and manufacturing
was third. Health care and social
assistance ($39.9 million, or 11.65
percent) and accommodation and
food services ($30.5 million, or 8.91
percent) rounded out the top five.
But Griffin said BankFirst has
received loan applications from a
breadth of area businesses.
“It’s literally everything from
flower shops to small engine repair
to medical practices to small retail
stores,” he said. “It was literally a
little bit of everything.”
BankFirst’s website recom-
mends having an accountant, at-
torney or tax professional help with
the application, which asks for infor-
mation about payroll, employee sal-
aries, health care and retirement.
money, ‘go out and spend it as you
want.’ It’s got triggers for it to be
forgiven at the end of the process.”
Both Oxford and Griffin credited
Congress and President Trump for
approving the program; the SBA
typically gives out $35 billion in
loans each year but approved the
original $349 billion in just 11 days.
The money local banks give out is
backed by a line of credit from the
Federal Reserve.
“I think it’s a really good pro-
gram, I think the banks have done
a really good job, and I just think it’s
a great way to help small business-
es get through this unprecedented
time,” Griffin said.
Griffin knows the program is
popular with local business owners
as well as with banks, and he’s pre-
pared for the volume of applications

those applications for a little more
than $1 billion.
As Renasant prepares for the sec-
ond round to begin Monday, Oxford
is encouraging local small business
owners to reach out to bankers right
away to make sure applications are
filed promptly.
Nationally, construction busi-
For the loan to be forgiven, business
owners must direct 75 percent or
more of the money to their payroll.
“The intent of it is to be used to
get people back to work or at least
draw a salary while we wait for the
pandemic to clear up enough for
people to get back to their normal
jobs,” Oxford said. “It’s not just free
Mary Sisson
BankFirst will receive come 9:30
a.m. Monday. Four hundred loan ap-
plications filed after the end of the
first funding period will already be
Mary Frances Sisson, 85, of
ready to go.
Columbus, MS, passed away
“I just think as soon as that portal
Thursday, April 23, 2020, at
opens up Monday morning, we’re all
Baptist Memorial Hospital –
gonna be submitting those applica-
Golden Triangle, Columbus,
tions as fast as we can,” Griffin said. MS.

Gay Jr.
A family funeral service was
Saturday, April 25, 2020, at
2:00 PM in Lowndes Funeral
Continued from Page 1A Home Chapel, with Rev. Tim
in 2019 due to his role in backers this year. guy on the field,” Gay you a better man outside Lee officiating. Interment was at Beersheba
the academic misconduct Prior to MSU, Gay said in his introductory of football. It teaches you Cemetery, Columbus, MS with Lowndes Funeral
scandal that left 10 MSU notched 83 tackles — press conference Friday life lessons that you nev- Home directing. Friends may view service at
football players and one nine of which were for night after he was draft- er thought football could www.lowndesfuneralhome.net.
men’s basketball player a loss — as a senior at ed. “But when I got to teach you.” Ms. Sisson was born April 7, 1935, to the late
suspended for allowing a Starkville High School. high school, I was able to Clifton and Lavader Jones Ayers in Millport, AL,
tutor to complete course- A four-star prospect, he compete with guys that and was a member of Beersheba Cumberland
work for them. played in the 2017 U.S. were just as good as me, Presbyterian Church, Columbus, MS. She
That said, Gay was a Army All-American Bowl it made me fall in love retired after 30 years as a bookkeeper with
force in his limited time and was a 2016 member of with competing. When I Dill and Norris in Columbus, MS. Ms. Sisson
on the field. His 93.9 Pro the Clarion-Ledger’s Dan- can hit a guy and he gets enjoyed quilting, crocheting, sewing, crafts and
Football Focus coverage dy Dozen in 2016. up, he hits me, I get up, collecting glassware and antiques. She loved
grade over the past three “I started playing the just the rough part of the cooking Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for
seasons was the best game when I was six and game is what I love and her family, going to and having garage sales, and
among draft-eligible line- I was always the fastest the brotherhood. It makes her pets.
In addition to her parents, Ms. Sisson was
preceded in death by her sisters, Grace Cannon
and Maudine Hall; and daughter, Cynthia Sisson.
Ms. Sisson is survived by her sons, David
AREA OBITUARIES Ruth Pigué
(Gwen) Sisson and Doyle (Blair) Sisson;
23, 2020. in charge of arrange- Services:
grandchildren, Clifton (Caree) Sisson, Andrew
Elbert Kimbrell Buri- ments. A memorial service will be held in (Amanda) Sisson, Daniel Sisson, Mary Katherine
STARKVILLE — El- Biloxi at a later date. (Nick) Howard and Patrick Sisson; two great-
bert Jennings Kimbrell, al will She is survived by 2nd Ave. North Location
grandchildren; and sister, Sherlene Graham.
76, died April 22, 2020, be held her children, Billy
Memorials may be made to Beersheba
at Oktibbeha County Monday, at Washing ton, Bobby Larry Carney
A rememberance service will be Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery Fund, 1736
Hospital. Memorial Washington, Arleen held at a later date. Beersheba Rd., Columbus, MS 39702.
A private family Gardens. Peek-Weatherby and 2nd Ave. North Location

graveside service will Visitation Peek Curtis Peek; and sib- Compliments of
be held. Welch Funeral is from lings, Rebecca Egnew, Lowndes Funeral Home
Home of Starkville is 4-5 p.m. today, at 10th Rosetta Washington, www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
in charge of arrange- Street M.B. Church. Willie B. Turner and
ments. West Memorial Funeral Lille B. Turner.
Mr. Kimbrell was Home of Starkville is See OBITUARIES, 4A
memorialgunterpeel.com
born Dec. 8, 1943, Tell your child a bedtime story.
in Boyle, to Acie and
Nema Kimbrell. He
was a graduate of
Shaw High School
and Mississippi Delta
Community College at
Moorhead.
He is survived by his
wife, Kathy; children,
Michael Kimbrell of
Brandon, Jeff Kimbrell
of West Point and Beth
Kittle of Greenwood;
siblings, Arlene Robin-
son of Shaw and Doug
Kimbrell of Corpus
Christi, Texas; six
grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.

Mary Peek
COLUMBUS —
Mary Frances Washing-
ton Peek, 87, died April

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Obituaries
Continued from Page 3A

Richard Willis ployed as a painter and A private family of Mississippi State

TUPELO — Richard
Willis, 76, died April
24, 2020, at Sanctuary
Hospice in Tupelo.
A graveside service
will be held today at 2
p.m. at Oddfellows Rest
Cemetery with Roy
contractor and owned graveside service will University. Harry was
Willis Bait Shop. be held Tuesday at a member of East End
Richard was a member Greenwood Cemetery Baptist Church in Co-
of River Bend Baptist in West Point with the lumbus.
Church in Aberdeen. Rev. Byron Benson He is survived by his
In addition to his officiating. Calvert wife, Martha Manning
parents, he was pre- Funeral Home of West Rodgers of Columbus;
ceded in death by his Point is honored to be and brother, Jeffrey G.
sisters, Mary Banks. entrusted with ar- Rodgers of West Point.

Michael Ray Farrow

McHenry officiating.
Tisdale-Lann Memorial
Funeral Home of Aber-
deen is entrusted with
arrangements.
Mr. Willis was born
July 27, 1943, in Ab-
erdeen to the late Ira
Green Willis and Mary
Etta Wiseman Willis.
He is survived by his rangements. Memorials may be
wife, Sara Thornton Mr. Rodgers was made to East End Bap-
Willis of Amory; son, born on April 14, 1946, tist Church, P.O. Box
Todd Willis of Louis- in West Point to the 8480, Columbus, MS Michael Ray Farrow was
ville; brother, William late Harry Lee Sr. and 39705; or to Columbus born in Bardwell, KY. The son
Willis of Columbus. Ivah Coburn Rodgers. Lowndes Humane So- of Mildred Utterback, a well-
He was a veteran of ciety, 50 Airline Road, to-do Southern socialite and
Harry Rodgers Jr. the United States Navy Columbus, MS 39702. James Farrow, who was the
COLUMBUS — Har- and a proud graduate See OBITUARIES, 5A son of a poor railroad worker.
ry Lee Rodgers Jr., 74, He was quite literally, from the

He was a life long resi-
dent of Monroe County.
He was formerly em-
Ruth Pigué
died April 24, 2020, at other side of the tracks.
his residence in Colum- When Mike was 5, his father
bus. Ruth “Wookie” Loftis Pigué, earned an Engineering degree
97, passed away on Sunday, from Murray State University

Larry Carney
Retired TSGT Larry Thomas
“Catfish” Carney, Sr., age 77,
of Columbus, MS, passed
away April 23, 2020, at Baptist
Memorial Hospital East of
Memphis, TN.
A remembrance service
for family and friends will be
held at a later date. Memorial
Gunter Peel Funeral Home
& Crematory 716 2nd Ave. North location is in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Carney was born September 28, 1942, in
Belleville, KS, to the late John Lloyd and Lillian
Pressnall Carney. He was a veteran of Vietnam
and retired as a TSGT from the United States Air
Force. Mr. Carney enjoyed catfishing, camping,
hunting, and archery. He loved the Cowboys and
was a big Elvis fan.
Survivors include his sons, Larry Thomas
Carney, II, of Vernon, AL and Mark Carney of
Granbury, TX; daughter, Frances Carney of
Caledonia, MS; mother of his children, Nancy
Carney of Vernon, AL; sisters, Sandra Carney of
Klamath, OR and Donna Elam of Klamath, OR;
lifelong friend, Jim Carrnell and his wife Gail of
Paul’s Valley, OK; nine grandchildren; numerous
great grandchildren; and longtime friend, Terry
Lewis of Caledonia.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,
TN, 38105-9959.
The family would like to express their
appreciation for the nurses and staff of Baptist
Memorial Hospital East for their love and care.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
April 19, 2020, at Windsor
Nursing Home in Columbus,
MS.
The Mississippi Gulf Coast
city of Biloxi was home for
Ruth for most of her adult life,
and she loved her years there.
She was a member of the
First United Methodist Church of Biloxi. Ruth
earned her Life Master in bridge by attending
Duplicate bridge conventions and competing in
local tournaments. She was also crowned queen
of The Revelers Carnival Organization. She
was a member of the Order of Billikins Mardi
Gras Krewe. She was an excellent cook and
seamstress, and was often called upon by local
boutiques to model the latest fashions. In the
1960’s she was voted Best Dressed on the Gulf
Coast.
Ruth was preceded in death by her beloved
husband, Elijah L Pigué; and son, Kim Loftis
Pigué.
Ruth is survived by one daughter, Gayle
P Glenn and her husband James L Glenn III
(Sonny); three grandsons, James A Glenn Sr.
(Andy), Christopher L Glenn (Chris) and Douglas
L Pigué (Doug); four great-grandchildren,
Caroline C Glenn (Caroline), Reagan G Glenn
(Reagan), James A Glenn Jr. (Drew) and Waverly
S Glenn (Waverly); and many loving nieces and
nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent
to Palmer Home for Children, P.O. Box 746,
Columbus, MS, 39703.
A memorial service will be held in Biloxi, MS,
at a later date.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
and got a job working for NASA. The family
couldn’t afford to live in Huntsville so they settled
in Athens, Alabama because it was cheaper and
my grandfather could carpool to work with all
the other broke engineers working for NASA at
the time.
Dad led an idyllic childhood in Athens. He had
lots of friends, nine dogs (NINE DOGS!) and
an older brother that he absolutely worshipped
named Jimmy. Mike wanted to be just like his
brother so when he graduated high school he
went to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa,
earning a BS in Marketing. He also joined a
fraternity, Theta Chi, and met the smartest most
beautiful woman he’d ever seen and he asked
her to marry him. She was from Montgomery,
Alabama and her name was Janet Ellis. They
got married while they were both still in college.
Mike had just turned 21 and Jan was only 19!
After graduation, he joined the Air Force
and learned to fly jets. In 1970, while they were
stationed in Selma, Alabama, Mike and Jan
welcomed their first child to the world, a beautiful
daughter that they named Missy. Two years later
the Air Force moved the family again. This time
to Marin, California, where they welcomed their
second child, James. They named him James, just
like his grandfather, but a pilot friend of Mike’s
suggested the nickname “Jake” and it stuck.
Shortly after Jake was born, Mike was
transferred to Clark Air Base in the Philippines.
He flew T-33’s and was a flight instructor teaching
native Philippine pilots to fly jets, while his wife
taught History at the high school located there
on the air base.
In 1977 the Air Force transferred Mike back to
the states. Mike wanted a change so he stopped
flying jets and just like his dad, took advantage
of the GI Bill. He got a law degree from the
University of Alabama. After graduating, Mike
started his second career as a Judge Advocate
in the Air Force, this time stationed in Denver,
Colorado at Lowry Air Force Base.
While he was stationed in Denver, Mike
and Jan separated and Mike moved back to

Gary Speed
Columbus, Mississippi to open a private law
practice with some good friends of his held met

Jai Shree Krishna

Our beloved mother
Gomatben Motirambhai
Patel, Gaam Baben passed
away peacefully in Columbus,
Mississippi on April 23, 2020,
at 1:05 AM.
Born in Bhuvasan and
married to late Motirambhai
Becharbhai Patel.
Born on March 25, 1923 (age 97) her life
spanned four continents – in India, Tanzania,
England, and America.
She leaves behind:
4 children:
Son Rameshbhai M. Patel & Daughter-in-law
Hansaben, Collierville, TN, Son Sureshbhai M.
Patel & Daughter-in-law Manjuben, Madison,
MS, Son Arvindbhai M. Kumar & Daughter-in-
law Monaben, Columbus, MS, Son Babubhai M.
Patel & Daughter-in-law Jayaben, Clinton, MS
Grandchildren:
Bharat & Wife Jasmina, Bhupender & Wife
Hetal, Hiren &; Wife Arti, Mitesh & wife Manisha
Dev & Wife Pooja, Late Mitun A Kumar, Nita
& Husband Upendra (OH), Kanta & Husband
Dr. Satis (TX), Tina & Husband Nishal (GA),
Sarina & Husband Jiten (VA), Sarika & Husband
Gerardo (TX)
24 Great Grandchildren:
Anjali, Alisha, Alina, Aliya, Amar, Aryan,
Arya, Radha, Gita, Shiv, Hemeeka, Tanisha,
Shivani, Ayden, Sahil, Alyssa, Jayden, Aryana,
Shaan, Shayla, Suniya, Milan, Myles, & Zyan
Motiram
…….. and lots of LOVE!
Given the current unfortunate national and
global COVID-19 health crisis and the shelter-in-
place orders from the governor, funeral service
will be limited to the allowed 10 people only.
Also in line with the Shelter in Place order,
NO visitation or Prathna will be conducted at the
residence. Just your blessings!!
Om Shanti
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
Gary Don (Donnie) Speed, age 73, of Steens,
MS, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 21,
2020. He was the son of the late Porter Luke and
Charlene Cline Speed. He was born November
23, 1946, in Columbus, MS.
Lowndes Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements. Funeral service and burial will
be at Memorial Gardens of Columbus on Sunday
April 26, 2020, at 2:00 PM with Reverend Al
Hamm officiating.
Donnie graduated New Hope High School in
1964. He worked for several years with family
at Speed & Sons Construction building many
homes in the area. Then he farmed over 700
acres with his father, Porter, for nearly 20 years.
In the mid-80s he worked for D.S. McClanahan at
Kerr McGee in Hamilton, MS, as a millwright for
over a decade. In the late-90s after his mother,
Charlene, passed away, he carried on her
business as a draftsman, serving her existing
clients while continuing to grow his business.
Like his mother, he was a self-taught draftsman,
and while he could have retired, he was still
drafting house plans until his death. He was a
beloved father to his daughters and step-children
and a father-figure to many. He was adored by his
grandchildren and shared many moments of joy
with them. To know him was to laugh with him
because he had a wicked sense of humor.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by his wife Lexie Wright Speed; his
brother, Larry Speed; and his sister, Charlotte
Eaves.
He is survived by his daughters, Amanda
(Eileen) Speed, Seattle, WA, and Molly (Carlos)
Arcia, Tampa, FL; step-sons Jason Wright, Foley,
AL and Shannon (Tiffany) Wright, Caledonia,
MS; grandchildren Andrea Arcia and Stella Speed
Petralia; step-grandchildren Noah Wright, Lanie
Wright, Drew Wright, Brody Wright, Hannah
Hamburg and Gage Hamburg; brother Harold
(Linda) Speed, Steens, MS; his first wife, Billie
(BJ) Speed, Tampa, FL; and numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Donnie was a faithful and dependable man of
integrity whose moral compass always pointed
true north. While he was loved and will be
missed, he is at peace and reunited with those
who preceded him in death.
Pallbearers will be Carlos Arcia, Paul Dubois,
Mitchell Speed, Shannon Wright, Jason Wright
and Drew Wright. Honorary pallbearers will be
Harold Speed and Lee Dubois.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
while in law school. He took on all kinds of cases,
anything from bankruptcy to murder. In addition
to his private practice, he also served as the
public defender for the City of Columbus, while
also continuing to work as Judge Advocate in the
Air Force Reserves.
It was during this time that he met and fell
head over heels in love with a school teacher in
Columbus named Pam Tilley and he got married
again. He spent many happy years with Pam and
her daughter, Leigh Anne there in Columbus, a
town he loved very much. He was a member of
the First Christian Church on McCrary Road and
always felt most at home among the congregation.
After a successful career as a defense attorney,
he retired from his public defender position and
from the Air Force Reserves at the rank of Lt.
Colonel. Mike and Pam bought a beautiful
house on the water and moved to Pensacola,
Florida. It was his lifelong dream to live on the
water there and he often said that living there
with Pam was the happiest he had ever been his
entire life.
The happy times were not without sadness.
Mike lost his daughter Missy to a brain tumor
in August of 2015. Three years later, during a
routine annual check-up, doctors discovered
a small tumor in one of his lungs. Chemo and
radiation treatment were somewhat successful
but the cancer spread to his lymph nodes and
shortly after that, his bones.
Michael Ray Farrow passed away on April 22,
202, at 7 pm on the dot, comforted by his adoring
wife, Pam, who had been reading the bible to
him. Religion was a big part of his life and he
always said he felt very close to God. He didn’t
fear the end and was looking forward to being
reunited in the next world with those that had
passed before him.
He is survived by his wife, Pam; his son,
Jake; two grandsons, Jackson and Ellis; his
granddaughter, Sarah; his step-daughter, Leigh
Ann her husband, Koby Watkins and their two
boys Kade and Knox.
Michael Farrow was a magnetic, vibrant,
funny, smart, caring, loving person, a fantastic
father who loved God and will be remembered
forever and fondly by those that were lucky
enough to call him a friend or a family member.
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Linda Brookhart Adale Nanna Avery, Jimmie Nell Da- Columbus is entrusted
MACON — Lin- COLUMBUS — vis and Francis Weath- with arrangements.
da Higginbotham Adale “Dale” Nanna, ers, all of Columbus; Mrs. Green was
Brookhart, 78, died 75, died April 23, 2020, seven grandchildren born Aug. 5, 1933,
April 21, 2020, at at her residence. and 14 great-grandchil- in Lowndes County
Elderly Care Center in A family graveside dren. to the late Audley
Macon. service will be held Pallbearers will Emmett and Lorene
A graveside service Monday at 2 p.m. at be James Harris, R. Wilson Swanzy. She
was held Saturday at Tabernacle Cemetery D. House, Jr., Jah’re was formerly employed
Mashulaville Cemetery in Ethelsville, Ala- House and Corkey with South Central Bell
near Macon with Steve bama, with Danny Av- Jones. as a phone operator.
Galloway officiating. ery officiating. Friends Elizabeth was a mem-
Cockrell Funeral Home may view the service Elizabeth Green ber of Mt. Zion Baptist
of Macon is honored online at www.lowndes- COLUMBUS — Eliz- Church in Columbus.
to be entrusted with funeralhome.net the abeth Ann Green, 86, In addition to her
arrangements. following day. Lown- died April 24, 2020, at parents, she was
Mrs. Brookhart was des Funeral Home of The Arrington Assist- preceded in death by
born April 6, 1942, Columbus is entrusted ed Living in Columbus. her husband, Chaunc-
to William and Louie with arrangements. A family graveside ey Green; and sister,
Mae Higginbotham. Mrs. Nanna was services will be held Mary Linn.
She graduated from born June 8, 1944, in Monday at Rowan Cem- She is survived by
Shuqualak High School, Crawford to the late etery in Steens with her daughter, Lore Ann
EMCC and attend- James Chandler and Phillip Morris officiat- Pearson of Sharps-
ed Mississippi State Mattie Lorena Allen ing. Friends may view burg, Kentucky; son,
University. She was Howard. Adale lived in service online at www. Larry Green of Kath-
formerly employed as Lowndes County her lowndesfuneralhome. aleen, Georgia; eight
a phlebotomist for the entire life and was of net the next day. Lown- grandchildren and 13
state and later for Lab the Baptist faith. des Funeral Home of great-grandchildren.
Corp in Southhaven. In addition to her
Linda attended First parents, she was
Baptist Church. preceded in death by
She was preceded in her husband, Robert
death by her husband, Joseph Nanna; and son,
Jack Brookhart. James Odom.
She is survived by She is survived by
her siblings, Travis her children, Virginia
Higginbotham, Leon Harris and Roger Dale
Higginbotham, Nita House Jr., both of Co-
Royal, Janice Windham, lumbus, Elsie Bowen of
Yvonne Barge and Ran- Clarksville, Tennessee,
dy Higginbotham. Kelly Lorraine Taylor
Memorials may be of Jackson and Frances
made to the Ameri- Nicole House of Cal-
can Cancer Society, era, Alabama; siblings,
1380 Livingston Lane, Anita Cox and Annie
Jackson, MS 39213; Chandler, both of West
or St. Jude Children Point, Patricia West of
Research, 262 Danny Amory, Danny Strick-
Thomas Place, Mem- land of Mississippi,
phis, TN 38105. Barbara Davis, Faye

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PARTIAL TO HOME
Boy Cat, R.I.P.
A
bout 15 “Next thing I Despite her delicate out- I would stumble into the back- The night before I noticed
years ago know, they were ward demeanor, she’s a dare- yard, coffee in hand, with the the cat carriers on the back
a stray cat gone,” said Morri- devil when it comes to choos- intent of pulling a few weeds porch. Beth was taking the
gave birth to a litter son ing a perch or napping spot. before the workday began. As cats in for their annual check-
of kittens in a wall Steve Rogers, Among her favorite refuges if by magic, Boy Cat would up.
of The Dispatch who worked in the are a freshly planted hanging appear. About 8:30 Beth called
pressroom. Short- newsroom, had a planter, atop a wooden fence, When I bent over to weed, from the parking lot of the
ly thereafter she friend with a cat even in the crotch of the old he would bump against my veterinarian, who was offering
rendered them that had just given pecan tree that leans over into hand, insisting I attend to curb service. Beth said Boy
orphans when she birth to a litter of our backyard. him. When I complied, he Cat was going to have to be
tried to exit the kittens. She could Her favorite spot, though, would roll over on his back, put down.
building through a nurse two of the is on top of Beth when she is regardless of the condition It took me a minute to
normally dormant Birney Imes kittens. sleeping. of the ground, exposing his process the news before the
exhaust fan. We took the Boy Cat, on the other hand, stomach. inevitable stomach punch.
This was on a other three. was short-haired, a mundane Lately I had given up on the Boy Cat had tested positive
Friday. A woman working for veter- gray and white, a roustabout weeds. Boy Cat and I would for FIV, Feline Immunodefi-
“We were running the early inarian Jim Dowdle had goats and a brawler. He had a gray meet in the yard and together ciency Virus, a highly-conta-
run, and the mama jumped and was willing to bottle feed swirl on his side that Beth repair to a cypress bench Mel- gious condition most common
through the fan,” said Jamie the three with goat’s milk. says can be seen on feral cats vin Brewer made us years ago. in roaming male cats prone
Morrison, who has been with Beth would go to Jim’s during around town. In fact, last week There I would hold my cof- to fighting. We would have to
The Dispatch for four de- the day to help with the feed- she saw a cat on Television fee with one hand and pet Boy keep him inside and isolate
cades. “We (looked later and) ing. A client of Jim’s spoke for Road that could have passed Cat with the other. him from Prissy, a situation,
saw a little blood on the fan one of the kittens. We took the for Boy Cat. I called it cat therapy, and Boy Cat would find unaccept-
blade,” he said. other two. He protected Miss Prissy, while I won’t presume to able and one we would find
On the following Monday, They would become Miss says Beth. “He protected all speak for Boy Cat, I think it impossible to maintain.
Morrison and fellow pressman Prissy and Boy Cat, essential of us (from nocturnal visits of was a calming way to begin I miss my early morning
Jerry Hayes heard meowing members of our household. armadillos, opossums, neigh- the day for us both. rendezvous with the demand-
kittens in the wall of their No two cats could be more borhood cats).” Tuesday was no different. I ing wanderer. The nondescript
workroom. different. Boy Cat would show up for walked out back noting dollar gray cat, an orphan born with
It took 30 minutes of dem- Miss Prissy, as her name morning chow-call, eat and weed that is consuming the ink in his blood, who showed
olition before the pressmen implies, has long fur, soft as then drift off. yard. With the arrival of the up each morning with only
reached the five kittens. Their a cashmere sweater and is In recent years, since I’ve gray and white, battle-scarred one, simple demand, that I pet
eyes had not opened. discriminating about whom taken up gardening, Boy Cat cat, I headed for Melvin’s him rather than pull weeds.
“Let’s carry ‘em upstairs she associates with. and I developed a morning bench. Birney Imes (birney@
and see if anybody wants one,” She will have nothing to do ritual. There, as was our routine, I cdispatch.com) is the former
Hayes said. with me. Sometime between 6 and 7, petted and scratched. publisher of The Dispatch.

OUR VIEW VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Roses
& thorns
A rose to
the Golden
Triangle
Develop-
ment LINK
for its ef-
forts to facilitate discus-
sions about how our com-
munities can best deal
with tax revenue loses
being caused by shelter
in place orders. While
the Starkville Board of
Aldermen has made cuts
of almost $800,000 in
anticipation of a project-
ed $1.3 million in tax rev-
enue losses, other cities
and counties have yet to
announce any firm plans.
On Friday, LINK officials
hosted a conference call
with local governments
designed to achieve
several things — assess
the issues more clearly,
develop strategies to
mitigate the losses and
provide information on
related issues. We ap-
plaud the LINK’s leader-
ship in this effort.
A rose
to four
West Point
hospital
workers
who have
responded to the threat
of COVID-19 in an
innovative way. North
Mississippi Medical Cen-
ter employees Howard
Rumore, Keight White,
Jamie Snell and Van
Smith, all of whom work
in the hospital’s facility
operations department
have built croup tents
— used decades ago
to treat patients with
respiratory diseases — to
help protect doctors and
nurses from exposure
to COVID-19. Based on
the West Point employ-
ees’ design, 25 new
croup tents have been
made and distributed
throughout the hospital’s
facilities in Amory, Eu-
pora, Iuka, Pontotoc and
Hamilton, Alabama. We
applaud the ingenuity of
these workers for helping
adapt an old technology
to help with a current
problem.
Make Your
Voice Heard
Write The Dispatch:
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An open letter to Harry Sanders
To my esteemed colleague Harry Sand-
ers, before I share my thoughts with you, I
have a question, do you really want to travel
down this road of firing employees, disrupt-
ing county operations and ruling by a vote
of three?
I watched your interview on WCBI
television. I thought, this is deja’vu from
20 years ago. There you were, knowingly
passing on false information and distorting
the truth to accommodate your narrative.
As always, you wanted to make the conver-
sation about me. No, it’s about you and your
disregard for the law. In 2000, you came to
the board and fired countless employees
and adversely impacted their lives, for no
reasons other than you had two other votes.
You were in your mid-50s, full of energy and
listening to some of your misguided sup-
porters. Here we are 2020, you’re 75 years
old and it shows. Of course, 20 years shows
on all of us. Time has a way of limiting our
physical and mental faculties. Seemingly,
the difference with you and other people,
is 20 years changes our perspective on
life. We’re not trying to be the “boss” or
destroy the lives of people on a whim. We
are trying to add value to our well-being.
Our community, like the rest of the world,
is in a state of crisis. Our lives have been
altered. Sickness and death is ravaging our
communities, people are out of work, with
little or no income, the economy is on the
brink of collapsing, and you’re consumed
with power. Does serving as President of
the Board make you feel privileged or do
you just feel privileged anyway? Regret-
fully, everyone has not been afforded the
good life and financial stability you enjoy.
Perhaps, it’s your luxurious life that gives
you the opportunity to indulge in so much
tomfoolery. People are filled anxiety and
uncertainty, and you’re fixated on being a
“delusional powerbroker.”
Mr. Sanders, before you venture down
this road of contention and disruption, stop
by the mirror and reflect for a second. The
year is not 2000. People are not cheering for
you to get Leroy, the economy is not flowing
like milk and honey and your support base
is dwindling. We have all watched your
shortcomings in the board room. I’ve tried
to be there to help, when needed, but if
you’re going to resort to your old ways,
have at it. Are you sure you can trust your
two colleagues to support your plantation
mindset for three years? Remember, one
has been there only three months and has
not been tried in the fire of politics.
Mr. Harry Sanders, I want to make it
clear to you and this community. I will
not engage in your tomfoolery and bully
behavior in the board room or anywhere
else. I will spend my energy focusing on the
welfare of my family, my friends and this
community. We’re in the need of trusted
leadership, not delusional power seekers. If
you and other members of the board want to
disrupt the well-being of this county, so be
it. I will not be a part of it. However, please
note, I will not be disrespected, nor will you
and your accomplices diminish my role on
the board. I have served with approximately
20 men during my tenure on the board. You
have been the most astute businessman.
However, your good deeds will never be
recognized because of your lack of empathy
and compassion. Harry, you are a master of
manipulating others. What’s the secret in
getting men to compromise their integrity?
Perhaps, you recognize their lack of integri-
ty from the beginning.
Harry, the action by you, John and Trip
toward Ralph Billingsley is shameful. Even
more disgusting, is your personal attacks on
his job performance and personal character
to deflect from your illegal actions. Ralph
has been the most effective County Admin-
istrator since the implementation of the unit
system of government. With his strong fi-
nancial background and management skills,
he has saved the taxpayers millions of
dollars. His “team” as he fondly refer to his
employees, are productive and the reason
Lowndes County is envied by others. Your
blatant lies and allegations against Ralph
are unfounded, and you know it.
I hope John and Trip understand the im-
plications of their actions. John has always
shown an uncompromising loyalty to you.
But, for him to follow you down this road is
shocking. During his tenure on the board,
he has been a decent man. Whether in the
board room or on the street, John Holliman
has been a kind and pleasant individual.
The employees have always like him. When-
ever needed, he has always been there for
the employees. I’m sure my theory is right
on his course of action, but I don’t have the
space to talk about.
Harry, again your magical skills to
manipulate other men should be studied.
In less than three months on the board,
you were able to get Trip Hairston to buy
into this heinous plot of firing the County
Administrator. It’s ironic he would buy into
such a move, considering his relationship
with the last Administrator you pushed out.
His bold and arrogant statements will stick
with me, “firing Ralph wasn’t personal,
but I wanted my friend to have this job.” I
hope this is not a pattern he plans to follow.
For the past eight years, our relationships
have been harmonious. Meetings in the
board room were almost like sitting around
a camp fire, cooking marshmallows. I’m
convinced it was due to the moral character
of Bill Brigham and his lifelong friendship
with you. At least he provided you with a
moral compass. Bill, I miss you for more
than one reason.
Whenever the next individual assumes
the role of County Administrator, I hope he
recognizes the citizens elected five Super-
visors and not three. As a retired Military
Colonel, I would hope he would still cherish
the idea of honor and duty and not be misled
by you, my esteemed colleague, Mr. Harry
Sanders.
Leroy Brooks
Lowndes Supervisor District Five
Memories of front porches
After reading Rufus Ward’s column last
week about his family porch, I was drawn
to memories of other inviting porches in
Columbus. The Tennessee Williams Festi-
val’s Porch Plays are especially appreciated
as the audience gathers in chairs around
a historic home’s front porch for a short
production from one of his plays. When the
weather cooperates, it’s a rare treat.
Another porch that comes to mind is the
porch of the George Hazard home at 1006
College St. The late Fran Hazard was the
Grande Dame of hospitality and entertain-
ing in town and her annual Christmas Pa-
rade Party was enjoyed by both the young
and old. Since the Christmas Parade passed
in-front of the Hazard’s home, Fran was
inspired to host a party for children to have
a front row seat for the event. The party al-
ways included a visit from Santa who would
be seated in a large chair in the entrance
hall. He was mobbed by all of his little fans
who were waiting for the parade to begin.
The party would flow from the front
lawn, onto the porch, into the house, and
out onto the back deck where hotdogs,
baked beans, chips, hot chocolate, and
homemade cookies would await the guests.
As soon as someone spotted the parade
weaving its way along College Street, the
crowd would rush to the front curb to watch
the floats and bands. The party continued
after the parade until the last cookie was
devoured.
Fran took great pleasure in seeing the
joy on the children’s faces. We all miss her.
Bob Raymond
Columbus
Concerned with mounting city debt
I was not surprised to see the Mayor and
city council discussing some large paving
projects. The election is around the corner
next year and they need to get something
accomplished since they really have not
done anything else worthy of praise. Our
roads and ditches are horrible with trash
everywhere. One of the big problems I have
with this is the fact we finance a road for 15-
20 years that will last 8-10 years. That is like
buying a car with 200,000 miles on it and
financing it for 8 years. You might better
get you a good pair of Nikes because you
are going to be doing a lot of walking while
making payments.
The Robert Smith administration, with
the help of a few close friends, has run our
debt up from $8.2 million to $36 million in
just 10 years. So what is another $6.5 mil-
lion? This is not sustainable. Robert Smith
will just drive us off the fiscal cliff, except
right before we go off the edge, he will just
open the door, step out and laugh as we tum-
ble into the abyss. He will take his big fat
retirement and his 30-plus pieces of prop-
erty and ride off in his Corvette he titled in
the county, leaving the next administration
drowning in debt. Are you prepared to have
$42 million of debt that you the citizens will
have to pay back? Keep in mind that we will
borrow $6.5 million to pave with, but the
bond man will get around $300,000. J5 and
Neel Schaffer will presumably get their 4
percent cut. Does this seem frugal to you?
It might be time for you to call your council-
man and tell them to vote no.
I watched the council meeting and Jo-
seph Mickens appeared to be the only adult
in the room by voting against pursuing the
bond.
Pierre Beard brought up an item that I
have thought was good. He wants the public
works department to work five days a week
instead of four. I think that is a wonderful
idea. Way to go Mr. Beard.
I thank Yue Stella Yu for the informative
article and The Dispatch for researching
and publishing it. I don’t always agree with
the paper, but they are the most important
media keeping us informed on local items.
We are dealing with a city that has the
transparency of the Tombigbee River flow-
ing through the amphitheater at midnight.
I’ll say it again, it is time for Mayor Smith
to go!
Kerry Blalock
Columbus
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Peek
Continued from Page 1A
Peek grew up in
Ethelsville, Alabama, the
fourth of 14 children.
“My mom never liked
going to work in the
fields, so at the age of 9,
my grandfather told her
if she would cook three
meals a day, she wouldn’t
have to go to the fields,”
Arleen said. “So, from
the age of 9, she cooked
every meal for the whole
family, plus whoever else
was around.”
After attending
Stillman College, Mary
Peek moved to Colum-
bus in the early 1950s,
finding work – primarily
as the cook – in the home
of Pratt and Francis
Thomas, developing and
refining her remarkable
culinary skills. She
stayed in the household
for more than 50 years.
Over that time, she be-
came something of a leg-
end, cooking every meal
for her employers and
her own growing family,
and often for her church
(10th Street Missionary
Baptist Church). Eventu-
ally, she expanded that
work to a small catering
business.
“My mother could
take anything and make
a grand meal of it,” Ar-
leen said. “As a little girl,
my granddaddy killed
a possum one day. My
mom cooked it up with
sweet potatoes and put it
on the table with its head
still on. I don’t know how
they could even look at it,
but it was great.”
Memories
of her cooking
Everyone who knew
Mary, it seems, has a
special memory of her
cooking.
“Chocolate chip
cookies,” said Jon Wells,
the grandson of Pratt
and Francis Thomas,
for whom Mary became
almost a second mother.
“We got chocolate cook-
ies and a lecture and the
Despite her perpetual positive outlook on life, Mary
Peek’s life was not without its sorrows. Her husband,
Curtis Peek, died in a house fire in 1974. She also lost
a son, Ronnie Washington, in 2008.
cookies were worth the
lecture.”
“Her cheese rolls were
amazing and so was her
fried chicken,” said Nan-
cy Carpenter, who often
solicited Mary’s help for
large gatherings Fellow-
ship of Christian Athletes
at her home (Carpenter’s
husband, Carol, was
the FCA director). “She
would come over to help,
but she would just about
run you out of the kitch-
en. She could do it faster
and do it quicker and she
wasn’t shy about putting
you in her place.”
“I’ll always remem-
ber her corn pudding
and she made the best
cakes ever,” said Michele
Hoskins, who met Mary
when visiting Arleen
when Arleen and her
family were living in
Phoenix area. “There
wasn’t anything she
couldn’t do. She made
the best chicken salad
and the prettiest fried
chicken you ever saw. I
didn’t call it cooking. It
was cuisine. It was that
good.”
It was another cook-
ing story that cemented
a 30-year relationship
for Patricia Dunn. Like
Hoskins, Dunn meet “Ma
Courtesy photo/Arleen Peek-Weatherby
Peek” during one of her
visits to Arizona.
“We had met Arleen at
church in Arizona where
(Arleen’s) husband was
the pastor,” Dunn said.
“Around 1989 or 1990,
the church had a Pastor’s
Celebration and a lot of
their family came in for
that. Arleen asked if me
and my husband if we
would let her mom stay at
our house so she would
be more comfortable.
That was a real honor for
us and we were nervous
about it.”
Mary arrived in
Arizona on a Wednesday
evening. They noticed
that Mary brought her
luggage and an ice chest,
but they didn’t give it
much thought.
The Dunns left for
work the next morning
with Mary still in bed.
“We got home and, oh
my goodness, she had
laid out a meal fit for a
king and a queen, and the
kitchen was spotless. It
was like a Thanksgiving
feast,” Dunn recalled. “I
said, ‘Ma Peek, where did
you get all those wonder-
ful food?’ She traveled
all the way across the
country and made us this
fabulous meal, all out of
Arleen Peek-Weatherby said her mom, Mary Peek, was
an inspiration not only to the family, but to her church
family and community as well.
an ice chest. We were
stunned. We were sup-
posed to be taking care
of her, but she turned it
all around. She took care
of us. She was just an
amazing woman with a
heart of gold.”
Faith in word, faith
in action
If Ma Peek was known
for her food, she was
equally known for her
faith.
“She was just a godly
woman,” Carpenter said.
“You hear all the time
about people sharing
their faith, but nobody
did it more than Mary.
She would come over the
help in the kitchen with
those FCA events. One
minute she would be in
the kitchen. You look up
and she’s with the kids
ministering to them.
When evangelists came,
she’d be out there preach-
ing to the preachers.”
Hers was a loving,
serving faith, but a firm
faith as well.
“She was a strong
Christian, no doubt at
that,” said Wells. “She
lived her faith by word
and example. She did
what was right and
expected you to do what
was right, too. She’d tell
you something, and it
Courtesy photo/Arleen Peek-Weatherby
wasn’t a suggestion and
there wasn’t any dis-
cussion. It was just the
answer.”
Ma Peek was Vivian
Smith Mabry’s Sunday
school teacher.
“I grew up watching
and learning from her,”
Mabry said. “She was
loving and supportive
and always an inspira-
tion. She always had
positive things to say to
the young girls. She was
always saying, ‘Stand
up straight’ and ‘Speak
clearly.’ It was all about
respect with her. She
demanded it. She got it,
too.”
Joyce Orr got to know
Mary through Arleen,
when Orr and Arleen
were working at Franklin
Academy.
“She was matter of
fact,” Orr said. “If you
were not acting like a
young lady or young
man, she knew what to
tell you and she told you.
If you didn’t like it, that
was your problem.”
‘Shake it off’
Although firm in her
faith and unequivocal in
her admonishments, Ma
Peek was hardly austere.
She was full of life, fun
and surprises, too.
It wasn’t that she was
spared the hardships of
life – she lost her hus-
band, Curtis, in a 1974
house fire and a son,
Ronnie Washington, in
2008. She never made
much money, either.
But she was deter-
mined to enjoy life no
matter what difficulties
she encountered along
the way, Arleen said.
“She could take a pen-
ny and somehow manage
to go anywhere she want-
ed to go,” Arleen said.
In her early 60s, Mary
joined a couple of friends
on her first cruise. When
she returned, she was
eager to share the details
of her trip with Arleen,
including a trip to a nude
beach.
“I said, ‘Mom, you
didn’t!’” Arleen recalled.
“She smiled and laughed
and said, ‘Yes, I did. I’m
living my life.’”
Mabry remembers
Mary would sometimes
break into an impromptu
dance.
“If she ever got in that
mood, it could be on the
church grounds, on the
sidewalk, wherever she
was,” Mabry said. “It
would embarrass Arleen
about to death, but Ma
Peek, she didn’t care.
“If there was some-
thing going on and you
needed prayer about it,
she would listen and pray
with you,” she added.
“That was the serious
Ma Peek. She would give
you that word from God.
Then she would say, ‘OK.
Let’s shake it off now.’
And the next thing you
know, you’re dancing.”
For Arleen, “shake it
off” became a part of her
mother’s lasting legacy.
“When problems
came her way, she’d say,
‘I’m just going to shake,
shake, shake it off!’ That
was her motto and that’s
what I put on her head-
stone,” Arleen said. “That
was her.”

Small business
Continued from Page 1A
Steve Pyle, owner of the Café on
Main in Columbus, has seen busi-
ness drop to nearly
30 percent of normal
since the restaurant
switched to curbside
pick-up only. Pyle
said he was approved
for PPP loans for
the Café on Main as
well as all three lo- Pyle
cations of the Golden
Glow Tanning Salon — Columbus,
Starkville and Vernon, Alabama.
“It’ll tremendously help us for
the lost income that we’ve had
during this time,” Pyle said.
All three salons are currently
shut down, though, under Missis-
sippi’s current shelter in place or-
der. That expires Monday, but Gov.
Tate Reeves’ new “Safer at Home”
order will keep Pyle’s businesses
closed.
He said he thinks sanitizing
practices, regular inspections and
ultraviolet light — which can help
kill particles on surfaces but will
not kill the virus in anyone who has
already contracted it — are reasons
his salons should be able to remain
open.
“I think we can do it a lot better
than some of the bigger business-
es because we’re not dealing with
a whole bunch of people that are
coming through,” Pyle said.
He said his salons will remain
closed in accordance with the
guidelines. But with the Café on
Main’s reliance on curbside —
which Pyle said is not financially
sustainable — Pyle knows local
businesses are taking a hit.
“I just hate it for a lot of small
businesses, including our own, that
can’t open back up,” Pyle said.
Pyle said he applied for the
SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster
Loan (EIDL) Emergency Advance,
which provides $10,000 for eco-
nomic relief, for all four businesses.
José Elarba, owner of Arepas
Coffee & Bar in Starkville, did
the same. It hasn’t been enough,
though; with business down around
70 percent, Elarba
has had to cut his
staff to two employ-
ees from the original
crew of six to eight.
“With the revenue
right now, I can’t pay
them,” he told The Elarba
Dispatch on Friday.
“Between rent and service, I can’t.”
Elarba said he called the SBA
about a week ago, hoping to receive
more money, but the organization
told him to wait for an email that
still hasn’t come.
With the money from the EIDL
advance, Elarba said he had not
planned to apply for a PPP loan —
until he found out the second round
of funding was coming. 
“I heard that they ran out of mon-
ey, but yesterday they said they
were going to add more funds to it,
so maybe I will,” Elarba said Friday.
Editor’s note: The Dispatch ap-
plied for and received a PPP loan
during the first round of funding.
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Mississippi State cornerback Cameron Dantzler goes up for a pass against Louisiana on Sept. 15, 2018, at Da-
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BY BEN PORTNOY
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STARKVILLE — Col-
lege football may be in
a holding pattern, but a
number of former Mis-
sissippi State players
discovered their gridiron
futures in this weekend’s
NFL draft.
After going pick-less
in the draft’s first round,
MSU linebacker Willie
Gay Jr. (Round 2, Pick 63
— Kansas City Chiefs),
cornerback Cameron
Dantzler (Round 3, Pick
89 — Minnesota Vikings)
and offensive lineman
ans Saints (Round 7, Pick
240), and safety Brian
Cole II followed Dantzler
to Minnesota (Round 7,
Pick 249).
Gay, a one-time four-
star prospect out of
Starkville High School,
became the 12th former
Bulldog to be selected
in the draft’s first two
rounds since 2010. His
stock took a slight hit after
he was suspended as part
of the academic miscon-
duct scandal that involved
10 MSU football players
and one men’s basketball
player this season. He was
also reportedly involved
games he did play in 2019.
Over the past three years,
his 93.9 Pro Football Fo-
cus coverage grade was
the best among draft-el-
igible linebackers. He
finished his MSU career
with 99 tackles, six sacks
and three interceptions in
28 games played.
“One thing I prided
myself on was no matter
if I played five games or
15, I was going to be the
same player, same guy
every chance I got to be
on the field whether it
was practice, whether it
was a game, whether it
was scout team,” Gay said
Dispatch file photo
Dantzler was the sec-
ond Bulldog off the board
after being selected by
coach Mike Zimmer and
the Minnesota Vikings.
A lengthy corner, the ma-
jor knock was his slight
185-pound frame. Dant-
zler said in his introducto-
ry press conference that
he had already added five
pounds and was hoping to
fill out.
Phillips capped off Fri-
day’s run on MSU prod-
ucts as the final selection
of the third round. A mem-
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Tyre Phillips (Round 3,
Pick 106 — Baltimore
Ravens) were all selected
Friday night.
Quarterback Tommy
Stevens was drafted Sat-
urday by the New Orle-
in a scuffle that left quar-
terback Garrett Shrader
with a broken nose and
unable to play in the Mu-
sic City Bowl.
That said, in Gay was a
dynamic force in the five
during his introductory
press conference with
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Green Wave light up field for seniors

Courtesy of Justin Vollenweider

The West Point High School baseball field won’t host any more games this spring, but the lights were still on
Thursday night. At 8:20 p.m. (20:20 in military time) the school honored seniors by flooding the field in light.
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Norris wins in IndyCar iRacing debut Ole Miss hires Trachsel as

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Formula One driver
Lando Norris embar-
rassed the field in his In-
dyCar iRacing debut by
dominating Saturday’s
race at virtual Circuit of
the Americas in Texas.
Norris was poised
to begin his second F1
season with McLaren in
March when a team mem-
ber tested positive for the
new coronavirus at the
season-opening Austra-
lian Grand Prix and the
series immediately sus-
pended competition.
The 20-year-old Brit-
ish driver is a skilled
iRacer and competed in
the virtual event for Ar-
row McLaren SP, an In-
dyCar team that McLaren
partnered with for this
season to enter the Amer-
ican series.
Norris dominated
new head softball coach
qualifying to start from
the pole and relinquished
the lead during a pit stop.
He then picked his way
back through the 33-driv-
er field on the virtual road
course in Austin, Texas,
and regained the lead
with four laps remaining
when Felix Rosenqvist
spun.
His victory snapped a
three-race iRacing win-
ning streak for Team Pen-
ske that included consec-
utive victories by Simon
Pagenaud.
Norris overcame a spin
after his pit stops, then a
challenge from Arrow
McLaren rookie Patricio
O’Ward.
“It was a tough race es-
pecially Pato chasing me
down on new tires at the
end,” Norris said. “I didn’t
think I’d get back to the
front after that spin.”
Norris had more than
20,000 viewers streaming
his race on the gaming
app Twitch as he crossed
the finish line — numbers
that dwarf any of the reg-
ular IndyCar competitors.
O’Ward gave Arrow
McLaren a 1-2 finish, fol-
lowed by Rosenqvist of
Chip Ganassi Racing.
“It was good, but man,
Lando is quick in the
SIM,” said O’Ward, who
turns 21 in May and is
re-adjusting to racing on
a simulator after letting it
sit idle during real compe-
tition.
“I just got it back up
and running ever since
we started this iRacing
challenge in IndyCar.
But I’m proud that we got
1-2, I was pushing hard at
the end to get to him and
couldn’t get him.”
Norris, who compet-
ed via an invitation from
IndyCar, said he uses
the simulator as a tool
to sharpen his skills. He
said his rig “is the best
stuff you can get, which is
important because I real-
ly see using SIM to help
my driving and work with
my engineer.
“I don’t just use it for
fun, I use it for a lot of
work. To replicate things
in real life.”
IndyCar had planned
to compete next race at
“a dream track” not cur-
rently on the circuit for
what is supposed to be
the series’ iRacing fina-
le. Instead, the series an-
nounced after the race it
will compete next week-
end at Indianapolis Motor
Speedway in a 175-mile
event for a 33-driver field.
The league will give guar-
anteed spots to all full-
time IndyCar entrants,
as well as any winner of a
previous iRacing event.
FROM SPECIAL REPORTS
Ole Miss has hired
Minnesota coach Jamie
Trachsel as its new head
softball coach, the school
officially announced Fri-
day.
Trachsel took the Gold-
en Gophers to the 2019
Women’s College World
Series and has made the
NCAA tournament seven
times in nine full seasons
with North Dakota State,
Iowa State and Minneso-
ta.
She was named the
2019 National Fastpitch
Coaches Assocation
Great Lakes Region
coach of the year.
“Ole Miss Softball is a
championship program,
and we were looking for
a World Series-caliber
coach that can lead this
team to the top of the
sport. We found that and
more in Jamie Trachsel,”
Ole Miss Vice Chancellor
for Intercollegiate Athlet-
ics Keith Carter said in a
news release. Trachsel,
who was the head coach
at Minnesota for the past
three seasons, holds a
346-184-1 overall record
as a head coach.
“I am grateful for this
opportunity to work for a
great administration and
great people who believe
in me to lead their softball
program,” Trachsel said.

McCray-Penson finalizes coaching staff

BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Nik-
ki McCray-Penson has
finalized her first staff at
Mississippi State.
Sources confirmed to
The Dispatch Friday that
former ODU assistants
Scepter Browlee, Keith
Freeman, Brittany Young
and Ashley Morris will
all join McCray-Penson in
Starkville. Robbie Falk of
247sports first confirmed
the news.
“You are only as good
as the people you sur-
round yourself with,”
McCray-Penson said in
an news release Friday
afternoon. “I can’t think
of a better group to work
alongside as we start this
next chapter. Not only are
they talented but they are
even better people. Each
member of our staff has
a relentless work ethic.
They have a love and pas-
sion for coaching young
people and for finding a
way to win. We are so ex-
cited, and we can’t wait
to meet our new Bulldog
family.”
Freeman will serve as
the Bulldogs’ next asso-
ciate head coach in the
latest stop in a career
that has spanned three
decades. He previously
worked as the head coach
at Valparaiso, Saint Jo-
seph’s College and Hun-
tington College and as an
assistant at Wright State.
He spent the past two
years at ODU with Mc-
Cray-Penson.
Brownlee comes to
MSU with ample knowl-
edge of the Southeast-
ern Conference after he
worked on Bruce Pearl’s
staff as a graduate as-
sistant as part of a seven
year stint on the men’s
side. He also served as
McCray-Penson’s trainer
during her WNBA career.
Young spent the past
two years as a recruiting
coordinator and assistant
coach for McCray-Pen-
son in Norfolk. She also
worked as a graduate
assistant under Dawn
Staley at South Carolina
between 2011 and 2013
before stops at Daytona
State College and Stetson.
Rounding out the staff,
Morris worked under
McCray-Penson for three
season at Old Dominion.
Prior to that she was the
head coach five seasons
at Central High School in
Philadelphia. She played
her collegiate ball un-
der Staley at Temple and
spent two years playing
professionally in Italy and
France.
Maryann Baker and
Abby Hunt will also re-
main in varying roles af-
ter previously serving on
Vic Schaefer’s staff.
McCray-Penson was
previously hired to re-
place Vic Schaefer, who
departed MSU for Tex-
as earlier this month.
She inherits a team that
was ranked No. 3 in the
country in ESPN’s Way-
too-Early Top 25 poll in
March.

Draft
Continued from Page 1B
teleconference with me-
dia members. “I wouldn’t
say it was stressful. It was
more anxious than any-
thing, because I was the
last pick in the third round.
I was like, ‘Lord Jesus, no-
body wants me.’ But it was
amazing once Baltimore
got the last pick, and I saw
that Baltimore (phone)
number. It was just an
amazing feeling. My heart
dropped. I was relieved. I
shed a tear, and I had oth-
er guys, other NFL guys
that I know from Missis-
sippi State came back and
supported me. And it was
just a dream come true.”
This year marks the
eighth time since 2011
that MSU has had at least
three players taken in the
NFL draft. As of press
time, the Bulldogs have
had 199 players selected
since 1979.

Area players selected

Mississippi State
Round 2 (Pick 63) LB
Willie Gay Jr., Kansas City
Chiefs
3 (89) CB Cameron
Dantzler, Minnesota Vi-
kings
3 (106) OT Tyre Phil-
lips, Baltimore Ravens
7 (240) QB Tommy Ste-
vens, New Orleans Saints
7 (249) S Brian Cole II,
Minnesota Vikings

Alabama
1 (5) QB Tua Tagov-
ailoa, Miami Dolphins
1 (10) OT Jedrick Wills
Jr., Cleveland Browns
1 (12) WR Henry Rug-
gs Jr., Las Vegas Raiders
1 (15) WR Jerry Jeudy,
Denver Broncos
2 (36) S Xavier McKin-
ney, New York Giants
2 (51) CB Trevon Diggs,
Dallas Cowboys
2 (56) DT Raekwon Da-
vis, Miami Dolphins
3 (84) LB Terrell Lewis,
Baltimore Ravens
3 (87) LB Anfernee
Jennings, New England
Patriots

Southern Miss
6 (200) WR Quez Wat-
kins, Philadelphia Eagles
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'Drawn
to You' BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com

H
alfway through spring break in
March, East Mississippi Community
College art instructor Cindy Buob
got word that the global pandemic labeled
COVID-19 would give faculty and students
an extra week off from classes.
“And midway through that, it became
very apparent we’d probably be isolated the
rest of the semester,” recalled Buob. “The
impact of it started coming to my mind that,
wow, this is going to be big.”
The Columbus artist decided to begin
doing a drawing a day during this unusual
time of social distancing, “not realizing
I’d be on number 36 now,” she told The
Dispatch Friday. Buob named the series
“Drawn to You.”
“Drawing is my mode of communication,”
she said. “We can’t get together, so we’ll
communicate through drawing.”
See BUOB, 6B
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Area farmers’ markets modify Due to press issues, we did not publish a
print edition for Friday, April 24, 2020. Below
is Friday’s crosswords. We apologize for any

format for spring openings inconvenience this may have caused.

BY JAN SWOOPE be available until restrictions are special events and

jswoope@cdispatch.com lifted. projects coordinator

I
n spite of the novel coronavirus,
Mother Nature’s timetable is
yielding harvests of produce and
fruits popular at spring farmers’
markets. Golden Triangle markets
are opening with modified formats
that balance community health
measures with supporting growers
and providing the public with fresh
foods.
“It is important that we support
our local agriculture and the bene-
fits of eating healthy
while still maintain-
ing safe practices
and social distancing
until further rec-
ommendations are
given,” said Barbara
Bigelow, executive
Beginning May 9, the market with The Greater
will be open Saturdays and Thurs- Starkville Partner-
days 7 a.m.-10 a.m., and Mondays ship. “Hopefully, if all
4-6 p.m. goes well, the modi-
“We understand this is not the fications can become
most convenient form of Farmers’ more lenient as we
Market shopping, and we hope the
Watson
progress throughout
market will not need to operate in the summer.”
this manner for long,” said Bigelow. Current guidelines include:
“We’ll return to normal operation n Gloves and masks will be
as soon as possible. We will strive required for entry. A limited supply
to support the community and our of gloves will be available at the
producers the best way we can until entrance; masks will not be provid-
we can return to regular operation.” ed. Vendors will be spaced about 10
Sudoku
Market Coordinator Katherine feet apart. YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
Lucas added, “We have some excit- n Shoppers are not allowed to
Sudoku
ing activities lined up touch produce or products. Vendors
Sudoku is a number- Yesterday’s answer
for this summer, and limit contact with customers by placing puzzle based on
we are just as ready pre-bagging foods. Sudoku
a 9x9 gridis a several
with num- 8 7 3 2 5 4 1 6 9
as our vendors and n Only 10 customers are allowed ber-placing
given numbers.puzzle
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customers to have in the market at any given time. based onthe
is to place a 9x9
numbers 6 2 4 3 1 9 8 7 5
director of Main Bigelow
our market operate as One person per household should grid with several
1 to 9 in the empty spaces 5 1 8 9 2 7 6 4 3
Street Columbus,
normal.” shop; no families or other small given
so thatnumbers. The
each row, each 7 4 6 5 3 8 9 1 2
which oversees the Hitching Lot object
Farmers’ Market at Second Street Current plans groups will be allowed. Shoppers column isandtoeach
place
3x3 the
box 3 9 2 6 4 1 5 8 7
are for the market’s Lucas numbers
contains the1same
to 9 number
in
and Second Avenue North. must remain at least 6 feet apart. No
monthly Sizzling the empty spaces so 2 8 7 4 6 5 3 9 1
socializing or loitering is allowed. only once. The difficulty 9 3 1 8 7 2 4 5 6
that each row, each
Second Saturdays, with added n Vendors who allow pre-sales level increases from
Hitching Lot activities, to begin in June.
column and each
Monday
4 6 5 1 9 3 7 2 8
In Columbus, the Hitching Lot or ordering online at the Starkville 3x3 boxtocontains
Sunday. Difficulty Level 4/23

Farmers’ Market will open Satur-
day, May 9 from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. For
the present, only produce, baked
goods and value-added canned
items will be available. Safety pre-
cautions include:
n Customers must provide and
wear gloves and masks at all times.
Vendors, spaced 10 feet apart, will
also wear gloves and masks.
n Customers will not be allowed
to touch products and must keep a
distance of at least 6 feet from each
other.
n Only one person from a
household should shop; no children
or pets will be permitted.
n Customers must be prepared
to “shop and go,” without social-
izing. Public restrooms will not
For more information, follow the
Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market on
Facebook, or contact Main Street
Columbus at columbusmainstreet@
gmail.com, or 662-328-6305.
Starkville Community Market
Starkville Main Street Associa-
tion and the Starkville Community
Market Advisory Board opened
that city’s farmers’ market Saturday
with social distancing modifications
in place. The market at Fire Station
Park, at Lampkin and Russell
Streets, will be open Saturdays 8
a.m.-11 a.m.
“We’re calling it a modified mar-
ket, offering produce and cottage
food vendors (items) only,” said
Market Manager Paige Watson,
Community Market website, the same number only once. The difficulty level
starkvillecommunitymarket.org, increases from Monday to Sunday.
are encouraged. Otherwise, small
bills, exact change and credit cards
are preferred.
Watson encouraged shoppers
to follow the market on Facebook,
Instagram and the website to see
each week’s vendors.
For additional information, con-
tact Watson at pwatson@starkville.
org, or 662-323-3322.
The West Point Farmers’ Market
traditionally opens in June. Accord-
ing to Lisa Klutts of the West Point/
Clay County Community Growth
Alliance, any modifications will
be determined nearer to opening,
based on health parameters at that
time.

CLUB NOTE
CONSERVATION
AWARD: Cory Gallo,
associate professor of
Landscape Architecture at
Mississippi State Univer-
sity, receives the National
Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolu-
tion Conservation Award
earlier this spring for
distinguished volunteer
conservation service.
From left are Mary Martha
Wilson, conservation chair
of the Hic-A-Sha-Ba-Ha
DAR chapter of Starkville,
Gallo and Hic-A-Sha-Ba-
Ha Chapter Regent Misty ACROSS
Booth. Gallo supervised 1 Easy runs
the plan to upgrade the 6 Dominant
Oktibbeha County Heri- 11 Showy
tage Museum. The project display
was recognized by and 12 Less bright
exhibited at the Smithso- 13 Intent look
nian Design Museum in 14 “Pal Joey”
Washington, D.C. writer
Courtesy photo
15 Utter
16 Make mis-
takes
18 Sweet tuber
19 Genesis

Parking Lot Parade planned for Monday at Baptist name

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20 Rent out
21 Quarterback
Manning
bus’ front line health care line workers with this Morris added, “This
22 Sight from twang 17 Stockpile
workers. Participants parade,” said Adrienne will be really fun and a

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he Mississippi Yemen 45 Like some again
are asked to converge in Morris of the alum- great way to show sup- 24 Says further
State University cars in the parking lot at ni chapter. “This is a port for our community’s
floors 23 Heir, often
25 Agony 24 Little laborer
Alumni Association Baptist Memorial Hospi- community-wide event, health care workers.” 27 Paul’s collab-
Lowndes County Chap-
DOWN 26 Charm
tal-Golden Triangle. so everyone is welcome. For more information, orator 1 Inferior 27 Syria neigh-
ter, in partnership with Parking spaces will Help spread the word. contact Morris at adri- 29 Flower part 2 Musical range bor
the Columbus Lowndes be roped off at about 6:30 Decorate your car with ennemorris1999@gmail. 32 Binary digit 3 Went with the 28 New York
Chamber of Commerce, p.m. for parade cars to messages of thanks, wave com. 33 PC key likeliest case tribe
encourages the public begin arriving. signs, ring your cowbells, Baptist Memorial 34 “Evil Woman” 4 Lobed organ 30 Go by
to join in a Parking Lot “The community honk your horn — just Hospital-Golden Triangle band 5 Pittsburgh 31 Broke down
Appreciation Parade at 7 is coming together to don’t get out of your is located at 2520 Fifth 35 Old roadster player 33 Canvas
p.m. Monday for Colum- support our hospital front vehicle.” St. N. 36 Fire remnant 6 Left at sea holder
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42 Mix up 9 Harbinger thee?”
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CALL US: 662-328-2424
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ANNA
MAE WILSON DRAPER, DE-
CEASED
RUTH DRAPER RECTOR, AD-
MINISTRATOR
CAUSE NO.: 2018-00017-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
LAW OF ANNA MAE WILSON
DRAPER, DECEASED
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Ruth Draper Rector, in of said Court, this 1st day of
a suit to allow sale of real es- April, 2020.
tate, disburse funds and de-
termine heirship of Anna Mae
Wilson Draper. Defendants oth-
er than you are unknown.
You are to mail or hand deliver (SEAL)
a copy of a written Answer
either admitting or denying
each allegation in the Petition 4/26/2020
to COURTNEY B. “CORKY”
SMITH, whose address is Post Cellco Partnership and its con- THOMAS ROBERTSON
Office Box 648, Columbus, MS trolled affiliates doing busi-
39703-0648.
YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS tower. Anticipated lighting ap-
FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUB- plication is a medium intensity
LICATION.
You must also file the original Columbus, Lowndes County,
of your Answer with the Clerk of Mississippi, 39701, (33 28
this Court within a reasonable
time afterward and you are
summoned to appear and de-
fend against the suit at 9:00
o’clock a.m. on the 3rd day of
June 2020, in the courtroom of A1158182.
the Chickasaw County Chan-
cery Courthouse at Houston,
Mississippi, before the Honor-
able Rodney P. Faver and in
case of your failure to appear
and defend, a judgment will be (www.fcc.gov/asr/applications) either admitting or denying
entered against you for the
things demanded in the Com-
plain. You are not required to
file an answer or other plead-
ing to the Complaint, but you
may do so if you desire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND is: FCC Requests for Environ-
THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, on
this the 22nd day of April
2020.
Cindy Egger Goode
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan-
cery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi
By: Tina Fisher , D.C.
PUBLISH: 4/26, 5/3, &
5/10/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
KIMBERLY DAVIS SANDLIN
AND JONATHAN SANDLIN
PETITIONERS
VERSUS
JOSHUA W. EGLER AND COM-
MONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
CABINET FOR HEALTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES
RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO:2019-0258-S
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
TO: JOSHUA W. EGLER, whose
whereabouts are unknown
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
THE DOCUMENT THAT IS AT-
TACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS
IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
Your are summoned to appear
and defend against the Peti-
tion for Termination of Parent-
al Rights at 9:00 o’clock a.m.,
on Friday, the 15th day of May,
2020, in the Lowndes County
Chancery Court, at the Chickas-
aw County Courthouse,
Okolona, Mississippi, and in
case of your failure to appear
and defend, a judgment will be
entered against you for the
money or other things deman-
ded in said Petition.
You are not required to file and
Answer or other Pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and seal SIPPI
of said Court, this 1st day of
April, 2020.
Chancery Court Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi
Cindy E. Goode
By: Tina Fisher, D.C.
(SEAL)
PUBLISH: 4/10, 4/17 7
4/26/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
KIMBERLY DAVIS SANDLIN
AND JONATHAN SANDLIN
PETITIONERS
VERSUS
JOSHUA W. EGLER AND COM-
MONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
CABINET FOR HEALTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES
RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO:2019-0259-S
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
TO: JOSHUA W. EGLER, whose
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NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
THE DOCUMENT THAT IS AT-
TACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS
IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST
away!
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
Your are summoned to appear the Chancery Courtroom of the
and defend against the Peti-
tion for Termination of Parent- at 101 E. Main Street, Stark-
al Rights at 9:00 o’clock a.m., ville, Mississippi, in case of
on Friday, the 15th day of May, your failure to appear and de-
2020, in the Lowndes County
Chancery Court, at the Chickas- entered against you for the
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
KIMBERLY DAVIS SANDLIN
AND JONATHAN SANDLIN
PETITIONERS
VERSUS
JOSHUA W. EGLER AND COM-
MONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
CABINET FOR HEALTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES
RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO:2019-0259-S
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
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COUNTY OF LOWNDES
TO: JOSHUA W. EGLER, whose
whereabouts are unknown
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
THE DOCUMENT THAT IS AT-
TACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS
IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
Your are summoned to appear the Chancery Courtroom of the
and defend against the Peti-
tion for Termination of Parent-
al Rights at 9:00 o’clock a.m., ville, Mississippi, in case of
on Friday, the 15th day of May, your failure to appear and de-
2020, in the Lowndes County
Chancery Court, at the Chickas- entered against you for the
aw County Courthouse,
Okolona, Mississippi, and in
case of your failure to appear
and defend, a judgment will be You are not required to file an
entered against you for the
money or other things deman-
ded in said Petition.
You are not required to file and cial seal of said Court, this the
Answer or other Pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and seal CHANCERY CLERK
Chancery Court Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi
Cindy E. Goode
By: Tina Fisher, D.C.
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zon Wireless) proposes to build
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36.31 N, 88 32 29.36 W). The You have been made a Defend-
Federal Communications Com- ant in the suit filed in this
mission (FCC) Antenna Struc-
ture Registration (ASR, Form
854) filing number is
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – In- known.
terested persons may review
the application by entering the You are to mail or hand deliver
filing number
. Environmental concerns may
be raised by filing a Request
for Environmental Review
(www.fcc.gov/asr/environment- Office Box 648, Columbus, MS
alrequest) and online filings are 39703-0648.
strongly encouraged. The mail-
ing address to file a paper copy YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
mental Review, Attn: Ramon
Williams, 445 12th Street SW, FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUB-
Washington, DC 20554.
HISTORIC PROPERTIES EF-
FECTS - Public comments re-
garding potential effects on his-
toric properties may be submit-
ted within 30 days from the
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(504) 458-4444,
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PUBLISH: 4/26/20
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF JANICE STONE, DE-
CEASED
CAUSE NO.2020-0066-RPF
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the Lowndes County, Mississippi
undersigned upon the Estate of
Janice Stone, Deceased, by the By: Tina Fisher , D.C.
Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, on the
17th day of April, 2020. This is 5/10/2020
to give notice to all persons
having claims against said es-
tate to probate and register
same with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, within ninety (90) days
from the first publication date
of this Notice to Creditors. A
failure to so probate and re-
gister said claim will forever
bar the same.
This the 20th day of April,
2020.
/s/ James Blake Bruce
McBrayer
JAMES BLAKE BRUCE MCBRAY-
ER
A/KA/ BLAKE MCBRAYER, Ex-
ecutor
PUBLISH: 4/26, 5/3,
5/10/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF LULA PEARL TURNER
LEIGH (DECEASED)
CHESTER LEIGH, PETITIONER
PETITIONER
vs
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW
OF LULA PEARL TURNER LEIGH
(DECEASED) WHOSE STREET
ADDRESSES AND POST OF-
FICE ADDRESSES ARE UN-
KNOWN AFTER DILIGENT
SEARCH AND INQUIRY, AND
WHO ARE UNKNOWN AFTER DI-
LIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY
RESPONDENTS
CASE NO:18-238-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW
OF LULA PEARL TURNER LEIGH
(D),WHOSE STREET AD-
DRESSES AND POST OFFICE
ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN
AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND
INQUIRY
You have been made Respond-
ents in a Petition filed in this
Court by Chester Leigh, Peti-
tioner, seeking to Determine
The Unknown Heirs of Lula
Pearl Turner Leigh (d).
You are summoned to appear
and defend against said Peti-
tion at 9:00 a.m. o’clock on
the 21st day of May, 2020, in
Oktibbeha County Courthouse
fend a Judgment will be
(DECEASED) WHOSE STREET
ADDRESSES AND POST OF-
FICE ADDRESSES ARE UN-
KNOWN AFTER DILIGENT
SEARCH AND INQUIRY, AND
WHO ARE UNKNOWN AFTER DI-
LIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY
RESPONDENTS
CASE NO:18-238-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW
OF LULA PEARL TURNER LEIGH
(D),WHOSE STREET AD-
DRESSES AND POST OFFICE
ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN
AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND
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INQUIRY
You have been made Respond-
ents in a Petition filed in this
Court by Chester Leigh, Peti-
tioner, seeking to Determine
The Unknown Heirs of Lula
Pearl Turner Leigh (d).
You are summoned to appear
and defend against said Peti-
tion at 9:00 a.m. o’clock on
the 21st day of May, 2020, in
Oktibbeha County Courthouse
at 101 E. Main Street, Stark-
fend a Judgment will be
money or other things deman-
ded in the Petition.
answer or other pleadings but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and offi-
3rd day of April, 2020.
CINDY GOODE
LOWNDES COUNTY,
BY: Shantrell W. Granderson,
D.C
PUBLISH: 4/10, 4/17 &
4/26/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE ESTATE OF ROBERT
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
ROBERTSON, DECEASED
Court by VERNON TAD
ROBERTSON, in a suit to de-
termine heirship of ROBERT
THOMAS ROBERTSON. Defend-
ants other than you are un-
a copy of a written Answer
each allegation in the Petition
to COURTNEY B. “CORKY”
SMITH, whose address is Post
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS
LICATION.
You must also file the original
of your Answer with the Clerk of Publication Dates: 4/3, 4/10,
this Court within a reasonable
time afterward and you are
summoned to appear and de-
fend against the Application for
Determination of Heirs at 9:00
o’clock a.m. on the 28th day of
May 2020, in the courtroom of
the Lowndes County Chancery
Courthouse at Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, before the Honorable
Rodney P. Faver and in case of
your failure to appear and de-
fend, a judgment will be
entered against you for the
things demanded in the Com-
plain. You are not required to
file an answer
Medical / Dental or other plead-
ing to the Complaint, but you
may do so if you desire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND
THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, on
this the 22nd day of April
2020.
Cindy Egger Goode
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan-
cery Clerk
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THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, on
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Cindy Egger Goode
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan-
cery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi
By: Tina Fisher , D.C.
PUBLISH: 4/26, 5/3, &
5/10/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF ROSIE MAE LEWIS
CLAY, DECEASED
KIMBLER GEAN DAVIS PETI-
TIONER
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00212-RPF
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
By the Chancery Court of
Lowndes County:
Letters of Administration have
been granted and issued to the house Columbus, Mississippi,
undersigned upon the Estate of and in case of your failure to
Rosie Mae Lewis Clay, de-
ceased, by the Chancery Court will be entered against you for
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, on the 30th day of
March, 2020. This is to give
notice to all persons having
claims against said estate to
probate and Register same
with the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
within (90) days from the first Issued under my hand and the
publication date of this Notice. seal of said Court, this the
A failure to so Probate and Re- 20th day of April, 2020
gister said claim will forever
bar the same.
THIS the 31st day of March,
2020.
/s/Kimber Gean Davis
Administrator of the Estate of
Rosie Mae Lewis Clay, De-
ceased
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RETT, DECEASED
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ANN BARRETT, DECEASED
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SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SHIR- Jackson MS 39225
LEY ANN BARRETT, DECEASED
You have been made a Re-
spondent/Defendant in the suit
filed in this Court by STANLEY
BARRETT, PETITIONER/
PLAINTIFF, seeking to summon
all unknown heirs of Shirley
Ann Barrett, deceased. Defend-
ants other than you in this ac-
tion are unknown.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the com-
plaint or petition filed against
you in this action at 9:00
o'clock A.M. on the 23rd day of
June, 2020, in the courtroom
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appear and defend a judgment
the money or other things de-
manded in the complaint or pe-
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tition.
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answer or other pleading but
you may do so if you desire.
Cindy E. Goode
CHANCERY CLERK OF
LOWNDES COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
BY: Tina Fisher, D.C.
(SEAL)
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LEY ANN BARRETT, DECEASED
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all unknown heirs of Shirley
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Transitions: MSU faculty use 3D printers to produce face

Area Weddings, shields for Meridian medical personnel
MSU OFFICE OF PUBLIC so far,” Bian said. “We

Engagements
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move at our current
ith personal pace without the efforts
protective of Steve, Wenmeng and

and Anniversaries
equipment
in short supply nation-
wide, a team of engi-
neers and researchers
at Mississippi State
University is turning
to an unlikely combi-
nation of 3D printers
and office supplies to
aid medical personnel
tackling COVID-19.
The team, led by
faculty from MSU’s
Bagley College of Engi-
neering and research-
ers at the university’s
Center for Advanced
Vehicular Systems, is
producing face shields
by combining 3D-print-
ed head bands with
transparent plastic
sheets and elastic
bands generally found
at office supply stores.
The head band for
each face shield takes
approximately two and
a half hours to print.
Using 10 different 3D
printers, the team is
producing approxi-
Mr. and Mrs. David Benjamin Morrow mately 250 shields per
week using polylactic
acid filament. The first
Abdullah Al Mamun, an industrial and systems
engineering doctoral student from Bangladesh,
works to 3D print face shields in McCain Hall at
Mississippi State University.
of support and dona-
tions we’ve received
from residents and
community busi-
nesses,” said Rush
Health Systems Chief
Executive Officer
Larkin Kennedy. “The
donation of these face
masks from Missis-
sippi State University
helps ensure our
front-line staff remains
safe while caring for
patients.”
Face shields are
generally used in con-
Photo by Logan Kirkland
project are Linkan
Bian, who holds the
Thomas B. and Terri L.
Nusz Professorship in
industrial and systems
engineering; Steve
Elder, professor of agri-
cultural and biological
engineering; Wenmeng
Tian, assistant profes-
sor of industrial and
systems engineering;
Tyler Hannis, research
engineer at CAVS; and
Abdullah Al Mamun,
an industrial and
systems engineering
Tyler. We’ve also been
contacted by others
on campus who have
3D printing capacity,
and they want to know
how they can help. It is
really encouraging.”
The project came
about thanks in large
part to research
partnerships devel-
oped as part of Missis-
sippi State’s Faculty
Research Advisory
Committee. When hos-
pitals began to face
shortages of personal
protective equipment,
Bian, a past chair of the
group, contacted Carl-
ton Young, professor
of healthcare admin-
istration at Mississip-
pi State’s Meridian
campus and MSU-Me-
ridian’s committee
representative, to ask
how he could help.
Young connected Bian
to Kennedy to launch
the project.
“Dr. Bian reached
out to me and said
there was a group at
Mississippi State that

Tentoni/Morrow
batch was donated this junction with surgical Ph.D. student from was willing to 3D print
week with over 100 masks and protect Bangladesh. Bian face shields for the
going to both Rush the eyes, nose and said other university hospitals in Meridian.
Foundation Hospital mouth from splashes employees also have They are now produc-
Mary Kathryn Tentoni and David Benjamin Mor- and sprays. The MSU expressed interest in
and Anderson Regional ing hundreds of them,”
row, both of Columbus, exchanged wedding vows Nov. team developed two contributing to the
Medical Center in Me- Young said. “Their
8, 2019, at Craft Farms Golf Resort in Orange Beach, prototypes before project, including
ridian, where they are expertise, public
Alabama, with Tony Proctor officiating. working with Kennedy faculty and staff from
being used by medical spirit and passion truly
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
professionals caring for to determine the best both MSU’s College of embody the heart of
Vincent Tentoni of Columbus. She is the granddaugh-
patients with corona- option for the Rush Business and Mitchell Mississippi State and
ter of Mrs. Gloria Tentoni and the late Mr. Vincent
virus. Foundation Hospital Memorial Library. our mission to serve
Tentoni Sr., and the late Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Meeks.
“We are in complete medical staff. “This has been a the people of Missis-
The bride wore a white floor-length, V-neck gown
awe of the outpouring Working on the tremendous team effort sippi.”
with beaded detail.
She was given in marriage by her father.
Rachel Tentoni, sister-in-law of the bride, served as
maid of honor.

Buob
Bridesmaids were Marion Steckler of Madison,
sister-in-law of the bride; and Brooklyn Waldrep and
Laura Kate Tribble, both of Starkville.
Continued from Page 1B
Bridal attendants wore long slate-blue gowns.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mor- At first, the images
row of Columbus. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. — the majority of them
James Meade of Starkville, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Um- in charcoal — were
fress and the late Mr. John Morrow of Fulton. centered on the coro-
Steven Steckler of Madison, brother-in-law to the navirus. The series has
groom, served as best man. evolved. “Some days I
Groomsmen were John Marshall Morrow of Galla- draw what is in front of
tin, Tennessee, brother of the groom; Josh Tentoni of me,” Buob said.
Starkville, brother-in-law; and Robert Ward of Pickens- The artist is posting
ville, Alabama. the artwork on social
The couple resides in Starkville where the groom is media and on her web-
a contractor and owns Morrow Construction Services site, cynthiabuob.com.
in Columbus. The bride works at Mississippi State Reaction has been posi- Cindy Buob
University in Starkville. tive and widespread.
“When I did this, a “Drawn to You”
I could say ‘join me.’ exhibition, and perhaps
I was hoping to en- a book. In response to
courage people to requests, she is mak-
SCHOOL NEWS do whatever creative ing originals and prints
thing that they do,” she available for purchase.
Phi Kappa Phi inductees remarked. Some have. Details are available at
The following area students were recently initiated into One follower has even her website. different ways. cdispatch.com and at
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest penned a collection Buob observed that “I hope my drawings cynthiabuob.com. Read
and most selective collegiate honor society for all academ- of poems inspired by the virus, the isolation, help people remember more about Buob in the
ic disciplines. some of the drawings. the adaptation to life what life was like,” she Spring 2020 Progress
From Columbus: Sherri Nozik (Mississippi State When the series as we’ve not known it said. magazine, published by
University); John Stanback (MSU); Stella Nichols (MSU). is completed, Buob before, has impacted so Editor’s note: See and available at The
From Brooksville: Cynthia Dawkins (MSU). anticipates mounting many lives in so many more drawings at Dispatch.
From Starkville: Lynsey Baker (University of North
Alabama); and at MSU, Katherine Brown; Amber Cook;
Tyler Daniel; Kimberly Dobbins; Jonathan Franz; Christo-
■ Visit cdispatch.com for more Lifestyles content including Felder Rushing, Southern Gardening and
pher Holifield; Kayla Mercer; Lindsay Roberts; Margaret
how how music can relieve the stress of isolation.
Shepherd; and Theresa Signore.

Dear Abby

D
EAR ABBY: My fiance has a
friend who is, for lack of a
better word, a train wreck.
When I started dating my fiance, I
heard about this guy, “Al,” from my
fiance’s other friends even before
I met him.
The group of friends has an on-
again, off-again relationship with Al,
and he has made a scene at each
of their weddings. He has gotten
obnoxiously drunk, gotten into huge
arguments with his girlfriend (now
wife), or done something rude like
bring his own fast food to the head
table at the reception. I tried to
keep an open mind when I met him,
Dear Abby
but he has made us uncomfortable
at every get-together.
We recently attended Al’s wedding, and he
became aggressive with my fiance after drinking
too much. We have now decided we don’t want
him or his new wife at our wedding
next year. We hoped to just drift
away from them. Unfortunately, Al
has realized that he hasn’t received
a Save the Date and repeatedly
texts my fiance that he wants to “go
out” with him to talk.
We know he’s going to ask about
his invite, and he’ll probably expect
one because he invited us to his
wedding. Are we justified in exclud-
ing him? How would you handle
this? — TOUGH SPOT IN ILLINOIS
DEAR TOUGH SPOT: Your fiance
should handle it by giving Al a
straight answer. He doesn’t have to
see him. A phone call will do. Your
fiance should state clearly that Al
isn’t being invited to the wedding
because he can’t hold his liquor and has made
a scene at each wedding he has attended. He
should also be told that until he gets help for his
alcohol problem, the two of you no longer wish
to maintain the friendship. It’s the truth, and the
truth will set you free.
DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Howard,” and I
have been married 42 years. A couple of years
ago, his father asked me to divorce Howard,
which I did not do. His father died recently, and
we learned he had disinherited Howard. My
husband is crushed, and now I don’t know how
to handle this.
Howard’s brother yelled at my husband and
said, “If your wife got her hands on that money,
you would not see a penny of it!” I don’t under-
stand why he would think that. Howard and I
have a good relationship and do not live above
our means.
That said, my husband’s brother and sister
have never liked me, and I do not understand
why. I have never done anything intentionally to
harm them.
I feel like the bottom line is, had I divorced
Howard when his father asked me to, this might
not have happened. My husband is hurt, not
only by his father’s death, but also by being
disinherited, and I do not know what to do. —
HURTING FOR HIM
DEAR HURTING FOR HIM: The one thing you
should NOT do is blame yourself for any of this.
The only “winner” in this scenario appears to be
the brother. Whether he poisoned your father-in-
law’s perception of you or vice-versa, I cannot
guess. But the dynamics in Howard’s family
are so toxic, it may take the help of a licensed
therapist to cleanse the wounds you and your
husband are left with. The slightly tarnished
silver lining in this is you have each other, which
is more precious than money. Please accept my
deepest sympathy.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,
also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was found-
ed by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440,
Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 26).
Your work ethic is stellar, and you are
using your time better and better.
You make sure to do what you love
as much and as regularly as possible
and this makes your life feel mean-
ingful and wonderful. You’re able to
be more tolerant of people’s quirks,
so the days go smoothly and your
horizons open to a large view. Libra
and Gemini adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 8, 11, 32, 28 and 15.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Re-
bellion produces action, often erratic.
Obedience produces action, often
consistent. People obeying orders
look reasonable and systematic,
even while carrying out unreasonable
orders.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Peo-
ple like to have someone to blame. In
fact, they need it. Otherwise, how is
anyone to go on as though they know
what they’re doing and haven’t made
significant errors?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You
understand the world by understand-
ing yourself. The creed you follow, the
values you uphold and the products
you use are indicators of an identity
that still doesn’t even come close to
representing the whole of you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Hav-
ing something to tell and not being
able to tell it — that’s an agony! You
won’t break anyone’s trust if you cre-
ate a locked document or diary to spill
your fascinating information into.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your emo-
tions have a way of showing up in your
body. You’ll experience that today —
interesting physical reactions that tell
you something specific and personal.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You
are rich because you give richly. Don’t
refuse the bounty that comes your
way. Say “yes,” and let people heap
help and other beautiful contributions
on you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The
problems you solve today will give
you something you can use later.
You’ll build on these solutions. They’ll
become the rules by which you solve
future problems.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It will
be supremely satisfying to use your
creativity. You’ll bring things into be-
ing that no one else could. They might
be able to do something similar, but
no one can do exactly what you can
do.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Thinking something doesn’t make it
true. It’s useless to argue with untrue
things. Say to yourself: “How interest-
ing that I think that. I could also think
something else.”
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
As much as you’d like some assis-
tance from loved ones, this is one of
those days when the hand that will
help you the most is at the end of
your own arm.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Be-
ing hard on yourself is silly and point-
less. Sometimes the only way to know
your limits is to go over them. You’ll
do some excellent learning today.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
You’re not one to shy away from a
challenge. You’ll dare to take on a
difficult task and because of this,
you’ll get a reward that is afforded to
very few.

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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 4474 New Hope
Road. Worship 10:30 a.m., Children’s Church 10:30 a.m.,
662-664-0852
THE ASSEMBLY COLUMBUS — 2201 Military
Road. Christian Education 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Nursery Church (2-3 yrs.) Children’s Church 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. (something for all ages). Nursery
provided for all services. Jody Gurley, Pastor. 662-328-
6374
BAPTIST
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH — Hwy. 45 N.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Discipleship
Training 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Mitch
McWilliams, Pastor. 662-328-4765
ARMSTRONG BAPTIST CHURCH — 1707
Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Bible
Study Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. William Vaughn, Pastor. 662-
328-0670
ARTESIA BAPTIST CHURCH — Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor
Jeff Morgan.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 3232 Military Road.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Walter Butler, Pastor.
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH — 2096 Bethesda
Rd, Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Discipleship Training 6:00 p.m., Worship 7 p.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Allan Dees, Pastor. 662-272-8734
BORDER SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH — 12771
Hwy. 12 E., Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Worship 6 p.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study – Adults, Children, and Youth
classes 6:30 p.m. Dan Louman, Pastor. 662-386-0541.
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BROOKSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH — Main
Street, Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship
10:55 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
CALEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH — 7840 Wolfe
LLC
Road, Caledonia. Sunday Men’s Prayer Service 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday, Worship 11 a.m. Sunday,
Bible Study 4 p.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study
6:30 p.m. Kelby R. Johnson, Pastor.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 295 Dowdle
Dr. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult
Choir rehearsals and Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Worship
6 p.m., Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Rev. Ralph Windle, Interim
Pastor. 662-328-6741
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 385 7th St. SW,
Vernon, Ala. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and
5 p.m. (6 p.m. - Daylight Savings Time), Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Wil Corbett, Pastor. 205-270-1845
CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1008 Lehmberg
Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Paul Shaw, Pastor. 662-327-
3771
CANAAN MB CHURCH — 2425 Bell Ave. Sunday
School 8:15 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m. Jimmy Pounds, Pastor. 662-327-1226
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 2490
Yorkville Rd. East Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study, Children & Youth Classes
6:30 p.m. Matt Moehring, Pastor. Edward Rhinewalt, Music
Director. 662-327-5306
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH — 844
Old West Point Rd., Starkville. Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Greg Upperman, Pastor. 662-323-6351 or visit www.
cornerstonestarkville.com
EAST END BAPTIST CHURCH — 380 Hwy.
50 W. (Hwy. 50 and Holly Hills Rd.) Sunday School 9:15
a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship 5 p.m. followed by
Discipleship Training, Mission Friends and GAs 5 p.m.,
Sanctuary Choir 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting,
Youth Worship, Preschool & Children’s Choirs 6:30 p.m.
Bryon Benson, Pastor. 662-328-5915
EASTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 1316 Ben
Christopher Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
We unlock Wednesday 7 p.m. Junior Eads, Pastor. 662-329-2245
FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 127 Airline Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Dr. Breck Ladd, Pastor. 662-328-2924
FAITH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1621
Mike Parra Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Rev. Michael Love, Pastor. 662-434-5252
N. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.
(Worship televised at 10 a.m. on WCBI-TV, Columbus
Cable Channel 7), Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.;
Sunday Evening Worship 5 p.m., Midweek Prayer Service
Wednesday 6 p.m. located downtown. Dr. Shawn Parker,
Pastor. 662-245-0540 columbusfbc.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF STEENS — 40
Odom Rd., Steens. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST — 125 Yorkville Rd. W.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. John Gainer, Pastor. 662-328-6024 or
662-328-3183
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH — 708 Airline
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Charles Whitney, Pastor.
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — 912
11th Ave. S. Sunday 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pastor Sammy
Burns. 662-328-1096
GREENWOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH
— 278 East between Gattman & Amory. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 p.m.
Rev. John Walden, Pastor. 662-356-4445
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH — 6342 Military
Rd., Steens. Bible Study 10:30 a.m., Worship 9:15 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 662-328-1668
KOLOLA SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH —
Caledonia. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
AWANA 4:45-6 Ages 2-12th grade (Sept. - May), Worship
5 p.m., Choir Practice Wednesday 6 p.m., 252 Basics
Children’s Ministry an Cross Training Youth Wednesday
7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Don Harding,
Pastor.
LONGVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH — 991 Buckner
Street, Longview. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship
11:00 a.m., Discipleship Training 5:15 p.m., Evening
Worship 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Interim Pastor Ron Linkins, or email ynyministry@yahoo.
com, 662-769-4774
MCBEE BAPTIST CHURCH — 2846 Hwy. 50 E.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Discipleship
Training 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Jimmy Ray, Pastor. 662-328-7177
MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH — Holly Hills Rd.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m., Prayer Service every Saturday 6 p.m. Rev. Denver
Clark, Pastor.
MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH — 2628
East Tibbee Rd., West Point. Sunday Worship each week 8
a.m., 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday Worship 11:30 a.m., Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Donald Wesley,
Pastor.
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH — 1791 Lake
Lowndes Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Steve Lammons, Pastor.
662-328-2811
MT. VERNON CHURCH — 200 Mt. Vernon Rd.
Sunday Worship 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Service Life Groups
for all ages 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Connection Cafe 10 a.m.,
Discovery Zone. 662-328-3042 mtvchurch.com
MURRAH’S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
9297 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH — Highway
50 E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Service 10 a.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Ed Nix, Pastor.
NEW JOURNEY CHURCH — 3123 New Hope Rd.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Small Groups 5:30 p.m., Kevin
Edge, Pastor. 662-315-7753 or thenewjourneychurch.org
NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH — 7086 Wolfe
Rd., 3 miles south of Caledonia. Sunday Worship 8:00
a.m. & 10:30 a.m., Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday
Evening - AWANA 4 p.m., Discipleship Training, Youth
& Adult 5 p.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday -
Adults, Youth & Children 6:30 p.m. 662-356-4940 www.
newsalembaptistcaledonia.com Bro. Mel Howton, Pastor.
NORTHSIDE FREE WILL BAPTIST — 14th Ave.
and Waterworks. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship
11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Pat Creel,
Pastor.
OPEN DOOR MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex,
405 Lynn Lane, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
1st 2nd and 4th Sundays. Donnie Jones, Pastor. 662-263-
7102
PLEASANT GROVE MB CHURCH — 1914 Moor
High Road, Crawford. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Riley Forrest, Sr., Pastor.
662-272-8221
PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST — 1383 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Join us at phbccolumbus.com or on Facebook for services.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Bill
Hurt, Pastor. 662-329-3921
PLYMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH — 187 Plymouth
Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev.
Randy Rigdon, Pastor. Neil Shepherd, Music.
SOVEREIGN FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH — 7852
Hwy. 12 E., Steens. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Service 5
p.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Charles Young, Pastor.
SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH —
12859 Martin Road Spur, Northport, Ala. Worship 11
a.m., Sunday Bible Study noon. Todd Bryant, Pastor.
sovereigngrace.net
STATE LINE BAPTIST CHURCH — 7560 Hwy. 1282
E. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday
Night small group 6:30 p.m. Robert Gillis, Pastor. 662-
329-2973
TEMPLE OF DELIVERANCE BAPTIST
CHURCH — 4307 Sand Rd., Steens. Maurice Williams,
Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-2580
UNITED CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH — 2
blocks east of Hwy. 69 on Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. Steven James, Pastor.
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 1104
Louisville St., Starkville (located in Fellowship Hall of St.
Luke Lutheran Church). Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship
11 a.m. Bert Montgomery, Pastor. www.ubcstarkville.org
VICTORY FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH —
Victory Loop off of Mill Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor, Al Hamm.
WOODLAND BAPTIST CHURCH — 3033 Ridge
Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Worship
6 p.m., AWANA Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Kevin Jenkins, Pastor. 662-327-6689. Brad Wright,
Youth Minister.
10TH STREET FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH
— 1118 7th St. S. Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Youth Ministry Wednesday 4:30 p.m.
Rev. Brian Hood, Pastor.
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BETHESDA CHURCH — 1800 Short Main. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Nathaniel Best, Pastor. E-mail: bethesdambchurch@
yahoo.com
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5860 Hwy. 50 E., West
Point. Sunday School 10 a.m., Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH — 1720 Hwy.
373. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Martin “Buddy” Gardner, Pastor.
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH — 5030 Hwy.
182 E. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. 662-327-1130
SHINING LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH — 957
Sunset Drive, Starkville in the Comfort Suites Conference
Room, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6
p.m. Pastor John Harvey. slbcstarkville.org 662-648-0282
MISSIONARY BAPTIST
ANDERSON GROVE MB CHURCH — 1131
Woodlawn Rd., Steens. Sunday School 9:20 a.m., Worship
11:00 a.m., Bible Study Wednesday 6:20 p.m. Rev. William
Sparks, Pastor. 662-356-4968.
ANTIOCH MB CHURCH — 2304 Seventh Ave. N.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Kenny Bridges, Pastor.
BETHLEHEM MB CHURCH — 293 Bethlehem Road,
Caledonia. Sunday School 1st and 4th Sundays 8 a.m., 2nd
& 3rd Sundays 9:30 a.m., Worship 1st & 4th Sundays 9:30
a.m., 2nd & 3rd Sundays 11 a.m., Wednesdays 6 p.m. Rev.
Willie James Gardner, Pastor. 662-356-4424
BLESSING MB CHURCH — Starkville Sportsplex,
Activity Center 405 Lynn Lane Road. Sunday Worship 2nd,
4th & 5th Sundays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Pastor Martin. 662-
744-0561
BRICK MB CHURCH — Old Macon Rd. Sunday School
9:30 a.m. each Sunday, Worship 2nd and 4th Sundays only
11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Everett Little, Pastor.
CALVARY FAITH CENTER — Hwy. 373 & Jess
Lyons Road. Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Robert
Bowers, Pastor. 662-434-0144
CEDAR GROVE MB CHURCH — 286 Swartz Dr.
Worship Services 11:15 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Johnnie Richardson, Pastor. 662-
434-6528
CHRISTIAN HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH — 14096 MS Hwy. 388, Brooksville, MS 39739,
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Bobby Bowen, Pastor. 662-738-5837/549-6100
CHRIST MB CHURCH — 110 2nd Ave. S. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., B.T.U.
Program every 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m.
ELBETHEL MB CHURCH — 2205 Washington Ave.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
7:00 p.m., Rev. Leroy Jones, Pastor.
FAITH HARVEST MB CHURCH — 4266 Sand
Road. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Bible class
Tuesday 6 p.m. Hugh L. Dent, Pastor. 662-243-7076.
FOURTH STREET MB CHURCH — 610 4th St. N.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study 7 p.m. Rev. Jimmy L. Rice, Pastor. 662-328-1913
FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH — 1102 12th Ave. S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Dr. Stanley K. McCrary, Pastor. 662-327-7473 or
662-251-4185
GREATER MT. OLIVE M.B. CHURCH — 1856
Carson Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 a.m. Donald Henry, Pastor.
HALBERT MISSION MB CHURCH — 2199 Halbert
Church Rd., Ethelsville, Ala. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. Ernest Prescott, Pastor.
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 4892 Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9 a.m., Minister Terry
Johnson, Interim Pastor.
JERUSALEM MB CHURCH — 14129 Hwy 12 E.,
Caledonia. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Willie Petty, Sr., Pastor.
MAPLE STREET BAPTIST — 219 Maple St.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Joseph Oyeleye, Pastor. 662-328-4629
MILLERS CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 425 East
North St. Macon. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Ron Houston, Pastor.
MISSIONARY UNION BAPTIST CHURCH
— 1207 5th Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., Baptist Training Union 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Tony A. Montgomery, Pastor.
MOUNT ZION MB CHURCH — 2221 14th Ave. N.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible
Study 7 p.m. Jesse J. Slater, Pastor. 662-328-4979
MT. ARY MB CHURCH — 291 S. Frontage Rd., Lot
#4. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Erick Logan, Pastor.
MT. AVERY BAPTIST CHURCH — 12311 Nashville
Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. every
Sunday except 5th Sunday. Rev. John Wells, Pastor.
MT. OLIVE MB CHURCH — 2020 Atkin Rd., Millport,
Ala. Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship Service 10 a.m. Pastor
Benny W. Henry. 205-662-3923
NEW HOPE MB CHURCH — 271 Church St., Artesia.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Thomas E. Rice is Pastor. 662-494-1580
NEW BAPTIST TEMPLE MB CHURCH — 5937
Nashville Ferry Rd. E. Sunday School 9 a.m. each week
except 5th Sunday, Worship 10 a.m. each week except 5th
Sunday, 5th Sundays: Ushers Board Fellowship. Rev. L.A.
Gardner, Pastor. 662-329-3321
NEW ZION PILGRIM MB CHURCH — 5253 New
Hope Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services
11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Christopher Wriley,
Pastor.
NEW ZION STEENS MB CHURCH — 3301 Sand
Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Pastor Rev. Billy D. Hill. 662-329-5224
OAK GROVE MB CHURCH — 1090 Taylor
Thurston Rd. Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
5th Sunday 8 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:15 p.m.
Pastor Therman Cunningham Sr., 662-798-0179
OAKLAND MB CHURCH — 18 Fairport Road,
Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m., Mass Choir Rehearsal
- Wed. before 1st and 2nd Sun. 6 p.m., Male Chorus
Rehearsal - Wed. before 3rd Sun. 6 p.m., Junior Choir
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Rehearsal - Wed. before 4th Sun. 6 p.m. Rev. Sammy
L. White, Pastor.
PLEASANT GROVE ROBINSON MB CHURCH
— 9203 Hwy. 389 N., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Service/Bible
Study 7 p.m. Pastor George A. Sanders. 456-0024
PLEASANT RIDGE MB CHURCH — Ridge Rd.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. A. Edwards, Sr., Pastor.
PROVIDENCE MB CHURCH — Old Hwy. 69 S.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Rev. Gilbert Anderson, Pastor.
SAINT MATTHEWS MB CHURCH — 1213
Island Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Curtis Clay, Sr., Pastor.
SALEM MB CHURCH — Hwy. 86, Carrollton, Ala.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Rev. David J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor.
SECOND JAMES CREEK MB CHURCH —
4898 Baldwin Rd., Brooksville. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Michael Tate. 662-738-5855
SOUTHSIDE MB CHURCH — 100 Nashville Ferry
Rd. E. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. Rayfield Evins Jr., Pastor.
SIXTH AVENUE MB CHURCH — 1519 Sixth Ave.
N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m., Bible Study
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. W.C. Talley, Pastor. 662-329-
2344
SPRINGFIELD MB CHURCH — 6369 Hwy. 45 S.
(1st & 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship
11:30 a.m., (1st & 3rd Wednesday) 7 p.m. Robert Gavin,
Pastor. 662-327-9843
STEPHEN CHAPEL MB CHURCH — 2008 7th
Ave. N. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m.
Bible Study Wednesday 10:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
ST. JAMES MB CHURCH — 6525 Hardy-Billups
Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
and 6:15 p.m. Rev. Chad Payton, Pastor.
ST. JOHN MB CHURCH — 3477 Motley Rd.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study 7 p.m. Joe Brooks, Pastor. 327-7494.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — Robinson Rd. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Rev. Willie Mays, Pastor.
ST. PAUL MB CHURCH — 1800 Short Main St.
Disciple Training/Sunday School 8 a.m., Worship 9:00
a.m. Rev. John F. Johnson, Pastor. 662-241-7111
STRONG HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH — 325 Barton Ferry Rd., West Point. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m.
UNION BAPTIST MB CHURCH — 101 Weaver
Rd. (Hwy. 69 S) Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m. Pastor McSwain.
TABERNACLE MB CHURCH — Magnolia Drive,
Macon. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m.
UNION HOPEWELL MB CHURCH — 150
Spurlock Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 6 p.m. Carlton Jones, Pastor.
WOODLAWN LANDMARK MB CHURCH —
8086 Hwy. 12. East, Steens. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. David
Retherford, Pastor.
THE WORD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — 366
Carson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. John Sanders, Pastor.
ZION GATE MB CHURCH — 1202 5th St. S. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 8 a.m. and 10:45., Children’s
Church 10:15 a.m., Worship 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
Dr. James A. Boyd, Pastor.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
ABERDEEN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
— Washington St. & Columbus St., Aberdeen. Sunday
10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Herb Hatfield, Pastor. 662-369-
4937
HAMILTON PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
Flower Farm Rd., 2 miles South of Hamilton, just off Hwy.
45. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Jesse Phillips, Pastor. 662-429-
2305
MAYHEW PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH —
842 Hwy. 45 Alternate, Starkville. Sunday Service 10:30
a.m. Herb Hatfield,Pastor. 662-315-4937
SPRINGHILL P.B. CHURCH — 3996 Sandyland
Road, Macon, MS. Walter Lowery Jr., Pastor. Sunday
School 9:00 a.m., Worship 10:00 a.m., Tuesday Bible
Study 6 p.m. 662-738-5006.
SULPHUR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
CHURCH — North of Caledonia on Wolf Rd, Hamilton.
Sunday 10:30 a.m. & 1st Sunday Night at 6:30 p.m. Elder
Joseph Mettles, Pastor. 662-369-2532
ANGLICAN CATHOLIC
SAINT DAVID’S AT MAYHEW — 549 Mayhew
Rd., Mayhew. Holy Eucharist - Sunday 10 a.m. 662-244-
5939 or anglicancatholic.org
CATHOLIC
ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 808
College St. Mass Schedules are as follows: Sunday 8
a.m. & 10:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m.,
Tuesday 5:30 p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m., and Annunciation
Catholic School (during the school year). Father Jeffrey
Waldrep, Priest.
CHRISTIAN
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 811 N. McCrary.
Lavelle Smith, Pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH — 720 4th Ave.
N. and 8th St. N. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CALEDONIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — Main
St., Caledonia. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10
a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 6 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 4362 Hwy. 69 S. Sunday
Worship 9:30 a.m. , Wednesday 6 p.m. Loviah Johnson
662-574-0426 or E-mail: jtychicus00@gmail.com
CHURCH OF CHRIST — 437 Gregory Rd. Sunday
Bible class 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Richard Latham, Minister. 662-
328-4705
CHURCH OF CHRIST DIVINE — 1316 15th
St. S. Morning Worship (1st, 2nd, & 4th Sunday) 9:45
a.m., (3rd & 5th Sunday) 8:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer
6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-327-6060
Bishop Timothy Heard, Pastor.
COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2401
7th St. N. Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m., Worship
10:30 a.m., Sunday Bible Study 5 p.m., Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Paul Bennett, Family Life Minister; Billy
Ferguson, Minister of Discipleship; Hunter Johnson,
Youth Minister.
EAST COLUMBUS CHURCH OF CHRIST —
Highway 182 E. at Gaylane. Sunday Worship 9 a.m.,
Bible Study 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7
p.m. http://eastcolumbuschurch.com
HWY. 69 CHURCH OF CHRIST — 2407 Hwy. 69
S. Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister Jay Street.
www.highway69coc.com
LONE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1903 Lone
Oak Rd., Steens. Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
MAGNOLIA CHURCH OF CHRIST — 161 Jess
Lyons Rd. Bible Study 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10 a.m. and
6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Minister David May, Pastor.
662-769-5514.
NORTH HILLCREST CHURCH OF CHRIST
— 900 North Hillcrest, Aberdeen, MS 39730, Sunday
Worship 10:00 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00
p.m., Bro. Arthur Burnett, Minister, 662-304-6098.
Email: nhill crestcoc@gmail.com
STEENS CHURCH OF CHRIST — Steens
Vernon Rd. 9:15 a.m. Bible Study, Worship 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Tim Gentle, Minister.
10TH AVE. N. CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1828
10th Ave. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Bible Class 5 p.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday
7 p.m. Willie McCord, Minister.
WOODLAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST —
Woodlawn Community. Sunday 9 a.m., Worship 9:45
a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Willis
Logan, Minister.
CHURCH OF GOD
CHURCH OF GOD IN JESUS’ NAME — Hwy. 12.
Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. David Sipes,
Pastor.
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 7840
Wolfe Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Tony Hunt, Pastor. 662-889-6570
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Regular Church Attendance
LATTER RAIN CHURCH OF GOD — 721 7th Ave.
S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday 6
p.m. Brenda Othell Sullivan, Pastor.
NORTH COLUMBUS CHURCH OF GOD — 2103
Jess Lyons Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Clarence Roberts,
Pastor.
YORKVILLE HEIGHTS CHURCH — 2274 Yorkville
Rd., Sunday Connect Groups 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.; Nursery available for all
services (newborn-4). Scott Volland, Pastor. 662-328-1256
or www.yorkvilleheights.com
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
BIBLE WAY PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD
IN CHRIST — 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 8 a.m.,
Worship 9 a.m., Monday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible
Study 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday Prayer Noon. Tommy
Williams, Pastor.
FIFTEENTH ST. CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
— 917 15th St. N. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion C. Bonner, Pastor.
GREATER PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE CHURCH
OF GOD IN CHRIST — 1601 Pickensville Rd., Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Monday 6 p.m., Tuesday
7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. Ocie Salter, Pastor.
MIRACLE TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — 5429 Hwy. 45 N. Sunday Prayer 8 a.m.,
Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., 4th Sunday
Fellowship Lunch, Youth Sunday 4th Sunday, Wednesday
Bible Study 6 p.m. Elder Robert L. Brown, Jr., Pastor. 662-
327-4221. Email: mr.endure@aol.com
NOW FAITH CENTER MINISTRIES — 425 Military
Road, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m., Tuesday
Night Bible Study 7 p.m. Elder Samuel Wilson, Pastor.
OPEN DOOR CHURCH OF GOD — 711 S. Thayer
Ave., Aberdeen. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 11:30
a.m., Tuesday Bible School 10 a.m. & 6 p.m., 2nd & 4th
Thursday Evangelist Night 6 p.m. Johnnie Bradford, Pastor.
662-574-2847.
PETER’S ROCK TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — 223 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Starkville.
Sunday Worship 7:45 a.m., 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Sunday School 9
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
VICTORY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN
CHRIST — Minnie Vaughn Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 12 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Donald Koonch, Pastor.
662-243-2064
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE
CAFB CHAPEL — Catholic - Sunday: Catholic
Reconciliation 4:00 p.m., Mass 5 p.m. Catholic Priest Father
Paul Stewart. Protestant - Sunday: Adult Sunday School
9 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m. Wing Chaplain Lt. Col. Steven
Richardson. 662-434-2500
EPISCOPAL
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH —
321 Forrest Blvd. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Sandra DePriest.
662-574-1972
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — 318 College
St. Sunday 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Rev. Jason Shelby. 662-328-6673 or stpaulscolumbus.com.
FULL GOSPEL
BREAD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP — New Hope Road.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Jack Taylor, Pastor.
BEULAH GROVE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST
CHURCH — 8490 Artesia Rd., Artesia, MS. Sunday
Service 8:30 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Timothy
Bourne, Senior Pastor.
CHARITY FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH —
1524 6th Ave. S. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 6 p.m. Charles Fisher, Pastor.
CHARITY MISSION FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST
CHURCH — 807 Tarlton Rd., Crawford. Sunday School
9:40 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Prayer
Hour Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m., New Membership
Class 9:30 p.m., 5th Sunday Worship 6:30 p.m. 662-272-
5355
COVENANT LIFE MINISTRIES CHURCH — W.
Yorkville Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Evening 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
FAIRVIEW FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 1446 Wilson Pine Rd., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Bobby L. McCarter
662-328-2793
GREATER MOUNT ZION CHURCH — 5114 Hwy.
182 E. Sunday Corporate Prayer 8 a.m., Sunday School 9
a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Bible Study
7 p.m. Doran V. Johnson, Pastor. 662-329-1905
GOD’S ANNOINTED PEOPLE MINISTRY FULL
GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP — 611 Jess Lyons Rd.
Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Jerome Gill, Pastor. 662-244-7088
HARVEST LIFE CHURCH — 425 Military Rd. Sunday
Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. F. Clark Richardson,
Pastor. 662-329-2820
NEW BEGINNING FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST
CHURCH — 318 Idlewild Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. 662-
327-3962
NEW LIFE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 426 Military Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
10a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Michael Love, Pastor.
PLUM GROVE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — Old
Macon Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday 6:30 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Samuel B. Wilson,
Pastor.
SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH
— 120 19th St. S. Sunday School 8:30 a.m., Worship 10
a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Missionary Service every 2nd
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Freddie Edwards, Pastor.
JEWISH
B’NAI ISRAEL — 717 2nd Ave. N. Services Semi-
monthly. Friday 7:30 p.m. 662-329-5038
UNIVERSALIST
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST — Meeting at Temple
B’nai Israel, 1301 Marshall, Tupelo, every 1st & 3rd Sunday.
662-620-7344 or uua.org
LUTHERAN
FAITH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
(WELS) — Hwy. 45 N. and 373. Sunday School/Bible
Class 3:45 p.m., Worship 5 p.m. 662-356-4647
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH (L.C.M.S.)
— 1211 18th Ave. N. Sunday School 9 a.m.. Worship 10 a.m.
Stan Clark, Pastor. 662-327-7747 oursaviorlutheranms.org
MENNONITE
FAITH MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP — 2988 Tarlton
Rd., Crawford. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Sunday School 11
a.m., 2nd & 4th Sunday Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday 7:30
p.m. Kevin Yoder, Senior Pastor.
METHODIST
ARTESIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 50
Church Street, Artesia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. Gene Merkl, Pastor.
CALEDONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 811 Main Street, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. John Longmire, Pastor.
CLAIBORNE CME CHURCH — 6049 Nashville
Ferry Rd. E. 2nd and 4th Sundays - Sunday School 10a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., 1st and 3rd Sundays - 3
p.m., Geneva H. Thomas, Pastor.
CONCORD INDEPENDENT METHODIST
CHURCH — 1235 Concord Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m. Robert L. Hamilton, Sr., Pastor.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
618 31st Ave. N. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.
Eugene Bramlett, Pastor.
CRAWFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
Main St., Crawford. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and service 10
a.m. Kathy Brackett, Pastor. 662-364-8848
CROSSROAD CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Steens.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 6
p.m. Rev. Carl Swanigan, Pastor.
FIRST INDEPENDENT METHODIST — 417
Lehmberg Rd. Sunday bible study at 10:15 and morning
worship at 11 a.m. Minister Gary Shelton.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 602
Main St. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 8:45 & 11 a.m.
Rev. Jimmy Criddle, Lead Pastor; Rev. Anne Russell
Bradley, Associate Pastor; Rev. Aislinn Kopp, Associate
Pastor. 328-5252
FLINT HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
80 Old Honnoll Mill Rd., Caledonia. Sunday Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. John Longmire, Pastor.
GLENN’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 1109 4th St.
S. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Raphael
Terry, Pastor. 662-328-1109
HEBRON CME. CHURCH — 1910 Steens Road,
Steens. Meets first, second and third Sundays, Bible class
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Earnest Sanders, Pastor.
MILITARY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH — Hwy. 12, Steens. Sunday School 9:45,
Service 11 a.m.. Meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays. Wednesday
Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Rev. Antra Geeter, Pastor. 662-327-
4263
NEW HOPE CME CHURCH — 1452 Yorkville Road
East, Columbus. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship
service first, third and fourth Sunday (Youth Sunday) 11:00
a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 5:00 p.m. Rev. Cornelia
Naylor, Pastor. 662-328-5309
NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
2503 New Hope Road. Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Rev. Sarah
Windham, Pastor.
NEW ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
2169 S. Montgomery St., Starkville. Sunday School 9:30-
10:30 a.m., Young Adult Bible Study (ages 18-30) Thursday
6:30 p.m. Tyrone Stallings, Pastor. 662-324-0789
ORR’S CHAPEL CME CHURCH — Nicholson
Street, Brooksville. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.,
Saturday 9 a.m.
PINEY GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 102 Fernbank Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Andy
Tentoni, Pastor.
PLAIR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 1579
Sun Creek Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 8:45-9:45
a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6-7 p.m. Rev.
Sylvester Miller III, Pastor. 662-324-0036
SANDERS CHAPEL CME CHURCH — 521 15th
St. N. Sunday School 8 a.m., Sunday 9 a.m., Tuesday 11:45
a.m. Rev. Dr. Luther Minor, Pastor.
SHAEFFERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH — 1007 Shaeffers Chapel Rd., Traditional
Worship Service 9 a.m., Rev. Curtis Bray, Pastor.
ST. JAMES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 722 Military Rd. Breakfast 9:10 a.m., Sunday School
9:40 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Adult/Children Bible Study
Wednesday 6 p.m. Rev. Dwight Prowell, Pastor.
ST. PAUL INDEPENDENT METHODIST
CHURCH — Freeman Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Sunday Services 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Youth activities 5 p.m.
John Powell, Pastor.
ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH —
307 South Cedar Street, Macon, Sunday School 9:30
a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. , Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
Demetric Darden, Pastor.
ST. STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— 800 Tuscaloosa Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Andy Tentoni,
Pastor.
TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
— Rt. 2, 6015 Tabernacle Rd., Ethelsville, AL. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Carol Lambert, Pastor. 205-662-3443
TRINITY-MT. CARMEL CME CHURCH — 4610
Carson Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Pastor
Lizzie Harris. 662-329-3995
TURNER CHAPEL AME CHURCH — 1108 14th St.
S. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 5
p.m. Yvonne Fox, Pastor.
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST — 511 Airline Rd.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 10:55 a.m., Wednesday
5:15 p.m., Chancel Choir 7 p.m., Youth Monday 6:30 p.m.
Rev. Sarah Windham.
WRIGHT CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH — Hwy. 45 Alt. S., Crawford. Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Tuesday 6 p.m. Kori Bridges,
Pastor. 662-422-9013.
MORMON
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS — 2808 Ridge Rd. Sacrament Meeting 9 a.m.,
Sunday School 10 a.m., Priesthood & Relief Society 11 a.m.,
Youth Activities Wednesday 6 p.m. Bishop Eric Smith. 662-
328-3179.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — 2722
Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,Worship 10:40 a.m. and
6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Stephen Joiner, Pastor.
NON — DENOMINATIONAL
A PREPARED TABLE MINISTRY — 1201 College
St. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:10 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Timothy J. Bailey, Pastor. 662-889-7778
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 611 S.
Frontage Road. Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Craig
Morris, Pastor.
ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
CHURCH, INC. — 1560 Hwy. 69 S., Sunday 9 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:45 p.m., Friday Corporate Prayer 7 p.m.
Pastor James T. Verdell, Jr. crosswayradio.com 9 a.m., 11
a.m., & 7 p.m. on Fridays only.
CALEDONIA OPEN DOOR WORSHIP CENTER
— 3288 Cal-Vernon Rd. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10
a.m. and 5 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Randy Holmes, Pastor.
662-855-5006
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN CENTER — 146 S.
McCrary Rd. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., Kid’s Church
10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Kenny Gardner, Pastor.
662-328-3328
CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP CENTER — 109
Maxwell Lane. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 11:15
a.m., Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Band 7
p.m. Grover C. Richards, Pastor. 662-328-8124
CORNERSTONE WORSHIP CENTER — 98
Harrison Rd., Steens. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m., 1st
Sunday Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Marion (Bubba)
Dees, Pastor. 662-327-4303
EMMANUEL CIRCLE OF LOVE OUTREACH —
1608 Gardner Blvd. Services every Friday, Saturday and
Sunday at 7 p.m. J. Brown, Pastor.
FAITH COVENANT CHURCH — 1133 Northdale Dr.
Sunday Worship 5:30 p.m. Lee Poque, Pastor. 662-889-
8132
FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH CHRIST
MINISTRIES — 1472 Blocker Rd., Starkville. Sunday
School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., 2nd Sunday Morning
Worship 9 a.m. Pastor Kenyon Ashford.
FIRST CALVARY FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP
CHRISTIAN CENTER — 247 South Oliver St.,
Brooksville. Prayer Saturday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m.,
Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor David
T. Jones,III. 601-345-5740
FULL GOSPEL MINISTRY — 1504 19th St. N. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Rev.
Maxine Hall, Pastor.
GENESIS CHURCH — 1820 23rd St. N., Sunday
School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Darren Leach, Pastor.
HOUSE OF LIFE FREEDOM MINISTRY — 1742
Old West Point Rd. Worship 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday
6 p.m. Donnell Wicks, Pastor.
HOUSE OF RESTORATION — Hwy. 50. Sunday
School, 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 a.m., Pastors, Bill and Carolyn Hulen.
JESUS CHRIST POWERHOUSE OF THE
APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 622 23rd St. N.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.; Service 11:45 a.m., Tuesday 7:30
p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m., Prayer Mon., Wed. and Fri. noon. For
more information call Bishop Ray Charles Jones 662-251-
1118, Patricia Young 662-327-3106 or 662-904-0290 or
Lynette Williams 662-327-9074.
KINGDOM VISION INTERNATIONAL CHURCH
— 3193 Hwy 69 S. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sunday
School 10 a.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Pastor R.J. Matthews. 662-
327-1960
LIFE CHURCH — 4888 N. Frontage Rd. Sunday
Worship 10 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. For more information,
call 662-570-4171
LOVE CITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH — 305 Dr.
Martin Luther King Drive, Starkville. Sunday Worship 11
a.m., Pastor Apostle Lamorris Richardson. 601-616-0311
LIVING WATERS LIFE CHURCH
INTERNATIONAL — 113 Jefferson St., Macon.
Sunday Service 10 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
Johnny Birchfield Jr., Senior Pastor. 662-493-2456 E-mail:
livingwaterslifechurch@gmail.com
NEW BEGINNING EVERLASTING OUTREACH
MINISTRIES — Meets at Quality Inn, Hwy. 45 N. (Every
1st and 3rd Sunday) Sunday School 10 a.m., Bible Study
10:30 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Pastor Robert Gavin, 662-327-
9843 or 662-497-3434.
NEW COVENANT ASSEMBLY — 875 Richardson.
Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Bruce Morgan, Pastor.
NEW HORIZONS GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 441
18th St. S. Sunday 10 a.m. Dr. Joe L. Bowen, Pastor.
PLEASANT RIDGE HOUSE OF WORSHIP —
2651 Trinity Road. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Every 2nd and 4th Sunday Intercessory Prayer 9 a.m.,
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Pastor Donna Anthony. 662-241-0097
TABERNACLE OF MERCY (MINISTRY OF
JESUS CHRIST) — 4435 Hwy. 45 N., Sunday Service
9 a.m., Wednesday Prayer 6:30 p.m., Bible Study 7 p.m. 662-
241-6723 www.memorialgunterpeel.com
THE LORD’S HOUSE — 441 18th St. S. Thursday 7
p.m. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. 716 Second Ave. N. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-4432
THE RIVER CHURCH — 822 North Lehmberg Rd., 903 College St. • Columbus, MS • 662-328-2354
Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Children’s Church 3&4 yr. old,
5-12 yr. old. Wednesday Worship 6:45 p.m. Pastor Chuck
Eubanks.
THE SHEPHERD’S CARE & SHARE MINISTRY
CHURCH — 4068 Jess Lyons Rd., Sunday Prayer
Time 9:50 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Thursday Bible Study 6 p.m., Annie Hines-Goode, Planter
and Pastor. 662-630-5216
TRIBE JUDAH MINISTRIES — 730 Whitfield St.,
Starkville. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday Bible
School 7 p.m. Rev. Greg and Rev. Michelle Mostella,
Pastors. 662-617-4088
TRUE GOSPEL EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY —
2119 7th. Ave. N., Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10:30
a.m., Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Clyde and Annie
Edwards, Pastors.
TRUE LIFE CHURCH — 435 Cedarcrest Dr. (corner of
Yorkville and Cedarcrest), Sunday prayer 8:45 a.m., Worship
10 a.m., Wednesday prayer 6:30 p.m., Service 7:30 p.m.
662-798-0259
SHELTON’S TOWING, INC.
TRUE LIFE WORSHIP CENTER — 597 Main St., Since 1960
Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 5
p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Eugene O’Mary, Pastor.
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TRUEVINE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER 1024 Gardner Blvd.
MINISTRIES — 5450 Cal-Kolola Rd, Caledonia. Sunday
School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
328-8277
Pastor Francisco Brock, Sr. 662-356-8252
UNITED FAITH INTER-DENOMINATIONAL
MINISTRIES — 1701 22nd Street North, Columbus.
Sunday Worship 8-9:30 a.m., 662-889-8711
VIBRANT CHURCH — 500 Holly Hills Rd. Sunday
8 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The Vibe Cafe 7 a.m.,
First Wednesday 7 p.m. Age 6 weeks through 5th grade,
Champions Club (special needs children). Jason Delgado,
Pastor. 662-329-2279
WORD IN ACTION MINISTRY CHRISTIAN
CENTER — 2648 Tom St., Sturgis. Sunday School 10
a.m., Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Curtis Davis,
Pastor. 662-230-3182 or mdavis43@hotmail.com
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
ST. CATHERINE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
CHURCH — 725 4th Ave. N. Visit www.
stcatherineorthodox.com for schedule of services and
updates on this Mission.
APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL
APOSTOLIC OUTREACH CHURCH — 204 North
McCrary Rd., Prayer/Inspiration Hour Monday 6 p.m. Danny
L. Obsorne, Pastor.
DIVINE DESTINY APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 2601
14th Ave. N. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 12 p.m.,
Tuesday Bible Class 7:30 p.m. Pastor Easter Robertson.
JESUS CHRIST POWERFUL MINISTRY OF
LOVE — 1210 17th St. S., behind the Dept. of Human
Resources. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
Gloria Jones, Pastor.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 267
Byrnes Circle. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.,
Saturday 11 a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor. 662-324-3539
THE ASSEMBLY IN JESUS CHRIST CHURCH
— 1504 19th St. N. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:45
a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL WORD — 106
22nd St. S. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:30 a.m.,
Tuesday Bible Study 7 p.m., Thursday Prayer 5 p.m. District
Elder Lou J. Nabors Sr., Pastor. 662-329-1234
THE GLORIOUS CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
— Billy Kidd Road, Caledonia. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.. Tuesday 7 p.m., Friday 7
p.m. Ernest Thomas, Pastor.
VICTORY APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH — 6 6
Boyd Rd., Starkville. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Noon,
Tuesday Prayer 7 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
Mildred Spencer, Pastor. 662-341-5753
ONENESS PENTECOSTAL
NEW HOPE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 875
Richardson Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
6 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m. Jared Glover, Pastor. 662-251-3747
E-mail: nhpccolumbus@yahoo.com
PENTECOSTAL
FAITH AND DELIVERANCE OUT REACH
MINISTRIES — 118 S. McCrary Road, Suite 126. Sunday
10 a.m. and 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Christian Women
Meeting Friday 7 p.m.
LIVING FAITH TABERNACLE — Shelton St.
Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Rev. James O. Gardner, Pastor.
LIVING WATER MINISTRIES — 622 28th St. N. Elder
Robert L. Salter, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11
a.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 p.m.
SPIRIT OF PRAYER HOLINESS CHURCH — 922
17th St. N. Sunday 11 a.m., Wednesday 7 p.m., Saturday 11
a.m. Terry Outlaw, Pastor,
VICTORY TABERNACLE P.C.G. — 5580 Ridge
Road. Sunday School 10 a.m., Praise & Worship 10:45 a.m.,
Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. G.E. Wiggins Sr., Pastor.
UNITED PENTECOSTAL 1721 Hwy 45 N
CALEDONIA UNITED PENTECOSTAL
CHURCH — 5850 Caledonia Kolola Rd., Caledonia.
® Columbus, MS
Sunday 10 a.m., 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Grant Mitchell, 662.848.0919
Pastor. 662-356-0202
Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm
FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH — 311 Tuscaloosa
In Style. In Reach. Sunday 1pm-5pm
Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Evangelistic 6p.m.,
TRINITY PLACE
Wednesday 7 p.m. Rev. Steve Blaylock, Pastor. 662-328-
1750
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
PRESBYTERIAN
BEERSHEBA CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH — 1736 Beersheba Rd., New Hope Community. Offering independent living apartments, personal
Rev. Tim Lee, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10 a.m., Church care/assisted living suites, and a skilled nursing home
School 11:15 a.m., Wed. Mid Week 6 p.m. 662-327-9615 300 Airline Road • Columbus, MS • 327-6716
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC)
— 515 Lehmberg Rd., East Columbus. Sunday School 9:30 “Our Bottom Line Is People”
a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 4 Hunting • Fishing
p.m. John Richards, Pastor. Working Or Stepping Out — We Have A Complete
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Line Of Clothing For You And Your Family
CHURCH — 2698 Ridge Rd. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.,
Worship 10:30 a.m., Adult Choir 4 p.m. Youth Group 5 p.m.,
Oktibbeha County Co-Op
Bible Study 5 p.m.; Monthly Activities: CPW Circle #2 (2nd Check Out Our Boot & Cap Section
Tue. 4 p.m.), Ladies Aid (3rd Tue. 2 p.m.); Weekly Activities: 662-323-1742
Exercise Class Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. Rev. Luke 201 Pollard Rd., Starkville
Lawson, Pastor. 662-328-2692
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 3200 Bluecutt
Rd. Worship 10 a.m., Youth Group Sundays 11 a.m.,
Adult Choir Wednesdays 6 p.m., Fellowship Suppers-3rd
Wednesdays 6 p.m. B.J. Chain, Pastor.
MAIN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
(PCA) — Main and 7th St. N. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,
Worship 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday Fellowship
Supper 5:30 p.m., Bible Study 6 p.m. Rev. Todd Matocha,
Pastor.
MT. ZION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH — 3044 Wolfe Rd. Sunday School 10 a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m.
SALVATION ARMY CHURCH
THE SALVATION ARMY CHURCH — 2219 Hwy.
82 East. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.,
Wednesday Men’s Fellowship, Women’s Fellowship 5:30
p.m., Thursday Character Building Programs 5:30 p.m.,
Majors Alan and Sheryl Phillips, Commanding Officers.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
COLUMBUS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH — 301 Brooks Dr. Saturday Service 9 a.m.,
Sabbath School 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting
6:30 p.m. Ray Elsberry, Pastor. 662-329-4311 The McBryde Family
SALEM SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST — 826 15th
St. N. Saturday Sabbath School 9:30 a.m., Divine Worship
1120 Gardner Blvd. • 328-5776
11 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Roscoe Shields, Pastor. 662-
327-9729
APOSTOLIC CHURCH
TRUE FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES
APOSTOLIC CHURCH — 3632 Hwy. 182 E. Sunday
School 10:30 a.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m., • RECYCLING SINCE 1956 •
Wednesday Prayer Noon, Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 Specializing in industrial accounts
p.m. 662-328-8176 973 Island Rd. 1-800-759-8570
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