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“All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORDweighs the heart.”

—Proverbs 21:2

BUSINESSThe Round Table is a part

of Columbia’s history.

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State biologists showed how toestimate wildlife populations andgave a historical perspective onthe Mississippi Department ofWildlife, Fisheries and Parks' 80years of service Tuesday at theannual Marion County WildlifeBanquet.

The husband-and-wife team ofKamen and Tamara Campbellspoke to a crowd of landownersand wildlife enthusiasts at the

Columbia Expo Center. TheMarion County ExtensionService, Marion County Soil andWater Conservation District andthe Marion County ForestryAssociation sponsored the dinner,where about 50 people broughtfood using wild game.

Tamara Campbell, who isinvolved with the state's PrivateLand Habitat Program, said herfather’s conservation philosophywas to let nature take its course.

“If we were to let nature take itscourse, then we might end up withsome negative influences because

of the human influence we havetoday,” she said. “So now we’relooking at changes in plannedcommunities, changes in wildlifehabitat, human and wildlife con-flict and interactions.”

Tamara Campbell said primeexamples of wildlife conflict arewildlife collisions.

“We’re spending millions of taxdollars because of wildlife colli-sions,” she said. “Your insuranceis higher because of wildlife colli-sions. So it is important to managefor various numbers of reasons

State deer biologist Kamen Campbell, left, and Marion County ForesterBaxter Rowley sample dishes at the Wildlife Banquet.

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Crumbling Courthouse?

The 108-year-old Marion County Courthouse is in need of repairs. Officials are currently analyzing problems.Photo by Buster Wolfe | Graphic by Wright Nichols

The Marion County Courthouse feltthe brunt of this year’s heavy rainsthat brought more than 7 inches ofprecipitation to the area by mid-January.

For Marion County Circuit ClerkJanette Nolan, the 108-year-old struc-ture has begun to show its age, espe-cially after such torrential storms.

“For me, the leaks are the biggest

thing,” she said. “During heavy rains,we have the worst problems.”

Nolan stood outside the second-floor courthouse and looked at thethree areas of concern.

“I’ve got one in the courtroom still,one in the Election Commissioners’Office and one over here,” she said asshe pointed to a spot outside the court-room.

Fifteenth Judicial District AttorneyHal Kittrell said he has seen the waterleaks, but he realized that tracing thesource of the leaks isn’t always easy.

“The bad thing about the leaks thatwe are seeing in the courthouse is thatwe don’t know where the leaks start-ed,” he said, noting that other court-houses in the 15th Judicial Districthave made repairs and renovations.“Lamar County has just rebuilt itscourthouse. Jeff Davis did theirs aboutthree years ago and it was about fiveyears ago for Pearl River.”

Board of Supervisors PresidentCalvin Newsom said supervisors

Gov. Phil Bryant’s secondState of the State address wasreceived well by members of thelocal legislative delegation.

Bryant outlined a number ofgoals during the speech Tuesdayat the State Capitol in Jackson.The governor called for educa-tion and health care improve-ments, job growth, additionaleconomic development effortsand spoke of the importance of aresponsible budget.

“He’s got some good points,”state Rep. Ken Morgan (R-Morgantown) said. “He did agood job and brought out sever-al items. He also spoke of newjobs coming forth and offeredsome economic uplift.”

During the speech, Bryantannounced that AshleyFurniture, a major Mississippiemployer, will create 60 newjobs when it locates manufactur-ing and customer service opera-tions in Verona.

“I appreciate their confidencein our state and workforce,”Bryant said.

Bryant also stressed theimportance of a successful pub-

lic education system toMississippi’s economic devel-opment, something state Sen.Angela Hill(R-Picayune),a former edu-cator, agreedwith.

“I thought itwas a greatspeech,” shesaid. “Itbrought out alot of positivethings that weare seeing inMississippi. Ifeel stronglyabout hist h o u g h t sabout raisingthe bar foreducation.”

Bryant’s “Education Works”agenda addresses some of thestate’s most pressing educationneeds, according to Hill.

The five key areas addressedin the agenda include: Improving literacy skills

and ending status quo promotionpolicies; Developing and rewarding

teacher quality; Continuing early childhood

education efforts;

By Buster WolfeStaff Writer


Two officers at the Columbia Police Department have resignedafter being on paid administrative leave for more than a month.

Sgts. Stephen Bullock and Herbert Cocroftsubmitted their resignations to CPD Chief ClintMcMurry late last week.

“They submitted their resignations for person-al reasons,” McMurry said. “Their resignationsare pending Board acceptance.”

The Columbia Board of Aldermen will likelybe given the resignations at its next meeting,scheduled for 4 p.m. on Feb. 5.

Last month, the Board voted to keep Bullockand Cocroft on administrative leave after a near-ly hour-long executive session. The Board voted3-2 to keep them on leave, with Renee Galloway,Edward Hough and Todd Pittman voting yes, andCheryl Bourne and Wendell Hammond votingno.

No further information was released on thenature of the administrative leave.

Both had been on the force for nearly twoyears. Bullock has 12 years of law enforcementexperience and Cocroft 14 years.

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Two CPD officerssubmit resignations

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Legislators ‘pleased’with governor’s speech

Biologists featured at Wildlife Banquet

Heavy rains highlight problems in courthouse

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JCJC announcesFall honors list Mr. and Mrs. David Ford

of Columbia and Mr. andMrs. Eddie Huhn ofRichton announce theengagement and approach-ing marriage of theirdaughter, Kelli Huhn ofColumbia to JustinHolland of Nashville,Tenn., son of the Rev. andMrs. Jerry Holland ofNashville, Tenn.

The bride-elect is thegranddaughter of Will andMarjorie Lambert and thelate Donald Carney, all ofColumbia and Denmanand Sandra Huhn andCarey and Annette Martin,all of Columbia. She is a2007 graduate ofColumbia High Schooland a 2012 graduate ofJones County JuniorCollege with a degree inearly childhood education.She is a member ofWoodlawn Church and is

employed at WoodlawnChildcare.

The future groom is thegrandson of the late Solonand Mary Holland ofLouisville, Ky. and MabryEmbry and the late BrentEmbry, all of Louisville,Ky. He is a 2005 graduateof Christian Life Academyand a 2011 graduate ofMiddle Tennessee StateUniversity with a degree infinance. He is a member ofFirst United PentecostalChurch of Nashville, Tenn.and is employed withElectronic Funds Service.

The couple willexchange vows at 2 p.m.on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013at Woodlawn Church. Areception will follow in theWoodlawn Church Gym.

Friends and relatives areinvited to attend.

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Town Club members metDec. 3, 2012, at The RoundTable for the club's Christmasparty. Program ChairmenJane Davis and Judy Smylyintroduced Chris Turnage,Columbia High School'sMusic Director. Mr. Turnageentertained the club memberswith "Christmas byCandlelight," a programincluding a festive assortmentof Christmas carols.

After the program,President Carolyn Young gavethe invocation before aChristmas dinner was served.Following the meal, PresidentYoung conducted a short busi-ness session. She announcedthe club would be making a

Christmas gift to a local fami-ly in need. RecordingSecretary Lisa Sims then readher usual comical rendition ofthe club's minutes.

After an enjoyable eveningof getting into the Christmasspirit, the meeting wasadjourned. Members presentwere Cheryl Bourne, JaneDavis, Fran Ginn, RobinGordy, Debbie Gray, MarilynGriffin, Judy Griffith, PatHarmon, Darren Hathorn,Gayle Knight, Kit Marable,Sybil McCraw, MimiMcLean, Kay Newsom, AnnPittman, Ginger Pittman,Brenda Pounds, MargaretSandifer, Lisa Sims, SandraSutton, Paula White, VickiWood, Carolyn Young andMargie Hathorn. Hostessesfor the meeting were LisaSims and Margie Hathorn.

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Jones County JuniorCollege announces thatDePaul Unoski,of Foxworth,made the Fall2012 President’sList.

JCJC announces Dean’sList recipients fromColumbia: Angelica ShoniceBarnes, Zana Rychell Bridges,Clint Wilson Douglas, SamuelTyler Hill, Jennice Gracieanna

Honeycutt, Cherry Murrayand Rosemary AlleneO’Quin.

Jones County JuniorCollege Faculty List Honor

Roll recipientfrom Columbiainclude, RickyMyles Buckley,Kendall WayneHaddox, Dame-

atrus Altroy Lowe, MarkiaJ'Nisha Magee, Kalyn LeeMcNabb, Bradley LewisMerritt, Mya Traneece Norris,Kaelin Elizabeth Putnam andKiarah Patirce Wilks.

Pearl River CommunityCollege has released itsPresident's List for the fall2012 semester.

Students namedto the list main-tained a 4.0grade pointaverage.

F r o m x x xColumbia, they

include, Kimberly A. Ball,Renee N. Broom, Janea R.Burton, Makayla D.Cooper, Julia K. Garner,Charles K. Green, BradleyP. Holmes, Hayley C.Knight, Marvin D. Kyle,

Brittany E. Lee, MaryA. McDaniel,

Myranda M.Miller, Shelley R.Parker, ShassidyL. Ramshur, Tye

N. Whitfield andTyler S. Wilks.



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The Round Table

For more than 70 years, The Round Table has beena part of Columbia history.

The unique restaurant has had only four owners dur-ing that time. Vickie and Gary Blackwell own the land-mark now, and have since April 2010.

“It’s your basicSouthern home cook-ing,” Vickie Blackwellsaid. “I’ve been toldthat our signature dish,our tomato casserole is‘to die for.”

The Blackwells saidthe restaurant is uniquebecause of its servingstyle. Patrons sittogether at revolvinglazy-Susan styletables. Platters filled with a variety of food spin aroundthe table for guests to enjoy. It is one of three suchrestaurants left in Mississippi.

“This was actually a boarding house first,” VickieBlackwell said. “The front room is exactly the same aswhen Ida Rawls owned it.”

Gary Blackwell, a Columbia native, enjoys sharingthe history of the restaurant as well.

“It’s been a restaurant since the early 1940s,” he said.“I’ve seen things showing prices of meals at 50 cents.Many school kids remember coming here for lunchdecades ago.”

During World War II, Columbia was a hub of activ-ity, as the only parachute plant in the country was locat-ed here. Workers from across the South came toColumbia and worked 24 hours per day, seven daysper week on the war effort.

It was then, according to Blackwell, that Rawlsopened her home to boarders. Meals were also served,any time of day during that era. After the war, Rawlscontinued to take in boarders and feed the community.

“It’s still got the original kitchen,” Vickie Blackwellsaid. “In the old days, the boarders often helped shellpeas, cut corn and helped serve meals.”

Gary Blackwell said the tradition of down-homecooking continues today.

“The food is still prepared the old fashioned way,”he said. “It’s done like it was at Granny’s house.”

The friendly atmosphere is multiplied by the factthat the tables are round, and often strangers are seatedtogether.

“You never know who you are going to sit with,”Gary Blackwell said. “One day, there were some folkswho were seated together and they all were from theHouston, Texas, area. They all exchanged businesscards so they could stay in contact.”

On the wall at The Round Table is a United Statesmap, covered with pins.

“Each pin represents a city in the country that we

have had a guest from,” Gary Blackwell said. “Peoplecome here from all over the country.”

Vickie Blackwell said some return with familiesfrom across the country.

“We have one family that comes in from California,”she said. “They visit once a year and their familycomes in from all over. We’ve had someone here fromevery state … even Alaska.”

The crowds at the restaurant are diverse, as well.“We have a lot of biker

groups come in,” GaryBlackwell said. “We havegroups from the ChristianMotorcycle Association.They come from Biloxi,Jackson, New Orleans andSlidell.”

Another tradition alsocontinues at The RoundTable for the Blackwells.

“We still have board-ers,” Vickie Blackwell

said. “We have four or five rooms we rent out.”The Round Table will have a special event coming

up in a few weeks for Valentine’s Day, according toVickie Blackwell.

“Gary will be cooking steaks,” she said. “We’regoing to have a romantic setting for a Valentine’s DayDinner. It will be candlelit.”

The dinner will be at 6 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 14, at willfeature a choice of several entrees such as steak,shrimp and friend catfish. The meal is $25 per personand features an entrée, two sides, dessert and drink.

“We’ll begin at 6 p.m. and go until whenever,”Vickie Blackwell said.

Preparation of the food begins early each morning,according to Vickie Blackwell.

“We start preparing things around 5:30 or 6 a.m.,”she said. “All of our pies and cakes are homemade.”

Other items that are popular on the menu includefried chicken, rutabagas, cream-style corn, cornbreadcooked in wedges and homemade chicken anddumplings.

“We also have something we call ‘Possum Pie,’”Vickie Blackwell said. “Only one person had knownwhat it is in three years. It starts with Ritz crackers …and no, there’s no possum in it. It’s an old recipe that Ifound in one of Gary’s mother’s cookbooks.”

Vickie Blackwell said she made it for Gary’s birth-day one year and then put some out at the restaurant.

“We put it out and people loved it,” she said. “We’vekept it ever since.”

Gary Blackwell said people often come to TheRound Table to celebrate birthdays.

“We had one person celebrating a 95th birthday lastweek,” he said. “Occasionally, I sing ‘Happy Birthday’backwards.”

The Round Table is open Tuesday through Fridayfor 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.on Sundays. It is located at 318 Church St. The phonenumber is (601) 736-3438.

The Round Table is located in a house constructed in 1915.


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Enjoying lunch at The Round Table this week were Jefferson Middle School PrincipalRaymond Powell, teacher Sarah Robinson and Students of the Week, Madison Lee, BaileyFornea and Lakeirah Sims. Here they are seen speaking with guest Johnny Sanders. In backis the staff of The Round Table. From left include Christy Henry, Charlotte Coleman and Vickieand Gary Blackwell, owners. Below, lunch is served.

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toured the courthouse last weekwith a contractor and looked for anyproblems with the roof.

“We did not see anything appar-ent,” he said. “The contractor toldus he would get us a quote. We toldhim we couldn’t do the whole thing,with the roof and all.”

Newsom said supervisors and thecontractor noticed some areas ofconcern.

“We took a look at some of theseams where it looked like it hadbeen leaking,” he said. “He got onthe roof and looked around. He sawa few spots that looked like theyneeded repairs.”

The supervisors, who are await-ing a cost figure from the contrac-tor, heard from Nolan last weekwhen she presented a bill fromSERVPRO Industries for work onthe courthouse basement. Nolansaid the company was looking atwhat was needed to protect the vot-ing machines in the “Old Jail.”

“Their recommendations were forwhat it would take so we could con-trol the humidity in the air and get itcleaned up,” she said. “If that airconditioning unit is running all thetime, then it freezes up. Then I’vegot to pay to get it repaired. So it’sgot to be something that’s con-trolled.”

Nolan said the county’s 125 vot-ing machines are stored in the OldJail and she has seen the humidityproblems with the structure.

“I always come around that sideof the courthouse and I’ve seen con-densation on the inside of the win-dows,” she said. “So that tells youthe humidity is not right.”

Nolan said she expected a simplesolution to the humidity problem,one that was corrected earlier bySERVPRO in the courthouse base-ment.

“I thought they would be andinstalling an air circulation thing inthere,” she said. “They would comein and do their initial cleaning andmake sure everything is cleaned outof the old system. We would installa dehumidifier and an air circulatorand we’d be good to go. He saidwe’d have to start on the outside. Heshowed me - when you rub thecement walls, like plaster walls, youcan feel the moisture. It’s seepingthrough the brick.”

Work done on the basement cor-rected the moisture problem, Nolansaid.

“The basement has a tremendousamount of storage and it’s fairlysafeguarded,” she said about usingthe area to hold civil and criminalfiles. “They were fixing it and itturned out to be pretty much mini-mal. We stopped the issue and nowwe have a very functioning base-ment that should carry us fordecades in storage.”

However, Nolan said she hopes to

go one step farther to protect thefiles, especially after seeing thedestruction of the Webster CountyCourthouse by fire last week.

“I’m trying now to do theresearch and get to a point where wecan digitize files so I have a second-ary backup of the papers and minutebooks,” she said. “Like what hap-pened in Webster County … Sowe’ve got to protect those files.”

Nolan said other areas of thecourthouse are undergoing renova-tions because of moisture that hascaused mold.

“That’s what exactly happeneddownstairs,” she said. “If you don’tcontrol the humidity and you addpaper and cardboard, it’s what itfeeds on. If you’re not controlling it,you’re creating an environment forit to only get worse.”

Inmates have also been workingto replace frames around the westside of the Courthouse windowsbecause of the deterioration, Nolanadded.

“When the state came (to inspectthe courthouse), they were telling uswhat needed to be done and that’spart of it,” she said. “Because wecan’t replace the windows, we haveto take the old frames down andbuild new frames. Then they put theold windows back in and they haveto be painted the same color.”

Circuit Judge Prentiss Harrellsaid this week that he had noticedmoisture problems with the doorsand windows of the Courthouse.

“You see a lot of mold around thedoors and openings when you comeinto the courthouse,” he said. “Theyneed to be pressure washed at leastonce a month to cut down on that.”

Nolan and Newsom both saidpressure washing would help.Newsom said supervisors had seenthat the courthouse columns hadreceived work.

“Some of the columns look likestovepipe, but thicker,” he said.“Where there looked like there hadbeen some holes, they were filledin.”

Newsom said the Board is consid-ering options to deal with the court-house problems.

“We can’t just sit by and do noth-ing,” he said. “If we find that wecan build something cheaper to usefor storage than making majorrepairs, then we need to considerthat.”

Nolan concluded by saying thatshe wanted to keep the supervisorsup to date on the progress in keep-ing the courthouse operational.

“My obligation is to make theBoard aware of the condition so thatwe can try to address it so we don’tcause other issues,” she said.“Unfortunately, it’s a Band-Aidright now because of what we canafford, but it’s better than not doinganything at all.”

The cornerstone of the Marion County Courthouse, which wasbuilt in 1905, is seen in this photo. Officials are looking at a list ofstructural problems and working on solutions.

Photo by Mark Rogers

When I woke upThursday morn-ing, I hadn’t even

brushed my teeth before Iheard a little voice.

It was Dimey, the eldestof our cats, letting me knowshe needed something.Shortly thereafter, Jingles,our other cat joined in thechorus. I knew exactly whatthe problem was. Our twopoor animals were “starv-ing.” Yep, they had food in the dish when we wentto sleep, but obviously there had been some nightfeeding going on.

Over the years, I’ve found it amazing how thecats communicate with us.

They’ve let me know on occasion what foodthey like, what litter needs to go in their box andeven when they want attention.

Lately, both cats have really sought attention.After recent trips out of town, they’ve been clingy.I woke up in the middle of the night one time thisweek to discover Dimey, a 15-pound cat sleepingon my chest. Amelia had had similar experienceswith Jingles, who at nearly 20 pounds can be morethan noticeable.

As I’ve said before, the cats are wonderful com-panions; they are more entertaining than many tel-evision shows I’ve tried to watch.

I know our cats are lucky. They’re just a littlespoiled … well, maybe more than a little. That’swhy it saddens me to see other pets without homes.

Last week, Amelia and I headed to theColumbia/Marion County Animal Shelter to look atanimals. We’ve tossed around the idea of getting adog.

Both of us have had dogs. Dimey the cat grewup with two Chocolate Labs, and sometimes I thinkshe is a dog.

At any rate, the trip showed us how many greatanimals are up for adoption in Marion County.While we haven’t brought home a dog yet, I canassure you that there is a large selection of animalsthere. We saw everything from puppies to seniordogs, which may have been someone’s longtimepets.

I guess we’ll know the right one when we see it,and we’ll be back out to look soon.

The other thing we saw was cats. We saw cats inall shapes, ages and sizes. I went up to the cagesand looked and realized that if I wasn’t careful,Jingles and Dimey would have several playmates.There are some beautiful cats at our local shelter.

As I walked by the cages, and little pawsreached out to me, I couldn’t help but think whatgreat pets they would make. There was one thatlooked like our Jingles. I pictured her with a fami-ly, surrounded with toys and all the cat food shewanted. I hope she’s found a home.

For those interested in doing what they can tohelp animals in the area, the Marion CountyHumane Society is having its monthly meeting at6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at theColumbia/Marion County Public Library.

I’ve attended several meetings of the group andwritten about their efforts to help the animal shel-ter and animal welfare in Marion County.

As for Jingles and Dimey, well, they’ve got ahappy home. As I finished this column, Ameliacalled me to inform me that as she got dressed forwork, they had both jumped up on the bed for a dayof napping.

Ahhhhhhh, the life of a house cat. Maybe you have room for another pet or two.

They add so much to our lives, and in the process,often you save theirs.

Mark Rogers is the managing editor of The Columbian-Progress. He can be reached by email at [email protected]


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Assuming the Mississippi Housepasses a charter-school bill, there aregoing to be some significant differ-ences to negotiate between its ver-sion and that of the Senate.

The biggest is whether to givedistricts that are now rated “C” theveto power over charter schoolsbeing established in their backyards.

The Senate only wants to givesuch veto power to districts rated“A” and “B” — the state’s two high-est accountability levels. The bill thatnarrowly passed the HouseEducation Committee Tuesday andnow awaits action of the full Housewould extend that veto power to “C”districts.

The Senate and Lt. Gov. TateReeves should concede this point ifand when these two proposals go toa conference committee to work outtheir differences.

While we strongly believe thatcharter schools are an experimentworth trying in Mississippi, their

main justification has always beenthat they are a way out of dismalschools for the children of theimpoverished. Where charterschools have been praised in otherstates — and the track record isadmittedly mixed — it’s becausethey have brought a different mind-set in management, expectations andpriorities than that of failing tradi-tional schools.

While a “C” rating is nothing tobrag about, and while it’s true thatthere are substandard schools withinplenty of “C” districts, Mississippihas more than enough to keep itselfbusy tackling the worst-performingdistricts. Fifty-seven school districts— more than a third of the totalstatewide — are rated either “D” or“F.”

Let charter schools demonstratefirst that they can make a positivedifference in districts that need shak-ing up the most, then come back andtalk about rolling them out further.

Concede pointon ‘C’ districts

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Most of Mississippi Gov. PhilBryant’s State of the Stateaddress Tuesday was devoted totwo topics: economic develop-ment successes and educationreform.

The Republican, in an effort tocounter the statistics and percep-tion of a state economy that’s stillsluggish, provided a list of exam-ples of new industries or expan-sions. Altogether, according toBryant, 2,700 new jobs were cre-ated during 2012. In truth, theeconomy is showing someimprovement from a year ago.The jobless rate in December,while still high at 9.1 percent, isbetter than last December’s 9.9

percent.The governor said months ago

that his top priority for 2013 waseducation reform. He repeatedTuesday his appeal to lawmakersto enact his Education Worksplan that includes merit pay forteachers, an end to social promo-tion, charter schools, vouchersand higher academic standardsfor college students who want tobecome teachers.

As with any speech, it wasalmost as significant to pay atten-tion to what wasn’t said as whatwas. The governor made no men-tion of: His fight with fellow

Republican Mike Chaney, the

insurance commissioner, overestablishing a state-run healthinsurance exchange. His opposition to the gun-

control measures advocated byPresident Obama.His support of an immigra-

tion crackdown, an issue onwhich he pandered en route to theGovernor’s Mansion but whichhas met resistance from lawmenand the business community.

These omissions, most likely,were intentional decisions byBryant to not air intrapartysquabbles or throw out too muchred meat.

To do otherwise would havecontradicted another major themeof his speech: working together.

COMMENTARY

What Bryant said and didn’t say

Do liars tell the truth on televi-sion?

There are all kinds of lies —ranging from what some call“white lies” to what others term“damned lies.” Lying is as old asthe Old Testament where you canfind plenty of it recorded fromancient times.

So there certainly isn’t anythingnew about telling lies, usually tocover up some misdeed or a seriesof them. Politicians do it a lot.

What is relatively new is liarsgoing on national television to con-fess that, yes, they lied.

Two recent examples are formerprofessional road racing cyclistLance Armstrong and Notre Damefootball player Manti Te’o.

Armstrong, in an interview withOprah Winfrey, admitted that helied when he denied for years that

he used performance-enhancingdrugs during his remarkable career.

A few days later, Te’o, who lastyear was considered a prospect towin the Heisman Trophy, admittedto Katie Couric that he briefly liedabout his online dying girlfriendafter discovering she didn’t exist.But he still maintains that he had nopart in creating the hoax that creat-ed such a buzz in the sports world.

While the practice of lying hasalways been prevalent in just aboutevery field from business to poli-tics, it’s still disappointing whenpeople who could be role modelsare caught doing it — even if theyseek to come clean on television.

And when they do appear withOprah or Katie to set the recordstraight, a cynic can’t help but won-der: Are they telling the whole truththis time?

Comments on liarsconfessing on TV

COMMENTARY

Senior Choir Day,Jan. 27

John the Baptist Churchwill be celebrating SeniorChoir Day at 2:30 p.m. onSunday, Jan. 27. SisterJennifer Lunzy will be theMistress of Ceremony.

Concert, Jan. 27Mt. Carmel Church of

God will be having a spe-cial concert, featuring thesinging trio “No OtherName” at 6 p.m. onSunday, Jan. 27.

Restoration BibleConference, Jan. 27-30

Richard Ryals Ministries

will be having its secondannual Restoration BibleConference beginning onSunday, Jan. 27 and con-tinue until Wednesday,Jan. 30 starting at 7 p.m.each evening atCornerstone CommunityChurch.

For more information,call (601) 620-8859 or(601) 620-8809.

Marion CountyHumane SocietyMeeting, Jan. 29The Marion County

Humane Society will meet at6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29 in the upstairs of theLibrary. Please bring dona-tions for the animal shelter.

For more information, callB.J. Sandy at (601) 606-0232.

PRVO Head StartRegistration

Pearl River ValleyOpportunity, Inc., has begunregistration for the 2013-14Head Start and Early HeadStart school year.

Relay For LifePaul’s Pastry King

CakesPioneer Aerospace will be

selling Paul’s Pastry KingCakes to benefit Relay ForLife. All orders must beturned in by Jan. 25. Cakeswill available for pickup ordelivered Feb. 1.

Relay For LifeSuper Bowl Package

First Southern Bank willbe selling their annual SuperBowl Package, whichincludes a whole smokedprime rib plus an ice chestfull of snacks. Tickets areavailable from any FirstSouthern Bank employee.

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Dove nominated, Christian Trio, “No Other Name” will beappearing and ministering in music at

Sunday, Jan. 27th, 6 p.m. Mount Carmel Church of God.

Everyone is invited. In addition to being nominated for the 2011 Dove New Artist

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CALENDAR

DONNIE J. BEACH67, Columbia

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 in the chapel of Colonial Funeral Home forMrs. Donnie J. Beach, 67, of Columbia, who diedWednesday, Jan. 9 at her residence. Interment was in theCarney Cemetery. The Rev. Roger Miller officiated at theservices. Visitation was held from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. onFriday, Jan. 11 at Colonial Funeral Home.

A native of Lumberton, she was a homemaker and amember of Caney Baptist Church. She was preceded indeath by her parents, Buster and Bessie Parker Carroll andtwo brothers, Doyle and Delmar Carroll.

Survivors include her husband, Jerry Beach of Columbia;three sons, Leland Beach (Pam) of Sumrall, Timmy Beach(Dana) and Clinton Beach (Billie Jean), all of Columbia;one half-brother, Mack Green (Barbara) of Purvis; 10grandchildren; three great grandchildren and many otherfriends and family.

Colonial Funeral Home was in charge of the arrange-ments.

ELTON KENNEDY80, Sandy Hook

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24,2013 in the Sandy Hook Baptist Church for Mr. EltonKennedy, 80, of Sandy Hook, who diedTuesday, Jan. 22 in Hattiesburg. Intermentwas in the Sandy Hook Cemetery. TheRev. Michael Knippers and the Rev. RickyDaugherty officiated at the services.Visitation was held from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at SandyHook Baptist Church.

A native of Walthall County, he wasretired from the oilfield, a member of Sandy Hook BaptistChurch and served in the U.S. Navy. He was preceded indeath by his wife, Sophia Sue Forbes Kennedy; brother,

Denver Kennedy and sister, Clara Seals.Survivors include daughter, Suellen McDaniel (Eddie) of

Sandy Hook; son, Gregory Kennedy (Angela) of SandyHook; two sisters, Voncille Sumrall and Patricia Holmes,both of Bogalusa, La.; brothers, Joe Glen Kennedy of SandyHook and the Rev. Jerry Kennedy of Pine, La.; five grand-children; five great grandchildren and many other friends andfamily.

Colonial Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

JUSTINA RANDOLPH46, Jackson

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in the South Pleasant Hill Church for Ms.Justina Randolph, 46, of Jackson, who died Sunday, Jan. 20at her residence. The Rev. Raymond Geeston will officiate atthe services.

Washington Funeral Home is in charge of the arrange-ments.

OBITUARIES

Humane Society donates books

The Marion County Humane Society recently donated a variety of books to theColumbia-Marion County Public Library. The books include a variety of titles relat-ing to dogs, cats and companion animals. The books will be available soon forcheckout. Pictured, from left, are B.J. Gandy, president of the Humane Society;Carmen Waller, vice president and Mona Swayze, technical services librarian.

Photo by Mark Rogers

All lands belongingto Ora Mondy, MylusMondy and LawrenceMondy are postedagainst any and allforms of trespassing.(12/31)

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1BR/1BA Duplex insettled area of town,central air and gasheat, washer anddryer, carport. No petsor smoking inside.$ 4 0 0 / m o n t h ,$300/dep. 601-731-0783 (2/2)

Apartments andHouses for rent.References required.601-736-7890 (TFN)

2 - 1BR apartmentsnice, clean 601-736-2199 (TFN)

For rent, sale orlease. Royce Rental.Owner financed selec-tion of houses trailers,and apartments. Main# 601-441-2962 or601-441-2617 (TFN)

Small 2BR/1BA, liv-ing room, dining room,and kitchen. 601-736-4009 or 601-441-4990(TFN)

3BR/1 1/2 BAincludes water,garbage and lawnservice. Carport, stor-age and fenced backyard. In city limits.References and creditcheck on all appli-cants. No petsallowed. ColumbiaSchool District.Available Feb. 1,$ 7 5 0 / m o n t h ,$750/deposit. All callsafter 5 p.m. 601-674-0200 (2/14)

2 houses for rent601-736-9340 (1/31)

House for sale 3BR/2 BA BriarwoodSubdivision, Columbia.601-736-5973 (3/7)

Retail and officespace available down-town Columbia next toPost Office and onbypass. 601-353-2724,601-209-2070 formore information (TFN)

2BR/1BA MobileHome for rent, Hwy.35 N., 601-736-9384(TFN)

1BR furnished wash-er/dryer, front porch,storage private proper-ty in great areaFoxworth. No parties.601-441-9167 (2/16)

Year End ClearanceSale, for sale: 32x62,3BR, 2BA, doublewide,finished sheetrock,thermal windows, cafe’Cypress wood cabinets,upgrade black appli-ances, stone fireplace,glamour bath andmuch more! Includesdelivery, setup, a/c.Financing availablewith various lenders,notes of approximately$435 per month plusescrow, wac. CallSimmons Housing inBrookhaven at 1-888-346-9998. (1/31)

Year End ClearanceSale, for sale 16x80,3BR/2BA, open plan,island kitchen, blackappliances, storm win-dows, glamour bathw/fiberglass tub & sep-arate shower and muchmore. Delivery, setup,a/c and skirting includ-ed. Financing availablewith various lenders,notes approximately$250 per month plusescrow, wac. CallSimmons Housing inBrookhaven 1-888-346-9998 (1/31)

Blowout Sale on2012 Models 4BR/2BAhome with TheatreRoom as well as3BR/2BA double andseveral singles tochoose from. Save$1000’s NOW. Call 866-338-1387 (2/2)

Tax Return Special2013 16x80 Red Zone3BR/2BA includes vinylsiding/shingled roof,thermal windows,glamour bath, blackappliances, “AshleyFurniture” washer /dryer, and much more.All for only $299 permonth (plus escrow).Call Southern ColonelHomes in Laurel in 1 - 8 6 6 - 4 2 8 - 8 2 1 8www.southerncolonel-laurel.com (1/31)

New Years BlowoutSale 2013 28x80Southern Big Dawg4BR/2BA double-wideincludes huge livingroom, awesomekitchen with big island,lots of cabinets, blackappliances, big bedbedrooms with walk-inclosets, huge mudroom withwasher/dryer, “AshleyFurniture” and muchmore. All for only $422per month (plusescrow). Call SouthernColonel Homes inLaurel at 1-866-428-8218. www.southern-co lone l l aure l . com.(1/31)

G o v e r n m e n tBacked Loans avail-able for ManufacturedHomes. 2, 3, 4 and 5bedroom homes avail-able. Easy creditapproval. $0 down ifyou own land or havefamily land. Forapproval call (866)338-1387 (2/2)

For Sale: Gracostroller and snugridecar seat travel systemwith two bases(Elephant design),$175; Graco 2-in-1baby swing/bouncyseat combo, $75; andEddie Bauer musical,rocking bassinet, $75.All items are in greatto excellent shape. Call 601-522-9796 formore details. (TFN)

Tire City: Justarrived Truck tires allsizes, 4 new tires sellfor $680, but like new,will sacrifice for $260 or$65/each. Call for freeestimates 601-250-1172 or 601-250-1171(1/31)

Tire City: OverstockSale 80-100% rubber,Sets costing as much as$600-$800 we are sac-rificing for $100, per setof 4 in following sizes195-65-15, 205-55-16,235-65-16, 225-70-18,235-55-17, 235-65-17,225-50-17 and 265-70-17. 601-250-1172 or601-250-1171. (1/31)

Wanted to buy: Usedmobile homes in fair togood conditions. 601-731-3965 (TFN)

Stumps Unlimitedand Tree Removal,South #1 stump grind-ing service, fullyinsured, lot clearing,Bobcat work. CraigSterling 601-248-9399or www.stumpsunlimit-ed.com (2/9)

Handyman Services,all your handymanneeds from plumbingto carpentry to electric,painting, etc. I amretired and do qualitywork also an activemember of theHandyman Club ofAmerica. For servicecall Jim 601-810-6117,601-731-3724 (2/9)

Yard work or anyhandyman labor,$8/hour 601-736-3255(1/31)

All AmericanSolutions, Commercialand Residential, clean-ing, lawn service,repairs, etc. Call 601-731-2252 and 601-341-0717 (2/2)

The House Doctor,new homes, remodel-ing, additions, roofing,decks, fencing. For allyour professional car-pentry needs. Call TimWilloughby at 601-946-3502. (2/21)

El Chico Stucco andEifs, pressure washing,block, fences, any yardwork. Call 662-588-2695. (2/21)

Earn Extra Cash. Beyour own boss. Setyour own hours. SellAvon 601-736-6020,601-736-2891 (TFN)

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Part time account-ant needed must havebasic accountingknowledge. Call fordetails 601-408-0074.(2/2)

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25 Driver Traineesneeded now! No expe-rience necessary.Learn to drive forStevens Transport.Earn $800 per week.Local 15-day CDLtraining. Stevens cancover costs. 1-800-350-7364 (1/31)

What appeals toyou? Great skin?Money? Free iPad?Free Lexus bonus?Financial freedom?Owning your own busi-ness? Call 601-395-1047 (2/9)

Local trucking com-pany looking for expe-rienced truck drivers.Must have at least 3years experience andhave a clean drivingrecord. Please applyin person at 415 Hwy35 South, Sandy Hook,MS. For more informa-tion call 601-736-1151. (1/31)

Atlas Mfg. is nowaccepting applicationsfor Inside Sales andEstimator: Workingknowledge of excelspread sheets andManufacturing experi-ence required.M e c h a n i c a lEngineering Degreeand having CAD expe-rience is a Plus. Sometravel may berequired. Benefitsinclude Health andDental Insurance and401K. Send Resume toP.O. Box 1969,Monticello MS 39654or email to [email protected] (1/26)

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Licensed CertifiedSocial Worker opening.IOP is an IntensiveOutpatient MentalHealth TreatmentProgram for clients ages55 and older. The pro-gram meets 3 days aweek. The program islocated within LawrenceCounty Hospital inMonticello, a division ofSouthwest MississippiRegional Medical Centerin McComb. Job respon-sibilities include: biopsy-chosocial assessment,care plan, treatmentteam review, and grouptherapy. Experience inthis field is a plus. Formore information, con-tact Kathryn Langstonat 601-587-1161. Equalopporuntiy employer.(2/7)

Large mottled gray,black and brown cat.White nose, white feet.Lost at Watts AnimalClinic, Hwy 13 N.,Reward offered. Ifsighted please call 601-731-9669 or 601-441-8185 (2/16)

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AL-ISLAMMasjid Al-Halim

Imam Mikal Uqdah16 Al-Halim Road, Columbia

Phone: 736-8540 [email protected]

Church Temple ApostolicHwy. 98 W., Foxworth

Pastor: Charles BrumfieldPleasant Hill Jesus Name

Apostolic Church1720 Hwy. 98 W., Foxworth

Pastor: Rev. Joel Gatlin Phone: 601-444-9030

Pine Burr Church of theLord Jesus Christ

15 Byrd Lane, ColumbiaPastor: Rev. W.D. Hibley

Phone: 736-1143 res.ASSEMBLIES

OF GODFirst Assembly of God

Rev. Randy Davis809 Lafayette St, Columbia

Phone: 736-5866MISSIONARY BAPTIST

Antioch Baptist Church32 Barnes-Daniels Drive

Phone 736-8462 (C), 736-4261 (H)Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist398 Brushy Creek Rd., Columbia

Pastor: Douglas BarberPhone: 736-1974

Christian Hill Baptist ChurchP.O. Box 1083, FoxworthPastor: Rev. Derico Cain

Phone: 731-1159Christian Union Missionary Baptist

Christian Union Road, ImprovePastor: Rev. Carl Bullock

Phone: 736-4502 (H), 736-8170 (C)Enon Missionary Baptist

Route 6, ColumbiaPastor: Clyde Cooper

First Hopewell Baptist ChurchP.O. Box 837, Sumrall

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Steven HawthornPhone: 736-7555 (C), 606-4480 (H)

Ford’s Chapel Baptist Church03 Son Thompson Road, Sandy Hook

Pastor: Rev. Edward Mark, Sr. Phone: 876-6897

Friendship Baptist ChurchP.O.Box 413, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. David DanielsPhone:736-5460

Gates Road Missionary BaptistGates Road Community, Columbia

Pastor: Elder Everette BroomePhone: 736-6050

Good Hope Baptist ChurchPastor: Denny Patterson

Phone: 736-6187Grace Missionary Baptist 2598 Hwy. 44, Columbia

Phone: 601-441-4057 (C), 731-3900 (H)Harmony Baptist Church

Old Hwy. 35 North, ColumbiaPastor: Dr. Larry Jackson

Phone: 736-7163Hub Community Missionary Baptist

ChurchHwy. 13 South, ColumbiaJohn The Baptist Church

500 Lumberton Rd., ColumbiaPastor: Rev. Calvin Newsom

Phone: 736-5591 (C)Little Rock Baptist Church

Route 1 FoxworthPastor: Rev. Clayton Expose

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Hwy 43 Columbia

Pastor: Elder Ed PentonMorning Star Missionary Baptist

1351 Gates Road, ColumbiaPastor: Rev. Kevin D. Russell, Sr.

Phone: 736-3808Mount Bethel Baptist ChurchRoute 1 Box 65, Sandy Hook

Pastor: Rev. James WellsPhone 736-5246

Mt. Bethel # 2 Baptist ChurchRoute 1, Sandy Hook

Pastor: Rev. Hycie CarsonMt. Calvary Baptist Church 803A Main Street, Columbia

Pastor: Clarence C. Parker, Sr.Phone: 731-5209

Mount Zion Baptist ChurchP.O. Box 191 Foxworth, MS 39483

Pastor: Rev S.E. May Phone 736-7887 (H)

New Damascus Baptist ChurchRoute 1, Kokomo

Pastor: Rev. Timothy MageeNew Hope Baptist Church97 Howard Road, Columbia

Phone: 736-2451New Union Missionary Baptist Church

New Union Community, ColumbiaPastor: Darrin Webb

Phone 261-3928Owens Chapel Baptist Church

1223 Martin Luther King Dr., ColumbiaPastor: Isaac Brown

Phone: 261-3928Pearl River Missionary Baptist

Hwy. 35S. Sandy Hook, MS 39478Pastor: Elder Lavell KnightRose Hill Baptist Church

Rt. 5 Columbia, Pho. 736-0605Pastor: Rev. James E. Price

Saint Luke Baptist ChurchHwy. 44, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. Avon RawlsPhone: 736-5906

Saint Mark Baptist ChurchRt. 2 Box 22-A, Columbia

Pastor: G. D. OwensPhone: 731-9812 (C), 736-9396 (H)

Spring Hill Baptist Church284 Spring Hill Church Road,

Sandy HookPastor: Rev. V. D. LeePhone: 731-2857 (C),

876-2473 (Pastor)

Sunflower Baptist ChurchRt. 2 Box 31, FoxworthPastor Wilburt Morris

Phone: 736-1635Sunlight Baptist Church

Route 1, Sandy HookPastor: Rev. Charles GallowaySweet Home Baptist Church

Route 5 ColumbiaPastor: Ollie Barnes

Temple Baptist ChurchRogers Ave. Columbia

Pastor: Rev. Kevin SanfordPhone: 736-1965

True Vine Baptist ChurchS. Main St. Columbia

Rev. Edward Handshaw, Jr. Phone: 736-2316

Unity Baptist Church326 Mayson Ave. Columbia

Pastor: Rev. Kennies FountainPhone: 736-5358

Victory Tabernacle Baptist900 Gill St. Columbia

Pastor: Elder Everette BroomePhone: 736-6211

NATIONAL BAPTISTSaint John Baptist Church

ExposePastor: Edward G. HerronINDEPENDENT

BAPTISTLighthouse Baptist Church

419 Pearl St.Pastor: Ken Shinn 736-1463First Graves Creek Baptist144 Pierce Road, Columbia

Pastor: Bro. Bo ReidSOUTHERN BAPTIST

Antioch Baptist Church990 Taylor Road, Kokomo

Phone (H) 736-9430Pastor: Willie Martin

Bunkerhill Baptist Church63 Bunkerhill Rd., Columbia

Phone (C) 736-1136, (H) 731-6241Pastor: Rev. Randy GardnerCalvary Baptist Church

1309 Church St., ColumbiaPhone: (C) 736-6336, (H) 736-8703

Pastor: Rev. Millard MoakCedar Grove Baptist Church

44 Cedar Grove Road, ColumbiaPhone: (C) 736-4612, (H) 731-5031

Pastor: Rev. Todd SumrallClear Creek Baptist Church

1460 Clear Creek Road, ColumbiaPastor: Winston Fortenberry

Phone: 303-0160Church on Main

Main Street 441-6085Rev. Brian Stewart

East Columbia Baptist Church385 Columbia Purvis RoadPastor: Rev. Tim Morrison

Phone: (C) 736-2683, (H) 669-2969Edna Baptist Church

532 Old River Road ColumbiaPastor: Rev. Kenneth Peavey

Phone: (C) 736-5228, (H) 736-1978Emmanuel Baptist Church

1940 Old Hwy 34 North, Pastor: Chris Cawley

Phone: 736-3537First Baptist Church900 High School Ave.

Pastor: Dr. Bryant BarnesPhone: 736-2608

Foxworth First Baptist ChurchP.O. Box 45, Foxworth

Pastor-Rev. Charles NailPhone: (C) 736-4401, (H) 731-2482

Goss Baptist Church26 Goss Church Road, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. Mark McArthurPhone: (D) 736-9563, (H) 731-5438

Holly Springs Baptist ChurchHolly Springs Road, Foxworth

Pastor: Dr. Ron JordanPhone: 736-5795

Hurricane Creek Baptist Church247 Hurricane Creek Road

Sandy Hook, MS 39478Pastor: Curtis Roland

Phone: (C) 736-3544, (H) 736-9583Improve Baptist Church2979 Hwy. 44 Columbia

Pastor: Bro. Darrel DanielsPhone: (C) 736-4947 (H) 731-2034

Kokomo Baptist Church116 Nace Road, KokomoPastor: Rev. Glenn Nace

Phone: (C) 736-0990 (H) 736-0537Magee’s Creek Baptist Church

174 Darburn RoadPastor: Bro. Jimmy Jones

New Hope Baptist Church508 New Hope Church Road, Foxworth

Pastor:Rev. Tim ParkerPhone: (C) 736-6511 (H) 736-4823North Columbia Baptist Church

1527 North Main St.Pastor: Rev. Michael Grenn

Phone: (C)736-8635 (H) 736-1031Pine Burr Baptist Church

1292 Pine Burr Road, ColumbiaRev. Allen Turnage

Phone: (C)736-7207 (H) 441-4472Sandy Hook Baptist Church

P.O. Box 125, Sandy Hook, MS 39478Pastor: Rick Daugherty

Phone: (C) 736-0045 (Fax) 736-0093Shiloh Baptist Church91 Shiloh Firetower Rd.

Pastor: Brother Chris Barrows(C) 736-7977

Spring Cottage Baptist Church1418 Hwy. 43, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. Timothy MorganPhone: 736-5671

Truevine Baptist Church275 South Main Street, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. Edward Handshaw, Jr.Phone: 736-2316

White Bluff Baptist Church2755 Hwy. 587, Foxworth

Pastor: Rev. John Blackmon

CATHOLICHoly Trinity Catholic Church1429 N. Park Ave., ColumbiaPastor: Rev. Martin Gillespie

Phone: 736-3136C.M.E.

Blue Springs CME1608 Gates Road, Columbia

Pastor: Eddie DixonCHURCH OF CHRIST

Non-Denominational Columbia Church of Christ

1120 Broad Street, ColumbiaLarry DunawayPhone 736-9394

Virginia Ave. Church of ChristVirginia Ave., ColumbiaMinister: Billy Warren

Phone: 444-5171

CHURCH OF GODLakeview Church of God

136 U.S. Hwy 198EPastor: Rev. A.D. Gammill, Jr.

Phone: 736-0390Life Church

2385 Hwy. 98 E.Pastor: Larry R. Massey

Phone: 736-4266May’s Creek Church of God

281 May’s Creek Rd. , FoxworthPastor: Patrick Regan

Phone: 731-8226/731-8285Morgantown Church of God

Hwy. 587 MorgantownPastor: Cory OdomPhone: 736-3222

Mt. Carmel Church of GodMt. Carmel Church Rd., Foxworth

Pastor: Rev. Timothy BassPhone: (C) 731-2882, (H) 736-0404

Mt. Sinai Church of God510 Circle Bar Road, Foxworth

Bro. Jeff DavisPhone: 736-7585

Richland Creek Church of God200 Richland Creek Rd., Foxworth

Pastor: Randy MillerPhone: 601-736-4440

West Columbia Church of God2126 Hwy 98 W FoxworthPastor: Rev. Lane Turnage

Phone: 731-5492 (H)CHURCH OF GOD IN

CHRISTAmazing Church of God in Christ

Hwy. 35 S., FoxworthPastor/Supt: A.D. Galloway

Phone: 444-5097Eaton Temple C.O.G.I.C.

1014 Hwy. 13, P.O. Box 946, ColumbiaPastor: Elder Randolph Chestang

Phone: 736-0556Expose Church of God In Christ

1215 Maxwell St., ColumbiaPastor: Elder Fred Odom, Jr.

Phone: 736-4818HUB Chapel Church of God in Christ

544 Joe Road, HubPastor: Elder Jesse Peavy

Phone: 307-8807 or 731-3907New Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C.

Route 1, Box 324, N.J.C. FoxworthPastor: Elder Clyde Conerly

New Revelation Evangelistic Ministry811 Main Street, Columbia

Phone 329-6139Founder/Pastor: Elder Norris E. PrestonThe Tabernacle of Faith C.O.G.I.C.

136 Christopher Road (Brushy Creek Com)

Pastor: Anthony SmithWest Columbia C.O.G.I.C.

1891 Hwy. 98 West, Foxworth Pastor: Jerry Walker

Phone: 736-5262, 736-3011William Chapel Miracle C.O.G.I.C.

605 School St. , ColumbiaPastor: Elder S. Q. QuinnPhone: 736-2312 (pastor)

EPISCOPALSt. Stephens Episcopal Church1300 Church Street, Columbia

The Reverend Dr. Harold RobertsChurch Phone: 736-5496Home Phone: 736-4500

LATTER DAY SAINTSChurch of Jesus Christ of

Latter Day SaintsLakeview, Columbia

Bishop: Steve L. CrosbyPhone: 441-4104

METHODIST CONGRE-GATIONAL

Victory First CongregationalMethodist Church

Shiloh Firetower Road., FoxworthPastor: Max CampbellPhone: 441-5317 (H)

Turnage Chapel CongregationalMethodist

483 Turnage Chapel Rd., FoxworthPhone: 736-7744

METHODIST,PROTESTANT

Hickory Grove Methodist Protestant Church

72 Phillips Road, SumrallPastor: Rev. Harold Jackson

Phone: 758-3624METHODIST, UNITED

Baylis Chapel United Methodist Church

15 E. Baylis Chapel Road, ColumbiaPastor: Rev. Glen Freeman

Phone: 736-2182 (H)Chapel of the Cross United Methodist

Church1639 Hwy 98 E., ColumbiaPastor: Rev. Glenn Freeman

Phone 736-0720Columbia Valley Methodist1118 West Avenue, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. David BryantPhone: 736-4516

First United Methodist Church411 Church St., Columbia

Pastor: Keith GaughfPhone: 736-7121

Foxworth United Methodist ChurchP.O. Box 429, Foxworth

Pastor: Rev. Reed HoustonPhone: 736-5305 (H)

Hopewell United MethodistP.O. Box 48, Foxworth

Pastor: Rev. Tyler BridgePhone: 736-0018

HUB Chapel United Methodist544 Joe Road, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. David Bryant Phone: 736-6315

Kokomo United Methodist126 Kokomo Road, Kokomo

Pastor: Ryan Freeman Phone: 441-4416

New Hope United Methodist187 Hwy. 43 South, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. Terry ThomasPhone: 736-6086 (H)

New Zion United Methodist17 East Marion School Rd., Columbia

Pastor: Eddie D. BrownPhone: (C) 736-1080

Pleasant Valley MethodistRoute 3, Foxworth

St. Paul United MethodistP.O. Box 4, Foxworth, MS

Pastor Eddie D. BrownPhone: 736-8097

Sandy Hook United MethodistP.O. Box 40, Sandy HookPastor: Scott Broughton

Phone: 736-2475Zion Ridge United Methodist

Route 5, ColumbiaPhone: 601-794-2905

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Advance Historical ChurchOld Hwy. 44, 2 blocks from Lamar coun-

ty LineA.T.T.A.M. Ministries

1116 Shiloh-Firetower Road, FoxworthPastor: Apostle Derek and Lisa Mingo

Phone: (C) 731-2227Christian Family Worship Center1104 Broad Street, Columbia, MS

Pastor: Terry L. MontgomeryPhone: (C) 444-5005

Greater East Lampton Church1477 Hwy. 13 South, Columbia

Pastor; Calvin C. Brown Phone: (C) 731-2181

New Birth Fellowship Ministry417 Barnes Street, Columbia, MS

Pastor: Ricky E. BuckleyNew Life Fellowship Church1214 N. Park Ave., Columbia

Pastor: Terry WeemsPhone: 731-1877

The Church On Main701 Main St.

Pastor: Brian StewartPhone: 736-7144

Trinity Lighthouse Ministry261 Robert Baggett Road

Pastor: Ray AllenPhone: 736-5533

Truevine Deliverance MinistriesChurch

441 Old Hwy. 13 South, ColumbiaPastor: Elder James Hunter

Phone: 736-2076PENTECOSTAL,

UNITEDOak Grove United Pentecostal

1069 Hwy 587, FoxworthPastor: Rev. Felix Arnold

Phone: 736-2831Pine Grove Pentecostal Church

761 Pine Grove Church Road, FoxworthPastor: Rev. Kenneth Rockco

Phone: 736-5139 (H) 7361-9040 (O)731-9011 (C.)

Woodlawn United Pentecostal ChurchHwy. 98 By-Pass, ColumbiaPastor: Rev. James Carney

Phone: 736-5128 (ch.)Great Faith Ministry

1106 Martin Luther King Dr.Pastor: Cleveland Curney

PRESBYTERIANColumbia Presbyterian Church

500 Church St., ColumbiaPhone: 736-4728

Pastor: William H. Denver

SEVENTH DAYADVENTIST

Seventh Day Adventist Church1223-1/2 North Park Ave., Columbia

Pastor: Bill DevinePhone: 736-7777 or 296-9508

South Columbia S.D.A.Mississippi Ave., Columbia

Pastor: Caesar MonroePhone 731-2506

FULL GOSPELCornerstone Community ChurchP.O. Box 706/ 411 Hwy. 35 North

Phone 620-8859Pastor Richard Ryals

Love in Action211 Pearl St., Columbia

Phone: 731-7608Rev. Billy Rayburn (pastor)

RESCUE MISSIONSonrise Ministries

424 Bullis StreetPhone: 736-5290

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Not long ago I attended the funeral of a friend ofmine. He was a neighbor, fellow church member, and aretired pastor. He was God's called man and he exem-plified this in all of his actions and words.

On the day of his funeral I witnessed one of the mostimpressing features about a family that could be given.His family members, and friends, did not see this day asa day of mourning but a day of rejoicing because theirhusband and dad had gone home to be with the Lord.

Being a close knit family and a very talented one, hischildren were able to participate in the service throughtheir musical and oratory skills. His daughter played thepiano and her husband led the music. One of his sonsplayed the trumpet and another son spoke to the audi-ence about the life and times of his dad. His grandchil-dren participated in the service through song and read-ing verses from the Bible. It was anything but a sad dayand the many that were in attendance appreciated theway the service was handled.

This earthly father left behind a family that loved himvery much and admired him for the way he lived his lifeon earth. They praised him through their musical talentsand spoken words because he was the spiritual leaderand the Lord was in charge of this home. These familymembers exemplified the Christian upbringing andhome life that were provided by their earthly parents.

When the Lord calls us to be with Him, what are ourchildren and family members going to say about us?

Did we do the work of the Lord on earth? Did we raiseour children the way the Bible tells us to?

It is a shame that many in our society of today hasgotten away from the biblical teachings and words thatJesus provides for us. It seems that the longer the Lordallows me to be on this earth the more this world shunsthe teaching of our Lord and Savior. It has become asociety of people wanting their ideas and ideals tobecome the norm instead of going to their knees andasking the Lord for guidance. This has hurt the familyunit and when the family unit is not intact, then every-thing else is going to suffer. This is being proven overand over through our school systems, government agen-cies, industries, and more.

In Acts 10:2 we read about a man named Cornelius."He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; hegave generously to those in need and prayed to God reg-ularly."

This could also be said about my friend. His childrenare in Christian vocations and his wife of many years isa godly woman. As his son spoke about his dad, he stat-ed that he was the light of the family and the flamenever flickered. Through his wisdom and love for hisfamily and anyone that knew him, his light will neverfade away. We need more men and families like thisone.

Prayer: Father, thank you for the friendship andexample of this friend. I pray that his family will contin-ue to be blessed through their service to you. Amen.

The light continues to burn

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TuesdayDeuteronomy

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Wednesday2 Timothy

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Thursday1 John4:19-21

FridayPsalm

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 20139

Kristin Teston of Columbiasaid she considers herselffortunate. A University of

Southern Mississippi graduate stu-dent working on her master’sdegree, she has been able to com-bine her passion with her love.

Her passion is photography.Living in Hattiesburg, she hasbeen able to use her photographs ina meaningful way, volunteeringwith the Southern Pines AnimalShelter in its Pet PhotographyProject.

Teston said photography hasbeen important in her life.

“I’ve always loved photogra-phy,” she said. “For me, it’s notjust a hobby or an interest; it’s mypassion.”

Teston is the daughter of Daleand Margie Teston of the NewHope community. Having graduat-ed from West Marion High Schoolin 2007, she plans to graduate thissummer with a master’s degree inEnglish Literature after workingfor the English Department atUSM.

Teston said she enjoyed her vol-unteer work when she was youngerand decided to continue it.

“I was involved with severalorganizations in high school and asan undergraduate,” she said. “Ireally wanted to make time to startvolunteering again despite mybusy schedule. I love animals,especially dogs.”

Growing up, Teston said the petthat she loved was Rambo.

“The special dog in my life wasa dachshund named Rambo,” shesaid, “and his name was quite fit-ting. Even though he was techni-cally my grandmother’s, I like tothink he was really mine. He wasspoiled by everyone and lived along and happy life.”

Teston said she learned to loveother animals and tries to helpthem live longer and happier lives.

“I’ve always had a deep concernfor homeless animals that aren’tlucky like Rambo,” she said. “Idecided to check with SouthernPines to see if they had a need forsomeone to photograph theintakes. I sent an email to the coor-dinator, and I’ve been volunteeringweekly.”

Teston said she and other pho-tographers have become part of aventure called the SPAS PetPhotography Project.

“The group consists of amateurand professional photographerswho make weekly rotations photo-graphing the recent surrenders,”she said. “We then post the pic-tures to our Facebook page; weusually have a new album eachday. The link for the page iswww.facebook.com/SPASppp.”

A couple of Teston’s photo-

graphs during National Pet Week,May 8-12, 2012, also receivednational attention, she said.

“My photos of Argus, an

Australian Shepherd, and Moose, alab mix, were featured on ‘LIVEwith Kelly and Michael’ as a partof National Pet Week,” she said,

“along with several other photostaken by SPAS PPP.”

Teston said the experience work-ing with Southern Pines Animal

Shelter has been rewarding.“I’ve always wanted to take pic-

tures that can make a difference,and there’s something incrediblyspecial about helping a dog find ahome, or, as I like to look at it,helping a home find a dog,” shesaid. “Since the Project began, thelive release rate - which includesadoptions, transports and returnsto owners - has increased by 23.4percent. For the last three months,Southern Pines has not had theneed to put down a single healthy,adoptable animal.”

Teston said the photographs alsoare playing an important role inhelping the shelter’s transport pro-gram.

“We’re making a huge impactwith the transport program, whichdepends entirely on our photos,”she said. “The two transports,which both go to New England,carry a combined 15-30 animals toshelters with a shortage of adopt-able animals. These transports areable to find homes because of ourphotos.”

The Pet Photography Project hasalso found another way to raisefunds for the shelter through its2013 calendar, Teston said.

“We’ve also started a calendarfundraiser, which features dogsand cats that we’ve photographedthroughout the previous year,” shesaid. “My photos appear on themonths of February and October.We’ve made over $4,000 from thecalendar project.”

Teston said calendars are avail-able for $20 at Southern Pines, theSpay and Neuter Clinic or theSecond Chance Thrift Shop, all inHattiesburg. All of the proceedsfrom the calendar go directly to theanimals and the shelter.

In conclusion, Teston said she isgrateful to see the positive impactof her photographs.

“I’ve seen what a difference pic-tures have made for so many ani-mals,” she said. “I really hope Ican continue to work with animalsno matter where my studies orwork might take me. I’d love tooffer any suggestions or tips forother shelters and volunteers whomight be interested in a photogra-phy program. This has been such arewarding experience, and I hopethat others will get involved withthis aspect of rescue.”

To contact the Southern PinesAnimal Shelter, call (601) 544-6632or go by the shelter at 1901 N.31st Ave. in Hattiesburg.


Columbia native helps areaanimal shelter with her camera

Left, the Southern Pines Animal Shelter’s 2013 calendar shows animals that wereup for adoption last year. Top, a shelter dog is photographed by volunteers for theWeb site.

Photos Submitted

Kristin Teston holds up two positive features at the Southern Pines Animal Shelter – the PetPhotography Project’s 2013 calendar on sale at the shelter and a puppy available for adoption.

Photos Submitted


January 26, 201310

Deadline for entries is Friday, Feb. 1st and the cost is $25 per child. (Only 1 child per picture.)

We can accept any color picture of goodquality, size of picture doesn’t matter.

For more information call (601) 736-2611.

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For information, call 601.620.8859 or 601.620.8809

and because we want our futuregenerations to enjoy thewildlife and natural resourcesthat we are enjoying today.”

Tamara Campbell said theexpansion of suburban areashas led to trying to control non-native and invasive species,like coyotes. The increasednumber of predators has led tofewer hunting opportunities,which has caused a decline inthe number of hunters.

“It’s a pretty dramatic declinefrom 160,000 to maybe30,000,” she said about thenumber of rabbit and squirrelhunters based on a statewidesurvey. “That’s about a 75 per-cent decline in hunters overtime. That is something we aretrying to address with ouragency. We recently instituted ahunter recruiting program to tryto get young folks back into theprogram.”

Kamen Campbell, a regionaldeer biologist, traced the histo-ry of the state’s deer huntingfrom the first five buck-onlylimit set in 1915.

“By 1920, the populationwas nearly exterminated,” hesaid. “There were a couple ofhundred deer in certain pocketsof the state, so they closed theseason on it. The main reasonwas because our agency hadn’t

been developed yet and therewas no law enforcement tocontrol it.”

Kamen Campbell said thedeer population jumped from200 deer in 1932 – the first yearof the Mississippi Game andFish Commission – to 4,600 in1940. By 1948, the deer popula-tion was 25,000.

“In the 1960s, this was thefirst time in Mississippi it waslegal to kill antlerless deer juston some areas of private proper-ty in the Delta of about 20,000-30,000 acres,” he said. “By1966, the population was240,000, and that went to a half-million by 1975.”

Kamen Campbell said theDeer Management AssistanceProgram was beginning in 1980and the deer population climbedto almost 1.5 million by 1985.Then the limit was set on4-point bucks until the law waschanged in 2008 to regulatedeer by the inside spread of theantlers or the main beam length.

“The new law protects 95percent of yearling deer andprobably 25 percent of 2 1/2-year-old age class,” he said.“Our goal of balancing the sexratio is met a lot easier with thenew law.”

Kamen Campbell said statebiologists have two methods of

estimating the number of deerstatewide.

“We use mail-in survey andharvest data, or what we callpopulation reconstruction,” hesaid. “We look at the number ofdeer that are harvested in eachage class over an eight-yearperiod. If you add all those dif-ferent segments together, wecan figure out how many deerwere alive at that time.”

Campbell, however, said deermanagement is best done on asmaller scale.

“As biologists, it doesn’t helpus as biologists to know thatthere are 2 million deer inMississippi,” he said. “For meto manage deer, I need to knowhow many deer are on yourproperty, not in the state ofMississippi. Even more generalthan that, I need to know if thereare more deer than last year orless deer. Do you need to killmore deer this year than you didlast year? That’s pretty muchwhat we’re looking for.”

Campbell concluded by list-ing several different methods totell how many deer are living onsomeone’s property.

“Trail cameras are best, butthey are expensive and it takestwo weeks to do one,” he said.“Spotlight surveys work goodin some states, but not in

Mississippi because our habitatis so thick.”

Other methods include hunter

observations through huntingclubs, health checks in Februaryand March and the lactation

index through the DMAPshows if doe had at least onefawn that year.

Increasing school choice;and Increasing college and

career readiness.“I think the merit pay pilot

program could help,” Hill said.“The dialogue is a start.Teachers worry about ‘How canI feed my family or pay mymortgage.’”

Bryant’s plan includes third-and seventh-grade promotionpolicies that require students tobe proficient in reading andmath. The agenda also focuseson attracting top Mississippi stu-dents to teaching positions andrewarding high-performingteachers with salary increases.He also proposed increasingentrance standards for teachingprograms and offering scholar-ships to top high school and col-lege students who want to pur-sue a career in education.

“The proposal asks for teach-ers to be better qualified and bet-ter paid,” Hill said. “It would

raise the Praxis scores for thoseentering the field. Our studentsare going to get better when webring more to the table.”

Bryant said in his speech hebelieves parents deserve theright to seek better opportunitiesfor their children.

“Not only should we endeav-or to pass a workable charterschool bill to give our childrenone more opportunity to suc-ceed, we must also give our par-ents the option to request theirchild be transferred to anotherschool through the implementa-tion of statewide open enroll-ment policies,” Bryant said.“My agenda further empowersparents by designating privatelyfunded opportunity scholarshipsfor low-income families in Dand F schools. Parents can usethe programs to send their chil-dren to a school that better meetstheir needs.”

Morgan said the charterschool proposal may help the

state’s education system.“There’s no absolute answer

to the problem,” he said as hespoke from the floor of theHouse Wednesday. “Let’s trysomething different. We’re try-ing to save the education systemand upgrade it. I felt he broughtout some good points.”

Around 1:30 a.m. Thursday,the House approved a version ofthe charter school bill. TheHouse version will now move tothe Senate for discussions.

On education, medicine,recreational opportunities andother items, he was prettystraight up about what he said,”Morgan added. “He’s trying tohelp bring the economy back tolife. He’s trying to do somegood. I think if we all worktogether, it’s going to benefit usin the long run.”

Hill agreed.“He was positive about jobs,”

she said as she spoke from theCapitol. Increasing space for

students in medical school atWilliam Carey and UMMC willhelp us. In a few years, we’llgraduate twice as many doctorsin Mississippi.”

Hill also spoke of a programlike those mentioned by Bryantin his speech at the University ofSouthern Mississippi.

“USM has a nurse-anesthetistprogram,” Hill said. “There arealso developments in workforcetraining. Students in Mississippiwill be training for jobs that aremore in demand. It’s good forthe state economy.”

Hill concluded by sayingmany in state government foundthe message encouraging.

“It encouraged me to keepworking on many of the items,”Hill said. “We are beginning tosee some results.”

Legislators have a busy weekahead, as bills come out of com-mittees and onto the floor forvoting.

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Participants in the annual Marion County Wildlife Banquet try out the dishesduring the annual event. State biologists talked about how to determine thenumber of wildlife species on local property.

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