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January 28, 2012
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Colleges praise IB programPosted less than 6 hours ago in Columbus & Lowndes County | When it comes to college admissions, the International Baccalaureate diploma may not make much of a difference, but admissions counselors from the local level to the Ivy League were unanimous in their praise for the program.  Williams' play to open Mississippi tour in ColumbusPosted less than 6 hours ago in Entertainment | As the birthplace of Tennessee Williams, it is appropriate that Columbus has been selected as the first of three cities in Mississippi to host the renowned writer's powerful play, "Orpheus Descending," Feb. 23-25. The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival in Massachusetts and Infinite Theatre Co. of New York have teamed to bring the production to the playwright's home state. |
Bulldogs announce football newcomersPosted yesterday in College Sports | The highly anticipated first news of the 2012 recruiting season is finally official.
Mississippi State University announced Friday morning that defensive end Denico Autry, defensive tackle Quay Evans, center Dylan Holley, offensive lineman Charles Siddoway and offensive lineman Justin Senior officially were enrolled into school this month allowing them to sign financial aid papers and making them eligible for spring practices beginning on March 22.
Bulldogs, Gators meet in showdown of Top 20 powersPosted yesterday in College Sports | GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Somehow depth always seems to be a concern for Mississippi State men's basketball when the Florida Gators pop up on the schedule.
It took only four MSU players in last year's contest to stop them. The Bulldogs got every one of its points from starters Dee Bost, Renardo Sidney, Kodi Augustus and Ravern Johnson in route to an 71-64 upset victory in a nationally-televised atmosphere at Humphrey Coliseum.
Dunne excited about making an impact with Bulldog softball teamPosted yesterday in College Sports | STARKVILLE -- Kelsi Dunne had so much fun learning from Vann Stuedeman she decided she wanted to keep doing it at a different address.
Dunne and Stuedeman are back together, hoping to lead the Mississippi State University softball team back to national prominence. A four-time All-American at the University of Alabama, Dunne said Stuedeman has been a major influence on her as an amateur player and now working with her as a coach.
Bully Gras Ball hopes to raise $30,000Posted yesterday in Starkville & Oktibbeha County | Imagine it: formal wear, finger foods and good, old-fashioned face-to-face dancing all set to classic rhythm and blues. This isn't a high school prom it's the second annual Bully Gras Ball, a grownup party with hometown philanthropy at the core.  Pacific is U.S. military's priority, general saysPosted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County | The world is changing. And those things affecting the Asia-Pacific region will impact all of us, an Air Force general told members of the Columbus community Thursday. "The world ... is reshaping. It will shape our futures as well," said Gen. Gary North, commander of Pacific Air Forces.Struggling in US, F-35 fighter pushes sales abroadPosted yesterday in National | TOKYO -- Detractors say the F-35 stealth fighter, the costliest military plane ever, is destined to go down as one of the biggest follies in aviation history. But it may have found a savior: deep-pocketed U.S. allies hungry to add its super high-tech capabilities to their arsenal. Prison dilemma: surging numbers of older inmatesPosted yesterday in National | NEW YORK -- In corrections systems nationwide, officials are grappling with decisions about geriatric units, hospices and medical parole as elderly inmates -- with their high rates of illness and infirmity -- make up an ever increasing share of the prison population. Obama decries rising cost of college educationPosted yesterday in National | ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- President Barack Obama called Friday for an overhaul of the higher education financial aid system, warning that colleges and universities that fail to control spiraling tuition costs could lose federal funds. Judge dismisses stun gun casePosted yesterday in State | BAY ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a former Waveland police officer and the city in a ruling that found the use of stun gun against a naked man was reasonable under the circumstances. Man charged in priest's death found dead in jailPosted yesterday in State | JACKSON -- A man accused of killing a Roman Catholic priest and taking the victim's car on a family vacation to Walt Disney World was found dead early Thursday in a prison cell with a sheet wrapped around his neck. Jackson fire chief: No social media pix in uniformPosted yesterday in State | JACKSON -- Jackson Fire Chief Raymond McNulty has told firefighters not to post any comments that could hurt the department on their social network sites -- or post photos of themselves in uniform or with city equipment. Former teacher sentenced in sexual battery casePosted yesterday in State | NEW ALBANY -- A former Ripley High School teacher has pleaded guilty in Union County to one count of sexual battery on a minor, in connection with an improper relationship with a former student. AG's office offers money to find pardoned trustyPosted yesterday in State | JACKSON -- Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Thursday that his office is willing to pay confidential informants for information that helps him track down a convicted killer pardoned by former Gov. Haley Barbour. Cohen not fazed that Bulldogs aren't rankedPosted yesterday in College Sports | STARKVILLE -- Fans in Starkville are wondering by the Mississippi State University baseball team was absent from two major preseason polls released this week.
MSU, which finished 15th in the final USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll last season, wasn't ranked in the 2012 preseason coaches' poll or the Baseball America preseason rankings despite returning 14 of 16 pitchers who took the mound last season.
"(The rankings are) not what we're focused on or worried about," MSU coach John Cohen said Thursday. Arkansas' defense slows Johnson, MSUPosted yesterday in College Sports | STARKVILLE -- As much as she tried, Diamber Johnson wasn't herself.
Up since 5:30 a.m. Thursday to take care of her mother, Adella, who suffered a heart attack, the Mississippi State University senior guard didn't realize she hadn't eaten anything all day until she returned to Humphrey Coliseum later in the day. Starkville soccer set for OxfordPosted yesterday in High School Sports | The Starkville High School boys soccer players want a do-over, while the Starkville High girls want an encore.
The Jackets and Lady Jackets will be back in action Saturday when they take on Oxford in second-round Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A playoff matchups.
The girls will play at noon, while the boys will follow at a 2 p.m. at the Oxford High football stadium. Tennessee rebounds to beat Alabama; Ole Miss women losePosted yesterday in College Sports | TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Tennessee women's basketball team was determined to bounce back from the second-worst loss in program history. With a matchup against slumping Alabama, it was an easy task.
Shekinna Stricklen scored 14 points and Glory Johnson added 13 to lead the No. 7 Lady Volunteers to an 86-56 win against the Crimson Tide on Thursday night. MSU beats LSU without edgePosted yesterday in College Sports | STARKVILLE -- Fans of the No. 18 Mississippi State University men's basketball program are getting used to Wednesday night's script.
In what has been a repeated set of circumstances in a home games in which it is favored, MSU survived an early and late charge to hang on for a 76-71 victory against LSU. Bost shows complete game against LSUPosted yesterday in College Sports | STARKVILLE -- Mississippi State senior Dee Bost has been called a shoot-first point guard.
Bost put that label aside Wednesday night and became more of a facilitator in No. 18 MSU's 76-71 victory against LSU at Humphrey Coliseum.
Bost, a 6-foot-3 senior guard, was three rebounds and a point from his first career triple-double. The Bob Cousy Award finalist finished with nine points, 10 assists, and seven rebounds in 40. He played the entire game because MSU is without backup point guard DeVille Smith. Grant learning intricacies of being a shooterPosted yesterday in College Sports | STARKVILLE -- Kendra Grant is accustomed to be a target.
When you're a "shooter" it's difficult to blend into a game or sneak through the lane or rub off a screen to get an open shot.
But Grant learned how to outfox the toughest scouting reports in a standout career at Richland High School. Nineteen games into her first season as a member of the Mississippi State University women's basketball team, Grant is learning every day and is showing she is just as capable of being a "shooter" in one of the nation's top Division I conferences. Bedford provides spark off bench for EMCCPosted yesterday in College Sports | SCOOBA -- East Mississippi Community College sophomore guard Deon Bedford has quite a collection of rings.
"We've won the past two region championships, and I am proud of both of those rings," Bedford said. "The goal this year is to get a third. The pressure has been us on all year as two-time defending champions. We relish that pressure, and look forward to the challenge every time we play." Frontcourt gives Ole Miss a chancePosted yesterday in College Sports | OXFORD -- The University of Mississippi men's basketball team isn't very good at shooting 3-pointers and even worse at the free-throw line, serious flaws that have made scoring points a struggle during stretches this season.
But the Rebels do have some muscle -- and they like to flex it.
That's been enough to keep Ole Miss (13-6, 3-2) in the top half of the Southeastern Conference entering a home game at 6 tonight (ESPN2) against the No. 14 University of Florida (15-4, 4-1). Report: Taxpayers still owed $133B from bailoutPosted 1/26/2012 in Business | WASHINGTON -- Companies that were bailed out during the financial crisis still owe U.S. taxpayers nearly $133 billion. Treasury's plans to recoup that money have been slowed by the volatile stock market and weakness among smaller banks.
Some of the money will never be recovered. Pentagon: Army, Marines to shrink as budget slowsPosted 1/26/2012 in National | WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon outlined a plan Thursday for slowing the growth of military spending, including cutting the size of the Army and Marine Corps, retiring older planes and trimming war costs. It drew quick criticism from Republicans, signaling the difficulty of scaling back defense budgets in an election year. No files on pardoned Mississippi killersPosted 1/26/2012 in State | JACKSON -- Pardon files are missing or don't exist for four convicted killers and another man who worked as trusties at the Governor's Mansion and were pardoned by former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour during his final days in office. Drug cases yield prison sentences in ClayPosted 1/26/2012 in Area | WEST POINT -- Five cases involving cocaine or methamphetamine yielded guilty pleas and lengthy prison sentences during the January term of Clay County Circuit Court, which concluded Jan. 20. Artesia constructs new fire stationPosted 1/26/2012 in Columbus & Lowndes County | The town of Artesia will soon have a new fire station, thanks to a rural development grant.
The old station overlooked 112 N. Front St. for more than three decades, but it was demolished in September to make room for a new one to be constructed at the same site. Calisolar presses forward with plans in Golden TrianglePosted 1/26/2012 in Business | California-based Calisolar is expected to begin construction in May on a new silicon plant at the GTR Global Industrial Aerospace Park. And employee layoffs in Sunnyvale, Calif., will not affect the company's plans to build near the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, Calisolar CEO Terry Jester said Wednesday. Council finds a growing number of states move to weaken teacher tenurePosted 1/25/2012 in National | WASHINGTON -- America's public school teachers are seeing their generations-old tenure protections weakened as states seek flexibility to fire teachers who aren't performing. A few states have essentially nullified tenure protections altogether, according to an analysis being released today by the National Council on Teacher Quality. Convicted Marine apologizes to Iraqi civiliansPosted 1/25/2012 in National | CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- When Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich finally spoke in court, he did not address the judge but instead directed his words at the Iraqi family members who survived his squad's attacks in 2005 that left 24 unarmed civilians dead. Ex-Ohio death row inmate says not guilty to threatPosted 1/25/2012 in State | OTTAWA, Ohio -- A Scotsman released from an American prison after spending two decades on Ohio's death row pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he threatened a judge who prosecuted his original case. Bryant unveils policy details in State of StatePosted 1/25/2012 in State | JACKSON -- Republican Gov. Phil Bryant used his first State of the State address Tuesday evening to unveil detailed policy proposals, from education to health care to energy, saying he wants to create a "Mississippi Works Agenda." Deputies make arrests in home burglariesPosted 1/25/2012 in Columbus & Lowndes County | The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office arrested three people Monday -- including two juveniles -- in connection with two unrelated home burglaries. Jeremy Marc Adams, 29, of 8061 Highway 12 E. No. 9, was charged Monday afternoon in connection with a home burglary on Woodlawn Drive.  New dealer selling Chrysler; former dealer charging rentPosted 1/25/2012 in Business | The general manager of Columbus' new and only Chrysler dealership is glad to add the last line of the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram family to the business. The owner of Columbus' former Chrysler dealership said he is doing well without the line but is still charging the automaker rent for the sign on his property.Scott Colom: Recent political appointments plus for LowndesPosted 1/25/2012 in Local Columns | When Calisolar announced its intention to open a plant in Columbus, people from across the state might have thought: what, them again? Envy is one of the byproducts of success, and when it comes to big industrial projects no other part of the state has been more successful in recent years than Lowndes County. Short-handed MSU will play host to LSUPosted 1/25/2012 in College Sports | STARKVILLE -- One week ago, Mississippi State men's basketball coach Rick Stansbury knocked the table with his fist twice and looked to the sky when asked about his team dodging injuries during the 2011-12 season.
It was almost as if the 14-year veteran knew he had sealed the Bulldogs' fate. Williams, Mobley lead Columbus girls, Starkville boysPosted 1/25/2012 in High School Sports | Neither Daisha Williams nor Jacolby Mobley have nicknames.
They did their best Tuesday night to secure monikers that fit their versatile abilities.
Williams scored 16 points and complemented Kiandria Patterson (game-high 26 points) and Maggie Proffitt (14) in ideal "third wheel" status to help the Columbus High School girls basketball team beat Starkville 80-56.
Mobley, true to his "area code" shooting stroke, tied Gavin Ware for game-high scoring honors with 16 points to lead the Starkville High boys to a 54-36 win. West Point basketball sweeps New HopePosted 1/25/2012 in High School Sports | WEST POINT -- West Point High School boys basketball coach Brad Cox admitted to having no clue why his team got off to the start it did Tuesday night against New Hope.
After jumping out to an 18-3 lead and coasting to an 82-59 victory in a Class 5A, Region 2, District 1 game, Cox would like to see starts like that more often. Starkville opens soccer postseason with pair of victoriesPosted 1/25/2012 in High School Sports | STARKVILLE -- Starkville High School boys soccer coach Brian Bennett busted into a big smile after his team's second goal Tuesday night.
That's when the Yellow Jackets knew they were on their way to a victory in the opening-round of the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A playoffs.
MSU 's Steele fight through early strugglesPosted 1/25/2012 in College Sports | STARKVILLE -- Jalen Steele has had a lot of people tell him he can't do something.
Between his hometown university not wanting him, the coach he initially signed with getting fired, and the tear of the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee, the 6-foot-3 guard has overcome some bumps along the way.
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