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Volume 2 | Issue 64

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Inside 4 News

Holiday Open House draws crowds.

6 Lifestyle

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Workmen unload and arrange by size a truckload of Fraser fir Christmas trees from North Carolina at Mid-Town Shopping Center on Wednesday.

Christmas trees sighted in Oxford OXFORD CITIZEN

One of the most visible signs of Christmas arrived in Oxford when most people’s Thanksgiving meals were still in the planning stages. A truckload of more than 400 Fraser fir Christmas trees was backed into the parking lot at MidTown Shopping Center on North Lamar Boulevard early Wednesday morning.

“I’ve sold trees here for the past 16 years, and now we own a convenience store on Sisk Avenue, and we’re also doing trees there,” said Jeffrey Hollis.

One reason Hollis’ lot continues to be popular with Oxford families is his personal connection to the grower.

“These are the freshest trees you’ll find in town,” he said.

“They’re Fraser firs from Boone, North Carolina. My uncle is a grower, and I’ve

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These are the freshest trees you’ll find in town. They’re Fraser firs from Boone, North Carolina.

My uncle is the grower, and I’ve been buying through him for years. They’re cut and delivered to us within three days with one handling.

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BY ERROL CASTENS

Jeffrey Hollis been buying through him for years. They’re cut and delivered to us within three days with one handling – they’re not unloaded and reloaded in Memphis or somewhere.”

Leyland cypress is a popular

tree among Mississippi growers – an evergreen that is noted as particularly good for people with allergies, but with the corollary that they have little fragrance.

Fraser firs, however, must be

grown at elevations of 4,000 feet or higher, leaving even the highest hill in Mississippi some 3,193 feet short as a suitable site. Like other balsams, they have a rich, pungent fragrance that is almost as effective downwind advertising as that of barbecue smoke.

“Fraser fir actually holds the ornament better than a lot of other trees,” Hollis said. “It’s a thicker needle, and the needle retention is better. These trees, once you put a fresh cut on them, will drink a bunch of water, and that’s the key.

“I’ve had people call me in February and say, ‘Look, my neighbors just put their tree on the curb, and it’s still green.

Put me on your list for next year,’” he said.

Another advantage Hollis says his trees have is their superior grade.

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Cindy Howle speaks with Oxonian Angelo Mistilis about his life in Oxford.

13 Sports

Oxford defeated West Point 35-7 Friday night in the MHSAA Class 5A north state title game.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2015

The Edison offers space for entrepreneurs

BY ERROL CASTENS OXFORD CITIZEN

For those entrepreneurs and road warriors who need something between a coffeeshop table and their own storefront office, the Edison may be the ticket.

The Edison, at 1415 University Avenue, is slated to open early next year with some 2,000 square feet of shared office space.

“We’ve been working on this for several months,” said Phil Baquie, a licensed professional counselor, former Nashville musician and inveterate entrepreneur. “We’re in renovation at the moment, and we’re hoping to open in January.”

Both Baquie and his wife, Lindsey, believe they have a clear focus of the kind of space that would serve particular people in the marketplace.

“I’m originally from Australia, in the United States since 1999,” he said. “I’ve always been in business for myself, and my wife, who is from Oxford, owns Epicure Day Spa.” Prime customers for the

shared-office service, Baquie said, are those who need tranquil workspace and the occasional use of conference rooms – including salespeople and those getting start-up businesses off the ground.

“We’re primarily looking for people who are in business for themselves or who are telecommuters – folks who maybe work for a larger organization and either work out of home or on the road and need a base to work out of,” he said.

“It’ll be perfect for a lot of business people that normally meet in coffee shops or have a homebased office but would like to have a distraction-free place where they could focus in on their work, in an environment where other people are doing the same thing rather than girlfriends meeting to chat, as you get in a coffee shop.”

Baquie laughed as he recalled seeing one local pastor at a coffee shop who’d gotten away from his church building to find a little time of down time.

“He had a bright set of neonorange earplugs in his ears as sort of a message, ‘Stay away; I’m

having some me time,’” Baquie said.

For out-of-towners who need a workplace while doing only occasional business in Oxford, the Edison can be a local office for $35 per day, entitling the guest to the café-style work area with comfortable couches as well as chairs and tables for those who need to spread out their work.

“Stash here in Oxford is furnishing the building; we’re trying to keep as much business here in Oxford as we can, because we’re proud of what we’re doing and why we’re doing it,” Baquie said.

Those with a more regular need for space can buy in at the $250-per-month level.

“That $250 will include access to all the lounge areas, workspace tables, chairs. We’ve got superfast fiber internet from C Spire,” Baquie said. “We’ve actually also worked with a local coffee roaster to develop the Edison Blend, so we’ll have coffee, internet, comfortable couches, workspace tables if need be – basically everything you need to do your thing. We’ve also got three meeting rooms and a conference rooms that can be

rented out by the hour.”

For $400 per month, the client gets everything in the $250 package plus an assigned desk, a locker and 24-hour access.

“That includes four or five hours of meeting room time so if you have clients coming in, you can meet there at the Edison,” Baquie said.

Clients at the Edison can also rent private, lockable offices from $500 to $700 per month, depending on space, that also entitle the member to all common areas as well as to generous usage of general “They’re comfortably furnished with brand-new furniture, as well,” he said. “Our building’s going to look pretty amazing as well. We’ve gone for the whole industrial modern look. We’re going to have exposed ceilings, wooden beams, and the walls will be painted a nice, crisp white, with local artists’ works hanging on the walls. Furniture will be mid-century modern industrial.

“We’ve already had such a good response that we’ve gone ahead and built out another four offices,” Baquie said. “We only

had two offices left that weren’t rented, and we haven’t even started our marketing for it yet.

It’s going to be a pretty popular place for people who want some private space to do their work.”

Jon Maynard, president and chief executive officer of the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation, said the Edison will fill a needed role for entrepreneurs.

“We have two business incubators in oxford – the Oxford Enterprise Center and the Innovation Hub at Insight Park,” he said.

“Each is very successful and synergistic with the other. We feel that a third incubator fills gap between the two that is purely complementary. Entrepreneurs like to have affordable, stylish and functional options for starting and growing their businesses.

“It’s interesting that a local businessman has the same strategic foresight that we have at the EDF – to create the right environment, and the business opportunities will grow very naturally.”

For more information on the Edison, call (662) 371-1710 or visit www.edisonoxford.com.

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Workers unload North Carolina-grown Fraser fir Christmas trees at Mid-Town Shopping Center on Wednesday. The lot will be open noon to 6 daily until the trees are gone.

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“These are all Fraser fir No. 1s, which is different from your No. 2s and No. 3s, which is what you’ll get at (major retailers),” he said.

“They have a lesser quality tree. By market standards, we can have only one imperfect side, where a No. 2 or No. 3 may have two or three bad sides.”

While Hollis has fully formed trees as small as four to five tall starting at $40, one niche in the Christmas tree market that he fills is massive Christmas trees for large homes with two-story foyers or other oversized spaces.

“They go all the way up to $500 for a 14- to 15-foot tree,” he said. “We sell a few of that size every year. In fact, the big ones I have on there are pretty much already spoken for.” (He added, though, that he may

purchase a second truckload of trees, which would offer a second chance for people in the market for a really large Christmas tree.)

One bonus for some customers – especially the ones ordering the biggest trees – is optional delivery and setup.

“We offer a delivery service for your tree, and we’ll even come to your house and put lights on it,” Hollis said.

Justin Bonds will run the Christmas tree business, keeping the lot open from about noon to somewhere around 6 p.m., seven days a week, either until Christmas Eve or until the trees are gone.

Bond said his crew of landscapers-turned-elves are accustomed to working with the attention to detail that buyers of upscale tree purchasers might expect.

“The guys who work for my lawn care company will be doing the delivery and

setup,” he said.

So, what’s the secret to a long-lived Christmas tree?

“You hear all kinds of stuff about putting sugar or even Sprite in the stand, but when you cut the tree, put it in the stand and move it inside, your first bowl of water should be hot tap water,” Hollis said. “It’s cold out here, the trees have been drying, and that first bowl of water, if it’s warm, will just allow it to drink quicker and loosen up. You can buy (sugar-based solutions) for them, but really it’s the warm water that’s the key.”

On tips for decorating one’s new Christmas tree, Hollis’s answer was much less definitive.

“Have plenty of egg nog,” he said.

Bonds was even more cautious with his response.

“Have a creative wife,” he said.

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OBITUARIES BETTYE JO HORNE YANCY

Bettye Jo Horne Yancy, 82, passed Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, at Oxford Health & Rehab. The funeral service will be Monday, Nov 30, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Lipe officiating. Burial will follow in Clear Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 9:30 until service time at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions in Ms. Yancy’s memory may be made to Clear Creek Cemetery Fund, 46 CR 313, Oxford, MS 38655.

BYRON LORENZO AUSTIN Byron Lorenzo Austin, Jr., 75, passed away Wednesday Nov. 25, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North MS. The funeral service was held Saturday, Nov. 28 in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home with his cousin, Rev. Ken White officiating. Burial followed in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served as a Senior Airman First Class. In honor of Mr. Austin’s service to our country, the flag of the United States Air Force will be flown at Waller Funeral Home.

WILMA HARRIS Wilma Harris, passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. The funeral service was held at Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church in Oxford on Saturday, Nov. 28. Hodges Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

VIRGINIA DILLARD Virginia Dillard, 37, passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, at Baptist Memorial HospitalNorth Mississippi. Services were held Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 at Guinn Cemetery. Burial was in Guinn Cemetery.

Tutor Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

LARRY REED NEW ALBANY – Larry Reed, 68, passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, at his residence. Services will be Monday, Nov. 30, at 1 p.m. at United Funeral Service. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Holiday Open House draws crowds

BY ERROL CASTENS OXFORD CITIZEN

The Downtown Council’s annual Holiday Open House drew shoppers, diners and folks just seeking fun and community to the Square for the first official day of the Christmas season. From ornament workshops and pictures with Santa to carriage rides and Christmas carols by a live choir, Friday’s activities were a hit.

The Oxford Civic Chorus provided a 17-voice choir offering Christmas music from the holy to the hollyjolly – from “Joy to the World” to “Jingle Bells.”

(The much larger full Chorus will hold its fall concert on Dec. 14 at North Oxford Baptist Church at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.)

Lots of locals and out-oftowners added to the bustle downtown.

“We’re here for the singing, the shopping, to get into the Christmas spirit,” said Connie Parham, who visited the Square with her friend Carol Thweatt.

Tressa McLeod, a recent transplant from Charlotte, North Carolina, was walking around the Square with her husband, Brandon, taking in the atmosphere.

“We just moved here, and we wanted to get to know the area and the local traditions,” she said.

Denise Wells brought her small grandchildren, Carson and Rheagan, downtown to take in the lights, the music and the activities.

“We just wanted to come out and enjoy the festivities of the holidays,” Wells said. “We rode around on the horse carriage, we went around and had some Christmas ornaments made for Carson and Rheagan, grabbed a bite to eat, and now we’re just waiting on the lighting of the tree.”

Latonya Hairston of Southaven was impressed by the horses and carriages taking people on slow-lane tours of downtown.

“We’ve been taking pictures of them,” said Hairston, who grew up in Oxford and was visiting the Square with her sister, Connie Buford, who still

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Oxford Civic Chorus members sing Christmas carols and other traditional songs of the season to entertain the crowd waiting Friday for the lighting of the Christmas tree on the grounds of City Hall. lives here. “It’s just such nice weather, and it’s good to be back home.”

Will Hunt of Hunt Marketing, whose firm organized the Holiday Open House, stood in front of City Hall an hour before the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree, noting with satisfaction that people were having an obviously good time.

“It’s wall-to-wall people,” he said.

Jason Tyson, an employee of YaYa’s Frozen Yogurt, said he had to come in earlier than originally scheduled to help with the extra push of customers.

“It’s been busy,” he said.

Amanda Hyneman of the iconic Neilson’s Department Store said late Friday afternoon, “We had a great morning – from 7 to 10 we had a sale – and we’re still going strong.

We’re seeing a lot of people from out of town who’ve come home to Oxford – a lot of families, a lot of old friends having impromptu reunions in the store.”

Anna Mathis Larson was one of the shoppers crowding JCG Apparel.

“I wanted to come shop and watch the tree lighting.

It seemed like so much fun with the carriage rides and the Christmas music,” she

Bubba, a driver for Memphis-based Uptown Carriages, holds "Trigger" while passengers ready themselves for a loop around downtown at Friday's Holiday Open House, sponsored by the Square Alliance. said. “I’m here all the time – at least once a week. I love shopping the Square.”

Square Books employee Currie McKinley said the cookies and cider served in connection with the Holiday Open House had proved a hit.

“It’s been excellent – really busy,” she said. “I’ve seen a lot of out-of-town people. It seems like a lot of people are still visiting relatives for Thanksgiving, so that’s always exciting. Students are coming out; they’re not as tied to their studies right now, so people are just doing holiday shopping.”

Kate Newman, manager of The Village Tailor, said traffic in that store was also gratifying, with handbags a popular item, while Sara Beth Childers said Wolfe birds and Colonel Rebels were among the most popular ceramics for shoppers at Mississippi Madness.

“It’s been really busy,” Childers said. “We’ve had some people from Louisiana still here, and they’ve been coming in all day.”

“Lots of friends that have family here are here for the Thanksgiving holiday,” said Julie Wilson of Hinton Outfitters. & Hinton

“These True Grit pullovers, Barbour coats, and pj harlow loungewear are probably our most popular items today.”

Mark Huelse, president of the Square Alliance, reflected on both the fun and the retail success of Friday’s Holiday Open House just before the lighting of Oxford’s official Christmas tree at City Hall.

“It’s been a really great day. We’ve had our best weather in years,” he said.

“We’ve had about a thousand people go through the line with Santa to have their pictures taken. Lots of ornaments were decorated and Christmas cards made.”

Hunt counted the Square Alliance’s Holiday Open House an unqualified success.

“One way we measure success on this event is the amount of people that come up and enjoy the activities,” he said. “But obviously seeing all the people walking around with shopping bags and the restaurants being full, that’s the main measure of success – seeing people not only enjoying the free activities but seeing them shop and dine around the Square.” errol.castens@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenec

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Community Thanksgiving: Turkey, dressing and connection

BY ERROL CASTENS OXFORD CITIZEN

They were black, white, Hispanic and Asian.

Their numbers included lifelong Oxonians, regional transplants and citizens from the other side of the globe.

They came alone, as couples, and in large families.

They visited as neighbors, friends and new acquaintances. They were white, black, Hispanic and Asian.

Some extended hospitality and others accepted it.

They gave thanks, broke bread, lingered over dessert and coffee, and got to know a bit about each other.

That, in a nutshell, was the aim – and the outcome – of Oxford’s annual Community Thanksgiving.

The event involved an army of volunteers from the host church, Oxford-University United Methodist, and several others, including First Presbyterian, St. Peter’s Episcopal, St. Andrew’s UMC, Taylor UMC and Pine Flat UMC. Some cooked at their church buildings, others at home. The Presbyterians across the street offered their ovens and elbow grease to heat the turkeys, which had been previously slow-cooked by Larson’s Cash Saver and then kept refrigerated until the big day.

Asked how many people she had working in the kitchen, the serving lines and as hosts, O-U UMC Fellowship Chairman Ashley Allen laughed and said, “I have no idea. More than we know what to do with at times.”

One of those was OUUMC member Julie Bergeron, who decidedly did know what she was doing.

“We’ve been here for three days getting ready for this,” she said.

Bergeron’s daughter, Molly, 9, was helping greet visitors after working behind the scenes earlier.

“I folded napkins with my cousin yesterday, and then again today,” Molly said. “I Scores of people at a time indulged in turkey, dressing, squash casserole and a host of other traditional dishes for the national observance first proclaimed by President George Washington in 1789.

Snatches of conversation ranging from football and basketball to childrearing and catching up on scattered family members’ lives could be heard as one walked from table to table.

Mary Beth Mobley, a member of O-U UMC, and Terry and Alonzo Hilliard, members of Rivers Hill Church of Christ, spent the time catching up about their common interest in “The Welcome Table,” a group made up of members from several churches – some traditionally black, some traditionally white – who typically meet monthly.

“It’s not so much about racial reconciliation, really, Mobley said. “It’s primarily to get to know each other. We got to go on this retreat to Lake Tiak O’Khata. It was tough, because if you know someone’s story you can relate better. You have so many more things in

common than you have that are different.”

Alonzo Hilliard said getting to know people of different backgrounds is rewarding but necessarily uncomfortable at times.

“You have to push through some tough parts,” he said.

This month group members are tasked with bringing three good ideas for improving the lives of people in the Oxford-Lafayette County community.

One possible initiative is an effort to provide both black and white mentors for 5th-grade to 7th-grade boys identified as being at risk for criminal behavior or dropping out of school.

There are some fun parts of the Welcome Table, too. Mobley, who is from Kentucky, tickled the Hilliards with her confession that the University of Kentucky allows for people to pass down basketball season tickets to their heirs.

To keep Rupp Arena from becoming too clannish, though, such a bequest can only extend one generation.

“After that they go back into the pool,” Mobley said.

Terry Hilliard answered with her own observation about sports craziness. As important as football is to Ole Miss fans, she said, some will endure any sacrifice to watch the Rebels play.

Hilliard admitted, though, that watching even an epic win can occasionally take a back seat to comfort – or just plain good sense. Of last week’s victory over 15th-ranked LSU after rain had given way to cold, she said, “It was ridiculously cold that day,” she said. “I had to leave at halftime.”

Joe Young, director of pastoral ministry at Baptist Memorial Hospital, was visiting with people he knew after finishing lunch with his wife, Sherry, and some friends.

“We had thought about coming last year, but at the last minute our daughter and her family had come over and spent Thanksgiving Eve night with us,” he said. “I’m on call today, and our daughter and her family are with (her husband’s family), so this year it’s just the two of us, and we thought we’d come here and see some old friends we hadn’t seen in a while – and make some new ones.”

Organizers of the annual Thanksgiving dinner were elated at Thursday’s attendance. By noon – in an occasion that ran from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Allen estimated 200 people had been served, counting both those dining there in the church’s fellowship hall and those taking to-go meals to those unable to leave work or home.

“It was by far the best turnout in my three years,” she said.

Pat Forrester, Oxford-University UMC’s missions and outreach coordinator, added, “We all feel very blessed. I think it was an amazing cross-section of our community, and all enjoyed a real community Thanksgiving meal.” errol.castens@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenec

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A variety of Oxonians enjoyed traditional foods and one another at Thursday's community Thanksgiving dinner at Oxford-University United Methodist Church.

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A progression of people gathered for Oxford's community Thanksgiving feast on Thursday at Oxford-University UMC. Many others from public safety workers to homebound residents had turkey and all the trimmings delivered to them.

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Oxonian Angelo Mistilis is an iconic character, a restaurant legend, and living history having spent his entire 80 years in oxford. his father,Tom, immigrated from Greece on his own at age 15.Tom Mistilis was, as angelo describes, a “pure chef” with the first Mistilis-generated restaurant in town in the 1920s.

Angelo Mistilis has had front row seating to Oxford’s colorful history. on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Orchard Oxford’s North Light Gallery, Mistilis will offer for auction his collection of jail art from his 11 years managing the jail kitchen, benefiting the Orchard and Kairos prison ministry.

Writer Cindy Howle visited with Mistilis recently.

CINDY HOWLE: You’ve lived in Oxford your entire life?

ANGELO MISTILIS: I was born on July 23, 1935, in the house on North 7th which is Martin Luther King Drive now, in that blue house ... now divided into apartments, in the front bedroom. North 7th was just a nice, quiet little street.

HOWLE:What was it like growing up in Oxford?

MISTILIS: It was slow and wonderful. when I was in grade school, the school was where the federal building is. kids walked to school those days. So what you had to look for right before school started was a good pair of galoshes and a good raincoat. You walked rain, sleet or snow. nobody drove their kids to school.

HOWLE: Describe life as a small child in Oxford.

MISTILIS: Everybody came into town on Saturday. When you walked to the square from North 7th, you passed by several places where the mules and wagons were parked. Behind the federal building was a huge area that was a playground during school time, but on Saturdays you parked the mules and wagons by it. and when I grew up, when you shopped, you shopped on the square. There weren’t all these little businesses up and down the highways and byways. That’s a big change. The farmers’ market was around the square. I think there were two police officers.

HOWLE: Tell me about your dad owning a restaurant on the Square.

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Q & A with Angelo Mistilis MISTILIS: My dad (Tom) started in 1926 on the campus. Then, he and his restaurant partner moved into the building in the early ’30s that is the star package store now.

They moved to the square next. they had a restaurant called “The College Inn” on the northwest side next to the old First National Bank.

HOWLE: You grew up in the restaurant business.

MISTILIS: I had a friend named Bob Wilson that lived down the street from us. In my dad’s restaurant, they had wooden booths out of mahogany, and they were very ornate. Our job on Sunday afternoon was to polish those with qtips and old english polish. They were high-backed. When you sat down, you couldn’t see. it was such a wonderful time.

HOWLE:Tell me about your wife, who a lot of people know, and your family.

MISTILIS: Jo Dale and I went to school together. We went to University High School, and we graduated at the same time. We didn’t have an Oxford High School. The University provided that, and they had their student teachers come over and do their practice teaching. We had a great school – outstanding band, outstanding football team, wonderful teachers.

I have four kids, two boys, two girls. they are all well; they’re all healthy; they’re all doing very well. We are very proud of them.

HOWLE: Tell me about your time at your own restaurant.

MISTILIS: Steven and I opened “Steve and Angelo’s” in 1962 on College Hill Road. We built that building. We had a drive-in there.

But in ’62 it almost closed because that’s when Meredith happened.

We had an awful lot of trouble out there; the soldiers were so thick. I finally had to ask they be put off limits so they wouldn’t tear my place up. They didn’t have anything to do, so they would come over to my restaurant to hangout.

They tore my booths. I had white naugahyde booths. They had knives and guns, so we had to put a sign on the front door, ‘please leave your guns and packs outside.’

We had, I think, 30,000 troops here. They had a helicopter squadron, and the pilots used to eat with me. They had been well over a week without a bath. I said, ‘I’ll take you home with me after I close tonight. Y’all can get a bath at my house.’ So, Jo Dale said, ‘What are you doing!’ I walked in with these pilots and they all took a shower at my house.They cleaned up, and I took them back out.

Behind the restaurant, on the

CINDY HOWLE

Angelo Mistilis relaxes on the front porch of his home. The longtime restaurateur and jail chef's collection of inmate art will be auctioned Tuesday at 6 p.m. to benefit The Orchard Oxford and Kairos Prison Ministry. old Sardis Road, I kept noticing vehicles down there. Come to find out, they were food trucks from Georgia. They were very common around military bases, but I wondered why they were lining these soldiers up behind them. They weren’t selling potato chips. They had girls.

They were tearing my bathrooms up so bad in the restaurant because they were trying to bathe in there. So I called the headquarters one day and said you need to send somebody out here to stop all this. So they sent this little lieutenant. I said, “You know what? I don’t need to see you. I need to see the Colonel. I need to see someone with authority.” He was a little bit upset, but he called and this Colonel came out. When I told him what was going on, he told me that his men wouldn’t do that, they wouldn’t do the things they were doing. I told him that I had 10 years military experience and there was one thing I could tell him, he didn’t know what his men were doing.

He had no idea.

Lafayette County Jail?

MISTILIS: We went in when they first opened it. It was brand new. I answered an ad in the paper for a manager, and I had no idea I would be hired. I had not been in the jail, didn’t know what the kitchen looked like, but it was the best kitchen I ever had, state of the art equipment, everything. three hot meals a day to the inmates, from scratch.

HOWLE: What was your time working at the jail like?

MISTILIS: I wish I was there right now. It was wonderful. It was hard.

I got there at 4 in the morning and got off at 6 at night. But you knew everything that was happening in town. There was not one minute of your day that wasn’t exciting.

When I first got there, I’d never been in a jail. I was really kind of nervous, because once you go in and they start locking those doors back, you just have a really funny feeling. But I got over it, and I am still on good speaking terms with a lot of inmates that worked with me in the kitchen. They’re around HOWLE: What do you miss the town, and they will holler at me, most about the restaurant busi- “Hey Mr.Commissary man!” commissary time was the most imporness?

MISTILIS:The people. I just loved tant time of the day. the people. My customers were the finest people in the world. I had HOWLE: What first started you students, so many, hundreds and buying them art supplies? hundreds, and I still hear from MISTILIS: I was walking upstairs them occasionally. Jo Dale ran the one time, and it’s all glass. You can front. I was the back. Those were see into all their cells, all of their very good times. pods. And I saw this picture of Jesus that was drawn on a cell wall HOWLE: What year did you start – full-size, flowing gown, staff. It managing the kitchen at the was so much like him; it looked

A hand drawn portrait of the former restaurant owner.

like he was walking. I didn’t realize people in jail could draw like that. and then it was over a matter of years, I began to see people do artwork, and talking to them about it.

One of the kids worked in the kitchen, one that killed his dad. He drew me the picture of the deer the second time he was in jail.

HOWLE: Who were some unusual characters that you came in contact with in jail?

MISTILIS: One morning I’m sitting in my office, and they called me and said there’s a federal inmate upstairs that wants to see you. When I got time, I went up to see him. He introduced himself to me and told me he had his menu TURN TO MISTILIS PAGE 7

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for me to follow. He was a black man from California that was being held here; they were trying to get information from him on some different, large crimes. So I told him, ‘you get what everybody else eats.’ And he said, ‘oh, no. I’m on a kosher diet, and I’m giving you a list of things I want you to serve me. You must not cook my food in anything that other people’s food is cooked in. My food has to be cooked separate from theirs.

I will like fish this way and that way.’ I listened to all that. ‘I can fix special diets, but only if it’s medical. I can’t fix you a special diet.’ Aand he said, ‘you will, or I will call my judge in Washington.’ and I said, ‘I guess you need to call him.’ A federal marshal called me and said, ‘please adhere to what he wants. buy his extra food and his special food. I’d appreciate that.’

HOWLE: Tell me about the jail art.

MISTILIS: I had this (collection) for a long time, and I felt really strong about some of it being good. I inquired with several galleries, and they didn’t want to fool with it.

I talked with North Light, and they thought it was a good idea. Anybody that can build a tattoo gun in a jail where you don’t have anything but a spoon, you tell me that’s not genius. If someone buys some of this (art) and some of the money can be put towards a jail ministry, that would be great.

came and went. The people that stayed the longest were the ones that worked in my kitchen. This (collection) was not done in a day but over a period of years. you didn’t have an artist in there all the time.

They’d say, ‘here, take this. This is something I drew the other day.’ I just began to collect it. It’s nothing I planned on doing. I think they felt good when they could give something they created. When you’re stuck in a cell all day long, anything you do that can break up the time is good.

HOWLE: Since you’ve been in oxford 80 years, what’s an important way you’ve seen oxford change?

MISTILIS: I think we are living in an alcoholic and drug time, and it’s so prevalent, and it’s everywhere. That bothers me a lot.

I’m not a teetotaler. I don’t criticize a lot.

But the one thing that aggravates me is the fact that the people who run bars seem to get everything they want. I’m not a real staunch religious person, but I think you’d at least have one day without alcohol and beer. I think for one day we could do without our glass of wine unless you want to have it at home. And some people don’t see it, but some people do.

I see drunk kids coming down my street, at 10, 11, 12, up to 2 in the morning, and they don’t have any idea where they are they are so drunk. It hurts me. It hurts me to see this. This is a town I grew up in, and I don’t particularly care for that end of it.

Nobody will admit that, but it’s out of hand.

HOWLE: Did you have a favorite artist inHOWLE: What are your future plans? mate?

MISTILIS: No, because you never knew if MISTILIS: You can say if anybody who they would be there the next day or not. wants to hire an old beat-up, broken-down This was not a permanent facility. They restaurant man, you can call me.

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BRIEFING 18th annual Books and Bears Drive

ated by BFSO officials.

“The thoughtfulness and outpouring of support from As the holiday season ap- the UM family has been nothing short of amazing proaches, bringing all its shopping and preparations, each year,” said Donald Cole, associate provost and University of Mississippi assistant to the chancellor faculty, staff and students are once again asked to be- for multicultural affairs. “By helping others, we have come “Santa’s little truly captured the spirit of helpers.” the holidays.”

The 18th annual Books New teddy bears, chiland Bears program begins soon across campus. Spon- dren’s books and toys have sored by the UM Black Fac- been collected for children ulty and Staff Organization, of custodial and grounds the event is an opportunity workers since 1997.

Items may be dropped to assist Facilities Management Department employ- off on the third floor of the Robert C. Khayat Law Cenees and their children by ter, the Graduate School, purchasing and donating second floor of Vardaman books and toys to be given Hall, first floor of Ventress away Dec. 18 on campus.

Hall, the Office of the Smiles abounded last year in the Gertrude Castel- Provost in the Lyceum, the Ticket Office in the Ole Miss low Ford Ballroom at the Student Union, Room 308 Inn at Ole Miss as BFSO members distributed more of Howery Hall, Room 305 than 1,000 gifts through the of Hume Hall, Farley Hall, the Yerby Center, the Career program. The items were Center in Martindale Hall, donated by UM faculty, Powers Hall, the Learning staff, students and alumni Resources Center in the over a three-week period.

Luckyday Residential ColThe number of presents lege, Room C-135 of Bongiven hit a new record. durant Hall and Room 310 Reception at the event of Bishop Hall. was enthusiastic.

“Without this event, lots Jail Art reception of kids wouldn’t have very much on Christmas Day,” and art sale to said Pauline Beard of Oxhonor Angelo ford, a general maintenance worker. “Every little Mistilis bit helps and a little goes a long way.”

North Light Gallery and Donations are apprecithe Orchard Oxford will

host a reception for Angelo Mistilis and a sale of his Jail Art collection at 6 p.m. on Dec. 1.

Mistilis, a longtime Oxford restaurateur, also served as kitchen manager at the Lafayette County Jail for several years, during which time he encouraged inmates who could draw and paint, amassing a collection of works during that time.

Mistilis asked that the proceeds of the sale benefit both the church and an inmate-focused ministry, so North Mississippi Kairos Prison Ministry’s Parchman mission was chosen as the partner recipient.

The public is invited to the reception and the art sale. The Orchard Oxford, with its North Light Gallery, is at 295 Highway 7 North.

Christmas Parade set for Dec. 7 The Oxford Lions Club Christmas Parade will be Monday night, Dec. 7. Taking its traditional route, the parade will start at 6:30 p.m. at Mid-Town Shopping Center, moving down North Lamar to the Square and down South Lamar to Four Corners before turning west toward the Ole Miss campus on University Avenue. The parade will end at the Gertrude C. Ford Center parking lot.

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This year’s theme is a particularly Southern one: “Merry Christmas, Y’all!”

Entries are invited in any of five categories - pedestrian, band, float, vehicle and equestrian. The top five floats will be awarded trophies. Applications can be found at http://lionsofms.org/docs/ 2015%20City%20of%20Oxford%20Christmas%20Parade.pdf Oxford’s Board of Aldermen voted to provide $750 in support for the parade, which brings visitors and residents alike to downtown Oxford to view the event.

State Health Dept. urges flu shots According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, the rate of influenza-like illnesses remains very low in Mississippi and nationwide as of a Nov. 7 survey. While no flu cases have been confirmed in Mississippi, nationally 18 flu-related deaths have been reported.

Health authorities warn against complacency regarding this year’s flu virus, however.

“Flu and flu-like illnesses typically rise quickly at the end of November, and flu vaccinations can take up to two weeks to produce maximum immunity,” MSDH

reports. “Now is the best time to be protected with a flu shot or flu nasal spray.”

Those with the most urgent need for flu vaccination are children over six months of age, adults age 50 and older, women who will be pregnant during the flu season, and chronically ill people regardless of age.

Fraud protection luncheon Fraud is, according to some sources, the fastestgrowing crime in the United States. The OxfordLafayette County Chamber of Commerce invites you to a seminar on fraud protection from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paul Roberts and Michael Hallock will offer insights into protecting your identity and your assets against loss by fraud. Boxed lunches will be provided at this luncheon gathering sponsored by BancorpSouth.

RSVP by Tuesday to Rosie Vassallo at the Chamber, (662) 234-4651.

UM Museum 2015 Holiday Keepsake Ornaments available For the 15th year, the University of Mississippi Museum is offering a new

keepsake ornament for the holidays. This year’s design features an ancient Greek neck amphora, c. 510-500 B.C., from the David M. Robinson Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities.This vase is among more than 2,000 artifacts in the University Museum’s Greek and Roman Antiquities Collection.

The Herakles Neck Amphora commemorative ornament is available for $25, plus tax. Collectible ornaments from previous years that remain available include the Old Skipwith House, Brandt Memory House, Ventress Hall, Lafayette County Courthouse, Oxford City Hall, the Ole Miss Women’s Basketball Jersey, William Faulkner’s Rowan Oak, Theora Hamblett House, Theora Hamblett’s “Christmas Trees,” Walk of Champions, Oxford’s Double Decker Bus, and Faulkner’s Hollywood Typewriter. They retail for $20 each, plus tax.

Keepsake ornaments can be purchased in the museum store or by calling 662-915-7073. Orders to be shipped must be placed by Dec. 11 and require a $7 shipping and handling fee.

Museum members and Friends of the Museum receive a 10 percent discount on all merchandise in the museum store.

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Contartesi looking to inspire current, future Rebels with his book

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ichard Contartesi earned a football scholarship at Ole Miss by never giving up. He is hoping that the players that make up the current roster of his former team gain additional inspiration from his words.

Contartesi, who played wide receiver under former coaches Houston Nutt and Ed Orgeron, cheered on the Rebels in this year’s Egg Bowl from his home.

His book, “In Spite of the Odds,” was likely with some of the players on the bus as they head to Starkville.

Contartesi is now a motivational speaker and businessman. His book chronicles his story of overcoming the odds, and how he worked his way up from a walk-on to the status of a scholarship player, and starting his senior season.

A copy of the book was made available to the Rebels Wednesday as they continued to prepare for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

“This is the last time that some of the guys will put on an Ole Miss uniform in the regular season and the message I have is pretty simple,” Contartesi said about getting the copy out before the biggest game of the season. “I would like to see the team finish the season strong. They started the season hot, they hit a lot of adversity that ended with LSU and that’s a lot of what my story was. I want them to kind of fall into that. This is the final game of the season, against the biggest rival in Mississippi State. One of the biggest messages I always talk about is being persistent. This is one of those times where they’re going to have to get through this game because this is an easy trap game to fall apart.”

Ole Miss has not won in Starkville since 2003. Contartesi feels like it is one of the most fierce rivalries in the nation, and one of the most underrated.

“It’s super underrated. Being on the field TURN TO REBELS PAGE 15

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DK Metcalf hurdles over West Point defenders during Friday's game at Bobby Holcomb Field. The Chargers won 35-7 to capture a third straight Class 5A north state title championship.

Champion Chargers Oxford wins third straight 5A north title

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Johnny Hill sat in his office an hour after his final game at Bobby Holcomb Field. His assistants were still there, but on their way home. Hill’s phone buzzed every few minutes with calls from family, friends and coaches congratulating him for the Oxford Chargers’ 35-7 win over West Point Friday night.

The final game of Hill’s career at OHS resulted in a third straight MHSAA Class 5A north state title win. It also prolongs his successful, and memorable, career one more week. Up next, a date with Wayne County in the 5A state championship game at Ole Miss’ Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

“I’m real proud of the way we played,” Hill said as he sat

in his chair, in front of pictures of his sons. “The defense really did a great job.

Special teams was fantastic.

They all did a great job.”

Hill said prior to the game that the Green Wave (11-3 overall) wanted to make the contest a “knife fight in a phone booth.” The Chargers never gave them that opportunity as they took the fight to them, outside, in the open, where they could control the rules.

Oxford is playing for a third straight state championship thanks to its most complete effort on the season. Quarterback Jack Abraham was his usual sharp self, completing 24 of his 32 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns.

Hiram Wadlington had a strong second half to finish TURN TO CHARGERS PAGE 17

Oxford coach Johnny Hill shakes hands with West Point's Roger Burton, his former assistant coach, following the Chargers' win.

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Oxford defense shines bright in win over Wave

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Korbin Harmon stood at the 20-yard line drenched in sweat. His jersey was wrinkled. His helmet had fresh contact marks on it.

His wide smile told the entire story of Friday’s win over West Point at Bobby Holcomb Field.

All season long, the Chargers have heard that they can’t play defense. In a 35-7 victory over the G r e e n Wave, they put that noise to rest. “ W e Harmon p l a y e d great. We wanted to come out and play with a bang,” Harmon said.

“West Point Turner was talking this week.

They called us soft, so we wanted to show them that we weren’t. We went out there and played hard. We busted them up a little bit.”

The Chargers definitely showed tremendous improvement in the rematch with the Green Wave. Not only did they allow 21 fewer points, they suffocated West Point’s vaunted running attack in the process.

“To hold a good running team to seven points, that’s outstanding,” Harmon

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Oxford's DQ Thomas makes a tackle on West Point tight end Thomas Williams. said. “Our outside linebackers crashed down to stop the outside run and all the inside guys handled their business. I thought we did well.”

Senior linebacker Jack Turner gave great credit to the way the defensive line play overall Friday night.

He added that without them, the linebackers wouldn’t have been able to make the tackles they did.

“Just the way we prepared during the week is what solidified the game,”

Turner said. “When we practice hard during the week, it comes out on the field on Friday night.”

Stopping West Point on first down was a key to stopping the rushing attack, Turner said. The Green Wave were forced to pass the ball in the second half because the Chargers had the lead, and because the running game wasn’t netting big gains.

“Getting that first down stop was key. It helped us the whole rest of the drive.

We cut them off at the right time,” Turner said. “They got the ball at the beginning of the second half and we shut them off right there. If we let them score right there, it could have been a different ballgame.”

Oxford defensive coordinator Steve Herring was very pleased with how his unit performed in the second meeting with the Green Wave.

“You talk about a time of coming together, we’re gelling here at the right

time,” Herring said. “We still have one more to go, but if we play like we did tonight, I would dare say we have a chance. I’m just so proud of these kids.

They have worked. They’ve been hearing that the defense isn’t that good, isn’t that good. We shut down a good football team.”

Coming into the contest, Oxford head coach Johnny Hill didn’t want to see his defense get outflanked by West Point. At the end of the game, he praised his

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“I thought they played awesome now. When you think about how potent of a running offense they have, our guys didn’t get outflanked,” Hill said. “We missed some tackles early, but in the second half we started getting off blocks and locking on. To shut them down like that in the second half is pretty good.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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COURTESY

Former Ole Miss wide receiver Richie Contartesi has written an inspiratunity that they have for themtional book that was awarded to every Rebel prior to the Egg Bowl. selves,” he said.

Nutt has endorsed the book, shows that coming in as a scholthe No. 1 spot on a couple of and Contartesi keeps up with his arship player, you take it for best sellers list. All the reviews former coach. Rudy Ruettiger, granted. You don’t understand are the same,” Contartesi said.

“It’s a super motivational and in- what it’s like to come in as a non the walk-on who played for Notre Dame in the 1970s, has spirational story for people, not scholarship player.” also endorsed the book.

Contartesi was hoping the just in football, but for life and “Me and Rudy actually have a players with the most amount of other sports. There is nothing website together called the Walktalent on the Rebels takes the negative. Everything is about message of hard work and really on Association,” Contartesi said. how much I love Ole Miss. I “It’s basically a website for walkknew they would want the play- does something with it. ons, men and women, in every “I felt like if they were able to ers to read this. And I would love read this book, they would have sport. It’s mean for mentoring. As to get it to every player before they start each year. It really just a different viewpoint and oppor- a walk-on, I never knew what to

OM’s Clair, Cather honored by SEC OXFORD CITIZEN REPORTS

Ole Miss senior middle blocker Nakeyta Clair was named to the All-SEC Team for the second year in a row. Right side hitter Kathryn Cather was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.? Clair became the fifth two-time honoree in program history and first since Regina Thomas in 2010-11. Cather is the fifth Rebel and first since 2012 to be named to the All-Freshman Team. It also marks the first time since 2012 for the Rebels to have two SEC honorees in the same season.

A 2014 All-American, Clair set the single-season and career records for total blocks, block assists and block solos. In addition, Clair recorded her 1,000th kill and currently ranks second with 1,149 kills. Clair ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in hitting percentage (.361) and averages a block a set. She is also on pace to set the Ole Miss career hitting percentage record.

Clair tallied seven blocks at Georgia as the Rebels swept the season series against the Bulldogs. She also helped the Rebels sweep the season series against Arkansas for the first time since 2009 with a combined 23 kills and 10 blocks. Clair helped the Rebels equal the best start in school history, win all four preseason tournaments for the second year in a row and

post a school-record 13 home wins.

“We are very proud of Nakeyta and it’s quite an accomplishment to be All-SEC two years in a row,” Ole Miss coach Steven McRoberts said. “The SEC is a conference with some of the best middle blockers in the nation, including Nakeyta’s teammate Ty Laporte, so for her to be recognized in that position says a lot about her season and ability.”

Cather has started 27 of 31 matches as a freshman and is hitting .253, fourth best on the team. She has hit above .250 in 14 matches this year, including six SEC matches. Cather hit .450 with 10 kills and only one error in the win over Tennessee.

In the second match against Arkansas, she hit .462 with a season-high 14 kills and added four blocks to help the Rebels sweep the season series against the Razorbacks for the first time since 2009. She posted seven kills and only one error on a .400 clip to help the Rebels beat LSU for their school-record 13th home win.

“It’s great that Kathryn has been recognized by making the All-Freshman Team,” McRoberts said. “I think Kat has learned a lot in her first year. If she is willing to put in the work, Kat has the potential to be a great opposite in the SEC. We are looking forward to seeing her growth over the next three years.”

expect. It’s an opportunity for walk-ons to mentor with previous walk-ons and to talk with walkons from other schools and collaborate. Coach Nutt and I have a great relationship. We talk on the phone every now and then. He’s been really good with the book.

He enjoyed it. He was the one who gave me the opportunity and then awarded me the scholarship.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

Cooper wins Kent Hull Trophy OXFORD CITIZEN REPORTS

JACKSON – Ole Miss offensive tackle Fahn Cooper has been named the winner of the 2015 Kent Hull Trophy as the most outstanding college offensive lineman in Mississippi. The Sports Hall of Fame and Museum announced the award on Thanksgiving.

Cooper will accept the award at Cooper the C Spire Conerly Trophy banquet on Tuesday at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. He becomes the second straight offensive tackle from Ole Miss to receive the honor. Fellow Rebel Laremy Tunsil claimed the Hull Trophy last season.

“Fahn has been one of the most consistent players on our team this year. He is an extremely tough lineman whose flexibility has been key to our offensive success,” Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze said.

“He is extremely valuable

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Fahn has been one of the most consistent players on our team this year. … He is extremely valuable.

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my senior, I heard more jabber than LSU,” Contartesi said.

“This thing is really serious and it’s not just with the players, it’s the whole culture, the fans.”

LSU was the loudest place Contartesi played at during his career, but he added there was nothing like the sound of cowbells.

“They penetrate your ear a certain way,” he said.

Contartesi was hoping that the players would read the story and “feel confident.”

“I want them to feel motivated and inspired,” Contartesi added.

“They have way more tools than I ever had and I think if they realize that, they can go out and do great things, way better things.”

Ever since the Vanderbilt game, when he was here in town to sign his book, Contartesi has been going about preparing to get the book to the players. He had to check with compliance.

Ole Miss officials had to read the book, and then give approval, which was just handed down last week.

“There is a reason that it has

Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss head football coach and one of our best leaders both on and off the field.”

Cooper has proven to be a vital piece of the Rebel offensive line this season, starting all 12 games for the highest-scoring offense in Ole Miss history. The Crystal Lake, Illinois, native started the first seven games at left tackle in place of Tunsil before moving back to his normal spot at right tackle. While filling in

for Tunsil, Cooper earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors, Sept. 28.

As one of the veterans on the line, Cooper has helped Ole Miss lead the SEC in scoring (40.5 points per game) and total offense (518.0 ypg). He has paved the way for 175.5 rushing yards per game to go along with and an SEC-best 342.5 yards per game through the air, providing a clean pocket for quarterback Chad Kelly.

Over the last two seasons, Cooper has started all 24 games. He has made 15 starts at right tackle as well as nine at left tackle since arriving at Ole Miss.

The trophy is named in honor of the late Kent Hull, the former Mississippi State great who went on to play in four Super Bowls for the Buffalo Bills. Mississippi State’s Gabe Jackson, now with the Oakland Raiders, won the inaugural Hull Trophy.

The Kent Hull Trophy winner is selected by a panel including former college coaches, former NFL coaches and scouts and former college players.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Martin enjoying transition to AD at Oxford High SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

For recent Oxford High school alumni and current students, Mike Martin may always be known as Principal Martin. However, Martin is now serving his dream job – athletic director.

Martin was appointed athletic director after he announced his retirement from principal late last semester. He is currently serving as a co-director with head football coach Johnny Hill. Martin will assume full duties in January, when Hill plans to retire from both jobs.

“I’ve always aspired to even coach one day, but certainly be a part of the athletic department,” Martin said. “It’s something that I’m very comfortable with and look forward to getting back into.”

He has enacted many changes and is making a tremendous difference as the head man in charge over all of Oxford’s talented slate of sports teams.

“I got to see everybody’s needs as coaches, and how they wanted to interact,” Martin said. “The main job of an athletic director is to facilitate, and so we changed a

few things here and there regarding procedures, and I plan to introduce many more new changes to the programs.”

Martin’s first objective as athletic director: player safety. He quickly made sure to register every head coach in coordination with the high school CPR and AED (defibrillator) rules.

“We got all of our coaches certified with the high school activity association board,” Martin said.

“It’s a quite lengthy process that involves everything dealing from concussions, contusions, and broken bones. We treated everything that could come up with injuries in every sport.”

Martin is not unfamiliar with high school athletics, as he entered Oxford School District with athletic director experience in Tennessee. After, he became the principal at Oxford High School, and the rest is history.

He added that having administrative experience at Oxford has greatly impacted his role in sports.

“I know a lot about these kids, and I know the lay of the land,” Martin said. “I am very familiar with the protocols and processes of this school, and that all ties in

“

I know a lot about these kids, and I know the lay of the land. I am very familiar with the protocols and processes of this school, and that all ties into athletics.

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BY DAVIS MCCOOL

Mike Martin, Oxford High School athletic director to athletics. The bottom line is that I’m experienced, and that’s absolutely a big plus.”

He was immediately thrown into the hectic world of high school football, where he has managed to better the way that football is handled.

“We started off with bettering media access and security measures,” Martin said. “I’ve worked great with the head security officer, Sergeant Edge, and we meet weekly to prepare putting on an event. It’s quite essential because of the number of people that attend all of our sporting events.”

While football undoubtedly received the most attention under Hill, Martin will have the oppor-

tunity to work with all sports an equal amount of time. So, while all the focus is on football’s glorious playoff run, Martin’s attention is divided between every sport, even the ones not in season.

He stressed the fact that Hill’s workings were completely unbiased, yet being an athletic director and a head coach can be very stressful.

“Everybody’s human,” Martin said. “It’s extremely hard to split your time between two very essential jobs. I’m glad that I have the opportunity to look at all aspects of this athletics program, and not focus all of my attention primarily on one sport.”

He made it his goal to smooth out any kinks in all sports, by personally meeting with every coach and working to their needs.

“I met with every head coach on our staff and offered an invitation for their assistance in improving their sports,” Martin said.

“I met with all those coaches prior to becoming athletic director to get a good grasp of their program.”

In December, Martin will take over full responsibilities of athletic director, and he has a few surprises up his sleeve.

He plans to introduce an array of new sports to the district, though the exact specifications of those are, for now, unknown.

“I’m currently looking at expanding the athletic program,” Martin said. “That starts with adding new sports. While I’m not quite yet sure what those will be, I’m very excited about the possibility of new and improved sports.”

While he may always be known as the no-nonsense principal, his actions as athletic director may define his tenure at Oxford High School, and his forthcoming plans will redefine the future of Oxford sports.

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Oxford offense feeds off success of defense in win

BY BEN MIKELL SPORTS WRITER

For the past 44 games, Oxford’s offense has been the main storyline no matter the opponent.

It’s hard not to talk about quarterback Jack Abraham and his three-figure touchdown passes for his career. There is wide receiver DK Metcalf and how he routinely shakes the heads of the Charger fans after making a onehanded catch. Ken Presley has 15 touchdowns on the season yet he seems to be the forgotten child at times by the Charger opponents.

Zach Cousar is currently sitting on 10 D-1 offers. Jimmy Greaser is also not to be forgotten in the offense.

West Point will be glad they will never have to hear those names again after Friday night.

The Green Wave has allowed 209 points in the five meetings with the Chargers, including 35 in Friday night’s MHSAA Class 5A north state title game.

Offensive Coordinator Stan Hill thought the offense started sluggish while crediting the defense for doing their job in the first half despite getting out to a 14-7 lead by halftime.

“The defense stepped up and

JOEY BRENT | OXFORD CITIZEN

Jack Abraham hands off to Hiram Wadlington. did their job the whole time,” Hill said. “Offensively, we sputtered and got behind the chains early. I think we only had five possessions in the first half and

we scored on two. That’s not as Hill thought the offense exegood as we want to be. We just cuted in the second half because got to eliminate the mistakes of how the defense was performand stupid penalties and we’ll be ing in the game. alright.”

“I thought we fed off each

other,” Hill said. “The defense got out there and got a stop then the offense went out there and scored. From there on we just stepped on the gas, executed and got it done.”

Defensive Coordinator Steve Herring thoughts were the same.

“We tried to get into that situation where the offense keeps scoring and the defense feeds off it,” Herring said. “The last few weeks we have just given up too much, but tonight we just stone walled them and did a great job.”

Both the Charger offense and defense prior to kickoff in the last two games has performed the Oklahoma drill. Prior to the Germantown game last week, Oxford had trailed at some point in the first half in each of their previous four games. Defensively, since the Chargers have started to do the drill, Oxford forced a turnover on downs on Germantown’s first possession of the game, and forced an interception on West Point’s first possession. Oxford’s offense has responded with touchdowns in both games.

“That’s a (Oxford head coach) Johnny Hill thing, that was his idea,” Herring said. “So far, it’s working and I believe in it.”

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with 79 yards and two touchdowns overall. DK Metcalf and Ken Presley caught ball after ball against the Green Wave, while the defense lowered the boom on West Point’s dynamic rushing duo of Marcus Murphy and Chris Calvert.

“I thought they played awesome. They have a real potent running offense and we didn’t get out flanked,” Hill said of his defense. “We missed some tackles early, but in the second half, we got off some blocks and started locking on. To shut them down like that is pretty good.”

The Chargers (12-2) never trailed in the game, and led 14-7 at the half.

West Point was still in the contest until the third quarter got going. That’s when the Chargers really took control. Wadlington scored both of his touchdowns in the period, while the defense forced West Point to punt twice and turn the ball over at the Oxford 33yard line on the first drive

Oxford tight end Zach Cousar is upended by a West Point defender. of the third. Hill didn’t want to see his defense get outflanked like it was in the first meeting between the two. He also wanted them to be more physical, which was also accomplished.

“We started throwing short more instead of deep.

The wind was having an affect on the ball, so we just played a short passing game and kept it out of their hands,” Hill said. “It worked. Stan (Hill) did a great job of calling plays up there and Steve (Herring) did a great job on the de-

fensive end, too. It’s hard to practice their offense, at that speed, so we get a good practice in the first half and we can make adjustments and messing up or whatever.”

Abraham, who finished his career without ever losing to a division team as a starter, gave praise to the defense for the way they played.

“We practiced so hard for them this week, I’m so proud of them. They’re the reason we stayed in the game,” Abraham said.

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Oxford running back Hiram Wadlington scores on a 1-yard run in the third quarter.

“Once we started clicking, it was our game for sure. We knew we were going to start executing at some point.”

With West Point defeated for the fifth straight time, the Chargers turn their attention to Wayne County, a team that defeated them in the 2003 4A state championship. Abraham said it was huge to play in Vaught-

Hemingway in front of all the fans.

“I started off my career in football at Vaught-Hemingway so it’s going to be awesome,” Abraham said.

“We’re at home. It will be great for us in that we don’t have to travel,” Hill added.

“We don’t have to do a whole lot of anything, just get over there and play.”

EXTRA POINTS

Joining the Chargers from the north in other classes in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium are Hollandale-Simmons (1A), East Webster (2A), Charleston (3A), Noxubee County (4A) and Starkville (6A). john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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SPORTS IN DEPTH FRIDAY’S RESULTS

CLASS 5A NORTH STATE Oxford 35, West Point 7 7 0 0 0 West Point 7 7 7 14 7 35 Oxford First Quarter OXF – Ken Presley 29 pass from Jack Abraham (Connell Yoste kick), 7:07.

WP – Chris Calvert 1 run (Jose Garcia), 4:15.

Second Quarter OXF – Presley 35 pass from Abraham (Yoste kick), 4:50.

Third Quarter OXF – Wadlington 1 run (Yoste kick), 6:31.

OXF – Wadlington 10 run (Yoste kick), 1:51.

Fourth Quarter OXF – DK Metcalf 21 pass from Abraham (Yoste kick), 5:33.

Records: Oxford 12-2; West Point 11-3.

Note: Oxford advances to play Wayne County in the 5A state title game Saturday at Ole Miss’ Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at 7 p.m.

CLASS 3A NORTH STATE Charleston 37, Aberdeen 6 0 0 6 0 Aberdeen 6 Charleston 16 8 0 13 37 First Quarter CHAR - Travion Williams 27 pass from Ahmad Alexander (Tyjour Jones pass from Alexander) CHAR - Rickey Sutton 10 run (Deantre Prince run) Second Quarter CHAR - Craig Buckley 2 run (Sutton run) Third Quarter ABER - Cameron Braylock 85 fumble return (run fail) Fourth Quarter CHAR - Buckley 35 run (kick fail) CHAR - Alexander 18 run (Jadarius Bradford kick) Records: Aberdeen 11-4, Charleston 13-2 Notes: Charleston advances to 3A state championship game against West Marion, scheduled for 11 a.m. Dec. 5 at Ole Miss.

MHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

FRIDAY’S SEMIFINALS CLASS 6A • North Starkville 28, Madison Central 20 • South Petal 36, Meridian 28 CLASS 5A • North Oxford 35, West Point 7 • South Wayne County 55, Laurel 27

CLASS 4A • North Noxubee County 14, Greenwood 7 • South St. Stanislaus 62, Lawrence County 28 CLASS 3A • North Charleston 37, Aberdeen 6 • South Collins 40, West Marion 36 CLASS 2A • North East Webster 28, Baldwyn 14 • South Bassfield 43, Bay Springs 28 CLASS 1A • North Hollandale Simmons 46, Smithville 0 • South Resurrection 23, Lumberton 8

2015 ALL-SEC VOLLEYBALL TEAM Player of the Year: Stephanie Aiple, Texas A&M Libero of the Year: Ashley Dusek, Kentucky Freshman of the Year: Alyssa Munlyn, Missouri Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Stephanie Campbell, Auburn Coach of the Year: Laurie Corbelli, Texas A&M

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Ole Miss women defeat Stony Brook OXFORD CITIZEN REPORTS

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Shandricka Sessom ran her double-figure scoring streak to five straight games to help lead Ole Miss to a 7257 win over Stony Brook Friday. Sessom finished with a team-best 16 points as the Ole Miss women’s basketball team improved to 2-3.

Sessom was cold in the second half, but found a way late in the game and nailed a 3-pointer at the 5:07 mark of the half which proved to be the difference.

A’Queen Hayes picked up her second career doubledouble with 10 points and 10 rebounds including

going 5 of 6 from the stripe in the final minute of action.

Oxford native Erika Sisk added 11 points, while Kelsey Briggs had nine points off the bench.

Stony Brook wouldn’t go away and trimmed Ole Miss’ lead to just 10 points, but Ole Miss came up with two big buckets, including a three-point play, to keep the lead with the Rebels midway through the third quarter.

As the Rebels saw their lead start to dwindle away, the team dug in on defense led by Hayes. Hayes entered the second half with just two points and three re-

bounds and ended the game tying her career-best with 10 boards, her second career game with double digits boards Ole Miss opened the game on an 18-4 run and never looked back. The Rebels forced the home team into five early turnovers leading to nine points. Sessom scored seven of Ole Miss’ first 11 points and Ole Miss went to work on the defensive end forcing the Seawolves into 10 first quarter turnovers leading to 11 Ole Miss points.

The Rebels dominated the paint in the first quarter

scoring 18 points to just five for the visitors, which proved to jumpstart the Ole Miss offense. The Ole Miss defense kept the home team from reaching double digits until 3:40 left in the first quarter.

Madinah Muhammad started to heat up in the second quarter and with backto-back 3-pointers to extend Ole Miss’ lead to 3117 with 7:29 left in the second stanza. Defense, which is an area Ole Miss has struggled with this season, was stellar. Bretta Hart led the charge with a game – best seven boards in the first two quarters.

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Ole Miss defensive back Tony Bridges walks into the end zone after intercepting a pass from Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott to put the Rebels up 21-0 with 3:05 in the first quarter.

Focused Rebels aim to keep Golden Egg

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Bragging rights, and keeping the Golden Egg in Oxford, were the two things the No. 19 Ole Miss Rebels were looking to accomplish with their trip to Starkville to battle the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the annual Egg Bowl Saturday night.

After learning a trip to Atlanta to play in the SEC Championship game was put on ice as No. 2 Alabama

defeated Auburn, the Rebels went to work on their biggest rival.

It was total domination for the Rebels in the first half as they led 28-3 at intermission.

Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly was blistering as he threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in the first 30 minutes. He finished 12 of 15 for 135 yards through the air and with 59 yards on the ground. Three different

Rebels had at least three catches, while Akeem Judd and Jaylen Walton had combined for 47 yards on seven carries. Kelly threw both of his touchdown passes to Damore’ea Stringfellow.

Tony Bridges intercepted MSU’s Dak Prescott and returned it for a touchdown for the other Ole Miss score.

Prescott was battered by the Ole Miss defense, going down four times on sacks.

The Rebels had six tackles for a loss in the decisive first

half, while Prescott had just 85 yards though the air for the Bulldogs, who came into the contest having defeated Ole Miss at Davis Wade Stadium since 2003.

The outcome of the Egg Bowl was not complete prior to deadline. For a complete breakdown of the 2015 Egg Bowl, see today’s Daily Journal or visit www.oxfordcitizen.com. john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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