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Volume 3 | Issue 59

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Inside 3 News

Phillips and Commission work hard to pull off election

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JOHN DAVIS

Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter is set to be inaugurated today at Gertrude C. Ford Performing Arts Center today.

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BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

This afternoon at 3 Jeffery Vitter will officially be inaugurated as the 17th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi. The ceremony will be held in the Gertrude C. Ford Performing Arts Center on campus and will last approximately an hour.

Vitter’s investiture will formally acknowledge his succession to the highest office available at the university. The ceremony itself will recognize Vitter and give the UM community a chance to rally around their institution’s highest ranking officer as he is conferred.

The ceremony is meant to be the focal point of the month of November’s campus

theme “The Power of Higher Education to Transform Lives, Communities and World.” This theme was chosen to reflect the university’s commitment to improving quality of life through education on both a personal and global level.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Lafayette County turns red on election night

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Tuesday night, the American people voted and the Electoral College selected Donald J. Trump to serve as the 45th President of the United States of America.

Trump received the popular vote in Lafayette County.

Out of 32,899 registered voters in Lafayette County, 19,941 cards were cast in this election. This means that 60.61 percent of registered voters in the county went to the polls, while the remaining

40 percent chose not to participate. This number includes all 2,200 absentee ballots and provisional ballots the Circuit Clerk’s office has received. As of Wednesday morning, there were still five affidavit ballots waiting to be counted. These were people who voted despite not having proper identification at the polls. Once they provide the Office of the Circuit Clerk with proper identification, their vote will be counted.

Circuit Clerk Baretta Mosley said that she though she was excited to hear of the long lines that

were being reported at nearly polling station in the county, 60 percent of voter turnout is not enough.

“We didn’t break the record from the last presidential election,” she said. “This was not good enough. Sixty percent is low. Other than that, compared with previous elections, everything has gone well so far. The poll workers have worked really hard. I don't think we’ve had as many complaints as we’ve had in the past.”

Tump’s popularity in Lafayette

County was undeniable as he garnered 10,872 of the votes in the county Tuesday. Clinton trailed behind with 7,968. Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and his choice for VP Bill Weld secured 577 votes from residents of Lafayette County while Jill Stein of the Green Party and her VP choice Ajamu Baraka locked down 134 votes.

For Supreme Court District 3, Bobby Chamberlin ended up claiming 5,871 votes, with John Brady not far behind with 5,221 votes. The person to garner the

third highest amount of votes was Jim Kitchens Jr. with 2,907.

Steve Crampton gained the least amount of votes at 1,728.

In the Race for US House of Representatives First Congressional District, Republican candidate Trent Kelly brought it home with 11,465 votes in Lafayette County. Behind him was Democrat Jacob Owens with 6,676 votes. Libertarian Chase Wilson received 529 votes, and Reform candidate Cathy L. Toole TURN TO ELECTION PAGE 8

Ballot issue causes some residents to lose vote for school board

BY JOHN DAVIS OXFORD CITIZEN

Some Lafayette County residents who wished to vote for candidates involved in the two races for the school board were unable to do just that Tuesday. District 1 and District 2 both had contests involving five overall candidates on the ballot. Some wishing to vote for Brent Larson or Johnny Parker or even Kimberly Harwell East had issues because they

weren't provided a card with any of those candidates on it.

If the voter didn't recognize their specific candidate wasn't on the card given to them by poll workers, they were told that they couldn't go back once the vote was cast.

Candidates contacted the office of Circuit Clerk Baretta Mosley to correct things. The hope is that no future election, and no future candidates, have to experience losing votes or confusion as to

which ballot a person should receive. Larson said he got five calls from people saying they couldn't find his name on the ballot despite living in the district. Parker's own son didn't have his father on it and couldn't go back because he cast the ballot.

“I think the voters of District 1, that I can speak of, were not represented. Whatever the problem was, I'm not sure who is responsible for it, but it needs to be corrected for the voter and the

candidate and the citizens, too,” Larson said. “It's just not good all the way around. It just seems like a total injustice for everyone involved. When you're own family can't vote for you, it's a sad injustice. Whatever the solution to the plan is isn't my field, but somebody needs to get it corrected so that their voice can be heard. Us as candidates work too hard for our voter's voice not to be heard.

Those voters out there have a right for their voice to be heard,

no matter if I'm talking about my opponent's voters or myself.”

East had people tell her about the issue starting in the morning Tuesday. Her husband noticed the discrepancy when he went to vote and he was able to get it corrected before his vote was officially cast on the card.

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Phillips and Commission work hard to pull off election Faye Phillips serves as the Lafayette County District I Election Commissioner and has been in the position for 20 years.

It is an elected position that she must be elected to every four years.

Phillips and the rest of the commission haven been rather busy these past several weeks making sure everything was in order for election that was held Tuesday. Phillips took time out of her schedule last week to sit down with Oxford Citizen reporter Chaning Green to discuss her interest in politics and her role as an election commissioner.

CHANING GREEN: How did you first become involved with the Election Commission?

FAYE PHILLIPS: Well, it was back when Mary Alice Busby was still Circuit Clerk and Baretta Mosley was the Deputy Circuit Clerk. I’d known them both a while, just from growing up in Oxford.

Well, Baretta called me and said that they didn’t have anyone from District I running and she thought that I should run. I went unopposed that first year I was elected.

GREEN: What do you do as a member of the Election Commission?

PHILLIPS: Well, a big part of our job is keeping the voter roles up to date. We do that by purging those who move away, are deceased or simply don’t want to be on the roles anymore. That last one’s rare, but anything can happen. The commissioners are also responsible for conducting the elections.

We also get a list from the state every year. This list tells us who has registered to vote or declared residency in another state.

For example, if someone has obtained a Tennessee driver's license and

marked their previous address as being in Lafayette County, Mississippi, their name will be on the list we get and we’ll have to go through and make sure they aren’t still registered to vote in Lafayette County. If you don’t live here, you can’t vote here.

GREEN: What has your past couple of weeks looked like?

PHILLIPS: It’s been very hectic. There are just so many little things to do.

We had to test the voting machines, make sure the ballots are how they’re supposed to be, preparing the slides and the chips that will go in the voting machines and a zillion other little things to make sure everything runs smoothly.

This is a year-round job.

It’s technically a part-time job, but there’s often enough work, especially in these last couple months, where it qualifies as a full-time job. There’s just so much work to be done. Throughout the year, we usually meet about two days a week. We also have an annual training convention that we have to attend every January.

GREEN: In the past 20 years you’ve held this position, what’s been the biggest change you’ve observed?

PHILLIPS: There’s a lot of learning to do. It’s not an every-year thing, but the process looks a lot different than it did 20 years ago. The biggest change that happened all at once was the introduction of voting machines in 2007.

That was a challenge. We had a lot to get used to, and honestly, I was a bit resistant at first, but they’ve really made the entire process easier.

Everything is so simplified. The computers count everything and tally it for you. It’s fast, secure and I believe it’s more accurate than it’s ever been.

lot of people aren’t interested in politics because they don’t know much about it and aren’t willing to learn more about it. I didn’t care about politics as much as I do now until I took this job. I’m very interested now. It’s so important to everyday life.

Everyone should be voting because it affects you more than you realize.

I think it’s very important that everyone votes.

It affects you so much. It affects your children and your grandchildren, and that’s a big reason why I’m so invested in it, the future. As a child I enjoyed it because my parents were interested in politics and always told us the importance of voting. It was important to them, so it’s important to me.

GREEN: What do you think is your favorite part of your job?

PHILLIPS: I guess I just really like being able to help people in my district.

I get a lot of calls from people who need help with or understanding something. A lot of these questions can be answered by reading and following directions, and I really wish people would think ahead and stay active rather than waiting till the last minute for a lot of things, but I’m always happy to help. Sometimes, people have trouble registering and that can cause a lot of problems. Just this morning, I got a call from a woman who had a registered to vote at the DMV. Well, they don’t always deliver the registration stuff to us like they tell people they are going to, and because of that, this woman now can’t vote in the election.

If you’re not registered to vote, there’s nothing you can do.

GREEN: What do you think is the most important thing about your job electoral and entire process you guys oversee?

PHILLIPS: Fairness and GREEN: Do you enjoy accuracy. That’s it. I want it to be fair because I your job?

PHILLIPS: Yes, I really do. would want people to be I love politics. I think that fair to me. might be because I have such deep understanding chaning.green@journalinc.com of the process. I feel like a Twitter: @chaningthegreen

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Faye Phillips has served as the Lafayette County District I Election Commissioner for the past 20 years.

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OBITUARIES HELEN HOLLINGSWORTH Helen Hollingsworth, 69, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at her home in Lafayette County. Funeral arrangements with Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford are incomplete at this time.

BARBARA BARBEE Barbara Jean McCain Barbee, 76, of Water Valley passed away Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford.

A visitation will be held Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 from 5 until 7 p.m. at the Seven Oaks Venue in Coffeeville.

BRIEFING OPD nabs two for burglary Two men from Hattiesburg have been charged with burglary after being arrested by member of the Oxford Police Department on Sunday. Samuel Lovitt, 19, and Adam Lopingo, 21, are alleged to have entered Grandmaz Slackers on Jackson Avenue. The suspects entered the building through a window, according to police. After taking the initial report and leaving the scene, officers observed a white male come to the store with cuts and blood on his shorts. The shop owner called for the police to return. The male was identified as Lovitt, and he was taken in for questioning. Investigators were able to determine that Lovitt and Lopingo broke into the business. Both were arrested and given a bond of $10,000. All of the stolen merchandise, glass pipes and bowls valued at $1,820.00, was destroyed by the suspects.

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CHANING GREEN Amy Fisher, a member of CRC Advisory Board, speaks to the gathered crowd, Billy Young, CEO and founder of the Oxford Treatment Center, was the first thanking everyone for coming out and being willing to listen to students and person in recovery to share his story with the crowd gathered at Telling Ox- other members of the university community as they shared stories of addicford, Ole Miss Collegiate Recovery Community’s first ever story telling event. tion and recovery.

Telling Oxford gives addicts chance to open up

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Last Wednesday night, the Ole Miss Collegiate Recover Community held their first ever Telling Oxford storytelling event where they gave people in recovery the opportunity to share their story with the Oxford community.

The event was held in the theatre portion of the Powerhouse. Guests were well dressed and dinner was catered to tables covered in white linen. The dining area was lit by several ropes of string lights hanging throughout the room. Popular Oxford trio The Wilburs were on stage playing before the show got started.

One of the first speakers to take the stage was Billy Young, CEO and founder of the Oxford Treatment Center. Young shared his personal story of addiction and how he worked to overcome it. He thanked everyone for coming out and having a willingness to hear listen to what speakers’ had to share that evening.

Over the course of the night, several people got up to share their stories. Some had been in recovery for more than a decade, while others were still getting used to living a life they never thought they would reach. Nearly all of the speakers were involved with the university and most were students. They varied in age.

After Young, a young woman took the microphone and talked about her alcohol addiction she developed as a teen. She said that as a student at the age of 23, she is having difficulty selecting a major.

The woman said she never expected to live this long, so the idea of having a future and being able to do something with it is still very new to her.

Another speaker at the event shared her struggle with alcoholism. The woman said she began drinking at the age of 10. Her mother and father were going through a divorce and the father she had always known to be loving and accepting suddenly wanted no part in her life. She was 11 years old the first time she got blackout drunk. She never got caught, never got a DUI and was never arrested.

She drank throughout her entire adolescence and only tried being sober once she was a college student, after struggling to maintain a decent GPA. After giving up alcohol, she developed an eating disorder.

Her story ended on a high note.

She finished school, she has a job she loves and is able to help people struggling with demons she faced down years ago. People cheered for her, the progress she made and the courage it took to stand up in front of everyone and shared the lowest moments of her life with a room full of strangers.

Everyone was applauded, but not every story ended well. A man got on stage and talked about his life as the parent of two addicts, both of who overdosed, only one of who survived. He spoke about what it was like to lose a son. He said that being the parent of a drug addict, he always told people that his biggest fear was getting the phone call telling him that he had lost his son, but really he was most afraid of unanswered text messages and never getting a phone call again.

The point of Telling Oxford was to open up about the reality of addition and let everyone know there is hope, help and redemption to be found out there. The Collegiate Recover Community (CRC) has been active at Ole Miss for since 2010.

Erin Cromeans works as a staff advisor for the CRC and serves as the assistant director for Health Promotion on campus. As a staff advisor, she works directly with students involved in program. The program also falls under the direction of Health Promotion, so it is also her job to oversee the logistical functionality of the CRC. The CRC exists to give students in recovery a place where they can feel safe to pursue academic goals while still actively being supported in recovery. The program works to make sure students have a solid foundation throughout their academic career.

Cromeans said that working the students has given her an entirely new perspective on what it’s like to deal with addiction and be in recovery. Directly interacting with students in recovery and working to provide them with opportunities is her favorite part of the job.

“I love working with CRC,” she said.” I feel like I’ve learned more about substance abuse and recovery from working with the students than I ever could have in a classroom setting. I got to learn about their trials and just experience how raw their stories can be.”

The CRC is growing and expanding every year as more students become involved. They are currently working to add an additional component to the program that would provide support for the friends.

The idea for the Telling Oxford event came from a previous member of the CRC. The organization developed the idea and planned the actual event. They are hoping to make it an annual event as well as an event in the spring that would function more as an open mic night for people in recovery.

For more information on the program and to speak with someone email recovery@olemiss.edu.

The CRC has strict confidentiality rules and the utmost respect for the privacy of students. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Lafayette County School District held their monthly school board meeting Monday night where most of the discussions focused on general housekeeping, but the board did approved some new contracts with the community.

One of the biggest contracts the board voted on was with Coca-Cola in Memphis. Under the agreement, the school district will only supply and sell Coke products at the school district or any school related events. In return, the company will donate 25 percent of all sales made at the school, back to the school.

During the meeting, the board and members of the community discussed the Lafayette Endowment for Education (LEFE). The endowment has been around for nearly 25 years, but this was the first year it has been active in several

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Orleans who graduated with a degree in math from Notre Dame in 1977. He went on to earn a doctorate in computer science from Stanford University and an MBA from Duke University.

The ceremony being held today will give the community time to reflect on the university’s past accomplishments while looking forward to growing under Vitter’s leadership.

“The ceremony officially installs Dr. Vitter as our chancellor and gives him a platform from which to discuss themes that are so important to the entire university community,” said Morris Stocks, provost and chair of the Inaugural Steering Committee. “It also marks the start of an exciting new era in the history of the University of Mississippi, an era that will build on the accomplishments of those who came before us and touch the lives of countless people who will come after us.”

Other events taking place this month in celebration of the investiture include Vit-

the elementary schools to improve digital literacy and help with testing. Robotics supplies, books, writing centers, stability balls and more were aslo funded by the endowment.

The next meeting of the Lafayette County School Board will take place on Dec. 5, but the board voted to move the time of the meeting ahead one hour so that it will take place at 4:30 that afternoon. There are two reasons behind the rescheduling of the meeting. For one, the Oxford Christmas Parade will be taking place that evening, and the board wanted to make sure they would be finished with their meeting in time to participate if anyone so chooses. The other reason is that Pugh has an out-of-state conference he must attend that requires him to leave that evening. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter @chaningthegreen

ter’s review of the ROTC program and more. A full calendar of events can be found at www.inauguration.olemiss.edu/events.

The university asks that everyone participating in inaugural events this month use the hashtag #PowerofHigherEd when posting on social media in order to help celebrate the theme.

The university has cancelled all classes taking place between 2:15 and 5 p.m. today to give all faculty, staff and students an opportunity to attend the ceremony. Those unable to physically attend can view the inauguration via livestream that the university will be broadcasting through www.youtube .com/olemiss.

Following the ceremony, the community is invited to join Vitter in the Grove from 4:30 to 6 p.m. where they will have the opportunity to meet and speak with the chancellor.

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officially follow in the footsteps of the superlative leaders who have served the University of Mississippi as chancellor,” Vitter told University Communications in late October. “I have accepted the leadership role of this great flagship university with an urgent sense of purpose that we have a unique responsibility to transform and elevate our citizens through the opportunities offered through higher education. Nothing is more important to the success and vitality of society.”

Vitter officially took office on the first day of January this year. The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning appointed Vitter to the position at the end of last October. This came after the IHL Board’s highly controversial decision to oust previous UM Chancellor Dan Jones.

Vitter is a native of New

years. This year, the endowment raised a total of $14, 240.71 to go toward different projects in the school district. All of the money that came into the fund was donated by citizens and businesses and was not given through any sort of government grant.

The endowment provided individual grants for different items and projects around the district.

Items funded by the endowment include a Wacom Art Touch tablet that will allow students to explore different mediums of digital art in the classroom. One of the bigger projects funded by the endowment went to support enhancing the greenhouses students maintain to learn more about agriculture and how it affects them. Media broadcasting equipment was purchased so that students can learn more about broadcast journalism. The LEFE funded more Chromebooks that will be used in

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Community Church moving services to Lafayette Middle School

BY JOHN DAVIS OXFORD CITIZEN

Community Church of Oxford will be moving.

Starting in January, services will be held in the auditorium of Lafayette Middle School. The school board approved the request Monday, but Fish Robinson, the lead pastor at Community Church, and other elders first approached the board about the move back in September. Once he got the news regarding the board's decision, Robinson sent out a mass e-mail to the congregation.

Services have been held at the Oxford Park Commission's activity center. They will continue there through December. The school district will receive $25,000 per year from the church as rent.

“We're thankful that they are willing to let us rent the facility from them. So it's a win for the school district and also a win for us,” Robinson said. “It's a day they're not using the facil-

changes expected with parking, which would have an impact on the congregation of Community Church.

“With the upcoming changes to the activity center, it makes the most sense for this opportunity to move. It then gives them full freedom to do any kind of construction or things like that without having to set up chairs or anything like that,” Robinson said.

“The middle school auditorium is getting a renovation as we speak with new chairs, new floors and we're excited about coming in there and maybe even being able to help enhance that environment and that experience. We do look forward to being able to partner with the park commission in doing JOHN DAVIS events there but we're exFish Robinson, the pastor of Community Church, will be preaching sermons in 2017, and beyond, from inside the auditorium cited about the opportunity to go to Lafayette at Lafayette Middle School.

Middle School and meet ity and because they're not has been amazing. We've ary when we are able to pour money into the activ- there on Sundays through using it, it's a way for them loved being able to rent the move into the Lafayette ity center and still keep the their auditorium.” to be able to make money. activity center and we look County Middle School.” money local and with the Our relationship with the forward to renting it the john.davis@journalinc.com Robinson was glad that district. There are plans for Oxford Park Commission rest of the year, until Janu- the church has been able to a new activity center, and Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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Air Force veteran James Allen has relied on faith, family

BY JOHN DAVIS OXFORD CITIZEN

James Allen is a man of faith. Above everything else. He is a patriot, a man who loves his country dearly. For 25 years, Allen served the United States of America as a member of the Air Force. He also served five years in the reserves.

The Water Valley native started his armed forces service in 1948, not long before America's involvement on the Korean Peninsula.

“In 1948, the Air Force was an infant service. It didn't come into existence until September, 1947 when it became a separate branch,” Allen said. “When I first entered, I was in Japan and I served in the military police corp as military policeman. Around March or April of 1950, the change that was coming in the Air Force reached us in Japan. We were changed over from military police to air police.”

That June, the North Koreans invaded their southern neighbors and that tactic eventually brought in America to fight. Allen was in the first cadre of troops that went into South Korea.

“It was devastating.

None of us were every trained in infantry tactics. I was trained to be a military policeman and that was my service and my work,” Allen said. “With the Air Force having separated itself from the U.S. Army, we had to provide our own security. We had no process or procedure to protect our installations. We had to learn that while we were there and it was a difficult

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brought up the rear with 259 votes.

Kimberly Harwell East took out incumbent Bob Colston in the School Board 2 run for Lafayette County School Board. She received 626 votes with Colston claiming 519. For School Board 1, Brent Larson came out with 806 total votes, Johnny Parker with 500 and Bryan White at the bottom with 221 votes.

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Veteran's Day is very special to James Allen, who served in the U.S. Air Force and was involved in the Korean War. situation. We were understaffed, we were under supplied and under equipped in everything.

The winter was harsh and we didn't have adequate clothing. They were rushing and trying to supplies, it just wasn't available.”

Allen remembers getting into a sea ration that was packed in 1943. The cigarettes that were provided only had two in a packet sometimes. And they were long past their shelf life.

“You could put one in your mouth and strike a match to it and it would just flame up. We laughed about that,” Allen said. “We were not prepared to go into Korea but we were there. When the big pushes came and so forth, we were almost pushed off the peninsula. The Chinese

came into in November and then General (Douglas) MacArthur, I salute him to this day, made the famous landing at Inchon.

When people said it couldn't be done, he showed them how it should be done. There was a reversal and so forth then.”

A grand total of 54,246 Americans died and over 100,000 suffered casualties and were made inoperable due to injuries. Allen also reminds that over 8,000 soldiers become prisoners of war, and some remains have never been accounted for.

Allen was in charge of putting out sentries to help guard the bases and he didn't have a weapon for every man. Every time a man was relieved, the weapon was traded hands.

When asked if she had any advice for county residents other than get out and vote, Mosley said that she wants people to understand how important it is to make sure you are registered to vote. Any qualifying citizen can register to vote at any point throughout the year as long as it is 30 days prior to the election in which he or she wishes to participate.

“I think the election would have gone a lot smoother if people who were unsure whether or

not they’ve been received,” Mosley said. “We had a lot of people mail in their applications, and not all of them made it to us. People participated in small voter drives and we didn’t get those. If you do not get a voter restoration card from my office within a week of you registering to vote, you need to call. Something is wrong. We didn’t get it. You will not get a notice from us. You need to call us.” chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

“We had Koreans working on our camp and what we didn't understand at that time was the ones helping us do things would come back at night time as enemies to us and we had to protect against that also,” Allen said. “The protection was necessary from two standpoints, from the elements that were there and then those that were surrounding us in the countryside.”

An injury suffered brought Allen away from Korea and back to Japan for a period after his three quarter ton weapons carrier hit a land mine and exploded. Allen was thrown into the windshield causing his injuries. He eventually made it out of Korean altogether in 1951 and he took a discharge from the

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figure out what was wrong and they worked diligently.

He called up to Baretta's office and they worked things out and got everything taken care of,” East said. “Of course we'll never know how many because you won't get those votes back and who had them and who didn't. We had neighbors down the road that said my name wasn't on their ballot and once

service in 1952 to become a police officer in Water Valley. After being married in 1954, he went back on active duty where he served in the office of special investigations. He was in that office until he retired in 1973. Allen investigated crimes against the person, including homicide and sexual assaults. During the Vietnam War, he was transferred into an intelligence unit and he had access into national security and defense information.

Over his time with the Air Force, Allen lived in England and Turkey and on bases all over the country. His last post was in New Jersey. Allen's family followed in his footsteps in regards to military service.

Allen's two sons, his daughter-in-law and you cast your ballot, there is no way to get it back.

“Baretta was on it and she worked to get it corrected but I think the cards when they're given out, they need to be checked by two people,” East added. “I think there needs to be somebody watching and a witness so every single card is checked to make sure when the poll worker is giving out that card that they check and make sure what everybody is voting for.”

Another idea that East

grandson have collective served 130 years. All were in the Air Force, while Allen's grandson served three tours with the Army, 2nd Ranger Battalion, in Afghanistan.

Allen became a pastor when he left the Air Force.

He had been leading bible study during his service, including during his time in Muslim controlled Turkey.

“I've been very blessed with an education at a very sound and firm institution, the Charleston Southern University where I finished up my bible degrees, and then went on to Erskine Theological Seminary and then on to New Orleans to the Baptist Theological Institute Seminary,” Allen said. “I'm very thankful for all of this. Not many men have been granted such opportunity as I have and I'm so grateful for it.”

Friday is Veteran's Day, and Allen wishes people understood better what veterans did for the current generation.

“I saw where TV people asked some people on a beach what was Memorial Day? And they couldn't answer the question. What is Veteran's Day? And they couldn't answer the question,” Allen said. “Our young people today are not being educated in the history of the United States.

Our people don't understand what kind of a price it has cost us to have the United States of America. It has been very high, and not just in dollars and cents, but in human life and human dedication.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

had for the next election was when the card people get is put into the machine, the ballot needs to pop up and then voter needs to be able say OK, this is correct or No, wrong ballot.

“I think that would be something that would be helpful instead of getting all way to the end when you cast your vote and you find out,” East said. “Just double check everybody, voters and workers.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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Square business owners give thoughts on parking garage

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

During the next regular meeting of the Oxford City Board, the Board of Aldermen will vote on whether or not to accept the Downtown Parking Commission’s recommendation that a garage be constructed near the Square.

Per the commission’s recommendations and estimate, the parking garage would cost the city around $9 million to build. It would sit directly behind where the Oxford University Club now stands, would be four stories tall and add 500 parking spots to the Square.

Corinne Jackson’s store Lulu’s has been located on the Square since July of 2010. She said that while she does not know much about how the financial logistics of the parking garage will play out, she definitely likes the idea of having additional parking so close to the Square.

“From my perspective as a business owner, my staff

often have trouble getting to the work on busier days,” Jackson said. “Sometimes, I can’t get people here at 3 o’clock because they’re having to park at Kroger and have a friend go pick them up and drop them off at the Square just for work.”

Jackson went on to say that she doesn’t think the parking garage should be set up as a money-making venture, but rather something that will help both visitors to and businesses on the Square.

“As far as revenue goes, I don’t know a thing about it,” she said.” I know the city makes good money off the parking meters. But, to me, I don’t think the parking structure should be a money maker as much as a public service. If it makes money, that’s great, but it should be a happy byproduct.”

Mark Huelse has owned Something Southern Design and Furnishings on the Square with his wife since August of 2002. Huelese is also the president of the Ox-

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Oxford residents, and those that visit town, may have a new option to parking on the Square beyond the meters currently in place. ford Square Alliance.

Huelse is for the construction of parking garage and has wanted to see one added to the square for years now.

"I think we need a parking garage,” Huelse reiterated.

“I’ll defer to the commission on the location because they’ve been doing a lot more research on the subject than I have, but reasons

I’ve heard about where they’re placing it make the most sense to me. They can build the largest garage there rather than the other location they were considering, and they won’t be forced to do as much façade work due to the location of the garage. So that way they wouldn’t be spending as much money on the outside of the garage and could just

focus adding more spots.”

Huelse said that the need for the parking garage is unavoidable. With the way Oxford is growing and the amount of traffic coming through, it has to happen sooner or later.

“The amount of people that continue to come to the Square make it clear that we need this,” he said. “The Square continues to grow.

On regular days, it’s become an issue to park. During the special event days, it becomes difficult, and then on football weekends, you can never find a parking space.”

The argument that the Square is crowded enough as it is, is not one that Hulese sees a lot of logic in. He said that people are going to continue coming to the Square no matter what the city does, so they might as well make it as convenient for them as possible.

“Whether they’re having to walk or take a cab to get in here, they’re getting here,” he said. “It’s just how far away they’re having to park.

Are we missing some people that would come but don't because they can’t find a place to park? That’s the question.”

The next regular meeting of the board will take place in City Hall at 5 p.m. on Nov. 15. The board will allow time for the public to comment on the garage’s construction. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: @channingthegreen

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Rebels' Kelly will be missed in so many ways

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4-5 record is not where quarterback Chad Kelly thought the Ole Miss Rebels would be with three games left in the regular season. His thoughts, like a lot of the other players, were on nine, 10 or more wins this year. Instead of being able to lead the Rebels into another elite bowl, Kelly will be cheering the team on from the sidelines. His season, and career, now over after suffering a torn ACL against Georgia Southern.

Last Saturday was a costly win for Ole Miss. Another blow in a season filled with a ton of unpleasant memories. Kelly wraps up his career as one of the program's most prolific signal callers. Kelly finished up with 6,800 yards through air, 25 school records overall and 14 wins as a starter. Leading the Rebels to 10 wins, including a victory in the Sugar Bowl last year, will never be forgotten. Kelly's legacy, his story, was re-written even if the ending feels so unfinished.

“I think he will be remembered as one of the best competitors that ever played here,” Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said. “He is the quarterback that helped lead us back to the Sugar Bowl, the first since Archie (Manning). The Ole Miss people will remember that for a long time. He will be etched in a memory of everyone that followed our program as one of the greatest competitors to play that position here.”

Freeze said that Kelly had a tough Sunday, when the news about the severity of the injury, was actually mapped out. Kelly apparently said that God had a plan for him, and that he would make it back and TURN TO REBELS PAGE 13

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This year's All-Citizen volleyball team include, from left, Oxford's Jordan Freeze, Grace Ann Joyce, Lafaeytte's Kirkland Pruitt and Orianna Shaw and Oxford's Maggee Hobson. Not pictured is Oxford's Ragan Freeze.

All-Citizen Volleyball Special talents key special group in 2016

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Oxford's Lady Chargers didn't just win its first MHSAA state title this fall in volleyball just because of luck. This team was built from the ground up, and with a core group serving as the backbone for coach Tara Ross. Jordan and Ragan Freeze, Maggee Hobson and Grace Ann Joyce were the foundation for a very good team with a number of talented players on it.

Hobson, an outside hitter, has been playing since she was in eighth grade.

Same can be said for Jordan Freeze.

Ragan Freeze has started the past two

years, but playing even longer. Joyce came in as a freshman and just improved tremendously, Ross said.

“Just the four of them together have been the core of everything,” Ross said about four of the six players that make up the 2016 All-Citizen team. “We've always had our ups and downs, just like any team would, but they kept it together and helped each other because they all had the same goal. They all worked really hard to make that goal happen.”

Joining the four Lady Chargers on this year's team are Lafayette's Orianna Shaw, one of the state's top blockers, and Kirkland Pruitt. Both Shaw and

Pruitt are seniors. Hobson and Ragan Freeze are both seniors, while Joyce and Jordan Freeze are both juniors. Hobson and Shaw were both selected to play in the most recent Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star team.

Jordan Freeze, Ross said, was the offensive quarterback of the team as the setter. She was a captain, and she had the ability to play all over the court. In the playoffs, when Hobson was out due to a concussion, Jordan Freeze stepped up and played on the outside, garnering key kills to help propel the Lady Chargers on in the playoffs. Ragan Freeze wore TURN TO VOLLEYBALL PAGE 11

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Jordan Freeze had 255 kills and led the team with 388 assists. Hobson led Oxford with 112 aces on the season.

There were times when Ross looked for Hobson to stabilize things on the back row as well.

“She is so aggressive and go after the ball and sometimes you would just need that presence in the back row,” Ross said. “Each person played their position very well. They were part of the team effort. We've spent five years of everybody try-

ing to come together. We were there last year, but I think it took the loss at Corinth to really understand how much you have to come together as a team and really be mentally tough. Those four were the glue that held it all together.”

Lafayette Shaw finished with 256 kills to lead Lafayette. She was also a force at blocking balls for points. Pruitt had 69 assists, which was the second best total on the

Lady Commodores. Her specialty was defense as the libero. She led Lafayette with 292 digs overall.

LHS coach Clint Jordan saw tremendous growth in Shaw over his tenure, and said she could have a bright future in volleyball.

“I have no doubt in my mind that if she had played longer, volleyball would be an option. She is still learning and new to the game and it's impressive to watch her learn it and lead by example,” Jordan said. “She's

not very vocal, but she plays hard. And she is very encouraging to her teammates, a pat on the back with a smile. It's important.”

Pruitt always had a smile on her face as well, and Jordan said she was one of the best teammates he had ever coached.

“She values her peers, she values the relationships she has with others and she fosters those,” Jordan said.

“She makes sure that they're good and solid. The

libero is really the defensive quarterback. She makes sure that we're in the right spots and she calls off everybody for a fly ball like a shortstop on the infield. If a free ball comes over, and she gets to it, it's hers. It's important to have a person who understands when to go get it and when not to get it or when to help a teammate and when not to help.

She's very good at that.”

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the different jersey as the team's libero, and she kept things moving in the back line, and on defense. Ross said she depended on the Freeze sisters to really balance everything out.

Hobson punished the ball, and opposing teams from her outside position.

Hobson finished with 278 kills. Joyce was an outside hitter who finished 230 kills.

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Friday Night Previews: Week 13 Lafayette needs another great effort to top Louisville

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Things couldn't have gone any better for the Lafayette Commodores in their MHSAA Class 4A playoff opener last week against Shannon. Head coach Michael Fair felt it was the most complete win in several weeks and all three phases made plays to secure a date with Louisville in the second round.

“I thought we played our cleanest game of the year, very efficient on offense and our defense was so good the other night,” Fair said. “I just can't say it enough how we were able to stop their run game and just everything kind of fed off of that. Our defense was really flying around and it's fun when our offense and defense is feeding off each other like that. Our kicking game was solid, I really like our special teams.”

Jamarcus Quarles highlighted the offensive effort with a 99-yard run for a touchdown against Shannon. If not for that run, Randy Anderson's 63-yard run for a score would have been the most impressive of the evening for Lafayette.

Anderson made something out of nothing, breaking an early tackle, spinning away from another one, or two, defenders and then heading up the middle of the

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“There was nothing there and then all of sudden made a spin move and came out of the pile and he out ran everybody. That was good to see,” Fair said.

“Randy had actually started a couple of games for us at receiver. He's played safety at times for our defense. He has kind of emerged into this Wildcat guy that we're using and doing just a really good job.”

Anderson emerging on offense should help the Commodores in a second meeting with Louisville, which lost to Lafayette 42-7 on Sept. 16 at William L. Buford Stadium. Fair agreed that it's tough to beat a team for a second time, even at home. Since losing to the Commodores, the Wildcats won six of their last seven games. The only loss was to Division 4-4A foe Noxubee County by eight points. Louisville (7-5 over-

all) has changed some things up from a personnel standpoint since the first meeting, Fair said.

“It's going to be a difficult game. I feel like human nature tells you that we've already beat these guys and it's going to be easy and we have to go against that this week,” Fair said. “We have to really do a better job of preparing for these guys

this time around. I think they're going to come in here and really playing well and they will give us everything they've got. They're a much improved team from the last time we played them and I think it's going to take a great game to beat them. I think we have to win the mental game this week.

We have to put that last time we played them be-

hind us and really prepare and work hard this week to get ready for them.”

In the first win over Louisville, Quarles really had a monster game, scoring on runs of 46 and 60 yards on back-to-back possessions in the third quarter.

“He had a lot of yards, so they are fully aware of what he's capable of. I think the 99-yard run is hard to ex-

plain because you're trying to get a first down and sometimes you're just trying to give your punter enough room to get the ball out of the end zone and flip the field,” Fair said. “When you have No. 17, there is always a threat there to take it to the house.”

No. 10 Texas A&M. Jason Pellerin finished out the Georgia Southern game FROM 10 and he has been the one be stronger than ever. who has backed up Kelly “I know it will be hard, all season long. There are because he is such a com- many who believe that petitor, when we start Shea Patterson will be the playing these games with- starter when the Rebels out him,” Freeze said. “It meet up with the Aggies. was difficult for Chad to The five-star standout has hear the news, he wanted been on the sidelines, but to finish his journey here, not used due to his elecin a different way.” tion to take a redshirt.

Ole Miss still has three Freeze said taking that games left to play, and now off wasn't a decision he it's time to see for Freeze to would look at lightly. Still, make a final call on who practice was closed to the media Tuesday, which only will start in Kelly's place fueled the speculation that when the Rebels take on

Patterson would be the one who got the nod.

Neither Patterson or Pellerin can do what Kelly could in regards to the offense. Freeze made that clear. The playbook is going to be smaller, that's for sure. It's hard to justify playing Patterson in his first game on the road in front of 104,000 people and against two of the best defensive ends in the country, but Freeze may think there is no other option.

It's a shame Kelly had to get hurt for this decision to even be hashed out. Even

if the Rebels weren't headed to the same place they were last season, it would have been more fitting to see Kelly let the chips fall where they may on the field. Ole Miss has been beyond porous on defense, and with a limited running game on offense, Kelly was the Rebels' best option to win games.

That's a shame because that was too much pressure to be put on him.

Patterson has a bright future, but for him to see the field now, Freeze has to truly believe that he is the only option, a lot like Kelly

throwing for the yards he did, was the only option to win. Still, playing Patterson is a sign of so much more than just an injury to Kelly.

It's a sign that the rest of the program took a big drop. A better defense and a better, more potent running game would have helped aid in the decision.

Injuries have taken a toll all season long, and in both of those areas. Where would Ole Miss be with Ken Webster all season?

Where would they be with Eric Swinney and Jordan Wilkins helping Akeem Judd? Almost certainl not

at 4-5 and probably not at the point of a decision that involves taking off a redshirt, even with Kelly out on the sideline.

Kelly made the Rebels better in so many ways. He was entertaining and his skills will be missed.

Thankfully he will get another chance to showcase his skills. Thankfully, this subpar season will eventually come to an end. And hopefully everyone can move on without too much damage done.

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Lafayette's Kyler Campbell (34) and the rest of the defense feasted against Shannon in the MHSAA Class 4A playoff opener.

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Friday Night Previews: Week 13 Two great defenses will tangle Friday night in Grenada

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Two of the top defenses in Class 5A will be pitted against each other Friday night when the Oxford Chargers travel to play the Grenada Chargers. It will be the opener of the MHSAA playoffs for both teams.

Oxford finished third in Division 1-5A after losing to Lake Cormorant last Friday night. Grenada was second in its division, garnering the right to host the firstround playoff game.

Oxford coach Chris Cutcliffe praised Grenada's defense, and its overall athletic ability after watching film at the start of the week.

“They have a bunch of talent on defense. They're a really physical defensive team. I think they play hard and they're well coached,” Cutcliffe said. “Offensively they're a down-hill power running game. You've got to be ready to match their physicality. We know what the challenge is this week to get ready for a really physical Grenada team.”

Punch and counter punch, just like a heavyweight fight of years gone by, is what fans should expect to see on Friday night because both defenses have been so consistent all season. Grenada is the second best scoring defense in 5A. “I think statistics will tell you that it's going to be a low-scoring game with two great defenses. You have to take advantage when you have opportunities to score. You can't miss opportunities in a game like this,” Cutcliffe said. “Special teams will play a big role in a game like this.

Field position and the ability to create some points, that can be the difference in the game. The thing that goes hand in hand with that is turnovers. Either team can set themselves up with an opportunity to score. I think it's going to

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be difficult for either team to put together long drives against these great defenses.”

Oxford (7-4 overall) has played well on the road at times this season. The biggest win came against a Madison Central team that is hosting a Class 6A playoff game Friday.

“I hope we have a good mindset getting ready to have another big challenge.

It seems like a lot of our bigger games have been on the road. The other three teams from our district, we played all of them on the road,” Cutcliffe said. “I think we're prepared to play big games on the road because we've done it all year.”

Any and all of the mistakes made against Lake Cormorant in the final game of the regular season could be corrected this week, Cutcliffe said.

“Offensively, we have to run the ball more consistently. I think overall offensively we just had too many blown assignments,” Cutcliffe said. “They're a talented team and we gave them way too much help.

When you play someone as good as they are, you can't afford to do that. Defensively, we made some really huge plays but we just didn't play very consistently on defense. We allowed them to drive the ball some and run the ball pretty effectively. Those are things that we have to correct.”

Against a good defense like Grenada, Cutcliffe really thought his offense re-

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Oxford running backs Hiram Wadlington and Lance Stewart are going to be counted on to help lead the offense Friday night at Grenada to start the MHSAA Class 5A playoffs. ally needed to be balanced.

“They have outstanding linebacker play and they're physical up front. But we're not going to completely abandon the run game just because we didn't run it very well last week,” Cutcliffe said. “We've got to find ways to run the football. We are going to have to throw it as well. We are going to have to be balanced. When you play teams in the playoffs, everyone you play is going

to have a good defense. I think it benefits us to be as balanced as we can be. I hope we're able to do that Friday night. I think when we maintain our balance, that's when we're at our best.”

Grenada (9-2) has won five straight games since losing to Germantown in the Division 2-5A opener.

Expect a lot of runs from Grenada, which is using CJ Avery at quarterback now more than ever. Tailback

Deon House leads Grenada with 1,222 yards and 15 touchdowns. Avery has rushed for 392 yards and five scores, and passed for 540 yards and eight touchdowns.

“You have to be very, very consistent in doing your assignment and your responsibility on defense when you play a physical team like they are,” Cutcliffe said. “It's a challenge to do that repeatedly for four quarters without any

mental lapses. CJ Avery is just an exceptional athlete.

He has the ability to throw the football, too. He brings an added element to their offense when he's in at quarterback. You have to account for him and his ability to run the ball. I think as season as gone on, he's gotten more comfortable and better at playing quarterback.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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The Oxford Chargers have a lot of speed for head coach Charley Sabatier, who is entering his first season.

Strong senior class leading Chargers in soccer

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

A strong group of seniors is what soccer coach Charley Sabatier is relying on heading into his first season with the Oxford Chargers. He called the group “very strong” and with a complement of some good juniors who have played well, Sabatier was upbeat about his first campaign.

The Chargers first real action on the field resulted in a 0-0 tie against DeSoto Central last week. Sabatier liked how his team handled the ball and created some opportunities.

“There are still some things we have to work on like finishing and winning the ball in the

air and making smart decisions on defense,” Sabatier said. “I was pleased with how we looked so far. I think we're going to have a strong season this year.”

The captains that are leading the Chargers this season are Cole Calhoon, a senior who is playing central midfield position. Neil Chandler is playing striker, who Sabatier said was “lightning fast” and someone he was hoping would create opportunities up top on offense. Bennett Shull, a junior midfielder, and Keaton Calhoon are proving to be great leaders in the early going.

“One of the things that I'm excited about is how fast this team can play,” Sabatier said. “They are great at maintaining control

and possession. We just have to figure out how to opportunities to score goals.”

Until more offense comes, the Chargers will rely on its defense to help garner wins.

“I think Sean Brown, another senior who was out last season and a fantastic kid, is leading our defense,” Sabatier said.

“One thing we're focusing on is picking our communication up.

Once they get to a place where they're talking and communicating with each other, I don't there should be too many who can get past our defense.”

With the season about to start, Sabatier feels good, or different, compared to a few months ago before school started.

“In our eighth period work-

outs, you couldn't really see much but now that we've gotten into the season, now that the family has gotten settled, I'm really excited about just potential this team has to play some great soccer,” Sabatier said. “I've gotten to spend some times with the boys and they are a great bunch of kids. Their grades are phenomenal. Academics are something I'm very strong on.

I'm a teacher first and a coach second and I expect them to be students first and players second. They have to take care of their business in the classroom and I've been pleasantly surprised there are not a ton of issues that I'm having to deal with. I'm congratulating them on making great grades.”

And with good grades and no issues off the field, it allows for more time and focus on the field for the Chargers.

“We still have a study hall once a week during eighth period just to make sure that academics are our focus. That's the reason we're in school and sports is a nice benefit for getting the work in the classroom taken care of,” Sabatier said.

This year's schedule is another competitive one for the Chargers, who play a lot of matches overall.

“We're just excited to get to district play and see where the season takes us,” Sabatier said.

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Hard work has paid off for Oxford's Dean

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Before Al'Nayiah Dean started dancing with the Oxford High Chargerettes when she was a freshman she had no dance experience.

If you take into account that Dean didn't even dance on the team as a junior, she has a grand total of three years dancing overall.

With the help of coach Robyn Lyons, who Dean credited with teaching her a lot, dancing on the sidelines of football games, or at basketball games, has been very enjoyable.

“It's been a lot of fun. It was just a free time for me and I really started to enjoy it and loved it each year,” Dean said. “I like performing in front of our students during pep rallies. I also like being on the sidelines for games.”

Practice turned out to be the key to success for Dean while she was away from the dance team in 11th grade. She also didn't get nervous during the tryouts this time around like she did in the past.

“I kept it together better. I was nervous the year before,” she said.

“Hard work and determination got be back out here.”

Halftime for many who attend the games is about relaxation. It's a chance to get something to eat or even stretch the legs. For Dean, halftime of OHS football games is very busy. She is a member of the band, which means that she goes from helping cheer and dance on the sidelines to playing the clarinet during the halftime show. If it's a home game, the Chargerettes perform at halftime, which means double duty for Dean.

“For the band, I go practice with the band with six minutes left in the second quarter. Then I do halftime with them and if we're having a halftime, I throw my instrument and go grab my poms and stay on the field,” Dean said. “I've been alright with it.

It's been a lot but it's fun. I want to keep on enjoying the team.”

The Chargers are back in action this Friday night at Grenada and it was hard for Dean to believe that the football season had gone by that fast.

“I'm hoping they can make it through this year and hopefully be state champs,” she said. “I'm just hoping for the best for them.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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JOHN DAVIS

The Lafayette Commodores have more depth to work with this year than ever before under coach Gene Anderson.

Commodores have more depth to work with this season

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

There is more depth on the Lafayette roster than head coach Gene Anderson can remember. That's a good thing for fans of the Commodores to hear as the soccer season gets cranked up.

“I'm pretty excited to see how some of these guys are going to contribute,” Anderson said. “As far as experience, we're still going to be young in a bunch of places. The biggest group of kids I have that will be playing are 10th graders. It's going to be interesting to see what they can bring to the table.”

All of the seniors this year have been in the background the past few seasons. Anderson has seen them step up during practices and things that have

involved the team.

“I've been really impressed with them taking a role and then I have a couple of guys that are juniors and sophomores who have taken a pretty active and vocal role,” Anderson said. “We voted on captains and my son got the most votes. Then a 10th grader, Alex Fikes, is going to be one of our captains and he has really stepped up and shown a lot of energy and been on top of things. He's also really improved as a player. Grayson Mays is another senior and last year was his first to become a full starter.

This year he has really taken on the role of being a leader and being vocal. I'm real proud of the way he has developed.”

The style of play is suited to the team that Anderson has on the field. This year's formation will be a little different and the

goal is to be a little more attacking minded, Anderson said.

“We're going to try and be a little more aggressive and if that doesn't happen as the flow of the game goes, we can easily transition into something that is more about possession and defensive,” Anderson said. “We have a couple of guys we're really going to try and get more forward and score some more goals. Nobody scored many goals on us but we didn't score either. It led to an exciting with a lot of shootouts. We're going to try and avoid those.”

Anderson said that he would be upset if the Commodores weren't one of the top teams in the division, and in the MHSAA Class 4A playoffs.

“Not to disparage any of the other teams because they have been pretty competitive in the

past, but our goal is to make it to the playoffs every year and be one of the top teams in the district,” Anderson said. “With this group of kids, I think we can do it. As far as the whole schedule goes, it's pretty tough as far as the teams we historically play.

You never know one year to the next. Somebody is up, somebody may be down. It should be tough and competitive overall schedule wise, which should get us ready for district and playoffs.”

The Commodores will have to rely on a new goalie this season with Brelynn Hudgins gone.

Alexander Diercks will start in that spot this season.

“He's pretty well rounded. He started getting into it last year with Breylnn who has actually come out a few times to help train him and teach him some

things that made him successful,” Anderson said. “Alexander looks good and then I have another guy, T.J. Welch, who we brought up this year. He's a big tall kid and athletic. He's not refined. He doesn't know the game but up until I got him to come out, we only really had one varsity goalie and I would like to see competition so we brought him out there and he is improving. Maybe mid season he'll get some time out on the field and really challenge for the spot. Having that kind of competition is a good thing.”

The Commodores played North Pontotoc in their classic game and will return to action at Southaven this coming Tuesday. john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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JOHN DAVIS

The Oxford Lady Chargers are looking to win a second straight MHSAA Class 5A state title and coach Hunter Crane has a lot of returning players to accomplish that goal.

Lady Chargers have talent, experience on their side

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Last season was a magical one for the Oxford Lady Chargers on the soccer field. They captured the school's first state title in the sport, and coach Hunter Crane returns a number of top players for the 2016-17 campaign.

“We're going to return about 100 goals scored from last season.

We're going to replace six seniors, but a lot of our young girls last year got a lot of reps and some significant minutes,” Crane said.

“Morgan O'Connor led us in goals and she will be a ninth grader. I return my entire starting midfield, Addison Mills, Addison Meadows and Nicole Wilkins, who will be juniors and seniors this year. Ally Shinall is coming back up top. We're going to be a

little young defensively, but we also Bailey O'Connor. She will be a senior goal keeper. She allowed 16 goals all season long last year.

I feel really good going into the season.”

This is Crane's second year, but this summer gave him his first full off season with the team, which he thought was a key.

“We put them through some different things. We started a weight program and a running program. We did a full summer slate. We had eighth period from August until now,” Crane said.

“Last year was our first with that and it was significant last year. It's been even more significant this year because we're better prepared for what we want to do. We run, we lift and we're so much more in shape and ready for the season now. When we started day

one, we didn't have to do any buildup running because we're ready. We did all of our prep work.

We're in shape and ready to go.”

With the Lady Chargers winning the title, Crane felt like there was a bigger target on the chest of his team.

“For some reason, Oxford always gets everybody's best shot.

That's just our reputation. Having that state title there gives you an even bigger target probably,” Crane said. “We're going to get everybody's best game whether we're on the road or at home. We expect that. The girls like to get other team's best games.”

The Lady Chargers have a very tough schedule, with several different 6A teams and some teams that won state titles as well last year.

“We've dabbled with some of

the best teams in the state in the past and this year any 6A school that wanted to play, we tried to put them on the schedule,” Crane said. “We're going to play West Lauderdale in the showcase and that's kind of the marquee matchup and everyone is looking forward to that game, the 4A and 5A state champions going at it.”

Another change for Crane is this season starts with less of a whirlwind. His wife had just given birth just before he was named head coach last summer. Then he had to get to know the players and build a relationship with them.

“This year has been a little more business like. We still try to create those relationships with our new girls and try to build off our family aspect that we started last year,” Crane said. “We've had

a really good offseason.”

Mills was a player that Crane was expecting to have a breakout type year.

“She was a good player for us last year but I think she's going to have a really, really good year this season for us,” Crane said. “We know about Mo and Anna Dennis and Bailey but Addison Mills and Grace Ann Joyce are kind of the two I have pinned big years and it's just because of the off-season work that they put in. They bring it everyday. We're excited about them and I think they're going to have major impacts on our team this year.”

Oxford won its classic match, 8-1 over South Pontotoc, and will play at Caledonia next. john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016

JANINE LEE

The Lafayette Lady Commodores will look a little different this season but coach Melinda Scruggs is upbeat about what the team can do.

Lady 'Dores looking to attack in a different way

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Melinda Scruggs has always enjoyed the time leading up to a soccer season. Of course she loves the actual matches, and seeing her Lafayette Lady Commodores improve. But there is still something about the excitement at the start, and Scruggs had that excited feeling long before the first ball was kicked off.

“I'm excited for every season, of course, but this is going to be a different season in terms of trying different systems and getting more people into the attack and get points on the board,”

Scruggs said. “I'm excited to see who is going to do that and I can tell already, in the last couple of weeks, there are some real eager girls that want those attacking spots. I think they're all kind of fighting for a spot.”

Alley Houghton, the leader of the team from an offensive standpoint the past five seasons, is now playing for the Ole Miss Rebels. Ana Branch, last year's starter at goalkeeper, is also having to be replaced by Scruggs.

“We're going to be different but it's exciting to see. There are some young ones that have really kind of surprised me and stepped up. That needed to hap-

pen and then some of the veterans have stepped up, too. I think there are going to be different ways of scoring. We got used to playing longer balls and trying to find Alley up top and let her go one versus one. Now what I think we'll do is be more possession oriented and work the ball from left to right and get crosses and try to finish in different ways.”

Senior Kirkland Pruitt is the defender that Scruggs is relying on for leadership, among other things, this season. Jada Ross has improved in the back line, Scruggs felt, while Emma Wilson and Halle Moore in the mid-

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field have been solid for a long time.

Scruggs didn't shy away from teams when it came time to make the schedule. She still wanted her Lady Commodores to be challenged in order to get ready for the division slate, and the Class 4A playoffs.

“I think it's really good experience to play teams like a 6A Tupelo. I think it's good to try and figure out at their caliber,” Scruggs said. “There are some games where we should have no problem with and then there will be some games that will be really, really challenging. I think it will be a good mix.”

The classic, and some of the other early matches, were going to be used to evaluate and for Scruggs to make adjustments.

“That's kind of with any year and any personnel that you have. You want to see what you have and then make adjustments from there,” Scruggs said.

“I'm excited about the seniors in general and what they're going to do this year. Anja (Diercks) has a hurt foot, but she has stepped up from a leadership standpoint. It's fun to see those seniors step up.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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Lafayette's Pruitt finds her spot at Southwest CC

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Just a few weeks ago, Lafayette soccer standout Kirkland Pruitt was still on the hunt for a scholarship.

The goal of playing in college, either at a two- or four-year school, finally became a reality for Pruitt.

Southwest Mississippi Community College wants to build around Pruitt, and other hard-working players just like her, in the future.

Pruitt still wasn't sure what position she would play for the Bears. It doesn't matter as long as she can help the program build the right way.

“I am hoping they put me on defense,” said Pruitt, who has always played on that side of the field for the Lady Commodores. “I like being in the back so I can see everything. I think I can read plays really well, especially with soccer. I can see them and then make a move.”

Betty Casey leads South-

west in soccer and she was the one who approached Pruitt after a club soccer tournament. Pruitt is just the second player that Casey has recruited.

“She seemed really interested in me. She was on me for just a couple of weeks and she pulled me aside a few weekends ago in the middle of the game,” Pruitt said. “She asked me if I wanted to go to a four year or two year college. She asked me if I was looking to play and she told me that she was really interested in me playing for them. I always wanted to play but I never knew how big of a chance I would have to play. I really want to play in college, so I'm really glad about this.”

The campus at Summit was beautiful to Pruitt, who commented on the pond in the middle of everything.

“The faculty was nice and the whole team, and coaching staff, was great. It was really cool to be down there,” Pruitt said. “It is

that plays for six years and her ultimate goal is to go play in college, it's like a dream come true,” Scruggs said. “As a coach, it's kind of the same thing. You know she has arrived and ready for the next level. I'm excited to see what she is going to do there. She felt really welcomed on her visit and she was really excited about the coach and that she would have a lot to offer her. I know she will be able to step up to the next level and to play with girls who are in the same boat as she is.”

A never-quit attitude is what Scruggs credited as a key for Pruitt to garner the scholarship.

“She is always going to train to get better and become the best she can, no JOHN DAVIS matter what,” Scruggs said.

Lafayette's Kirkland Pruitt signed to play soccer at Southwest Mississippi Community Col- “She is one of those players lege Tuesday. She was joined at the ceremony by her coach Melinda Scruggs, left, and her that is the ultimate leader and I hope that people folfamily. low in her footsteps.” three and a half hours Lafayette coach Melinda Pruitt, who she relies on away, but if I need to come Scruggs said it was an awe- heavily each match. john.davis@journalinc.com home, I can come home.” some accomplishment for Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd “When you have a kid

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Goolsby shines OHS trio sign on with for Lafayette CC state JUCO programs in 4A state meet

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Sarah Rae Goolsby finished sixth in the MHSAA Class 4A state cross country meet to earn all-state distinction for Lafayette Monday. The Lady Commodores finished ninth as a team in the event held at Choctaw Trails in Clinton.

“Sarah Rae ran a good race She's been consistent all season, and she was consistent at the state meet,” LHS coach Ben Mikell said. “She earned all-state, she was thrilled, and she deserves it. The rest of the girls ran over their heads as a group and got a top-ten team finish. We were happy with all of that young group.”

Goolsby finished the 5,000 meter run in 21 minutes, 41 seconds. Julianna Mikell was second on Lafayette with a 24:41. Valerie Smith (25:00), Alania Quarles

(25:45) and Sara Giray (25:54) were the other runners who competed and scored points for Lafayette.

Smith and Gray are both in middle school, while Quarles is a freshman. Goolsby and Mikell will both return as well in 2017.

Every single Commodore who ran in Monday's race was an underclassmen. Sean Boney was the top finisher with a 21:56. Jac Tyler Jenkins (22:20), William Smith (22:25), Cole Fortner (24:03) and Caleb Lafferty were the other four runners who competed.

“Our boys had a very off day as a group, but they're very inexperienced,” Mikell said. “Our leading runner was an eight grader, and our oldest runners were sophomores. It was a learning experience for them.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

Oxford's Lady Chargers continued to make noise across the state of Mississippi with the signing of three players to soccer scholarships. Bailey O'Connor, Addison Meadows and Michelle Reid all signed with junior college programs. O'Connor is headed to play goalie for Holmes Community College in Ridgeland. Meadows is set to play midfield for Itawamba, while Reid will play a defensive role for Hinds. All of them will begin their careers in the fall of 2017.

All three players were key contributors to the Lady Chargers' 2016 state championship run.

“I'm super excited for them all,” said OHS coach Hunter Crane. “It's step in the right direction for us. Last year when I took over, I really worked hard to try and get some of those seniors an opportunity, built relationships

JOHN DAVIS

Oxford seniors Addison Meadows, Bailey O'Connor and Michelle Reid signed scholarships to play soccer at community colleges in the state.

Meadows is headed to Itawamba, O'Connor to Holmes, while Reid is headed to Hinds. with junior colleges last year. Zoe (Scruggs) signing with Delta State last year was great for us but to have three sign this year, it kind of validates what we're doing as a program and what we want to do as a program. We're trying to get them to the next level, and gar-

nering attention across the state.

We're trying to get the girls' names out there and trying to get them noticed. That's what we want.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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