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Volume 2 | Issue 86
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Executive Director of the Oxford Film Festival has been there since the beginning
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BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER
Executive Director of the Oxford Film Festival, writer and filmmaker Melanie Addington has been with the event from the very beginning. The first year she moved to Oxford was the year the film festival launched. Born in Los Angles, Addington moved around a bit as a child. She spent a considerable amount of time growing up in San Diego and considers that to be her hometown. For her undergraduate studies, she attended California State University at San Marcos where she earned a bachelor’s degree in literature. Addington made her way to Oxford, as many do, by moving here to attend the university. She’d gotten into three graduate schools for journalism: New York University, a small school in Pittsburgh and Ole Miss. She chose Oxford because the cost of living was drastically cheaper than that of New York City and because she knew the state. Addington has family in Vicksburg and spent most of her childhood summers in the river town. Though, when she got to Oxford, graduate school did not seem like the preferable option, so Addington began working for the Oxford Eagle and stayed on staff there for about five years until she left to become the social media director of PMQ Pizza Magazine. During those years, she was heavily involved with the film festival. “I moved from San Diego where there is a very active independent film scene, so I was very excited that the film festival existed,” Addington said. “I went the first year and there were a couple screenings where I was the only person in the theater. I thought, ‘hm. This has potential.’ By year three I was a regular volunteer and by year five I was a co-director.” When Addington was a co-
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Melanie Addington has been with the Oxford Film Festival since the beginning, moving up the ranks to her current title of executive director. director, she worked with a dedicated team of volunteers. Absolutely everyone was a volunteer. None of the co-directors or other staff were compensated for the work they put into the festi-
val, it was just something they did out of love for the event. As the years went by, the film festival continued to grow. Soon co-directors were quitting and the group that
held the film festival afloat for so long was falling apart. They had families and lives and day jobs and the film festival simply outgrew them. TURN TO FILM PAGE 5
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Variety of authors highlight Oxford Conference for the Book BY REBECCA LAUCK CLEARY UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Pulitzer Prize-winning authors as well as first-time novelists are part of the variety of legendary and debut writers hosted at the Oxford Conference for the Book March 2-4. Poets, journalists, scholars, and readers visit the University of Mississippi for the 23rd conference. The three-day event, which is free and open to the public, includes readings, panel discussions, and lectures. The conference is a great way for Oxford visitors and locals to explore the town and the university, said James G. Thomas Jr., conference director. “We try to open doors with this conference, both literally and metaphorically,” said Thomas, associate director of publications at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. “By that I mean the sessions open up doors for thought and inquiry, and the venues we’re having them in are places that some Oxford residents, students, and visitors may not have had the opportunity to explore, such as the Lafayette County courthouse, the Barksdale-Isom House, the UM library’s Faulkner Room, and even the University Museum.” This year’s writers include novelists Rick Bass, Bobbie Ann Mason, Margaret McMullan, Robert Gipe, Taylor Brown, and UM Grisham Writer in Residence Kiese Laymon; Mississippi historians Minion K. C. Morrison and Dennis Mitchell; historian and gender studies scholar LaKisha Michelle
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Simmons; poets Richard Katrovas, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Caki Wilkinson, Jericho Brown, Katie Peterson, Chiyuma Elliott, and UM professors Beth Ann Fennelly and Derrick Harriell; historian Mark Essig; literary scholar Vereen Bell; and Pulitzer Prizewinners journalist Sheri Fink and historian Edward J. Larson. Larson, professor of law at Pepperdine University, is the author of nine books, the most recent of which, “The Return of George Washington,” was on the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. He has lectured on all seven continents. “I love Oxford, I have been for tailgating in the Grove since back when I was on the University of Georgia’s athletic board and the SEC was a 10-team conference,” Larson said. “Oxford has the best catfish anywhere. What I want to do next in Mississippi is to bike the Natchez Trace.” Wednesday’s and Thursday’s events will take place in the auditorium of the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, and the conference will begin with a lecture and free luncheon, sponsored by the
Friends of the Library, in the Faulkner Room in Archives and Special Collections in the J.D. Williams Library, also on the UM campus. Friday’s panels and readings will take place in the main courtroom of the historic Lafayette County courthouse on the Oxford Square. Lyn Roberts, general manager at Square Books, calls the conference a celebration of books for everyone. “The Oxford Conference for the Book has a history and tradition of bringing authors, both debut and established, to Oxford and the University of Mississippi— allowing everyone in the community and anyone who wants to travel—the opportunity to hear them read from their works and discuss books,” Roberts said. “We at Square Books have so many wonderful memories and are honored to have the opportunity to partner with the Center for the Study of Southern Culture in bringing authors again this year.” Conference panels will explore a wide range of topics, including Mississippi history; childhood in the South; memoir writing; youth, activism, and life in the Moun-
tain South; poetic responses to Langston Hughes; Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Go Set a Watchman”; the Hurricane Katrina crisis; America’s continuing debate over science and religion; and a cultural and culinary history of the pig. “I’m excited to introduce Mark Essig to the OCB audience,” said Sara Camp Milam, who will moderate the March 4 panel at 10:30 a.m., sponsored by the Southern Foodways Alliance. “His work is as engaging as it is educational. ‘Lesser Beasts’ was one of my favorite food studies books of 2015. For students thinking about how to make their academic work accessible to a general audience, I’d recommend attending this session.” A new event this year is a poetry session paired with an art exhibition by photographer Youngsuk Suh. On March 3, at 4:30 p.m., following the “Poetic Responses to Langston Hughes” session, the University Museum will host a reception, which is free and open to the public. Thacker Mountain Radio will host a special Oxford Conference for the Book show March 3 at 6 that
evening at Off Square Books, located at 129 Courthouse Square, that will include conference authors and visiting musicians. The day’s authors will be there to meet conference attendees and sign books. Each afternoon following the sessions, Square Books will host book signings for that day’s authors. The Children’s Book Festival will be held at the Ford Center for Performing Arts on Friday, March 4, with more than 1,200 first- and fifth-graders from area schools. Laurie Keller, author of “The Scrambled States of America,” will present at 9 a.m. for first graders, and Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of “Counting by 7s,” will present at 10:30 a.m. for fifth graders. The Lafayette County Literacy Council sponsors the first-grade program and the Junior Auxiliary of Oxford sponsors the fifth-grade program. There are four special social events on campus and in town. On Wednesday, March 2, the Friends of the J.D. Williams Library will host an opening lunch beginning at 11 a.m. in Archives and Special Collections. The lunch is free, but
reservations are appreciated. On Wednesday evening is the gala openingnight cocktail reception/dinner at 6:30 p.m. held at the historic Barksdale-Isom House, located at 1003 Jefferson Ave. A portion of the $50 ticket proceeds is tax deductible. At noon on Friday, the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library will host a poetry talk and lunch with poet Richard Katrovas. Both the lunch and talk are free, but reservations are appreciated. The Oxford Conference for the Book is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, Square Books, Southern Documentary Project, Southern Foodways Alliance, Living Blues magazine, University Museum, Lafayette County Literacy Council, UM Department of English, J.D. Williams Library, Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, John and Renée Grisham Visiting Writers Fund, Junior Auxiliary of Oxford, Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library, Southern Literary Trail, and the Pulitzer Centennial Campfires Initiative. The conference is partially funded by the University of Mississippi, a contribution from the R&B Feder Foundation for the Beaux Arts, grants from the Mississippi Humanities Council, and promotional support from Visit Oxford. To see a full schedule of events, visit www.oxfordconferenceforthebook.com or contact James G. Thomas Jr. at 662-915-3374 or jgthomas@olemiss.edu.
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Oxford School District falls victim to ransomware BY DAVIS MCCOOL SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN
The Oxford School District was victimized by a crypto-ransomware attack beginning on Sunday, and every student, teacher, and administrator was affected by the malware. According to the Oxford School District, “Ransomware is a type of malicious software that infects a computer and restricts access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock it.” The ransom demanded was 21 bitcoins, or approximately $8,000 in order for the district to regain control of their files. “Basically what it does is it goes in and encrypts the individual files in your computer and servers,” Superintendent Brian Harvey said. “It takes the permissions of an administrative user and uses those permissions to go out. Once it locks those files, then basically it holds the files for ransom so that you have to pay a certain amount in order to give the key to unlock the files.” “So Sunday night, we realized we had more of a problem than just the internet being down or the circuit being off, and we shut everything down for a precaution.”
Neither authorities nor Oxford School District has yet to release any leads on the source of the hack, but Harvey’s first priority is returning stability to the district. “It was a person somewhere, they could be next door, they could be across the world,” Harvey said. “The ransom was for bitcoins, and bitcoins are untraceable. It’s an internet traded currency. I don’t know that we will ever find out who did it. What we are focused on right now is getting things back up and running and getting school back to normal, then we will be able to take a look at who did it, and how it happened.” The search has not ruled out a current Oxford student, though the possibilities are slim. “If this was a student, they would certainly be suspended or expelled from school,” Harvey said. “And of course they would also face criminal charges.” The district-wide internet was disabled for all of Monday’s school day, while two of the district’s most vital websites, Schoology and Powerschool, remained down until Wednesday and Friday, respectively. The absence of Powerschool, which displays students’ grades and rosters, remained the
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Desktops at Oxford High School were rendered useless on Monday due to the lack of internet.A ransomware attack initially caused the internet outage, along with multiple other technology problems. primary concern district’s throughout the week. Though it is running as of Friday morning, student progress reports have been delayed indefinitely. The school district servers as well as the official website are still down, and no timetable on their return has been released. Primary attention has shifted from Powerschool to the district
servers, as teachers and administrators alike rely on the servers for file storage. “It caused us all to adjust what we’re doing,” High school teacher Daniel Parrish said. “We got to school and we realized that we just had to adjust. My class went and got some books from the library on World War II and we just improvised.”
Some issues involving school issued laptops have been reported to the technology department as well over the past week, including temporary loss in internet and the inability to log in to a computer. “Our computer struggles this past week have been very frustrating,” OHS Junior Caroline Crews said. “Every class has been completely different from what we normally do, because we use Schoology every day. Without it, we were all unprepared.” Teachers were completely unprepared for the chaos that ensued on Monday, and they were forced to abandon all technology and hastily prepare a new lesson. “In some classes, we ended up doing nothing,” Crews said. “I would describe it as a wasted day, because some teachers were so unprepared that they just gave us a day off.” The school district hopes to have everything running smoothly by Monday, though the downed server could extend far past the weekend. “We are trying to bring everything back up so that when we do bring it back up, it’s safe and it won’t happen again,” Harvey said.
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OBITUARIES HAL STOEN Hal Stoen, 74, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Funeral arrangements with Coleman Funeral Home are incomplete at this time.
FARRELL KEITH WHITTEN Farrell Keith Whitten, 41, passed away Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Funeral arrangements with Coleman Funeral Home are incomplete at this time.
JOSEPH ROBERT SERRA WATER VALLEY – Joseph Robert "Bob" Serra, 53, passed away at his home in Wednesday, February 10, 2016. A graveside service was held Friday, Feb. 12 at Oak Hill cemetery in Water Valley. Bro. Lynn Jones will officiate the services.
PHYLLIS DAINE MARION Phyllis Daine Marion, 54, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. Information on services are incomplete at this time. Hodges Funderal Home is in charger of arrangements.
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Ole Miss' Laporte dies in tragic car wreck BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR
Ty Laporte could be serious. She had tremendous atheltic ability and a wide smile. Her impact on the Ole Miss volleyball team and as a member of the track and field Rebels will be missed. Laporte, 23 and a a native of Irmo, South Carolina, passed away early Friday morning. She was involved in a car accident north of Holly Springs, where Highways 7 and 72 intersect. Laporte just finished he senior season playing with the Rebels on the volleyball team. “We are shocked and deeply saddened by Ty’s death,” said Ole Miss Athletics Director Ross Bjork in a a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, her teammates, coaches and our staff during this difficult time. Everyone in the Ole Miss family offers our deepest sympathy to
everyone who was touched by Ty’s amazing and infectious spirit.” ?”This is another tragic loss for our campus community and especially our student-athletes, their coaches and administration,” said ?Brandi Hephner LaBanc, vice chancellor for student affairs. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Ty’s family, teammates and friends.” “To lose a young person so early in life is tragic and we are saddened to lose a special member of the SEC family,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “As a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Ty Laporte represented Ole Miss and the SEC with excellence both on the court and in the classroom. The SEC extends it sympathies to her family, her teammates and coaches as well as her classmates and the entire University of Mississippi community.” On the volleyball court,
Laporte finished her fouryear Rebel career in the fall ranked third all-time in block assists with 280 and third all-time in total blocks with 334. She also ranks fifth all-time in kills with 999. “Our volleyball family is so heartbroken today with this news,” said Ole Miss volleyball coach Steven McRoberts. “Ty’s smile would light up the room, and her passion was contagious. She was loved by all of her teammates and coaches. Ty will be greatly missed by not only the volleyball team but the whole Ole Miss community.” During her last two years under Coach Laporte McRoberts, helped lead the Rebels to consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time in nearly three decades, the best start in school history and the most home wins with a 13-5 record in 2015. As a senior, Laporte was named AVCA Honorable Mention All-Region and ranked among the top 10 in the SEC in hitting percentage. Laporte was named Co-SEC Offensive Player of the Week after earning MVP honors at the Fight Like Hal Memorial Tournament. She was also named to the Hilton Garden Inn Cary Classic All-Tournament Team. In 2014, Laporte made the Magnolia Invitational, Memphis Invitational and Rebel Classic All-Tournament Teams and helped lead the Rebels to their
most wins (22-10) since the 2007 season. After tearing her ACL in 2011 and redshirting, Laporte started 22 of 27 matches as a freshman in 2012 and posted the best hitting percentage (.312) on the team and the best in the SEC among freshmen to earn SEC AllFreshmen Team honors. Laporte was also a member of the Ole Miss
track & field team since her freshman year, competing in the high jump. She ranks ninth in school history in the outdoor high jump with a collegebest clearance of 5 feet, 7.75 inches in 2014. In the classroom, Laporte was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2014 and 2015 and a member of the UMAA Honor Roll.
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Oxford Hosts Discover Luncheon and Startup Weekend BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER
This weekend Oxford is hosting Discovery Luncheon and Startup Weekend. This is the third year that this event has been held in Oxford and is put on with a combination of efforts from Innovate Mississippi and Oxford’s Economic Development Foundation. The Luncheon that is being held is something that Innovate Mississippi holds every month or every other month in Jackson. It is being held at the Oxford Conference Center before the kickoff of Startup Weekend to make sure everyone has a chance to get acquainted with everyone participating. Entrepreneurial Development Manager with Innovate Mississippi Tasha Bibb said that the Discover Luncheon provides participants with the opportunity to meet professionals that could be potentially beneficial to them and their business ideas. Guest speakers at the luncheon are local entrepreneurs Garret Gray of Next Gear Solutions and Alex Ray of Zyn Careers.Around a thousand people signed up for
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After nearly everyone resigned, a new board formed for the film festival and the decided the best route was to name one director and make it her job run the film festival. They named Addington executive director and what started out as a labor of love for her, became her fulltime gig. She said her favorite part of running a film festival was being able to give independent filmmakers a stage while giving audience members the chance to experience new films that normally would not have the opportunity to see. “When the festival started, there was no Netflix,” Addington said.
the luncheon. Startup Weekend is an international event sponsored by Google. The way it works is that people sign up and pay an entry fee. All of these people have something to offer in terms of starting a business. Some may be mobile application designers, marketers, financial managers, etc. Then there are people who have an original idea for a business. The idea person presents their idea and people who feel like they have something to offer the business idea sign up and offer to work with the person with the idea. The idea person then chooses a team and things get started. These individual teams have 54 hours, beginning Friday night and ending Sunday night, to come up with a functional business model, prototypes and anything else that can help prove their business idea to be a functional and potentially successful startup. The hope is that these groups will stay together and go on and from legitimate businesses. Teams are provided with meal breaks. Sleep seems to be optional. Startup Weekend is being hosted at the University of Mississippi’s
School of Business in Holoman Hall. John Maynard is president and chief executive officer of the Oxford-Laffayette Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Foundation. He is thrilled with the idea of Startup Weekend and thinks it is a great way for people to get together and find what they need in order to get their small business off the ground while also contributing to the economic development of the city. “The mission of this is to create more businesses in Oxford,” Maynard said. “Our biggest challenge at the Economic Development Foundation is to develop growth without changing the Charm that Oxford is so well know for. Yes, we recruit business from outside Oxford, and that helps supply us with more jobs, but we need to grow small business. We want to cultivate startups and entrepreneurs and be able to supply them money, skilled workers, locations and anything else they need to succeed. We want to grow Oxford without changing who we are as a town.”
“There was no streaming video. The main way to discover film was to actually go to a theater. The only way to find independent films here when we started was us. Now there’s a million ways to find it. That can be really hard so it’s nice to have some one to curate and say, ‘Hey. You need to see these.’ In that sense, my job is more curator than running a film festival.” This is the 13th year of the film festival and it is going to be the largest yet. The number of submissions for this year more than doubled and there were over 700 films being considered for the film festival. There were that went screeners through every single submission. Out of those 700, around 140 were chose for the festival. That number
is a leap from the number of films the festival featured last year, which was in the 70s. When asked which movie people should definitely go see, Addington could pick just a few. She went through the list of all of the movies that are being featured and picked over two dozen that she thought were great. Many of the films being featured are by local filmmakers and many of those are making their world premiere at the Oxford Film Festival before making their way to other film festivals across the country. That list, by the way, is on page 60 of the Oxford Film Festival’s booklet that can be found in most places around town.
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BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER
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Comb. The program will be this Thursday at noon. McCafferty’s latest book is A lunch that provides more called “The Bear Hunter: The than nourishment is the best Life and Times of Robert Eager way to describe the annual Bobo in the Canebrakes of the Empty Bowls fundraiser. The Old South. In it he focuses on grassroots movement started in one of Mississippi’s most fa1991 in Michigan, while locally, mous hunters – Robert E. Bobo the event is going on lucky num- (1847-1902) who lived in Coaber year 13. It will be held on homa County and was a Tuesday at Oxford-University hunting guide for many of the United Methodist Church. famous bear hunts at the turn of Hours for the event are from 11 the century . a.m. until 1 p.m. Local restauThe book focuses on Bobo’s rants have routinely donated bear hunts in 1894 and 95 when soup and bread for the event. the hunts carried the men and Cost for a bowl of soup, bread dogs in to the “wild, trackless and water is $15, and all the pro- Delta canebrakes ..where a ceeds will go to help the Oxford horse’s stumble over a cypress Food Pantry again this year. The knee could mean certain disasone-of-a-kind soup bowl that ter…” comes with the meal is supThe main objective of those poseed to be a reminder that bear hunters was the protect the there is always an empty bowl, dogs when the hunt was close. and that there is someone in So they pursue their game ; need of assistance. charge into the cane to knife the bear before the bear could decimate the pack and “taste the fear Focus on bear hunt when the hunter become the Thursday hunted.” This isn’t McCafferty’s first litMuseum Moments at the erary foray into the world of Union County Heritage Museum will focus on the wild and Delta bear hunts. The famous wooly big delta bear hunts in the story of Holt Collier is told in his children’s book, Holt and the early 1900s as scribed by James Teddy Bear, he describers how T. McCafferty, a former New Albany resident now living in Mc- Collier was chosen to guide
President Theodore Roosevelt’s hunting trip into the Delta and the classic story of how Collier convinced the President not to shoot the bear , thus the inspiration for the “Teddy” bear. And McCafferty is not finished with his stories of big game hunters, he is now well into a book about another famous big game hunter with many local connections - Paul Rainey. McCafferty, who has a law degree, now lives in McComb. His time in New Albany was spent here when he was in high school here. The Union County Heritage Museum is located at 114 Cleveland St. The program is free with the help of the Community Partners. Kappa of New Albany will supply a light lunch beginning at 11:30 a.m. For more information call the museum at 662538-0014.
semester will resume Jan. 4 for teachers and Jan. 5 for students. The last day of class for the school year will be May 25, and Graduation will be held May 26. Holidays and breaks include Labor Day (Sept. 5), Fall Break (Oct. 7 and 10), Thanksgiving (Nov. 21-25), Christmas (Dec. 21-Jan. 3), Martin Luther King Day (Jan. 16), Spring Break (March 13-17), Good Friday and Easter (April 14 and 17) and Late Spring Break (May 5). In addition, students will be off on Feb. 20 while teachers have another professional development day. If inclement weather forces school closings, makeup days will be April 17 and May 5.
Artists retreat deemed a success
Over thirty people gathered for the Oxford Artist Retreat, a networking and professional development event for members Oxford Schools set of the creative arts industry. The 2016-17 calendar Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Students in Oxford School sponsored the retreat at the District will start the 2016-17 fall Powerhouse as part of the Arts semester Aug. 8. New teachers Incubator small business workwill undergo orientation on Aug. shops and drew speakers from 1, with other teachers beginning Oxford, Tupelo and Memphis. their work Aug. 2. Speakers included profesDec. 20 will be the last day of sional artists Anthony Lee and the fall semester, and the second Tom Murray of the prestigious
Marshall Arts Center in Memphis, Kim Caron of Caron Gallery in Tupelo, and Vivian and Walter Neill of Oxford Treehouse Gallery. “The great attendance is really a testament to the experience of the speakers, the need for small business education for artists, and the fun nature of the event," said Meghan Gallagher, the AmeriCorps VISTA coordinating the event. Anthony Lee said the need for interaction and collaboration between artists, At the Marshall Arts Center, an exhibition and studio space converted from an auto body shop, Lee experienced the benefits of this “cross pollination” in his artwork. He encouraged artists to connect with each other often. Tom Murray spoke about his own experience, as well as that of Marshall Arts founder Herbert Pinkney, with gallery owners and their selection process for exhibition: “Not all your artwork will be accepted by gallery owners. Even as an established artist.” Gallery owners Kim Caron and Walter and Vivian Neill offered perspectives on this selection process, starting with the digitization of one’s artwork. Both galleries only accept applications online.
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Drewrey working to eliminate illegal dumps, help educate residents BY JOHN DAVIS OXFORD CITIZEN
At the bottom of a 40 foot drop in the middle of the woods that borders the Holly Springs National Forest lay enough furniture to furnish an apartment in Oxford. As the trash and debris made its way up the hill, ash from a large fire dominated the landscape. The illegal dump that has been discovered by county workers is the most egregious display of littering that Kenneth Drewrey, the county’s solid waste manager and enforcer, has to deal with. On a routine basis, Drewrey, and his workers, along with those working off fines in justice court, patrol the county roads, looking for trash to discard. Last year, over 60 tons were picked up off the sides of county roads. And three or four days after one road is picked up, trash returns. Drewrey has been in his role for a year and a half. He led the crew that picked up the roads in the past before he left to work for the sheriff’s department. Over the course of time, Drewrey gets reports from those that run across dump sites that are off in the middle of nowhere.
County roads can be filled with trash, even just a short time after county crews pick them up. JOHN DAVIS
Kenneth Drewrey, the county’s solid waste manager and enforcer, is out making sure roads are clean and illegal dumps are taken care of. “Anyone who comes across an illegal dump, they contact me,” Drewrey said. “It does have to be connected to county property. If it’s right on the side of a county road, I’m given a grant by the federal government to clean them up. A lot of the ones we cleaned up last year are still in good shape. The ones that we can’t clean up aren’t because we can’t get to it.” The drop that leads to the bottom of this particular dump is so step that county workers can’t get in to really make a dent on the debris.
Drewrey was in talks with the federal authorities, the forestry commission, to see if they could help. If they could build a road in, the county’s crew can take care of the rest. What people don’t realize when they dump trash in such a location is that it affects people’s water supply nearby if they use a well. “It’s pollution. The county has gotten better about it, but there are still some hurdles to go,” he said. “The people that truly care, they understand. There are others that just don’t stop to
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think what they’re doing.” Nobody has been caught in the act of dumping, Drewrey said, who added that it happened at all hours of the day, and not just at night. Construction debris can be a focal point of an illegal dump. Drewrey said contractors that want to avoid renting a dumpster or that don’t want to haul off the material themselves will dump down a gully. “When I flipped property, I would have a construction dumpster backed up to the house I’m working on,” Drewrey said. “They are just trying to save that 2 or $300 or not wanting to carry it to the landfill themselves and spend $30.”
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Drewrey wanted county residents to know they can help in the effort to keep roads and surrounding landscapes free of trash. If they are out walking around, they can collect the material in a bag and then call his office. “We will come pick the bag up,” he said. “Pick it up, tie it up and leave it on the side of the road and give our office a call.” Ole Miss and Oxford have a special meaning to Drewrey, who has lived here his entire life. He called it a special combination, and he said it was a “shame” that the county residents don’t do a better job of keeping the area clean. “We need them all working together because Oxford and Ole Miss is a special place,” Drewrey said. “They need to not throw trash out of their vehicles and have
An illegal dump near the Holly Springs National Forest is impossible to clean up without a road leading down into the deep ravine. these illegal dumps. It needs to stop. Everyone needs to take pride in their communities. Pick up your roads while you’re out walking and the county will be glad to come out and get the bags. Just give us a call.” Drewrey is big on community involvement being the difference in combating trash. He said it wasn’t possible for the county to have enough employees to keep the trash picked up. Solid waste crews work four days out of the week picking up trash. A different part of the county is taken care of on a certain day. Wednesday is the day for maintenance on the trucks. The amount of days trash is collected doesn’t need to be increased, Drewrey said. Everything revolved around people not being so consumed with littering. “There are some roads that you go on, I’m surprised the residents don’t have Tommy John surgery by now because they throw so much trash out,” he said. “You know that their arms have to be going out the window. I do think more people are aware. I really do.”
There is is one full time foreman and two that work part time and some fine workers that patrol the roads. “We try to keep the high profile roads in a rotation,” Drewrey said. “You can’t keep up with them all, but it helps. Then if someone specifically calls into a supervisor to get them out, I’ll send them out.”
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Archie Manning reflects on latest Super Bowl win, success of his sons
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comfortable couch seemed to appeal to Archie Manning just a little bit more than normal Wednesday afternoon. The legendary Ole Miss quarterback, and NFL Hall of Famer, was on campus, in the Manning Room, to talk a little football. He had just gotten back from Santa Clara, California for Super Bowl 50. That’s where he saw his middle son, Peyton, lead the Denver Broncos to the title over the Carolina Panthers. Archie did some interviews after the win, and he had done them all that week leading up the biggest game of the season. It was a great time to be connected with the family, and Archie was just real pleased with how everything turned out. “I was shocked when somebody pointed out to me that I’ve had a son in six of the last 10 Super Bowls,” Archie said. “Each one of them has a little different story line. The championship games are really the ones that I remember. You got to win those to get to the Super Bowl. Six out of seven championship games we’ve won. Those really stand out to me because they’re all so hard and so meaningful.” Reflecting on all the other wins in the Super Bowl — both Peyton and Eli have two wins each — and then comparing them to the latest made last Sunday’s win more meaningful. “With the year Peyton went through and how different it was and that it might be the end of the line, we just wanted the Broncos to win it so bad,” Archie said. “I was out there for five days. It seemed like anybody and everybody, unless you had a connection with Carolina, was pulling for the Broncos and pulling for Peyton. I had to do a media day for six hours and just all the media and people I ran into from everywhere were just pulling for Peyton. To win it was just kind of prayers answered. It was fun and we had a TURN TO ARCHIE PAGE 15
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Ole Miss guard Stefan Moody drives to the basket during Saturday's game with Arkansas at The Pavilion. The Rebels defeated Arkansas 76-60.
Hog roast Rebels lock in, take down Arkansas BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR
Midway through the first quarter, Ole Miss almost had as many turnovers as it did points. Down double digits to an Arkansas team that was .500 entering Saturday's matchup at The Pavilion was frustrating, but not a mountain they couldn't climb over. The Rebels got things into gear, started making shots and buckled down on defense against a team blown out by Mississippi State earlier in the week. Better play for the Rebels the last 28 minutes of action resulted in a 76-60 win over the Razorbacks. Sebastian Saiz wore a pair of dark goggles in his return to the court, scoring 11 points. He was just one of the four inside players that performed well as a group. Tomasz Gielo remained locked in, scoring 15 points. Marcanvis Hymon finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Anthony Perez finished with 11 points. All of the extra scoring minimized the fact that Stefan Moody had a quiet 17 points on 4-for-17 shooting. It was the first time all season that Moody failed to score 20 or more points in a game. “Moody really struggled, been strug-
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Ole Miss' Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey puts up a shot. He finished the game with 6 points. gling to be quite honest. He's shooting less than 30 percent from the floor in the last three or four games,” Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said. “I think our team is maturing however. We got great minutes out of Anthony Perez and Marcanvis Hymon and really got great minutes out of Tomasz Gielo and Donte (Fitzpatrick-
Dorsey) is really starting to come around. It was a team effort. The game had no flow for us early, but in the second half, we got some stops in our man defense, which was the most encouraging thing. I was proud of the effort, esTURN TO REBELS PAGE 19
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Oxford hoops teams ready to host 2-5A tournament BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR
There is no substitute for experience. That’s what Oxford’s Maggee Hobson has come to realize now that the Lady Chargers have won 14 straight games heading into next week’s Division 2-5A Tournament. The latest win came over Coldwater Thursday night on Senior Night. It improved the Lady Chargers to 22-4 overall on the year. Oxford started the game slowly, but mental toughness, and the ability to lock in as the game moves on, hasn’t been an issue over the course of time for the Lady Chargers. “I think mental toughness is a big thing,” she said after scoring 16 points. “I think a big thing is leadership. I think this year’s leadership is outstanding. If you think about it, Emma Schultz and I were thrown into the fire freshman and sophomore years because Kyla (Malone) and Aliyah (Herod) having ACL tears. I feel like without them tearing their ACLs, we would not be where we are, we would not be the players that we are.” Injuries, and the shifting that goes along with losing players, can make teams better in time. That’s what has happened with the Lady Chargers as they have depth to deal with similar issues better than they have in the past. “I think we have a huge opportunity. Like Coach (Cliff) Ormon tells us everyday, we have a huge opportunity, just don’t stop working hard,” Hobson said. “There isn’t a day where we don’t come into this gym and not work hard. We always work hard, no matter what. We run even though we’re about to play a game. There are no off days.” The playoffs are filled with unknowns, and Hobson said what she does is pray and then look at each team, one game at a time. “You can’t look at the whole big thing and say we’re going to win state. You have to say we’re going to go into this game with confidence, block out, rebound, make shots, play your defense and don’t foul,” Hobson said. “We have to do that every time.” The 2-5A tournament being played at Oxford is a
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Oxford’s Ke’michael Coleman (15) blocks Coldwater’s Fabrain Jones (10). Oxford defeated Coldwater 89-58. welcomed thing to Hobson. “Finally. This is my third year and I think it’s great because I think it’s a big advantage for us and the boys,” she said. “Saltillo for the boys, that’s a tough place to win. For us to go to West Point, that’s a tough place to go and win your championship. We did it last year but they have some pep in their step this year. They’re getting there.” Ormon is having to deal with a few nicks and bruises. Jordan Freeze is out, but she may be able to play in the later stages of the tournament next week. Tiara King also went down during the Coldwater contest. “We’ve had several and we’re hoping that (Freeze) is back next Friday, possibly Tuesday,” Ormon said. “As far as going into the tournament, we really responded in the second half and showed the kind of team we are. Maggee Hobson had a huge second half for us. I thought our senior leadership stepped up. In the locker room at the half, we said let’s come out and play the way we have all year. I was pleased with that. I really feel like this team, they’re tough kids and they’re looking forward to the tournament next week.” Since Ormon took the job, he’s been able to sell the players on things that the program wants and goals overall.
Oxford’s DK Metcalf (14) dunks the ball as Coldwater’s Fabrain Jones (10) tries to defend him. Oxford defeated Coldwater 89-58.
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Oxford guard Emma Schultz (31) looks for a teammate during Thursday's Senior Night game with Coldwater. Aliyah Herod drives to the basket. She led the Lady Chargers with 16 points. “We just want to be the best time we can be on the night that we play. We’re not always successful in being a great team, but we have found a way to fight and win some games,” Ormon said. “That’s the biggest key. They are competitors and they are winners. There is nothing they haven’t seen in their careers. They’ve got experience and even as freshmen and sophomores, they’ve had to step up and make plays for us. We will still work on defenses and things that we will have to call, but they have seen so many things already and that’s great as a coach where you don’t always have to call a timeout as a coach when something
changes offensively, or de- said he feels like his team fensively.” can outscore people. “We live and die by it and we don’t want to die by it HEATING UP The Chargers may just be Tuesday night against West heating up at the right time. Point,” Tyler said. “We do like That was the feel of Jarkel that we’re playing insideJoiner following the team’s out. With (DK) Metcalf 89-58 win over Coldwater. standing around the goal, it Joiner led the Chargers with was very beneficial to us 25 points. Up next, a third tonight because he scored, meeting with West Point on he drew fouls. When they sent a second and third Tuesday evening at 5:30. “We’re really coming to- body at him, he found open gether as a team. We’re really shooters.” Defense is something playing ball with each other and really bonding,” Joiner Joiner said that the Chargers said. “We’re looking to play were going to have to play hard and to play our game better in these important and disrupt anything West upcoming games. Tyler Point is trying to do. We want added that his players would be the first to say they them really bad.” Oxford coach Drew Tyler aren’t satisfied with their de-
fensive efforts. “It will have a lot to do with our rotation and our personnel but we plan on playing man to man against West Point and cutting down driving lanes,” Tyler said. “We’re going to get on their shooters and we’re going to limit them to one shot. We’ve got to do that if it’s West Point or anybody else. First round, second round, third round or in Jackson. We haven’t played good enough defense in the half court against West Point. We have also been very inconsistent with cutting off driving lanes.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd
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great gathering party that night. So many people that he was so glad to see. There were people I hadn’t seen in so long. People from Knoxville and all of his roommates from Tennessee. Then Indianapolis, just friends who made it a point to come to this Super Bowl.” Archie even said that at least a dozen former high school teammates made it to the big game as well. More than likely, it was the last time that Peyton took a snap as a quarterback, even though a final decision hasn’t been announced. All of the success that Peyton and Eli have had in pro football make Archie appreciate it even more. His wish is that other friends who have sons that play in the NFL experience it. “I would like for some others that I know and like and like their sons, any of them, to feel what it’s like. It’s a great experience,” Archie said. “It’s absolutely a great experience to have gone through it as a family.
Our cup really runeth over because we have been able to do it six times and win four. It’s really been fun.” When the boys were born, Archie and his wife Olivia never thought about having sons that played in the NFL. He said the main goal was to raise them and if they liked sports, he would let them play and that he would support them. “If they would have played the piano or twirled the baton, we would have supported that, too,” Archie said. “It was ever a plan for them to play college sports or professional sports. For all of this to happen, we kind of look at each other and truly pinch ourselves and say ‘What’s going on here?’” Eli has been with the New York Giants for the past 12 seasons. During that time, he played for one coach, Tom Coughlin, who was released from his position following the 2015 season. Archie told Eli how lucky he was to spend his first 12 years with just one coach. “And then B, the same coach being Tom Coughlin and then C spending 12
years with the man Tom Coughlin,” Archie said. “What he did for Eli, I told him how fortunate he was. I wrote Tom a note. In my 15 years, I had 11 head coaches. Eli is a quiet guy and in his way he’s emotional. The media up there kind of made a point about Eli being emotional that day Tom was let go. A couple of times. And he was, he is. That made me proud because he and Tom had a special relationship. I remember the year they won the Super Bowl, midseason, I wasn’t sure if they were going to run Tom or Eli out of town first it was so bad and then they win a Super Bowl. The things they went through together, the good, the bad. There were some struggling times. It’s been some struggles the past couple of years. I think that’s what Eli felt so bad about, that they lost some many close games to get over the hump and it cost Tom his job. Over the long haul, they’ll always ben connected at the hip and be close. It’s not often that a coach and a quarterback stay that long and win a couple of Super Bowls
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along the way.” Archie did think that Eli’s new head coach, Ben McAdoo, was a good hire. McAdoo was the offensive coordinator for the Giants the last couple of seasons and Archie saw Eli really blossom. “I tell you, Ben did a good job to get that job. He didn’t get that job because he’s been the offensive coordinator the last two years,” Archie said. “He got it because he blew them away in an interview. I have some people in Philadelphia tell me that of all the people they interviewed, he blew them away. They were going to hire him. Ben has something more to him than just an offensive concept. He has some leadership ability. They just got to get some players. They never stopped anybody. They have to improve there a little bit.” Spoken like a true quarterback who knows that a good defense is always the key to winning big. Read more of Archie’s interview online at www.oxfordcitizen.com. John.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd
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FRIDAY'S RESULTS • Lafayette (G) 48, Montgomery County 10 Montgomery County 4 0 2 4 – 10 Lafayette 17 18 8 5 – 48 Leading scorers: Lafayette – Shaniyah Buford 10, Azariah Buford 10. Montgomery County – Tatyana Womack 6. Records: Lafayette 18-6.
Tuesday, Feb. 16 Varsity girls basketball vs. Saltillo, 5 p.m. Varsity boys basketball vs. West Point, 5 p.m.
• Lafayette (B) 46, Montgomery County 43 Montgomery County 7 7 8 21 – 43 Lafayette 10 12 15 9 – 46 Leading scorers: Lafayette – Quin Jones 25 Montgomery County – Dontavion Sutton 13 Records: Lafayette 6-13, Montgomery County 6-9. THURSDAY'S RESULTS • Oxford (G) 70, Coldwater 47 Coldwater 11 12 6 18 – 47 Oxford 12 17 22 19 – 70 Leading scorers: Oxford — Aliyah Herod 16, Maggee Hobson 16, Kyla Malone 14. Records: Oxford 22-4. • Oxford (B) 89, Coldwater 58 Coldwater 17 12 13 16 – 58 Oxford 17 18 30 24 – 89 Leading scorers: Oxford – Jarkel Joiner 25, DK Metcalf 14, Terry Williams 12. Records: Oxford 17-9.
THIS WEEK AT OLE MISS Monday, Feb. 15 Women's basketball vs. Texas A&M, 6 p.m. (SEC) Tuesday, Feb. 16 Men's basketball at Texas A&M, 8 p.m. (ESPNU) Thursday, Feb. 18 Women's basketball at Tennessee, 6 p.m. (SEC Plus) Friday, Feb. 19 Baseball vs. Florida International, 4 p.m. (SEC Plus) Saturday, Feb. 20 Baseball vs. Florida International, Noon (SEC Plus) Men's basketball at Auburn, 4 p.m. (SECN)
THIS WEEK AT LAFAYETTE Monday, Feb. 15 Varsity boys basketball vs. New Albany, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 Varsity girls basketball in 2-4A tournament, 4 p.m.
DIVISION 2-5A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Tuesday's Games No. 1 Oxford vs. No. 4 Saltillo, 4 p.m. No. 2 West Point vs. No. 3 New Hope, 7 p.m. BOYS No. 1 West Point vs. No. 4 Oxford, 5:30 p.m. No. 2 Saltillo vs. No. 3 New Hope, 8:30 p.m. Thursday's Games Loser of Game 1, Loser of Game 3, 6 p.m. Loser of Game 2, Loser of Game 4, 7:30 p.m. Friday's Games Girls championship, 6 p.m. Boys championship, 7:30 p.m.
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Lafayette hosts successful First Pitch Banquet BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR
It’s been 10 years since the Lafayette Commodores won the MHSAA Class 4A state title in baseball. The tradition that was started by Richy Harrelson was remembered at the annual First Pitch banquet. Harrelson, who is the head baseball coach at Northeast Mississippi Community College, was the guest speaker. Some of the players that made up the roster came back to visit. Greg Lewis, the current head coach of the Commodores, said it was a great time for fellowship with the community. “We didn’t have a pile of them because some are spread out and some are working, but we had some guys there and I think just seeing those guys that played for that title was good for our kids,” Lewis said. “I made the comment that when we first moved here the picture of the guys dog piling when we were at Pizza Hut. We have it in the commons now. Those are special times and memories.” Lewis appreciated Harrelson talking about where the players went. The question about how many thought about playing Major League Baseball was brought up. All of them raised their hands. “All of them turned out to be fine young men and that come from baseball,” Lewis said. “Learn a bunch of life lessons as you go along.” Kevin Parker was a standout pitcher on the 2006 team. He was at the banquet and he told Lewis that if he ever needed someone to
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The 2006 Lafayette baseball team that won the MHSAA Class 4A state title were the special guests at the LHS Baseball First Pitch pre-season banquet. Pictured are Coach Jay Cossey, Hunter Mize, Caleb Terrell, Justin Smith, Coach Richy Harrelson, Kevin Parker, Drew Robinson, Daniel Harwell and Buck Fondren. throw batting practice, he was there to help out. “I told him I would see him in about a month,” Lewis said. “We were planning on about 200 coming and 300 something came. It was great. That’s why we did it and why it was so important to bring everyone back and bring in Richy in. That just doesn’t happen everyday. You want to see who laid the foundation.” Lewis realized how special the Lafayette job was when he was hired to replace Harrelson following the 2007 season, and how close the program had become. “What impressed me when I
first got here is those guys would always yell ‘State’ when they got finished. When I was at Pearl River Central, we would say ‘District’ or ‘Playoffs’ because we had never been. Richy said the same thing,” Lewis said. “When Richy first came in, he asked one of the guys what his main goal was and he said ‘Coach, I want to win five games.’ We won five and then we won 10 and then we went to the playoffs. It reminded me of down there and how it all ties together. That’s why so many people came out.” Richy Harrelson returned as the guest speaker at Lafayette’s First Pitch pre-season baseball banquet. Harrelson coached the ‘Dores baseball squad john.davis@journalinc.com to win the 2006 State Championship. Approximately 300 people were in Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd attendance.
Commodores sweep Hornets on Senior Night BY BEN MIKELL SPORTS WRITER
It didn't matter to Lafayette coach John Sherman how his Commodores won two games in a row, the fact of the matter is his team now has a winning streak. The Commodores picked the right time to do so heading into the Division 2-4A Tournament at Ripley High School. Lafayette held off a late and furious rally by the Montgomery County Hornets to win 46-43 on Senior Night at the LHS gym Friday. It is the first time since December 2013 that Lafayette (6-13 overall) had won two consecutive contests after winning 68-54 at Kossuth this past Tuesday. It was a fact Sherman was keenly aware of.
“I don't know if we are playing the best we have played all year, but we have won two in a row,” Sherman said. “It's got to feel good and it does feel good. We've won the week. We won Tuesday, we won Friday, we won on the road, and we won at home.” Lafayette will face the New Albany Bulldogs Monday night in the opening round of the 2-4A tourney. It's a win-or-go home scenario where the loser of the game is done for the season. The Commodores lost 73-43 in the first meeting with the Bulldogs, but played a much closer match in the second meeting in a 59-45 loss. Sherman knows for Lafayette to keep their season going, they must defend New Albany's top two players. “We've definitely have to con-
trol 32 (Miles Washington) and 22 (Reggie McWilliams),” Sherman said. “Their post guy blocked a lot of our shots. If they have big nights, then we won't have a very big night so we have to contain those two.” Quin Jones led all scorers in the contest with 25 points on 10for-12 shooting and added nine rebounds. Montgomery County (6-9) was led by Dontavion Sutton off the bench with 13 points and added three steals. The Hornets made a 16-3 run in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 44-42 to have a chance late thanks in part to 14 fourth quarter Lafayette turnovers. The Commodores outrebounded the Hornets 37-23. Lady 'Dores rout MCHS The Lafayette Lady Com-
modores routed Montgomery County in the girls' game 48-10. The win improved Lafayette to 18-6 overall including their last five contests to end the regular season. Lafayette coach Shayne Linzy believes his team is rolling at a high level heading into postseason play. “We're in stride like I've wanted,” Linzy said. “These last few ball games I wanted us to develop into a rhythm getting ready for the division tournament. We're in that rhythm and we are playing well.” In the first half of the season, the Lady 'Dores' offense was not where Linzy wanted it. During the second half of the season, he has seen the offense gradually improve to where points are also coming from their frontcourt of-
fense and not just in transition from their defense. “We are a lot more effective offensively,” Linzy said of the improvement. “Our transition game is really really good and that is to be expected because of our defense. We are now able to start scoring in our offensive sets and that's a definite plus. It's something else that makes us a little more dangerous with different players as well.” Lafayette was led by Shaniyah and Azariah Buford with 10 points each. Eleven different Lady Commodores scored in the contest. Lafayette led 35-4 at halftime. Tatyana Womack led the Lady Hornets with six points. The Lady Commodores forced 34 turnovers in the game, with 27 coming from steals.
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Bigger Role Lartigue set to help lead Rebels in 2016 BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR
A bigger role on the Ole Miss baseball team is something catcher Henri Lartigue is looking forward to in 2016. He is a junior now, and after earning two letters, it seems natural for him to take a bigger step from a contribution standpoint. “I’m always ready to play, just like every year,” Lartigue said. “It doesn’t matter what the people outside the park think, I know I have to lead the guys in the dugout and on the mound. Especially with a whole bunch of arms coming in this year. It’s important that I make them feel comfortable out there.” Talent is something the new pitchers seem to have based on reports from the fall and now that the spring practice sessions are really going. Lartigue was upbeat about the potential of the staff, using words like “good and great” to describe what he’s seen so far. “I’m really excited about some of the new guys we brought in on the mound,” he said. “They have done well these past few weeks throwing strikes. They have really commanded the zone.” Ole Miss had some good arms in 2015, but not enough quality arms to do much better than just qualify for the NCAA regionals. Lartigue thought the depth was better, which would in turn should lead to more consistent starts and performances. “I think last year we had some guys we knew we could count on and then other than that, it was like we we were really just trying to ride out the starters,” Lartigue said. “I think the coaches did a really good job of bringing in some guys that can really pitch. I’m excited because I think we have a lot of guys that we can roll out there.” Connor Green, a freshman from Collierville, Tennessee, was a pitcher who had thrown strikes at a consistent level, Lartigue said. “He has really just stuck with the process and look-
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Ole Miss junior Henri Lartigue has improved his defense to become a more well rounded catcher for coach Mike Bianco. ing good lately,” Lartigue said. “Chad Smith has also looked good lately. He has a heavy sink, good life on his fastball. He also has a really hard breaking ball. If he keeps his stuff in the zone, it’s really electric. It’s going to give hitters some tough times.” Lartigue went on to say that Smith, a junior college transfer, had stuff that he hasn’t really seen before. “He has a lot of sink on his ball like Sam Smith did his junior year. His breaking ball is one of the best that I’ve seen in a while,” Lartigue said. Ole Miss has a number of returners in the field this year, and the offense has the potential of being pretty potent. “There are guys that have 3 and 400 at bats under their belts since they’ve been here and that’s something we didn’t have a year ago,” he said. “We also took pride in eliminating strikeouts. That was a problem for us last year and we really hard at having a good two-strike approach. I think that’s going to help us in the long run.” Lartigue played his summer baseball in Texas. He worked on cutting down his strikeouts there, and he felt like strides were gained in all phases of his game. “I really tried to work on the middle of the field and eliminating strikeouts be-
cause I had a problem of getting around the ball last year,” Lartigue said. “It led to some poor at bats at times. Really, I just trusted in the process, hit to the middle of the field and put the bat on the ball. We’re big on quality at bats. There is a lot of criteria to have a quality at bat but the No. 1 thing not to get one is strikeout. So we want to make sure we’re putting the ball in play as much as we can.” The goal is to have a .500 quality at bat average during the season. “If you’re having a .500 quality at bat average, then you’re having a successful year and if our team has a .500 quality at bat average, we’re going to have a good year as well,” Lartigue said. “I’m just worried about wins. I would rather go 0for-4 and win then go 3-for3 and lose.” Team goals are still 40 wins, regional and super regional wins and then competing for the national title in the College World Series. “That’s all we have talked about. We have monitors in the weight room with 40 wins, win a super regional, win a national championship, so it’s always in our heads that we’re out there to win,” Lartigue said, adding he thought it was a tough transition for the players to go from the ones getting help to being the helpers. “I
Henri Lartigue is one of seven position players that has returned to the lineup for the 2016 season. think we try and make sure to tell the young guys that they don’t have to be the one that gets help all the time. They can help anyone out there. We don’t want it to feel like there is a divide between old guys and young guys because we’re all Rebels.” Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said there is a different path for everyone in the program. Some feel very comfortable immediately and play up to their potential and then there are others where it takes some more time. “I think for Henri, he is one of those guys. He’s al-
ways been very talented, a switch hitting catcher with a good body, strong,” Bianco said. “He’s athletic and he runs well. I think his problem in the past is just being inconsistent. He had a monster fall for us offensively. You could tell that maybe he’s seen himself in a different role. Now, maybe he sees himself as the starter and he’s played like it. He’s played terrific and he’s played well defensively, especially since we’ve gotten back. He can really throw.” And defensively is where Lartigue seems to have really made a big improvement.
“It’s not that he’s been bad, we’ve just had some really good defensive guys here and it’s cut his playing time down,” Bianco added. “We need him to play a big role for us this year. He’s very smart, he gets the signals and it’s easy for me to communicate with him. I think the pitchers enjoy throwing to him. He’s got a really good arm and a good release and I think he’s going to really defend the steal back there. And I think offensively, he’s got a shot to hit in the middle of our lineup.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd
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Half marathon one of three new Run Oxford races BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR
Before hitting the bed each night, Marvin King checks to see how many runners have signed up to take part in the Run Oxford Half Marathon and 5K. The event will take place this coming Saturday, and just before King's head hit the pillow Friday night, there were 369 people registered to take part. “Four hundred was my initial goal. That's a pretty good number for a first year race in North Mississippi,” said King, who is the race director. “That puts us on solid footing to grow in future years.” The Run Oxford club was created a year and a half ago and what such organizations typically do is sponsor a series of races. “We spent the first year just getting the club together. We organized our group runs, our weekly runs and stuff like that,” said King, adding that they even had a Christmas party this past December. “Out of that, what you want to do in your typical running clubs, is sponsor three or four races a year. What we decided to do was to create a series, this grand prix series.” The Inn at Ole Miss is the
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title sponsor for the entire series. The annual Double Decker Run is also part of the four races. King said it was too early to know how big the races could be from a participation standpoint. “I do have big eyes and I would like it to be as big as it can be,” he added. “That's what we deliberately sought out partners that could help us grow. The last race in the series in October, it's called the Great 38, Ole Miss athletics is the sponsor of that race. They're going to help market the race as well. Hopefully that one will be really big. That one will finish inside of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.” This Saturday's race will start by The Pavilion and finish at the 50-yard line
inside the Manning Center. “We wanted to give runners something different as a way of attracting runners to this race,” he said. The 13-mile course will wind through the streets of Oxford once the field exits off campus. Some of the local trails will be used, while some neighborhoods will be passed, King said. “It will go past Avent Park, Rowan Oak, we cover a lot of the town and then it ends back up on campus,” he said. “All of the 5K is all on campus.” For more information on the race, or to register, visit http://r unoxfordhalfmarathon.com. John.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd
Oxford’s Tias Hilliard set a new personal best in the squat with a lift of 470 pounds at Saturday’s regional powerlifting meet held in the OHS gym.
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pecially defensively.” Another key for the Rebels, who trailed 37-35 at the half, was a big advantage on the glass. They outrebounded the Razorbacks 47-29. “That's huge for us. That's an effort stat. When I pick up a stat sheet, Moody is going to go 4-for-17 or 9for-17. We've seen both,” Kennedy said. “What jumps off the stat sheet is that we held them to 18 percent shooting in the second half. We played the entire half in man. And
then one stat that shows that we were locked in and maybe we are serious about making a run down the stretch is that we were 21 of 22 from the freethrow line.” Moses Kingsley led the Razorbacks with 19 points, but he only scored four points in the second half thanks to that improved defensive effort by the Rebels (16-9 overall, 6-6 in the SEC). “I thought we shrunk the floor. In the first half, I think we allowed him a lot of space. The scouting report was that if you allowed him to get a deep touch, meaning anywhere inside the
NBA 3, that we weren't going to be able to help much off digging,” Kennedy said. “You can't let him get to his right hand, left shoulder. We did a much better job of forcing him to the right shoulder where he's not nearly as comfortable.” Ole Miss outscored Arkansas (12-13, 5-7) 41-23 in the second half. The Rebels were 12 of 24 from the floor shooting and a perfect 15 of 15 from the line. Ole Miss will return to action at No. 15 Texas A&M on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. John.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd
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$294/mo.
OR
$149/mo.
$32,500
$21,400
$317/mo.
$11,900
4x4, Navigation
OR
$22,900
Stock #020272
4x4, Supercrew
$385/mo. Stock #018241
2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING
2014 FORD F-150 LARIAT
$27,400
2011 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED
OR
Sunroof
2.0T, Premium
Stock #019844
$354/mo.
Stock #020626
2013 AUDI A-5
2015 DODGE CHALLENGER $25,400
Stock #019985
OR
OR
OR
2014 FORD FOCUS SE
$195/mo.
$102/mo.
$271/mo.
4x2, V-8
$14,900
$8,780
$19,900
4x2, Double Cab
Stock #020240
OR
2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT
Stock #020292
2007 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER SPORT
$356/mo.
OR
2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA
OR
$25,500
$104/mo. 4x4, Crew Cab
$559/mo.
OR
2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LTZ
Stock #020269
$38,900
2013 NISSAN SENTRA Stock #019241
4x4
$29,900
$423/mo. OR
$11,900
$149/mo. OR
All prices & payments + tax & fees based on 72 mo. @ 2.9% financing and $2,000 down at time of signing qualified buyers. With approved credit. Warranty excludes twin turbos. Pictures are for demonstration purposes only.