Clint McMurry wasofficially sworn in as the Cityof Columbia’s newestdetective Thursday morning.

McMurry, who began hiscareer with the ColumbiaPolice Department, hasserved in a variety of lawenforcement roles across thenation and here in the PineBelt over the course of thepast 20 years.

Mayor Reed Houstonswore in McMurry with manymembers of the CPD present.McMurry replaces DetectiveAl Preston, who retired lastmonth.

“I think it’s a real good hireto get a man of thatexperience and quality

coming to our policedepartment,” Houston said.“This is just one more step inthe direction we want to takeour police department.”

McMurry said he’s nostranger to the streets ofColumbia, having been a

Crime and punishmentwere central themes in thefirst six months of 2011 inColumbia and MarionCounty, highlighted by theexecution of a Columbia manin the 1998 shooting deaths offour people.

Benny Joe Stevens, 52, diedby lethal injection in Mayafter he was found guilty offour counts of capital murderin the 1998 shooting deaths ofhis ex-wife, Glynda Reid; herhusband, Wesley Reid;Glenda’s son, Dylan Lee, anda neighbor’s son, HeathPounds.

The first six months,however, also saw greatvictories and achievements,especially in area high schoolsports.

The Columbia High Schoolbaseball team won the Class4A State title in May byedging North Pontotoc 10-9in extra innings. It was theschool’s first state baseballcrown.

From January to June 2011,the top stories were:

JANUARYA 28-year-old Columbia

man, Jamas K. Ishman,became the 14th MarionCounty traffic fatality of 2010when he died of injuriesreceived in a Dec. 23 accidentinside the city limits.

Randy Dyess waselected president of theMarion County Board ofSupervisors.

Fourteen grass fires werereported in a week, mostlybecause of fireworks.

Jimmy and Shirley Coxwere killed when their houseat 2530 Miss. Hwy. 44 caughtfire.

A man with a gun robbedthe O’Reilly Auto Parts storeon the U.S. Hwy. 98 Bypass.

More than 350,000gallons of water was lostbecause of aging and faultyequipment, drainingColumbia’s water tanklocated at Mississippi Hwy.35.

Carlos Holloway, 29,and Felicia Jefferson, 33,were arraigned in MarionCounty Circuit Court in theDecember 2010 shootingdeath of Eldrick T. Bolden.

A threatening message

received by a Columbia HighSchool teacher led to theschool’s closing.

Demetrius Averett, 35,of Columbia was arrested andcharged with armed robberyin the Jan. 8 incident atO’Reilly Auto Parts.

Seventeen-year-oldKelsey Davis was chargedwith making a bomb threat,which forced the closing ofColumbia High School on

Jan. 20.Tammy Creel Rutland,

45, of Columbia died whenher 1999 Chevrolet S-10pickup truck rolled onMississippi Hwy. 44 aboutthree miles north ofColumbia.

FEBRUARYThe City of Columbia

began strengtheningenforcement of its signordinance, saying it would

remove any temporary signsthat are placed on the citystreets; rights-of-way.

Burnell Smith, 18, ofColumbia was charged withaggravated assault after firingsix shots in the Piggly Wigglyparking lot in Columbia.

More than $10,000worth of electronics and otheritems were stolen fromCalvary Baptist Church onChurch Street.

Columbia Academy’sboys basketball team capturedthe Mississippi Association ofIndependent Schools SouthState championship bydefeating Brookhaven 46-30.The CA girls finished third bydefeating Prairie View 60-58in the South State consolationfinals.

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New detectivetakes to streets

Fire destroys home

Fire destroyed the 893 Mississippi Hwy. 43 home of J.C. Carter, 83, Thursdaymorning; no one was seriously injured in the blaze. Firefighters from PineBurr, Tri-Community and South Marion volunteer fire departments respondedto the 8:30 a.m. fire, which required a tanker refill before the blaze was undercontrol. The cause had not been determined.

Photo by Buster Wolfe

2011: Year in ReviewSee ‘Police’ Page 3

Crime, punishment and a CHS state baseball

championship were all partof first six months of year

By Mark RogersManaging Editor

Clint McMurry, left, is sworn in as Columbia’s newestdetective by Mayor Reed Houston Thursday.

Photo by Mark Rogers

The Columbia High School baseball team celebrates its state championship in Jackson in May.File Photo

By Buster WolfeStaff Writer

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JO BYRD85, Columbia

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. onThursday, Dec. 29 in the Chapel of ColonialFuneral Home for Mrs. Jo Byrd, 85, Columbiawho died on Thursday, Dec. 22 inOwensboro, Ky. Interment was in theWoodlawn Cemetery. The Rev. James K.Byrd officiated at the services. Visitation washeld from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Thursday,Dec. 29 at the funeral home.

A native of Columbia, she was retired fromAT&T and was member of North ColumbiaBaptist Church. She was preceded in death byher husband, Jack Byrd and parents, GeorgeWatson and Rosa Michael Stringer.

Survivors include his son, James KeithByrd (Joni) of Owensboro, Ky.; sister, JuliaPachmayr of Columbia; three grandchildren,Christian, Charlie and Ashley Byrd; two greatgrandchildren, Mary Elsie and Harper ElaineByrd and many other friends.

Colonial Funeral Home was in charge of thearrangements.

TOMMY JOE BARDWELL62, Foxworth

Funeral services were held at 11:30 a.m.on Friday, Dec. 30 at the Hathorn FuneralHome Chapel, for Mr.Tommy Joe Bardwell, 62,of Foxworth, who diedTuesday, Dec. 27 inHattiesburg after anextended illness. Intermentwith military honors was inthe Baxter PittmanCemetery. The Rev. JackBounds and the Rev.Monty Bounds officiated at the services.Visitation was held from 9:30 a.m. until thetime of the service on Friday, Dec. 30 atHathorn Funeral Home.

Hathorn Funeral Home was in chargeof the arrangements.

Editor’s Note: Information print-ed in the “Fire Report” column issolely the responsibility of theresponding department(s). Pleasereport any errors to the agency,which will provide any correc-tions needed to The Columbian-Progress.)

Monday, Dec. 19•Motor vehicle accident, Hwy.98 Byp., 3:07 p.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 59 Hickory St.,4:53 p.m., Foxworth responded.•Medical, 1020 Alberta Ave.,6:31 p.m., Columbia respond-ed.•Medical, 1609 Pineview Dr.,9:11 p.m., Columbia respond-ed.•Medical, 1107 Martin LutherKing Dr., 9:33 p.m., Columbiaresponded.

Tuesday, Dec. 20•Gas leak/odor, 1321 ColbertSt., 6:49 a.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 416 Conner St.,8:28 a.m., Columbia respond-ed.•Medical, 1216 N. Park Ave.,8:59 a.m., Columbia respond-ed.•Medical, 418 Lafayette St.,10:12 a.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 1107 Martin LutherKing Dr., 11:49 a.m.,Columbia responded.•Medical, 1227 MeadowoodRd., 5:42 p.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 1617 N. Main St.,5:46 p.m., Columbia respond-ed.•Medical, 960 Old Hwy. 35 S.,5:51 p.m., Southwest Marionresponded.•Motor vehicle accident, Hwy.13 N., 6:59 p.m., Tri-Community responded.•Medical, 1329 ½ N. Main St.,10:30 p.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 896 MorgantownRd., 11:34 p.m., Morgantownresponded.

Wednesday, Dec. 21•Gas leak/odor, 620 OwensSt., 12:18 p.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 16 Bryant Rd.,

3:14 p.m., Tri-Communityresponded.•Medical, 1622 N. Main St.,11:47 p.m., Columbiaresponded.

Thursday, Dec. 22•Medical, 717 MississippiAve., 12:31 a.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 892 MorgantownRd., 8:08 a.m., Morgantownresponded.•Smoke, 350 Broad St.,10:58 a.m., Columbia responded.•Medical, Hwy. 98 Byp.,11:08 a.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 919 Oak Ave.,4:26 p.m., Columbia responded.•Medical, 422 Ford St.,6:34 p.m., Columbia responded.•Medical, 1837 Hwy. 35 S.,7:40 p.m., Southwest respond-ed.

Friday, Dec. 23•Motor vehicle accident, Hwy. 35N./Washington St., 12:28 a.m.,Columbia responded.•Medical, 515 Nathan St.,12:46 a.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 1212 Broad St.,11:23 a.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 433 Lafayette St.,12:30 p.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 244 Church St.,3:10 p.m., Columbia respond-ed.•Motor vehicle accident,Lampton Hilltop Rd., 4:12 p.m.,South Marion responded.

Saturday, Dec. 24•Medical, 503 S. Main St.,2:39 a.m., Columbia respond-ed.•Medical, 892 MorgantownRd., 10:32 a.m., Morgantown

responded.•Medical, 7 Racetrack Rd.,11:07 a.m., Foxworth andMorgantown responded.•Medical, 1660 Old Hwy. 35N., 4:24 p.m., Tri-Communityresponded.•Medical, 1107 Martin LutherKing Dr., 6:44 p.m., Columbiaresponded.•Medical, 1114 Moore St.,8:27 p.m., Columbia respond-ed.

Sunday, Dec. 25•Medical, 619 West Ave.,2:28 a.m., Columbia responded.•Medical, 519 Walker St., 2:39p.m., Columbia responded.•Medical, 12 Dillon Ln.,3:29 p.m., Southwest Marionresponded.

Monday, Dec. 26•Motor vehicle accident, 287New Hope Rd., 7:05 a.m.,Southwest Marion responded.•Medical, 717 MississippiAve., 7:58 a.m., Columbiaresponded.•Fire, 2192 Hwy. 98 W.,11:06 a.m., Columbia responded.•Fire alarm, 1622 N. Main St.,12:42 p.m., Columbiaresponded.•Smoke, Texas Ave., 12:47 p.m.,Columbia responded.•Fire alarm, 17 Lethas Ln.,1:28 p.m., Foxworth respond-ed.•Medical, 252 Clear CreekChurch Rd., 2:19 p.m., SouthMarion responded.•Medical, 850 Hwy. 98 Byp.,2:29 p.m., Columbia respond-ed.•Medical, 1525 Hale St.,2:40 p.m., Columbia responded.•Motor vehicle accident, 2191Hwy. 98 W., 5:53 p.m.,Foxworth and SouthwestMarion responded.

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of Picayune were charged withburglary of a commercialbuilding in the theft of morethan $10,000 in electronics andother items from CalvaryBaptist Church.

Stanley Bedwell, 43, ofFoxworth was charged withassault of a law enforcementofficial after an altercation.

Columbia AldermanEdward Hough was namedOutstanding Citizen at theColumbia Junior Auxiliary’sCharity Ball.

The East Marion boysbasketball team defeatedRichton 62-58 to capture theMississippi High SchoolActivities Association District8, Class 2A championship.

The West Marion boysbasketball team won theMHSAA District 8, Class 3Atitle by defeating Sumrall 61-53 at Perry Central HighSchool. The West Marion girlsfinished third with a 60-51 vic-tory over Perry Central in theconsolation finals.

The Columbia HighSchool girls and boys basket-ball teams advanced to theSouth State Championshipsafter capturing their respectiveDistrict 8 Class 4A titles. Theboys defeated Crystal Springs57-52 in overtime for the vic-tory, while the girls bouncedLawrence County 70-63.

Steven Graham, 44, andDavid W. Graham, 41, both of203 Beauvoir St. in Columbia,were charged with burglary ofa commercial building andother break-ins related to theCalvary Baptist Church bur-glary.

MARCHLeon Bohuslav, the

longtime owner of HillHardware, was remembered as“the Mayor of Main Street”after he passed away March 3.His wife, Patty, died in 2010.

Columbia High Schoolpresented its 33rd annualmusical production “AnythingGoes.”

Outgoing Marion CountyHistorical Society PresidentAnn Simmons was honoredfor her more than 20 years ofserving as the organization’sleader.

Jefferson Middle SchoolPrincipal Raymond Powellwas named the ColumbiaSchool District 2010-11Administrator of the Year.

Bryant Magee, a junior atWest Marion High School,was selected to play in the

Mississippi Sports MedicineAll-Star Basketball Game bythe Mississippi Association ofCoaches.

A tornado touched downin the Lampton community,damaging trees and one home.The twister ripped metal roof-ing and awning off of a mobilehome.

Lamar County CircuitCourt Judge Tony Mozingosentenced Dexter Ezell, 51, toa 60-year prison term after aMarion County jury foundhim guilty of the sale or trans-fer of a controlled substancewithin 1,500 feet of a school.

Columbia High Schoolhistory teacher DeedeeRandall was named theColumbia School District’sTeacher of the Year.

A black male wearing anorange shirt robbed the Amocogas station at the corner ofSouth High School Avenueand Lafayette Street, takingabout $1,200 in the holdup.

William Lloyd “Billy”Tackett of Foxworth died in atruck crash on Interstate 59near Hattiesburg.

Columbia city workerKeith Smith was injured whena dump truck he was repairingslipped from a jack and fell onhim.

The Columbia Boardof Aldermen voted to grantpermission for the MarionCounty DevelopmentPartnership to pursue grantfunding for a Pearl RiverInterpretive Plaza, which wasestimated to cost $300,000 tobuild.

Two of Columbia’s citytennis courts were resurfacedafter the Mississippi TennisAssociation announced thecity would receive one of its2011 Tennis Facility Grants for$3,000.

Natalie Bourn ofColumbia was chosen MarionCounty’s 2012 DistinguishedYoung Woman from amongnine high school juniors. Sheearned $1,700 in scholarshipmoney and the opportunity tocompete in the state competi-tion.

Three men - RandalChantal Thomas, 18; HagiCain, 22; and DerwinFoxworth, 22 -- were arrestedand charged in connectionwith the robbery of Mike’sDiscount Tobacco, Beer andDeli in Columbia at gunpoint.Thomas and Cain werecharged with armed robbery

and Foxworth was chargedwith being an accessory afterthe fact.

Marion County Sheriff’sinvestigators recovered eightstolen guns and arrested JesseMichael Ward, 22, andMatthew Shane Moree, 25,both of Columbia, in connec-tion with a home burglary.

Columbia High Schoolpowerlifter John Silas broketwo South State records andone in his 148-pound class. Healso won the South State WilksAward, which rewards the bestoverall pound-for-pound lifterin the meet.

APRILDemetrius Wade, 24, of

Columbia was arrested byMarion County Sheriff’sdeputies and charged with pos-session of a weapon by a felonin the Eldrick T. Bolden homi-cide in December 2010. Hewas also wanted on a proba-tion violation charge by theMississippi Department ofCorrections.

Mississippi AttorneyGeneral Jim Hood asked thestate to set a May 4 executiondate for Benny Joe Stevens,52, whose U.S. Supreme Courtappeal was denied. Stevenswas found guilty of fourcounts of capital murder in the1998 shooting deaths of his ex-wife, Glynda Reid; her hus-band, Wesley Reid; Glenda’sson, Dylan Lee, and a neigh-bor’s son, Heath Pounds.

Thirty high school stu-dents, two teachers and theirtwo elementary school daugh-ters from Etampes, France,were honored after their twoweeks in Columbia.

The Columbia Boardof Aldermen were told toredraw the city’s four wardsbefore the 2013 election to

The Southern Miss Chamber Singers, underthe direction of Dr. Greg Fuller, will present aconcert in the sanctuary of the First UnitedMethodist Church at 7p.m. January .

It will be a diverse repertoire. The Chamber

Singers will depart for a tour of Italy onJanuary 5, and this will be one of their lastconcerts before departing on their tour.

Admission is free, and the public is cordial-ly invited.

USM singers to perform in ColumbiaSee ‘Year’ Page 3

Longtime Columbia busi-nessman Leon Bohuslavdied March 3.

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Sky High Dream Factory725 Main St., Columbia • (601) 444-0003

Adeline, Shera and Nate Rios have been preparing a downtown building to host a variety ofchildren’s activities in Columbia.

A new business with a family-based conceptrecently opened in downtown Columbia.

The Sky High Dream Factory located at 725Main St. opened recently and is the brainchild ofNate Rios, his wife Shera and mother, Adeline.

“I was in a place similar to this inHattiesburg last year and thought‘Man, we’d love to have somethinglike this in Columbia,’” Nate Riossaid.

The concept is simple: It provides aplace for children to play and learnwhile giving parents a place to relax,have snacks, work on a computer orfellowship.

“We started building a business planand then began looking for a build-ing,” Nate Rios said. “In August orSeptember, Nik Ingram approachedme about bringing some life to thedowntown area and we proceeded to look at spaces.We looked at one building and then walked acrossthe street and Dave Lee had just put up a sign offer-ing this building for rent.”

Rios said the idea is to help downtown by offer-ing a service not available in Columbia.

“The idea is to come downtown and bring yourchildren,” Rios said. “We’d like to partner with thebusinesses downtown. Moms can come downtownand shop and the kids can come here.”

While children can come in and enjoy a variety ofactivities, from jumpers to games and art, Rios saidit isn’t a place to just drop children off and leave.

“We are not a daycare,” Rios said. “We are aplace where families can come. We want Mom (orDad) to come and hang out in our lounge. Adultscan be on the computers while the kids jump. We’renot pushing a drop-off kind of deal.”

Children are to be picked up when the sessionends, according to Rios.

“If they don’t pick the kids up, they won’t be ableto participate again,” he said.

Rios said the idea is to make the time spent atSky High Dream Factory fun and educational.

“They can jump, dream and unlock their future,”he said. “They can jump in a bounce house; we canhost a dream party or birthday parties. In the future,we’ll offer music training and art training.”

Rios said after a 30-minute art lesson a childcould jump around in one of the bounce houses oran obstacle course. General admission for ages 12and under is $7. The pass is good for the full day.

Children can leave and come back later in the day.Adults and teens are admitted free.

“We also have party packages,” Rios said. “Theyrange from $175 for a non-private party up to $300for a private party. People can rent the whole facili-ty for a private party.”

There is also a membership package. For $49.99per month children are able to attend as much asthey want during the week.

Hours for the facility are Tuesday,Thursday, Friday and Saturday from11 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Wednesdaysand Sundays from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Sky High Dream Factory includesseveral bounce houses; an obstaclecourse; “dream stations,” an area toplay on X-box and Playstation and atoddler area. The rear portion of thebuilding will contain an area for tutor-ing and art and music lessons.

“In the back, we’ll have the tutoringsessions beginning in February,” Riossaid. “We’ll offer music, art and edu-cational tutoring.”

The tutoring and lessons will be available for anadditional fee. The facility also offers a small caféfor people to get snacks such as chips and softdrinks. There is also an area for kids to draw andtwo computer stations.

“We want families to come into this place andcatch a dream,” Rios said. “Dream big, or don’tdream at all.”

Nate Rios’ mother, Adeline, will manage the busi-ness and his wife, Shera, will be in charge of theprogramming and event coordinating. The businessalso has several other employees.

Adeline Rios is an experienced teacher, as isShera Rios, according to Nate Rios.

“My daughter-in-law and I are both teachers,”Adeline Rios said. “My passion is working withkids. “When my son came up with the idea, Ithought ‘That’s exactly what I had spent so much ofmy time doing… helping children learn.’”

Adeline Rios said she felt the facility was much-needed in Columbia.

“It’s a good wholesome family environmentwhere parents can relax and let their children jumpand play,” Adeline Rios said.

Nate Rios said he and his family are excitedabout the business, which officially opened Dec. 17with a ribbon cutting sponsored by the MarionCounty Development Partnership.

“We’re just getting into it,” Rios said. “We’rehere and we plan to grow.”

The Sky High Dream Factory can be reached byphone at (601) 444-0003.

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Shera Rios prepares to cut the ribbon Saturday, Dec. 17, to officially open the Sky High DreamFactory at 725 Main St. in Columbia. Shera and her husband, Nate, are the owners of the new busi-ness, which provides activities to children whose parents are shopping downtown.

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By Mark RogersManaging Editor

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avoid a “special election” situation. Theaction was required because of thechange in population from the 2010census. Work to repair a drainage prob-

lem on Hawkins Avenue is Columbiawas delayed by the Board of Aldermenbecause of a drastic drop in the citysales tax collections.

Columbia’s need for a projectand ability to cooperate with other enti-ties were listed as important compo-nents to receiving a $200,000Brownfield Grant, the MississippiDepartment of Environmental Qualitytold the Board of Aldermen.

The Columbia Academy varsityboys and girls track and field teamscaptured their district title atPresbyterian Christian School inHattiesburg.

Marion County Sheriff’s deputiesarrested Tammy Gill, a former employ-ee at the Columbia-Marion CountyAnimal Shelter after almost $600 incash was discovered missing after abreak-in.

Marion County Sheriff’s deputiesarrested Brian Keith Jones Jr. and werelooking for another suspect in the theftof more than 3,000 feet of telephonecables.

Two funnel clouds were sighted inMarion County, although the areareceived no significant rainfall and noheavy damage was reported.

The Columbia School Boardapproved the purchase of new uni-forms for the high school band.

The Mississippi Supreme Courtset the execution date for convictedkiller Benny Joe Stevens, 52, onMay 10.

Woodlawn Church dedicated itsRediscovery Village as a shelter for sin-gle mothers to assist them with transi-tional housing and help with life skills.

The cause of a 13-month-oldColumbia girl’s death at the HendricksStreet Apartments was still underinvestigation after preliminary autopsyresults showed the child died from“multiple blunt force traumas to thehead” on April 19.

Hattiesburg physician Harry GeneHunt, 46, was accused of assaulting anurse at Marion General Hospital. Hewas arrested and charged with on agrand jury indictment charging himwith aggravated assault and domesticviolence charges.

Two Marion County homes weredestroyed by fire after a blazedestroyed a mobile home at 383 RiverRd. and a home at 158 Mount BethelRd. caught fire. Both the Columbia Academy

boys and girls track teams captured thedistrict meet at Silliman Institute.However, they finished second in theSouth State competition.

Columbia High School power-lifter John Silas captured the state Class4A championship in the 148-poundweight class, breaking records in thesquat, deadlift, bench press and cumu-lative weight competitions.

MAYDamos Daniels, 22, of Columbia

was arrested on a grand jury indictmentin the March 29, 2010, murder ofKenodrick Jefferson, 29, who was dis-covered shot once in the abdomen.

Nita Oglesbee of Marion Countyinterrupted two black males who hadbroken into her house, and she shot atthem with her Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver.

West Marion High School’s sec-ond annual musical production, “Guyand Dolls,” was presented in the

school’s gymnasium.Gov. Haley Barbour signed a spe-

cial warranty deed, returning about 370acres of the former Columbia TrainingSchool property to the Marion CountyDevelopment District for developmentinto an industrial park.

State Fire Marshal Joe Crawfordsaid arson apparently was the cause ofa fire that destroyed the vacant WheelDeal building at 1301 MississippiHwy. 13 N. in Columbia.

The chances that Columbia couldreceive funds from the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency’sBrownfields Grant Program wereexcellent, according to environmentaladvocate Charlotte Keys.

Fifteen people faced various drug-related charges after members of thePearl River Basin Narcotics TaskForce, Marion County Sheriff’s Officeand Columbia Police Department com-pleted a weekend sweep. The Columbia High School

baseball team advanced to the Class 4ASouth State finals against Purvis bysweeping West Lauderdale 7-1 and19-1.

Convicted murderer Benny JoeStevens, 52, was executed by lethalinjection at Parchman (Miss.) StatePenitentiary.

Howard Earl Polk Jr. of Columbiadied in a gun battle with MarionCounty Sheriff’s deputies as he tried toavoid his arrest on drug charges.

The Columbia High School base-ball team captured the Class 4A SouthState championship with a 12-11 victo-ry over Purvis.

For the first time in the school’shistory, Columbia High School’s base-ball team won the Class 4A State titleby edging North Pontotoc 10-9 in extrainnings.

JUNEA panel of coaches honored the

state Class 4A champion ColumbiaHigh School baseball team with post-season accolades: Greg Owen asCoach of the Year, Ryan Ellis as Co-Player of the Year, Forrest Dungan onthe first team and Hakeem Forbes onthe second team.

Jessie V. Galloway, 26, of Walker,La., and Samuel Walters Wright, 29, ofDenham Springs, La., were arrested byMarion County Sheriff’s deputies afterthey tried to break into a local resi-dence. The two also had stolen items intheir truck from Walthall and Pikecounties.

The Southwest Marion VolunteerFire Department’s rating improvedfrom a 10 to a 9, meaning a possibleinsurance savings for residents.

Suspects in a series of burglaries,break-ins and auto burglaries werearrested by Columbia police officers.The two were Demara Collins, 23, andSedward Franklin, 29, both of 111Martin Luther King Blvd. in Columbia.

Colby M. Williamson, 20, ofColumbia faced a charge of burning ordestruction of a church or place of wor-ship in the arson of Rocky BranchMissionary Baptist Church in LamarCounty.

Fifteen-year-old Zachary GrantStringer was held on $1 million bond inthe shooting death of his brother, 11-year-old Justin Andrew Stringer, aJefferson Middle School student inColumbia.

Lafelix D. Miller, 29, ofWashington Parish, La., was arrested inconnection with the murder of CrystalMarie Igleharte, 24, of Columbia,whose body was found in Miller’s frontyard.

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patrol officer and an assistant shiftleader with the CPD.

“I started here in November of1991,” McMurry said. “I also spentfive years as a federal air marshal andspent a lot of time overseas.”

McMurry most recently worked asthe deputy director of the SouthernRegional Public Safety Institute atCamp Shelby. Prior to that, he was thetraining coordinator at the LamarCounty Sheriff’s Office. Before histime at the Lamar County Sheriff’sOffice, McMurry was a federal airmarshal for nearly five years. He’salso worked at the police departmentat the University of SouthernMississippi and at the Marion CountySheriff’s Office, including two yearsas the MCSO’s chief of investiga-tions.

McMurry said the move back to theCPD will give him more time with his

wife, Heather, and twins, born inNovember.

“I appreciate the Chief and the Cityof Columbia giving me the chance tocome back home,” McMurry said.“This gives me a chance to comeback and be close to my family.”

CPD Chief Jim Kinslow said he’sexcited to have McMurry on theforce.

“We look forward to him being apart of our team,” Kinslow said. “Wesink or swim as a team and we’rehonored to have a man of his ability.”

Kinslow said McMurry has alwayscommanded the respect of thosearound him.

“He comes to us with the utmostintegrity, which is an essential part oflaw enforcement.”

McMurry began his dutiesThursday following the swearingin.

www.columbianprogress.comSATURDAY

December 31, 20114OPINION & EDITORIAL

Every year, about thistime, everyone begins tothink about things they

want to change in their lives inthe coming year.

We’ve all made New Year’sresolutions before. In my case,I’ve kept some, while otherswent by the wayside rapidly.

This year, I’m resolving tokeep some of the things goingfrom the past year. Whether itwas in my personal life, myprofessional life or my health, 2011 was a good yearfor me. All I can ask in 2012 is to continue on thesame path.

Often I’ve made resolutions involving my eatinghabits or exercise. The year I swore I’d give upchocolate, the resolution lasted all of about 10 days.Another year, I tried to give up caffeine … that lastedless than 48 hours.

This year, instead of giving things up, I’ll be addingthings.

Instead of giving up chili dogs, for example, I’madding more exercise. It’s something I’ve done forseveral years now. You’ll see me back out on thewalking paths and streets of Columbia walking andrunning as much or more than the past year.

It’s funny, New Year’s Eve used to be such a bigdeal.

When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to watch the ballfall in Time Square and hear Dick Clark describe it.There were always resolutions. As a younger child, Iwanted to do better in school or help my parents more.By high school, the resolutions usually involvedsomething that seems sort of silly now … such asasking a certain girl to prom or what shirt would lookcool with new jeans or khakis.

In college, while most of my friends partied on NewYear’s Eve, I worked. I patrolled around waiting fordisaster to strike and I photographed parties for thesociety pages of various papers.

My worst New Year’s Day involved getting sick …very sick.

I’d worked the night before, photographing “highsociety” parties at country clubs and in expensivehomes. I got home around 2 a.m. and went to sleep.When I woke up the next day, I felt like I’d been outall night partying … my head hurt, my stomach hurt

and my entire body ached. I got weaker by the hourand eventually made a trip to the hospital. I found outI had mono and spent weeks sick at home.

During my adult life, some New Year’s Eves andyears have been great and others so-so.

After my son was born, there were several times Iwas in bed before the clock chimed midnight.

I also got a chance to attend some unusual NewYear’s celebrations as well. While in Pennsylvania, Iwent to the Williamstown Hoagie Drop. No glass balldropping here, just a giant submarine sandwich (orhoagie, grinder, whatever you call it) suspended froma fire department ladder truck to be dropped at

midnight. After the sandwich dropped, it was time toeat.

Another town in Pennsylvania had a ball rise insteadof drop. We gathered outside a senior citizen high-riseapartment complex to watch the lighted ball climb tothe top of the building.

The most memorable might have been the year2000. We (or rather corporate America) were scared ofY2K problems. My own bosses had me bring myentire staff in that evening, expecting chaos as theclock struck midnight.

Nothing happened.As I recall, my coworkers and I ate a pizza and

toasted with cans of root beer, while monitoring thepolice radios in the office. The power grid didn’t fail,our computers didn’t die and the world as we know itdidn’t come to an end, so we all went home to sleep.

During the following decade, I moved severaltimes, worked many New Year’s Eves and evenhosted a few quiet New Year’s parties at my home.

Last year, here in Columbia, I attended a Jeff Batesconcert.

My plans this year? Well, by Saturday, I’ll know. It will involve

something with my fiancée, though she works until10 p.m.

At any rate, no matter where I am and where you areas the clock strikes midnight, let me be the first to say“Happy New Year!”

Here’s hoping the 2012 blesses you with goodhealth, good times, prosperity and the blessings offamily and friends

Mark Rogers is the managing editor ofThe Columbian-Progress. He can be reached by

email at news@columbianprogress.com

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In with the New YearThe American Tort Reform Association’s (ATRA)

latest “Judicial Hellholes” report makes twomentions of Mississippi: Smith County made the“Watch List” and a decision by the MississippiSupreme Court was noted as a “DishonorableMention.”

The report is an annual publication by ATRAdesigned to document “various abuses within thecivil justice system, focusing primarily onjurisdictions where courts are radically out ofbalance.”

In Smith County, the report reviews an asbestosverdict of $22 million in compensatory damages and$300 million in punitive damages. The report says,“No one begrudges [the plaintiff] or any other truly sickened asbestos plaintifffair and just compensation. But a verdict this gigantic, for one plaintiff, wouldbe as funny as ‘My Cousin Vinny’ if it weren’t for its terribly negative impacton the Magnolia State’s efforts to compete in attracting businesses and jobs.”

The report criticizes the lawsuit’s presiding judge who “failed to disclosebefore trial that both of his parents had previously settled asbestos claims withone of the defendant companies, and that one of his father’s two asbestoslawsuits is still pending in neighboring Jasper County.” The MississippiSupreme Court “unanimously ordered Judge [Eddie] Bowen to recuse himselffrom all future proceedings and stayed the case until a new judge can preside.”

Commenting on the case at his blog MS Litigation Review, Jacksonattorney Philip Thomas wrote, “This case is a mess. $322 million for a singleplaintiff case in venue that – let’s be honest – is funny. As in ‘odd’ funny. Thechances of that verdict holding up on appeal are exactly 0.”

For Mississippi’s “Dishonorable Mention” the report writes, “InMississippi, if you design a product but never make or sell it, you still may beliable if someone else ultimately puts the product on the market, according toa recent Mississippi Supreme Court ruling.”

A plaintiff claimed her seatbelt unbuckled when she rolled her JeepCherokee. She sued Chrysler, which had declared bankruptcy. She sued themanufacturer Key Safety Systems, which settled for an undisclosed amount.

The report continues, “But her lawyer found a deep pocket to sue,Honeywell International, Inc. The lawsuit claimed that Honeywell mergedwith a company, AlliedSignal, which originally designed the seatbelt. The trialcourt dismissed the lawsuit, properly recognizing that Honeywell could not beliable…since it did not make or sell the seatbelt at issue. Astoundingly,however, the Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s decisionand reinstated the lawsuit. It found that although the plaintiff could not bringa product liability claim against Honeywell, she could assert that the companywas negligent in designing the seatbelt. The case will now go back to the trialcourt, which could (and should) dismiss the negligence claim on the groundthat a nonmanufacturing, nonselling designer owes no duty to aconsumer....There is a reason that product liability law places responsibilityfor injuries on those who make or sell products. Manufacturers presumablyhave control over, and the best knowledge of, their own products. They canwarn consumers regarding hazards and make safety changes to address risks.Sellers profit from product sales and have the ability to incorporate the cost ofliability insurance into the price. The Mississippi Supreme Court’s decisionnow inappropriately places companies on the hook, regardless of whetherthey had control over or profited from the sale of the product. Mississippi hasmade great strides in leaving its Judicial Hellholes history in the past, and thisdecision can be fairly viewed as an aberration. But it does present lawmakersin the Magnolia State with an opportunity to clarify liability law there in 2012,and they should seize it.”

Trial lawyer advocates dismissed the report. (In disclosure, I haverepresented a tort reform client in my public affairs firm, but not ATRA.)

The American Association for Justice, formerly the American TrialLawyers Association, called the report “little more than corporatepropaganda” and the organization’s president described it as “the same stale,recycled report.”

Fortunately for Mississippi, this is not a recycled report. In fact, sinceMississippi’s 2002 and 2004 tort reforms were implemented, no Mississippijurisdiction has been listed as a “Judicial Hellhole.” Some have been placedon the “Watch List” (Jefferson, Hinds, Holmes, Smith counties) and reportshighlighted the judicial corruption cases involving attorneys Paul Minor andDickie Scruggs. Also, the 2008 report attacks the “dangerous liaisons”created by no-bid contingency fee contracts between plaintiff attorneys andstate Attorneys General like Mississippi’s Jim Hood.

But both the 2005 and 2006 reports note, “Mississippi has been transformedfrom the ‘jackpot justice capital of America’ to America’s No. 1 reformer.”

Eight jurisdictions in Pennsylvania, California, West Virginia, Florida,Illinois, New York and Nevada are named as “Judicial Hellholes” by thisyear’s report. Mississippi can be proud its civil litigation reforms and sharpjudges kept it off this ignoble list.

Brian Perry is a partner with Capstone Public Affairs, LLC and acolumnist for the Madison County Journal. Reach him at

reasonablyright@brianperry.ms or @CapstonePerry on Twitter.

Romney needs to say somethingOne reason a lot of Republican

voters are cautious aboutsupporting Mitt Romney is thathe’s too cautious himself. Hetends to campaign like he has abig lead in the fourth quarter,when in fact the game hasn’t evenstarted.

A perfect example occurredWednesday, when reporters asked

Romney what should be doneabout the House’s rejection of abipartisan Senate compromise toextend payroll tax cuts for twomonths. House Republicans wantto extend them for a full year.

Romney missed a chance tolead. He could have suggested acouple of solutions, at the veryleast. Instead, while saying he

supports extension of the payrolltax cuts, he added that he didn’twant to get into “the back-and-forth on the congressionalsausage-making process.”

Romney’s strategy, successfulso far, has been to outlast hischallengers. Voters would bebetter served if he’d say morewhile doing this.

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AL-ISLAMMasjid Al-Halim

Imam Mikal Uqdah16 Al-Halim Road, Columbia

Phone: 736-8540 Medinah@datastar.netAPOSTOLIC

Church Temple ApostolicHwy. 98 W., Foxworth

Pastor: Charles BrumfieldPleasant Hill Jesus Name

Apostolic Church1720 Hwy. 98 W., FoxworthPastor: Rev. Marvin Terrell

Phone: 736-6819 res.Pine Burr Church of the

Lord Jesus Christ15 Byrd Lane, ColumbiaPastor: Rev. W.D. Hibley

Phone: 736-1143 res.ASSEMBLIES

OF GODFirst Assembly

of God1001 Park Ave., Columbia

Phone: 736-0489MISSIONARY BAPTIST

Antioch Baptist Church32 Barnes-Daniels Drive

Phone 736-8462 (C), 736-4261 (H)Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist

Brushy Creek Rd., ColumbiaPastor: Trent TolarPhone: 731-1159

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

Phone: 731-1159Christian Union Missionary Baptist

Christian Union Road, ImprovePastor: Rev. Carl Bullock

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

Route 6, ColumbiaPastor: Richard Maggee

First Hopewell Baptist ChurchP.O. Box 837, Sumrall

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

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

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

Friendship Baptist ChurchP.O.Box 413, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. David DanielsPhone:736-5460

Gates Road Missionary BaptistGates Road Community, Columbia

Pastor: Elder Everette BroomePhone: 736-6050

Good Hope Baptist ChurchPastor: Denny Patterson

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

Pastor: Freddy MillsPhone: 601-441-4057 (C), 731-3900 (H)

Harmony Baptist ChurchOld Hwy. 35 North, Columbia

Pastor: Dr. Larry JacksonPhone: 736-7163

Hub Community Missionary BaptistChurch

Hwy. 13 South, ColumbiaJohn The Baptist Church

500 Lumberton Rd., ColumbiaPastor: Rev. Calvin Newsom

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

Route 1 FoxworthPastor: Rev. Clayton Expose

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Hwy 43 Columbia

Pastor: Elder Ed PentonMorning Star Missionary Baptist

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

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

Pastor: Rev. James WellsPhone 736-5246

Mt. Bethel # 2 Baptist ChurchRoute 1, Sandy Hook

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

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

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

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

New Damascus Baptist ChurchRoute 1, Kokomo

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

Phone: 736-2451New Union Missionary Baptist Church

New Union Community, ColumbiaPastor: Darrin Webb

Phone 261-3928Owens Chapel Baptist Church

1223 Martin Luther King Dr., ColumbiaPastor: Isaac Brown

Phone: 261-3928Pearl River Missionary Baptist

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

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

Saint Luke Baptist ChurchHwy. 44, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. Avon RawlsPhone: 736-5906

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

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

Spring Hill Baptist Church284 Spring Hill Church Road,

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

876-2473 (Pastor)

Sunflower Baptist ChurchRt. 2 Box 31, FoxworthPastor Wilburt Morris

Phone: 736-1635Sunlight Baptist Church

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

Route 5 ColumbiaPastor: Ollie Barnes

Temple Baptist ChurchRogers Ave. Columbia

Pastor: Rev. Kevin SanfordPhone: 736-1965

True Vine Baptist ChurchS. Main St. Columbia

Rev. Edward Handshaw, Jr. Phone: 736-4817

Unity Baptist Church326 Mayson Ave. Columbia

Pastor: LeRoy Henry IIIPhone: 736-8678

Victory Tabernacle Baptist900 Gill St. Columbia

Pastor: Elder Everette BroomePhone: 736-6211

NATIONAL BAPTISTSaint John Baptist Church

ExposePastor: Edward G. HerronINDEPENDENT

BAPTISTLighthouse Baptist Church

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

Pastor: Bro. Bo ReidSOUTHERN BAPTIST

Antioch Baptist Church990 Taylor Road, Kokomo

Phone (H) 736-9430Pastor: Willie Martin

Bunkerhill Baptist Church63 Bunkerhill Rd., Columbia

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

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

Pastor: Rev. Millard MoakCedar Grove Baptist Church

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

Pastor: Rev. Tom McCardleClear Creek Baptist Church

1460 Clear Creek Road, ColumbiaPastor: Winston Fortenberry

Phone: 303-0160Church on Main

Main Street 441-6085Rev. Brian Stewart

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

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

532 Old River Road ColumbiaPastor: Rev. Kenneth Peavey

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

1940 Old Hwy 34 North, Pastor: Chris Cawley

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

Pastor: Dr. Bryant BarnesPhone: 736-2608

Foxworth First Baptist ChurchP.O. Box 45, Foxworth

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

Goss Baptist Church26 Goss Church Road, Columbia

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

Holly Springs Baptist ChurchHolly Springs Road, Foxworth

Pastor: Dr. Ron JordanPhone: 736-5795

Hurricane Creek Baptist Church247 Hurricane Creek Road

Sandy Hook, MS 39478Pastor: Curtis Roland

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

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

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

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

174 Darburn RoadPastor: Bro. Jimmy Jones

New Hope Baptist Church508 New Hope Church Road, Foxworth

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

1527 North Main St.Pastor: Rev. Michael Grenn

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

1292 Pine Burr Road, ColumbiaPastor: John Watts

Phone: (C)736-8524 (H) 794-3926Sandy Hook Baptist Church

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

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

Pastor: Brother Chris Barrows(C) 736-7977

Spring Cottage Baptist Church1418 Hwy. 43, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. Timothy MorganPhone: 736-5671

Truevine Baptist Church275 South Main Street, Columbia

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

White Bluff Baptist Church2755 Hwy. 587, Foxworth

Pastor: Rev. John Blackmon

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

Phone: 736-3136C.M.E.

Blue Springs CME1608 Gates Road, Columbia

Pastor: Eddie DixonCHURCH OF CHRIST

Non-Denominational Columbia Churchof Christ

1120 Broad Street, ColumbiaMinister: Jimmy W. Cox

Phone 736-0900Virginia Ave. Church of Christ

Virginia Ave., ColumbiaMinister: Billy Warren

Phone: 444-5171

CHURCH OF GODLakeview Church of God

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

Phone: 736-0390Life Church

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

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

281 May’s Creek Rd. , FoxworthPastor: Rev. Tim Bedwell

Phone: 736-2337Morgantown Church of God

Hwy. 587 MorgantownPastor: Rev. Randy Miller

Phone: 736-3222Mt. Carmel Church of God

Mt. Carmel Church Rd., FoxworthPastor: Rev. Timothy Bass

Phone: (C) 731-2882, (H) 736-0404Mt. Sinai Church of God

510 Circle Bar Road, FoxworthRev. Nathan Franklin

Phone: 736-7585Richland Creek Church of God

200 Richland Creek Rd., FoxworthPastor: Bro. Patrick Regan

Phone: 601-731-8226 West Columbia Church of God

2126 Hwy 98 W FoxworthPastor: Rev. Lane Turnage

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

CHRISTAmazing Church of God in Christ

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

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

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

Phone: 736-0556Expose Church of God In Christ

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

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

544 Joe Road, HubPastor: Elder Jesse Peavy

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

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

New Revelation Evangelistic Ministry811 Main Street, Columbia

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

136 Christopher Road (Brushy Creek Com)

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

1891 Hwy. 98 West, Foxworth Pastor: Jerry Walker

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

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

EPISCOPALSt. Stephens Episcopal Church1300 Church Street, Columbia

The Reverend Catherine RickettChurch Phone: 736-5496Home Phone: 736-4500

LATTER DAY SAINTSChurch of Jesus Christ of

Latter Day SaintsLakeview, Columbia

Bishop: Steve L. CrosbyPhone: 441-4104

METHODISTCONGREGATIONAL

Victory First CongregationalMethodist Church

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

Turnage Chapel CongregationalMethodist

483 Turnage Chapel Rd., FoxworthPhone: 736-7744

METHODIST,PROTESTANT

Hickory Grove Methodist Protestant Church

72 Phillips Road, SumrallPastor: Rev. Harold Jackson

Phone: 758-3624METHODIST, UNITED

Baylis Chapel United Methodist Church

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

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

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

Phone 736-0720Columbia Valley Methodist1118 West Avenue, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. David BryantPhone: 736-4516

First United Methodist Church411 Church St., Columbia

Pastor: Keith GaughfPhone: 736-7121

Foxworth United Methodist ChurchP.O. Box 429, Foxworth

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

Hopewell United MethodistP.O. Box 48, Foxworth

Pastor: Rev. Tyler BridgePhone: 736-0018

HUB Chapel United Methodist544 Joe Road, Columbia

Pastor: Rev. David Bryant Phone: 736-6315

Kokomo United Methodist126 Kokomo Road, Kokomo

Pastor: Ryan Freeman Phone: 441-4416

New Hope United Methodist187 Hwy. 43 South, Columbia

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

New Zion United Methodist17 East Marion School Rd., Columbia

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

Pleasant Valley MethodistRoute 3, Foxworth

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

Pastor Eddie D. BrownPhone: 736-8097

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

Phone: 736-2475Zion Ridge United Methodist

Route 5, ColumbiaPhone: 601-794-2905

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Advance Historical ChurchOld Hwy. 44, 2 blocks from Lamar

county LineA.T.T.A.M. Ministries

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

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

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

Greater East Lampton Church1477 Hwy. 13 South, Columbia

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

New Birth Fellowship Ministry417 Barnes Street, Columbia, MS

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

Pastor: Terry WeemsPhone: 731-1877

The Church On Main701 Main St.

Pastor: Brian StewartPhone: 736-7144

Trinity Lighthouse Ministry261 Robert Baggett Road

Pastor: Ray AllenPhone: 736-5533

Truevine Deliverance MinistriesChurch

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

Phone: 736-2076

PENTECOSTAL,UNITED

Oak Grove United Pentecostal1069 Hwy 587, FoxworthPastor: Rev. Felix Arnold

Phone: 736-2831Pine Grove Pentecostal Church

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

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

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

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

1106 Martin Luther King Dr.Pastor: Cleveland Curney

PRESBYTERIANColumbia Presbyterian Church

500 Church St., ColumbiaPhone: 736-4728

Pastor: William H. Denver

SEVENTH DAYADVENTIST

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

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

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

Pastor: Caesar MonroePhone 731-2506

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

Phone 441-7845Pastor Matt Robbins

Love in Action211 Pearl St., Columbia

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

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President Ronald Reagan once said, “If weever forget that we are One Nation Under God,then we will be a nation gone under.”

How true this is! And, it seems that Americais headed in that direction.

Since prayer was taken out of schools in1962 it seems that America has taken adownward turn. With our new government inplace it seems that we are going further andfurther down the road and turning away fromGod in most every instance. How much longerare we, as Christian Americans, going to letthis happen?

Most Americans will tell you they believe inprayer. Most Americans will tell you that thatthere is a God, however, most Americans areletting this country go down the tube becausewe are not standing on the promises that Godgave to us.

We are the same as the Israelites of the oldtestament in 2 Chronicles 7:11-22. Thispassage tells us of the Lord appearing toSolomon and giving him explicit instructionsfor himself and Israel. Could this story applyto America of today also?

We have gotten away from what truths builtthis country. We have gotten away from theintegrity and hard work of Godly people whoworshiped the Lord and called on Him intimes of trouble.

People, we are in times of trouble inAmerica. Many of our systems are failing andwe, as a worldly congregation are trying to fixit without calling on the name of the Lord, ourcreator and sustainer. Pay careful attention toverses 21 and 22. “...Why has the Lord donesuch a thing to this land and to this temple?People will answer, “Because they haveforsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers,...”

All of us need to pray for ourselves and prayfor our country. We need to look at 2Chronicles 7:14 and do as this verse tells us.“If my people, who are called by my name,will humble themselves and pray and seek myface and turn from their wicked ways, thenwill I hear from heaven and will forgive theirsin and will heal their land.”

Prayer: Lord, thank you for being a patientGod. I pray that I will be in your will in all thatI do and Lord, I pray for America. We are in atime of great need and You are the only onethat can bring us out of this peril. Amen.

Will you pray for America?

Sunday - 2Chronicles

11-22;

Monday -Psalm 116:1-7; Tuesday -

Acts 1:24-26;Wednesday -John 15:9-17;

Thursday -Luke 18:1-8;

Friday -

Matthew 8:2-4; Saturday -

Zechariah

7:4-14

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