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UM ROTC cadets honor victims of 9/11 with run

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JOHN DAVIS

John McMullan, left, and his family from Kennett, Missouri enjoy some tailgating time before Saturday's first home game with Wofford.

Welcome Back

Weems is glad to be a part of Magnolia Montessori

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Ole Miss football returns to Oxford, campus

BY JOHN DAVIS OXFORD CITIZEN

Ole Miss football returned to Oxford and Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Saturday. Even if the Grove was reserved compared to games involving SEC teams, Rebel fans wore red just like instructed,

and they arrived on campus several hours before kickoff, just like usual.

A loss to Florida State on Labor Day night didn't dampen the mood of many Ole Miss fans who were excited about seeing the improvements made to the stadium. A week before the nation's topranked team arrives on campus, fans got

ready for a busy month of tailgating by putting out just a little less on the table.

Still, there were several in the Grove, or the Circle, who decided to tie sharks to their tents to celebrate the expected feeding frenzy of the defense against Wofford.

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WCTP in search of ambitious teachers pletion of the process shows a higher level of classroom qualifications and therefore opens the possibility of more job opportunities and increased pay for those who complete the process.

More specific perks of completing the process is a $6,000 annual stipend paid out at $500 over monthly intervals for 10 years. After the passage of House Bill 207, teachers in the state of Mississippi will also be fully reimbursed upon completion of each component of the process. The process to becoming board certified is divided up into four different components that test educators on different subject areas like content knowledge, teaching practice, learning environment, data driven instruction and more. The certification process can take anywhere from one to three years to complete, depending on what works best for the teacher going through the process.

The WCTP offers free mentoring and candidate support. Teachers wishing

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

The University of Mississippi’s World Class Teaching Program (WCTP) is currently searching for Mississippi teachers interested in becoming board certified to join their ranks.

For the past 19 years, the WCTP has been working to assist North Mississippi teachers in the pursuit of becoming certified by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards.

With recent improvements to the program made under the advisement of Director Tammy Kirkland who took up the position in 2014, teachers from anywhere in the state can now use the services of the Ole Miss WCTP. The WCTP works by providing mentoring to educators interesting in becoming better teachers by completing the coursework necessary to become board certified. Generally speaking, board certification comes with a number of benefits. Successful com-

to complete the process will be able to meet with mentors and have assistance as they attempt to work through the complicated study materials in preparation for the component exams. In the past, mentors and candidates could only meet in person, and that has been an issue. Many of the teachers going through this process are working full-time, have children or teach in rural parts of the state, making commuting to the university for meet ups rather difficult. However, Kirkland is changing that.

land said. “It all comes back to increased student learning and growth. Yes, the teacher grows as well, but it’s really about the student.

This is the world we live in.

We want to make this program accessible, flexible and high quality. It’s not enough to just make something available. It has to be high quality and user friendly. That’s what we’re doing here.”

Last year the WCTP had 190 teachers involved in the mentoring process. This year, their goal, which Kirkland said is very much within their grasp, is to have 300 Mississippi teachers enrolled in the program.

Teachers interested in joining the WCTP still have time to join and be a part of the fall semester of mentoring. More information about the board, the process and how to become involved can be found at wctp.olemiss.edu or contact Kirkland at kirkland@olemiss.edu.

she said. “The goal is for candidates to be located anywhere and be able to work through this and submit information to a mentor in order to receive feedback. This will not only help us to better serve teachers in this area, but it will also allow us to help teachers in more rural areas.”

Kirkland will be rolling out the software in more detail next month, but she stressed that the program will only continue to become more and more accessible as the technology for it progresses. For this fall semester, the program will be utilizing online tools Edmodo and Zoom in order to communicate with teachers no matter where they may be in the state. She said that it all comes down to flexibility and whether or not a teacher has access to the completely free services that the program is offering to teachers across the state.

“The outcome of the entire National Boards process always comes back to student growth,” Kirk-

Kirkland spent the summer working to prepare a new style of software that the program purchased from Linda Bauld, who runs a California version of WCTP out of Stanford University. This software will allow teachers to work through the study material from anywhere in the state, no longer limiting WCTP’s reach to just North Mississippi teachers within driving distance of the university.

“The details are still being worked out, but it’s going to function primarily as a non-credited course,”

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UM ROTC cadets honor victims of 9/11 with run

BY JOHN DAVIS OXFORD CITIZEN

When the terrorist attacks happened on Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Army cadet Mitchell Nelson was in the second grade. On Friday morning, just before the sun started to rise above Oxford and the University of Mississippi campus, some 300 ROTC cadets and other students and members of the community honored the 15th anniversary of those that lost their lives that day with a commemorative run.

It was the fourth annual run for the ROTC cadets.

Nelson, a senior, helped plan the run, and said this year's event had a great turnout.

“We had a great amount of participation from everyone in the community as well as all the ROTC branches,” Nelson said. “My father was in the military when it occurred and he was at Fort Campbell and the locked down the base. I remember being in school and I didn't really remember what was going on. I remember it was on television and that my dad couldn't come home. For me, it's a very important event, especially to recognize it and make it a memorial for the entire Oxford community. We wanted to make this an honor and be able to host this.”

Josh Reese, a senior from Tupelo, was the cadet in charge of the run and he was charged with planning and executing the 9/11 run.

“I was in second grade when 9/11 happened. My aunt and uncle were living in New York at the time, and they sent us a lot of pictures.

To me it's more of a memory thing now because I can look back at the photo albums and see the pictures they were able to take,” Reese said. “The main thing for me was coordinating the event and getting the word out, making sure it was happening and what it actually meant. It's not just a memorial for those that lost their lives that day, but also those that lost their lives and continue to serve overseas to protect our freedom.”

Ole Miss Athletics Director Ross Bjork took part in the run, and then spoke to the entire group from the

JOHN DAVIS

Ole Miss Athletics Director Ross Bjork joined cadets for a run Friday morning in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. stage in the Grove following the event.

“If you're a college student, you don't remember this because you're 18 to 22 years old so you were 3 to 6 years old and probably don't remember seeing anything other than commemorative shows about it,” Bjork said. “I think we always have to make sure that this day is at the forefront of our history in America. It's a tragedy because we can't let it happen again. I think that's the message here, that these leaders here signed up to serve our country. We have to thank them for that.”

Bjork works out in the mornings, so taking part in the run with the branches of the different ROTC groups, U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force and the Marines, is meaningful to him.

“It's easy to go out and run, but to commemorate this day and to really show these cadets that we really care about them, they're sacrificing something that we can't comprehend,” Bjork said. “Doing a run is pretty easy. This is the third run I've done with them. We help support the Egg Bowl run where we bring the

football back and forth.

That's a big deal.

“Then we just launched the Fins Up/Landshark licensing program where we will have merchandise with Fins Up/Landshark on it and a portion of that fee is going to go towards ROTC scholarships,” Bjork added.

“We want to be able to do something tangible to help the students in this program by giving to that scholarship. That's Tony Fein's legacy, he was in the Army and served in Afghanistan, so it remembers his legacy and give back to ROTC.” Nelson said it was incredible to have Bjork out for the run, and to have great support from the university overall.

“They have so much going on now with football season and the other sports and to be able to take the time out of his day to come down and talk us, it just shows his commitment to the country and as a citizen and his care for the community,” Nelson said. “That was amazing that he was able to come down here and talk with us.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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OBITUARIES ALLEN RAY WRIGHT Allen Ray “Al” Wright, Sr., 89, passed away Wednesday, Sept.

7, 2016 at his home in Oxford.

The funeral service will be Monday, Sept.

12, at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Dickinson officiating. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville.

Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 1 at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions in Mr. Wright’s memory may be made to College Hill Heights Baptist Church, 147 CR 102, Oxford, MS 38655.

In honor of his service to our country, the flag of the United States Navy will be flown at Waller Funeral Home.

DANIEL MCDONALD Daniel A. McDonald, 89, passed away Wednesday, Sept.

7, 2016 at Trace Regional Hospital in Houston.

Funeral services were held Friday, Sept.

9 at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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The Lyric to host Oktoberfest fundraiser

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

The Lyric is partnering with the LOU Boys and Girls Club to put on their first ever Oktoberfest featuring authentic German cuisine and beer.

Oktoberfest is an annual festival that takes place in Munich, Germany every year from mid-September to the first weekend in October. The origins of the massive festival date back to the early 1800s. The original festival attracts millions of visitors from around the world to Munich every year and has inspired countless festivals throughout the world mimicking its unique traditions.

Tickets to get into the event being held at The Lyric on Sept. 23, and cost $40. Everything is all-inclusive, with all of the proceeds going to benefit the LOU Boys and Girls Club. The German-style Oompa band The Oom-Pah-Sters will be providing music at the festival. Authentic German food and beer will be available at the event and large beer steins will be given with bottomless refills. The first 150 people to arrive at the event will receive glass steins that can be kept by the attendee. Everyone after the initial 150 will receive plastic.

Food will be cooked on location and served to attendees at available seating on the bottom floor of the venue. Servers will be dressed in Bavarian Dirndl while bringing attendees sausages, potato mash, pretzels and more.The Lyric will be securing a variety of

craft and German beer for the festival. Anyone with a stein gets unlimited refills.

All proceeds raised through ticket sales and any donations given that night go directly to the local Boys and Girls Club. The afterschool program accommodates around 150 area children for three hours a

day during the week. In that group, 50 of the kids are on scholarship and the rest pay a fee of $25 per semester to keep the club running. If a parent or guardian wants to add an additional child, the price goes down to $15 for the second and then $10 for a third.

The club has mentors

who work with the students and help them with homework, social pressures, issues in their relationships with their peers and anything else a child might need. Tutors and other resources are also available at club to ensure that students have the best chance possible for academic success.

Currently, the average student grade point average in the club is 3.0.

Todd Wade serves as a board member for the Boys and Girls Club and put a lot into preparing for Oktoberfest. He said he was pleased with how the event has come together so far.

“It’s working out pretty well, and we’re excited about it,” Wade said. “I feel like that because it starts at 4 p.m. on a Friday, people will take off from work and join the weekend a little early.”

Wade has served as a board member with the Boys and Girls Club for the past five years and loves being able to support the club. He said that he admires the work that organization does and recognizes the asset they are to the community. Wade is hoping to make the festival as an annual fundraiser that raises money for the nonprofit year after year.

“We set out to create an event that we could make an annual event,” he said.

“Our idea with this was that we wanted an Oktoberfest that was simple and that people could enjoy. We also wanted to it to work so that if you don’t have reservations for dinner, you can come and knock out your Friday night dinner while having a good time and enjoying German fare.”

Doors open for the event at 4, and the festivities will be going until 9 that night.

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There was also still plenty of fried chicken tenders to dip in honey mustard or ranch and more than enough coolers filled with items to quench a thirst.

John McMullan and his family set up a tent in the shadow of Tad Smith Coliseum. McMullan makes the almost three hour drive from Kennett, Missouri routinely to watch the Rebels play at home. His daughter is a sophomore at Ole Miss, and he's been coming to games even more since she started school.

“Before then, we would come to four of the home games per year. My dad has had season tickets since the early 1980s,” he said. “I'm excited to see the stadium.

I've only seen the pictures my daughter has sent to me over the phone. I love the Pavilion, love what they're doing to the stadium. I'm very excited. I went to law school here from 1985 to 1988 and the new law school is just amazing. I still recognize the old things, but I love the changes.”

JOHN DAVIS

Oxford's Whitney Drewrey, left and Brooks Gregory tailgate in front of the Turner Center before Saturday's matchup with A sea of red mixed in with the green of the Grove. Many fans will be in town the next three weeks for games with Alabama, Georgia and Memphis.

Wofford.

McMullan was planning to be on campus the next three weeks to watch Alabama, Georgia and Memphis play, just like a lot of others were planning to do.

“Hopefully, if we get here early enough, we'll get this space every time. This is a low-key spot and we end up walking over to the Grove to see that,” he said. “We're

going to tailgate where it's convenient for my dad because he is the one that got us into this all those years ago and he rides the shuttle in front of the Tad Pad that takes him right over to the elevators. I'm amped up for Alabama, the whole season.

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other coach in the world is going to throw into our inexperience now. Hopefully our guys are smart enough to mask it and fix it.”

Ole Miss fans seemed to be upbeat about the next colossal meeting with the Crimson Tide, who have lost two straight to the Rebels.

“It could be three straight

if we play well, like we're capable of doing,” said Thomas Miller of Dallas, who joined friends at a tent that featured other Rebels from all over Texas. “Chad Kelly has the ability to beat anybody. We have to find a way to get the defense off the field, and keep him rolling out there. We can't have turnovers. That's what

got us the win at Bama last year.”

Ole Miss and Alabama will be on CBS next week.

Kickoff for that contest is set for 2:30 p.m. For more on the Rebels' matchup with Wofford, visit www.oxfordcitizen.com john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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Weems is glad to be a part of Magnolia Montessori time. I graduated Ole Miss in 2009, and I moved to Nashville where I stayed Anna Booth Weems has until 2011. officially joined the faculty GREEN: What did you do of Magnolia Montessori School. The Ole Miss in Nashville?

WEEMS: That’s actually Alumna obtained a bachelors degree in English be- where I got my start workfore making her way to ing with children. When I Tennessee and later to moved to Nashville, I didn’t Madison and eventually have a job lined up. I didn’t the Delta, where the educa- really have anything lined tor is from. Weems never up. I just knew that I was set out to become a teacher burned out on school, and was at one time deter- kinda tired of Oxford and I mined not to be, but she just needed to get out for a could not stay out of the while. So I moved to classroom, in the end. Nashville and ended up beWeems took some time coming a nanny for a famafter school this week to sit ily. They were really into down with Oxford Citizen Montessori. I had no idea Reporter Chaning Green to about what it was. Montesdiscuss her journey into sori isn’t very big in Mississippi, so I didn’t know Montessori. anything about it. They CHANING GREEN: How wanted to incorporate long have you lived in Mis- some of the Montessori Method into their parentsissippi?

ANNA BOOTH WEEMS: ing style, and since I was I’ve actually just recently keeping their child in the moved back to Oxford. mornings, they taught me Both my husband and I about it.

She was 2-and-a-half at went to school here and that’s where we first met. the time, so it was really We were just friends at the about fostering that indeBY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

pendence, letting her try things out on her own, always using positive reinforcement.

It’s about freedom within limits. It worked out well. They were such a sweet family and that’s how I got introduced to Montessori.

GREEN: Is that when you decided to teach?

WEEMS: Well, as an English major, people were constantly asking me if I was going to go into teaching. I always said, “No. Absolutely not. I will never teach.” Then, as I was nannying for that family in Nashville, I thought, “Well, maybe I could work with little ones.” I enjoyed it, my job, I mean. It was a great way to stay in Nashville and I loved that family so much.

Eventually the daughter actually went to a Montessori school, so I wasn’t needed anymore. I stuck around for a little while after that working at a real estate company. Eventually, I realized that I didn’t want to work there forever, so I made the move back to Mississippi.

CHANING GREEN

Anna Booth Weems sits in her classroom at Magnolia Montessori where she works with students 3 to 6 years of age. This is Weems first year to be working at the school.

GREEN: Where did you go?

WEEMS: I moved down to Jackson and began working a Lemuria Bookstore.

When I lived in Oxford, I worked at Square Books and I wanted to be involved with another independent bookstore. I was there from 2011 from 2013.

At this point, my husband and I were dating. He kept asking about Montessori.

He said that he could see how excited I got when I talked about it and the family that I nannyed for in Nashville. He encouraged me to explore it all a little further.

I still wasn’t sure, but I agreed to start snooping around. The Montessori network in Mississippi, and in general, is rather small. I didn’t really know what I was looking for. I talked to a woman in Madison. Her name is Sharon Erickson and she was the director of the Montessori Children’s House. I called her one day completely out of the blue and said, “You run a Montessori School, and I’m trying to get some info. Can I come and talk to you?”

She told me to come on and let me observe and visit. It was so much fun to see Montessori education in action. That following summer I took the plunge and went to get my training in Jackson, Tennessee.

And I’m so glad that I did.

GREEN:Where did you go after that?

WEEMS:Well, I went back to Madison and began an internship with Sharon. We already had that relationship and it was really great.

Then, at the end of that school year, Patrick and I got engaged. Well, Patrick was working in the Delta.

Right after we got married, a position opened up in the public schools there in the Delta in Tallahatchie County, which is where my hometown of Sumner is. So I went from my small private school in Madison to a public school in the Delta.

It was not an easy transition, to say the least.

I spent two years there, working with the Tallahatchie Early Learning Alliance. They go by TELA. They’re worth looking up, they’re doing some really great work. But I left because I missed Montessori.

There are so many challenges the Delta is facing as well, so it was really hard. I felt very much on my own and really lacked that support system and that was a big part of it. I feel the support every day here at Magnolia Montessori that I was missing in the Delta.

independence in the child so that they learn to do things for themselves. I also like the respect that you give the child. They are not someone to be talked down to or be controlled. There’s that mutual respect. If you respect them, they are going to respect you back.

Of course, things can get chaotic and get away from you sometimes, but for the most part, if you give them that resect, they’ll respect you in return. For most people, that can be really hard for them when dealing with little ones. I think most people feel like they, as the adult, want to be the ones in control. people Traditionally, think of children as this empty vessel and knowledge is this thing that we must pour into them. But Montessori rejected that.

This is not the factory model where we are pumping a bunch of information into this product and here is the outcome. As a human being, we all come into this world with so much already there. I think that’s what appealed to me also.

We’re enhancing the wisdom that’s already there and meeting them where they are developmentally.

GREEN:What appealed to They are not empty vessels. you about the Montessori They’re already chockfull. learning style? What made You just have to watch and see. you fall in love with it?

WEEMS: I think it was chaning.green@journalinc.com mostly the independence Twitter: chaningthegreen that it taught, fostering that

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Dick's Sporting Goods opening next weekend

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Dick’s Sporting Goods will hold their grand opening ceremony next weekend at their new location in Galleria II off of Jackson Avenue near Belk.

Festivities that weekend will feature several chances to win gift cards and merchandise. The event will be kicking off Friday at 8 a.m. at the store. The first 100 people in line will receive a free Reebok Play Dry shirt. Adults in line at 7:45 on Friday and Saturday mornings will get a chance to open what is known as the Dick’s Sporting Goods Gift Locker where different prizes can be won. The first 100 adults in line Saturday morning at 8 will be given a gift card that could be worth anywhere from $10 to $500. An additional 100 gift cards will be given out Sunday morning to the first 100 adults in line at 9.

Sunday will also feature an appearance by former Ole Miss running back Benjarvis Green-Ellis from 12 to 2 p.m. Ole Miss' mascot Rebel the Black Bear will also be at the store from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and DJ Kevin Russell will be playing music from 2 to 5 that afternoon.

All of this is a part of the company’s mission to engage the community and make sure everybody has a good time when the come check out the new store. The new location has an area of about 35,000 square feet worth of shoes, equipment, apparel and more, including a specialty golf shop.

Jennifer Evans works at the community marketing manager for the company and is based out of Nashville. She grew up in Memphis and is familiar with the Oxford area. She will be coming to town next weekend to participate in the opening festivities. Evans said that she loves her job and feels that the most important part of

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what her company does happens outside of the store.

“What I think is the best part of Dick’s Sporting Goods is the focus we put on the community,” she said. “My job, which I am lucky enough to have, is to go out into the community and help out with sponsorships through financial support as well as equipment dentations and special discounts in the store. We just believe that sports matter. Through playing team sports, or any sport, it makes people better. It makes us all better human beings.”

Sports have long been a major

part of the Oxford community.

During her time here, Evans will be meeting with the Oxford Park Commission to see what her company can do for local community sports teams. Including those, the university sports teams, intramural teams, local public and private schools and outdoor enthusiasts in general, the new store is expected to be a big hit in the area. Evans said that due to this and the general active lifestyle of the average Oxonian, Oxford is a perfect fit for the DSG brand.

Evans herself grew up playing soccer and the sport took her all

the way through college at the University of Georgia. She has spent years working as a coach and is currently raising her two young sons in an athletic lifestyle that she says teaches them to be better losers and better winners. Evans’ role in the company as community marketing manager is not just a job to her, but a passion that lets her spread her love of athletics with communities all over the region.

“I just believe that sports have made me a stronger person, mentally and physically,” she said. “It made me a better employee. It taught me work ethic, sportsman-

ship, how to work on a team. It taught me to keep moving forward. I think, for me, that’s why sports are important. It has made me the person that I am and helped me to raise my kids better.”

The new location will feature Nike and Under Armour shops, footwear, outdoor apparel, gear, fitness equipment and specialty camping, hunting and fishing gear.

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Ole Miss Airport to unveil additional parking for visting aircrafts

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Construction at the UniversityOxford Airport has been taking place for nearly a year now as the facility has worked to add additional parking for visiting aircrafts.

The airport has been in service for over 60 years has is frequently used by both university officials and private visitors and residents of the area. The University of Mississippi maintains the airport with support from Lafayette County and the city of Oxford. It is not privately owned, but a federally recognized general aviation airport with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). During football season, the airport receives a staggering amount of traffic and simply does not have the space to accompany every single plane over night.

The primary purpose of the recent updates is to provide additional parking, referred to as ramps by those in the industry, for heavier jets that visit to the airport. For the past several years as traffic has increased at the facility, several planes carrying passengers into the airport for major events have been forced to land, drop off passengers and then fly to nearby airports like Memphis or Tupelo in order to park their plane for the weekend.

Before the recent addition, the Ole Miss Airport could only allow 40 to 60 jets to park on their facilities, depending on the size of the aircrafts. If the weather had been dry enough for a period of time, the lighter planes can be parked on the grass a safe distance away from the airstrip.

Mac McManus serves as the airport’s manager and has been working for the university with the airport for the past 13 years. He said that the airport recognized the need for additional parking about 12 years ago but has been unable to receive funding until recently.

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The University Oxford-Airport in the last stages of installing additional parking for visiting air crafts.The $6.9 million project has been underway since last November.

Workers prepare the area around the lot for wiring that will later be connected to lighting systems and other electronics. The parking ramp will be unveiled in time for the Alabama football game in order to accommodate the expected traffic.

The increase of air traffic as the city and county around the airport continues to grow has made the need even more apparent and funding was finally approved. By the end of the project, the amount of parking available to visiting aircrafts will double.

“During a big SEC game, we’ll

see anywhere from 120 to 200 planes come through the airport,” McManus said. “That includes jets and single engines, all kinds. Last year, even on the non-SEC games, we filled our existing ramp up, every game. I think that for the Alabama game next week, we’ll likely fill up both ramps, the existing one

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and the new one. We’ll have it open then.”

The FAA, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and university are working together to fund the construction of the new ramp. The budget for the project totals out at $6.9 million with the FAA providing 90 percent

of the funds, MDOT’s Aeronautics Division providing 5 percent and the university providing the remaining 5 percent.

Jim Windham worked at the university for 39 years until he retired.

Now he works part-time as the assistant to the vice chancellor for administration and finance. Windham has been coordinating with the FAA and the construction company xCavators Construction LLC on the project to construct the new ramp. He said that the biggest appeal of the new parking lot is going to be the convience that the airport will be able to offer with the additional room. The ability to hold more planes will mean less planes will have to be diverted to other terminals once they have dropped off passengers.

“We asked the FAA for the additional funding necessary for what we needed to,” Windham said. “On certain days, especially around the football games, we just don’t have room for everyone that comes in.

We have to call other airports and send those planes somewhere else and it can be really inconvenient for some people. This ramp is going to give us the space we need to hold their planes during football games, Double Decker, graduation and any other number of events that take place in Oxford throughout the year. ” Windham estimated that the total cost of the concrete alone for the project totaled out to over $3 million. The contract the university had with xCavators was to move over 350,000 cubic yards of dirt and their subcontractor has poured 19,270 square yards of concrete. By dimensions, the new ramp will be 250 feet wide by 750 feet long and consisting of two solid layers of concrete. The additional space will also bring in more revenue as visitors pay varying rates to have their plane kept under guard at airport. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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xactly 24 hours before Ole Miss football fans piled into new-look VaughtHemingway Stadium, the folks at track and field got to show off their new home. It was a happy ceremony, and long one in the making.

Several former Ole Miss standouts, including our own Sam Kendricks, were on hand to share in the moment along with some current standouts like Raven Saunders. Both Kendricks and Saunders took part in the 2016 Olympics. Both have been part of the great news involving Ole Miss track the past few months.

Kendricks, who was in Germany just two days ago, finished the pole vault season ranked No. 2 in the world. That goes along with the bronze medal he won last month.

Saunders won an NCAA title in June and then punched her ticket for the Olympics where she finished up fifth.

The Rebels have been a busy group on the track, and all of the accomplishments, like the cross country finishing third in the SEC, or the others who made it all the way out to the NCAA meet with Saunders, have been working out away from campus. Ole Miss has been without a home track for the better part of three years. Athletics director Ross Bjork shook his head when he was told the recommendation of condemning the track.

“When you hear the terms bad dirt and failed drainage pipe, sink holes. Those are not words in the vocabulary of an athletics director,” Bjork said not long before the ribbon was cut on the new facility. “Such is life and you have challenges you have to meet every single day.When we first learned of the down fall of our facility, we were devastated.

This particular project wasn't on our list. We talked about doing some locker room expansion and maybe upgrading the seating area. We had to regroup, focus and we had to find a little bit of money. Ultimately, if we did nothing, we would fail our student-athletes.

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Lafayette coach Michael Fair holds up the Crosstown Classic trophy following Friday night's 23-3 win over Oxford. It was the first win for LHS in the series since 2011.

Classic Commodores LHS ends four-game losing streak to OHS in Crosstown

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

As soon as the traffic at Oxford's middle school cleared enough for the Lafayette buses to move by, the celebration really started to turn up for the Commodores. Thirty minutes after the cross-town ride ended, family and friends still covered the field talking about the glorious win.

Lafayette celebrated late into the night Friday, and early Saturday morning, following its 23-3 victory over the Chargers in the annual Crosstown Classic. Michael Fair won his first game as head coach of the program in style. He passed over the University Sporting Goods trophy to his team after the prayer, making sure to tell his team to act classy and save the biggest dances and yells for the people back home at William L. Buford Stadium.

For the first time since 2011, the Commodores don't have to talk about getting the Chargers back next season. They broke a four-game losing streak in the series by winning the battle up front, on both sides of the ball.

Jamarcus Quarles ran for two touchdowns and 272 yards, while quarterback Will Ard completed key passes along the way to keep the chains moving.

Lafayette's defense also shined, hold-

CROSSTOWN CLASSIC RESULTS Lafayette 23, Oxford 3 Lafayette 0 9 7 7 – 23 Oxford 0 3 0 0 – 3 Second Quarter OXF – Gray Jenkins 38 field goal, 7:50.

LAF – Safety, 5:24.

LAF – Jamarcus Quarles 35 run (Robbie Langley kick), 2:14.

Third Quarter LAF – Quarles 72 run (Langley kick), 4:43.

Fourth Quarter LAF – Brandon Turnage 5 pass from Will Ard (Langley kick), 9:47.

Records: Lafayette 1-2, Oxford 2-2, Lafayette 0-2. ing the Chargers out of the end zone in a game for the first time since 2004. A week after Oxford defeated Class 6A Madison Central, the Commodores held them to 261 total yards, and forced four straight punts in the second half when the game was still being decided.

“We knew we had a good team and we really just played well. We really played hard. Regardless of the opponent, it

makes it a little sweeter because these guys know each other so much,” Fair said. “We needed something good to happen for our football team. We've worked so hard. I'm proud of these guys.”

Preparation and execution determined the winner after the emotion of the rivalry game settled down. Fair said his players gave the best week of practice they had leading up to the game.

“After the tough Grenada loss, you wonder where youre kids are going to be mentally and when they came locked in and ready to practice, I knew we had something special this week,” Fair said.

“The defense held a great offense to just three points and they've been in every game and what has kept us around.”

Oxford coach Chris Cutcliffe didn't think his team was as prepared for the speed of the game, especially early. The Chargers (2-2 overall) came into the contest a little beat up from the matchup with Madison Central, and some didn't practice at full speed this past week.

“I thought we played a little bit slow defensively early. I think we saw that the game seemed to be fast to us,” Cutcliffe said. “That's on me. That's our preparation. We had some guys that were pretty TURN TO CLASSIC PAGE 17

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Lafayette's Quarles runs over, around Chargers in win

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Jamarcus Quarles made sure to hang on to his family and friends following Lafayette's 233 win over Oxford in the Crosstown Classic Friday night.

He didn't mind their arms around him and after 48 minutes of knocking off the grasp of the Chargers, being wrapped up by someone without pads on was just fine with him.

Quarles was a bulldozer, and a Ferrari, all at the same time for the Commodores in the annual battle. He finished with 272 yards on 32 carries, and scored two of the three touchdowns for Lafayette.

He scored on runs of 35 and 72 yards, and both felt just as good to the junior, who also gave a lot of credit to his offensive line.

“I didn't really expect it. I just followed the holes my teammates created and as I saw the gap, I just shot it and used my speed for a break-away run for a touchdown,” said Quarles, who set up the final LHS touchdown with a 59-yard run in the fourth quarter. “If I score, it pumps the team up. No sad faces. We were firing on all cylinders.”

Quarles shook off two fumbles in the first half by “sucking it up.”

He added that figuring out the right set of gloves was part of moving on to the next drive.

Lafayette coach Michael Fair praised the talent of Quarles, who has eclipsed 100 yards in all of the games this season.

“It's been there the whole time. We feel like with every carry he gets, he gets a little bit better,” Fair said. “Any time he gets the ball, he has a chance and our offensive line is really starting to gel. After week one, we changed three positions on the front. We feel like we have a

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Lafayette running back Jamarcus Quarles finished with 272 yards and two touchdowns in Friday's annual matchup with Oxford. group that is gelling together at the right time and our guys are really blocking for that young man.”

Oxford coach Chris Cutcliffe was also complimentary of the way Quarles impacted the game for Lafayette.

“I thought Quarles was out-

standing. He's a very talented player,” Cutcliffe said. “He made a bunch of big runs tonight, and he was certainly the player of the game for them. He was outstanding.”

Matt Toles got lined up at fullback to help open holes for Quarles, who said Toles can

push anything out of the way.

“As long as he's doing that, I'm going to get touchdowns. The offensive line was firing on all cylinders,” Quarles said. “Nobody had a mishap or a correction. We did our job tonight.”

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“We need what kind of team we had and we just came into this game hungry and fighting hard every play,” Toles said.

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McCollin, McGhee doing their part for No. 6 Rangers

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

SENATOBIA — Sophomore KT McCollin watched the final seconds tick off the clock Thursday night with a focused look. The former Oxford High standout was happy that the Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers, ranked No. 6 in the nation, were on the positive side of a 31-14 score.

McCollin is one of two former Chargers on the roster of the defending national champion in junior college football. The other is linebacker Mike McGhee, who is also a sophomore after playing last season at North Alabama.

McCollin helped the Rangers capture the NJCAA title last season, and he said this year's group is bonded even more than the one last fall.

“Plus, we all fit as one. We all know what we have to do and that one goal which is to win another national championship,” McCollin said. “We go out and back up each other.The stuff that we go over on defense isn't that hard. We get it down in practice and then we come out here and try to execute it and go to it, all in one motion.”

The Rangers were good again on

defense in Thursday's win over Pearl River. They held the Wildcats to just 256 yards and seven sacks.

NWCC also forced two fumbles and had two interceptions. McCollin feels like he learned a lot from last season, and that the current group of teammates understands the principals. McCollin and McGhee combined to make five tackles. McGhee also had half of a sack.

“I'm a sophomore now and I have to teach the younger people that are behind me. We all get it done and get it right,” McCollin said before talking about next week's big matchup with ICC. “I see they have the quarterback from Center Hill starting, so we have to make sure that our d-line keeps him in the pocket so he doesn't get to scrambling. We have to make sure we keep their receivers under check so they won't get out of hand.”

NWCC coach Benjy Parker said that both McCollin and McGhee were players he could depend on.

“They're good guys, good teammates and we're fortunate to have them both,” he said.

A slow start for the Rangers was improved in the second half against Pearl River. Still, Parker saw a lot to improve heading into the

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Former Oxford High standout KT McCollin feels good about the Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers and the bond between all the players. first north division game with Itawamba.

“We played a lot better the second half than we did the first half, so I'm proud of half. We didn't take care of the football tonight. We came out flat after the first half and that's something I look at,” Parker

said. “I don't know if we ever really got into rhythm. We got a win, and that's what matters. Usually you're supposed to improve a pretty good bit from week one to week two and I don't think we did that.

We have to get back to the practice field and back to work and have a

good week of prep. We have a great team this week in Itawamba.

They're well coached. We'll have our hands full. It's the first north division game. It is huge.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

Harknett enjoying her role for OM soccer Rebels

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Experience is what Gretchen Harknett brings to the table for the Ole Miss soccer team. The senior from Memphis has been starting games since she was a freshman in 2013. Her greatest moment with the team came last season when the Rebels advanced into the Sweet 16, but a week ago, she hit the game-winner in the 1-0 win over Troy. That's a moment that ranked right up at the top for her personally.

“There was three minutes left in the game and we really needed that win because we were coming off of a loss,” Harknett said. “I was excited.”

Bouncing back is something the Rebels are looking to do tonight when they host South Alabama at 6. Missouri defeated Ole Miss 5-0 on Friday night.

Harknett's game-winning goal came two days after the loss at Michigan. Harknett said before the Missouri matchup that the team was feeling good coming off the win over Troy. Harknett added that South Alabama is a good team, one that defeated the na-

tion's top team, Florida State, on Labor Day. “I know we can't look at them as just another non conference game, or that it's easy,” Harknett said. “We've been tested. Michigan was a good team. Memphis was a good team. We've had some good games. I think all of it is preparing us for SEC play, because that's when it matters. You're building your resume for postseason play. We have things to work on, but I have seen us get better.”

Over the summer, Harknett played with the Memphis Lobos and she said playing with that team has helped her.

“Last year was my first as a forward so having a full year under my belt in that position is nice,” Harknett said. “I'm pretty comfortable at forward. I'm getting a lot of shots. I would like for more to go in, but I'm pleased. I think I have developed a lot since I started out at forward the spring of my sophomore year.”

The move has suited Harknett, adding she loved the position and the ability to score goals. Of course whatever is best for the team, she's ready to help the team win.

“Growing up I always played at-

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Ole Miss senior Gretchen Harknett is enjoying her second season of playing forward for the Rebels. tacking center mid and I like to play make and the attack is where you're most creative,” she said.

“You have the most freedom to create opportunities and to have fun with it. I love this position I'm in and I don't think it was too hard to adapt to it.”

The final year of high school for Harknett was spent in Brazil at Es-

cola Americana de Campinas. She called the experience “awesome” and that she wouldn't trade it for anything.

“I played on a club team and they didn't speak any English. It was all Portuguese. The way Brazilians play soccer, it's just different from here,” Harknett said.

“They're more attacking minded

which helped me because I'm a forward now. Just the skill that they have, it's just unbelievable. I had a lot of fun and I think it helped develop me as a player. I had to earn my spot there and face some difficulties finding my spot on that team. I think it was a stepping stone from high school to college. It was my first time to work hard and try to earn respect.”

If the Missouri game can be put out of mind quickly, then Rebels have more than enough talent to make a run at the NCAA Tournament again. Harknett said it was all about putting things together.

“We have the chemistry on the field to finish the game. We have the talent, the players to do it and it's about finishing and finding a way to win the games,” she said. “I think after last year, the expectations are to make the SEC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament and to host a game. I think a lot of players know that and that's what everybody wants. It's just nice to know everyone is striving for the same thing. I have a good feeling about this year.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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We had to make sure to come up with a plan and rebuild and make sure this was a top-notch facility.”

The new track is navy blue and a hue of red. The grass on the field was a bright green Friday, while the red Ole Miss script could be seen in the distance. Bjork called the new complex “the best in the country.” He added that the coaching staff was also the best in the country.

“We have a renewed spirit around our track and field program thanks to many who made this possible,” Bjork said. “Sometimes you have to face a little challenge to see the opportunity at the end of the road and that's where we are today.”

Price-Smith, who served as the head coach of the

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limited in practice with injuries and sometimes when you don't get to practice at full speed, the game can seem pretty fast. No excuses at all. Hats off to them, they played an outstanding football game. I thought they played hungrier than we did. Being 0-2, I think they felt like they had something to prove.”

After a scoreless first quarter, Oxford took the first lead of the game on a 38-yard field goal by Gray Jenkins with just under eight minutes left before intermission.

The Chargers had driven the ball on previous possessions, but were forced to

Team USA women, felt like the new track complex would help in regards to recruiting. Instead of a picture of what the complex was going to look like, Price-Smith can now walk them on the surface, and across the grass.

“It's a godsend. When you can bring a recruit here, and walk through the door and see this, who wouldn't want to come here,” PriceSmith said. “It is awesome and it's going to be awesome recruiting tool. We had a great recruiting class this year already and I think next year's recruiting class is off and running and going to be even better.”

Kendricks felt like having a facility for the studentathletes to train on, and one that doesn't involve them going to the local high schools, is going to make the biggest difference.

“A good athlete is going to work out in the parking lot

if they have a good coach.

The track is beautiful and it has that aesthetic that really helps out parents help kids make the decision,” Kendricks said. “It raises the level of drive for athletes that are here. If you can make it easy for an athlete to come out here and train hard, they will do it more often and that's when they get better. It makes it so much better than getting into a van and go across town from classes at the university all day. It's so much easier to suit up, come out here and work hard. As an athlete, the hardest part is traveling. If you can get to a place to train and do what you know how to do rather than have to worry about the energy you're wasting, it raises the level of how much you can improve.”

punt after Lafayette made stops on third-and-short sitiuations.

Lafayette started to move the ball in the second quarter and got all the way to the Oxford 2-yard line before Quarles fumbled. That actually led to the Commodores' first points of the night as Oxford's Hiram Wadlington was tackled in the end zone on the next snap from scrimmage for a safety.

The Commodores used the short field following the free kick to their advantage as they drove in for the first touchdown, a 35-yard run

by Quarles. Lafayette led 9-3 at that point with a made extra point from Robbie Langley, and never looked back.

Quarles added a 72-yard

run for a score on the Commodores' second drive in the third quarter, while Will Ard capped the scoring on the night with a 5-yard touchdown toss in the corner of the end zone to Brandon Turnage.

“That was a big throw. We don't ask Will just to do a whole lot, but when we call on him, he does a great job,” Fair said. “The final score with Brandon, we got the matchup we wanted and he put in a place where only our guy could catch it. You can't ask much more from a quarterback.”

Ard finished with eight completions on the night for 132 yards.

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RENTAL

House For Rent 2 Bedroom, 2 bath duplex $700 month, $450 deposit, Saltillo School District NO pets. References, back­ grounds, & employment verifications are required (662) 397­5916

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HOUSE & LAND FOR SALE All Real Estate advertising here­ 10 MILES EAST OF OXFORD in is subject to the Federal Fair 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Housing Act, which makes it with 23 acres, lake, barn illegal to advertise any prefer­ (662)816-8598 ence, limitation or discrimina­ tion based on race, color, reli­ gion, sex, handicap, familial BUYERS & SELLERS MEET status or national origin, or an EVERY DAY IN THE OXFORD intention to make any such CITIZEN CLASSIFIEDS! preferences, limitations or dis­ “IT WORKS!” crimination. We will not know­ 1-800-270-2622 ingly accept any advertising for Fax: 662-620-8301 real estate which is in violation E-mail: of the law. All persons are here­ classifieds@journalinc.com by informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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PETS

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STUFF

Home Furnishings FOR SALE! SOLID OAK ARMOIRE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. $350.00.

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BKE DENIM MADISON SKINNY JEANS $25 (662)844­8267

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AUTO Cars

MITSUBISHI Lancer 2013, 61k miles, 4 door, black, fully equipped, cold air, $9,500.

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