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The United States Post Office in Oxford is set to be changed to the Army First Lieutenant Donald C. Carwile Post Office Building thanks to a bill introduced by U.S. Representative Trent Kelly.

Proper Respect Carwile thankful his son's name attached to USPO

BY JOHN DAVIS OXFORD CITIZEN

There has not been a day that has gone by the past eight years that Dennis Carwile doesn't think of his son Donnie.

Lafayette County's fallen solider, killed in action in Afghanistan serving the U.S. Army in August of 2008, will see his name attached to the United States Post Office in the very near future.

Thanks to a bill introduced by U.S. Representative Trent Kelly, Oxford's post office will be changed as soon as President Barack Obama can sign the bill.

Dennis Carwile praised the efforts of Kelly, and Ronald (Gene) Hays, who is a retired U.S. Marine who also lost his son, for their efforts in getting the bill passed.

The Senate passed House Bill 5309 this past weekend. The official name of the post office will be “Army First Lieutenant

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Donald C. Carwile Post Office Building.”

“I think it's great and I think it's great that we still have that kind of conservative leadership that will go that extra mile,” Dennis Carwile said about the bill that will place his son's name on the post office. "There is so much negativity and bad publicity going around. Everyone is against war and one thing or another and TURN TO CARWILE PAGE 8

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Missin Oxford brings the Square to everyone

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Missin Oxford is the newest, and only, virtual destination for anyone wishing to shop the Square.

The online store sales and ships merchandise from multiple retailers located on the Square, all from one, easy-to-use digital platform.

The idea for the site came about this summer when retired elementary school teacher Maggie Mistilis and her business partner Ginger Campbell were looking for a new project. Campbell’s husband has a background in logistical warehousing. He told the women to look into how businesses on the Square store and ship their merchandise and see if there is a way it could be improved.

Mistilis and Campbell did a little digging and discovered that only very few retailers on the Square offer online shopping. Most of

the stores have websites, but they do not have the management power to branch into actually selling their products online. The ladies then got the idea to do it for them. They created Missin Oxford to fill that need the pair thought was very apparent.

“We got to thinking that we could offer warehousing, shipping and develop a website that would give the stores on the Square the ability to sell online,” Mistilis said. “So that’s what we did. With the websites currently signed up with us now, the products all ship under one basket, rather than a different transaction for each store.”

For the website, they collaborated with local digital design company Confit.

Mistilis said that it was important to her and Campbell that they make this project 100 percent locally supported.

Mistilis said that the name of the website pays homage to all the people all

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New website www.missinoxford.com provides online selling and shipping, as well as warehousing for businesses on the Square. over the world who love Oxford, but don’t get to enjoy it every day. Mistilis said that the website also allows her and her partner to provide a service that lets retailers reach clients they would normally be missing, people who love the retail options on the Square,

but are physically unable to visit. Business on the Square get huge booms of revenue when there is a major event in town, like a festival or sporting event.

With the help of missinoxford.com, however, people who look forward to coming to town and shopping

the unique boutiques no longer need wait to do it in person.

“Oxford has become a destination,” Mistilis said.

“It’s no longer just a place to retire. You look at the Conference for the Book, the Oxford Film Festival, the food, all of it — it brings

people to Oxford from all over the United States. Students who graduated from here, alumni that regularly visit, families that come her for game weekends— everyone is so spread out when they’re not here. This way, they can shop the Square online. They can visit they’re favorite stores in their favorite town. ” There are currently seven stores that have products available on missinoxford.com, and they’re hoping to grown that number as well as available merchandise as soon as possible. Mistilis said that she and her partner got business to sign up with their service simply by going and speaking with them. They visited several different shops and explained what they were doing and how it could benefit the store. There wasn’t much convincing involved for most of them. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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Chamber holds Phlash Drive for Salvation Army

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

The Lafayette Oxford Chamber of Commerce held what they referred to as a Phlash Drive to benefit the Salvation Army. The drive was a last-minute push to get as many children’s coats as possible for before winter officially begins.

The term Phlash Drive is a play on words combining “philanthropy” and “flash.”

The Chamber uses the term when they get a request from a local organization in need of something. They will primarily use their Facebook page and other forms of social media to reach out to the community and request specific donations. Another one of this year’s Phlash Drives was in response to the extreme flooding that took place in Louisiana earlier this year.

Ryan Miller is the Chairman of the Board for the Chamber of Commerce. He recorded a 3-minute long video of himself explaining the need for coats and requesting donations. The video was posted to the Chamber’s YouTube account and then shared via their Facebook page.

“Social media has become a huge tool for us, especially concerning our short-term philanthropy projects,” Miller said.

“When you’ve only got about 48 to 72 hours to get the word out and do something, social media is really the best tool we have to do that. Email works, but everyone’s gonna be on their Facebook and Twitter account. When we have a short amount of time to raise funds or resources, this is the best way we seem to be able to do so.”

Miller said that the

Chamber does not know exactly how many coats were raised through their initiate. Whenever they do these Phlash Drives, they enoughe people to bring donated items directly to the Chamber so that they can coordinate with the specific organization benefiting from the drive, but it

doesn’t always work out like that. Miller said that many people will skip the Chamber and donate directly to the organization, which he emphasized was more than great.

“It’s less important for us to see exactly how much we can raise, than it is for us to just get the word out and

get those donations in,” he said. “We just want people to help out if they can, even if they skip us entirely and just donate directly to the Salvation Army. I don’t have accurate donation numbers, but, as I’ve seen in the past, I’m sure our Chamber members have risen to the occasion. I have no doubt that’ll happen again this time.”

The Chamber’s drive ended Monday afternoon, but Miller said that anyone wishing to still contribute can donate directly to the Salvation Army. Miller said that he thinks it’s important for the Chamber to help promote things like this not only because it is the right thing to do, but also because it helps build a sense of involvement and kinship that stretches beyond just the business community.

“In my opinion, and I think the majority of people

involved with the Chamber and certainly our members would agree, when your as close-knit as Oxford and several other Mississippi town are, the business community certainly benefits from getting out and getting involved. I think the membership understand that when the community makes up the patronage for your business, that it’s important to give back when you can,” Miller said.

“These Phlash Drive the and other philanthropic events that the Chamber is involved with are a great opportunity for our members to give back and participate in meaningful ways that show the community how much they appreciate their patronage and just appreciate being a part of the community.” chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

Oxford School Board discusses donations, reading scores

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

The Oxford School Board met Monday night in the lecture room of Oxford Middle School to discuss recent business within the district, including donations and the recent release of the 2015-2016 LiteracyBased Promotion Act report.

The act was singed into law 2013 to ensure that every public school student reads at or above grade level by the end of his or her third grade year. This act functions more as an

assessment of where students are and where they need to be. It is separate from the Third Grade Reading Gate, which is a summative assessment of reading levels students take in the spring. The act is also a part of a statewide campaign called Strong Readers=Strong Leaders. The overall goal is to improve literacy levels in all Mississippi schoolchildren.

Results from the report show 95 percent of third graders in the Oxford School District who took the test achieved passing marks. There are a small

number of students who are exempt from taking the test if they have a disability for which the test cannot be accommodated, or if they have been learning English for less than two years.

Of the students tested 48.3 percent were reading on significantly proficient levels above their grade.

Oxford School Board President Marian Barksdale read out donations made to the district by the Oxford Athletics Booster Club. The largest donation went to the Oxford High School Cheer team for

travel expenses and totaled out to $5,052.40. The next donation was for athletics teams to create banners to be displayed. That donation was $3,805. The final donation when to the Oxford High School Dance Team for travel expenses and totaled out to $3,380.

Barksdale said that she and the rest of the board were extremely grateful to the Booster Club and the fundraising work they do to support the district’s athletic endeavors.

During the meeting, the board also took time to recognize Oxford citizen

Rachel West who personally donated $2, 806.25 to pay off all past due accounts for students at Bramlett Elementary School. Head of Child Nutrition Tim Howington said that he and the district were extremely grateful for West’s generosity in making sure that all students at Bramlett are fed and that such a significant financial deficit is no longer resting on the shoulders of the school’s lunch program.

The school board also took to the time to hear from Assistant Superintendent Jeff Clay regarding the

fact that registration for the Pre-K program will be opening soon and that there are only 112 positions available in the program.

Students will be enrolled in the program based on socioeconomic and academic need. The Oxford Citizen will be running a full article with more information about the registration process and how students are selected for the program closer to the opening of online registration. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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Badges has bonded with Oxford residents, OPD very well EDITOR'S NOTE: This edition of On the Beat is a special one. It's with Badges, the elf who has found his way on to the Oxford Police Department. This is a Q & A with the Citizen's John Davis.

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Officer Badges

JOHN DAVIS: How does it feel to be a part of the force?

BADGES: It is so very exciting and at the same time a little scary but all the officers have been amazing and so reassuring.

DAVIS: Have you always wanted to be an officer?

BADGES: After some of the officers found my friend Glitter, I realized that they spend a lot of time just helping people out. I have always wanted to help people and this was a great opportunity. I am learning that Oxford police actually spend about 90 percent of their day helping people. And only about 10 percent is dealing with those on the naughty list.

DAVIS: What is like to be an elf?

BADGES: It's the best job JOHN DAVIS AND OPD ever! Children love us and working with Santa is great. The Oxford Police Department welcomed Badges the Elf to the force earlier this month. So far he's enjoyed his time in Oxford, getting ready for Christmas.

Being small does present a BADGES: He loves Oxford tions. I hate you guys don’t DAVIS: Do you and the love to, but I have my main the Oxford community as a few challenges, but it has and is a huge Ole Miss fan. get more snow! other elves ever get any responsibilities back at the whole. They are truly trying its perks too.

North Pole. I may see if they to make a difference and We come to a lot of the time off?

DAVIS: What do we not games, but of course we DAVIS: How great does it BADGES: We work really will let me work seasonally love people. realize about your job? are in disguise. Mississippi feel to see the kids do what hard during the year and but just as part time help.

BADGES: It’s pretty hard is a great state, everyone is they're asked when you we are able to take a little DAVIS: Do you get anytime off during the late with all the traveling dur- so warm and friendly, and watch them?

DAVIS: What are your thing for Christmas? ing December, and some- I love hearing “hey y’all!”

BADGES: It’s great. I really summer, after everyone early impressions of Chief BADGES:We get the joy of times I would really like a think all children try to do goes back to school. My fa- East and his officers? giving. The love and happihug. I do wish more adults DAVIS: What is your fa- their best, sometimes they vorite is to catch some sunBADGES: They are fantas- ness we get to bring to chilbelieved in us. Sometimes vorite thing about Christ- just need a little encourage- shine at the beach. tic people. Chief East would dren and families is really it feels like people are los- mas? ment. As elves we are here make a very good Santa in all we need. But the Christing the Christmas spirit.

BADGES: Everyone tries to act as behavioral backup, DAVIS: If things go well training someday. You can mas bonus sure does help to be nicer and reach out to because the holiday season the next few weeks, would tell that he and his staff are that retirement fund. one another tends to get kids a bit you consider staying with very family oriented. EveryDAVIS: Does Santa like love thing is about families, the OPD? coming to Oxford and Mis- more. And the lights, I love amped up. john.davis@journalinc.com all the lights and decorasissippi overall?

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OBITUARIES ROSALEA MORGANTI SHERMAN

John and Della Tarzi Morganti and graduated from Clarksdale GREENVILLE - Funeral Mass for High School. She married Rosalea Morganti Sherman, 94, Charles Sherman on July 29, of Greenville was at 11:30 a.m., 1943 in Las Vegas, New Mexico Wednesday at St. Joseph and then made Greenville her Catholic Church, Greenville. She home. She enjoyed sharing her passed away on Monday, Deselftaught art of Italian cooking cember 12, 2016. Burial was in with the extended Sherman famGreenville Cemetery under the ily, whose Lebanese heritage she direction of Boone Funeral Home, quickly embraced. After being tuGreenville. tored by her mother-in-law, she She was born in Clarksdale, Mis- became one of the best Lebanese cooks in town. All of sissippi on October 23, 1922 to

her Italian and Lebanese recipes have been passed down to her family.

While raising her family, Rosalea worked alongside her husband in the business they established in 1947, Sherman's Grocery, on the corner of Main Street and Reed Road. After her son Charles bought the grocery and then converted it into Sherman’s Restaurant, she loved visiting there in order to continue seeing many old customers and friends.

Rosalea was a faithful member and communicant of St. Joseph Catholic Church where she was a member of the Altar Society, ladies sewing circle and the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary. She was also very involved at St. Joseph High School while her children were students there.

After the deaths of her husband and her mother (who she brought to Greenville to care for), she enjoyed her church family, playing cards with friends, and

cooking for her children and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and siblings: Herman Morganti, Carrie LaBouve, Mildred McKenzie, and Frank Morganti. She is survived by her four children: Charles Sherman (Carole),Nancy Dantone (Frank), Jane Henry (Mike), and John Sherman (Robin). She leaves behind 8 grandchildren: Chuck Sherman (Elizabeth), Christopher Sherman, Renee

Dantone Hitt, Cindy Dantone Parolli (Jason), Michael Henry (Mallory), Morgan Henry, Molly Sherman Coleman (Robert), and Shelby Sherman; as well as 7 great-grandchildren: Frank Tyler Hitt, Dominic & Charlie Parolli, Graham, Olivia Cate, & Bramlett Sherman, and Mary Lynley Henry.

Memorials can be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church Restoration Fund, P. O. Box 1220, Greenville, MS 38702-1220, or a charity

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Pop Up Oxford will last a week in late January Pop Up Oxford will kick off Sunday, Jan. 22, and continue through Saturday, Jan. 28, with events and programs celebrating Oxford’s rich cultural scene. The idea stemmed from discussion within the Visit Oxford office about how to generate more visitation to Oxford during an otherwise slow time of year. Pop Up Oxford was born through the idea of a Chautauquaan adult education movement that began at the beginning of the 20th century and brought together culture and entertainment in various formats including lectures, events and programs.

Pop Up Oxford will encompass the idea of the Chautaqua movement by hosting various events, speakers, exhibits and musical components—all of which Oxford has become known for in celebrating its literary, musical and cultural heritage— and all within a week’s time.

Visit Oxford has collaborated with various organizations, attractions and events to create a week-long

schedule of activities for visitors and locals.

“Visit Oxford is excited to collaborate with so many different organizations and events to bring people to Oxford during an otherwise slow time of year. Pop Up Oxford highlights so many different things that Oxford has become known for culturally and offers something for everyone,” said Director of Visit Oxford, Mary Allyn Hedges.

The week-long cultural celebration will begin with the Hotel Hop from 3:30 7:30 p.m. Hotels around the Square will host a progressive food and drink tasting.

The Hotel Hop will begin at the Visit Oxford office (1013 East Jackson Ave.) and will be hosted by the Chancellor’s House, which will offer fine wine and cheese pairings, followed by a stop at the Inn at Ole Miss, which will serve a hot soup and adult beverage combo to warm you up. The Green Roof Lounge at the Courtyard Marriott will host the next stop with a tapas menu

and cocktail tasting. Finally, The Coop at the Graduate Hotel will round out the evening with a mixology demonstration and desserts. Participating hotels will be offering shuttle service and the Double Decker Bus will also be providing transportation to each stop. To purchase tickets for this event visit, www.PopUpOxfordMS.co m.

“Pop Up Oxford is going to be a great event reminding everyone of all the amazing things Oxford has to offer. With the Hotel Hop to kick off the week, we look forward to showing tourists and residents in the area what incredible hotels we have. Every hotel has something unique to feature and we look forwarding to sharing that,” said Nadia Thornton, assistant general manager for the Inn at Ole Miss.

On Jan. 23, the University Museum, in partnership with the Fiber Arts Festival, will host a filming of “A Century of Quilts: America in

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Pop Up Oxford will continue with a Pre-Art Crawl discussion with artist, Charlie Buckley at Southside Gallery at 4:30 p.m. prior to the free monthly Oxford Art Crawl on Jan. 24. The Oxford Art Crawl will take place from 5 until 6:30 p.m., ending at the Ford Center for a reception prior to the performance of In the Mood: A 1940’s Musical Revue at 7:30. Mini Bits at The Edison will also be hosting an opening reception for new media artist, Mark Ramos, on Tuesday from 5 until 7.

On Jan. 25, there will be a screening of “Sorry We’re Open” sponsored by the Oxford Film Festival and “Eat or We Both Starve” and “Smoke and Ears” both by Joe York, followed by a discussion about food and film in Oxford and how it has changed with Ron Shapiro, Joe York, Alan Arrivee, and John T Edge at the Oxford Conference Center from

5:30 until 7 p.m.

The week culminates with the Fiber Arts Festival kicking off on Jan. 26, through Jan. 28. In addition to Fiber Arts Festival starting on Thursday, Thacker Mountain Radio will kick off their spring season at Off Square Books at 6 p.m. with author Tim Gautreaux and Diane Williams with the Mississippi Arts Commission. On Friday, the Fiber Arts Festival will host a breakfast and lecture with Diane Williams at the Powerhouse. Also on Friday, January 27, there will be a special shopping and dining event on the Square called Shop Up Oxford. Details for this event are underway.

Said Andi Bedsworth, Oxford Fiber Arts Fest coordinator, “We are so pleased that our seventh annual Oxford Fiber Arts Festival is being offered as part of Pop Up Oxford. With 16 vendors from eight states, 28 classes, children's activities, lectures and receptions offered to celebrate traditional and

modern fiber arts, there is sure to be something appealing to all ages.”

Pop Up Oxford rounds out the week on Jan. 28, with TEDx University of Mississippi at the Ford Center from 1 until 4 p.m. The Ole Miss Men’s Basketball team hosts Baylor University at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at 5 p.m.

“The Ford Center is pleased to be part of the Pop Up Oxford event. We welcome all who participate on January 24 to end the day at the Ford Center with a special reception and entertainment at 6:45 p.m. before our presentation of In the Mood at 7:30 p.m. This production includes a live band on stage with singers and dancers presenting songs from the 1930s and 1940s. Help us celebrate our men and women in uniform as part of this military appreciation event. Tickets are on sale now on line and at the UM Box Office,” said Julia Aubrey, director, Ford Center for the Performing Arts.

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Chamber launches Night of Lights interactive map

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

This year the Lafayette Oxford Chamber of Commerce has collaborated with Jeremy Roberts to map out Lafayette County’s first ever Night of Lights driving tour.

Roberts works for the Center for Student Success and First Year Experience at the University of Mississippi and is chairing the committee for Night of Lights. He and the Chamber worked to create an interactive Google map displaying various points around town where notable Christmas and other holiday lights would be located.

By having a digital map rather than a physical one, the Chamber can update the map at anytime.

As people are learning about the project, they are notifying the Chamber of different displays, as well as requesting that their own house be added to

SCREENSHOT OF NIGHT OF LIGHTS MAP

the map. The map can be accessed from any desktop, laptop or mobile device, where it can be used to give accurate turn-by-

turn directions to the different locations.

“Right now, we’ve got a lot of the larger neighborhoods as well as various

places on campus,” Roberts said. “We’ve had several people contact us this weekend and ask that we add their information to the map. We’re going to continue to add to it as we go along in order to create the most comprehensive list we can.”

The map went live on December 9 and will stay active until December 27.

It can be accessed through the Chamber’s website as well as the Night of Lights Facebook page. The map was viewed over 4,000 times in the first 72 hours it was published online, and is receiving many more views daily.

Vice President of the Chamber Pam Swain has been looking forward to

the Night of Lights map since this summer when they started making concrete plans regarding the project.

“We are thrilled with the response we’ve had to the map so far,” Swain said in an email to the Citizen.

“We have some great homes listed and also listed some subdivisions that feature numerous homes with great light displays. People have been going to the map and enjoying family time together. We felt it was important to get this together because we want people to stay in Oxford and Lafayette County and see the beauty our residents put on display, as well as create an activity that allows people to

spend quality time together, both friends and family.”

The idea of the Night of Lights tour came about last Christmas when Roberts was attending a Communiversity class on wreath making at the university. He learned about events Water Valley offered around the holiday season, one of which being a map of different light displays around town. Roberts thought it would be wonderful to bring the idea to Oxford, so he got with the Chamber, and they loved it.

They made him the chair of a committee that would see to the maps creation, and the response has been substantial.

Christmas is Roberts’ favorite holiday. He said that he has loved working to put this map together because he wants to spread the joy of the season to as many people in the Oxford and Lafayette community as possible.

“I love this season, and I love Christmas,” Roberts said. “It’s always been a favorite of mine. It’s just a great time to spend with your family and friends. I like Christmas lights, and I’ve enjoyed working on this project because I’m an event planner by trade.

There’s just something about Christmas lights that makes you feel different from how you’ve felt all year round. It makes me feel like I’m a kid again. It brings back a lot of really good memories for me that I really enjoy.” chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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COURTESY OF DENNIS CARWILE

Lafayette County native Donnie Carwile was killed in Afghanistan while serving as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 2008.

Carwile FROM 1

it's good that we have somebody that will step up and do what he's doing.”

A portion of College Hill Road is also named in the honor of Donnie Carwile.

Since the day his son was killed, Dennis Carwile said that it's been tough on him.

“Since he died, it just blew me away the outpouring from people. Things kind of got quiet and nothing was said. Somebody wrote that it would be wonderful if somebody stepped up and honor this young man and name a building or a street after him,” Dennis Carwile said.

“I don't know how to get that kind of stuff done. I kind of got down and disappointed because nothing ever happened. The street thing came up and it

raised my hopes and when it got done, I was really proud of that. I chose that road out there because his two daughters live out there at Twelve Oaks. They see those signs everyday.”

Dennis Carwile said anyone who has a lost a child knows the feeling of loss.

He describe the immense loneliness as always being there.

“I miss him more and more everyday. I lost a wife in 2000 in a car wreck and I thought that was the toughest thing I could ever go through,” Dennis Carwile said. “And then when I lost him, I realized that was even harder. I'm happy, I'm not wallowing in pity or anything like that. But not having him around, and being able to share things with him, it's never going to be there.”

Dennis Carwile said everything got started for

the bill to be adopted back in the spring when Hays called him and told him that he contacted Kelly.

“It just blew me away. I thought it was wonderful and just great. I've been following this pretty close. I signed up for the U.S. government alert so that each phase happened, I was let known,” he said. “Of course the people with Trent Kelly's office, Susan Parker, have been keeping up with me. This means so much.

It's a wonderful thing that they're doing.”

Donnie Carwile graduated from Lafayette and then was a police officer in Oxford and in Batesville.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart during his distinguished career of service.

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Toys for Tots serves many local children

BY JOHN DAVIS OXFORD CITIZEN

Many local children in need of a happy Christmas were provided for through the Toys for Tots initiative.

The U.S. Marine Corps reserve helps families in need, and Ronald (Gene) Hays served as the coordinator for the event this year.

Hays said there have been a number of requests for toys. The campaign started back in October, and applications are taken for kids from newborn all the way up until age 14. Families have to be on some sort of government assistance to qualify, and Hays gets copies of birth information before final approval.

Union, Pontotoc, Panola, Lafayette and Yalobusha were the counties that were impacted from the local drive. Hays and his wife have been storing the toys in the old No. 1 fire station on North Lamar Boulevard. Hays said the U.S. Navy ROTC unit helped raise $2,500 over the course of a few weekends.

The goal was to get toys to between 220 and 230 kids. Donations will be taken through this Saturday, which is distribution day. Any toys

JOHN DAVIS

Members of the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department collected toys for foster children this past week as part of the annual Toys for Tots initiative. that come in after can be used for next year. Four deputies from the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department helped deliver toys to foster children in the area. Taking part in the event puts Hays in the Christmas spirit.

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Judge Jim Greenlee enjoys his work on the State Court of Appeals

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Judge Jim Greenlee is the latest addition to the Mississippi Court of Appeals.

Greenlee is a Batesville native who spent the majority of his law career in the Oxford community. The Ole Miss graduate and former U.S. Attorney was appointed and sworn in to the Court of Appeals by Gov. Phil Bryant in January of this year and voted to remain in the position in November’s election.

The judge splits his very busy schedule between the Carroll Gartin Justice Building in Jackson and his office in Oxford. While passing through Oxford to spend the holidays with his family, Judge Greenly sat down over a cup of coffee with Oxford Citizen Reporter Chaning Green to discuss what lead him to a career in law and how the ride’s been so far.

did my undergrad and went to law school at Ole Miss.

GREEN: Did you come straight out of your bachelor’s into law school?

GREENLEE: Well, I went to South Panola High School.

While I was there, I was granted a Navy scholarship.

With that, I went to Ole Miss and got a degree in engineering. Then, because I was on a Navy scholarship, I went into the Navy and fulfilled the commitment I’d made to them. I served there for four years, and I was then able to come back to law school.

GREEN: Where were you stationed?

GREENLEE: Jacksonville, Florida. I was working on two different destroyers. We did everything. My job ran the gamut of being the supervising officer over the men who worked on all the deck equipment, and then CHANING GREEN: Are you on the next shift, I was the gunnery officer, navigator originally from Oxford?

JIM GREENLEE: No, I’m and administrative officer. originally from Batesville. I I was there on what was

COURTESY OF JIM GREENLEE

Judge Jim Greenlee was appointed and later elected to the Mississippi State Court of Appeals this year. referred to as a regular commission, but I was able to resign my position for a spot as a reserve officer, and because of that, I was able to go to law school. I stayed in the reserves for quite sometime,

all the way until I retired.

GREEN: Why did you want to go to law school in the first place? What pushed you in that direction?

GREENLEE: Who knows why we really do anything? I think it’s all a part of your make up, the end result of everything you’ve done and who’ve dealt with. Part of it was that I had a degree in engineering and I had been in the Navy. I thought both of those would probably take me away from where I really wanted to be, which was with my family. I had two aunts that I was very close with pass away when I was in the Navy, and I could attend their funerals. I wanted to get back here.

In high school, my guidance counselor was named Kyle Miller. She was also the librarian. She was just wonderful. Believe it or not, the library, where all these guys from the band, all these guys that played football, all the girls, everyone — it was the quietest place in the high school. Not because he was mean, she was just that good. If she caught me looking a girl a little too long, I had to write a two-page paper on what I thought about that girl, and I would then have to read it to the entire library.

One day she told me, 'Jim, I know you’re going into engineering, but you need to think about being a lawyer.

My brother was, and I think you’d be good at it.' I dis-

missed that. I was going to be an engineer and then a naval officer.

When I came to Ole Miss, I met Ann Veazey, and her father was a lawyer. And then my brother-in-law also became an attorney. I then had some really good friends go into the profession. I realized that I could do that, and still be around my family. I wouldn’t good at football, but I was pretty good at math and English. I took the LSAT, and I think I did well on that, and I was able to get into law school at Ole Miss.

There were a lot of interesting folks in that class.

Ronnie Musgrove was there, along with John Grisham, Richard Schwartz and a bunch of other folks. I graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law in January of 1981.

that job as well as the Navy.

GREEN: When were you appointed to where you are now?

GREENLEE: I took the Oath of Office on January 20. The governor made his decision, called me down and interviewed me. It was set up so that just two or three days after he’d made his decision, I would be sworn in.

Before I was appointed, in my retirement I was serving on the Judicial Appointment Advisory Committee. The committee basically advises the governor on his options when it comes to judicial appointments. When someone puts their name in the hat for an appointment, if they were in the northern district of the state, I would look at them and advise accordingly. I recused myself from the committee before I put myself up for the apGREEN: What’d you do pointment. I thought it was only proper. after law school?

GREENLEE: I went into priGREEN: What do you vate practice in Southaven for about six or seven years. enjoy about your job on the By this time, I was married Court of Appeals?

GREENLEE: I like a lot of to Ann, and I was looking to get out and get a job. I really things about it. It’s really enjoyed my time working in challenging, and, as a private practice. I was at a lawyer, it’s really good work. different point in my career. I work with good people.

Private practice is a great We’re trying to look after the place for a young lawyer to rights and the privileges and figure out what’s going on in justice for people. That in law. You get to help people and of itself is kind of heady with their problems, and work, but it’s also honest you can make a living at it. and hard work. For a lawyer, We did everything from rep- it’s just good work. We’re tryresent individuals to do- ing to make the best call.

It is a profession, it is mestic relations cases to representing banks and the work, but one of the things city. We did a bunch of dif- I’ve always liked is variety.

It’s not the same thing all the ferent things.

After that I was able to get time. The breadth of what a position at the U.S. Attor- we have is amazing. We ney’s Office, and I was there have post collateral relief from 1987 to 2001 as an As- appeals and a lot of appeals sistant U.S. Attorney, and from people in the Missisthen I served as U.S. Attor- sippi prison system, many ney until 2010. I had talked of which are extremely valid. to Tommy Ethridge, who We get appeals on convichad been one of my profes- tions made in the circuit sors in law school. He’d been courts. We also handle cases the lawyer for the university of parental rights, and those and was the first full-time are always so hard.

It’s very challenging, and U.S. Attorney. I called him to talk about it and he said, fulfilling work. It’s nice to 'Jim Greenlee,' and he never work in an environment used my full name unless he where people don’t get really wanted me to listen, upset when there’s a dis'working for the U.S. Attor- agreement. We’re always ney’s Office is the best job in willing to try and underthe world for an attorney.' stand another judge’s point So I went for it. It really was a of view, and I think that’s rewonderful job. In 200,1 I was ally important. appointed by President Bush as the new U.S. Attorchaning.green@journalinc.com ney. In 2010, I retired from Twitter: chaningthegreen

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John Davis Sports Editor

Rebels' Engram makes every team, award list but one

E

ver since the 2016 college football season came to an end, Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram has been a busy man. He's picked up award after award and been named to several different All-American or all SEC teams.

Engram, who left Ole Miss with the most catches, yards and touchdowns receiving for a tight end, was just named to the first team Associated Press All-America team. No offense to any of the other teams and honors the players can be a part of, but the AP team is the most prestigious list to make. Engram was the top tight end there because he caught 65 passes for 926 yards and eight touchdowns. And he did all of it without playing against Mississippi State in the finale.

Last week, Engram was named the Ozzie Newsome Award winner, and he won the 2016 Pop Warner Little Scholars College Football Award, which recognizes a senior who has made a difference on the field, in the classroom and in his community.

Engram was also a member of the AllSEC team selected by the coaches and a member of the Sporting News All-American team. The one thing he wasn't a finalist for was the John Mackey award, which is given out annually to the nation's best tight end. It was won this year

by Jake Butt of Michigan, who has good stats — 43 catches for 518 yards and four touchdowns — but nothing better than Engram. It's not Butts' fault he was the winner. He doesn't vote or select the list of candidates. That resides with a committee that includes the likes of Lee Corso, Keith Jackson, Dallas Clark and Phil Steele, among others.

What still perplexes is the fact that Engram wasn't one of the three finalists. Alabama's OJ Howard, who is a good tight end in his own right, and Jordan Leggett of Clemson were the other two who ended up traveling to Atlanta to take part in the ceremony a week ago. Howard heads into the matchup with Washington with 37 catches for 445 yards and two touchdowns. Leggett had 38 catches for 637 yards and seven touchdowns. Again, both are good numbers but not better than Engram.

Of course the common denominator with all three of the finalists is that each of their teams are headed to prestigious bowl games. Michigan will play Florida TURN TO ENGRAM PAGE 18

Oxford senior Cole Calhoon has been selected to play in the Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star game in February.

All-Star Charger Senior Calhoon keeps OHS soccer team on point

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Soccer has been a part of Cole Calhoon's life since he was old enough to dribble a ball at the age of 3. So for Calhoon, a senior captain for the Oxford Chargers, to make the Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star game, it was an exciting honor to say the least.

“It's an honor to represent the school.

I feel like I should be in it after working so hard, but it's an honor and it means a lot,” Calhoon said.

The Chargers have been on a tear heading into this weekend's matches in the Oxford Showcase tournament at FNC Park. They have won six straight matches, and all of them have been shutouts. All of the success of this season started last season, Calhoon said.

“We are definitely going up. We had some struggles scoring at the beginning of the season, but I knew we were a great team,” Calhoon said. “I think it really started last year. Last year we had a great team and it's been building up and up from there and I think it's going in the right direction.”

Oxford made the playoffs last year, but they lost in heartbreaking fashion to Germantown. There were some down moments Calhoon's junior year, but there were things for him to learn from.

“We had some people injured and suspensions. We had a bunch of close losses. It was rough and tough to get the motivation going,” Calhoon said, who

was broken up about the ending for the seniors. “I had been playing with all those seniors my whole life. It was pretty much like my senior season and to see them lose, and for them have to leave us here in a season where I think we really should have won, to have that season with all the struggles, it really set my mind right. It got me pumped up for this year.”

Calhoon feels like the Chargers, who are 10-2 heading into the weekend, are one of the best teams in the state. And that means every match, they need to win, no matter what.

“I definitely think we're capable of winning against any team in the state,” he said. “I feel like I have to finish something for all those seniors from last year, and I feel like I have to carry on something. I think it's more for them and the people that I feel like we let down. I was a captain last year, too, and I felt like I didn't do enough for my seniors last year.”

Calhoon is a midfielder for the Chargers, which means he gets chances to score, but not nearly as much as a forward. He has a goal, but his role is to lock down and control the middle of the field for the Chargers. The team has a new head coach this season in Charley Sabatier, and Calhoon said he's helped the team out.

“This program, we don't worry about a new coach. We don't make drama a lot, we're all here together. We're brothers and we've been through different

coaches,” Calhoon said. “We don't let that bring us down. We're still going to play our best. He has been helping us out, he's a good guy.”

Growing up, Calhoon played any sport he could get his hands, head or legs wrapped around. That list included football, baseball in middle school and track.

Heading into his sophomore season, he cut everything back to soccer. Calhoon was part of the track team that won the MHSAA Class 5A state championship.

“I like everything, so it was hard to give up all those sports up. I feel I have the best chance of going somewhere in soccer, and that was my best sport,” Calhoon said.

The goal heading into the Christmas break was to use the Showcase as a building block for the future.

“I hope we don't lose any games, but you also learn something from losses and that's what we learned last year after a very tough season,” Calhoon said. “I've learned from it. I've matured even more from it as a captain. I wasn't as dominant as I needed to be. I was nervous most of the time. You have to stay focused and always be positive. In the last game against Germantown, I was always nervous. I wanted to help my seniors out so bad but you can't play your best when you're nervous. This year, what I'm trying to do is stay positive and play my game and not worry about the little things.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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Commodores take down Bruce for Sherman

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

It only took a second to look at the scorebook to know that the Lafayette Commodores played for their coach, John Sherman, against Bruce Tuesday night. Nine different players scored in the 53-38 win over the Trojans with Sherman out. His mother, Rosalea Morganti Sherman, passed away Monday, and her funeral was Wednesday in Greenville.

Senior forward Cory Williams remembers Sherman walking in to tell the team after practice.

“He came late and we all said that we were all going to play for Coach Sherman since he wasn't here,” said Williams, who had four points and combined with two others to garner 29 rebounds. “He said that his brother took it real hard. I felt bad for him.”

Clint Jordan filled in for Sherman on the bench, and he agreed that the team won the game for their coach.

“To say they won it and played for Coach Sherman couldn't be any more true.

Our kids all day (Monday) were really focused on what we were going to do

because they wanted to win the game for him,” Jordan said. “They knew he was hurting with the loss of his mother and we kind of huddled up a little before practice. With me being the assistant coach, practice can get sloppy. It's just hard as an assistant to keep them where they need to be sometimes. We all came together and said 'Let's do this for coach, let's make sure we have a good practice and make sure we're prepared and go play hard.'”

Jordan said Sherman was able to install a game plan for the Trojans, who

scored 103 points on Water Valley earlier in the season.

“I couldn't be more proud of how they executed tonight. And how hard they played,” Jordan said. “(Sherman) called me and said let's shut down driving lanes and force them to shoot over hands.

Let's make sure when we're running against their 1-2-2 that we have a certain type of offense, a certain type of look, and that we can play inside out.

Everything worked. We played terrific defense. I feel like in the third quarter, we got a little sloppy but we were able to regain

that momentum because the kids had bought into what Coach Sherman's game plan was.”

Williams felt like the Commodores, who are 2-4 heading into the annual crosstown meeting with Oxford, played hard but more had to be done in regards to turning over the ball.

“We need patience,” said Williams, who has only played in two games since his return from the football field. “I felt like I rebounded pretty well but I can get better.”

Jordan felt like the win could only help matters

facing the undefeated Chargers on Friday night.

“Every game we have played has been single digits until tonight. So it's been a game we can win or lose coming down to the very end,” Jordan said.

“We haven't finished very well but tonight, I feel like we finished as well as anything.”

Keilan Buford led the Commodores with 13 points, while Ky Woodall had eight points and Jonah Matlock had seven points.

John.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

OHS-LHS set to battle in annual Crosstown hoops matchup

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

For the next calendar year, the winners of Friday night's basketball games between Lafayette and Oxford will have bragging rights on their side, if they choose to use them. The two schools square off in what has become just one annual matchup. The fourgame slate in the OHS gym begins with junior varsity action at 4 p.m.

Lafayette's Lady Commodores are seeking a fourth straight win over the Lady Chargers. Coach Shayne Linzy was on the winning side of things after moving over from OHS. Lafayette is undefeated coming in, and regarded as one of the best teams in Class 4A. Last season was a tough

game for Linzy because of the move over. He still knows several of the Lady Chargers, but the feel of the game is considerably different.

“It is different being just one year removed coming to Lafayette. Last year was a big game for both sides because of the rivalry and then add the situation with me,” Linzy said. “As far as I'm concerned, it will always be there, but it's not as big. It's back to Lafayette girls versus Oxford girls playing some basketball.

Like every year in this game, I expect our girls to play hard and harder than usual because it's Oxford. I expect the Oxford girls to do the same. It's good, old fashioned basketball between county rivals.”

Linzy added he has seen the Lady Chargers get more

into coach Cliff Ormon's game plan in his second year.

“They're playing scrappy on defense. They're doing some pressing and playing really hard-nosed man-toman,” Linzy said. “I've seen them play some zone. I don't know what he's going to do against us, but it's our job to be prepared for whatever he throws out at us. Our girls have bought into what we're trying to sell for the last year and a half and it's been a year and a half that Coach Ormon has done the same over there.”

Ormon said Friday's matchup is “exciting for everyone involved” and that his kids really want to win.

“Their kids want to win.

It's the bragging rights for the year. It's only one

game, you only have one shot,” Ormon said. “Last year, they came in ready.

They got a good win against us. Hopefully our kids will see that. We know it's going to be a tough challenge, Lafayette is having a good year. We're going to give it our best shot.”

The Lady Chargers have gotten better and better every time they have played this season, but Ormon said the Lady Commodores will give a challenge that even some of the other teams played this season can't.

“There is no doubt they will be one of the best teams we play all year,” Ormon said. “They made it to the 4A state tournament last year and got almost everybody back. We know the challenge we face. Then

again, it's basketball. Our kids are going to be ready for that night. We'll have a good game plan and give them the best shot we can.”

Drew Tyler, the head coach of the Chargers, will be coaching in his 50th game against Lafayette. He pointed out that a crowd of 1,200 fans could be in the gym when the two teams tip off.

“These kids interact with each other in the summer time and a lot of them have built friendship. They play pick-up games with each other around town and then you add in the fans from both sides,” Tyler said.

“It's the same guys playing the same game but it's in a different setting. For my guys, it's a reward to play the crosstown rivals. We don't want to get to high or too low. That's how we ap-

proach everything. This is a part of our puzzle we're trying to put together as far as getting us ready for district play come January.”

Friday's games are “not a loser leave town” game as Tyler called it. The key to the approach of the game was to be confident, not cocky.

“It will be a calendar year before we play again. Our kids don't look at it as if we win, we get to brag for a year. Our guys want to win the pick up basketball, the school setting basketball game, that's the way we do it,” Tyler said. “I'm a believer that you don't coach teams. I think you put them in an environment that makes them want to win.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

Lafayette's Tyler Williams officially now an MSU Bulldog

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

A second or two after Tyler Williams caught the first pass thrown by Lafayette's Will Ard in the MHSAA Class 4A title game two weeks ago, he looked up at the video board heading into the end zone.

It was the first big time moment for the two-way standout at Mississippi

State's Davis-Wade Stadium, his home for the next four seasons.

Williams signed on with the MSU Bulldogs Wednesday morning, making his long-time verbal pledge official. His mother Tamika gave him the scholarship paperwork, and Tyler Williams, who was named the Defensive Most Valuable Player in Division 24A this year, joined his

teammates and coach Michael Fair at a table to pose for pictures. MSU made sure the Williams feel right at home, and a part of the MSU family the entire step of the way.

“I'm excited. You're always excited for your child to get a scholarship and go to the next level and play the game they love to play, and get a good education,” Tamika Williams said.

“They made us feel welcome when we were down there. It feels like home.”

Tyler Williams began his official visit at MSU right after he helped the Commodores defeat Poplarville in the title game. His 77yard touchdown reception to start the scoring for Lafayette allowed him to look up at the screen, and show his tremendous athletic ability to those in at-

tendance at the game.

Tyler Williams said that he got to meet some more people while he was on his official visit, as well as talk to coaches and tour the campus more than he has in the past. Tyler Williams took an unofficial visit with his mother, and also attended the Big Dawg camp during the summer.

His mother laughed when she heard her son

say that scoring the touchdown in the title game made him feel a little more like being at home.

“I was looking at the jumbotron the whole time all the way until I crossed the plane of the end zone,” he said.

Mississippi State's 2017 signing class is ranked in the top 25 of the national TURN TO WILLIAMS PAGE 19

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Move from WR to LB paid off for NECC Tiger

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Brenden Williams drove over from Booneville to Oxford last weekend not expecting anything but to have a good time during his official visit at Ole Miss. The Northeast Mississippi Community College linebacker didn't have a firm scholarship offer from the Rebels at the time, but he was hoping to get one.

“I really wanted to enjoy my visit and to get to know Coach (Hugh) Freeze and his coaching staff,” said Williams, who ended up getting an offer Saturday which led to him committing to Ole Miss. “It humbled me. I was extremely thankful to Coach Freeze to give me a scholarship. It was a very emotional time.

I felt like it was a long time coming. I feel good about myself and the opportunity.”

Williams will play the middle linebacker spot, or a spot in the middle if the defense turns to out be a 34 like some think it will be when Freeze makes his new hire. He was unable to meet the Rebels' new defensive coordinator, but due to his size (6-foot-3, 235 pounds) he has the ability to play in the middle, and still pursue side-

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LB Brenden Williams line to sideline. Williams came to NECC as a wide receiver, but his athletic ability allowed him to not only make the change, but lead the Tigers in tackles with 91.

Williams said he had complete faith in the coaching staff as far as hiring the right defensive coordinator.

“I feel like I can fit into any kind of scheme and the coaches trust in me and my ability and what I can do,” Williams said. “I put all my faith in those guys and I know they will make the right decision.”

Former Lafayette High standout DK Buford hosted Williams on his visit. Defensive line coach Chris Kiffin and running backs coach Derrick Nix were the ones that spent significant time with Williams.

“They were around me the entire visit and making sure I was OK,” he said adding that the most special part of the visit was to go into the locker room. “I know a lot of players don't really get a chance to go in there, so it was nice to get inside a locker room in the SEC. You could get a look of what the atmosphere will be like on Saturdays.

Williams is expected to be at Ole Miss in January and he has three years left to play for the Rebels. His coach at NECC, Greg Davis, said Williams has an unbelievable work ethic.

“He's a great kid to be around. He is a kid who wants to be the best. He wants to play high-level college football and he wants to play in the National Football League,” Davis said.

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Ole Miss picked up a commitment from Northeast Mississippi Community College linebacker Brenden Williams over the weekend.

The change from wide receiver to linebacker involved a lot of hard work for Williams. Davis said he got in the weight room, got stronger and growing as a man. The good news was as he added weight, he kept his speed.

“That happens in college.

I have an offensive tackle right, Ethan Smart, who is

almost 6-7, 295 pounds and he has 10 Division I offers and he is a Mississippi kid who only weighed 250 pounds in high school,” Davis said. “In 18 months, he's gained 50 pounds and it's not uncommon. With the strength program and getting kids developed like you need to, Brenden was able to gain that weight.

And we had a need for linebackers. The No. 1 thing is that he is an athletic, gifted young man.”

Ole Miss also has a big need for linebackers and that's why Williams coming on board for the 2017 signing class is so important to improving a defense that ranked No. 110 in the nation this past season.

“I played at TCU and I took the Gary Patterson mold with him. We as a staff sat down and looked at him and the next thing you know, he's 6-3, 215 and we say 'Let's look at him at tight end, defensive end,'” Davis said. “I said he wasn't going to fit our defensive scheme that we were going to at defensive end, so lets look at him at linebacker.

And he blossomed. He did a wonderful job. He's basically played linebacker for 12 practices in spring and three months. The thing about him is he is going to learn it and do everything he can. He's going to play a lot of football. He's a guy that's going to get into the program. He's going to be coached well and he's going to do everything that Coach Freeze is going to ask. He will represent them well.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

Oxford's Carrington leads Shockwave to meet victory

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Christmas may be less than two weeks away, but that doesn't mean any down time for the Shockwave Aquatics Team of Oxford.

Coach Robert Gonzalez helped shepherd over 50 swimmers from the area down to Columbus and the Mississippi University for Women campus this past weekend to take part in a meet. Gonzalez said his contingent was the largest from town to travel to a road meet in over a decade.

“The highlight to me for our team was to be able to get that kind of production from so many different groups and so many differ-

ent swimmers,” Gonzalez said. “To be able to get that first meet experience was a big moment for us, to not only show that our team is growing in size, but also growing in production and being able to produce on a state-wide level.”

Oxford won the competition and they were joined up with their fellow Shockwave branches from Starkville and Tupelo. The overall champion, or the Most Outstanding Swimmer, in the boys' division went to Oxford's Will Carrington, who is 14 and was a freshman on the OHS team this past fall.

“All together, our team performed really, really well. We went up against Columbus, who is a top five

team in our state for a number of years now and to be able to go on the road and beat them head-tohead was a really good meet for us,” Gonzalez said.

The swimmers ranged in age from 6 to 18, and there were up to 25 members of the Oxford High team that competed in the meet.

Gonzalez is the head coach of the Chargers.

“We truly were diversified and we had at least one in every single age group represented,” Gonzalez added. “We focus on high schools and this provides that feeder program to where that high school program can be successful.

The absolute bottom line is that every single high

school that is successful in our state has a very successful club team that provides a feeder program that is developing these kids at a young age. There is no sport our there that you can just compete in two or three months a year and expect to be competing at a high level. This is a way for them to continuously improve their strokes.”

There are differences between club and high school swimming, allowing the athletes to swim different races and be even more diverse.

“It allows them to compete in different ways and different manners but also develop and build into the program at a very young age so that by the time they

join a high school team, Oxford or Lafayette or anywhere else, they already have years of experience under their belt,” Gonzalez said. “They're not coming in and starting from scratch.”

There are high school swimmers that are competing in other sports currently, and Gonzalez said most of the team include athletes that take part in at least one other sport or activity. The meets during the winter and other parts of the year outside of the fall are done to keep the interest level peaked year round, and for the swimmers to stay in shape and improve.

“Just keeping them in the water, those are ways to

help motivate them to where they can have long term success for both the club and the high school programs,” he said.

After the Christmas break, Gonzalez said the team will go with a full schedule in order to get ready for the winter state championships that will be held the third week in February.

“Their big break will be spring break so we will try and keep them in the water as long as we can right now so that we can maintain our gains,” Gonzalez said.

“And then get them fired up for that third week in Tupelo in February.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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Avery has versatility, work ethic college teams love

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

When the Lafayette Commodores met the Grenada Chargers in the second week of the 2016 football season, there wasn't a play snapped that Michael Fair and his offensive coaches didn't know where CJ Avery was. Seconds before quarterback Will Ard got the ball from center, the Commodores knew exactly where Avery was lined up in order to avoid meeting up the sensational defender.

Lafayette only lost two games this season, and one of them was to Avery and the Chargers. Avery is one of the most versatile high school football players in several states, and he resides 50 miles from Oxford and the Ole Miss campus.

Avery, who was set to make a verbal pledge to a college team public Wednesday night, is clearly the kind of player that makes opposing coaches have to game plan around.

As Fair put it, Division I athletes always stand out because of the speed of their

game and how they react and make plays when the ball is in the air.

“There wasn't a play where we weren't on the headsets locating where he was and I think that's the most amount of respect you can give a player, for the opposing coaches to have to worry about where you line up each play,” Fair said. “We were concerned with him going in, watching him on film. He makes a lot of plays. He has a lot of speed. He gets where he's going really fast. I think on every play that we called offensively, we were communicating on the headset on where he was and if we liked the look they were giving us with him and his alignment. He's a good player, no doubt about it.”

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Avery did a little bit of everything for the 9-3 Chargers this season. He played quarterback, throwing for 633 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also rushed for 438 yards and five touchdowns. On defense, he finished with 61 tackles, two interceptions, two caused fumbles and

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Grenada football standout CJ Avery has the ability to play different positions in college thanks to his great overall athleticism. one recovery of a fumble.

Avery has the ability to play safety, or linebacker at the next level, and in high school, he essentially played six positions including wide receiver, running back, corner and as a returner on special teams.

“He's very versatile and plays a lot of different spots.

It takes a great athlete to do

that, and to do it really well,” Fair said. “I think he is one of those young men that you can put in any position and get him ready.

It's going to be fun to pull for him at the next level knowing that he is a hard worker and separated himself with his work ethic.

Those are the guys we want to pull for.”

Grenada coach Ashley Kuhn raved about the work ethic of Avery, who started to really garner attention from college coaches the summer before his junior season. Alabama was a school involved in the mix right at the beginning, while Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Auburn and Louisville became the final

four. Kuhn added that each of the four finalists stood a chance of landing Avery because he liked something about all four, whether it be the campus, the defensive system, the success of the team or the coaches involved in his recruitment.

“I think he's handled it well. We had a lot of coaches come through this year. We had a lot of coaches coming through the school and at our games,” Kuhn said about the attention Avery has received. “It's been very visible and I thought he handled it well. I don't think it affected his performance. If you know CJ, he's a very laid back kid.

He's not a prima donna, attention seeker. You wouldn't ever know who was looking at him. I think he's handled all of it well and it's great to bring attention to your program and other kids see that going on. I think it helps your program from a standpoint of trying to get kids to buy into what you're doing.”

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Oxford's McCollin ready for next step at SEMO

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

After two seasons improving his skills at Northwest Mississippi Community College, Oxford native KT McCollin will continue his football career at Southeast Missouri State. The 6foot, 180-pound McCollin said he really enjoyed the atmosphere and once he got on campus, everything just felt right.

“Everyone was really nice and it was something I enjoyed and a place where I could see myself being,” McCollin said, who will play cornerback for the Redhawks.

Bryce Saia, the defensive coordinator for the Redhawks, told McCollin that he likes his players to have the ability to play different positions in the secondary.

There is a chance he could play

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rankings. Williams knew a few of the recruits, but he planned on building more of a relationship with others in the future.

Williams said he was excited that

nickel, rover or safety in time.

“I told him that I was down for it and to just let me know what I had to do and I'll make sure to get the job done,” McCollin said.

“They ran the same defense that I ran here at Northwest which was the 4-2-5.”

Over the past two years, McCollin feels like he has grown as a player, and matured in the right way.

“Coming from high school and transferring up to JUCO ball, there was a slight change but I was able to learn a whole lot at Northwest from what I did in high school,” McCollin said. “I think I'm a whole lot better of a player since I left high school. I think I learned from the best coach in JUCO. I feel like I picked up a lot of tools to put in my tool box to be a successful player.”

McCollin is set to enroll at SEMO in January so he can take part in spring football. McCollin added he thanked God for blessing him to have so many different coaches recognize his talent and get a chance to play at a good school.

“They told me I have a good chance of starting but I have to go and compete. Once we get finished with spring ball, we'll see how everything goes,” McCollin said.

While in Senatobia, McCollin helped the Rangers win 20 total games, including the MACJC state championship and NJCAA national title in 2015. He finished with 10 tackles, an interception and four passes JOHN DAVIS defended this season.

Former Oxford High standout KT McCollin is headed to play football at Southeast Missouri State. The past two seasons, McCollin has helped lead the Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers to 20 wins,two John.davis@journalinc.com bowl trips, an MACJC state title as well as the NJCAA national title.

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the Bulldogs got a bowl and brought the Egg Bowl trophy back to Starkville.

“Getting into that bowl game was very important for the program and for the team,” he said adding that he wanted to play his first season if possible.

Playing wide receiver gave

Williams a different perspective in regards to playing cornerback.

“I know how some routes look now from running them. It's going to help me out in the long run,” Williams said.

Fair, who played center for Mississippi State, said he was excited for Tyler Williams to join

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“I'm very proud for Tyler. I'm excited for him to go to college and get an education. We have so many great choices in this state to play football and I think Tyler's personality fits Mississippi State or else he wouldn't be going,” Fair said. “He has a high

ceiling. Defensively for us this year, he never got challenged very much. He had a reputation of being a shut down guy and a lot of guys didn't challenge him a whole lot.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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In June 2015, Oxford’s Drew Tyler talked about all the talented players he had coached during his 20 seasons with the Chargers.

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“I’ve had some really good guards and some really good players,” Tyler said. “It won’t be long before Jarkel Joiner is the best I’ve ever had.”

Fast forward to December 2016. The Chargers are off to a 6-0 start behind the play of Joiner, now a senior. He’s averaged 36.1 points per game, including a career-high 49-point effort against Hernando and a 40-point game against Ashland.

“He’s the best player I’ve coached here in all my years at Oxford,” Tyler said, without hesitation.

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“He’s so humble. The way he plays, the way he handles himself, the way he interacts with his teammates,” Tyler said. “It’s not long before you start cheering for him.”

Joiner has seen it all, defensively, in just six games: the and-ones – boxes, diamonds, triangles. Some opponents have played a triangle-and-two to stop Joiner and his senior teammate, guard Terry Williams. He averages 22 points per game.

“I think Terry and I are the best guard duo in the state,” said Joiner, who

signed this fall with California-Bakersfield. “We’ve worked hard and it’s playing off. It’s been a blessing.”

Signing early with the Western Athletic Conference program has allowed him to have a stress-free season. Bakersfield is coached by former Ole Miss player and coach Rod Barnes.

“I just like it over there,” Joiner said of Bakersfield.

“It felt like home. It was relaxing.”

Despite his success, Joiner never stops working to improve. In Saturday’s 72-61 win against Madison Ridgeland Academy, he had five 3-pointers and two alley-oop dunks off feeds from Williams.

“I work on driving more, being a more consistent shooter, jumping, defending, dribbling,” he said. “As a team we’ve worked on blending on and off the court.” gene.phelps@journalinc.com Twitter: @genephelps

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