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Mississippi Bicentennial a time to reflect, learn and enjoy his issue marks the start of Today in Mississippi’s 70th year of publication.

Our first issue was mailed to members in January 1948 as the post-war rural electrification effort in Mississippi was expanding rapidly, making it possible for more residents to have electric light for the first time in their lives.

Another important anniversary comes around this year: Mississippi’s 200th year of statehood. Mississippi became the 20th state in the nation on Dec. 10, 1817, when President James Madison signed the resolution enabling citizens to form a constitution and state government.

Communities around the state will celebrate the Mississippi Bicentennial with events held throughout the year.

If you haven’t been in the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson since its 2009 restoration, I highly recommend making plans to visit this beautiful and fascinating site. Exhibits focus on the historical building itself and major events that have taken place there.

On exhibit until Jan. 6 is the 1817 Mississippi Constitution and 20-Star Flag Exhibit. The rare 20-star flag was the first American flag to include Mississippi.

The highlight of the year-long bicentennial observance will be the opening in December of two new “world class” museums in Jackson, the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Excitement has been mounting in the capital city as we’ve watched the buildings rise on a spacious lot across the street from the state fairgrounds.

Visitors will be able to walk from these two museums to the William F. Winter Archives & History Building, the War Memorial Building and the Old Capitol Museum. The Governor’s Mansion and the new Capitol are only a few blocks away. Taken together, these institutions paint a complete picture of Mississippi through its history, government, culture and architecture.

••• Speaking of government, the 2017 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature convenes at noon on

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On the cover Readers’ submissions to this month’s “Picture This” feature include (from top): • Carr United Methodist Church (1837), in Forest, by Barney Finch of Forest, a member of Southern Pine Electric • Estill Church, by Lester Sumrall of Byram.

See more historic church buildings throughout Mississippi on pages 14-15.

Jan. 3. Do you know who represents your interests in the legislature? You can find pictures of local legislators on the center pages of this issue.

For more complete information, look to the Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi Legislative Roster.

ECM produces the digital roster each year as a guide to state senators and representatives. The roster provides an easy way to identify legislators and all state elected officials, view their biographical information and get contact information. The roster also lists the latest committee assignments for legislators.

My Opinion Find the roster online at Michael Callahan ecm.coop; click on “GovExecutive Vice President/CEO ernment Relations” and Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi “Legislative Roster.”

The roster is also available as a free app for your mobile device. Search for “Mississippi Legislative Roster” in the Apple App Store or Google Play.

••• Your local electric cooperative is part of a statewide network of electric cooperatives who not only deliver reliable electric service but guard that service from harmful legislation. We constantly monitor proposed bills to ensure they will not adversely affect your electricity’s cost or reliability.

As member-owned, not-for-profit cooperatives, we work to provide safe, reliable electric service at the least cost possible. That service includes acting as your legislative watchdog.

No legislator wants to cause you to pay more for electricity, but increased cost can be an unintended consequence of a proposed bill. We work closely with legislators to prevent that from happening.

They appreciate our input and we are grateful for their cooperation.

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St. Mary Chapel was built in the late 1830s on a portion of Laurel Hill Plantation, near Natchez. The privately owned building is included in the National Register of Historic Places. Behind the Gothic-style structure is a cemetery with grave markers dating to the late 1700s. Photo by Ouida Donald, of Louisville, a member of East Mississippi Electric.

Mississippi is a place for pure serenity, a place to raise a family patiently with morals and respect. A time and place full of adventure, exploring and fun. Get-togethers, family reunions, festivals and country tradition are deeply rooted and grounded in the state.

Beautiful and rich countryside wins the hearts of tourists and people passing through the state. The locals are hospitable and share advice, remedies and experiences.

A seasonal time and place where springtime is fresh, the summer abundant with sunshine. Fall is decorative, cool and culturally festive, and the winters are short and special. I’m a proud Mississippian.

— Artilus Mondale Moore Sr., Panther Burn My mind drifts back to the homeplace of my mother (in Greenwood Springs). Along with her brothers and sisters, she grew up in an environment that was enveloped by nature. I recall from past visits the wispy clouds that hung over the hazy fields that made up the farm on which she lived. Winding its way through the middle of this paradise was a lazy creek on which slithered a limber water snake. As the daylight faded, the sun exploded through the oak and willow trees, and seemed to set each one ablaze from tip to tip. This old homeplace smelled of the ghosts of days gone by that laughed and frolicked through this peaceful and serene setting, now overgrown with brush. If I listened closely, and closed my eyes tightly, I could still hear my mom as she celebrated her childhood.

— Marshall Eubanks Jr., Amory

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columbus museum showcases

tenn-tom waterway

By Nancy Jo Maples The Tenn-Tom Waterway Transportation Museum in Columbus provides a fun format for learning about the passageway that connects inland America to the Gulf of Mexico.

An estimated 2,000 guests tour the museum each year. The facility opened in February 2015 and the number of visitors is expected to increase as public awareness grows. Admission is free of charge, but donations are appreciated.

“We want all school children to have the opportunity to tour this very educational hands-on museum, and sometimes their funds might prohibit that and we would never want that to be the case,” Executive Director Agnes Zaiontz said.

All exhibits are interactive, making the museum an entertaining and educational opportunity for both students and adults. “This has truly been a labor of love for the board and myself. We wanted to capture the long history of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway along with the construction, legal battles, funding and development. I think we have done it well,” Zaiontz said.

The museum highlights the uniqueness of the waterway with its extensive lock and dam system. The museum also explains the intermodal system through which the waterway works with other transportation methods, such as railroads, to carry goods in a single journey.

While the waterway’s primary purpose is to provide a transportation route, it consequentially offers a multitude of recreational opportunities like camping, boating, picnicking, fishing and hunting.

The Tenn-Tom connects the Tennessee River and the Tombigbee River. The water route has a storied past of opposition from environmentalists who wanted to preserve nature, railroad companies who sought to thwart transportation competition, and other states who wanted government funding for their own projects.

French explorers in the mid-1700s recognized the benefit of a connected water route in this area. Studies in the first half of the 20th century led to congressional approval of the waterway in 1946. However, opposition via politics and through the court system pre-

Interactive exhibits throughout the Tenn-Tom Waterway Transportation Museum provide both fun and educational experiences for all ages. Artifacts include a model of the steamboat Vienna, right, built to commemorate the waterway’s grand opening in June 1985. The model also served as a time capsule until its reopening in June 2010. Photos: Tellos Creative

vented the Tenn-Tom from becoming reality until 1985.

The passageway officially opened to commercial voyages on Jan. 10, 1985. A lottery was conducted to select the first vessel to transit the waterway.

The towboat, Eddie Waxler, won the draw and transported almost 2.7 million gallons of petroleum products.

Stretching 234 miles, the $2 billion federally fund-

ed waterway starts on the Tennessee River near the Tennessee state line in the upper eastern corner of Mississippi and runs southward through Tishomingo, Itawamba, Monroe, Clay, Lowndes and Noxubee Counties. It continues in a southeasterly direction to

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Demopolis, Ala. where it intersects the Tombigbee River.

The Tombigbee continues southward to the Mobile Bay and to the Gulf of Mexico. The Tenn-Tom channel is 9 feet deep, 300 feet wide and has 10 locks. The connecting strip enables shipping from Kentucky to the Gulf.

The Tenn-Tom Waterway’s selling points include the fact that an eight-barge tow can move as much freight as 120 railcars or 461 tractor trailer trucks. A barge can move a ton of freight twice as far as a train and eight times as far as a tractor trailer on the same amount of fuel, according to the waterway’s website, www.tenntom.org.

The waterway shortens shipping distances for many inland ports by 800 miles or more. Common items shipped via the channel include timber, wood chips, petroleum by-products, crushed rock and grains.

Geared toward youngsters and adults, the museum’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and by appointment on weekends. Special tours can be arranged by calling 800-457-9739. Its physical

location is 318 Seventh St. North in Columbus.

Writer Nancy Jo Maples can be reached at 188 Ernest Pipkins Road, Lucedale, Miss. 39452 or via email at nancyjomaples@aol.com.

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Through this hands-on exhibit, visitors can explore the Tenn-Tom Waterway system, one of largest public works projects ever untaken in U.S. history. Learn more about the Tenn-Tom Waterway Transportation Museum at its website, museum.tenntom.org.

Located at 318 Seventh St. North in Columbus, the museum is open weekdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment on weekends.

Special tours can be accomodated with prior notice.

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appy 200th birthday, Mississippi! Two hundred years ago this year, Mississippi graduated from territory to statehood. Well, the actual date of the signing of the constitution (therefore the official birthdate) isn’t until December. But a significant anniversary like two centuries should be celebrated for more than just one day.

There are special events planned throughout the year in association with the state’s bicentennial. A twenty-star U.S. flag (Mississippi was the 20th state) and the handwritten first state constitution are on a year-long tour of the state.

Jay Dean is putting together a concert saluting the state’s 200th birthday. Jay is director of orchestral activities and professor of music at the University of Southern Mississippi, and artistic director for the Mississippi Opera and the Natchez Festival of Music.

Clay Williams is the sites administrator for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. In this capacity, he oversees operations at six historic sites across the Mississippi state including Seen two directly

by Walt Grayson associated with early statehood, Jefferson College in Washington and the Old Capitol in Jackson. Clay is writing a book for Mississippi’s bicentennial. He says that in many ways 1817 really was a long time ago, in terms of daily living. But as for issues facing the young state, many are the same we face now.

I admitted to Clay that I am a little fuzzy about Mississippi’s colonial history and early statehood. I know the French were here first, then the Spanish and then the English. Clay stopped me right there and said it’s way more complicated than that. First of all, the Native Americans were here first. Then came the French, then the Spanish and English. And the Native Americans were still here.

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Near the imposing statehood monument, on the campus of Historic Jefferson College at Washington, are the so-called Burr Oaks. Their name perpetuates the idea that our early statehood history is littered with fable and forgotten lore. Maybe the attention of this bicentennial year will bring some of those tales to light. Photo: Walt Grayson

the French, the Spanish, the English and later, the U.S. Government and the Native Americans all had land claims in Mississippi at one time or another, or at the same time.

So, well after statehood the government was still making treaties with the Choctaws and the Chickasaws over lands they owned that eventually opened up the interior of the state.

It hadn’t even occurred to me that there were still Native American treaties being negotiated after statehood. I thought all of that was ancient history.

Clay says there is a lot of fuzziness about that period in history. He said many people today wouldn’t even recognize the names of the most well-known personalities in the days of early statehood: George Poindexter, Winthrop Sargent, David Holmes, William Dunbar.

For that matter, not a lot of people

know that Washington was Mississippi’s capital at the time of statehood, nor do they even know where it is. For the record, Washington is just up Miss. 61 from Natchez. In a Methodist church on the campus of Jefferson College in Washington the statehood constitution was written and signed. The building is gone, but an impressive monument marks where it once stood.

Overshadowing the church site are the Burr Oaks, under which Aaron Burr is fabled to have been put on trial for treason and murder. Only problem is the oaks weren’t even here in Burr’s day.

Burr’s is another name mostly familiar today only because of the popularity of

the play “Hamilton” about Alexander Hamilton, whom Burr killed in a duel.

All of this is not a stone’s throw away from where Andrew Jackson camped his men on the way to and from the Battle of New Orleans.

Hmm. More going on back then than I thought! Should easily keep us busy all of this bicentennial year with occasional stories.

Walt Grayson is the host of “Mississippi Roads” on Mississippi Public Broadcasting television, and the author of two “Looking Around Mississippi” books and “Oh! That Reminds Me: More Mississippi Homegrown Stories.” Contact Grayson at walt@waltgrayson.com.

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Youth and squirrels:

A perfect combo he memories are many and but my dad had his way and that was go back to childhood. If that! restricted to personal parThe common grey squirrel found ticipation, these began scattered across Mississippi is viewed when I was 11. But recall now through a variety of lens that color exists from times even earlier. the final picture. Some see squirrels as Even before I took to the woods with cute little boogers that dart about in city my dad, I saw him come in from an streets and perform acrobatic maneuvers early morning or late afternoon squirrel along power lines. They do this. hunt and empty a worn and Some may see them as stained game vest on a obnoxious little rodents that wooden table outside. Squirdeal as much grief as possirels for the most part, but ble by nesting in suburban occasionally there was a rabattics. They do this. bit or duck or quail in the But the squirrel hunter is mix. likely to view them in an None of this was done for entirely different posture. recreation; it was simply a Squirrels, to these fortunate trip to the grocery stores ones, are a worthy game anifound in various woodlots mal that exists in abundance near home—a curious and and affords a protracted seamisunderstood tactic by son—somewhere approachby Tony Kinton many in today’s society. The ing six months. I appreciate contents of that ragged vest the squirrels’ cuteness and were an integral part of our food supply pronounced gymnastics and am alarmed during open hunting season. by their housing arrangements when my My primary chore in those informaown abode becomes theirs as well, but tive years was to assist in the skinning of that last image mentioned above is the game, particularly squirrels. My dad’s one I adopt, for I am a squirrel hunter. old system of cutting a small slit in the A relatively new form of nose-wrinback skin and pulling in opposite direckling disgust often found in this second tions practically demanded two individdecade of the 21st century comes from uals. Yes, there were perhaps better the mere suggestion that folks still eat methods touted and even demonstrated, squirrels. This disconcerting idea would not have been prevalent in 1958.

The jacket-and-tie restaurant practitioner may writhe in angst and antiseptic oblivion at the thought of anyone actually consuming a squirrel. But for common and poor country folk of days past, that was not the case. Still not for some of us. The older squirrels were then and are now put into a stew that was and is more than glorious. The younger specimens fried crispy brown and perhaps

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Perhaps the most endearing element of squirrels is that they are a superb game animal. Far distanced from the backyard variety, a truly wild squirrel is fully cunning, difficult to hunt. An accomplished squirrel hunter is a refined and well-versed hunter no matter the game. And in addition to those long seasons that seem to go on forever, squirrels afford a great measure of action, much greater than petrifying in a deer stand while hoping a whitetail wanders by.

This is not to take away from the state’s most regal wild thing, but the fact is that deer hunting can be hours and hours of boredom interrupted by 20 seconds of explosive exhilaration. That has a peculiar appeal that none of us desire to give up, but in contrast, squirrel hunting can be one episode of fast-paced

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Should an old codger such as I elect to introduce a new hunter to the woods and fields, that old one could do far worse than take that novice to viable squirrel haunts. This newcomer will there have the opportunity to develop and refine skills such as stealth, eye and ear acuity, pin-point shooting and potentially repeated success. Not a bad way to begin it seems.

Mississippi is fortunate to have many thousands of acres of good squirrel habitat, much of it open to public use. And long seasons have already been noted.

There is included in those seasons a spring season and even youth-only hunts scheduled on some areas and with special, set-aside dates for the purpose of getting young hunters into the woods, And while it is not illegal to have such things along on a squirrel hunt, encourage youngsters to leave their electronic gadgets behind.

Two months remain in the fall/winter season in the state. As a result, there is ample time to get out and give squirrel hunting a try. It holds the potential to become a favorite pastime.

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Ornamental cabbage, kale show winter color rnamental kale and cabbage are in a group of my favorite plants for the winter landscape, and I find them to be among the most reliable, as well.

They are really easy to grow, and now that we’re getting cooler weather—as in frost—kale and cabbage are starting to show some great color.

Garden centers often lump ornamental kale and cabbage together, and it is true that they are the same species.

However, there are a few differences that I think should be considered.

Ornamental cabbage usually refers to selections that have smooth and more or less unruffled leaves. Kale, on the other hand, has ruffled, textured leaves and many have feathered leaf edges. This characteristic, in my opinion, makes ornamental kale much more interesting and cabbage more stabilizing in the winter landscape.

There are many different colors and leaf textures to add landscape interest, so don’t plant a single type. Mix and match for increased visual interest.

But while I plant the various colors available, I really love the red selections. An old favorite in years past has been Redbor kale, but in recent years, there has been a seed shortage, and Redbor is Southern hard to find.

Gardening Don’t despair;

by Dr. Gary Bachman there are other great selections to choose from.

Peacock Red kale lives up to its namesake. The foliage is displayed in beautiful sprays in shades of rose-red centers with green outer leaves. This plant has been a must have in my landscape the last couple of years.

A newer kale I’ve been observing in our Mississippi State University trial gardens is Coral Queen. This is a robust kale featuring leaves that are deeply notched and feathery. The foliage has a bright-red center with purplish-green edges.

Ornamental cabbage has a more uniform look compared to kale.

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Pigeon Purple forms round semisolid heads, and the outer leaves maintain a darker green with purplish veins. As the season progresses, the new center leaves emerge with the purplish-red color. The Pigeon series also has white and pink selections.

Everyone knows Coral Queen, top, is a newer kale growing in about droughty weath- Mississippi State University trial gardens. Peacock Red kale, right, lives up to its namesake with rose-red cener in the hot summer season, but it can hap- ters and green outer leaves. The new center leaves of pen in the winter too. Pigeon Purple ornamental cabbage, above, emerge with a purplish-red color. Photos: MSU Home gardeners Extension/Gary Bachman should look out for drought conditions in the winter fairly heavy feeders. I months. like to add a tableCold fronts moving through the area spoon of a good slowcan be relatively dry, allowing soil mois- release fertilizer into ture to deplete rapidly. Kale and cabbage each planting hole to like consistent moisture, so apply a layer get the plants off to a of mulch to help conserve soil moisture. great start. On a monthly schedule, I Don’t forget that cabbage and kale like to use water-soluble fertilizer to don’t like “wet feet,” so good bed keep the plants healthy and growing drainage is essential. Some of the best strong. growth and performance I get is by Dr. Gary Bachman is an associate planting kale and cabbage in commerExtension and research professor of horticially produced, self-watering containers, culture at the Mississippi State University which, in case you forgot, are my Coastal Research and Extension Center in favorite home-growing systems.

Biloxi. He is also host of “Southern Ornamental cabbage and kale are Gardening” radio and TV programs.

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few weeks ago my husband, Mr. Roy, and I were sitting in the waiting room at our local doctor’s office. Lately, we spend more and more time there, as do our friends.

Anyway, as we were thumbing through their magazines a lady in the next chair asked if I was a native of Lucedale. I told her my family moved here when I was 11 years old, so I assumed this qualified me.

After she left, my partner leaned over and said, “You’re not a native; you were not born in Lucedale.

I’m a native.”

“So our friend Dr. Dayton Whites isn’t a native either? I assumed he was born here because of the book the two of you are writing.” I answered.

“Yes, he is,” Mr. Roy answered. “There are extenuating circumstances you wouldn’t understand. We voted him in.”

I could see this was an argument I couldn’t win,

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so I said, “That’s illogical, and who is the ‘we’ that voted him in?”

Before he could answer the nurse called my name, so our conversation ended there.

At this point, I will explain why I brought Dr. Whites’ name into our conversation. Roy has known Dayton for almost 70 years. As children and teens we attended school together as well as the same church. Roy and I moved away for awhile, but when we came back he was our family physician for 40 years. He and his wife, Susanne, are some of our closest friends.

I don’t know of anyone who has given more back to Lucedale than Dayton. He was a two-term mayor soon after retirement, but that’s just one of his countless contributions.

Mr. Roy and Dayton have special memories of growing up in this “Best Little Town” and have a special love for it. Approximately four years ago, they decided to attempt to write down some of their memories of this Best Little Town so that future generations would have a record of the town during this period of time. The snapshot in time they selected was 1945 to 1950.

They also agreed that if they were able to obtain enough information, they would put it into a book.

This turned out to be a laborious task that required making maps, holding numerous meetings, getting groups together that were familiar with certain sections of town, making hundred of calls and visits, and writing and rewriting.

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But in December 2016, after four years of work, they sent their completed project to a publisher. As you read this, they will have received printed copies to show for all of those hours of work.

After they sent their work to the publisher, my question to Mr. Roy was, “I watched you spend hundreds of hours on this. What was the primary section that impressed or surprised you as you finished it?”

He said, “That’s a good question. I had always told people that I was blessed to grow up in the best of times, in the best little town around the best people. I had assumed the main ingredient in this mix was the people, and they were vitally important. But I believe the reason this period of time was so special to us was because of other factors too.”

Mr. Roy said, “I’ll explain what I mean. In December 1941 the country was attacked and forced into a war for our very survival. We had fought in World War I barely 20 years before, and on top of Grin ‘n’ that the country had experiBare It enced its worst economic

by Kay Grafe depression that lasted for all of the 1930s.

“Finally, in August 1945, World War II ended.

Many young lives had been snuffed out in their teens and early 20s, and their families suffered terribly. Some young men and women had not seen their loved ones for four years.

“Over shadowing all of this was a feeling of euphoria that this country will probably never experience again. Now, everyone desperately wanted to recapture as much lost time as possible. And everyone wanted a new house and a new car. The War and the Great Depression were both over. There was a sense of pride in America that made everyone feel safe, hopeful and optimistic about the future.

“This feeling remained strong throughout the 1940s and 50s. These were happy times for America. Many people have referred to this period as the ‘Golden Years,’ and they truly were. All of us who lived in small towns or rural Mississippi during these years were truly blessed.”

If anyone wants to know more about Dayton and Roy’s book, “The Best Little Town,” please contact us at the address below, or telephone 601947-3037.

Kay Grafe is the author of “Oh My Gosh, Virginia.” To order, send name, address, phone number and $16.95, plus $3.50 S&H to Kay Grafe, 2142 Fig Farm Road, Lucedale, MS 39452.

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Visit www.4county.org for more information.

Keep your electric bills down and your comfort level up this winter by following a few simple guidelines: • Set the thermostat at the lowest comfortable temperature and leave it there. Wear warm clothes around the house instead of dressing for summer.

• Keep all doors and windows closed, and make sure to check the caulking and weather stripping.

• Keep heating vents clear of obstructions.

• Turn off heat and close doors to unused rooms if you have individual room heat.

• If you have a fireplace, close the damper when it’s not in use.

This will keep heat from going up and out of your chimney.

Visit www.4county.org for more tips and programs.

Facebook is effective co-op info vehicle 4-County Electric Power Association is on Facebook. Don’t miss the latest in 4-County information. From energy efficiency tips to recipes, the 4-County Facebook page has it all. The site is updated with news, photos, promotions, weather, outage information and anything and everything else the cooperative’s members and employees might be interested in.

For those members already on Facebook, please become a Facebook fan of 4-County and encourage others to join in on this exciting communication tool.

Co-op Connections Card saves Since the Co-op Connections Card was unveiled in September 2011, 4-County members have saved over $524,006 on prescription drugs through November.

Look here each month to see the savings total!

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A listing of elected officials, along with their addresses, is being provided for the convenience of readers who wish to contact them.

Loyd B. (Rob) Roberson II, 212 E. Main St., Starkville, MS 39759; District 43 – Oktibbeha, Winston counties.

U.S. Senators

Thad Cochran, 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510.

202-224-5054.

Jeff C. Smith, 1013 Prince George, Columbus, MS 39701; District 39 – Lowndes, Monroe counties.

Roger Wicker, 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510.

202-224-6253.

U.S. Congressmen

Trent Kelly, District 1, 1427 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. 202-225-4306.

2017 Legislative Session

Preston E. Sullivan, 1601 CR 410, Okolona, MS 38860; District 22 – Chickasaw, Pontotoc counties.

State Senators

Charles A. (Chuck) Younger, 1213 Younger Road, Columbus, MS 39701; District 17 – Lowndes County.

Bennie Thompson, District 2, 2466 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. 202-225-5876.

Gregg Harper, District 3, 307 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. 202-225-5031.

Hob Bryan, P.O. Box 75, Amory, MS 38821; District 7 – Itawamba, Lee, Monroe counties.

Steven Palazzo, District 4, 331 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. 202-225-5772.

Gary Jackson, P.O. Box 40, French Camp, MS 39745; District 15 – Choctaw, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster counties.

State Officials

Gov. Phil Bryant, P.O. Box 139, Jackson, MS 39205. 601-359-3150.

Sampson Jackson II, P.O. Box 686, DeKalb, MS 39328; District 32 – Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee, Winston counties.

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215. 601-359-3200.

Russell Jolly, 369 Highway 47, Houston, MS 38851; District 8 – Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc, Yalobusha counties.

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, Heber Ladner Building, 401 Mississippi St., Jackson, MS 39205. 601-359-1350.

Attorney General Jim Hood, Walter Sillers Building, 550 High St., Suite 1200, Jackson, MS 39201. 601-359-3680.

Treasurer Lynn Fitch, P.O. Box 138, Jackson, MS 39205. 601-359-3600.

State Auditor Stacey E. Pickering, P.O. Box 956, Jackson, MS 39205. 601-5762800.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith, 121 North Jefferson St., Jackson, MS 39201.

601-359-1100.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, P.O. Box 79, Jackson, MS 39205.

601-359-3569.

Angela Turner Ford, P.O. Drawer 1500, West Point, MS 39773; District 16 – Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Noxubee counties.

State Representatives

Jim Beckett, P.O. Box 722, Bruce, MS 38915; District 23 – Calhoun, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster counties.

Karl Gibbs, 5543 George Walker Road, West Point, MS 39773; District 36 – Clay, Monroe counties.

Chris Brown, 33112 Highway 45 N., Nettleton, MS 38858; District 20, Monroe, Lowndes counties.

Joey Hood, P.O. Box 759, Ackerman, MS 39735; District 35 – Attala, Choctaw, Webster, Winston counties.

Gary Chism, P.O. Box 2343, Columbus, MS 39704; District 37 – Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha counties.

Kabir Karriem, P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215; District 41 – Lowndes County.

Tyrone Ellis, P.O. Box 892, Starkville, MS 39760; District 38 – Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha counties.

Carl L. Mickens, P.O. Box 427, Brooksville, MS 39739; District 42 – Lowndes, Noxubee, Winston counties.

To contact state senators: Mississippi State Senate, State Capitol, P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39201; 601-359-3267.

To contact state representatives: Mississippi House of Representatives, State Capitol, P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39201; 601-359-3770.

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LOOK TODAY Who will be the leaders of excited and am tomorrow? For that answer, looking forward take a look at the children of to what I will today. And if the 2017 4learn and all the County Youth Tour contestfriendships I ants are a reflection on that will make on statement, the future is a bright the trips. I can’t one, indeed. wait for FebruSixteen young leaders from ary and June.” the 4-County service area, Dickerson selected as winners to represent said he is excittheir schools, competed in the ed about being Youth Leadership Program selected as one Nov. 2 at the 4-County Corpoof the three rate Center. winners. “This FIRST PLACE SECOND PLACE THIRD PLACE Three high school juniors is such an were selected to represent the amazing opporCharlie Brand Noah Methvin John Tyler Dickerson cooperative at the 2017 Youth tunity, and I East Webster High School Starkville Academy Starkville High School Leadership Workshop, sponcannot wait to sored by the Electric Cooperaattend both contives of Mississippi, in Jackson Feb. 22-24. ferences in Jackson and Washington, D.C.,” Dickerson said. “I hope to learn new Charlie Brand, a student at East Webster High School, was the first-place winleadership skills and gain a unique insight into electric cooperatives. I feel so honner. Noah Methvin, a student at Starkville Academy, was the second-place winner. ored to be selected to represent SHS and the City of Starkville, and I would like to Tyler Dickerson of Starkville High School took home third-place honors. thank my teachers, counselors and administrators for their help throughout the In addition to participating in the Youth Leadership Workshop, they will travel years. Also, I would like to thank all the workers and administrators at 4-County for to Washington, D.C., for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s their dedication and commitment to this event.”

Youth Tour of the Capital, June 10-16.

The candidates competed for the opportunity to win the expense-paid trips.

Brand said he is honored to be selected as a winner and is thankful to serve the Nominated by his or her high school, each student completed an application reflectcooperative, his family and area communities. “It is a huge honor and definitely ing school and extracurricular activities. The application also included several short means a lot to me,” Brand said. “4-County is a great company that provides a lot essay questions. for my family and those around us, so I’d like to thank them for this opportunity. I A panel of three judges affiliated with the Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi am really excited to meet new people and make connections that will be useful in interviewed each of the 16 students at 4-County’s Corporate Center Nov. 2. my future.”

The purpose of the local youth program is to provide leadership development Methvin agreed. “It feels fantastic to be chosen,” Methvin said. “It is such an and training opportunities for young 4-County members and to educate a future honor to be selected considering all the viable candidates I was up against. I am generation about the cooperative form of business.

Allie Brown

Jesse Davidson

Shykia Jamison

Alyssa Julien

Joel Allen Riddel

Choctaw County High School

Columbus Christian Academy

West Lowndes High School

Noxubee County High School

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for tomorrow’s leaders Brand is the son of Bill and Robin Brand. His goal is to pursue a career as a college basketball coach. He has served as a student council representative (also serving as vice president), participated in the Duke Talent Search and served as a page for state Rep. Joey Hood. The 4.0 grade point student has also been a Beta Club member.

He has been involved in World Changers, M-Fuge and Powerplant mission trips, and has participated in DNOW community service projects. Charlie has also worked with Vacation Bible School and assisted with children’s basketball camps.

Brand is heavily involved in sports at East Webster High School, including participation in football, basketball and tennis.

Methvin is the son of Travis and Jamie Methvin. His goal is to become an FBI or DEA agent. He is Starkville Academy’s student body vice president and a member of the Quiz Bowl. The honor student has also served as vice president of the Executive Student Council and has been a member of 4-H. Methvin is heavily involved in sports at Starkville Academy (football, basketball, baseball and soccer).

He is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Anchor Club and has been on a mission trip to Nicaragua.

Dickerson is son of John and Christy Dickerson. His goal is to pursue a career in international business. He is a member of the National Honor Society and has served as student government secretary. Tyler has also served Starkville High School as a member of the Robotics Team (state and regional champs), the Political Millennial’s Club, the Maya Bogan Lauren Adams tennis team and the

school band. He has received the Spanish III award and the Example of Excellence Award.

He is involved in the First United Methodist Church of Starkville’s Student Ministry and has participated in the Mississippi Baptist All-State Youth Choir and Orchestra.

Other students participating in the 4-County program, selected as winners for their respective schools, were Lauren Adams of Caledonia High School, Maya Bogan of Columbus High School, Brookelyn Box of French Camp Academy, Daniel Bradley of New Hope High School, Allie Brown of Choctaw County High School, Jesse Davidson of Columbus Christian Academy, Shykia Jamison of West Lowndes High School, Alyssa Julien of Noxubee County High School, Joel Allen Riddell of Central Academy, Savannah Shinn of Hebron Christian School, Elizabeth Claire Tabor of Oak Hill Academy, Erin Wallace of Heritage Academy and Leah Young of Victory Christian Academy.

Brad Barr, 4-County’s Youth Tour coordinator, applauded the efforts of all the candidates. “All of the candidates were outstanding. We can definitely look forward to a bright future if these young leaders are any indication. I believe they are. They were strong representatives of their families and schools,” he said.

Brookelyn Box

Daniel Bradley

Columbus High School

French Camp Academy

New Hope High School

Savannah Shinn

Elizabeth Claire Tabor

Erin Wallace

Leah Young

Hebron Christian School

Oak Hill Academy

Heritage Academy

Victory Christian Academy

Caledonia HIgh School

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the name, E-Bill isconvenience is the game Join 4-County Electric Power Association’s growing list of members who are taking advantage of the cooperative’s free and secure way of viewing utility bills online.

E-Bill is the program’s name.

What is it?

• It’s paperless: Fewer bills in your mailbox result in less clutter. If you need a copy of your bill for your records, you can easily print one at any time.

• It’s GREEN: Paperless billing is better for the environment.

• It’s convenient: Review your account at any time. You’ll receive a monthly email notification when your bill is ready for reviewing.

• It’s secure: A unique user ID and password mean your account information is secure.

• It’s FREE!

Manage your account Stop receiving paper bills and start electronic notifications by signing up for E-Bill today. You can create an online account yourself, or call 1-800-431-1544 to have a member service representative set it up for you. You must have an email address to get E-Bill.

To do it yourself (once you have set up a free online account), start at www.4county.org, go to My Account, click E-Notifications, then click E-Bill and follow the instructions from there.

Tips for boosting fireplace efficiency Even if you love the crackle and warmth of a natural-burning wood fire in the hearth, you probably could live without the added cost to your energy bill.

Sure, the flickering flames make you feel warm while you’re sitting nearby, but wood-burning fires actually have negative efficiency. They emit little or no warmth to a room. And fireplaces are drafty, so they send warm air up the chimney.

Wood-burning fires also can create particles that pollute the air indoors and outdoors and could poison the house with carbon monoxide.

That doesn’t mean you have to close your fireplace up forever. Instead, try improving the efficiency and safety of your beloved hearth: • Close the fireplace damper when

Foundation awards presented

you’re not burning wood. This will cut down on the loss of warm room air through the chimney.

• Cover the front of the fireplace with tempered glass doors or fireplace covers, which seal the fireplace opening and prevent room air from escaping through it.

• Install a heat exchanger, which will circulate the fire’s warmth throughout the room.

• Hire a professional to sweep your chimney and clean and maintain the fireplace.

• Use artificial manufactured logs, which reduce pollutant emissions by almost 80 percent.

• Replace wood with electric “logs” that you can insert into the fireplace, or plug in an electric fireplace instead of burning wood.

The Noxubee County Sheriff’s Department is one of several agencies who have recently received a 4-County Foundation award.

The 4-County Foundation met in December and presented seven awards to area organizations.

Those receiving awards were: Salvation Army Starkville Service Center ($2,550 for Christmas food boxes), Starkville Area Arts Council ($1,033 for Kids Art in the Park), U.S. Marines Reserves Toys for Tots ($3,000 for toys), Starkville-MSU Symphony Orchestra Association ($5,000 for children’s international program), Tibbee Volunteer Fire Department ($7,285 for a thermal imaging camera), Central Academy ($2,500 for playground equipment), and Ackerman Elementary School ($6,550 for 25 computers).

The Noxubee County Sheriff’s Department also recently received a

$4,799.88 grant from the 4-County Foundation to purchase 12 Tasers.

4-County believes in helping the communities it serves.

That’s why the cooperative launched the 4-County Foundation, a community service program.

Since February 2015, 4-County members’ utility bills have been rounded up to the nearest dollar; a $125.78 bill, for example, becomes $126.

Now, that’s an average of only 49 cents per member, per month. That may not seem like much. But when you multiple those contributions by the thousands of member participants, that’s a lot of pennies!

For more information on the 4-County Foundation, call 1-800431-1544.

Get post-holiday deals on LED lights The best time to plan for an energyefficient 2017 Christmas light display is now. Retailers are offering rock-bottom prices on holiday decorations as they make room for the spring gardening season. So it’s a great time to look for deeply discounted LED lights.

LED lights aren’t cheap, so buying them during post-holiday sales makes them more affordable. If you wait until November or December to make the switch, you’ll pay approximately twice as much for LED lights than for more tra-

ditional lights.

But they’ll pay for themselves over time because they use up to one-third less electricity than the incandescent lights that still brighten most Christmas trees. That means you’ll save some money on your holiday energy bill.

You’ll save in the long run because LED lights last up to 10 times longer than traditional lights. Plus, LED bulbs, because they don’t have filaments, don’t heat up and burn out. That makes them safer on Christmas trees.

Watts Happening This listing of area events is compiled from information provided by area chambers of commerce and visitors’ bureaus. The events listed are subject to change. Please call to confirm dates, times and additional details.

FRIDAY, JAN. 20

SATURDAY, JAN. 28

Starkville Symphony: Strings Across the Sea; Lee Hall Auditorium on the campus of Mississippi State University; 7:30 to 9 p.m.; details, (662) 323-3322.

Starkville Frostbite Half Marathon; 106 E. Main St. in Starkville (City Hall); 9 a.m.; details, (662) 323-3322.

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Employees and members answer Christmas call of duty

Hard work is the only work Kirkwood knows 4-County’s Jon Turner and Sheila Smith check out the cooperative’s donations to the Toys for Tots campaign.

Christmas was a little brighter for some area families thanks to the efforts of 4-County Electric Power Association employees and members.

For the eighth straight year, co-op employees and members dug deep and offered their time and money to do some Christmas shopping for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.

About 100 gifts were collected.

Toys for Tots also received a $3,000 award from the 4-County Foundation

to purchase toys.

“Participating in the Toys for Tots campaign is always a highlight for us during the Christmas season,” said 4-County CEO Joe Cade. “It never ceases to amaze me how our employees and members respond to a call for help. These efforts make Christmas a little bigger, better and brighter for some area children.”

Toys for Tots personnel distributed the gifts throughout 4-County’s service area.

4-County pole inspections begin

A 4-County Electric Power Association contract crew has begun work in the co-op’s Choctaw County service area. Osmose Inc. is treating and inspecting wooden 4County poles.

The work involves inspecting and treating every wooden pole in the area, primarily around 4-County’s Ackerman substation. The inspection and work require digging around

poles, which means Osmose employees will be working in 4-County members’ yards.

The workers will be wearing clothing clearly identifying them as Osmose workers, and their trucks will also have 4-County contractor signs.

For more information, call 4-County at 1-800-431-1544.

Hard work is nothing new for Drew Kirkwood.

The newest 4-County Electric Power Association electrical engineer honed his work skills with 10-hour academic days while at Mississippi State University (MSU). He was also a co-op student (alternating between academic majorrelated work experience at an electric cooperative and full-time student work at MSU). And the rookie engineer also served as an intern at 4-County from 2014 until he was hired upon his graduation this year.

So the rookie is really not much of a rookie after all. “All of that helped prepare me for working in the real world. Working and going to school was difficult at times, but it was invaluable. It showed me that I could do it and successfully manage my time,” Kirkwood explained.

The Starkville resident enjoys his 4-County job. “The variety of what I do is great,” he said.

“I’m doing a lot of research and studies to improve our lines. That’s rewarding—knowing that I’m doing work that is really helping the coop and its members. And, I also get to work with a lot of great people.”

Cooperative life is the life for him. “I’d like to

have a long career here. 4-County is good at taking care of their employees and its members,” Kirkwood said.

In his spare time, the Lucedale native enjoys fishing, hunting and golf. Fishing, for example, is a calming experience. “Being on the water is great. I enjoy seeing the beauty of nature— what God has made,” Kirkwood said. His freshwater fishing targets are bass and crappie. And his saltwater targets include whatever he can catch. Hunting interests includes deer and dove.

“I have an interest in duck hunting too.”

Bagging a great golf score has its own challenges. “I hit the ball far but not accurate,” he joked.

He is most looking forward to another stage of his life. Drew is engaged to be married in the summer of 2017.

Like most new college graduates, Kirkwood is ready to plunge into his new career. As a new co-op employee, he has enjoyed hearing “war stories” from 4-County veterans about storm recoveries and other industry challenges through the years.

“I’m looking forward to making a few of my own stories,” he said.

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RECIPES FROM:

‘South Your Mouth’ Mandy Rivers presents her own versions of classic Southern recipes in two cookbooks seasoned with storytelling, insights and humor, making them as fun to read as they are useful.

“South Your Mouth: Tried & True Southern Recipes” and “South Your Mouth Some More!” include her takes on traditional favorites as well as some internationally inspired flavors (with a Southern accent).

You’ll find Cat Head Biscuits, My Best Meatloaf, Sweet Potato Praline Casserole and Southern-Style Collard Greens—as well as Grecian Baked Ziti, Mediterranean Orzo Salad and Sriracha Bacon Deviled Eggs.

The author offers plenty of easy weeknight meals (she’s the mother of three and holds a fulltime job) with suggestions for recipe variations to keep things lively.

Appetizers, salads, cakes, pies, cookies and other desserts round out each book’s rich variety of recipes.

Ingredients are readily available and some recipes include time-saving convenience items, such as jarred pasta sauce.

The instructions are explicit enough for novice cooks.

Color photographs accompany many of the recipes.

Rivers’ culinary credentials include two guest appearances on QVC’s “In the Kitchen with David” TV show

and selection to represent the South on the Food Network’s “America’s Best Cook” TV show. This North Carolinian cook’s recipes have been featured in Taste of Home, Healthy Cooking, Country Woman and many other publications. Find more of her recipes and stories on her blog at SouthYourMouth.com.

“South Your Mouth” cookbooks are sold in stores and may be ordered at QuailRidge.com or by calling 800343-1583. Price is $19.95 for each softcover.

Sweet and Tangy Smoked Sausage 1 lb. smoked sausage 2 Tbsp. yellow mustard

2 Tbsp. brown sugar

Cut smoked sausage evenly into 6 to 8 pieces. Slice each piece in half lengthwise, stopping just short of cutting it all the way through, so it opens like a little book.

Arrange sausage pieces on a baking sheet, cut side up (skin down). Broil sausage in the oven until sizzling and starting to brown. Remove from oven and baste with mixture of mustard and brown sugar. Return sausage to oven and continue broiling until browned and bubbly. (Watch it closely. You don’t want these babies to burn.)

Good served with boiled potatoes and pork ‘n’ beans.

—“South Your Mouth”

Butter Baked Shrimp ½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted 2 lemons, sliced

1 lb. unpeeled shrimp 1 Tbsp. Old Bay Seasoning

Pour melted butter into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange lemon slices evenly over melted butter. Arrange shrimp evenly over lemon slices. Generously sprinkle Old Bay over unpeeled shrimp. Bake at 350 F for approximately 10 minutes, or until shrimp turn pink and are cooked through. Strain butter and lemons from pan, and serve as a dipping sauce for shrimp.

—“South Your Mouth”

Peanut Butter Brownie Cheesecake 1 box brownie mix ¾ cup hot fudge topping, warmed 2 (8-oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened 1 ½ cups crunchy peanut butter 1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

1 (12-oz.) tub frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 ½ cups chopped mini peanut butter cups 2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup

Prepare brownie mix according to package instructions, using a 9x13-inch pan.

Cool completely. Cut brownies into small chunks. Using ⅔ of the brownie chunks, press brownies into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan, forming an even crust.

Spread with warm fudge topping; set aside. Crumble remaining brownies; set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Add condensed milk; beat until just combined.

Fold in ⅔ of the whipped topping until thoroughly incorporated. Spread ½ of cream cheese mixture over brownie crust. Sprinkle with ½ of reserved brownie crumbles. Spread remaining cream cheese mixture over brownies. Top with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with remaining brownie crumbles and peanut butter cups. Drizzle with chocolate syrup. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours before serving.

—“South Your Mouth”

Southern-Style Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese 12 oz. (2 heaping cups) uncooked elbow macaroni 1 (12-oz.) can evaporated milk 1 ½ cups milk ½ cup sour cream 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. dry mustard ½ tsp. white pepper ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper 4 Tbsp. butter, melted 16 oz. Cheddar cheese, shredded, divided (4 cups)

Boil macaroni in liberally salted water for 5 minutes, then drain well. Do not cook noodles longer than 5 minutes. While noodles are cooking, combine evaporated milk, milk, sour cream, eggs, salt, mustard, white pepper and cayenne pepper in a large bowl; mix well. Add parboiled macaroni, melted butter and 3 cups shredded cheese to milk mixture; stir until thoroughly combined. Spray inside of a medium to large slow cooker (approximately 4-quart size) with cooking spray, then pour macaroni mixture in. Top with remaining 1 cup cheese. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours, or until set in center and golden brown around edges. Makes 10 to 12 servings.

—“South Your Mouth Some More!”

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Flat, Broke and Busted Potatoes 10 to 12 red potatoes (or however many you’d like to serve) Salted water Olive oil 2 to 3 tsp. minced garlic

Coarse-grain salt Black pepper Chopped fresh chives Sour cream (optional)

Boil potatoes in liberally salted water until fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Drain potatoes and place on a large baking sheet. Using the heel of your hand, a potato masher or whatever gets the job done, press down on the potatoes until they’re flat, broke and busted. Drizzle each potato with olive oil. Top each potato with minced garlic, then sprinkle with salt, pepper and chives. Bake at 425 F for 30 to 35 minutes, or until potatoes are golden brown and crispy around the edges. Serve with a dollop of sour cream, if desired.

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History of state’s capitals reflects the Mississippi story Jackson was an unsettled wilderness when territorial legislators met in 1817 to make Mississippi a state

Corn Casserole with Cheese and Bacon 2 eggs 2 Tbsp. butter, melted ¼ cup all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp. sugar ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper 2 (12-oz.) bags frozen steam-in-the-bag corn, thawed (or 4 ½ cups fresh), divided

8 oz. Cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 cups), divided 4 pieces bacon, cooked and crumbled (about ½ cup) 2 Tbsp. chopped chives Territorial legislators gathered at a building on the campus of Historic Jefferson College, in Washington, to draw up the 1817 Mississippi constitution, one of the first official steps toward statehood.

Add eggs, melted butter, flour, sugar, cayenne and 2 cups corn to a blender or food processor and pulse 3 to 4 times to mix well and cream the corn. Pour mixture into a medium bowl. Add remaining corn, ¾ of the cheese, bacon and chives; stir to combine. Pour mixture into a greased 2-quart shallow baking dish; sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 325 F for 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly around edges. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

—“South Your Mouth Some More!”

Lemon Crumble Cream Cake 1 white cake mix Egg whites, oil and water for mix 1 lemon, zested and juiced ½ cup sugar 1 stick butter, melted 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Pinch of salt 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened 2 cups powdered sugar, plus more for dusting 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Prepare cake batter per package instructions. Stir in lemon zest. Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch springform pan. Combine sugar, melted butter, flour and salt in a small bowl; stir with a fork until combined and crumbly, and sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350 F for 35 to 45 minutes or until cooked through. Cool completely; slice in half horizontally. Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and lemon juice in a large bowl; mix until well combined and smooth. In a separate bowl, beat whipping cream until soft peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture until well combined. Spread cream cheese mixture over bottom half of cake; top with remaining half of cake. Dust top of cake liberally with powdered sugar. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes 12 to 14 servings.

—“South Your Mouth Some More!”

Lemon Garlic Chicken 8 Tbsp. salted butter 1 Tbsp. minced garlic 1 lb. chicken tenderloins Salt to taste

2 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 Tbsp. parsley 4 to 6 cups egg noodles, cooked 3 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400 F. Add butter to a 9 x 13-inch baking dish and place into oven to melt. Stir garlic into melted butter. Add chicken, toss to coat in butter mixture and arrange in a single layer. Season chicken with salt and bake for 15 minutes. Remove pan from oven. Baste chicken with garlic butter, then drizzle with lemon juice and sprinkle with parsley. Return to oven and continue baking for 10 minutes. Remove chicken from pan and set aside. Add cooked egg noodles and Parmesan to pan, and toss to coat in garlic butter. Serve with chicken.

—“South Your Mouth”

By Debbie Stringer Before Mississippi became a state, it was a territory. The United States was only 20 years old when the Mississippi Territory was formed in 1798. The territory encompassed most of present-day Alabama and Mississippi, a vast hinterland populated by only 5,000 citizens.

Natchez, the oldest and largest settlement in the territory, was the territorial capital until 1802, when legislators moved their General Assembly some six miles away to Washington.

The tiny Adams County village continued to serve as the territorial capital until Mississippi became a state in 1817.

Washington is the home of Jefferson College. Chartered in 1802, the institution opened in 1811 as a prep school with 15 students.

By 1817 Jefferson College had become a full-fledged college—and the birthplace of Mississippi statehood: Mississippi’s first constitutional convention met for six weeks in Washington.

From July 17 until Aug. 17, 1817, 48 delegates representing the 14 counties of the Mississippi Territory gathered in a Methodist meeting house on the campus of Jefferson College. Territorial Gov. David Holmes presided as president of the convention.

The goal was to draft a state constitution, the first official step toward statehood. The constitution would

have to be accepted by both houses of Congress before Mississippi could become a state.

During the constitutional convention, the name “Washington” was proposed for the new state, but delegates voted for “Mississippi” because the river formed a large portion of the state’s western border.

Delegates signed the new state constitution on Aug. 15, 1817.

In December 1817, Congress approved the constitution and formally admitted the western part of the Mississippi Territory as the 20th state. (The eastern part became a new territory, and later the state of Alabama.) President James Madison signed the resolution on Dec. 10, 1817, and within the week Mississippi had two U.S. senators and one representative.

David Holmes was elected the state’s first governor.

By year’s end, in accordance with the state constitution, Natchez became the state capital, and legislators continued to meet there through the 1820 session.

In 1821 legislators voted to move the state capital away from Natchez.

They wanted a location closer to the state’s geographical center and with access to a navigable river. The legislature met in Columbia in June 1822 while a new capital was being chosen.

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Churches Tucked away in rural Mississippi are these architectural gems 1. Bethany Baptist Church, Enid. Karon Netherland Wilcher, Carthage; Central Electric member.

2. Christ Episcopal Church, Church Hill. Ben Foy, Hazlehurst.

3. Liberty Universalist Church, Winston County. Glenn Wiygul, Louisville.

4. Mt. Vernon Baptist Church (est. 1847). John Bond, Magnolia.

3 5. Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, Clarke County. Jeff Johnson, Quitman; East Mississippi Electric member.

6. Vernal Presbyterian Church (1908). Nancy McIntosh, Lucedale; Singing River Electric member.

7. Rocky Springs Church (1837), Port Gibson.

Darlene Mayatt, Meridian; East Mississippi Electric member.

8. Hermanville United Methodist Church (est.

4 1893), Hermanville. Gayle Wade, Hermanville; Southwest Electric member.

9. Catholic church (from Rodney), Grand Gulf Military Park, Port Gibson. Pam Sing, Hernando; Coahoma Electric member.

10. Church at Elmwood Plantation, Greenwood.

Carol Hodge Terrell, Ruleville; Delta Electric member.

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12. Chapel of the Cross, Brooksville. Bettye Forbes, Starkville.

13. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rodney. Norman Bowlin, Summit; Magnolia Electric member.

14. St. Barnabas Anglican Church (1928), Picayune. Rosalie Smith, Picayune.

CONGRATULATIONS to Debbie Suggs, of Carrollton, winner of $200 in our 2016 ‘Picture This’ random prize drawing.

Our next photo theme: Country Roads Send your original photos of scenic country roads in Mississippi. Deadline for submissions is March 17. Details on page 18.

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State capitals reflect Mississippi history housed Union as well as Confederate location on the Pearl River. Plus, the area was still a headquarters. Seeking refuge from wilderness, so no one could claim that favoritism led to Union troops from 1863-1864, state its selection. government temporarily relocated to The new capital city was surveyed, mapped and Enterprise, Meridian, Macon and named Jackson in honor of Gen. Andrew Jackson, the Columbus. Lawmakers returned to hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of meet at the Capitol in May 1865, but 1812. by then the building was in a grim state Mississippi’s first state house was completed in of decay.

1822. Intended to house only the legislature, the In 1896 the planning of a new 2,400-square-foot, two-story brick building stood at Capitol began and soon the state penithe corner of Capitol and President streets. The tentiary was demolished to make way December 1822 session marked the first time the legis- for the construction. In January 1904 lators had met in a building owned by the state; earlier legislators met for their first session in sessions had convened in houses and even a tavern. the new state Capitol, the building still The nearby town of Clinton nearly became the state in use today. capital a few years later. Jackson’s growth was sluggish, After housing state offices until but Clinton had two academies, was located on the 1959, the deteriorating Old Capitol, as Natchez Trace and had a better road to rapidly growing it became known, survived repeated Vicksburg. The senate passed bills in 1828 and 1829 calls for its demolition before finally providing for the move to Clinton, but the effort failed undergoing a major renovation in in the house, by narrow margins.

1961, when it reopened as a state hisJackson’s fortunes began improving in 1830, and the torical museum. A second major 1832 constitution ensured the city would remain the restoration completed in 2009 returned capital, at least until 1850. the building to its 19th century appearIn 1833, legislators provided for the construction of ance inside and out.

Lawmakers met for their first legislative session in the (old) Capitol on Jan. 7, 1839. After a a larger state house, state offices and a “suitable house Exhibits at today’s Old Capitol major restoration in 1961, the building reopened as the Old Capitol Museum. Work completed in 2009 restored the building to its 19th century appearance. for the governor.” On Jan. 7, 1839, legislators conMuseum tell the story of a state house vened for their first session in the Capitol building, that has survived 178 years through National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department although work continued on the building until 1841. war, neglect, decay, fire and hurricanes. Like of the Interior and is currently undergoing repairs and During the Civil War, Jackson fell to Union troops Mississippi itself, the building has endured a roller system upgrades, its first major work project in 35 in 1863. The town was burned and plundered but the coaster ride of triumphs and trials. years.

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Friends of Starkville Public Library Book Sales, Jan. 9, Feb. 6, Starkville. Used books at bargain prices. Free admission; 12-6 p.m.

Starkville Public Library. Details: 662-323-2766.

Mississippi Southern Gospel Music Association Gospel Singing, Jan. 14, Coldwater. Performers to include The Peppers, The Kinsmen, The Pounders, Two For God and more; 5 p.m. Lighthouse Baptist Church. Details: 662-216-3827.

Shuffle to the Chefs, Jan. 26, McComb.

Culinary benefit for St. Andrew’s Mission featuring regional top chefs; 6-9 p.m. Admission.

McComb Mill. Details: 601-684-4678.

Seventh Annual Oxford Fiber Arts Festival, Jan. 26-28, Oxford. Classes, vendors, petting zoo, demonstrations, lectures, children’s activities. Powerhouse Community Arts Center. Details: 662-2366429; OxfordArts.com/events/fiberfest.

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Gulf Coast Orchid Show, Jan. 27-29, Gautier. Children’s activities on Saturday; raffle, free orchid classes on Sunday. Gautier Convention Center. Details: 228-474-2500, 228-424-7374.

Pearl River Classic Poultry Show, Jan. 28, Columbia. Family fun event with vendors, crafts, food, 600-plus birds shown; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free admission. Columbia Expo Center.

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Oxford Film Festival, Feb. 15-19, Oxford.

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