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the past 18 months, there has been average only eight members per mile of line in much discussion across the state Mississippi. Each cooperative will have to take a about access to quality, high-speed close, detailed look at its own demographics and broadband service in rural areas of density and determine whether it’s feasible for Mississippi. This conversation has them to consider offering broadband service. centered on the role electric cooperaMississippi’s electric cooperatives tives play in quality-of-life issues and are led by and belong to the people and economic development, and we have communities we serve. These electric certainly been involved in the diacooperatives are very diverse and serve logue. The conversation intensified a range from 7,900 to 82,000 electric last summer with elected officials meters. These decisions will have to be focused on changing state law to made by local boards of directors and allow electric cooperatives to enter will not be made until careful considerthis business. ation is given to all aspects of providing In January, both the Senate and broadband service and determine what My Opinion House joined in the discussion and is in the best interest of you, our Michael Callahan passed legislation allowing your elecmembers. Executive Vice President/CEO tric cooperative to offer broadband The new legislation, while offering Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi service. We offer our thanks to Gov. protection for our electric consumers, Phil Bryant, who signed the legislaallows our associations the flexibility to tion, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, House Speaker Philip explore different business models which include, Gunn and the legislators who supported the bill. but are not limited to, partnerships with other For more than a year, electric cooperatives in telecommunication providers. Mississippi have been doing their homework In the very beginning we were very open and with extensive studies and research. Once it honest with our elected officials and we will conbecame apparent to our board of directors that tinue to communicate with our members as we legislation was going to be introduced, we felt it go through the process. Throughout the process was important to openly discuss and address our we have reiterated that electric cooperatives areas of concern. A work group was developed to cannot solve the problem of broadband access review what it would take, based on what other in Mississippi. However, we can work with each states had done, to legally allow our electric other, as well as other partners, to help make cooperatives various opportunities to provide life in Mississippi better and that was the goal or assist in delivering broadband service. of the bill. Last November, we invited all legislators and It is important to note that while we have elected state officials to a broadband summit. At received permission, we now stress the importhis meeting, we discussed the issues and provid- tance of patience. There are many legal and ed details on what legislative changes lawmakers financial challenges ahead of us. These challenges needed to consider when drafting new legislacannot and will not be solved quickly, but the tion. One message was clear: we could not allow first step has been taken. our entry into this business to have an adverse effect on our electric distribution service and JOIN TODAY IN MISSISSIPPI rates. ON FACEBOOK Our biggest challenge is our density as we
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On the cover Designated as a historic Mississippi landmark, Boler’s Inn is steeped in a colorful past that spans decades of documented accounts and local legends since the 1830’s. Take a step back in time and discover more about this unique piece of history in Union.
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General William Tecumseh Sherman seized Boler’s Inn in Union on the night of February 21, 1864, after burning the city of Meridian during one of his infamous, destructive Civil War campaigns.
By Nancy Jo Maples Across from the Piggly Wiggly in Union, Miss., sits a very old house that holds more than a few stories worth telling. The structure is referred to as Boler’s Inn because at one time it was a stagecoach inn for travelers on a wagon route known as Old Jackson Road that runs through the middle of this small central Mississippi town. The inn’s most famous occupant wasn’t a welcomed guest – it was Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman who seized the building on the night of February 21, 1864, after burning the city of Meridian during one of his infamous, destructive Civil War campaigns. He had destroyed Meridian, uprooting its railroads and leaving most of its people homeless and horrified. Sherman had been in Meridian since Valentine’s Day that year and was headed to Canton when he spent the night at Boler’s Inn. Sherman did not burn Union. Local legend asserts he spared it because he likened its name to the Union Army. Sherman’s personal memoirs mention his stay in Union and he marked the town’s name with quotations; however, the journal does not elaborate on why he didn’t bother to burn its buildings. Ironically, while Sherman slept in Boler’s Inn, members of the Boler family fought for the Confederate Army. Although he left the town standing, Sherman and his troops, which numbered as many as 28,000 according to local historian Ralph Gordon, camped in the surrounding area stealing meat, livestock and tools from folks living within several miles of Union. “If at all possible, the residents would hide their tools and the meat from their smoke houses,” Gordon said. “Sherman’s troops took anything and everything that they could, and if they couldn’t take it, they would destroy it.” Another pre-Civil War structure nearby is the Jack Vance descendants’ house at the New Ireland community three miles west of Union where some of Sherman’s men found shelter while he slept at Boler’s Inn. One anecdote associated with Sherman’s stay is that his payroll clerk buried money for safekeeping the night they were in Union. The tale goes that the clerk had been wounded and died before dawn. The money was never found. Treasure
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hunters have certainly searched for it; yet if it has been found, a discovery has not been reported. In addition to Sherman, other noteworthy Boler’s Inn guests supposedly include Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis. Definitive documentation of such is outstanding; yet, both would have more than likely traveled though that area. The Sydney P. Stribling family moved to Boler’s Inn in 1910 and established the Union Appeal newspaper, now known as the Newton County Appeal. Stribling also sold furs from the building. It was home to Dr. F.C. Bradley and his family for about four years. Bradley moved there in 1914 when the newspaper office located to the business district. In addition to being an optometrist, Bradley was a jeweler, radio builder and inventor. He is credited with the invention of a single-dial radio tuner and soft nose pads for eyeglasses. He also owned the first car in Union, which he reportedly took apart and rebuilt to learn how it worked as there was no mechanic in town. Other uses of Boler’s Inn according to accounts from old newspapers, WPA reports, family genealogy and various historical accumulations, show the building to have been the site of piano lessons, a saloon and Sunday School classes of the Presbyterian Church, which sat next door at one time.
The town of Union lies in the east central area of the state that was ceded by the Choctaws to the U.S. government in the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. Neshoba County was formed in 1833 and its courthouse was a dirt-floored log cabin in the community of Union. Local historian Teresa Blount, who has extensively researched the town’s history, said that Union earned its name because of a church there named Union Church. “Or that is the story that goes around,” Blount said. “I don’t know for sure.” The name remained when it became a town in 1835. In 1836, Newton County was carved out of Neshoba County by a legislative act with most of Union falling in the new county and some of it remaining in Neshoba County. A portion of the town still sits in Neshoba County; however, it is not a county seat for either county. Neshoba County moved its courthouse to Philadelphia soon after the division, and Decatur was developed for the specific intent of being the Newton County seat as it is geographically centered in the county. It was during this time of Union’s early history that pioneer and wealthy landowner Wesley Boler acquired a federal land patent on a large tract that encompassed much of Union. A historical marker gracing the inn’s front lawn is thought to incorrectly
Norfleet Staton wrote to his father, “I am bilding (sic) a house for my old father law 46 by 38, 2 story high. I think I will make 150 or 200 dollars by crismas (sic) father.”
Wesley Boler, a pioneer and wealthy landowner in the 1830’s, commissioned his son-in-law to build Boler’s Inn as a boarding house for travelers.
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declare that the inn’s construction year was 1835. The Newton County Mississippi Pictorial History, published in 2000 by Rose Publishing Company, states Boler received the land patent in 1835 and built the inn in 1845. Several dates of the inn’s original construction have been floated in accounts throughout the years, but currently the most accepted date is 1856. The 1856 date surfaced when a letter was discovered from Norfleet Staton, who married Boler’s daughter, Elizabeth. According to Nancy Moore, president of the Foundation for the Restoration and Preservation of Boler’s Inn, Staton’s letter, dated August 10, 1856, to his father in North Carolina, includes a detailed description of a house he was building for his father-in-law fitting the dimensions of the original building. The inn has galleried upper and lower porches and originally featured a dogtrot with four rooms – one on each side of the dogtrot on each floor. “We don’t know for sure when it was built, but everything points to the year 1856 due to the letter,” Moore said. Norfleet wrote to his father, Ennis Staton, “I am bilding (sic) a house for my old father law 46 by 38, 2 story high. I think I will make 150 or 200 dollars by crismas (sic) father.” Continued on page 9
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deliver a short sermon, otherwise they would have still been in their pew and would have felt the jolt. Now, I did hear a story about one church that hadn’t let out yet when the quake hit. I never checked the validity of the story because if it isn’t true then I couldn’t tell it anymore, and I like the story. So if you know the real facts and it
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ever ascertain from that quake was the scratch the skipping needle put on the record I was playing on the air at the time. The Delta is at the tail end of the New Madrid Fault that runs through Arkansas into Missouri. Some of the strongest earthquakes in the nation happened in a series of events in 1811-1812
Back when I snapped this photo of the crack in the east wall of Springfield Plantation it was a tour home. Since then Springfield has been purchased, restored and is a private residence today. But this crack in the east wall supposedly was caused by the 1811 New Madrid series of earthquakes. This is another of those stories I can keep telling because no one has proved it isn’t true. But I like the story.
by Walt Grayson
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EARTHQUAKE! We’ve had another earthquake in the Delta. Something like a 4.0 on the Richter scale. That’s enough to feel unless you’re driving a tractor or riding in a car. The epicenter was near Hollandale, if I recall correctly. We had one of those same type quakes back in 1967. That one had about the same intensity and was centered about the same place. I was working at WJPR radio in Greenville at the time. It was Sunday morning and the services from First Baptist Church of Leland were just wrapping up and I had started a record playing on the air when all of a sudden I heard a “wham” like a switch engine connecting boxcars. There was a pecan tree just outside the control room window, and I think I actually saw it jerk. The needle skipped across the record that I had just started.
Never having been in an earthquake I didn’t know if maybe a truck had rammed the side of the building or a plane had crashed nearby. But one of the bosses called all excited and told me, “We just had an EARTHQUAKE!” He sounded kind of proud of it. Mama and Daddy missed it. They were driving home from church at the time. Of all the days for the preacher to
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doesn’t line up with what I heard, please don’t tell me. But the way it goes is, at tiny Bogue Baptist Church near Leland the pastor had just wrapped up an impassioned sermon and had offered the invitation but no one made a public decision. Feeling that the congregation was somewhat indifferent to the call of the Holy Spirit, the pastor was closing with an emotional prayer of intercession for his flock, asking God to “shake this church!” And the quake hit right at that moment. The pastor was elated that God validated his prayer so quickly. Some in the congregation marveled that having an earthquake right then was a heck of a coincidence, but never applied it as a sign from the Lord to them personally. One old fellow who did see the light from the incident later thanked the pastor for not asking God to “set this church on fire.” Actually, the only damage I could
on that fault. Church bells rang as far away as St. Louis. Arthur LaSalle, the long-time caretaker of Springfield Plantation near Fayette, Miss., told me the crack in the east wall at the old home was caused by the 1811 quake. Most notably, that series of quakes caused the Mississippi River to run backwards and created Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee. With the population boom since then, a similar quake would be disastrous today. But with this latest tremor, now that radio stations play music from computers, not even a record got scratched. 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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how delicious and healthy Mr. Roy and I will eat the next week or so. And in most cases, I prepare a fresh salad for our dinner on the day I return from my grocery shopping. Mr. Roy is not as much of a salad person as I am, but he brags on my creative talents and says he enjoys it even though I know he would rather have only meat and potatoes and a cooked vegetable. My problem is not with the one salad or stir-fry that I prepare, but with the remainder of the fresh goodies that are left in my crisper. I have tried to analyze this problem, but I am at a loss to explain why I ignore my crisper drawer for the next two weeks. In fact, I may ignore it until I again return home with a new batch of fresh vegetables. But when I open the crisper and try to figure out what that slimy-looking mess once was, I remember how beautiful it looked when I stored it two weeks before. I tell
myself that it's because I am getting older and more forgetful. But then I remember that I have been cleaning out rot drawers for most of my married life. Mr. Roy says I have a personality flaw related to my love of shopping being so much stronger than my love of cooking. He may have something there, but I have friends who also have crispers that turn into rot drawers. If any of my readers have any ideas that would help me solve this dilemma, I would appreciate you writing me. I have to admit that as I have gotten older, I certainly cook less. Our eating habits have changed, and also the phenomena of “Been there, done that” has its effect also. It used to be that I required at least two good meals each day and Mr. Roy needed three. Now,
most days if we eat breakfast, then we skip lunch and eat a large meal at night. We have some friends who cook very little and eat out most meals. In fact, I have one friend who closed her kitchen down and declared it “Out of Order.” She actually put that sign up on her kitchen door. Another change in our cooking regimen: Mr. Roy's new interest in cooking has surprised me. For years, he declared that he had no kitchen talents, but recently he has gotten more into cooking on the grill, using his gas-fired deep-fry cooker and a few other new devices he has purchased. This may have something to do with my change in cooking habits or he figures it's a case of survival. Anyway, it has been a welcome change for me. And ladies, regardless of what you might read, it's never too late to change your man. 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.
Buckley named editor
Sandra Buckley has been named editor of Today in Mississippi. Buckley has a wealth of journalism experience, including serving nearly 14 years as director of marketing and external affairs for InnovateMississippi. In this position, Sandra Buckley she was responsible editor@ecm.coop for editing and producing their quarterly magazine, Pointe Innovation. Since 2008, she has been a freelance writer for Mississippi Magazine and operated her own marketing and professional writing business. “Sandra is a talented journalist and has a proven track record in publications and writing about Mississippi,” said Ron Stewart, senior vice president of communications for Electric Cooper-
atives of Mississippi. “She has strong connections across our state and we look forward to her bringing fresh energy and a commitment to memorable stories about life in Mississippi and displaying the beauty of our state.” Stewart said he looks forward to Buckley continuing the long tradition of Today in Mississippi being an integral and enjoyable part of our readers’ lives. “And we will continue to be strong promoters of the value electric cooperatives bring to the quality of life for its members.” Buckley, a resident of Madison and a Greenville native, is a graduate of Mississippi College. She will assume her duties with the April issue. She replaces Debbie Stringer, who recently retired after serving 34 years as editor. As a reader, we value your input and we want you to keep us informed. Know of a special place or story idea? You can help her uncover and share with our readers by contacting her at editor@ecm.coop. We welcome her to our team.
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Outdoor variety at winter’s end Yogi Berra, that indubitable philosopher of professional baseball fame, is credited with a plethora of grand and generally humorous quotes. One that is often ascribed to him is, “It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” That quote takes various forms, the original of which is more likely a Danish proverb rather than a Yogi creation. Still, it fits the malapropisms common to this one-of-a-kind major leaguer, and it fits the intent of this column. Consequently, I will use it. But should we get a March snowstorm or an April bout with iced-over tree limbs and treacherous roads, I defer again to Yogi as my primary method of defense: “I really didn’t say everything I said.” My prediction? Winter has come to an end! This is March, a potentially glorious turning point that marks the close of cold and the opening of warm. Spring, if Outdoors not here, is cerToday tainly just down by Tony Kinton the path a short distance, and with it comes a morphing of great interest to the outdoors type. Consider the following. Grass will soon acquire a green tint. It has been drab and burdened by the chill for some time now, burrowed in hiding with little to show except its dormant repose. But now there is new life, in its infancy to be sure, but new life just the same. It will be on display directly. And trees as well as grass will show signs of rejuvenation, faint at first but flourishing in days to come. One characteristic of regal oaks that
has always fascinated me is that these for the longest time can appear void of life, skeletal fingers stretching upward as if seeking relief from above. Giving up would seem an easy thing to do. But they don’t give up. They persevere. They stand in anticipation. And they are eventually rewarded, their limbs producing buds which produce leaves which bring a form of resurrection. The oaks once again live, flourish. Squirrels and deer and turkeys and all manner of wildlife will feed from those same structures that only weeks earlier were languid. And oh the blooms that will soon be evident. Dogwoods early on. Redbuds. The tulip poplar. Blackberries will leaf out and blossom, giving rise to plump fruit that makes the most alluring dessert known to humanity, this in the form of blackberry dumplings. And be careful of those little briars on the blackberry vines. This protective device can be particularly nasty but not so nasty as to preclude the collection of the main ingredient for those blackberry dumplings! Also available this month to adventure seekers is the wild turkey. Whether that sojourner is hunting or just absorbing, he or she is in for a glorious experience. Male turkeys are gobbling, pirouetting, displaying and stiff-leg strutting in an effort to gain approval from reticent females. The males’ iridescence and splayed fan and dragging beard and gaudy head are pure marvels, the essence of wildness. From both an aural and visual perspective, these birds reign as champions. Grandiose, this encounter is. Crappie will also be stirring about this month. Somewhere in the shallows or holding near the first drop on the offside of those shallows, they will be making
the Crete myrtle. From that station they place the seed in a suitable spot and hammer away at the shell to reach the seed. They always succeed. The handsome House Finch is there as well. A fat Mourning Dove shuffles around beneath to retrieve kernels that have been bumped from the feeders by raucous behavior exemplified by those birds possessing fewer social graces. Then there is the Gold Finch. A prodigious collection gathers at my feeders each winter, and even in their most basic garb they are striking. I stand and watch them often, always in awe of their beauty and antics. They are spectacular in their cold-weather attire, but coloration is more chartreuse at such times. Let spring age a bit, however, and they leave on Winter has its own form of beauty and can be appreciated for their migration with markings such, but spring will interrupt this with color and new growth. that exemplify their name – Photo by Tony Kinton Gold Finch. preparations for the spawn. A jig or My favorite among all feathered minnow judiciously dangled in their guests is the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak. midst could be the beginnings of the Only a few come and their stay is brief. sweetest fillets that can be had. Fried a But spring is complete when they do. light brown, they are superb. And keep an eye on the bird feeders. Multicolored, robust, alluring – these These should be extremely active. There capture my full attention. Watch closely will be the Cardinal, the male dressed in for them; they tend to move on quickly. Winter is gone; spring is here. My his finest red tuxedo. His female counhope is that this prediction is solid, terpart will be less obtrusive in appearimmediate. But if not, the changes ance but elegant just the same. The Black-Capped Chickadee will dart about spring brings will get here. Like those massive oaks, we must be patient, persist and flit from feeder to limb to feeder ent. again. This one has mastered the art of simple tools around my feeders. There is a Crete myrtle between the feeders. The diminutive Black Caps have taken to gathering a sunflower seed from the feeder and taking it to a resting place in
Tony Kinton has been an active outdoors writer for 30 years. His newest book is “Rambling Through Pleasant Memories.” Order from Amazon.com or Kinton’s website: www.tonykinton.com.
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Traveling back in time to Boler’s Inn Sebastopol), Union, DeKalb and other points onward Although the letter refers to the structure as to Alabama. It was a thoroughfare with the same a house, all accounts are that it was not used as importance of a modern-day interstate highway. a dwelling until after the Civil War when Staton and Boler’s daughter made it their home. Wesley Boler never lived there. It was built as a boarding house on the Jackson Postal Road, now known as Old Jackson Road, which was a mail and stagecoach route from Jackson to Montgomery, Ala. According to historian Dr. Harold Graham of the Newton County Historical and Genealogical Society, the road was built in approximately 1842. Much of the route was first a Native American trail. At that time, mail was carried either by young, small men on horses who could deliver with speed, or it Boler’s Inn is designated as a Mississippi Historic Landmark and is steeped in a colorful was taken via a stagecoach, which might also past that spans decades of documented accounts and local legends since the 1830’s. have transported passengers. “It was built as a stopover for any passengers that might be along on “Jackson Road ran west of Union on what is now the coach. They would have needed a room to rest Highway 492 toward the community of Prospect and and the horses would have needed a livery for food then turned toward Sulphur Springs and then and stable,” Graham said. “It would have been the Hillsboro, which was the Scott County seat at one equivalent of today’s travelers needing a ‘quick’ stop time,” Graham said. “In the town of Union, some and a motel.” of the road is still labeled Old Jackson Road.” The postal route from Jackson included stops The point where Old Jackson Road leaves the at Morton, Hillsboro, Sulphur Springs (south of pavement of Highway 492 West and heads south on Continued from page 5
a dirt path called Andrew Fredrick Road is located between Evans Chapel Tabernacle and New Prospect Baptist Church. On the east side of Union, the point where it leaves Highway 492 is near the Greenland Community. Located at 205 East Jackson Road, Boler’s Inn was designated as a Mississippi Landmark on December 21, 2000. After many years of deterioration, several citizens banded together in 1995 to form the Foundation for the Restoration and Preservation of Boler’s Inn. Insurance agent Marcus Herrington purchased the property and donated it to the foundation. Funds were raised by locals and assisted with government grants for making significant repairs. However, like most old places, it continues to need maintenance attention and upkeep. Boler’s Inn tours are available by appointment only. Due to weight on the structure, entry is limited to group sizes of 20 children or 10 adults at a time. To schedule a visit, call 601-635-3160. Award winning journalist Nancy Jo Maples is a native of Union and lives in Lucedale. She is the author of Staying Power: The Story of South Mississippi Electric Power Association. Reach her via email at nancyjomaples@aol.com.
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2019 Annual meeting to be held in MEP auditorium
Magnolia Electric Power’s 2019 Annual Meeting date has been set for Thursday, March 28, 2019, and will be held in the auditorium at the office building, which is located at 3027 Highway 98 West, Summit. The schedule of events for the meeting is that registration will start at 6 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. The business portion of the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Entertainment, prizes and a business session highlight the meeting. The entertainment, which is The Bridge Band of Brookhaven, will perform for members and guests from 6:30 to 7 p.m. The business meeting includes an election of three of the Magnolia Electric Power Association’s directors. Running unopposed for their districts are: Jerry Sisco, District 3; Carl Fuller, District 6; and Odell McKenzie,
District 8. Jerry Sisco, a retired dairy farmer, raises row crops consisting of soybeans, winter wheat and hay at his farm in the West Lincoln community of Lincoln County. He has served on Magnolia Electric’s Board of Directors for 23 years. Carl Fuller of the Friendship/ Felder’s Campground area in Pike County currently serves as a NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director on Magnolia Electric’s Board of Directors. He has served on the board for 14 years. He is a contract poultry grower for Sanderson Farms in the McComb Division and also has a cattle operation. Fuller has served on the Pike County Farm Bureau Board of Directors for 25 years. Odell McKenzie is a retired businessman from the Enon community of
Walthall County, but continues to work with his family in the cattle, hay and tree farming industries. He currently serves as a NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director on Magnolia Electric’s Board of Directors. McKenzie has been on the board for 21 years.
Two ways to win
Magnolia Electric members can participate in the Annual Meeting by signing and returning a proxy or by attending in person. Separate prizes are awarded to both those who attend the meeting and those who participate by returning their proxy. (Annual meeting notices, which include proxies, were mailed to members in mid-February.) A grand prize of $500 in electricity credit is awarded by random drawing to some lucky member who attends the
Magnolia Electric Power 3027 Highway 98 West Summit, Miss.
meeting and a separate $500 in electricity credit will go to a member who participates by sending in the proxy. A member cannot win in both drawings. An additional five names will be drawn from those sending in their proxy and five names will be drawn from those attending. Each will receive $50 in electricity credit. To be eligible, the signed proxy must be received at Magnolia Electric Power by March 21 to be used at the Annual Meeting and be included in the drawing. A proxy is valid only for members who do not attend the meeting. Do not send in your proxy if you plan to attend the meeting. You can be eligible for only one drawing. Other business includes a financial report and reports from officers and the general manager.
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The Bridge Band will be performing at the 2019 Magnolia Electric Power
Annual Meeting The band members include Ron Donegan, Nick Bridge, Tyler Bridge and Shelley Smith. The band, based in Brookhaven, plays at lots of festivals, churches and other venues.
By sending in your proxy, you are still participating in Magnolia Electric Power’s Annual Meeting. As a member of an electric cooperative, that is one of many things that make us different from other electric companies. If you do not think you will be able to attend the Annual Meeting, please take the time to fill out the proxy and mail it in. Here is a checklist to help you understand the proxy: Three candidates have been nominated from their respective districts by a nominating committee. For anyone who wants to know more about the candidates, please see the brochure that is enclosed in the proxy envelope for additional information, or read more about them in our Annual Meeting story. If you leave the representative’s name line blank, then the Board of Directors will serve as your proxy. They will cast your vote for you. If you wish to direct the board to vote for a certain nominee, then you would need to check that name. Don’t forget to sign the proxy before you drop it in the mail. There is an envelope provided to mail it to an accounting firm who will oversee all the proxies. If you wish to name someone who is attending the meeting to be your proxy then you need to put their name in the representative’s name blank. Then sign the proxy and drop it in the envelope that was provided and mail it to the accounting firm. But above all matters, regardless if you let the board serve as your proxy or you designate a proxy, you MUST SIGN your proxy before dropping it in the envelope provided or it will be invalid. Your proxy or attendance at the Annual Meeting includes you in a drawing for prizes.
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spends first season on staff with Patriots By Elissa Fulton nator. Judge, a Philadelphia, Penn., Cameron Achord is no stranger to native, had played football at Mississippi Magnolia Electric Power. His father, State University. Although Cameron Aaron Achord, is the Manager of only worked with him a short time, Engineering, and Cameron grew up Judge went on to accept a job in the learning about the cooperative and how New England Patriots organization, but it serves the members of the community. Cameron kept in touch and fostered the He went to Brookhaven Academy where relationship for several years after the he played six sports during his senior two met. year. He played baseball, soccer, basketAfter the graduate assistant internship ball, ran cross country and ran track. But was over, Cameron went to work for growing up in a die-hard LSU family, Southwest Mississippi Community his passion was always football. College (SMCC) as a recruiting coordiCameron was a receiver and played nator and a special teams coordinator, defensive back for the Brookhaven where he coached the receivers and the Academy Cougars and went on to tight ends for the SMCC Bears in Belhaven University in Jackson, Miss., Summit, Miss. During his last two years where he played defense there, he was the offenand free safety on the sive coordinator where college team. He knew he coached the quarterhe wanted to work in backs and running the sports industry and backs. went to college with This year, Cameron broadcasting in mind. received a call early in After he tore ligaments the season that changed in his ankle, he was everything. His profesgiven the opportunity sional relationship with to work closer with the Judge recommenced coaches, even coaching when he was asked to some after his injury. interview for the assisAchord with the Vince Lombardi trophy That’s when he knew tant special teams coorafter the Patriots Super Bowl victory he wanted to coach against the Rams. Photo courtesy of the dinator with the New players as a career. England Patriots when New England Patriots/Eric J. Adler Cameron went on to the position opened. earn bachelor’s degrees in Computer “Relationships are important, and it’s Science and Sports Administration. He all about the first impressions we give worked his way through college working that make a difference,” said Cameron. summers at Magnolia Electric Power in “I kept a really good relationship with the staking department and even spent Joe through the years. We stayed in some time assisting a crew from North touch, and he brought me up for an Carolina as a foreman’s guide after interview earlier this year.” Hurricane Katrina devastated much of After a quick meeting, Cameron the Southeast. found himself packing up everything to After he graduated from Belhaven, he move to Massachusetts in early April. assumed a graduate assistant position “I took the job on a Monday, and I with the Golden Eagles football team at was there [Massachusetts] on Wednesday the University of Southern Mississippi in starting work,” said Cameron. “I had Hattiesburg. It was there that he met Joe about 24 hours to move up there and Judge, who was the special teams coordi- get started.”
Achord during a practice with the Patriots. Photo courtesy of the New England Patriots/David Silverman.
recruiting. “These days, people are on their phones 24/7, and if you are not talking to the players from high school, someone else is,” he said. “I spent so much time on the phone at the college level and now I never have to learn to play Fortnite.” Although Cameron was modest about his Super Bowl experience, he admitted that it was Achord reviewing plays with Patriots players during practice. certainly a great experience. Photo courtesy of the New England Patriots/Eric J. Adler. “There are so many coaches and players that will never expeCameron has been very humble about rience this their whole career, even starting a job in the NFL with the though they may be great. This is not Patriots organization, and especially something that happens every day. You about the Patriots recent Super Bowl have to accept it, enjoy it and move on. LIII win against the Los Angeles Rams on February 3. With the Patriots organi- I tried not to look around because I did not want the anxization, he works hand-in-hand with ety to get to Judge coaching six units of me. I took it in teams. “ during the “The easiest way to pregame while say it, any time the are important, and it’s all throwing the ball is kicked, ball around with that’s the teams about the the other coaches. we are coachwe give that But once you step ing,” said on that field, you’ve Cameron. .” really got to block “You have - Cameron Achord everything else out and kickoff, kickfocus on the game. Focus on off return, what you have to do, and really try punt and punt return and field goal and field goal block not to make it bigger than it is.” As for Cameron’s life in New team. Those are the six different units England, he is really adjusting to life in we are coaching.” the North and has managed to miss the The main coaching differences that Cameron has found between junior col- harsh winter so far. For now, he’s about to focus on starting the new 2020 season lege and the NFL are on the recruiting while the team waits on their Super end. While he spent a lot of time keepBowl LIII rings. Only time will tell if ing up with trends of high school stuthe Patriots will step on the field for dents, he spent the majority of his time talking on the phone late each night for Super Bowl LIV in Miami.
Relationships
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Phone scam alerts!
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Beware ... the bad guys are getting smarter
By Lucy Shell Jay King, owner of King’s Packing Company of Summit, knows his business dealings, but even knowing what is going on in his business made him question himself very seriously after receiving a disturbing phone call. Around 11:30 a.m. one day in mid-January, a phone call was made to King’s Packing Company and the information shared with his employees made them so worried, they shared King’s cell phone number with the caller. In turn, the caller phoned King, who was away from the premises at the time. When King answered the phone, he was told his electricity was about to be cut off for nonpayment at 12:30 p.m. that day. King quickly assured the caller that his payments were drafted out of his accounts. At that time, he was thinking of his personal accounts. “Oh no, you are mistaken” he said. But, then he thought about the business and asked which account they were talking about. Even as he was talking to the caller, King KNEW he had paid the business account, too. The caller, a female, assured him that his payment was not showing up on the computer and even shared with him that she had called on Monday and he had not returned the call. King arrived at King’s Packing Company by this time and headed straight to his office, where he pulled up his bank account online. He told the lady, “I mailed you a check on the 4th, and the bank shows that the check was deposited on the 7th.” But, she had an answer for that… She asked King, “Who had cashed the check?” King explained he could not see the back of the check, but he would investigate it. At that point, he explained, “She told me, ‘Well, you have until 12:30 to prove it because they had already dispatched someone to cut the power off and
that the power would be off for 24 hours.’” King said, “I believed it,” meaning he was believing what the female was telling him. King said he knew that it would be detrimental to his business to be without power so that is why, after getting off the phone, he went immediately to the bank to see who had signed the back of the check and then he drove to the Magnolia Electric Power office to double check that his account was up-to-date. It was at this time MEP Head Cashier Yvonne Dillon listened to King and explained to him that he had received a phone call from a scammer. In the meantime, Dillon called up King’s account and verified that he had paid the King’s Packing Company account and it was up-to-date. Looking back, King said he saw some red flags that he did not see while on the phone with the woman. “She never told me an amount,” he said. “I gave her that information. She never asked for a credit card, but I feel that is because I was on the defensive and saying that I had paid my bill.” He also said, “She called the business King’s
Packaging Company and like a number didn’t show up on the cell phone, but I had just answered the call when the phone rang and didn’t really see that until afterwards.” King described the caller. “She was good, profes-
Jay King, owner of King’s Packing Company in Summit, was recently a victim to scam callers. Luckily, King saw the signs and talked to Magnolia Electric Power employees before the scammers were able to recieve any money.
sional,she even comforted me,” he said. King believes she was perhaps targeting small businesses. He might not be wrong. Another MEP member, who shall remain anonymous, was not as lucky as King. A phone scammer informed the member that MEP had changed their name to Mississippi Electric Power and convinced the member to pay through a money pack card from Kroger in McComb, after telling them that the closest place to pay in person was in Hammond, La. The same thing happened to this member in the fact that she was caught off guard and thought maybe she had not paid her business account. She was so worried that she did not want her power turned off that she sent the money to the scammer. “Please be assured, Magnolia Electric Power does not have operators that call and ask for payments from our members,” said Amanda McKenzie, manager of billing. “We do send out automated phone calls to remind members of payments, but you will never receive a call from a person asking for money.” “Also, please know that if you are ever in doubt, hang up the phone and call the office and ask for the information,” said McKenzie. “We will gladly answer all your questions. We do not want our MEP members to fall for any scams.” The phone scammers are getting more creative with their stories. Beware if you receive a phone call asking for money from someone saying they are from Magnolia Electric Power.
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Three easy DIY projects to save energy By Abby Berry Winter weather can have a big impact on your energy bills, hitting your pockets a little harder than you would have liked. Now that spring is just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to tackle a few DIY efficiency projects for your home. The good news: You don’t have to be an energy expert to do this! There are several easy ways to save energy, but if you’re willing to take a hands-on approach, here are three projects you can do now to start saving.
Make the Most of Your Water Heater. Let’s start with one of the easiest projects: insulating your water heater. Insulating a water heater that’s warm to the touch can save 7 to 16 percent annually on your water heating bills. It should also be noted that if your water heater is new, it is likely already insulated. But if your water heater is warm to the touch, it needs additional insulation. You can purchase a pre-cut jacket or blanket for about $20. You’ll also need two people for this project. Before you start, turn off the water heater. Wrap the blanket around the water heater and tape it to temporarily keep it in place. If necessary, use a marker to note the areas where the controls are so you can cut them out. Once the blanket is positioned correctly tape it permanently in place, then turn the water heater back on. If you have an electric water heater, do not set the thermostat above 130 degrees, which can cause overheating.
projects, you can save energy (and money!) while increasing the comfort level of your home. And you can impress your family and friends with your savvy energy-saving skills.
make sure it sticks to both sides of the crack or seam. Afterwards, use a putty knife to smooth out the caulk, then wipe the surface with a dry cloth.
Weather Strip Exterior Doors. One of the best ways to seal air leaks is to weather strip exterior doors, which can keep out drafts and help you control energy costs. Weather stripping materials vary, but you can ask your local hardware or home store for assistance if you’re unsure about the supplies you need. When choosing weather stripping materials, make sure it can withstand temperature changes, friction and the general “wear and tear” for the location of the door. Keep in mind, you will need
Seal Air Leaks with Caulk.
The average The average American family spends $2,000 annually on energy bills, but unfortunately, much of American family that money is wasted through air leaks in the home. Applying caulk around windows, doors, electrical wiring and plumbing can save energy and money. Photo Credit: Rare Form Properties spends $2,000 annually on energy separate materials for the door sweep (at bills, but unfortunately, much of that money is wastthe bottom of the door) and the top and ed through air leaks in the home. Applying caulk sides. around windows, doors, electrical wiring and plumbBefore applying the new weather ing can save energy and money. There are many difstripping, clean the moulding with water ferent types of caulking compounds available, but the and soap, then let the area dry completemost popular choice is silicone. Silicone caulk is ly. Measure each side of the door, then waterproof, flexible and won’t shrink or crack. cut the weather stripping to fit each secBefore applying new caulk, clean and remove any tion. Make sure the weather stripping fits old caulk or paint with a putty knife, screwdriver, snugly against both surfaces so it combrush or solvent. The area should be dry before you presses when the door is closed. apply the new caulk. By completing these simple efficiency Apply the caulk in one continuous stream, and
Abby Berry writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the national trade association representing more than 900 local electric cooperatives. From growing suburbs to remote farming communities, electric co-ops serve as engines of economic development for 42 million Americans across 56 percent of the nation’s landscape.
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Now is the perfect time to test your A/C and ensure it’s ready for summer. Remember to check the evaporator coil, which should be cleaned annually for optimal efficiency. Source: energy.gov
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National Ag Day: March 14, 2019
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Food for Life
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BLAST FROM THE PAST! Crawfish Bread 3 green onions, finely chopped 2 Tbsp. low-fat margarine 1 lb. cooked crawfish tails, roughly chopped
Pizza Casserole 1 cup low-fat Mozzarella cheese ½ cup low-fat mayonnaise 1 loaf French bread
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a skillet over medium heat, saute green onions in margarine; add crawfish tails. When onions are soft and crawfish is heated through, remove from heat. In a medium bowl, blend cheese and mayonnaise with a spatula. Add sauteed crawfish and onions. Cut the bread into 1-inch slices; spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of the crawfish mixture onto each slice. Alternatively, cut the bread lengthwise and spread half the crawfish mixture onto each side. Bake 15 minutes, or until bread is lightly toasted.
1 jar mushrooms, drained 1 (26-oz.) jar marinara or pizza sauce, divided 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta. Combine onion and bell pepper with 1 teaspoon of water and microwave for 2 minutes. Dice pepperoni slices. Combine pasta, onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, pepperoni and 2 cups sauce. Transfer to baking dish. Top with remaining sauce. Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake until hot and cheese is melted, 5 to 7 minutes. From “Southern Blend II” by Patsy Conquest, Gail Ward
From “Eat Smart Gulf Coast” by Gulf Coast Health Educators
Pineapple Fluff 2 (20-oz.) cans crushed pineapple 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 Tbsp. grated lemon rind
12 oz. pasta ½ onion, chopped ¼ cup bell pepper, chopped ½ cup pepperoni slices
Cauliflower Salad 2 Tbsp. lime juice 1⁄3 cup stevia* 1 (8-oz.) carton non-dairy whipped topping, thawed
Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tablespoons of juice. Combine pineapple, reserved pineapple juice, lemon juice, lemon rind, lime juice and stevia in a blender. Cover and blend until smooth. Pour into 2 (1-quart) plastic freezer bags. Storing bags flat, freeze 2 hours, or until slushy. In a large bowl, stir pineapple slush gently into whipped topping until slightly blended. Return to freezer until completely frozen, about 2 hours, and serve. * Stevia is a no-calorie sweetener made from an herb.
½ head cauliflower 1 bunch fresh broccoli 1 large purple onion 1 bell pepper
1 cup mayonnaise ¼ cup sugar 1 cup shredded cheese 1 pkg. real bacon pieces
Cut cauliflower into small pieces. Cut broccoli flowerets into small pieces. Chop onion and bell pepper. Combine vegetables. Mix mayonnaise and sugar; stir into vegetables with cheese and bacon. Chill. From “Southern Blend II” by Patsy Conquest, Gail Ward
From “Eat Smart Gulf Coast” by Gulf Coast Health Educators
Barbecue Beef Sandwiches 3-lb. chuck roast 1 cup water 2 beef bouillon cubes 1 (15-oz.) can tomato sauce ¼ cup catsup
Dash Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp. minced onion ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup mustard
Put roast, water and bouillon cubes into a slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours, until tender. Reserve 1 cup of the broth from cooking. Shred meat with two forks. Add reserved broth and remaining ingredients to shredded meat; return to slow cooker and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours (or on high for 1 ½ to 2 hours). From “Southern Blend II” by Patsy Conquest, Gail Ward
Strawberry Salad 2 bunches romaine lettuce 1 purple onion, chopped fine ½ cup toasted slivered almonds 1 pint (or more) fresh strawberries, sliced Dressing: 2 cups mayonnaise
½ cup raspberry vinaigrette ½ cup half-and-half 3 Tbsp. raspberry jam 2 Tbsp. poppy seed 2⁄3 cup sugar
Chop lettuce and toss with remaining salad ingredients. Mix dressing ingredients with a mixer and pour over salad. From “Dinner with Friends” by The Friends of Wister Gardens, Belzoni, Miss.
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Sweetie Pie blackberry for Mississippi This month, I want to spend our time considering the last of the 2019 Mississippi Medallion selections, Sweetie Pie blackberry. When I first moved to the South in the late 1970s, we lived in a rural area of upstate South Carolina. I remember how one of my favorite things to do in the summer was pick the wild blackberries that seemed to grow everywhere. You see, I grew up agriculture-deficient in the suburbs of Detroit, and picking wild blackberries Southern was just not Gardening an option there. by Dr. Gary Bachman Besides enjoying the fresh-picked fruit, I also learned more than I wanted to about thorns, poison ivy, ticks, chiggers and the occasional snake that would scare the heebie-jeebies out of me.
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So, I’ve come to appreciate homeowners who want to grow this delicious fruit — especially the thornless selections — in the relative safety and convenience of their own gardens. Sweetie Pie blackberry was bred by the USDA in Poplarville, Mississippi, so it tolerates heat very well. This thornless plant has a vigorous growth habit, which is reflected in its copious production of large, very sweet fruit. Sweetie Pie is an excellent choice for homeowners who wish to grow their own fruit and for you-pick operations and farmer’s markets. Like most blackberry plants, Sweetie Pie has a perennial root system but biennial canes, meaning they fruit only on the second year’s growth. Peak fruit production starts to occur in year three. Sweetie Pie has its ripening season in the middle of or late in the blackberrygrowing period, which for most of Mississippi is mid- to late June. In addition to its excellent fruit quality, Sweetie Pie is resistant to double blossom. Also called rosette, this is a condition caused by fungus that is problematic of some blackberry cultivars.
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The Sweetie Pie blackberry produces massive quantities of large, very sweet fruit in late June. (Photo by USDA-ARS/Steve Stringer)
follow fertilization recommendations, and keep soil nutrients in the optimal ranges. Usually, a cultivar bears fruit for 2 to 4 weeks. Blackberries need to be harvested when fully ripe, since they do not ripen after harvest. Refrigerate berries as soon as possible after harvest, and do not let harvested fruit sit in the sun. The fruit is best when consumed immediately or frozen, as it will not store fresh for long periods. Sweetie Pie’s availability will be limited, but don’t let that stop you from growing blackberries this year. Other good thornless selections for Mississippi include Arapaho, Navaho, Ouachita and Natchez. Dr. Gary Bachman is an associate Extension and research professor of horticulture at the Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi. He is also host of “Southern Gardening” radio and TV programs.
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Mississippi Bluegrass Reunion, Mar. 7-9, Purvis. Lamar County Community Shelter Building, Lamar County Fairgrounds. Details: 601-408-5965. Tomcatz Event Center, Mar. 8-10, (formerly Mudslangers), 1202 Tomcat Road, West Point, largest bounty hole ever, $25,000; $100 Kid mud run; $100 female mud run and $100 male mud run; Nashville Recording Star and DJ on stage, plus other events, follow us on FB or call 662-316-7246. Sixth Annual “Whispers in the Cedars” Cemetery Tour, Mar. 8-9, Port Gibson. Sponsored by Port Gibson Heritage Trust; 6 - 8:30 p.m. nightly. Admission; advance tickets only. City Hall. Details: 601-529-4680; pinnixdesignsinc@gmail.com. Capital Gun Show, Mar. 9-10, Jackson. Wahabi Shriners Building. Details: 601-3195248; BigPopGunShows.com. Cedar Lake UMC Craft/Yard Sale, Mar. 9, Biloxi. 12332 Cedar Lake Rd; 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Po-boys and baked goods available for purchase. Details: 228-388-1275. Gospel Singing Jubilee, Mar. 9, Pearl Community Center, Pearl. Featuring the Down East Boys, Jason Runnels, Revelations, Tim Frith and the Gospel Echoes. Details: 601-7208870; 601-906-0677.
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