Simpson County News from Mendenhall, Mississippi • 1

There's No Place Like ran The Lords Power Lunch See Lifestyles Williams jChevrolet-pids, Inc. Peoples 15 fink Ottsmobte Growing with our com Collins-Magee-Mende: ice 1908! int Olive MAGEE, MS tt)ti8fRl Serving Mendenhall for 123 years Thursdfl Hrll ,1999 County receives grant from CDBG Briefly Mississippi Planning and Development District. According to the news release from the Simpson County Development Foundation, the improvements to be made will include removal of the existing deteriorating roof and installa MagneTek building on U.S. Highway 49 between Mendenhall and Magee. The grant was necessary for Howard Industries to occupy the plant and begin local operations.

Application for the grant was completed by the Central IM In announcing the grant on Tuesday, the Simpson County Development Foundation stated the grant was made on behalf of Howard Industries, for structural improvements to the 250,000 square foot building formerly known as the fa Log "jfwMs. A Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the amount of $4.2 million has been awarded to the Simpson County Board of Supervisors by the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development. M'hall teams in division tourney The Mendenhall High School Tigers have wrapped up the Division 5-4A basketball championship and with one non division game left are headed to the Division Basketball Tournament at South Jones High School in. Ellisville as the number one seed. The Tigers, under Head Coach James Crain, have now recorded 20 wins or more for 18 consecutive seasons.

Their current record stands at 23-7 at press time. They played Northwest Rankin Tuesday night and end the regular season with Bay Springs at Tiger Gym Friday night. During the past week Mendenhall recorded three wins over South Jones 105-51, Laurel 92-56 and Mt. Olive 72-57. The Tigers will play their first geTnenDrvrsfonT73A tour-nament Thursday, February 18th at 5:30 p.m.

They will face the winner of Wednesday's Quitman-South Jones game. A win in that game will put the Tigers in the South State basketball tournament. A win in the first round of South State would (See Tigers Page 8A) frv fir yy i-rs truck remains among the Pearl River debris bridge crashed into the river bed below. The log truck belongs to McKinsey Taylor Logging in Jeff Davis County. The driver, Ezekial Coleman of Prentiss, was ticketed for failure to obey the traffic sign at the bridge that read, "No Trucks Allowed." A log truck attempting to cross the Rockport bridge over the Strong River at the SimpsonCopiah County line caused the bridge to collapse last Wednesday, February 3.

According to the Simpson County Sheriff's Department, the truck attempted to cross the bridge from the Simpson County side and the GROUNDHOG SHADOW DAY Students from Mendenhall High School and Magee High School participated for the first time in National Groundhog Shadow Day last week. Students tagged, with workers observing and learning, what skills are required to do certain jobs. The goal of the event is to encourage volunteers mentors to allow young people to come to work to show them what a job is like and how skills learned in school can be put into action. Patricia Holloway, Mendenhall High teacher, said, "The students returned to school really excited and enthusiastic about seeing different jobs and how they are performed." The student assigned to the Mendenhall City Library said, "They want me to come back!" The librarian said that the student performed many different tasks such as checking out books and other neces sary duties performed in the library. The school district thanked the many mentors in the area who volunteered.

GUARD BLOOD DRIVE The National Guard Armory in Magee will host a special blood drive on Sunday, February 8 a.m. to noon. Those who wish to donate should be healthy, at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds. For more information, call Ann Parker at Mississippi Blood Services at 1-800-817-7449. GED TEST IS FEB.

20 The GED will be given February 20, at 7:30 a.m. in the multi-purpose building across from the courthouse in Mendenhall. The test is $30 for the full test or $6 for each part. Call Lillie Hardy at 847-1 890 for more info. MSU COOKBOOK DUE "A Taste of Class," a 175-page cookbook, produced by the agricultural research arm of Mississippi State University, is due to be released February 14.

Many of the recipes have been served to university guests over the years and feature MSU food products, such as cheese. The cookbook, edited by Cary Sutphin, is S24.95 and may be ordered by calling 1-601-325-5000. Inside' Editorial 4A Sports 5A Community Calendar 6A 6A Lcgals 7B, Classifieds 7, 8B Too Late to Classify 7A 3 Sections 28 Pages tion of a newly engineered roofing system. Additional improvements funded by the grant will bring the facility up to current code. Numerous other improvements will be made by Howard (See Grant Page 8.4) Dempscy Sullivan 2.

To keep you informed of what's going on. 3. Work hard to hold down your taxes. (See Dempscy Page H.i) p5 SM. Moore steps down as Academy head coach Veteran Simpson Academy Head Coach Skip Moore resigned Wednesday, February 3, effective, at the end of the 1998-99 school year.

Moore, head coach of the Cougars for eight years, leaves SCA with a career coaching record of 61 -31. "I am looking at some things outside coaching and maybe get a little closer home," said Moore in a Monday afternoon telephone, Dempsy Sullivan up for re-election E.C. Mullins runs for Sheriff's post Thompson visits Mendenhall State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Richard Thompson, left, i welcomed to Mendenhall High by teacher Jeannie Finch, center, and Principal Randall Neely. Thompson answered questions about new education measures in the state legislature.

M'hall fireman seeking donations Members of the Mendenhall Volunteer Fire Department arc seeking donations to erect a memorial at the Fire Station to honor those fireman that have died. Fireman Price Wallace in spearheading the drive said, "We arc seeking donations from the public to help finance the memorial. We have 25 cx-Mcndcnhall Firemen that have passed on and wc want to honor them with a monument in front of the Fire Department." Mcndenhall's Fire Department presently has 35 active members living in the Mendenhall and D'Lo area. "Wc have already started the drive and any donation will be greatly appreciated," added Wallace. Donations can be made by the public to: Mendenhall Volunteer Fire Department, P.O.

Box 296, Mendenhall, 39114. discussion. "We live in the Brandon area and my son is seven years old now and beginning to be involved in baseball. I want to be able to be closer home so I can support him. My wife works in Jackson and both sets of grandparents also live in the Brandon area." Moore and his wife also have a 10 month old daughter.

(See Moore Page 8A E.C. Mullins with any problems that you may have. Please elect mc as your next Sheriff of Simpson County. 1 The following is a paid political announcement I would like to announce my candidacy for re-election of Supervisor District 2 in Simpson County. I am 50 years of age and have been married 29 years to B.J.

Sullivan. I am the son of the late B.F. Sullivan and Helen Sullivan. It's been my pleasure to serve as your supervisor for the past seven years. I have served this office with respect, honesty, and integrity.

I never played politics with this office. I am your voice and I represent all the people. I try to make the best decision for everyone concerned, to seek out both sides of the issue, and try to do what's best for my people. When I first ran for this office 1 made four promises: I To always be honest and truthful. The following is a paid political announcement I would appreciate the people of Simpson County electing mc as your next Sheriff.

I have attended the Mississippi Highway Patrol Academy and have law enforcement experience. I served in the U.S. Marine Corp for four years and am a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Post 9122 ofMagcc. As your next sheriff, I will uphold the law and serve the citizens' of Simpson County. I will work with and assist all county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies along with other county and city officials for the betterment of our county.

1 will always be available to listen to your concerns about our county, and help each of you ITS YOUR PEOPLtVTO-PEOPLE MEETING SIMPSON COUNTY NOW FOR A SUBSCRIPTION 847-2525.