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The Bookseller Who Helped Transform Oxford, Mississippi
Again then, there was no motive to consider that Howorth would assist preserve the household’s literary custom alive. He wasn’t a lot of a reader—or, for a very long time, a lot of an something. There are 5 Howorth brothers, and Richard is the center of them. Two moved away, one to turn out to be a lawyer on Wall Road, the opposite to turn out to be an architect in New Orleans; two stayed in Oxford, one overseeing admissions on the College of Mississippi, the opposite working a legislation observe on the town earlier than serving three phrases because the Lafayette County Circuit Courtroom choose. Howorth wasn’t positive if he needed to remain or go, and he wasn’t positive what he needed to do along with his life.
“I used to be directionless,” Howorth mentioned. “Fortunately, my older brother at all times had these massive concepts and schemes about what we must do, like becoming a member of the circus.” David, that brainstorming massive brother, had at the least one barely extra sensible thought: all all through their childhood, he had mentioned that the city of Oxford actually must have a bookstore, partly due to Faulkner and partly due to the college, however principally as a result of any city price residing in wanted to have a spot to purchase books. “I used to be by no means a very good scholar in highschool or faculty,” Howorth mentioned, “however I managed to graduate, and I saved occupied with David’s bookstore.”
“David’s bookstore” turned Sq. Books, in 1979. Satisfied it might want foot visitors to outlive, Richard went in search of a retail house however couldn’t discover something appropriate till one other one among his aunts, Vasser Bishop, provided a second-floor walkup subsequent to Neilson’s division retailer. The daughter of an English professor who as soon as gave Faulkner a D, Bishop charged her nephew lease, however volunteered her time on the bookstore.
Lisa, Howorth’s spouse, took shifts as nicely. Initially from Chevy Chase, Maryland, she had discovered her strategy to Oxford from San Francisco within the early seventies by way of a Volkswagen bus, ditching the California scene after it acquired “very darkish and really bizarre,” heading South on a lark after remembering how a lot she had beloved studying Faulkner in highschool. “I didn’t know a soul right here,” she mentioned. “I fell in with a handful of hippies. They’d a home close to the college, an outdated home the place we had a bunch of events, and that’s the place I met Richard one loopy evening.”
Howorth wasn’t a daily at that social gathering or some other, however he was taken by the intelligent, lanky woman with the home cat she had skilled to do tips. Inconveniently, he was about to take off for the very coast Lisa had currently deserted: “I had this buddy whose sister lived out in Oregon, and we went on the market and labored at a window-shade-manufacturing plant,” Richard mentioned. “I used to be afraid I wouldn’t ever see Lisa once more, so I wrote her this letter, saying I needed to remain in contact, and I left it for her on the massive home. And, the following morning, I rise up on the break of day to drive West, and there’s this letter on my windshield, and I inform my buddy that I’m not opening it till we’re a couple of states away.”
Howorth learn the letter as quickly as he crossed the third state line. Though her emotions matched his almost sufficient, it nonetheless took him a couple of weeks to name the quantity she’d given him. When he got here residence to Oxford a couple of months later, the very first thing he did was go away once more, for Washington, D.C., the place Lisa had returned to be along with her household. She finally got here again to Oxford with Richard, and so they acquired married there earlier than settling for some time in Washington, the place they acquired their begin in bookselling, at Georgetown’s Savile E book Store. “Extra cease than begin,” Richard jokes, since a part of what the couple did throughout their two-year apprenticeship was assist shut the place down. “It was an amazing retailer in its day—it actually was, but it surely was on its final legs, and after they determined to shut the shop we stayed lengthy sufficient to shut it.”
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Good samaritans help first responders rescue children, teen from Mississippi River near Silver Street – Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
Good samaritans help first responders rescue children, teen from Mississippi River near Silver Street
Published 7:17 pm Sunday, June 30, 2024
NATCHEZ — Natchez police officer Kajlil Jenkins said whatever resources they could find, including civilian ones, came quickly to help rescue three juveniles from the Mississippi River at Silver Street on Sunday afternoon.
One of the victims, a 16-year-old attempting to rescue her younger brothers from drowning, was “in the water a good 20 or 25 minutes,” Jenkins said.
He saw people in the water before anyone had time to call 911 and called it in on his radio at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Seven-year-old Lakeithius “Eli” Brashears reportedly slipped on wet pavement and fell into the water and his brother Lakeivion Brashears, 8, and sister Jaila Tobias, 16, jumped in after him.
Doug Pruett from Montgomery, Alabama, said he and his wife Judy were eating at a nearby restaurant for their 25th anniversary and saw the commotion. He and another man whose name he didn’t know were able to get the two younger children out safely. Tobias, however, was caught in the current and carried beyond their reach about 250 yards out, authorities said.
Natchez Fire Chief Robert Arrington said while first responders were en route to the river, they spotted civilians Jackson Moody and Taylor Little at Fat Mama’s Tamales on Canal Street with a boat on a trailer and asked them to help.
Authorities also asked another civilian Jake Meriwether to stop with his boat and he did, but it wasn’t needed.
Moody and Little “were able to get their boat into the water and get her out,” Arrington said, adding, “She is on her way to the (Merit Health) hospital. She was conscious but not feeling well at all. She drank a lot of river water but we expect her to be OK.”
Arrington said the young people were very fortunate that the civilians were there, some with boats, to get to them quickly.
“The teenager was too far out and I knew good and well I couldn’t swim that good,” added Pruett.
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Man from Fruitdale killed in Mississippi bar shooting | WKRG.com
WAYNE COUNTY, Miss. (WKRG) — A man from Washington County, Alabama is dead after a shooting at a Mississippi bar.
The coroner in Wayne County, Mississippi confirms 24-year-old Brandon Cartwright, from Fruitdale, was shot and killed at High Noon Lounge and Karaoke in Waynesboro at about 2 Saturday morning.
Waynesboro Police are also investigating and believe the suspect may have driven away in a tan SUV.
A post from the bar says “The entire High Noon family prays that Heaven comforts both the victim and his entire family for this tragic loss of life this past Saturday morning. Lately, our community has been victimized by a group of ruthless criminals and we are committed to assisting law enforcement in bringing the responsible parties to justice.”
Family members have already set up a GoFundMe account for funeral expenses. Tributes online say Cartwright was a young father.
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Ranking the six easiest games on Mississippi State football’s 2024 schedule
Mississippi State football faces a daunting schedule in 2024. Going into the year they have six games in which earning a win would mean pulling off a big upset. But there are winnable games on the schedule to give them a chance at earning bowl-eligibility. Here are the six easiest games on the schedule…
State gets to ease into the 2024 season with their FCS opponent. Eastern Kentucky has played a few competitive games with FBS teams in recent years, including providing a momentary scare against Kentucky last season. But it’s still a FCS team coming off a losing season. State should roll.
UMass might as well be a FCS team, and honestly there’s a chance EKU is actually better. But the shades of 2016 and 2017 when State found themselves in struggles with the Minutemen has them as merely second-easiest. But this is a truly bad team that’s a long ways away from competitiveness.
Jason Candle has done a great job at Toledo. The Rockets are a perennial MAC contender and can challenge power conference teams. But they just lost nearly everyone from last season’s 11-win team, and a clear step back is likely in store. They’ll still be solid, but assuming State doesn’t overlook them, they should be fine.
Kenny Dillingham inherited a mess at his alma mater, but even in last year’s 3-9 campaign, he at least made them competitive. The Sun Devils are going to rely on several transfers to improve this season, and they could take a step forward. This game might be tricky on the road, but overall, State’s still got quite a bit more talent.
I’d wager that last year’s 7-3 final score in this game won’t be replicated. Sam Pittman is relying (probably unwillingly) on a familiar face in Fayetteville to save his job. Bobby Petrino should get the Hogs scoring more, but that’s not saying much. State has owned Arkansas since they originally fired Petrino. We’ll see if his return changes the direction of the series, but the Bulldogs should have the edge at home.
Billy Napier is the coach everyone assumes will be fired by the end of 2024 given the combination of poor early results and an almost unbelievable gauntlet of a schedule. But it’s possible the Gators are actually ok this year. There’s some nice pieces on offense, but their defense will have to make big improvements if Napier’s going to survive. Both teams need this game badly for a positive season.
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