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Howell and Gillom Finalists Announced
By bryanflynnThe Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum has announced the finalists for this year’s Howell and Gillom Trophies. Seven players received votes for the Gillom Trophy, which is awarded to the best women’s college-basketball player in Mississippi, and nine players received votes for the Howell Trophy, given to the state’s best men’s college-basketball player. The vote recipients were then narrowed to three finalists for each award.
Brittany Dinkins of the University of Southern Mississippi, Victoria Vivians of Mississippi State University and Morgan William of Mississippi State University are the finalists for the Gillom Trophy. Sebastian Saiz of the University of Mississippi, Devin Schmidt of Delta State University and Quinndary Weatherspoon of Mississippi State University are the three finalists for the Howell Trophy.
Vivians is trying to become the first player to win the Gillom Trophy three straight times. She passed 1,600 points for her career this season and is averaging 17.2 points per game with 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.
Williams will try to dethrone her all-star teammate for the Gillom, as she is enjoying her best season at MSU. She is averaging 10.1 points, 5.4 assists, two rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, and has one of the best assists-to-turnover ratios in the SEC.
No one in the history of USM women’s basketball has played more games than Dinkins, who has appeared on the court 128 times. She is averaging 18.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.8 steals and 3.8 assists per game. She is fifth in the nation in steals and tops in Conference USA in that category.
Saiz will try to make it five Howell Trophy wins in a row for the Rebels. The native of Madrid, Spain, is the first player in school history to achieve 1,000 points, 900 rebounds and 100 blocks during a career. He is averaging 15.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, and has upped his free-throw shooting from 65 percent as a junior to 75 percent as a senior.
Schmidt is one of the best players in the history of Delta State and is 65 points away from becoming the all-time leading scoring in the Gulf South Conference. He is averaging 22.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
Despite only being a sophomore, Weatherspoon is a finalist for a second consecutive year following his explosive freshman season in 2016. He was named SEC Player of the Week back in January as he is averaging 16.5 points and 5.1 rebounds.
Fans can vote for their choice for best men’s and women’s player in our state by visiting csopavoting.com and can place votes until 5 p.m., Saturday, March 4. The fan vote will make up 10 percent of the final count, with the media making up the other 90-percent. All the finalists will attend a banquet on Monday, March 6, at 11:30 a.m. at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (1152 …
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Water Outage: Opened/Closed
By amber_helselAs many Jacksonians have heard by now, the City of Jackson has scheduled a water outage beginning Friday, March 10, at 3 p.m. until Sunday, March 12, around the same time. Much of the city will have either no water or low water pressure. In preparation for the outage, restaurants have taken to social media to announce whether or not they'll be open this weekend. We will keep updating this list as we get more information.
Open
Campbell's Bakery (3013 N. State St., 601-362-4628, campbellsbakery.ms): regular hours
BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601-982-8111, bravobuzz.com): regular hours
The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 N. State St., Suite 100, 601-398-4562, themanshipjackson.com)
Parlor Market (115 W. Capitol St., 601-360-0090, parlormarket.com): regular hours
The Iron Horse Grill (320 W. Pearl St., 601-398-0151, ironhorsegrill.com): regular hours
Griffin's Fishhouse (3224 Capitol St., 601-968-5171): regular hours
Jaco’s Tacos (318 S. State St., 601-961-7001, jacostacos.net): regular hours
Surin of Thailand (3000 Old Canton Road, Suite 105, 601-981-3205): regular hours
Hops & Habanas (2771 Old Canton Road, 769-572-4631, hopsandhabanas.com): regular hours
The Country Fisherman (3110 Highway 80 W., 601-944-9933): regular hours
Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201, 601-982-2899, saltinerestaurant.com): regular hours with a limited menu
The Pig & Pint (3139 N. State St., 601-326-6070, pigandpint.com): regular hours
Eddie & Ruby's Snack Bar (1268 Valley St., 601-969-2723): regular hours
Cups Espresso Cafe Fondren (2757 Old Canton Road, 601-362-7422, cupsespressocafe.com): regular hours
Deep South Pops (1800 N. State St., 601-398-2174; 4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 173, 601-398-0623; deepsouthpops.com): Belhaven location will close on Saturday, Highland Village location will remain open
Barrelhouse (3009 N. State St., 769-216-3167, barrelhousems.com): regular hours
Fitzgerald's at the Hilton Jackson (1001 E. County Line Road, 601-957-2800): regular hours
Drago's Jackson (1005 E. County Line Road, 601-957-1515, dragosjackson.com): regular hours
Brent's Drugs (655 Duling Ave., 601-366-3427): regular hours (also a possibility of abbreviated hours) with a limited menu
Char Restaurant (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 142, 601-956-9562, charrestaurant.com): regular hours
Two Sister's Kitchen (707 N. Congress St., 601-353-1180): regular hours
Beatty Street Grocery (101 Beatty St., 601-355-0514): regular hours
Fondren Public (2765 Old Canton Road, 769-216-2589, fondrenpublic.com): regular hours, though the bar will close if it has no water pressure
Closed
Broad Street Baking Company (4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101, 601-362-2900, broadstbakery.com): will close after lunch on Friday, closed on Saturday and Sunday
Sal & Mookie's New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint (565 Taylor St., 601-368-1919, salandmookies.com): will close Friday at 3 p.m. and reopen Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Green Ghost Tacos (2801 N. State St., 601-203-2144; greenghosttacos.com): will close Friday at 2 p.m. and reopen Monday for regular hours
La Brioche Patisserie (2906 N. State St., 601-988-2299, labriochems.com): closed on Saturday
E&L Barbeque (1111 Bailey Ave., 601-355-5035): will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, will reopen for normal hours on Tuesday
Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St., 601-487-6349): closed on Saturday, will possibly reopen on Monday
The Palette Cafe at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. …
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