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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
135th YEAR ISSUE 9
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1884
Starkville antebellum home sees new life as bed and breakfast
“This house was really put together from the middle of May until our first guest arrived August 17,” Berch said. “A lot of hard work went into the house in a very short amount of time.” Jennifer Carson said the house just needed a few renovations for the comfort of patrons. “The house had great bones, and all we had to do was update it to accommodate more people. We took out the staircase to build a new one, added bathrooms, and upgraded hot water heaters to accommodate more people,” Jennifer Carson said. The house has four bedrooms available for booking, and each room sleeps four people. The Montgomery features several spacious parlors and a ballroom area perfect for hosting showers or dinners. The home rests on ten acres of land and is perfect for a wedding venue. The Montgomery will host its first wedding HOME, 2 Oct. 26.
SARAH MORGAN JOHNSON STAFF WRITER
Starkville couple Lee and Jennifer Carson invite guests to step into history by staying in their recently opened bed and breakfast, The Montgomery. Located at 607 Old West Point Rd., the beautiful antebellum home has been in Starkville since 1837. The Carsons are both graduates from Mississippi State University’s Department of Architecture and have had their eye on the house since it first went on sale over 20 years ago. Jennifer Carson said the bed and breakfast’s antebellum setting promotes the appreciation of historic architecture in Starkville. “We’ve always loved the history of the house and the location,” Jennifer Carson said. “Being graduates of MSU architecture, we love anything historic we can get our hands on. There’s not much around, and we want to help preserve any
Jordan Smith | The Reflector
Located at 607 Old West Point Road, The Montgomery, owned by MSU alumni Lee and Jennifer Carson, offers patrons a homey, welcoming stay in a historic Starkville home.
historic architecture here. When people stay at the bed and breakfast, they can experience the house and it can be part of their
world too. Rather than just driving by and seeing it, they can now enjoy it.” When the house went back on the market, the
Carsons knew it was time to call it their own. They bought the house in April and began working on it in late May.
Lynn Berch, The Montgomery’s house manager and hostess, described the restoration process.
Suicide survivor Erika Kendrick presents “Who Moved My Happy?” EMMA KING
STAFF WRITER
This past Tuesday, acclaimed author, public speaker and former Chicago Bulls cheerleader Erika J. Kendrick presented “Who Moved My Happy?” in the Colvard Student Union’s Foster Ballroom in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month.
According to Kendrick, the goal of her talk was to save lives by normalizing mental health and by featuring topics such as suicide prevention and ending the stigma surrounding mental illness, with a focus on informed, inspired and life-affirming strategies. When Kendrick was 18, she was diagnosed with severe acute depression. KENDRICK, 2
Jordan Smith | The Reflector
Kappa Delta won Lambda Chi Alphaʼs annual Watermelon Fest, a week-long philanthropy event that raises support for non-profit Feeding America through donations of money and canned goods.
Watermelon Fest plants seeds of philanthropy, unity PAYTON BROWN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Yashaswin Sridhar | The Reflector
Erika Kendrick presented Tuesday in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month.
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Last week, Mississippi State University fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha hosted their annual Watermelon Fest, a week-long philanthropic event that raises support and donations for Feeding America by allowing MSU’s on-campus sororities to compete in various activities for the winning title. Ryan Edwards, an MSU junior and external vice president for Lambda Chi Alpha, said the Watermelon Queen competition,
volleyball game, weeklong social media race and Sunday’s final Watermelonthemed games are several of the activities that take place throughout the week. “On Wednesday night, we
Queen is announced. This queen also speaks about the philanthropy of our games on Sunday,” Edwards said. While each sorority had a member represent them in this category, Pi Beta
Queen candidate and MSU junior, Jessie Besanson described the importance behind being named Watermelon Queen and the excitement behind being elected to represent within this category. “Being able to go into an interview and talk to a panel of judges was something that I was really excited about and the chance to do it while representing Phi Mu was something that I was extremely passionate about as well. Feeding America is important to me because who wouldn’t want to support feeding our nation?
For a Watermelon Fest blast from the past, check out page 3! had a Queen Dinner where each sorority nominates a philanthropy-based, goodhearted person to be our queen. They are judged by a few of our coaches’ wives and afterwards, a Watermelon
FORECAST: The weekend will continue with unseasonably warm temperatures with highs generally in the low to mid 90s, and lows in the mid to upper 60s. Little to no rain is in the forecast with plentiful sunshine and a few patches of clouds, all due to a constant ridge that is in the area.
Courtesy of Andre Brooks, Campus Connect Meteorologist
Phi’s Alie Baquerizo was nominated as this year’s Watermelon Queen, while Kappa Delta’s Ellis Ann Jackson was named runnerup. Phi Mu’s Watermelon
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