Mississippi University for Women students Sumitra Karki, left, and Suvechhya Shrestha play in front of student housing on Wednesday in the snow. Karki is a junior majoring in chemistry and mathematics, and Shrestha is a senior majoring in accounting, both from Nepal. Photo by: Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
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Sarah Smith, foreground, and Rachel Stephens use an air mattress to sled down a hill at Mississippi State University on a snowy Wednesday afternoon. Photo by: Mark Wilson/Dispatch Staff
Firefighter Justin Cox, of Columbus, makes one of many snow balls Wednesday to throw at his co-workers in front of the Columbus Fire & Rescue building downtown. Photo by: Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
Seventeen-month-old Ella Porter experiences snow for the first time in her front yard Wednesday on Third Avenue North. Ella is the daughter of Luisa Porter and Alex Harrison, of Columbus. Photo by: Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
Wade Leonard and his sons, Mark, 5, and David, 2, take a snowy trek down Third Avenue South late Wednesday afternoon. Mark and David’s mother is Ginny Leonard. Photo by: Birney Imes/Dispatch Staff
Garrett Vaughn, 10, displays a snowball. Garrett is the son of Kim and Jim Buck Vaughn of Steens. Photo by: Courtesy photo
Lathan Dunbar-Keys is all smiles while enjoying the snow in north Columbus. Photo by: Courtesy photo
Voula Stanback and Cynthia Buob stand beside their snow creation Wednesday evening. Photo by: Courtesy photo
From left, C.J., Chase and Cedric Gathings stand outside while the snow falls Wednesday. Photo by: Courtesy photo
Alisha and Harbor Ferguson kneel beside a snowman in New Hope on Wednesday. Photo by: Courtesy photo
Janae Madison bundled up and braved the snow in Columbus. Photo by: Courtesy photo
Jeff Peoples went outside with a bowl on his head while the snow came down in West Point. Photo by: Courtesy photo
Tom Whitaker, 3, experiences snow in Columbus. Tom is the son of Robert and Macaulay Whitaker. Photo by: Courtesy photo
Dade Whitaker, 10 months old, smiles in the snow. Dade is the son of Robert and Macaulay Whitaker. Photo by: Courtesy photo
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