Photo by Kaitlin Mullins / Contestants in the Lincoln County Spelling Bee, left, on Monday were (from left) Breanna Meche of Bogue Chitto, Bennet Jones of Lipsey, Ashton Ogletree of Brookhaven Elementary, Gentry Smith of West Lincoln and Cedarious Brotherns of Alexander Junior High. Jones placed first with the winning word “tranquil” in the fifth round. Jones will go on to participate in the state competition March 15 at 10 a.m. at the MS Public Broadcasting Building. Ogletree placed second.