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In memoriam

Bill Stacy, former MSU football star, Starkville

mayor, ‘stood for all the right things’
By Slim Smith Weatherly, a teammate of Stacy’s (1,232) than he passed for (1,100).
ssmith@cdispatch.com from 1955-58. “He was an out- He ran for seven touchdowns and
standing football player, one of passed for 10 and was selected as a

T
his spring, Mississippi State the best defensive backs we ever second-team All-American in 1957,
baseball player Jake Mang- had and maybe the best passer leading MSU to a 6-2-1 record,
um was dubbed “the mayor to ever come here, too. He was a good enough for a third-place tie
of Starkville” as a sign of affection great track athlete, too. But more in the SEC and a 14th ranking in
Former by Bulldog fans.
Mississip- than all of that, he was a great guy. the final AP poll that season.
pi State But 30 years ago, it was another He stood for all the right things. I It was Stacy’s skills as a de-
football star Bulldog star who held that title, don’t think I’ve ever had a better fensive back that captured NFL
Bill Stacy literally. friend.” scouts’ attention. The NFL’s Chica-
passed away Billy Stacy, a football All-Amer- By modern standards, Stacy’s go Cardinals (soon to relocate
Tuesday ican at MSU in the late 1950s and statistics at MSU don’t leap off to St. Louis) made him the third
at age 83. mayor of Starkville from 1985-89, the page. They do reflect the era overall pick in the 1959 NFL Draft
Stacy served died Tuesday at age 83 after an
a term as in which he starred, a time when and moved him to safety.
Starkville extended illness. yards and touchdowns were few Until Houston’s J.J. Watt pulled
mayor from “Billy was one of the most and hard-earned. In his three off the feat in 2014, Stacy was the
1985-89. talented athletes to ever come years as the Bulldogs’ quar- last NFL player to have a receiv-
Courtesy photo/MSU Athletics Department through here,” said Charlie terback, he ran for more yards See Stacy, 6A

NEVER FORGET Philadelphia

man caught
with trafficked
child
Suspect charged
with kidnapping,
contributing to
delinquency of a minor
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com

A Philadelphia
man is in custody
at Lowndes Coun-
ty Adult Detention
Center after state
troopers discovered
him with a missing
15-year-old who they
Moore
believe to have been a
sex trafficking victim from Georgia.
Troopers arrested Emanual
Terelle Moore, 32, on Sept. 2 on
Highway 45 Alternate and charged
him with kidnapping and misde-
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
Sarah Browning, 17, daughter of John and Tiffany Browning, plays taps at 9:11 a.m. on Wednesday at New Hope High School meanor contributing to the delin-
to honor the lives of those lost during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Browning and her classmates were not yet born quency of a minor. According to
when the attacks happened, but she said they talk about them in history class. “It’s kind of bizarre that it (9/11) actually information Mississippi Highway
happened to us and there are people who actually saw it happen,” she said. “It’s weird because it’s so recent. I don’t know Patrol Public Information Officer
how I would feel if I was in that situation and that happened right now.” See Moore, 3A

GTECHS student funding could go to home districts

CMSD approves MOU to move GTECHS under
EMCC control; other districts considering it
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
East Mississippi Community
College will become the govern-
ing authority over the Golden
Triangle Early College High
School program, pending ap-
proval from all five participating
school districts in the area.
GTECHS, located at EM-
CC’s Mayhew campus, allows
students the opportunity to take
college classes during their
high school career. It accepts
students from Lowndes County,
Columbus Municipal, Noxubee
County, West Point Consolidat-
ed and Starkville-Oktibbeha
Consolidated school districts.
Spears Miller
LCSD has been the authority
over GTECHS for its first four
years of existence because it
receives Mississippi Adequate
Education Program funding to
support the school.
CMSD was the first of the
five districts to approve a mem-
orandum of understanding for
GTECHS with EMCC and the
Mississippi Department of Ed-
ucation at Monday’s meeting
of the Board of Trustees. The
MOU explains not only the tran-
sition of authority but also the
formula by which districts will
pay EMCC for their students to
attend GTECHS.
“The cost for a student to
attend the ECHS shall be calcu-
lated by averaging the base stu-
dent allocation amount for the
current Mississippi Adequate
Education Program (MAEP)
funding year plus the local con-
tribution for all participating
districts (at the discretion of the
board),” the MOU states.
The agreement passed unan-
imously and without any de-
bate. The SOCSD and WPCSD
See GTECHS, 6A

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Democratic debate: Top 2020
contenders finally on same stage
Candidates will months, the stakes are ris-

On 9/11, Trump consoles victims,

debate tonight
in Houston
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The Associated Press
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the miles traveled, the tens
of millions of dollars raised
and the ceaseless churn of
policy papers, the Demo-
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markably static for months
with Joe Biden leading in
polls and Elizabeth War-
ren and Bernie Sanders
vying to be the progres-
sive alternative. That sta-
bility is under threat on
Thursday.
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tial candidates will share a
debate stage, a setting that
could make it harder to
avoid skirmishes among
the early front-runners.
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dates, meanwhile, are un-
der growing pressure to
prove they’re still in the
race to take on President
Donald Trump next No-
vember.
The debate in Houston
comes at a pivotal point
as many voters move past
their summer vacations
and start to pay closer at-
tention to the campaign.
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‘For the families who join us, this is your
anniversary of personal and permanent loss’
By DEB RIECHMANN
and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Like his two
most immediate predecessors,
President Donald Trump marked
the anniversary of the Sept. 11 at-
tacks in a speech at the Pentagon
and, like them, still unable to end
America’s longest war, in Afghani-
stan.
Trump’s 9/11 speech on
Wednesday came just five days after
he called off U.S. talks with the Tal-
iban, abruptly ending nearly a year
of hopeful negotiations by a State
Department envoy who said he was
on the “threshold” of a peace agree-
ment aimed at ending the conflict.
It has been 18 years since al-Qa-
ida hijackers commandeered four
Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of Trump asylum rule
Policy is meant to deny asylum to
anyone who passes through another
country on the way to the U.S.
without seeking protection there
By MARK SHERMAN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — ly undoes a lower court
The Supreme Court
is allowing nationwide
enforcement of a new
Trump administration
rule that prevents most
Central American mi-
grants from seeking asy-
“Then the attack, the anguish of
knowing your family member had
boarded one of these flights or was
working at the World Trade Center
President Donald Trump
or serving right here at the Pen-
U.S. commercial airliners and tagon,” he said. “You waited. You
crashed them into the World Trade prayed. You answered that most
Center, the Pentagon and a field in dreaded call, and your life changed
forever.”
Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly
Trump said he went to the scene
3,000 people were killed in the larg-
of the downed twin towers and saw
est attack on American soil.
the first responders working.
Like Presidents Barack Obama
“I went down to ground zero with
and George W. Bush, Trump re- men who worked for me to try to
membered the victims, first re- help in any little way that we could,”
sponders and U.S. troops who have Trump said. “We were not alone. So
battled in Afghanistan, where the many others were scattered around
Taliban hosted al-Qaida leaders as trying to do the same. They were all
they plotted 9/11. trying to help.”
“For the families who join us, In his speech, he had tough
this is your anniversary of person- words for the Taliban following the
al and permanent loss,” Trump end of peace talks.
said. “It’s the day that has replayed “If anyone dares to strike our
in your memory a thousand times land, we will respond with the full
over. The last kiss. The last phone measure of American power and
call. The last time hearing those the iron will of the American spirit,”
precious words, ‘I love you.’” Trump said.
country on the way to the
U.S. without seeking pro-
people pass and a final
decision on asylum that
tection there.
Most people crossing
most people do not win.
“BIG United States
the southern border are Supreme Court WIN for
Central Americans flee- the Border on Asylum!”
ing violence and poverty. President Donald Trump
They are largely ineligible tweeted.
lum in the United States. under the new rule, as are Justices Ruth Bader
The justices’ order late asylum seekers from Afri- Ginsburg and Sonia Soto-
Wednesday temporari- ca, Asia and South Ameri- mayor dissented from the
ca who arrive regularly at high-court’s order.
ruling that had blocked the southern border. “Once again, the Exec-
the new asylum policy The shift reverses de- utive Branch has issued a
in some states along the cades of U.S. policy. The rule that seeks to upend
southern border. The administration has said longstanding practices
policy is meant to deny that it wants to close the regarding refugees who
asylum to anyone who gap between an initial asy- seek shelter from perse-
passes through another lum screening that most cution,” Sotomayor wrote.

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shrink as the names are
checked.
More than a week af-
ter Dorian smashed thou-
sands of homes on the
country’s Grand Bahama
and Abaco islands, the
death toll stood at 50 and
was expected to rise, with
search-and-rescue crews
still making their way
through the ruins.
“The number of deaths
is expected to signifi-
cantly increase,” Prime
Minister Hubert Minnis
said in a national address
Wednesday night.
He said the Bahamas
would hold a national day
of prayer, and named hur-
ricane response coordina-
tors for the two most-af-
fected islands.
While power has re-
turned to much of Grand
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Major 12:04p
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LCSO reserve officer injured SPD arrests two men

in motorcycle accident
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
An off-duty reserve deputy for
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office
was injured in a wreck on Gardner
Boulevard this morning and has
been taken to North Mississippi
Medical Center in Tupelo.
Richard Brantley, 48, was on his
personal motorcycle when he col-
lided with a 2007 Chevrolet Impala
at the intersection of Gardner Bou-
levard and Morgan Avenue at about
7:15 a.m., said City Public Informa-
tion Officer Joe Dillon.
Dillon did not have the Impala’s
driver’s name by press time, but
said the driver is 28.
Brantley collided with the vehi-
cle when the vehicle attempted to
turn left off Gardner and onto Mor-
gan. Brantley was thrown over the
hood of the car and landed in the
road, Dillon said.
Brantley was taken to Baptist
Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle
and immediately flown to NMMC,
Dillon said. He didn’t know Brant-
ley’s condition but said Brantley
was conscious and talking when he
was taken to Baptist.
Columbus Police Department is
investigating the accident.
believed to have started
Cotton District fight
Four total suspects charged
with misdemeanors, including 3
Mississippi State students
By Tess Vrbin
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Police have ar-
rested two men they believe started
the brawl outside St. Joseph Catholic
Church early Sunday morning on
University Drive.
Stephen Jernigan II of Lake Vil-
lage, Arkansas, and Harrison Porter

Hood: Reeves improperly pushed frontage road project of Ridgeland, both 22, were arrested
Wednesday on simple assault war-
rants, the Starkville Police Depart-
Jernigan II

By EMILY
WAGSTER PETTUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Missis-
sippi Democratic Attor-
ney General Jim Hood
released an investigative
report Wednesday that
says his rival in this year’s
governor’s race, Republi-
can Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves,
improperly sought to
influence a roadbuild-
ing project near Reeves’
neighborhood.
Marriages and divorces
Lowndes County ■ Jimmy Sprouse and Sheryl
Marriages
■ Demarcus Winston and
Tylicia Moore; Aug. 1
■ Amos Jones and Simeka
Hughes; Aug. 2
■ Christopher Helton and
Cynthia Brasher; Aug. 3
■ Pruthivi Devatha and Carley
Ponds; Aug. 5
■ Jonathan Hewett and Lind-
sey Ewers; Aug. 8
■ Jimmy Glover II and Leslie
Bumgardner; Aug. 9
■ Marcus Brewer and Erica
Bush; Aug. 10
■ Ryne Long and Morgan
Jones; Aug. 10
■ Collin Maxwell and Emily
Castro; Aug. 10
■ Zachary Harrington and
Cassie James; Aug .14
■ Jeffrey Swedenburg and
Rebecca Royer; Aug. 14
■ James Brooks and Jennifer
Elliott; Aug. 15
■ Howard McCollum and Jac-
queline; Aug. 16
■ John Gordy II and Amanda
McKinney; Aug. 16
■ Luster Brooks and Renea
Edwards; Aug. 17
■ William Taylor and Allison
Sudduth; Aug. 17
■ Matt Shepherd and Joy
Hood also said Reeves
withheld documents, and
that the “refusal to pro-
duce records has imped-
ed the investigation and
prevented a full report on
the subject.”
However, Hood said he
will not pursue any civil
action seeking to make
Reeves repay the public
costs of the planning for
the frontage road, which
was not built. Hood said
he could not complete
Simpson; Aug. 17
Jaynes; Aug. 17
■ Ryan Gorski and Lindsay
Simpson; Aug. 20
■ Sean Coleman and Juliana
Wright; Aug. 22
■ Mateo Marshall and Cassidy
Scale; Aug. 23
■ Richard Weeks and Patricia
Hedge; Aug. 24
■ Joseph Warrington and
Stephanie Whiddon; Aug. 24
■ Jasmine Williams and Ariel
Spencer; Aug. 24
■ Taylor Klinkman and Kayla
Bonstrom; Aug. 30
■ Jaired Proctor and Ashley
Dawkins; Aug. 30
■ Andreas Walker and Lavern
Brooks; Aug. 30
Divorces
■ Brent B. Hitchcock and Han-
nah R. Hitchcock; July 26
■ Dorothy Lang Higgins and
Derrick Duane Higgins; July 22
■ Tabitha Michaelean Phillips
Hamilton and Kayline Hamilton
Jr.; July 22
■ Bradley Jovan Force and
Kaylon Lashay Force; July 25
■ Robert Hamilton Gluck et
al; Aug. 1
■ Henry Lee Williams and
a criminal investigation
because Reeves did not
provide all the documents
requested.
The 43-page document
was released more than
a year after the Clarion
Ledger first reported
Reeves had pushed the
Mississippi Department
of Transportation to
speed up the widening
of U.S. Highway 25, also
known as Lakeland Drive
in the metro Jackson
Sierra Luekeyshe Winston
Williams; July 29
■ Daniel Wooten and Chelsea
Ford; July 29
■ Avery Kennoel Whitfield and
Ann Marie Jones Whitfield;
Aug. 1
■ Shaquille Taylor and Nikita
Taylor; July 29
■ Wallace C. Moore III and
Alexandria N. Moore; Aug. 1
■ Deana Ruth Davidson and
Gregory A. Davidson; Aug. 9
■ Beulah Mae Abrams and
Jimmie King Williams; Aug. 6
■ Cynthia Pate Jennings and
Willie D. Jennings; Aug. 4
■ Christopher S. Blanton and
Tonya P. Blanton et al; Aug. 14
■ Chase Alexander Boulware
and Tara Nycole Boulware;
Aug. 12
■ Ashley N. Brownlee and
William T. Brownlee; Aug. 16
■ Kenyada Meshun Cockrell
and Coshun D. Cockrell; Aug.
20
■ Billie G. Noland and Gerald
D. Noland; Aug. 19
■ Donna Michelle Ridgeley
Linn and Anthony Emmitt Linn;
Aug. 21
■ Cindy P. Landrum and Mi-
chael J. Landrum; Aug. 22
■ Derrick Duane Higgins and
area, and to build a front-
age road near Lakeland
Drive to the gated subdi-
vision where Reeves lives
in the Jackson suburb of
Flowood.
The Nov. 5 governor’s
election is in less than
eight weeks.
“After a year of big
talk, Jim Hood admits he
proved no wrongdoing
and can take no action,”
Reeves campaign spokes-
man Parker Briden said.
Sharon Allen Higgins; Aug. 23
■ Christyanna Green and Ro-
driquez Carnell Green; Aug. 30
■ Brian Henry and Kenya
Henry; Aug. 30
■ Alvin Terrell Henry and Se-
brina Blunt Henry; Aug. 27
■ Rhonda Michelle Woolbright
Fortune and Nicholas Adam
Fortune; Aug. 27
■ Joshua Daniel Adams and
Erica Evans Adams; Aug. 29
ment posted on Facebook. They are
the third and fourth men arrested
for participating in a Cotton District
fistfight that was caught on video and
has received thousands of views on
social media.
“After further investigation, we Porter
believe these individuals instigated
this altercation by verbally assaulting an intoxicated
female,” SPD wrote.
The first two men arrested were Nathan Cvita-
novich, 22, of D’Iberville, and Dakota Husser, 23, of
Biloxi, also on simple assault warrants.
Cvitanovich, Porter and Jernigan are all MSU
students, university officials confirmed to The Dis-
patch.
Porter also received a simple assault charge for
allegedly physically assaulting a 53-year-old man
on University Drive on Sept. 29, 2018, according to
court records.
Dozens of college-age individuals participated in
the fight. The incident is still under investigation and
more arrests are expected, SPD said on Facebook.
In the video, a man can be seen yelling, taking his
shirt off, throwing multiple people to the ground and
punching some of them repeatedly.
Others in the video are seen throwing punches,
pushing and shoving. Several people can be seen
lying on the ground in the churchyard, and first re-
sponder vehicles can be seen in the background.
SPD has not provided the call and response times
for Sunday’s incident, and The Dispatch has submit-
ted public records requests for the incident report
and arrest affidavits.

Moore
Continued from Page 1A
Sgt. Derrick Beckom gia for statutory rape of the Investigation, Beckom
provided The Dispatch, a child and was out on bond. said. It is unclear wheth-
trooper discovered Moore, The other adult in the er Moore will face feder-
the victim and another vehicle was also arrested al charges in addition to
man stopped on the side of and later released after charges from MHP.
the highway due to a dis- further investigation by Moore is in custody on
abled vehicle and stopped Mississippi Bureau of $50,000 bond.
to help them.
While talking with
Moore, the trooper “rec-
ognized indicators the
adult males were a high
risk threat” to the child
and separated her from
the adults, according to
the information Beckom
provided. After speaking
with the child, the trooper
learned she was reported
missing out of Georgia and
was a victim of commercial
sexual exploitation. Moore
had been arrested in Geor-

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Our View
Dangerously hot weather good excuse to check
on elderly, less fortunate
Like a visitor who overstays his
welcome, the unrelenting summer of
2019 stubbornly remains – tempera-
tures consistently hitting the mid-90s
without much relief in sight even as we
approach mid-September.
By now, we should be enjoying the
first hints of fall weather with pleasant
mornings and evenings and warm
afternoons. We’ve had none of that.
September feels an awful like July this
year.
If it were merely a matter of comfort,
we could be content to wait it out. Fall
will eventually arrive, we know.
But the lingering hot weather can
be far more than an inconvenience. For
some, it can be a threat to their health.
This is especially true for elderly per-
sons.
As we age, our bodies become less
efficient in regulating body tempera-
ture. For one thing, we sweat less,
which is the body’s primary “air condi-
tioning.” We also store fat differently,
which also inhibits the body’s ability to
cool itself.
There are also less obvious factors
that affect seniors disproportionately.
For example, some prescription medi-
cines reduce sweating.
Everything from the choice of cloth-
ing to diet (watch your salt intake) to
physical activity can put people in peril.
For elderly living in poverty, the
risks presented by hot weather are even
greater. Many do not have adequate
cooling in their homes. Even the most
rudimentary of cooling — window,
ceiling or portable fans — can circulate
the air and drop the temperature from
dangerous to tolerable.
Bearing this in mind, all of us should
keep our elderly in mind as this endless
summer continues. All of us have
elderly friends or neighbors we should
check in on.
If they have no cooling in their
homes, there are senior citizen centers
at which they can spend the hot day-
time hours. Offer them a ride.
Are they staying hydrated? Are they
dressed in light clothing? Are they
spending too much time outdoors in
the heat of the day?
We can prevent serious heat-related
incidents simply by being aware of the
dangers hot weather poses and making
sure they’re taking some of these basic
precautions.
So, keep an eye on our older neigh-
bors during this time.
A few minutes of your time could
even save a life.

Letter to the editor

A call to vote and endorsement
We are less than two months away from the general
election in Mississippi. Have we as a people forgotten about
our civic duty? Have we forgotten that men and women
have actually given their lives so that we can cast a vote for
our leaders? The voter turnout in Lowndes County and in
Mississippi as a whole, during the primary and runoff, was
an utter disgrace.
Our beliefs and our values are at stake. I don’t say that in
an “Oh, it’s the end of the world” type of way, but I do mean
that there is a lot at stake.
Thanks to Lt. Governor Tate Reeves, Mississippi reve-
nues are looking to increase 5.5% year over year. Our econ-
omy is booming because of his successes in cutting taxes.
More people are working today than ever before in our state.
I simply ask that you get out and vote in the November
general election. Vote absentee if you have to do so. It is so
incredibly important. It is your civic duty. It is your right.
Please vote.
Heath Fisackerly
Columbus
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John Bolton’s legacy: Chaos, Media bad-mouths the economy
dysfunction and no meaningful like it did in 1992
accomplishments As it did in 1992,
the anti-Republican
mists’ expectations
and stoking more
before Clinton’s election. Yet,
as Investor’s Business Daily
The departure of John Bolton as national security adviser media is covering fears of an impend- pointed out, in October 1992,
on Tuesday — President Trump said he fired him, and Mr. Trump’s economy as ing recession.” over 90% of the economic news
Bolton maintained that he quit — was logical and overdue. A negatively as possi- The National in newspapers was negative.
rigid ideologue, Mr. Bolton has a long record of championing ble while keeping a Bureau of Economic The next month, Clinton won
military action against U.S. adversaries, which Mr. Trump straight face. After Research, the gov- the election. And that month,
resists, and opposing negotiation with the likes of North all, unemployment ernment’s official only 14% of the newspapers’
Korea and Iran, which is the president’s natural instinct. is at historical lows, keeper of the busi- economic news was negative.
He didn’t alter those views to suit Mr. Trump, and instead most Americans ness cycle, defines A 1992 Gallup poll found that a
battled those who catered to the president’s wishes — most feel optimistic about a recession as “a majority of Americans thought
notably, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Trump was no their own economic significant decline we were in a recession.
doubt telling the truth, for once, when he tweeted, “I dis- future, and most Larry Elder in economic activity How big a role did the media
agreed strongly with many of (Mr. Bolton’s) suggestions, as credit Trump with spread across the play in this misperception?
did others in the Administration.” the growing economy. Trump’s economy, lasting more than a In the 1997 book “Lessons
Yet Mr. Bolton, who served in previous Republican admin- predecessor was the first presi- few months, normally visible in From the Recession: A Man-
istrations, can hardly be blamed for the falling-out. His ul- dent since 1949 to preside over real GDP, real income, employ- agement and Communication
tra-hawkish views and habit of bureaucratic infighting were an economic recovery without ment, industrial production, Perspective,” the authors write,
well known, even notorious, in Washington when Mr. Trump a single year averaging at least and wholesale-retail sales.” “It is difficult to avoid the con-
hired him in April of last year. But the president, in the hunt 3% gross domestic product Others, like economist Lee clusion that the highly negative
for his third national security adviser in just 15?months, sim- growth. Ohanian of the University of view of economy in 1992 was
ply disregarded the facts. Apparently Mr. Bolton was picked But Democrats, the media California, Los Angeles, define due in large part to widespread
because Mr. Trump had enjoyed watching him on television. and Trump-hating pundits a recession as at least two con- misperceptions about its perfor-
The result was to compound the chaos that has character- seem almost giddy at the pros- secutive quarters of negative mance and prospects, and that
ized the administration’s foreign policy and left Mr. Trump pect of a recession. economic growth. By either unduly negative coverage on
without meaningful accomplishments. Last year, multimillionaire definition, the economy is not network television played some
Perversely, considering how out of sync he was with Mr. comedian and HBO talk show close to a recession. major role in forming those
Trump’s priorities, Mr. Bolton managed to accomplish a fair host Bill Maher openly rooted But recently, The Washing- misperceptions.” In short, the
amount — if mostly in a negative sense. Last week he helped for it: “Can I ask about the ton Post eagerly noted: “Only media’s bad-mouthing of Bush
persuade Mr. Trump to torpedo an agreement with the economy? Because this econo- one president since the Civil 41’s economy shaped Ameri-
Afghan Taliban, painstakingly negotiated by the State De- my is going pretty well. ... I feel War has been reelected with cans’ perception of it.
partment over the course of nearly a year, just before it was like the bottom has to fall out at a recession taking place in How strong was the econ-
to be signed. Earlier this year, he induced the president to some point. And by the way, I’m the two calendar years before omy Bill Clinton inherited?
set aside State’s work on a possible interim deal with North hoping for it. Because I think facing voters a second time On Jan. 29, 1993, seven days
Korea on its nuclear program, and instead demand that one way you get rid of Trump ... William McKinley in 1900. after Clinton took office, a New
dictator Kim Jong Un immediately commit to giving up all is a crashing economy. So, Since then, all four presidents York Times article headlined
weapons of mass destruction. That helped to precipitate the please, bring on the recession. running for reelection who “U.S. Says Economy Grew at
collapse of the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi and has led to a Sorry if that hurts people, but had such a recession lost: Fast Pace in Fourth Quarter”
prolonged lapse in negotiations, during which North Korea it’s either root for a recession William Taft, Herbert Hoover, said, “The economy grew at a
has been testing new missiles. or you lose your democracy.” In Jimmy Carter and George H.W. faster-than-expected annual
The national security adviser’s principal responsibility August, Maher doubled down: Bush.” Similarly, CNN political rate of 3.8 percent in the final
has traditionally been to oversee a disciplined policymaking “I’m just saying we can survive analyst Julian Zelizer wrote, “A quarter of 1992, the strongest
process that includes the State Department, the Pentagon a recession. We’ve had 47 of recession is what could keep performance in four years,
and intelligence agencies, and to tee up big decisions for the them. We’ve had one every time Trump off the list of two-term the Commerce Department
president. Mr. Bolton didn’t do that. Instead, he sniped at ini- there’s a Republican president!” presidents and relegate him to reported today.” Three-point-
tiatives undertaken by others, like the North Korea talks and said Maher. “They don’t last the one inhabited by Herbert eight percent! Not bad for a
Afghan negotiations, and pursued long-standing pet causes forever. You know what lasts Hoover, Jimmy Carter and “recession.”
of his own — such as his pointless crusade against the Inter- forever? Wiping out species! ... George H.W. Bush.” Had Hillary Clinton won
national Criminal Court. He championed an attempted coup Yes, a recession would be very One slight problem: By the 2016 election and presided
against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which fell flat. worth getting rid of Donald election day in November 1992, over an economy performing
This dysfunction was, of course, enabled and even encour- Trump and these kinds of George H.W. Bush’s economy this well, the media would call
aged by Mr. Trump, who has shown no interest in orderly policies.” was on its 19th consecutive her an economic maestro who
process. During Mr. Bolton’s tenure, the president abruptly After a less-than-expected month of positive economic “jumpstarted the economy” and
reversed course on bombing Iran, as well as making peace number of jobs were created growth. The economy was whose reelection was all but a
with the Taliban, and it has been impossible to keep track of in August, many in the media nowhere near a recession. Ac- foregone conclusion.
his seesawing positions on China. “Sorry, it’s the way I nego- spoke enthusiastically at the cording to the National Bureau Larry Elder is a best-selling
tiate,” he recently told reporters. Mr. Trump’s fourth national notion of a recession. News- of Economic Research, the re- author and nationally syndicated
security adviser, if he can find one, will have to be a lot more week, for example, wrote, “The cession began in July 1990 and radio talk-show host. To find out
pliable than Mr. Bolton. U.S. added just 130,000 jobs in ended eight months later, in more about Larry Elder, visit
The Washington Post August, falling short of econo- March 1991 — a full 19 months www.LarryElder.com.

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Billy Stacy
STARKVILLE —
Billy McGovern Stacy,
83, died Sept. 10, 2019,
at his residence.
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Mr. Stacy was a 1955
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University. He was
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al Football League with
the Chicago Cardi-
nals, now the Arizona
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as a field representative her husband, Robert of Macon is in charge of
for former 2nd District Bishop of Starkville; arrangements.
U.S. Rep. David Bowen, sons, Jason Bailey of Mrs. Snowden was
as director of planning Starkville and Clarke born Aug. 4, 1928, in
and development in Bishop of Dallas, Texas; Shuqualak, to the late
Mississippi’s Northern brother, Russell Cox of John R. and Velma
District, as executive Cordova, Tennessee; Smith Permenter. She
director of the Missis- and two grandchildren. attended Shuqualak
sippi Sheriffs’ Boys and Memorials may be High School and East
Girls Ranch, and as made to the Bushby Mississippi Junior Col-
mayor of Starkville. He Sunday School Class lege and was formerly
was a member of Calva- at the First Baptist employed as Director of
ry Baptist Church. Church, 106 E. Lamp- Medical Records with
He was preceded in kin St,, Starkville, Noxubee General Hos-
death by his parents MS 39759 or the Billy pital. She was a mem-
and foster parents, J.L. Graham Evangelistic ber of Concord Baptist
“Pete” and Francis Association, 1 Billy Church.
Whitehead and Mc- Graham Pkwy., Char- In addition to her
Govern Stacy and Dora lotte, N. 28201. parents, she was pre-
Stanley; and brothers, ceded in death by her
Benny Stacy and Bobby Cecil Rich first husband, Oscar L.
Stacy. HERMITAGE, Tenn. Lindley; second hus-
He is survived by — Cecil L. Rich, 39, band, the Rev. James
his wife, Pat Fitzgerald
died Sept. 7, 2019, in M. Snowden; and broth-
Stacy of Starkville; chil- Hermitage, Tennessee. er, Clyde Permenter.
dren, Stephanie Tomlin- Services will be at 11 She is survived by
son of Starkville, Steve a.m. Friday at Second her son, Oscar E. Lind-
Stacy of Louisville and Baptist M.B. Church in ley; two grandchildren;
Shelly Stacy Moore Starkville. Burial will and three great-grand-
of Elmore, Alabama; follow at Rest Haven children.
siblings, Rose Rill, Ann
Cemetery. Visitation is
Roach, Jackie Stanley from 4-6 p.m. today at
Baldwin, Joe Stacy and West Memorial Funeral
James Stacy; seven Home. West Memo-
grandchildren; and five rial Funeral Home of
great-grandchildren. Starkville is in charge
Pallbearers will be
of arrangements.
Jake Tomlinson, Phil- He is survived by
ip Moore, Matthew
his son, Peyton Rich;
Moore, Stephen Moore,
mother, Geraldine Rich;
Baron Jones and John
father, Bernard Pope;
Going.
and sisters, Gerilynn
Memorials may be
Odetunde and Berne-
made to the Calvary
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ah L. Henley, 51, died Thursday, Sept. 12 • 2 PM
Sept. 3, 2019, in Wichi- 2nd Ave. North Chapel
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COLUMBUS —
Arrangements are Amory, MS
Wanda Dean Langford,
75, died Sept. 11, 2019, incomplete and will be
announced by Lee- Wanda Langford
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died Sept. 10, 2019, at
Sharon Bishop his residence.
STARKVILLE — Services will be at 3
Sharon Cox Bishop, 73, p.m. Friday at Lowndes
died Sept. 10, 2019, at Funeral Home Chapel.
her residence. Visitation will be one
Services are at 11 hour prior to services
a.m. today at First at the funeral home.
Baptist Church in Lowndes Funeral
Starkville, with the Home of Columbus is
Rev. Gene Henderson in charge of arrange-
officiating. A graveside ments.
service will follow at
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Cemetery in Marks. DECATUR, Ala.
Visitation is two hour — Edith P. Lindley
prior to services at the Snowden, 91, died Sept.
church. Welch Funeral 9, 2019, at her resi-
Home of Starkville is dence.
in charge of arrange- Services will be at 2
ments. p.m. Saturday at Cock-
She was preceded in rell Funeral Home, with
death by her parents, the Rev. Sean Greer of-
Cecil Vester Cox Sr. ficiating. Burial will fol-
and Marie Rooker Cox; low at Salem Cemetery.
brother, Cecil Cox Jr.; Visitation will be one
and sister, Martha Ann hour prior to services
Cox. at the funeral home.
She is survived by Cockrell Funeral Home
Walter Simmons Jr.
Holly Springs, MS — Walter “Frankie”
Simmons Jr., 60, passed away September 9, 2019,
at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Cemetery in Columbus, MS. Holly Springs
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arrangements.
Frankie was born December 18, 1958, in
Columbus, MS, to the late Walter Simmons Sr.
and Shirley Richardson Simmons.
He is survived by his wife, Cheri Simmons;
daughters, Mary Elizabeth Simmons, Shirley
Simmons and Patricia Simmons; aunt and
uncle, Otis and Patricia Richardson; and cousin,
Richard Richardson.
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ing touchdown, return
an interception for a
touchdown and return a
fumble for a touchdown
in the same season. He
made the Pro Bowl in
1962, but injuries forced
him to retire in 1963 after
his fifth season.
Stacy was named to
the Mississippi State
Sports Hall of Fame in
1970 and inducted into
the Mississippi Sports
Hall of Fame in 1979.
Born in Drew and
raised in Winona, Stacy
returned to Starkville
after retiring from the
NFL.
“I think he considered
Starkville his home from
the time he came to
college here,” said Bobby
Tomlinson, Stacy’s son-
in-law. “He met his wife,
Peggy, when they were
students at State and,
aside from some time in
Jackson, he lived almost
all of his adult life here. It
was home.”
Stacy served as a
field representative
for five-term U.S. Con-
gressman David Bowen
before running for office
himself, winning election
as Starkville’s mayor in
1985.
Although he served
just one term, Tomlinson
said Stacy enjoyed the
work.
“I do think he liked
being mayor,” Tomlinson
said. “He was very proud
of Starkville and wanted
to see the city prosper.”
“His time as a local
and national football hero
fostered that rapport as
athletics became recog-
nized to be an integral to
what was so special about
living in a college town,”
current mayor Lynn
Spruill added. “Starkville
loved its hometown hero
and he will be missed.”
Never looking back
After leaving office,
Stacy served as director
of Mississippi Sheriff’s
Boys Ranch in Lowndes
County until his retire-
ment, Tomlinson said.
Weatherly said the
passage of time, along
with Stacy’s reticence
to talk about his athletic
prowess, has made his
exploits forgotten among
younger generations of
Bulldog fans.
“He wasn’t just a great
player at Mississippi
State, he was a great
player in the NFL, too,”
Weatherly noted.
As a receiver, Weath-
erly was often Stacy’s
favorite, though still
seldom-used, target at a
time when passing was
still considered some-
thing of a trick play.
Stacy threw just 182
passes in his three years
as the Bulldogs’ starting Bulldogs did not beat the ring. That was about all.”
quarterback. Tide again for 23 years. It was his family
Weatherly recalls one After his NFL playing — Peggy, his wife of
play in particular that days, Stacy never looked 61 years, son and two
attests to Stacy passing back, Tomlinson said. daughters — that Stacy
skills. “He never did much treasured most.
“In 1957, we went over boasting about his play- “His family, that was
to Tuscaloosa to play ing career,” Tomlinson what he was the most
Alabama and we came
said. “He didn’t keep a proud of,” Tomlinson
up with this trick play,” lot of memorabilia. The said. “He didn’t talk
Weatherly said. “Billy
only thing he had in the about football unless you
took the snap and just living room was a helmet brought it up, but he was
as the end was about
he wore when he played always talking about his
to cream him, he let go with the Cardinals. He family. That was what he
a pass and the ball hit
also had a Cardinals built his life around.”
my hands on the dead
run. He had to jump up
three or four feet in the
air, kind of like one of
those old Harry Gilmer
passes, just to get the
ball out, 35 yards on a
straight line that hit me
square in the hands.
All I had to do was run
the last 20 years for the
touchdown. Billy did all
the work.”
That play helped State
beat Alabama 25-13. The

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boards of trustees will be next to
vote on the MOU, CMSD board
president Jason Spears said.
The state only allows public K-12
schools to receive MAEP funding,
and making GTECHS part of LCSD
was a last-minute decision soon be-
fore the school’s first academic year
in 2015, EMCC Vice President Paul
Miller said.
The MOU establishes that
GTECHS will be considered an “in-
novative high school program,” not
a high school, so students from out-
side LCSD will not have to transfer
districts in order to attend, he said.
“One of the concerns that the
school districts had previously was
the fact that they were basically en-
couraging some of their students to
participate in a program that was
going to take them off the rolls and
put them in another school district,
and those MAEP funds would fol-
low that student,” Miller said.
The plan when GTECHS began
as a pilot program was for EMCC
to become the governing authority
and fiscal agent after the first grad-
uating class, so things are going ac-
cording to plan, Spears said.
GTECHS had 221 students total
in 2018-19, with 45 from CMSD, 63
from LCSD, 33 from NCSD, 34 from
SOCSD and 46 from WPCSD.
District superintendents each
signed a contract with GTECHS,
EMCC and MDE in 2015, all agree-
ing to allocate GTECHS students’
test scores to LCSD. The tests in-
cluded state end-of-year benchmark
tests and college entry exams such
as the SAT and ACT, and the scores
factor into the MDE’s accountability
rating of school districts, which are
released on an A-F scale each fall.
Spears wrote a letter to the state
board of education in May advocat-
ing for the allocation of GTECHS
scores to students’ home districts.
The board made this provision in a
change to its accountability rules in
June.
CMSD Superintendent Cherie
Labat thanked the Board of Trust-
ees on Monday for “their diligence
in pursuing getting our scores
back.”
The MOU will likely be on an
SOCSD board meeting agenda
in October, board president John
Brown said.
NCSD is under state conserva-
torship and does not have a school
board, so the state board of educa-
tion will be in charge of approving
the MOU for Noxubee County,
Spears said.
EMCC hopes to have the time-
line of the transition of authority set
in the next couple weeks so it goes
as smoothly as possible, Miller said.
“We don’t want there to be any
gaps where there’s any funding
that’s missed,” he said.

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Renovation; Construction Risk
Services
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Alabama St.; Modify sprinkler
system; Global Fire Sprinklers,
LLC
■ Court Square Tower, LLC;
605 2nd Ave. N.; Renovate
second floor; Construction Risk
Services
■ Jacob S. Hudspeth; 109
Shelton St.; Reroof; J Crawley
Enterprises
■ OR, Inc.; 2407-A Hwy. 45
N.; Install portable building;
Edward Kidd
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display (9/20-9/25); Columbus
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display (10/25-11/4)); Co-
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Bureau
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■ Spec; 369 Academy St.; Ad-
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dition to commercial building;
trical permit; George Beavers ■ LBS Properties, LLC; 2219
5th St. N.; Plumbing permit; R JG Construction, LLC
■ WMR, LLC; 2104 5th St.
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Lowndes County Davis
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Burton Dr.; Construct s/f
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residence; Owner
Jimmie Chism
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Electrical permit; Paul Guerry
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A RIVALRY RENEWED

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Caledonia quarterback Brandon Edmondson (6) looks to the sideline as he awaits a play call during Friday’s game against Amory in Caledonia.

Caledonia fueled by disrespect ahead

of showdown with Heritage Academy
By Theo DeRosa “It’s expected, but at the back, and we’re gonna turn gives Heritage another di- definitely have to play physi-
tderosa@cdispatch.com same time, you know, we up. We may turn up the next mension. cal football Friday night.”

F
or Brandon Edmond-
son, the disrespect
was born at church
in New Hope, as his fellow
attendees sounded off one
by one: Heritage. Heritage.
Heritage.
No, not even with Caledo-
nia’s quarterback in atten-
dance was anyone picking
the ’Feds to win Friday’s lo-
cal showdown with Heritage
Academy when the church
members held their weekly
high school football pick ’em
session. That doesn’t sur-
prise Edmondson — but he
doesn’t believe it.
gotta go prove them wrong,”
Edmondson said.
Add to it that the Patriots
are holding their homecom-
ing game against the ’Feds
— “it kind of tells us that
they think we’re nothing,”
Edmondson said — and
Caledonia is feeling mighty
disrespected.
If you ask ’Feds sopho-
more Kewon Wyatt, though,
the team is brimming with
nothing but confidence as
a fun area rivalry nears re-
newal.
“We’re gonna stop them,”
Wyatt said of the 4-0 Pa-
triots. “We’re gonna come
day. We may turn up at their
field.”
Wyatt’s optimism may
sound less than cautious,
but he’s still aware of the
threat posed by a Patriots
offense that’s averaged 36.5
points per game in its four
contests this season.
He knows — the whole
team knows — that Heri-
tage Academy quarterback
Carter Putt is one of the
best passers around. That
rangy wideout Jared Long
is a dynamic deep threat for
Putt at receiver. That behind
the Pats’ strong offensive
line, running back KJ Smith
“Defensively, we’ll defi-
nitely have to play our best
game in order to keep us in
the ballgame,” Edmondson
said.
The ’Feds’ offense, on
the other hand, isn’t quite as
straightforward nor as high
scoring. Caledonia runs the
triple option, something for
which Heritage Academy
coach Sean Harrison is on
high alert come game time.
“It’s a scary offense to
play against, because you
could be perfect all night,
and one undisciplined play,
and they can take it 80
yards,” Harrison said. “We’ll
If the Pats can manage
that, they just might have
a good chance of forcing
some turnovers against the
’Feds’ triple option. That’s
the worst-case scenario for
Caledonia coach Michael
Kelly.
“If we give their offense
a short field with our triple
option, it’ll be a long night
for us,” Kelly said.
But Kelly knew what he
was getting into by facing
the Patriots. After all, he
was the first to reach out
regarding a renewal of the
rivalry.
See RiVALRY, 2B

MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL OPPONENT PREVIEW: KAnsas STATE

‘Thing One’ and ‘Thing Two’: How freshmen Emerson and Getting familiar
Jones have brought energy to MSU’s defensive backfield with the Wildcats
BY BEN PORTNOY As Jones answered and Jones have brought a There’s also a level By GARRICK HODGE at any level. I asked
bportnoy@cdispatch.com questions ranging from youthful exuberance to a of nostalgia to Jones, or ghodge@cdispatch.com Moorhead Monday what
his knowledge of Dr. Se- Mississippi State defen- “J-Dub” as he’s also nick- he thought the biggest
STARKVILLE — As uss’ “Cat in the Hat” to sive backs room that is named. He chose to wear Ryan Black has cov- difference between
freshman defensive back what kind of challenges far from lacking in char- the No. 2 after former ered Kansas State ath- a Klieman-coached
Jarrian Jones took the po- Kansas State presents acters. MSU cornerback Jamal letics for the Manhattan team and a Bill Sny-
dium Wednesday night, this weekend, Emerson “Wherever he goes, Peters — currently with Mercury for nearly two der-coached team are,
fellow fresh- snickered at his room- I go,” Emerson said of the Indianapolis Colts. years. and to sum up, he said
man and mate while pounding Jones. “I’m ‘Thing One’ As for Emerson, he’s Ahead of the Missis- Klieman won’t try and
running away on his virtual key- and he’s ‘Thing Two’ for the bigger of the pair sippi State football team’s trick you a bunch or cre-
mate Mar- at 6-foot-2, 195 pounds. 11 a.m. home contest with
board. a reason.” ate a bunch of diversion
tin Emerson A rangy corner with Kansas State on Saturday,
“We’re just like this Jones, a four-star re- schematically in any of
Jr. looked hard-hitting capabilities, Black spoke with The
every day,” Jones said cruit out of Brandon, and the phases. Having said
on from the he totaled 149 tackles, Dispatch to discuss new
peering toward his run- Emerson, a three-star that, what’s been your
side. Emerson
ning mate out of the cor- prospect from Pensaco- eight pass breakups an Kansas State head coach first impression of him
Hunched
ner of his eye. “There’s a la, Florida — have quick- interception and a forced Chris Klieman, the Wild- through spring ball and
up against
time to be serious, and ly and rather loudly pro- fumble between his ju- cats’ early dominance and in the first two games?
the win-
there’s a time to play, but nounced their entrance nior and senior years of more. A: Given that I only got
dowed wall
most of the time we’re into the MSU secondary. high school. The interview has been to cover a year and a half
of the media
playing.” Jones is among the “I haven’t ever seen a edited for length and clar- of Snyder, I certainly won’t
room at the
Dubbed “Thing One” bigger talkers of the pair of corners like that,” ity. say I know more than Joe
Leo Seal
and “Thing Two” by se- group. Junior cornerback senior safety Jaquarius Moorhead does, but what
Jr. Football Jones
nior nickel back Brian Cam Dantzler compared Landrews said. “They’re Q: Earlier this week, we’ve seen through two
Complex,
Cole, among others, him to former MSU hungry, they have a close MSU coach Joe Moor- games includes Klieman
Emerson whipped out
due to their respective safety Johnathan Abram bond. Those boys are go- head called Chris Klie- and offensive coordinator
his iPhone and began re-
jersey numbers — No. in the way he brings a ing to be top notch later man one of the best Courtney Messingham
cording.
1 and No. 2 — Emerson swagger to the field. See BULLDOGS, 2B coaches in the country See K-STATE, 2B
2B Thursday, September 12, 2019
BRIEFLY
MSU baseball coach Lemonis to
speak at Starkville QB Club
Mississippi State head baseball
coach Chris Lemonis will be the speak-
er when the Starkville Quarterback Club
holds its third meeting of the year this
evening at the Starkville Country Club.
Lemonis will speak at 7 p.m., and
MSU defensive coordinator Bob Shoop
will be presenting the Scouting Report.
A dinner of catfish, turnip greens,
black-eyed peas, coleslaw and corn-
bread will be served along with a salad
bar and dessert at 6:30 p.m.
Source: From Special Reports
CALENDAR
Today
College Football
Itawamba Community College at East
Mississippi Community College, 7 p.m.
Prep Soccer
Hartfield at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m.
Heritage Academy at Mag Heights, 3
p.m.
Columbus Christian Academy at Kirk
Academy, 4 p.m.
Prep Volleyball
Kosciusko at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.
West Lowndes at Noxapater, 6 p.m.
New Hope at South Lamar, 6:30 p.m.
Grace Christian at Starkville High, 7:30
p.m.
Heritage Academy at Caledonia, 6:30
p.m.
Prep Softball
Starkville at Columbus, 5/6:30 p.m.
Heritage Academy at Kemper Academy,
5:30 p.m.
New Hope at Louisville, 5/6:30 p.m.
Women’s College Soccer
South Alabama at Mississippi State,
7 p.m.
Friday
Prep Football
Mag Heights at Starkville Academy, 7
p.m.
Caledonia at Heritage Academy, 7 p.m.
Marvell (Ark.) at Columbus Christian
Academy, 7 p.m.
Tunica Academy at Oak Hill Academy,
7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Noxubee County, 7 p.m.
Tupelo at West Point, 7 p.m.
Delta Academy at Hebron Christian, 7
p.m.
Victory Christian at Tabernacle (Ala.),
7 p.m.
Louisville at Starkville, 7 p.m.
Hamilton at West Lowndes, 7 p.m.
New Hope at IAHS, 7 p.m.
ON THE AIR
Today
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m. — Notre Dame at South Caroli-
na, SEC
7 p.m. — North Carolina State at Min-
nesota, BTN
GOLF
4:30 a.m. — European Tour Golf: The
KLM Open, first round, Amsterdam,
GOLF
7:30 a.m. — European Tour Golf: The
KLM Open, first round, Amsterdam,
GOLF
Noon — PGA Tour Golf: Military Tribute
at The Greenbrier, first round, White
Sulphur Springs, W.V., GOLF
2 a.m. (tomorrow) — LPGA Tour Golf:
The Solheim Cup, Day 1, Perthshire,
Scotland, GOLF
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
7 p.m. — Longview (Texas) at John Tyler
(Texas), ESPN2
MLB BASEBALL
Noon — NY Yankees at Detroit OR
Milwaukee at Miami, MLB
3 p.m. — Chicago Cubs at San Diego
OR St. Louis at Colorado (games joined
in progress), MLB
6 p.m. — Regional Coverage: LA Dodg-
ers at Baltimore OR Atlanta at Philadel-
phia, FOX
NFL FOOTBALL
7:20 p.m. — Tampa Bay at Carolina,
NFL
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Rivalry
Continued from Page 1B
“Last year was my first year
here, and I had a lot of peo-
ple in the community ask me
about possibly playing Heri-
tage again,” Kelly said.
He got Harrison on the
phone, and the rest was histo-
ry, as the two schools sched-
uled a home-and-home series.
Caledonia will return the favor
by hosting next year’s game.
“He was open to the idea.
I was open to the idea. Both
K-State
Continued from Page 1B
showing a ton of different
looks. They do what they call
hockey substitutions. On the
first drive of the season, they
had 20 players sub in through-
out the series at different
positions. On the flip side
with Snyder, they were very
straightforward. Unfortunate-
ly, I think most of the fan base
would tell you the plays would
be a little too predictable, but
I don’t think they’d say that
about Klieman.
Q: The first two games
have gone very well for the
Wildcats, with 49-14 and
52-0 wins over Nicholls
State and Bowling Green,
respectively. Could you
have envisioned KSU out-
scoring those two teams
101-14 at the start of the
season?
A: I think you always as-
sume it’s a possibility. There’s
a reason you schedule two
games like that to start the
year. I will say this, and the
results bear this out, I thought
the Nicholls State game
would be tougher than Bowl-
ing Green because I thought
upper class FCS teams are
usually more of a challenge
than a bottom-feeding FBS
team like Bowling Green has
been recently. And Nicholls
went into Lawrence last year
and knocked off Kansas. I
know the Jayhawks just lost
to Coastal Carolina, but Nich-
olls was familiar with coming
into a Big 12 atmosphere and
knocking that team off. Now
having said that, I think any-
one that said they thought
Kansas State would look as
dominant as it has would be
lying. Kansas State really
struggled to score last year,
and the Wildcats have already
scored 14 touchdowns in two
games. It took them six games
to reach that number last year.
Q: KSU is close to the
Bulldogs
Continued from Page 1B
on in life.”
Having both appeared in
MSU’s first two games of
the year, Jones and Emerson
have added staunch depth to
a group that is largely held as
MSU’s most experienced de-
fensive unit.
With Dantzler and senior
Maurice Smitherman firm-
ly entrenched in the top two
corner spots, this season Em-
erson and Jones have been
mostly relegated to minor
roles. But even in limited ex-
perience this season, the Dr.
Seussian duo has made its
presence known.
Rearing back into cover-
of our administrations were
up for it,” Kelly said. “So we
scheduled it, and I guess we’ll
be ready to play for the next
two years.”
Even though the rivalry
has been out of commission
long enough that no player on
either team has ever faced the
other, the Patriots and ’Feds
alike still know the signifi-
cance.
Wyatt said his classmates
Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman looks on during Satur-
day’s game against Bowling Green at Bill Snyder Family Stadium
in Manhattan, Kansas.
top in the nation in rushing
thanks to graduate trans-
fer running backs James
Gilbert and Jordon Brown.
What have you seen from
the running game so far
this season?
A: Gilbert is much more a
run between the tackles guy,
whereas Brown could play
wide receiver full time if they
wanted him to do it. He has
really good hands. But be-
sides them, this team has cy-
cled in a lot of different guys.
Klieman said he wanted to
get a lot of freshmen in there
and do something, and to his
credit that’s been the case.
Now, I wouldn’t envision the
freshmen playing a whole lot
against Mississippi State, but
age during Saturday’s win
over Southern Miss, Emerson
jumped in front of Golden Ea-
gle receiver Jaylond Adams on
a skied pass from quarterback
Jack Abraham.
Snatching the ball out of
the air, he took off running
down the sideline before be-
ing brought down at the USM
22-yard line.
“When I touched the ball
I already knew I was going
to catch it,” Emerson said. “it
just felt like I was running on
air I was so happy.”
Racing down the field,
Jones greeted his roommate
with a raucous ovation.
outside the football team all
plan on attending, and his fam-
ily is coming, too.
“I know people out of town
talking about the game,” Wy-
att said. “The game’s big —
bigger than what people think
it is.”
One of the rare matchups
between a public school and
a private school — Putt said
he was excited for a chance to
prove himself against tougher
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Gilbert and Brown have both
been great additions for Kan-
sas State.
Q: On the flip side, the
defense is eighth in the
nation in total defense by
allowing seven points per
game. Has Klieman ad-
dressed how they’re going
to attempt to stop MSU
running back Kylin Hill?
A: Klieman said (Tuesday)
Hill is a phenomenal watch on
tape and they know eyes have
to be eyes on him at all times.
He didn’t exactly give us a
specific game plan obviously,
but they know what Hill is ca-
pable of, because they played
him last year, and he torched
them. It’s kind of funny, a lot of
“I thought he was going
to get into the end zone,
but I guess he’s not athletic
enough,” Jones said through a
smirk Wednesday.
Walking into the Seal Com-
plex, the foyer boasts two au-
tomatic sliding doors. Once
inside, the television calls of
big plays from the week prior
ring out over the loudspeak-
ers.
Wednesday, ESPN play-by-
play analyst Kevin Brown’s
voice rang out as he reacted to
Emerson’s interception.
“That one is intercepted
by Martin Emerson!,” Brown
exclaimed. “At the State 35,
competition — Friday’s game
is undoubtedly a good measur-
ing stick for games to come.
It’s a big rivalry matchup, and
it’s the perfect way to ensure
bragging rights for the victor.
But to Kelly, none of that
matters when the ’Feds and
the Patriots take the field.
“At Friday night at 7 o’clock,
when those lights come on,
it’ll be just another high school
football game,” Kelly said.
the narrative leading into last
year’s game was around for-
mer MSU quarterback Nick
Fitzgerald because he missed
the season opener. But when
Hill came to Manhattan and
dominated K-State last year,
he really opened people’s
eyes.
Q: Has former Kansas
State turned Mississippi
State wideout Isaiah Zu-
ber’s name been brought
up at all this week in the
KSU media world?
A: Of course. Immediately
after Saturday’s game against
Bowling Green, we talked to
some of the receivers and the
one thing that really stands
out today, there doesn’t seem
to be any animosity from the
Kansas State side. They want
to beat him because he’s an
opponent of course, but there’s
no bad blood here. If you had
a bitter parting, you wouldn’t
be still in contact with him
as some of the guys are in a
group text.
Q: Last year in Man-
hattan, MSU completely
cleaned KSU’s clock. Obvi-
ously these are two differ-
ent teams, but what do you
think the key to a Kansas
State win will be?
A: If Kansas State can’t con-
trol the line of scrimmage, it’s
going to be another long day. I
don’t think on paper the MSU
defensive line is as good as it
was last year or if the quar-
terback play will be as good.
Now, it’ll be the first time
Kansas State goes on the road
this year, so now we’re going
to see how this system adapts
to going on the road and the
hostile environment. The one
sign of concern, the defensive
line has had little to no suc-
cess getting any pressure on
opposing quarterbacks. I don’t
think that will cut it Saturday.
Emerson up the sideline,
across midfield. Still on his
feet inside the 30, three South-
ern Miss players finally knock
him to the ground turf near
the USM 20.”
While Emerson’s first ca-
reer interception has brought
the lanky corner some noto-
riety over the past few days,
Jones has used it as intrinsic
motivation to match his room-
mate’s on-field success.
“That’s my dog; we com-
pete with each other every
day,” Jones said. “We tell each
other what we are and aren’t
going to do, so I guess it’s my
turn to get one.”

PRO FOOTBALL
Former Bulldogs safety Abram out for season Behind Keuchel,
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALAMEDA, Calif. —
Oakland Raiders rookie
safety Johnathan Abram,
formerly of Mississippi
State, will be placed on
injured reserve after suf-
fering a season-ending in-
jury to his shoulder in the
season opener.
Abram was injured
in the first half Monday
night against the Denver
Broncos. He finished the
game but will need to un-
dergo surgery today
“It’s a big loss. No
question it’s a big loss,”
coach Jon Gruden said
Wednesday. “We’ll hope
to get John back. We’ll
keep him around here,
let him learn the defense
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
Raiders safety Johnathan Abram, a first-round draft
pick out of MSU, will undergo shoulder surgery today
and will miss the rest of the season.
and we’ll consider this a
redshirt year for him. But counting on Abram to be
he made some big plays a key part of a revamped
to help us win a game, defense after drafting
and he’s a big part of our him 27th overall in April
future.” out of MSU.
FAMILY CIRCUS
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Matt Kartozian/USA TODAY Sports
The Raiders were
Abram brought high
energy and physical play
that had been lacking at
times in the past for Oak-
land. His aggressiveness
was apparent in the open-
er before his injury.
“It’s a big loss, man,”
defensive end Josh Mau-
ro said. “Just his energy.
He caught on to the de-
fense really quickly. He
was definitely years above
his age on the mental side
of things in the game. It
hurts. I just wish him a
speedy recovery. He’s a
great teammate, a great
person, I love having him
on our team. I love play-
ing on the same side of
the ball as him and I just
hope he recovers as fast
as he can.”
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My dad
had a heart
attack and nearly
died a year ago.
Since then,
he has totally
revamped his diet
and put forth the
effort to eat a
plant-based diet
to become health-
ier. It has been a
family affair, and
my sister jumped
on the bandwag-
on as well.
I have battled
Dear Abby
for years with an
unhealthy relationship with
both alcohol and food. I have
been seeking help for my trou-
bles. The more help I have re-
ceived, the more I have come
to realize my body dysmorphia
issues come from my mom
and sister and their constant
talk about losing weight and
being healthy. (Get this: When
Mom isn’t around my dad, she
downs double cheeseburgers,
and my sister can drain a
bottle with the best of them.)
Every single family event or
dinner out there’s a discussion
about how my mom needs to
lose weight or eat better or
something.
I want to support Dad, and
other family members as well.
How do I politely tell them I
can no longer be around the
constant “lose weight” talk
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept.
12). This trip around the sun
brings variety, change and a
year’s supply of inspiration.
You’ll study, work and make the
mistakes that help you master
a skill. You’ll go into 2020 on a
surge of well-earned self-assur-
ance. Having nothing to prove,
you’ll nonetheless impress
people who pay and award you.
Leo and Aries adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 7, 43, 33,
38 and 4.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Time evolves your perspective,
so no matter how the expe-
rience went down, there will
always be another way to see
it, and there will never be a way
to experience it the same a
Thursday, September 12, 2019
MLB: BRAVES 3, PHILLIEs 1
Atlanta holds on
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Tyler Flowers hit a
three-run homer, Dallas
Keuchel struck out eight
in six innings, and the NL
E a st- le ad -
ing Atlan-
ta Braves
beat the
Philadel-
phia Phil-
lies 3-1 on
Wednesday Keuchel
night.
The Braves reduced
their magic number to
eight, pending Washing-
ton’s result at Minnesota.
Keuchel (8-5) gave up
one run and three hits
or healthy food
talk because
it is hindering
my own ability
to heal and be
happy with my
body? And how
do I tell a family
of drinkers I’m no
longer drinking?
— UNHEALTHY
IN THE MIDWEST
DEAR
UNHEALTHY:
Congratulations
on the lifestyle
changes you are
adopting. Change
isn’t easy, and
how your family reacts to the
new you will affect your rela-
tionship with all of them.
Approach your mother and
your sister privately. Explain
that in the course of getting
help for your own issues you
have discovered that certain
subjects are detrimental to
your recovery, and you would
appreciate it if they were not a
topic of conversation when you
are together.
As to explaining your absti-
nence from alcohol to those
who choose to imbibe, I do not
think it is realistic to expect
them to stop because you
have chosen to. When drinks
are offered, ask to be served
something nonalcoholic. Many
people do it these days, and it
should not present a problem.
If you are cajoled into having
second time.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You could go longer. You could
do more. You could express with
greater eloquence. You could
leap higher. You could think
deeper... These are all things
that could happen after noon
today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Someone is guaranteed to see
what you do. Someone will
comment. Someone will annoy
you. That last person is the
one who is the closest to you.
Intimacy and annoyance are so
intertwined.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Maybe you could make your
presence smaller, pretend like
you weren’t even there, but you
3B
to win his fifth straight
start. Chris Martin
struck out the side on
nine pitches in the sev-
enth. Shane Greene
worked the eighth, and
Mark Melancon finished
for his 10th save in 10
tries with Atlanta.
Melancon got some
defensive help to close it.
With two runners on and
one out, shortstop Dans-
by Swanson made a leap-
ing catch on pinch-hitter
Brad Miller’s liner up the
middle. Third baseman
Josh Donaldson then
reached over the dugout
railing and snared Maikel
Franco’s foul pop.
“just one,” you may then have
to seriously curtail the time
you spend with them.
DEAR ABBY: I have a
friend I connect with on many
different levels. It’s amazing.
But he’s already in a relation-
ship. He tells me he loves me
and doesn’t ever want to lose
me, but he never talks about
leaving her. He says things will
naturally work themselves out.
Although he says he isn’t
trying to have his cake and
eat it too, that is exactly how
it feels at times. I’m confused
about what to do. My heart
and my head are at odds.
Please give me some advice
that will help me settle my
inner self. — CONFUSED GIRL
IN LOVE
DEAR CONFUSED GIRL: As
it stands, your friend has two
women, and you have half a
man. He may love you, but if
he was IN love with you, he
would end the relationship with
his girlfriend. He never talks
about leaving her because
he doesn’t intend to rock the
boat.
I know the idea of breaking
things off is painful, but while
you have romantic feelings
for this person, you won’t
be free to find anybody else.
You deserve someone who is
willing to make the same kind
of commitment to you that you
are willing to make to him. Re-
peat that to yourself daily until
he’s out of your system.
were there, and you did have a
reaction to what happened. It’s
time to examine that.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Want
to keep the friendship going?
Don’t divulge too much upfront.
It’s all good information, but
people have such short atten-
tion spans today for anything
that’s not about them.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Pride isn’t the same as self-es-
teem, though they often show
up in matching suits. You’re get-
ting keen to the difference, and
you can tell when someone is
trying to act powerful. The one
who really is powerful doesn’t
have to act.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
If anyone can do it, leave it to
anyone, then. Your job is the
one you can do in a special way
with intelligence, insight and
a personal touch. Of course,
it’s not the job itself but your
approach that matters.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Resist the urge to burn
your bridges, trash your plan B
or be generally cavalier, discard-
ing things as you go. Leaving
yourself options is an act of
self-love that just happens to be
nicer for the others, too.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Keep your cards close
to the vest. There’s no good
reason to show them. Mystery
is working for you. Also, keeping
your own secrets is a matter of
self-protection and self-respect.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Hopefully you can live with
an idea or creation for a while
before making the next big
decision, because you’ll see
things a little differently after
the initial excitement wears off.
You’ll understand how to make
it better.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Friends ask a lot of you,
but don’t feel obligated. Give
what’s easy for you to give, and
do as you please. Taking care
of yourself and being happy
will be the best thing for your
friendship.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You don’t have to be very
close to recognize a kindred
spirit when you see one. Your
inner knowing is on point, and
the opportunity to connect will
be there, too.
Go out in style
SOLUTION:
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Business
Business briefs Mississippi Lottery Corp. chooses ad and marketing firm
The Associated Press
JACKSON — The Mississippi
Lottery Corp. has chosen a Jack-
son-based firm to handle advertising
and marketing.
Maris West and Baker is receiving
a three-year contract that includes
creating and buying ads for the lot-
tery, which is on track to start selling
tickets in December.
The lottery communications di-
rector, Meg Annison, says payments
to the firm will vary by year, equaling
about 11.5 percent of the lottery’s ad-
vertising and marketing budget. The
current budget is for the year that
ends June 30. It has an estimated $3.5
million for advertising and market-
ing, which translates into $402,500
this year for Maris West and Baker.
Legislators met in special session
last year and authorized Mississippi
to become the 45th state with a lot-
tery. Money raised by the games of
chance will help pay for highway im-
provements.

Courtesy photo
Pictured from left are Terry Stacy, Ann Gifford, Clay Terrell, Foundation President
Thomas “Bud” Phillips, Rufus Ward, Community Counseling CEO Jackie Edwards and
Community Counseling Services Chief Personnel Officer Karen Frye. Not pictured:
Martha Taylor, Michael Fuller, Jerome Miller, and Community Counseling Services
CFO Richard Duggin.

Community Counseling Services receives grant award

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
has awarded a grant in the amount of $999,995 a year for five years, totaling
$4,995,975.00 to Community Counseling Services in support of the Golden Trian-
gle Region System of Care Project.

H&R Agri-Power nize dealers around the effect in mid-August. Rea

country that are provid- has been with JCPenney
recognized ing customers with the for more than ten years
Kubota Tractor “ultimate Kubota expe- and brings a wealth of
Corporation is pleased rience” from top quality Company knowledge
to honor H&R Agri-Pow- equipment, to sales and to her position at the
er in Columbus, with financing, customer sat- highest level of store
Kubota’s Elite Award of isfaction and best in class leadership.
Excellence, the compa- service. Rea is originally from
ny’s most prestigious Tupelo and was the
dealership certification Tupelo JCPenney store
and designation. Rea named general supervisor over various
The certification manager departments before
program was created by JCPenney at Starkville accepting this general
Kubota’s senior leader- Crossings named Lana manager role.
ship team in conjunction Rea as general manager She enjoys working
with its National Dealer of its Starkville Crossings with local animal shelters
Advisory Board to recog- store, which went into in her spare time.

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Classifieds
LEGALS
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF CHARLIE SANDERS,
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2019-0106
BY: VANESSA MIXON, ADMINIS- Telephone No. (601) 961-5171 do so by submitting that re-
TRATRIX
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
By the Chancery Court of
Lowndes County:
Letters of Administration have
been granted and issued to the for the following permitting ac-
undersigned upon the Estate of tion: Issuance of Synthetic
Charlie Sanders, deceased, by Minor Operating Permit (SMOP) Additional details about the ap-
the Chancery Court of Lowndes Ref. No. 1680-00025. The ap- plication(s), including a copy of
County, Mississippi, on the
19th day of August 2019. This SIC Code 4593, Refuse Sys-
is to give notice to all persons
having claims against said es-
tate to probate and Register
same with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, within (90) days from the cussion of the decision-making copy of the draft permit(s) may
first publication date of this No- that went into the develop-
tice. A failure to so Probate
and Register said claim will
forever bar the same.
THIS the 10th day of Septem-
ber 2019.
/s/Vanessa Mixon Administrat- dresses any changes to emis-
rix
Publish: 9/12, 9/19, &
9/26/2019
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF
JOHN WINSTON THOMPSON,
DECEASED
JANICE LOUISE THOMPSON,
ADMINISTRATRIX
CAUSE NO. 2019-0110-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: All Unknown Heirs-at-Law of the “once in, always in” policy
John Winston Thompson, de-
ceased, and
Any Unknown Parties In In-
terest
You have been made a defend- source once a source’s poten-
ant in the Petition for Adjudica- tial to emit HAP has been re-
tion of Heirs-at-Law filed by the duced and/or limited below
Administratrix, Janice Louise
Thompson, on August 9, 2019, Holcim submitted an applica-
seeking to determine the heirs- tion for a Synthetic Minor Oper-
at-law of John Winston
Thompson, deceased. Other
than you, the only other inter-
ested parties in this action are
Janice Louise Thompson and
Laura Hutchinson.
You are summoned to appear
and represent your interests
against said Petition before the
Honorable Rodney P. Faver,
Chancellor of the 14th Chan-
cery District at 9:00 a.m. on
the 29th day of October 2019, mitted to the Permit Board by
at the Oktibbeha County Court- the applicant, appropriate
house in Starkville, Missis-
sippi, and in case of your fail-
ure to appear your interest in
this matter will not be con-
sidered.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this the 3rd the draft permit and support-
day of September 2019.
LISA YOUNGER NEESE, CHAN-
CERY CLERK
All notices
LOWNDES COUNTY,must be draft
MISSIS-
SIPPI
emailed to
(SEAL)
BY: /s/classifieds@
Shantrell W. Grander-
son, D.C.
cdispatch.com.
PUBLISH: 9/5, 9/12 &
9/19/2019
You are summoned to appear
and represent your interests
against said Petition before the
Honorable Rodney P. Faver,
Chancellor of the 14th Chan-
cery District at 9:00 a.m. on
the 29th day of October 2019,
at the Oktibbeha County Court-
house in Starkville, Missis-
sippi, and in case of your fail-
ure to appear your interest in
this matter will not be con-
sidered.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this the 3rd
LegalofNotices
day September 2019.
LISA YOUNGER NEESE, CHAN-
CERY CLERK
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
(SEAL)
BY: /s/ Shantrell W. Grander-
son, D.C.
PUBLISH: 9/5, 9/12 &
9/19/2019
Public Notice
Mississippi Environmental
Quality Permit Board
P. O. Box 2261
Jackson, MS 39225
Public Notice Start Date:
September 12, 2019 MDEQ
Contact: Kayra Johnson
Holcim US, Inc. located at
8677 Highway 45 Alternate
South, in Artesia, Lowndes
County, Mississippi has ap-
plied to the Mississippi Depart- the jurisdiction of local zoning
ment of Environmental Quality
plicant's operations fall within
tems and NAICS Code
562211, Hazardous Waste
Treatment and Disposal. A
Statement of Basis has been
prepared that contains a dis-
ment of the permit and
provides the permitting author- Quality’s website at:
ity, the public, and other gov-
ernment bodies a record of the blicnotice.aspx. This informa-
technical issues surrounding is- tion is also available for review
suance of the permit. The
Statement of Basis also ad-
sions and/or discharges result- Mississippi Department of En-
ing from any modification of the vironmental Quality
facility.
Holcim US, Inc. owns and oper- Jackson, MS 39201
ates a hazardous waste stor-
age and transfer facility which
receives and blends combust-
ible organic wastes to produce Artesia, MS 39736
waste derived fuel for use at
other RCRA permitted treat-
ment, storage, or disposal
(TSD) facilities. In 2014,
Holcim dismantled and re-
moved all equipment associ-
ated with the portland cement
plant. Holcim then submitted a
revised application in 2015 for
renewal of the TVOP for the re-
maining emissions equipment.
During review of this applica-
tion, EPA issued a guidance
memorandum which withdrew
that was issued in 1995. The
new guidance allows major
sources of hazardous air pollut-
ants (HAP) the opportunity to
be reclassified as an area
major source thresholds.
ating Permit on November 13,
2018, which requests a limit
on throughput of hazardous
waste derived fuel in order
limit both potential HAP and
to
volatile organic compound
(VOC) emissions below the
Title V major source
thresholds.
The staff of the Permit Board
has developed this draft per-
mit based on information sub-
State and Federal agencies
and other interested parties.
The staff of the Permit Board
soliciting all relative informa-
tion pertaining to the proposed Looking for a good work
activity, including public com-
ment, to ensure that the final
staff recommendation on the
draft permit complies with all
State and Federal regulations.
Public review and comment on
ing documentation is an import- needed. Must be willing to
ant element in the staff evalu-
ation and resulting recommend- tions, submit to & pass
ation to the Permit Board. The
permit conditions have
been developed to ensure com-
pliance with all State and Fed-
eral regulations but are sub-
ject to change based on inform- good reading & math com-
ation received as a result of
public participation.
Persons wishing to comment
Just a click away!
upon or object to the proposed
determinations are invited to
submit comments in writing to
Kayra Johnson at the Permit
Board's address shown above,
no later than the end of the
thirty (30) day public notice. All
comments received by this
date will be considered in the
formulation of final determina-
tions regarding the
application(s). A public hearing
will be held if the Permit Board
finds a significant degree of
public interest in the proposed
permit(s). Persons wishing to
request a public hearing may
do so by submitting that re-
quest in writing to Kayra John-
son or the Chief of the Environ-
mental Permits Division at the
address shown above. The Per-
mit Board is limited in the
scope of its analysis to environ-
mental impact. Any comments
relative to zoning or economic
and social impacts are within
the jurisdiction of local zoning
and planning authorities and
should be addressed to them.
Additional details about the ap-
plication(s), including a copy of
the draft permit(s), are avail-
able by writing or calling the
Public Records Request Officer
at the above Permit Board ad-
dress and telephone number.
Additionally, as a courtesy, for
those with Internet access, a
copy of the draft permit(s) may
be found on the Mississippi
Department of Environmental
Quality’s website at:
http://opc.deq.state.ms.us/pu
blicnotice.aspx. This informa-
tion is also available for review
at the following location(s) dur-
ing normal business hours:
Mississippi Department of En-
vironmental Quality
Office of Pollution Control
515 E. Amite St
Jackson, MS 39201
Artesia Public Library
18 South Front Street
Artesia, MS 39736
Please bring the foregoing to
the attention of persons whom
you know will be interested.
PUBLISH: 9/12/2019
and other interested parties.
The staff of the Permit Board is
soliciting all relative informa-
tion pertaining to the proposed
activity, including public com-
ment, to ensure that the final
staff recommendation on the
draft permit complies with all
State and Federal regulations.
Public review and comment on
the draft permit and support-
ing documentation is an import-
ant element in the staff evalu-
ation and resulting recommend-
ation to the Permit Board. The
draft permit conditions have
been developed to ensure com-
pliance with all State and Fed-
eral regulations but are sub-
ject to change based on inform-
ation received as a result of
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public participation.
Persons wishing to comment
upon or object to the proposed
determinations are invited to
submit comments in writing to
Kayra Johnson at the Permit
Board's address shown above,
no later than the end of the
thirty (30) day public notice. All
comments received by this
date will be considered in the
formulation of final determina-
tions regarding the
application(s). A public hearing
will be held if the Permit Board
finds a significant degree of
public interest in the proposed
permit(s). Persons wishing to
request a public hearing may
quest in writing to Kayra John-
son or the Chief of the Environ-
mental Permits Division at the
address shown above. The Per-
mit Board is limited in the
scope of its analysis to environ-
mental impact. Any comments
relative to zoning or economic
and social impacts are within
and planning authorities and
should be addressed to them.
the draft permit(s), are avail-
able by writing or calling the
Public Records Request Officer
at the above Permit Board ad-
dress and telephone number.
Additionally, as a courtesy, for
those with Internet access, a
be found on the Mississippi
Department of Environmental
http://opc.deq.state.ms.us/pu
at the following location(s) dur-
ing normal business hours:
Office of Pollution Control
515 E. Amite St
Artesia Public Library
18 South Front Street
Please bring the foregoing to
the attention of persons whom
you know will be interested.
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This large 1 bedroom
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LEASE,
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b/t 10a−7p. 662−386−
4292. NO TEXT MGS.
205−695−2248.
4dr, Black, 29K Miles,
$16,900
2018 Honda Accord
SUMMER SPECIAL.
1.75 acre lots.
Good/bad credit. 10%
Touring; 4dr, Red, 48
Miles, $24,900
2012 Honda Civic EX; 4dr,
Eaton Land. 2017 Honda Civic Sport
Hatchback; 4dr, Gray, 53K
Miles, $16,900
2015 Nissan Altima 2.5;
White, 109K Miles, $8,900
Merchandise 2015 Nissan Altima 2.5;
Black, 71K Miles, $9,900
2015 Nissan Altima 2.5;
White, 70K Miles, $9,900
Ads starting at $12 2016 Nissan Altima SL
2.5; White, 62K Miles,
Furniture $13,900
Two Piece Living Room Set SUV’S:
A loveseat and chaise for 2015 Acura MDX AWD;
sale. Brown and blue. 4dr, Black, 42K Miles,
New!!! Leave a message. $19,900
2013 Chevrolet Tahoe LT;
4dr, Silver, 109K Miles,
$14,900
General Merchandise
Vans:
2010 Honda Odyssey EX;
good condition. Stainless
4dr, 135K Miles, Silver,
$7,900
2013 Honda Odyssey EX;
4dr, 56K Miles, Gray,
$13,900
Lawn & Garden
Trucks:
2016 HUSQVARNA R120S 2017 Freightliner
Riding Mower. 19.5 HP,
Cascadia; 155K Miles,
Briggs & Stratton motor, Red, $60,000
42" deck, $1,000 OBO.
Only used 3 times this
Miscellaneous:
season. Leave msg. 2016 JLG 4069LE 35
662−251−4136.
Hours Man Lift; Green,
$25,000
Looking for
Upcoming Vehicles:
a new pet? 2013 Acura RDX AWD; 4dr,
Gray, 46K Miles, $13,900
2018 Honda Civic Sport;
4dr, Blue, 474 Miles,
$17,900
2018 Nissan Maxima SL;
4dr, Black, 1362 Miles,
$21,900
2013 Toyota Tacoma 4WD
Double Cab; 102K Miles,
$18,900
Campers & RVs
1998 WINNEBAGO. New
tires. $17,000. 662−327−
0284.
Vehicles
the same number only once. The difficulty level
increases from Monday to Sunday.
Community
Ads starting at $12
Travel & Entertainment
Drummer, Experienced,
New to Columbus
Excellent drummer with
Roland V Pro level
electronic equipment
just moving to
Columbus, MS and
would like to join
current group or form
new and dynamic band
with dedicated, quality
musicians. Over the
years I have played
traditional soul, R&R,
rockabilly, C&W, some
blues and zydeco as
well as my current love
which is Southern
Gospel, traditional
Gospel, Country Gospel
and bluegrass. I guess
a "Dailey & Vincent"sort
of mix is what I like
most but definitely open
to any mix of the above
−listed genres. I am a
solid Christian, fun and
easy to deal with and
know how to blend in
with and act in a
professional band. Yes,
I am "retired"more or
less but still have it
going on when it comes
to the music. I have
recently been with The
Glorybound Gospel
Band out of Pensacola,
FL for the last five years
and you can see me
play on their Facebook
page. Some travel or
touring would be ok for
the right situation if ACROSS
necessary. I will be 1 Needed a
available in Columbus massage
starting the first of
September. Send me a 6 Fierce fire
text if interested, 11 Freak
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