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City planning session aims to develop

long-term goals for all departments
‘Frugal’ spending, crime reduction and paving among city objectives
BY YUE STELLA YU
syu@cdispatch.com
City of Columbus officials
and staff laid out department
goals for 2020 during a Thurs-
day planning session, address-
ing frugal spending, crime
prevention, as well as other city
policies.
The meeting is held once ev-
ery year, said Columbus Mayor
Robert Smith. He chose to hold
it at the beginning of the calen-
dar year this time, he said, eight
months before the new fiscal
year begins.
Due to the large amount of
presentation materials, Smith
said he plans to release presen-
tation slides from the Thurs-
day meeting two departments
at a time during the following
weeks. The first batch was re-
leased Sunday, outlining the
city’s financial obligation, crime
reduction and infrastructure
projects.
Smith said his mention of fru-
gal spending as one of his goals
was in response to the city’s fi-
nancial crisis last year. The city
was projected to run out of cash
by October, which was avoided
after the city froze new hires,
cut employee overtime and de-
layed pay raises for promotions,
among other things.
Smith said the city hopes to
update depart-
ment heads on
Another goal the city has
set is for purchases to only be
their finances approved after purchase orders
monthly to close- are obtained, Smith said.
ly monitor the “It is not something the city
spending. The was doing before,” said Ward 6
city had used a Councilman Bill Gavin.
more “relaxed” Smith Department heads have cred-
approach by con- it cards billed to the city, which
ducting quarterly updates, he could be used for last-minute
said. purchases sometimes as long
“By doing it month by month as the money was within the
and keeping them abreast budget and justifiable before
where they are,” Smith said, the council, Gavin said.
“that’d hold them accountable.” See GOALS, 6A

‘... Let it break and let a few drown,

AREA FLOODING
Three LCSD
then something will be done’
teachers sue
school board
over bullying,
hostile work
environment
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Three Lown-
des County School
District teachers
have filed a petition
against the school
board in chancery
court, claiming
board members have
not adequately dealt Wright
with the teachers’ al-
legations of bullying
by district adminis-
trators.
The teachers, Me-
lissa Suddith, Norma
Sanders and Anne
Richardson, claim
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff in the petition they Stevens
A set of pipes siphons water from the Oktibbeha County Lake into the spillway on the east side of County Lake Road on were denied a board
Thursday. This week’s storms raised the water level more than 8.5 feet and almost prompted a second breach warning within decision in February
a month. While supervisors look for funding avenues for an estimated $8 million project to rebuild the dam, they have not 2019 on complaints
been willing to divert money designated for other road projects despite pleas from District 3 Supervisor Marvell Howard, of bullying they filed
whose district includes Oktibbeha County Lake and its surrounding residents.
against school ad-
ministration, and

Oktibbeha supes allow review of insurance policy that the board has re-
fused to hear a subse-
quent bullying com-
Byrd

to find funding for potential dam project

Howard makes second plea
to divert road money
to rebuild dam
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Supervi-
sors gave unanimous permission Mon-
day for a Jackson-based insurance ad-
juster to review the county’s insurance
policy for any clauses that might cover
the cost of replacing the Oktibbeha
County Lake Dam.
Warren Bowen, executive director
of Triage Facility Consul-
tants, came to the supervi-
sors’ meeting at District 3
Supervisor Marvell How-
ard’s request and said he
will review the policy for
free.
If the county can prove
the dam’s structural prob- Howard
lems have a specific non-natural cause,
it might be eligible for insurance cover-
age regardless of the specific provisions
on the county’s insurance policy, Bowen
said.
“I don’t want you to have some back-
ing and not use it,” he said. “If you need
my help, I’ll help you. But if you don’t, at
least you’ll know.”
The county almost issued a second
breach warning for the area surround-
ing the dam last week after heavy rains
elevated the water level above where
it was Jan. 14 when County Engineer
Clyde Pritchard found a mudslide on
the east side of the levee. Eight pumps
in place since January lowered the water
level to the point that the county did not
issue the warning.
The supervisors have debated at sev-
eral meetings in a row, to no consensus,
how to fund the $8 million project of com-
pletely replacing the existing dam with a
new one with larger valves to control the
See OKTIBBEHA, 6A
plaint filed in November 2019. The
three allege they have been victims
of a “concerted effort” by former su-
perintendent Lynn Wright and oth-
er district administrators to harass
and bully them to the point they
would either quit their jobs or the
administration would build a signif-
icant enough file against them to
merit non-renewing their contracts.
In the complaint, the teachers
claim the board is required, by
both state law and district policy, to
hear and rule on their complaints,
and they are asking the court to in-
struct the board to do so.
The teachers filed their first
grievance after a meeting in De-
cember 2018 between Richardson,
Sanders, Caledonia High School
See LCSD, 3A

WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC

Demerian Dunn
Fifth grade, Franklin Aca.
1 Which state was the reddest in the union in Wednesday MEETINGS
the 2012 presidential election, where Romney Today: Colum-
■ Table Talks: Friends of the Columbus-Lown-
beat Obama by a whopping 47 percent margin? bus City Council,
des Public Library revives its Table Talk series
2 From which classic dystopian novel does the 5 p.m., Munici-
reality show “Big Brother” get its name? at 5 p.m. with author John Bateman of Starkville
3 Which comedian was Jay Leno’s first guest discussing his book, “Who Killed Buster Spar- pal Complex
when he took over “The Tonight Show,” and his kle?,” at the library at 314 Seventh St. N. Free. Today: Lowndes
last when he said goodbye 22 years later? Call 662-329-5300 for more information. County School
4 Which rock band joined the Hall of Fame 19 ■ Artist talk: Brent Funderburk of Starkville
District Board
years after they appeared on “The Simpsons” presents an artist talk, “Stories from the

68 Low 45
playing in their underwear and socks? special-call,
Soul House,” at 10 a.m. at the Oktibbeha
High 5 How does a vampire bat approach its prey — County Heritage Museum, 206 Fellowship St., 5:30 p.m., Cen-
Cloudy with t-storms
dive-bombing it, silently landing on it or walking tral Office
Starkville. This Chit Chat Series program is free
up to it?
Full forecast on Answers, 6B to the public. Feb. 24:
page 3A. ■ The Orators: The Mississippi State Shack- Columbus-
ouls Honors College presents Denise James, Lowndes
director of Women’s and Gender Studies at
INSIDE the University of Dayton, with “The Poet Audre
Convention and
Visitors Bureau
Classifieds 5B Health 6A Lorde Goes to Mississippi: An Imperfect Person Summer Roberson visited
Called Hero” at 2 p.m. in the Griffis Hall Forum California on vacation last Board regular
Comics 4B Obituaries 5A
Crossword 6B Opinions 4A Room. A reception follows. For more informa- year for the first time and meeting, 4 p.m.,
140th Year, No. 291 Dear Abby 4B tion, contact Donna Clevinger, 662-325-2522. went to Disneyland. CVB office

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Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy

due to sex-abuse lawsuits
‘Scouting programs will continue throughout painful turn for an organization
that has been a pillar of Ameri-
this process and for many years to come. Local can civic life for generations and a
training ground for future leaders.
councils are not filing for bankruptcy because they Achieving the rank of Eagle Scout
has long been a proud accomplish-
are legally separate and distinct organizations.’ ment that politicians, business lead-
Statement from the Boy Scouts of America ers, astronauts and others put on
their resumes and in their official
BY DAVID CR ARY could be forced to sell off some of biographies.
AP National Writer their vast property holdings, in- The Boy Scouts’ finances have
cluding campgrounds and hiking been strained in recent years by de-
Barraged by hundreds of sex- trails, to raise money for a compen- clining membership and sex-abuse
abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of sation trust fund that could surpass settlements.
America filed for bankruptcy pro- The number of youths taking
a billion dollars.
tection Tuesday in hopes of work- part in scouting has dropped be-
The bankruptcy petition listed
ing out a potentially mammoth low 2 million, down from more
the Boy Scouts’ assets as between
victim compensation plan that will than 4 million in peak years of the
$1 billion and $10 billion, and its lia-
allow the hallowed, 110-year-old or- 1970s. The organization has tried
ganization to carry on. bilities at $500 million to $1 billion.
to counter the decline by admitting
The Chapter 11 filing in federal “Scouting programs will con-
girls, but its membership rolls took
bankruptcy court in Wilmington, tinue throughout this process and
a big hit Jan. 1 when The Church of
Delaware, sets in motion what for many years to come,” the Boy Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints —
could be one of the biggest, most Scouts said in a statement. “Local for decades a major sponsor of Boy
complex bankruptcies ever seen. councils are not filing for bankrupt- Scout units — cut ties and with-
Scores of lawyers are seeking set- cy because they are legally sepa- drew more than 400,000 scouts in
tlements on behalf of several thou- rate and distinct organizations.” favor of programs of its own.
sand men who say they were mo- The Boy Scouts are just the The financial outlook had wors-
lested as scouts by scoutmasters or latest major American institution ened last year after New York, Ar-
other leaders decades ago but are to face a heavy price over sexual izona, New Jersey and California
only now eligible to sue because of abuse. Roman Catholic dioceses passed laws making it easier for
recent changes in their states’ stat- across the country and schools victims of long-ago abuse to file
ute-of-limitations laws. such as Penn State and Michigan claims. Teams of lawyers across
By going to bankruptcy court, State have paid out hundreds of the U.S. have been signing up cli-
the Scouts can put those lawsuits millions of dollars in recent years. ents by the hundreds to sue the Boy
on hold for now. But ultimately they The bankruptcy represents a Scouts.

Bloomberg makes debate stage, facing rivals for 1st time

Former New York City mayor will appear with alongside
Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Amy
Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg Wednesday in Las Vegas
BY K ATHLEEN RONAYNE
The Associated Press
Billion-
aire Mike
Bloomberg
has quali-
fied for the
upcoming
Democratic
presiden-
tial debate, Bloomberg
marking the first time
he’ll stand alongside the
rivals he has so far avoid-
ed by bypassing the early
voting states and using
his personal fortune to
define himself through
television ads.
A new NPR/PBS New-
sHour/Marist poll pub-
lished Tuesday shows
Bloomberg with 19 per-
cent support nationally in
the Democratic nominat-
ing contest.
The former New York
City mayor, who launched
his presidential campaign
in November, will appear
in Wednesday’s debate
in Las Vegas alongside
former Vice President
Joe Biden, Sens. Bernie
Sanders, Elizabeth War-
ren and Amy Klobuchar
and former South Bend,
Indiana, Mayor Pete Butt-
igieg. Fellow billionaire
and philanthropist Tom
Steyer is still hoping to
qualify.
Bloomberg’s cam-
paign said that it was
seeing “a groundswell of
support across the coun-
try” and that qualifying
for Wednesday’s debate
“is the latest sign that
Mike’s plan and ability
to defeat Donald Trump
is resonating with more
Americans.”
“Mike is looking for-
ward to joining the other
Democratic candidates
on stage and making
the case for why he’s the
best candidate to defeat
Donald Trump and unite
the country,” Bloomberg
campaign manager Kevin
Sheekey said in a state-
ment.
The Democratic Na-
tional Committee recent-
ly changed its rules for
how a candidate qualifies
for the debate, opening
the door for Bloomberg
to be on stage and draw-
ing the ire of some can-
didates who dropped out
of the race for failing to
make prior stages. The
candidates were previ-
ously required to receive
a certain number of cam-
paign contributions to
qualify, but Bloomberg,
who is worth an estimat-
ed $60 billion, is not tak-
ing donations.
The prime-time event
will be a stark departure
from Bloomberg’s high-
ly choreographed cam-
paign. He’s poured more
than $300 million into
television advertising,
a way to define himself
for voters without facing
criticism. While he’s cam-
paigned in more than two
dozen states, he does not
take questions from vot-
ers and delivers a stan-
dard stump speech that
lasts less than 15 min-
utes, often reading from a
teleprompter.

Pier 1 files for bankruptcy protection amid online challenge

BY DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Business Writer
Pier 1 Imports Inc. —
the once-trendy supplier
of home goods like pa-
pasan chairs and throw
pillows — filed for bank-
ruptcy protection Monday
after years of sliding sales.
The Fort Worth, Tex-
as-based company has
been struggling with in-
creased competition from
budget-friendly online
retailers like Wayfair and
Amazon and discount
stores like Home Goods.
In a 2018 presentation to
investors, the company ac-
knowledged that shoppers
thought its merchandise
was outdated and expen-
sive. It was also burdened
by high sourcing and sup-
ply chain costs.
Pier 1 said it will pur-
sue a sale, with a March
23 deadline to submit bids.
A hearing is scheduled for
Tuesday at the U.S. Bank-
ruptcy Court for the East-
ern District of Virginia.
In the meantime, Pier 1
said lenders have commit-
ted approximately $256
million in debtor-in-pos-
session financing so it can
continue its operations
during the Chapter 11 pro-
ceedings.
“Today’s actions are
intended to provide Pier
1 with additional time and
financial flexibility as we
now work to unlock addi-
tional value for our stake-
holders through a sale of
the company,” Pier 1 CEO
and Chief Financial Offi-
cer Robert Riesbeck said
in a statement.

4-County Foundation’s grants exceed $1 million
Co-op’s program has given 200 awards
to community organizations since 2015
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4 - Count y
Electric Pow-
er Association
Foundation has
donated more
than $1 million in
awards to organi-
zations through-
out the coopera- Clark
tive’s coverage area, the co-op
announced at a meeting at its
Lowndes County deputies search for Dollar
General armed robbery suspect
Man robbed store
near Holly Hills
at gunpoint
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Investigators with
Lowndes County Sher-
LCSD
Continued from Page 1A
Principal Andy Stevens
and then-Assistant Prin-
cipal Robert Byrd, ac-
cording to an Equal Em-
ployment Opportunity
Commission complaint
the three teachers also
filed. In the meeting, Ste-
vens and Byrd allegedly
made inappropriate com-
ments about third parties
not present. Suddith was
not present for the meet-
ing but was reprimanded
twice after the grievance
was filed, and all three
teachers were later trans-
Child given doll with noose
at Mississippi Mardi Gras parade
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BILOXI — A 12-year-old-girl received
a black doll with beads forming a noose
around its neck at a Mississippi Gulf
Coast Mardi Gras parade, and officials
said Monday that police were investigat-
ing the incident as a hate crime.
Nicole Fairconeture of Pass Christian
said she and her family were attending
the Krewe of Nereids parade Sunday
when a man riding on one of the floats
called her daughter to get a Mardi Gras
throw.
“She grabbed the item, put it to her
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Brooksville Police Department
for the purchase of emergency
$2,695 to the Columbus Soccer
Organization for uniforms and
Chickasaw, Choctaw, Winston
and Webster counties.
response radios, which BPD ac-
cepted at the meeting Monday.
training.
The program allows partic-
4-County CEO Brian Clark
called the awards a “monumen-
headquarters Monday. The foundation also awarded ipating 4-County members to tal achievement.”
The foundation formed in $6,000 to the Rainwater Ob- round their utility bills to the “It’s hard to truly measure
2015 as a service program to servatory in French Camp for nearest dollar — as an exam- the impact the 4-County Foun-
support organizations within an educational programming ple, the press release said, a dation has had for organiza-
service; $5,000 to Starkville $125.78 bill would be $126 — to tions involved in our service
its coverage area. Since then,
Habitat for Humanities for the raise money and give that mon- area,” he said in a prepared
nearly 200 organizations have
purchase of a truck; $7,000 to ey back to emergency response statement. “Thanks to 4-Coun-
received grants from 4-Coun- Starkville High School Robo- organizations and area non- ty members, the Foundation
ty, according to a co-op press jackets for travel expenses for profits. board, the 4-County board and
release. regional competition; $1,080 4-County provides service its employees, we’ve been able
The grant that put the foun- to the Progressive Foundation members in Noxubee County to enhance the quality of life for
dation over the $1 million of Clay County for the Accel- and rural parts of Lowndes, our members. ... One million
mark was a $4,500 award for erated Reading Program; and Oktibbeha, Clay, Monroe, dollars given away is special.”
Another Mississippi
inmate dies; no
signs of injuries
iff’s Office are searching
for the suspect in a Sun-
suspect entered the store
armed with a handgun
the store in a small blue
car with tinted windows, 42-year-old is at least the 18th
day night armed robbery. and took an undisclosed the release said. prisoner to die since December
The robbery occurred amount of money. Authorities are asking
just before 10 p.m. at the There were no injuries anyone with information THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dollar General on High- in the robbery. to call LCSO at 662-328-
way 45 North north of The suspect, who the 6788 or Golden Triangle JACKSON — A 42-year-old inmate has died in
Holly Hills, according to a press release described Crime Stoppers at 800- Mississippi, making him at least the 18th prisoner
LCSO press release. The only as a black man, left 530-7151. to die in the state’s troubled prison system since
late December, corrections officials said Sunday.
An officer serving breakfast on Sunday found
David Lee May unresponsive in his cell at the
Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in
Rankin County, the Mississippi Department of
Corrections said. A department statement said of-
ficials tried to resuscitate the inmate, but he later
was pronounced dead.
ferred from Caledonia bullying complaint on that has created a hostile According to the news release, there were no
High School to New Hope. Nov. 4, alleging an ad- working environment for obvious signs of injuries. May was living by him-
Following an investi- ministrator at New Hope them. self in a cell. He had been sentenced in 2017 to life
gation into the teachers’ came to her classroom Neither the teachers’ for two aggravated assaults.
first grievance, Byrd was and criticized her for attorney, Preston Rideout An autopsy is planned to determine the cause
forced to resign in Feb- writing up a student for of death.
of Greenwood nor board
ruary 2019 and Stevens yelling at her. He also al- The death comes at a time of heightened scru-
president Robert Barks-
served a weeklong ad- legedly criticized her for tiny of Mississippi’s troubled prisons system.
dale would comment on The Justice Department announced Feb. 5 that
ministrative leave without — in response to a stu-
the petition when reached its civil rights division was opening an investiga-
pay, per Wright’s decision. dent’s question — talking
While the school board about having drunk wine by The Dispatch, though tion of Mississippi prisons after a string of inmate
heard the grievance on during holy communion, Barksdale confirmed the deaths.
Feb. 18 — in which the according to the court board is aware of the com- At least 18 Mississippi inmates have died since
teachers asked for Ste- documents. All three plaint. Board attorney late December. Most of them died at the Missis-
vens’ removal, as well — it teachers claim the latest Jeff Smith did not return sippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, and many
took no action. incident is part of a “to- multiple calls from The were killed during outbursts of violence that also
Suddith filed another tality of circumstances” Dispatch. left an undisclosed number of inmates injured.
chest, and was coming back and he
called her back,” Fairconeture told The
Sun Herald newspaper. “When she
turned around, he said, ‘That’s you.’”
The doll was black and “was dressed
like a slave,” Fairconeture said.
The upset mother found police and
handed the doll to the officers; her uncle
later filed a police report.
Waveland Mayor Mike Smith said
the incident is being considered a hate
crime, with both Waveland and Bay St.
Louis police working on the investiga-
tion.
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Trump’s proposed
budget is entirely
dishonest
President Trump’s proposed budget for
fiscal year 2021, which begins in October, is
a dishonest exercise. In some respects, that’s
not unusual. Mr. Trump is hardly the first
president to obey his legal requirement to
present a spending plan to Congress by send-
ing one that has no chance of passing. In fact,
Mr. Trump signed legislation — a two-year
budget agreement last August — that would
have to be repealed if this budget proposal
were to become operative.
Nor is he the first to engage in rosy fore-
casting — but in this case, the exaggeration
is especially flagrant. Mr. Trump mislead-
ingly projects a future of declining federal
deficits in part by claiming economic growth
significantly exceeding consensus forecasts.
The Trump budget beats the Congressional
Budget Office’s projection for the annual
LEADERSHIP
Bully wannabes
growth rate a decade hence by more than a
percentage point, enabling him to claim an
extra $4.5 trillion in 10-year deficit reduction,

according to the Committee for a Responsible
Federal Budget.
Also not forthright is the underlying
assumption of the budget, which is that the
country’s structural fiscal deficits (to the
extent Mr. Trump considers them a priority,
which his record to date shows he does not)
can be addressed almost entirely through
cuts to nondefense discretionary spending,
such as the 13 percent cut Mr. Trump would
administer to the Interior Department or
the 21 percent cut he seeks for foreign aid.
In fact, additional revenue, too, is necessary,
yet Mr. Trump’s budget adds $1.5 trillion
to the next 10 years’ debt by assuming that
the individual income tax cut he and a GOP
Congress enacted in December 2017 will be
extended beyond their scheduled December
2025 sunset.
Inevitably, perhaps, this much dishonesty
leads to what can only be called cruel inequi-
ties. Upper-income tax cuts are preserved, so
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
benefits must be denied to those who cannot
meet tightened work requirements, and re-
defined to include boxes of preselected foods
rather than spendable funds (savings: nearly
$182 billion over 10 years). Low-income
housing assistance would also be conditioned
on work requirements and sliced from $44.8
billion to $41.3 billion. The last vestiges of
federal cash anti-poverty benefits, the Tem-
porary Assistance for Needy Families block
grant — a $16.5 billion annual item that has
not been increased in real terms this century
— would get cumulative cuts totaling $15.2
billion by 2030.
This country badly needs an honest debate
about equitable tax and spending reforms.
What we are getting instead from the ad-
ministration is this fiscal 2021 budget, which
serves but one useful purpose: to record the
warped priorities upon which Mr. Trump is
willing to campaign for a second term.
The Washington Post
M
att Schlapp,
chairman of the
American Con-
servative (cough) Union,
which hosts the annual
CPAC conference, tweet-
ed that he was disinviting
Mitt Romney from the
confab this year because
he “could not guarantee
his physical safety” after
the senator voted to con-
vict Donald Trump in the Mona Charen
impeachment trial.
A number of commen-
tators on the left have responded to
this by dismissing CPAC attendees as
a bunch of brown shirts. I don’t think
that’s right. I spoke at CPAC in 2018
and courted trouble by criticizing
both Roy Moore and Donald Trump
for their documented histories of
sexual misconduct, as well as CPAC
itself for inviting the niece of Marine
Le Pen, Marion Marechal Le Pen, a
right-wing nativist from France.
I was jeered; it’s true. So what?
I’ve been booed before (though,
admittedly, not before a conservative
audience). I didn’t feel threatened or
intimidated. Some in the crowd even
offered a thumbs up. It was Schlapp,
observing from a control room, who
apparently decided to have me ush-
ered out by beefy guards. Thus was
born the “Charen had to be escorted
out of CPAC under guard” story.
It occurs to me, now that Schlapp
is playing the bullyboy with Mitt
Romney, that he enjoys the whiff of
menace. It is he, not the audience,
that is dangerous. But, of course,
when leaders stir grievances and
hint that mob violence is possible,
they tend to get the followers they
deserve.
Schlapp is representa-
tive of the bully chic that
has come into fashion in
Trump’s party. Senator
Martha McSally snapped
at a CNN reporter, calling
him a liberal hack. Any-
one can lose one’s cool,
but instead of apologizing
when the moment passed,
McSally used her lapse
of manners as a publicity
opportunity on Fox News
and was fundraising off it
before you could say “Trumpian.”
Secretary of State Michael
Pompeo, who graduated first in
his class at West Point and served
honorably as a tank platoon leader
in the U.S. Army, has sniffed the air
and decided that behaving complete-
ly unprofessionally is fine if you are
subjected to tough questions from
reporters. When Mary Louise Kelly
of NPR asked whether he had stood
up for Ambassador Marie Yovano-
vitch, Pompeo surrendered to his
inner toddler. He ended the interview
abruptly. Not content with that, he
then called Kelly into his private of-
fice and screamed at her, demanding,
“Do you think Americans care about
f— Ukraine?”
That alone would have been bad
enough. But Pompeo wasn’t finished.
Calling an assistant, he asked for an
unmarked map of the world and then
challenged Kelly to identify Ukraine.
She did. Nevertheless, Pompeo put
out the story that she had pointed
to Bangladesh. Okaaay. Kelly has a
master’s degree in European studies
from Cambridge, and has reported
from Ukraine. You decide.
But why does the secretary of
state keep unmarked world maps in
his office anyway? Wonder how it
would go if he challenged his boss to
point out key sites?
Members of Congress loyal to
Trump seem to take notes from mob
movies. When former Trump lawyer/
fixer Michael Cohen was preparing
to testify before the House Oversight
and Government Reform Committee,
Rep. Matt Gaetz tweeted out a threat:
“Hey @MichaelCohen212 — Do your
wife & father-in-law know about your
girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be
a good time for that chat. I wonder if
she’ll remain faithful when you’re in
prison. She’s about to learn a lot.”
During the president’s impeach-
ment trial, Senator Rand Paul repeat-
edly attempted to get the chief justice
of the United States to read aloud the
alleged name of the whistleblower.
When Justice Roberts demurred,
Rand Paul pronounced it himself on
the Senate floor. Whistleblowers are
shielded from retaliation by law, and
under the circumstances, with death
threats flying, revealing his or her
identity could be called retaliation.
In any case, it’s a thuggish message
to any future whistleblowers: Nice
career you’ve got there, be a shame if
anything were to happen to it.
Never to be outdone, the first son
was ready with a cloddish put down
of Mitt Romney. Photoshopping the
senator in ill-fitting jeans, Donald
Trump Jr sneered, “Mom jeans,
because you’re a p—.”
Trump Jr. comes by his loutish-
ness honestly. For the rest, it’s a gang
symbol.
Mona Charen is a Senior Fellow at
the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

STATE OF THE WORLD

If Duterte wants us out, let’s go
P
hilippines
President
Rodrigo
Duterte has just
given us notice he
will be terminat-
ing the Visiting
Forces Agreement
that governs U.S.
military personnel
in the islands.
His notification
starts the clock run- Patrick Buchanan
ning on a six-month
deadline. If no new agreement
is negotiated, the VFA is dis-
solved.
What triggered the deci-
sion?
Duterte was offended that
one of his political allies who
led his anti-drug campaign
in the islands, which involves
extrajudicial killings of drug
dealers, had been denied a
U.S. visa.
Yet, Duterte has never
been an enthusiast of the U.S.
presence. In 2016, he told his
Chinese hosts in Beijing: “I
want, maybe in the next two
years, my country free of the
presence of foreign military
troops. I want them out.”
The Pentagon is shaken.
If there is no VFA, how do we
continue to move forces in and
out to guarantee our ability
to honor the 1951 Mutual
Defense Treaty?
Defense Secretary
Mark Esper called
Duterte’s action “a
step in the wrong
direction.”
President Don-
ald Trump openly
disagreed: “If they
would like to do
that, that’s fine.
We’ll save a lot of
money.”
The Philippine
Islands are among the largest
recipients of foreign aid in East
Asia, and we’ve provided $1.3
billion in military assistance
over the last two decades. But
money shouldn’t be the largest
consideration here.
Trump has been given a
historic opportunity to reshape
U.S. and Asia policy along the
lines he ran on in 2016.
He should tell Duterte that
we accept his decision and
that we, too, are giving notice
of our decision to let the 1951
treaty lapse. And following
expiration of that treaty, the
U.S. will be absolved of any
legal obligation to come to the
defense of the Philippines.
Time for Manila to take
charge of its own defense. In-
deed, what is the argument for
a treaty that virtually dictates
U.S. involvement in any future
war in 7,600 islands 8,000
miles from the United States?
When we negotiated the
1951 treaty, it was a different
world.
We had entered a Cold War
with Stalin’s USSR. We were in
a hot war in Korea that would
cost 37,000 U.S. lives. Gen.
Douglas MacArthur had just
been relieved of his command
of U.S. forces in Korea by Har-
ry Truman. A disarmed Japan
had not fully recovered from
World War II.
The Communist armies of
Chairman Mao had overrun
China and driven our Nation-
alist allies off the mainland.
The Viet Minh were five years
into a guerrilla war to drive the
French out of Indochina.
Today, the Cold War is long
over. Vladimir Putin’s Russia
is no threat to the Philippines.
Nor is China, though Xi Jin-
ping has occupied and fortified
islets like Mischief Reef in
the South China Sea that are
within the exclusive economic
zone of the Philippines.
There is no U.S. vital inter-
est at risk in these islands to
justify an eternal war guaran-
tee or treaty commitment to
fight Beijing over rocks and
reefs in the South China Sea.
Trump should seize this
opportunity to tell Duterte that
when the VFA, which guaran-
tees immunity for U.S. forces
in the Philippines, is dissolved,
the 1951 Mutual Defense Trea-
ty is dissolved.
A message would be sent
to Asia, and the world, that
Trump was serious when he
said that he intends to revisit
and review all the defense
alliances and war guarantees
entered into 60 and 70 years
ago, to address threats that no
longer exist in a world that no
longer exists.
The U.S. has a long history
with the Philippines, begin-
ning in the War of 1898 with
Spain, when Admiral George’s
Dewey’s Asian squadron sank
a Spanish fleet in Manila har-
bor, and we invaded, occupied
and colonized the islands, thus
emulating Europe’s imperial
powers and abandoning the
anti-colonial legacy of the
Founding Fathers.
“Take up the White Man’s
burden,” Rudyard Kipling
admonished us.
After Filipino patriots
fought for nearly four years to
liberate their islands from the
Americans, as they had from
the Spanish, inflicting on U.S.
soldiers and Marines thou-
sands of casualties, the New
York Herald replied to the Poet
of Empire:
“We’ve taken up the white
man’s burden/Of ebony and
brown/Now, will you tell,
Rudyard/How we may put it
down.”
After Pearl Harbor in
December 1941, the Japanese
invaded and occupied the
islands, until Gen. MacArthur
made good in on his famous
pledge on leaving Corregidor,
“I shall return.”
In 1944, we liberated the
islands.
A year after Japan’s sur-
render, on July 4, 1946, we
granted the Philippines full
independence. And that nation
and people, far more populous
and prosperous than in 1946,
should take full custody of the
defense of their own sovereign-
ty and independence.
At the end of the Cold War,
nationalists in Manila ordered
the U.S. to vacate the great na-
val base we had built at Subic
Bay. We should have used that
expulsion to let the 1951 secu-
rity treaty lapse.
Trump should not miss this
opportunity.
Patrick J. Buchanan, a
nationally syndicated columnist,
was a senior advisor to presi-
dents Richard Nixon, Gerald
Ford and Ronald Reagan. His
website is http://buchanan.org/
blog.
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parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
siblings, Pervey Lee
Moore Jr., Linda Gilm-
ore and Wynell Moore.
She is survived
by her son, Johnny
Edgeworth of Vernon,
Alabama; and siblings,
Danny Joe Moore,
Jimmy Wayne Morre,
Larry Lee Moore, Joyce
Sorrells all of Vernon,
Alabama, Bobby Wayne
Moore of Aberdeen,
Shirley Ann Channell
of Guin, Alabama and
Barbara Sue Moore of
Winfield, Alabama.
Ronnie Ruby
SULLIGENT, Ala. —
Ronnie Lee Ruby, 60,
died Feb. 15, 2020, at
waivers have applied
to federal procurement
rules. Previously they
were used to waive en-
building border barriers. vironmental impact re-
“We hope that will views.
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construction that’s go- istration said it expects
ing along the Southwest the waivers will allow 94
border,” Wolf told Fox miles of wall to be built
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Secretaries under to his pledge of about 450
miles since taking office
President Donald Trump
have issued 16 waivers, and making it one of his
and President George top domestic priorities.
W. Bush issued five, but It said the other 83 miles
Tuesday’s announcement covered by the waivers
marks the first time that may get built this year.
West Memorial Funeral Smithville; siblings,
Home of Starkville is Jimmy Hurley of Amo-
in charge of arrange- ry, Raymond Hurley
ments. of Eggville, James
He is survived by his Hurley and Shirley
mother, Janie M. Out- Hurley of Smithville;
law; daughter, Lindera nine grandchildren; 16
R. Outlaw Williams; great-grandchildren;
sons, Troy Outlaw and one great-great-
and Shuntay Outlaw; grandchild.
sister, Donna J. Outlaw; Pallbearers will be
brothers, Willie Outlaw, Austin Adams, Camer-
Larry Outlaw, Jerry on Cox, Richard Allred,
Outlaw, Dean Outlaw Daniel Allred, PeeWee
and Ernest Outlaw. Allred, Shawn Franklin
and Jason Szerkins.
Betsy Riggans
SMITHVILLE — Mary Taylor
Betsy Faye Hurley COLUMBUS —
Weaver Riggans, 83, Mary Short Taylor, 68,
died Feb. 17, 2020 at died Feb. 17, 2020, at
North Mississippi Med- Baptist Memorial Hos-
ical Center-Gilmore of pital-Golden Triangle.
Amory. Arrangements are
Columbus, MS, passed away
Saturday, February 15, 2020, at
her residence.
Visitation was Monday,
February 17, 2020, from 10:00
AM to 11:00 AM at Lowndes
Funeral Home, Columbus,
MS. A funeral service followed
at 11:00 AM in the Lowndes
Funeral Home Chapel with
Rev. Jim Ray officiating. Interment will be in Mt.
Vernon Cemetery, Columbus, MS with Lowndes
Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Nichols was born November 10, 1921,
to the late Reverand James Samuel and Julia
Kelly Clark in Fayette, AL. She was the oldest
member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, having
been a member for over seventy years. Mrs.
Nichols worked for many years at Seminole
Manufacturing Company in Columbus, then
retiring to continue taking care of the home and
farm with her husband. She dearly loved all her
family, treasured the years of gathering together
for fellowship and great food. Everyone enjoyed
grandmother’s cooking, especially her pecan
pies.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded
in death by her husband, Frank E. Nichols; six
brothers; two sisters; and grandson, Brian Lane
Bobitt.
Mrs. Nichols is survived by her daughter,
Blanche Nichols Bobitt of Columbus, MS;
sons, Aubrey (Joy) Nichols of Columbus, MS,
Stephen (Marcia) Nichols of Kingston, GA;
grandchildren, Frankie Bobitt, Jeff (Susanne)
Nichols, Jay (Melissa) Nichols, Jarret Nichols,
Stephanie Morton, Amy (Jeremy) Gardner,
Kristie (Zach) Couey; 16 great-grandchildren;
2 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous
beloved nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Frank Bobitt, Jeff Nichols,
Jay Nichols, Jarret Nichols, Bobby Barksdale,
Larry Daves.
Honorary pallbearers will be the former
Fidelis/Ruth Sunday School Class of Mt. Vernon
Baptist Church, Larry and Michelle Daves,
Milton Hansen, Jason Hansen, Dale Brewer,
Linda Lamison, Nellie Caldwell, Jennifer and
Cliff Wilkerson and Hayden Campbell.
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Rosie Edgeworth
VERNON, Ala. —
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Home Chapel, with
William Kirkman offici-
ating. Burial will follow
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tery. Visitation is one
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ments.
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the late Pervey Lee and
Rosie Etta Edgeworth
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ber of Furst United
Pentecostal Church.
In addition to her
his residence.
Mr. Ruby was born
June 27, 1959, in Mo-
line, Illinois, to the late
Fred Albert and Doris
Blaylock Ruby. H was
a member of People’s
Tabernacle Church.
In addition to his
parents, he was pre-
ceded in death by his
brothers, Gene Ruby
and Freddie Ruby.
He is survived by her
children, Jeff Ruby of
Vernon, Alabama, Me-
lissa Meyer of Indepen-
dence, Missouri and
Ashely Ruby of Lees
Summit, Missouri;
siblings, Rodney Ruby
of Sulligent, Alabama,
Dennis Ruby of Illinois,
Tom Ruby of Tennes-
see, Mark Ruby of
Arizona, Ivan Ruby of
Florida, Rosie Blaylock
of Illinois and Asia
Coleman of Sulligent,
Alabama.
Patricia Holliman
COLUMBUS — Pa-
tricia Holliman, 84,
died Feb. 17, 2020, at
Baptist Memorial Hos-
pital-Golden Triangle.
Services will be at
1 p.m. Friday, at New
Salem Baptist Church.
Visitation will be two
hours prior to services
at the church. Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus is in charge
of arrangements.
Ellis Outlaw
STARKVILLE — El-
lis Outlaw, 70, died Feb.
14, 2020, in Starkville.
Services will be at
11 a.m. Wednesday, at
Greater Ebenezer M.B.
Church of Starkville.
Burial will follow at
Memorial Garden
Cemetery of Starkville.
Visitation will be from
1-6 p.m. today, at West
Memorial Funeral
Home of Starkville.
Services will be at 11 incomplete and will be
a.m. Thursday, at Cleve- announced by Lown-
land-Moffett Funeral des Funeral Home of
Home of Amory with Columbus.
Mike Todd officiating.
Burial will follow at
New Hope Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5-8 p.m. Wednesday,
at the funeral home.
Cleveland-Moffett Fu-
neral Home of Amory
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Riggans was
born May 26, 1936, in
the Quincy Community
of Monroe County, to
the late Fed and Jesker
Holloway Hurley. She
was a 1952 graduate
of Greenwood Springs
School. She formerly
operated services sta-
tions in Des Plains, Illi-
nois, Weaver’s Grocery
in Amory, worked in
the garment industry,
and operated Riggan’s
Flowers in Smithville.
She was a member of
Bigbee Baptist Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
her husbands, Ber-
nie Lee Weaver and
John B. Riggan; son,
Micheal Ray Weaver;
and siblings, Russell
Hurley, Grady Hurley,
Doyle Hurley, Lenny
May Hurley and Helen
Hurley.
She is survived by
her children, Randall
Lee Weaver, Lois
Allred both of Amory
and Doris Kellum of
Richard “Poogie” Reuben Laws, Sr. of
Columbus, Mississippi went to be with his Lord
and Savior on February 16, 2020.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 18th,
from 5:00-7:00 PM. at Main Street Presbyterian
Church in Columbus. Funeral services will be
Wednesday, February 19 at 10:30 AM at Main
Street Presbyterian Church with Rev. Todd
Matocha and Rev. David Langerfeld officiating.
Interment will immediately follow at Friendship
Cemetery, with military honors. Memorial
Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory
903 College Street location is in charge of
arrangements.
Richard was born on August 30, 1933, to John
Dr. Charlie Holcomb D. Laws Sr. and Loudelle Harper of Columbus.
He had one brother, John Jr., of Columbus, now
Visitation:
Saturday, Feb. 22 • 12-2 PM deceased. Richard graduated from S.D. Lee
First Baptist Church High School in Columbus. He served during the
Services:
Saturday, Feb. 22 • 2 PM Korean War in the United States Air Force, then
First Baptist Church returned home to graduate from the University
Burial
Memorial Gardens of Mississippi. He was a pharmacist for over 30
years, continuing the legacy of the Laws Drug
Second Ave. North Location
Store until he retired in 1995.
Richard Laws Richard is survived by his wife, Frances
Visitation: Russell Laws; four children and their spouses,
Tuesday, Feb. 18 • 5-7 PM
Fran Laws, Rich and Rebekah Laws, Becky and
Main Street Presbyterian Church
Services: Matt Anderson, and Bill and Jami Laws. He has
Wednesday, Feb. 19 • 10:30 AM nine grandchildren; Courtney Quinby and Alyson
Main Street Presbyterian Church
Burial Morgan, Ashley Knight, Ben Laws, and Anna
Friendship Cemetery Laws, Laws Anderson and Clayton Anderson;
College St. Location
and Olivia Laws and William Laws. He was also
blessed with two great-grandchildren; Addisyn
Jerry Kendall
Incomplete
and Owen Quinby.
Richard was a devoted son of God and
Second Ave. North Location
dedicated member of Main Street Presbyterian
Stephan Whitaker Church all his life. He was Deacon and Elder, and
Incomplete retired as Elder Emeritus. He faithfully served
College St. Location
over 30 years on the Missions Committee, with
more than 20 years as Chairman. He also served
as Sunday School Superintendent for 25 years.
Richard served as President of Heritage
Academy Board of Directors. He was a charter
memorialgunterpeel.com member of the Bass Angler Sportsman Society,
a founding member of the Columbus Bass
Club, a member of Big Bud Hunting Club, and
a lifetimemember of Tombigbee Stump Jumpers
Ski Club.
Pall Bearers include Rich Laws, Bill Laws,
Matt Anderson, Ben Laws, Laws Anderson,
Clayton Anderson, William Laws, and John Laws
Ferguson.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
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Health
HEALTH TIP
n Fruit juice isn’t that different from sugary soft
drinks: Many people believe that fruit juices are healthy,
as they come from fruit. Though fresh fruit juice may
provide some of the antioxidants found in fruit, it contains
just as much sugar as sugary soft drinks like Coca-Cola.
Source: healthline.com

Health tips from Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen

New low-T treatment guidelines
Joe Rogan, 52, actor and host
of the hyper-popular podcast
“The Joe Rogan Experience,” has
proudly declared that he’s been on
testosterone replacement therapy
since his late 30s. It is, he says,
his way to counter so-called male
menopause.
A sign of the times! Prescrip-
tions for testosterone therapy
among men 40 and older have more
than tripled in the past decade.
Now, low testosterone is a real
condition — even though for most
guys testosterone declines only by
about 2 percent annually from age
40 to 70. But taking testosterone
when your level isn’t measurably
low (you need two tests taken
before 10 a.m. to confirm it) and/
or you don’t have symptoms of
hormone deficiency may (it’s not
certain) unnecessarily increase
your risk for cardiovascular
disease, prostate woes and more.
But TRT does increase potential
clotting. So if you go on it, ask your
doc about taking it with a low-dose
aspirin and about contraindications
with other meds or supplements
you’re taking.
Who needs TRT? The Amer-
ican College of Physicians says
treatment for guys with age-related
low testosterone levels is not an
effective way to improve energy,
physical function or cognition. But,
for some it might cause a slight
improvement in sexual/erectile
function. Also, they say the real
cause of sexual
dysfunction is often
chronic illness,
medications or
obesity. Address-
ing those problems
should be your first
move.
So talk to your
doc about the
possible reasons
for your lack of vi-
Drs. Oz and Roizen
tality and/or sexual
dysfunction, and if
you go on TRT, get
re-evaluated after 12 months.
Put your tongue on a diet (to
improve your sleep)
The Romanian Tongue Twister
is a fantasy gymnastics routine in
an animated short called “Tongue
Tied” on YouTube. The daring
move propels a frog-man creature
(or at least his tongue) to a coveted be triggering or worsening your
gold medal — and sends his East-
ern European rival into a life-long
funk.
Unusually large tongues can
do that apparently, according to
researchers from Perelman School
of Medicine at the University of
Pennsylvania. In their recent study airway pressure device, also called
they found that in obese folks, a fat
tongue is a main cause of obstruc-
tive sleep apnea, a condition in
which a person’s breathing stops
and starts, causing them to wake
up sporadically all night long. It
can trigger a life-long funk (aka
depression), heart disease, Type
2 diabetes, stroke
and dementia.
They also
found that putting
your tongue on a
diet can improve
obstructive sleep
apnea. Using
MRIs to look at
study participants’
upper airways, the
researchers found
that when obese
folks lost around
10 percent of their
body weight, the resulting reduc-
tion in tongue fat is what improved
their symptoms dramatically.
So, check your tongue: Open
wide. Stick your tongue all the
way out while looking in a mirror.
Can you see your entire uvula (the
dangly thing hanging down from
the top of your mouth)? If not, you
have a too-large tongue, and it may
obstructive sleep apnea. Talk to
your doc about tongue exercises —
really — and a realistic weight-loss
program. In addition, discuss using
a mandibular repositioning appli-
ance, which helps reposition the
tongue, and a continuous positive
a CPAP machine.
Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The
Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen,
M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and
Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleve-
land Clinic. To live your healthiest,
tune into “The Dr. Oz Show” or visit
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water level and building a
new emergency spillway
and a temporary detour
road below the levee.
The debate came up
Monday when Pritchard
said the county’s alloca-
tion from the Office of
State Aid Road Construc-
tion within the Mississippi
Department of Transpor-
tation provided the final
piece of funding for re-
building and expanding a
portion of Blackjack Road
from Bardwell Street west
to Stone Boulevard. The
office allocates road and
bridge repair funding to
every county in the state
every four years and gave
Oktibbeha County about
$2.2 million in January.
The $9.5 million proj-
ect is jointly funded by the
county, the Mississippi
Development Authority,
Mississippi State Univer-
sity and finally $525,773 in
state aid funds, Pritchard
said.
Howard had previous-
ly suggested that all $2.2
million be used to fund the
dam project, and he made
the same suggestion for
the proposed $525,773 for
Blackjack Road. He point-
ed out that state statute
dictates that all incoming
funds go to the place they
are most needed.
District 1 Supervisor
and Board President John
Montgomery said state
aid funds were not enough
to meet the needs of the
county’s road projects last
term and should go to-
ward Blackjack Road this
term.
Montgomery and Dis-
trict 4 Supervisor Bricklee
Miller have consistently
voted against Howard’s
suggestions to immediate-
ly fund the dam project,
and Howard said he has
yet to hear a good reason
why. The Blackjack Road
project is meant to ad-
dress safety, but it is no
more pressing of a safety
issue than the dam, How-
ard said.
“What it really boils
down to, and I hate to say
it, is unless a few people
get drowned out there, it’s
no big deal,” he said. “(If
we) let it break and let a
few drown, then some-
thing will be done.”
Howard was the only
vote against using the
state aid funds for Black-
jack Road.
Board Attorney Rob
Roberson said he is work-
ing with MSU to secure
$2 million that the coun-
ty could use for the dam
project instead of state aid
funds, though the money
is not guaranteed.
Pritchard will meet
with the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers and the Mis-
sissippi Department of
Environmental Quality
on March 2 to discuss the
county’s options for what
to do with the lake.
The board unanimous-
ly approved the awarding
of the contract with Co-
lumbus-based Burns Dirt
Construction to complete
the Blackjack Road proj-
ect. Burns is also the con-
tractor on standby to cut
off the county lake dam’s
primary outlet valve when
the pumps lower the water
to a certain level. Cutting
the valve will increase by
four times the flow of wa-
ter out of the lake into the
spillways, Pritchard said.
The board also gave
Pritchard unanimous ap- rize the designs of the two
proval to advertise for bids building pads, and they
to fix the mudslide on the will ideally be built by the
levee. end of the summer, Hig-
gins told The Dispatch.
Industrial park bonds
The board unanimous-
ly passed a notice of intent
to issue up to $3.5 million
in bonds for the construc-
tion of two building pads
at North Star Industrial
Park. Golden Triangle De-
velopment LINK CEO Joe
Max Higgins and attorney
Chris Pace will approach
the Starkville Board of
Aldermen today with the
same request.
The city and county
previously issued a com-
bined $14 million in bonds
in July 2017 to fund the
construction of the park.
Pace said the two entities
have “a unique degree of
cooperation that you just
don’t see much.”
The board’s March 16
meeting will include a pub-
lic hearing, as required by
the state, for the notice of
intent.
The LINK plans to fund
the construction of the
park with a financial plan
called “fee-in-lieu of ad
valorem taxes,” in which
companies are exempt
from property taxes for
a set number of years in
exchange for a fee paid to
the city, county and school
district. State law dictates
that the fee cannot be less
than one-third of what a
company would ordinarily
pay in taxes.
The Mississippi Devel-
opment Authority has to
authorize all fee-in-lieu
agreements.
With the city’s approv-
al, the LINK will autho-

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Ward 5 Councilman
Stephen Jones said the
council was also focused
on the funding source for
paving projects in the long
run. The city plans to in-
crease the property tax
millage rate over time and
designate some for pav-
ing, he said.
Jones said the effort to
hold the planning session
at the beginning of the
year allows departments
to be better prepared for
Gavin Jones
the rest of the year.
“I think it’s always good
to try to see which way
you want to go and what
you can do to get there,”
Jones said.
The city will post de-
partment presentation
slides on its Facebook
page. Members of the pub-
lic can also request copies
by emailing city spokes-
person Joe Dillon at jdil-
lon@columbusms.org.
Conflict disclosure:
Managing Editor Zack
Plair took part in editing
this article. He is currently
involved in legal proceed-
ings with the city of Colum-
bus.
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Two years after surviving Florida school shooting, McKenna trying to move on
Sophomore catcher Jackie McKenna celebrates her first career hit at Mississippi State, a single into left field against North Alabama on Friday in Starkville.
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — The
words are written on Jack-
ie McKenna’s glove. The
memory is etched into
her heart.
Along the side of
the bulky maroon first
baseman’s mitt she car-
ries, below the logo of
the school she now calls
home, there’s a message
memorialized in looping
teal cursive: 954 #MSD-
Strong.
Two years ago Friday,
when McKenna was a se-
nior at Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School in
Parkland, Florida — area
code 954 — 19-year-old
Nikolas Cruz, a former
student at the school,
walked in with a semi-au-
tomatic rifle and opened
fire, killing 17 people.
McKenna and her broth-
er Chris survived un-
hurt, but among the dead
were friends, classmates,
teachers and coaches.
So before her fresh-
man season at Mississip-
pi State, McKenna had
her glove customized in
honor of the people who
died that day at Stoneman
MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL
How MSU’s young hitters add firepower to a prolific batting order
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Ev-
eryone knows the names
at the top of the Mississip-
pi State batting order.
It’s a quintet of juniors
— Rowdey Jordan, Josh
Hatcher, Jordan West-
burg, Tanner Allen and
Justin Foscue — who
have been tasked with
guiding MSU back to the
College World Series for
a third-straight year de-
spite the loss of 11 play-
ers to the MLB First-Year
Player Draft a year ago.
And while the
heavy-hitting, dynamic
defending junior class is
sure to grab headlines
throughout the 2020 sea-
son, the bottom of the
MSU lineup gave open-
ing weekend onlookers
PEACE AFTER PARKLAND
Douglas. Two years lat-
er, as McKenna has tried
to move past what hap-
pened — and as she dealt
with another shocking
tragedy — the memory
of those she lost remains
inscribed on her glove,
never too far away.
“It obviously means
a lot: just knowing that
they’re always there,” she
said.
Under lockdown
It was Valentine’s Day,
so Tina McKenna put out
chocolates in the morning
for her kids, Jackie and
Chris.
Jackie drove her broth-
er, a freshman, to school,
just like she did every day.
Stoneman Douglas had a
fire drill that morning,
she remembers. McKen-
na read with a friend in
her second-to-last class
of the day, then headed
off to culinary class with
their teacher, “Chef” Ash-
ley Kurth, for fourth pe-
riod. She had a softball
game scheduled for that
evening.
Around 2:20 p.m., with
just a few minutes left in
the school day, Chris ex-
cused himself from his
reason to believe in those
next in line to lead the
Bulldogs to postseason
glory.
With the aforemen-
tioned juniors compris-
ing the top half of MSU’s
batting order, Nos. 5-9
were seen as a question
mark of sorts entering
the year. And while it’s
been just three games,
the youthful contingent
comprising that bottom
half has shown it can flat
out swing the bat.
Take freshman Kam-
ren James, for example.
The younger brother of
former MSU pitcher Kee-
gan James, the younger
James finished the first
series of his young career
5 of 11 with four RBIs —
including a two-run sin-
gle off the wall during
Sunday’s game that gave
class in the school’s fresh-
man building to use the
bathroom. As he walked
down the stairs, he saw
a young man he didn’t
know hiding in a stairwell
— and loading a gun.
Stoneman Douglas
softball coach Brian Stau-
bly recalled Cruz’s chill-
ing message to Chris:
“‘You might want to get
out of here, because
things are gonna get real-
ly bad in here.’”
Chris ran out of the
building to neighbor-
ing Westglades Middle
School, which was soon
placed on lockdown when
Cruz finished loading and
began shooting into class-
rooms in the high school’s
freshman building. Chris
ran on to a local Walmart,
then to a friend’s house
near Stoneman Douglas.
“He’s kind of the luck-
iest kid I know walking
the face of the earth,”
said Chris and Jackie’s
father, John McKenna
Sr., who recently retired
after 32 years at the Drug
Enforcement Administra-
tion and promptly went
to work for the Broward
County Sheriff’s Office
a few days later. “I’ve al-
MSU the distance it need-
ed for its third win in
three days.
“It gives me a ton (of
confidence),” he said of
finding a groove on open-
ing weekend. “ I’m not go-
ing to lie, I was a little ner-
vous my first at-bat. (To)
get that first hit out of the
way, have those first few
games — it’s definitely
huge for my confidence
and makes me feel like
maybe I can belong here.”
Behind James, sopho-
more Landon Jordan has
shown a knack for getting
on base. Speaking with
Lemonis during Friday’s
9-6 win over Wright State,
Jordan was reminded
by the second-year head
coach that he “wasn’t a
No. 9 hitter.” Rather, it’s
simply the slot where
he’s been placed due to
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ways said he had two an-
gels on his shoulders that
day.”
Before reaching his
friend’s place, Chris
called his dad, then the
assistant special agent in
charge of the Miami field
division of the DEA, to tell
him what he’d witnessed.
Chris gave McKenna Sr.
a full description of the
gunman.
McKenna Sr. called a
sergeant in the narcotics
department of the sher-
iff’s office, relayed the
information Chris gave
him and told the man to
check his police scanner.
As McKenna Sr. raced
from the DEA office in
West Palm Beach — a
45-minute drive away
under normal circum-
stances — to Stoneman
Douglas, he was still on
the phone with his friend
at the sheriff’s office, and
he was texting his daugh-
ter any updates he had on
Cruz’s location.
“I probably shouldn’t
have been doing it, but I
was doing it,” McKenna
said.
By the time he arrived
at the school — Jackie
said he made the trip in
the litany of strong bats
the Bulldogs boast at the
top of the order. Jordan
responded to his placing,
finishing 3 of 9 at the
dish with two runs, three
walks and just two strike-
outs over the weekend —
including a 2-for-2 effort
Friday.
“I told (Lemonis) ‘I
don’t care, just let me
hit,’” he said through
a laugh. “I mean in the
nine-hole you always get
good pitches to hit; I took
advantage of it today.”
Beyond James and Jor-
dan, coaches have been
high on sophomore junior
college import Brandon
Pimentel throughout the
fall. And though he fin-
ished just 2 for 12 with
double and a run, Pimen-
tel offered a staunch look
at his left-handed power
15 minutes, though her
father doesn’t think it was
quite that fast — police
were on the scene and
had set up a perimeter.
Jackie McKenna,
caught up on what was
going on through her fa-
ther’s updates, was still
in a large utility closet in
Kurth’s culinary room,
in an adjacent building
from where Cruz was
shooting. In the hallway,
Kurth grabbed students
from a nearby P.E. class
and pulled them into the
closet with her own stu-
dents, filling the closet
with 65 kids in all. The
lights were off, but Kurth
had her computer, and the
shooting was already on
the news. On the screen,
McKenna and her class-
mates watched helicop-
ters circling overhead.
Then the texts start-
ed coming in. McKenna
was corresponding with
each of her parents, but
cousins, aunts and uncles
wanted to know if she was
safe. The softball team’s
group chat exploded.
McKenna’s older brother
John, a baseball player
at the United States Mil-
itary Academy in West
— driving balls to the
warning track time after
time despite the frigid
February air knocking
down any potential home
run balls.
Freshman catcher Lo-
gan Tanner also boosted
his stock over the past
three days — concluding
his first series at MSU 3
for 10 with a home run, an
RBI and two runs in the
Nos. 7 and 8 spots.
“It’s a great opportuni-
ty to get here and to play,
especially as a true fresh-
man,” Tanner said Satur-
day. “You don’t see it very
often, which is why you
have to take advantage of
what you can.”
After MSU’s win over
Wright State on Sunday,
Lemonis expressed that
he was plenty happy
with his squad’s open-
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Point, New York, even
tried to FaceTime her.
“I was like, ‘Not the
time to FaceTime me,’”
McKenna said.
But when her phone
battery finally died, she
took a bold step to main-
tain communication —
after ensuring Cruz was
still in the freshman
building.
“I was like, ‘OK, that’s
not my building,’ so I kind
of ran out and got my
charger and came back,”
McKenna said. “I proba-
bly wasn’t supposed to do
that, but I had to.”
By the time the SWAT
team broke down the
door to let everybody
out, it was nearly 6 p.m.
McKenna was in the cor-
ner, crouched behind the
metal table she had used
as protection.
Kurth yelled “Get
down!” as the glass
broke, not knowing who
had breached the seal.
“When it happens,
you’re not supposed
to say a word,” McK-
enna said. “When we
saw them, we were all
like, ‘Thank God. We’re
good.’”
See MCKENNA, 3B
ing weekend victories.
And while the sweep was
imperfect and question
marks remain beyond a
three-game set against
a Horizon League oppo-
nent, the bottom of the
Bulldogs’ lineup offered
hope that last season’s
offensive juggernaut of a
roster may have a rival in
2020.
“Our young kids —
Kamren James had a
good weekend, Landon
Jordan had a good week-
end, Logan Tanner had a
good weekend,” Lemonis
said. “I have a pretty good
idea of what (Westburg)
and (Foscue) and all of
those guys, but watching
some of those young guys
jump out there (is reas-
suring).”
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College Sports
MSU baseball, softball games canceled
Tuesday’s scheduled games for the Mississippi
State baseball and softball teams have both been
Starkville beats DeSoto Central in 6A first round
canceled due to inclement weather.
The baseball team’s home contest against
Samford, scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday at Dudy Noble
Field in Starkville, was canceled Monday evening. The
Bulldogs (3-0) will host Oregon State for a three-game
series beginning at 4 p.m. Friday in Starkville.
The softball team was slated to play Southeastern
Louisiana at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Hammond, Louisiana,
but that contest was also rained out. The Bulldogs (9-1)
will make up the contest later in the season.
Mississippi State will also face Oregon State in its
next contest for a 12:30 p.m. Thursday matchup to open
the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs,
California.

College Basketball
EMCC earns road sweep of Itawamba CC
The East Mississippi Community College men’s
and women’s basketball teams continue to roll.
Both programs earned road wins over Itawamba
Community College on Monday in Fulton to maintain the
success they’ve had this season.
The Lions women (20-2, 11-0 MACJC North
division) clinched the MACJC North title with a 45-40
win over the Indians. Ja’Mia Hollings had her 11th
double-double of the season with 14 points and 12
rebounds.
Tye Metcalf had nine points, six rebounds, four
assists and four steals, Maddie Riley had six points and
eight rebounds, and Aamiya Rush had six points.
It was the 15th straight win for EMCC, which
reached the 20-win mark since the Lions’ 2008-09 team
went 25-7 and won the NJCAA Region 23 champion-
ship.
Jakorie Smith led with 15 points and six rebounds
as the EMCC men (16-6, 9-2 MACJC North) pulled out
a 58-55 win over the Indians on Monday.
Donte Powers had 10 points and eight assists,
Arecko Gipson Jr. had 10 points and four rebounds,
and Quamontae Monfort had seven points and six
rebounds. Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch
EMCC will host Northwest Mississippi Community Starkville’s Tydaija Spencer drives past a defender early in the third quarter against DeSoto Central on Monday in Starkville.
College on Thursday in Scooba.
The Lions will host the MACJC state tournament
next week.
BY THEO DEROSA turned to her right and how special she really that she was able to get game was 48-29, and
tderosa@cdispatch.com dished the ball to Lada- is.” there and maximize the DeSoto Central never
Prep Basketball sha Clark, open on the Sukkima Suell con- opportunities.” threatened again.
STARKVILLE — wing. Clark’s 3-point- tributed 11 points, all But the Jaguars “We found out that
Noxubee girls eliminated at Independence Starkville High School er went down, and the in the second half, and climbed back into it, our post game was
The Noxubee County girls basketball team was junior Amaya Ford can
eliminated with a 58-54 loss at Independence in the first Jackets’ lead was back Jada Odneal had 10. cutting the lead to nine where it needs to be,
round of the MHSAA Class 3A playoffs on Monday.
score with the best of to double digits. Early in the first quar- points on a 3-pointer and they can’t guard
Na’Kaiyla Mason had 24 points for the Tigers, and them. In the third quarter, ter, Odneal put back a that banked home off us there,” Suell said.
Jakeia Walker had 14. A career-high 46 shortly after DeSoto Suell miss and pushed the glass. After Ford
Noxubee County finished its season with a 10-18
“We’ve gotta work.”
points against South Central had whittled the Starkville’s lead to 6-0, responded by finding
record. Ford scored just six
Panola on Jan. 17 is just Starkville lead down to then stole the ball and Clark outside — even points in the second
one example of what six points, Ford pulled scored again for a quick if it meant snapping her
Prep Baseball Yellow Jackets coach off a repeat. She drove 8-0 advantage. own streak — DeSoto
half while post players
Suell and Brown com-
Starkville Academy routs Bayou in opener Kristie Williams can the ball toward the bas- “It feels really good, Central worked to trim
After a week’s worth of cancellations, the Starkville get from her star, who bined for 20. Neither
Academy baseball team finally got to play its first regu-
ket, then dumped it off especially in the play- the Starkville advan- of the two scored at all
Williams has previously expertly in the post to offs, to come out like tage to 30-23 at the half.
lar-season game Monday against Bayou Academy. in the first half, and all
The Volunteers did not disappoint. called one of the best ju- Jakailyn Brown, who that,” Odneal said. A jumper from the
niors in Mississippi. nine of Brown’s points
Starkville Academy (1-0) posted a 13-0 home win made a nice spin move DeSoto Central Jags’ Janiya Jones in
against the Colts on Monday in Starkville. But on Monday, came in the third quar-
and finished the layup. scored first basket of the third quarter got
The Vols will host Bessemer Academy (Alabama) when Starkville opened ter.
at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, in Starkville. While Ford led the the game shortly after the lead down to just
up Class 6A tournament “They started lock-
Jackets with 25 points Odneal’s outburst, but six, but it was as close
play at home against ing down on (Ford), and
SOURCE: From Special Reports Monday, the two passes Ford followed with 17 as DeSoto Central got:
DeSoto Central, Ford highlighted the breadth consecutive points for Starkville was ready to the post stepped up,”
showed off another di- Suell said.
CALENDAR mension to her game
of her game. The ju-
nior’s performance
the Yellow Jackets — 11
of which came before
slam the door.
Suell handed out an Starkville han-
when her team needed helped Starkville (15- the Jaguars scored an- assist for a nifty score, dled business in the
Today it most. 11) take down DeSoto other point. Brown converted an fourth quarter to post a
Men’s College Basketball 14-point win and earn a
After scoring 17 Central 67-53 on Mon- “The rhythm of the old-fashioned three-
Ole Miss at Missouri, 7:30 p.m. second-round date at 6
straight points for day, and the Jackets will game found her,” Wil- point play when she
College Baseball p.m. Friday at Hernan-
Starkville to bridge the meet Hernando on the liams said of Ford. “She fought through contact
Arkansas State at Ole Miss, 4 p.m. do. The Tigers (25-4)
first and second quar- road Friday. was able to get to the to putback a rare Ford
Prep Archery are a fearsome oppo-
ters, Ford recognized “That’s part of what rim, a lot of times un- miss, and Ford repaid
Philadelphia at West Point, 5 p.m.
that DeSoto Central she does,” Williams touched, and why fix the favor by finding nent, but the Jackets are
Prep Girls Basketball
was closing the gap said of Ford. “Big-time what’s not broken? We Brown for a 3. ready.
Columbus Christian Academy vs.
a bit. A lead as big as players make big-time just kept letting her get Then Clark hit a free “I know they’re pret-
Manchester Academy, MAIS Class 2A
17 points was down to plays, and that’s part into the lane as often throw, Suell converted ty good,” Odneal said.
tournament, Sylva-Bay Academy, 4 p.m.
nine. of what we expect from as she could because an and-one, and Ford “I know they’re coming
Provine at Columbus, MHSAA Class 5A
So she drove down her. She just continues it was working for us, split a pair at the line. to fight. But we’re com-
playoffs, 6 p.m.
Stringer at West Lowndes, MHSAA
the middle of the paint, to show us every day and it was good to see Just like that, a 35-29 ing, too.”
Class 1A playoffs, 6 p.m.
Starkville Academy at Hartfield Acade-
my, MAIS Class 4A tournament, 7:45
p.m.
Prep Boys Basketball
Columbus Christian Academy vs. Chris-
tian Collegiate Academy, MAIS Class 2A
tournament, Sylva-Bay Academy, 5:15
p.m.
Leake Central at Caledonia, MHSAA
Class 4A playoffs, 6 p.m.
Byhalia at Noxubee County, MHSAA
Class 3A playoffs, 6 p.m.
Provine at Columbus, MHSAA Class 5A
playoffs, 7:30 p.m.
Stringer at West Lowndes, MHSAA
Class 1A playoffs, 7:30 p.m.
Prep Baseball
New Hope at Starkville, 7 p.m.
Hartfield Academy at Heritage Acade-
my, 4:30 p.m.

ON THE AIR
Today
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
4 p.m. — St. Francis at Long Island,
ESPNU
5:30 p.m. — Davidson at St. Joseph’s,
CBSSN
5:30 p.m. — Illinois at Penn State, FS1
5:30 p.m. — Vanderbilt at Tennessee,
SECN
6 p.m. — Purdue at Wisconsin, ESPN
6 p.m. — Oklahoma State at West Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch
Virginia, ESPN2 Starkville junior Amaya Ford pulls up from outside the paint for a contested shot against DeSoto Central during the second quarter.
6 p.m. — Arkansas at Florida, ESPNU Pacific Division Montreal at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. vice president/corporate sponsorships. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Terminated the con-
7 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Florida State, Hockey GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Edmonton 59 32 21 6 70 190 183
Carolina at Nashville, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP
Jared Hughes on a minor league contract.
tracts of CB T.J. Carrie, TE Demetrius Harris, G
Eric Kush and LB Adarius Taylor.
ACCN NHL Glance Vegas 61 31 22 8 70 192 185 New Jersey at St. Louis, 7 p.m. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with
LHP Tim Hill, INF Adalberto Mondesi, INF-OF
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Named Matt Raich
special defensive assistant/assistant defensive
EASTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver 59 32 22 5 69 191 180 Wednesday’s Games
7 p.m. — Northwestern at Maryland, Atlantic Division Calgary 61 31 24 6 68 180 190 N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 7 p.m. Hunter Dozier, OF Bubba Starling and RHPs line coach and Jerrod Johnson offensive quality
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Arizona 62 30 24 8 68 172 167 Scott Blewett, Carlos Hernandez, Jakob Junis, control coach.
BTN Boston 60 37 11 12 86 199 146 San Jose 59 26 29 4 56 155 194 Arizona at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Glenn Sparkman and Kyle Zimmer on one-year HOCKEY
Tampa Bay 60 40 15 5 85 215 159 Anaheim 59 24 28 7 55 155 186 Boston at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. contracts. National Hockey League
7:30 p.m. — Dayton at Virginia Com- Toronto 60 31 21 8 70 211 199 Los Angeles 59 21 33 5 47 145 187 Florida at Anaheim, 9 p.m. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with BUFFALO SABRES — Signed RW Taylor Leier.
Florida 59 31 22 6 68 206 201 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, 9 p.m. LHP Ryan Buchter to a minor league contract. CALGARY FLAMES — Placed F Derek Ryan on
monwealth, CBSSN Buffalo 59 27 24 8 62 171 183 loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild Minnesota at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m. MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with RHP IR, retroactive to Thursday.
7:30 p.m. — Creighton at Marquette, Montreal 61 27 26 8 62 184 188 cards per conference advance to playoffs. Thursday’s Games Cory Gearrin on a minor league contract. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Traded F Blake Cole-
Ottawa 59 20 28 11 51 156 200 Sunday’s Games Montreal at Washington, 6 p.m. SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with man to Tampa Bay for F Nolan Foote and a condi-
FS1 Detroit 61 14 43 4 32 123 229 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 1 Philadelphia at Columbus, 6 p.m. RHP Cody Anderson, OF Carlos Gonzalez and tional first-round draft pick in 2020 or 2021.
Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh at Toronto, 6 p.m. OF Collin Cowgill on minor league contracts. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Acquired F Tyler
7:30 p.m. — Ole Miss at Missouri, Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 National League Toffoli from the Los Angeles Kings for F Tim
GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Washington 59 37 17 5 79 208 180 Edmonton 4, Carolina 3, OT ATLANTA BRAVES — Promoted Alex Anthopou- Schaller, F Tyler Madden, a 2020 second-round
SECN Anaheim 5, Vancouver 1 Winnipeg at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m. los to president/baseball operations and general pick and a conditional fourth-round selection in
Pittsburgh 57 36 15 6 78 191 152
N.Y. Islanders 58 33 19 6 72 167 159 Nashville 2, St. Louis 1 Arizona at St. Louis, 7 p.m. manager and signed him to a contract extension the 2022 draft.
8 p.m. — Kentucky at LSU, ESPN Columbus 60 30 18 12 72 155 150 Ottawa 4, Dallas 3, OT Tampa Bay at Vegas, 9 p.m. through 2024. Signed manager Brian Snitker, American Hockey League
Philadelphia 59 32 20 7 71 193 177 New Jersey 4, Columbus 3, SO Florida at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. catching coach Sal Fasano, pitching coach Rick BELLEVILLE SENATORS — Reassigned D Miles
8 p.m. — Baylor at Oklahoma, ESPN2 Carolina 58 33 21 4 70 189 163 Buffalo 5, Toronto 2 Kranitz, bullpen coach Marty Reed, hitting coach Gendron to Reading (ECHL).
8 p.m. — Nevada at New Mexico, N.Y. Rangers 58 30 24 4 64 189 181 Winnipeg 3, Chicago 2 Kevin Seitzer, third base coach Ron Washington, SOCCER

ESPNU
New Jersey 58 22 26 10 54 162 204
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
9:30 p.m. — Colorado State at UNLV, GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 59 32 17 10 74 187 172
CBSSN Dallas 59 34 19 6 74 161 151
Colorado 58 33 18 7 73 206 164
NHL HOCKEY Nashville 58 29 22 7 65 189 187
Winnipeg 60 30 25 5 65 179 181
6 p.m. — Toronto at Pittsburgh, NBCSN Minnesota 58 27 24 7 61 176 187
Chicago 59 26 25 8 60 176 188
Monday’s Games
Arizona 2, N.Y. Islanders 1
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bench coach Walt Weiss, first base/outfield coach
Eric Young Sr. and assistant hitting coach José
Castro through the 2021 season.
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Florida 5, San Jose 3
Calgary 6, Anaheim 4
BASEBALL
MLB — Suspended Houston Astros RHP Francis
CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with 2B Ja- EASTERN MICHIGAN — Named Brandon Blaney
son Kipnis on a minor league contract. tight ends coach, LaMarcus Hicks cornerbacks
Vegas 3, Washington 2 Martes for 162 games without pay after testing BASKETBALL coach and Mike Piatkowski quarterbacks coach.
Tampa Bay 4, Colorado 3, OT positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Women’s National Basketball Association Offensive line coach James Patton will be run
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Columbus at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Prevention and Treatment. Meesseman. pass game coordinator and special teams coor-
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. American League FOOTBALL dinator Jay Nunez will be the defensive tackles
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McKenna
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‘I just couldn’t do it’
McKenna ran out
with her hands up as the
SWAT team instructed,
making it a mile and a
half before meeting her
parents at Anthony’s Coal
Fired Pizza in nearby Cor-
al Springs. There, they
waited until nearly 8 p.m.
for the barrier around the
school to clear so Chris
could join them and they
could go home.
Around 1 a.m., police
came by the McKenna
house to talk to Chris.
Cruz’s name and picture
had been public for hours,
but the cops showed
Chris mugshots of pos-
sible shooters and asked
him how confident he was
that he had the right man.
Since Chris had never met
Cruz before, he called in
his sister, who had attend-
ed middle school with the
shooter.
“Everyone knew him
as ‘the crazy kid,’” McK-
enna said.
That night, no one
could sleep as the McKen-
nas tried to piece together
who Cruz had taken from
them.
Aaron Feis, an assis-
tant football coach and
a security guard at the
school, died shielding stu-
dents from gunfire. Feis,
who drove the softball
team to away games, was
“literally our biggest fan,”
McKenna said.
He also manned the
gate at the school’s senior
lot.
“He wouldn’t let us out
early, except he’d let me
out early all the time,”
McKenna said.
Athletic director Chris
Hixon, who often attend-
ed baseball and softball
games, was killed, too.
McKenna also knew se-
niors Joaquin Oliver and
Meadow Pollack well. Just
that morning, she had
class with Oliver, who sat
nearby and was always
talking about sports.
She’d known Pollack
since fifth grade, and they
hung out around each oth-
er often. Now both were
gone, along with Feis,
Hixon, freshman geogra-
phy teacher Scott Beigel
and 12 other Stoneman
Douglas students.
McKenna and her
parents came to the vigil
held at Pine Trails Park
the next evening. Chicago
Cubs first baseman An-
thony Rizzo, a Stoneman
Douglas graduate, came
back to speak; 17 crosses
and Stars of David were
set up there and at the
school for the victims.
Footballs decorated Feis’
altar, McKenna said.
She and her parents at-
tended Feis’ and Hixon’s
memorial services over
the weekend, but even
though a lot of her friends
went, Oliver’s and Pol-
lack’s were “just too much
for me,” she said.
“I just couldn’t do it,”
McKenna admitted. “I
was just like, ‘No more.’”
Many students left to
take online courses or
transferred to another
school, but when John
Sr. and Tina asked Jack-
ie and Chris whether
they wanted to return to
Stoneman Douglas when
it reopened, both of them
agreed: They were going
back.
On the school’s orien-
tation day — Sunday, Feb.
25 — each student re-
ceived a new, clear back-
pack and a new school ID,
which would be checked
every morning. Dozens of
policemen filled the cam-
pus, and a small fence had
already started to rise
around the edge of the
school.
“Security was on point
after,” McKenna pointed
out.
Therapy dogs — which
McKenna and her class-
mates loved — were on
hand, along with grief
counselors for students
in need. Not much got
done academically for the
rest of the year, McKenna
said: “We were all just to-
gether.”
Softball helped, too.
McKenna and her team-
mates used the sport as
a means of distraction,
though what happened
was hard to avoid.
The Eagles held mo-
ments of silence and
wore patches with “17”
on them to commemorate
the victims. Opposing
teams signed T-shirts
and brought flowers for
the Stoneman Douglas
players, and Alabama was
one of a few college pro-
grams who sent the team
a signed banner.
“Wherever we went,
whoever we played, the
softball community was
tremendous,” Staubly
said.
The Eagles had a solid
season, too, finishing with
a 16-6 record after play-
ing just one game before
the shooting. Their next
contest was played March
1, two weeks and a day
afterward, and Stoneman
Douglas beat Monarch
9-3. The Eagles went un-
defeated in district play
before an extra-inning
loss in the first round of
the playoffs.
The daily routine of the
sport provided a struc-
tured life for McKenna,
her father said — bene-
ficial to distract from the
tragic circumstances. For
Chris, a standout on the
school’s baseball team,
the effect was the same.
“I’m convinced that
having an outlet like
sports helps them — no
doubt,” McKenna Sr. said.
To Staubly, playing out
the season was good for
all of his players alike.
“It gives them a sense
of doing something that
they love to do,” Staubly
said. “Something nor-
mal.”
‘Who’s Hannah?’
On Aug. 24, a little
more than 18 months
after the shooting, McK-
enna was on the softball
field when another trage-
dy struck her.
She was fielding
ground balls in practice
at Nusz Park in Starkville
with Mississippi State
teammates Mia and Mon-
tana Davidson when she
got a two-word text from
a friend back home: Han-
nah died.
“‘Who’s Hannah?’”
McKenna thought to
herself at first. “‘I had no
idea who she was talking
about.’”
But it didn’t take long.
McKenna soon realized
the text was about Han-
nah Bonta, one of her best
friends, a softball team-
mate and a 2017 graduate
of Stoneman Douglas.
Early that Saturday morn-
ing, Bonta and her moth-
er, Jan Kirkland, were
stabbed to death by Kirk-
land’s boyfriend, Jason
Dale Roseman, in their
home in neighboring Co-
conut Creek. Bonta’s boy-
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friend, Craig Newman,
was also attacked but sur-
vived.
“When I figured out it
was Hannah Hannah —
my friend, Hannah — I
lost it on the field,” McK-
enna said. “It was just like
one thing happening after
another. It just felt like it
was never gonna stop.”
She called her parents,
who were visiting John
in New York at the time.
McKenna Sr. and Tina
were similarly shocked —
they’d known Bonta since
Jackie was in sixth grade,
when the two met.
“Hannah used to come
to my house a lot,” McK-
enna Sr. said. “I saw her
grow up.”
He and Tina consoled
their daughter and told
her, ‘Get that dog,’ remem-
bering how Jackie had
loved the therapy dogs at
Stoneman Douglas.
Three days after Bonta
died, McKenna adopted
a Goldendoodle named
Champ.
“I kind of needed a
dog,” she said. “He’s just
the best. He’s been very
helpful with all that stuff.”
To her father, Champ
was a good way for McK-
enna to distract herself
from this new tragedy.
“It kind of keeps her
mind off it, now that she’s
had somebody else to
care for,” McKenna Sr.
said.
McKenna needed
help from other sources,
too. For five or six weeks
during the fall semester,
she saw Dr. Angel Bru-
tus, Mississippi State’s
director of counseling
and sport psychology, for
15-minute weekly ses-
sions. Brutus did all the
talking, McKenna said,
but it still helped.
Her teammates helped
as well, perhaps more
than anything. McKenna
will often hang out at Mia
Davidson’s place or Annie
Willis’ or Grace Fagan’s,
ordering food and just en-
joying the company.
“I’m never home,” she
said.
When McKenna Sr.
made the four-hour drive
to Clearwater to watch
his daughter play in the
NFCA Leadoff Classic
from Feb. 7-9, he felt like
he knew the Bulldogs well
already: His daughter had
often called him or Face-
Timed with him while her
teammates were around.
“They spend so much
time with each oth-
er,” McKenna Sr. said.
“They’re like the best of
friends.”
Head coach Samantha
Ricketts offered McKen-
na a chance to fly home for
Bonta’s memorial service
Sept. 6 in Coral Springs,
but she declined. McKen-
na and her parents knew
going through the emo-
tions of the service would
be hard and would not
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020 3B
change the outcome, so one of the few things that sippi State, her father
staying in Starkville with can bring back memories said; grief could not dull
her teammates would be of the day of the shooting. her academic excellence.
for the best. McKenna is “still not a big “She’s very talented in
“I didn’t want to get school fan,” she said. softball, but she’s also one
on the plane, go home,” It’s something that of my favorite players,”
McKenna said. “I was can easily trigger the un- Staubly said. “Great kid.
like, ‘I want to be here. I pleasant thoughts McK- Team leader. She’ll excel
chose to be here.’” enna has never quite been at anything she does.”
That goes back to her able to block out after the As a sophomore, McK-
connection with her team- shooting. enna has already started
mates and her school, “That’s something that that process on the field,
McKenna Sr. said. you’ll never forget, but taking on a larger role
“She loves it at Mis- it’s something that you’ve with the Bulldogs in 2020.
sissippi State,” he said. also gotta live and you’ve She’s played in five of Mis-
“I don’t even think she gotta cope with,” her fa- sissippi State’s 10 games
wants to come home ther said. and has gotten two starts.
sometimes.” McKenna Sr. said his Against North Carolina
daughter’s willingness to State in the final game of
Coming back and talk about what happened the team’s Florida trip,
moving ahead to her rather than avoid it she started at catcher and
McKenna does come has helped mitigate the threw out two baserun-
back to Parkland often, trauma. To Staubly, it’s a ners.
spending time there over testament to McKenna’s And Friday, in the
college breaks. When “strong character” that sixth inning of a home
she’s home, she’ll hit she’s doing as well as she game against North Ala-
up former teammates is. bama in the Bulldog Kick-
Abby Dowd and Jordan “I cope with it very off Classic in Starkville,
Ratner — both seniors well,” McKenna said. “It McKenna singled to left
at Stoneman Douglas — kind of got me ready for field for her first base hit
to throw and hit at the the real world and all that in a Mississippi State uni-
school’s softball field. stuff.” form — two years to the
But the experience is A criminology major, date after the tragedy at
different. As part of the McKenna wants to spe- Stoneman Douglas.
school’s stringent securi- cialize in a field related to “First career hit on a
ty measure enacted after the tragedy she survived very special day,” McK-
the shooting, a large gate in Parkland. She made enna tweeted afterward.
surrounds the baseball the honor roll at Missis- “For the 17.”
and softball fields. McK-
enna has to call Staubly
to come and unlock it for
her.
The fence around the
campus has grown, and
there’s only one point of
access to the school — an
attempt to crack down on
future invasions.
“Now it was one of the
safest schools,” McKenna
pointed out.
But as she came to
notice, many of the new
safeguards at Stoneman
Douglas are missing at
Mississippi State. In her
classes, the doors usually
remain unlocked; McKen-
na always makes sure she
knows her exits in case of
an intruder.
“It’s not that it’s un-
safe,” she said. “It’s just a
normal college campus.”
School, in general, is
4B TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020
AUTO
Hamlin wins 3rd Daytona 500; Newman hospitalized
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAYTONA BEACH,
Fla. — Ryan Newman
flipped across the finish
line, his Ford planted up-
side down and on fire, a
grim reminder of a sport
steeped in danger that
has stretched nearly two
decades without a fatality.
At the finish line, Den-
ny Hamlin made history
with a second straight
Daytona 500 victory in
an overtime photo fin-
ish over Ryan Blaney, a
celebration that quickly
became muted as driv-
ers awaited an update on
Newman’s condition.
“I think we take for
granted sometimes how
safe the cars are,” Hamlin
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ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
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said. “But number one, rain washed out the race.
we are praying for Ryan.” “Praying for Ryan
Roughly two hours af- Newman, a great and
ter the crash, NASCAR brave @NASCAR driv-
read a statement from er! #PrayingForRyan,”
Roush Fenway Racing Trump tweeted. Newman
that said Newman is in was one of several NA-
“serious condition, but SCAR drivers who attend-
doctors have indicated ed a 2016 rally for Trump
his injuries are not life in Georgia when he was a
threatening.” presidential candidate.
During the long wait Mark Rushbrook, glob-
for an update, President al director of Ford Per-
Donald Trump took to formance Motorsports,
Twitter to express his acknowledged the excru-
concern. Trump a day ear- ciating delay for informa-
lier attended the race as tion on Newman.
the grand marshal, gave “To hear some positive
the command for drivers news tonight is a relief,”
to start their engines and Rushbrook said. “He is
made a ceremonial pace so respected for being a
lap around Daytona Inter- great competitor by ev-
national Speedway before eryone in the sport.”
FAMILY CIRCUS
NASCAR scrapped the
traditional victory lane
party for Hamlin’s third
Daytona 500 victory,
rocked by Newman’s ac-
cident 19 years after Dale
Earnhardt was killed on
the last lap of the 2001
Daytona 500. Earnhardt
was the last driver killed
in a NASCAR Cup Series
race.
Newman had surged
into the lead on the final
lap when Blaney’s bumper
caught the back of his
Ford and sent Newman
hard right into the wall.
His car flipped, rolled,
was hit on the driver’s
side by another car, and
finally skidded across the
finish line in flames.
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I have been
friends with
“Caroline” for
more than 20
years. Her hus-
band is present
when they visit us
because they live
out of state, and
when I visit her,
he is there. I have
been married for
28 years, and my
husband doesn’t
join me when I
visit Caroline.
Caroline
Dear Abby
travels worldwide
for work. Her husband has
family near me. One time,
when he was in town and she
was traveling, I invited him to
meet me for dinner. He got the
wrong idea and thought it was
a date behind his wife’s back.
She knew we were having
dinner, but I never revealed to
her that he made a pass at me
that evening. I corrected him,
explained I wasn’t trying to
start a romance and empha-
sized I would never do that to
my friend.
When I got home that
night, my husband asked how
dinner went, and I shared what
happened. He took it person-
ally. He felt disrespected and
told me to tell Caroline. Others
I have spoken to about this
said don’t say anything. This
happened a year or two ago.
My husband and I are now
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb.
18). Because you are not
completely satisfied with an
outcome unless you know
others have benefited as well as
you, you will lift an entire group
this year. Next month brings
more resources to work with,
and you’ll turn them into an
impressive outcome that could
only happen with your specific
gifts. Cancer and Capricorn
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 9, 40, 33, 1 and 18.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Whether you want to learn to
use a kitchen knife like a chef
or ride a hot air balloon or see
the pyramids of Egypt, this is
the time to decide because in
It took several minutes
for his car to be rolled
back onto its wheels.
Medical personnel used
solid black barriers to
block the view as the 2008
Daytona 500 winner was
placed in a waiting ambu-
lance and taken to a hos-
pital. The damage to his
Mustang was extensive
— it appeared the entire
roll cage designed to pro-
tect his head had caved
— and officials would not
allow his team near the
accident site.
Drivers were stricken
with concern, including a
rattled Corey LaJoie, the
driver who hit Newman’s
car as it was flipping.
Hamlin is the first driv-
invited to the
wedding of Caro-
line’s stepdaugh-
ter. My husband
refuses to go
because of what
happened. He
insists I should
tell Caroline and
explain why he
isn’t coming.
I have no feel-
ings whatsoever
for her husband
and would never
engage in any-
thing with him.
Their marriage
is already rocky.
Both have had extramarital
affairs, and he said he planned
to divorce her last year but
hasn’t. Should I tell Caroline
what happened? — COVERING
UP
DEAR COVERING: I see
nothing positive to be gained
by telling Caroline at this late
date. It’s ancient history. Car-
oline already knows that her
husband has cheated in the
past. I do not think it would be
helpful to rock the boat.
DEAR ABBY: This is a del-
icate subject for me, one I’ve
never been faced with before. I
have been speaking to a really
nice guy I met online, and after
many weeks of talking, we de-
cided to meet up. It wasn’t any-
place special or expensive; it
was a lunch spot. I wore jeans
and new shoes, and did my
hair to look nice for him. We
the next few weeks, you’ll get
the chance to cross something
off your list.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
When people join a mob, they
lose something. Stand on the
outside. Even if you feel the
same, do not join. To join would
be to give part of your free will,
which is too valuable a thing to
trade.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Humans are essentially barbar-
ians elevated by the structures
of culture. Culture makes a
person higher than a person.
That’s what you’ll participate in
today.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). You’ll mix your intelligence
er since Sterling Marlin
in 1995 to win consecu-
tive Daytona 500’s, but
his celebration in victory
lane was subdued.
Hamlin said he was
unaware of Newman’s
situation when he initial-
ly began his celebration.
It wasn’t until Fox Sports
told him it would not in-
terview him on the front-
stretch after his burnouts
that Hamlin learned the
accident was bad.
“It’s a weird balance of
excitement and happiness
for yourself, but some-
one’s health and their
family is bigger than any
win in any sport,” he said.
“We are just hoping for
the best.”
had a pleasant lunch, which he
insisted on paying for.
Abby, in his pictures, he
is very handsome. In most of
them he was well-dressed and
-kept. He showed up in a knit
ski hat that covered nearly his
whole head, and the rest of his
attire was wrinkled and sloppy.
It was not what I expected for
our first date that we had been
talking about for a long time.
I’m thinking I may be
disappointed because I may
have built up expectations in
my head. We are talking about
a second date, and I’d like to
give him another chance to
crisp himself up, but I would
like to handle it delicately so
as not to hurt his feelings. I
never thought of myself as
judgmental. Am I being unrea-
sonable for wishing my new
boyfriend wants to look good
for me as I do for him? How
do I handle this? — SECOND
THOUGHTS
DEAR SECOND THOUGHTS:
Here’s how. Recognize that he
is not your “new boyfriend”;
he is only a candidate for the
“job.” Go out with him a few
more times and get to know
him well enough that you can
have an honest conversation
with him. If he doesn’t shape
up, at that point, tell him what
you told me. Leave out the part
about blaming yourself for your
feelings. They are honest, and
you are entitled to them, and
frankly, you might be doing him
a favor to speak up.
with a specialized skill and the
wisdom to apply yourself effec-
tively. The combo will bring you
a lucrative result. Repeat and
get ahead in this game.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
The universe is always giving
signals. Most people are only
open to the ones they prefer to
read. To be wise is to be open
to a wider range of information
preferred or not.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You have views that reflect
what pertains to you and have
little to do with what the people
around you want you to think.
Explore your beliefs. Express
them anew.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
It takes courage to share your
inner life with the outside world,
especially when you have no
idea what they are going to
think. It takes even more cour-
age not to care. That’s where
you’re headed — to the realms
of bravery.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Someone may be jealously
guarding your whereabouts.
Maybe you think of this as love,
but it could also be considered
a sign of insecurity, low self-es-
teem and an anxious attach-
ment style.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). There will be some stress
involved in your time with loved
ones, and believe it or not, this
is part of the joy. Belonging
doesn’t come free. The cost is
tolerance.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You’ll think deeper into the
situation. You’re trying to crack
a code. There will be many met-
rics to keep track of. Avoid any
situation in which you need to
monitor others. Being in charge
of yourself will be enough.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). There’s no victory hollower
than the attainment of other
people’s goals. Before you get
behind a cause, decide how
it matters to you and why it’s
personal and specific to your
heart.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). If pressed, you’ll be
surprised at what you know.
There’s so much you’re learning
just by being around a situation.
Much is happening on a subcon-
scious level.
Just in the nick of time
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF ORANJULA
SHANKLIN, DECEASED
LYNETTE SHANKLIN, PETITION-
ER
NO. 2018-0106-B
SUMMONS
(Publication)
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
TO: HEIRS-AT-LAW AND
WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFI-
CIARIES OF ORANJULA SHANK-
LIN, DECEASED
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Lynette Shanklin, Peti-
tioner, to determine Heirs-at-
Law and Wrongful Death Bene-
ficiaries. Defendants other
than you in this action are
none.
You are summoned to appear
then and there at 9:00 a.m. on
the 17th day of March, 2020,
at the Lowndes County Chan-
cery Courthouse in Columbus,
Mississippi, to show cause, if
you can, why the Petition filed
in this civil action by said
Lynette Shanklin, and exhib-
ited against you should not be
allowed and approved and re-
lief demanded therein granted.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading but
may do so if desired. Issued
under my hand and the seal of
said Court this the 6th day of
February, 2020.
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HOME EQUITY ACCESS INC.,
O.C.G.A. 29-2-17(c), any objec- Original Beneficiary, to secure
IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF tion must be filed in writing TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE the indebtedness therein de-
PICKENS COUNTY with this court within ten (10) scribed, as same appears of
days of the personal service, WHEREAS, on February 17, record in the office of the Chan-
STATE OF GEORGIA within fourteen (14) days of the 2016, Janet L. Morris ex-
mailing of the notice, or within ecuted a deed of trust to J.
cery Clerk of Lowndes County,
Mississippi filed and recorded
IN THE INTEREST OF: ten (10) days of the date of the Patrick Caldwell, as Trustee for July 6, 2012, in Deed Book
second publication notice, as the benefit of BancorpSouth 2012, Page 15254 ; and
C.L.; DOB: 10/28/2017 SEX: applicable to the manner in Bank, which deed of trust is re-
FEMALE; CASE NO.: 2020-J- which you are served. corded in Mortgage Book WHEREAS, the beneficial in-
012 2016, beginning at page 3080, terest of said Deed of Trust
Let the parties hereto appear in the records in the office of was transferred and assigned
L.O.; DOB: 12/09/2014; SEX: before me on the 19th day of the Chancery Clerk of Lowndes to Reverse Mortgage Solutions,
MALE; CASE NO.: 2020-J-013 March 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in County, Mississippi; and Inc.; and
the Pickens County Court-
N.O.; DOB: 03/18/2013; SEX: house, Pickens County, Geor- WHEREAS, default having been WHEREAS, the undersigned,
MALE; CASE NO.: 2020-J-014 gia. made under the terms and con- Rubin Lublin, LLC has been ap-
You are entitled to counsel in ditions of said deed of trust, pointed as Substitute Trustee;
Minor Children Under the Age these proceedings and the and the holder of said deed of and
of Eighteen (18) Years. Court will appoint counsel if trust and the indebtedness se-
you are unable without finan- cured thereby, the aforesaid NOW, THEREFORE, the holder
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION cial hardship to employ coun- BancorpSouth Bank, having re- of said Deed of Trust, having
sel. quested the undersigned Trust- requested the undersigned so
TO: Paris Easterwood: Last ee to execute the trust and to to do, as Substitute Trustee or
Known Address: is 1338 Aus- Witness the hand of the Honor- sell the land and property de- his duly appointed agent, by vir-
tell Rd. #B, Marietta, GA able Jan Wheeler, Juvenile scribed in said deed of trust in tue of the power, duty and au-
30008 Court Judge, Pickens County, accordance with the terms thority vested and imposed
this 5th day of February, 2020. thereof for the purpose of rais- upon said Substitute Trustee
Brandon Orr: Last Known Ad- ing the sums due thereunder, shall, on March 10, 2020 with-
dress: 107 Newbell Rd., Jennifer E. Jordan together with attorney’s fees, in the lawful hours of sale
Columbus, MS 39705 Clerk of Superior Court Trustee’s fees and expenses of between 11:00AM and 4:00PM
sale; at the southeast front door of
A Petition for Permanent Guard- Presented by: Courthouse proceed to sell at
ianship pursuant to O.C.G.A. PATRICIA A. KING NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. Patrick public outcry to the highest and
15-11-241 has been filed as to Special Assistant Attorney Gen- Caldwell, as Trustee under the best bidder for cash or certi-
the minor children born to Par- eral said deed of trust, will on the fied funds ONLY, the following
is Easterwood, on October 28, Georgia Bar Number 101137 4th day of March, 2020, offer described property situated in
2017, December 9, 2014 and P.O. Box 5684 for sale at public outcry for Lowndes County, Mississippi,
March 18, 2013 filed by the Canton, GA 30169 cash to the highest and best to wit:
Georgia Department of Human 770-274-6697 bidder, and sell within legal
Services, acting through the hours (being between the LOT 51 OF BEERSHEBA HILLS
Pickens County Department of PUBLISH: 2/11 & 2/18/2020 hours of 11:00 A.M. and 4:00 SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION
Family and Children Services, P.M.), at the Southeast Door of OF LOWNDES COUNTY, MIS-
on January 30, 2020. The Peti- the County Courthouse of SISSIPPI, AS PER MAP OR PLAT
tion for Permanent Guardian- Lowndes County located at RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4 AT
ship was approved to be filed TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE 505 2nd Avenue North, Colum- PAGE 35 OF RECORD IN PLAT
in the best interest of the pub- bus, Mississippi, the following BOOKS ON FILE IN OFFICE OF
lic and the above-named chil- WHEREAS, on February 17, described property and land ly- THE CHANCERY CLERK OF
dren. 2016, Janet L. Morris ex- ing and being situated in LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
ecuted a deed of trust to J. Lowndes County, Mississippi, SIPPI.
You have a right to a free copy Patrick Caldwell, as Trustee for being more particularly de-
of the petition filed in this case the benefit of BancorpSouth scribed as follows, to-wit: SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO EXIST-
which you may obtain from the Bank, which deed of trust is re- ING EASEMENTS FOR THE IN-
Clerk of Superior Court, Pick- corded in Mortgage Book A part of Byrne’s Subdivision, STALLATION AND MAINTEN-
ens County, upon identifying 2016, beginning at page 3065, in Section Fifteen (15), Town- ANCE OF PUBLIC UTILITY FACIL-
yourself, or from the Pickens in the records in the office of ship 18, Range 18 West, as ITIES AS RESERVED AND
County Department of Family the Chancery Clerk of Lowndes per map thereof now on file in SHOWN ON THE RECORDED
and Children Services. County, Mississippi; and the Office of the Chancery PLAT.
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
Any individual served with this WHEREAS, default having been sissippi, in Plat Book 1, Page SUBJECT, FURTHER,
notice is entitled to object to made under the terms and con- 79 of said records, and further, HOWEVER, TO THE RESTRICT-
the establishment of a perman- ditions of said deed of trust, described as follows: IVE COVENANTS AND CONDI-
ent guardianship and/or to the and the holder of said deed of Beginning at the intersection of TIONS DULY RECORDED IN
petitioner’s permanent guardi- trust and the indebtedness se- the East margin of the Water- THE DEED BOOK 712 AT PAGE
anship selection. Pursuant to cured thereby, the aforesaid works Road and North bound- 188 AND AMENDED ON THE
O.C.G.A. 29-2-17(c), any objec- BancorpSouth Bank, having re- ary line of Kennedy Street, and 26TH DAY OF APRIL 1984
tion must be filed in writing quested the undersigned Trust- from the point running thence WHICH IS OF RECORD IN DEED
with this court within ten (10) ee to execute the trust and to in an Easterly direction along BOOK 728 AT PAGE 61, IN THE
days of the personal service, sell the land and property de- the North boundary line of CHANCERY CLERK`S OFFICE
within fourteen (14) days of the scribed in said deed of trust in Kennedy Street, a distance of OF LOWNDES COUNTY, MIS-
mailing of the notice, or within accordance with the terms 272.6 feet to the Southwest SISSIPPI.
ten (10) days of the date of the thereof for the purpose of rais- corner of Lot No. One (1) of
second publication notice, as ing the sums due thereunder, Block No. Three (3) of said PROPERTY ADDRESS: The
applicable to the manner in together with attorney’s fees, Byrne’s Subdivision, thence street address of the property
which you are served. Trustee’s fees and expenses of North along the West boundary is believed to be 129 SHIRLEY
Let the parties hereto appear
sale; line of said Lot 1 of Block 3, a DR, COLUMBUS, MS 39702. In
distance of 88.21 feet to the the event of any discrepancy
before me on the 19th day of NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. Patrick corner of the J. H. Conner lot, between this street address
General 2020
March Servicesat 9:00 a.m. in thence in a Southwesterly dir- and the legal description of the
Caldwell, as Trustee under the
the Pickens County Court- said deed of trust, will on the ection along the South line of property, the legal description
house, Pickens County, Geor- the Conner lot, a distance of shall control.
CHAPTER
gia.
7 BANKRUPTCY 4th day of March, 2020, offer
283.5 feet to the POINT OF BE-
$545 plus Filing Fee for sale at public outcry for
You are entitled to counsel in cash to the highest and best GINNING. Title to the above described
CHAPTER
these 13 BANKRUPTCY
proceedings and the bidder, and sell within legal property is believed to be good,
All Attorney
Court Fees Through
will appoint The ifPlan
counsel hours (being between the I WILL CONVEY only such title but I will convey only such title
you are unable without finan- as is vested in me as Trustee, as is vested in me as Substi-
hours of 11:00 A.M. and 4:00
cialJim Arnold,
hardship Attorney
to employ coun- P.M.), at the Southeast Door of without warranty of title. tute Trustee.
sel. 662-324-1666 the County Courthouse of
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPT-
104 Souththe
Witness Lafayette
handStreet,
of theStarkville
Honor-
Lowndes County located at
505 2nd Avenue North, Colum- this, the 4th day of February, ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY
able Jan Wheeler, Juvenile bus, Mississippi, the following 2020. INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
Court Judge,
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/ Landscaping described property and land ly- BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
this 5th day of February, 2020. ing and being situated in /s/ J. Patrick Caldwell, Trustee
J. PATRICK CALDWELL 428 North Lamar Blvd, Suite
JESSE & BEVERLY’S Lowndes County, Mississippi,
Jennifer E. Jordan being more particularly de- Trustee 107
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TRUSTEE’S SALE
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Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned,
Rubin Lublin, LLC has been ap-
pointed as Substitute Trustee;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, the holder
of said Deed of Trust, having
requested the undersigned so
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his duly appointed agent, by vir-
tue of the power, duty and au-
thority vested and imposed
upon said Substitute Trustee
shall, on March 10, 2020 with-
in the lawful hours of sale
between 11:00AM and 4:00PM
at the southeast front door of
Courthouse proceed to sell at
public outcry to the highest and
best bidder for cash or certi-
fied funds ONLY, the following
described property situated in
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
to wit:
LOT 51 OF BEERSHEBA HILLS
SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION
OF LOWNDES COUNTY, MIS-
SISSIPPI, AS PER MAP OR PLAT
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4 AT
PAGE 35 OF RECORD IN PLAT
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26TH DAY OF APRIL 1984
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6B TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, Division
2020
Legal Notices
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
PHILANSHIA SHAMBLEY
PLAINTIFF
VERSUS
IOLA LEWIS
And all persons having or
claiming any legal or equitable
interest in said land
described in this complaint.
DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 2020-0017
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: IOLA LEWIS, and all per-
sons having or claiming any
legal or equitable interest in
said land described in this
cause.
You have been made a Defend- secretary. You have great
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by PHILANSHIA SHAMB-
LEY, Plaintiff, seeking to con- out forms, honest, people
firm tax title and other relief person, who is great at
pertaining to the following de-
scribed real property:
Chandler Road
Parcel: 69W220016300 PIN #: Looking for a good work
23530
Deed Book 394, Page 301
Section 26, Township 18,
Range 18 West
Beginning at the Northwest
Corner of Southwest Quarter of
the Northwest Quarter of Sec-
tion 26, Township 18, Range
18 West, thence run West 4
(four) feet to a point thence run
due South 210 feet to a point;
thence run due East 210 feet
to the public road; thence
North along the West right-of-
way of said public road 210
feet to the North Boundary Line
of the Southeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter; thence run
West along the North Bound-
ary Line of the Southeast
Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter 206 feet to the POINT
OF BEGINNING; containing one
(1) acre more or less and lying
and being in the Southwest
Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter and the Southeast
Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Section 26, Township
18, Range 18 West.
Defendants other than you in
this action are as follows: all
persons having or claiming any
legal or equitable interest in
said land.
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a written re-
sponse to the Complaint filed
against you in this action to J.
Douglas Dalrymple, Attorney for
Plaintiff, whose post office ad-
dress is P. O. Box 523, Colum-
bus, Mississippi 39703, and
whose street address is 508
2nd Avenue North, Columbus,
Mississippi 39701.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 13th DAY OF FEB-
RUARY, 2020, WHICH IS THE
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF
YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT
MAILED OR DELIVERED , A
JUDGEMENT BY DEFAULT WILL
BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU
FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER
RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE
COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original
of your Response with the
Clerk of this Court within a
reasonable time afterward.
Issued under my hand and seal
of said Court, this the 14TH
day of February, 2020.
/s/ Cindy E Goode
BY: CINDY E. GOODE
CHANCERY CLERK
By: Tina Fisher, D.C.
PREPARED BY:
J. DOUGLAS DALRYMPLE, P.A.
Attorney at Law
508 2nd Avenue North
Post Office Box 523
Columbus, MS 39703-0523
(662) 327-3340
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Local Option Alcohol-
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Laws, Section 67-1-1,
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Part time position. Animal No pets. 501−545−7750.
experience is necessary.
If interested, please call 1933 Cherry St. 2BR/
COMMUNITY
662-524-4155. 1BA, CH&A, fresh paint,
appliances. Lease,
deposit, credit check.
Restaurant / Hotel
$435/mo. No Pets
SUBWAY OF Columbus is ADS STARTING AT $12
now taking applications for Downtown Area. 2BR/
opening shift at Walmart 1BA. CH&A, hardwood, Instruction & School
location. Apply in person at appliances. Walk to
MUW, churches, shops.
Alabama St location or to
set an interview, send your $675/mo. No Pets, no
smoking. Lease,
name and number to
sub2000inc@gmail.com deposit, credit/
reference check.
NO HUD.
RENTALS South Columbus. 3 BR/
1BA brick house.
Renovated, CH&A, new
ADS STARTING AT $25 appliances, carpet,
fresh paint. Lease until
Christian Women’s Job
Corps Class Spring
closing with approved 2020−FREE TRAINING
Apts For Rent: South applicant. No pets. No Evening classes in
smoking. $675. Lease, Computer Training,
TWO 1BR/1BA APTS deposit, credit check. Resume Writing &
located at 121 5th St. S. NO HUD.
$700/mo. 662−328− Interview Skills for Job
8655. Seeking Women.
LONG & LONG REAL Enrolling now for Tues &
ESTATE
Apts For Rent: West 662−328−0770 Thurs starting February
4th at Christian
Women’s Job Corps.
VIP
Mobile Homes for Rent Min H.S. Diploma or
Equivalent required. Call
Rentals
RENT A CAMPER! 662−722−3016 or visit
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Utilities & cable included,
Apartments & Houses from $145/wk − $535/
month. Columbus & County Pets
1 Bedrooms School locations. 662−242
2 Bedroooms −7653 or 601−940−1397. AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD
PUPPIES. Exc. ped. Blk/
3 Bedrooms RV/MOBILE HOME SITE red. Vet checked, w/s,
wormed. Ready to go!
near CAFB, Caledonia
Furnished & Unfurnished schools. Call 601−940− 662−213−4609.
1397.
1, 2, & 3 Baths Pet Supplies / Accessories
Office Spaces For Rent
Lease, Deposit Happy Jack® LiquiVict 2x:
& Credit Check OFFICE SPACE FOR recognized safe & effective
LEASE. 1112 Main St., by U.S. CVM against hook
viceinvestments.com Ste. 5. 3700 sq. ft. ACROSS
327-8555
& round worms in dogs.
Plenty of private parking. At Tractor Supply.
662−327−9559. (www.kennelvax.com) 1 Comics Viking
6 TV’s DeGe-
Apts For Rent: Other
neres
1ST MONTH − RENT FREE!
REAL ESTATE Need a new 11 Wonderland
visitor
companion?
1−2 BR Apt: $350−435
1−2BR TwnHome:
12 Crystal-lined
$625−650
Lease, Dep, Credit Check.
ADS STARTING AT $25 rock
Coleman Realty 13 Problem for
Houses For Sale: North
662−329−2323
travelers
FSBO: 3BR/2BA, 3304 5th 15 Rent out
St N. Fenced back yard w/ 16 — Arbor
sm shop. Great neighbor−
hood. $110,000. 662−356 17 Nourished
−4764 or 901−848−0051. 18 Bar seat
Houses For Sale: Caledonia 20 Dwight’s wife
23 Airport areas
FSBO: 3BR/2BA ON 2.5 27 Pinnacle
ACRES. 1600 sqft.
Completely remodeled. 28 Binary digit 2 Lotion additive takes
$178,000. 662−386− 29 Discourage 3 Basic idea 26 Tofu base
7113. 31 Sweetheart 4 Play division 30 Conundrum
Lots & Acreage When looking 32 Solemn 5 Feel empathy 31 Fixes code
ceremonies 6 Seasonal quaff 33 Playground
Beautiful 1+ acre
construction ready lot for a new pet, 34 Cry of insight
37 Apply oint-
7 Relay section
8 Bakery buy
game
34 Bushy ’do
Honeysuckle Drive, NH
School District, paved
frontage, $15,000. 662− adoption is ment
38 Slump
9 Border
10 Must have
35 Clock reading
36 Mystique
549−3764. $15,000.00
662−549−3764
always a 41 Convicted
44 From the
14 First número
18 Philly cager
38 Tart fruit
39 Bond compo-
good option. country 19 Takes it easy nent
DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA 1.75 ACRE LOTS.
Good/Bad Credit Options.
CH&A, 1 story, W/D, 45 Stable worker 20 Furious 40 Workout sites
historic district, 1 block Good credit as low as 10%
from downtown. down, $299/mo. Eaton 46 Make a 21 Gorilla, for 42 D.C. base-
$575/mo. + $575 dep. Land, 662−361−7711. speech one baller
47 Appears
NO PETS. 662−574−8789. 22 Got together 43 Wrath
Peaceful & Quiet area.
DOWN 24 Brewed drink
COLEMAN MERCHANDISE Five Questions: 1 Foyer 25 Make mis-
RENTALS ADS STARTING AT $12
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
1 BEDROOM Burial Plots 1 Utah
2 BEDROOMS Four Burial plots in Mem−
3 BEDROOMS orial Gardens, Columbus.
2 “Nineteen
Close to trees and the
LEASE, white statue. Vaults
© The Dispatch
Eighty-Four”
included. $900 each, sold
DEPOSIT together. 662−364−2106.
AND Farm Equipment & Supplies
CREDIT CHECK
3 Billy Crystal
JOHN DEERE MODEL M
662-329-2323 TRACTOR. A set of one row
cultivators w/ hydraulic lift,
has been repainted, looks
2411 HWY 45 N good & runs good, $3500.
COLUMBUS, MS Call 662−436−2037.
4 Red Hot Chili
General Merchandise
WANTED FREON R12.
Peppers
We pay CA$H.
R12 R500 R11.
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