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Street flooding plagues North Columbus

‘It’s like a river,’ one resident tells city council
BY YUE STELLA YU
syu@cdispatch.com
Since she moved to her
home near the end of 22nd
Street North, Columbus
in 1977, Mary Erby has
always had a problem with
her drainage whenever
there’s heavy rainfall.
In recent years, she
Smith
said, it’s getting worse.
Water from different di-
rections runs through the
ditches in her neighbor-
hood toward the end of the
street, flooding her back-
yard and sometimes her
neighbor’s patio, she said.
“It rains so hard and so
Lewis
fast it can’t go out (from
the dead end),” Erby said. “You wouldn’t
even believe it’s a street out there. ... It’s
like a river.”
Erby addressed the street flooding in
her neighborhood before the city council
Tuesday evening. She has contacted city
officials in the past two years, she said.
Mayor Robert Smith, City Engineer Kev-
in Stafford and Chief Operations Officer
David Armstrong all came by the neigh-
borhood to examine the situation, she
said, but nothing was done to solve the
problem.
“They are not doing anything to help
us,” Erby told The Dispatch. “All they do
is … they clean out this little dirt ditch
periodically, and that’s it.”
Smith said heavy rainfall prevented
the city’s crew from cleaning out the
ditches in recent weeks. In the past, he Courtesy photo/Janie Brandon
said, the city had suggested building a Streets in the Hughes Heights neighborhood in northeast Columbus have flooded,
detention pond behind Columbus Brick as can be seen from this photo from 2019, resident Tamara Erby said. The water al-
See FLOODING, 8A most rose to the same level on the street this year, Tamara’s mother Mary Erby said.

NEW MAKERSPACE AT OVERSTREET LCSD seeks

cause of 100-
plus roof
leaks at New
Hope High
Roof manufacturer
to release results
of studies today
BY ZACK PLAIR
zplair@cdispatch.com

The roof at the

2-year-old New Hope
High School building
has leaked as many
as 115 times, 38 of
which are confirmed
splits in the roofing
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff material, project ar-
Fifth-graders Cadyn Robinson, left, and Emilee Nichols pretend to host a talk show Tuesday in Overstreet Elementary chitect Joey Hender- Henderson
School’s new Makerspace. The TV equipment came from the OES broadcast club. OES is the third elementary school in the son told Lowndes
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, after Sudduth and Henderson Ward Stewart, to implement a Makerspace. County School board
Teachers will sign up to use the Makerspace for lesson plans, OES principal Cynthia Milons said. A Makerspace allows stu- members during a
dents to share ideas, equipment and knowledge to create their own products and projects. special-call meeting
Tuesday evening.
Henderson, gen-
eral contractor West
Brothers Construc-
tion and board mem- Smith

Two firms in the running for BUILD bers want to know why. But, so
far, all New Jersey-based GAF ma-
terials — the manufacturer of the

grant consultant on Highway 182 $1 million roof — will tell them is

the roof isn’t the problem. If the
impasse continues, school board
members indicated the issue could
Spruill: Kimley-Horn firm ‘marginally Kemp said.
The U.S.
DOT website. The project
will make the stretch of road
be headed to civil court.
The board voted Tuesday to au-
better’ choice than Neel-Schaffer Depar tment
of Transporta-
between North Long Street
and Old West Point Road
thorize Board Attorney Jeff Smith
to send GAF a letter asking for re-
BY TESS VRBIN vember to revamp a mile of tion’s Better more pedestrian-friendly sults of two studies the company
tvrbin@cdispatch.com Highway 182, or Dr. Martin Utilizing In- and wheelchair-accessible, conducted on the leaky roof and
Luther King Jr. Drive. vestments to increase broadband access urging GAF to communicate with
STARKVILLE — Four engineering firms Leverage De- Kemp and improve infrastructure Henderson as LCSD’s designated
Starkville aldermen will hold submitted proposals, and velopment, or and stormwater drainage. agent for the project. Up to this
a special-call meeting next the four-person selection BUILD Transportation Dis- Kemp, Mayor Lynn point, Henderson told the board,
week to discuss two poten- committee ranked the ones cretionary Grant program, Spruill, Assistant City En- the company has refused to release
tial consultants to implement from Neel-Schaffer and Kim- funds “projects that have a gineer Cody Burnett and the findings of its own studies for
the $12.66 million federal ley-Horn as the two best op- significant local or region- Starkville Utilities General “proprietary” reasons, and they
grant the city received in No- tions, City Engineer Edward al impact,” according to the See ALDERMEN, 3A See LCSD, 8A

WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC

1 What video game is recognized as a sport in Today MEETINGS
Norway, under the name “machine dancing”? ■ Table Talks: Friends of the
Feb. 24:
2 Which country started home delivery of Columbus-
McDonald’s food in its capital city in 2004, Columbus-Lowndes Public
Lowndes
making a Maharaja Mac just a phone away? Library revives its Table Talk
Convention and
3 What was the nickname of Tom Cruise’s series at 5 p.m. with author John
Visitors Bureau
fighter pilot character in “Top Gun”? Bateman of Starkville discussing
4 Which couple got engaged in November Board regular
Joanna Bragg his book, “Who Killed Buster
2010 in a rustic cabin in Kenya, with his moth- meeting, 4 p.m.,
Pre-K, Annunciation Sparkle?,” at the library at 314
er’s sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring? CVB office
Seventh St. N. Free. Call 662-

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High writer for TV’s “Parks and Recreation”?
Columbus City
Cloudy Council, 5
Full forecast on Answers, 8B Today through Sunday p.m., Municipal
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INSIDE p.m. (except 2 p.m. Feb. 23) at County Board of
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AP source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets

Revelation came after AG said in an interview right” to intervene in criminal
cases and sidestep the Justice
closest allies in the adminis-
tration and has been a staunch
served a new trial after being
convicted of witness tampering
that president’s tweets about DOJ cases Department’s historical inde-
pendence.
defender of Trump’s policy de-
cisions. But considering resign-
and obstruction.
Barr’s comments about
make it ‘impossible’ for him to do his job The administration official ing from his post suggests he Trump’s tweets came during
was not authorized to discuss sees the Justice Department’s an interview with ABC News
BY MICHAEL BALSAMO tion official told The Associated Barr’s private remarks and re- reputation as an institution that just days after his Justice De-
AND ZEKE MILLER Press. quested anonymity. makes decisions on criminal partment overruled its own
The Associated Press The revelation came days af- It’s unclear how seriously cases independently, unmoved prosecutors — who had recom-
ter Barr took a public swipe at Barr has considered resigning and unbound by political sway, mended in a court filing that
WASHINGTON — Attor- the president, saying in a tele- or whether he is instead trying as more important than his alle- Stone be sentenced to seven to
ney General William Barr has vision interview that Trump’s to pressure Trump to back off giance to the president. nine years in prison — and took
told people close to him he’s tweets about Justice Depart- his provocative tweets about Trump tweeted on Tuesday the extraordinary step of lower-
considering quitting his post ment cases and staffers make the Justice Department. Barr’s that he’s considering suing ing the amount of prison time
after President Donald Trump it “impossible” for him to do spokeswoman said late Tuesday those involved in special coun- it would seek. All four prosecu-
wouldn’t heed his warning to his job. The next day, Trump that the attorney general “has sel Robert Mueller’s Russia tors from Stone’s trial quit the
stop tweeting about Justice De- ignored Barr’s request and in- no plans to resign.” investigation and opined that case and one left the Justice De-
partment cases, an administra- sisted that he has the “legal Barr is one of the president’s his confidant Roger Stone de- partment altogether.

Democrats diverge on outreach

to anti-abortion swing voters
‘Plenty of pro-life Catholics are looking for an alternative President Trump,” said
Kim Daniels, associate
to voting for President Trump. We wish the Democratic director of Georgetown
University’s Initiative on
Party would offer us an alternative ...’ Catholic Social Thought
Kim Daniels, associate director of Georgetown University’s Initiative and Public Life. “We wish
on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life the Democratic Party
would offer us an alterna-
BY ELANA SCHOR ponent Amy Klobuchar base about GOP-backed tive instead of doubling
The Associated Press took a more open stance abortion limits by pitch- down on support for abor-
last week in saying that ing significant new abor- tion throughout pregnan-
NEW YORK — In a anti-abortion Democrats tion-rights policies may cy, taxpayer funding and
party that’s shifted left- “are part of our party.” risk alienating religious the like.”
ward on abortion rights, Klobuchar’s perfect vot- voters who are otherwise Klobuchar has un-
Democratic presidential ing score from major open to supporting their derscored her abor-
hopefuls are offering dif- abortion-rights groups party over President Don- tion-rights support, and
ferent approaches to a makes her an unlikely ald Trump. Voters in that she’s signed onto legis-
central challenge: how to ally, but some abortion op- group looking for an ap- lation that would limit
talk to voters without a ponents nonetheless laud- peal to “common ground” states’ efforts to constrain
clear home in the polar- ed the Minnesota senator on abortion, as former abortion access, such as
izing debate over the gov- for extending a hand to President Barack Obama the multiple state-level
ernment’s role in the deci- those on the other side of put it during his 2008 anti-abortion laws that
sion to end a pregnancy. an issue that’s especially campaign, have heard passed last year. But
While Bernie Sand- important for Catholics few of those statements Daniels described Klo-
ers said this month that and other devout voters. during the current Demo- buchar’s rhetorical open-
“being pro-choice is an The praise for Klobu- cratic primary. ness to working with
absolutely essential part char suggests that Dem- “Plenty of pro-life abortion opponents as “an
of being a Democrat,” his ocrats who have heeded Catholics are looking for important step,” and she’s
presidential primary op- rising worry within their an alternative to voting for not alone.

Blagojevich returns to Chicago, maintains innocence

Former Illinois governor’s 14-year
prison sentence cut short by president
BY MICHAEL TARM
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Rod
Blagojevich returned
home to Chicago ear-
ly Wednesday, shaking
hands and signing auto-
graphs after President
Donald Trump cut short
the 14-year prison sen-
tence handed to the for-
mer Illinois governor for
political corruption.
Blagojevich landed
at O’Hare airport hours
after walking out of a
Colorado prison where
he served eight years,
promising to work for ju-
dicial and criminal justice
reform while maintaining
his innocence.
“I didn’t do the things
they said I did and they
lied on me,” Blagojevich,
a one-time contestant
on Trump’s reality TV
show “Celebrity Appren-
tice,” told WGN-TV as he
walked through the air-
port greeting travelers
who welcomed him home.
Blagojevich, 63, hails
from a state with a long
history of pay-to-play
schemes. He was convict-
ed in 2011 of crimes that
included seeking to sell
an appointment to Barack
Obama’s old Senate seat
and trying to shake down
a children’s hospital.
Trump, who an-
nounced clemency for 11
people on Tuesday, called
the Blagojevich’s punish-
ment excessive.
“That was a tremen-
dously powerful, ridicu-
lous sentence in my opin-
ion and in the opinion of
many others,” Trump told
reporters in Washington.
Blagojevich told WGN-
TV he learned of his com-
mutation when other in-
mates told him they saw
it on the news, insisting
he “had no inkling it was
coming.’’
Trump had said re-
peatedly in recent years
that he was considering
taking executive action in
Blagojevich’s case, only to
back away from the idea.

Witness says man on trial told her, ‘I done shot the police’
Prosecutors seeking the death penalty against Willie Cory Godbolt in
shooting deaths of eight people on Memorial Day weekend in 2017
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MAGNOLIA — A witness tes-
tified Tuesday that a Mississippi
man on trial in the 2017 shooting
deaths of eight people showed
up at her house the night of the
killings and that he was carrying
two rifles and told her that he
had killed a sheriff’s deputy.
LaPeatra Stafford testified
that Willie Cory Godbolt told
Aldermen
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Manager Terry Kemp
made up the consultant
selection committee. City
Attorney Chris Latimer
said he reviewed the pro-
posals with them but did
not have a vote.
Kimley-Horn was the
committee’s top choice.
It is headquartered in Ra-
leigh, North Carolina and
has offices in Ridgeland,
Memphis and Birming-
ham. Neel-Schaffer is
based in Jackson and has
offices in both Starkville
and Columbus.
The city proposed in
its grant application that
it would have until 2026
to finish the project, but
the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration and the Mis-
sissippi Department of
Transportation constrict-
ed the timeline to 2024,
and two years make a big
difference, Spruill said.
Kemp said the project
must be fully accepted
and approved by MDOT
The following arrests
were made by Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office:
n Austin Hines, 19, was
charged with assault on a
law enforcement/school
official, felony taking of a
motor vehicle, leaving the
scene of an accident and
vehicle unattended and es-
cape.
n Amanda Murff, 28,
was charged with hinder-
ing prosecution.
n Ethan White, 18, was
charged with hindering
prosecution and felony tak-
ing of a motor vehicle.
n Jacqueline McAlex-
ander, 25, was charged
with burglary of a dwelling.
n Joshua Eads, 39, was
charged with violation of
probation and possession
of methamphetamine.
n Tony Carter, 38, was
charged with possession of
methamphetamine with in-
tent to distribute, fleeing or
eluding in a motor vehicle,
and improper turn.
n Anthony Moody, 41,
was charged with posses-
sion of methamphetamine
AROUND THE STATE
2 Alcorn State students
fatally shot
PORT GIBSON — A
man has been arrested
in an off-campus shoot-
ing that killed two Alcorn
State University students
were killed and two oth-
ers were wounded in an
off-campus shooting late
Monday.
Mississippi authorities
did not release the man's
name but said he was ar-
rested in Adams County
on an aggravated assault
warrant, news outlets re-
ported.
Alcorn officials issued
a statement Tuesday say-
ing the shooting in Clai-
borne County happened at
an off-campus event-ven-
ue about 13 miles north of
campus. Authorities told
Mississippi news outlets it
happened at a place called
The Ark.
The campus was
locked down as a precau-
her: “’I’ve done f—-’ed up. I done
shot the police.’”
The Daily Leader reported
that Stafford said she was cook-
ing a meal to take to church
the next day when Godbolt,
whom she had known for years,
knocked at her door and said he
needed to get away. She said her
three children were asleep and
she tried to give him her keys,
but he demanded a car ride and
by September 2021,
“which seems like a long
way away, but really is just
like a couple weeks away.”
Several board mem-
bers and Spruill agreed
that both firms were
well-qualified and would
do a good job with the
project. Spruill wanted
the board to approve ei-
ther consultant at the
meeting, but the alder-
men did not reach a con-
sensus.
Ward 2 Alderman
Sandra Sistrunk said she
would want to be certain
the board was choosing
the best option if the proj-
ect were in her ward.
“I’m concerned that
we’re selling ourselves
short by not considering
the design components
and opportunities that
are part of this project,”
Sistrunk said. “Either
(firm) is going to give us
a very fine engineering
project, but to me this is
AREA ARRESTS
Hines Murff
Moody Ramirez
with intent to distribute.
The following arrests
were made by the Oktibbe-
ha County Sheriff’s Office:
n Yobano Ramirez, 34,
was charged with sexual
battery.
n Adrian Mora, 20, was
charged with sale of a con-
trolled substance.
n Joshua Moore, 29,
was charged with circuit
court order and holding for
another agency.
n Kenyon Hudson, 42,
tion for several hours.
The dead were identi-
fied as James Carr, 22, and
Tahir Fitzhugh, 19. Carr
was from the Mississippi
city of Itta Bena; Author-
ities said Fitzhugh was
from Pennsylvania but
they did not say what area
of the state he was from.
No details were avail-
able Tuesday about what
sparked the shooting.
Hundreds still without
power as Mississippi
flood recedes
JACKSON — Hun-
dreds of homes and busi-
nesses remained with-
out power Wednesday
as floodwaters receded
around Mississippi’s cap-
ital, and it was unclear
when the lights will come
back on.
Residents in hard-hit
areas near Jackson are be-
ing allowed to return back
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four counts of murder, one count
of attempted murder, two counts
earlier in the trial. Four people
were shot to death at that home,
of kidnapping and one count of then four people were killed at
armed robbery. Among those two other homes.
promised not to hurt her. killed were a sheriff’s deputy and Stafford testified that as God-
Stafford said she drove God- Godbolt’s mother-in-law. bolt was in her car, he used her
bolt from Bogue Chitto to an- Godbolt has remained in cus- phone to call his sister and he
other small town, Magnolia, tody since his arrest on May 28, asked his sister to get in touch
and back on the night of May 27, 2017, hours after the shootings with a different sheriff’s deputy
2017. Stafford testified that she that Memorial Day weekend. who is one of their cousins. Staf-
begged Godbolt to turn himself The killings began after God- ford said Godbolt told that depu-
in to authorities. bolt entered his in-laws’ home in ty that he was still in one of the
Prosecutors are seeking the Bogue Chitto and got into an ar- houses where some of the kill-
death penalty against Godbolt, gument with his estranged wife ings took place, even though he
37. He has pleaded not guilty to and her family over the couple’s was sitting behind a hotel at the
four counts of capital murder, two children, a witness testified time in Stafford’s vehicle.
The Dispatch. “We need payments for the project. economic development,”
to make sure the project “Fee-in-lieu of ad va- he told The Dispatch. “I’m
is considered as a part lorem taxes” exempts just a very conservative
of the community as a companies from property steward of the taxpayers’
whole, not just what goes taxes for a set number of purse.”
underground and won’t years in exchange for a
be seen.” The city and county
fee paid to the city, county
previously issued a com-
Sistrunk Spruill
and school district. State
bined $14 million in bonds
Industrial park law dictates that the fee
in July 2017 to fund the
bigger than an engineer-
ing project.”
development to move cannot be less than one-
construction of the park.
third of what a company
She suggested a spe- forward would ordinarily pay in
The board approved
cial-call meeting to look taxes.
three motions with a 6-1
more closely at both firms’ Oktibbeha supervisors
vote to further the con-
proposals. The board approved the same three
struction of North Star In-
unanimously agreed. measures at their Monday
dustrial Park. The board
Spruill said she thinks passed a notice of intent meeting.
Kimley-Horn is margin- to issue up to $3.5 mil- Perkins was the sole
ally the better choice for lion in general obligation dissenter on all three
the project, “aesthetically bonds to fund the devel- measures
speaking and in terms of opment of the park and because
creativity.” authorized the use of ex- general
“Neel-Schaffer brings isting bond proceeds for obl igat ion
a strong engineering the construction of two bonds have
background, and engi- building pads. the poten-
neering is a major com- The board also ap- tial to gen-
ponent of this, but what’s proved an interlocal erate a tax
above ground is what’s agreement between the increase, he Perkins
going to matter to your ev- city and Oktibbeha Coun- said.
eryday citizen who drives ty to share equally in the “I’m not against the
that corridor,” she told bond debts and fee-in-lieu growth of businesses and
White McAlexander Eads Carter
Mora Moore Hudson Williams
was charged with voyeur-
ism.
n Clinton Williams, 66,
was charged with fleeing
the law, DUI 4th offense,
sunning a red light, no
insurance, no driver’s li-
cense and failure to dim
headlights. Roberts McDaniel
n Dominiquie Roberts,
29, possession of marijua-
na with intent to sell.
n Jessica McDaniel,
33, was charged with pos-
session of a controlled sub-
stance.
home as the Pearl River
fell, but a spokeswoman
for the Entergy utility
company said safety re-
quirements mean build-
ings in flooded areas must
be checked before service
is restored.
“It usually takes two
to three days for floodwa-
ter to recede and then we
can come back in,” Enter-
gy spokeswoman Mara
Hartmann told the Clari-
on-Ledger. “Meters have
to be inspected by the city SOLUNAR TABLE
before we can come out
The solunar period indicates
peak-feeding times for fish and game.
and turn your power back Major
Minor
Day
9:26p
5:07a
Day
10:42p
6:24a
on, if you live in the city.” Major 9:52a 11:08a
Nearly 500 utility cus- Minor 3:38p 4:51p
Courtesy of Mississippi Department
tomers still didn’t have
of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
power Wednesday in
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Barbara Neal
COLUMBUS — Bar-
bara J. Coley Neal, 79,
died Feb. 16, 2020.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will
be announced by Lee
Sykes Funeral Home of
Columbus.
Lula Ott
COLUMBUS — Lula
Ott, 100, died Feb.
19, 2020, at Gardens
of Pelham of Pelham,
Alabama.
Arrangements are
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AREA OBITUARIES
arrangements.
Mrs. Trentham was
born July 24, 1928,
in Lamar County,
Alabama, to the late
Fannie Lee Terrell.
She was formerly the
owner of Trentham’s
Florist and Gifts and a
member of Beaverton
Baptist Church.
In addition to her
mother, she was
preceded in death by
her husband, Phillip
Trentham; and brother,
Carl Cantrell.
She is survived by
her children, David
Trentham, Dwight
Trentham, both of
Sulligent, Alabama,
June King of Double
Springs, Alabama,
Jean Taylor of Win-
field, Alabama and
Joan Rawls of Fayette,
Alabama; 12 grandchil-
dren; 20, great-grand-
children; and four
great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Pallbearers will
be James Trentham,
John Trentham, Brent
Trentham, Chris Rawls,
Phillip Rawls and Zach
Taylor.
Doris Danovsky
WEST POINT —
Doris Marie McClain
Danovsky, 71, died Feb.
17, 2020, at her resi-
dence.
Services will be at
2 p.m. Thursday, at
Calvert Funeral Home
Chapel, with James
Towery officiating.
Burial will follow at Me-
morial Gardens Ceme-
tery. Visitation is from
5-7 p.m. today, at the
funeral home. Calvert
Funeral Home of West
Danovsky all of West McGarrh; and son, Eric
Point; brother, Lar- Wayne McGarrh.
ry McClain of Gulf In addition to his
Shores, Alabama; 10 mother, his is survived
grandchildren; and two by his children, Nikki
great-grandchildren. McGarrh of Gattman
Pallbearers will be and Andy McGarrh of
Shane Danovsky, Brian Pontotoc; siblings, San-
Danovsky, Gage Ham- dra Cameron of Mad-
burg, Drew Wright, ison, Annette Jackson
Brody Wright, Logan of Aberdeen, Charlotte
Danovsky and David Lackey of Lackey,
Henley. Bernice Hamilton of
Memorials may be Lackey, Virginia King
of Canton and Darrell
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dren’s Research Hospi- Wayne McGarrh of
tal, 501 St. Jude Place, Hatley.
Memphis, TN 38105
or to West Point/Clay Blake Ballard
County Animal Shelter, COLUMBUS —
5122 Old Tibbee Road, Blake Ballard, 24, died
West Point, MS 39773. Feb. 18, 2020, at his
residence.
Bernice McGarrh Jr.
Dr. Charlie Holcomb
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Feb. 14, 2020, at his Home & Crematory with his Lord and Savior on February 15, 2020,
residence. College Street of Co- from the Monroe Regional Hospital, Aberdeen,
A graveside service lumbus. MS.
will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Funeral arrangements have been entrusted
at Easter Cemetery, Elizabeth Jones to Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home, 2nd
with Malchom Tidwell ALICEVILLE Ala. Avenue North location. Services will be 2:00
officiating. Visitation — Elizabeth Ann PM Saturday, February 22, 2020, at First Baptist
will be one hour prior Jones, 87, died Feb. 15, Church with Rev. Bobby Sanderson officiating.
to service at the cem- 2020, at DCH Regional Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until the time
etery. Tisdale-Lann Medical Center of Tus- of the service. Burial with military honors
Memorial Funeral caloosa, Alabama. will immediately follow at Memorial Gardens
Home is in charge of A Home Going Cemetery.
arrangements. Celebration will be at 1 He was born on July 18, 1929, in Rainey,
Mr. McGarrh was p.m. Saturday, at Pine Mississippi, to Rev. John Peyton Holcomb and
born March 30, 1955, Grove Baptist Church Ruby Gertrude McIlwain, the seventh of their
in Starkville, to Char- of Carrollton, Alabama. ten children. After graduation from Petal High
lene Boyette McGarrh Burial will follow at School, he earned a B.S. from Mississippi
and the late Bernice Pine Grove Memorial Woman’s College (William Carey). From 1950-
Luther McGarrh. H Gardens Cemetery. 52 he served as a Sgt. First Class in the U.S
was formerly employed Visitation will be from Army during the Occupation in Germany after
with Walker Manufac- 2-6 p.m. Friday, at World War II. Upon his return to Mississippi, he
turing and was a mem- Lavender’s Funeral married college sweetheart, Marilyn Hughes
ber of Corner Stone Service of Aliceville, in Mendenhall on August 17, 1952. They were
Church of Amory. Alabama. Lavender’s married for 52 years.
In addition to his Funeral Service of Charlie continued to pursue his education,
father, he was preceded Aliceville, Alabama is earning a B.S., and M.Ed from Mississippi
in death by his wife, in charge of arrange- State University, an M.S. from the University
Shelia Jean Bailey ments. of Mississippi, and an Ed.D from Florida State
University.

College Street location.
Vernie Trentham
BEAVERTON, Ala.
— Vernie Mae Tren-
tham, 91, died Feb. 17,
2020, at Sunset Manor
Nursing Home of Guin,
Alabama.
Services will be at
2 p.m. Friday, at Bea-
verton Baptist Church,
with Rusty Holland
and Mitch Nethery
officiating. Burial will
follow at Sizemore
Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
6-9 p.m. Thursday, at
the church. Otts Funer-
al Home of Sulligent,
Alabama is in charge of
‘Good Times’
Ja’Net DuBois
dies; co-wrote
‘Jeffersons’ theme
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES —
Ja’Net DuBois, who played
the vivacious neighbor
Willona Woods on “Good
Times” and composed and
sang the theme song for
“The Jeffersons,” has died.
DuBois’ song “Movin’
on Up” provided a joyous
intro to “The Jeffersons”
during the show’s 10-sea-
son run.
BernNadette Stanis,
who played Thelma Ev-
ans Anderson on “Good
Times” and remained
close to DuBois, said
she learned of her death
Tuesday from the actress’
daughter.
“She used to keep us
laughing all the time,”
Stanis said, warmly recall-
ing her friend. “She was
very, very talented. If she
wasn’t singing ... she was
creating a character to
make us laugh.”
Police in Glendale, Cal-
ifornia, said they received
a report about DuBois’
death late Monday. She ap-
peared to have died of nat-
ural causes and no inves-
tigation is ongoing, police
Sgt. Dan Stubbs said. No
additional details, includ-
ing her age, were immedi-
ately available.
Point is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Danovsky was
born Aug. 17, 1948, in
West Point, to the late
John Edward and Ruby
Sanders McClain. She
attended Mississippi
University for Wom-
en and was formerly
employed with the City
of West Point Water
and Light Department.
She was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church
of West Point.
She is survived by
her husband, Jack
Danovsky of West
Point; children, Ash-
ley Henley, Brian
Danovsky and Shane
Dr. Charlie Holcomb
Visitation:
Saturday, Feb. 22 • 12-2 PM
First Baptist Church
Services:
Saturday, Feb. 22 • 2 PM
First Baptist Church
Burial
Memorial Gardens
Second Ave. North Location
Richard Laws
Services:
Wednesday, Feb. 19 • 10:30 AM
Main Street Presbyterian Church
Burial
Friendship Cemetery
College St. Location
Jerry Kendall
Incomplete
Second Ave. North Location
Stephan Whitaker
Incomplete
College St. Location
Blake Ballard
Incomplete
College St. Location
Lula Ott
Incomplete
College St. Location
memorialgunterpeel.com
cdispatch.com
Willie Murff
Willie Florence Brown
Murff, known to many as “Cis,”
died peacefully in the late
evening hours of Sunday, Feb.
16, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice
House in Tupelo.
She was blessed with a 92-
year earthly pilgrimage. Born
Feb. 4, 1928 in Steens (Lowndes
Co.) to Walter Lewis Brown and
Marjorie Green Brown, Florence attended the
public schools there and graduated from Steven
D. Lee High School. She received her BA degree
from Mississippi State College for Women (now
MUW) in Columbus and later obtained her MA
from Mississippi State University. She later in
life completed her coursework on a Doctorate.
After her marriage to James C. Murff, Sr., they
moved from Lowndes County to Tupelo in 1958.
She and James were charter members of St. Luke
United Methodist Church and remained faithful
to God and the Methodist faith all their lives.
Active in all phases of her Church, she served
on the Administrative Board, was a Sunday
school teacher and never missed being the
leader of Vacation Bible School. Florence was a
devoted, dedicated, and consummate elementary
education teacher for 32 years teaching primarily
5th grade at Rankin School. She was stalwart,
loved learning herself and expected and saw that
her students achieved at their highest level. A
buyer and collector of antiques, Cis was an avid
reader, enjoyed genealogy, playing bridge, and
traveling the USA and abroad. A classic Southern
woman with whom manners were a must, Cis’s
life made a difference and a grateful family,
Church, and community express their gratitude
for her earthly journey.
A celebration of Death and Resurrection will
be held at 11 A.M. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at
St. Luke United Methodist Church in Tupelo with
her pastor, Rev. Rob Gill officiating. Visitation will
be at the Church Wednesday only from 10 AM-
service time. A graveside service committal will
follow at 2 P.M. in historic Friendship Cemetery
in Columbus. Holland Funeral Directors - Tupelo
Chapel is honored to be serving their friends.
Florence is survived by her son, Jim Murff
(Mandy) of Tupelo; a special friend and
companion, Joe Bell of Tupelo; her grandchildren,
Allicyn Coleman Hewett of Flowood, MS, John
Coleman of Alexandria, VA, Montana Murff
Purvis (Matt) of Ingomar, Garrett Hill of Tupelo,
Macon Murff of Macon, GA, Rivers C. Murff of
Tupelo and Emery Sage Murff of Tupelo; and one
great-grandchild, Kalin Hewett of Oxford, MS.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband James C. Murff, Sr.; her daughter, Karen
Murff Coleman who died on April 27, 2019; and
her siblings, Ovid Porter “Bubba” Brown, and
Robert Lewis Brown.
Pallbearers will be her Brown nephews,
Bruce, Grant, Brad, Bryan, Russell and Brett.
Memorials may be made to St Luke UMC,
1400 Clayton Avenue, Tupelo, MS 38804 or
Sanctuary Hospice House, P. O. Box 2177,
Tupelo, MS 38803. Condolences may be posted
at hollandfuneraldirectors.com. (662 840 5000)
Paid Obituary - Holland Funeral Diretors-Tupelo
A gifted and consummate teacher, his career
spanned over 50 years. He taught in high schools
in Rock Hill and Clarksdale, Mississippi, and
at Itawamba Junior College, before becoming a
professor in the Physical Science Department at
Mississippi University for Women in 1960 until
his retirement. During his tenure at the “W”
he published scientific studies for the Atomic
Energy Commission and Oak Ridge Laboratory,
developed curriculum for summer institutes for
Mississippi high school science teachers and
taught at the Mississippi School of Math and
Science.
He was a man of deep faith. A Life Deacon
at First Baptist Church, Columbus, he was also
Sunday School Superintendent for many years.
His greatest joy came in helping others, actively
serving through the Love-In-Deed ministry
at First Baptist, quietly serving widows and
the elderly, volunteering to do such mundane
tasks at changing light bulbs to painting,
reroofing homes, and repairing plumbing. He
also demonstrated selfless love caring for his
wife, Marilyn, through many years of illness.
He loved his family and took great delight in the
accomplishments of his children, their spouses,
and his grandchildren.
On January 9, 2007, Charlie married Jewell Bell
Hancock of Crawford, Mississippi. They enjoyed
a rich life together, traveling, gardening, church,
and times together with friends and family. They
together regularly visited shut-ins and those in
local nursing homes. Jewell faithfully cared for
him in his final years.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his
first wife Marilyn, sisters Bettie Lee Warren,
Lillian Taylor, Nina Clark, Minnie Easterling,
and Martha Walker, brothers Robert and Thomas
Holcomb, and son-in-law Stephen Glenn Hix.
He is survived by his wife, Jewell; brothers,
Benton Holcomb of Wichita, KS and Billy
Holcomb (June) of Davenport, IA; daughter, Dr.
Debra Holcomb Hix of Huntersville, NC; son, Dr.
Charlie McIlwain Holcomb Jr. (Sharon Fraser)
of Mansfield,TX; his grandchildren, Laura Elise
Hix of Winston-Salem, NC, Aaron Ryan Hix of
Cambridge, MA, Anna Katherine Holcomb
Page (Stephen) of McKinney, TX, John Peyton
Holcomb (Caitlin) of Dallas, TX, Elizabeth
Vaughn Holcomb of Huntersville, NC, Lillian
Grace Holcomb Olson (Taylor) of Goldsboro,
NC, Mary Margaret Holcomb of Mansfield, TX,
Hunter Wesley Holcomb of Mansfield, TX and
Stephen McIlwain Holcomb of Mansfield, TX;
and his great-grandchildren, William Bruce
Page, Nicholas Zachary Page, Sarah Elise Page,
Charles Earl Page, Stephen Christopher Page
Jr., Gwendolyn Ruth Holcomb and Timothy John
Olson.
Pallbearers will be Jim Bigelow, Bob Boland,
Cecil Boswell, Bill Brigham, Frank Creel, Mike
Perkerson and Perrin Smith.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests
donations to the Lottie Moon Foreign Missions,
First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 829, Columbus,
MS 39703.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS

CLUBS
n AARP COLUMBUS
AARP meets the first Wednesday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the Community Room
of Regions Bank, Main Street, Columbus.
Programs are geared to the needs and
interests of seniors 50+. For more infor-
mation, call 662-889-9496.
n AARP STARKVILLE
AARP Starkville meets the first Thursday of
each month at 10 a.m. in the Community
Room of Cadence Bank, West Main Street,
Starkville. For information, call Eileen Carr-
Tabb, 662-312-3431.
n EAST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus East Lions Club meets
every second and fourth Monday of the
month at 65 Airline Road. For more infor-
mation, call 662-549-3421 or 662-574-
7552.
n HOST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus Host Lions Club meets
every Friday at noon at EMCC Lion Hills
Center for a buffet lunch and business
gathering.
n POSSUM TOWN TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters meet every
Friday at 7 a.m. at the Church of Christ,
Columbus. To become a better communi-
cator and leader, call 662-549-3483.
n POSSUM TOWN QUILTERS
Possum Town Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m.
the second and fourth Saturdays of each
month at the Rosenzweig Arts Center (low-
er level), 501 Main St., Columbus. Check
us out at possumtownquilters.blogspot.
com.
n LOWNDES REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican Women meets
the second Tuesday of each month at
the Lion Hills Center, 2331 Military Road.
Buffet line opens at 11:15 a.m., with call
to order at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters Guild meets
at 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the
Starkville Sportsplex Activities Building.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are invited to Break-
fast with the Bulldogs on second Thurs-
days each month at Starkville Café. Dutch
treat breakfast 7:30 a.m. Contact Carol
Moss Read at carolmoss@bellsouth.net or
662-312-0637.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 288 meets
Tuesdays at Community Baptist Church,
Yorkville Road East, Columbus. Weigh-in
begins at 5:30 p.m. Contact Pat Harris,
662-386-0249.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 270 meets
Thursdays at 4370 Cal-Kolola Road,
Caledonia. Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30 p.m.
Contact Michelle Holliman, 662-386-3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the Starkville
Sportsplex Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Crafts provided by the parks department.
For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-323-
2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the activities room
adjacent to the multi-purpose facility at
the Starkville Sportsplex Thursdays 10
a.m.-noon. Bring your own project to work
on. For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
HEALTH NOTES
n HEALTH SUMMIT
Empire of Diamonds hosts a health
summit from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 22 at La
Quinta Inn and Suites, 1200 Highway 45
North. For more information, call Lillian
Murray, 818-335-3246, or Barbara Matti-
son, 662-570-5595.
n 3D MAMMOGRAMS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers Hologic’s
new Genius 3D mammography exam to
better diagnose breast cancer. Susan G.
Komen Foundation funds are available
to cover cost of screenings or diagnostic
mammograms for those without insur-
ance or whose insurance does not cover
the test and who meet other criteria,
Send in your News About Town event.
email: community@cdispatch.com
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NEWS ABOUT TOWN
low-income, uninsured or underinsured
and living in Clay, Lowndes, Monroe or
Oktibbeha Counties. Call 662-244-1000
or visit goldentriangle.baptistonline.org to
see if you qualify. For appointment, call
Radiology scheduling, 662-244-2979 or
800-544-8762, ext. 2979.
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers 6 p.m. CPR
classes for the community in the Patient
Tower. Preregistration required. Call the
Education Department, 662-244-2498.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers Childbirth
and Breastfeeding classes each month, 6
p.m., in room 6, near the Gift Shop, $20.
For information or to register, call 662-
386-5592.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Emerson Family Center in Starkville offers
childbirth classes from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
every Tuesday. For more information, call
662-320-4907.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts a support
group for cancer survivors and their fami-
lies, noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of every
month. Lunch provided. For information
and location, call 662-244-2923.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts day classes
for Diabetes Support on third Wednesdays
of each month, 10-11 a.m. in Patient
Tower room 6. For information, call Lacy
Smith, 662-244-1392.
n CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
This caregivers support group meets at
11:30 a.m. on last Thursdays at First
United Methodist Church, 602 Main St.,
Columbus. Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner Patricia Malone of Bap-
tist-Golden Triangle is the speaker Jan. 30.
All are welcome. A study of the book “No
Act of Love is Ever Wasted: The Spirituality
of Caring for Persons with Dementia” is
underway.
n ABUSE RECOVERY GROUP
A Domestic Abuse Recovery Group meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. through Safe Haven
Inc. Group counseling for rape recovery is
available. For information, call 662-327-
6118.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle seeks caring, com-
passionate volunteers to help in a variety
of hospital settings. For information, call
Lisa Bowers,662-244-1165.
n DRUG/ALCOHOL INTERVENTION
Narconon offers drug and alcohol interven-
tions. For free screenings or referrals, call
1-800-431-1754.
n GOLDEN TRIANGLE AA
Golden Triangle AA meets daily for
support. If you want to drink, that is your
business. If you want to stop drinking, that
is our business. For information, call 662-
327-8941.
n AL-ANON MEETING
The Columbus Al-Anon Family Groups meet
Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.
When you don’t know where to turn be-
cause someone drinks too much, we can
help. For information, call 888-425-2666
or go to msafg.org.
OTHER EVENTS
n MOVIE SERIES
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library hosts
a Movies That Make You Think series in
honor of Black History Month. See “The
Spook Who Sat by the Door,” 11:30 a.m.-
1:30 p.m. Feb. 21 and “The BlaKkKlans-
man” 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 29. Free
to the public, light refreshments. For more
information, email Wil’Lani Turner, wturn-
er@lowndews.lib.ms.us.
n BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
REGISTRATION
Lowndes Recreation Summer Baseball
and Softball Programs registration is open
through Feb. 22 at the Recreation office,
17 Airline Road (rear of Driver’s License
Building). Wee-Ball for ages 3-12, T-ball,
coach-pitch, baseball and fast-pitch soft-
ball available. $60/$70 online registration.
All games at Lake Lowndes State Park.
Call 662-328-0885 or visit lowndesrecre-
ation.com.
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n WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Issues of Life, 975 Highway 12 East,
Starkville, hosts Redefining 2020 Women
Empowerment from 2-5 p.m. Feb. 29. Reg-
ister at bit.ly/redefine2020 or for informa-
tion, email Tyra Rowell, info@issuesoflife.
me.
n SAFE HAVEN VOLUNTEERS
Safe Haven Inc. seeks community vol-
unteers. Trainings are held every three
months. If you or someone you know would
like to volunteer, contact Joyce Tucker,
662-327-6118; Cequeila Bigbee, 662-435-
1806; or email 1deliveredin2014@gmail.
com.
n HOST FAMILIES
Ayusa, a nonprofit organization promoting
global learning and leadership through
cultural exchange and leadership programs
for high school students from around the
world, is taking applications for American
families in the Northeast Mississippi area
interested in hosting international high
school students. Call Amy Benjamin, 662-
205-6867, or email, abenjamin@ayusa.org.
n MINORITY CAUCUS
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Mississippi Association of Supervisors
accepts scholarship applications through
March 15 from all graduating high school
seniors for the Minority Caucus Scholar-
ship. For applications or information, visit
mssupervisors.org/minority-caucus.
n JIM SPRUIELL SCHOLARSHIP
The Health Care Foundation of North
Mississippi accepts applications through
March 31 for the Jim Spruiell Memorial
Scholarship from high school seniors
preparing to enter college or individuals
in the workforce and pursuing a career in
emergency health care. For applications
or information, visit nmhs.net/youth-edu-
cation.
n BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Starkville Library Book
Sale is the first Monday of each month at
the Starkville Public Library, 326 University
Drive.
n ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING
Memphis Town Community Action Group
meets fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m. to discuss
issues related to the Kerr-McGee site. For
information, contact Leon Hines, 662-574-
6109.
n 50 DRESSES MINISTRY
Reach1 Teach1 Ministries’ 50 Dresses
Ministry Program to the Golden Triangle
area helps those in need of a dress or
suit for a job search. Donations accept-
ed. Call Regional Coordinator Cequeila
Bigbee, 870-627-2859 or e-mail 1delivere-
din2014@gmail.com.
n WALKING GROUP
J.L. King Center’s Families First of Oktib-
beha County invites the community to join
its Walking Group at 6:30 a.m. Monday-Fri-
day at Westside Park, 700 N. Long St.,
Starkville.

n EFFECTIVE PARENTING
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
effective parenting classes, with insight
on child safety, appropriate discipline,
effective communication and more. For
information, call 662-368-3603.
n FREE COMPUTER CLASSES
Emerson Family Center, Starkville, offers
free computer classes 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays.
Call 662-320-4607.
n FREE TUTORING
Family Resource Center, 1575 Second
Ave. N., Columbus, offers free tutoring,
computer use and printing services for
pre-K-eighth grade. Limited slots. Call 662-
368-3603.
n PARENT CAFÉ
Emerson family Center, Starkville, offers
Parent Café meetings 11 a.m.-noon every
Monday. For more information, call 662-
418-5193 or visit fcp-parentcafe.com.
n TENN-TOM WATERWAY MUSEUM
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Trans-
portation Museum, 318 Seventh St. N.,
Columbus, is open for tours Monday-Friday,
8 a.m.-2 p.m. School field trips, civic clubs,
church groups encouraged. For group tours,
call 662-328-8936 or 662-574-5794.
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CAMPAIGN 2020
Vote blue, no matter who?
V
ote blue, no matter
who.
That’s the fall
election mantra of Demo-
crats desperate to cleanse
the White House of its
current occupant. But here’s
the question some African
Americans are now asking:
What if the “who” is Mi-
chael Bloomberg? What if
the former New York City
mayor is the man chosen Leonard Pitts
to contend against Donald
Trump? Shall we vote blue
if all it offers is the chance to replace a
stupid racist with a smarter one?
Some will reject that characteriza-
tion. They will point to Bloomberg’s
pledges to increase black home owner-
ship, his support by such black lumi-
naries as Georgia Rep. Lucy McBath
and educator Geoffrey Canada.
That’s persuasive. But the audio that ered 0.1 percent of the time. Black and
was leaked last week is conclusive.
In the clip, made in 2015 at the As-
pen Institute, Bloomberg defends stop-
and-frisk, the policy, initiated under his contraband.
predecessor, Rudy Giuliani,
of allowing police to detain
and search anyone they
found suspicious, regardless
of probable cause.
“Ninety-five percent of
your murders — murderers
and murder victims — fit
one M.O.,” said Bloomberg,
who vastly expanded the
policy. “You can just take
the description, Xerox it,
pass it out to all the cops.
They are male minorities,
15 to 25. That’s true in New
York, it’s true in virtually every city.
And that’s where the real crime is.” So
it was necessary, he said, to take black
and brown men and boys, “throw them
against the walls and frisk them.”
They did this millions of times to
millions of people. Nearly all were
guilty of no crime. Guns were discov-
brown men were disproportionately
likely to be stopped, though white
men were more likely to be carrying
Tony Lee, a black preacher, recalls
a cold day in the ‘90s when he was in
seminary and it happened to him. He
had just walked out of a restaurant
with a takeout bag stuffed deep in the
pockets of a winter coat when three
white men jumped out of a car and
rushed him. He wasn’t even sure they
were actually police as they threw him
against a railing and began frisking
him. “Then they feel the food and they
scream, ‘Gun!’ and really snatch me up.
I scream, ‘No! It’s chicken! It’s chick-
en!’”
He said they told him later that
they stopped him because they’d had
reports of “a black man in a black coat”
committing crime. Says Lee: “It’s the
middle of Harlem in the wintertime. ‘A
black man in a black coat.’ Then they
said, ‘Next time, don’t be so nervous.’
One, as if to have the police jump out
and snatch you up is not supposed to
be an anxiety moment. Two, it was a
presupposition of next time.”
Some progressives are impatient
with all this. They note that Bloomberg
has already apologized — a whole
week before announcing his candidacy.
He did so again last week. For them,
this is all a distraction from a clear and
present danger. As journalist Aaron
Rupar put it on Twitter, “Trump is
consolidating power in an authoritarian
manner while Democrats attack each
other and argue over years-old video
clips.”
Maybe. Still, one can’t help noting
the way many white voters seem to
regard racism as something that, while
a character flaw, is not a deal breaker.
This was true on the right. Apparently,
it is also true on the left.
Vote blue, no matter who? Even if
the “who” sees your boys and men as
Xeroxes, to be interchangeably thrown
against walls? How will black people,
the most loyal of Democratic constitu-
encies, respond, if this is what they are
asked to do?
If Democrats are smart, we’ll never
find out.
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004
Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a
columnist for the Miami Herald. Email
him at lpitts@miamiherald.com.

STATE OF THE NATION CARTOONIST VIEW

Before fixing tomorrow,

Democrats must fix today
L
ike all candidates, Democrats
focus their campaigns on what
they will do if elected. Pro-
gressives often accuse Joe Biden
in particular of wanting to take
America back to the Barack Obama
years. And it’s true that Biden often
portrays his candidacy as a resto-
ration of the era in which he served
as Obama’s vice president.
But that’s not a bad stance for
any of the Democrats to take. They
and their followers must understand Froma Harrop
that to move forward, America must
first move back. The next president must reverse much of the
damage President Donald Trump has wrought. The work will
be considerable.
We must rejoin our Western allies in honoring interna-
tional agreements that still make sense. That would include
the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. It reduced sanctions on that
country in return for its freezing its nuclear program. Not
perfect, but it was working.
After Trump broke the agreement, Iran said it was free to
develop nuclear weapons. A nuclear-armed Iran would be a
nightmare.
Washington must rejoin civilization’s fight against global
warming. Trump has almost completed our removal from
the Paris climate agreement. Our abandoning it marks a
surrender to environmental catastrophe. Some countries are
not cutting carbons as they should. America and its conscien-
tious allies can pressure them only if they lead by example.
Trump has shredded regulations curbing the release of
planet-warming gases. Some actions were so perverse —
weakening restrictions on methane gas emissions, for exam-
ple — that even industries meant to benefit said they didn’t
want them.
How is it that a beautiful and prosperous nation would
consent to being turned into a dump? Among Trump’s 95 en-
vironmental rollbacks, completed or in progress, was a repeal
of the limit on pollution thrown in rivers, lakes, streams and
wetlands that are connected to large waterways covered by
the Clean Water Act.
He’s weakening protections for migratory birds and endan-
gered species. He’s opening fabulous landscapes to industry.
The most recent outrage was a move to allow drilling and
mining on land that was part of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Es-
calante National Monument.
New leadership must reverse the campaign to destroy the
Affordable Care Act. Trump has already disabled some of the
means for funding the ACA. The law must be strengthened,
and then it can be expanded.
The next president must turn off the administration’s
green light for predatory lenders and their disgraceful abuse
of ordinary people. He or she could start by undoing scandal-
ous changes in the student loan system.
Bring back the norms of behavior expected of government
leaders. Begin with the easy stuff: Stop bigoted attacks on
racial and ethnic minorities. End the blatant self-dealing for
personal enrichment. And restore the respect once extended
to America’s military leaders and diplomats.
Some on the left have criticized the Obama presiden-
cy as a lost opportunity to push more progressive goals.
Obama should have been tougher on Wall Street, they say,
and should have pressed for a stronger government hand in
health care.
But Obama was plenty progressive given the awful hand
he was dealt. He arrived in the middle of a crashing economy.
With the financial system in near collapse, he couldn’t risk
bringing down what was still standing. The auto industry,
meanwhile, was on the edge of bankruptcy. Obama’s plate
was full. That he managed to push through health reforms,
bringing coverage to millions, was no small feat — doubly so
given the Republican opposition that vowed to make him fail.
And so the future must start with an immense repair job.
Starting a new Democratic administration where 2016 left
off does not leave it in 2016. Once America gets back to some
kind of stable normality, we can start moving forward.
Froma Harrop, a syndicated columnist, writes for the Provi-
dence (Rhode Island) Journal. Her e-mail address is fharrop@
gmail.com.
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Misguided virus fears hitting

Asian American businesses
Officials: With just 15
cases diagnosed in the
entire country, there is
no reason to avoid Asian
American businesses
BY ALEX ANDRA OLSON
AND TERRY TANG
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — In Arizona, a
burgeoning Asian American com-
munity fields xenophobic calls
about a planned night market fea-
turing Asian street foods. In New
York, a dim sum restaurant owner
worries he won’t make rent. In the
San Francisco Bay Area, a local
Asian American-owned restaurant
chain is mulling temporarily shut-
tering one of its properties because
of the downturn in trade.
In major U.S. cities, Asian Amer-
ican businesses are seeing a re-
markable decline in customers as
fear about the viral outbreak from
China spreads. City and health offi-
cials are trying to stanch the finan-
cial bleeding through information
campaigns and personal visits to
shops and restaurants, emphasiz-
ing that, with just 15 cases diag-
nosed in the entire country, there is
no reason to avoid them.
Business owners, some of whom
have seen their customer traffic cut
by more than half, are anxiously
waiting for things to return to nor-
mal.
Mesa, Arizona’s freshly crowned
Asian District was deep into orga-
Is the new virus more ‘deadly’ than flu? Not exactly
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
What’s more deadly — the flu, SARS or the new coronavirus discov-
ered in China?
There are different ways to look at it and even knowledgeable folks
sometimes say “deadly” when they may mean “lethal.”
Lethality means the capacity to cause death, or how often a disease
proves fatal.
Chinese scientists who looked at nearly 45,000 confirmed cases in
the current COVID-19 outbreak concluded the death rate was 2.3 per-
cent. But there are questions about whether all cases are being counted:
Infected people with only mild symptoms may be missing from the tal-
ly. That means the true fatality rate may be lower.
Deadly is a broader concept that takes in how far and easily a virus
spreads.
SARS proved fatal in about 10 percent of cases in the 2003 outbreak
but was controlled quickly and spread to about 8,000 people in all.
The flu’s mortality rate is 0.1 percent, yet it kills hundreds of thou-
sands around the world each year because it infects millions. So the size
of the outbreak matters as much as the lethality in terms of how deadly
a disease is.
nizing its night market when news the xenophobia directed at the
broke that a case of the illness event “ridiculous.”
known as COVID-19 was confirmed “We certainly take any health
at nearby Arizona State University. crisis seriously but to make those
Xenophobic comments on social kinds of connections is just offen-
media and phone calls started al- sive,” he said.
most immediately, according to Ar- Organizers will be handing out
izona Asian Chamber of Commerce specially made masks with playful
CEO Vicente Reid. Asian-food theme slogans like “Bao
“I probably should stop picking to me” and “Insert lumpia here.”
up my phone altogether,” Reid said. The virus has sickened tens of
“One lady was like, ‘Well, aren’t thousands of people, mostly in Chi-
people coming to your event that na. Fifteen people have been diag-
are the cause of it?’” nosed with the virus in the U.S., all
The Feb. 29 food festival, mod- but two who recently traveled from
eled after popular outdoor Taiwan- China. U.S. citizens have also been
ese markets, was designed to get diagnosed abroad, including 14 who
the public acquainted with the dis- were on a cruise ship quarantined
trict. off Japan and have been brought to
Mesa Mayor John Giles called hospitals in the U.S.

Virginia lawmakers reject assault weapon ban

Senators voted to
shelve the bill for
the year and ask
the state crime
commission to
study the issue
BY ALAN SUDERMAN
The Associated Press
control of the General
Assembly for the first
thousands of guns-rights
activists from around the
ties, cities and towns have
declared themselves Sec-
time in more than two de-
cades.
country flooded the Capi-
tol and surrounding area
ond Amendment sanctu-
aries, vowing to oppose
But gun owners, es- in protest, some donning any new “unconstitution-
al restrictions” on guns.
pecially in rural commu- tactical gear and carry-
nities, have pushed back ing military-style rifles.
hard. Last month, tens of And more than 100 coun-

RICHMOND, Va.
— Virginia Gov. Ralph
Northam’s push to ban
the sale of assault weap-
ons failed on Monday
after some of his fellow
Democrats balked at the
proposal.
Senators voted to
shelve the bill for the year
and ask the state crime
commission to study the
issue, an outcome that
drew cheers from a com-
mittee room packed with
gun advocates.
Four Democrats —
most of them moderates
— joined Republicans
in Monday’s committee
vote, rejecting legislation
that would have prohib-
ited the sale of certain
semiautomatic firearms,
including popular AR-15
style rifles, and banned
the possession of maga-
zines that hold more than
12 rounds.
The bill was a top pri-
ority for Northam, who
has campaigned heavily
for a broad package of
gun-control measures.
The governor’s spokes-
woman, Alena Yarmosky,
said he’s disappointed
with the result but de-
termined to continue to
press for the measure.
“We will be back next
year,” she said.
David Majure, a gun-
rights supporter who
attended the committee
hearing, said he’s glad
about Monday’s results
but not convinced the bill
is dead for the year.
“I’m happy about it,
but I don’t trust them,” he
said.
Virginia is the current
epicenter of the country’s
heated debate over guns,
as a new Democratic
majority seeks to enact
strict new limits.
Democrats ran heavi-
ly on gun control during
last year’s legislative elec-
tions when they flipped
8A WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020
New Hope High School, pictured in this 2018 Dispatch file photo, has experienced dozens of roof leaks since
completion two years ago. The $26 million facility was the most expensive paid for by a $44 million bond issue
voters approved in 2015.
LCSD
Continued from Page 1A
have failed, at times, to
communicate with Hen-
derson, of JBHM Archi-
tecture, because he is an
independent contractor
for the district, not the
“owner” of the roof.
“Joey ought to be able
to speak for us as the
owner’s (LCSD’s) agent,”
Smith told the board.
“What I’m saying is GAF
may not be acting totally
in good faith.”
The $26 million New
Hope High School — the
most expensive facility
paid for by a $44 mil-
lion bond issue voters
approved in 2015 — was
completed in early 2018.
Columbus-based West
Brothers subcontracted
another local company,
Lindsey Roofing, to in-
stall the roof that started
having problems soon af-
ter completion.
Lindsey has repaired
reported issues under
a three-year installer’s
warranty, Henderson
said. After that expires
in 2021, GAF is supposed
to cover the roof under a
manufacturer warranty
through 2038.
However, consultants
for GAF twice studied
the roof, and rather than
releasing the findings
to LCSD, simply told
district representatives
structural issues with the
building — or the build-
ing shifting — were caus-
ing the breaks in the roof.
“But they won’t tell us
how it is structural … or
what part of the struc-
ture is causing the prob-
Flooding
Continued from Page 1A
Company, a property then
owned by former compa-
ny president Al Puckett
off Military Road. A de-
tention pond diverts water
by letting it slowly drain
out between storms.
A detention pond would
have helped with the situ-
ation, Smith said. Puck-
ett had agreed to work
with the city, he said, but
changed his mind after
learning that the Missis-
sippi Department of Envi-
ronmental Quality might
have to conduct an envi-
ronmental study before
that.
“He didn’t know what
MDEQ might find from
an environmental stand-
point there, because it
used to be a junkyard,”
Smith said.
The city purchased
the drainage easement
around the brick compa-
ny weeks ago, Smith said,
and should now have the
authority to make im-
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lem,” Henderson told the
board.
Henderson and West
Brothers personnel have
recently pressed the
company for more details
via email, but so far GAF
has not responded, Hen-
derson said.
A GAF spokesper-
son, speaking to The
Dispatch this morning,
said the company plans
to send the findings to
LCSD today.
“That was always the
plan,” the spokesperson
said. “We’ve never had
any objection to that.”
Meanwhile, Hender-
son said he has asked
three independent engi-
neering consultants to
look at the roof damage,
and they have deter-
mined the problem re-
lates to the roofing mate-
rial or installation.
The board on Tuesday
also voted for a formal
study of the roof, in which
Lindsey Roofing workers
will remove a small piece
of the roof for private con-
sultants to examine, then
the roofers will put the
piece back on. That study
will cost $3,775, half of
which Henderson said
West Brothers will pay.
Henderson said he is
hoping to get a defini-
tive answer in the next
few months as to what is
causing the roof leaks,
but he expressed con-
cern that might not be a
simple task.
“If we get an expert
in that says it’s material
(the roof), they’ll get one
provements there.
Stafford said the city
also tried to negotiate
with the pastor at Genesis
Church, on 23rd Street
North, to reroute the wa-
ter behind the church, but
that plan was rejected.
Dorothy McClung
Lewis, who lives on North
27th Street North, had the
same issue with Erby. Toi-
lets would not flush, she
said, and water would not
go down the drain.
Todd Gale, director of
Columbus Light and Wa-
ter, said his staff has iden-
tified 100 breaks in the
drainage pipelines within
the area. Seven of them
were major breaks, he
said, and 90 of them were
located on private proper-
ties. The CLW will work
with the city and resi-
dents to seal the breaks
up, he said.
McClung Lewis sug-
gested several possible
solutions at Tuesday’s
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in that says it’s structural other parts of the high
(the building),” he said. school building.
“We may get in a situa- “The records room
tion of dueling experts.” comes to
mind,” he
‘The district needs told
board. “It
the
to be made whole’ needs to
If there is no agreed
be re-car-
conclusion to the cause,
peted and
Smith said LCSD could
re p a i nt e d .
file suit, presumably
There are Allison
against GAF. If that
several
happens, he said LCSD
things after the (roof)
would have to front the
gets finished that will
cost of re-roofing the
also have to be fixed.”
school and ask the court
Speaking to The Dis-
to reward reimburse-
patch after the meeting,
ment in the damages.
Allison added, “It’s just
But if the problem is
stuff that shouldn’t hap-
ultimately deemed to be
pen in a new building. If
a material or installation
I build a house and the
failure with the roof, the
roof leaks, I’m getting it
culprit — be it GAF or
fixed. … I think we’re on
Lindsey — should be on
the right track now.”
the hook for any extra
costs LCSD incurred on
the road to fixing it, he
said.
That includes, Smith
and board members not-
ed, consultant and study
fees used to get to the
root of the problem.
“The district needs to
be made whole,” Smith
said. “They are going to
want a release signed af-
ter any work is done (to
fix or replace the roof),
and I say we don’t sign
the release until we’re
made whole. That’s the
way to do it.”
LCSD Superinten-
dent Sam Allison, who
was promoted in Jan-
uary after serving as
principal at New Hope
Middle School, said the
roof leaks have already
caused minor damage in
meeting, including en-
larging the pipes, replac-
ing the dirt drainage ditch
in the neighborhood with
a concrete one, recruit-
ing volunteers or hiring
workers to help clean the
ditches and applying for
grants.
Smith said the city will
work with the residents on
coming up with solutions,
but he couldn’t make
promises to give the resi-
dents “false hope.” Flood-
ing is prevalent across the
city, he said, and little can
be done when there is four
or five inches of rainfall.
McClung Lewis said
she hopes the city comes
up with viable solutions to
address the long-standing
problem.
“We can complain
about situations and we
can say, ‘Wait till the rain
to stop,’” Lewis said. “But
if you don’t offer any solu-
tions, you are still part of
the problem.”
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BURNETT LIFTS FALCONS IN FIRST-ROUND VICTORY

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Columbus guard Gabe Williams (3) attempts a pull up jump shot over two Provine defenders in Tuesday’s playoff game in Columbus.

BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Blake Burnett never
saw the floor for the Co-
lumbus High School var-
sity boys basketball team
during his freshman sea-
son two years ago.
But the lessons he
learned when he prac-
ticed with the Falcons
after the end of the ninth-
grade season proved
valuable long afterward.
Led by Robert Wood- Class 5A playoffs, Bur-
ard II, now a sophomore nett got to put to use what
guard for Mississippi he learned about playing
State, the 2017-18 Colum- in close games late in the
bus squad sought and season. In the middle of
captured the MHSA A the fourth quarter, as
Class 6A championship. the Rams closed the gap
Burnett watched from the Falcons had wedged
the sidelines, working open to just four points,
with and learning from Burnett stepped seam-
Woodard and the Fal- lessly into the shoes of
cons’ other veterans. the players that he had
In Tuesday’s matchup merely watched two
of Columbus and Provine years ago.
in the first round of the He scored seven
straight points in less
than a minute to put Co-
lumbus up double digits,
giving the Falcons room
to sail on through to
the second round with a
hard-earned 58-52 win.
Columbus (17-10) will
play at Cleveland Central
(16-13) at 6 p.m. Satur-
day.
“I’ve gotta step up
when they need it,” Bur-
nett said. “I’m the one
who’s gotta make plays.
I do what I’ve gotta do to
win.”
Last season, the Fal-
cons were eliminated by
Southaven in the first
round of the Class 6A
playoffs, an abrupt end
to Morris’ first year as
head coach. But this year,
Burnett scored 25 to help
ensure Columbus would
live to see another game,
putting his knowledge to
good use in the process.
“Him having that ex-
perience, that helped us a
lot,” Morris said.
Other than Burnett
and senior Gabe Wil-
liams, who scored 21
on Tuesday, the Falcons
mostly skew young. In
close games in the past,
Columbus’ youth didn’t
always play well. As re-
cently as Friday, the
Falcons lost the district
championship game to ri-
val New Hope on a layup
See COLUMBUS, 2B

Columbus girls blow past Provine MSU bracing for

BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Mashanti Saddler knew
what was at stake.
When visiting Provine
banked in a contested
3-pointer to take a sur-
prising 13-12 lead in the
second quarter of Tuesday
night’s MHSAA Class 5A
first-round playoff game,
Saddler and her Columbus
High School teammates
knew it was time to wake
up.
“It was either go big or
go home, and we didn’t
want to go home,” the
sophomore said.
The Falcons quickly
made sure they didn’t
See FALCONS, 2B
physical game
against South Carolina
STARKVILLE — game centered around
Mississippi State start- contact in the post.
ing center Abdul Ado Wednesday’s 8 p.m. con-
remembers all too well test at Humphrey Colise-
what playing South Car- um will feature MSU, the
olina is like. seventh-tallest team in
Gamecocks coach the nation, against Mar-
Frank Martin is notori- tin’s Gamecocks (the
ous for his team’s physi- 26th tallest).
cal play, meaning win or “They’re so big and
lose, Ado is going to have strong with their bod-
a date with an ice bath a ies,” MSU coach Ben
day later. Howland said. “I know
“It’s going to be a no Mike Leach would be
blood, no foul type of jealous if he was sitting
game,” Ado said. there watching our guys
But the Bulldogs (16- play our guys tomorrow.
Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch
9, 7-5 SEC) have never There would be some
Columbus guard Aniya Saddler (31) looks to drive baseline against Provine in
Tuesday’s playoff game in Columbus. backed down from a See MSU, 2B
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MSU
Continued from Page 1B
good safeties, tight ends and
linebackers out there.”
South Carolina (16-9, 8-4)
has had one the strangest sea-
sons in college basketball, with
upset wins against Kentucky
and Virginia, yet losses to Stet-
son and Boston University.
Nevertheless, the Gamecocks
have won six of their last seven
games, including three in a row.
“They’re playing as well
as anyone in our league right
now,” Howland said.
Sophomore guard AJ Law-
son leads the Gamecocks with
13.8 points per game, followed
by redshirt-freshman guard Jer-
maine Couisnard at 11.9 points
per night. Maik Kotsar, a 6-foot-
11, 270-pound senior might be
the team’s most impactful for-
ward, averaging 10.4 points and
6.5 rebounds per contest.
“I think Kotsar, he’s the guy,”
Howland said. “He’s doing so
much to help their team win. He’s
one of the best defensive players
in our league. He’s so strong,
physical and has great lateral
quickness and great feet. He’s
a really good presence. He’s a
great rebounder and passer. He’s
just tough as nails. He’s a huge
guy that we have to contend with
as well.”

Free-throw lows
Howland always coaches his
players to defend without foul-
ing. That won’t change against
South Carolina.
“We don’t want to put any-
one on the line and stay out of
foul trouble,” Howland said.
“I’m hoping it will be a game
that won’t have a huge amount
of fouls involved. Hopefully,
it’s a good, clean, physical
game.”
Nevertheless, if the phys-
icality turns into referees
getting whistle happy, South
Carolina is the team you want
shooting free throw attempts
Jim /Dispatch file photo
Mississippi State’s Abdul Ado (24) reaches for a rebound ahead of Georgia’s Anthony Edwards (5) during the first half of their NCAA college
basketball game on Jan. 18 in Starkville.
if you’re an opposing team. has a free-throw percentage victory at Bud Walton Arena. final seconds ticked down.
The Gamecocks make an at 70 percent or higher. “For me, that was one of the “I always have confidence in
SEC-worst 61 percent of their biggest moments of my life,” Tyson every time he drives the
foul shots, a full six percent- Ado still on cloud nine after Ado said. “Being able to say I ball because I always know that
age points lower than the next was there for a tip-in to help my he’s either going to get a basket
lowest charity stripe shooting game-winner against Arkansas team so our season could go on, or get fouled,” Ado said. “When
team in the conference (Au- Ado is only a few days re- that was really big time for me.” it comes out, I’m going to get
burn). moved from the biggest bas- The 6-foot-11 junior center a put-back … I was like ‘If it
Lawson is the team’s best kets of his collegiate career. It cleaned up a miss from senior comes out, I’m going to tip this
foul-line shooter at 72 per- was also his only basket against Tyson Carter, who the last-sec- back in’. That was my whole
cent, followed by Jair Bolden Arkansas Saturday, a go-ahead ond play was originally de- mindset — that we would leave
(70 percent). No other player shot with .6 seconds remaining signed for, after the Starkville that arena with a win, and we
in the team’s 10 -man rotation that gave his team a one-point native drove to the basket as the sure did.”

Columbus
Continued from Page 1B
with 2.7 seconds to go.
“This is one of the
first times we’ve moved
through a tight game
like that in a while,” Mor-
ris said. “We had some
games where it kind of
got away from us, but
this one, when it got tight
down the stretch, guys
stepped up and made
plays.”
The Falcons often
practiced under similar
conditions, but there was
no telling how they would
fare when the test came
for real.
“Guys really haven’t
been in this situation,”
Morris said. “There’s
nothing like when you’ve
got that crowd in here —
that type of crowd, that
type of atmosphere.”
Columbus’ home
crowd responded with
cheers for the highs
of Tuesday’s game —
sophomore JJ Williams’
3-pointer to beat the
first-quarter buzzer was
among them — but the
Falcons’ side of the gym
got a little quieter in the
fourth quarter when the
Rams cut a lead that was
as big as 11 points before
halftime down to four.
Burnett took charge
from there. On consecu-
tive possessions, he split
a pair of free throws,
dropped in a nifty re-
verse layup, was fouled
and sank both from the
line, stole the ball and hit
another two foul shots.
“I was kind of feeling
myself,” Burnett admit-
ted.
His instantaneous
seven-point stretch bal-
looned the lead from four
at 40 -36 to 11 at 47-36 —
a critical cushion for the
fresh-faced Falcons.
Williams scored the
next eight points, punc-
tuating his own small
run with a powerful
right-handed dunk that
stretched the lead to 55-
44 with just over a min-
ute to play.
Provine extended the
contest with intention-
al fouls — Columbus
could still stand to work
on its free throw shoot-
ing, Morris said — and
made a couple of 3s late
to make the final score
look a little better.
Overall, though,
Tuesday’s game was a
performance Columbus
needed — from Burnett
and Williams, certainly,
but from the team as a
whole.
“I’m proud of the guys
for what they did to-
night,” Morris said.

Falcons
Continued from Page 1B
have to.
Columbus (23-4)
scored the game’s next 21
points, holding Provine
scoreless for more than a
quarter and cruising to a
66-32 win in order to ad-
vance to a second-round
matchup with Holmes
County Central at 6 p.m.
Friday in Lexington.
“That was the motiva-
tional thing behind all of
it,” said Columbus coach
Yvonne Hairston, who
knew her team was frus-
trated with Friday’s one-
point loss to New Hope
in the final of the district
tournament.
“We let one go down
in Grenada,” she said.
“We came back, and we
felt like we were a better
team. We just got loose.”
It took a while for the
Falcons to get into gear,
though. After Columbus
held leads of 5-0 and 9-4,
Provine exploited holes in
the Falcons’ zone defense
to fight back.
So Hairston switched
to a man-to-man scheme,
and things started to click
for Columbus.
“When we get in the
flow of our game, we get
kind of hard to handle,”
Hairston said. “And we
were in the flow tonight,
because we knew if we
didn’t play that we were
going to the house. We
just weren’t. We practiced
too hard for this, and we
did it.”
Mashanti Saddler
chipped in five points
during the Falcons’ unan-
swered run of 21 points,
and her older sister Aniya
added eight more. Thanks
to a 10-point quarter for
Mashanti as the Falcons
pushed the lead, the Sad-
dlers led Columbus in
scoring: Aniya, the Fal-
cons’ usual scoring lead-
er, had 21, and Mashanti
had 17. Aniya finished
with a double-double with
11 rebounds and added
four steals and five as-
sists, but she still took
pride in the game her sis-
ter had.
“It was great to watch
her score, because she
really has stepped up her
game a lot,” Aniya said of
her younger sister. “She
really has.”
Mashanti and post
player Charity Yeates —
who scored six points
Tuesday, all in the first
half — are the leaders of
a Columbus sophomore
class in which Hairston
sees plenty of potential
once her senior class
moves on. Junior point
guard DJ Jackson also
played a big role in Tues-
day’s win, scoring 16
points to slot in behind
the Saddlers.
“We’ve already known
that that 10th-grade group
that’s behind them, they
can really play,” Hairston
said. “So now we’re get-
ting the jitters out.”
All in all, it was clear to
the coach that Columbus
played a far more com-
plete game Tuesday than
it did in Friday’s loss to
New Hope that handed
the Trojans the district
title.
“Some things worked
in our favor tonight that
Help us help them,
didn’t work in our favor on The Humane Society
Friday night,” Hairston
said. “We’re just grateful
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to get the win.”
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BRIEFLY
College Softball West Lowndes girls demolish Stringer in first round
Mississippi State softball enters national BY THEO DEROSA veus Sanders had 10. Hartfield Academy girls 56, Manchester Academy girls
rankings after 9-1 start tderosa@cdispatch.com The Panthers will host West
The Mississippi State softball team entered nation-
al rankings Tuesday after a 9-1 start to the 2020 season. Bolivar in the second round at Starkville Academy 30 47, Columbus Christian
The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Saman-
The West Lowndes girls 6 p.m. Saturday. FLOWOOD — The Academy 41
tha Ricketts, were ranked No. 24 in this week’s USA basketball team kept its unde- Starkville Academy girls saw BAY SPRINGS — The Co-
Softball/ESPN.com poll. feated season alive with ease
Mississippi State hasn’t been ranked since the Tuesday, dispatching Stringer Leake Central boys 53, their season end Tuesday with lumbus Christian Academy
a 56-30 loss to host Hartfield
first week of the 2019 season, when it came in at No. 83-19 in the first round of the Caledonia 49 Academy in the first round of
girls lost 47-41 to Manchester
25. The last time the Bulldogs were ranked in the USA
MHSAA Class 1A playoffs in CALEDONIA — The Cale- Academy in the first round of
Softball poll was 2018, when the team received the No.
donia boys team’s season the MAIS Class 4A tourna- the MAIS Class 2A tourna-
25 ranking. Columbus.
Takara Givens led the Pan- came to an end Tuesday with a ment Tuesday in Flowood. ment Tuesday in Bay Springs.
Mississippi State opens play against Oregon State
in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic at 12:30 p.m. thers with 24 points, and Tyda- 53-49 home loss to Leake Cen- The Volunteers finished the Kylie Emerson scored 12
Thursday in Palm Springs, California. jasha Hood had 16. tral in the Class 4A first round. year with a 19-14 record. points and Morgan Whitten
Prep Basketball West Lowndes (23-0) will Cooper McCleskey led the added 11 as the Rams were
Pickens Academy (Ala.) girls basketball, host Lumberton at 6 p.m. Fri- Confederates with 27 points, Christian Collegiate Acad- eliminated.
day. and Jarvis Leigh had 10.
softball coach Wade Goodman resigns Caledonia ended its season
emy boys 64, Columbus
Pickens Academy (Alabama) athletic director Wade Christian Academy 41 Greenville Christian girls
Goodman, who also served as the school’s head girls West Lowndes boys 98, with a record of 16-12.
BAY SPRINGS — The Co- 71, Hebron Christian 35
basketball and softball coach, has resigned from the
school. Stringer 46 Noxubee County boys 83, lumbus Christian Academy BAY SPRINGS — The He-
Goodman announced his resignation after leading The West Lowndes boys boys team was eliminated by bron Christian School girls
the Pickens girls to a 17-5 record and an AISA Class earned a 98-46 home win over Byhalia 79, 3OT Christian Collegiate Academy, team lost 71-35 to Greenville
2A championship this season. The Pirates beat Monroe Stringer on Tuesday night in MACON — The Noxubee
Academy (Alabama) 52-31 for the title on Saturday in County boys survived Byhalia 64-41, in the first round of the Christian School in the first
Montgomery.
Columbus as the Panthers
doubled up with blowout wins 83-79 in the first round of the MAIS Class 2A tournament round of the MAIS Class
Headmaster Brach White takes over as the
school’s softball coach. No replacement girls basketball over the Red Devils. Class 3A playoffs Tuesday in Tuesday at Sylva-Bay Acade- 2A tournament Tuesday at
coach has been named yet. Jataquist Brown led West Macon. my. Sylva-Bay Academy in Bay
College Baseball Lowndes with 21 points. Al- The Tigers will play at Jonathan Peal had 19 points Springs.
bert Plair scored 14, Melvin Booneville in the second for the Rams, and Will Teague The Eagles’ season came to
Reed Trimble collects two-run walk-off Crawford had 13, and Jherqua- round at 6 p.m. Saturday. had 12. a close with the loss.
double to lead Southern Miss 6-5 over UNO
Freshman Reed Trimble doubled home a pair of
runs in the bottom of the ninth to lift Southern Miss to a
6-5 non-conference baseball victory over New Orleans
at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field Tuesday night.
The Golden Eagles improved to 4-0 on the season
Ryan Newman Daytona 500 crash shows racing never truly safe
as they collected their 18th walk-off win since the start of
the 2017 season. UNO fell to 1-3.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ers climb from crum- lin, who went on to win because he argued it The Associated Press
With the Golden Eagles down 5-4 in the bottom of pled cars with hardly a his third Daytona 500 made him feel claustro- on Tuesday. Montoya
the ninth, pinch hitter Fisher Norris reached base on an DAYTONA BEACH, scratch held its breath in the last five years. phobic in the car, but in 2012 slammed into a
infield error with one out. After back-to-back singles by Fla. — Dale Earn- as it took nearly 20 min- “You’ve got to have all NASCAR refused to let jet dryer at Daytona in a
Dustin Dickerson and Gabe Montenegro, Trimble lined hardt’s death on the
a 2-2 pitch over the Privateers right fielder’s head to
utes for the 42-year-old your equipment that’s him on track until he collision that caused an
plate Norris and Dickerson for the game winner. final lap of the Dayto- to be removed from the safe, and the sport has put on the restraint. immediate fireball and
Montenegro led the Golden Eagle hit attack with na 500 may have saved car. It was another two been very fortunate to The HANS device is had the tough Colom-
three, while both Danny Lynch, Trimble and Dickerson Ryan Newman’s life. hours before NASCAR not have anything freak now mandatory in near- bian gingerly walking
added two hits each. Earnhardt died 19 said Newman was in or weird happen for ly every professional
SOURCE: From Special Reports
away from the scene.
years ago Tuesday, the serious condition at a many, many years. But racing series, from For- But Montoya did
CALENDAR same day Roush Fen-
way Racing said New-
hospital with non-life a lot of that is because mula One to IndyCar walk away, as did Corey
threatening injuries. of the development and and even dirt racing. LaJoie on Monday night
Today man was awake and Roush Fenway Rac- the constant strive to Indianapolis Motor after hitting Newman’s
Men’s College Basketball talking to doctors and ing said Tuesday that make things better and Speedway had already flying car directly on
South Carolina at Mississippi State, 8 family following his Newman “is awake and safer. been developing softer the driver’s side. La-
p.m. own harrowing acci- speaking with fami- “I thank my lucky walls, and NASCAR fi- Joie’s car caught fire but
College Baseball dent on the last lap of ly and doctors. Ryan stars every day that I nally got on board with he was able to get out
Alcorn State at Ole Miss, 4 p.m. the biggest race of the and his family have came in the sport when the process after Earn- onto the track, where
Prep Boys Basketball year. expressed their appre- I did.” hardt’s death. Although he dropped to his knees
Heritage Academy at Hartfield Acade- Earnhardt died in- ciation for the concern Just five years before the SAFER Barriers are and waited for medical
my, MAIS Class 4A tournament, 7:45 stantly when he hit the and heartfelt messages Hamlin arrived on the credited to IndyCar’s personnel.
p.m. wall at Daytona Inter- from across the coun- scene, Earnhardt was development, NASCAR That’s what everyone
Oak Hill Academy vs. Clinton Christian, national Speedway in try. They are grateful the fourth driver to die contributed to the re- waited for with New-
MAIS Class 3A tournament, Canton what is considered the for the unwavering sup- of a basilar skull frac- search costs and be- man, too, but the length
Academy, 7:45 p.m. darkest day in NASCAR port of the NASCAR ture in an eight-month gan installation in the of time it was taking the
Thursday history. It triggered a community and be- span. Adam Petty was corners at its tracks. safety crew to attend to
Women’s College Basketball chain reaction of safety yond.” killed in a 2000 crash The softer walls slowly his overturned car and
Mississippi State at Auburn, 8 p.m. improvements as the No information was at New Hampshire, a evolved to more areas his silence on the radio
Kentucky at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. sanctioning body put a given on specific inju- mere hundred or so of tracks following hard was ominous. Hamlin’s
Oakwood at MUW, 5:30 p.m. massive emphasis on ries. yards from where Ken- hits by Jeff Gordon, El- team was widely criti-
Northeast Mississippi Community protecting its drivers. This was a scare ny Irwin had a fatal im- liott Sadler, and other cized for celebrating the
College at East Mississippi Community So it was jarring NASCAR has dodged pact two months later. top stars. After Busch victory, but team owner
College, 5:30 p.m. when Newman went air- for 19 years. Carl Ed- Tony Roper was killed broke his legs at Day- Joe Gibbs insisted they
Men’s College Basketball borne on the final lap of wards sailed into a in October in a crash at tona by hitting a part of had no idea Newman’s
Oakwood at MUW, 7:30 p.m. Monday night’s rain-re- fence at Talladega in Texas. the wall not protected
situation was serious.
Northeast Mississippi Community scheduled Daytona 500 2009, climbed from the But Earnhardt’s with energy-absorb-
College at East Mississippi Community — a grim reminder that burning wreckage and death shook the sport ing foam, NASCAR
“If you think about
College, 7:30 p.m. racing cars at 200 mph then jogged across the to its core. The sev- increased installation
all the wrecks that
College Softball inches away from oth- finish line to complete en-time champion was of the safety measure
er drivers will never be we’ve had over the last,
Mississippi State at Oregon State and the race. Kyle Larson the toughest man any- across the entire series.
safe. I don’t know, how many
Oregon in Mary Nutter Collegiate Clas- in a 2009 Xfinity Se- one knew and no crash NASCAR also be-
Newman had just number of years, and
sic, 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. ries race flew into the was going to claim The gan requiring contain-
taken the lead when some of them looked
Prep Archery Daytona fencing and Intimidator. ment seats – more of
fellow Ford driver Ryan real serious, we’ve been
Houston at West Point, 5 p.m. walked away unscathed Only Earnhardt was an amusement park
Blaney received a huge so fortunate,” Gibbs
Prep Baseball even though the front an old-school racer ride-style setup than
push from Denny Ham- half of his car had been still using his preferred a traditional car seat. said. “Participating
West Point vs. Clinton at New Albany,
4:30 p.m. lin that put Blaney on completely torn away. routines. He wore cus- Development was done in sports and being in
Prep Softball Newman’s bumper. At Kyle Busch crashed tomized open-faced to improve helmets, things where there’s
East Webster at New Hope, 6:30 p.m. that point, Blaney said into a concrete wall at helmets, sat low in his restraint systems and some risk ... in a way,
his only goal was to that’s what (drivers) get
Friday Daytona the day be- seat in a position that al- cockpit safety.
excited about. We know
Prep Girls Basketball push Newman across fore the 500 in 2015. He most looked as if he was Then came in 2006
the finish line so a Ford broke both his legs and reclined, and, allegedly the Car of Tomorrow, what can happen. You
Starkville at Hernando, MAIS Class 6A just don’t dream that it
playoffs, 6 p.m. driver would beat Ham- still was able to get him- adjusted his seatbelts built specifically as the
lin in a Toyota. Instead, self out of the car. Five from the recommended safest stock car ever would happen.”
Prep Baseball
Starkville at Houston, 1 p.m. their bumpers never months later, Austin installation settings to a run in NASCAR. The
locked correctly and Dillon ripped out a sec- position that suited his car had energy-absorb- Newman appears
Heritage Academy at Hartfield Acade-
the shove Blaney gave tion of Daytona fencing, comfort level. ing foam in the doors to be improving, a wel-
my, 4:30 p.m.
Newman caused him landed upside down in NASCAR acted and tougher crush come relief the day
Columbus at Caledonia, 5 p.m.
to turn right and hit a a destroyed race car, quickly and specula- zones. The car was a after NASCAR’s show-
Oak Hill Academy at Winston Academy,
wall. His car flipped, and after he was pulled tion over Earnhardt’s tank, designed to keep case event ended in
6 p.m.
went airborne, and was to safety by team mem- seat belts led teams to drivers alive. horror. Newman was
drilled again in the door bers, he flapped both move from traditional The car was replaced lucky; Justin Wilson
ON THE AIR by another driver. That hands in the air for the five to six-point safety by the “Gen 6” in 2014 was not in a fatal 2015
second hit sent the car crowd in a tribute to the harnesses. with a new chassis aes- IndyCar fluke when a
Today further into the air be- signature celebration of NASCAR also en- thetic changes, and it broken part from the
COLLEGE BASEBALL
2 p.m. — Wright State at Louisville, fore it finally landed on the late bull-rider Lane couraged its drivers to will be replaced next leader bounced on the
ACCN its hood and slid toward Frost. begin wearing a head- year by the “Next-Gen” track and hit him in the
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) the finish line at Dayto- Perhaps it has creat- and-neck restraint sys- car designed to cut head nearly 18 positions
5:30 p.m. — Butler at Seton Hall, FS1 back in traffic.
6 p.m. — Michigan at Rutgers, BTN na International Speed- ed a false sense of secu- tem, and by August of costs, improve compe-
6 p.m. — East Carolina at Memphis, way. rity in today’s cars be- that year 41 of the 43 tition and give manu- Newman’s accident
CBSSN His spotter pleaded cause so many drivers drivers in the field at facturers wider access is part of the thrill that
6 p.m. — Syracuse at Louisville, ESPN with Newman on the have walked away from Michigan were using to personalized identifi- draws fans to the sport,
6 p.m. — Auburn at Georgia, ESPN2 and an adrenaline rush
6 p.m. — Central Florida at Cincinnati, in-car radio “Talk to me so many accidents. them. The device was cation. It will be as safe
ESPNU when you can, buddy,” “The number one not made mandatory as NASCAR can build that fuels the drivers.
6 p.m. — Texas A&M at Alabama, but no words came from thing that NASCAR al- until 2001, after Blaise it, but no innovation can That he survived is be-
SECN the driver. ways does is put safety Alexander was killed guarantee the safety of cause of nonstop work
7 p.m. — Boston College at Virginia, An industry so accus- before competition, in an ARCA race at any driver. on safety for nearly two
ACCN
7:30 p.m. — Providence at George- tomed over the last two you’ve got to have a car Charlotte. Tony Stew- “We know the risks,” decades. That work will
town, FS1 decades to seeing driv- that’s safe,” said Ham- art resisted the device Juan Pablo Montoya told never end.
8 p.m. — Indiana at Minnesota, BTN
8 p.m. — Villanova at DePaul, CBSSN
8 p.m. — Duke at North Carolina State,
ESPN (13-13, 5-8 Southeastern 4-9) led briefly midway portions of the second points, but he’s going to
8 p.m. — Kansas State at Texas Tech, Mizzou edges Ole Conference) going 9 for through the first half, half leading up to a tie get enough shots, he’s
ESPN2
8 p.m. — Tulsa at Houston, ESPNU
Miss, 71-68 10 from the foul line. but Smith countered at 63 with less than two efficient when he’s oper-
8 p.m. — South Carolina at Mississippi
COLUMBIA, Mo. In Missouri’s win last with a burst of offense, minutes remaining. Pin- ating, and they have oth-
State, SECN — (AP) For the second
Saturday over No. 11 Au- almost single-handedly son and Smith hit eight er good players. … They
9 p.m.— California at Washington game in a row, Missou-
State, PAC-12N burn, Pinson and Smith putting Missouri ahead key free throws, and the have other guys who can
ri’s Xavier Pinson and
NHL HOCKEY Dru Smith carried the combined for 56 of the 31-27 at halftime. Smith Tigers’ defense held the make plays.”
7 p.m. — NY Rangers at Chicago, team’s 85 points. started the game 0 for 6 Rebels to just five points. Ole Miss guard
NBCSN team’s offense.
Pinson scored a ca- “He’s a good player,” but finished the half with Breein Tyree led the Devontae Shuler scored
SOCCER (MEN’S)
1:30 p.m. — Premier League: West reer-high 32 points on Ole Miss coach Kermit a team-leading 10 points. Rebels with 29 points just one after averaging
Ham at Manchester City, NBCSN 9-of-13 shooting and Davis said of Pinson. Pinson started the and Khadim Sy scored 11.6 before Tuesday.
2 p.m. — UEFA Champions League: RB “He’s fast with the ball. second half with 11 14 with seven rebounds. “I was really im-
Leipzig at Tottenham, Round of 16, TNT missed just one free
7 p.m. — CONCACAF Champions throw in 11 attempts as He plays with a lot of points in the first six “He’s a tough guy to pressed with how we
League: Montreal Impact at Saprissa, Missouri beat Ole Miss confidence. You’ve got to minutes. He’s made 19 guard,” Missouri coach defended Shuler,” Mar-
Round of 16, FS2 71-68 on Tuesday night. play him as a shooter, but of his last 25 field goal Cuonzo Martin said of tin said. “You don’t
9 p.m. — CONCACAF Champions Dru Smith added 17 he drives it.” attempts. Tyree. “Again, you don’t want (Tyree) getting 30
League: Club América at Comunica-
ciones FC, Round of 16, FS2 points for the Tigers Ole Miss (13-13, Both teams led for want the guy scoring 30 and Shuler getting 18.
4B WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020
MSU’s freshman class hungry for more with Schaefer’s confidence in tow
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Vic
Schaefer took a deep
breath and began to slowly
bang his forehead against
the microphone placed be-
fore him.
Thrice knocking his
noggin into the audio de-
vice, Schaefer’s melodra-
matic act was in response
to a question regarding
how he’s responded to his
young team’s lack of ener-
gy this season — most no-
tably in Sunday’s 73-62 loss
to Kentucky in Lexington.
“It’s really frustrating,”
he said. “You’re over there
trying to find something,
a combination. I tried to
give them some energy
with myself on the sideline,
but it’s really frustrating to
be honest with you and it
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doesn’t happen very often.
You lean on your experi-
ence of 35 years of coach-
ing and you try everything
— which I did.”
For Schaefer, moments
and questions like this
have persisted throughout
the 2020 campaign. Replac-
ing three starters from last
year’s Elite Eight squad
was a tall task in itself.
Welcoming a four-player
freshman class to expedite
that process made it even
tougher.
Despite that, it was
Schaefer’s freshman that
flanked him at Tuesday’s
mid-week media availabil-
ity.
“Proud of these kids
and proud of this freshman
class,” Schaefer said in his
opening statement. “Proud
of my entire team to be 22-4
FAMILY CIRCUS
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and 10-2 in the league, I
just couldn’t be more proud
of them. A season can be
a long hard grind in the
SEC and these kids have
competed and played their
hearts out.”
While the freshman
class has been an enigma
for months, recent weeks
have shown an uptick in
production from a group
that continues to puzzle
its eighth year head coach
as much as it offers him
solace in the future of his
program.
First year guard Rickea
Jackson is a prime exam-
ple of Schaefer’s ongoing
battle with his youthful
contingent of playmak-
ers. A five-star recruit and
the first ever McDonald’s
All-American to sign with
MSU, Jackson leads all
SEC Freshman in scoring
and sits ninth overall in the
conference at 14.3 points
per game.
That said, the former
blue-chipper’s rebounding
production continues to be
a work in progress. Sunday
against Kentucky, Jackson
reeled in seven rebounds
— moving her per game
average up to 4.8 per game.
And while the outing was
encouraging, she’s adamant
her numbers can be higher.
“I know that I can get
more,” Jackson said Tues-
day. “Even last game I only
had seven, I could have
gotten 11 if I actually would
have pursued the ball, but
it’s definitely good to see
that I’m actively rebounding
more because that’s what
coach Schaefer wants.”
Freshman guard Aliyah
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I have been
communi-
cating with this
woman that I
work with. She is
currently seeing
a guy she’s been
with for about four
years. We have a
clear connection
and primal attrac-
tion, and have
both discussed
our feelings with
each other. We
communicate by
texting. There Dear Abby
is no communi-
cation through phone calls,
for obvious reasons. Her man
works for the same company
but in a different building than
we do. It’s clear to me that he
isn’t good enough for her and
doesn’t know how to elevate
himself to her level.
I let her know that if they
were to break up, I would want
to give it a try, and she said the
same. She contacts me when
she wants and flirts, but it’s
always at her convenience and
not mine. We have “known”
each other for about a year and
a half now, and she claims she
cares for me. My question to
you is, how should I move this
situation forward? — THREE’S A
CROWD IN NEW YORK
DEAR CROWD: Try to control
your libido and allow me to
offer a flash of insight. This
woman likes things just the
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb.
19). Your ability to make others
feel comfortable is epic and will
be the reason for so many big
wins. The next three weeks will
bring a training of sorts. April
is your chance at a prize, and
you’ll have two more shots for a
similar win. A real trajectory is
forming here, momentum gath-
ering, your inner drive fortifying.
Cancer and Capricorn adore
you. Your lucky numbers are:
15, 44, 35, 11 and 4.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). The first secret to being a
fantastic conversationalist is
to choose a topic that will bear
fruit. What would they love to
talk about? This is hard to deliv-
Matharu has been simi-
larly perplexing. A gunner
off the bench, Matharu
provided instant offense in
double-digit outings against
Vanderbilt, No. 1 South Car-
olina and Ole Miss.
And while her offensive
game shows flashes of a
potential playmaker down
the stretch this season and
into the future, she’s played
eight minutes or less in 10 of
MSU’s past 12 games as she
continues to find a calmer
side to her gunner mental-
ity.
“Every night is a differ-
ent ballgame,” Matharu
said of playing in the SEC.
“Every night is tough and
I just want to be tough in
and out every night, every
game.”
The other members
of the freshman class —
way they are. You
may not think
her boyfriend
is good enough
for her and can’t
“elevate himself
to her level,” but
the woman you
have placed on
this pedestal is
someone who
enjoys sneaking
behind the back
of someone
she’s been
involved with for
four years and
discusses an
exit strategy with
a co-worker. Open your eyes.
She’s not seriously interest-
ed in you. She’s enjoying a
flirtation on her own terms,
period. What makes you think
you are the only one she does
this with?
DEAR ABBY: I have been
overweight for half of my life.
After many diets, exercises,
weight loss and eventually
gaining it all back, I’m planning
to have gastric sleeve surgery
within the next two months, or
when my surgeon can place me
on his schedule.
I have gone through all of
the required office visits with
my doctor, but haven’t yet
made a final decision because
I’m so nervous about it. I have
not mentioned this to my adult
children or my parents. My par-
ents are elderly and probably
would hate it and worry, so I
er on, but get good at learning
what people want to talk about
and you’re golden.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Know who has your back, and
who will go out of the way to
promote and help you. Rule out
anyone too jealous to be truly
supportive. Seek alliances with
people who have complementa-
ry strengths.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You’re so often controlled and
careful about giving the thing
that’s appropriate and neces-
sary to the moment. That’s why
when you do give a show of
emotion, it’s totally irresistible.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
People like people who they
guards Jayla Hemingway
and JaMya Mingo-Young
— have also had their
moments. Mingo-Young
scored a crucial 14 points
that kept MSU within strik-
ing distance against South
Carolina Jan. 20, while
Hemingway’s defense and
rebounding ability down the
stretch helped the Bulldogs
to a win over No. 16 Texas
A&M just over a week ago.
Thursday, MSU heads
to Auburn for the first of
its final four games of the
year. And while the Bulldog
freshman continue to find
their footing as their inau-
gural season in Starkville
nears its completion, Schae-
fer remains confident the
quartet that surrounded
him Tuesday can help this
year’s squad to postseason
success.
don’t want them to know. As
for my children, they probably
won’t like it either.
The surgery will mean I’ll
lose 60 to 70 pounds. Should
I say something or wait until
it becomes obvious? I’m a
private person, and I absolutely
don’t want any negative or
snarky remarks from neighbors
or my church family.
Am I being ridiculous,
selfish or silly? If I don’t tell,
how will I explain how I lost the
weight without spilling my se-
cret? I may tell everyone later
on, but not right now. — GOT A
SECRET IN THE SOUTH
DEAR GOT A SECRET: Want-
ing to be your best and health-
iest self isn’t ridiculous, selfish
or silly. If you need surgical
intervention to conquer your
weight issues and your doctors
agree, there is no reason to be
defensive about it. Attempting
to hide a 70-pound weight loss
would be like trying to smuggle
dawn past a rooster.
As you pointed out, your
weight loss will become obvi-
ous. When you are asked about
it, all you need to say is that
now that your weight problem
is in the past, you prefer not
discussing it, so please don’t
bring it up again. You may en-
counter fewer raised eyebrows
if, once your doctors allow it,
you start doing some walking
so you can be seen by others
adopting a healthier lifestyle. If
you do, people may assume it’s
the reason you are thinner.
are like. Can they be blamed?
Who doesn’t want their opinions
validated with living proof such
as another nodding head can
provide?
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your
life is filled with different story
lines, and you know where you
are in each one. Certain things
feel like the start; others feel
like the beginning of an end.
A lagging middle could use an
enlivening dance number.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
To take them very seriously, lis-
ten closely to the nuances, and
act accordingly — this is a gift
from you to them. Later you’ll
realize it’s also a gift from you
to you, an attention investment
that can’t help but pay off.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
The stumbling, bumbling, drop-
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Good times roll
From left, Mississippi University for Women culinary arts students Lauren Weaver of Starkville, Sarah Grete of
Clinton, Paige Lovette of Meridian, Alexa Hunt of Roxie and Ashton Rucker of Vaughan are pictured Feb. 11 with
Mardi Gras dishes they made for their food styling course. Themed dishes prepared, from left in front, are king
cake, opera cakes and fried shrimp po’boys with comeback sauce. Behind those are Cajun crayfish pasta, left,
and Creole jambalaya.
Party on with these Mardi Gras recipes
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
N
ext Tuesday — Shrove Tues-
day, or Fat Tuesday — is
Mardi Gras season’s grand
finale. Feb. 25 marks the culmina-
tion of Carnival celebrations. It’s
the last day and night of eating
anything we want before the ritual
feasting of the Lenten season. Food
styling students at Mississippi Uni-
versity for Women’s Culinary Arts
Institute recently set out to design
and prepare a tempting Mardi Gras
menu, and share the recipes with
Dispatch readers.
“The Food Styling class was
given the assignment
of coming up with
Mardi Gras recipes,”
said CAI Chef Mary
Helen Hawkins.
“Each student could
select any recipe,
plating and props for
the photo shoot.” Hawkins
The goal of food styling is to pre-
pare and style food for the camera.
A food stylist is trained to maintain
food so that it will look its best on
TV in commercials, in movies or
in print media like magazines and
menus.
“You have to learn to be metic-
ulous. You can’t just throw it on a
plate,” said Paige Lovette, a senior
culinary arts major from Meridian
who would like to one day open her
own bakery.
“We could choose our own
A make-at-home appetizer
FAMILY FEATURES
S
avor each bite of light and flaky
crust filled with a creamy mixture
of jalapeños and bacon in these
jalapeño popper cups.
For more appetizer recipes, visit
culinary.net.
JALAPENO POPPER CUPS
8 strips bacon, chopped
4 medium jalapeño peppers, seeded and
minced
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
Culinary arts major Sarah Grete created the recipe for this crayfish pasta
with Cajun cream sauce.
recipes for this from any source,
and then we went over our menu
to make sure we didn’t duplicate,”
explained Alexa Hunt, a senior cu-
linary arts major from Roxie. Some
of the students even developed
their own recipes.
The final menu showcased
some of the best of Mardi Gras
and its prominent New Orleans
vibe. Dishes included jambalaya,
crayfish pasta with Cajun cream
sauce, fried shrimp po’boys with
comeback sauce, king cake and
opera cakes.
In the MUW commercial
kitchen Feb. 11, culinary majors
completed final recipe steps before
1 package frozen phyllo dough sheets
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
n Heat oven 375 F.
n In medium skillet over medium-high heat,
cook bacon until crisp. Drain bacon; reserve 1
tablespoon grease.
n Add jalapeño peppers and minced garlic to
bacon grease. Cook until peppers are tender.
n In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sour
cream until smooth. Stir in bacon, jalapeño mix
and 2/3 cup shredded cheese.
n Gently fold one pastry sheet in half. Fold
in top corners to middle, forming point. Fold
bottom corners to middle, forming point. Place
phyllo dough in muffin pan cavity, forming cup.
n Fill phyllo cups with cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle remaining cheddar cheese over cups.
n Bake 7-8 minutes or until heated through.
Remove from pan and sprinkle with cilantro.
(Source: Recipe adapted from Wilton)
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020 n 5B
familyfeatures.com
Like lemony treats? Try these lem-
on cream puffs.
Pastry
love: lemon
cream puffs
FAMILY FEATURES
Y
ou don’t have to be a pastry
chef to make these delicious
little beauties. With a hint
of lemon, these light and fluffy
puffs will be a hit at your next get
together.
LEMON CREAM PUFFS
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
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For the lemon filling:
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter, cubed
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons sugar
Powdered sugar
n Preheat oven to 400 F. In a large
saucepan, bring water and butter to a
boil. Add flour all at once, stirring until a
smooth ball forms. Remove from heat;
let stand 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a
time, beating well after each addition.
Continue beating until mixture is smooth.
n Line baking sheet with parchment pa-
per. Brush water over parchment paper.
Fill piping bags with pastry dough and
pipe circle swirls 3 inches apart.
n Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden
brown. Remove to wire racks.
n For filling, in a small heavy saucepan,
combine beaten egg, sugar, lemon juice
and butter. Slowly cook and stir over me-
dium heat until mixture is thick enough
to coat the back of a spoon. Transfer to a
small bowl; refrigerate until partially set.
Whisk again to make sure ingredients are
mixed well.
n In a large bowl, beat whipped cream
and sugar until stiff peaks form; fold in
lemon mixture.
n Fill pastry bag with lemon filling. Split
Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff pastry puffs. Pipe lemon filling onto
pastry bottoms, replace pastry tops. Dust
with powdered sugar.
(Source: culinary.net; adapted from Taste
thoughtfully plating foods to be of Home)
photographed for the food blogs
they will present to the class at the
semester’s end.
With deliberation, Lauren
Weaver of Starkville, an MUW
junior, positioned edible pearls one
by one on her king cake with food A plant-based,
tweezers. Lovette carefully placed
decoration on her opera cakes
— layered cinnamon cakes with
dairy-inspired dish
cream cheese icing on the bottom FAMILY FEATURES
and top layers and a center of choc-
W
olate ganache. Sarah Grete, from ith the rise in popularity
Clinton, draped colorful beads of plant-based diets and
along the plate rim of her savory dishes, combining them
crayfish pasta. with dairy products can create a
See MARDI GRAS, 6B superfood power couple. For ex-
ample, the cheddar cheese found
in these Vegetarian Stuffed Pep-
See STUFFED PEPPERS, 6B
Use frozen
phyllo dough
sheets to make
these jalapeno
popper cups
that deliver
zesty flavor.
familyfeatures.com
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Mardi Gras
Continued from Page 5B
“They enjoyed the
assignment,” said
Hawkins. “It gave them
the opportunity for a
real-world experience to
try out some of the food
styling ‘tools and tricks’
they have learned.”
Grete, for example,
experimented with
microwaving wet cotton
balls to provide “steam”
for her pasta dish in
photos. She also cooked
the sausage pieces sepa-
rately to give each piece
the perfect sear for the
camera.
“If you have ever
wondered why your dish
doesn’t look like the
magazines or the photo
on the box, don’t feel
bad,” said Hawkins. “It’s
more than likely a food
stylist has spent hours
preparing the perfect
product to be photo-
graphed.”
See more of the stu-
dents’ Mardi Gras rec-
ipes at cdispatch.com.
Click on the lifestyles
link and laissez le bon
temps rouler — let the
good times roll.
CAJUN CRAYFISH
PASTA
1 pound pasta of choice
1/2 cup sweet cream butter
1 bunch chives
6 ounces sliced button mush-
rooms
1 sliced red bell pepper
2 teaspoons garlic minced
1 tablespoon Cajun season-
ing of choice
1/2 pound peeled and
cooked crawfish tails, drained
1/2 pound your choice of
sausage, cooked
2 cups heavy cream or half-
n-half
2 cups Parmesan cheese,
shredded
1/4 teaspoon red peppers
flakes
2 tablespoons olive oil
n Follow directions on pasta
package.
n In a large skillet heat 2
tablespoons of butter over
medium heat.
n Add green onions, red bell
pepper, and mushrooms to
skillet; sauté 3 minutes.
The recipe for these layered mini opera cakes was developed by MUW culinary arts
major Paige Lovette. See the recipe at cdispatch.com at the lifestyles link.
2 tablespoons Slap Ya Mama/
Cajun seasoning, (adjust to
suit heat preference)
10 ounces andouille sausage,
sliced into rounds
1 pound boneless skinless
chicken breasts or thighs, cut
into 1-inch pieces
1 onion, diced
1 small green bell pepper
(capsicum), seeded and diced
1 small red bell pepper (capsi-
cum), seeded and diced
2 stalks/ribs celery, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
14 ounces can crushed
tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black
pepper
1 teaspoon each dried thyme
and dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon red pepper
flakes (or 1/4 teaspoon cay-
enne powder)
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper
sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire
sauce
1 cup thinly sliced okra (or 1
teaspoon file powder)
1 1/2 cups uncooked white
rice (short grain or long grain)
3 cups low sodium chicken
broth
1 pound raw shrimp/prawns
tails on or off, peeled and
deveined
Sliced green onions and
chopped parsley, to garnish
n Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in
a large pot or Dutch oven over
medium heat. Season the sau-
sage and chicken pieces with
half of the Cajun seasoning.
n Brown sausage in the hot
to 25 minutes, or until liquid is
absorbed and rice is cooked,
while stirring occasionally.
n Place the shrimp on top of
the Jambalaya mixture, stir
through gently and cover with
lid. Allow to simmer while
stirring occasionally, until the
shrimp are cooked through
and pink (about 5-6 minutes,
depending on the size/thick-
ness of the shrimp being
used).
n Season with a little extra
salt and pepper if needed and
remove from heat. Adjust heat
with extra hot sauce, Cayenne
pepper or Cajun seasoning.
Serve immediately with sliced
green onions and parsley.
Refrigerate any leftovers for
up to 3 days.
(Source: Cafe Delites, cafed-
elites.com/jambalaya/, via
Alexa Hunt at MUW)
FRIED SHRIMP PO’BOYS
WITH COMEBACK SAUCE
1 pound shrimp, peeled and
deveined (about 30 shrimp)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 large egg
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup canola oil
For the sauce:
Chris Jenkins/MUW University Relations
powder, cayenne, dried thyme,
dried oregano, salt and black
pepper and mix them with your
fingers.
n Warm the 1/4 cup of oil
in a large skillet on medium
heat. Use 1/4 cup or enough
to generously cover bottom
of pan.
n Set out a cookie sheet and
line it with paper towel.
n A few at a time, dredge
shrimp in the flour. Transfer
them to the egg mixture. Cov-
er shrimp lightly with egg mix-
ture, being careful to shake
off any excess egg. Transfer to
the cornmeal mixture and coat
them evenly.
n Frying in batches of approx-
imately 10, gently place the
cornmeal-coated shrimp into
the hot oil and cook undis-
turbed 2-3 minutes, until bat-
ter is crispy and golden brown
on one side. Flip shrimp using
tongs and cook for another 1-2
minutes.
n Once shrimp are golden
brown and crispy on both
sides, gently transfer them
from pan to prepared sheet
pan with paper towel to
drain excess oil. Repeat this
process until all shrimp are
cooked.
n Turn oven to “warm”
setting, or about 175 F. Leave
sheet pan with fried shrimp in
warm oven while you prepare
remaining ingredients for
sandwiches.
n To make the sauce mix
ingredients together quickly
with a spoon and set aside.
Cover and store refrigerated

n Add garlic and 2 teaspoons
of the Cajun seasoning to skil-
let and sauté 4 minutes.
n Add heavy cream and
Parmesan, bring to a boil and
reduce to a simmer. Keep
warm (You can add half and
half to thin mixture out.)
n In another skillet melt the
rest of the butter.
n Add the crawfish tails and
sausage and 1 teaspoon Ca-
jun seasoning. Add to sauce
and pour over pasta.
(Source: Recipe by MUW culi-
nary arts major Sarah Grete)
oil; remove with slotted spoon
and set aside. Add remain-
ing oil to the pot and sauté
chicken until lightly browned.
Remove with slotted spoon;
set aside.
n Sauté the onion, bell pep-
per and celery until onion is
soft and transparent. Add the
garlic and cook until fragrant
(30 seconds).
n Stir in the tomatoes; sea-
son with salt, pepper, thyme,
oregano, red pepper flakes (or
Cayenne powder), hot pepper
sauce, Worcestershire sauce,
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoon hot sauce (like
Texas Pete)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
For assembling po’boys:
4 crusty French rolls
1 tomato sliced, to taste
Lettuce shredded, to taste
Pickles, to taste
n If using frozen shrimp make
99.49%
until ready to serve.
n Slice each bread roll down
the side, leaving the very ends
uncut to create a nice pocket
to fill with shrimp. Slather
each roll with sauce on one of our customers
side and then stuff in a layer receive their paper on time.
of lettuce, tomato and pickle. (Believe us. We track these things.)
Finally stuff the sandwich with
as much shrimp as will fit.
Drizzle with more sauce and If you are unhappy with your delivery
please let us know. Our goal is 100%
add more tomato, pickles or
lettuce to taste. customer satisfaction.
(Source: Sauce/Amy Johnson,
shewearsmanyhats.com/ Call customer support at:
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CREOLE JAMBALAYA
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Serves 6-8 people
3 tablespoons cooking oil,
divided
and the remaining Cajun sea-
soning. Stir in the okra slices
(or file powder), chicken and
sausage. Cook for 5 minutes,
while stirring occasionally.
n Add in the rice and chicken
broth, bring to a boil, then re-
duce heat to low-medium. Cov-
er and let simmer for about 20
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sure shrimp are fully defrost- boys/Frank Racette, leanne-
ed. Remove shells and devein brown.com/fried-shrimp-po-
if not purchased that way. boys/, via Ashton Rucker at
MUW.)
n Set up breading station: On
one plate, spread out the flour.
Crack the egg into a bowl, add
the milk and beat lightly with a
fork. On another plate, spread
the cornmeal, paprika, garlic

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Vegetarian stuffed peppers add color and flavor to the dinner menu.

Stuffed peppers
Continued from Page 5B
pers helps optimize nutri-
ent absorption from the
rice, black beans, corn
and tomatoes to create a
nutritious and delicious
appetizer or meal.
Find more recipes that
combine the goodness
of dairy and plant-based
foods at milkmeansmore.
org.
VEGETARIAN STUFFED
PEPPERS
6 large sweet bell peppers
1/2 cup diced sweet onion
1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
in half
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
1 1/2 cups cooked black
beans plain (drained and
rinsed if using canned beans)
2 cups cooked brown rice
1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili
powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 cups shredded Sharp
Cheddar Cheese, divided
n Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Line a rimmed half sheet pan
with non-stick aluminum foil.
n Slice the tops off of the
sweet bell peppers. Use a
spoon to scoop the seeds
and white membranes from
the insides of the peppers.
Discard the pepper tops and
seeds. Place the peppers
onto the prepared half sheet
pan; briefly set aside.
n In a large bowl, stir
together the diced onion,
cherry tomatoes, corn, black
beans and brown rice until
combined. Sprinkle the chili
powder, oregano, salt, and
pepper over top before stirring
to distribute the seasonings
throughout. Fold 1 cup of
the cheddar cheese into the
filling, reserving the remaining
cheese for later.
n Stuff the open cavities of
the sweet bell peppers tightly
with filling, mounding a bit of
the filling over the top edge
of the peppers. Sprinkle the
remaining cheddar cheese
over top of the filling.
n Bake the stuffed peppers
for 30-35 minutes or until
filling is heated through, the
peppers soften, and the exte-
riors begin to wrinkle. Serve
immediately.

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NO-
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WHEREAS, on July 10, 2009,
Ernest Robinson, a married
man and Heather Robinson,
his wife executed a deed of
trust for the benefit of Mort-
gage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. as nominee for
Proficio Mortgage Ventures,
LLC, its successors and as-
signs, which deed of trust was
recorded on July 13, 2009, in
Book 2009, Page 16324 in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi;
and
WHEREAS, the aforemen-
tioned deed of trust was as-
signed by Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc as
nominee for Proficio Mortgage
Ventures, LLC it successors
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Page 11832 of the records of
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and
WHEREAS, the holder of the
deed of trust at the time of the
substitution substituted Mc-
Calla Raymer Leibert Pierce,
LLC as Trustee, as authorized
by the terms thereof, by instru-
ment recorded on December
23, 2019, and spread at large
upon the records in the office
of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk
in Book 2019, Page 27143,
prior to the posting and public-
ation of this notice; and
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the terms and condi-
tions of the deed of trust, and
the entire debt secured thereby
having been declared to be due
and payable in accordance with
the terms of the deed of trust,
and the legal holder of said in-
debtedness, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, National Association,
has requested the under-
signed Substitute Trustee to
execute the trust and sell said
land, property and improve-
ments in accordance with the
terms of the deed of trust for
the purpose of raising the
sums due thereunder, togeth-
er with attorney's fees, Substi-
tute Trustee’s fees and ex-
penses of sale;
THEREFORE, on March 11,
2020, the undersigned Substi-
tute Trustee in the deed of
trust, will offer for sale at pub-
lic outcry and sell to the
highest bidder for cash, within
legal hours (being between the
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.) at the Southeast front
door of the Lowndes County
Courthouse in Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, the following de-
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provements lying and being
situate in Lowndes County,
Mississippi, to-wit:
1.16 acres, more or less, lying
in the Southeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section
27, Township 16 South, Range
17 West, Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, more particularly de-
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Commencing at an existing iron
pin at the Northwest corner of
the Northwest Quarter of said
Section 27, run thence South
00 degrees 30 minutes 39
seconds West along the West
line of said Section 27 for
1187.35 feet to the centerline
of a public road known as Cald-
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corner of the property con-
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LLC by Warranty Deed recor-
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county; thence continue South
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40 minutes East along the
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF Lowndes
WHEREAS, on the 6th day of
October, 2005, John Gordon In- appointed Emily Kaye Cour-
gram and Wife, Deborah In-
gram, executed and delivered a Trust, by instrument recorded
certain Deed of Trust unto
Stephen R. Colson, Trustee for Chancery Clerk in Book 2016
Mortgage Electronic Registra-
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for Gum Tree Mortgage, LLC,
Beneficiary, to secure an in-
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Tree Mortgage, LLC, assigned
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WHEREAS, default having been 15th day of January, 2020.
made in the payments of the
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public outcry, offer for sale and indebtedness secured by the
will sell, at the south east front said Deed of Trust, and the
door of Lowndes County Court- holder of said Deed of Trust,
house, 505 2nd Ave. North at
Columbus, Mississippi, for
cash to the highest bidder, the of March, 2020, I will during
following described land and
property situated in Lowndes
County, Mississippi, to-wit:
A tract of land being located in door of Lowndes County Court-
the Northeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section
12, Township 16 South, Range cash to the highest bidder, the
17 West, and also located in
the Northwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter of fractional County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Section 7, Township 16 South,
Range 16 West, Lowndes
County, Mississippi and more
particularly described as fol-
lows:
Commencing at an iron pin
marking the Northeast corner
of Section 12; run thence West EST CORNER OF THE SOUTH-
and along the North line of said EAST QUARTER OF SECTION
Section 12 a distance of 79.6
feet to a point on the East
Right-of-Way of Mississippi
Highway No. 12; run thence
South 07 degrees 20 minutes
West and along said Right-of-
Way a distance of 323.0 feet
to the Point of Beginning of the 103.76 FEET; RUN THENCE
herein described tract; run
thence South 74 degrees 14
minutes East a distance of
160.8 feet to a fence corner;
run thence South 12 degrees
04 minutes West a distance of BOOK 568, PAGES 603-604,
106.2 feet to a fence corner;
run thence North 75 degrees
10 minutes West a distance of LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
152.1 feet to a fence corner on SIPPI; RUN THENCE NORTH 01
the East Right-of-Way of said of DEGREE 24 MINUTES. EAST
said Mississippi Highway No.
12; run thence North 07 de-
grees 37 minutes East and
along said Right-of-Way a dis-
tance of 109.6 feet to the
Point of Beginning and contain- GREE 01 MINUTE EAST ALONG
ing 0.39 acres, more or less.
Located on this property is a
1997 Southern Mobile Home
Model No. AK802, SN
#DSD4AL20161AB
1997 Southern Mobile Home
Model No. AK802, Serial
#DSD4AL20161AB
I will only convey such title as
is vested in me as Substitute
Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN
13th day of February, 2020.
Dean Morris, LLC
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste.
404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
adp/F19-0836
PUBLISH: 2/19/2020,
2/26/2020, 3/4/2020
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S
NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF Lowndes
WHEREAS, on the 21st day of
February, 2007, , Freddie
Bridges and Doris Bridges,
Husband and Wife, an Estate
by the Entirety with Full Rights
of Survivorship, executed and
delivered a certain Deed of
Trust unto Express Financial
Services, Inc. National Servic
(Doug Flavin), Trustee for Mort-
gage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. as nominee for
Wilmington Finance Inc., Bene-
ficiary, to secure an indebted-
ness therein described, which
Deed of Trust is recorded in
the office of the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi in Book 2007 at Page
7174; and
WHEREAS, Freddie Bridges and
Doris Bridges, Husband and
Wife, an Estate by the Entirety
with Full Rights of Survivorship
is also known as Freddie B
Bridges and Doris M Bridges
per the land records of
Lowndes County, Mississippi;
and
WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of
December, 2012, Mortgage
Electronic Registration Sys-
tems, Inc. as nominee for
Wilmington Finance Inc., as-
signed said Deed of Trust unto
The Bank of New York Mellon,
fka The Bank of New York, as
trustee for the certificatehold-
ers of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-
Backed Certificates, Series
2007-12, by instrument recor-
ded in the office of the afore-
said Chancery Clerk in Mort
Book 2012 at Page 31368;
WHEREAS, Freddie Bridges and
Doris Bridges, Husband and
Wife, an Estate by the Entirety
with Full Rights of Survivorship
is also known as Freddie B
Bridges and Doris M Bridges
per the land records of
Lowndes County, Mississippi;
and
WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of
December, 2012, Mortgage
Electronic Registration Sys-
tems, Inc. as nominee for
Wilmington Finance Inc., as-
signed said Deed of Trust unto
The Bank of New York Mellon,
fka The Bank of New York, as
trustee for the certificatehold-
ers of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-
Backed Certificates, Series
Legal Noticesby instrument recor-
2007-12,
ded in the office of the afore-
said Chancery Clerk in Mort
Book 2012 at Page 31368;
and
WHEREAS, on the 27th day of
May, 2016 the Holder of said
Deed of Trust substituted and
teau as Trustee in said Deed of
in the office of the aforesaid
at Page 11748;and
WHEREAS, the subject Deed of
Trust was reformed by Final
matter styled The Bank Of New
York Mellon, F/K/A The Bank
of New York as trustee for re-
gistered Holders of CWABS,
Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2007-12 vs. The Un-
known Heirs of Freddie
Bridges, et al., Cause No.
Mississippi. The first rendered
by an Order Granting Default
Judgment as to certain Defend-
ants rendered on the 28th day
of November 2017, and the
second rendered by a Final
November, 2019, said judg-
ments reforming the legal de-
scription in the Deed of Trust in
7174. The Order Granting De-
fault Judgment as to Certain
Defendants appearing in Deed
Book 2017 at Page 8676 on
December 7, 2017, and a Fi-
nal Judgment rendered as to
Defendant Doris Bridges ap-
Page 8622 on November 22,
2019. Further, an Order to Re-
open Case and Appoint Dean
Morris, LLC as Special Com-
missioner for purposes of con-
ducting the Judicial Foreclos-
ure Sale was rendered on the
Said Order appearing in the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi's land re-
cords in Deed Book 2020 at
Page 384 on January 21,
2020; and
made in the payments of the
having requested the under-
signed so to do, on the 4th day
the lawful hours of between
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at
public outcry, offer for sale and
will sell, at the south east front
house, 505 2nd Ave. North at
Columbus, Mississippi, for
following described land and
property situated in Lowndes
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED
PROPERTY LYING AND BEING
SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF
LOWNDES, AND STATE OF MIS-
SISSIPPI, TO WIT:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHW-
28, TOWNSHIP 17 NORTH,
RANGE 16 EAST, LOWNDES
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND.
RUN THENCE NORTH 01 DE-
GREE 03 MINUTES WEST
ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF A
PAAVED ROAD A DISTANCE OF
NORTH 01 DEGREE 02
MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE
OF 300 FEET TO THE NORTHW-
EST CORNER OF THE ALMA
KING LOT AS FOUND IN DEED
INCLUSIVE, IN THE OFFICE OF
THE CHANCERY CLERK OF
ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF A
STREET A DISTANCE OF 680
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING OF THIS DESCRIPTION;
RUN THENCE NORTH 01 DE-
THE CENTER LINE OF A STREET
A DISTANCE OF 361.5 FEET;
RUN THENCE SOUTH 88 DE-
GREES 59 MINUTES A DIS-
TANCE OF 371.5 FEET TO AN
IRON STAKE; RUN THENCE
SOUTH 01 DEGREE 01
MINUTES WEST 361.5 FEET TO
AN IRON STAKE; RUN THENCE
NORTH 88 DEGREES 59
MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE
OF 371.5 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING OF THIS DE-
SCRIPTION; CONTAINING 3
ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND
THE WEST HALF OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SEC-
TION 28, TOWNSHIP 17
NORTH, RANGE 16 EAST,
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI.
BEING THE SAME PROPERTY
CONVEYED TO FREDDIE B.
BRIDGES AND WIFE, DORIS M.
BRIDGES BY DEED FROM
SUSAN ELIZA BALL AND
CHARLES L. BALL RECORDED
01/05/1979 IN DEED BOOK
623 PAGE 244, IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CHANCERY CLERK OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI.
AND
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED
PROPERTY LYING AND BEING
SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF
LOWNDES, AND STATE OF MIS-
SISSIPPI, TO WIT:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHW-
EST CORNER OF SOUTHEAST
1/4 OF SECTION 28, TOWN-
SHIP 17 NORTH, RANGE 16
EAST, LOWNDES COUNTY, MIS-
SISSIPPI; THENCE N 01 DE-
GRESS 03' W ALONG THE
CENTERLINE OF A PAVED ROAD
FOR 103.76 FEET; THENCE N
01 DEGREES 02' W FOR 300.0
FEET TO THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF THE ALMA KING
LOT (AS RECORDED IN DEED
BOOK 568, PAGES 603-604,
INCLUSIVE, IN THE OFFICE OF
THE CHANCERY CLERK OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI); THENCE N 01 DE-
GREES 24' E ALONG SAID
CENTERLINE OF ROAD 575.0
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING; THENCE CONTINUE N 01
DEGREES 24' E ALONG SAID
CENTERLINE FOR 105.0 FEET
TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER
OF THE EXISITING BRIGES LOT
(CONTAINING 3 ACRES, MORE
OR LESS, AND RECORDED IN
DEED BOOK 623, PAGE 244,
IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHAN-
CERY CLERK OF SAID
COUNTY); THENCE S 88 DE-
GREES 59' E FOR 210.0 FEET;
THENCE S 01 DEGREES 24' W
FOR 105.0 FEET; THENCE N 88
DEGEES 59' W FOR 210.0
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING, CONTAINING 0.5 ACRE,
MORE OR LESS, LYING IN THE
INCLUSIVE, IN THE OFFICE OF request for a hearing
THE CHANCERY CLERK OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- must be made in writ-
I, Eurie B Bordenave
SIPPI); THENCE N 01 DE-
GREES 24' E ALONG SAID
CENTERLINE OF ROAD 575.0
ADS APPEAR IN THE COMMERCIAL DISPATCH,
owner D/B/A Patio
ing and recieved by
the Department of
45 Intend to make
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING; THENCE CONTINUE N 01
DEGREES 24' E ALONG SAID
THE STARKVILLE
application for a On DISPATCH AND ONLINE
Revenue within (15)
fifteen days from the
CENTERLINE FOR 105.0 FEET Premises Retail Li- first date this notice
TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER
OF THE EXISITING BRIGES LOT
quor permit as To place ads starting
was published.
at only $12,
(CONTAINING 3 ACRES, MORE provided for by call the 662-328-2424 or visit ads.cdispatch.com
OR LESS, AND RECORDED IN
DEED BOOK 623, PAGE 244, Local Option Alcohol- Requests shall be
IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHAN- ic Beverage
THE DISPATCH Control sent to: n WEDNESDAY, FEBBRUARY 19, 2020 n 7B
n CDISPATCH.COM
CERY CLERK OF SAID
COUNTY); THENCE S 88 DE- Laws, Section 67-1-1, Chief Counsel, Legal
GREES 59' E FOR 210.0 FEET; et seq., of the Missis- Division
THENCE S 01 DEGREES 24' W
FOR 105.0 FEET; THENCE N 88 sippi Code of 1972, Department of Reven- General Help Wanted
Legal Notices
DEGEES 59' W FOR 210.0 Booze Legal Notices
Annotated. Booze Legal Notices
ue
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING, CONTAINING 0.5 ACRE, P.O. Box 22828 THE COMMERCIAL
MORE OR LESS, LYING IN THE
NE 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28.
If granted such per- Jackson, MS 39225 D ISPATCH is seeking a
mit, I propose to op- mechanically-minded indi-
BEING THE SAME PROPERTY vidual to work in its press-
CONVEYED TO FREDDIE B.
erate as a Sole Pro- Date of First Publica- room. Applicants must be
BRIDGES AND WIFE, DORIS M. prietor / Restaurant tion: 2/18/2020 comfortable working around
BRIDGES BY DEED FROM
and Bar Under the heavy machinery, adhering
CHARLES L. BALL RECORDED to tight deadlines and must
07/13/1990 IN DEED BOOK trade name of Patio Publish: 2/18 & have an eye for detail &
930 PAGE 560, IN THE OFFICE
OF THE CHANCERY CLERK OF 45 Located at 3255 2/19/2020 quality. Flexible hours are a
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- Highway 45 North must. Must pass drug test.
SIPPI. Email resume to
Columbus MS 39705 mfloyd@cdispatch.com
in Lowndes County.
EMPLOYMENT
I will only convey such title as or drop resumes off at
is vested in me as Special 516 Main Street
Commissioner. Columbus, MS 39701.
Eurie B Bordenave No phone calls please.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this
Owner CALL US: 662-328-2424
5th day of February, 2020.
Dean Morris, LLC, or its author-
1202 6th Street General Help Wanted Restaurant / Hotel
ized agent North
Special Commissioner Columbus MS 39701 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIST- SUBWAY OF Columbus is
855 S Pear Orchard Rd, Ste. ANT: You’re an admin pro now taking applications for
404 Bldg 400 who doesn’t want to be a opening shift at Walmart
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020 If any person wishes secretary. You have great location. Apply in person at
MS Office and computer
adp/F16-0393 to request a hearing Alabama St location or to
skills, awesome at filling set an interview, send your
PUBLISH: 2/12/2020, to object to the issu- out forms, honest, people name and number to
2/19/2020, 2/26/2020 ance of this permit a person, who is great at sub2000inc@gmail.com
organizing paperwork and
request for a hearing
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF projects. Exceptional at
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- must be made in writ- follow through and details.
SIPPI ing and recieved by Looking for a good work
RENTALS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- the Department of environment with some-
TATE OF STEPHEN OSAKUE, what flexible hours.
JR., DECEASED
Revenue within (15) Send us a resume:
fifteen days from the job107@cdispatch.com ADS STARTING AT $25
ROSARIO CARRILLO, ADMINIS-
TRATOR first date this notice
VETERINARY ASSISTANT/ Apts For Rent: South
was published. KENNEL HAND needed.
NO. 2019-0190-F
Part time position. Animal TWO 1BR/1BA APTS
experience is necessary.
RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUB- Requests shall be located at 121 5th St. S.
LICATION If interested, please call $700/mo. 662−328−
sent to: 662-524-4155. 8655.
TO: THE HEIRS AT LAW OF Chief Counsel, Legal
STEPHEN OSAKUE, JR., DE-
Division
CEASED
Department of Reven-
Good help isn’t hard to find if you know
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S)
ue where to look. Start your search here.
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
P.O. Box 22828
Court by Rosario Carrillo, Ad- Jackson,
Medical / DentalMS 39225
ministrator, seeking to determ-
ine the unknown heirs-at-law of
Stephen Osakue, Jr., De- Date of First Publica-
ceased. You are hereby
summoned to appear and de- tion: 2/18/2020
fend against said Petition at
9:00 o’clock a.m. on the 17th
day of March, 2020, in the Publish: 2/18 &
Chancery Courtroom of the 2/19/2020
Lowndes County Courthouse in
Columbus, Mississippi, and in
case of your failure to appear
and defend, a judgment or or-
der may be entered granting
the relief requested in the Peti-
tion.
Further, you are required to
mail or hand deliver a written
response to the Petition to De-
termine Heirs at Law filed in
this action to Elizabeth F.
Jones, Attorney for Rosario Car-
rillo, Petitioner, whose ad-
dress is Post Office Box 1827,
Columbus, Mississippi 39703.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR HAND DELIVERED
NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30)
DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS
SUMMONS. IF YOUR RE-
SPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR
DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY
DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED
AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF
DEMANDED IN THE PETITION.
You must also file the original
of your response with the Clerk
of this Court.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this the
30th day of January, 2020.
CINDY EGGER GOODE, CLERK
CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
(SEAL)
BY: /s/ Tina Fisher
D. C.
PUBLISH: 2/5, 2/12, &
2/19/2020
Booze Legal Notices
I, Eurie B Bordenave
owner D/B/A Patio
45 Intend to make
application for a On
Premises Retail Li-
quor permit as
provided for by the
Local Option Alcohol-
ic Beverage Control
Laws, Section 67-1-1,
et seq., of the Missis-
sippi Code of 1972,
Annotated.
SERVICE DIRECTORY
If granted such per-
mit, I propose to op-
erate as a Sole Pro-
prietor / Restaurant
and Bar Under the
PROMOTE
trade nameYOUR SMALL BUSINESS STARTING AT ONLY $25
of Patio
45 Located at 3255
Automotive Services General Services General Services Lawn Care / Landscaping
Highway 45 North
Columbus MS 39705
MONOGRAMMING
A & T TREE SERVICES JESSE & BEVERLY’S
in Lowndes County. Bucket truck & stump LAWN SERVICE
Eurie B Bordenave
Owner
removal. Free est.
Serving Columbus
since 1987. Senior
citizen disc. Call Alvin @
Just for Ladies Mowing, cleanup,
landscaping, sodding,
& tree cutting.
662−356−6525
242−0324/241−4447 Mossy Oak Mall • West Point
1202 6th Street
"We’ll go out on a limb for 662-492-4221 • Mon.-Sat. Painting & Papering
North you!" CHILDREN’S & LADIES’ CONSIGNMENT
Columbus
Carpet & Flooring MS 39701 SULLIVAN’S PAINT
JEWELRY REPAIR
WORK WANTED: SERVICE. Special Prices.
CARPET INSTALLATION. Licensed & Bonded. Interior and Exterior
If any person wishesalso Carpentry, minor electrical, Painting. 662−435−6528
Re−Stretch & Repair RKERS
to request
avail. I acceptaselect
hearing
jobs. minor plumbing, insulation, PA
ON
J.
to object to the issu- painting,
Call Walt, 662−574−8134. demolition,
gutters cleaned, pressure
Tree Services
ance of this permit a washing, landscaping, 100 Russell St.
E
W ELER Starkville, MS J&A TREE REMOVAL
J
S
request for a hearing cleanup work, moving help.
662-268-8058 Work from a bucket truck.
662−242−3608.
must be made in writ- Insured/bonded.
Call Jimmy Prescott for free
ing and recieved by GET YOUR PRIVACY CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY estimate, 662−386−6286.
the Department of FENCE NOW! $545 plus Filing Fee
Reasonable pricing.
Revenue within (15) New installations &
CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY
All Attorney Fees Through The Plan
fifteen days from the fence maintenance.
Jim Arnold, Attorney
first date this notice Text/Call 662−549−7167.
wasDAVID’S CARPET &
published. 662-324-1666
UPHOLSTERY GRAVEL. $360 PER LOAD. 104 South Lafayette Street, Starkville
CLEANING Local delivery, 14 yd truck.
Requests shall
1 Room − $50be Backhoe & Dozer work.
2 Rooms − $70
sent
3+to:
Mobile Home Pads &
Chief
Rooms − $30 EA
Counsel,
Rugs−Must Legal
Be Seen
Driveways.
Read local.
Division
Car Upholstery
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Cleaning Available
Department of Reven-
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ue grow your business.
P.O. Box 22828
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662−327−9559.
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Plenty of private parking.
662−327−9559.
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$26,500. 662−386−9605.
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549−3764. $15,000.00
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VOYAGER XII Only 25,500
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1.75 ACRE LOTS.
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Can be seen local.
Good credit as low as 10%
501−545−7750.
down, $299/mo. Eaton
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ADS STARTING AT $12
Sudoku
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901−413−8121
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$675/mo. No Pets, no
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RENTALS smoking. Lease, Bargain Column
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reference check.
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3 day $18
AND applicant. No pets. No
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662-329-2323 NO HUD. Infant to toddler rocker
Fisher price infant to
LONG & LONG REAL toddler rocker
2411 HWY 45 N ESTATE $15 662−798−9811
662−328−0770 Price includes 4 lines of text;
COLUMBUS, MS $1/line after base cost.
Kids rocking horse $50.
662−798−9811
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Burial Plots for a new pet,
Four Burial plots in Mem−
orial Gardens, Columbus. adoption is
always a
Close to trees and the
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included. $900 each, sold

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together. 662−364−2106.

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7 “Like that’ll
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1 “Dance, 27 Rink material DOWN 21 “The Tem-
WHITE POSTER
BOARDS. Dance, 28 Performed
29 Takes a
1 Bunny move
2 Cain’s mother
pest” sprite
22 San Diego
Revolution”
24"x23"
$0.50 each. breath 3 Blazed a trail player
100 in stock. 31 German 4 Pulls along 24 Series test
Visit 516 Main St. or
call 662−328−2424. article 5 Not active 25 Star pitcher
2 India 32 “That’s a lie!”
33 Cruise stop
6 Face feature
7 Climb
30 Rate
33 Pol’s concern
Sporting Goods
34 High regard 8 Almost even 35 Corn units
37 George
3 “Maverick”
ED SANDERS GUNSMITH chance 36 Idle on film
OPEN FOR SEASON! Jetson’s wife 9 Charged 37 Toast spread
9−5: Tues−Fri & 39 Mideast
9−12: Sat. particle 38 Hubbub
peninsula 10 Clinic cost 40 “— voyage!”
4 Prince
Over 50 years experience!
Repairs, cleaning, 43 Says further 16 Map areas 41 Rage
refinishing, scopes 44 Hardships
William and
mounted & zeroed, 17 Plane part 42 Cart puller
handmade knives. 45 Terrarium 18 Acid type
Located: Hwy 45 Alt, North
of West Point, turn right on Kate Middleton growth
46 Play parts
19 Some foot-
ballers
Yokahama Blvd, 8mi & turn
left on Darracott Rd, see

5 Humblebrag
sign, 2.5mi ahead, shop on
left. 662−494−6218.

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