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Jan Miller
Pecan Acres residents still await
news regarding relocation named new
leader of
Columbus
Arts Council
Miller has 30 years
of nonprofit experience
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
The Columbus
Arts Council board
of trustees appointed
Jan Miller as the arts
organization’s new
executive director
Wednesday.
Miller, who has
Miller
worked with nonprof-
its — including sever-
al in Columbus — for
nearly 30 years, will
begin the position on
Aug. 1, according to
a CAC press release
announcing the hire.
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff “I am so glad to be Arzamendi
Preston Jones, 4, sits on the porch of a home in Pecan Acres on Wednesday in Starkville. If proposed develop- back home working
ment plans for the property move forward, families will be relocated to a less-centralized area of town. in the community I love,” Miller
said in the release. “I have always
Bell: Deal to move low-income been passionate about the arts so
this is the perfect opportunity to
housing to Hwy. 182 still pending be in the place I love most, working
with an organization with an estab-
By Slim Smith lished track record.”
ssmith@cdispatch.com Miller was hired after a “nation-
wide search” and will oversee all
STARKVILLE — It’s a pleasant Wednesday operations at CAC, including staff,
morning at Pecan Acres and more than a few resi- programming, community out-
dents are agreeable to visits. reach and grant writing.
You know this by the open front doors that dot the Miller is currently director of
120-unit low-income housing complex just off High- field services at Mississippi Main
way 12 in downtown Starkville. Through the metal Street Association. She previously
screen doors, residents are sending a message that held positions with Main Street Co-
they are home and ready for company. lumbus, where she helped organize
Behind one of those screen doors, Blitz, a minia- the annual Market Street Festival.
ture Dachshund, naps in the sun as Bennie Brown, She also oversaw the $1.7 million
who lives just a few doors down, has dropped by for phase one of building the Colum-
a visit. Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff bus Riverwalk downtown, accord-
A street over, Kelly Ewing sits in a lawn chair Harvey Rogers stands in his front yard on Wednesday at ing to the release.
in front of her apartment, chatting with the grand- Pecan Acres in Starkville. Rogers has lived in the neighbor- In 2015, Mississippi Business
daughter of a woman who lives across the street. hood for two years and is opposed to the proposed devel- Journal recognized her as a Top
opment plans for the area. “I’ve got a car so it wouldn’t Fifty Business Women in Missis-
Pat Hines, the grandmother, is watching TV, affect me, but there’s no resources over there (in the new
but her front door is open and when a knock comes sippi.
proposed location for Pecan Acres),” Rogers said. “I’d rath-
at the door, she sings out, “Come on in” without er stay here.” In its current location, residents can easily “I am excited to have Jan Miller
See Pecan Acres, 6A walk to the grocery store and access other vital resources. become our next executive direc-
tor for the Columbus Arts Council,”
Board President Mike Arzamendi
See Miller, 3A
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Miller
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said. “Her 29-plus years in June 2018. Program annual events such as the
of non-profit leadership manager Beverly Norris Blues for Willie Festival
experience will greatly served as interim direc- every spring, summer
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Pecan Acres
Continued from Page 1A
even knowing who has ing down, but our expens-
knocked. es are going up. That’s the
The conversations go- reality of it.”
ing around Pecan Acres
vary from topic to topic, Some residents
but what no one seems
to be talking about is the
resistant to the change
Residents like Brown
fate of Pecan Acres itself.
do not appear to be anx-
“I haven’t heard any-
ious about the status of
body talk about it since
the planned project.
I don’t know when,”
The current Pecan
said Ewing, 34, who has
Acres location sits adja-
lived in Pecan Acres
cent to the Vowell’s gro-
for the past 11 years.
cery store, which houses
“I don’t know if people a Starkville-MSU Area
have forgotten about it Rapid Transit bus stop in
or if they’re just wait- the parking lot. It also is
ing to hear what’s going walking distance from
on. Nobody seems to be downtown.
that worried over it right On Highway 182, how-
now.” ever, the most accessible
Brown, 71, put it more store would be a Dollar
succinctly. General and the near-
“What’s there to talk est full-service grocery
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
about?” he said. “They’re Brenda C. Garner sits in her home on Wednesday at would be more than a
going to move or they’re Pecan Acres in Starkville. She has lived in Pecan Acres mile away.
not going to move.” since August 2015 and enjoys being in the neighbor- “I kind of like where
A year ago, the pro- hood. Garner is opposed to the proposed development I’m at,” Brown said. “I
posed relocation of the plans to relocate the housing complex in order to build don’t have a car, so I can
Starkville Housing Au- an entertainment center. “It’s about money. It’s not
walk to get groceries or
thority complex to a site about the good of the community and the people in the
community,” Garner said. get my beer pretty easy.
a couple miles to the west But if they move us, it will
on Highway 182 was the be a new place and that’s
thing on the status of that tain our property and take
“talk of the town,” with nice, too. I just hope I can
plan. care of our tenants.”
public hearings, resident get around if they move
“We haven’t gotten any Starkville attorney
surveys and communi- us over there. That’s what
notices or anything,” said Rob Roberson, who has
ty activists captivating I don’t know. But, the way
Hines, 52. “Nobody knows taken over as attorney for
the attention of the res- I look at it, they’re going
what’s going on.” Dobbs on the project, did
idents and the broader to do what they’re going
The project, said not return calls from The
Starkville community. to do. I’ll stay or I’ll go.
But since Johnny Starkville Housing Au- Dispatch by press time.
thority director Bo Bell, Daniel Havelin, the That’s pretty much the
Moore, the attorney rep- story.”
resenting Alabama-based may be forgotten in some Starkville city planner,
quarters, but it’s anything said his department is Harvey Rogers, a Pe-
developer Christoper can Acres resident of two
Dobbs, died unexpected- but gone. waiting, too.
years, is also opposed.
ly on Aug, 30, there ap- “There is still some mo- “Right now, there’s
Though he has his own
pears to have been little ment u m ,” nothing for
transportation, many of
movement on the issue. Bell said. us to act
his neighbors do not.
Dobbs hopes to turn “There is on,” he said.
“I’ve got a car so it
the 20-acre site currently still some “At some wouldn’t affect me, but
occupied by Pecan Acres work the point, there there’s no resources over
into a commercial devel- buyer and will be a lot there (in the new pro-
opment — an “entertain- seller have of process- posed location for Pecan
ment district” that would to do (on es that have Acres),” Rogers said. “I’d
include such things as the High- Bell to happen, Havelin rather stay here.”
restaurants and a bowl- way 182 but we hav- Brenda Garner, who
ing alley. To do that, he property). There has to be en’t been approached and has lived in Pecan Acres
would purchase property a signed contract on the asked for anything yet.” since August 2015, said
on Highway 82 and build purchase of the new land For Bell, the planned she believes the proposed
low-income housing to before anything else can move could relieve the project is prioritizing
replace the housing units happen. That should be growing financial pres- profit over people.
at Pecan Acres, then deed done in the next 30 to 90 sure on the Housing Au- “It’s about money. It’s
that property to Starkville days. That’s what we are thority. not about the good of the
Housing Authority in ex- hearing. “These are older units,” community and the peo-
change for Highway 12 “On our end, we’ve been he said. “They’ve been ple in the community,”
location. deliberately slow-playing here for 60 years and the Garner said.
But it’s been months it,” he added. “Until the older they get, the more Dispatch Photographer
since residents at Pecan sale is final, there is noth- maintenance costs there Jennifer Mosbrucker con-
Acres have heard any- ing for us to do but main- are. HUD budgets are go- tributed to this report.
LCSD
Continued from Page 1A
board interviews finalists according to Smith. ed $4 million by June 30. the new superintendent
and none of them work Wright, who meets Wright has consistently in January — the mid-
out. But since we have the minimum require- pointed to $75 million in dle of the 2019-20 school
(MSBA) doing our ad- ments and intends to ap- building projects ($44 year — or offer Wright a
vertising instead of just ply to keep his position, million of which were six-month contract to fill
advertising locally, this told The Dispatch he built with a 2015 vot- out the school term and
way it’ll be really wide believes his time leading er-approved bond issue) bring in the new person
spread.” the district has built a the district has complet- when the next school
LCSD board members strong enough resume to ed and has blamed prop- year begins in July 2020.
also voted to set the su- keep his job. erty tax collections for LCSD Board Presi-
perintendent’s salary to On the academic falling short of projec- dent Robert Barksdale
be “commensurate with front, LCSD has an over- tions in recent years. declined to comment
experience,” but did not all accountability rating “I happen to love my when contacted by The
set a specific range. — determined primar- job and I love the people I Dispatch. Board member
Sitting Superinten- ily by students perfor- work with,” Wright said. Brian Clark told The Dis-
dent Lynn Wright — who mance on end-of-year “With the team we have patch his priority in the
will complete his second state benchmark exams in place and the hard superintendent search is
elected four-year term on — of B, falling just a few work and effort from our selecting the candidate
Dec. 31, after which state points shy of an A. teachers and students, that is “best qualified to
law requires all county Financially, howev- we have only continued lead the district,” and
superintendent positions er, the district’s fund to show improvement.” that he will judge who
to become board-ap- balance has plummeted If Wright is not hired, is qualified by whether
pointed — makes more since 2014 from about the board must then de- they meet LCSD’s crite-
than $127,500 annually, $17 million to an expect- cide whether to install ria.
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Vanderbilt
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to this program and all verines knocked off No. bases in the fourth. He re- mann walked in the go-
the players and the se- 1 national seed UCLA to tired the last six he faced ahead run. Stephen Scott
niors,” shortstop Ethan reach the CWS. before turning the game singled in two more.
Paul said. “To this day, “We were hoping it over to Eder. Kauffmann tied a ca-
every time I look at Teddy would end in a better Hickman fanned nine reer high with five walks,
I think of Donny, and just way,” first baseman Jim- or more in five of his final and Jeff Criswell relieved
being able to share that my Kerr said. “We’ll look six starts and allowed one him after Kauffman
moment with them was back — maybe not in a or fewer runs in nine of walked Ty Duval lead-
something we all really week or in a month — but his last 13. ing off the fourth, and
wanted to do.” down the road it will be Though the Commo- JJ Bleday’s single and
The loss ended a sur- fond memories.” dores brought to Oma- Ethan Paul’s sacrifice fly
prising postseason for Bakich was an assis- ha an offense ranked in stretched the lead to 6-1.
Michigan, which went tant to Corbin from 2003- the top five nationally in Vandy pitchers com-
from being one of the 09 at Vanderbilt, and the the major categories, it bined for a 2.50 ER A over
last four teams picked two remain close friends. was pitching that carried six CWS games. Hick-
for the 64-team NCA A “He’s put together a them for most of their man allowed one earned
Tournament to becoming remarkable year with stay. run and struck out 13 in
the first Big Ten team to those guys,” Corbin said. Vandy had eight runs
12 innings. Rocker, who
play in the finals since “Where they came from on nine hits Wednesday,
threw the no-hitter in su-
Ohio State in 1966. It was ... they gave us everything but its .221 average in six
per regionals that already
Michigan’s first CWS we wanted and more.” CWS games was the low-
is part of college baseball
since 1984. Vandy is the sixth na- est for a national champi-
“They have inspired fu- tional champion from the on in the aluminum bat lore, gave up two earned
ture generations of Michi- SEC since 2009 and 12th era that started in 1974. runs and fanned 17 in 12
gan baseball players with overall, second only to the Vandy got hits when it 1/3 innings. The staff
the belief that winning a 18 won by the Pac-12 and needed them in Game 3. averaged 10.1 strikeouts
national championship is its previous iterations. At Pat DeMarco sent Kauff- per nine innings.
possible,” coach Erik Ba- No. 2, Vandy became the mann’s hanging slider “I know our offense
kich said. “The only way highest national seed to 407 feet into the left-field was celebrated for a long
you can have an Omaha win it all since Miami in bleachers — his seventh period of time, but you
program is to have an 2001. homer of the season and look at what happened in
Omaha team. This is very Hickman gave up 100th for the Commo- this tournament, and it
much a tipping point for three straight singles to dores — to tie it at 1 in the was pitching and defense,
us.” start the game, leading to second. and certainly starting
Michigan staved off Michigan’s first run. He The Commodores pitching,” Corbin said.
elimination in the first retired nine of the next scored three runs with “We won this in 2014, it
two rounds of the national 10, striking out six, and two outs in the third. Two was relief pitching. In this
tournament after squan- got out of trouble when walks and a single load- tournament it was start-
dering leads. The Wol- the Wolverines loaded the ed the bases, and Kauff- ing pitching.”
Small
Continued from Page 1B
a national “of the year” program history, with the lace (1992) as southpaws Small allowed just 12 runs
award. He joined Ginn, award first handed out in taken in the first round. on 27 hits. He struck out
Stratton, Golden Spikes 2003. The left hander also Small has been up to 98 and walked only 18,
Award winner Will Clark earned first-team All-SEC the challenge each week limiting the opposition
(1985), and Johnny Bench honors, becoming the as the No. 1 starter for the to a .131 batting average
Award (national catcher first MSU pitcher since Bulldogs, posting a 10-2 against.
of the year) winner Ed Ea- Dakota Hudson in 2016 to record — including a 7-1 On the career charts,
sley (2007). garner a spot on the top mark in SEC play — and a Small finished with 318
The left-handed pitch- All-SEC squad. 1.93 ERA. The southpaw strikeouts to become just
er was a unanimous The 15th Diamond did not allow more than the third Diamond Dawg
first-team All-America Dawg in program history three runs in a start all in program history to
selection, earning the to hear his name called season and limited the op- reach the 300-strikeout
distinction from all sev- in the first round of the position to two-or-fewer mark for a career, joining
en of the major baseball Major League Baseball runs in 16 of 18 starts. He Dubose (428; 1995-97)
reporting outlets. Small Draft, Small was the fifth was the first MSU pitcher and Jeff Brantley (364;
is the first Diamond MSU student-athlete since Ross Mitchell (13; 1982-85). His 176 strike-
Dawg to garner first-team drafted in the first round 2013) to reach double-dig- outs in 2019 are the MSU
All-America accolades in the last eight years, its in the win column.
single-season record and
since Jacob Lindgren did joining Rooker (2017), Against ranked oppo-
sit No. 5 on the SEC’s sin-
so from Baseball America Hudson (2016), Hunter nents, Small posted a 6-2
gle-season charts.
and Perfect Game in 2014. Renfroe (2013) and Strat- record and 1.48 ERA in 10
He joins Clark, Strat- ton (2012). starts, with Mississippi
ton, Rafael Palmeiro and Small was the fourth State owning a 7-3 record
Brent Rooker as the only MSU left-handed pitcher in those games. Two of
unanimous first-team to be taken in the first those three losses came
All-America selections in round of the MLB Draft, in one-run games, while
program history. with the Lexington, Ten- the other loss was a two-
Small joined Stratton nessee native joining Paul run loss at Arkansas. In
as the only two SEC Pitch- Maholm (2003), Eric Du- 61 innings of work versus
er of the Year winners in Bose (1997) and B.J. Wal- the nation’s best teams,
Basketball
Continued from Page 1B
National Team and will arrive lat-
er this summer. DAWG NOTES
“When he was here (on his n Howland has opened the door for suspend-
recruiting visit), he played some ed junior guard Nick Weatherspoon to return to
3-on-3 with our guys,” Howland the floor in 2020. Speaking with the media Tues-
said. “Our players, notably Robert day, Howland said he expects Weatherspoon to
Woodard II and Tyson Carter, said be ready to go for the season opener after he
‘Coach, this guy is really good, was suspended for violating team rules Feb. 16.
and we need to get him.’ I was n Redshirt junior Abdul Ado is still on the
encouraged that they thought he mend from a shoulder injury sustained last sea-
was a good player based on their son. Howland said Ado underwent an operation
June 5 and is on track for an October return.
time with him in the gym.”
Baseball
Elias p 0 0 0 0 F.Prlta p 2 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO SF_Kipnis (3). Monday, June 10
D.Grdon 2b 3 1 0 0 Claudio p 0 0 0 0 IP H R ER BB SO
SPORTS BRIEFS
Texas At Paris
Crasiti p 1 0 0 0 Aguilar ph 1 0 0 0 Minor W,8-4 9 5 1 1 2 7 Kansas City Argentina 0, Japan 0
American League Glance LeBlanc p 0 0 0 0 Albers p 0 0 0 0
Austin. p 0 0 0 0 Jffress p 0 0 0 0
Detroit Junis L,4-7
T.Hill
6 9 4 4 1
2 1 1 0 1
4
2
Friday, June 14
All Times EDT Boyd L,5-6 7 5 4 4 1 11 At Rennes, France
D.Moore lf 1 0 0 0 Thames ph 1 0 0 0 V.Alcantara 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 Cleveland Japan 2, Scotland 1
MUW Summer Volleyball Clinics
New York
East Division
W L Pct GB
52 28 .650 —
Arcia ss 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 8 4 Totals 32 2 5 2
Stumpf
Austin.Adams
1-3 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 2
1
0
Bauer W,6-6
Goody H,1
6
1
2-3 3 1 1
1-3 2 0 0
1
0
12
1
At Le Havre, France
England 1, Argentina 0
Mississippi University for Women will host four Tampa Bay 45 35 .563 7 Seattle 210 000 001—4 Umpires_Home, Mark Carlson; First, Tripp Gib- Wittgren 1 3 2 2 0 3 Wednesday, June 19
Milwaukee 000 002 000—2 son; Second, Chris Segal; Third, James Hoye. HBP_by Junis (R.Perez), by Bauer (Gallagher), At Nice, France
position-specific volleyball clinics this summer for youth Boston 44 38 .537 9
E_Moustakas (6). DP_Milwaukee 1. LOB_Se- T_2:19. A_19,732 (41,297). by Bauer (Soler). England 2, Japan 0
Toronto 29 52 .358 23½
players. Baltimore 22 58 .275 30 attle 8, Milwaukee 6. 2B_J.Crawford 2 (11), Umpires_Home, Mike Muchlinski; First, Dan At Paris
A defense/libero clinic will be held July 15, followed Central Division Do.Santana (18). 3B_M.Smith (4), J.Crawford Diamondbacks 8, Iassogna; Second, Tim Timmons; Third, Rob Scotland 3, Argentina 3
(2). HR_Moustakas (23), Gamel (5). SB_D.Gor- Drake. GROUP E
by a setters clinic July 16, a hitter/blocker clinic July 17
Minnesota
W L Pct GB
52 27 .658 — don (14). CS_Do.Santana (3). S_LeBlanc (1). Dodgers 2 T_2:49. A_22,246 (35,225). W L T GF GA Pts
IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Arizona
and an all skills clinic July 18. Cleveland
Chicago
44 36 .550 8½
37 41 .474 14½ Seattle ab r h bi ab r h bi NCAA College World x-Netherlands
x-Canada
3 0 0 6 2 9
2 1 0 4 2 6
Cost is $50 per session. In order to participate, Detroit 26 49 .347 24 Carasiti 1 0 0 0 1 0 Pderson 1b 4 0 1 0 J.Dyson cf 5 1 3 1
Series Glance x-Cameroon 1 2 0 3 5 3
LeBlanc W,5-2 5 5 2 2 1 6 Verdugo cf 3 0 0 0 Lcastro rf 3 1 1 1 New Zealand 0 3 0 1 5 0
each camper must complete a signed registration form, Kansas City 28 53 .346 25
Austin.Adams H,7 1 0 0 0 1 2 Beaty lf 4 0 1 0 D.Prlta lf 4 2 0 1 BAt TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
x-advanced to second round
West Division Omaha, Neb.
a facility accident waiver and a photo release form. W L Pct GB Elias S,10-11 2 0 0 0 0 2 Bllnger rf 2 2 1 1 E.Escbr 3b 4 2 2 3
All Times EDT Monday, June 10
Milwaukee Y.Grcia p 0 0 0 0 Lamb 1b 4 0 0 0 At Montpellier, France
Registration and all forms for the clinic are available Houston 50 31 .617 —
Houser L,2-2 2 4 3 3 3 4 Chrgois p 0 0 0 0 I.Vrgas 2b 4 0 1 2 (Double Elimination)
Canada 1, Cameroon 0
Texas 44 36 .550 5½ Saturday, June 15
at https://www.owlsathletics.com/camps/camps-list. Oakland 43 38 .531 7 F.Peralta 4 2 0 0 2 5 A.Brnes ph-c 0 0 0 0 Ahmed ss 3 0 0 0
Michigan 5, Texas Tech 3 Tuesday, June 11
Claudio 1 0 0 0 0 1 Muncy 3b 4 0 0 0 Joseph c 4 1 1 0 At Le Havre, France
For more information contact Roxanne Hernandez at Los Angeles 41 40 .506 9
Albers 1 0 0 0 0 2 C.Tylor ss 3 0 1 1 Clarke p 2 1 0 0 Florida State 1, Arkansas 0
Netherlands 1, New Zealand 0
Seattle 37 47 .440 14½ Sunday, June 16
662-329-6572. Tuesday’s Games Jeffress 1 2 1 1 0 2 K.Hrnan 2b 3 0 0 0 K.Marte ph 1 0 1 0
Vanderbilt 3, Louisville 1 Saturday, June 15
Umpires_Home, Jim Wolf; First, Chad Whitson; Ru.Mrtn c-p 4 0 0 0 Chafin p 0 0 0 0 At Valenciennes, France
N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 3 Gnsolin p 2 0 1 0 Crchton p 0 0 0 0 Mississippi State 5, Auburn 4
San Diego 8, Baltimore 3 Second, Andy Fletcher; Third, Sam Holbrook. Netherlands 3, Cameroon 1
Lowndes County Adult Softball Boston 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Kansas City 8, Cleveland 6
T_3:11. A_30,074 (41,900).
Twins 6, Rays 4
Frguson p 0 0 0 0 C.Wlker ph 1 0 0 0
Garlick rf 1 0 0 0 A.Brdly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2 Totals 35 8 9 8
Monday, June 17
Texas Tech 5, Arkansas 4, Arkansas eliminated
Michigan 2, Florida State 0
At Grenoble, France
Canada 2, New Zealand 0
NBA
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June allows you to relax. want to draw attention to your-
27). This year has it all — TAURUS (April 20-May self when you have a specific
adventure and excitement 20). Of course, it often takes a reason to do so. Go under the
offset by periods of time that let struggle to change your status. radar until the moment you’re
you settle into a comfortable, But if maintaining a position ready to lead.
healthy routine. What results continues to be a struggle, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
from the friendship and working consider that it’s not a good fit. Friendship is the high form of
developments in July eventually Life isn’t meant to be easy, but love that allows you to give
will be a shared history that it shouldn’t be hard all of the purely today and with the sole
makes you proud. You’ll invest time. purpose of making another per-
with friends and loved ones and GEMINI (May 21-June 21). son happy and building a strong
it pays well in 2020. Aquarius You know that you can’t please relationship.
BABY BLUES and Leo adore you. Your lucky everyone and have in fact VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
numbers are: 7, 30, 33, 5 and learned that if too many people You’ll be mindful of how differ-
18. love what you’re doing, it’s not ent people bring out different
ARIES (March 21-April 19). a plus. Rather it’s an indication sides of you. The sorts of things
There’s nothing worth losing to drill further into your own you do in the company of one
your cool over. Finding a solu- uniqueness. person will be totally different
tion to the problem depends CANCER (June 22-July 22). from what you wind up doing
on maintaining a certain frame You’ve no use for other people’s with someone else.
of mind. Do the self-care that curiosity right now. You only LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Right has might and you’re in its
strong clutches. The question
that arises today: How do you
know what’s right, especially
when other people believe that
they are just as right?
BEETLE BAILEY SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You have a gift for seeing
what’s interesting about people
and situations even when it’s
not readily apparent to others.
Because of this, you can turn
just about anything into an
interesting experience.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). Excellence is never
everywhere. By definition, the
position of excellence is held by
precious few. Quantity lowers
value. If there’s too much of
a thing, then it’s not worth as
MALLARD FILLMORE much. The best things in life are
always rare.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You’re so busy building up
reasons for people to appreci-
ate you right now that there’s no
time to worry about the money.
In the end, the money is actually
a certificate of appreciation
that naturally flows toward your
efforts.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Your true friends aren’t
sitting around breaking down
the nuances of your every word,
FAMILY CIRCUS move or mistake. They get your
heart and extend the benefit of
the doubt to you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Your imagination is so pow-
erful today that you could easily
put it to use for time travel.
Project yourself to the far future.
What you see there will help you
create your best strategy.
Cross swords
SOLUTION:
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Thursday, June 27, 2019 5B
Business
Business moves with Mary
E
ven after extensive storm Towne Liquor, 507 p.m. and Sundays from
damage from the Feb. 23 tor- 18th Ave. N. Suite 1., noon-5 p.m.
nado, Columbus Fire Service is coming to Towne The playcenter also
continued operating in Columbus Plaza as it replaces the hosts birthday parties,
as it has for the past four decades. frozen yogurt store that a kid version of Main
Vanessa Poteet, Columbus Fire shuttered in December. Street and more. You
Service manager, said the office The store’s Facebook can stay up to date on
building on Tuscaloosa Road was page shows construc- their website https://
tion is underway but Mary Pollitz www.starkvilleplay-
about half destroyed during the
storm. Without missing a beat, the the owner could not be grounds.com/.
business operated as normal since reached by The Dispatch before Don’t forget to show your
the storm’s wake — in temporary press time today. business some love this week with
A new transportation company The Dispatch’s Best of the Golden
buildings and out of Poteet’s car.
has opened in Columbus. Triangle competition.
“Finding a new facility was a
If you’ve got friends or rela- Customers have until Monday
task,” Poteet said. “We’re now set
tives flying into town, they can to rank your favorite restaurants,
up fully. There were some issues call Friendly City Transportation. clothing stores, medical profes-
with not having a proper building, Owners Carla Pritchett and Marla sionals and even hometown heroes.
but we managed. Most people Crowe said the taxi service will The Dispatch posts a ballot
probably didn’t know we were even pick up customers in Birmingham, each Sunday that you can mail in
hit by the tornado.” Memphis, Jackson or Golden Tri- or bring to the front office at 516
Now open at 2516 S. Main St., angle Regional Airport. Main St. You can also vote online
the business offers fire extinguish- If you’ve got guests coming in at www.cdispatch.com/best.
er service work, kitchen suppres- or need a ride nearby, just call 662- Don’t leave your favorite people
sion system services and other fire 364-6164. and businesses out. The top votes
prevention services to customers Over in Starkville, Little E’s In- will be recognized as the Best of
in an area ranging from Meridian door Playcenter has opened, giving the Triangle. Two random voters
to Tupelo and the Alabama and parents an opportunity to boost will also be selected to receive
Tennessee border. their children’s imagination. $100 prizes.
The office is open Monday Owner Alexis Bullock opened Got business tips? Email them to
through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. the playcenter at 821 Hwy. 12 mpollitz@cdispatch.com.
Business brief
Turner joins West Point University joined North Mississippi can Academy of Family
of Missis- Medical Clinics in 1993, Physicians.
Medical Clinic and sippi School working at the former He joins Drs. Keith
Urgent Care of Medicine Lowndes Medical Clinic Box, John Browning, Ned
Family physician in Jackson in Columbus. Miller and Ronald Powell
Gerald Turner, M.D., of in 1990. He He is board certified at the clinic, which is
Columbus, has joined completed by the American Board of located on the east side
West Point Medical Clinic an intern- Family Medicine. He is a of the NMMC-West Point
Turner
and Urgent Care. ship and member of the American campus at 755 Emergen-
Dr. Turner earned a residency Medical Association, cy Dr. and visible from
bachelor’s degree from training, both in family Mississippi State Medical US Highway 45. The
Delta State University medicine, at the Universi- Association, Northeast clinic is part of the North
in Cleveland and his ty of Mississippi Medical Mississippi Medical Mississippi Medical Clin-
medical degree from the Center in Jackson. He Association and Ameri- ics network.
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