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HULA HOOP HERO

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Ella Porter, 6, left, daughter of Luisa Porter and Joe MacGown, watches in awe of Raine Rosson as she dances with a hula hoop Sunday in Starkville. Rosson and
her husband own Rosson’s Awesome Sauce and came to Sunday Funday to sell their products. For more coverage, see page 2A.

Preservation SAAC scholarships now going

Society still to high school programs
awaiting funding
By Slim Smith
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com

STARKVILLE — ­ Only one person

ssmith@cdispatch.com
In its first official appear-
ance before the Columbus
Lowndes Convention and Vis-
itors Bureau Board of Direc-
tors, the Preservation Society
of Columbus received confir-
mation it would participate in
— but not operate — the 80th
Columbus Pilgrimage next Leike
spring.
However, the newly formed
preservation society — made
up of antebellum property
owners whose home tours
have traditionally been the
bedrock of Pilgrimage —
is still awaiting assurance
that CVB will fund them the Terry
$117,000 they requested to op-
erate the annual event in 2021 and beyond.
“We don’t think a whole lot was accom-
plished as far as what we were requesting,”
PSC president Dick Leike said after he ap-
peared before CVB’s board at its meeting
on Monday to request the funds. “It kind of
leaves us hanging.”
In September, the newly-formed 5013(c)
nonprofit informed the Columbus Cultural
Heritage Foundation and CVB, which share
the same board of directors, that PSC would
take over operational control of the event in
2021. Since then, PSC has met twice with
CCHF to ask for funding for 2021, but was
told CCHF has no funds. CVB has provided
funding for Pilgrimage since it was found-
ed in 2008 through the county’s 2-percent
restaurant and hotel sales tax.
See Pilgrimage, 6A
submitted a college scholarship ap-
plication to the Starkville Area Arts
Council in 2017, the year John W.
Bateman became executive director.
That person later withdrew the ap-
plication.
No one asked Bateman about col-
lege scholarships again until Oct. 21,
when he updated Oktibbeha County
Board of Supervisors on SAAC pro-
grams. District 5 Supervisor Joe Wil-
liams raised the topic when Bateman
told the board about the growth of
SAAC’s summer scholarship pro-
gram for youth from 11-18 years old.
The money previously used for col-
lege scholarships — between $5,000
and $6,000 per year — was added to
the summer scholarship program in Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
2018, which has almost doubled in John W. Bateman, right, executive director of the Starkville Area Arts Council,
recipients since then. SAAC award- discusses character creation with participants in Summer Scholars on Stage
ed scholarships to 26 applicants on July 2, 2018. SAAC provides scholarships for youth between 11 and 18
this year and 18 in 2018 after “hov- years of age, and many of them use the money to enroll in Summer Scholars
on Stage.
ering around 15” before the college
scholarship money was reallocated, age, consecutively and consistently.” ern Summer Theatre Institute.
Bateman said. Unlike the one-time Recipients of the summer schol- Many of the applicants for sum-
college scholarships, the summer arships enroll in arts camps and pro- mer scholarships do not ask for much
scholarships can be spread out over grams of their choosing, most often money but would not have been able
several summers. Summer Scholars on Stage, a theater to afford these programs without it,
Only five or six incoming college writing and production camp held Bateman said.
students at a time received scholar- annually at Mississippi State Univer- “I don’t feel that any applicant is
ships of around $1,000 when the pro- sity. Twelve of last year’s 26 recipients being greedy,” he said. “I feel like
gram still had applicants, Bateman went to Summer Scholars, Bateman they’re being conscientious of the fact
said. said. that this is a limited scholarship and
“A thousand dollars for college Other programs include the Mis- they’re asking for what they need.”
does not go very far,” he said. “But if sissippi Lions Band, the Mississippi Summer Scholars on Stage direc-
we give away that same $1,000 across School of the Arts, the Controllers tor Joe Ray Underwood agreed with
four summers, $250 per summer, we 4-H Club Summer Camp, the Ameri- Bateman that the college scholar-
have then helped a kid at an earlier can Ballet Theatre and the Southeast- See SAAC, 6A

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Did you hear?

Wildfire forces residents,

celebrities to flee
The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — A
wildfire swept through
the star-studded hills of
Los Angeles on Monday,
destroying several large
homes and forcing LeBron
James and thousands of
others to flee. Meanwhile,
a blaze in Northern Cal-
ifornia wine country ex-
ploded in size.
The flames that roared
up a steep hillside near the
J. Paul Getty Museum in
Los Angeles’ Brentwood
section illustrated the dan-
ger the state faces as high
winds batter both ends of
California and threaten to
turn any spark into a dev-
astating inferno.
At least eight homes
were destroyed and six
damaged in the LA-area
blaze, fire officials said.
No deaths from either
blaze were reported, but
a firefighter was serious-
ly injured in the blaze
in Sonoma County wine
country. Authorities later
said he was in stable con-
dition.
Some 2.2 million people
lacked electricity after Cal-
ifornia’s biggest utility, Pa-
cific Gas & Electric, shut
it off over the weekend in
the northern part of the
state to prevent its equip-
ment from sparking blaz-
es during windy weather.
More deliberate blackouts
are possible in the com-
ing days because another
round of strong winds is
expected.
A Thousand Words
The company, which
was driven into bankrupt-
cy after its equipment
ignited several deadly
wildfires in recent years,
admitted Monday that de-
spite the outages, its pow-
er lines may have started
two smaller fires over the
weekend in the San Fran-
cisco Bay Area.
PG&E also has said its
transmission lines may
have been responsible for
the Sonoma County fire.
That blaze, which
broke out last week amid
the vineyards and winer-
ies north of San Francisco,
grew to at least 116 square
miles (300 square kilome-
ters), destroying 123 build-
ings including 57 homes,
damaging another dozen
homes and threatening
90,000 more structures,
authorities said.
Although about 30,000
people were allowed back
home Monday afternoon,
about 156,000 people were
still under evacuation or-
ders because of the fire,
mostly from the city of
Santa Rosa. People on the
eastern side of the fire
and in neighboring Lake
County also were given
evacuation warnings to be
prepared to leave because
of changing winds.

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Cleanup continues Monday from Olga’s windy remnants

The Associated Press
TUPELO — Thousands
of people in Mississippi and
Tennessee were still waiting
late Monday for power to be
restored as cleanup continued
from winds associated with the
remnants of Tropical Storm
Olga.
High winds swept across
a broad area Saturday, the
National Weather Service re-
ports. Some school districts
cancelled classes Monday for
lack of power, and some of
those said they would also can-
cel classes on Thursday
Winds up to 70 mph (110
kph) were reported along the
storm’s track from Louisiana
to Indiana.
A highway worker cleaning
up debris in central Mississippi
was killed Saturday.
Tennessee Emergency
Management Agency spokes-
man Dean Flener said anoth-
er person died in McNairy
County, Tennessee, just north
of the Mississippi state line.
WBBJ-TV reports that man,
Ray Wood, died when a tree fell
on him as he went outside to re-
trieve a pet. In nearby Adams-
ville, roofs and facades from
downtown stores were stripped
from buildings by the storm.
Shiloh National Military Park
closed because of debris on the
roads, but officials said Mon-
day that they hoped to reopen
by noon Tuesday.
In Tupelo, Mississippi,
county officials on Monday
declared a state of emergency
so they could buy equipment
and contract for debris remov-
al more quickly. Mississippi’s
Alcorn County opened an are-
na to serve hot meals and offer
shelter, even as the local pow-
er cooperative asked the more
than 5,000 customers who still
lacked power at midday Mon-
day to be patient.
In Clarksville, Tennessee,
winds damaged the airport, a
drag strip and a nursing home,
along with several houses and
mobile homes. Clarksville Re-
gional Airport employee Josh
Vaughn said one of the air-
port’s older hangars located
off the main runway has nearly
collapsed, destroying all but
one airplane inside.
“So much of it’s collapsed
... you can’t even see inside,”
Vaughn told the Leaf Chronicle
of Clarksville. “It’s still a haz-
ard.”
The main terminal and
some other planes were also
damaged. The airport resumed
full operations by Monday.
The Clarksville Speedway
may have hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars’ worth of
damage to areas including the
bleachers, fences, electrical
system, lighting and buildings
near the drag strip.
“We did have people come
out (Sunday) to help,” the
speedway’s Laura Scogin said.
“We were overwhelmed with
people who wanted to help.”
Clarksville Department of
Electricity officials reported
6,200 customers of the city
utility still lacked power Mon-
day evening.
The National Weather Ser-
vice confirms two tornadoes
touched down in in southwest
Alabama on Friday night, pro-
duced by a single thunder-
storm associated with Olga.
A survey shows a twister
with top winds of 100 mph (160
kph) struck southwest of Mo-
bile Regional Airport just after
4 p.m., causing tree and roof
damage. The tornado traveled
for 1.3 miles (2.1 kilometers),
lifting off 2 minutes later. A
second tornado, which injured
one person, touched down
minutes later near Semmes.
With top winds of 105 mph (170
kph), it damaged trees and mo-
bile homes, traveling 3.3 miles
(5.4 kilometers).

Plaque stolen from Mississippi
veteran’s cemetery
NATCHEZ — A veteran’s cem-
etery in Mississippi says a bronze
marker was stolen from the en-
trance of the memorial.
The Natchez Democrat reports
the plaque was noticeably missing
Thursday from the Natchez Nation-
al Cemetery and was reported sto-
len.
Robert C. Winkler, assistant di-
rector of the Veterans Affairs Na-
tional Cemetery Association, says
the marker was posted at the en-
trance across from the U.S. Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs plaque. He
says the bolts holding the marker
were pulled from the wall.
Winkler says the cemetery was
established in 1866 and the stolen
plaque, that reads “Natchez Nation-
al Cemetery,” was posted in 1930.
He says the plaque is about 18
inches (46 centimeters) wide, 24
inches (61 centimeters) tall and
weighs about 30 to 50 pounds (22
kilograms).
The investigation is ongoing.
Mississippi woman found safe in
Sequoia National Park
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK,
Calif. — A Mississippi woman who
vanished on a visit to Sequoia Na-
tional Park in California has been
found safe after three days.
Authorities say 56-year-old
Mary Joanna Gomez of Jackson was
found Monday after a California Air
National Guard aircraft saw the let-
ters SOS spelled out with rocks in a
park area.
The National Park Service says
she was cold, thirsty and hungry
but otherwise in good health. She
was found off-trail about 3 ½ miles
from where her car was discovered
over the weekend.
Gomez, who’s a traveling nurse
based in San Francisco, had visited
Kings Canyon National Park and
said Thursday she intended to visit
the Sequoia park. She was reported
missing on Friday by her family af-
ter missing a work shift.
Fishing equipment firm plans
$9.5M expansion in Mississippi
OCEAN SPRINGS — A maker
of fishing equipment plans a $9.5
million new headquarters and 70
new jobs on the Mississippi Gulf
Coast.
The Jackson County Board of
Supervisors is selling 4 acres (1.6
hectares) in an Ocean Springs
industrial park to American Bait-
works Co. The company plans to
build a manufacturing plant and
distribution center, having out-
grown its current facility.
Senior Vice President Justin
Sward tells local news outlets that
the company has purchased several
brands of fishing rods, tackle and
lures in the last year, and is combin-
ing their operations under one roof
to increase efficiency and sales.
Sward says the company expects
to be operating in the new facility
with 12 to 18 months.
Singing River Electric Cooper-
ative and Cooperative Energy of-
fered a grant for site preparation.
Mississippi hospital gets
upgrades as part of takeover
WIGGINS — A Mississippi hos-
pital is getting some upgrades as it
gets taken over by another hospital.
WLOX-TV reports that Memori-
al Hospital at Gulfport is assuming
control of Stone County Hospital in
Wiggins. Chas Pierce, Senior Di-
rector of System Development for
Memorial Hospital, tells the news
station Stone County Hospital is
getting updated lighting and paint.
Floors and patient rooms are also
being improved.
Stone County Hospital offers
emergency services, diagnostic
imaging and other specialties and
will continue to offer ambulance
services in the county.
Pierce says Memorial does not
plan to change anything.
2 Mississippi men charged with
woman’s death after gunfight
HOLLY SPRINGS — Two north
Mississippi men are charged with
murder following a gunfight that
killed a 23-year-old woman.
The Northeast Mississippi Dai-
ly Journal reports that 20-year-old
Javion Boxley of Red Banks and
31-year-old Jeremy Young of Hol-
ly Springs are each charged with
charged with first-degree murder
and other crimes.
Holly Springs police say the two
took part in a melee outside a house
on Oct. 17. The Marshall County
coroner says 23-year-old Jametries
LaSha Moore was shot in the neck
and died before she could be taken
to a hospital.
Police say at least three others,
including Young, were wounded by
gunshots. Young was arrested after
he was released from a hospital.
It’s unclear if Boxley or Young
has a lawyer. Each is jailed, with
bail set at more than $2.7 million.
SOURCE: The Associated Press

Around the WORLD

Fresh protests, looting
erupt in Chile despite
new Cabinet
SANTIAGO, Chile
— Fresh protests and at-
tacks on businesses erupt-
ed in Chile Monday de-
spite President Sebastián
Piñera’s replacement of
eight key Cabinet minis-
ters with more centrist
figures and his attempts
to assure the country he
has heard calls for great-
er equality and improved
social services.
Thousands of protest-
ers crowded again into
central Santiago, and one
group set fire to a build-
ing that houses a fast-food
restaurant and stores.
Firefighters were battling
the blaze.
Other looters attacked
a pharmacy, and there
was an attempt to set a
subway station on fire.
Meanwhile, hundreds of
thousands of people at-
tempted to get home from
work on free buses sent
to replace trains out of
service due to the burn-
ing of dozens of stations
over the last week in Latin
America’s most modern
public transportation sys-
tem.
By Monday evening,
piles of detritus burned
on street corners and
some residents and busi-
ness owners tried to
extinguish blazes with
handheld fire extinguish-
ers. At least a couple doz-
en glass storefronts were
smashed and graffiti curs-
ing Piñera and calling for
revolution was sprayed on
virtually every building.
Piñera replaced the
heads of the interior,
treasury, economy, labor
and four other ministries
with generally younger
officials seen as more cen-
trist and accessible.
“Chile has changed
and the government must
change,” Chile’s president
said.
However, his govern-
ment announced no pol-
icies Monday aimed at
addressing 10 days of pro-
tests over deficient social
services and the high cost
of living in one of Latin
America’s most prosper-
ous and modern nations.
“A new Cabinet isn’t
enough, we need real
changes in health care,
education, pensions,” said
Omar Soto, 34, who runs
a cellphone shop.
Protesters almost uni-
formly say they are frus-
trated with the so-called
neoliberal model that has
left Chile with region-top-
ping prosperity along
with a widely criticized
private pension system, is unclear how many were
and two-tiered health and killed by police and how
education systems that many by looters.
blend the public and pri- The U.N. High Com-
vate, with better results
missioner on Human
for the minority who can
afford to pay. Rights, former Chil-
Many Chileans talk of ean President Michelle
waiting a year for an ap- Bachelet, was sending a
pointment with a special- delegation to the country
ist, or families receiving Monday to investigate the
calls to finally set up ap- situation. Amnesty Inter-
pointments for loved ones
who died months earlier.
national was also sending Share the road
Hundreds of thousands a team. Watch for cyclists
are hobbled by education- SOURCE: AP
al loans that can follow
them into their 40s and
even 50s.
“Last Friday we had
a peaceful protest and
being peaceful they
didn’t listen to us,” said
Sebastián, a 25-year-old
welder who declined to
give his last name saying
he fear authorities. “You
have to get their attention
somehow.”
Adding to protest-
ers’ anger was a military
crackdown on demon-
strations and looting that
has left 1,132 hurt, with
dozens partially blinded
by police or soldiers’ gun-
shot pellets, according
to the National Human
Rights Institute and the
Chilean College of Medi-
cine. The death toll from
the 10 days of violence
stands at 20, although it
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Slimantics
The most partisan state candidate isn’t Tate Reeves
At every level
of government,
the importance of
political ideology
increases in propor-
tion to the scope of
the office.
Even the most
partisan citizen
will agree that the
work of a constable
or tax collector or
a chancery clerk Slim Smith
is seldom, if ever,
influenced by the
office holder’s political ide-
ology. As someone long ago
observed, there is no such
thing as a Republican Party
pothole or a Democratic Party
drainage ditch.
At the state level, political
considerations do come into
play, especially on the subject
of taxes and spending. The two reminded, “Sufficient unto the
parties can and do often differ
on both of those subjects, and
others as well.
But even at the our own without wading into
state level, political national debates about ideolo-
ideology should be gy.”
far less prominent. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has
Our statewide elect- nevertheless campaigned
ed officials lacking ceaselessly to blur that dis-
both the authority tinction in his gubernatorial
and the ability, are race against Attorney General
not charged with Jim Hood. Without fail, his
implementing na- campaign ads make a lot of his
tional policy, which close ties to President Trump
is today politicized and Hood’s alleged cozy
in every conceiv- relationships with all of the na-
able way, often to tional Democratic Party hob-
the detriment of goblins – Nancy Pelosi, Barack
the people. In today’s political Obama, Hillary Clinton, etc.
climate, it’s unlikely a bill au- Both Trump and vice president
thorizing Mother’s Day could Mike Pence will make appear-
get through Congress. ances in Mississippi to stump
The more our state infuses for Reeves. Donald Trump Jr.
national partisan issues into campaigned for Reeves in our
our state elections, the worse state last week.
off we are all likely to be. Yet the most dangerous
In the scriptures, we are partisan on the Nov. 5 ballot is
state senator Michael Wat-
day are the evils thereof.” In son, a Tea Party Republican
modern terms, that means, running for Secretary of State
“We have problems enough of against former Hattiesburg
mayor Johnny Dupree.
The primary duty of
Secretary of State is running
state elections and Watson has
gone on the record during the
campaign saying, if elected, he
will run background checks on
those who register to vote.
At the Neshoba County Fair
in July, Watson told the crowd
that a system could be used to
“flag” people who might not
be in the country legally and,
thus, ineligible to vote.
In theory, it seems like a
legitimate duty of the office. In
practice, it’s so transparently
open to abuse that it’s been
ruled unconstitutional – A
similar statute in Kansas was
shot down in the courts.
As one of the more patently
partisan members of the Mis-
sissippi Legislature, Watson
has no qualms about making
partisanship central to his
policy.
I strongly suspect the “flag-
ging” mechanism installed
under Watson’s direction
would begin and end with the
person’s last name. If your last
name is Rodriguez or Torres,
don’t expect registering to vote
to be as simple as it would be if
your name is Smith or Jones.
For anyone with a sense of
fairness, that’s unacceptable
and contrary to our sense of
fairness.
That flagging voter registra-
tion was the first policy Watson
offered up is a clear sign that
he intends to politicize what
should be the most non-parti-
san office in our state.
If you believe in the integ-
rity of the Secretary of State’s
office, you should immediately
recognize the danger Watson
presents and vote accordingly
on Nov. 5.
Slim Smith is a columnist
and feature writer for The
Dispatch. His email address is
ssmith@cdispatch.com.

Letter to the editor

Citizens and police need to use turn signals
I haven’t written a letter to the editor in 30-plus years.
Then I went political about someone laying gravel in a
private business parking lot. We all know how much that
meant to Columbus so I wish to go to a more serious
side of life. (I think)
Columbus needs money to fix roads and make them
safer for us all.
At 16 years old I got my license in Arizona on the
Navajo Rez. In a town of maybe 1000. The first ticket I
got was for not using my turn signal on a 15 mph street.
Hasn’t happened since.
If we can teach our police department where why and
how to use theirs, then they can start writing tickets for
the same.
Not only will this make money for the city, but it will
also save many lives. I have lost friends to people who
don’t know what that little stick on the steering column
is for. And we have people we all know that have been
severally injured due to ignorance or just not seeing why
they should have to be bothered to make sure someone
isn’t going to go around them when they turn left.
Willard Head
Columbus

Other editors

Cooperation needed Campaign 2020

to save Jackson Zoo Is Klobuchar the heartland
The ongoing budget problems associated with the
Jackson Zoo came to a head this month with the city of
Jackson taking over the zoo from the Jackson Zoological
moderate Democrats need?
Society, which had run the zoo for 35 years. Things had Beats me why dismiss. Americans could choose to join.
gotten so bad, the society had failed to pay its city water heartland Democrats His support for It could take several forms.
bill, running up an unpaid balance of $6 million. running for president extending health cov- Emanuel suggests giving private
Unfortunately, Mississippi’s capital city is not in a haven’t gained more erage to undocument- citizens access to the same
financial position to take on new problems, evidenced by traction. Ohio Rep. ed immigrants has insurance now enjoyed by federal
its desire to treat 20 zoo workers as independent contrac- Tim Ryan just left political strategists employees.
tors rather than full-time employees until a contract is the race despite his slapping their heads. Klobuchar would also let unin-
success in part of the Democrats don’t like sured Americans 55 or older buy
approved with ZoOceanarium Group to run the zoo. Not
industrial Midwest talking about this, but into Medicare (the qualifying
only is this strategy probably in violation of employment
that delivered the Buttigieg’s outwardly age is now 65). This would appeal
laws, it’s unfair to the zoo employees, many of whom
presidency to Donald gay identity, as well as to the vote-rich demographic of
have worked there for decades. Trump. Montana his tender age of 37, early retirees.
Zoos have always relied on government subsidies. Gov. Steve Bullock Froma Harrop could work against Free four-year college? That’s
Many of the buildings at the Jackson Zoo were first continues to just hang him in a national what Warren and Bernie Sanders
erected under the Works Progress Administration pro- on, arguing that he’s the only election. propose. But 2 out of 3 Ameri-
gram during the Great Depression. The Jackson Zoo has Democrat who won statewide That leaves Klobuchar as one cans don’t have a four-year de-
always relied on a combination of city, state and federal office in a very red state. of the more plausible Democrats gree. Should we be asking truck
funds to supplement admission tickets and charitable That leaves Minnesota to beat Trump. Her momentum drivers to subsidize the educa-
contributions. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Pete follows a frontal assault on Eliza- tion of computer engineers?
When Jackson was booming, it could be the major Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, beth Warren’s “Medicare for All” Klobuchar instead endorses
funder of the zoo. But times have changed. Suburban Indiana. They remain serious plan during the debate. Klobu- free community college and sub-
flight has eroded the tax base of Jackson, while Rankin contenders even though most char called it a “pipe dream” that sidies for apprentice and training
and Madison counties have boomed. The Jackson Zoo reputable polls show them stuck would require a significant tax programs. Bingo. Our economy
needs a new location and a new funding mechanism, in the single digits. Both are increase on the middle class. more and more demands skills
either through the state or a tri-county agreement. running vigorous campaigns in “I’m sorry, Elizabeth,” she beyond high school. Many
It’s hard to walk away from a lost investment, but the Iowa. said. “I think we owe it to the students intending to earn four-
current zoo location will never do. It’s in a rough neigh- But Klobuchar’s prospects American people to tell them year degrees already start out at
borhood that discourages visitors. have decidedly improved of late. where we’re gonna send the affordable two-year community
Lefleur’s Bluff State Park has been proposed as a A strong performance in the invoice.” The Massachusetts colleges. Thus, Klobuchar’s plan
suitable new site. The location is well-situated geograph- October debate has her drawing senator’s proposal would also could, in effect, pay for half f a
ically, being at the intersection of I-55 and Mississippi crowds in New Hampshire. Her end private coverage for the 155 four-year degree.
fundraising has surged, as has million Americans now insured Moderation? Nothing wrong
25, both busy six-lane traffic arteries. The zoo could
her media coverage. by an employer. with that. The last two Demo-
be promoted in conjunction with two other nearby
A new piece in The Econ- Americans do not cotton to cratic presidents, Obama and
attractions, the Mississippi Children’s Museum and the
omist, “Amy Klobuchar for radical change, writes Rahm Bill Clinton, campaigned -—
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, as well as the sanity,” urges Democrats to give Emanuel, former Chicago mayor and governed — as moderates.
beautiful walking trails at the park. The zoo could take the senator “a look.” It portrays and chief of staff for Barack Both spoke the language of the
the place of the park’s nine-hole golf course, which is her as an exemplar of Midwest Obama. He calls Medicare for All heartland.
rarely used because it is so poorly maintained. pragmatism who could become a political “minefield.” Thanks to I’m not dismissing front-run-
Jackson cannot afford to run the zoo. Ultimately, a moderate alternative to Joe the Affordable Care Act, 90 per- ner Biden but noting that he’s
the option will be to close it or to relocate it with a new Biden. cent of Americans already have not the only attractive moderate
source of state and/or regional funding. The situation Mayor Pete’s ace is his fine coverage. Besides, Medicare for in the Democratic race. On this
begs for a leader to take the initiative to make this hap- intellect and military service in All would have no chance of pas- score, Klobuchar definitely
pen. Afghanistan. But he’s turned a sage, he adds, even if Democrats deserves another look.
Surely among the mayors, supervisors, City Council bit weird in his defense of Rep. “draw a royal flush” of a small Froma Harrop, a syndicated
members, legislators, state elected officials and state Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, whom Senate majority in 2020. columnist, writes for the Provi-
agency heads in and around Jackson, there must be Hillary Clinton accused of being Klobuchar instead wants to dence (Rhode Island) Journal.
someone willing to step up. “a Russian asset” — a charge offer a public option — a gov- Her e-mail address is fharrop@
Greenwood Commonwealth that intelligence experts don’t ernment-run health plan that gmail.com.

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TECHNOLOGY
Survey: Number of kids
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The number of young
Americans watching
online videos every day
has more than doubled,
according to survey find-
ings released Tuesday.
They’re glued to them
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TODAY
IN HISTORY
Today is Tuesday, Oct.
29, the 302nd day of 2019.
There are 63 days left in
the year.
Today’s Highlight
in History:
On Oct. 29, 2012, Su-
perstorm Sandy slammed
ashore in New Jersey and
slowly marched inland,
devastating coastal
communities and caus-
ing widespread power
outages; the storm and its
aftermath were blamed
for at least 182 deaths in
the U.S.
On this date:
In 1787, the opera “Don
Giovanni” by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart had its
world premiere in Prague.
In 1901, President Wil-
liam McKinley’s assassin,
Leon Czolgosz (CHAWL’-
gahsh), was electrocuted.
In 1911, Hungar-
ian-born American
newspaperman Joseph
Pulitzer, 64, died in
Charleston, S.C.
In 1923, the Republic of
Turkey was proclaimed.
In 1929, “Black Tues-
day” descended upon the
New York Stock Ex-
change. Prices collapsed
amid panic selling and
thousands of investors
were wiped out as Amer-
ica’s “Great Depression”
began.
In 1956, during the
Suez Canal crisis, Israel
invaded Egypt’s Sinai
Peninsula. “The Hunt-
ley-Brinkley Report” pre-
miered as NBC’s nightly
television newscast.
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Margie Waldrop
STARKVILLE —
Margie Lemon Wal-
drop, 91, died Oct. 27,
2019, at her residence.
Services will be at
3 p.m. Wednesday at
Welch Funeral Home,
with Perry Jinkerson
officiating. Burial will
follow at Memorial
Garden Park Cemetery
in Starkville. Visitation
will be two hours prior
to services at the funer-
al home. Welch Funeral
The margin of error was
plus or minus 2.8 percent-
age points.
Overall screen time
hasn’t changed much in
those four years, the sur-
vey found. The average
tween, ages 8 to 12 for the
purposes of this survey,
spent four hours and 44
minutes with entertain-
ment media on digital de-
vices each day. For teens,
it was seven hours and
22 minutes. That did not
include the time using de-
vices for homework, read-
ing books or listening to
music.
But the findings on vid-
eo-watching indicate just
how quickly this genera-
tion is shifting from tradi-
tional television to stream-
ing services, often viewed
on smartphones, tablets
and laptops. Among the
teens surveyed, only a
third said they enjoyed
watching traditional tele-
vision programming “a
lot,” compared with 45%
four years ago. Half of
tweens said the same,
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Home of Starkville is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Waldrop was
born April 17, 1928, in
Spring, Texas, to the
late Myron Linn Lemon
and Clara Brill Lemon.
She was a graduate of
Spring High School and
attended Mississippi
State University. She
was formerly employed
as a nurse at Heights
Hospital in Houston, in
the burn unit of Brooke
Army Hospital in San
Antonio and in the
Medical Corps of the
U.S. Army during the
Korean War. She was
a member of Starkville
Church of Christ.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
compared with 61% in the
last survey.
YouTube was their
overwhelming first
choice for online videos,
even among the tweens
who were surveyed —
three-quarters of whom
say they use the site de-
spite age restrictions.
Only 23% in that age group
said they watch YouTube
Kids, a separate service
aimed at them and even
younger children. And of
those, most still said they
preferred regular You-
Tube.
SOURCE:
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her husband, John E.
Waldrop Jr.
She is survived by
her daughters, Su-
san Waldrop Perry of
Madison and Bethany
Waldrop Keiper of
Starkville; and one
grandchild.
Memorials may be
made to Oktibbeha
County Humane Soci-
ety, 510 Industrial Park
Road, Starkville, MS
39759 or to Sunnybrook
Children’s Home, 222
Sunnybrook Road, Rid-
geland, MS 39157.
Goldia Hart
Visitation:
Tuesday, Oct. 29 • 1-1:45 PM
2nd Ave. North Location
Graveside Services:
Tuesday, Oct. 29 • 2 PM
Friendship Cemetery
Fred Kerby
Incomplete
College St. Location
Robert Davinson
Held At A Later Date
College St. Location
memorialgunterpeel.com
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5A
Goldia Dunn Hart
Goldia Hart, a long-time resident of Columbus,
MS, died Saturday, October 26, 2019, at her res-
idence.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 29,
2019, from 1:00 to 1:45 PM at Memorial Gunter
Peel Funeral Home, Second Avenue North loca-
tion. A Graveside and Celebration of Life service
will follow at 2:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery,
with the Reverend Byron Benson officiating. Me-
morial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory,
Second Avenue North location, has been entrust-
ed with the arrangements.
Goldia was preceded in death by her parents,
Gena and Tennyson Dunn; husband, Jim Hart;
brothers, John Dunn, John Tennyson Dunn, Da-
vid Dunn, Larry Dunn and Woodie Dunn; and
sisters, Nancy Jeanine Dunn, Maree Chapman
and Jessie-Lee Stringer.
She is survived by her sister, Rose Esther
Crenshaw of Demopolis, AL; son, Rick (Joan)
Hart of Gallion, AL; daughter, Linda (Tom) Sneed
of Columbus, MS; grandchildren, Melinda Sneed
(Jeff) Lowe, Ben Hart, Sam (Rebekah) Hart,
Elizabeth (Daniel) Buckles and Kell Sneed; and
great-grandchildren, Katelyn and Taylor Lowe,
Rachel and Abel Buckles.
Born October 7, 1928, in Lasca, Alabama,
Goldia graduated from Sweetwater High School.
Upon graduation, she moved to Jackson, Ala-
bama, where she married the love of her life, Jim
Hart. While her husband operated and owned
auto parts stores, she worked as the secretary
and devoted her life to raising her two children.
Goldia had a smile that could light up a room.
She was a master seamstress and created beau-
tiful outfits for her daughter, enjoyed a bowling
league well into her 80’s, was a member of East
End Baptist for almost 60 years, and served her
church faithfully by volunteering for many ser-
vices. Her grandchildren were her joy and de-
light in her senior years.
Pallbearers will be Daniel Buckles, Jimmy
Chapman, John Dunn, Ben Hart, Sam Hart and
Kell Sneed.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
the charity of your choice.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
Faye Crosby
Rona Faye Crosby, 83, passed
away on Saturday, October 26,
2019, at Baptist Memorial Hos-
pital Desoto in Southaven, MS.
A visitation will be held on
Tuesday, October 29, 2019,
from 12:00-1:00 PM at Fairview
Baptist Church, with a Celebra-
tion of Life Service to immedi-
ately follow at 1:00 PM. A pri-
vate graveside service will be at
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Crosby was born December 17, 1935, in
Pickens County, AL, to the late Eulie Randolph
and Mattie Lou G. Brown. She graduated as the
valedictorian of New Hope High School, where
she was voted Most Beautiful, served as a cheer-
leader and played basketball. She was a Baptist
by faith and member of Fairview Baptist Church,
where she was a member of the Ladies Sunday
School Class and Choir. She had previously at-
tended Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where she
served as Church Pianist. She worked tirelessly
from home as a devoted wife and mother, always
faithful and keeping God and church at the heart
of her home. She enjoyed good southern cooking
and was known for her caramel cakes and always
having prepared wonderful pot roast lunches fol-
lowing church on Sunday. She enjoyed watching
sports on television and above all else, spending
time with her family, doting over her grandchil-
dren and always fulfilling her duties as “Nanny”
to the best of her abilities.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her first husband, Billy Wayne Cox in
1992; granddaughter, Catherine Richards; broth-
er, Randolph Brown; and sister, Catherine Ray.
She is survived by her husband, Howard Ray
Crosby; daughter, Vicki (Reuben) Atkinson of
Piperton, TN; sons, Eric (Lori) Cox of Arling-
ton, TN and Neal (Susan) Cox of Holly Springs,
MS; stepdaughters, Stephanie (Kevin) Shirley of
Meridian, MS and Elizabeth (Guy) Richards of
Fayetteville, GA; grandchildren, E.J. (Emilee)
Cox, Tripp (Mallory) Atkinson, Blake (Christy)
Cox, Jenna (Wade) Phillips, Tyler (Mallory) Cox,
Christina Sievers, Amber (Cody) Martin, Jeremy
Atkinson, Cole Shirley and Jack Richards; eleven
great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Jean James
and Jewell Woodward.
Memorial services will be officiated by Pastor
Jeff James and graveside services officiated by
Bro Tommy Gillon. Mrs. Crosby’s grandsons will
all be recognized as Honorary Pallbearers.
The family requests that memorial contribu-
tions be made to St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital. 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis,
TN 38105.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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Pilgrimage
Continued from Page 1A
The requested $117,000
is based on what CVB
provided CCHF to put on
Pilgrimage from 2014-
2017, based on CCHF tax
records.
However, the CVB
board declined to move
to provide funds to PSC
for the 2021 Pilgrimage at
Monday’s meeting.
“We didn’t have the
information we needed
to make that decision,”
said board member Liz
Terry, who ran Monday’s
meeting in the absence
of board chairman Steve
Wallace. “I do believe it is
the intention of this board
to provide funds at the
Pilgrimage, but that deci-
sion is part of the budget
process. After losing the
2-percent money last year
(which was re-instated
this year), we’re still build-
ing our cash balance. As of
today, we don’t know what,
exactly, will be available.”
Terry said that while
the board discussed the
funding issue, it was hard
to arrive at specific num-
bers.
“We didn’t have the information we needed to make that
decision. I do believe it is the intention of this board to
provide funds at the Pilgrimage, but that decision is part
of the budget process. ... As of today, we don’t know
what, exactly, will be available.”
CVB board member Liz Terry
“There are a lot of but it didn’t happen. It’s prepared to do.
other events associated one of those situations. I “I guess the big thing
with the Pilgrimage and do think (the CVB board) from the meeting was
trying to pull out exact- is coming around though. making sure the 2020
ly what money was part I think their folks are Pilgrimage
of the Pilgrimage itself working to resolve this.”
was taken
and what money was for The CVB board con- care of,”
those other things was sidered just one motion:
said CVB
difficult to determine,” confirming CCHF will board mem-
Terry said. “Our accoun- operate the 2020 Pilgrim-
ber Whirl-
tant (Tom Buckley) had a age as it has done for the
lie Byrd.
hard time giving us those past decade. The board
“What we
hard numbers, but I do voted for the motion, 7-0, Byrd
decided is
expect us to have that with Wallace and board
information soon, may- member Brock Reynolds that 2020
be by our next meeting absent. Pilgrimage will be held
(Nov. 18).” Who was responsible and the CVB will fund it.”
Leike said PSC will for operating the 2020 Leike assured the
return to the board as event came into question CVB board that PSC
often as it takes to get an when the CCHF board homeowners will par-
answer on the funding voted on Oct. 14 to give ticipate in the 2020 Pil-
question. up control of the Pilgrim- grimage by making their
“We’re going to get age to PSC immediately, homes available for the
verification,” he said. something PSC officials Pilgrimage’s tour of
“We tried to get it today, said the group was not homes.

SAAC
Continued from Page 1A
ships did not cover much
of the cost for college,
especially when college
tuition amounts have in-
creased and the schol-
arship amounts stayed
mostly stagnant.
“With Summer Schol-
ars and with some of the
camps, $300 or $400 does
make a difference,” Un-
derwood said. “A lot of the
kids might go to a five-day
art camp, or they might
go to a day program that
is not as expensive as a
residence program.”
Summer Scholars on
Stage is an immersive
camp that challenges
participants to create an
original work of theater
in the span of two or three
weeks. Bateman is in
charge of the writing pro-
gram and is “an integral
part of Summer Schol-
ars,” Underwood said.
Bateman said he hopes
SAAC can give away
50 scholarships in the
future, but the council
would need more funds
for that. SAAC receives
annual grants from the
county, the city, the Con-
vention and Visitors Bu-
reau and the city arts
commission. SAAC has
also received one-time
grants from nonprofits in-
cluding Starkville Bridg-
es Out of Poverty and
from Starkville-Oktib-
beha Achieving Results
(SOAR).
Grants make up about
35 percent of SAAC’s bud-
get, Bateman said at the
supervisors meeting last
week.
Another benefit to
channeling the funds to
programs for middle and
high school-age students
is that college scholar-
ships were given to those
studying an artistic field,
Bateman said. The sum-
mer scholarship program
reaches people who might
not have definite career
aspirations in the arts.
“It underscores our
belief that arts educa-
tion isn’t just for artists,”
Bateman said. “It’s for
everybody. It creates
well-rounded problem
solvers and creative
thinkers. It’s going to
people who might have a
wide variety of interests.
These kids might be in-
terested in becoming en-
gineers or astronauts or
doctors or accountants.
We don’t know where
they’re going, so we real-
ly are reaching a broader
audience.”

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Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Joe Moorhead looks up at the video board during the second quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies Saturday at Kyle Field.

Slow starts, turnovers and injuries beginning to pile up

By Ben portnoy
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — It’s
no secret the pressure is
mounting for Mississippi
State and head coach Joe
Moorhead.
Following the Bull-
dogs’ fourth-straight loss
Saturday against Texas
A&M, MSU now enters
the final four games of the
season at 3-5 and 1-4 in
SEC play, needing three
wins just to get bowl eli-
gible.
Among the numerous
issues MSU has faced,
slow starts on the road
have been a noticeable
harbinger of defeats
throughout this year.
Seeking to inspire
some confidence and en-
ergy in his squad, Moor-
head, the team captains,
and the leadership coun-
cil employed the “board
drill” pregame in College
Station. With two offen-
sive linemen and two de-
fensive linemen lined up
across from one another,
the drill’s goal is to bring
the opposing player to the
ground.
But as has been the
case in all of MSU’s road
games this season, the
ploy proved for naught
as the Bulldogs were out- “I don’t think there’s the Bulldogs haven’t done backs and the intercep-
scored 14-0 in the first desperation by necessari- themselves any favors of tions that comes down to
quarter against the Ag- ly any means,” Moorhead late. decision making and ac-
gies — marking the third said in regards to the Recapping Texas A&M curacy and knowing when
Arkansas game. “I think it’s better to take a sack or
time this season Moor- week, Moorhead made
we’re certainly focusing
head’s squad suffered a mention of MSU’s inabili- throw it away than try and
all of our concentration,
scoreless first quarter on ty to win the turnover bat- throw it in an ill-advised
all our efforts and prac-
the road against an SEC tle both in College Station spot,” Moorhead said.
tice and preparation to
foe. and over the past three “And then from a fumble
make sure we’re doing ev-
Heading on the road weeks. standpoint, we do ball se-
erything necessary to go
again this week against In losses to Tennessee, curity circuits at a mini-
an Arkansas team that out and perform and play LSU and Texas A&M, mum and usually twice a
well this week and get a
five weeks ago would MSU was minus-seven in week and that’s just about
have no business being win this week.” the turnover department habits and keeping the
mentioned as a possible after starting the sea- ball high and tight, not
loss on MSU’s schedule, Moorhead addresses son plus-three in games letting it get away from
the Bulldogs must get off slow starts against Louisiana, South- your body — so that is
to a quick start should While slow starts on ern Miss., Kansas State something we drill every
they hope to escape Fay- the road have become and Kentucky. week in practice and ob-
etteville with a win. commonplace for MSU, “With the quarter- See Moorhead, 4B

East Mississippi Community College Men’s basketball CCA’s Shaw hopes to end
Lions depending on Powers to lead young team final football season on top
By Theo DeRosa
By Theo Derosa tderosa@cdispatch.com
tderosa@cdispatch.com
STEENS — The five
SCOOBA — East Mississippi Com- seniors on Columbus
munity College men’s basketball coach Christian Academy’s foot-
Billy Begley knows how important ball team can’t believe it.
sophomore guard Donte Powers will be Their final regular sea-
to the Lions this season. son with the Rams is over,
EMCC lost all five starters from last although they feel like it
season’s state champion team, and two just began.
big bench pieces graduated, too. Pow- “We can’t believe this
ers, who saw time off the bench last sea- came this fast,” quarter-
son, will be pretty much the only Lion back Dakota Shaw said.
who played any meaningful minutes “It’s crazy how time flies.”
last season. Shaw has been at Co-
“That’s all we got,” Begley said. lumbus Christian since
“Donte and then freshmen.” his K-4 days, and so have
The Lions’ inexperience will put classmates Tanner Dolan,
plenty of pressure on Powers. Freshman Will Teague and Lawson
guard Romeo Sanders said the team Studdard. They played
would be “101 percent leaning on Don- football and park league
te.” But EMCC’s elder statesman, out of baseball in elementary
school, and they’ve ba-
Starkville High, is more than ready.
sically never stopped
“I kind of felt that I was gonna be in
that leadership role, but I’m embracing playing sports together
See emcc, 4B — and not just football.
Shaw plays basketball
and baseball and runs
Kon Ajang dunks the ball as his team- track; Dolan, Teague and
mates cheer him on during Late Night Studdard all play other
with the Lions Monday night at East sports as well.
Mississippi Community College’s Currie “We’ve been together
Coliseum. During the event, students since I can remember, so
watched their men’s and women’s
we play good together,”
basketball teams participate in 3-point
shooting and skills contests. Students Shaw said. “We just kind
of click.”
were invited to attempt the same skills
contests after the teams showed off So as the Rams pre-
their abilities. Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff pare for their home play-
off matchup on Nov. 8,
Shaw and his friends still
hope to end their last ride
on the football field the
way they want it.
“I’d really like to get a
ring,” Shaw said. “I just
hope we all come togeth-
er as a team and play.”
Playing as a team has
seemingly been easy for
the Rams, who moved
to the MAIS Eight-Man
classification this year.
They’ve got just 16 play-
ers, first-year coach Jason
Williams said, but each
one was pivotal in getting
them to an 8-2 record and
a district title.
“It’s about every player
from one to 16,” Williams
said. “It’s about every
coach and everybody
that’s helped along the
way. That’s why we’re
successful — because of
everybody’s hard work.”
With Teague and Stud-
dard on the outside and
fellow senior Bryar Kemp
at running back, Shaw
does have plenty of help,
but he’s been a leader for
the Rams at quarterback
and at linebacker.
Williams said Shaw
See CCA, 4B
2B Tuesday, October 29, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

BRIEFLY Ole Miss rushing attack to face major test at No. 11 Auburn
Women’s College Golf The Associated Press The Rebels average play really, really hard.” the box up, play cover two weeks.
232.5 on the ground Auburn allows 105.9 zero and force you to Corral is 88 of 147
MSU wraps up round one at White Sands OXFORD, Miss. — per game to rank sec- rushing yards per game execute in the passing passing the ball this
Invitational Mississippi’s offense ond in the SEC behind to rank third in the SEC game. We work really season. Plumlee is 39
Mississippi State women’s golf sits in eighth place has had a week off and No. 8 Georgia (236.9). and 16th among all hard at that. of 82.
at the White Sands Invitational at the Ocean Club Golf now gets to test its Ole Miss has gained 5.1 Football Bowl Subdivi- “We have to be able If the Rebels are go-
Course after the first round of its fall season finale on
Monday. ground-oriented attack yards per carry with a sion teams. Auburn is to throw it. We love to ing to stick with this
The Bulldogs began the three-round invitational, in a challenging stretch rushing attack led by yielding just 3.2 yards be able to run the foot- two-quarterback rota-
hosted by Houston, by carding a total of 294 and run. Scottie Phillips, who per carry and has col- ball. There is obviously tion and have success
shooting 6-over par. The Rebels spent has run for 538 yards lected an SEC-leading less risk involved and rushing the football
“This course is very visually challenging,” head
their week off recuper- and five touchdowns. 60 tackles for loss. we have had some suc- against Auburn, they’re
coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said in a news release. “If
you let all of that affect your chosen shot, then there will ating from injuries to That ground game One of the issues cess doing that, espe- going to have to find
be penalties. The wind, which always blows 10-20 miles quarterback John Rhys faces a daunting task hindering Ole Miss’ cially using the quarter- ways to be less predict-
per hour is nothing we haven’t competed and practiced Plumlee, running back the final month of the offense is its one-di- back. But when you’re able.
in. Factor that in with bunkers, ocean inlets, and the Jerrion Ealy and a trio season with Auburn and mensional nature. The outnumbered, we have “They’re really good
grain of Bermuda green, you have a real test.”
Freshman Ashley Gilliam shot 1-under par 71 to of offensive linemen. No. 1 LSU coming up in Rebels have struggled to be able to execute in against the run and
finish Monday as MSU’s best performer. She led the All five players are ex- the next three weeks. to consistently pass the passing game.” good against the pass
Bulldogs after placing tied for 12th, only five strokes out pected to play Saturday The challenge begins as they’ve alternated Ole Miss has com- too,” head coach Matt
of first place. With her seventh round of par or better when Ole Miss (3-5, 2-3 Saturday against an between Plumlee and pleted just 55 percent Luke said. “Those are
for the season, she now sits tied for third on State’s
freshman list for the category.
Southeastern Confer- Auburn defensive front Matt Corral at quarter- of its passing attempts the defenses you play
Sinking three birdies, senior Clara Moyano shot an ence) tries to boost its that ranks among the back. this season. against in this league.
even 72 for the day, while tying for 21st. This marks her faint bowl hopes by pull- nation’s best. Ole Miss’ passing Plumlee has rushed They’re good at every-
sixth round of par or better for the fall season. ing off an upset at No. “They’re really big struggles have led op- for 563 yards and four thing. But again, we
Tied for 42nd, freshman Abbey Daniel shot an 11 Auburn (6-2, 3-2). and talented,” Ole Miss posing defenses to pack touchdowns but has have got to be who we
eagle on Hole 2 and finished the day 3-over par 75.
Junior Blair Stockett carded a score of 76, tying for 53rd, An offense that has offensive coordinator the box and dare the struggled to throw the are. I think in terms of
while junior Aubree Jones rounded out the Bulldogs with struggled to find a con- Rich Rodriguez said Rebels to throw. football accurately. Cor- formations, we can do
a score of 80. sistent identity through Monday. “They have “You can get forced ral missed two games some things to cause
Lauren Miller also shot a round score of 3-over par eight games has relied guys that will play for a by the numbers to with a rib injury and them problems, but you
75 to finish the day in an 11-way tie for 42nd.
“We worked hard after our round on the mental pro-
heavily on running the long time on Sundays. throw it,” Rodriguez has been rotating snaps just have to do what you
cess we follow,” Brown-Lemm said. “Then we worked ball. They are active and said. “They can load with Plumlee the last do.”
on cleaning up some errant shots that costed us. We will
go out and work hard in the second and final round. This
is team is known to be final round Dawgs.”
The Bulldogs will return to the Paradise Island Golf
Course on Tuesday to compete in the second round of
the invitational.
Source: From Special Reports Road teams win 1st 5 World Series games for 3rd time
The Associated Press come,” Washington the 30 teams had win- The Astros stranded family and friends. Na-
CALENDAR shortstop Trea Turn- ning records at home 20 at home and were 3 tionals manager Dave
HOUSTON — Justin er said with a chuckle during the regular sea- for 17 with runners in Martinez didn’t think
Today Verlander, Joe Smith after Houston swept son, and overall clubs scoring position, then there was an advantage
Women’s College Soccer and Will Harris tossed three games at Nation- were 1,286-1,143 at went 7 for 21 with RISP to being cosseted in a
Centenary College at Mississippi Uni- the ball at Minute Maid als Park. home for a .529 winning in D.C. hotel.
versity for Women, 2 p.m. Park as slanting light This is the first time percentage, accord- “The confidence “I’m not a big room
Men’s College Soccer from the late-afternoon the road team has won ing to the Elias Sports never left us,” Astros service guy,” he said.
Centenary College at Mississippi Uni- sun streaked through the first five games Bureau. Home clubs reliever Joe Smith said. “I like to go out and eat.
versity for Women, 4 p.m. the large glass panels since 1996, when the then went 17-13 in the “It was just a matter of Houston has got some
Women’s College Golf and across right field. Braves rocked the New postseason through the time. You could feel it pretty good restaurants
Mississippi State at White Sands Invita- After arriving home York Yankees by a com- League Championship coming. I could feel it that I like.”
tional, All Day at 4:30 a.m., they were bined 16-1 in two games Series. coming. I think we all Home teams are 43-
Wednesday back in familiar sur- to spurt ahead on the But the World Series could feel it coming.” 24 in Game 6, winning
Women’s College Golf roundings, yes, but road, lost the final three has been a bon voyage After going 7 for 21 five of the last six. The
Mississippi State at White Sands Invita- home, sweet, home has games played at Atlan- of late. Including Bos- with runners in scoring exception was 2016,
tional, All Day been anything but in ta-Fulton County Stadi- ton’s victories at Dodg- position on the road, when the Cubs over-
this contrarian World um, then were beaten in er Stadium in Games 4 the Nationals were 1 for
Thursday Series. For just the Game 6 in the Bronx. and 5 last year, visiting 21 at home.
came a 3-1 Series defi-
Women’s College Soccer cit and took the final
third time in Series his- Going back to the teams have won seven “We took a pretty
Mississippi State at Missouri, 7 p.m. two games in Cleveland
tory, the visiting team Windy City Series of straight World Series heavy punch in the gut
Friday has won the first five 1906, when the home games for the first time. when it came to the first
for their first champion-
Prep Football games. ship since 1908.
team alternated each Washington first two games,” Astros
Lafayette at Columbus, 7 p.m. “I don’t think there’s Washington right
day, the Chicago White baseman Ryan Zimmer- manager AJ Hinch said.
Noxubee County at Aberdeen, 7 p.m. really a rhyme or rea- Sox won Games 1, 3 man doesn’t think too “The Nats came out hot. fielder Adam Eaton
New Hope at West Point, 7 p.m. son why maybe that’s and 5 at the West Side much of the trend. They won a close game, views the Nationals as
Starkville at Warren Central, 7 p.m. happened,” Harris said. Grounds and the Cubs “I don’t think home then they blew us out road warriors, recalling
IAHS at Caledonia, 7 p.m. In a tale of two cit- took Games 2 and 4 at and road matters in late. And then you take a three-game sweep at
Starkville Academy at Magnolia ies, the Nationals out- South Side Park. The baseball, other than the a step back, and you’re Chicago’s Wrigley Field
Heights, 7 p.m. scored the Astros 17-7 White Sox finally gave walk-off, obviously,” he like, we’re still in the in August filled with at-
College Volleyball in the first two games at the home faithful some- said. “During the sea- World Series and it’s titude — perhaps even a
Mississippi State at Auburn, TBA Minute Maid Park last thing to cheer in Game son when you’re home still a race to four wins. bit of road rage.
Women’s College Basketball week. After the travel 6, bursting to a six-run for a 10-game home- You win that first win. “We kind of had a
Clark Atlanta at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. (exh.) day, Houston had a cap- lead and winning 8-3. stand and you get to I said that: I think the chip on our shoulder,
Saturday ital time in Washington, Houston was 60-21 sleep in your bed and vibe was going to start wanting to go in there
College Football outscoring the Nats 19- at Minute Maid this other teams are maybe to pick up a little bit.” and prove something,”
Mississippi State at Arkansas 3 p.m. 3. season, the best home on a long road trip, but Some players have he said. “We’re going
Ole Miss at Auburn, 6 p.m. Road-field advan- record in the major during the playoffs you said over the years that back to their place
Prep Soccer tage? leagues since the 1998 have off days.” it’s easier playing on where we’ve had some
Columbus at New Hope Classic, TBA “I think I would New York Yankees, and Washington and the road, without the success. Hopefully we
Prep Girls Basketball have rather played the Washington’s 50 home Houston looked like two distraction of dealing can have that villain
Columbus at Choctaw Central Tourna- last three games on wins tied for third-most different teams after with well-intentioned mentality and come to-
ment, All Day the road, with the out- in the NL. Eighteen of the change of ballparks. but time-consuming gether as a group.”
Sunday
College Volleyball
Mississippi State at LSU, 1:30 p.m.
Monday
Women’s College Basketball
Lubbock Christian at Mississippi State,
Pro Football Monday, Nov. 4 (Best-of-7) Philadelphia 105, Atlanta 103 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 7:15 p.m. Toronto 104, Orlando 95 San Jose at Boston, 6 p.m.
7 p.m. (Exh.) American League
Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Golden State 134, New Orleans 123 Calgary at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball NFL Glance Steelers 27, Dolphins 13 Saturday, Oct. 12: N.Y. Yankees 7, Houston 0 Houston 116, Oklahoma City 112
Milwaukee 129, Cleveland 112
Washington at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE Sunday, Oct. 13: Houston 3, N.Y. Yankees 2, 11
Mississippi College at Ole Miss, 6:30 East Miami
Pittsburgh
14 0 0 0—14
0 10 7 10—27 innings
San Antonio 113, Portland 110
Denver at Sacramento, late
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at Nashville, 7 p.m.
W L T Pct PF PA Tuesday, Oct. 15: Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
p.m. (Exh.) New England 8 0 0 1.000 250 61 First Quarter
Wednesday, Oct. 16: Houston at N.Y. Yankees,
Utah at Phoenix, late Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo 5 2 0 .714 134 122 Mia_Wilson 5 pass from R.Fitzpatrick (Sanders Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, late Winnipeg at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
MUW at LSU-Shreveport (Exh.), 6 p.m. N.Y. Jets 1 6 0 .143 78 185 kick), 10:55. ppd. Tuesday’s Games Wednesday’s Games
Miami 0 6 0 .000 63 211 Mia_Hurns 12 pass from R.Fitzpatrick (Sanders Thursday, Oct. 17: Houston 8, N.Y. Yankees 3 Atlanta at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
South kick), 1:34. Friday, Oct. 18: N.Y. Yankees 4, Houston 1 Dallas at Denver, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.
W L T Pct PF PA Second Quarter Saturday, Oct. 19: Houston 6, N.Y. Yankees 4 Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Indianapolis 5 2 0 .714 158 151 Pit_FG Boswell 42, 2:45. National League Wednesday’s Games Florida at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Houston 5 3 0 .625 212 188 Pit_Johnson 45 pass from Rudolph (Boswell Washington 4, St. Louis 0 Chicago at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Montreal at Arizona, 9 p.m.

on the air Jacksonville 4 4 0 .500 173 163

Tennessee 4 4 0 .500 148 135
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Today
Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 214 156
Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 123 131
COLLEGE GOLF Cleveland
Cincinnati
2 5 0 .286 133 181
0 8 0 .000 124 210
2 p.m. — The East Lake Cup: Team West
W L T Pct PF PA
match-play, Semifinals, DeKalb County, Kansas City 5 3 0 .625 226 181
Ga., GOLF Oakland 3 4 0 .429 151 192
L.A. Chargers 3 5 0 .375 157 157
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) Denver 2 6 0 .250 125 151
5 p.m. — Maryland at Penn State, BTN NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
7 p.m. — Michigan State at Michigan,
BTN
Dallas
W L T Pct PF PA
4 3 0 .571 190 124
MLB BASEBALL Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 202 199
N.Y. Giants 2 6 0 .250 158 218
7 p.m. — World Series: Washington at Washington 1 7 0 .125 99 195
South
Houston, Game 6, FOX W L T Pct PF PA
NBA BASKETBALL New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 195 156
Carolina 4 3 0 .571 179 184
6:30 p.m. — Atlanta at Miami, NBA Tampa Bay 2 5 0 .286 196 212
9:30 p.m. — Memphis at LA Lakers, Atlanta 1 7 0 .125 165 250
North
NBA W L T Pct PF PA
NHL HOCKEY Green Bay 7 1 0 .875 215 163
Minnesota 6 2 0 .750 211 132
6:30 p.m. — Tampa Bay at NY Rang- Detroit 3 3 1 .500 180 186
ers, NBCSN Chicago 3 4 0 .429 128 122
West
SOCCER (MEN’S) W L T Pct PF PA
2:50 p.m. — FIFA U-17 World Cup: San Francisco 7 0 0 1.000 207 77
Seattle 6 2 0 .750 208 196
Nigeria vs. Ecuador, Group B, Goiânia, L.A. Rams 5 3 0 .625 214 174
Brazil, FS2
5:50 p.m. — FIFA U-17 World Cup: Bra-
Arizona 3 4 1 .438 170 223
Thursday’s Games
zil vs. New Zealand, Group A, Brasília,
Minnesota 19, Washington 9
Sunday’s Games
New Orleans 31, Arizona 9
Brazil, FS2 L.A. Chargers 17, Chicago 16
7:55 p.m. — Liga MX: Querétaro at Seattle 27, Atlanta 20
Detroit 31, N.Y. Giants 26
Santos Laguna, FS2 Philadelphia 31, Buffalo 13
9 p.m. — MLS Playoffs: Seattle at LA L.A. Rams 24, Cincinnati 10
Indianapolis 15, Denver 13
FC, Western Conference Final, ESPN Jacksonville 29, N.Y. Jets 15
TENNIS Tennessee 27, Tampa Bay 23
San Francisco 51, Carolina 13
3 a.m. — WTA: The WTA Finals, Early Houston 27, Oakland 24
Rounds, Shenzhen, China, TENNIS New England 27, Cleveland 13
Green Bay 31, Kansas City 24
5 a.m. — ATP/WTA: The Rolex Masters Open: Dallas, Baltimore
& The WTA Finals, Early Rounds, Monday’s Games
Pittsburgh 27, Miami 14
TENNIS Thursday, Oct. 31
3 a.m. (Wednesday) — WTA: The WTA San Francisco at Arizona, 7:20 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 3
Finals, Early Rounds, Shenzhen, China, Houston vs Jacksonville at London, UK, 8:30 a.m.
TENNIS N.Y. Jets at Miami, Noon
Washington at Buffalo, Noon
5 a.m. (Wednesday) — ATP/WTA: The Tennessee at Carolina, Noon
Rolex Masters & The WTA Finals, Early Minnesota at Kansas City, Noon
Chicago at Philadelphia, Noon
Rounds, TENNIS Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, Noon
Tampa Bay at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.
Detroit at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Green Bay at L.A. Chargers, 3:25 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 3:25 p.m.
New England at Baltimore, 7:20 p.m.
Open: L.A. Rams, New Orleans, Atlanta, Cincin-
nati
kick), :17.
Third Quarter
Pit_Smith-Schuster 26 pass from Rudolph (Bo-
Friday, Oct. 11: Washington 2, St. Louis 0
Saturday, Oct. 12: Washington 3, St. Louis 1
Monday, Oct. 14: Washington 8, St. Louis 1
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
New York at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Calgary at Nashville, 7 p.m.
swell kick), 3:16. Tuesday, Oct. 15 Washington 7, St. Louis 4 Indiana at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Montreal at Vegas, 9 p.m.
Fourth Quarter Milwaukee at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
WORLD SERIES
Pit_Conner 9 run (Boswell kick), 12:01. Houston at Washington, 7 p.m.
Pit_FG Boswell 41, 5:32.
A_59,244.
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Washington 2, Houston 2
Tuesday, Oct. 22: Washington 5, Houston 4
Portland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Transactions Monday’s moves
Mia Pit Wednesday, Oct. 23: Washington 12, Houston 3
L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. BASEBALL
First downs 16 21 Friday, Oct. 25: Houston 4, Washington 1 Thursday’s Games American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Named Chaim Bloom chief
Total Net Yards 230
Rushes-yards 19-60
394
29-158
Saturday, Oct. 26: Houston 8, Washington 1
Sunday, Oct. 27: Houston 7 Washington 1
Miami at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. baseball officer.
Passing 170 236 Tuesday, Oct. 29: Washington at Houston, 7:07 San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent LHP Manny
Bañuelos, OF Ryan Cordell, INF Ryan Goins and
Punt Returns 3-35
Kickoff Returns 4-83
1-2
1-25
p.m. (Fox)
INF outright to Charlotte (IL).
x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: Washington at Houston,
Interceptions Ret. 1-0
Comp-Att-Int 21-34-2
2-6
20-36-1
7:08 p.m. (Fox) Pro Hockey NEW YORK YANKEES — Announced pitching
coach Larry Rothschild will not return next season.
SEATTLE MARINERS — Sent RHP Chasen Brad-
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-20 2-15
NHL Glance
Pro Basketball
Punts 2-46.5 3-46.7 ford, INF Ryon Healy and RHP Connor Sadzeck
EASTERN CONFERENCE outright to Tacoma (PCL).
Fumbles-Lost 3-2
Penalties-Yards 5-45
1-0
9-70 Atlantic Division National League
Time of Possession 24:42 35:18 NBA Glance GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Buffalo 13 9 2 2 20 44 33
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Fired executive vice
president and general manager Neal Hunting-
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING_Miami, M.Walton 11-35, R.Fitzpatrick
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division Boston 11 8 1 2 18 36 24 ton. Promoted assistant general manager Kevin
5-17, Ballage 3-8. Pittsburgh, Conner 23-145, W L Pct GB Florida 11 5 2 4 14 41 41
Toronto 13 6 5 2 14 46 45
Graves to interim general manager. Named Travis
Williams president.
Snell 5-13, Tr.Edmunds 1-0.
PASSING_Miami, R.Fitzpatrick 21-34-2-190.
Philadelphia 3 0 1.000 —
Toronto 3 1 .750 ½ Tampa Bay 10 5 3 2 12 34 32 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Jayce Tingler
Pittsburgh, Rudolph 20-36-1-251. Boston 2 1 .667 1 Montreal 11 5 4 2 12 41 36
Ottawa 11 3 7 1 7 29 37
manager and agreed to terms with him on a three-
year contract.
RECEIVING_Miami, D.Parker 6-59, P.Williams
4-42, M.Walton 3-19, Grant 2-32, Gesicki 2-10,
Brooklyn
New York
1 2 .333 2
1 3 .250 2½ Detroit 12 3 8 1 7 27 45 BASKETBALL
Hurns 1-12, Ballage 1-11, Wilson 1-5, Deiter 1-0. Southeast Division
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
National Basketball Association
NBA — Fined Detroit F Markieff Morris $35,000
Pittsburgh, Smith-Schuster 5-103, Johnson 5-84,
McDonald 3-19, Conner 3-5, Nix 2-4, Washington
Atlanta
W L Pct GB
2 1 .667 — Washington 13 8 2 3 19 50 43 for directing inappropriate and offensive language
1-21, Vannett 1-15. Miami 2 1 .667 — N.Y. Islanders
11 8 3 0 16 34 27
Carolina 11 7 3 1 15 37 29
toward a game official.
ATLANTA HAWKS — Transferred Gs Charlie
MISSED FIELD GOALS_Pittsburgh, Boswell 54. Charlotte
Orlando
1 2 .333 1
1 2 .333 1 Pittsburgh 12 7 5 0 14 39 30 Brown Jr. and Brandon Goodwin to College Park
Washington 1 2 .333 1 Columbus 11 5 4 2 12 30 39 (NBAGL).
Baseball
Milwaukee
Central Division
W L Pct GB
2 1 .667 —
Philadelphia
N.Y. Rangers
10 5 4 1 11 35 31
9 3 5 1 7 29 34
New Jersey 9 2 5 2 6 22 36
NBA G League
WESTCHESTER KNICKS — Named Lisa C. Willis
and Allen Deep assistant coaches.
MLB Playoff Glance Detroit 2 2 .500 ½ WESTERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL
WILD CARD Cleveland 1 2 .333 1 Central Division National Football League
Tuesday, Oct. 1: Washington 4, Milwaukee 3 Chicago 1 3 .250 1½ GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 11 8 2 1 17 44 30
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed RB D.J. Foster
Wednesday, Oct. 2: Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 1 on IR.
DIVISION SERIES
Indiana 0 3 .000 2
WESTERN CONFERENCE Nashville 11 7 3 1 15 45 34 CLEVELAND BROWNS — Traded DE/LB Genard
(Best-of-5) Southwest Division St. Louis 12 6 3 3 15 37 39
Winnipeg 12 6 6 0 12 32 37
Avery to Philadelphioa for a fourth-round 2021
draft pick.
American League
San Antonio
W L Pct GB
3 0 1.000 — Dallas 13 4 8 1 9 25 36 MIAMI DOLPHINS — Traded RB Kenyan Drake to
Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2
Friday, Oct. 4: Houston 6, Tampa Bay 2 Houston 2 1 .667 1 Chicago 10 3 5 2 8 25 31
Minnesota 11 4 7 0 8 26 37
Arizona for a conditional 2020 draft pick.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed QB QB
Saturday, Oct. 5: Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1 Dallas
Memphis
2 1 .667 1
1 2 .333 2 Pacific Division Cody Kessler.
Monday, Oct. 7: Tampa Bay 10, Houston 3
Tuesday, Oct. 8: Tampa Bay 4, Houston 1 New Orleans 0 4 .000 3½ GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Edmonton 12 8 3 1 17 37 33
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed DL Matt Dicker-
son to the active roster. Waived CB Kareem Orr.
Thursday, Oct. 10: Houston 6, Tampa Bay 1
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB Vegas 13 8 5 0 16 42 36 Signed RB Dalyn Dawkins to the practice squad.
N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 0 Minnesota 3 0 1.000 — Arizona 11 7 3 1 15 34 24
Anaheim 13 7 6 0 14 32 31
HOCKEY
Friday, Oct. 4: N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota 4 National Hockey League
Saturday, Oct. 5: N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 2
Denver
Utah
2 0 1.000 ½
2 1 .667 1 Calgary 13 6 5 2 14 36 39 NHL — Suspended Winnipeg F Adam Lowry two
Monday, Oct. 7: N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1 Portland 2 2 .500 1½ Vancouver 10 6 3 1 13 35 25
San Jose 12 4 7 1 9 31 43
games for boarding.
National League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled F Brian
Washington 3, L.A. Dodgers 2
Oklahoma City 1 3 .250 2½
Pacific Division Los Angeles 12 4 8 0 8 31 49 Gibbons from Charlotte (AHL).
Thursday, Oct. 3: L.A. Dodgers 6, Washington 0 W L Pct GB NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Placed F Alexan-
dre Texier and D Ryan Murray on IR.
Friday, Oct. 4: Washington 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Phoenix
L.A. Clippers
2 1 .667 —
2 1 .667 — cards per conference advance to playoffs. DALLAS STARS — Recalled F Nick Caamano
Sunday, Oct. 6: L.A. Dodgers 10, Washington 4
Monday, Oct. 7: Washington 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 L.A. Lakers 2 1 .667 — Sunday’s Games
Florida 6, Edmonton 2
from Texas (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS — Acquired LW Brendan
Wednesday, Oct. 9: Washington 7, L.A. Dodgers Golden State 1 2
Sacramento 0 3 .000 2
.333 1
St. Louis 5, Detroit 4, OT Perlini from the Chicago Blackhawks for D Alec
3, 10 innings
St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2
Sunday’s Games Chicago 5, Los Angeles 1
Ottawa 5, San Jose 2
Regula.
Oklahoma City 120, Golden State 92 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Called up F Matthew
Thursday, Oct. 3: St. Louis 7, Atlanta 6 Memphis 134, Brooklyn 133, OT Boston 7, N.Y. Rangers 4 Strome from Reading (ECHL) to Lehigh Valley
Friday, Oct. 4: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 0 N.Y. Islanders 5, Philadelphia 3
Minnesota 116, Miami 109 (AHL).
Sunday, Oct. 6: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1 Portland 121, Dallas 119 Vegas 5, Anaheim 2 ST. LOUIS BLUES — Placed F Vladimir Tarasenko
Monday’s Games
Monday, Oct. 7: St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4, 10 innings L.A. Lakers 120, Charlotte 101 on long-term IR.
Wednesday, Oct. 9: St. Louis 13, Atlanta 1 Monday’s Games Arizona 3, Buffalo 2, SO American Hockey League
Florida at Vancouver, late
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Detroit 96, Indiana 94 LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS — Recalled F Ger-
New York 105, Chicago 98 Tuesday’s Games ry Fitzgerald and D James de Haas from Reading
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Verlander, Astros can clinch

World Series vs Nats in Game 6
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — was going to be throwing a
George Springer shook
his head at the mere men-
tion of Houston Astros
teammate Justin Verland-
er’s past October trouble,
the only pitcher in base-
ball history to go 0-5 in
the World Series.
“We wouldn’t be here
field after Hinch spoke, do-
ing some light tossing. He
lot harder when he tries to
close out the Series.
If he can’t, and there is a
Game 7 on Wednesday, the
Nationals will hope they
can send out three-time
Cy Young Award winner
Max Scherzer, who was
scratched just hours be-
On the other hand,
Verlander has not been
pitching up to the high
standards he established
while winning 225 games,
collecting 2011 AL Cy
Young and MVP honors
and earning eight All-Star
selections.
After going 21-6 with
a 2.58 ERA and 300 Ks
during the regular sea-
Game 7 — and their first
title.
Then, this October,
Verlander got the ball
on short rest for Game
4 of the ALDS against
the Tampa Bay Rays, but
again couldn’t get the job
done in a close-out game,
giving up three runs in the
first inning and losing 4-1.
Once again, though, Hous-
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declared. “I don’t care
fore Game 5 because of a
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son, this is what he’s done
in five postseason starts
ton won the next game to
advance.
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arm. strikeouts, 11 walks. against the New York Yan-
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outfielder repeated him- grid
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given a cortisone shot and loss in Game 2, also while played out: Up 3-1 in the
self: “We wouldn’t be here given
so thatnumbers.
each row, eachThe 1 2 3 9 4 6 8 5 7
needed his wife’s help just facing Strasburg. series, Verlander got the
without him. So I’m glad object
column and each 3x3 the
is to place box
to get dressed. Five days later, Ver- start in Game 5, but he al-
numbers 9 8 4 7 5 1 2 6 3
that we’re handing the “This is just a little thing lander gets another shot lowed four runs in the first contains the1same to 9 number
in
6 1 9 8 3 5 7 2 4
ball to him. We’ll see what the empty spaces so
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happens.” that each row, each
that turned into a giant “We’ve got J.V. on Yet again, Houston won the level increases from
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thing,” he said. “I’m just the mound. A J.V. day is next game to bail him out. Monday
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hoping that the doctors are fun. I’ve been watching Strasburg, meanwhile, the same number only once. The difficulty level
forget his postseason right and that something that guy pitch for a lot of truly has been at his best
struggles, including loss- increases from Monday to Sunday.
could be possible for Game years,” Astros reliever Joe this postseason, frequently
es in win-and-advance
7.” Smith said. “He ain’t slow- relying on his seemingly
games in this year’s
There was no definite ing down.” unhittable changeup or
AL Division Series and
word for early Monday af- Maybe so. his right-where-he-wants-
Championship Series,
ternoon. Still, it’s important to it curveball as out pitches,
if he can help Houston
“Hopefully he’s a little recall that two years ago, rather than the high-90s
clinch a second champi-
bit better,” manager Dave in another Game 6, Ver- mph fastball he thrived
onship in three years. The
Martinez said before the lander could have sealed with in earlier times.
36-year-old right-hander
team traveled to Texas in the Fall Classic against The 31-year-old righty
will start Game 6 at home
the late afternoon. “My the Los Angeles Dodgers enters Tuesday with a
against Stephen Strasburg
understanding is it takes — and even had a sixth-in- 4-0 record, 1.82 ERA, 40
and the Washington Na-
tionals on Tuesday night. about 24 hours for this in- ning lead, but Houston strikeouts and just two
“He’s prepared. He’s jection to really work.” wound up losing 3-1. At walks in five appearances
ready for this moment. Might not matter, of least the Astros came this month, four as a start-
We’ve been communi- course. back the next night to win er.
cating back and forth
throughout the whole se-
ries on how we were going
to make an adjustment to
what we were seeing and
how we were going to at-
tack,” said Gerrit Cole, Ver-
lander’s rotation-mate and
chief AL Cy Young Award
competition this season.
“It’s going to be busi-
ness as usual for him. He’s
going to set the tone for
us,” Cole said. “Hopefully
we can back him up with
some runs, and play some
great ‘D.’”
Cole gave up just one
run in seven innings and
struck out nine as the As-
tros grabbed a 3-2 series
lead Sunday night by beat-
ing the NL wild-card Na-
tionals 7-1.
Springer, Carlos Cor-
rea and rookie Yordan
Álvarez all delivered two-
run homers — celebrated ACROSS
with elaborate handshakes 1 Bright rings
and hearty hugs — for the 6 Witch transport
team that led the majors 11 Match in value
with 107 wins in the regu- 12 Pigeon’s perch
lar season. 13 Fortunate
The hootin’ and hol-
sorts
lerin’ carried on in the
15 Settle the bill
16 Grass coating
mini-cafeteria in the visit-
17 Arts-funding
ing clubhouse at Nationals
org.
Park. 18 Spock spe-
It’s really been rousing cialty
to be on the road so far: 20 Parsley unit
Only two other times in 23 One Hallow-
baseball history did the een choice ...
home team fail to win any 27 Writer Bellow
of the first five games of a 28 Formerly
World Series. 29 ... and the
The Nationals won the 5 Rascal worker
other 6 Erred big-time 31 Score mark-
first two games in Houston 31 Bombastic
by a combined score of 17-7,
7 Gun, as a motor ings
32 Liberty Bell 8 Valhalla VIP 33 Help out
before the Astros switched feature 9 Look lewdly 34 Tennis great
everything around and 34 Nile serpent 10 Butte’s kin Arthur
took all three games in 37 Suffer 14 M.B.A. or 35 Reach across
Washington by a total tally 38 Halloween cry Ph.D. 36 Gnat, e.g.
of 19-3. 41 Leadfoots 18 Purple hue 38 Murder mys-
The Nationals entered 44 Rashness 19 Toad sound tery find
the weekend having won 45 Cuba’s Castro 20 Retired jet 39 Addition
18 of 20 games, which was 46 Door sign 21 Golf goal column
the best streak the team 47 Authority 22 Regret 40 Norway capital
had posted since moving 24 Ones with 42 Summer in
from Montreal to Wash- DOWN power Lyons
ington in 2005. Then they 1 Distress call 25 Includes in an 43 Farrow of
went 0-3 at home. 2 Blue hue email “Rosemary’s
“We’re just going back 3 Sister of Linus 26 Piano part Baby”
there,” Nationals outfielder 4 Sturdy tree 30 Wall Street
Juan Soto said, “trying to
do the same thing we did
before.”
Now comes Monday’s
break in the best-of-sev-
en series, before Houston
asks Verlander to try to
end the World Series.
“Our confidence is
great. We believe he’s go-
ing to be at his best tomor-
row,” Astros manager AJ
Hinch said Monday at Min-
ute Maid Park. “He loves
this big stage. He loves be-
ing relied upon.”
“I love that he’s going to
own it. I think it’s also not
going to overwhelm him,”
he said. “I think this would
be a nice little bullet point
on a resume that’s headed
towards Cooperstown.”
Verlander was among a
handful of pitchers on the
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it right now,” Powers said. “If
the team needs me to put them
on my back and carry them, I’m
looking forward to it.”
Powers won’t be the lone re-
turning player on the court for
the Lions. He’ll have help in the
form of redshirt freshman Are-
cko Gipson Jr., who missed last
season with a broken foot and
will be back to contribute this
season.
“He’s a big piece to our team,”
Powers said. “He’s one of the key
factors.”
Outside of Powers, guard/for-
ward KJ Riley will lead a sopho-
more class comprising forward
Quamontae Monfort and guards
RJ Palmer and Isaiah Hardy.
From there, it’s all freshmen,
but Begley is excited about the
promise they’ll bring into Scoo-
ba.
“We have some really talented
freshmen who are ready to come
in and play, and they’ve shown
that they can play,” Begley said.
“We’re excited about it.”
Even though the Lions lost
their starters and their top talent,
Begley said he thinks they’re ac-
tually a deeper team than it was
last year. That should serve them
well entering a conference sched-
ule Begley knows is underrated.
“Everybody thinks we’re just a
football league,” he said. “I think
that’s far from the case. It’s gon-
na be a battle again, night in and
night out, but I expect us to be
right there competing again for
it.”
The Lions went 10-2 in con-
ference play last year en route
to a state title before losing to
Holmes in the first round of the
NJCAA Region 23 tournament, a
loss that left them disillusioned.
“All that work just to come up
empty-handed, that’ll upset any-
body,” Powers said.
Even a veteran team that Beg-
ley said had “been through it”
wasn’t immune to the emotions
of the loss, and the coach expects
some growing pains from this
year’s younger team.
“Last year, it was almost like
we were in a 10-step process and
we were able to start on step 5,”
Begley said. “Now, you’re going
all the way back to the begin-
ning.”
From preseason practices, the
young Lions know they’re strong
on defense and in their transi-
tion offense, something they can
build on in the early season.
“We had some guys that can
shoot the basketball, who can
really spread you out, who can
play off the dribble but can real-
ly shoot it from outside,” Begley
said.
But he and his players know
rebounding is something EMCC
still needs to perfect.
“It’s all about being aggres-
sive and wanting the rebound,”
Powers said. “When it comes to
rebounding, you can be as selfish
as you want to.”
Regardless of how the Lions
have fared on the boards, Begley
said he’s impressed with how
they’ve played during a spate of
exhibitions.
“This team is very competi-
tive,” he said. “We’ve got some
guys that it doesn’t matter if
we’re playing 5-on-5 or if we’re
tying our shoes.”
That’ll have to translate
into the regular season, which
starts against Mid South Prep
at 1 p.m. Friday at home. Begley
knows the Lions, young as they
are, will be ready for it.
“I’m excited about this team,”
he said. “This team’s gonna
be right there in the thick of
things, I expect them again, so
we’re ready to get going.”
drop winless Dolphins 27-14
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — The Pitts-
burgh Steelers stopped beating
themselves long enough to keep
the Miami Dolphins winless.
James Conner ran for 145
yards and a touchdown, and
Mason Rudolph overcame a
shaky start to throw for 251
yards and two scores as the
Steelers pulled away for a 27-14
victory on Monday night.
Pittsburgh (3-4) spotted the
Dolphins (0-7) a 14-point first
quarter lead before steadying
itself to win consecutive games
for the first time since ripping
off six straight in the middle
of last season. Steelers safety
Minkah Fitzpatrick, acquired in
a trade with Miami last month,
picked off Dolphins quarter-
back Ryan Fitzpatrick twice,
and Pittsburgh forced four turn-
overs in all to avoid an embar-
rassing loss that would have ef-
fectively ended the competitive
portion of its season.
Rudolph completed 20 of
36 passes, including a 45-yard
touchdown to rookie Diontae
Johnson late in the second quar-
ter and a 26-yard strike to JuJu
Smith-Schuster in the third
quarter that put the Steelers in
control. Smith-Schuster caught
five passes for 103 yards, his
first 100-yard game of the year.
Ryan Fitzpatrick passed for
190 yards with two touchdowns
and two picks, but a rare hot
start couldn’t prevent Miami
from staying winless through
seven games for the first time
since 2011. The Dolphins have
dropped 10 straight dating back
to last season.
Rudolph stressed he wasn’t
worried about the long-term
effects of a frightening concus-
sion he suffered against Balti-
more on Oct. 6, when he was
knocked unconscious from a
helmet-to-helmet hit by Ravens
safety Earl Thomas. Still, play-
ing for the first time in three
weeks, he looked shaky at best
and completely out of sorts at
worst during an ugly opening
quarter that saw the Dolphins
grab their first two-touch-
down lead over any opponent
in more than a year.

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and his other seniors
have been instrumental
in improving Columbus
Christian’s perception
when the Rams huddle
before a snap. They pick
up more from how an op-
ponent might line up, and
that can only help.
“I know that talk in the
huddle has changed a lot
from this to, Hey, coach,
I’m seeing this; I’m also
seeing this,” Williams
said. “You hear that from
Dakota, and you also hear
that from other experi-
enced players, and that
helps. … It’s helped us
on both offense and de-
fense.”
Communication and
devotion at practice were
key in one-score home
wins against Delta Acade-
my and Kemper Academy
in back-to-back weeks,
Williams said.
“They bought into the
fact that we’re gonna play
as a team and play hard
and play with a lot of in-
tensity, and that’s what
sort of carried us through
some of the close games,”
he said. “You don’t always
start out a game hitting
your stride or doing ev-
erything right. You’re
gonna make some mis-
takes. We’ve put enough
work into it where the
Columbus Christian Academy quarterback Dakota Shaw runs the football against Deer Creek Academy on Sept. 20.
kids have adapted and
overcome, and we’ve won
some close games be-
cause of their hard work.”
But the Rams won
their other six games by a
margin of least two touch-
downs, including a 40-24
win over Hebron on Oct.
18 that clinched a district
Photo courtesy of Amy Shaw
title. ing like that coming into
“It was a big game, play,” Williams said. “You
just to know you were won it outright.”
undefeated in the district The victory gave the
with no tiebreakers, noth- Rams a bye week before
facing the winner of Fri-
day’s game between Shar-
key-Issaquena Academy
and Riverdale Academy.
“We gotta concentrate
on whoever wins this
first-round game and just
take it one day at a time,”
Williams said. “We’ll have
a formidable opponent
next week that we’ll have
to play well to beat, and
that’s what we plan on do-
ing.”
Though Marvell Acad-
emy and Manchester
Academy loom for future
playoff rounds, Williams
said those possible con-
tests are “down the road,”
and the Rams can’t waste
time worrying about
them.
“It’s just one step at
a time,” Williams said.
“You get by that step, sur-
vive and advance.”
All Columbus Chris-
tian can do is prepare as
hard as it can for next Fri-
day’s game, the first step
on the road to the goals
the Rams’ seniors still
have. The best season of
their high school careers
is nearly over, but they’ve
still got the chance to
write a perfect ending to
it.

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viously need to continue
to do a better job with.”
With games against
turnover prone teams
such as Arkansas, Ole
Miss and Abilene Chris-
tian on deck MSU’s
overall numbers figure
to improve, but should
the Bulldogs continue
gifting free possessions
away, there’s legitimate
reason to believe they
won’t be bowling this
year.
MSU doctor’s office
facing overcrowding
As has become the
weekly norm, Moorhead
addressed those players
with lingering injuries
heading into Saturday’s
date at Arkansas.
Of note, senior cor-
nerback Maurice Smith-
erman underwent sea-
son-ending surgery
Monday, while senior
defensive end Fletcher
Adams is also out for
the season after suffer-
ing an undisclosed low- and junior preseason able this week include:
er-body injury. All-American Cam Dan- OG Stewart Reese —
Freshman corner- tzler still questionable lower-body
back Jarrian Jones will as he continues nursing LB Aaron Brule —
also be out this weekend an upper-body injury, lower-body
after suffering an up- freshman Martin Emer- DL James Jackson —
per-body injury, further son Jr. and junior Tyler lower-body
clouding an already des- Williams figure to slide DT Nathan Pickering
perately depleted cor- into the starting roles. — upper-body
nerbacks room. Other players Moor- FS C.J. Morgan — up-
With Jones out head said are question- per-body

For college basketball, a season begins on the brink
The Associated Press
For coaches and other
leaders in college basket-
ball, the approach of the
upcoming season has
been nothing like busi-
ness as usual.
Not in Indianapolis,
where lawyers at the
NCAA are busy trying
to circumvent a newly
passed law that threat-
ens the foundation of an
enterprise built on a sim-
ple commandment: thou
shall not pay players.
Not in California,
where that law was
passed, and where the
clock is now ticking: It
goes into effect in 2023
and has an outside chance
of leaving the state’s big-
gest colleges, including
UCLA and Stanford, on
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MALLARD FILLMORE
the outside looking in at
March Madness.
And certainly not in
Kansas, where the storied
Jayhawks face serious
questions about whether
they will remain eligible
come March in the wake
of NCAA allegations of
recruiting fraud that
could sink both the pro-
gram and its Hall of Fame
coach, Bill Self.
“Absolutely, Kansas
will always prevail,” Self
said last week. “I’d like to
think I will as well.”
These two issues will
serve as background
noise for the upcom-
ing season — not quiet
enough to completely be
forgotten, but almost cer-
tainly not loud enough to
drown out the frenzy the
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sport produces during its what was going on (if he
three-week title chase at didn’t, it could make an
the end. even stronger case for
Trouble is, Kansas the dreaded “lack of in-
could have company. stitutional control” allega-
North Carolina State got tion). Kansas is fighting
an NCAA notice in July, the charges and Self has
and Arizona, Auburn, vowed he “won’t cut and
Creighton, Louisville, run” but the No. 3 Jay-
LSU and USC have been hawks’ eligibility for the
under scrutiny in the postseason is in flux as
wake of the FBI’s inves- the case plays out over the
tigations and subsequent season.
court cases detailing It’s hardly the first
back-channel deals be- time a major program will
tween shoe companies, play a season under the
agents and recruits. shadow of an investiga-
The Kansas scenario, tion (See North Carolina,
involving payments to re- which won the national ti-
cruits Billy Preston and tle in 2017 while its athlet-
Silvio De Sousa, could ic program was mired in
have the most imme- a long-running academ-
diate repercussions, in ic-fraud case).
large part because the What makes this sea-
NCAA alleges Self knew son different, however,
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My husband
has lost
a significant
amount of weight
over a very short
period of time. He
isn’t on drugs and
eats well. I have
begged him to
see a doctor. He
has come up with
a variety of excus-
es and reasons
why he has lost
the weight. First
it was because
he was stressed
Dear Abby
at work. Then it
was because he was stressed
at home. Now he says he just
needs to eat and exercise
more, but he’s “SOOO busy,”
but he’ll start eventually.
It has become a problem
for several reasons. One,
all the church ladies have
concluded that I don’t cook
at home (which I do). Two, he
looks so ill and malnourished
that people are asking me if
he is on drugs (he has been
tested at work, and this is not
the case). Three, friends and
family are deeply concerned
but scared to approach him
about his health because he
swears he feels fine and is
actually doing wonderfully.
Abby, I love my husband.
He’s a good man, although he
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct.
29). Be thoughtful when you
add to the phrase “I am”
because it will be like a magical
incantation. You’ll state who you
are and become that person.
Another theme this solar year:
You are more powerful than
you know. Test it. Try things you
don’t think you can do. Jump be-
fore you’re ready. You’ll amaze
yourself. Leo and Aries adore
you. Your lucky numbers are:
28, 1, 18, 32 and 24.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
To give someone your heart and
express yourself from a deep
place in your soul is a risk. You
have to be ready for any kind of
response including resistance.
Just know that it says more
about them than it does about
you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
are the undercurrents of
change rippling across
the sport. The possibili-
ties bring with them the
fantastical thought that, if
things really change and
players can make some
money, maybe they won’t
be so dependent on un-
der-the-table payments,
and maybe the programs
they play for won’t have
to break so many rules to
sign them.
But it will take time.
California’s Fair Pay to
Play Act does not call on
colleges to directly pay
players — that would be
the most straightforward
route to turning the NCAA
into a pro league — but
does allow them to hire
agents and sign endorse-
ment deals and make mon-
can sometimes
be stubborn and
closed-minded.
I’m terrified that
he’s dying of
cancer and he’s
going to leave me
a single mom.
I can no longer
discuss the
subject of weight
with him because
he gets extreme-
ly defensive and
says I should just
give him time to
get back to how
he was. How
long do I give
him? It has been 10 months.
I’m afraid if this goes on any
longer, it will put a strain on
our relationship that won’t be
easily fixed by just talking it
out. — ALARMED IN LOUISI-
ANA
DEAR ALARMED: Some
people foolishly avoid going to
the doctor because they are
afraid of what they will hear.
You SHOULD be alarmed be-
cause your husband’s sudden,
unexplained, prolonged weight
loss can be a symptom of a
life-threatening illness.
This is not a question of
how or how well you cook
(bless those church ladies!),
or whether your husband is on
drugs. It is a question of you
alerting his doctor, explaining
A disruption is coming. Get
ahead of the situation by plan-
ning a vacation or some kind of
delight so that the shake-up is
a pleasure of your own making
instead of a surprise pack-
age that destiny lobs in your
direction.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Sometimes in order to see your
game, you have to take yourself
out of it. Get away for a few
days so you can come back with
fresh eyes. By Friday, you’ll feel
differently about this situation.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). There is a higher vantage
point available, but you cannot
see how to get there from your
current spot. To find the way up,
first find the way out. Open the
door to the “room” that confines
you, find the exit, walk toward
sunshine.
5B
ey using their names and
likenesses.
Chances are, only the
top of the top would see big
benefits from this act. And
the odds of it going into ef-
fect as it’s written in 2023
are remote. The NCAA is
looking at changes of its
own that would ease the re-
strictions on athlete com-
pensation, though it also
has not ruled out a court
fight in California. There
is precedent for overturn-
ing a law that impacts only
one state that is part of a
multi-state organization.
Lawmakers in other
states are watching close-
ly. Some have drafted
similar legislation and
members of Congress are
jumping on the bandwag-
on, too.
what’s going on and possibly
saving his life. If he won’t
listen to reason, put it in terms
of him being alive long enough
to see his child/children into
adulthood. But if he still won’t
listen to reason, then all you
can do is make sure his affairs
are in order in case the worst
happens.
DEAR ABBY: I am about to
be shipped off to basic train-
ing for the Army, and I have
heard many horror stories
about military spouses cheat-
ing while their significant other
is away. Any advice on how
to make sure my relationship
doesn’t end up like that? Do
you think she will cheat? —
WONDERING IN TENNESSEE
DEAR WONDERING: Having
never met your significant
other, I have no way of guess-
ing whether she will cheat on
you — just as I can’t predict
if the reverse will be true. But
this I do know: Communication
is the key to overcoming the
physical distance. Writing and
Skyping as often as you can
to share what’s going on will
keep you from drifting apart.
Will there be more tempta-
tions while you’re separated?
Probably. That’s true for both
of you. If you plan on spending
the rest of your life with this
person — or anyone — you
should be confident that she’s
trustworthy.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The
perception of you from the out-
side will be very different from
the one you’re having internally.
It begs the question, “Do they
really have the right to judge
you?” And more importantly,
do you?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Kindred spirits emerge to bond
with you. The thing is that you’ll
bond over whatever you put out
into the world. So put out the
part of yourself you’d most like
to be accepted instead of the
part you think the world will find
most acceptable.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Clarity of purpose is more
precious than money. In a very
practical way, it saves you
money today. You’ll acquire only
what you’ll use and enjoy and
avoid purchasing anything that
doesn’t speak to who you really
are.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Two wonderful choices
have appeared for you, and you
could even say that you love
them both. Take the second
choice. If the first were so stel-
lar, then you wouldn’t have kept
looking for something better.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You don’t need to be a
perfect example in order to
teach or inspire. To teach, you
only need to know a little more
than the person you’re showing.
And to inspire, you only need to
overcome something they want
to overcome.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). If your day is stuffed full of
old stuff, then how can anything
new come in? Something’s got
to give. Probably, it’s not even a
thing you’ll miss. You’ll still have
to box it up and send it out of
your life though.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You are confident. It
doesn’t mean you expect that
they’ll like you; it means that
it really doesn’t matter to you
either way. What makes you
confident is a purpose that has
nothing to do with feedback.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Getting a sense of your
own reputation and public
approval rating can feel strange,
even though it’s all favorable.
Their ideas will still intrude on
your own self-concept. Steer
clear of the seduction of “likes”
and ratings.
Moonlight flit
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF HAROLD EUGENE
CALDWELL, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2019-166
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Letters of Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the Estate of
HAROLD EUGENE CALDWELL,
Deceased, by the Chancery
Court of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, on the 7th day of Oc-
tober A.D., 2019. This is to
give notice to all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate
to Probate and Register same
with the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
within ninety (90) days from the
first publication date of this No-
tice to Creditors. A failure to so
Probate and Register said
claim will forever bar the same.
This the 7th day of October
2019.
/s/ Sandra Gale Caldwell
SANDRA GALE CALDWELL
PUBLISH: 10/15, 10/22, &
10/29/2019
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
LAURA GENELL BRIDGES
BROWN, DECEASED
CAUSE NO.: 2019-0191-PDE
LESTER ARNELL BROWN EX-
ECUTOR
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having
been issued by the Chancery
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, on the 2nd day of Oc-
tober 2019, to the under-
signed as Executor of the Es-
tate of Laura Genell Bridges
Brown, Deceased, in Cause
No. 2019-0191-PDE, in said
court, notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims
against the Estate of Laura
Genell Bridges Brown, De-
ceased, to have the same pro-
bated and registered by the
Clerk of the Chancery Court of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
within ninety (90) days from the
date of first publication hereof,
that failure to probate and re-
gister any such claim within
said ninety (90) day period will
forever bar the same.
Witness my signature this the
17th day of October, 2019.
/s/ Lester Arnell Brown
LESTER ARNELL BROWN, Ex-
ecutor of the Estate of Laura
Genell Bridges Brown, De-
ceased
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Lee Ann S. Turner
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