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LCSD declines to hold public superintendent interviews

15 board-picked citizens still to question, called a “limited public forum,”
is permissible under the state’s
decision,” he said.
Board member Brian Clark,
rate candidates in ‘limited public forum’ Public Meetings Act.
“There was some discussion
who said after the Oct. 22 de-
cision he favored allowing the
By Slim Smith the format for conducting inter- about the format, but there was public to attend the interviews
ssmith@cdispatch.com views for the finalists. not a vote to change the format with the finalists, did not attend
On Oct. 22, the LCSD Board to a fully public forum,” Smith Tuesday’s meeting. Jane Kilgo-
The Lowndes County School voted in a special-call meeting said. re participated by phone. The
District Board of Trustees met to limit public participation Board president Bob Barks- board took three actions, ap-
for an hour in executive session in the finalist interviews to 15 Smith Barksdale dale confirmed the meeting proved in a single vote by a 3-1
Tuesday evening to discuss its citizens, with each board mem- questions and rate the can- would not be public. margin with Jacqueline Gray
search for a new superintendent ber selecting three citizens to didates. Board attorney Jeff “The board just decided, you voting no.
of schools, but did not change attend. Those 15 would pose Smith said the format, which he know, to stick with our initial See LCSD, 3A

EMCC picks
‘Look, learn, discover’ Communiversity
NASA’s first African-American deputy administrator recalls director
experiences in Vietnam, space at ASF scholarship ceremony Taylor will assume
position Nov. 11
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com

Fred Gregory, right, NASA’s first African-American deputy administrator, presents the $10,000 Astronaut Schol-
arship to Mary Catherine Beard, left, and Jacob Easley, both seniors at Mississippi State University, Tuesday in
Griffis Hall. Beard and Easley are two of 52 students nationwide to receive the award. Gregory also shared stories
of his military service and his time at NASA and gave the audience some life advice.
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
Fred Gregory’s first time in
an aircraft didn’t take him off the
ground.
His father was not a pilot but
was a fan of airplanes, and pilots
regularly visited the family home
in Washington D.C. Benjamin Da-
vis Jr., the first African-American
general in the U.S. Air Force, of-
fered to take Gregory for a ride in
his airplane, and Gregory said his
father believed in saying yes to ev-
erything.
Gregory was five years old and
had to sit on two phone books in
order to see through the windows,
he said.
“I’m strapped in and as the pilot
is getting into the backseat, I hear a
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
rapping on the side of the airplane,
and I look up and there’s my mom,”
he said.
On Gregory’s mother’s orders,
Davis took the plane on a taxi in-
stead of a flight. But if his mother
wanted him to keep his feet on the
ground, her plan didn’t work. Greg-
ory would grow to be an Air Force
helicopter pilot, an astronaut and
See Gregory, 8A
East Mississippi
Community College
announced Tuesday
it has hired Courtney
Taylor as its first ex-
ecutive director for
the $42 million Com-
muniversity.
Taylor comes to Taylor
the job with experience in both ed-
ucational work force training and
economic development, a combi-
nation of experiences that made
her uniquely qualified for the job,
EMCC officials said in a state-
ment released Tuesday. The Com-
muniversity, which began classes
this fall, is a collaboration among
EMCC, Mississippi State Universi-
ty and the Mississippi Development
Authority focusing on the advance
manufacturing skills required by
local industries.
“Courtney brings a wealth of
knowledge and experience to the
position,” EMCC President Scott
Alsobrooks said. “She understands
the integral role community col-
leges play as intermediaries be-
tween local communities, econom-
ic developers and area industries.”
Golden Triangle Development
LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins ap-
plauded the hiring.
“I have no personal knowledge
of (Taylor), but Macauley Whitak-
er, our chief financial officer, was
on the search committee,” Higgins
said. “Macauley spent an extensive
amount of time with her. (Taylor)
comes with high recommenda-
tions. We think she’ll be a good
partner with us on the economic
See Taylor, 3A

Jennifer Jansz
restocks one of
Calls exceeded available
the ambulances
Tuesday morning
at Baptist Memori-
ambulances in near-drowning Sat.
al Hospital-Golden
Triangle. Jansz is
Baptist officials say average response ambulance service requiring
emergency transport in the
working as an EMT
to gain experience time still below the national average city during that time frame,
according to a hospital state-
for physician
assistant school. for rural communities ment issued to media outlets
Baptist has a fleet around the state Monday.
of nine ambulanc-
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN pool in east Columbus Sat-
ialtman@cdispatch.com urday just before 11:45 a.m., Baptist has a fleet of nine
es, five of which
are in service it was the seventh emergen- ambulances, five of which
most of the time. When a three-year-old cy call to Baptist Memorial are in service “a majority of
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff child nearly drowned in a Hospital-Golden Triangle’s See Ambulances, 3A

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HBO orders 10 episodes
of ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel
‘House of the Dragon’ is set 300 Ask Rufus
years before the original series
that ended its eight-season run in May
By LYNN ELBER
AP Television Writer
programming president
Casey Bloys during a pre-
Haunted Landscapes
sentation for HBO Max, Editor’s Note: This column one would more likely think of a
LOS ANGELES — the streaming service originally ran in the Oct. 30, 2016 summer picnic than a ghostly tale.
HBO is green-lighting a launching in May 2020. A edition of The Dispatch. With Halloween approaching, I
new “Game of Thrones” was asked what my favorite local
spinoff of HBO megahit

prequel after reportedly
canceling another that
starred Naomi Watts.
The cable channel
said Tuesday that it’s giv-
en a 10-episode order to
“House of the Dragon,” set
300 years before the orig-
inal series that ended its
eight-season run in May.
The prequel is based on
George R.R. Martin’s “Fire
& Blood,” HBO said. The
new drama was co-created
by Martin and Ryan Con-
dal, whose credits include
“Colony.”
It will focus on House
Targaryen, made famous
in “Game of Thrones” by
Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys
and her fearsome dragons.
“House of the Dragon”
was announced by HBO
M
“Game of Thrones” would ississippi and Alabama ghost story was. That makes for
be a key attraction in the are filled with ghost a difficult choice as there are
increasingly crowded stories. several. There is the legend of the
streaming marketplace. We usually think of the places ghost of Black Creek, the tragic
HBO declined com- where the stories take place as story of the Eliza Battle, the little
ment on reports Tuesday some dark and spooky landscape. child at Waverly and there is the
that it had dropped an- In reality, many of our area’s spooky story of Mrs. Munroe’s
other “Game of Thrones” most haunted spots are anything crypt at Friendship Cemetery in
prequel set thousands of but dark and spooky. They are Columbus. Rufus Ward
years before the original. actually picturesque places where Rufus Ward is a local historian.
A pilot episode starring
Watts had been filmed in
Northern Ireland.
The straight-to-series
order for “House of the
Dragon,” whether a sign
of faith in the project or
pressure to get it into pro-
duction, avoids letting dev-
otees of the fantasy saga
down once more.
Casting and an air date
were not announced.

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Air Force’s
mystery space
plane lands, ends
2-year mission
The Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL,
Fla. — The Air Force’s
mystery space plane is
back on Earth, following a
record-breaking two-year
mission.
The X-37B landed at
NASA’s Kennedy Space
Center in Florida early
Sunday. The Air Force is
mum about what the plane
did in orbit after launching
aboard a SpaceX rocket in
2017. The 780-day mission
SOLUNAR TABLE sets a new endurance re-
The solunar period indicates
peak-feeding times for fish and game. cord for the reusable test
Wed. Thurs.
Major 2:46a 3:40a vehicle.
Minor
Major
10:19a
3:12p
11:20a
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It looks like a space
Minor 8:17p 9:01p
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shuttle but is one-fourth
of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
the size at 29 feet.

Ambulances
Continued from Page 1A
the time,” according to
information Baptist mar-
keting director Megan
Pratt provided The Dis-
patch on Tuesday, though
a hospital spokesperson
said on background Mon-
day that the hospital had
four in service Saturday
at around 11:45 a.m. when
the child fell into the pool.
Because the ambulanc-
es in service were taking
other patients to the hos-
pital, EMT-trained fire-
fighters who responded to
the scene took the child to
Baptist in a Columbus Fire
and Rescue fire truck with
a police escort.
The child was later tak-
en to Batson Children’s
Hospital in Jackson via
ground ambulance where
he is recovering.
“Unfortunately, com-
munity resources are not
infinite, and there are
times where an unpre-
dictably large amount of
emergency call volume
taxes the emergency sys-
tem,” said hospital assis-
tant administrator Bill
Lancaster in the informa-
tion he and Pratt provid-
ed The Dispatch about
the hospital’s ambulance
service. “Though these
spikes in call demand can-
not be totally predicted
or eradicated, we conduct
regular analyses of our
historical call volume and
adjust our staffing plan ac-
cordingly, as well as work
with our first responder
and mutual aid partners,
to prepare for and reduce
the frequency of these in-
cidents.”
Taylor
Continued from Page 1A
development side.”
Taylor has served in
higher education for the
last 13 years, most recent-
ly as the regional director
of workforce and eco-
nomic development for
the Alabama Community
College System. Prior to
that, she served as the
director of the Workforce
Solutions department
at Calhoun Community
College where she man-
aged open-enrollment
programs and customized
training for local industry.
She is a past assistant di-
rector at Troy University’s
Center for International
Business and Economic
Development.
The Magnolia Springs,
Alabama native holds a
bachelors degree from
the University of West Al-
abama, a masters degree
from Troy University and
earned her Ph.D in Hu-
man Capital Development
at University of Southern
Mississippi.
In her current role, Tay-
lor works with Alabama’s
24 community colleges to
develop and align work-
force programs to ensure
they are current, relevant
and meet industry needs.
“I spend a lot of time
working with the colleges
to identify new education-
al opportunities and meet-
LCSD
Continued from Page 1A
The board voted to hold
two executive sessions
next week where it will in-
terview the six remaining
candidates.
“One of the candidates
voluntarily withdrew,”
Smith said. “We can’t tell
you who that was.”
Current LCSD Superin-
tendent Lynn Wright is one
of the six remaining candi-
dates.
Smith said the board
will choose an unspecified
number of finalist before its
regular Nov. 12 meeting.
The board will conduct
its interview with the final-
ists on Nov. 12 as decided
during the Oct. 22 meet-
ing.
Ambulances are lined up as they are prepped Tuesday morning at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Only four were in service Saturday when Baptist received seven different emergency calls in which patients need-
ed to be taken to the hospital.
He said Baptist’s aver-
age response time for re-
sponding to calls is nine
minutes, two seconds for
Lowndes County over the
past six months, accord-
ing to a database managed
by Mississippi Depart-
ment of Health Bureau of
Emergency Medical Ser-
vices — lower than the
national average of 12-15
minutes in rural commu-
nities. Each ambulance
in service is staffed with
a minimum of one EMT
and one paramedic, and
Alsobrooks Higgins
ing with industry officials
to ensure our education
programs are cutting
edge and address neces-
sary basic needs,” Taylor
said. “One of my passions
is making sure all stake-
holders are on the same
page and understand
what is going on.”
She is also heavily in-
volved in the Alabama
Community College Sys-
tem’s recruitment efforts
and has implemented a
variety of programs de-
signed to enlighten K-12
students, parents and
their teachers about avail-
able career options in the
science, technology, en-
gineering and math, or
STEM, fields.
“I think one of the
main reasons more stu-
dents aren’t coming into
community colleges and
finding these programs
@
all those staff are licensed
by the state of Mississippi
with Emergency Driver’s
licenses. The four to five
ambulances not in service
at a particular time are
called into service when
one of the other ambulanc-
es needs maintenance.
Hospital and ambu-
lance officials also take
factors that can affect
the number of emergen-
cy calls, such as inclem-
ent weather, into account
when planning and adjust-
ing the number of staff
is because they truly have
no way to know about the
occupations available in
their communities and
the educational pathways
available to those opportu-
nities,” Taylor said. “What
we need to let students
know is they can come to
a community college and
obtain training that will
allow them to find employ-
ment at home while earn-
ing a good living, or move
on to a four-year degree
program.
“One of the things
that excites me about the
Golden Triangle is you are
positioned for growth,”
she added. “You have ob-
viously invested heavily in
workforce in ways that a
lot of places have not.”
In addition to her role at
the Communiversity, Tay-
lor will also be in charge
of EMCC’s workforce and
community services, re-
placing Raj Shaunak, who
is retiring.
Higgins said filling
the director’s position at
the Communiversity is
a major step forward for
economic development
efforts in the Golden Tri-
angle.
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patch off the record that
it’s not uncommon for
ambulances to be delayed
arriving to a scene, it is
uncommon for other first
responders to have to
drive patients to the hos-
pital.
“I’ve been there 32
years,” CFR Chief Mar-
tin Andrews told The
Dispatch Saturday. “This
is the first time I’ve ever
heard of them doing that.”
The statement Baptist
issued Monday said the
firefighters taking the
child to the hospital is an
example of the 911 system
working as it should, with
other first responders
trained in medical first aid
able to step in.
“In those cases when
all of our ambulances are
dispatched on 911 calls,
other first responders in
the city and county assist
those in need by respond-
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
ing to the scene and ad-
ministering life-saving
care,” the statement said.
“It is a testimony of how
the 911 system is sup-
and ambulances in ser- bulance service, and the posed to work. The fire
vice at a given time. first available ambulance department’s quick ac-
“For example, during answers the call. tion saved this child’s life
the tornado in February While multiple first when they brought the
2019, we called in extra responders told The Dis- child to our hospital.”
ambulance personnel to
staff all nine ambulances
to respond to the commu-
nity need,” Lancaster said
in the information.
Typically when a 911
call comes in, Lancaster
explained in the infor-
mation he sent to The
Dispatch, it goes through
an E-911 dispatcher who
routes it to Baptist’s am-
“We want to be joined
at the hip,” Higgins said.
“We needed somebody we
could call at a moment’s
notice and say, ‘We have
a prospect here and you
have 15 minutes to show
them what you got, listen
to them about what their
needs are and make your
pitch.’”
Taylor begins her new
role on Nov. 11.
EMCC officials did not
provide Taylor’s salary by
press time
4A WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019
Threat to US elections in 2020 is not limited to Russia
‘Unfortunately, it’s not just Russia anymore.
In particular, China, Iran, a couple of others,
studied what the Russians did in 2016’
James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for
Strategic and International Studies in Washington
By ERIC TUCKER
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Russia
interfered in the 2016 election
and may try to sway next year’s
vote as well. But it’s not the only
nation with an eye on U.S. pol-
itics.
American officials sounding
the alarm about foreign efforts
to disrupt the 2020 election in-
clude multiple countries in that
warning. Concerns abound not
Biden’s communion denial
highlights faith-politics conflict
South Carolina priest said his
decision to deny communion based on
candidate’s support of abortion rights
By MEG KINNARD
and ELANA SCHOR
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. —
A Roman Catholic priest’s
denial of communion to
Joe Biden in South Caro-
lina on Sunday illustrates
the fine line presidential
candidates must walk
as they talk about their
faiths: balancing religious
values with a campaign
that asks them to choose
Immigration official says US-Mexico border crisis not over
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A
top U.S. Border Patrol of-
ficial has a warning: The
crisis at the U.S.-Mexico
border is not over.
Even though cross-
ings have been down over
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ate Iranians.
backed misinformation-spread-
ing accounts based in Russia
Russia anymore. In particular, Any foreign effort to inter- and Iran. The company said
China, Iran, a couple of others, fere in the 2020 election won’t the networks sought to disrupt
studied what the Russians did necessarily mirror Russia’s elections in the U.S., North Af-
in 2016,” said James Lewis, a attack in 2016, when Krem- rica and Latin America.
cybersecurity expert at the lin-linked military intelligence A Senate Intelligence Com-
Center for Strategic and Inter- officers hacked Democratic mittee report described Rus-
national Studies in Washington. emails and shared them with sia’s social media activities as
U.S. intelligence agencies WikiLeaks to try to help Re- a “vastly more complex and
reported Russian, Chinese and publican Donald Trump defeat strategic assault on the Unit-
Iranian influence operations Democrat Hillary Clinton. ed States than was initially
targeting last year’s midterms, More likely are the social understood.” A recent memo
and a senior FBI official re- media campaigns, like the prepared by the FBI and De-
cently singled out Beijing as a Russian-based one that shaped partment of Homeland Securi-
particular source of concern. public opinion in the 2016 elec- ty warned that Russia may use
Meanwhile, Microsoft recently tion and divided Americans on social media to exacerbate di-
reported that Iranian hackers hot-button topics like race and visions within political parties
had targeted an unidentified religion. Facebook announced during primaries or hack elec-
presidential campaign along recently that it has removed tion websites to spread misin-
with government officials, jour- four networks of fake, state- formation on voting processes.
Senators grill Boeing CEO over
plane involved in 2 crashes
By DAVID KOENIG
AP Airlines Writer
As he frequently does on
the trail, Biden — a life-
the divisive debate that
erupted in 2004, when
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg faced with-
ering questions from senators Tuesday about two
long Catholic — made a
stop at a local parish, at-
then-senator and future
Democratic presidential
crashes of 737 Max jets and whether the company
concealed information about a critical flight sys-
tending services without nominee John Kerry grap- tem.
the press before stopping pled with public warnings “We have made mistakes, and we got some
at other churches with re- from several Catholic offi- things wrong,” Muilenburg conceded.
porters. cials that abortion-rights
Some members of the Senate Commerce Com-
But the Rev. Robert supporters should not mittee cut Muilenburg off when they believed he
Morey at St. Anthony receive communion. As
was failing to answer their questions about a key
opted not to serve com- Biden joins other candi-
flight-control system implicated in both crashes.
munion to Biden. The dates in making his faith
Boeing successfully lobbied regulators to keep
priest said in a statement a key element of his pitch
any explanation of the system, called MCAS, from
to media outlets that his to 2020 voters, Morey’s
pilot manuals and training. After the crashes, the
decision was based on communion denial raises
company tried to blame the pilots, said Sen. Rich-
Biden’s support of abor- questions about whether
ard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
tion rights, something other Democrats might
“Those pilots never had a chance,” Blumenthal
Morey said the church face similar tests of their
said. Passengers “never had a chance. They were
cannot condone by way of ability to balance person-
in flying coffins as a result of Boeing deciding that
sacrament. al beliefs and their public
it was going to conceal MCAS from the pilots.”
The episode recalled stances on key issues.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Il., said Boeing
“set those pilots up for failure” by not telling them
how the response to a nose-down command on
the Max differed from previous 737s.
“Boeing has not told the whole truth to this
committee and to the families and to the people
looking at this ... and these families are suffering
because of it,” a visibly angry Duckworth said as
sources are still stretched. chief of law enforcement she pointed to relatives of passengers who died.
“It is kind of a new operations at Border Pa- Muilenburg denied that Boeing ever blamed
norm. We’re at risk at any trol said in an interview the pilots.
time,” if some recent de- with The Associated
terrent efforts are blocked Press.
by the courts, like a policy “We will go back, mark
forcing asylum seekers the words, we will go back
to wait out their claims in to the crisis level that we
Mexico, Brian Hastings, had before.”
ra Renee Hunter, 57, Hubert Coggins Jr. of
died Oct. 27, 2019. Hamilton.
Arrangements are Memorials may be
incomplete and will be made to Tisdale-Lann
announced by Lee- Memorial Funeral
Sykes Funeral Home of Home, 100 W. Washing-
Columbus. ton St., Aberdeen, MS
39730.
Martha Mobley
ABERDEEN — Mar- Augusta Gore
tha Coggins “Tuffy” COLUMBUS — Au-
Mobley, 64, died Oct. gusta Gore, 96, died
29, 2019, at her resi- Oct. 29, 2019, at Bap-
dence. tist Memorial Hospi-
Services will be at tal-Golden Triangle.
2 p.m. Friday at River Arrangements are
Bend Baptist Church, incomplete and will be
with Charles “Bulldog” announced by Carter’s
Coggins, Roy McHenry Funeral Services of
and Steve Gaskin offici- Columbus.
ating. Burial will follow
at Friendship Baptist
Church Cemetery. Visi-
tation will be two hours
prior to services at the
church. Tisdale-Lann
Memorial Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Mobley was
born July 15, 1955,
in West Point, to the
late Hubert Coggins
Sr. and Sadie Fairley
Coggins. She was
formerly employed as
an Avon Representative
and with Walmart. She
Fred Kerby
was a member of River Incomplete
Bend Baptist Church. College St. Location
She was preceded
in death by James “Bo”
Mobley.
She is survived
by her sisters, Linda
Record, Betty Spencer
and Mary Ann Robert-
son, all of Aberdeen,
Dorothy Harris of memorialgunterpeel.com
Cedar Bluff and Di-
ane Clardy-Malone of
Hamilton; and brother,
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Federal judge blocks

Alabama’s strict abortion ban
Law would make performing an abortion at any
stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by up to
99 years or life in prison for the provider
By KIM CHANDLER
The Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A fed-
eral judge on Tuesday blocked Ala-
bama’s near-total abortion ban from
taking effect next month and called
the law — part of a wave of new abor-
tion restrictions by conservative
states — clearly unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Myron Thomp-
son issued a preliminary injunction
temporarily blocking Alabama from
enforcing the law that would make
performing an abortion a felony in al-
most all cases. The ruling came after
abortion providers sued to block the
law from taking effect Nov. 15. The
injunction was widely expected and
will remain in place until Thompson
decides the full case.
“Alabama’s abortion ban contra-
venes clear Supreme Court prece-
dent,” Thompson wrote in an accom-
panying opinion. “It violates the right
of an individual to privacy, to make
choices central to personal digni-
ty and autonomy. It diminishes the
capacity of women to act in society,
and to make reproductive decisions.
It defies the United States Constitu-
tion.”
Energized by new conservatives
on the U.S. Supreme Court, Alabama
and other conservative states have
attempted to enact new restrictions
on abortion in the hopes of getting
Supreme Court justices to reconsid-
er Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973
decision that legalized abortion na-
tionwide.
A number of states attempted to
ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat
is detected. The Alabama law went
further by attempting to ban almost
all abortions with no exceptions for
cases of rape and incest.
Passed by the Republican-led
legislature, the 2019 Alabama Hu-
man Life Protection Act would make
performing an abortion at any stage
of pregnancy a felony punishable by
up to 99 years or life in prison for the
abortion provider. The only excep-
tions would be when there is a seri-
ous health risk to the mother or the
fetus has a lethal anomaly that would
cause it to die shortly after birth.
None of the state bans has tak-
en effect. Some have already been
blocked, and elsewhere courts are
considering requests to put them on
hold while legal challenges play out.
“This is not only a victory for
the people of Alabama — it’s a vic-
tory for the entire nation. We said it
from the start: This ban is blatantly
unconstitutional, and we will fight
it every step of the way,” said Staci
Fox, president and CEO of Planned
Parenthood Southeast. Planned Par-
enthood was one of the groups that
sued to block the law.
Randall Marshall, executive di-
rector of the American Civil Liber-
ties Union of Alabama, said the deci-
sion was expected.
“Abortion remains legal in Ala-
bama. The state’s repeated attempts
to push abortion out of reach by en-
acting unconstitutional laws restrict-
ing abortions has already cost tax-
payers nearly 2 ½ million dollars,”
Marshall said.

Fed is expected to cut rates but may offer little guidance

Third cut would nearly reverse the
four rate hikes made last year in
response to a strengthening economy
By CHRISTOPHER
RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON — easing credit. Lower rates
The Federal Reserve is
set to cut its benchmark
interest rate Wednesday
for a third time this year
to help sustain the U.S.
economic expansion in
the face of widespread
trade tensions and slower
global growth.
But the Fed’s policy-
makers will likely frus-
trate anyone who is hop-
ing for a clear signal about
what they may do next.
The central bank may
prefer instead to keep its
options open, economists
say.
Analysts have forecast
that the Fed will reduce
the short-term rate it con-
trols — which influences a
broad range of consumer
and business loans — by
one-quarter percentage
point year to a range of 1.5
percent to 1.75 percent.
A third cut would near-
ly reverse the four rate
hikes that the Fed made
last year in response to a
strengthening economy.
That was before rising
global risks led the Fed to
change course and begin
are intended to encour-
age more borrowing and
spending.
Chairman Jerome Pow-
ell has said that the cen-
tral bank’s rate reductions
are intended as a kind of
insurance against threats
to the economy, notably
from President Donald
Trump’s trade war with
China and weaker growth
in Europe and Asia. Pow-
self-fulfilling. That rep-
resents a problem for the
ell has pointed to similar
rate cuts in 1995 and 1998
Fed because its preferred
inflation gauge has been
as precedents; in both cas-
es, the Fed cut rates three
stuck below its 2 percent
target for most of the past
times. seven years.
The key issue at this
In the meantime,
week’s meeting is wheth- Trump, via Twitter, has
er the Fed has taken out renewed his attacks on
enough insurance. Powell
the Fed for not lowering
and most other Fed offi-
its benchmark rate closer
cials credit their rate cuts
to zero. Trump has con-
with lowering mortgage
trasted the Fed’s actions
rates, boosting home
unfavorably with central
sales and generally keep-
banks in Europe and Ja-
ing the economy on track.
pan, which have slashed
The Fed will also con-
their rates into negative
sider the consequences of
territory.
a decline in expectations
for inflation. Lower infla-
tion expectations can be

Coal giant
Murray Energy
seeks bankruptcy
protection
The Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va.
— A major U.S. coal min-
ing company is seeking
bankruptcy protection,
despite a flurry of regula-
tory breaks that its CEO
pushed for — and received
— from the Trump admin-
istration.
Ohio-based Murray
Energy filed for Chapter
11 bankruptcy reorgani-
zation Tuesday, joining a
growing list of struggling
miners as utilities switch
away from coal to cheaper
and less-polluting renew-
able energy or natural gas.
The filing marks a sig-
nificant political failure for
Trump, who had sought to
end what he called a “war
on coal” by Democrats as
a key part of his campaign
and early presidency.
Murray Energy was the
country’s fourth largest
coal producer in 2018, ac-
counting for 6 percent of
total production, accord-
ing to the Energy Informa-
tion Administration.
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MARY ANN HARDY Controller

Slimantics
If a tree falls in Biloxi
Tony Biffle died
Tuesday, which
probably doesn’t
qualify as news
in these parts, al-
though his passing
is worth noting
anywhere the value
of newspaper edito-
rials is appreciated.
For 21 years —
from 1994 until his
retirement in 2015 Slim Smith
at the 63 — Tony
wrote editorials for The Sun
Herald in Biloxi, winning
awards along the way, but oth-
erwise laboring in the kind of
obscurity common to the job.
Editorial writers are seldom geon, taking great offense to
credited for their work, which
appears as unsigned editorials
as the view not of the person
who writes them, but as the
newspaper’s official position.
The only story on his death
appeared in the newspaper to
which he devoted his career.
There was no mention of it on
local TV channels or in any
other newspaper in the state,
as far as I can tell.
Tony arrived at
The Sun Herald
at about the time
I was making my
exit, but in the two
years we shared a
newsroom – he in
the office held by a
long line of stellar
editorial writers
before him and me
in the corner of the
newsroom allot-
ted to the sports
department – it was easy to
see how seriously he viewed
his role.
Even in his early 40s, Tony
was sort of an office curmud-
offenses of spelling, grammar
and, most notably, Associated
Press style.
Perhaps – and this is just a
guess – he felt the weight of
those who held the position
of editorial writer before him,
men like Robert McHugh, who
had worked with legendary
Baltimore Sun opinion writer
H.L. Mencken, or Jim Lund,
he of the old-school green
eye-shades whose encyclope-
dic knowledge of the people,
events and culture of the Coast
empowered his editorials with
rare authority.
In the story on Tony’s pass-
ing, The Sun Herald made note
of just one of the thousands of
editorials he wrote over two-
plus decades – “The Power of
Prayer...and Plywood,” a rare
front-page editorial written the
day before Hurricane Katrina
smashed into the Coast.
In many ways, that editorial
was illustrative of Tony’s body
of work, combining as it did
his abilities to tap into readers’
emotions while appealing to
the practical realities. It was
not enough to stir emotions.
There had to be some practi-
cal way readers could — and
should — turn those emotions
into action.
In doing this, and doing it in
plain-spoken language, Tony
achieved the highest measure
of what it means to be an edito-
rial writer.
My last conversation with
Tony came as I left The Sun
Herald for California in the
spring of 1996, so I’ll make
no assumptions about how he
came to view his work by the
time he retired. I do know, at
age 63, he had not reached the
stage of decay — and certainly
not personal wealth — that
would have naturally dictated
an early retirement.
What I do know is that Tony
left the Sun Herald as it began
a precipitous decline, a fate
common to many, if not most,
newspapers, beginning around
the turn of the century.
Today, The Sun Herald
doesn’t even have an editorial
page, an astounding thought
given the newspaper’s long,
long history of brilliant editori-
al writing.
I cannot help but wonder
if Tony, so committed to his
craft, became disillusioned.
It takes a certain amount
of ego for anyone to play the
role of editorial writer — a
belief that you have some-
thing important to say and the
ability to say it articulately and
effectively.
And, sometimes, even when
they feel they have achieved
that goal, even the best editori-
al writers must wonder if their
work is in vain. Does it really
make a difference? With rare
exceptions, it is something the
editorial writer never really
knows.
So, what really, should the
death of an editorial writer in
Biloxi mean to the rest of us?
It means there is one less
voice trying to speak truth
to power. One less person
trying to capture the spirit of
a community. One less voice
hoping to make people think.
One less person attempting
to stir the conscience, inspire
an audience to action, sooth
the sorrows and celebrate the
successes of a community.
Tony Biffle, Vietnam vet
and “ink-stained wretch,” died
Tuesday.
Whether you realize it or
not, that matters.
Slim Smith is a columnist
and feature writer for The
Dispatch. His email address is
ssmith@cdispatch.com.

LEtters to the editor

Voice of the people

Feels columnist is unfairly picking on children
Mr. Slim Smith, shame on you!
Is there so little to write about in Columbus that
you have to pick on children’s art work? Children
learn by doing. Sure their first efforts might not
be perfect but to the child, he/she is working on a
masterpiece.
Did you think that one of these children might
be handicapped or disabled? They do the best they
can and are so happy to accomplish anything. So
are their parents and grandparents.
I am sorry that you can’t tell that the flower is
bigger than the house is because the child loves
flowers. I am sorry that the drab color combina-
tions explains how he/she is feeling today. They
like sunshine too.
You say “a good community newspaper is built
on its relationship with its readers.” This relation-
ship won’t last long if you pick on the community’s
budding artists.
Finally, I want you to know that this 87 year old
great grandmother has the most beautiful artwork
on her refrigerator!
Elaine Hegwood
Columbus

Concerned about refugees

I am concerned about the wall. These people
need to stay in their own country, not in the USA.
They come here, they get food stamps, housing,
plus much more. Our military should be consid- State of the nation
ered for more health care plus better salaries.
Take care of our military and their families, not
these people trying to get in the USA. They keep
Americans safe.
God bless America.
Too many of us have not courage, but cowardice
When, at Mamie all bringing this up? conscience, the blemish on the
Trenton Sheffield Till’s insistence, the Why don’t y’all let that mythology of white virtue and
Columbus coffin was opened, she die?’” innocence. They feel indicted by
saw her son’s right John Whitten memory, so they try to kill it. “It’s
A letter to the editor is an excellent way to partic- eyeball sitting on his would agree. A former hard not to be embarrassed,” a
ipate in your community. We request the tone of your cheek, dangling by the county prosecutor, he then-20-year-old white guy named
letters be constructive and respectful and the length optic nerve. was 7 years old when Ryan Price told me in 2011. We
be limited to 450 words. We welcome all letters Let that single grisly his namesake father had just sat through a documenta-
emailed to voice@cdispatch.com or mailed to The detail stand in for all defended the killers ry, “The Murder of Emmett Till.”
Dispatch, Attn: Letters to the Editor, PO Box 511, the rest. Let it speak to in court. Till, he told In watching the movie, he said,
Columbus, MS 39703-0511. the savagery two white NPR, “came down here “You get to the point where you
men unleashed upon and got in trouble — almost want to change your skin
the body of a 14-year- Leonard Pitts overstepped his bounds color so you can show how much
THE STAFF OF THE DISPATCH old black boy named to a degree some folks you care about issues of race, how
Emmett Till. thought. And they much you care about the overt ha-
On Oct. 19, a new marker was cured him of his problems. I think tred and vitriolic discrimination of
EDITOR/PUBLISHER NEWS dedicated at the Tallahatchie Riv- all these folks are stirring crap up. the past and today. Of course, you
Peter Imes Isabelle Altman er in Mississippi, from which his Every day, somebody’s dragging can’t change your skin color, but
Theo DeRosa body was fished in August of 1955. up the race card. Somebody say- you can be an ally to those who
PUBLISHER EMERITUS Matt Garner
This is the fourth such memorial ing we have racial disparity here. are marginalized in society, and
Birney Imes Garrick Hodge
Jennifer Mosbrucker to Till, a Chicago boy who was kid- If nobody would stir that damn that’s something it really spurs me
Zack Plair napped, tortured and murdered pile of stuff up, it wouldn’t stink.” to do.”
ADVERTISING Mary Pollitz for supposedly getting fresh with It is, yes, a crude and atavistic That young man’s words in-
Amber Dumas
Ben Portnoy a white woman at a local store. assessment. But, though others spired me — not only his willing-
Kelly Ervin Slim Smith
Melissa Johnson The first marker wasn’t in- would likely use more oblique ness to grapple honestly with his
Jan Swoope
Beth Proffitt stalled until 2008. It disappeared. language, Whitten speaks the feelings, but his determination
Tess Vrbin
Mary Jane Runnels The next two were shot full of hearts of many white people to use those feelings for good. If
Luther Shields holes. The new one is said to be when he says these are things we more of us had courage like his, a
Jackie Taylor MAILROOM
Christina Boyd bulletproof, with protective glass shouldn’t “stir.” For example, he simple commemorative sign would
Evie Vidrine and reinforced steel. It weighs speaks for Newt Gingrich who, in not have to be bulletproof or weigh
Bridget Walters Joseph Ellis
Jeffrey Gore 500 pounds and will reportedly August, denounced a New York 500 pounds. And history would
Katrina Guyton be monitored by video cameras Times project on the history of not be a threat but, as he puts it, a
BUSINESS OFFICE Doris Hill transmitting to the internet. slavery as “a lie.” And for the spur. Unfortunately, too many of
Lindsey Beck Quaylon Jones
Debbie Foster Even so, one wonders how long Montgomery, Alabama, nurse who us have not courage, but coward-
Marquisto Miller
Mary Ann Hardy Bobby Williams it will last. Where race is con- complained last year to Britain’s ice. They seek to murder memory.
Eddie Johnson Timothy Wilson cerned, after all, white resistance Guardian newspaper that a new But you see, memory fights back.
to memory is often mulish. Black lynching memorial is “just stirring So maybe they should make
CIRCULATION resistance too, sometimes. As up something.” peace with it instead.
Christopher Dumas PRODUCTION
William Hudson Jessie Jaynes-Diming, a member If some African Americans Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the
Michael Floyd
Courtney Laury Jamie Morrison of the Emmett Till Memorial resist these stories because of 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commen-
Lisa Oswalt Anne Murphy Commission, recently told NPR, the pain, many whites resist tary, is a columnist for the Miami
Deanna Tina Perry “Whites and blacks came to our them because of the stain — the Herald. Email him at lpitts@
Robinson-Pugh Rodney Shows meetings and [said] ‘Why are you smudge on self-image, the blot on miamiherald.com.
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News About Town

CLUBS
n OKTIBBEHA MASTER
GARDENERS
Oktibbeha Master Gardeners
present a workshop with Jim
DelPrince at 10 a.m. Oct. 31
at the Oktibbeha Extension
Service, 106 Felix Long Build-
ing, Starkville, on creating
holiday decorations, includ-
ing swags using plants and
materials from the garden. For
information, 662-323-5916.
n HIC-A-SHA-BA-HA
Hic-A-Sha-Ba-Ha DAR chapter
of Starkville meets Nov. 7 at
Cadence Bank in Starkville.
Speker Rufus Ward will share
stories of local veterans.
n AARP COLUMBUS
AARP meets the first Wednes-
day of each month at 10 a.m.
in the Community Room of
Regions Bank, Main Street,
Columbus. Programs are
geared to the needs and
interests of seniors 50 and
free interactive training “Stop
the Bleed, Save a Life: What
Everyone Should Know to
Stop Bleeding After an Injury”
presented by Dr. Beckham
from 6-7 p.m. Nov. 5 at the
Outpatient Pavilion. Class size
limited to 25. To register by
Nov. 1 or for more information,
call 662-244-2008.
n FREE DIABETES
SCREENING
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts
free diabetes screenings 6:30-
9:30 a.m. Nov. 7 in the Outpa-
tient Pavilion in honor of Diabe-
tes Awareness Month. Do not
eat or drink before blood finger
stick test. Nutritional counsel-
ing and free vision screenings
offered. Refreshments and a
free gift for each attendee. No
registration required.
n EDUCATION LUNCHEON
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts
a community education
luncheon “How to Lose Those
Holiday Blues” presented
CPR classes for the community
at 6 p.m. in the Patient Tower.
Preregistration required. Call
the Education Department,
662-244-2498.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers
Childbirth and Breastfeeding
classes each month, 6 p.m.,
in room 6, near the Gift Shop,
$20. For information or to reg-
ister, call 662-386-5592.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Emerson Family Center in
Starkville offers Childbirth
classes from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
every Tuesday. For more infor-
mation, call 662-320-4907.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts
a support group for cancer
survivors and their families,
noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of
every month. Lunch provided.
For information and location,
call 662-244-2923.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts
you want to stop drinking, that
is our business. For informa-
tion, call 662-327-8941.
n AL-ANON MEETING
The Columbus Al-Anon Family
Groups meet Mondays and
Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. When
you don’t know where to turn
because someone drinks too
much, we can help. For infor-
mation, call 888-425-2666 or
go to msafg.org.
OTHER EVENTS
n HIGH TUNNEL
TRAINING
A high tunnel construction
training class is 8 a.m.-5
p.m. Nov. 1 and 9 a.m.-3
p.m. Nov. 2 at the Willie Mae
Go behind the scenes and
Johnson Farm, 20524 White
Rock Road, Aberdeen. For
see what it takes to put out
more information, call Carolyn
Jones, 662-213-2433 or email
a daily newspaper!
msmfa2008@gmail.com.
n FREE LEGAL
Call 662-328-2424 today
ASSISTANCE
The Young Lawyers Division

to schedule a tour for your

up. For more information, call by Director of Pastoral Care Disaster Legal Services
Steve Brown, from noon-1 day classes for Diabetes
662-889-9496. Committee of The Mississippi
Support on third Wednesdays
n AARP STARKVILLE
AARP Starkville meets the first
p.m. Nov. 12, in rooms 4 & 5
of the Patient Towers. Lunch of each month, 10-11 a.m. Bar, in conjunction with FEMA,
American Bar Association
group or organization.
provided. To register by Nov. in Patient Tower room 6. For
Thursday of each month at 10 information, call Lacy Smith, Young Lawyers Division, Mis-
a.m. in the Community Room 6 or for more information, call sissippi Emergency Manage-
662-244-2008. 662-244-1392.
of Cadence Bank, West Main ment Agency and Mississippi
Street, Starkville. Speaker n CPAP EDUCATION n CARING FOR THE Center for Legal Services,
will be Richard Harkness with LUNCHEON CAREGIVER provides free disaster legal
Baptist Golden Triangle This group meets at 11:30 assistance efforts to those
MSU Department of Plant and
hosts a community educa- a.m. the last Thursday of affected by recent storms in
Soil Science. For information,
call Eileen Carr-Tabb, 662- tion luncheon “Struggling each month at First United Clay, Humphreys, Issaquena,
312-3431. with CPAP? Learn About the Methodist Church, 602 Main Lowndes, Monroe, Sharkey,
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65 Airline Road. For more in- of the Patient Towers. Lunch is underway.
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REPUBLICAN WOMEN
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Women meets the second
Tuesday of each month at the
Lion Hills Center, 2331 Mili-
tary Road. Buffet line opens at
11:15 a.m., with call to order
at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters
Guild meets at 5:30 p.m.
every third Thursday at the
Starkville Sportsplex Activities
Building.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE
BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are
invited to Breakfast with the
Bulldogs on second Thursdays
each month at Starkville Café.
Dutch treat breakfast 7:30
a.m. Contact Carol Moss Read
at carolmoss@bellsouth.net or
662-312-0637.
■ DULCIMER PLAYERS
Friendly City Strummers meet
twice monthly to practice and
teach others to play dulci-
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the whole family. Dulcimers
available to borrow. Contact
David Saum, 662-386-6836
or DrSaum@cableone.net, or
the Switzers, 662-312-6025.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly
No. 288 meets Tuesdays at
Community Baptist Church,
Yorkville Road East, Colum-
bus. Weigh-in begins at 5:30
p.m. Contact Pat Harris, 662-
386-0249.
n TOPS
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270 meets Thursdays at 4370
Cal-Kolola Road, Caledonia.
Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30
p.m. Contact Michelle Holli-
man, 662-386-3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the
Starkville Sportsplex Tues-
days, 10-11:30 a.m. Crafts
provided by the parks depart-
ment. For information, call
Lisa Cox, 662-323-2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the
activities room adjacent to
the multi-purpose facility
at the Starkville Sportsplex
Thursdays 10 a.m.-noon. Bring
your own project to work on.
For information, call Lisa Cox,
662-323-2294.

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Gregory
Continued from Page 1A
the National Aeronautics
and Space Administra-
tion (NASA’s) first Af-
rican-American deputy
administrator.
Gregory travels to
a few universities ev-
ery year to present the
$10,000 Astronaut Schol-
arship on behalf of the
Astronaut Scholars Foun-
dation. The program
recognizes outstanding
junior and senior college
students in the areas
of science, technology,
engineering and math-
ematics (STEM). Mis-
sissippi State University
was the first university
in the state to partner
with the program in 2017
and is one of 40 universi-
ties affiliated with ASF
nationwide. This year
52 students at those 40
institutions received the
award.
MSU students Mary
Catherine Beard and Ja-
cob Easley, both seniors
in the Judy and Bobby
Shackouls Honors Col-
lege and the Bagley
College of Engineering,
received the award Tues-
day before Gregory gave
a speech about his life
and career to a crowd
with few empty seats in
the Honors Forum Room
in Griffis Hall.
The scholarships came
from a donation from the
family of Ray Gildea, an
MSU graduate and for-
mer assistant director of
the John C. Stennis Insti-
tute of Government. Fif-
teen students applied and
four were selected as fi-
nalists before Beard and
Easley were chosen, said
Tommy Anderson, MSU
director of Prestigious
External Scholarships.
Beard is from Lufkin,
Texas and studying bio-
medical engineering,
and Easley is a Starkville
native and a mechanical
engineering major. Both
said they have had oppor-
tunities for research at
MSU that they could not
have had elsewhere.
‘You’ve got to have
your mind open’
Gregory was one of
the first to fly on the
Space Shuttle “Discov-
ery,” which is now at the
Air and Space Museum at
Dulles International Air-
port in Virginia — some-
thing that makes him feel
his age, he joked.
“Everything that I
have done up to this point
has been like a journey or
a vacation,” he said. “In
many cases, you think
you know what you’re go-
ing to see and what the
outcome is going to be,
but as you will find out,
many things you thought
were the truth are not
the truth at all. That this
was just a best guess. So
you can’t hang onto those
best guesses. You’ve got
to have your mind open
and be willing to look
and learn and discover
things.”
Gregory also advised
everyone to have a men-
tor — his was his father
— and to take chances on
interests rather than wor-
rying about qualification
levels.
He received an aero-
space engineering de-
gree from the United
States Air Force Academy and minorities to work at medicine,” he said. “We
and was a member of the NASA. talked about those other
sixth graduating class. Gregory was one of things, and this group be-
His grandson and grand- a class of 35 new astro- came kind of like a family
daughter were in the nauts, including Guion up there.”
53rd and 54th graduating Bluford, the first African Before he served as
classes, respectively, and American in space; Sally deputy administrator
he has two great-nieces Ride, the youngest Amer- from 2002 to 2005, he flew
who will graduate in the ican in space; and most of on several missions and
next few years. the crew of the doomed told the audience about
Gregory’s classmates Space Shuttle “Challeng- one in particular, when
all wanted to be Thunder- er.” he was orbiting Earth
bird jet pilots, so he de- Everyone thought with three fellow Amer-
cided to be different from they knew someone more icans, an astronaut from
the rest of them and be-
qualified to be astronauts China and one from The
come a helicopter pilot.
than they were, Gregory Netherlands. Early in the
His classmates taunted
said, but as they talked mission, they would look
him for his decision until
among themselves, they out the window at the
he saved three of them
during his 550 combat realized what mattered countries each of them
more to them was every- came from, he said.
rescue missions in Viet-
nam, he said. one else’s hobbies and in- “By probably the fifth
terests, like their favorite or sixth day, we were
“Every night I went to
bed with a big smile on sports. all looking down at the
“We didn’t talk about world, saying, ‘That’s our
my face because that day
I had saved people,” he astrophysics or math or home,’” Gregory said.
said.
He applied for NA-
SA’s astronaut program
in 1977, partly inspired,
he said, by an ad he saw
on TV in which actress
Nichelle Nichols, famous
for portraying Nyota
Uhura in the show Star
Trek, encouraged women

Around the state

With Fred’s closed, rural
Mississippi county has no
pharmacy
JACKSON — With the nationwide
closure of Fred’s Pharmacy, one Mis-
sissippi county is taking it really hard.
The residents of Kemper County
in east-central Mississippi now find
themselves without any pharmacy in
the entire county.
The Clarion Ledger reports resi-
dents will have to place and pick up
prescriptions at pharmacies in Merid-
ian or Philadelphia — about a 30-min-
ute drive to each one.
Mississippi Board of Pharmacy
President Ryan Harper says that will
be an issue for some of the state’s
most critical patients. He says pa-
tients on multiple prescriptions also
usually have a huge hurdle of having
access to reliable transportation.
Fred’s closed Oct. 18. It was lo-
cated in the county seat of Dekalb,
which had a population of just over
1,000 residents.
Sports COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
MSU soundS off on new NCAA legislation
Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill reacts after the game against Kentucky on Sept. 21 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville.
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — It’s been
over six years since EA Sports
released its last NCAA football
video game.
While the series of con-
sole-based games has been
snagged by legal hurdles, a
new edition may be on shelves
soon — and if Mississippi
State junior running back
Kylin Hill has his way, an im-
age of him hurdling a defender
would grace the cover.
“I’d have to frame that one,”
Hill said through a laugh.
Though video games are
just the tip of the iceberg, the
PREP BASKETBALL
Columbus boys still going through rebuild
By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
The Columbus High School
boys basketball team isn’t
afraid to acknowledge it: Last
season was rough.
The Falcons finished with
a losing record just one year
after winning the state cham-
pionship, as the title-winning
team had largely departed and
left inexperienced players in
its wake.
That put Columbus in a re-
building stage from which the
Falcons haven’t quite emerged
yet. Coach Phillip Morris
knows his team is still young,
with only four players who saw
minutes last season back for
more. But with two returning
starters — a luxury Columbus
didn’t have last year — Morris
thinks his team can get back
on the right track.
“We’re gonna surprise a
lot of teams,” the second-year
head coach said. “I don’t think
a lot of people are expecting a
lot from us, but I think down
the line we’re definitely gonna
surprise some people.”
Led by senior Gabriel Wil-
liams and junior Blake Bur-
nett, Columbus will face a
tough schedule again. The Fal-
cons may have moved down to
Class 5A, but they’ll still face
a top team from each of the
state’s upper classes: Ponto-
toc in Class 4A, Center Hill
in Class 5A and Starkville in
NCAA’s ruling Tuesday that
it will allow players to profit
from their names, images and
likenesses stands to change
the framework of college ath-
letics.
Following a lengthy debate
that was expedited with the
passing of California law SB
206 — a bill that prohibited ath-
letic associations, conferences
or other groups from prevent-
ing collegiate athletes in Cali-
fornia from profiting off their
name, image, or likeness — on
Sept. 11, the NCAA Board of
Governors voted unanimously
to allow such profits.
NCAA president Mark
Emmert issued the following
Class 6A.
Morris said those kinds of
opponents will put pressure on
a Falcons team that still needs
to bulk up. In fact, it’s already
been done — in Columbus’ re-
cent scrimmage with Center
Hill
“They just out-toughed us
in a lot of situations,” Morris
said.
Morris noted that the tough-
ness he expects from his play-
ers extends to the mental side
of things, too, and his young
team is still getting there.
“I’m expecting to start off
the season, we’re gonna have a
lot of growing pains,” he said.
“I think by the time we get to
district time we should be OK.
I’ve got a good group.”
Apart from Gabe Williams
and Burnett, the Falcons’ core
includes senior Antwan Bran-
dy, who’s poised for a big min-
utes increase, and junior Eric
Caldwell.
Sophomores Jaquarius Wil-
liams and Tre Dismuke are
also expected to contribute.
“They’re two very coach-
able kids: hard nosed, tough,
do anything you ask,” Morris
said of his 10th graders.
With the departures of big
men Jemarcus Moore and Rod
Grays, Morris turned to the
Falcons’ football team for a
post presence. Junior quarter-
back Ethan Conner will join
the team as soon as Colum-
statement regarding the new
legislation:
“As a national governing
body, the NCAA is uniquely
positioned to modify its rules
to ensure fairness and a level
playing field for student-ath-
letes. The board’s action today
creates a new path to enhance
opportunities for student-ath-
letes while ensuring they com-
pete against students and not
professionals.”
While the ruling was set-
tled far from Starkville, a
handful of MSU football play-
ers were asked about the deci-
sion during Tuesday’s media
availability.
“Not really,” freshman
Columbus’s Gabe Williams drives against Tupelo on Jan. 18. The
senior is one of the Falcons’ key returners this season.
bus’ football season ends and
should crack the starting line-
up as soon as he’s up to speed.
“I’m hoping he’s gonna be
able to help us out a lot,” Mor-
ris said.
But as long as his team’s
guard play remains solid, Mor-
ris knows the Falcons are ca-
pable of plenty.
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quarterback Garrett Shrader
said of whether paying players
is a common topic of discus-
sion in the locker room.
“They just tell me I’m ugly,”
he added through a smirk.
“I’m sure guys probably
love it, but right now I’m just
not focused on it,” senior cen-
ter and team captain Darryl
Williams said. “I’m focused on
getting our second SEC win.”
MSU athletic director John
Cohen also issued the follow-
ing statement on the matter:
“We recognize the import-
ant actions taken today by
the NCAA Board of Gover-
nors to enhance name, image
See MSU, 2B
David Miller/Dispatch file photo
“If you’ve got good guards,
you can make a lot of stuff hap-
pen,” he said.
And while it may still be a
rebuilding year for Columbus,
Morris is confident it won’t be
anything like last year.
“We should be solid,” he
said. “I really feel like we will
be.”
SPORTS LINE
662-241-5000
PREP BASKETBALL
B
SECTION
‘No more flying
under the radar’
for Heritage boys
By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Heritage Academy boys bas-
ketball coach Russ Whiteside
knows how difficult it will be for
the Patriots to follow up on last
year’s success.
“It’s hard to be as good, be-
cause last year we did about as
well as we could do,” Whiteside
said.
His team capped off the 2018-
19 campaign with its second
straight state title and won its
first-ever MAIS overall cham-
pionship. That’ll do a lot to set
expectations high — and leave
the top-ranked Patriots with a
target on their back.
“We’ve just gotta get in here
and work and understand that
we’re more of the hunted now
than we are the hunter,” Wh-
iteside said. “There’s no more
flying under the radar.”
If Heritage Academy aims
to repeat an unprecedented
season, the talent the Patriots
have is a strong start. The team
returns nine seniors, including
first-team all-state selections
Eli Acker and Jared Long.
But Acker, Long, two other
starters and a couple key bench
players will have a late start to
the season. They’re on the foot-
ball team, which is gearing up
for next Friday’s home playoff
game, and they won’t rejoin the
basketball team until the foot-
ball season is over — “hopefully
after the state championship,”
senior point guard Reid Hus-
kison said.
“As long as we get out of
football season healthy and get
everybody going, we feel pretty
good about it,” Whiteside said.
Until then, the remainder of
the Pats will have to hold down
the fort, and Huskison is confi-
dent they can.
“I don’t think they should
have a problem with too many
of the teams,” he said. “I think
they’ll do good.”
Senior Steele Altmyer, who
broke his foot in the second
game of last season and missed
most of the year, will play a big
role for Heritage Academy.
“He can do a ton,” Huskison
said. “He’s a great shooter that
we have, and he’s gotten really
tall, so he can help us out on de-
fense.”
With the shooting Altmyer
and freshman Mack Howard
bring, Long’s leaping ability
and talent in transition, Acker’s
post presence and the strong
on-ball defense Huskison and
senior Carter Putt offer, the
Patriots check seemingly every
box. They also play with con-
siderable familiarity after years
and years together on the court.
“Most of these guys have
been playing together since
sixth grade, so the chemistry’s
really huge on this team,” Acker
said.
The Ole Miss football com-
mit knows well that Heritage
Academy will need to start
games with a bang to put away
upset-minded opponents.
“This year, the target’s on
our back,” Acker said. “Every-
body’s gonna want to beat us.”
Whiteside acknowledged as
much, but he said the Pats re-
main confident in their talent.
As long as his team works its
hardest, Whiteside said, Heri-
tage Academy will be at the top
again.
“We feel like we can make
another run at it, but you’ve still
gotta get in here and put in the
work and put in the hours that
it takes to do something special
like that,” he said.
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Washington Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams stands in the tunnel prior to the Redskins’ game against the
Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 30, 2018, at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Trent Williams stayed
put, as did Josh Norman,
Chris Harris Jr. and
Le’Veon Bell. Jamal Ad-
ams, Melvin Gordon and
Patrick Peterson aren’t
going anywhere, either.
The NFL trade dead-
line was a dud this year
but only because teams
didn’t wait for the cutoff
to swap draft picks and
established stars, some-
thing they’d been doing
since August.
The big news Tuesday
was Williams returning to
the Washington Redskins.
A person with knowledge
of the situation told The
Associated Press that the
left tackle ended his sea-
son-long holdout after not
getting traded.
During Cleveland’s
recent bye week, Browns
general manager John
Dorsey said he’s spoken
with Redskins president
Bruce Allen about acquir-
ing Williams. But when
asked if there would be
a deal, Dorsey said, “it
takes two to tango.”
Dorsey, who pulled
off a blockbuster trade
for Odell Beckham Jr. in
March, couldn’t get the
Redskins to dance, leav-
ing the Browns to solve
their left tackle situation
in the offseason.
The only big name
traded at the deadline was
Aqib Talib , but unlike sev-
en years ago when he was
dealt from Tampa Bay to
New England at midsea-
son, Talib is no longer in
his prime or headed to a
contender.
The Rams traded the
33-year-old cornerback to
Miami along with a fifth-
round pick in 2020 for an
undisclosed draft choice.
But the 12-year veteran
is on IR with a rib injury
and likely won’t play again
this season.
Talib will be an unre-
stricted free agent this
winter after playing out
the six-year, $57 million
deal he signed with the
Denver Broncos, with
whom he won the Super
Bowl four seasons ago.
That makes this dead-
line deal akin to the ones
seen so often in the NBA
when a tanking team ab-
sorbs a contract from an-
other team in exchange
for draft capital.
The Dolphins (0-7)
could keep Talib on IR
before letting him walk in
free agency, an approach
that would allow them to
keep piling up losses to
fast-track their rebound
after this year’s player
purge and could also net
them a compensatory
draft pick.
The Rams (5-3) have
traded both of their start-
ing cornerbacks this
month and the trade of
Talib clears salary cap
space for them to sign
recently acquired corner-
back Jalen Ramsey to a
contract extension.
For years, the NFL
trade deadline was pret-
ty much the most anticli-
mactic date on the sport’s
calendar, coming and go-
ing without general man-
agers parting with any
draft picks and coaches
relieved at not having to
teach newcomers their
offensive or defensive
schemes on the fly.
Minor midseason deals
neither shook up the play-
off races nor excited the
public.
That all changed two
years ago when Bill Beli-
chick called John Lynch
and offered him Tom
Brady’s backup, Jimmy
Garoppolo. The 49ers
were 0-8 when they
grabbed Garoppolo from
the Patriots for a sec-
ond-round pick and two
years later they’re 7-0,
the only undefeated team
besides Brady’s Patriots
(8-0).
Belichick sent more
shockwaves through the
league this month by trad-
ing a second-round pick
to Atlanta for Mohamed
Sanu, a steep price for a
30-year-old receiver who
has never had a 1,000-
yard receiving season,
but the Patriots wanted to
take pressure off top tar-
get Julian Edelman.
The Patriots’ move was
another example of how
this year teams didn’t
wait for Tuesday’s cutoff
to upgrade their roster or
stockpile draft picks.
Other stars who
changed teams before
Tuesday’s deadline:
— Marcus Peters,
whom the Rams shipped
to Baltimore to make
room for Ramsey, who
forced his way out of Jack-
sonville.
— Leonard Williams,
who went from the Jets
to the Giants for a pair of
picks.
— Emmanuel Sanders,
who gave the 49ers anoth-
er playmaker along with
a fifth-round pick from
Denver for third- and
fourth-rounders. “That’s why we got
— And Michael Ben- him. Make plays like
nett, who bolstered Dal- that,” Baltimore running
las’ pass rush after wear- back Mark Ingram said.
ing out his welcome in “He has a knack for get-
New England. ting the ball, a knack for
Also, the Eagles ac- getting in the end zone.
quired edge rusher Ge- Shout out to our GM for
nard Avery from the getting him because that
Browns, the Cardinals paid dividends today in
added running back Ken- getting this victory.”
yan Drake from Miami
and Seattle propped up
its secondary by getting
safety Quandre Diggs
from Detroit in a move
that upset several players
on the Lions (3-3-1), who
aren’t ready to give up on
the season.
Last month, the Steel-
ers acquired safety
Minkah Fitzpatrick along
with two draft picks from
Miami for three picks, in-
cluding a first in 2020.
The Dolphins and Tex-
ans were busy dealing
on the eve of the season.
Miami sent left tackle
Laremy Tunsil and wide
receiver Kenny Stills to
Houston for a package of
high picks and players.
The Dolphins also traded
Kiko Alonso to the Saints
for linebacker Vince Bie-
gel, and the Texans trad-
ed Jadeveon Clowney to
Seattle for a 2020 third-
round pick and lineback-
ers Barkevious Mingo
and Jacob Martin.
Some of those swaps
could prove crucial come
playoff time as in 2017,
when the Eagles added
running back Jay Ajayi
from Miami in a deadline
deal that helped them
beat New England in Su-
per Bowl 52.
The Rams made a
splash at the deadline a
year ago when they land-
ed Dante Fowler from
Jacksonville, who bol-
stered an already formi-
dable front and helped
them reach Super Bowl
53, where they lost to the
Patriots.
Teams got a jump-start
on those types of benefits
this time around.
Sanders caught a
touchdown pass in his
first game for the 49ers
last week.
Ramsey’s impact in
L.A. was immediate as
he forced a fumble and
affected almost every
passing down in a 37-10
rout at Atlanta two weeks
ago that ended the Rams’
three-game losing streak.
And Peters had a 67-yard
pick-6 of Russell Wilson
in sparking the Ravens’
30-16 victory over Seattle.
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briefly MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

College Football
Robertson to speak at Starkville QB Club
Steve Robertson, who covers Mississippi State
for 247Sports.com, will speak at this week’s meeting
Strasburg, Nats top Astros, force World Series Game 7
of the Starkville Quarterback Club on Thursday at the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS there,” Rendon
Starkville Country Club. said. “It’s been
Robertson’s talk will be at 7 p.m. and is sponsored HOUSTON — amazing.”
by Sullivan’s Office Supply and Crosland Wealth Man- It’s been an un-
agement. Mississippi State cornerbacks coach Terrell Sean Doolittle
Buckley will deliver the Scouting Report. conventional road got the final two
A dinner of fried/grilled pork chops, macaroni and to Game 7 of the outs as the Nation-
cheese, cabbage and rolls will be served at 6:30 p.m. World Series for als bullpen headed
with a salad bar and dessert. Stephen Strasburg into Game 7 rela-
and the Washing-
Women’s College Golf ton Nationals.
tively rested. He
gave up a two-out
MSU tied for eighth at White Sands Invite Seizing the Oc-
double to Correa
The Mississippi State women’s golf team is tied tober spotlight he
for eighth place at the White Sands Invitational in the before retiring
missed out on as a
Bahamas after Tuesday’s second round of play. Robinson Chirinos
youngster, Stras-
With a team score of 293 on Tuesday, MSU is on a popup.
11-over par for the tournament. burg pitched a gem
Verla nder
Freshman Ashley Gilliam shot 2-under 70 to lead into the ninth in-
the Bulldogs, and she’s tied for fifth place in the overall dropped to 0-6 with
ning Tuesday night
standings. Junior Aubree Jones bounced back with a a 5.68 ERA in sev-
as the Nationals
1-under 71 on the day. en Series starts.
Freshman Abbey Daniel shot 3-over 75, senior beat the Houston
“I didn’t real-
Clara Moyano shot 5-over 77, and junior Blair Stockett Astros 7-2 to tie
had a 6-over 78. Playing as an individual, sophomore ly have great feel
this Fall Classic at
Lauren Miller shot 75 for the second straight round. for the off-speed
3-3.
MSU’s final round of the fall season is Wednesday, stuff,” Verlander
when the Bulldogs will conclude the three-day Juan Soto ran Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws against the Houston Astros said. “The last in-
invitational. all the way to first
during the ninth inning in Game 6 of the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park. ning just a poorly
base with his bat
executed slider
Prep Basketball following a go- not going to ask the seventh, the written off time af- while throwing 104
and then really just
Caledonia Tip Off Classic set for Saturday ahead home run, questions. We’re Nationals padded ter time, hoping for pitches.
the same way kind of a fastball up
The boys and girls basketball teams from several just going to try to their lead mo- the first title in the “It was a mental
Houston slugger and in.”
local high schools will open their season on Saturday at go out there and ments later when 51-season history grind out there, es-
the Caledonia Tip Off Classic. Alex Bregman did Martinez’s ejec-
just have some Rendon homered of a franchise that pecially after the
Columbus High School, Starkville High School and
earlier. tion came after
West Point will join the host Confederates at the event. fun,” Rendon said. off Will Harris. started as the Mon- first,” Strasburg
Yep, these Trea Turner was
The schedule for Saturday’s tournament, with “Anytime we get Martinez, still en- treal Expos and the said. “Just got to
Nationals have called out for inter-
home teams listed last: Max on the mound raged at umpires, first for Washing- keep fighting.”
1 p.m. -- Neshoba Central vs. West Point (girls) matched the As- for us, we like our ference when he
was ejected during ton since the Sena- Strasburg was
1 p.m. -- Hamilton vs. Caledonia (girls)
tros pitch for pitch, chances.” the seventh-inning tors in 1924. memorably shut ran on the fair side
2:30 p.m. -- West Point vs. Caledonia (boys) of the foul line and
4 p.m. -- Philadelphia vs. Columbus (boys) hit for hit — even Zack Greinke stretch, scream- Visiting teams down by the Na-
5:30 p.m. -- Horn Lake vs. Starkville (boys) home run celebra- will start for the ing as a pair of his have won three tionals in Septem- knocked the glove
tion for home run Astros, who led the coaches held him straight Game 7s in ber 2012 to protect off first base Yuli
SOURCE: From Special Reports
celebration. majors with 107 back while the the Series since the his arm in his first Gurriel in the sev-
Now, it’s onto wins and are seek- crowd sang along Cardinals defeated full season follow- enth following his
CALENDAR a winner-take-all ing their second to “Deep in the Texas at home in ing Tommy John slow roller. Wash-
Game 7 on Wednes- title in three sea- Heart of Texas.” 2011. surgery, and Wash- ington was leading
Today day night to decide sons. Rendon added Washington re- ington was beaten 3-2 at the time and
Women’s College Golf the only Series in “I wish it was in a two-run double bounded from a by St. Louis in the would have had
Mississippi State at White Sands Invita- which the visiting a National League off Chris Devenski 19-31 start — the Division Series. runners on second
tional, All Day team won the first park,” Greinke in the ninth to just Nats were given He improved to and third with no
Thursday six. joked, cracking a about seal it after just a 1.6% chance 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA outs.
Women’s College Soccer “It’s weird, re- smile. Strasburg gutted to win the Series in six postseason Joe Torre,
Mississippi State at Missouri, 7 p.m. ally. You can’t ex- Scherzer was through without on May 23 — to starts this Octo- MLB’s chief base-
Friday plain it,” Washing- warming up in the his best fastball to finish 93-69. They ber despite failing ball officer, said
Prep Football ton manager Dave seventh before throw five-hit ball rebounded from a to get a swing and the long delay
Lafayette at Columbus, 7 p.m. Martinez said. Rendon’s homer, for 8 1/3 innings. 3-1 eighth-inning miss in the first that followed was
Noxubee County at Aberdeen, 7 p.m. Adam Eaton and then sat down as Washington pitch- deficit against Mil- two innings for caused by umpires
New Hope at West Point, 7 p.m. Soto hit solo hom- Martinez became ing coach Paul waukee in the NL the first time this at Minute Maid
Starkville at Warren Central, 7 p.m. ers off Justin Ver- the first manager Menhart told Stras- wild-card game, a year. Eight of nine Park consulting
IAHS at Caledonia, 7 p.m. lander in the fifth tossed from a Se- burg after the first two-games-to-one swings and miss- with the replay
Starkville Academy at Magnolia to help the Nation- ries game since At- inning that he was deficit vs. the Los es overall were on room in New York
Heights, 7 p.m. als rally. Anthony lanta’s Bobby Cox tipping pitches. Angeles Dodgers breaking balls. to confirm the de-
Hebron Christian at Kemper Academy, Rendon also went in 1996. Strasburg allowed in the Division Strasburg escaped cision on the field
7 p.m. deep and drove in “When I couldn’t only three more Series and a 2-1, a two-on, two-out was not subject to
College Volleyball five runs. even move my right hits. fifth-inning deficit jam in the fourth by review.
Mississippi State at Auburn, TBA Max Scherzer, arm the other day, “Started shak- in Game 6 vs. the striking out Carlos In the first game
Women’s College Basketball revitalized by an and I was in severe ing my glove, so Astros. Correa. with lead changes
Clark Atlanta at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. (exh.) injection of pain- pain, I just believed they didn’t know Outscored 19-3 After George since the open-
Men’s College Basketball killer, is primed to in next guy up,” what I was throw- at Nationals Park Springer’s one-out er, Rendon’s RBI
Mid South Prep at East Mississippi return from an ir- Scherzer said. ing,” he said. “It’s while going 1 for double put run- single through a
Community College, 1 p.m. ritated nerve in his “Everybody has something that has 21 with runners in ners at second and shifted infield put
Saturday neck to start Game the belief in me and burned me in the scoring position, third in the fifth, the Astros ahead in
College Football 7 for Washington the doctors that I past, and it burned the Nationals got José Altuve struck the first. Verland-
Mississippi State at Arkansas, 3 p.m. in a Series that could get right and me there in the the strong outing out on curve in the er gave up 10 runs
Ole Miss at Auburn, 6 p.m. has been all road, be ready for Game first.” they needed from dirt and Michael in the first inning
Prep Soccer sweet, road. 7.” Now the Nation- Strasburg, who al- Brantley hit a hard during six post-
New Hope Classic, 8 a.m. “Maybe they Fired up after als will attempt lowed his only runs grounder to sec- season starts this
Prep Boys Basketball enjoy our park and a disputed call at their ultimate in the first inning, ond. year after allowing
Columbus, Starkville, West Point at maybe we enjoy first base went comeback in a year struck out seven “Stras is doing 12 during 34 regu-
Caledonia Tip Off Classic, All Day their park. We’re against them in in which they were and walked two Stras things out lar-season outings.
Prep Girls Basketball
West Point at Caledonia Tip Off Classic,
All Day
Baseball
Tampa Bay 2 5 0 .286 196 212 Houston at Washington, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Hattiesburg; Enterprise-Journal, McComb; The
Columbus at Choctaw Central Tourna- Atlanta 1 7 0 .125 165 250
North
Portland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Winnipeg at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. Natchez Democrat, Natchez; Northeast Missis-
sippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post,
ment, All Day MLB Playoff Glance W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m. Vicksburg; WTVA-TV, Tupelo.
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7)
Green Bay
Minnesota
7 1 0 .875 215 163
6 2 0 .750 211 132
Phoenix at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games Prep Football
on the air Houston 3, Washington 3
Tuesday, Oct. 22: Washington 5, Houston 4
Detroit
Chicago
3 3 1 .500 180 186
3 4 0 .429 128 122
West
Miami at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Mississippi Poll
Overall
Transactions Tuesday’s moves
Wednesday, Oct. 23: Washington 12, Houston 3 W L T Pct PF PA Friday’s Games School W-L Pts Prv BASEBALL
Today Friday, Oct. 25: Houston 4, Washington 1
Saturday, Oct. 26: Houston 8, Washington 1
San Francisco 7 0 0 1.000 207 77
Seattle 6 2 0 .750 208 196
Cleveland at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Houston at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
1. Starkville (6)
2. West Point (3)
(8-2) 104 1
(9-1) 98 2
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Assigned LHP Miguel
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) Sunday, Oct. 27: Houston 7, Washington 1
Tuesday, Oct. 29: Washington 7, Houston 2
L.A. Rams 5 3 0 .625 214 174 Milwaukee at Orlando, 6 p.m. 3. South Panola (1) (9-1) 85 5 Del Pozo, RHP Nick Tropeano and 3B Kaleb Cow-
art outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
Arizona 3 4 1 .438 170 223 New York at Boston, 6:30 p.m. 4. Picayune (1) (9-0) 83 4
5 p.m. — Indiana at Purdue, BTN Today: Washington (Scherzer 11-7) at Houston Monday’s Games Detroit at Chicago, 7 p.m. 5. Petal (8-1) 58 6 MINNESOTA TWINS — Exercised 2020 option on
(Greinke 18-5), 7:08 p.m. (Fox) Pittsburgh 27, Miami 14 L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. 6. Madison Central (7-2) 42 3 DH Nelson Cruz. Assigned 2B Ronald Torreyes
6 p.m. — Texas at Texas Tech, ESPNU Thursday, Oct. 31 Utah at Sacramento, 9 p.m. 7. Oxford (8-1) 40 7 and OFs Ian Miller and Ryan LaMarre outright to
San Francisco at Arizona, 7:20 p.m. San Antonio at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Rochester (IL). Claimed RHP Matt Wisler off waiv-
7 p.m. — Maryland at Wisconsin, BTN Nationals 7, Astros 2 Sunday, Nov. 3
8. West Jones (9-0) 33 8
ers from Seattle.
9. Greenwood (9-0) 20 T10 SEATTLE MARINERS — INF Ryon Healy and OF
7 p.m. — Arkansas at Georgia, SEC World Series Game 6 Houston vs Jacksonville at London, UK, 8:30 a.m. 10. South Pike (10-0) 19 T10
8 p.m. — Florida at Missouri, ESPNU Washington

Houston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
N.Y. Jets at Miami, Noon
Washington at Buffalo, Noon
Tennessee at Carolina, Noon
Pro Hockey Others receiving votes: Corinth 5, Lafayette 3,
Columbia 3, Heritage Aca. 3, Oak Grove 2, Pearl
Keon Broxton declined outright assignment to be-
come free agents.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Designated RHP Ryan
GOLF Turner ss 5 2 2 0 Springer cf 4 1 2 0 Minnesota at Kansas City, Noon NHL Glance 2, North Side 2, West Marion 1, Greenville St. Jo- Dull for assignment. Claimed RHP Anthony Bass
Eaton rf 2 2 1 1 A ltuve 2b 3 0 0 1 Chicago at Philadelphia, Noon EASTERN CONFERENCE seph 1. Laurel 1. off waivers from Seattle.
9 p.m. — PGA Tour: The HSBC Champi- Rendon 3b 4 1 3 5 Brantley lf 4 0 0 0 Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, Noon Atlantic Division Class 6A
Soto lf 5 1 1 1 Bregman 3b 4 1 2 1 Tampa Bay at Seattle, 3:05 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA School W-L Pts Prv BASKETBALL
ons, first round, Shanghai, GOLF Kendrick dh 4 0 1 0 Gurriel 1b 3 0 0 0 Detroit at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. Boston 12 9 1 2 20 41 25 1. Starkville (10) (8-2) 109 1 National Basketball Association
Cabrera 2b 4 0 0 0 A lvarez dh 3 0 0 0 Buffalo 13 9 2 2 20 44 33 2. South Panola (1) (9-1) 90 3 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Exercised G Collin
MLB BASEBALL Zimmerman 1b 3 0 0 0 Correa ss 4 0 1 0
Green Bay at L.A. Chargers, 3:25 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 3:25 p.m. Toronto 14 6 5 3 15 49 49 3. Petal (8-1) 85 4 Sexton’s third-year contract option.
Robles cf 4 0 0 0 Chirinos c 4 0 0 0 Florida 12 5 3 4 14 43 48 MIAMI HEAT — Reinstated G Dion Waiters from
7 p.m. — World Series: Washington at Gomes c 4 1 1 0 Reddick rf 3 0 1 0
New England at Baltimore, 7:20 p.m.
Montreal 11 5 4 2 12 41 36
4. Oxford (8-1) 74 5
suspension.
Open: L.A. Rams, New Orleans, Atlanta, Cincin- 5. Madison Central (7-2) 73 2
Houston, Game 7, FOX Totals 35 7 9 7 Totals 32 2 6 2 nati Tampa Bay 11 5 4 2 12 35 36 TORONTO RAPTORS — Promoted Alex McKe-
Washington 100 020 202—7 Detroit 13 4 8 1 9 30 46 Others receiving votes: Southaven 9.
Monday, Nov. 4 chnie to vice president/player health and perfor-
Class 5A
NBA BASKETBALL Houston 200 000 000—2 Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 7:15 p.m. Ottawa 11 3 7 1 7 29 37
School W-L Pts Prv
mance.
LOB_Washington 6, Houston 6. 2B_Turner (1), Metropolitan Division WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Assigned Gs Justin
6:30 p.m. — Milwaukee at Boston, Rendon (3), Springer 2 (4), Correa (2). HR_Eaton GP W L OT Pts GF GA 1. West Point (8) (9-1) 106 1 Robinson and Admiral Schofield to Capital City
2. Picayune (3) (9-0) 101 2
ESPN (2), Soto (3), Rendon (1), Bregman (3). SF_Altuve
(1). S_Eaton (2). Pro Basketball Washington 14 9 2 3 21 54 46
Carolina 12 8 3 1 17 39 30
N.Y. Islanders 11 8 3 0 16 34 27
3. West Jones
4. Lafayette
(9-0) 90 3
(7-2) 76 4
(NBAGL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
9 p.m. — LA Clippers at Utah, ESPN
Washington
IP H R ER BB SO
NBA Glance Pittsburgh 13 8 5 0 16 46 31 5. Laurel (7-2) 67 5 ATLANTA FALCONS — Released PK Matt Bry-
NHL HOCKEY Strasburg, W, 2-0 8
Doolittle
1-3 5 2 2 2 7
2-3 1 0 0 0 0
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Columbus 11 5 4 2 12 30 39
Philadelphia 11 5 5 1 11 36 38
Others receiving votes: none.
Class 4A
ant. Waived CB D.J. White and QB Danny Etling.
Signed PK Younghoe Koo.
7 p.m. — Minnesota at St. Louis, Houston W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 3 0 1.000 —
N.Y. Rangers 10 4 5 1 9 33 35
New Jersey 9 2 5 2 6 22 36
School W-L Pts Prv BUFFALO BILLS — Released LB Nate Hall.
Verlander, L, 0-2 5 5 3 3 3 3 1. South Pike (6) (10-0) 104 1 Signed LB Del’Shawn Phillips to the practice
NBCSN Peacock 1 1-3 1 1 1 0 2 Toronto 3 1 .750 ½ WESTERN CONFERENCE 2. Greenwood (4) (9-0) 101 2 squad.
Harris 2-3 1 1 1 0 0 Boston 2 1 .667 1 Central Division 3. Corinth (1) (8-2) 85 3 CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed WR Braxton
SOCCER (MEN’S) Pressly 1 0 0 0 0 2 Brooklyn 1 2 .333 2 GP W L OT Pts GF GA 4. Louisville (8-2) 77 4 Miller on practice squad IR. Signed WR Quadree
Devenski 1 2 2 2 0 1 New York 1 3 .250 2½ Colorado 11 8 2 1 17 44 30 Henderson to the practice squad.
2:50 p.m. — FIFA U-17 World Cup: HBP_Devenski (Eaton). WP_Strasburg. Southeast Division Nashville 12 8 3 1 17 48 34 5. Itawamba AHS (10-0) 73 5
CHICAGO BEARS — Placed LB Fadol Brown on
W L Pct GB St. Louis 12 6 3 3 15 37 39 Others receiving votes: none. practice squad IR. Signed LB James Vaughters to
South Korea vs. France, Group C, Umpires_Home, Sam Holbrook; First, Jim Wolf;
Miami 3 1 .750 — Winnipeg 13 6 7 0 12 36 44 Class 3A the practice squad.
Second, Doug Eddings; Third, Gary Cederstrom; School W-L Pts Prv
Goiânia, Brazil, FS2 Right, Lance Barksdale; Left, James Hoye. Atlanta
Orlando
2 2 .500 1
1 2 .333 1½
Dallas 14 5 8 1 11 31 39
Chicago 11 3 6 2 8 25 34 1. Columbia (11) (9-0) 110 1
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released TE Evan
Baylis and WR Darrius Shepherd. Signed CB
T_3:37. A_43,384 (41,168).
2:55 p.m. — Serie A: Torino at Lazio, Washington 1 2 .333 1½ Minnesota 12 4 8 0 8 29 43 2. West Marion (9-1) 97 2 Tremon Smith from the practice squad.
Charlotte 1 3 .250 2 Pacific Division 3. Senatobia (7-2) 69 NR JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed WR Mar-
ESPNEWS
Pro Football
Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 4. Magee (8-2) 37 3 qise Lee on IR. Released RB Alfred Blue from
W L Pct GB Edmonton 13 8 4 1 17 38 36 5. Booneville (7-2) 32 NR the injured list. Signed CB Tae Hayes from the
5:50 p.m. — FIFA U-17 World Cup: U.S. Milwaukee 2 1 .667 — Vegas 13 8 5 0 16 42 36 Others receiving votes: Choctaw County 28, practice squad.
vs. Japan, Group D, Espírito Santo, NFL Glance Detroit 2 2 .500 ½ Anaheim 14 8 6 0 16 39 35 Winona 27, Yazoo County 15, Water Valley 13, LOS ANGELES RAMS — Traded CB Aqib Talib
AMERICAN CONFERENCE Cleveland 1 2 .333 1 Vancouver 11 7 3 1 15 42 27 North Panola 12. and a fifth-round draft pick to Miami for an undis-
Brazil, FS2
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago
Indiana
1 3 .250 1½
0 3 .000 2
Arizona 11 7 3 1 15 34 24
Calgary 14 6 6 2 14 37 41
Class 2A closed future draft pick.
MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed CB Xavien Howard
School W-L Pts Prv
7 p.m. — MLS Playoffs: Toronto FC at New England 8 0 0 1.000 250 61 WESTERN CONFERENCE San Jose 13 4 8 1 9 32 48 1. Philadelphia (9) (9-1) 108 1 on IR. Activated DT Robert Nkemdiche from the
Buffalo 5 2 0 .714 134 122 Southwest Division Los Angeles 12 4 8 0 8 31 49 PUP list.
2. Taylorsville (1) (9-1) 99 2
Atlanta United, Eastern Conference N.Y. Jets 1 6 0 .143 78 185 W L Pct GB NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
3. Scott Central (7-2) 83 4
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released PK
Miami 0 6 0 .000 63 211 San Antonio 3 0 1.000 — loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild Mike Nugent and TE Eric Tomlinson from the
Final, FS1 South Dallas 3 1 .750 ½ cards per conference advance to playoffs. 4. East Webster (8-1) 63 5 active roster and OL Aaron Monteiro from the
W L T Pct PF PA Houston 2 1 .667 1 Tuesday’s Games 5. North Side (1) (9-0) 37 NR practice squad.
TENNIS Indianapolis 5 2 0 .714 158 151 Memphis 1 3 .250 2½ Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 1 Others receiving votes: Bay Springs 31, Calhoun NEW YORK JETS — Traded DL Leonard Williams
New Orleans 0 4 .000 3½ Boston 5, San Jose 1 City 19.
3 a.m. — WTA: The WTA Finals, Early Houston 5 3 0 .625 212 188
Jacksonville 4 4 0 .500 173 163 Northwest Division Carolina 2, Calgary 1 Class 1A
to the N.Y. Giants for a 2020 third-round and a
2021 fifth-round draft picks.
Rounds, Shenzhen, China, TENNIS Tennessee 4 4 0 .500 148 135
Minnesota
W L Pct GB
3 0 1.000 —
Washington 4, Toronto 3, OT
Detroit 3, Edmonton 1
School W-L Pts Prv OAKLAND RAIDERS — Waived LB Justin
Phillips. Signed LB Brandon Marshall.
North 1. Nanih Waiya (10) (8-2) 109 1
5 a.m. — ATP/WTA: The Rolex Masters W L T Pct PF PA Utah 3 1 .750 ½ N.Y. Rangers 4, Tampa Bay 1 2. Noxapater (8-2) 96 2 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Waived DT Bruce
Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 214 156 Denver 3 1 .750 ½ Nashville 3, Chicago 0 3. Lumberton (8-2) 88 3 Hector. Signed TE Scott Orndoff to the practice
& The WTA Finals, Early Rounds, Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 123 131 Portland 2 2 .500 1½ Dallas 6, Minnesota 3 4. Smithville (7-2) 55 4 squad.
Cleveland 2 5 0 .286 133 181 Oklahoma City 1 3 .250 2½ Anaheim 7, Winnipeg 4 HOCKEY
TENNIS Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 124 210 Pacific Division Today’s Games
5. Biggersville (7-1) 43 5
Others receiving votes: West Lowndes 27, West National Hockey League
West W L Pct GB Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 6 p.m. ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled D Josh Mahura
5 p.m. — ATP/WTA: The Rolex Masters W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Clippers 3 1 .750 — Edmonton at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.
Bolivar (1) 22.
from San Diego (AHL). Assigned D Brendan
Private Schools
& The WTA Finals, Early Rounds, Kansas City 5 3 0 .625 226 181
Oakland 3 4 0 .429 151 192
L.A. Lakers
Phoenix
3 1
2 2 .500 1
.750 — Minnesota at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Florida at Colorado, 9 p.m. School W-L Pts Prv
Guhle to San Diego.
DETROIT RED WINGS — Placed LW Justikn Ab-
1. Heritage Aca. (10) (11-0) 109 1
TENNIS L.A. Chargers 3 5 0 .375 157 157 Golden State 1 2 .333 1½ Montreal at Arizona, 9 p.m.
2. St. Joseph, Greenville (10-0) 95 2
delkader on IR, retroactive to Oct. 23. Assigned
Denver 2 6 0 .250 125 151 Sacramento 0 4 .000 3 Vancouver at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. RW Evgeny Svechnikov to Grand Rapids (AHL).
3 a.m. (Thursday) — WTA: The WTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE Tuesday’s Games Thursday’s Games 3. Madison-Ridgeland (1) (9-2) 91 3 Activated LW Adam Erne from IR. Recalled D Joe
East Miami 112, Atlanta 97 Calgary at Nashville, 7 p.m. 4. Jackson Prep (8-2) 76 4 Hicketts from Grand Rapids.
Finals, Early Rounds, Shenzhen, China, W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 109, Denver 106 Montreal at Vegas, 9 p.m. 5. Pillow Aca. (8-2) 69 5 LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled F Carl
Dallas 4 3 0 .571 190 124 L.A. Lakers 120, Memphis 91 Friday’s Games Others receiving votes: none.w Grundstrom from Ontario (AHL).
TENNIS Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 202 199 Today’s Games Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veterans All Associated Press members in Mississippi NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed D Roman
5 a.m. (Thursday) — ATP/WTA: The N.Y. Giants 2 6 0 .250 158 218
Washington 1 7 0 .125 99 195
Chicago at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Memorial Coliseum, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
are eligible to participate in the high school foot-
ball poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll
Josi to an eight-year contract. Recalled F Colin
Blackwell from Milwaukee (AHL)
Rolex Masters & The WTA Finals, Early
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New York at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Washington, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
are: Boswell Media, Kosciusko; The Commer-
cial Dispatch, Columbus; Bolivar Commercial,
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
Rounds, TENNIS New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 195 156 Indiana at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Columbus at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Cleveland; The Daily Corinthian, Corinth; Delta BUFFALO BANDITS — Signed F Jerome Thomp-
Carolina 4 3 0 .571 179 184 Milwaukee at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 8 p.m. Democrat-Times, Greenville; Hattiesburg Impact, son to a one-year contract.
4B WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2019
PREP FOOTBALL
Starkville holds onto top spot in new Mississippi poll
By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
The Starkville High
School football team
held off West Point again
to keep the No. 1 spot in
Mississippi’s overall rank-
ings when the new Asso-
ciated Press high school
football poll was released
Tuesday.
Eleven Mississippi me-
dia outlets, including The
Class 1A
1. Nanih Waiya (8-2)
2. Noxapater (8-2)
3. Smithville (7-2)
4. Lumberton (8-2)
5. West Lowndes (8-2)
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were polled on the top five
teams in each class and
the top 10 overall.
The Yellow Jackets
(8-2) received six of the
11 first-place votes in the
overall standings, edg-
ing the Green Wave (9-
1), which got three. West
Point hosts New Hope (3-
7) on Friday.
South Panola (9-1) and
Picayune (9-0) received
Class 2A
1. Philadelphia (9-1)
2. Taylorsville (9-1)
3. East Webster (8-1)
4. Bay Springs (8-1)
5. Scott Central (7-2)
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one first-place vote apiece
in the overall poll.
Starkville got 10 first-
place votes in Class 6A,
and the other went to
South Panola. Both the
Jackets and the Tigers
recently pulled off wins
over former No. 1 Madi-
son Central, which fell to
No. 5 in Class 6A and No.
6 overall.
Starkville travels to
face Warren Central on
Class 3A
1. Columbia (9-0)
2. West Marion (9-1)
3. Senatobia (7-2)
4. Magee (8-2)
5. Winona (7-2)
Friday in Vicksburg.
In other polls
Heritage Academy (11-
0) kept the No. 1 among
Mississippi private
schools, though the vote
was still not unanimous.
The Patriots received 10
first-place votes, and No.
3 Madison-Ridgeland
Academy (9-2) got the
other. The Patriots are off
Class 4A
1. Greenwood (9-0)
2. South Pike (10-0)
3. Louisville (8-2)
4. Corinth (8-1)
5. Itawamba AHS (10-0)
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I have been
married to
a wonderful man
for six years, and
we’ve been to-
gether for 10. We
bought a house
a few years ago,
and since then
our sex life has
significantly de-
creased. I know
the stress of
being homeown-
ers hasn’t helped
our situation, and
over the last year
Dear Abby
I have felt like I’m
falling out of love.
A few weeks ago, I ran
into a man I dated before my
husband, and there was a
spark between us that neither
of us can deny. He broke my
heart years ago, but I can’t
shake this feeling of wanting
— needing — to be with him. I
can’t get him off my mind.
I hate the idea of breaking
my husband’s heart, but I also
don’t want to lose the chance
to see what could be with my
old flame. How can I come out
of this on top? I’m terrified
that I may have signed on to
spend my life with someone
who isn’t my soul mate. — AT
A CROSSROADS IN N.C.
DEAR CROSSROADS: May
I introduce a dose of sobri-
ety? The man who broke your
heart years ago is capable of
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct.
30). The healthy new patterns
you seek will immediately take
hold as though you were always
meant to build this into your life.
Self-discovery will come through
journaling, exercise and, most
notably, through participating
in groups. You’ll teach, spread
light, travel and spend many
weeks in exciting surroundings.
Leo and Virgo adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 4, 8, 44, 2
and 19.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). You didn’t feel ready for it
before, but now you’ve a better
idea about how to go about a
challenge you’ve long had your
eye on. Your cosmic gift of the
day will be greater flexibility and
this week before hosting
a second-round playoff
matchup on Nov. 8.
West Lowndes (8-2)
received the most points
of any Class 1A team out-
side the top five, but the
Panthers remain on the
outside. They’ll have a
bye week before closing
out the season on Nov. 8
at Tupelo Christian Prep
(6-3).
Noxubee County (5-
Class 5A
1. West Point (9-1)
2. Picayune (9-0)
3. West Jones (9-0)
4. Lafayette (7-2)
5. Laurel (7-2)
doing it again.
After 10
years have
passed, the
chances are he,
too, is married.
If you pursue
this, there will
be collateral
damage. No one,
including you,
will come out “on
top” because
someone always
pays the price.
You and your
husband need
to figure out why
things changed
after you bought that house
and deal with it. If you do, it
may improve your marriage.
DEAR ABBY: My grand-
father has been put on a
pedestal as the pillar of our
family. Everyone except me
adores him. I can barely
stomach him. He’s a racist
and a sexist, and he abused
my grandmother to her
dying day. He now abuses his
current wife. He has made
her cry many times, but she
still continues to cater to and
worship him.
Whenever I bring up his
issues, family members say
it doesn’t matter, and he
deserves respect no matter
how he acts. When I’m around
him, I remain polite and
respectful. However, I feel no
love for him and have no de-
strength.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
What color is the sky? Blue,
right? Not always. Not even
usually. It’s often black, white,
pink, black, gray, purple and
more. Think twice before label-
ing things. The first identifiers
that come to mind are often
incorrect.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You are constantly doing things
without knowing how you did
them. The “how” has a way
of working itself out when the
“why” is strong enough. Stay
focused on your purpose and
the logistics will fall into place.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Some of what you need will
be easy to get. And what’s not
5) is no longer receiving
votes in Class 3A after
Thursday’s loss at Choc-
taw County (7-3). But the
Tigers are locked in as
the No. 2 team in Region
4, and Friday’s game at
Aberdeen (1-9) can’t af-
fect their playoff seeding.
The ballot Theo DeRosa
submitted for The Dispatch
is below. For the full AP
poll, please see page 3B.
Class 6A
1. Starkville (8-2)
2. South Panola (9-1)
3. Madison Cen. (7-2)
4. Petal (8-1)
5. Oxford (8-1)
sire to spend more time with
him than I absolutely have
to. Am I a terrible person? —
UNCERTAIN IN THE SOUTH
DEAR UNCERTAIN: Not at
all. You are simply someone
who has a lower tolerance for
racism, sexism and people
who abuse others than the
rest of your family.
DEAR ABBY: I understand
that a person should stay
home when he or she is sick
in order to avoid spreading
the illness to others. However,
if you have plans with a friend,
and your brother or sister
has the flu but you have NOT
gotten sick yet, is it your re-
sponsibility to warn your friend
that you have been exposed?
Should you cancel plans? I
mean, what’s the considerate
thing to do in this situation?
— CAREFUL IN WASHINGTON
DEAR CAREFUL: In a case
like this, full disclosure is im-
perative. If you know you have
been exposed to a contagious
illness and may be carrying
the bug, the considerate thing
to do would be to tell your
friend so the person has the
choice of whether to opt out.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother,
Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.com or
P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,
CA 90069.
easy to get will lead you on a
fantastic chase involving char-
acters you’ll be happy to have
the excuse to get to know.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Of all the possible things a
person could be to you today
— kind, entertaining, attentive,
appreciative — these things
don’t matter in the least unless
the person is also available.
Availability always wins out.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Don’t worry whether or not
you did it right. It’s the effort
that matters now. You can get
better at this with future efforts,
which will be a rather intuitive
process. All you have to do is
keep showing up.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You love a good story, and yet
you’d rather your real life be dra-
ma-free. Drama needs conflict,
and you don’t. Your life is plenty
interesting without obstacles of
that nature.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). It’s like you’re sitting at
the table of life and waiting for
what you ordered to materialize.
Unfortunately, the service in this
joint is questionable. You’ll dine,
eventually, but you’ll have to be
the cook and the waitstaff, too.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You will produce beautiful
work or conversation, which is
just a different kind of work.
You’ll have the sensation of
letting things come through you
instead of from you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). For you, challenge isn’t
about conquering other people
or even about conquering
inanimate objects, processes
or ideas. Challenge gives you
the opportunity to reach into
yourself to see what’s there.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You have the healing gift.
When the split is within you, you
can heal it. When the split is
between you and another, even
if you don’t have help, what
you do on your own will make a
difference.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). As you tell the story of
what happened to you, you’ll
realize that you’re not the same
person as the one in the story.
Furthermore, the story may
need to change because you’re
not the same person as the
teller of this story either.
The road to recovery
SOLUTION:
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Still stumped a last minute Halloween
goodies? A quick fix is this harvest snack
mix.

Need last
minute
Halloween
snacks?
FAMILY FEATURES

H
alloween calls for candies and
treats of all kinds as trick-or-treat-
ers roam neighborhoods, but don’t
forget to stock your own snack supply
with homemade goodies. Skip the store-
familyfeatures.com bought sweets this year and instead opt
Canned foods can be a “secret weapon” in the kitchen. Read on for the recipe for this hearty chickpea for ideas from culinary.net like these that
vegetable soup as well as pumpkin mac and cheese. can be whipped up in the comfort of your

Quick dishes with canned

own kitchen.
n Party Mix — As one of the easiest
recipes you could imagine, a Hallow-
een-themed party mix simply calls for

foods handy in the pantry

your favorite snack-type foods tossed
together in a group-sized bowl or indi-
vidual containers. You can try just about
anything from candy corns and minia-
FAMILY FEATURES ture chocolates to pretzels, popcorn and
more.

T
his season means busy
schedules filled with
extracurricular activities,
homework and holidays. It can
be challenging to find quality
time to spend with loved ones, let
alone get a wholesome, home-
made meal on the table. A simple
way to create more moments
with your family and still serve
up nutritious and delicious
dinners is to make sure you have
canned foods on-hand.
According to a study pub-
lished in “Nutrients,” a pantry
stocked with canned produce
helps adults and kids eat more
nutrient-rich foods, leading to
healthier overall diets. Canned
foods also help cut down on meal
prep, so you spend less time
in the kitchen and more time
together with your family doing
the things you love.
“As a busy mom, canned foods
are my secret weapon in the
kitchen and ensure that I always
have the makings of a nutritious
meal for my family all year long,
and especially when the kids
are back in school,” said Holley
Grainger, registered dietitian
and mother of two. “Fresh fruits
and vegetables are harvested at
the peak of ripeness and canned
Mac and cheese gets an autumn twist when you add canned pumpkin.
tables right in my pantry.”
Canned foods also make it
easy to get the kids involved in
the kitchen, with recipes like
pumpkin mac and cheese or
n Spooky cupcakes — Kid-friendly
treats are the name of the game when it
comes to Halloween, and there’s almost
no better way to get children involved in
the kitchen than with some personalized
decorations. Bake your preferred cup-
cakes — chocolate or vanilla — then call
on the kiddos to use icing and toppings
for creepy custom creations.
n Creepy cookies — Whether your
family craves chocolate chip or prefers
the sweetness of sugar cookies, lay out
your favorite dough and use seasonal
cookie cutters — Frankenstein, witches,
ghosts, spiders – for a frightful bite.
n Caramel-dipped apples — Skip out
on bobbing for apples and instead dip
yours in caramel for a traditional Hallow-
een treat. Just insert wooden skewers
in the tops of your apples, dip the oppo-
site end into melted caramel and enjoy.
To add a bit of fun and flavor, sprinkle
chopped nuts or crushed candies on the
caramel end of each apple.
familyfeatures.com
Build a better
sandwich
cans after they’re used; in fact,
cans are the most recycled food
and beverage containers in
America.
FAMILY FEATURES
For more flavorful recipes,

within only four hours after be-
ing picked, sealing in their nutri-
tion and flavor. So, I know I have
year-round access to my family’s
favorite seasonal fruits and vege-
hearty chickpea vegetable soup,
so you can help build a positive
connection to healthy eating for
your children. Plus, the family
can “go green” and recycle the
and to learn more about the
benefits of cooking with canned
foods, visit CansGetYouCooking.
com.
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F
ad diets come and go, and as many
Americans find, so do the pounds
they lose. Most experts agree that
eliminating, or drastically reducing,
major foods groups from your diet can be
detrimental to your health and prevent
you from achieving long-term healthy
eating goals.
Each of the food groups plays a dis-

Five tips for tackling leftover Halloween treats

have coworkers without
FAMILY FEATURES kids who may not be as
tired of treats as parents.
and small chocolate pieces,
but you can take matters
into your own hands with
island or anywhere guests
often gather and would feel
invited to take one.
tinct role in fueling your body and provid-
ing it with the vitamins and nutrients it
needs. Attempt a well-rounded approach
to eating, such as one that includes more
nutritious choices for popular dishes like
sandwiches.
Consider these ideas for creating a

G
oing door to door for
candy and treats is
part of many fami-
lies’ Halloween traditions,
and the routine almost
always ends with a kitchen
loaded with treats. When
the spooky season comes
to a close, consider these
ways from culinary.net to
use up those extra goodies.
Take some to work
A tried and true classic.
It’s likely you won’t be the
only person in your office
bringing in leftovers a few
days after Halloween, but
there’s a good chance you
Freeze it
Certain candies like
chocolates freeze bet-
ter than others, so be
conscious of what you’re
putting in the freezer. This
method keeps your sweets
better longer and allows
you to use them as ingre-
dients in baking desserts
throughout the year, or you
can simply thaw a few at a
time for snacking.
Make trail mix
The traditional recipe
calls for peanuts, raisins
a creative hodgepodge of
just about anything you’re
left with after Hallow-
een passes. Candy corn,
pretzels, chocolates and
other sweets are perfect
for mixing up as a snack to
put in baggies for work or
school – just choose your
family’s favorites and toss
together.
Set it out for guests
Leftover goodies don’t
have to be hidden in the
pantry. Grab a small glass
dish, fill it with wrapped
fun-size candies and place
it on an end table, kitchen
Create a sweet pairing
Although it’s (probably)
your kids’ hard work that
led to an abundance of
candies, you can enjoy the
fruits of their labor. For
adults who enjoy a sweet
chocolate treat (even if it
isn’t fancy) with a glass
of red wine or spiked hot
chocolate, there are few
better ways to wind down
after Halloween than with a
boozy pairing.
Visit culinary.net for
more Halloween treats and
recipe ideas.
balanced diet and a nutritious sandwich
to help ensure you get enough of each
food group:
Start from the outside
There are two groups of grains: whole
grains and refined grains. Whole grains
contain the entire grain kernel, while re-
fined grains have been milled for a finer
texture and are required to be enriched
per government mandate to help make
up for nutrient shortfalls. Grains should
account for about one quarter of each
meal, but at least half of them should be
whole grains — a fact that may surprise
some people.
The ingredients inside a sandwich, not
the bread itself, are the most significant
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When it comes to calories, fat and sodium, give more thought to bread, protein and
other ingredients when assembling a sandwich.

Sandwich
Continued from Page 5B
drivers of calories, fat
and sodium, according to
research from Nutrition
Strategies Inc. A separate
study published in the
journal “Nutrients” shows
grain foods contribute
less than 15 percent of
all calories, while deliv-
ering greater than 20
percent of three shortfall
nutrients — dietary fiber,
folate and iron — and
greater than 10 percent of
calcium, magnesium and
vitamin A.
Find more information
about the role of grains in
a healthy diet at Grain-
FoodsFoundation.org.
Rethink the ingredients
Making more nutri-
tious choices with sand-
wiches and positively
impacting your con-
sumption of calories, fat
and sodium is oftentimes
a matter of changing the
way you stack ingredi-
ents between the bread.
Consider this sample
sandwich: two slices of
whole-grain or enriched
bread, 2-3 slices of
lunchmeat, two slices of
cheese, a few spinach or
lettuce leaves and a slice
of tomato.
Try a different take on
a lunchtime favorite by
adding spicy horseradish
to this roast beef and
arugula sandwich.
Protein
According to the
USDA, most Americans
get about the right amount
of protein in their diets,
but could do better at
choosing leaner options
and adding more variety
to their menus.
Incorporating more
variety doesn’t have to
mean sacrificing con-
venience. For example,
while prepared meats like
deli meats, hot dogs and
jerky are sometimes a
target of critics, numerous
studies and the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans
affirm they can be part of
a healthy, balanced diet.
Prepared beef products
provide a convenient
source of protein, vitamins
and minerals. Because
most prepared meats are
pre-cooked, they offer
consumers easy, on-the-
go access to the nutrient
density in meat.
The prepared meats
category is diverse and of-
fers choices to meet nutri-
tion needs, tastes, budgets
and personal preferences.
Thousands of products
are available in the meat
case, including low- and
reduced-sodium prod-
ucts, low- and reduced-fat
products, American Heart
Association-certified,
organic, Kosher grass-fed
options and more. Learn
more at meatpoultrynutri-
tion.org.
ROAST BEEF AND
ARUGULA SANDWICH
Prep time: 5 minutes
Servings: 2
1 tablespoon low-fat mayon-
naise
2 teaspoons horseradish
4 slices whole-wheat bread
4 slices tomato
4 ounces lean roast beef,
thinly sliced
1 cup arugula or wild greens
n Spread mayonnaise and
horseradish evenly over two
bread slices. Layer tomato,
roast beef and arugula on top
of mayonnaise and horserad-
ish. Top with remaining bread
slices.
(Source: Grain Foods Foun-
dation)

Canned
foods
Continued from Page 5B

HEARTY CHICKPEA
VEGETABLE SOUP
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 cans (14 3/4 ounces each)
low-sodium vegetable or chick-
en broth
1 cup water
4 cups cubed butternut squash
(about 1 medium squash)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 can (15 1/2 ounces) garban-
zo beans (chickpeas), drained
and rinsed
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) sliced
carrots, drained
3 cups kale, coarsely chopped

n In 4-quart saucepan over

medium-high heat, heat oil.
Cook onion and garlic until just
softened, stirring frequently.
Stir in cumin; cook 1 minute.
n Add broth, water, butternut
squash and salt. Over high
heat, heat to boil.
n Reduce heat to low; cover
and simmer 20 minutes until
squash is tender.
n Add garbanzo beans, carrots
and kale. Continue to simmer
about 5 minutes until vegeta-
bles are tender.

PUMPKIN MAC
AND CHEESE
8 ounces rotini or medium
shell pasta
5 tablespoons butter, divided
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated
milk
1 cup milk
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black
pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups shredded Swiss or
Gruyere cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar
cheese
1/4 cup breadcrumbs

n Cook pasta according to

package directions; drain and
set aside.
n Heat oven to 375 F.
n Grease 1 1/2-quart baking
dish. In 4-quart saucepan over
medium heat, melt 3 table-
spoons butter. Stir in flour;
cook 1 minute. Gradually stir in
evaporated milk and milk; cook
until mixture is thickened and
smooth. Stir in pumpkin, salt,
pepper and nutmeg.
n Remove from heat; whisk in
cheeses until smooth. Stir in
cooked pasta; toss to mix well.
Spoon into baking dish.
n Melt remaining butter; stir
in breadcrumbs to coat well.
Sprinkle on top of casserole.
Bake 30 minutes, or until
sauce is bubbly and mixture is
golden. cdispatch.com
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cery Clerk of Lowndes County, cord in the office of the Chan- SHARON A. DAVIS a/k/a SHAR- this 2nd day of October, 2019.
State of Mississippi in Book THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI cery Clerk of Lowndes County, WHEREAS, on the 20th day of ON ANN DAVIS; MARK SPEARS;
MORT 2012 at Page 3643; and State of Mississippi in Book September, 2019 the Holder of AMANDA D. SPEARS; MASTER Shapiro & Brown, LLC
TO: All Unknown Heirs-at-Law or 2008 at Page 21214; and said Deed of Trust substituted FINANCIAL; DEAN MORRIS LLC, SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
WHEREAS, J.P. Morgan Mort- Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of and appointed Dean Morris, solely in its capacity as Substi-
gage Acquisition Corp. has DEANNA L. CLARK deceased; WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Bank, LLC as Substitute Trustee by tute Trustee; AND ANY AND Shapiro & Brown, LLC
heretofore substituted Shapiro and All Other Interested N.A. has heretofore substi- instrument recorded in the of- ALL PERSONS HAVING AN IN- 1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite
& Brown, LLC as Trustee by in- Parties. tuted Shapiro & Brown, LLC as fice of the aforesaid Chancery TEREST IN THE SUBJECT PROP- B-202
strument dated July 2, 2019 Trustee by instrument dated Clerk in MORT Book 2019 at ERTY BEARING THE ADDRESS Flowood, MS 39232
and recorded in the aforesaid You have been made a defend- November 2, 2017 and recor- Page 20213; and OF 129 CAIDE COVE, COLUM- (601) 981-9299
Chancery Clerk's Office in Book ant in the Petition to Determ- ded in the aforesaid Chancery BUS, MS 39705 DEFENDANTS
2019 at Page 12989; and ine Wrongful Death Beneficiar- Clerk's Office in Book 2017 at WHEREAS, default having been 117 Beech St
ies, for Adjudication of Heir- Page 25106; and made in the payments of the CAUSE NO. 2019-0530-DE Columbus, MS 39702
WHEREAS, default having been ship of Deanna L. Clark, and indebtedness secured by the 19-024579
made in the terms and condi- Other Relief, seeking a determ- WHEREAS, default having been said Deed of Trust, and the SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
tions of said deed of trust and ination of wrongful death bene- made in the terms and condi- holder of said Deed of Trust, Publication Dates:
the entire debt secured thereby ficiaries, adjudication of heir- tions of said deed of trust and having requested the under- THE STATE OF MISSSISSIPPI October 9, 16, 23 and 30,
having been declared to be due ship of Deanna L. Clark, and the entire debt secured thereby signed so to do, on the 20th 2019
and payable in accordance with other relief to which Petitioner having been declared to be due day of November, 2019, I will TO: Master Financial, whose
the terms of said deed of trust, may be entitled. Other than and payable in accordance with during the lawful hours of current post office address and
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisi- you, the only other interested the terms of said deed of trust, between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 street address are unknown to
tion Corp., the legal holder of parties in this action are De'Ta- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the leg- p.m., at public outcry, offer for the Plaintiff after diligent
said indebtedness, having re- vion Deshawn Terry-Clark, Cour- al holder of said indebtedness, sale and will sell, at the south search and inquiry to ascertain
quested the undersigned Sub- tavien Terry Dashawn Clark, having requested the under- east front door of Lowndes same.
stituted Trustee to execute the Jarvier Clark-Thompson and Ja- signed Substituted Trustee to County Courthouse, 505 2nd
trust and sell said land and
property in accordance with the
nah Lorine Clark-Thompson. execute the trust and sell said Ave. North at Columbus, Mis-
land and property in accord-
The Complaint against you
which is on file at the Lowndes
All notices must be
sissippi, for cash to the
terms of said deed of trust and You are summoned to appear ance with the terms of said highest bidder, the following County Chancery Court, Colum- emailed to
for the purpose of raising the and defend against the Peti- deed of trust and for the pur- described land and property bus, Mississippi, in the above
sums due thereunder, togeth- tion filed against you in this ac- pose of raising the sums due situated in Lowndes County, numbered cause, is important classifieds@
er with attorney's fees, tion at 9:00 o’clock a.m. on thereunder, together with attor- Mississippi, to-wit: and you must take immediate
trustee's fees and expense of the 21st day of November, ney's fees, trustee's fees and action to protect your rights. cdispatch.com.
sale. A.D., 2019, in the Courtroom expense of sale. Lot Two (2) of Autumn Trail
of the Clay County Courthouse Subdivision, a subdivision of You are required to mail or
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro & at West Point, Mississippi, and NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro & Lowndes County, Mississippi, hand deliver a written re-
Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust- in case of your failure to ap- Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust- as found in Plat Book 4 at sponse to the Complaint filed
ee in said deed of trust, will on pear and defend a judgment ee in said deed of trust, will on Page 43 in the office of the against you in this action to
November 6, 2019 offer for will be entered granting the re- November 6, 2019 offer for Chancery Clerk of Lowndes Kimberly D. Putnam, Attorney
sale at public outcry and sell lief sought in the Petition. sale at public outcry and sell County, Mississippi. Subject, for Plaintiff, whose address is
within legal hours (being within legal hours (being however, to those restrictive 1820 Avenue of America, Mon-

terest of the cooperative.
PUBLISH: 10/21, 10/23,
10/27, & 10/30/2019
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S NO-
TICE OF SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF Lowndes
WHEREAS, on the 19th day of
August, 2014, Ralph S Carter
and Christi D Carter Husband
and Wife, executed and de-
livered a certain Deed of Trust
unto Timothy L Gowan, Trustee
for Mortgage Electronic Regis-
tration Systems, Inc. as nomin-
ee for BankFirst Financial Ser-
vices, Beneficiary, to secure an Lowndes County, Mississippi;
indebtedness therein de-
scribed, which Deed of Trust is
recorded in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi in Mort
Book 2014 at Page 17742;
and
WHEREAS, on the 15th day of
June, 2015, Mortgage Electron- the North line of said Board of
ic Registration Systems, Inc.
as nominee for BankFirst Finan- of 1154 feet to an iron pin;
cial Services, assigned said
Deed of Trust unto U.S. Bank
National Association, by instru- feet to an iron pipe and the ini-
ment recorded in the office of
the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in thence North 02 degrees 01
Mort Book 2015 at Page
13055; and
WHEREAS, on the 10th day of
June, 2019 the Holder of said
Deed of Trust substituted and
appointed Dean Morris, LLC as 53.2 feet; thence North 73 de-
Substitute Trustee by instru-
ment recorded in the office of
the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in distance of 97 feet to a point
Mort Book 2019 at Page
11255; and
WHEREAS, on the 27th day of
January, 2016, a Scrivener's
Affidavit was recorded via in-
strument appearing in the
aforesaid land records to cor-
rect an error in the legal de-
scription in the subject deed of
trust; this Affidavit appears in SUBJECT TO the restrictive cov-
Deed Book 2016 at Page 433; enants and conditions con-
and
WHEREAS, default having been ded in Deed Book 525 at Page
made in the payments of the
indebtedness secured by the
said Deed of Trust, and the
holder of said Deed of Trust,
having requested the under-
signed so to do, on the 20th
day of November, 2019, I will
during the lawful hours of
between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
p.m., at public outcry, offer for this 2nd day of October, 2019.
sale and will sell, at the south
east front door of Lowndes
County Courthouse, 505 2nd
Ave. North at Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, for cash to the
highest bidder, the following
described land and property
situated in Lowndes County,
Mississippi, to-wit:
Beginning at the Northeast
corner of the Northwest Quarter
of the Southwest Quarter of
Section 12 Township 16 South,
Range 17 West, Lowndes
County, Mississippi; thence
North 89 degrees 06 minutes
West along an existing fence
line a distance of 413.70 feet
to an iron pipe; thence South
02 degrees 9 minutes West a
distance of 1285.81 feet to a
nail in thence centerline of a
between the hours of 11:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the
Southeast Door of the County
Courthouse of Lowndes
County, located at 505 2nd Av- Issued under my hand and seal
enue North, Columbus, MS
39701, to the highest and best of October, A.D., 2019.
bidder for cash or certified
funds the following described
property situated in Lowndes
County, State of Mississippi,
to-wit:
A survey of Lot No. 1 of an un-
recorded plat, located in the
Southwest Quarter of Section
33, Township 18 South, Range
17 West, Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, and being particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at the Southeast
corner of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 33, Town-
ship 18 South, Range 17 West,
thence North 681 feet to an
iron pin; said iron being the
Northeast corner of the
Lowndes County Board of Edu-
cation property (Deed Book
416 at Page 286 in the land re-
cords of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi); thence North 87 de-
grees 29 minutes West along
Education property a distance
thence North 02 degrees 01
minute West a distance of 534
tial point of this description;
minute West a distance of 138
feet to a point on the South
side of Old Yorkville Road;
thence North 87 degrees 10
minutes West along the South
side of said road a distance of
grees 07 minutes West along
the South side of said road a
on the East right of way line of
New Hope Road; thence South-
easterly along said East right of
way line a distance of 165
feet; thence South 87 degrees
29 minutes East a distance of
134.2 feet to the initial point of
this description and containing
0.46 acres, more or less.
tained in instrument dated
November 7, 1975 and recor-
611 in the office of the Chan-
cery Clerk of Lowndes County,
Mississippi.
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee.
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite
B-202
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 981-9299
3187 New Hope Road
Columbus, MS 39702
18-022024
Publication Dates:
October 9, 16, 23 and 30,
2019
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
may do so if you desire.
of said Court, this the 14th day
LISA YOUNGER NEESE, CHAN-
CERY CLERK
OF LOWNDES COUNTY, MIS-
SISSIPPI
BY: /s/ Shantrell W. Grander-
son DEPUTY CLERK
PUBLISH: 10/16, 10/23, &
10/30/2019
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF GENE GRAYSON MAS-
SEY, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2019-0208-DE
LAUREN MASSEY, PETITIONER
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the Estate of
Gene Grayson Massey, De-
ceased, by the Chancery Court
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, on the 17th day of Octo-
ber 2019. This is to give no-
tice to all persons having
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 Notice
to Creditors. A failure to so pro-
bate and register said claim
will forever bar the same.
This the 22nd day of October
2019.
/s/ Lauren Massey
LAUREN MASSEY, Executrix
PUBLISH: 10/30, 11/6, &
11/13/2019
Advertisement for Bid
East Mississippi Community
College Board of Trustees is
now accepting sealed bids for
the following: Center for Manu-
facturing Technology Excel-
lence Re-Roof Project
Sealed bids will be accepted in
the Administration Office, Stu-
dent Services Building, Golden
Triangle Campus, 8731 S.
Frontage Road, P.O. Box 100,
Mayhew, MS, 39753, or by
electronic submission at
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until 10:00 a.m., Thursday,
November 21, 2019, at which
time all properly submitted bids
shall be opened. A complete
list of specifications and bid in-
structions may be requested by
contacting Dana Mordecai at
dmordecai@eastms.edu or by
calling 662.243.1956. This in-
formation will also be made
available online by visiting our
between the hours of 11:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the
Southeast Door of the County
Courthouse of Lowndes
County, located at 505 2nd Av- the office of the Chancery Clerk
enue North, Columbus, MS
39701, to the highest and best sippi.
bidder for cash or certified
funds the following described
property situated in Lowndes
County, State of Mississippi,
to-wit:
The land referred to in this
policy is situated in the Stale
of Mississippi, County of
Lowndes, and described as fol- Substitute Trustee
lows:
The following described real
property lying and being situ-
ate in Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, to wit:
Lot Number 112 in Chilcutt
Subdivision, Fourth Extension,
a subdivision of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, as shown
by plat recorded in Plal Book 2,
page 78, in the Office of the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi.
APN ft: 62W060209900
Being the same property con-
veyed to James Siegle, indi-
vidually by deed from James
Siegle, as beneficiary of the Es- MAIN STREET MINI STORAGE
tate of Agnes H. Siegle, as
filed in probate proceedings in store personal property and
probate case no. 2000-0060.
dated 4-2-07, filed 4-11-07 and WHEREAS, default has been
recorded in Deed as Inst. No.
20072846 in Lowndes County and MAIN STREET MINI STOR-
Records.
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this 8th day of October, 2019. MINI STORAGE will offer for
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite
B-202
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 981-9299
513 Cypress St
Columbus, MS 39702
19-024503
Publication Dates:
October 16, 23 and 30, 2019
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S NO-
TICE OF SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF Lowndes
WHEREAS, on the 20th day of
July, 2018, Jamie Ball II and
Jazmin Ball, Husband and Wife,
executed and delivered a cer-
tain Deed of Trust unto Allan B
Polunsky, Trustee for Mort-
gage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. as nominee for
Primelending, A Plainscapital
Company, Beneficiary, to se-
cure an indebtedness therein
described, which Deed of Trust
is recorded in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi in MORT
Book 2018 at Page 15456;
and
WHEREAS, Jamie Ball II and
Jazmin Ball, Husband and Wife
is also known as Jamie O. Ball,
II per the land records of
Lowndes County, Mississippi;
and
WHEREAS, on the 28th day of
August, 2019, Mortgage Elec-
covenants and conditions
dated December 21, 1984 and
recorded in Deed Book 740 at
Pages 497-498, inclusive, in
of Lowndes County, Missis-
I will only convey such title as
is vested in me as Substitute
Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this
2nd day of October, 2019.
Dean Morris, LLC
855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste.
404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
adp/F19-0569
PUBLISH: 10/30/2019,
11/6/2019, 11/13/2019
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with
for storage space in which to
made in the payment of rent
AGE pursuant to said Leases is
authorized to sell personal
property to satisfy the past due
and any other charges owed.
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that MAIN STREET
sale, and will sale at auction to
the highest bidder for cash all
personal property in storage
units leased by the following
tenants at MAIN STREET MINI
STORAGE, 1702 Main Street,
Columbus Ms., on November
9th at 9:00 am. All auction are
with reserve and therefor all
units can be withdrawn from
the sale at any time by the auc-
tioneer/manager.
Property to be sold is believed
to be good, but at such sale,
MAIN STREET MINI STORAGE
will convey only such title as is
vested in it pursuant to its
lease with the following and al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
seq (Supp 1988).
Joshua Hendrick H-2
Frank Loper G-3
Tanzania Rupert D-3
Angela Spencer F-1
Michael Strong A-16
Michael Sykes E-11
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
the October 14, 2019.
MAIN STREET MINI STORAGE
MKT
PUBLISH: 10/16, 10/23, &
10/30/2019
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YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT
LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 30th DAY OF Octo-
Call us: 662-328-2424
ber, 2019 WHICH IS THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF General Help Wanted
THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RE-
SPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR GENERAL LABORER
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AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY license, transportation &
OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED experience required. Call
IN THE COMPLAINT. Jesse & Beverly's Lawn
Service at 662-356-6525.
You must also file the original
of your Response with the
Clerk of this Court within a DEPENDABLE CAREGIVER
reasonable time afterward. needed for a senior in
Columbus area. MUST
LISA YOUNG NEESE
LOWNDES COUNTY CHAN-
HAVE 5+ YEARS EXPERI-
ENCE. Must have refer-
CERY COURT CLERK
ences and reliable trans-
COLUMBUS, MS.
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other shifts available.
BY: Tina Fisher, D.C. Call 630-698-6049.
Date 10/17/2019
Publish: 10/30/19, 11/6/19, THE COMMERCIAL
11/13/19 Dispatch is seeking a
mechanically-minded
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO-
individual to work in its
TICE OF SALE pressroom. Applicants
must be comfortable work-
WHEREAS, on March 19,
2008, Roosevelt Latham, a ing around heavy ma-
single man and Darcellia Wind- chinery, adhering to tight
ham, a single woman ex- deadlines and must have
ecuted a certain deed of trust an eye for detail & quality.
to Jay Morris, Trustee for the
Flexible hours are a must.
benefit of JPMorgan Chase Must pass drug test. Email
Bank, N.A. which deed of trust
resume to
is of record in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes mfloyd@cdispatch.com or
County, State of Mississippi in drop resumes off at 516
Book 2008 at Page 7635; and Main St,
Columbus, MS 39701.
WHEREAS, Carrington Mort-
No phone calls please.
gage Services, LLC has hereto-
fore substituted Shapiro &
Brown, LLC as Trustee by in- THE COMMERCIAL DIS-
strument dated August 14,
PATCH seeks a motivated,
2019 and recorded in the
aforesaid Chancery Clerk's Of-
contracted carrier for the
Brooksville & Macon area.
fice in Book 2019 at Page
16794; and Excellent opportunity to
earn money for college.
WHEREAS, default having been Must have good transporta-
made in the terms and condi- tion, valid driver's license
tions of said deed of trust and
& insurance. Delivers on
the entire debt secured thereby Sunday morning and Mon.-
having been declared to be due
Fri. afternoons. Apply at
and payable in accordance with
the terms of said deed of trust, The Commercial Dispatch,
Carrington Mortgage Services, 516 Main Street in Colum-
LLC, the legal holder of said in- bus. No phone calls
debtedness, having requested
please.
the undersigned Substituted
Trustee to execute the trust
and sell said land and property
in accordance with the terms of
said deed of trust and for the
purpose of raising the sums
due thereunder, together with
attorney's fees, trustee's fees
and expense of sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro &
Let your
Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust-
ee in said deed of trust, will on fingers do the
November 6, 2019 offer for
sale at public outcry and sell
within legal hours (being
walking.
between the hours of 11:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the Find your
Southeast Door of the County
Courthouse of Lowndes
County, located at 505 2nd Av-
dream job in
enue North, Columbus, MS
39701, to the highest and best the classifieds!
bidder for cash or certified
funds the following described
property situated in Lowndes
County, State of Mississippi,
to-wit:
Lot 72 of Chilcutt Subdivision,
Columbus, Mississippi, as re-

paved county road known as
Duncan Road; thence South 79
degrees 36 minutes East along
the said centerline, a distance
of 100.0 feet; thence South 81
degrees 44 minutes East along
the said centerline, a distance
of 100.0 feet; thence South 82
degrees 41 minutes East along
the said centerline a distance
of 216.58 feet to a railroad
spike; thence North 02 de-
grees 09 minutes East a dis-
tance of 1339.32 feet to the
Point of Beginning, and contain- ing been granted on the 15th
ing 12.5 acres, more or less.
LESS AND EXCEPT that portion County, Mississippi, to the un-
reserved for road right of way
purposed and all being located Charles Wallace Henley, Sr.,
and situated in the Northwest
Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 12, Town-
ship 16 South, Range 17 West, ing claims against the Estate
Lowndes County, Mississippi.
I will only convey such title as to the Clerk of said Court for
is vested in me as Substitute
Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this publication hereof, or they will
23rd day of October, 2019.
Dean Morris, LLC
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste.
404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
adp/F03-0912
PUBLISH: 10/30/2019,
11/6/2019, 11/13/2019
SIPPI
IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES
WALLACE HENLEY, SR., DE-
CEASED
DAVID S. HENLEY, SR., ADMIN-
ISTRATOR
NO. 2019-0173
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration hav-
day of October, 2019 by the
Chancery Court of Lowndes
dersigned, upon the Estate of
deceased, in Cause No. 2019-
0173 of said Court, notice is
hereby given to all persons hav-
of Charles Wallace Henley Sr.,
deceased, to present the same
probate and registration ac-
cording to law within ninety
(90) days from the date of first
be forever barred.
This the 7th day of October,
2019.
/s/ David Henley
David S. Henley, Sr., Adminis-
trator of the Estate of Charles
Wallace Henley, Sr.,
deceased
PUBLISHED: 10/23/2019,
10/30/2019, 11/06/2019
website at
http://www.eastms.edu/about
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advertisements.html or
www.centralauctionhouse.com.
For questions relating to the
electronic bidding process,
please contact Central Bidding
at 225-810-4814.
The East Mississippi Com-
munity College Board of Trust-
ees reserves the right to reject
any or all bids and to negoti-
ate with the lowest/best bid-
der. EMCC reserves the right to
award the bid as a whole or by
individual line item.
East Mississippi Community
College is committed to assur-
ing that the College and its pro-
grams are free from discrimina-
tion and harassment based
upon race, color, ethnicity, sex,
pregnancy, religion, national
origin, disability, age, sexual
orientation, gender identity, ge-
netic information, status as a
U.S. veteran, or any other
status protected by state or
federal law. The following per-
son has been designated to
handle inquiries regarding the
non-discrimination policies:
Theresa Harpole, Director of
Human Resources, P.O. Box
158, Scooba, MS 39358, Tele-
phone: (662)-476-5274, E-
mail: tharpole@eastms.edu.
Publication Dates: October 23,
& October 30, 2019
Service Directory
tronic Registration Systems, corded in Plat Book 2 at Page
Inc. as nominee for Primelend- 4 on file in the Chancery
ing, A Plainscapital Company, Clerk's Office of Lowndes
assigned said Deed of Trust County, Mississippi.
unto PrimeLending, A Plain-
sCapital Company, by instru- I WILL CONVEY only such title
ment recorded in the office of as vested in me as Substi-
the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in tuted Trustee.
Promote your small business starting at onlyWITNESS
MORT Book 2019 at Page
18260; and $25 MY SIGNATURE on
this 2nd day of October, 2019.
WHEREAS, on the 20th day of Excavating General Services Lawn Care / Landscaping
Carpet & Flooring
September, 2019 the Holder of Shapiro & Brown, LLC
said Deed of Trust substituted SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
WORK WANTED: LET ME HELP MAKE YOUR
and appointed Dean Morris, CLAY GRAVEL, fill clay,
LLC as Substitute Trustee by Licensed & Bonded−
Shapiro & Brown, LLC PROPERTY BEAUTIFUL
& top soil for sale! carpentry, painting,
instrument recorded in the of- Easy access off 82 East 1080 River Oaks Drive,&Suite FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
fice of the aforesaid Chancery demolition. Landscaping,
B-202 Commercial Bush−Hogging.
Clerk in MORT Book 2019 at Can load & deliver. gutters cleaned,
Flowood, MS 39232bush We level parking areas &
Page 20213; and Stokes Excavation: (601) 981-9299
hogging, clean−up work, driveways. Free estimates.
662−689−0089.
pressure washing, moving Quote: per job, not acre.
WHEREAS, default having been 117 Beech St
help & furniture repair. Owner operated. Licensed
made in the payments of the Columbus, MS 39702
662−242−3608. & Insured. 21 years exp.
indebtedness secured by the General Services 19-024579
said Deed of Trust, and the
662−242−8809.
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Lawn Care / Landscaping
holder of said Deed of Trust, Publication Dates:
$99
having WHOLEthe
requested HOUSE
under- A & T TREE SERVICES October 9, 16, 23 and 30, Painting & Papering
DAVID’S
signed so to do,CARPET &
on the 20th Bucket truck & stump Cutting Edge Lawn Service
2019
day of November,
UPHOLSTERY 2019, I will removal. Free est. Residential & Commercial QUALITY PAINTING.
during theCLEANING
lawful hours of Serving Columbus Mowing, Edging, Trimming,
Ext/Int Paint.
between111:00
Rooma.m. − $40and 4:00 since 1987. Senior Blowing, Mulching, Clean Sheet Rock Hang & Finish.
p.m., at2 public outcry, offer for
Rooms − $70 citizen disc. Call Alvin @ Ups, Leaf Removal, Bush Free Estimates.
sale3+
andRooms
will sell,−at$30
the south
EA 242−0324/241−4447 Hogging, Pruning. Ask for specials! Larry
east front door of Lowndes Weekly/Bi−Weekly. Free
Rugs−Must
County Courthouse, Be505
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SERVICE. Special Prices.
described land and property DUMP TRUCK HAULING. JESSE & BEVERLY’S Interior and Exterior
situated in Lowndes County,
Slag − $350 LAWN SERVICE. Painting. 662−435−6528
Mississippi, to-wit: Clay Gravel − $250 Mowing, cleanup,
Got leaky pipes? Find a Driveway & Trailer Park landscaping, sodding, Are you a painter?
Lot Two (2) of Autumn Trail
plumber in the classifieds. Grating. Columbus. Call
Subdivision, a subdivision of & tree cutting.
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Medical / Dental
Transportation
Restaurant / Hotel
Apts For Rent: North
FOX RUN APARTMENTS
1 & 2 BR near hospital.
$595−$645 monthly.
Military discount, pet area,
pet friendly, and furnished
corporate apts.
24−HOUR PROFESSIONAL
GYM. ON SITE SECURITY.
ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
24−HOUR CAMERA
SURVEILLANCE. Benji &
Ashleigh, 662−386−4446.
PEAR ORCHARD
TOWNHOUSES:
2BR starting @ $620
3BR starting @ $680
W/D incl. Great location.
$200 processing fee &
$50 application fee.
On−site Management.
Onsite Security.
662−328−9471 or
662−889−7565.
Studio apartment for rent.
Hwy 45 between Columbus
and CAFB. No pets. No
smoking. $400 rent and
$400 deposit.
662−328−2340
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Houses For Rent: North Lots & Acreage
COLONIAL TOWNHOUSES.
2 & 3 bedroom w/ 200 ACRES
TIMBERLAND
ON THE WEB
2−3 bath townhouses.
$600 to $750. − Monroe County, MS −
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662−549−9555.
Ask for Glenn or text. $300,000.00 at
$1,500.00/Acre
for a printable copy of
Houses For Rent: East Call: 615−719−8329 these puzzles.
4BR/2.5BA BRICK HOME
located on large lot w/ 2
car garage. Fresh paint & LOWNDES CO. 72 ACRES
tile floors in kitchen & On Sobley Rd. Part in cut
bathrooms. $1,200/mo + over. Part in timber.
dep. 770−658−7726. Excellent hunting tract.
$1475/acre. For more info,
Houses For Rent: New Hope call 205−799−9846 or
205−695−2248.
2BR/1BA, BRICK home
CH/A, New Hope Schools.
Garage Sales
$550/mo. 1 year lease &
dep. Weathers Rentals,
Open: Mon−Fri, 8am−4pm.
662−574−0345.
Two free signs
Houses For Rent: Caledonia
Garage Sales: East
2BR/1BA. Caledonia area.
1 yr lease. $650 rent plus GARAGE SALE
dep. No pets. No smoking. REDUCED PRICES!
662−574−0227 or Pictures, houseware,
662−356−4958. Christmas items & more!
801 Skylark Dr. Saturday
IMMACULATE 3BR/2BA Nov. 2nd from 6 am until.
HOME. 2−car garage,
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School District. $1200 mo. Garage Sales: New Hope YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
$1200 dep. Absolutely no
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pets. Year lease. Call or
text 662−630−0774. Sat, Nov. 2nd. 7am−Noon.
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Friday, Nov. 1, 7am− 4pm.
the empty spaces so 1 9 7 4 6 5 8 3 2
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Hwy. 45 S.). Sat. Nov. 2
H&A, $600/mo. No
from 8a−until. H/h items, increases from Monday to Sunday.
Pets. 107 King Street.
construction tools & more.
DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA
apartment, Central
Merchandise
H&A. Walk to MUW,
church, shops. $675/
mo. No Pets, No HUD.
WEST POINT: 1BR/1BA Ads starting at $12
spacious apartment.
Appliances and water Bargain Column
furnished. $375/mo.
No Pets, No HUD.
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Apts For Rent: Other STARKVILLE: 2BR/1.5 in sterling silver. 18 in. Still
in box. $30. Call 662−497
BA, Central H&A, new
DOWNTOWN 1BR appliances. $550/mo. −2025. Leave message.
This large 1 bedroom No Pets. 104 Womack.
apartment has been
recently renovated. It LIGHT−UP GRADIENT
features great natural light, Mobile Homes for Rent Color Angel. 55 in. tall. Still
hardwood floors, tall in box. Indoor/outdoor.
ceilings and access 2BR MOBILE HOME $400 $30. Blue swivel rocking
to a shared laundry room. mo./$400 dep. In between chair. $25. Call 662−497−
$750 rent and $750 West Point & Columbus on 2025. Leave message.
deposit. Utilities included. Hwy. 50. 662−275−0666.
No pets please. Call Peter, Firewood / Fuel
662−574−1561. RENT A CAMPER!
CHEAPER THAN A MOTEL! FIREWOOD FOR SALE.
Utilities & cable included, Various lengths.
COLEMAN from $145/wk − $535/
month. Columbus & County
662−295−2274.
RENTALS School locations. 662−242 Furniture
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
−7653 or 601−940−1397.
1 BEDROOM Office Spaces For Rent EXCELLENT CONDITION.
2 BEDROOMS READY TO PICK UP!
1−sofa, 90"L x 34"W,
3 BEDROOMS GREAT, CONVENIENT
LOCATION! Office space for teal/cream/grey, $325.
lease at 822 2nd Ave. N. 1−Lane recliner, cream,
LEASE,
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662−574−3970. low back, $75. 1−Leather,
DEPOSIT burgundy wingback recliner,
$75. Glass−top coffee
AND OFFICE SPACE FOR
LEASE. 1112 Main St.,
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CREDIT CHECK 2−Cream, wooden bar−
Ste. 5. 3700 sq. ft. Plenty stools, bar height, $40ea.
of private parking. 662−
662-329-2323
601−918−0855.
327−9559.
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2411 HWY 45 N Two Piece Living Room Set
A loveseat and chaise for
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Four convenient self New!!! Leave a message.
Commercial Property For Rent storage locations in the $300.00 662−242−2884
Apts For Rent: West
Columbus & New Hope
FOR RENT LOCATED areas for household & General Merchandise ACROSS
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NEAR DOWNTOWN. 3,000
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Houses For Sale: Other 17 Minus
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9−12: Sat. 20 Stylishly quaint
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3BR/2BA CH/A, Hwy 45 N.
left on Darracott Rd, see 5 Wood strip 24 Iron
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LOOKING TO SUBLEASE pets. $800/mo. $800 dep. lots. Good/bad credit. 10% sign, 2.5mi ahead, shop on 6 Different 25 That woman
FORM JAN−JUL, MAY 1 yr lease. Weathers down, as low as $299/mo. left. 662−494−6218. 31 Costume part 7 “— on TV” 30 Like ghouls
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1BR Apt − $350−$385 You’ll find the best deals
2BR Apt − $395−$495 when you advertise 19 False beard 42 Overhead
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DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA
CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
historic district, 1 block
from downtown.
$575/mo. + $575 dep. 5 New
NO PETS. 662−574−8789.
Peaceful & Quiet area. Zealand