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Organizations helping homeless during cold snap

‘We don’t want anyone sleeping out of
doors or in their cars in this weather’
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
Candy Crecink keeps a box
of tissues in her office at United
Way of North Central Mississip-
pi for those who arrive in des-
perate need with nowhere else
to go.
For Crecink, director of the
United Way that serves Oktibbe-
ha, Choctaw, Webster and Win-
ston counties, drying tears is
often the first step toward meet-
ing needs through the organiza-
tions United Way supports.
Based on her experience,
Crecink knows she’s going to
need more tissues today after a
cold front swept through the re-
gion Monday evening, dropping
temperatures by 40 degrees
and plunging the chill factor
into the lower teens.
“We’ve already been getting
calls from people about the
cold,” Crecink said. “But this
kind of weather really creates a
great demand. You have to have
a warm place to stay. It’s that
simple.”
Meanwhile, in Columbus,
DePriest Crecink
Sandra DePriest spent Mon-
day’s holiday trying to arrange
temporary emergency housing
for the homeless who may have
been caught unprepared by the
early arrival of winter weather.
“I’ve been on the phone all
morning,” said DePriest, direc-
tor of the Homeless Coalition of
the Golden Triangle. “Salvation
Army has some cots we can
use, so now it’s a matter of find-
ing a place to set them up and
securing the other things need-
ed to open a temporary shelter
of some sort.”
Statistically, the Golden
Triangle and Mississippi do
not have high homeless popu-
lations, at least not in the tra-
ditional sense. Unlike urban
areas, where there is a dis-
tinct, consistent population of
homeless people, many of them
homeless by choice, the home-
less situation here is a little
harder to quantify.
“I believe there are a lot
more homeless people in our
area than is being reported,”
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organization needed for coat drives.
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Crecink said. “The difference
is the homeless here aren’t
camping in parks or sleeping
under bridges, for the most part.
They’re couch surfing with fam-
ily or friends or sleeping in their
cars.”
That was the situation Cre-
cink encountered just a few
weeks ago.
“This woman came in with
her 15-year-old daughter and
they were looking for a place
to stay,” Crecink said. “She
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Authorities search NEED A LIFT?

for suspect in
Sunday’s shooting
Victim in critical condition
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT

Authorities are search-

ing for a Columbus man
who is the suspect in a
weekend shooting in Ok-
tibbeha County.
Demarcus D. Hayden,
28, is wanted in relation
to a shooting at 3:30 p.m.
on Chisholm Drive south- Hayden
west of Starkville, on Sun-
day according to an Oktibbeha County
Sheriff’s Office press release. The vic-
tim in the shooting is in critical condi-
tion at University of Mississippi Medical
Center in Jackson, OCH Regional Medi-
cal Center Emergency Services Director
Michael Hunt said Monday morning.
Hayden faces charges of aggravated
See Shooting, 3A

CMSD, CLW officially Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff

agree to set up Columbus Police Officer Glenn Jenkins lifts Ethan Franck, 3, on his motorcycle following the Veterans Day parade Saturday
in Columbus. Franck was given a police badge sticker during his short time helping patrol Second Avenue.

internet hot spots

Students in high-density MSU letter reading offers glimpse of local
residential areas could soldiers’ experiences in both World Wars
have home access through
Correspondence included
school by 2020-21
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descriptions of daily life overseas,
references to missing home
COLUMBUS ­­­­­— At its
regular meeting Mon- By Tess Vrbin
day, Columbus Municipal tvrbin@cdispatch.com

I
School District Board of
Trustees unanimously n June 1943, George Sanders Oakley wrote a
approved a memorandum letter to his son, Warren, who was overseas
of understanding (MOU) fighting in World War II. He said everything on
with Columbus Light and the family farm in Oktoc was business as usual.
Water to provide free in- Spears Warren Oakley wrote back in December, when
ternet access for students he was stationed in England, to wish his family a
at their homes. Merry Christmas.
The MOU officially gives CLW the Warren’s daughter and George’s granddaugh-
go-ahead to develop WiFi hot spots in ter, Frances McDavid, attended the reading of
student high density areas so they can both letters, and others to and from Mississippi
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
“access internet learning and testing soldiers in both World Wars, Monday afternoon at
Maj. James Acevedo, a Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor at
materials, prepare and submit home- the Mitchell Memorial Library on the Mississippi Mississippi State University, looks at World War I and World War II
work online and other related actions in- State University campus in honor of Veterans Day. memorabilia on display in the John Grisham Room at the Mitchell
“It’s a real treat to hear (my father’s) words Memorial Library on Monday. MSU Libraries held a reading of letters
See MOU, 3A See letters, 6A to and from Mississippi soldiers in both World Wars.

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2A Tuesday, November 12, 2019
IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
Then and now: How Trump impeachment hearing is different
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — adviser to the special envoy to Ukraine,
The public impeachment
inquiry hearings this
week usher in a rare and
momentous occasion in
American history as Con-
gress debates whether to
remove a president from
Trump
office.
There are consisten-
cies in the process — televised hearings,
partisan rancor and memorable speech-
es — but each impeachment process
also stands alone as a reflection of the
president, the Congress and the times.
Even if the two most recent impeach-
ment proceedings — against Presidents
Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton — offer
instructive clues about the path ahead,
there are notable differences in the case
surrounding Donald Trump.
A look at then and now:
THEN: During the Clinton impeach-
ment, the House held no serious hear-
ings because the independent counsel,
Kenneth Starr, had delivered dozens of
boxes of evidence with recommenda-
tions for charges. Even during the Nixon
proceedings decades earlier, lawmakers
were considering evidence gathered
through months of investigations by
specially appointed prosecutors — first
Archibald Cox and later Leon Jaworski.
In both cases, the impeachment pro-
ceedings followed extensive and com-
plete law enforcement investigations.
NOW: The House Intelligence Com-
mittee has taken on the primary role of
assembling a case against Trump, with
no supplemental Justice Department or
law enforcement investigation. These
impeachment proceedings are unfold-
ing simultaneous to the investigation
itself.
“The House actually having to inves-
tigate on its own with the benefit of no-
body else’s resources, that’s new,” said
Frank Bowman, a University of Mis-
souri law professor and legal historian
and author of “High Crimes and Misde-
meanors: A History of Impeachment for
the Age of Trump.”
THEN: During Watergate, the Sen-
ate held televised hearings that served
to turn public opinion against Nixon,
and he eventually resigned before a for-
mal vote by the full House. The most
sensational moments — including the
testimony of White House counsel John
Dean and Sen. Howard Baker’s famous
question, “What did the president know
and when did he know it?” — occurred
not during House impeachment hear-
ings but during special Watergate hear-
ings in the Senate.
NOW: The House hearings repre-
sent the public’s first time hearing wit-
nesses involved in the controversy. The
three witnesses up first have appeared
behind closed doors, and transcripts of
their private depositions released last
week suggest the potential for dramat-
ic and quotable testimony. For instance:
One State Department official, George
Kent, accused Trump’s personal lawyer
Rudy Giuliani of leading a “campaign of
slander” against the U.S. ambassador to
Ukraine. Another, William Taylor, has
said he had a “clear understanding” of
a desired quid pro quo: military aid in
exchange for investigations of a political
rival.
THEN: Nixon’s exit was sealed when
members of his own party came out
against him, with some breaking ranks
and voting to adopt articles of impeach-
ment. Three top Republican leaders in
Congress, including Sen. Barry Gold-
water of Arizona, visited Nixon at the
White House in August 1974 to warn
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him he faced near-certain impeachment.
Even Democrats who voted against con-
victing Clinton made clear their disap-
proval, with then-Sen. Joe Lieberman of
Connecticut famously taking to the Sen-
ate floor to call the president’s conduct
immoral.
“When we look back on ‘74, it wasn’t
that all Republicans turned on Nixon
— far from it. But enough did that it be-
came apparent that he wasn’t going to
be able to hold the ground,” said Wil-
liam Howell, a political science profes-
sor at the University of Chicago.
NOW: There have been sporadic
grumblings of discontent from Repub-
licans in Congress, most notably from
Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, but the
Trump impeachment proceedings are
unfolding in a considerably more parti-
san and polarizing time than the Clinton
and Nixon eras, and there’s no reason to
think there’s going to be any significant
abandonment in support of Trump from
his own party.
THEN: There was no internet during
the Nixon administration. Even during
the Clinton era, the internet wasn’t yet in
widespread use, and Twitter, Facebook
and other social media platforms were
years away. When Americans tuned in to
Senate Watergate hearings, they partici-
pated in a communal experience, watch-
ing the same live programming.
NOW: It’s safe to expect that the
president, known to consume televi-
sion news shows in the morning and
tweet in response to what he sees, will
be keeping careful track of the impeach-
ment proceedings. He’ll likely counter-
punch in real time. That instantaneous
response could rapidly shape the public
narrative, while TV networks that have
surfaced since the Watergate era to ap-
peal to partisan interests — Fox News
Channel on the right and MSNBC on
the left — could strengthen or reaffirm
preexisting views.
THEN: Sure, Nixon railed against
his critics, including the media. And,
yes, Clinton and his supporters attacked
Starr. But both — one a career politi-
cian, the other a Yale-educated lawyer
— accepted their fates and respected
the institutions that decided them.
Clinton delivered a Rose Garden
statement after his impeachment, and
though he didn’t mention the “I-word,”
he conveyed contrition. The president
accepted “responsibility for what I did
wrong in my personal life” and pledged
to push the country forward. Nixon ac-
cepted a Supreme Court opinion that
forced him to turn over incriminating
personal recordings. He willingly re-
signed before he could be impeached,
leaving the White House by helicopter.
NOW: It remains to be seen how
willingly Trump will accept whatever
courts and the Congress decide. Trump
famously equivocated in 2016 on the
question of whether he would accept
the election results if he were to lose to
Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. He’s
similarly called the impeachment inqui-
ry a hoax, just as he did special counsel
Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
The White House has sought to
stonewall the impeachment inquiry by
directing current and former executive
branch employees to skip their appear-
ances, but many officials defied the di-
rective and showed up anyway. That re-
calcitrance raises questions about how
prepared the president is to comply with
directives from the court — should they
come — or to accept whatever outcome
awaits him in Congress.
“The president has never had the gall
to essentially just tell Congress to go
screw itself in an impeachment investi-
gation,” Bowman said.
Impeachment witness: Ukrainians
asked about holdup of aid
WASHINGTON — The view among
the national security officials was unan-
imous: Military aid to Ukraine should
not be stopped. But President Donald
Trump’s acting chief of staff thought
otherwise.
As the aid was being blocked this
summer, Ukraine officials began quiet-
ly asking the State Department about
the holdup. The concern was clear for
the young democracy battling an ag-
gressive Russia.
Croft’s remarks were among the
transcripts released Monday from the
House impeachment inquiry of Presi-
dent Donald Trump.
And they begin to chisel away at
a key Republican defense of Trump.
Allies of the president say Trump did
nothing wrong because the Ukrainians
never knew the aid was being delayed.
Eventually, the White House re-
leased its hold and the funds were sent
to the ally.
The impeachment inquiry is looking
at whether Trump violated his oath of
office by holding back the congressio-
nally approved funds while he asked
the new Ukraine President Volodymyr
Zelenskiy for a favor— to investigate
political rival Joe Biden’s family and the
2016 U.S. presidential election.
Transcripts of testimony from
closed-door interviews with Croft and
another Ukraine specialist at State,
Christoper Anderson, as well as the
Defense Department’s Laura Cooper,
come as House Democrats are pushing
ahead to this week’s live public hear-
ings.
Cooper told investigators that, in a
series of July meetings at the White
House, she came to understand that
Trump’s acting chief of staff, Mick
Mulvaney, was holding up the military
aid for the U.S. ally.
When she and others tried to get an
explanation, they found none.
Croft and Anderson testified about
the oversized reach of Trump lawyer
Rudy Giuliani into foreign policy on
Ukraine in unsettling ways as he por-
trayed Zelenskiy’s new government as
an “enemy” of Trump.
Croft told investigators of her “trepi-
dation” of taking on the role in spring of
Kurt Volker, because she worried that
Giuliani was influencing Trump to
change U.S. policy toward the ally.
She said she theorized that by
“painting sort of Ukraine as being
against Trump” it could help the pres-
ident “distract from a narrative” that
Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S.
election to help him.
Anderson, who held the special
adviser role before Croft, said, “I had
the fear that if Giuliani’s narrative took
hold, that the Ukrainian Government
was an enemy of the President, then it
would be very hard to have high-level
engagement.”
He said Volker had warned him, “Gi-
uliani is not moving on to other issues,
and so this might still be a problem for
us moving forward.”
Cooper said she and other aides
were asking questions about what le-
gal authority the White House had to
halt congressionally approved aid for
Ukraine.
She said it was “unusual” to have
the congressional funds suddenly halt-
ed that way. The Pentagon was “con-
cerned.”
Cooper told investigators that it was
when Volker visited in August that he
explained there was a “statement” that
the Ukraine government could make to
get the security money flowing.
It was the first she had heard of
what is now the quid pro quo central to
the impeachment inquiry — the admin-
istration’s push for the Ukraine govern-
ment to investigate Trump’s political ri-
vals as the funding was being withheld.
Cooper described the Ukraine Se-
curity Assistance Initiative, saying it
involved a range of items such as night
vision goggles, vehicles, sniper rifles
and medical equipment.
Because Ukraine and Georgia are
two “front-line states” facing Russian
aggression, the U.S. needed to “shore
up these countries’ abilities to defend
themselves.”
“It’s in our interest to deter Rus-
sian aggression elsewhere around the
world,” she said.
SOURCE: The Associated Press
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Scandal-hit Nissan’s profits crash
amid lower global sales
The Associated Press
TOKYO — Japanese automak-
er Nissan reported Tuesday that
its July-September profit tumbled
to half of what it earned the year
before as sales and brand pow-
er crumbled following the arrest
of its former chairman, Carlos
Ghosn.
Yokohama-based Nissan Motor
Co.’s fiscal second quarter profit
totaled 59 billion yen ($541 mil-
lion), down from 130 billion yen in
2018.
Quarterly sales slipped nearly
7% to 2.6 trillion yen ($24 billion),
falling globalling, including in the
key U.S., European and Japanese
markets.
Ghosn was arrested on Nov. 19,
2018. He is out on bail but faces
strict limits on its activities, in-
cluding a ban on meeting his wife
Carole. Prosecutors assert the
couple might collude to fabricate
stories in the case. It’s unclear
when his trial might start.
The allegations against Ghosn
include under-reporting of prom-
ised compensation and breaching
trust in making dubious payments
Nissan has also been charged
as a corporate entity. The compa-
ny has vowed to improve gover-
Around the state
Ex-teacher pleads guilty to sex
charges involving student
TUPELO — A former high
school teacher in Mississippi will
spend 10 years in prison after
pleading guilty to sexual battery of
a 16-year-old student.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily
Journal reports 37-year-old Braden
Bishop pleaded guilty Friday. Un-
der state law, there’s no chance of
parole or time off for good behavior.
He also received a 15-year suspend-
ed sentence after pleading guilty to
one count of fondling the same stu-
dent. He’ll have to register as a sex
offender.
Bishop taught at Tupelo High
School.
He originally was indicted on five
felonies, but three were dropped in
the plea deal. Circuit Judge Paul
Funderburk said the victim’s family
agreed to the deal so the teenager
would not have to testify in court.
Ole Miss backtracks on
conservative speaker’s
cancellation
OXFORD — The University of
Mississippi says a lecture by a con-
servative journalist is back on after
initially being cancelled.
The Oxford Eagle reports Dai-
ly Wire contributor Elisha Krauss
nance, corporate culture and eth-
ical standards.
But worries linger over lead-
ership at the maker of the March
subcompact, Leaf electric car and
Infiniti luxury models. Ghosn had
tremendous power at Nissan for
nearly two decades.
Hiroto Saikawa, his successor,
stepped down in September after
acknowledging that he had re-
ceived dubious income. Saikawa
has not been charged. Nissan has
said that an internal investigation
found the money he received was
not illegal.
Another Nissan veteran, Ma-
koto Uchida, was named as Saika-
wa’s successor, effective Dec. 1.
Uchida has headed Nissan’s
China business, a key market for
global automakers. He has not yet
appeared before reporters to ex-
plain the company’s strategy or
policies.
Also Tuesday, Nissan slashed
its full year profit forecast through
March 2020 to 110 billion yen ($1
billion), from the earlier estimate
of 170 billion yen ($1.6 billion), cit-
ing poorer sales and unfavorable
currency rates.
A recovery is coming, officials
said.
Ghosn was sent to Japan by Re-
will speak in the university’s stu-
dent union on Wednesday. The talk
was originally set to be inside the
Overby Center for Southern Jour-
nalism and Politics, but Krauss said
she was told by a professor that
a policy mandated no ideological
groups could host speakers there.
The event is hosted by the school’s
Young Americans for Freedom
chapter, a conservative youth activ-
ism organization.
Krauss tweeted about the can-
cellation last week. Hours later, the
university responded on Twitter
saying the decision to cancel was
made by two individuals and wasn’t
authorized by the administration.
The school rescheduled it and
affirmed its commitment to free
speech.
Coroner: 16-year-old appears to
have been beaten to death
QUITMAN — A preliminary
autopsy shows a 16-year-old girl in
east Mississippi appears to have
died “due to a beating,” and her
body showed signs of previous
abuse, a coroner said.
Clarke County coroner Greg
Fairchild said Shuntorie Duck-
sworth had blunt-force trauma and
cuts to her head, including the face,
and multiple bruises to her body
and neck. Fairchild said multiple
IN TECHNOLOGY
A Whole New World:
nault in the late 1990s and is cred- Disney streaming
debuts with hit brands
ited with turning around a then
near-bankrupt Nissan. He insists
he is innocent of any wrongdoing.
The company and Ghosn’s
defense team have sought to pro- Disney Plus’s $7 monthly price
mote their own versions of what
happened. is about half of the $13 Netflix
Ghosn’s lawyers insist the case
against the former star executive charges for its most popular plan
is weak and that there is little evi-
The Associated Press
dence, including official company
records, to support claims against
him. NEW YORK — Disney will sprinkle its pixie dust
“The prosecutors are still look- on the streaming arena Tuesday, as its Disney Plus
ing for evidence and trying to service debuts with an arsenal of marquee franchis-
gather testimony, and it is clear es including Marvel and Star Wars, original series
they had no evidence at all but with a built-in fan base and a cheap price to boot.
went ahead and arrested him,” The $7-a-month commercial-free service is
Junichiro Hironaka said Monday poised to set the standard for other services like
at the Foreign Correspondents WarnerMedia’s HBO Max and NBCUniversal’s
Club in Tokyo. Peacock to follow, as major media companies be-
Hironaka said prosecutors hind hit TV shows and movies seek to siphon the
were colluding with government subscription revenue now going to Netflix and other
officials and Nissan executives to streaming giants.
oust Ghosn and prevent him from Disney’s properties speak to its strengths. Be-
further integrating Nissan with its sides classic characters such as Snow White and
French alliance partner Renault Pinocchio, Disney has Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and
SA. National Geographic — big names that most people
Nissan does not comment on would recognize. Disney Plus will also have all 30
specifics of the criminal proceed- past seasons of “The Simpsons.” Original shows in-
ings. clude “The Mandalorian,” set in the Star Wars uni-
Prosecutors have repeatedly verse, and one on the Marvel character Loki.
said they are confident they have Melissa Knerr, 26, a criminal defense attorney in
a case. Springfield, Missouri, already has Hulu, Netflix and
Amazon Prime and wasn’t sure she wanted to pay
for another one. She said she was swayed by Disney
Plus’s price tag and its “sheer amount of content.”
“I really love both the Star Wars and Marvel fran-
chises and I grew up watching classic Disney shows
and movies so I do think there will be enough con-
old injuries suggested a pattern of tent for me,” she said.
abuse. He said some of the old inju- Marlina Yates, who works in marketing in Kan-
ries had healed and some had not. sas City, said she signed up because of her hus-
“This is the most severe case band’s enthusiasm about the Star Wars series “The
I’ve seen,” Fairchild told the Clari- Mandalorian” and her daughter’s “love affair with
on Ledger. princesses and everything Disney.”
Her guardians, Allen Donta Mc- Disney Plus’s $7 a month price is about half of
the $13 Netflix charges for its most popular plan,
Gay and Shakeithia Deneice Mc-
and there are discounts for paying for a full year
Gay, were charged last week with
up front. Disney is also offering a $13 package bun-
felony child abuse in Ducksworth’s
dling Disney Plus with two other services it owns,
Oct. 31 death.
Hulu and ESPN Plus. That’s $5 cheaper than sign-
Fairchild said the state crime
ing up for each one individually.
lab is investigating whether Duck-
sworth had a heart condition.
News outlets report the teenager
was taken to a hospital Oct. 30 by a
relative.
The chief deputy for the Clarke
County Sheriff’s Department, Bar-
ry White, told WTOK-TV that Allen
McGay and Shakeithia McGay were
arrested and charged after prelimi-
nary autopsy results were released.
White said additional charges could
be filed.
The McGays have been in the
Clarke County jail since Nov. 4.
Bond for each has been set at
$150,000.
An employee at the Clarke
County Sheriff’s Department said
Monday that records did not list
an attorney’s name for either of the
McGays.
SOURCE: The Associated Press

MOU
Continued from Page 1A
tended to further student
educational learning and
performance,” the MOU
states.
CMSD board members
initially came up with the
idea a year ago to pay
CLW to use its existing fi-
ber optic cable network to
provide internet through-
out the district. CLW
plans to broadcast the dis-
trict’s internet from five
sites: the Boys and Girls
building on 14th Avenue
North; the Townsend,
Propst Park and Sand-
field community centers;
and East Columbus Gym.
CLW manager Todd
Gale said he has already
approved the MOU and
that the next step is for
CLW to hire an engineer
to conduct a propagation
study, which will ensure
each of those sites can
provide adequate cov-
erage for the district’s
needs.
Though cost esti- spots set up by the be-
mates are still prelimi- ginning of the 2020 -21
nary, Spears and district school year.
Superintendent Cherie
Labat previously told
The Dispatch the total
cost would be $160,000
over five years, which
the district will pay at
$1,500 per month.
Spears told The Dis-
patch district officials
hope to have the hot

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assault, kidnapping, grand
larceny and aggravated
domestic violence, the
press release said.
Anyone with informa-
tion on Hayden’s where-
abouts is asked to call
OCSO at 662-323-2421.

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Steady benefactor organization needed for coat drives

Today’s bitterly cold weather is more
a preview of coming attractions than
the arrival of winter, which doesn’t
officially begin until Dec. 21.
As we arose to the first genuinely
cold day since last winter, our attention
turned suddenly to the normal prepa-
rations for winter — making sure our
homes’ heating systems are ready for
use, our cars have appropriate an-
ti-freeze, our outdoor pipes are insulat-
ed and provisions made for plants and
pets. No doubt, many will convert their
wardrobe for the approaching season.
Hopefully, this taste of winter will
inspire us to think of others.
For the poor in our community, win-
ter weather is far more than an inconve-
nience. It can pose a significant health
risk, too. Each year, it is estimated that
200,000 Americans die as a result of
exposure to cold weather. In addition
to obvious cold-related health threats
such as hypothermia, studies show that
exposure to severe cold can increase
the risk of heart attack by 31 percent.
Children are especially vulnerable,
since they can’t regulate body tempera-
ture as efficiently as adults. The threat
of pneumonia among children exposed
to severe cold is much higher than for
adults, as a result.
Our community is blessed with
many organizations that cater to these
needs, but there seems to be one specif-
ic need that has yet to find a consistent
benefactor — winter coats.
Storing and sorting donated coats
takes a lot of space and manpower.
Those of you who belong to civic
or church groups looking for a way to
help should consider sponsoring a coat
drive.
Every year, it seems some group
takes up this cause. The drives have
been known to start as early as the
Thanksgiving weekend and as late as
mid-January, often as part of Martin
Luther King Day of Service.
As today’s cold weather reminds us,
it’s not too early to start thinking about
just how much a warm coat means to
those in need, especially the homeless,
for whom a coast is their best, perhaps
only, defense against the cold.
So if your group is searching for a
way meet the needs of the less fortu-
nate, a winter coat drive seems like an
obvious choice. It’s not proprietary,
either. The only thing better than a coat
drive is two or three or four coat drives.
If you or your group is inspired to
start a coat drive, be sure to let us
know and we’ll help spread the word.

Other Editors

State ranks No. 1 for

score gains on NAEP
While the latest scores from the National As-
sessment of Educational Progress, (NAEP) don’t
reflect well for the country’s young readers as a
whole, Mississippi ranked No. 1 for score gains in
reading and mathematics in 2019 on the nation’s
report card.
This is the first time Mississippi fourth-graders
have scored higher than the nation’s public school
average in mathematics and tied the nation in
reading.
Fourth grade students made the largest score
gains from 2017 to 2019 in reading and mathe-
matics while eighth grade students outpaced the
nation for growth in mathematics and eighth grade
reading scores held steady, according to a story by
Daily Journal staff writer Blake Alsup.
Nationally, just 35% of fourth-graders are consid-
ered proficient by NAEP standards as of this year;
only 34% of eighth-graders scored at the proficient
level or higher for this year, down from 36% in 2017.
The state’s mathematics and reading scores are
the highest they have ever been and are now on
par with the national public average.
Student achievement in Mississippi has acceler-
Letters to the editor
ated more rapidly since the Literacy-Based Promo- In response to claims of Trump Mr. Obama. cles faced by our best presidents
tion Act, which requires the state’s third-graders By the way, the Secret Ser- and how they rose to threatening
to pass a reading assessment to be promoted to greatness vice pays to stay at Mar-A-Lago. occasions in an inspiring manner.
the fourth grade, was implemented statewide in While with the Marine Corps One set of invoices was for over Trump is a midget in comparison
2013, according to the Mississippi Department of in Da Nang, Vietnam, I learned to $63,000for two months. Maybe with these giants of the past.
Education. hate fighting without clear stra- that is how he covers his donation I think any of the current array
The state’s gains coincide with its renewed com- tegic purpose. Now, President to the VA. of presidential candidates for 2020
mitment to early reading, including the push for Trump has pulled troops from Bill Gillmore in either party would be morally
teacher-preparation programs to teach the science their mission in Syria, which, in Columbus and otherwise superior to Mr.
of reading. part, was protecting Kurdish allies Trump as president in light of the
from Turkish assault. But, far
This accomplishment comes on the heels of
from bringing them home, he has
Qualities in a president criteria in paragraph two above. I
am very afraid for our country as
the Literacy-Based Promotion Act annual re- I commend Mr. Gross on his
port, which indicated that the large majority of assigned them the duty of “pro- long as this man stays in office.
military service to our country.
third-graders passed the third-grade reading as- tecting the oil.” From whom? The Bill Parker
However, he seems to think that
sessment after the final retest, with 85.6% meeting Kurds, who survive because of it? Columbus
those of us who deplore Trump
the highest reading standard ever required under The Syrians, whose country it is?
are not patriotic, and he is unnec-
the Act. The LBPA requires third-graders to pass The Russians, Mr. Trump’s best Answers which Democrat he
essarily insulting in the process.
a reading assessment to qualify for promotion to friends? The Turks, in case their
fourth-grade, unless the student meets one of the incursion into Syria becomes an
Although I am not a VFW, I was a supports
U.S. Army Officer for three years Mr. Gross wants us to tell
good cause exemptions specified in the law. invasion? 1967-70 and my ancestry goes
What we have here is a new him who we Democrats support
The state’s goal is to have 70% of its students be back to Jamestown, Yorktown,
mission without clear strategic for president. I wonder why that
proficient on both the English and math MAAP and both sides in the Civil War in
purpose. Hopefully, it will not be concerns him since he makes it
tests by 2025. America. As he complained about known he supports Donald Trump
These tests provide data on how students are the FUBAR that that other great my sources of information, I do not without question. I’ll tell you who I
performing and where the strengths and weak- president ordered in Grenada, but get all my news from the “liberal support: anybody who receives the
nesses lie. it is hard to be confident. media,” in fact I read widely in nomination because there could
And that data shows that Mississippi’s move President Trump has promised different books and magazines and be no one more unqualified and
to more rigorous standards and tests has been his first quarter’s salary (which, have done so all my life, especially more unfit for office than Donald
successful. And it shows that much more work at the beginning, he declared that in the fields of American and world Trump. He does nothing but try
remains. he would not take at all) to the VA. history. to divide us and is owned by the
(Tupelo) Daily Journal He is a self-proclaimed billionaire, What I look for in a president Russians and corporate donors.
so the donation of $100,000 that he is first of all a moral/ethical He hasn’t drained the swamp;
has already disclaimed is far from person (Trump is not, rather he has filled it with even more
impressive.
THE STAFF OF THE DISPATCH Mr. Trump ordered that the
he is self-serving to an extreme
degree); second, a knowledge of
self-serving slime. You say he
supports the military yet he nor
USA recognize Jerusalem as the history to avoid repeating mis- his family have ever served, and
EDITOR/PUBLISHER NEWS capital of Israel, moving our Em-
Peter Imes takes of the past (Trump is not he evaded service claiming he had
Isabelle Altman bassy there. The action received
Theo Derosa well read); third, a record of prior bone spurs. Yes he has thrown mil-
PUBLISHER EMERITUS mixed reviews. East Jerusalem is service to the country or major lions of our money at an already
Matt Garner
Birney Imes Garrick Hodge still the capital of Palestine, and charities (Trump’s questionable bloated military that couldn’t even
Jennifer Mosbrucker the boundary is in dispute. Israel “charity” has been fined for illegal scramble a jet during 9/11. We
ADVERTISING Zach Plair still calls Tel Aviv its capital, so use of funds and he avoided the need sensible military spending
Ben Portnoy the recognition was as much a draft during wartime); fourth,
Amber Dumas in this country. Our people are
Slim Smith provocation as a move forward for
Kelly Ervin Jan Swoope a knowledge of science, a field suffering and nothing is done. Our
Melissa Johnson Tess Vrbin Israel. The Palestinians are still in which has enabled freedoms and roads and bridges are crumbling
Beth Proffitt an uproar. higher standards of living (Trump and nothing is done. People die ev-
Mary Jane Runnels In North Korea, Mr. Kim has knows nothing about science and
MAILROOM ery day because they can’t afford
Luther Shields swelled in prestige from President
Christina Boyd is, in fact, frightened by it); fifth, medical care and again nothing is
Evie Vidrine Trump’s attention and praise while
Joseph Ellis that our president should behave done. I support anybody who runs
Bridget Walters Jeffrey Gore treating his people like his person- in a way that is admirable and sets as a Democrat because that’s our
Katrina Guyton al property. Mr. Kim has ramped a good example for all citizens
BUSINESS OFFICE Doris Hill only hope. I am positive the right
up his nuclear program, and his (Trump does not). wing won’t be able to find anything
Lindsey Beck Quaylon Jones
Debbie Foster Marquisto Miller missile program; but, because Mr. In his responses to several in the Democratic candidate’s per-
Mary Ann Hardy Bobby Williams Trump has asked, he has shipped letters, Mr. Gross has evaded sonal life as abhorrent as we have
Eddie Johnson Timothy Wilson us some 65-year-old corpses that responding to specific criticisms found in Donald Trump’s!
Lisa Oswalt may or may not be US POWs. or obvious failures of Mr. Trump Jerry Fortenberry
PRODUCTION Remember that the horrible that I mentioned. He has said that Columbus
CIRCULATION Franklin Hawkins condition of the VA care system
Christopher Dumas the President is a patriot and has
William Hudson was revealed under President “unparalleled accomplishments” A letter to the editor is an
Michael Floyd Jamie Morrison
Courtney Laury Obama, and that it was the same yet continues to fail to say what excellent way to participate in your
Anne Murphy
Deanna Tina Perry horrible organization that he they are other than things relating community. We request the tone
Robinson-Pugh Rodney Shows inherited from President Bush. to veterans (not that these are not of your letters be constructive and
The improvements Mr. Trump is very important). respectful and the length be limited
claiming credit for were already What makes a president great? to 450 words. We welcome all letters
under way during Mr. Obama’s I suggest that any interested cit- emailed to voice@cdispatch.com
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IN THE NATION
Former President
Jimmy Carter enters
hospital for surgery
ATLANTA — For-
mer U.S. President Jim-
my Carter was going
into surgery Tuesday
morning at Emory
University Hospital to
relieve pressure on his
brain, his spokeswoman
said.
The procedure is
meant to resolve bleed-
ing due to his recent
falls, Deanna Congileo
said in a statement.
Carter has fallen at
least three times this
year. The first incident,
in the spring, required
hip replacement sur-
gery. He hit his head
falling again on Oct. 6
and received 14 stitch-
es, but still traveled to
Nashville, Tennessee,
to help build a Habitat
for Humanity home
shortly thereafter. And
he was briefly hospital-
ized after fracturing his
pelvis on Oct. 21.
Carter also received
a dire cancer diagnosis
in 2015, announcing
that melanoma had
spread to his liver and
brain. He was treated
with radiation and im-
munotherapy, and later
said he was cancer-free.
Nearly four decades
after his presidency,
and despite a body
that’s failing after 95
years, the nation’s
oldest-ever ex-president
still teaches Sunday
school roughly twice
a month at Maranatha
Baptist Church in his
tiny hometown of Plains
in southwest Georgia.
His message is unfail-
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himself.
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Todd Construction. of Destin; stepsons,
In addition to his Christopher Jointer of
parents, he is survived Lakeland, Christopher
by his daughter, Lily Hocutt and Michael Ly-
Catherine Todd of ons; 13 grandchildren;
Monroe County; and and one great-grand-
brother, Walker Todd of child.
Arkansas.
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Kevin Adkins, Colby STARKVILLE —
Morris, Jim Todd, Walk- Barbara Gail Medders
er Todd, Cole Todd, Parker, 69, died Nov. 10,
Thomas Holloman, 2019, at her residence.
Tommy Holloman and Visitation will be
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Robert Larry McKee, Mrs. Parker was
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his residence. a LPN with the Car-
Services will be at 2 rington Nursing Center
p.m. Wednesday at Old and as a tattoo and
Cumberland Church, makeup artist.
with the Rev. Tracy She was preceded in
McKee officiating. death by her parents,
Burial will follow at Raymond and Ava Nell
Cumberland Cemetery. Medders; brothers, Bil-
Visitation will be one
ly Raymond Medders
hour prior to services
and Leon Medders; and
at the church. Robinson
sisters, Jo Helen Stead-
Funeral Home of West
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Point is in charge of
She is survived by
arrangements.
her daughter, Pam Fos-
Mr. McKee was born
ter of Starkville; broth-
Sept. 20, 1951, to the
late Tillman Mayhew er, Donnie Medders of
and Edith Margery Eupora; sister, Patsy
McKee. Hart of Starkville; and
In addition to his two grandchildren.
parents, he was preced-
ed in death by his son,
Stephen Paul McKee;
and sisters, Tillie Patri-
cia McKee and Betty
Sanders.
He is survived by his
son, Robert McKee Jr.
of Lakeland, Florida;
daughter, Patty Dunn
whole country to be in
prayer for him,” Lowden
said in a telephone
interview.
The church has
Have you checked the
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will not be teaching his
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Carter is resting
comfortably, and his
wife, Rosalynn, is with
him, Congileo said.
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Homeless
Continued from Page 1A
had two jobs, so it wasn’t
a situation where she just
wasn’t trying. But her land-
lord had sold the property
without telling her and the
new owner had her evict-
ed. She had a place to live
starting on Nov. 1, but she
and her daughter had been
sleeping in their car. It had
gotten too cold to do that,
so she came to us, looking
for help.”
There are no perma-
nent homeless shelters in
the area — the closest is
the Salvation Army shelter
in Tupelo, but the demands
there are often far more
than it can accommodate,
especially during extreme
weather conditions.
For Crecink, helping
the homeless who come to
her for help means work-
ing the phones.
“There’s no one place
you can call in our area,”
she said. “Most of the
time, it’s making phone
call after phone call un-
til you find the help you
need.”
Crecink said when a
person comes here need-
ing emergency shelter,
one of the first questions
she asks is if that person,
or perhaps a family mem-
ber, is associated with a lo-
cal church. Churches can
sometimes provide emer-
gency shelter for short
periods.
In Columbus, both
DePriest’s group and the
city’s Community Ser-
vices Department often
provide rooms in area ho-
tels for homeless people.
Columbus police officers
often refer those who they
see on the streets or in
parks during bad weather
to the two organizations,
giving them a ride to a
hotel the groups have pro-
vided.
DePriest’s group is pri-
marily focused on longer
term housing and assis-
tance. The Homeless Co-
alition currently has apart-
ments available to families
for short-term transitional
housing and is raising
funds for a multi-family
facility.
Even so, the homeless
coalition wants to help
those who find themselves
in a housing emergency.
“We don’t want anyone
sleeping out of doors or in
their cars in this weather,”
she said. “We’ll find some-
thing for them.”
Crecink said the op-
timism surrounding the
growth of business and
industry in the greater
Starkville area represents
a different kind of dream
for her.
“My dream is that
things will be so success-
ful that I won’t have any
more women with 15-year-
old children sitting in my
office crying,” she said.
Until that day, Crecink
makes sure to keep a good
supply of tissues on her
desk.

Letters
Continued from Page 1A
again, and to see photos
in context of his fellow
soldiers,” said McDavid,
a Starkville native and
former MSU communica-
tion faculty member.
“Through the Lines:
Letters from Home and
the Front, 1917-1945”
featured letters from the
MSU Libraries Special
Collections, donated by
descendants of World
War I and World War II
soldiers from all over the
state. The collections
also include photos, uni-
forms and other military
memorabilia, some of
which was on display
Monday.
“Through the Lines”
was the second military
letter-reading event MSU
Libraries has hosted. The
first was in September
2017 and only featured
the letters from WWI in
honor of the hundredth
anniversary of the United
States’ entrance into the
war.
Jennifer McGillan,
event co-organizer
and the coordinator of
manuscripts for MSU
Libraries, said she was
pleasantly surprised to
see about 60 people in
attendance, and the event
in 2017 was also well-at-
tended.
“We wanted to encour-
age people to use the col-
lections, and it had gone
well the first time, so we
thought we would try it
again,” McGillan said.
The range of
experiences
Many of the letters
shared themes of missing
loved ones and home-
cooked meals, as well
as of the day-in, day-out
monotony of life stationed
overseas.
Decades and even a
century later, soldiers
still tell the same stories
in their correspondence
to their loved ones, said
Majs. James Acevedo
and Shaun McNutt, both
Reserve Officer Train-
ing Corps instructors
at MSU. Both served in
the Army in Iraq in the
2000s, and Acevedo was
sent overseas again to
Afghanistan in 2016 and
2018.
“It’s all the same
stuff,” McNutt said.
“They’re talking about
the food, what they miss,
the people. They talk
about the mail delivery
(and say,) ‘Don’t write
me anymore after this
date because I’m not
going to get it.’ Nothing’s
changed.”
Acevedo agreed that
the subject matter is
the same even though
methods of communica-
tion have evolved. He had
internet access during
his most recent deploy-
ment and could FaceTime
his wife, he said, but he
could relate to the re-
dundancy of military life
that the soldiers’ letters
portrayed.
Still, individual sol-
diers’ anecdotes stood
out. A.B. Holder Jr. wrote
to his mother in 1918
to tell her he attended
church in France and
“felt just like a real
Christian,” manuscripts
librarian and event co-or-
ganizer Carrie Mastley
read.
“Of course I didn’t
understand a single word
(the preacher) said, but I
really believe I absorbed
some,” Holder wrote.
“At least I feel better for
having gone.”
Hattiesburg native
Percy Scott wrote to his
family that he was look-
ing forward to exploring
Europe with his fellow
soldiers in the summer of
1919 but was sad to miss
the strawberry harvest,
and he could not find any
chocolate cake compara-
ble to his mother’s.
Sgt. Billy Jackson told
his family to let him know
if he was leaving any-
thing out of his stories. for more than a month,
“I have exactly 16 in which several soldiers
more months to go and died. Williford described
I have plenty of time to himself as “nervous as
find out,” Jackson wrote, can be,” which McGil-
only to be killed in action lan said was a sign of
in 1944. post-traumatic stress
disorder and a predictor
‘A wonderful of Williford’s eventual
suicide in the 1930s.
history lesson’ McDavid’s father did
A total of nine library not talk about his expe-
staff and members of the riences in the war when
Student Veterans Asso- she was growing up, she
ciation read the letters, said, and only opened
including Justin Gilliland up later in his life. The
and Hunter Arthur, who family donated his letters
will both graduate from and other memorabilia
MSU in December. Gilli- to MSU Libraries after
land is a sergeant in the Oakley’s death in 2013.
U.S. Marine Corps Re- “I think it’s a wonder-
serve, and he said reading ful history lesson to hear
the soldiers’ letters was a the stories of ordinary
way to “better understand people who have had
their sacrifices.” these experiences, and
Arthur is not a mem- I know Daddy was very
ber of the military, but he proud of his service and
said his father is in the would have been honored
National Guard and works to have had that informa-
at the G.V. “Sonny” Mont- tion shared,” McDavid
gomery National Guard said.
Complex in Meridian.
Sonny Montgomery was
a Meridian native who
graduated from MSU in
1943, served in WWII
and the Korean War, was
a U.S. Congressman for
30 years and wrote the
G.I. Bill of Rights, which
gives members of the
military the means to pay
for higher education.
Arthur read a let-
ter from Montgomery
describing a trip up and
down the Rhine River on
a yacht and a visit from
future president Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower to
award medals to four oth-
er generals in Heidelberg,
Germany.
“I didn’t meet him
but wasn’t two feet away
from him and really got
a good look,” Montgom-
ery wrote. “He is a very
nice-looking man but is
older than I expected.”
Gilliland read WWI
soldier Earl Southworth
“Southy” Williford’s
account of a near-nonstop
journey across Germany
Sports
MSU blows out UT Martin, but Rickea Jackson’s struggles persist
Mississippi State’s Rickea Jackson (5) prepares to shoot over University of Tennessee at Martin’s Damiah Griffin (22) during the fourth quarter of their basketball game
Monday night in Starkville.
By Ben Portnoy Southern Miss last Fri-
bportnoy@cdispatch.com day.
Entering the year,
STARKVILLE — It Jackson received as much
hasn’t been the debut hype as any first-year play-
campaign Mississippi er in recent MSU history.
State freshman forward The first-ever McDonald’s
Rickea Jackson envi- All-American to sign with
sioned to this point. the Bulldogs and the No.
Now two games into 6 overall recruit in ESPN
the 2019-2020 season HoopGurlz’s class of 2019
following Monday’s 82- rankings, she averaged
46 win over UT Martin, 22 points, 6.5 rebounds
Jackson has struggled and 1.5 steals per game as
through the opening two a senior at Detroit Edison
regular season contests Public School Academy.
of her MSU career. And while Jackson
“I think she’s just torched Michigan prep
pressing,” coach Vic competition en route to
Schaefer said after MSU’s the 2018 and 2019 Gato-
season opening win over rade State Player of the
Moorhead MondayHeritage Academy
Quarterback questions, injuries and military appreciation boys hold on for
By Ben Portnoy
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
named the starter over
Stevens following MSU’s
STARKVILLE — An-
loss against Tennessee,
the Charlotte native has
other week, another ques-
battled a lower body inju-
tion mark at quarterback
ry that forced him from a
for Mississippi State.
Nov. 2 win over Arkansas.
As has been the case
In his place, Stevens
most of 2019, coach Joe
torched the
Moorhead enters the
Razorbacks
week needing to make
for 172
a decision under center
yards and
between graduate trans-
fer Tommy Stevens and two touch-
freshman Garrett Shrad- downs on
er. 12 of 18
Speaking with the me- passing,
dia Monday, Moorhead while add- Moorhead
said both Stevens and ing another
Shrader are as healthy as 74 yards rushing on 15
they’ve been this season, carries.
though the former took “The Arkansas game
the majority of the No. 1 was the first one where
reps last week. Tommy was completely
While Shrader was healthy for quite a time.”
Mississippi State women’s basketball
Year honors, she has
been anything but prolific
in the early stages of her
MSU career.
“It’s pretty tough at
times being new and
learning all the plays for
three different positions,”
Jackson told the Dispatch
before the season. “But
it’s just something I have
to do in order to see my
team and I progress as
one and to make it far
during the season. It’s
just something I have to
do.”
Through the Bulldogs’
first two games — both of
which she started — she’s
totaled a meager 10 points
narrow win against
Moorhead said. “So see-
ing him throw it accurate-
Oak Hill Academy
ly, create explosive plays
and, more than anything,
see him run the ball was
good.”
With a looming match-
up against No. 4 Alabama
Saturday, Moorhead said
both quarterbacks offer
unique abilities when
facing one of the nation’s
elite defenses.
“They’re QB 1A and
1B,” he said. “...Tommy,
from an experience stand-
point, has seen more
things during the course
of his career. Heading into
a game (against) an oppo-
nent of this caliber he can
fall back on that experi-
ence a little bit, whereas
Garrett is doing some dif-
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n Tuesday, November 12, 2019
on 22.2 percent shooting.
Facing a UT Martin
squad that failed to win
a game against Power
Five competition last year
Monday, Jackson dribbled
a ball off a defender’s foot
in the contest’s opening
minute. She then received
the ensuing inbounds
pass, crossed over, and
was promptly called for a
carry.
Later, Jackson drove
right-handed from the top
of the key and stepped
back for a 3-point jump
shot that rattled off the
rim.
On the sidelines an
irate and coatless Schae-
ferent and unique things
with his feet from an im-
provisational standpoint.”
If this week’s decision
follows this season’s pat-
tern, Moorhead should
have a starter picked
Thursday — lining up
with his comments Mon-
day that he will select his
No. 1 guy later this week.
“Going to need both
like we have through-
out the season,” he said.
“Listed as an ‘or’ but we’ll
continue to hammer it out
during the week and see
where it goes.”
Doctor’s office clearing out
While the quarterback
conundrum has become
an ongoing talking point
See moorhead, 4B
fer voiced his displeasure
with the shot.
“That’s not the look!”
he yelled as his face
turned red with rage.
“I only had an issue
with one (shot) tonight
and I could probably go
down the list of everyone
that played tonight and
talk about one shot that
maybe wasn’t my favor-
ite,” Schaefer conceded
postgame. “So it’s fine,
it’s fine.”
But for all the miscues
Jackson has displayed
in her first two games of
the year, it’s the sky-high
potential she boasts that
adds to Schaefer’s frustra-
By Theo Derosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Heritage Academy
boys basketball coach
Russ Whiteside knew it
wouldn’t come easy.
Visiting Oak Hill
Academy, trailing by two
points, had just called
timeout in the front-
court with two seconds
left in Monday’s game.
That set up an inbounds
play for the tie or the win
for the Raiders, leaving
Whiteside’s team in an
unfamiliar and perilous
position in just its sec-
ond game of the season.
SPORTS LINE
662-241-5000
B
SECTION
Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch
tion.
Her four first half
points came on back-to-
back possessions — first
splashing a pull-up float-
er from the left elbow as
she was bumped by a Sky-
hawk defender and then
swishing a spot-up jump-
er from the left baseline.
Further, Jackson
showed an uncanny abil-
ity to score in bunches
during MSU’s appear-
ance in the World Uni-
versity Games in Naples,
Italy over the summer.
Seeing her first action
with the Bulldogs, Jack-
son led the tournament in
See msu, 4B
“Early in the year a
lot of times in situations
like that, you don’t do
very well,” he said.
But the Raiders in-
bounded the ball well
behind the 3-point line,
and Daniel Harrington’s
contested heave was
wide left of the back-
board. Game over. Test
passed.
“They did a really
good job,” Whiteside
said.
The Patriots survived
with a 35-33 win over the
Raiders (2-1), evening
their record at 1-1 and
See prep, 4B
2B Tuesday, November 12, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

CALENDAR Column: Gibbs walks fine line managing 3 title contenders

Tuesday The Associated Press own sponsors to keep (Hamlin).” sponsors mean so much Gibbs sweep of the Day-
Prep Girls Soccer happy, its own individ- In the season finale to us, each one of them, tona 500 in February
New Hope at Mississippi School for CHARLOT TE, ual team members and a year ago, Hamlin won and it’s a separate story,
Mathematics and Science, 5:30 p.m. and the team has not
N.C. — Joe Gibbs is a drivers laser focused on the pole and had first each one of those.” stopped rolling since.
Shannon at Caledonia, 5:30 p.m. retired Hall of Fame winning a title. Gibbs choice of pit stall. But He then referred to Gibbs never forgets to
Starkville at Clinton, 5:30 p.m. NFL coach with three often says that model Hamlin was not racing his past: “When I was in
Prep Boys Soccer Super Bowl titles who credit J.D. after every
makes team-wide or- for the title, Busch was, football, it is one team
Columbus at Neshoba Central, 7 p.m. changed course in his ders impossible, but and the team had Ham- and you’re trying to win victory and directs the
New Hope at Mississippi School for early 50s to wade into there have been in- lin defer so Busch could with one team. This is public to a legacy fund
Mathematics and Science, 7 p.m. NASCAR and see if he that benefits Young Life
stances that have raised claim the position. four teams. Then when
Shannon at Caledonia, 7:15 p.m. couldn’t build a second Ministry.
eyebrows, including Hamlin wasn’t happy you get to the race-
Starkville at Clinton, 7:15 p.m. career and a family Hamlin’s pivotal victory about it but understood track, it’s four teams On a personal lev-
Prep Girls Basketball business. Sunday in Arizona. the team decision to competing against each el, Gibbs this year was
Starkville at Columbus, 6 p.m. Gibbs not only de- Hamlin had to win give Busch every ad- other. I love that aspect elected into NASCAR’s
Caledonia at West Point, 6 p.m. veloped a champion- to make the final four vantage possible to win of it. I’m thrilled to be a Hall of Fame and his
Northeast Lauderdale at New Hope, 6
ship-winning organi- and a late restart put the title. part of it.” class includes Bobby
p.m.
zation that gave both his chances in jeopar- Starting with the It’s been probably
Pillow Academy at Starkville Academy, Labonte and Tony Stew-
of his sons leadership dy. He lined up next to JGR team meeting Mon- the best season for JGR
6 p.m.
roles, but he also turned art, the first drivers to
fellow contender Ryan day all the way into the since Gibbs launched
Hebron Christian at Starkville Christian, win championships for
Joe Gibbs Racing into Blaney for the three-lap final debrief before Sun- the team in 1992. His
6 p.m. the organization. Stew-
one of NASCAR’s elite shootout to the finish, day’s race, Gibbs has a drivers have won 18 of
Oak Hill Academy at Columbus Chris- art will sit alongside
teams. and once he cleared pressure cooker to han- the 35 races, and even
tian Academy, 6 p.m.
Gibbs is taking three Blaney to claim the dle his three drivers, though Busch, Hamlin Gibbs this weekend in
Prep Boys Basketball
drivers to Sunday’s lead, Busch wedged who have very different and Truex have been the traditional pre-race
Starkville at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
championship-deciding his car between Blaney personalities. Busch among the strongest preview from the team
Caledonia at West Point, 7:30 p.m.
finale at Homestead-Mi- and Hamlin as a buffer is the regular-season teams all season, it owners.
Northeast Lauderdale at New Hope,
ami Speedway, where for Hamlin to drive to champion and won the seemed unlikely one or- Gibbs for now is fig-
7:30 p.m.
the Toyota trio of Kyle the win. title in 2015; Truex won ganization would grab
Pillow Academy at Starkville Academy, uring out how to handle
Busch, Denny Hamlin Could Busch have the 2017 champion- three of the four slots in
7:30 p.m. this unusual champion-
and Martin Truex Jr. caught Hamlin and won ship driving for former the finale.
Hebron Christian at Starkville Christian, ship situation.
7:30 p.m.
will race Ford driver the race for himself? Gibbs affiliate Furni- But this is a special
Kevin Harvick for the Or did he ride it out in ture Row Racing and is year for “Coach Joe”, “I would say at the
Men’s College Basketball race track obviously it’s
Norfolk State at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m.
title. The highest-fin- second for the greater in his first season as a who has mourned the
ishing driver wins the good of Gibbs and Toy- fulltime Gibbs driver; death of his eldest son, going to be, you know,
MUW at Blue Mountain College, 7:30
p.m. Cup. ota? Hamlin has never won a J.D., all year. The JGR our three teams going
Women’s College Basketball Gibbs has an inter- Busch, who has title and lost chances in president and co-chair- for it as hard as they
MUW at Blue Mountain, 5:30 p.m. esting week ahead as grown crankier as he’s 2010 and 2014. man died in January can, each one of them,”
he figures out how to gone 22 weeks without “What I love about after a long battle with Gibbs said. “This is go-
Thursday manage three team- a Cup Series victory, our sport is we work to- a degenerative neuro-
Prep Boys Soccer ing to be kind of a wild
mates racing for the ex- said he would have gether at the race shop, logical disease. Since
Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m. week. I think it will be
act same thing. passed Hamlin for the try to prepare things, then, the organization
Prep Girls Basketball an unbelievable race. I
The business mod- win if he could have solve problems,” Gibbs — particularly Hamlin,
Columbus at Pontotoc, 6 p.m.
el in NASCAR can be caught his teammate. said. “When we get to who was discovered by think our fans will enjoy
Starkville at West Point, 6 p.m. it. I think you got four
messy for multi-car “I was racing for me the racetrack, it will be J.D. Gibbs — has hon-
Heritage Academy at Jackson Academy, heavyweights in there.
teams and those with at that point,” Busch three cars going for it. ored the late leader of
6 p.m. Everybody has a reason
alliances with other said. “I couldn’t real- Three drivers want a the entire season.
Starkville Academy at Oak Hill Acade-
teams. Each car has its ly get close enough to championship. Their Hamlin led a 1-2-3 to want to win it.”
my, 6 p.m.
Hebron Christian at French Camp Acad-
emy, 6 p.m.
Prep Boys Basketball
Columbus at Pontotoc, 7:30 p.m.
Starkville at West Point, 7:30 p.m.
Heritage Academy at Jackson Academy,
Prep basketball takes backseat to AAU in recruiting game
7:30 p.m.
Starkville Academy at Oak Hill Acade-
The Associated Press Jam event in July than coaches through here,” Altman said, becomes a vidual achievement.”
my, 7:30 p.m. he’d see by logging said David Peavy, the game of who you know. Gordon’s new col-
MANHAT TAN, thousands of frequent coach of powerhouse That is where the lege teammate, Antonio
Hebron Christian at French Camp Acad-
Kan. — Back when flyer miles to see their Duncanville High value still exists in high Gordon, agreed that
emy, 7:30 p.m.
Bruce Weber was an high school teams. School, whose son Mi- schools. summer games pack
Women’s College Basketball
up-and-coming assis- Is prep basketball be- cah is a top-50 recruit “I don’t know if more pressure, along
East Central Community College at East
tant on Gene Keady’s coming an afterthought headed to Texas Tech. there’s been more fo- with more exposure
Mississippi Community College, 5:30
staff at Purdue, the for those who stock ros- “But it’s tough. It’s cus put on elite events and more opportuni-
p.m.
coach would spend ters in college? tough on the schools,” and the like, but I do ties.
Men’s College Basketball
countless hours on “Many college pro- Peavy said. “I’m glad in know that relationship “I feel like the
ULM at Mississippi State, 6 p.m.
planes and behind the grams still make an a way for the way it is building seems to be games we played were
East Central Community College at East
wheel to catch as many effort to watch and re- now — that these kids one of the main focuses more fun at AAU rath-
Mississippi Community College, 7:30
high school basketball cruit student-athletes get so much exposure now,” said Mike Jones, er than high school
p.m.
games as possible. at high school compe- — but it’s tough on high who coaches perennial games,” said Gordon,
Friday He would walk into
Prep Girls Soccer titions, but elite show- schools.” power DeMatha High who played alongside
the gymnasium of an cases and summer bas- It doesn’t help them School outside Wash- Christian Braun (Kan-
Itawamba Agricultural at New Hope, elite prospect on a
5:30 p.m. ketball definitely offer that their seasons co- ington, D.C., and USA sas), Malik Hall (Mich-
cold January night and these programs more incide with the college Basketball’s under-16 igan State) and Grant
Mississippi School for Mathematics wedge his way into a
and Science at St. Andrew’s, 5:30 p.m. chances to see kids season, when coaches national team. Sherfield (UCLA)
crowd of half a dozen
Prep Boys Soccer in the offseason than find it difficult to slip “I would agree that for MoKan Elite and
other coaches, all try-
Mississippi School for Mathematics ever before,” said Alex away for a few days to being seen in gyms of helped his team to the
ing to scout their next
and Science at St. Andrew’s, 7 p.m. Schobert, the coach of drop in on high school top-level players has be- Peach Jam semifinals
potential star.
Itawamba Agricultural at New Hope, Belleville West High games. come a priority,” Jones last year.
“These young guys,
7:15 p.m. School in Illinois, which John Oxton, who has said, “but rules allow “Games were pretty
they can’t even imag-
Prep Girls Basketball sent elite prospect EJ spent three decades for only a certain num- easy in high school,”
ine,” said Weber, now
Winona Christian at Starkville Academy, Liddell to Ohio State coaching Lakeville ber of visits, so coaches Gordon said, “but AAU
the coach at Kansas
6 p.m. State, “but there was this season. “The land- North High School in have to be very strate- games are against peo-
Starkville Christian at Delta Streets no AAU, and the young scape of college basket- Minnesota, also has gic.” ple that are similar to
Academy, 6 p.m. guys that grew up in it, ball and recruiting has seen the trend. But It’s not just that you, just as good as
Columbus Christian Academy at Central played in it, that’s all changed tremendously he points out that if a coaches are putting you and even better
Holmes Christian, 6 p.m. they know.” the last few years.” coach is really interest- more emphasis on than you, going to big
Prep Boys Basketball A gradual but pro- The powerbrokers of ed in a player, they still summer games, ei- schools.”
Winona Christian at Starkville Academy, nounced change has the NCAA have noticed get in touch with the ther. The kids taking That talent level
7:30 p.m. occurred in basketball it, too. high school coach, who the court understand a — and the volume of
Starkville Christian at Delta Streets recruiting, one that The governing body often can offer a broad- showcase tournament players at that level —
Academy, 7:30 p.m. has taken much of the made sweeping chang- er assessment of the in- that attracts dozens are why Weber and his
Columbus Christian Academy at Central importance away from es this past year to dividual. of high-level coaches coach staff at Kansas
Holmes Christian, 7:30 p.m. the high school game. off-season recruiting Shooting, rebound- usually means more State have embraced
Instead, more and and evaluation peri- ing and scoring matter. to their future than a the trend toward scout-
more college coaches ods over the summer So do academics, per- regular-season game ing the summer leagues
on the air spend the majority of months. Among the sonality and general with their high school and sneaker circuits.
their time and budgets many moves was the ad- disposition. friends. It’s why every other
Today to watch travel teams dition of a second three- “It’s not an exact sci- “In high school, it’s coach in America em-
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) day evaluation weekend ence, recruiting,” said all about winning,” said phasizes them over the
5 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Robert Morris, playing on the sneaker
ESPNU circuits sponsored by at the end of June that Oregon coach Dana Al- Kansas State freshman prep season, too.
5:30 p.m. — Creighton at Michigan, the likes of Adidas and is only for scholastic tman, who spent nearly DaJuan Gordon, who “I hope we get a little
FS1 Nike, and the multitude events, an attempt to two decades seeking was Mr. Chicago at Cu- mixture of both. That’s
6 p.m. — North Alabama at Indiana, bring some of the focus the best mid-major rie High School last sea- the goal of the NCAA,”
BTN of high-profile summer
6 p.m. — Missouri at Xavier, CBSSN tournaments that have back to the high school prospects for Marshall son, and who starred he said. “Hopefully we
6 p.m. — New Hampshire at St. John’s, cropped up. basketball programs and Creighton, and who for Team Rose on the can meet with the AAU
FS2 It makes sense, too: that once formed the now is landing five-star Adidas Gauntlet circuit and work with the shoe
6 p.m. — Evansville at Kentucky, SEC Weber can see dozens backbone of recruiting. recruits with regularity in the summer months. companies and make
7:30 p.m. — Minnesota at Butler, FS1
8 p.m. — Miami at Central Florida, of top recruits in a sin- “Being in Dallas, in the Pac-12. “With AAU, it’s about this a very positive
CBSSN gle night at the Peach we get a lot of college Part of recruiting, winning and your indi- thing.”
8 p.m. — Phil Knight Invitational: Mem-
phis vs. Oregon, Portland, Ore., ESPN
8 p.m. — Murray State at Tennessee,
SEC
10:30 p.m. — Phil Knight Invitational:
Oklahoma vs. Oregon State, Portland,
Pro Football
New Orleans 7 2 0 .778 204 182 Dallas at Detroit, Noon Sea_FG Myers 46, 1:45.
Ore., ESPN2 Carolina 5 4 0 .556 225 228 N.Y. Jets at Washington, Noon SF_FG McLaughlin 47, :01. SEC Glance
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Tampa Bay 3 6 0 .333 260 279 New Orleans at Tampa Bay, Noon Overtime East
6:30 p.m. — Western Michigan at Ohio, NFL Glance Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 191 259
North
Denver at Minnesota, Noon Sea_FG Myers 42, :00.

Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
AMERICAN CONFERENCE Houston at Baltimore, Noon A_71,404.
ESPN2 East
Green Bay
W L T Pct PF PA
8 2 0 .800 250 205
Buffalo at Miami, Noon Sea SF Georgia
Florida
5 1 162
5 2 226
57 8 1 303
130
91
8 2 333
150
W L T Pct PF PA
7 p.m. — Eastern Michigan at Akron, New England 8 1 0 .889 270 98 Minnesota 7 3 0 .700 262 182
Jacksonville at Indianapolis, Noon
Atlanta at Carolina, Noon
First downs 19
Total Net Yards 336
21
302
Tennessee 3 3 108 156
5 5 239
230
ESPNU Buffalo 6 3 0 .667 174 150 Chicago
Detroit
4 5 0 .444 162 157
3 5 1 .389 217 237 Arizona at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Rushes-yards 34-147 27-87
South Carolina 3 4 153
Missouri 2 3 93 118
191
4 6 260
245
5 4 254
172
Miami 2 7 0 .222 119 268
MLB BASEBALL N.Y. Jets 2 7 0 .222 130 238 West New England at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m. Passing 189 215 Kentucky 2 5 107 146
4 5 183
187
Cincinnati at Oakland, 3:25 p.m. Punt Returns 2-24 3-2
5 p.m. — Manager of the Year Awards, South W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 8 1 0 .889 259 122 Chicago at L.A. Rams, 7:20 p.m. Kickoff Returns 3-43 1-22
Vanderbilt 1 5 78 221
West
2 7 136
315
W L T Pct PF PA
MLB Houston 6 3 0 .667 238 191 Seattle 8 2 0 .800 275 254 Open: N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee, Green Interceptions Ret. 1-44 1-47 Conference All Games
NBA BASKETBALL Indianapolis 5 4 0 .556 194 193 L.A. Rams 5 4 0 .556 226 191 Bay Comp-Att-Int 24-34-1 24-46-1
LSU
W L PF PA W L PF PA
5 0 213 140
9 0 420
201
Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 203 197 Arizona 3 6 1 .350 222 281 Monday, Nov. 18 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-43 5-33
6 p.m. — Cleveland at Philadelphia, Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 176 189 Thursday’s Games Kansas City vs L.A. Chargers at Mexico City, Punts 7-43.1 5-46.4 Alabama 5 1 277 148
8 1 430
168
NBA North Oakland 26, L.A. Chargers 24 MEX, 7:15 p.m. Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-2 Auburn 4 2 188
Texas A&M 3 2 152
114
7 2 294
149
157
6 3 310
197
W L T Pct PF PA Sunday’s Games Penalties-Yards 9-75 5-40
9 p.m. — Portland at Sacramento, NBA Baltimore 7 2 0 .778 300 189 Baltimore 49, Cincinnati 13 Time of Possession 35:19 34:41 Mississippi St 2 4 158 198
4 5 258
272
NHL HOCKEY Pittsburgh 5 4 0 .556 193 181 Chicago 20, Detroit 13 Seahawks 27, 49ers 24 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Ole Miss
Arkansas
2 4 151
0 6 105
164
4 6 262
239
239
2 8 223
362
Cleveland 3 6 0 .333 171 221 Seattle 0 7 14 3 3—27
6:30 p.m. — Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, Cincinnati 0 9 0 .000 137 259
Atlanta 26, New Orleans 9
San Francisco 10 0 0 14 0—24
RUSHING_Seattle, Carson 25-89, R.Wilson 6-53, Saturday’s Games
Tennessee 35, Kansas City 32 Lockett 1-3, Penny 2-2. San Francisco, Coleman
NBCSN West N.Y. Jets 34, N.Y. Giants 27 First Quarter 9-40, Mostert 6-28, Breida 10-18, Garoppolo 2-1.
Florida 56, Vanderbilt 0
W L T Pct PF PA SF_FG McLaughlin 43, 8:19. W. Kentucky 45, Arkansas 19
TENNIS Kansas City 6 4 0 .600 284 239 Cleveland 19, Buffalo 16
SF_Bourne 10 pass from Garoppolo (McLaughlin
PASSING_Seattle, R.Wilson 24-34-1-232. San LSU 46, Alabama 41
6 a.m. — ATP: World Tour Finals, Dou- Oakland 5 4 0 .556 208 240 Tampa Bay 30, Arizona 27 Francisco, Garoppolo 24-46-1-248. Ole Miss 41, New Mexico St. 3
Miami 16, Indianapolis 12 kick), 2:03. RECEIVING_Seattle, Hollister 8-62, Metcalf 6-70,
L.A. Chargers 4 6 0 .400 207 194
bles Round Robin, London, TENNIS Denver 3 6 0 .333 149 170 Green Bay 24, Carolina 16 Second Quarter Lockett 3-26, Carson 3-12, Turner 2-35, Gordon
Georgia 27, Missouri 0
Appalachian St. 20, South Carolina 15
Sea_Clowney 10 fumble return (Myers kick), 2:51.
8 a.m. — ATP: World Tour Finals, Sin- NATIONAL CONFERENCE Pittsburgh 17, L.A. Rams 12
Third Quarter
2-27. San Francisco, Samuel 8-112, Bourne 4-42, Tennessee 17, Kentucky 13
East Minnesota 28, Dallas 24 Coleman 4-32, Dwelley 3-24, Sanders 2-24, Brei-
gles Round Robin, London, TENNIS W L T Pct PF PA Open: Washington, Jacksonville, New England, Sea_Hollister 3 pass from R.Wilson (Myers kick), da 2-7, Mostert 1-7.
Saturday, Nov. 16
4:37. Florida at Missouri, 11 a.m.
Noon — ATP: World Tour Finals, Dou- Dallas 5 4 0 .556 251 170 Denver, Philadelphia, Houston
Sea_Carson 1 run (Myers kick), 1:42.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_San Francisco, Mc- Alabama at Mississippi St., 11 a.m.
Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 224 213 Laughlin 47.
bles Round Robin, London, TENNIS N.Y. Giants 2 8 0 .200 203 289
Monday’s Games
Seattle 27, San Francisco 24 (OT) Fourth Quarter Georgia at Auburn, 2:30 p.m.
2 p.m. — ATP: World Tour Finals, Sin- SF_Buckner 12 fumble return (Bourne pass from Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 2:30 p.m.
gles Round Robin, London, TENNIS
Washington 1 8 0 .111 108 219

South
W L T Pct PF PA
Thursday, Nov. 14
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 7:20 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 17
Garoppolo), 12:01.
SF_FG McLaughlin 39, 6:17.
College Football LSU at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.
South Carolina at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Tuesday, November 12, 2019 3B

Seahawks knock 49ers from unbeaten ranks with 27-24 OT win

The Associated Press
SANTA CLARA, Ca-
lif. — Jason Myers kicked
a 42-yard field goal af-
ter Chase McLaughlin
missed a kick earlier in
overtime, and the Seattle
Seahawks handed the San
Francisco 49ers their first
loss of the season with a
27-24 victory on Monday
night.
Myers gave Seattle
(8-2) its second straight
overtime win after Rus-
sell Wilson got the Sea-
hawks into position with
an 18-yard scramble on
third-and-3. After being
iced by a timeout, Myers
delivered one week after
missing two field goals
and an extra point, put-
ting Seattle right in the
thick of the NFC West
race with San Francisco
(8-1).
The Seahawks blew a
chance to win the game
on the opening posses-
sion of overtime when
Wilson was intercepted
at the 4 by Dre Greenlaw.
It was Wilson’s second in-
terception of the season
and just the second red-
zone interception in over-
time in the last 25 years,
according to STATS, with
Jacoby Brissett having
the other in 2017 against
San Francisco.
Greenlaw returned it
47 yards to the Seattle
49 and the Niners moved
the ball 20 yards before
McLaughlin missed bad-
ly to the left on a 47-yard
attempt. McLaughlin had
made his first three field
goals after being signed
earlier in the week when
Robbie Gould went down
with a quadriceps injury.
The teams then traded
punts, the Seahawks took
over at their 36 with 1:25
remaining and drove for
the winning score.
After the defenses
dominated much of the
game with each team
scoring a defensive touch-
down and generating
three takeaways apiece,
the quarterbacks traded
late drives for field goals
that set the stage for over-
time.
Wilson drove the Se-
ahawks 47 yards before
Chris Carson was stuffed
on third-and-1, leading to
a 46-yard field goal by My-
ers with 1:45 to play. Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports
Jimmy Garoppolo Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll (left) celebrates with kicker Jason Myers (5) after defeating the San
and the Niners took over Francisco 49ers Monday night at Levi’s Stadium.
from there and used short a pass that deflected off put Seattle up 14-10. ran it in four plays later to run with the ball but Fred
passes to move the ball
Kendrick Bourne’s hands On San Francisco’s make it an 11-point game. Warner knocked it loose
down to the 29 where Mc-
to Quandre Diggs, who next drive, Jadeveon The 49ers got back into again and DeForest Buck-
Laughlin kicked a 47-yard
field goal with 1 second returned it 44 yards to Clowney beat Mike Mc- the game with a big de- ner ran it in 12 yards for
left to tie it at 24. the 16. Wilson scrambled Glinchey and knocked fensive play of their own. the score. Garoppolo then
Seattle capitalized on down to the 3 and then the ball out of Garoppolo’s K’Waun Williams sacked completed the 2-point
a pair of turnovers in the lofted a TD pass to Jacob hands for a fumble that Wilson, knocking the ball conversion to Bourne,
third quarter to take a 21- Hollister after avoiding was recovered by Poona loose to right tackle Ger- cutting the deficit to 21-
10 lead. Garoppolo threw pressure in the pocket to Ford at the 24. Carson main Ifedi. Ifedi tried to 18.

Mets’ Alonso, Astros’ Álvarez named Rookies of the Year

The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Young
sluggers known for their
prodigious power, Pete
Alonso and Yordan Álva-
rez knocked the Rookie of
the Year voting out of the
park.
In a rarity for the major
league home run leader,
Alonso didn’t land the big-
gest blow.
Alonso, a star first
baseman with the New
York Mets, got 29 of 30
first-place votes for NL
Rookie of the Year. Braves
right-hander Mike Soroka
got the other first-place
vote and finished second
in balloting by the Base-
ball Writers’ Association
of America revealed Mon-
day night.
“To just win the award,
doesn’t matter if it’s
unanimous or not,” Alon-
so said. “It’s still such a
blessing.”
Álvarez, a hulking des-
ignated hitter from the
Houston Astros, earned
all 30 first-place votes to
become the 24th unani-
mous selection since the
award was introduced in
1949.
“I was really not ex-
pecting it,” Álvarez said
through a translator.
The 24-year-old Alon-
so led the majors with 53
homers, one better than
Yankees slugger Aaron
Judge’s rookie record
from 2017. “Polar Bear”
Pete became the face of
baseball in Flushing, be-
loved for his power, per-
sonality and philanthro-
py. He’s the sixth Met to
win the award and first
since teammate Jacob de-
Grom in 2014.
Padres shortstop Fer-
nando Tatis Jr. was third
in NL balloting. The
only voter to place Soro-
ka ahead of Alonso was
Andrew Baggarly of The
Athletic. Alonso was the
only NL player named on
every ballot.
Álvarez, a 22-year-old
from Cuba, played 87
games after debuting in
June, fewest by any po-
sition player to win AL
Rookie of the Year. He
hit 27 homers, batted
.313, drove in 78 and had
a 1.067 OPS for the pen-
nant-winning Astros. He
struggled at times in the
postseason, but that was
after voting had conclud-
ed.
“My whole family was
telling me I would be the
winner of the award,” Ál-
varez said. “And once I
was selected as the win-
ner, I was very excited.”
He’s the third Houston
player to win, following
teammate Carlos Correa
in 2015 and Hall of Famer
Jeff Bagwell in 1991.
Álvarez easily beat out
the other AL finalists,
with Orioles left-hander
John Means second and
Rays infielder Brandon
Lowe third.
The Mets agitated their
fans by stashing Alonso at
Triple-A through the end
of the 2018 season, citing
his inadequate defense
at first base. He went to
spring training this year
battling with buddy Dom-
inic Smith for the starting
job, and Alonso wasn’t
even certain to crack the
opening-day roster un-
til being declared New
York’s primary first base-
man a day before the reg-
ular season.
Alonso said he was
challenged by first-year
general manager Brodie
Van Wagenen to “show
up in shape and earn your
spot.”
“I felt like I answered
the bell,” Alonso said.
The former Florida Ga-
tor became an instant star
in the Mets’ blue and or-
ange. Wielding his hefty
34-inch, 32-ounce birch
bat, Alonso hit .292 with
nine homers, 26 RBIs and
a 1.024 OPS over March
and April, claiming the
first of three NL Rookie
of the Month honors. He
put on a power-packed
show while winning the
All-Star Home Run Der-
by, and then cemented
his fan-favorite status by
donating $100,000 of his
$1 million derby prize to
charities supporting in-
jured soldiers and 9/11
workers.
“Pete kept the same
attitude that he came
in spring training with
through the entire sea-
son,” Van Wagenen said.
“He was a good team-
mate. He was a true pro-
fessional. And obviously,
he was a lightning in a
bottle for all Mets fans.”
Alonso wore a hat read-
ing “100%” on the broad-
cast while being named
the NL winner, but his
vote total didn’t match.
The upbeat slugger was
all smiles as usual — just
like when teammates
ripped off his jersey fol-
lowing a game-ending
walk in September.
“I’m not taking my
shirt off for this one,”
Alonso joked.
With a left-handed
swing reminiscent of
long-legged Hall of Famer
Willie McCovey — anoth-
er unanimous Rookie of
the Year pick — Álvarez
immediately entrenched
himself in the middle of
Houston’s batting order.
He hit seven homers in
his first 12 games, and his
OPS ranked fifth in the
majors after he debuted
June 9.
Álvarez’s OPS was the
highest ever by a rookie,
surpassing Shoeless Joe
Jackson’s 1.058 mark in
1911.
“It’s a dream for every
player to get to the major
leagues,” Álvarez said. “I
was basically living my
dream.”
McCovey appeared in
52 games while winning
the NL award in 1959, the
only total lower than Álva-
rez.
Álvarez is the fourth
Cuban-born Rookie of the
Year, joining José Canse-
co (1986), José Fernández
(2013) and Jose Abreu
(2014).
He is the second con-
secutive DH to win the
AL prize, following two-
way Angels star Shohei
Ohtani. Álvarez said he
is preparing to be an out-
fielder in 2020 by working
in Florida on his agility
and speed.
On deck
Managers of the Year
will be announced Tues-
day. The AL ballot figures
to be tight between the
Twins’ Rocco Baldelli,
Yankees’ Aaron Boone
and Rays’ Kevin Cash.
Baldelli led the Twins
to 101 victories, a 23-
win improvement from
2018; Boone guided the
Yankees through an un-
precedented onslaught of
injuries to an AL East ti-
tle; and Cash pushed pay-
roll-strapped Tampa Bay
into the postseason.
The NL finalists are
the Brewers’ Craig Coun-
sell, Cardinals’ Mike
Shildt and Braves’ Brian
Snitker. Nationals manag-
er Dave Martinez didn’t
crack the top three de-
spite steadying the World
Series champs after a 19-
31 start.

Arkansas AD on football: ‘I have to get this search right’

The Associated Press
FAY E T T E V I L L E ,
Ark. — Arkansas athlet-
ic director Hunter Yura-
chek said Monday he felt
the football program was
moving in reverse over
the past month, leading to
the firing of second-year
coach Chad Morris after
22 games.
Morris was 4-18 in two
seasons and was winless
in Southeastern Confer-
ence games. The tipping
point came Saturday as
the Razorbacks were bad-
ly outplayed from the out-
set in a 45-19 loss to West-
ern Kentucky at home in
front of a sparse crowd of
42,985.
“I thought the football
program had taken a step
backward,” Yurachek
said a day after the firing
was announced. “I think
it was clear over the last
several weeks that we
were no longer competi-
tive on the football field. I
got the sense that players
were no longer enjoying
playing the game.”
Arkansas (2-8, 0-6
SEC) has not won a game
since Sept. 14, a 55-34 win
against Colorado State.
Over the past four weeks,
the Razorbacks were out-
scored 198-60 in lopsided
losses to Auburn, Ala-
bama, Mississippi State
and Western Kentucky.
Three of those four losses
were at home. Arkansas
has lost 17 consecutive
SEC games dating to
2017.
The decision to let
Morris go came Satur-
day night, Yurachek said.
Morris’ contract also in-
cluded a substantial buy-
out clause, reportedly in
excess of $10 million.
“We will follow his
employment agreement,”
said Yurachek, who was
announced as the AD just
one day before Morris got
the job in 2017. “We will
pay 70% of his contract
value over the next four
years. We have the means
to do so, and we were
comfortable doing so.”
Morris was introduced
in December 2017, replac-
ing Bret Bielema, who
was fired after five mostly
average seasons and a 29-
34 record. Morris signed
a six-year contract with a
base salary of $3.5 million
annually.
The 50-year-old Mor-
ris was the coach at SMU
for three seasons and be-
fore that was the offensive
coordinator at Clemson
from 2011-2014 and Tul-
sa in 2010. Before enter-
ing the college coaching
ranks, Morris was a high-
ly successful high school
coach in Texas, winning
a number of state champi-
onships.
Yurachek said he
sensed the team starting
to slide during the sec-
ond half of the Kentucky
game, a 24-20 loss. That
was followed by the cur-
rent four straight blowout
losses.
The search for a new
coach will include current
head coaches, former
head coaches and coor-
dinators, Yurachek said,
adding that he is consid-
ering employing a search
firm. He did not put a
timeframe on when he
would have the new coach
in place.
“I know I have to get
this search right,” he
said. “We have to make
sure we get the right can-
didate in here. We have to
put a competitive product
on the field.”
Yurachek has turned
to assistant coach Barry
Lunney Jr., a former quar-
terback for the Razor-
backs in the early 1990s,
to serve as the interim
coach for the remainder
of the season. Arkansas
has an open date this
week before closing the
season with games at No.
1 LSU and the season fi-
nale against Missouri.
Lunney was a member
of the Arkansas football
team when coach Jack
Crowe was fired in-sea-
son after a loss to The
Citadel in 1992. Lunney
said he drew on that expe-
rience when he met with
the team Sunday night.
“Twenty-seven years
ago, I was thrust into a
similar situation,” Lunney
said. “Joe Kines took over
in 1992, and he said at that
time, ‘We’re all interim.’ I
told the players last night
that I saw first-hand what
it was like. This is a little
bit different. This is all
about our players, and it’s
about giving them their
best chance to succeed
these last few weeks. I
know what they are going
through.”
Lunney said he told the
players that the freshmen
on that 1992 Arkansas
team played in the SEC
championship game as
seniors.
“I was the right fit for
this time, so I’m flooded
with memories and things
of the past,” Lunney said.
“I remember how Kines
invigorated the football
team when I was a play-
er. He gave us hope and
confidence, and I want to
do that for our players.
Being the head coach at
Arkansas is a dream of
mine, but my sole focus is
getting our players to play
their best game when we
go to LSU. I just want it to
be the best we’ve played.
That is my sole focus.”
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Prep
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denying Oak Hill Acade-
my of a chance for a road
win over the defending
state champions.
“We played hard at
times, but we just didn’t
play very well,” Oak Hill
coach Andrew Howell
said. “That’s the way it
goes. It’s early. You’ve
just gotta learn from it
and move on.”
But for Whiteside,
Heritage Academy’s en-
ergy throughout Mon-
day’s game was reason
enough to be excited.
“I can’t say enough
about the effort that we
played with,” he said.
“I thought we defend-
ed really hard, and we
won the 50-50 balls, the
loose balls on the floor
— I thought we got af-
ter those and got those.
We’ve got to sharpen
up offensively and find
some consistency there,
but from an effort stand-
point, I’m really proud of
how hard they played.”
Even on an evening
where they struggled to
score, the Patriots were
still able to play well
enough to win.
“Defensively, we
played hard,” senior
Steele Altmyer said.
“That’s what kept us in
the game.”
Altmyer had an off
night offensively, includ-
ing three rare missed
free throws in the final
minute that could have
iced the game.
“He’s a great free-
throw shooter,” White-
side said of Altmyer. “He
shoots it really good.
He’s a good shooter, and
maybe tonight wasn’t his
best shooting night, but
he’ll come around.”
Senior Adam Koussih
kept the Pats afloat, but
MSU
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scoring (22.2 points per
game) and finished sec-
ond in field goal percent-
age (53.2 percent).
“I think for her most of
her shots are good shots,”
Schaefer said. “I think
she’s just probably got to
just focus through contact
and, again, you’re not used
to going up against kids
your size that have the
same length and reach.”
And while Jackson’s
struggles have com-
pounded over the season’s
first two games, MSU has
yet to skip a beat offen-
sively. In wins over South-
ern Miss and UT Martin,
the Bulldogs averaged
86.5 points per game and
a 33.5-point margin of vic-
tory.
Freshmen Aliyah
Matharu and JaMya Min-
go-Young have also aid-
ed in offensive explosion
— averaging 12.5 and 10
points per game, respec-
tively.
“I think they have a
confidence level,” Sca-
hefer said of his freshmen
guards after the Southern
Miss victory. “I just think
they’re confident; I don’t
think any moment is too
big for them right now. I
Moorhead
Continued from Page 1B
in Starkville this season,
Moorhead’s weekly in-
jury report has become
denser and denser as the
year has progressed. That
changed Monday.
Following the bye
week, Moorhead said
only redshirt freshman
defensive tackle Cameron
Young — whom he previ-
ously announced would
be out for the season —
was the lone Bulldog ex-
pected to miss extended
time.
More pressing, the
second-year head coach
said he expects to get
freshman cornerback
Jarrian Jones back ahead
of Saturday’s matchup
with Alabama. A four-star
prospect out of Brandon,
Jones has been a stalwart
it was sophomore Drew
Huskison who stepped
up on offense late in a
back-and-forth fourth
quarter. Huskison had a
nifty scoop layup to pull
Heritage Academy ahead
at 31-29, and Altmyer got
an open layup to stretch
it to 33-29.
But the Raiders re-
sponded late, eventually
getting a chance to tie
with 10 seconds left after
Altmyer missed the front
end of a one-and-one.
Howell called timeout
once the ball was in the
frontcourt, aiming for
a game-winning 3-ball.
But the play he drew up
simply broke down.
“They just kind of
stopped,” he said. “It’s
early. It’s early not only
for coaches but for play-
ers learning how to run
draws in game situa-
tions.”
Howell knows beating
the Patriots would have
been a big moment for
his team, but he knows
it’s just the Raiders’ third
game of the season. All
is not lost.
“I like where we’re
headed,” he said, “and
this isn’t it for us.”
Heritage Academy
girls 53, Oak Hill
Academy 38
With a few seconds
to go in Monday’s game
against, Heritage Acade-
my senior Sydney Adair
stole the ball and raced
down the court with no
one in front of her.
Adair headed straight
for the basket, bent on a
layup. Then she picked
up the message from
coach Moe Reed.
“Coach Moe was like,
‘Clock!’ ‘Clock!’, so I just
kept running,” Adair
think those kids are com-
petitive.”
Schaefer has long
preached that this year
will be a work in prog-
ress — Jackson’s shoot-
ing woes included. And
while the prolific prep
standout has demonstrat-
ed a need to develop, the
issues are assuredly fix-
able just two games into
a season that should last
well into March.
“At the end of the day
it ain’t about shots, it’s
about makes,” Schaefer
said. “And we’ve got to
make shots — but I do
like (Rickea’s) shot se-
lection.”
Dawg Notes
Sophomore center
Jessika Carter led all
scorers Monday night
with 19 points and eight
rebounds.
Matharu was the
game’s second-leading
scorer with a career-high
15 points on 6 of 8 shoot-
ing, while junior forward
Chloe Bibby added an-
other 12 points.
MSU is back in action
at 7 p.m. Friday night
against Troy at Hum-
phrey Coliseum.
in the MSU defensive
backfield this season —
totaling five tackles, two
pass break ups and a
fumble recovery in eight
games.
Military appreciation
coming to Starkville
With Veteran’s Day be-
ing celebrated nationwide
Monday, Moorhead and
Mississippi State took
the opportunity to thank
the men and women who
have served in the United
States military.
Moorhead, whose fa-
ther served in the army,
offered a brief sermon
on the importance of the
armed forces and what it
means to him during his
weekly press conference.
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said. Oak Hill got within
Instead of scoring, single digits at 29-20
she dribbled away the with 4 minutes, 39 sec-
final seconds with her onds to go in the third
back toward the basket, quarter, but Harris re-
disappointing the home sponded in a big way.
crowd but preserving a
She hit a 3-pointer
53-38 Heritage Acade-
from the right wing, and
my victory, the Patriots’
second of the season. the Heritage Academy
And after last Tuesday’s cheerleaders began a
blowout loss at Hartfield chant of “BAI-ley HAR-
Academy, it was a win ris!”
Heritage Academy (2-3) “That’s one of my
Sudoku
very much needed ahead favorite chants,” Adair YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
of Thursday’s road said.
matchup with power-
Sudoku
On the Pats’ next pos-
house Jackson Academy.
Sudoku is a number- Yesterday’s answer
session, after an Oak placing puzzle based on
“I think it boosted our 1 4 7 9 5 8 6 2 3
Hill layup, Harris tried Sudoku
a 9x9 gridis witha several
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self-esteem,” senior Bai- the same shot. Same re- ber-placing
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ley Harris said. sult. Same chant. based onthe
is to place a 9x9
numbers 8 6 3 2 7 4 1 9 5
The Pats’ scoring out-
“She’s an explosive grid
1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 5 1 6 8 2 7 9 3 4
put was higher than usu- given
so thatnumbers.
each row, eachThe 3 7 8 4 6 9 2 5 1
al — Adair was pleased scorer at any time,” Reed
object
column and each 3x3 the
is to place box
said of Harris, who fin-
numbers 4 9 2 3 1 5 8 7 6
contains the1same to 9 number
in
with putting up more
than 50 points, saying it ished with 18 points and the empty spaces so 7 2 1 5 9 6 3 4 8
made four 3s. “I told her only once. The difficulty 6 3 4 7 8 2 5 1 9
instilled confidence in that each row, each
if her outside shot wasn’t level increases from
the team — but their de- column and each 9 8 5 1 4 3 7 6 2
fense was the real story. falling to look to go to the Monday
3x3 boxtocontains
Sunday. Difficulty Level 11/11
“There’s some things the same number only once. The difficulty level
goal, but I think she did a
that we need to clean up, increases from Monday to Sunday.
really good job of mixing
but overall I was really both in and keeping the
pleased with our team defense off balance.”
defense,” Reed said. Playing at home, Har-
Adair poked the ball ris said, she’s more com-
away multiple times on
fortable, more willing to
the outside, the Pats’ in-
risk it.
terior defense held up,
“When I know I’ve
and Heritage Academy
kept the Raiders to just made a few shots, I take
14 points in the first half chances and pull up,”
and took an 11-point half- she said. “That’s what’s
time lead. fun. I like to do that.”
“At the beginning, I Harris knows she
thought we worked real- won’t have the same
ly good together,” Harris friendly environment
said. for Thursday’s game in
But about midway Jackson, and she hopes
through the second her team will establish
quarter, she could feel
its own pace and refuse
her team’s dominant
to let the Raiders dictate
defense starting to slip
slightly. the game.
“We let them get easy “JA’s gonna be a good
shots, and that put our test of how we can work
standards down and together as a team and
knocked us down a little not necessarily get down
bit,” she said. on each other,” she said.
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“Freedom isn’t free and service members,”
and for people to make MSU Athletic Director
the sacrifices that they John Cohen said in a
do to ensure that people news release. “The cour-
in this country can enjoy age and sacrifice of the
the fruits of democra- brave men and women
cy — that means a lot,” who serve and protect our
he said. “It’s something country allow us the free-
where I think you really doms we have, including
can’t be thankful enough attending our Bulldog
for those selfless acts athletic events. These un-
of people to be able to occupied Chairs of Honor
provide for the greater at our venues will forever
good.” serve in remembrance of
Institutionally, MSU those who never returned
announced that it would home. There will always
be installing permanent- be a place in our venues
ly vacant seats in Davis awaiting their return.”
Wade Stadium, Hum- Saturday’s game
phrey Coliseum and against Alabama also
Dudy Noble Field in hon- marks Military Apprecia-
or of POW/MIA soldiers. tion day for the MSU foot-
“Mississippi State has ball team. Further details
always taken great pride on the day’s events will
in honoring our veterans be announced Tuesday.
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Kentucky new No. 1 in AP Top 25 after beating Michigan State
The Associated Press where we need to be yet. “We’ve grown very 1 in the AP preseason poll
By the end of the year close over this time we’ve for the first time in pro-
Kentucky is back in a we want to be that No. 1 spent together, and I feel gram history entering the
familiar position under team, and we know what like the closer we are, the Kentucky game but fell to
John Calipari: No. 1 in we’re looking for from better we are going into third, followed by Louis-
The Associated Press each other.” the postseason, through- ville — which claimed the
men’s college basketball It marks the first time out the year,” freshman remaining first-place vote
poll. the Wildcats (2-0) have forward Keion Brooks Jr. — and Kansas.
The Wildcats rose one reached No. 1 in the AP
spot after winning a 1-vs- Top 25 since spending
said after Friday’s victory North Carolina, Mary-
over the Colonels. land, Gonzaga, reigning
2 matchup with Michigan two weeks there early in national champion Virgin-
State to open the season the 2016-17 season.
in the Champions Clas- Yet it’s the seventh of The top tier ia and Villanova rounded
sic, followed by an easy Calipari’s 11 seasons that The same five teams out the top 10.
win against Eastern Ken- were at the top of the poll,
the Wildcats have spent
tucky. They earned 64 at least one week atop the just in reshuffled order. Rising
of 65 first-place votes in AP Top 25. That includes Duke climbed two It was a week of mod-
Monday’s poll to finish 10 weeks during the 2011- spots to No. 2 after win- est climbs for poll risers,
ahead of No. 2 Duke. 12 season on the way to ning a top-4 matchup with the Tar Heels (2-0)
“I think we’ll have a the national champion- against Kansas at the moving up three spots for
good mindset,” sopho- ship and a start-to-finish Classic. The Blue Devils the biggest gain.
more guard Immanuel stay in 2014-15 as the were ranked second on 48 Twelve teams moved
Quickley said. “Coach Wildcats carried an un- ballots, third on 13 more up in the poll, with Duke,
does a good job of keep- beaten record to the Final and no lower than fifth on Virginia, No. 11 Texas
ing us humble. We know Four, where they lost to any ballot. Tech, No. 16 Ohio State,
we’re No. 1, but we’re not Wisconsin. The Spartans were No. No. 18 St. Mary’s, No. 19
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I’m recently
divorced. We
have two wonder-
ful children ages
6 and 11. I try to
spend as much
time with them as
possible because
it’s important
to me, even if it
means spending
ZITS time with my ex-
wife.
The woman I
am dating is also
divorced. She has
a bad relationship
Dear Abby
with her ex and
doesn’t think I should spend
any time with my ex, even if
it’s for the sake of the kids.
An example: My daughter’s
birthday is coming up, and it
is my ex’s day with the kids.
However, we will be going out
for a birthday dinner, and my
GARFIELD girlfriend doesn’t think I should
go.
I’m not torn about going to
dinner. I am torn about how
to deal with the new girlfriend
regarding my relationship
with my kids and ex-wife.
Any suggestions? — JEFF IN
MICHIGAN
DEAR JEFF: Yes, and I
sincerely hope you will take
this to heart. What you have
described is a huge red flag.
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov.
12). You’ll take on the chal-
lenge of making people happy
in an objective, professional
and scientific way this year
because the endeavor brings
value to your life. You realize
that your personal worth is in no
way connected to their smiles,
and that’s what makes it fun.
A handsome payout comes in
June. Gemini and Virgo adore
BABY BLUES you. Your lucky numbers are: 7,
4, 44, 38 and 20
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Self-delusion sounds like a
negative tendency when in fact
it can be an important coping
mechanism necessary to fulfill-
ing most ambitions. Today you’ll
very effectively trick yourself
into action and accomplish-
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Arizona and No. 22 Au-
burn all moving up two
spots.
The list of risers in-
cluded No. 13 Memphis,
which moved up one spot
after two wins despite con-
cerns — and even a court
order — involving the el-
igibility of star freshman
James Wiseman.
Sliding
Florida and Baylor
took big tumbles after
opening-week losses.
The Gators had the
biggest fall, sliding nine
spots to No. 15 after Sun-
day’s loss to Florida State.
The Bears fell eight spots
to No. 24 after losing to
now-No. 20 Washington
in Friday’s Armed Forc-
es Classic in Anchorage,
Lose this girl-
friend now. She
appears to be
both selfish and
insecure, and
she will worsen
your relationship
with your ex and
destroy your
relationship with
your children if
she can.
DEAR ABBY:
My partner
and I have a
long, loving
relationship. But
there’s always
been this one
little problem. When we’re
out in public, I ask him to
“please pull up your pants”
and “please not put your hand
down your pants.” He gets
upset that I call him out on it,
but it’s embarrassing for me,
and I feel like it should be for
him, too. How can I stop him
from letting his pants be a
problem? (They are nice slacks
with button, zipper and belt!)
— JANE DOE IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR JANE DOE: Buy your
partner a pair of suspenders
and insist that he wear them
when he’s out in public with
you. (It should lessen his
need to put his hand down
his pants, a habit that should
have been “discouraged” be-
ment.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You really like a person, and
the feeling is mutual, though
life will not bring you together
naturally. If you want something
to happen, it will be on you to
make it so.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Compatibility and passion are
not mutually exclusive, and yet,
they seldom occur at the same
time in the same relationship.
Furthermore, if you have to
pretend you’re someone else to
win love, it’s not love that you’re
winning.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
To provide a reason for what’s
happening is to offer a sense
of comfort and context. When
in doubt, give people more
5B
Alaska.
Six ranked teams fell
in the poll, though two —
No. 21 Xavier (two spots)
and No. 23 LSU (one spot)
fell despite emerging
from the week unscathed.
Status quo
Maryland, Gonzaga,
Villanova, No. 12 Seton
Hall and No. 17 Utah
State stayed in the same
spot from last week.
Welcome
Washington and No.
25 Colorado were the
new additions to the poll,
with the Buffaloes earn-
ing the Pac-12 program’s
first appearance since be-
ing ranked for six weeks
during the 2013-14 sea-
son.
fore he entered kindergarten.)
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I
are expecting. We were both
raised Catholic, but neither
of us feels any affinity for the
church or its teachings any-
more. We had a Catholic wed-
ding more for others (primarily
family) than for ourselves.
The question is, do we
have our baby baptized?
Neither of us really wants to,
but we’re afraid of the reaction
from our families. We would
just go along with it, but if we
do, it means getting involved
with a religious group we care
little for, and worse, lying
about it. What do we do? —
DO WE OR DON’T WE
DEAR DO WE OR DON’T
WE: You and your wife are
both adults. How you choose
to raise your child should not
be dictated by anyone but
yourselves. If you choose not
to baptize your offspring in
the Catholic religion, then “to
thine own selves be true.”
If your child later decides to
adopt a Christian religion, he
or she can be baptized then.
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.
information instead of less,
especially on the subject of why.
It will help them calm down.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Though you may not have the
moment to express it today,
you’re very proud of a certain
person’s talent and commit-
ment, and when that person
wins, you’ll feel like you’re
winning, too.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
There may be false starts, incor-
rect data, unhelpful feedback
and the like -- a gift if you take it
as your cue to go back to what
you know to be true. With the
truth as your touchstone, much
will be possible.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Because you’re so creative,
sometimes people don’t under-
stand right away how to take
what you’re throwing out there.
But don’t give up, because with
a little more time and exposure,
they’ll really start to get you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). People get together;
alchemy happens; and soon the
group has its own atmosphere.
If you want a commitment
from people, get it in the room
because once they leave the
room, the spell will be broken.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You would like to be more
certain of a relationship than
you are, but perhaps, on a
deeper level, that is the whole
appeal. If you were to know
exactly what was there, it would
nullify the discovery.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You may wonder whether
a person likes you or not -- a
strange thought, since it also
seems that you should, by now,
be able to take this as a given.
Human complexity is better
embraced than overthought.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). First, you’ll sense that you
might be able to change the
world, and then you’ll make a
move. Thinking isn’t involved
here. In fact, if you think too
much, you’ll never act.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Knowing how things
work technically will help you
understand how they work psy-
chologically and sociologically,
although this hypothesis may
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Legal Notices
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
A. J. STEVENSON, PLAINTIFF
VS.
AARON J. JONES, SALLIE B.
CHATMAN AND ALL PERSONS
HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN-
TEREST IN THE LAND DE-
SCRIBED IN THIS COMPLAINT,
DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO.: 2019-0584-JNS
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
TO: AARON J. JONES, SALLIE B. tograph of the property which
CHATMAN AND ALL PERSONS
HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN-
TEREST IN THE LAND DE-
SCRIBED IN THIS COMPLAINT
You have been made a Defend- 5:00 p.m., Monday through Fri-
ant in the Complaint To Con-
firm Tax Title and to Confirm
and Quiet Title to Real Estate
filed in Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, A. J. Stevenson,
Plaintiff asking the Court to
make him the true and lawful
owner of real property in which
you have an interest, de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Lot 3 in Block 1 of Three Oaks lion of insurance coverage to
Addition in Section 10, Town-
ship 18 South, Range 18 West age or personal injury dam-
in Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi.
This being the same property
as described in Deed Book
922 at page 715 et.seq. in the to require such proof to be pro-
office of the Chancery Clerk of duced prior to the execution of
Lowndes County, Mississippi.
You are required to mail or
hand-deliver a copy of a writ-
ten response to the Complaint sealed bid delivered to the
filed against you in this action Lowndes County Industrial De-
to Steven R. McEwen, the attor- velopment Authority office no
ney for the Plaintiff, whose
post office address is P. O. Box December 3, 2019. Additional
709, Columbus, Mississippi,
39703.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 5th DAY OF NOVEM- Development Authority re-
BER, 2019, WHICH IS THE
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF
YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT
MAILED OR DELIVERED, A
JUDGMENT DEFAULT WILL BE
ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR
THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF 11/19/19, 11/26/19
DEMANDED IN THE COM-
PLAINT.
You must also file the original
of your response to the Com-
plaint with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, within a reasonable time
afterwards.
ISSUED under my hand and the VIN# KMHFU45E25A378814
seal of said Court on this the
29th day of October, 2019.
CHANCERY CLERK OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
LISA YOUNGER NEESE,
CHANCERY CLERK
P. O. BOX 684,
COLUMBUS, MS 39703
BY: Shantrell W. Granderson
(SEAL)
DELL/15-042/SUMMONS
PUBLISH: 11/5, 11/12 &
11/19/2019
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
RENEA LYNN WILLIAMS
PLAINTIFF
v.
JOHNNIE CARL WILLIAMS, SR.
DEFENDANT
CAUSE NO. 2019-0560
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: JOHNNIE CARL WILLIAMS,
SR.
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by RENEA LYNN WILLI-
AMS, Plaintiff, seeking DI-
VORCE. Defendants other than
you in this action are NONE.
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a written re-
sponse to the Complaint filed
against you in this action to
Gail P. Thompson, Attorney for
Plaintiff, North Mississippi Rur-
al Legal Services, whose post
office address is P. O. Box
1107 Clarksdale, MS 38614
and whose street address is
504 De Soto Street Clarksdale,
MS 38614.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT
LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 6TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 2019, WHICH IS
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUB-
LICATION OF THIS SUMMONS.
IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO
MAILED OR DELIVERED, A
JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL
BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU
FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER
RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE
COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original
of your Response with the
Clerk of this Court within a
reasonable time afterward.
Issued under my hand and the Miss. Bar No. 10438
seal of said Court, this the 1st lturner@winfieldlawfirm.com
day of November, 2019.
LISA YOUNGER NEESE
Clerk of LOWNDES County, Mis- Starkville, MS 39759
sissippi
TINA FISHER
Deputy Clerk (Seal)
PUBISH: 11/12, 11/19 &
11/26/2019
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Legal Notices
BID NOTICE
The Lowndes County Industrial
Development Authority will re-
ceive bids for the clearing and
final clean-up of its designated
property located in Lowndes
County, Mississippi, consist-
ing of 286 acres, more or less.
Bid documents and guidelines
together with site maps of the
designated property are avail-
able and can be obtained by
contacting Meryl Fisackerly at
the Lowndes County Industrial
Development Authority, Post Of-
fice Box 1328, Columbus, Mis-
sissippi 39703, Telephone
(662) 328-8369.
The successful bidder will be
required to execute a contract
with the Lowndes County Indus-
trial Development Authority
providing for full payment of the
bid price upon completion and
approval of the work which
must be completed no later
than November 30, 2020. The
designated property involved in
this work is further identified
and indicated on an aerial pho-
can be picked up at the office
of the Lowndes County Industri-
al Development Authority,
1102 Main Street, Columbus,
Mississippi 39701, between
the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
day. In the event of any dis-
pute, the Authority shall have
the right to make a final de-
termination as to the number
of acres involved in this project
and the location of boundary
lines for clearing purposes.
All bids should include evid-
ence of liability insurance
providing a minimum of $1 Mil-
the Authority for property dam-
ages resulting from the activit-
ies of a successful bidder. In
the event such proof of insur-
ance is not included with a bid,
the Authority reserves the right
any contract with a successful
bidder.
All bidders must have their
later than 10:30 a.m. on
information may be obtained by
contacting Meryl Fisackerly at
the Lowndes County Industrial
Development Authority.
The Lowndes County Industrial
serves the right to reject any
and all bids.
Bid Date: December 3, 2019,
at 10:30 a.m.
Publish: 11/12/19,
The following vehicles have
been abandoned at Marty's
Service Center. 1233 Gardner
Blvd, Columbus, MS.
2005 HYUNDAI XG5
1999 BUICK CENTURY
VIN# 2G4WS52M6X1552789
2003 CHEVROLET CAVELIER
VIN# 1G1JC52F037222598
1995 BMW 325
VIN# WBACB4329SFM05489
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA
VIN# 1N4BA41E64C895138
2003 NISSAN ALTIMA
VIN# 1N4BL11EX3C109350
IF THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT
CLAIMED THEY WILL BE PUT
UP FOR PUBLIC SALE ON THE
2ND DAY OF DECEMBER,
2019, AT 10:00 A.M. AT
MARTY'S SERVICE CENTER,
COLUMBUS MS
PUBLISH: 11/12, 11/19 &
11/26/2019
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
LAURA GENELL BRIDGES
BROWN, DECEASED
CAUSE NO.: 2019-0191-PDE
LESTER ARNELL BROWN EX-
ECUTOR
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having
been issued by the Chancery
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, on the 2nd day of Oc-
tober 2019, to the under-
signed as Executor of the Es-
tate of Laura Genell Bridges
Brown, Deceased, in Cause
No. 2019-0191-PDE, in said
court, notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims
against the Estate of Laura
Genell Bridges Brown, De-
ceased, to have the same pro-
bated and registered by the
Clerk of the Chancery Court of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
within ninety (90) days from the
date of first publication hereof,
that failure to probate and re-
gister any such claim within
said ninety (90) day period will
forever bar the same.
Witness my signature this the
17th day of October, 2019.
/s/ Lester Arnell Brown
LESTER ARNELL BROWN, Ex-
ecutor of the Estate of Laura
Genell Bridges Brown, De-
ceased
/s/ Lee Ann S. Turner
Lee Ann S. Turner
The Winfield Law Firm, P.A.
224 E. Main Street
P. O. Box 80281
Telephone: 662-323-3984
Facsimile: 662-323-3920
Attorneys for the Estate of
Laura Genell Bridges Brown
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1 Bedrooms Pets
2 Bedroooms GERMAN SHEPHERD
3 Bedrooms PUPPIES FOR SALE.
12 weeks old. Blk & cream,
Furnished & Unfurnished blk & brown. First shots
given & wormed, family
1, 2, & 3 Baths friendly and guard dog
stock. Mother onsite.
Lease, Deposit 662−251−7940.
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1 Teaspoon
1ST MONTH − Rent Free!
1BR Apt − $350−$385
2 Brock Lesnar
2BR Apt − $395−$495
2BR TwnHome − $625
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Coleman Realty
3 Houston
662−329−2323.
4 This jelly
5 Cincinnati
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Promote your small business starting at only $25
General Services General Services Lawn Care / Landscaping Sitting With The Sick / Elderly
A & T TREE SERVICES WORK WANTED: LET ME HELP MAKE YOUR RN NURSE seeking to sit
Bucket truck & stump Licensed & Bonded− PROPERTY BEAUTIFUL w/ elderly person in home,
removal. Free est. carpentry, painting, & FOR THE HOLIDAYS! hospital or nursing home.
Serving Columbus demolition. Landscaping, Commercial Bush−Hogging. Light housekeeping
since 1987. Senior gutters cleaned, bush We level parking areas & included. Ask for Mary,
citizen disc. Call Alvin @ hogging, clean−up work, driveways. Free estimates. 662−356−6578.
DOWNTOWN 1BR
242−0324/241−4447 pressure washing, moving Quote: per job, not acre.
This large 1 bedroom "We’ll go out on a limb for help & furniture repair. Owner operated. Licensed
apartment has been you!" 662−242−3608. & Insured. 21 years exp.
recently renovated. It 662−242−8809.
features great natural light, Lawn Care / Landscaping
hardwood floors, tall
ceilings and access to a DUMP TRUCK HAULING. JESSE & BEVERLY’S Painting & Papering
shared laundry room. Slag − $350 LAWN SERVICE.
$750 rent and $750 Clay Gravel − $250 Mowing, cleanup, SULLIVAN’S PAINT
deposit. Utilities included. Driveway & Trailer Park landscaping, sodding, SERVICE. Special Prices.
No pets please. Call Peter,
662−574−1561.
Grating. Columbus. Call
Walter, 662−251−8664.
& tree cutting.
662−356−6525
Interior and Exterior
Painting. 662−435−6528 Grow your business.