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City set to install LED lights starting this month

Project should be compete by June
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
A project to install more than
4,000 energy-efficient LED
lights in the city is set to begin
this month.
Russ Phillips, co-founder of
Memphis, Tennessee-based
energy savings contractor Path
Company, told the Columbus
City Council at its meeting Tues-
day the project will save the city
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
$33,000 per month by the time
Mayor Robert Smith gives a presentation on city finances and an
upcoming project to replace the city’s more than 4,000 street it’s completed. The more ener-
lights with more energy-efficient LED lights during Tuesday’s city gy-efficient lighting will also be
council meeting at the Columbus Municipal Complex. The $3.2 brighter.
million project is expected to be complete by June 2020 and will The city council opted earlier
save the city $33,000 per month. this year to contract with Path
on a $3.2 million project to re-
place the city’s lights in hopes
of saving hundreds of thousands
of dollars a year. The city took
out a 15-year loan to pay for the
project, but Mayor Robert Smith
told The Dispatch the city will
make the money back in energy
savings well before the 15 years.
In fact, at savings of $33,000
per month, the city should make
$3.2 million back in about eight
years.
In addition to the project be-
ing a good financial deal for the
city, Smith said, it will increase
quality of life for the citizens of
Columbus.
“From a safety standpoint,
it’s going to improve the entire
city,” he said.
Even city council members
who were skeptical about timing
— the project came on the heels
of an $881,000 deficit in Fiscal
Year 2018 and a deadly tornado
that hit Columbus in February
— thought the project was a
good one.
“I do think over the time it’s
going to save a good bit of mon-
ey for the city and it’s going to
provide a lot of protection and
convenience for the citizens,”
Ward 6 Councilman Bill Gavin
told The Dispatch.
While the project technically
begins in January, Phillips and
See Council, 3A

Aldermen
SHS students show off tech skills postpone
at C Spire’s ‘Hour of Code’ vote on short-
term rental
regulations
Carver looks to include
long-term rental
property in discussion
By Tess Vrbin
tvrbin@cdispatch.com

STARKVILLE —
Aldermen will not
vote to place restric-
tions on short-term
rental properties
such as Airbnbs in
residential neighbor-
hoods at their Dec. 17 Carver
meeting as originally
planned, and the city will look into
possible regulations for long-term
rental properties before bringing
the issue back up for debate.
Courtesy photo The board voted 5-2 on Tuesday
Joe Wilson, C Spire market manager for Starkville, navigates through websites built by Starkville High School to table the short-term rental dis-
students as a part of C Spire’s “Hour of Code” event Tuesday evening at the C Spire store in Starkville. Under cussion, which began two months
the program, students can earn community college credits in computer technology. Mississippi State developed
the curriculum while East Mississippi Community College provides instruction, along with Starkville High School’s See Aldermen, 8A
Millsaps Career and Technology Center.

Pilot program helps participants earn “We’re actually Inside

associate’s degree, Microsoft certifications
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Tuesday night,
a dozen juniors and seniors from
Starkville High School showed off
their computer technology skills at
the C Spire store in Starkville.
Collectively, they are the first
class of a C Spire pilot program
called The C Spire Software Devel-
opment Pathway.
But the students could also be
called Gap Closers.
The SHS students were among a
group of six schools that took part
in Tuesday’s “Hour of Code” event
across the state, allowing the stu-
dents to show off what they have
learned from the program.
C Spire launched the pilot pro-
gram in 2017, but this is its first year
at Starkville High School. With the
support of C Spire, the program is
a collaboration among Starkville’s
Millsaps Career and Technology
Center, Mississippi State University
— which developed the curriculum
— and East Mississippi Communi-
ty College, which provides one of
the two instructors for the classes.
Participating students earn EMCC
credits through dual enrollment.
C Spire estimates there are 1,000
coding jobs in Mississippi left un-
filled for a lack of trained employees.
second to last in the n OUR VIEW:
country as it pertains More school
to coding and having districts should
people ready to take embrace C Trailer fire leaves
one person dead
Spire coding
on those jobs,” said program.
Joe Wilson, C Spire’s Page 6A
market manager for
Starkville. “Right now, we are out- Fatal blaze started
sourcing jobs throughout the world.
What we want to do with this pilot Tuesday at residence on
program is get our kids in Missis-
sippi up to speed so we can keep Sturgis Maben Road
those jobs here. The average coding BY TESS VRBIN
job pays about $70,000, so these are tvrbin@cdispatch.com
good jobs. The more kids we can
get into this, the more we can move OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — A
Mississippi forward. That’s our mo- man died in a trailer fire on Sturgis
tivation.” Maben Road in southwest Oktibbe-
With two years of specialized ha County on Tuesday night.
high school courses and one year Jeff Yeatman, 56, of Maben has
See ‘Hour of Code’, 3A been identified as the deceased,
according to Oktibbeha County
Deputy Coroner Billy Miller. Yeat-
See Fire, 3A

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monster that Beowulf engages with in town. Floats, vehicles, Dec. 9:
■ Columbus Tree band and more are wel-
battle? Columbus
Lighting: Gather at
2 What breed of dog derives its come. Cash door prizes Municipal
name from the German for “splash in the east end of the Old will be given away. For School Board of
water”? Highway 182 pedestrian information, call 662-
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Second grade, Annunciation
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page 3A. cert: Mississippi Univer- in-store demos and regular meeting,
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2A Wednesday, December 4, 2019
‘Serious misconduct’ by Trump
takes center stage at hearing
‘Americans need to understand that
this president is putting his personal
political interests above theirs. And
that it’s endangering the country.’
Intelligence Committee Chairman
By LISA MASCARO and
MARY CLARE JALONICK
The Associated Press
WA S H -
INGTON —
The House
Judiciar y
Commit-
tee is mov-
ing swiftly
to weigh
f i n d i n g s Trump
by fellow
lawmakers
that Presi-
dent Don-
ald Trump
misused
the power
of his office
for person- Schiff
al political
gain and then obstructed
Congress’ investigation as
possible grounds for im-
peachment.
Responsible for drafting
articles of impeachment,
the Judiciary Commit-
tee prepared Wednesday
morning for its first hear-
ing since the release of a
300-page report by Dem-
ocrats on the House In-
telligence Committee that
found “serious miscon-
duct” by the president.
The report did not ren-
Forever war: US and China
struggle to defuse trade conflict
Trump administration is set to start
taxing an additional $160 billion
of Chinese imports on Dec. 15
By PAUL WISEMAN
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON — in a retaliatory move over
Businesses and investors
have been nervously mon-
itoring U.S.-China trade
talks for months, hoping
the world’s two biggest
economies can de-esca-
late their trade war and
restore some predictabili-
ty to global commerce.
President Donald
Trump delivered another
setback to the optimists
Tuesday, saying he was
willing to wait until after
the 2020 elections to close
a deal with Beijing.
His comments came
a day after Trump un-
expectedly reversed his
own policy on a separate
trade front and pledged
to tax steel from Brazil
and Argentina. On top of
Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
der a judgment on wheth-
er Trump’s actions stem-
ming from a July 25 phone
call with Ukraine’s presi-
dent rose to the constitu-
tional level of “high crimes
and misdemeanors” war-
ranting impeachment.
That is for the full House
to decide. But its findings
involving Trump’s efforts
to seek foreign interven-
tion in the American elec-
tion process provide the
basis for a House vote on
impeachment and a Senate
trial carrying the penalty
of removal from office.
“The evidence that we
have found is really quite
overwhelming that the
president used the pow-
er of his office to secure
political favors and abuse
the trust American people
put in him and jeopardize
our security,” Intelligence
Committee Chairman
Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told
The Associated Press.
“It was a difficult deci-
sion to go down this road,
because it’s so consequen-
tial for the country,” Schiff
said. But “the president
was the author of his own
impeachment inquiry by
repeatedly seeking foreign
that, his administration
proposed to target $2.4
billion in French imports
France’s new digital tax.
The Trump administra-
tion says France’s tax
unfairly targets American
tech giants like Google,
Amazon and Facebook.
Trump’s mercurial
statements and actions
on trade have rattled in-
vestors this week. In late
morning trading Tuesday,
the Dow Jones Industrial
Average was down about
400 points.
Dan Digre has long
since stopped expecting
much from U.S. negoti-
ations with China. He’s
heard it all before.
Digre’s 70-year-old
family firm, Misco Speak-
ers in St. Paul, Minnesota,
is caught in the crossfire
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
Court sides with
Congress in battle
for Trump’s bank records
help in his election cam-
paigns.”
Michael Gerhardt of
the University of North By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Schiff added: “Ameri-
cans need to understand
Carolina at Chapel Hill The Associated Press
argues, “If Congress fails
that this president is put-
ting his personal political
to impeach here, then the
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New
York handed President Donald Trump another le-
impeachment process
interests above theirs. And has lost all meaning.”
gal defeat, ruling Tuesday that Congress can see
his banking records for investigations into possible
that it’s endangering the The political risks are
country.” foreign influence in U.S. politics or other misdeeds.
high for all parties as A panel of 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The session Wednes-
the House presses only judges said two banks, Deutsche Bank and Capi-
day with legal scholars
the fourth presidential tal One, should comply with subpoenas from the
will delve into possible
impeachment inquiry in House Financial Services and Intelligence commit-
impeachable offenses, but
the real focus will be on U.S. history. tees seeking records related to Trump’s business
In a statement, White
the panel, led by Chair- ventures.
House press secretary
man Jerrold Nadler, The court said Congress was acting within its
Stephanie Grisham said,
D-N.Y., and made up of constitutional authority to investigate a series of
a sometimes boisterous, “Chairman Schiff and the significant issues, including whether Trump was
sharply partisan division Democrats utterly failed “vulnerable to foreign exploitation.”
of lawmakers. to produce any evidence It rejected arguments that the subpoenas were
In a 53-page opening of wrongdoing by Pres- meant merely to embarrass the president, though
statement obtained by the ident Trump.” She said the court said Trump did deserve some privacy
AP, Republican witness the report “reads like the protections and outlined procedures for protecting
Jonathan Turley, a law pro- ramblings of a basement some sensitive personal information in the docu-
fessor at George Washing- blogger straining to prove ments from public disclosure. It also gave Trump
ton University, will say that something when there is a limited chance to object to disclosure of certain
the Democrats are bring- evidence of nothing.” documents.
ing a “slipshod impeach-
ment” case against the
president based on sec-
ondhand information. Still,
Turley doesn’t excuse the
president’s behavior.
“It is not wrong because
President Trump is right,”
according to Turley. He
calls Trump’s call with
Ukraine “anything but
‘perfect,” as the president
claims. “A case for im-
peachment could be made,
but it cannot be made on
this record,” he says.
The remaining three
witnesses, all called by
Democrats, will argue for
impeachment, according
to statements obtained by
the AP.
of the U.S.-China con-
flict. Misco is absorbing
Trump’s tariffs on the
parts it buys from China
for the specialized speak-
ers it makes for the air-
craft and medical device
industries, among others.
“I’m hopeful that some-
thing will happen, but I’m
not optimistic,’’ Digre
said. “There have been so
many false deals: A deal
is close, a deal is close —
then nothing.’’
Both sides may have
an incentive to reach
a deal before Dec. 15.
That’s when the Trump
administration is set to
start taxing an additional
$160 billion of Chinese im-
ports. These tariffs would
hit many Chinese-made
goods that are on holiday
shopping lists — smart-
phones and toys, for
example — and would
extend Trump’s tariffs
to just about everything
China ships to the United
States.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Wednesday, December 4, 2019 3A

Mississippi felons push court to restore voting rights

Plaintiffs argue lifetime voting ban is cruel and unusual punishment
By REBECCA SANTANA
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — The
man at the center of a Missis-
sippi case aimed at restoring
the voting rights of felons said
Tuesday that he is fighting on
behalf of everyone like him who
“made a mistake in life.”
Dennis Hopkins spoke after
judges at the 5th Circuit Court
of Appeals in New Orleans
heard arguments in a federal
lawsuit brought on behalf of
six people including Hopkins
who’ve had their right to vote
permanently taken away under
Mississippi law for committing
certain felonies. The case has
been certified as a class action,
meaning it could affect thou-
sands of people.
“I am fighting, standing up
for the right, for the people in
Mississippi, just like me, that
made a mistake in life,” Hop-
kins said. Hopkins said he was
convicted more than two de-
cades ago of grand larceny but
says he’s now an active part of
his community, serving as a
foster parent and a little league
coach.
“Now I’m ready ... to vote and
restore my rights as a human
being, as a man,” he said, while
surrounded by supporters.
Under the Mississippi Con-
stitution, people convicted of
10 specific felonies — including
murder, forgery and bigamy —
lose the right to vote. The state’s
attorney general expanded the
list to 22 crimes, including tim-
ber larceny and carjacking.
To have their voting rights
restored, people convicted of
any of the crimes must get a
pardon from the governor or
persuade lawmakers to pass in-
dividual bills just for them with
two-thirds approval.
The plaintiffs, represented
by the firm Simpson Thacher
& Bartlett LLP and the South-
ern Poverty Law Center, argue
the lifetime voting ban is cruel
and unusual punishment — a
violation of the 8th Amend-
ment. They also argue that the
restoration process violates the
constitution’s Equal Protection
Clause because when it was ad-
opted in 1890 it was intended to
keep African Americans from
voting and still disproportion-
ately affects black people.
After a district court judge
ruled mostly — but not entirely
— in the state’s favor in August,
the six felons and the state both
appealed.
A lawyer for the plaintiffs,
Jonathan K. Youngwood, said in
court Tuesday that he was there
on behalf of “29,000 Mississip-
pians” who have finished their
sentences and their parole and
probation. But, he said: “Their
punishment continues.
The plaintiffs say anyone
who’s committed one of these
felonies but completed their
punishment including parole
or probation should automat-
ically have their voting rights
restored.
In August, U.S. District
Judge Daniel P. Jordan III threw
out most of the challenges but
left alive one challenge to how
Mississippi allows people to re-
gain their voting rights.

Bail hearing set for man tried 6 times on murder

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Curtis Flowers’ after two capital murder
mistrials. Flowers’ fourth
conviction in June, finding racially biased jury selection and fifth trials ended in
mistrials.
The Associated Press er scheduled the hearing furniture store in 1996. He urges the judge to
for Dec. 16 in Walthall. He was sentenced to reject a seventh trial and
JACKSON — A bail The U.S. Supreme death in 2010’s sixth trial.
hearing has been set for a quash charges, citing
Court overturned Curtis Lawyer Rob McDuff
Mississippi man who has Flowers’ conviction in has asked Loper to free prosecutorial misconduct
been tried six times for June, finding racially bi- Flowers on bail and throw and arguing a limit to tri-
murder. ased jury selection. Pros- out charges. als.
Montgomery County ecutors say Flowers killed McDuff argues Mis- Flowers is currently
Circuit Judge Joseph Lop- four people in a Winona sissippi law requires bail jailed in Louisville.

‘Hour of Code’
Continued from Page 1A
at EMCC, students can
receive up to four Mic-
rosoft certifications and
an associate’s degree in
applied science. Those
qualify them to go to
work or pursue a four-
year degree.
Since August, the
Starkville High students
in the program have
worked with a classmate
to learn the basic tools
and begin applying them
by building websites.
Tuesday, the students
showed off their work,
which ranged from sim-
ple pages to more elab-
orate, employing navi-
gation bars, drop-down
links and JavaScrpit im-
ages.
Under the program,
EMCC Information Tech-
nology System Director
Brandon Sesser teaches
the students two days
a week while Millsaps
teacher April Dill teach-
es the other three days.
MSU’s Shelly Hollis de-
veloped the curriculum.
This semester, students
have learned HTML and
CSS, along with an intro-
duction to Java Script.
Sesser has been im-
pressed with the stu-
dents’ progress.
“They’ve outrun the
majority of the college
students I’ve had contact
with, teaching web devel-
opment,” he said. “I’m su-
per proud of them.”
The students seem
well aware of the opportu-
nities the classes provide.
“Before this, I had
some experience with
graphic design and inte-
rior design,” junior Kah-
lan Smith said. “These
classes helped me put
them together. They give
me something I can use
anywhere I go, no matter
what city, state or coun-
try. Technology means
more money, more jobs.
This class has prepared
me for a future doing
something I love.”
Dowanika Smith, a se-
nior, said the classes will
help her no matter what
career path she ultimate-
ly chooses.
“Most jobs have tech-
nology,” she said. “I think
this is something every-
body needs to learn.”
Tyson Lucious, a ju-
nior, said he plans to pur-
sue a four-year degree
in computer technology.
This class, he said, has
jumpstarted that effort.
“I do think this puts us
ahead of the game,” he
said. “What we’re learn-
ing right now is going to
take us far.”

Council
Continued from Page 1A
Smith said city residents
and Columbus Light and
Water have identified
about 350 street lights that
are currently out. The fix-
tures for those lights have
been ordered and will be
replaced over the next two
months, with Smith add-
ing that some lights have
already been replaced.
“The drop date should
be Dec. 16, and once they
get here, then they will get
started on replacing the
350,” Smith said. “Those
will be the priority.”
Full project installation
will begin on Jan. 27, Phil-
lips said. Smith said there
are more than 4,300 city
owned lights in Columbus.
Phillips said as early
as this month, the city
will see savings of about
$23,000. Those savings
will go up by $2,000 per
month until it reaches
$33,000.
Phillips said he encour-
aged citizens to report
light outages to the city
through SeeClickFix to
ensure those lights are re-
placed quickly.
“We can prioritize
those outages accordingly
and get those rolled in so
that people are not without
lights,” he said.
Also during Tuesday’s
meeting, Smith said the
city has saved about $2.1
million as a result of
cost-saving procedures,
though approximately
$1.4 million was saved as
a result of a hiring freeze
and open positions in the
Public Works department,
Columbus Police Depart-
ment and Columbus Fire
and Rescue — including
the open position of assis- ing with us,” Smith said.
tant police chief, which “We’re going to have to
has been vacant since continue to be frugal in
last year, and a head of our spending in the up-
CPD’s Criminal Investiga- coming years.”
tion Division, which has Conflict disclosure:
been open since former Managing Editor Zack
head Capt. Stacey Deans Plair took part in editing
passed away in August. this article. He is currently
Not including those involved in legal proceed-
positions, CPD has nine
ings with the city of Colum-
open positions, as does
bus.
CFR. Public Works has 12.
The city also saved
$450,000 through a reim-
bursement on City Hall
renovations and $180,498
through changes to medi-
cal insurance coverage.
“I would like to thank
the council, the depart-
ment heads and all the
other employees for work-

Fire
Continued from Page 1A
man’s body has been sent
to Jackson for autopsy.
Authorities do not yet
know the cause of the
fire but will work with the
state fire marshal to inves-
tigate, said Lt. Jon Davis SOLUNAR TABLE
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4A Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Report: Racial divide shrinks in US criminal justice system
Critics contend minorities’ disproportionate
involvement in the U.S. criminal justice
system reflects systemic racial bias
By DON THOMPSON
The Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Racial disparities have nar-
rowed across the U.S. criminal
justice system over 16 years,
though black people are still
significantly more likely to be
behind bars than white people,
new federal figures show.
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Patty Bell
STARKVILLE —
Patty Lynn Bell, 53,
died Nov. 25, 2019, in
Starkville.
Services will be at
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Mexican president prays with
family of dead US dual citizens
López Obrador:
‘At least four’
suspects have
been detained for
Nov. 4 massacre
By MARK STEVENSON
The Associated Press
MEXICO CITY —
Mexican President An-
drés Manuel López Obra-
dor prayed for the safety
of the country with the
relatives of nine U.S.
dual citizens slaughtered
in northern Mexico last
month and assured them
“at least four” suspects
have been detained, a
family member said.
Julian LeBaron said
that during the family’s
Monday meeting with
López Obrador and his
Cabinet at Mexico City’s
National Palace, the pres-
ident pledged to visit the
region where the Nov. 4
massacre took place.
Mexican politicians
traditionally avoid open
displays of faith, and
López Obrador has been
unusual in recent com-
ments referring to him-
self as a “follower of Jesus
Christ.”
“We just bowed our
heads” and “prayed for
the president and the
country, for peace and
goodwill, and to protect
our loved ones, and pro-
tect our country,” LeBar-
Racial gaps broadly declined
in local jails, state prisons, and
among people on probation and
parole, according to the study
released Tuesday by the non-
partisan Council on Criminal
Justice.
The divide in state impris-
onment rates dropped for all
major crimes but was most
pronounced for drug offenses
Home of Starkville is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
She is survived by
her mother, Lula Bell;
sisters, Karen Bennett
and Kimberly Bell; and
brother, Tim Bell.
Herbert Eads
COLUMBUS — Her-
bert Eads, 83, died Dec.
3, 2019, at Baptist Me-
morial Hospital-Golden
Triangle.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus.
Sandra Clegg
COLUMBUS — San-
dra Jane Clegg, 73, died
Nov. 16, 2019, in Colum-
bus.
A Celebration of Life
service will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday at Lowndes
Funeral Home. Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus is in charge
of arrangements.
Ms. Clegg was born
in Berwyn, Illinois, to
the late Margaret and
Perry Brennan. She
graduated school in St.
Charles, Illinois and
was formerly employed
with Toshiba Office
Products. She was a
member of Flint Hill
Methodist Church.
She is survived by
her sister, Patricia
Bechtold.
on said Tuesday.
The extended LeBaron
family has lived in north-
ern Mexico for decades
and identify as part of the
Mormon tradition though
they are not affiliated
with the Church of Jesus
Christ of the Latter-day
Saints. Dual nations,
they were hotly criticized
by some for asking U.S.
President Donald Trump
to designate Mexican
drug cartels as terrorist
organizations, something
Trump said he would do.
“We think we should
all be humble enough,
and that’s something we
discussed with the presi-
dent, to recognize that we
have an immense prob-
lem on our hands and we
need help,” LeBaron said.
“Of course, we wouldn’t
like to see a military in-
vasion.”
Three young mothers
and six children were
killed in the attack near
the border of the north-
ern states of Sonora and
Chihuahua. Officials
have said a drug cartel is
suspected in the attack,
but they initially suggest-
ed that one of the moth-
ers’ vehicles was set afire
unintentionally, when a
bullet hit the gas tank.
LeBaron said officials
have confirmed to them
that the killers filmed the
attack themselves and set
fire to the SUV in which
one mother — LeBaron’s
cousin — and her four
children died.
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— a key driving factor for the
racial shift. Black people were
“Most people think this is
a bad problem that’s getting
tors, judges and juries; racial
differences in crimes; and get-
15 times more likely than white
people to be in state prisons for
worse,” said Gelb, whose group
has brought together gover-
tough sentencing laws during
the high crime era of the 1980s
drug crimes in 2000, but that nors of both parties, police of- and ‘90s.
dropped to five times as likely ficials and Black Lives Matter While racial inequity in ar-
by 2016, the most recent year organizers. “It turns out it’s a rests and incarcerations nar-
available. bad problem that’s getting a lit- rowed, the length of prison
Many don’t realize how much tle better, and for very complex sentences increased across all
the racial gap has narrowed, not reasons that we need to under- crime types for black people
only in incarceration but in pa- stand at a much deeper level.” and partially offset the ben-
role and probation, said Adam Critics contend minorities’ efits, according to the report
Gelb, president and chief exec- disproportionate involvement co-authored by Georgia State
utive of the politically diverse in the U.S. criminal justice University professor William
council that launched in July to system reflects systemic racial Sabol, former director of the
seek solutions to problems in bias. Researchers have blamed federal Bureau of Justice Sta-
the criminal justice system. prejudice by police, prosecu- tistics.
Area obituaries
Memorials may Gene Fulgham; and ceded in death by her
be made to Autism four grandchildren. husband, Rufus Bea-
Speaks, One East 33rd Memorials may be son; and seven sisters.
St., 4th Floor, New made to Fresenius Kid- She is survived by
York, NY 10016. ney Care, 111 Eudora her daughter, Wanda
Welty Dr., Starkville, Addy of Decatur; sons,
Benny Fulgham MS 39759. Rufus Lorell Beason of
ADATON — Benny Columbus, Steve Bea-
Delain Fulgham, 60, Lois Beason son and Lonnie Beason,
died Dec. 2, 2019, at his PHILADELPHIA — both of Philadelphia;
residence. Lois Beason, 95, died sister, Walterene
Services will be at 2 Dec. 2, 2019, at Ne- Sheffield of Arling-
p.m. Thursday at Welch shoba County General ton, Texas; brothers,
Funeral Home Chap- Hospital. Rodney Goldman of
el, with the Rev. John Services will be at Philadelphia and F. B.
Foles officiating. Burial 2 p.m. Thursday at Goldman of Arlington;
will follow at Double McClain-Hays Chapel, seven grandchildren;
Springs Cemetery. Vis- with the Rev. Mack Al- 16 great-grandchildren;
itation is from 5-7 p.m. ford officiating. Burial and one great-great-
today at the funeral will follow at Henrys grandchild.
home. Welch Funeral Chapel Cemetery. Vis- Pallbearers will be
Home of Starkville is itation is from 5-8 p.m. Shelby Beason, Dr.
in charge of arrange- today at the funeral Kevin Beason, Jody
ments. home. McClain-Hays
Addy, Joseph Savage,
Mr. Fulgham was Funeral Service of Phil- Brian Frink and Ste-
born to Catherine adelphia is in charge of phen Joyner.
Fulgham and the late arrangements.
Robert Price
Hubert Fulgham. He Mrs. Beason was
was a graduate of Ma- born Feb. 24, 1924, in
ben High School and Philadelphia, to the late
a veteran of the U.S. Walter “Babe” and Lo- Robert Eugene Price,
Military. rena Hill Goldman. She beloved father to Mike Price
In addition to his was formerly employed (Kandy) and Cindy Wallace
mother, he is survived with Garan Manufac- Dupont (Brian), peacefully
by his wife, Dee Dee turing and Wells-Lam- passed away on November 24,
2019, with his family by his side.
Fulgham; children, ont and a member of
Kimberly Fay Fulgham, Beacon Street Baptist Eugene was preceded in
death by his four brothers,
John Wesley Fulgham Church.
and Haley Marie Ful- In addition to her Ovell, Chester, Crealon, Dalton;
and his nine sisters, Pauline
gham; brother, Darrell parents, she was pre-
Price, Idell Shaw, Bertha Lollar, Lois Aldridge,
Lorene Lunsford, Cornelia Belcher, Linda
Aldridge, Joyce Sullivan and Barbara Frank.
He is survived by his children, Mike Price
and Cindy Wallace Dupont; grandchildren,
Brandon and Dylan Wallace and Andy and Adam
Price; great granddaughter, Juliet Wallace; step
grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister,
Kathy Kemper; and many nieces, nephews; and a
host of friends who loved him dearly.
He was a lifetime member of International
Association of Structural Iron Workers Local No.
92 and No. 597. Services will be at Bethlehem
Baptist Church in Millport, Alabama, on
December 7, 2019, at 11:00 AM.Flowers by Jan’s
Flowers, 205-662-3535, or donations to Edgar
Johnson Senior Center, Palatka, Florida.
Paid Obituary - Crevasse’s Simple Cremation
Donna Williams
Donna Ishee Williams, 52,
of Laurel, MS, passed away
Friday, November 29, 2019, at
South Central Regional Medi-
cal Center, Laurel, MS.
Visitation will be Wednes-
day, December 4, 2019, from
1:00-2:00 PM at Lowndes Fu-
neral Home, Columbus, MS.
Funeral service will be 2:00 PM
in the Chapel, with Bishop Scott
Volland officiating. Interment will be in Living
Faith Tabernacle Cemetery, Columbus, MS, with
Lowndes Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Williams was born in Laurel, MS, April
23, 1967, to Brenda Walters and Louis Sudduth.
She was a member of Yorkville Heights. Mrs.
Williams enjoyed taking care of others and loved
her family. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and
loved to fish.
Mrs. Williams is preceded in death by her sis-
ter, Angie Pruitt.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her daughters,
Amanda (Jamie) Nelson of Laurel, MS and Bran-
dy (Charles) Cole of Columbus, MS; sons, Mark
Coffey of Leake County, MS and Braden Wil-
liams of Columbus, MS; grandchildren, Aalyiah
Cole, Bastian Nelson, Gabrial Nelson and Alexus
Nelson; mother, Brenda Walters Sudduth of Co-
lumbus, MS; father, Louis Sudduth of Columbus,
MS; brother, Richard (Stephanie) Runnels of
Columbus, MS; and sister, Brenda (John Stacy)
Long of Columbus, MS.
Pallbearers will be Jamie Nelson, Richard
Runnels, John Stacy Long, Brandon Runnels, Is-
real Sudduth and Jonathan Pruitt Sr. Honorary
pallbearers will be John Ernest, Kenny Hillburn,
Zachary Howard, Alex Howard and Jonathan
Pruitt Jr.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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Biden steps up hits on Buttigieg,

Warren over health care
Former vice president
points to his work
helping pass the
Affordable Care Act as
an example of the type
of leadership experience
most of his rivals lack
By BILL BARROW
The Associated Press
MASON CITY,
Iowa — Joe Biden is
taking aim at Pete
Buttigieg and Eliza-
beth Warren during
an eight-day tour of
Iowa that the former
vice president hopes
Biden
will help him gain
ground in the state that holds the
first presidential caucus.
Biden argued Tuesday that Butt-
igieg, the mayor of South Bend,
Indiana, is riding his coattails in
pushing for a “public option” gov-
ernment-insurance plan to be sold
alongside private insurance. He
argued that Warren, meanwhile, is
out of step with the Democratic Par-
ty and the general electorate with
her call for a single-payer “Medi-
care for All” system that would sup-
plant the private insurance market
altogether.
Biden entered the race earlier
this year as a front-runner, but his
increasingly aggressive stance to-
ward Buttigieg and Warren marks a
recognition that the race is far from
locked up in the crucial states that
kick off the primary season. And by
zeroing in on health care, Biden is
highlighting an issue that he sees
as core to his candidacy.
Biden points to his work helping
pass the Affordable Care Act in 2010
as an example of the type of leader-
ship experience most of his rivals
Kamala Harris ends White House
bid, citing lack of funding
The Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sen. Kamala Harris told
supporters on Tuesday that she was ending her bid for
the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, an abrupt
close to a candidacy that held historic potential.
“I’ve taken stock and looked at this from every angle,
and over the last few days have come to one of the hardest
decisions of my life,” the California Democrat said. “My
campaign for president simply doesn’t have the financial
resources we need to continue.” Harris
A senior campaign aide said Harris made the decision Monday after
discussing the path forward with family and other top officials over the
Thanksgiving holiday.
Her withdrawal marked a dramatic fall for a candidate who showed
extraordinary promise in her bid to become the first black female presi-
dent. Harris launched her campaign in front of 20,000 people on a chilly
January day in Oakland, California. The first woman and first black at-
torney general and U.S. senator in California’s history, she was widely
viewed as a candidate poised to excite the multiracial coalition of voters
that sent Barack Obama to the White House.
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On Black Friday alone, the FBI ran 202,465 checks
By LISA MARIE PANE the FBI ran 202,465
The Associated Press checks.
Some analysts ques-
Background checks tion how accurately the
on gun purchases in the background check figures
U.S. are climbing toward translate into gun sales,
a record high this year, re- since some states run
flecting what the industry checks on applications for
says is a rush by people to concealed-carry permits,
buy weapons in reaction too, and some purchases
to the Democratic presi- involve multiple firearms.
dential candidates’ calls But the numbers remain
for tighter restrictions. the most reliable method
By the end of Novem- of tracking the industry.
ber, more than 25.4 mil- In the years since Pres-
lion background checks ident Donald Trump took
— generally seen as a office, the industry has
strong indicator of gun struggled through what
sales — had been con- has been referred to as
ducted by the FBI, putting the Trump Slump, a falloff
2019 on pace to break the in sales that reflected little
record of 27.5 million set worry among gun owners
in 2016, the last full year about gun control efforts.
President Barack Obama But with the 2020 pres-
was in the White House. idential election less than
On Black Friday alone, a year out and virtually ev-
ery Democratic candidate
offering proposals to re-
strict access to firearms,
fears appear to be driving
up sales again.
“The Trump Slump is
real, but the politics of
guns has changed a little
bit over the last year,” said
Adam Winkler, a profes-
sor at the University of
California, Los Angeles,
School of Law and an ex-
pert on gun rights and pol-
itics. “As we’re coming up
upon another presidential
election, Donald Trump
is vulnerable, and the
Democratic presidential
contenders are falling all
over themselves to pro-
pose more aggressive gun
reforms than their oppo-
nents.”
Trump has been
viewed as one of the most
gun-friendly presidents in
modern history and has
boasted of strong support
from the National Rifle
Association. He has ad-
dressed every one of its
annual conventions since
the 2016 campaign, and
the powerful gun lobby
pumped about $30 million
into efforts to elect him.
Still, hopes of ex-
panded gun rights under
Trump’s watch haven’t
materialized. Legislation
that would make it easier
to buy silencers stalled
in Congress. In addition,
Trump pushed through
a ban on bump stocks,
which allow semiauto-
matic rifles to mimic ma-
chine-gun fire. The gun-
man who killed 58 people
in Las Vegas in 2017 in the
deadliest mass shooting
in modern U.S. history
used such a device.

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More school districts should embrace C Spire coding program

As so often seems to be the case,
there is good news and bad news
about how our state prepares its
young people for the future.
The good news is that, for the past
few years, there has been more talk
about the need for preparing our chil-
dren for the jobs of the future.
The bad news is we should have
been talking about this about a decade
sooner.
During the recent campaign
season, candidates up and down the
ballot, regardless of party affiliation,
pushed for workforce development
programs that put heavy emphasis on
the new technology that is transform-
ing the working landscape. Almost
every job seems to require its own
technological skill set. There’s a pre-
mium on those skills, many of which
do not require a four-year degree.
Slowly, our state is at last beginning
to recognize the importance of this
type of training and appears to be
taking the necessary steps to provide
that training.
On Tuesday evening, a group of
12 Starkville High School students
showed off their computer technology
prowess as part of a pilot program
sponsored by C Spire. The classes are
a dual-enrollment program with East
Mississippi Community College, with
Mississippi State University provid-
ing the curriculum. With two years
of high school classes and a year at
EMCC, students can earn up to four
Microsoft certifications and can work
as a junior software developer, with an
average starting salary of $70,000.
Since August, the students have
learned the essentials — HTML, CSS
and an introduction to JavaScript.
The program is in place in 25 high
schools throughout the state. Joe
Wilson, the C Spire market manager
for Starkville, said his company would
like to start the program in every
school district.
“We’d love to do this everywhere,
but really, a lot of it is up to the
districts,” he said. “They have to be
ready, with instructors, equipment
and the support before we can do
this.”
We applaud the Starkville School
District for providing the resources
needed to accommodate this program,
and C Spire for taking a leadership
role. We encourage all our school
districts to follow suit.
There are, at the present, 1,000
computer technology jobs in the state
that are unfilled for a lack of qualified
workers, said Wilson.
The sooner our schools prepare
students for the jobs, the better.

Letter to the editor Cartoonist View

Voice of the people
Doesn’t understand why
Republicans don’t hold
Trump accountable
It’s the Democrats who are
holding Trump accountable for his
lying and his criminal ways, to keep
America great.
As much as he lies to the Ameri-
can people, he doesn’t have the right
to call anybody unpatriotic.
The Washington Post says since
his election, he has lied or distorted
the truth over 30,000 times.
Trump and his administration
have lied so much they have forced
Kim Jong Un of North Korea to tell
the truth.
In one of Kim’s recent love letters
to Trump, he asked Trump not to
send Pompeo to negotiate with him.
Says he is like a poisonous weed.
Rick Perry, who says Trump is
God’s choice, said in the primary
that Trump was like a cancer on the
conservative party. Which side of
Perry do we believe?
Well, that’s easy for me. Trump
has only gotten worse and Perry is
going to retire, and that should keep
Perry from being fired.
The Republican party claims to
be the party of God. They know God
is going to hold Trump accountable
for lying.
Why on Earth don’t the Republi-
cans hold him accountable?
The House and Democrats will
vote to impeach Trump and the
Senate and Republicans will vote not
to, more than likely.
Here’s a tweet to the Republican
party by George Conway, husband
Other editors
of Kellyanne, one of Trump’s coun-
selors, who Trump describes as her
husband from hell:
Blessed be thou hush money,
Kudos to Maryland’s Gov. Hogan for paroling three
Mayest all Quid Pro Quo’s be
twine, and mayest thou falsehoods
persuade the multitudes.
‘juvenile lifers,’ but we wish he weren’t involved at all
James Hodges We applaud Gov. Larry Hogan’s de- a third by declining to deny parole criminal activity — and less culpable
Steens cision to honor the recommendations — amount to less than 1% of those for it. Simply put, it’s more difficult for
of the Maryland Parole Commission currently in Maryland correctional an adolescent to make good decisions
and allow the release of three men facilities serving life sentences for in bad situations. That’s the reason we
sentenced to life in prison for crimes crimes committed when they were generally handle their cases separate-
committed as minors. under 18. And the action was a long ly from adults.
Today in History It’s in line with actions by the U.S. time coming. It’s been more than three This of course doesn’t excuse bad
Supreme Court, which in 2012 retro- years since the ACLU of Maryland behavior, but it does help explain
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 4, the
actively outlawed mandatory sentenc- filed a federal class action suit against it — and make the case for eventual
338th day of 2019. There are 27 days
es of life without parole for juvenile Mr. Hogan on behalf of a different set rehabilitation. Take the disturbing
left in the year.
offenders. And it fits the governor’s of juvenile lifers, claiming the state’s case of Dawnta Harris, who ran over a
Today’s Highlights in History: stated goal of trying to “bring balance parole process denies them “meaning- Baltimore County police officer with a
On Dec. 4, 1978, San Fran- to Maryland’s criminal justice system” ful opportunity for release” in violation stolen Jeep after the officer confronted
cisco got its first female mayor as by, among other things, “offering of the Eighth Amendment’s ban on him while investigating a report of
City Supervisor Dianne Feinstein individuals who have paid their debt to cruel and unusual punishment. That a suspicious vehicle in a neighbor-
(FYN’-styn) was named to replace society a second chance to live produc- case is still pending in the courts. hood that had been hit by a string of
the assassinated George Moscone tive lives.” In furtherance of this, Mr. And, as we’ve said numerous burglaries. He was 16 at the time he
(mahs-KOH’-nee). Hogan last year issued an executive times, we’d prefer Mr. Hogan weren’t rashly chose to take this woman’s life,
order requiring that holders of his required to take any action at all. rather than face consequences for
On this date: office consider additional factors in Maryland is one of only three states in the burglaries in which he and three
In 1783, Gen. George Washing- determining whether to grant parole the country, alongside Oklahoma and others were involved. And now, he’s
ton bade farewell to his Continental for a juvenile offender, including the California, that requires the governor’s serving a life sentence, perhaps de-
Army officers at Fraunces Tavern in person’s age at the time the crime was input in parole decisions, unnecessari- servedly so in an eye for an eye kind of
New York. committed, the “lesser culpability of ly politicizing the process. In 47 other world. But given his youth at the time,
In 1867, the National Grange of juvenile offenders as compared to adult states — many far less progressive we’d like to think there’s a possibility
the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, offenders,” and the degree to which than Maryland — the parole commis- for rehabilitation and societal contribu-
also known as The Grange, was the individual has matured and demon- sion is trusted to review and assess tion one day, despite the unlikelihood
founded in Washington, D.C., to pro- strated rehabilitation since the crime. an inmate’s suitability for release on of that occurring in the state prison
mote the interests of farmers. So, last week’s announcement its own. That’s how it should be here, system.
In 1875, William Marcy Tweed, that three men, ages 42 to 54, who’ve as well. The state legislature has for Under Mr. Hogan’s Democratic
the “Boss” of New York City’s Tam- already served a collective 88 years several years sought and failed to pass predecessors, Govs. Martin O’Malley
many Hall political organization, es- in prison for first-degree murder and bills removing the governor from the and Parris N. Glendening, there wasn’t
caped from jail and fled the country. other crimes they committed as juve- process. A similar measure is under even a hope. Republican Gov. Robert
In 1918, President Woodrow niles will be, or have been, released consideration for the legislative ses- L. Ehrlich Jr., had a better record on
Wilson left Washington on a trip to on parole is not a surprise. Still, it’s sion starting in January, and we urge such issues than either Democrat
France to attend the Versailles (vehr- been almost a quarter century since its passage. while in office, though Mr. Glenden-
SY’) Peace Conference. this last occurred — since William This issue is particularly pressing ing appears to have come around last
In 1942, during World War II, Donald Schaefer held the governor’s as applied to juvenile offenders. Recent year. At an appearance, he gave what
U.S. bombers struck the Italian post — and Mr. Hogan deserves praise research shows that brain maturity The Sun characterized at the time
mainland for the first time with a for having the common sense to take isn’t reached until the mid-20s and that as a “full-throated endorsement” of
raid on Naples. President Franklin D. action where his largely Democratic young people are more likely to: act legislation to remove governors from
Roosevelt ordered the dismantling of predecessors haven’t. impulsively, fall prey to peer pressure, the parole process, despite his “tough
the Works Progress Administration, Forgive us, however, if the tribute is neglect to account for the consequenc- on crime” stance while in office.
which had been created to provide tepid. es of their actions, and take greater It appears governors, too, can be
jobs during the Depression. The men Mr. Hogan allowed to be risks than adults. This makes them rehabilitated.
SOURCE: AP paroled — two by direct approval, and both more likely to be involved in Baltimore (Maryland) Sun

CLUBS
n TOWN & TOWER CLUB
The Town and Tower Club hosts its holiday
lucheon at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 5 in the
Pope Banquet Room of MUW. Luch, $15.
Payable at the door. RSVP at muw.edu/
towntower or call 662-329-7119.
n HIC A SHA BA HA
Hic A Sha Ba Ha Chapter of DAR meets
at 2 p.m. Dec. 5 at Cadence Bank in
Starkville. Guest speaker will be Dr. Emily
Landrum of the Family Clinic. Refresh-
ments will be served.
n AARP COLUMBUS
AARP meets the first Wednesday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the Community Room
of Regions Bank, Main Street, Columbus.
Programs are geared to the needs and
interests of seniors 50 and up. For more
information, call 662-889-9496.
n AARP STARKVILLE
AARP Starkville meets the first Thursday
of each month at 10 a.m. in the Commu-
nity Room of Cadence Bank, West Main
Street, Starkville. Speaker will be Richard
Harkness with MSU Department of Plant
and Soil Science. For information, call
Eileen Carr-Tabb, 662-312-3431.
n EAST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus East Lions Club meets
every second and fourth Monday of the
month at 65 Airline Road. For more infor-
mation, call 662-549-3421 or 662-574-
7552.
n HOST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus Host Lions Club meets
every Friday at noon at EMCC Lion Hills
Center for a buffet lunch and business
gathering.
n POSSUM TOWN TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters meet every
Friday at 7 a.m. at the Church of Christ,
Columbus. To become a better communi-
cator and leader, call 662-549-3483.
n POSSUM TOWN QUILTERS
Possum Town Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m.
the second and fourth Saturdays of each
month at the Rosenzweig Arts Center (low-
er level), 501 Main St., Columbus. Check
us out at possumtownquilters.blogspot.
com.
n LOWNDES REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican Women
meets the second Tuesday of each month
at the Lion Hills Center, 2331 Military
Road. Buffet line opens at 11:15 a.m.,
with call to order at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters Guild meets
at 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the
Starkville Sportsplex Activities Building.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE
BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are invited to
Breakfast with the Bulldogs on second
Thursdays each month at Starkville Café.
Dutch treat breakfast 7:30 a.m. Contact
Carol Moss Read at carolmoss@bellsouth.
net or 662-312-0637.
■ DULCIMER PLAYERS
Friendly City Strummers meet twice
monthly to practice and teach others to
play dulcimers. Join for $10/year for the
whole family. Dulcimers available to bor-
row. Contact David Saum, 662-386-6836
or DrSaum@cableone.net, or the Switzers,
662-312-6025.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 288 meets
Tuesdays at Community Baptist Church,
Yorkville Road East, Columbus. Weigh-in
begins at 5:30 p.m. Contact Pat Harris,
662-386-0249.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 270 meets
Thursdays at 4370 Cal-Kolola Road,
Caledonia. Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30
p.m. Contact Michelle Holliman, 662-386-
3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the Starkville
Sportsplex Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Crafts provided by the parks department.
For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-323-
2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the activities room
adjacent to the multi-purpose facility at
the Starkville Sportsplex Thursdays 10
a.m.-noon. Bring your own project to work
on. For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
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News About Town
Health Notes
n FREE MAMMOGRAMS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers free mam-
mogram screenings to area women 35 or
above, have no insurance coverage, or live
in Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay, Monroe or
Chickasaw counties. Walk-ins accepted. To
see if you qualify or for more information,
call 662-244-2979.
n FREE PSA SCREENINGS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers free prostate
PSA screenings for men over 40. Screen-
ings are every other month. No screenings
for November or December. To make an
appointment or for more information, call
662-244-4673.
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers CPR classes
for the community at 6 p.m. in the Patient
Tower. Preregistration required. Call the
Education Department, 662-244-2498.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers Childbirth
and Breastfeeding classes each month, 6
p.m., in room 6, near the Gift Shop, $20.
For information or to register, call 662-386-
5592.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Emerson Family Center in Starkville offers
childbirth classes from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
every Tuesday. For more information, call
662-320-4907.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts a support
group for cancer survivors and their fami-
lies, noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of every
month. Lunch provided. For information and
location, call 662-244-2923.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts day classes
for Diabetes Support on third Wednesdays
of each month, 10-11 a.m. in Patient Tower
room 6. For information, call Lacy Smith,
662-244-1392.
n CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
This support group for caregivers meets
at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at First United
Methodist Church, 602 Main St., Colum-
bus. A study of the book “No Act of Love is
Ever Wasted: The Spirituality of Caring for
Persons with Dementia” is underway.
n ABUSE RECOVERY GROUP
A Domestic Abuse Recovery Group meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. through Safe Haven
Inc. Group counseling for rape recovery is
available. For information, call 662-327-
6118.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle seeks caring, com-
passionate volunteers to help in a variety
of hospital settings. For information, call
Lisa Bowers,662-244-1165.
n DRUG/ALCOHOL INTERVENTION
Narconon offers drug and alcohol interven-
tions. For free screenings or referrals, call
1-800-431-1754.
n GOLDEN TRIANGLE AA
Golden Triangle AA meets daily for support.
If you want to drink, that is your business.
If you want to stop drinking, that is our
business. For information, call 662-327-
8941.
n AL-ANON MEETING
The Columbus Al-Anon Family Groups
meet Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30
p.m. When you don’t know where to turn
because someone drinks too much, we can
help. For information, call 888-425-2666
or go to msafg.org.
OTHER EVENTS
n FRIENDS OF NOXUBEE REFUGE
Friends of Noxubee Refuge meet at 5:30
p.m. Dec. 5 at the Refuge Visitor Center for
the annual Holiday Social (soup, sandwich,
dessert buffet), followed by the Noxubee
Nature Series. Steve Prestridge from Barge
Timberlands speaks on the history of the
area and how the Refuge and Barge have
cooperated through the years. The public
is invited.
n COAT DRIVE
Coleman Head Start Center, 723 22nd St.
S., hosts a winter coat drive through Dec.
13. New or gently-used coats of all sizes
may be dropped off at the center 8 a.m.-4
p.m. Mon.-Fri. For more information, call
662-245-1570, or Robin Cregreen, 662-
241-7200.
n FALL CLOTHES DRIVE
The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7A
School District hosts its Fall Clothes Drive
through Dec. 6. Donations will benefit and
be accepted at all SOCSD elementary and
middle schools. New or gently-used dress-
code clothing, sizes infant to adult XXL,
hygiene items and more needed.
n ARTESIA CHRISTMAS PARADE
The Artesia Christmas Parade is 6 p.m.
Dec. 5 in downtown Artesia. All floats, cars,
trucks, bands, etc. are welcome. Cash
door prizes will be given away. For more
information, call 662-272-5104.
n CALEDONIA CHRISTMAS PARADE
The Caledonia Christmas Parade is 6 p.m.
Dec. 7. The theme is “What Christmas
Means To Me“. For more information or to
request an entry form for floats, organiza-
tions, clubs, antique cars, etc., call Duane
Perkins, 662-436-1385 or Caledonia Town
Hall, 662-356-4117.
n FREE NOTARY SERVICES
Reach 1 Teach 1 Outreach Ministries offers
free notary services in December for indi-
viduals, businesses and citizen services.
For more information, call 870-627-2859 or
662-425-1816.
n DISASTER LEGAL ASSISTANCE
The Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal
Services Committee of The Mississippi Bar,
in conjunction with FEMA, American Bar As-
sociation Young Lawyers Division, Missis-
sippi Emergency Management Agency and
Mississippi Center for Legal Services, pro-
vides free disaster legal assistance efforts
to those affected by recent storms in Clay,
Humphreys, Issaquena, Lowndes, Monroe,
Sharkey, Warren and Yazoo Counties from
Feb. 22-March 29. Call 1-877-691-6185
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
n BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Starkville Library Book
Sale is the first Monday of each month at
the Starkville Public Library, 326 University
Drive.
n ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING
Memphis Town Community Action Group
meets fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m. to discuss
issues related to the Kerr-McGee site. For
information, contact Leon Hines, 662-574-
6109.
n 50 DRESSES MINISTRY
Reach1 Teach1 Ministries’ 50 Dresses Min-
istry Program to the Golden Triangle area
helps those in need of a dress or suit for
a job search. Donations accepted. Call Re-
gional Coordinator Cequeila Bigbee, 870-
627-2859 or e-mail 1deliveredin2014@
gmail.com.
n ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES
Emerson Family Center, 1504 Louisville
St., Starkville, offers Adult Education class-
es from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 9.
n WALKING GROUP
J.L. King Center’s Families First of Oktib-
beha County invites the community to join
its Walking Group at 6:30 a.m. Monday-Fri-
day at Westside Park, 700 N. Long St.,
Starkville.
n EFFECTIVE PARENTING
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
effective parenting classes, with insight
on child safety, appropriate discipline,
effective communication and more. For
information, call 662-368-3603.
n ACTIVE PARENTING
Emerson Family Center, Starkville, offers
Active Parenting classes 10-11 a.m. Oct.
9. Free diapers for those who complete the
four class series. Free child care provided.
Call 662-320-4607.
n FREE COMPUTER CLASSES
Emerson Family Center, Starkville, offers
free computer classes 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays.
Call 662-320-4607.
n FREE TUTORING
Family Resource Center, 1575 Second
Ave. N., Columbus, offers free tutoring,
computer use and printing services for
pre-K-eighth grade. Limited slots. Call 662-
368-3603.
n PARENT CAFÉ
Emerson family Center, Starkville, offers
Parent Café meetings 11 a.m.-noon every
Monday. For more information, call 662-
418-5193 or visit fcp-parentcafe.com.
n TENN-TOM WATERWAY MUSEUM
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Trans-
portation Museum, 318 Seventh St. N.,
Columbus, is open for tours Monday-Friday,
8 a.m.-2 p.m. School field trips, civic clubs,
church groups encouraged. For group tours,
call 662-328-8936 or 662-574-5794.
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Slain civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer honored with statue

Sculpture sits atop a wall outside the Forrest this day, not in my lifetime,”
she said.
before that day and took turns
sleeping in shifts so they could
provide for their children.”
KKK Imperial Wizard Sam
Co. Courthouse that bears Vernon Dahmer’s The sculpture now sits be on constant alert. Bowers, who ordered the kill-
atop a wall that bears Vernon Klansmen also fired gun- ing, was convicted and sen-
motto: ‘If you don’t vote, you don’t count’ Dahmer’s motto: “If you don’t shots into the home. Dahmer tenced to life in prison in 1998
vote, you don’t count.” returned fire during the at- — seven years after the family
The Associated Press Dahmer was a farmer and “It’s exciting to see it final- tack, trying to give his family convinced local authorities to
NA ACP leader who was killed ly coming to fruition,” Forrest enough time to get out. reopen the case. Bowers died in
HAT TIESBURG — A stat- when Ku Klux Klan members County Board of Supervisors He suffered burns from the prison in 2006.
ue of slain civil rights leader firebombed his home after President David Hogan said. fire and died later that day at a Ellie Dahmer said even
Vernon Dahmer now sits out- klansmen learned residents “I think it’s incumbent on us to local hospital. though many young people will
side the Forrest County Court- could pay their poll taxes at the
house in Mississippi. preserve our history.” “He made a big difference never experience what others
Dahmer family grocery store The sculpture tentatively — as a Christian man who gave did during the civil rights era,
The Hattiesburg Ameri-
next to their home. His widow, will be dedicated Jan. 6 — just his life to help others,” Ellie she hopes they will get to know
can reports the bronze sculp-
ture, created by artists Vixon Ellie Dahmer, who was at the days before the 54th anniversa- Dahmer said. and appreciate the struggles of
Sullivan and Ben Watts, was courthouse in Hattiesburg on ry of Vernon Dahmer’s death. “We had a pretty comfort- generations past.
commissioned in 2018 by the Tuesday surrounded by fami- It was on Jan. 10, 1966, when able living,” she said. “He want- “I hope they will learn
Forrest County Board of Su- ly, said she was impressed by the Dahmer home in the Kelly ed other people to be able to (about Vernon Dahmer and
pervisors to honor Dahmer the statue’s likeness to her late Settlement was firebombed by provide for their families. He civil rights),” she said. “I think
who was killed for trying to husband and appreciated its the White Knights of the Ku could provide for his children, they will, once they start read-
get black people registered to placement at the courthouse. Klux Klan. The family had re- but there were other people in ing (about it). A lot of it’s online
vote. “I never thought I would see ceived numerous death threats the community that couldn’t now.”

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ago and has at times be-
come contentious, after
aldermen and members
of the public claimed the
proposed ordinance un-
fairly singled out short-
term rentals and would
only be reasonable if it
addressed long-term
rentals as well. If passed
at the next meeting, the
ordinance would have
become part of the city’s
updated unified develop-
ment code, which will still
receive a vote on Dec. 17.
The board held its first
scheduled public hearing
for the ordinance, and Ok-
tibbeha County NAACP
President Yulanda Had-
dix read aloud a letter
she wrote to the board
and later provided to The
Dispatch. She wrote the
proposed license fee for
short-term rentals was
“discriminatory” and
should also apply to long-
term rentals – where ten-
ants sign leases to take up
residence.
“The short-term rental
ordinance would impair
a fundamental right of
private property owner-
ship by making the ‘right
to rent’ a mere privilege,
subject to permit approv-
al,” Haddix wrote.
City Attorney Chris
Latimer responded by
citing chapter 17 of Title
27 of state statute, which
requires all businesses to
pay for a privilege license.
Businesses with three
employees or fewer must
pay $20 for the license,
and this law is the source
of the city’s proposed $20
short-term rental applica-
tion fee, Latimer said.
Ward 1 Alderman Ben
Carver took issue with
the fee and asked the
board to vote to remove
the second public hearing er fielded that type of
and the vote on the pro- complaint before, (so this
posed ordinance from the was) kind of a rushed re-
Dec. 17 agenda. action to get something in
“In good faith, I don’t place based on one com-
think we can look our plaint,” Carver said.
constituents in the face Mayor Lynn Spruill
and say we’re going to said she does not believe
vote on short-term rentals the short-term rental de-
bate is over, although it is
and not vote on long-term
rentals,” he said. difficult to predict when
Ward 3 Alderman Da- the board will revive it.
vid Little, Ward 4 Alder- “We’ve done due dil-
man Jason Walker, Ward igence for
6 Alderman and Vice shor t- ter m
Mayor Roy A. Perkins and rentals, and
Ward 7 Alderman Henry now we’ve
Vaughn joined Carver in got to do
voting to delay the short- due dili-
term rental regulations. gence for
Ward 2 Alderman San- long-term
dra Sistrunk and Ward 5 rentals and Spruill
bring them
Alderman Hamp Beatty
back at the same time,”
voted no.
said Spruill, who owns
Beatty called the mo-
several long-term rent-
tion a “stall tactic” in
al properties, including
an interview after the
apartment complexes.
meeting. The city should
Haddix told The Dis-
consider regulating long-
patch she believed her let-
term rentals, he said, but
ter impacted the board’s
they cannot be combined
decision. The national
with short-term rentals.
NAACP has a partnership
“They’re two different
with Airbnb to promote
issues and they’re going
travel and economic op-
to need to be regulated
portunities for people of
differently,” he said.
color, according to the
letter.
Spruill: Short-term “That’s how a lot of
rental debate isn’t over people of color get to
Carver said he has re- make money,” Haddix
ceived many complaints said. “When you rent an
about long-term rentals Airbnb, you don’t say, ‘Is
from constituents but this a white rental or a
none about short-term black rental?’ It’s just a
rentals. He said in an in- rental.”
terview that he was “obvi- The city originally pro-
ously” trying to shut down posed a $300 license fee,
the short-term rental de- a 30-night annual rental
bate and that the board limit and a requirement
should be more aware of that property owners live
which rentals cause more in the Airbnb. The 17th
public concern. and most recent draft
“I think certain alder- of the ordinance has no
men were maybe caught night limit or residen-
off guard with Airbnb cy requirement, and all
complaints and had nev- short-term residential
rentals that have a permit
before Dec. 31 will be al-
lowed to continue as they
are. A property’s permit
would be revoked for a
year if the city receives
three complaints with
citations from the police
or code enforcement divi-
sion within a year.
The proposal only af-
fects short-term rentals
in single-family neighbor-
hoods and doesn’t apply
to multi-tenant facilities
like apartment complex-
es.
Government overreach
vs. ‘good neighbors’
In addition to Haddix,
three more people spoke
against the proposed reg-
ulations at the hearing,
and five people spoke in
favor.
The argument in favor
of the regulations from
the start in May has been
that short-term rentals
change the integrity of
Starkville’s neighbor-
hoods, drive up housing
prices and compromise
neighborhood safety by
allowing strangers to
come and go.
Ward 5 residents Dawn
Reynolds and Bert Mont-
gomery said the regula-
tions are necessary.
“The ordinance will
go a long way to protect
the investments that per-
manent residents like my
family have made and to
ensure that the owners of
short-term rental proper-
ties understand that you
are expected to be good
neighbors,” Montgomery
said.
Reynolds said she
knows young profession-
als and families who have
moved to neighboring
counties because housing
has become too expen-
sive in Starkville. She also
said it is difficult to know
when someone’s behavior
is suspicious and poten-
tially criminal when un-
familiar people regularly
visit the neighborhood.
Those against the reg-
ulations have said the
restrictions infringe on
property rights and are
potentially harmful to the
local economy. Perkins
echoed the opposition’s
concern about govern-
ment overreach and fair
treatment of different
kinds of rentals.
“If we are so attuned to
addressing
the rental
issue, let’s
put before
this board,
if it desires,
a package
that speaks
to the en- Perkins
tire rent-
al market in the city of
Starkville,” Perkins said.
“This is a matter of fair-
ness and this is a matter
of equity, in my opinion.”
However, the board
will have to deal with com-
plaints about short-term
rentals on a case-by-case
basis if it does not pass
an ordinance to regulate
them, Sistrunk said.
“It becomes cumber-
some when we’re trying
to give people the right to
do this without having to
(be) protested by individ-
ual cases,” she said.
Carver said during
the meeting that he rents
out his house a few times
a year for Mississippi
State University sporting
events, and Sistrunk men-
tioned this to The Dis-
patch after the meeting.
“I’m expecting a spike
in the number of applica-
tions for business permits
(tomorrow),” she said.
“And I’m expecting the
first one I see to be Alder-
man Ben Carver.”

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Sports
Kylin Hill caps midseason renaissance
with C Spire Conerly Award
Mississippi State running back Kylin Hill runs with the ball at the Egg Bowl on Thursday at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville.
By Ben Portnoy
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE —Junior
running back Kylin Hill
peered into the camera.
Cracking a half smile,
Hill’s maroon suit and white
shirt glimmered under the
luminescent glow of a flash-
ing camera.
With the white plastic
of a football garnering the
Mississippi Sports Hall of
Fame’s logo facing toward
the shot, the Columbus
Second-quarter run leads New Hope boys over rival Caledonia
By Theo Derosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
NEW HOPE — To-
ward the beginning of the
school year, former New
Hope basketball star Ter-
ryonte Thomas came back
to his alma mater to watch
the Trojans practice.
Thomas, now playing
for Sam Houston State
after two years at East
Mississippi Community
College, imparted some
wisdom that New Hope
hasn’t forgotten. Among
it, three words stood out:
“Energy is contagious.”
“When one person’s
hot, everybody’s hot,”
sophomore big man Caleb
Parr said. “It’s fun to be New Hope’s Caleb Parr blocks Caledonia’s Jeremy Emerson early in the third
See basketball, 3B quarter of Tuesday’s game in New Hope.
native was showered with
praise as he collected the
2019 C Spire Conerly Tro-
phy — honoring the best
collegiate football player in
the Magnolia State.
Beating out a pair of
quarterbacks in Ole Miss’
John Rhys Plumlee and
Southern Mississippi’s Jack
Abraham, Hill became the
ninth player in MSU history
to garner the award since
its inception in 1996.
“It’s really special,”
MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL
Hill said in a news release.
“Growing up as a kid, this is
an award every Mississippi
athlete should want to win.
I’m honored and thankful.
I know [the other finalists]
are all great athletes. For
me to win it, it’s a compli-
ment.”
Tuesday marked a cul-
mination of one of the most
prolific rushing years in
program history. Sitting
just 44 yards shy of Antho-
ny Dixon’s single-season
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record, it’s a midseason
shift that has put Hill in this
position.
Struggling through a
three-game run in which
he totaled 92 total yards,
the Columbus native refo-
cused. Working with run-
ning backs coach Terry
Richardson — who previ-
ously mentored future NFL
players Duke Johnson and
Lamar Miller during his
time at Miami — Hill shift-
ed his approach.
SPORTS LINE
662-241-5000
B
SECTION
Stan Beall/Dispatch file photo
Gone are the days of hur- In his first game out
dling defenders — as he did of the slump, Hill torched
against Southern Mississip- what had been a solid Tex-
pi. Rather, Hill has looked as A&M defense. Racing
the part of a downhill, by defenders and between
bruising runner, despite his the tackles, he concluded
5-foot-11, 215-pound frame. his appearance in College
“Teams previously Station with 150 yards and
would stack the box so a touchdown on 21 carries.
I couldn’t be back there For an encore perfor-
making too many moves,” mance, Hill notched his
Hill said following a Nov. 23 most prolific rushing out-
win over Abilene Christian. put to date — a 234-yard,
“I’ve just got to be decisive, three-touchdown perfor-
see the hole and hit it.” See hill, 3B
Starkville Academy soccer
standouts Anna Card, Meri Laci
Archer sign to Meridian CC
By Theo Derosa John Morgan said. “We
tderosa@cdispatch.com
couldn’t finish any-
thing.”
STARKVILLE — Then senior Anna
The Volunteers needed
Card — the Vols’ start-
a volunteer.
ing right back at the
On Aug. 20, the
start of the season —
Starkville Academy soc-
offered her services at
cer team was scuffling
striker.
in a road match against
Magnolia Heights in “‘Coach, put me up
Senatobia. Senior goal- there,’” Morgan re-
keeper Meri Laci Ar- called Card saying. “I
cher hadn’t allowed a was like, ‘Alright, go for
goal, but the Vols’ of- it, what the heck.’”
fense couldn’t convert. Card scored three
“We were struggling times in the final 20
to get anything going minutes of the match
into the net,” coach See soccer, 3B
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Prep basketball roundup

briefly
Men’s College Basketball Columbus boys beat Saltillo behind Eric Caldwell’s 21 points
Baldwin scores 31 as No. 24 Butler beats Ole By Theo Derosa bounds. 14 points. No statistics scored 16 points for the Rams, and Jacob Min-
Miss 67-58 tderosa@cdisaptch.com Dishoune Cooper- were available for the Lady Vols. ga had nine.
OXFORD, Miss. — Another big performance from
Kamar Baldwin kept No. 24 Butler unbeaten after an wood and JaMarkyn Eagles.
Eric Caldwell scored
early-season test in an SEC arena.
Baldwin scored a season-high 31 points and the 21 points to lead the
Bell led the Green Wave
with 13 points. Jarion
Oak Hill’s next game
is Thursday, when the
Columbus Christian Columbus Christian
Bulldogs opened a large lead in the second half before Columbus High School Cunningham contrib- Raiders host Starkville Academy boys 48, Academy girls 41,
holding off Mississippi 67-58 on Tuesday night in a
game they never trailed.
boys basketball team to uted 12, and Brandon Christian in West Point. Marshall Academy 45 Marshall Academy 33
a 54-48 home win over Gandy had 10. The Eagles will host STEENS — Lawson STEENS — Kylie
“We swung first. Then we held on,” Butler coach
LaVall Jordan said. “We showed poise on the road and
Saltillo on Tuesday. West Point’s next Calhoun Academy on Studdard’s 19 points Emerson and Audrey
we executed. And what can you say about Kamar? He’s Tre Dismuke con- game is at Itawamba Thursday. kept the Columbus Foreman each scored
playing at a really high level.” tributed 10 points for Agricultural on Friday. Christian Academy 11 points to lead the
Baldwin shot 11 of 16 from the field, including 4 the Falcons (4-2).
for 5 from 3-point range, to lead the Bulldogs (8-0). He Columbus travels to Starkville Academy boys team afloat in CCA girls over Mar-
shall Academy on Tues-
added six rebounds and three assists.
Jordan Tucker and Bryce Nze each had eight face Baldwyn for a dou- West Lowndes girls boys 59, Winona Tuesday’s nail-biter
against Marshall Acad- day, 41-33.
points for Butler, and Nze grabbed a team-high seven bleheader Friday. 71, West Point 47 Christian 13 emy. The Rams are
rebounds. WEST POINT — WINONA — The 2-1 after their first
Jonathan Peal had
“My teammates did a great job of finding me when
I got to the open spots,” Baldwin said. “When they come Columbus girls 28, Marvaysha Seals had Starkville Academy 11 points, and Dakota three games and host
21 points and Tydajasha
to me, I’m supposed to hit the shots.”
Breein Tyree scored 22 points and Khadim Sy
Saltillo 25 Hood scored 20 as the
boys team dominated
on defense and picked
Shaw and Tyler Looney Starkville Academy on
The Columbus girls each had five to help Thursday.
added 12 for Ole Miss (5-3). West Lowndes girls im- up a blowout road win
After trailing 31-22 at halftime and 50-34 midway team held off Saltil- the Rams to a 48-45
proved to 4-0 with a 71- over Winona Christian
through the second half, the Rebels pulled to 52-48 on lo 28-25 in Tuesday’s
47 win over West Point on Tuesday.
win. Columbus Christian
home game. Columbus Christian
Tyree’s layup with 9:11 left. Butler answered with an
8-3 run, highlighted by six points from Baldwin, and the Aniya Saddler
on Tuesday. Reese Jackson had Academy is 3-0 and will
Academy girls 53,
Rebels never got closer than seven again.
The Bulldogs finished 27 of 47 (51%) from the floor, scored 13 points to lead
Mekayla Williams 12 points for the Volun- host Starkville Acade- Calhoun Academy 19
had 13 points for the
including 8 for 17 on 3s (47%), and forced 17 turnovers. the Falcons (3-2).
Green Wave, and Alexis
teers.
Starkville Acade-
my for a doubleheader (Monday)
“I saw some positive things tonight and I was proud Thursday. CALHOUN CITY
Bell had 11. my’s next game is at
we made a great comeback,” Mississippi coach Kermit
Davis said. “Their best player just took over the game. West Lowndes boys Columbus Christian
— A balanced scoring
Columbus Christian effort led the CCA girls
It’s that simple. We missed shots down the stretch and 61, West Point 55 Oak Hill Academy Academy on Thursday to a 53-19 win over Cal-
Butler is way too good for that.”
The Rebels shot 22 of 55 (40%) from the field,
WEST POINT —
boys 61, Hebron in Steens. Academy boys 68, houn Academy on Mon-
Darrell Brooks scored
including a combined 14 for 25 from Tyree and Sy. Ole
17 points and Albert Christian 19 Calhoun Academy 32 day in Calhoun City.
Miss was 7 of 22 (31%) from beyond the 3-point arc and
a season-low 7 for 15 (46%) at the free throw line. Plair scored 15 to carry PHEBA — The Oak
Starkville Academy (Monday) Emerson scored 17
Sy, a 6-foot-10 junior college transfer, had his best the West Lowndes boys Hill Academy boys girls 53, Winona CALHOUN CITY points, Foreman had
performance of the season — including three dunks in
the first half. ... Since starting swingman Luis Rodriguez
over host West Point on team improved to 6-1 Christian 35 — The CCA boys beat 14, and Morgan Whit-
ten had 11.
was injured, the Rebels have lost two of three games. Tuesday. on the season with a WINONA — The Calhoun Academy on
A broken left foot will keep Rodriguez sidelined for eight Melvin Crawford 61-19 rout of Hebron Starkville Academy the road Monday be-
weeks. added 11 for the Pan- Christian on Tuesday in girls beat Winona hind 29 points from Other scores
SOURCE: The Associated Press thers, whose next game Pheba. Christian 53-35 on Studdard for their sec- Heritage Academy
is Monday at New Hope. Cameron Dill led the Tuesday in Winona. ond win of the season. boys 65, Delta Streets
CALENDAR Plair grabbed seven re- Raiders in scoring with Caroline Wood Peal added 14 for the Academy 25

Today
Women’s College Basketball
Ole Miss at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
Sewanee at MUW, 5:30 p.m.
Prep Soccer roundup
Thursday
Women’s College Basketball
East Mississippi Community College at
MSMS sweeps Falcons Tuesday in Columbus
East Central Community College, 5:30
p.m.
By Theo DeRosa combine for the win- were able to withstand teers. will host Kosciusko for
tderosa@cdispatch.com ning goal, and the goal- that and and then real- Starkville Acad- a doubleheader Friday.
Men’s College Basketball
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State, 7 keepers did a great job ly dominate the last 15 emy’s next match is
The Mississippi
p.m. School for Mathemat-
combining for the clean minutes to score the Thursday against St.
Aloysius at 4:30 p.m. in
Tupelo girls 4,
sheet.” game-winner.”
East Mississippi Community College at
ics and Science boys On the boys side, The victory moved Vicksburg. Starkville 0
East Central Community College, 7:30 TUPELO — The
and girls soccer teams Trevor Allen scored MSMS to 3-3 on the
p.m. Starkville girls were
both won close matches twice and Jeremiah season. Tupelo boys 3,
Prep Girls Soccer blanked by Tupelo
Tuesday at Columbus. Hunt added a goal and
Columbus at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.
The Blue Waves an assist as the Blue
The Blue Waves will
play a doubleheader
Starkville 0 4-0 in Tuesday’s road
Prep Boys Soccer TUPELO — John match.
Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. girls shut out the Fal- Waves edged the Fal- against Class I, Region Gibens scored twice Maddie Stanzell,
Prep Girls Basketball cons 1-0 thanks to the cons 3-2. 4 foe St. Joseph’s on Fri- in the second half for Campbell Kellett, Em-
Starkville Academy at Columbus Chris- play of Emily Berry and “It was a phenome- day in Madison. Tupelo to help the ily Womack and Madi-
tian Academy, 6 p.m. Amyria Kimble in goal. nal effort for our guys Golden Wave boys beat son Copeland all scored
Senior Tierah Macon tonight,” head coach
Starkville Christian at Oak Hill Academy,
6 p.m. scored for MSMS (4-2- Tim Wood said. “We
Starkville Academy Starkville 3-0 in Tues- for the Golden Wave.
boys 2, Laurel Chris- day’s match.
Calhoun Academy at Hebron Christian, 1), assisted by Taylor were short-handed and Gibens scored two
6 p.m. Willis. still able to fight hard tian 0 minutes into the second Other scores
Prep Boys Basketball “After the week-long against a very good STARKVILLE — half and again 13 min- New Albany boys 3,
Starkville Academy at Columbus Chris- break, we struggled and athletic Columbus The Starkville Acade- utes later. Tanner Gog- New Hope 0
tian Academy, 7:30 p.m. to gain our rhythm team. I was proud of my boys soccer team gans scored for Tupelo New Hope girls 1,
Starkville Christian at Oak Hill Academy, against a much-im- how we held them off notched a 2-0 win in with 11 minutes to go. New Albany 1 (New
7:30 p.m. proved Columbus side,” in the second half, even Tuesday’s season open- Reed Conerly assist- Hope wins on penalty
Calhoun Academy at Hebron Christian, head coach Chuck Yar- though momentum er against Laurel Chris- ed on both goals for kicks)
7:30 p.m. borough said in a news started to shift in their tian School. Gibens, and Bryson Caledonia boys def.
release from MSMS. favor. It says so much Brody Pierce and Wilson assisted on South Pontotoc
on the air “It was great to see about the character and Andrew Pollan each Goggans’ score. Caledonia girls def.
our senior co-captains grit of our boys that we scored for the Volun- The Yellow Jackets South Pontotoc
Today
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
5:30 p.m. — Pennsylvania at Villanova,
FS1

No. 1 Louisville tops No. 4 Michigan 58-43

6 p.m. — South Carolina at Massachu-
setts, CBSSN
6 p.m. — Wisconsin (Green Bay) at
Xavier, FS2
6 p.m. — Florida A&M at Tennessee, The Associated Press
SEC
6:15 p.m. — Big Ten/ACC Challenge: LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Virginia at Purdue, ESPN2 — Louisville players
6:15 p.m. — Big Ten/ACC Challenge: and coach Chris Mack
Nebraska at Georgia Tech, ESPNU cared more about
6:30 p.m. — Big Ten/ACC Challenge: protecting the basket
Notre Dame at Maryland, ESPN against Michigan than
7:30 p.m. — Texas Tech at DePaul, defending their new
FS1 perch atop the rank-
8 p.m. — Jacksonville at Marquette, ings.
FS2 Fulfilling that pri-
8:15 p.m. — Big Ten/ACC Challenge: ority helped the Car-
Wisconsin at North Carolina State, dinals succeed in their
ESPN2 season debut as the
8:15 p.m. — Big Ten/ACC Challenge: nation’s No. 1 team.
Wake Forest at Penn State, ESPNU Jordan Nwora had
8:30 p.m. — Big Ten/ACC Challenge: 22 points and 12 re-
Ohio State at North Carolina, ESPN bounds, and Louisville
10 p.m. — California at San Francisco, held No. 4 Michigan
CBSSN to a season-low 26%
10:15 p.m. — Utah State at San Jose shooting mark for a
State, ESPN2 58-43 victory Tuesday
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) night in its first game
6 p.m. — Big Ten/ACC Challenge: Duke since returning to No.
at Nebraska, BTN 1.
8 p.m. — Big Ten/ACC Challenge: The Cardinals (8-0)
Clemson at Iowa, BTN
GOLF
Noon — PGA Tour: The Hero World
Challenge, First Round, New Provi-
dence, Bahamas, GOLF
Pro Football
7 p.m. — ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Aus-
tralasia: The Emirates Australian Open, NFL Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
First Round, Sydney, GOLF East
W L T Pct PF PA
2:30 a.m. (Thursday) — EPGA Tour: New England 10 2 0 .833 322 145
The AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, First Buffalo
N.Y. Jets
9 3 0 .750 257 188
4 8 0 .333 204 280
Round, Bel-Ombre, Mauritius, GOLF Miami 3 9 0 .250 200 377
South
NBA BASKETBALL W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 8 4 0 .667 293 271
8 p.m. — LA Lakers at Utah, NBA Tennessee 7 5 0 .583 276 234
NHL HOCKEY Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 261 257
Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 220 292
7 p.m. — St. Louis at Pittsburgh, North
W L T Pct PF PA
NBCSN Baltimore 10 2 0 .833 406 219
Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 236 225
SOCCER (MEN’S) Cleveland 5 7 0 .417 246 272
Cincinnati 1 11 0 .083 179 298
1:25 p.m. — Premier League: Totten- West
ham at Manchester United, NBCSN W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 8 4 0 .667 348 265
Oakland 6 6 0 .500 237 324
shot just 37% but their
defense stifled Michi-
gan (7-1) much of the
night as they earned
a signature victory
in the Big Ten/ACC
Challenge one day af-
ter claiming the top
spot in the AP Top 25
for the first time in six
years. Though their
second-year coach has
downplayed rankings,
the win was signifi-
cant for a program he
has guided back into
the national champion-
ship discussion follow-
ing a sex scandal and
the school’s involve-
ment in a federal cor-
ruption investigation
of college basketball.
Players seem more
focused on building
on it.
“Our season’s not
Denver 4 8 0 .333 198 237
L.A. Chargers 4 8 0 .333 244 241
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 6 6 0 .500 310 236
Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 274 284
Washington 3 9 0 .250 173 290
N.Y. Giants 2 10 0 .167
South
230 339 Green Bay 31, N.Y. Giants 13
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New Orleans 10 2 0 .833 298 248 Cincinnati 22, N.Y. Jets 6
Tampa Bay 5 7 0 .417 340 346
Carolina 5 7 0 .417 280 320
Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 260 323
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 9 3 0 .750 289 255
Minnesota 8 4 0 .667 3 1 9 Denver 23, L.A. Chargers 20
242Chicago 6 6 0 .500 212 208
Detroit 3 8 1 .292 280 315
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 10 2 0 .833 329 293 Dallas at Chicago, 7:20 p.m.
San Francisco 10 2 0 .833 349 183
L.A. Rams 7 5 0 .583 283 250
Arizona 3 8 1 .292 255 351
over yet,” Cardinals
guard Lamarr Kimble
said. “No. 1’s just a
number. We’re going
to continue to get bet-
ter.”
As for Mack, he was
most satisfied with
how his team denied
just about everything
Michigan attempt-
ed while passing or
shooting, holding the
Wolverines to just
better than half their
scoring average (82.4
points per game). That
mattered on a night
when baskets were
nearly as hard to come
by for the Cardinals.
“The story of the
game was just our de-
fensive effort, from
the beginning of the
game all the way
through,” Mack said.
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Games
Chicago 24, Detroit 20
Buffalo 26, Dallas 15
New Orleans 26, Atlanta 18
Sunday’s Games
Baltimore 20, San Francisco 17
Tennessee 31, Indianapolis 17
Pittsburgh 20, Cleveland 13
Tampa Bay 28, Jacksonville 11
Miami 37, Philadelphia 31
Washington 29, Carolina 21
L.A. Rams 34, Arizona 7
Kansas City 40, Oakland 9
Houston 28, New England 22
Monday’s Games
Seattle 37, Minnesota 30
Thursday, Dec. 5
Sunday, Dec. 8
Washington at Green Bay, Noon
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay, Noon
“We probably played Kansas (1989) for the
38½ minutes as good biggest jump from be-
a defense as we can ing unranked in the
play, outside of maybe 70-year history of the
the first minute of the poll.
second half.” “Give them credit,”
Louisville answered Howard said. “They do
the Wolverines’ 6 -0 a great job of defend-
spurt that got them to ing. Unfortunately,
30 -26 with a 10 -0 run they did a good job of
keyed by six points keeping us out of the
and a couple of pivotal paint.”
rebounds from Nwora, Steven Enoch had
who tied his season 10 points and 10 re-
high on the boards. bounds, and Dwayne
“That’s really been Sutton pulled down 11
a big focus for us, be- boards as Louisville
ing strong on D,” Nwo- topped Michigan 48-
ra said. 41 in that category.
The Cardinals also Jon Teske had
kept the Wolverines 18 points and 10 re-
and first-year coach bounds for the Wolver-
Juwan Howard from ines, who were seek-
adding another top-10 ing their first victory
upset to the ones that over a No. 1 team since
helped them enter beating Duke 81-73 at
the Top 25 and match home on Dec. 13, 1997.
San Francisco at New Orleans, Noon Missouri 3 5 143 179 6 6 304 233
Carolina at Atlanta, Noon South Carolina 3 5 159
Vanderbilt 1 7 102
221
287
4 8 269
3 9 198
313
381
Detroit at Minnesota, Noon
Denver at Houston, Noon West
Baltimore at Buffalo, Noon Conference All Games
Miami at N.Y. Jets, Noon W L PF PA W L PF PA
LSU 8 0 377 204 12 0 584 265
Cincinnati at Cleveland, Noon
Alabama 6 2 360 203 10 2 579 226
L.A. Chargers at Jacksonville, 3:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Arizona, 3:25 p.m. Auburn
Texas A&M 4 3 195
5 3 250 180
174
9 3 408
7 4 353
223
222
Tennessee at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.
Kansas City at New England, 3:25 p.m.
Mississippi St 3 5 186 256 6 6 331 337
Mississippi 2 6 208 243 4 8 319 318
Seattle at L.A. Rams, 7:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 9
Arkansas 0 8 139 319 2 10 257 442
Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m. Mississippi St. 21, Mississippi 20
Friday’s Games
Missouri 24, Arkansas 14
College Football
Saturday’s Games
Georgia 52, Georgia Tech 7
SEC Standings Kentucky 45, Louisville 13
East Clemson 38, South Carolina 3
Conference All Games Auburn 48, Alabama 45
W L PF PA W L PF PA Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 10
Georgia 7 1 202 84 11 1 395 125 LSU 50, Texas A&M 7
Florida
Tennessee
6 2 249 136 10 2 396 173
5 3 160 186 7 5 291 260
Florida 40, Florida St. 17
Saturday, Dec. 7
Kentucky 3 5 145 160 7 5 316 221 Georgia vs. LSU at Atlanta, 3 p.m.

Basketball
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out there.”
The Trojans took that
motto to heart in Tues-
day’s home game against
rival Caledonia. With
New Hope leading 23-18
and just over five minutes
remaining in the second
quarter, Parr converted
an and-one for the Tro-
jans, bringing down the
house in the New Hope
gym.
And with New Hope
playing lockdown de-
fense, senior RL Mattix
hit a 3-pointer, then se-
nior Duane Hughes stole
the ball and laid it in. Alto-
gether, it was a 10-0 New
Hope run in the span of a
minute and 45 seconds.
The frenzy gave New
Hope (5-0) the separation
it needed to beat Caledo-
nia, 81-64, and silence
the trash talk Parr heard
from the Confederates (4-
1) before the game.
“It feels good to let the
game do the talking, and
that’s what we did,” Parr
said.
While Parr played
an important role with
10 points, senior guard
Jaylen Smith caught
fire from behind the
arc. Smith drained five
3-pointers and finished
with 27 points to energize
the Trojans.
“He shot the ball really
well, played really well,”
New Hope coach Drew
McBrayer said. “The ball
hit his hands a lot tonight
when he was open, so
credit to the team for find-
ing him and him for mak-
ing shots.”
Tuesday, Mattix picked
up where Smith left off,
adding 20 points of his own
to balance the Trojans’ of-
fense. For McBrayer, see-
ing solid games from Mat-
tix and Parr behind Smith
was just evidence: Smith’s
success really was infec-
Hill
Continued from Page 1B
mance against Arkansas in
Fayetteville.
“I just had to go over
the film of previous games
where I didn’t do well,” Hill
said after the game. “I had
to learn when to be aggres-
sive and when to be finesse.
Once I get one-on-one I can
be finesse, but when I’m
with a crowd of guys I’ve got
to hit the hole and get what
I can.”
With a downturn of
just 35 yards on 16 carries
against Alabama, Hill re-
mained steady — respond-
ing with his seventh 100-
yard game of the season
against Abilene Christian
before notching 153 yards
on 16 carries against Ole
Miss.
Soccer
Continued from Page 1B
to carry Starkville Acade-
my to a 4-0 win — and she
assisted on the Vols’ other
goal. The leadership Card
showed stuck in Morgan’s
mind.
So did the Vols’ first-
round playoff match Oct. 1
at Pillow Academy, where
Archer saved shot after
shot and shut out the pow-
erhouse Mustangs in a 1-0
Volunteers win.
“They had their mo-
ments where they stepped
up and showed why they
are leaders of the team,”
Morgan said.
Those unforgettable
moments sprang to Mor-
gan’s mind Tuesday morn-
ing at Starkville Academy,
when Card and Archer
signed their letters of in-
tent to play soccer together
at Meridian Community
College.
“It’s always a good day
when you get to see girls
take the sport that they
love and be able to continue
at the next level,” Morgan
said. “Not everybody gets
that opportunity … These
girls put in the hard work
and determination and sac-
rifice for it, and they abso-
lutely deserve it.”
After 10 years togeth-
tious, and it could carry on
to the Trojans’ road game
Friday against Pickens
County (Alabama).
“It lifts everybody up,”
McBrayer said. “Friday
night, it could be some-
body else.”
But Tuesday, it was cer-
tainly Smith, who didn’t
hesitate to pull the trigger
from behind the line —
that’s New Hope’s style of
play, anyway.
Against a defense that
Caledonia coach Gary
Griffin admitted was lack-
luster, six different Tro-
jans sank a 3-pointer in
the game.
“We just struggled de-
fensively,” Griffin said.
“We didn’t do a good job
of paying attention to de-
tail in terms of where their
shooters were and getting
out on those shooters.”
Cooper McCleskey
headlined a solid offensive
showing for the ’Feds with
21 points on six 3-balls of
his own, though Griffin
noted he and Caledonia as
a whole came up short on
the boards.
“We gave up too many
offensive rebounds,” Grif-
fin said. “Those are some
things that hurt us to-
night. We’ve just gotta go
back and clean up.”
While Caledonia at-
tempts to cure its ills be-
fore Friday’s game against
Shannon, the Trojans will
enjoy a 5-0 start after
struggling to a 1-8 record
last year.
“Just to start out the
season like this, it’s a huge
motivation,” Parr said.
“It’s a huge change. It’s
great.”
New Hope girls 62,
Caledonia 21
During the New Hope
girls’ 62-21 rout of Caledo-
nia on Tuesday, the Trojans
Now sitting at 6-6 and
3-5 in the SEC, MSU will
learn its postseason desti-
nation Sunday afternoon
during ESPN’s bowl selec-
tion show. For Hill — the
conference’s leading rusher
through 12 games — one
more contest should give
him all he needs to reach
Dixon’s school record of
1,391 yards in a season.
With three years in
Starkville already under
his belt, the NFL may come
calling in the New Year as
well.
But those are storylines
for another day. Grasping
the Heisman-like trophy he
was presented in Jackson
Tuesday, Hill smiled. After
a midseason renaissance,
er on the Starkville-based
Hurricanes travel team
and at Starkville Academy,
Card and Archer will move
on to Meridian together.
They’ll room together and
team up once again on the
field under Eagles coach
Mike Smith.
“He’s such a great guy,
and he has such a great
program going on,” Archer
said of Smith, who con-
vinced her to play soccer
at the next level rather than
attend Ole Miss, where she
had already been admitted.
For Card, the decision to
attend Meridian had been
brewing ever since she
toured campus.
“I really enjoyed their
atmosphere, and I loved all
the opportunities it would
provide for us,” Card said.
She made her decision the
week before Thanksgiving,
and the two made plans to
sign together — something
Morgan was happy to see.
“They’ve done some
good things out there in
Meridian, and we’re proud
to send our girls to them,”
Morgan said. “I think
they’re gonna be set up for
success out there.”
He knows that Card and
Archer, who’ve seen plenty
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Caledonia guard Allison Pennington (1) plays stingy defense on New Hope’s India Mays (3) Tuesday in New Hope.
held the Confederates to open person.” eight assists helped fuel rebounds that they were
just one point in the sec- So while the scoreboard large scoring efforts for getting; they were getting
ond quarter and added 14 may have said otherwise, teammates Juquala Sher- extra shots.”
points of their own. Christy was happy to see rod, who scored 16, and The Confederates (2-3),
But New Hope coach the Trojans’ improvement Anna Prince, who had 13. though, weren’t making
Drew Christy preferred after halftime in the areas That’s perfect for Christy, those extra shots. Shanti
the third quarter, in which they need to work on most. who emphasizes scoring Kidd led the team with 10
the ’Feds scored 10 points “He’s always preaching off the pass rather than the points, but outside of her
and the Trojans had 16. to us when we go up, we dribble for the Trojans (3- play, Caledonia struggled
Let Christy explain. need to keep the intensity 3). on offense throughout. The
“We had some lack of up — not just jack up shots The Trojans’ second ’Feds often seemed to lack
hustle and some things but just play hard, pass the half turned around what energy and effort on both
going on in the second ball to teammates, get open Christy said was “lazy of- ends of the court.
quarter,” he said. “As far looks,” senior point guard fense” in the second quar- “The No. 1 thing you’ve
as team-wise, the third India Mays said. ter — brought on by “lazy gotta do is you’ve gotta play
quarter was probably the Mays had seven points defense.” hard,” Griffin said. “And
best we played this game. Tuesday, preferring to dis- “We had some lack of tonight at times, we didn’t
We were passing the bas- tribute the basketball as effort,” he said. “There play as hard as we needed
ketball; we were finding the New Hope tries to do. Her were too many offensive to play.”
the dynamic tailback was
coronated as the king of
Mississippi collegiate foot-
ball for 2019 — just six
weeks after he’d been bot-
tled for his third-straight
contest.
“Every time I talk to
him we talk about this mat-
uration period he’s going
through right now,” Rich-
ardson said during pre-
season camp. “He just had
his 21st birthday, (lead-
ership) is something we
talk about. We practice it
and preach it because not
only are we teaching these
guys football, we’re teach-
ing them to be better men
— and I think he’s buying
into that and you’re seeing
the results of that.”
of success themselves in
their time on the field to-
gether, will bring plenty of
talent to the Eagles.
“I expect them to excel,”
Morgan said. “I think these
girls have enough athletic
ability and enough know-
how and enough drive that
I don’t see any reason why
these girls can’t be stand-
outs at the next level.”
No matter how well
Card and Archer do at
Meridian, they’ll be doing
it together. After the Vols
were eliminated from the
playoffs Oct. 3 by Lamar
School, the two restaged
a picture taken when they
first started playing soccer
together — down to the
very same pose.
“These girls have liter-
ally played together since
they were walking,” Mor-
gan said. “It’s actually fit-
ting that they would go to
the same school.”
That’s just how they
planned it, Card and Ar-
cher said.
“We knew that we want-
ed to go play somewhere
together, and Meridian
gives us this opportunity,”
Archer said. “I’m really ex-
cited to see what the next If you don’t read The Dispatch, how are you gonna know?
two years hold for us.”
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Ohio St, LSU, Clemson, UGA in CFP position; Utah, OU next

The Associated Press a championship game. not only miss the play- conference champion thetical. on the board,” Mullen
The most pivotal games off for the first time in from this group will In a world where said.
Ohio State will go will be L SU-Georgia in its six-year history, but earn a spot in the Cot- the undefeated Tigers Mullens noted Okla-
into championship the Southeastern Con- it won’t even play in a ton Bowl. (purple), Buckeyes and homa’s victory at Baylor
weekend as the top ference championship major bowl. The last Tigers (orange) stay un- without star receiver
team in the College game Saturday; Okla- time A labama played in defeated, the fourth and CeeDee Lamb and a
Football Playoff selec- homa-Baylor in the Big something other than a
What next? final playoff spot could win at Oklahoma State,
A team has never lost
tion committee’s rank- 12 championship Satur- New Year’s Six or BCS become a Pac-12 vs. Big which slipped in the
ings, followed by L SU, its conference champion-
day; and Utah-Oregon bowl was after the 2010 12 debate. rankings at No. 25.
Clemson and Georgia. ship game and made the
— 13th this week — for season. The Tide beat Utah appears to be on Mullens said Utah’s
Utah, Oklahoma and College Football Play-
the Pac-12 title Friday Michigan State 49 -7 in deck to slide into No. 4 if balance and dominant
Baylor are on deck, and night. the Capital One Bowl in off. Conventional wis- Georgia is bounced, but wins have stood out. He
that could turn out to be Wisconsin was Orlando. dom suggests that could Oklahoma and Baylor added their only loss
the great debate by Sat- eighth, followed by A mong teams out- happen this season with are lurking. was at Southern Califor-
urday night. Florida and Penn State. side the Power Five, LSU and Ohio State. Committee chairman nia on a Friday night and
Utah was fifth, Okla- A labama was 12th, its Memphis was highest Clemson might be in Rob Mullens, the athletic star running back Zack
homa sixth and Baylor lowest ranking in the ranked at 17th. Boise the same situation, but a director at Oregon, said Moss missed most of the
seventh in the commit- six years the committee State is 19th and Cincin- loss to a four-touchdown the most vigorous de- game with an injury.
tee’s second-to-last top has been doing a week- nati, which faces Mem- underdog might give the bate among the 13-mem- How the games play
25 released Tuesday. ly top 25 over the final phis in the A merican committee some pause. ber panel this week was out this weekend while
The final rankings to set third of the season. Athletic Conference It is also really unlikely between the Utes and the committee is watch-
the pairings for the na- A labama’s drop af- title game, was 20th. Clemson will lose to Vir- Sooners. ing, all together at a re-
tional semifinals come ter losing to Auburn, Appalachian State out ginia, so let’s not waste “We spent consider- sort hotel in Grapevine,
out Sunday after each which was 11th, means of the Sun Belt is 21st. too much energy debat- able time on it. More Texas, could swing the
FBS conference plays the Crimson Tide will The highest ranked ing that unlikely hypo- time than anywhere else decision.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My husband
works with a
group of men who
often become
vulgar in their
conversations.
My husband was
raised to have re-
spect and dignity,
so he is uncom-
fortable with it.
ZITS The men dis-
cuss their wives
and girlfriends
in explicit detail.
Some of them
have daughters.
Dear Abby
It is just insane!
Would they want someone
talking about their daughters
like that?!
My husband tries to ignore
it or change the subject.
Although he gets stressed
about it, he can’t go to the
boss because his boss chimes
GARFIELD in. The boss once said, “Oh,
it’s just men talking.” My
husband finds the whole thing
disrespectful. He could go to
Human Resources, but he’s not
sure he should. What should
he do? — UNCOMFORTABLE IN
WYOMING
DEAR UNCOMFORTABLE:
Your husband should not have
to be subjected to conversa-
tions in the workplace that
make him uncomfortable. He
should have spoken up when it
first happened. And he should
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.
4). You go into this year feeling
like an average person with an
above-average ability to focus
and you’ll come out of it a su-
perstar. Indeed, focus is power,
and you will use it so well this
solar year for transformations
and large-scale endeavors.
Surround yourself with loving
and skilled people. Gemini and
Taurus adore you. Your lucky
BABY BLUES numbers are: 7, 14, 48, 32
and 5.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Minimalism is a concept that
can be taken to any area of your
life. Today it could be very effec-
tively applied to communication.
Say little, and listen with a filter
that tunes out the noise to hear
the message.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
still make his
feelings known
and bow out of
these interac-
tions. If HR in
that company is
strong enough to
institute some
rules that will
be respected,
he should alert
someone there
to the uncom-
fortable work
environment in
his department.
DEAR ABBY:
I’m a widow of
two years who
is taking my first steps getting
back out there into the dating
world. The dating sites scare
me for lots of reasons. My big-
gest concern is the sexual part
of dating. How do you know if
the person is healthy? Do you
ask if they have been tested
lately, or ever? Should I have to
ask if they have protection?
I’m way past getting
pregnant, but I don’t want any
surprises either. I do plan on
getting to know the man before
I get to the romantic part, but
would like to know how to ad-
dress my concerns. — READY
TO MOVE FORWARD
DEAR READY: You are a
wise lady. According to the
Centers for Disease Control,
STDs like herpes, gonorrhea,
hepatitis B and trichomoniasis
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Though the work that must be
done is less than exciting, you’ll
find the inspiration to strongly
motivate you. It will be given
to you, dropped into your path
or shown right outside your
window.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
These days, if a person clicks
and nothing happens, he or she
moves on. People don’t want
to wait and have been trained
away from it. There’s some-
thing to gain from being more
persistent than the average
person.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Make a plan, but don’t then use
it like a GPS navigation system
where you only turn where it
tells you. Instead, use it as you
are spreading like wildfire. In
2017, nearly 2.3 million cases
of chlamydia, gonorrhea and
syphilis were reported in the
United States. You should also
be aware that 1 in 6 new cases
of HIV diagnosed were among
people over the age of 50.
This is why, before getting
to the “romantic part,” it is
imperative you have a frank,
honest, open discussion about
sexually transmitted diseases
and to refrain from having
unprotected sexual contact
unless you and your partner
are in an exclusive relationship
and you both have been tested,
preferably together.
DEAR ABBY: This may seem
a bit crazy. While out to dinner
with friends, I noticed a ring
on my girlfriend’s finger. My
husband and I had traveled
with them in Portugal last year.
About the same time, I lost a
ring that closely resembled the
one my friend was wearing.
What’s the best way to ask
her where she got it without
sounding accusatory? The ring
is unique, and I think it is mine.
I look forward to your advice on
handling this. — LOST RING UP
NORTH
DEAR LOST RING: Ask your
friend if she “found” that lovely
ring because it is similar to
one you lost during that trip to
Portugal. If she denies it, drop
the subject unless you prefer
to drop the friend.
would a paper map -- to orient
yourself as you journey.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Anthropologists use the term
“fight or flight” in describing
a primitive human response,
though freezing is just as
prevalent an option. Recognizing
a fear response will help you
solve a problem.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Emotional events are events.
Even if they only happen inside
you, they are happening. An
unresolved state of being is
like a storm, unpredictable and
potentially destructive. It is your
duty to tend to your feelings.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
It feels like your soul lives in
your body. Also, it feels like your
soul lives in your soul. You are
like an infinite Russian doll with
so much outside and inside that
you want to connect with others
beyond one shell.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Some events cannot be
processed rationally, as they
were not rational events to
begin with. Have faith that it is
possible to reverse emotional
trauma through the altering of
related reactions and percep-
tions.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Wherever you go, you take
your 100 trillion cells, not to
mention that mysterious ener-
getic field of yours, experienced
by all around. So don’t try and
live by the creed of “leave no
trace.” It won’t work.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You won’t be able to
predict how much an interac-
tion means to another person.
Even that person will process it
differently at different times. In
the moment, it has one value —
next week, another.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Loving another person
comes with responsibilities that
include believing, acknowledg-
ing and honoring that person.
Without evidence that those
jobs have been fulfilled, it is
only natural the love itself would
come into question.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). It’s hard to tell whether an
emotion is occurring outside
or inside yourself, as it seems
to be both permeating and
radiating. Either way, this is a
message telling you to listen up.

Poles apart
SOLUTION:
Food
Dear Santa ...
We asked: What’s on your culinary wish list?
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
G
ranted, most letters on their
way to the North Pole this
time of year are penned by
youngsters, but that doesn’t mean
the rest of us aren’t tempted from
time to time. If the art of cooking
and appreciation of good food are
among your joys in life, your wish
list probably has something on
it for the kitchen. We thought it
would be revealing to ask several
people who spend plenty of time
preparing food what their letters
to St. Nick might include. Most are
professionals in the culinary world.
If there’s an avid cook in your fam-
ily you’re shopping for, you might
find a spark of inspiration in their
responses. We start with some sug-
gestions from former Dispatch food
columnist and former restaurant
general manager Anne Freeze. She
may have relocated from Columbus
to lake life in Jasper, Alabama, but
her food savvy endures.
Anne Freeze
“Here are two things I love,
love, love in my kitchen that I’d
Butter together
A stroganoff recipe ‘beef-ore’ I head out
T
here is
nothing
earth-shatter-
ingly special about
this recipe. But it’s
simple, hearty, for-
giving, uses ingre-
dients I frequently
have on hand, and
pleased even my
picky eaters. So I
guess in that sense,
Amelia Plair
it is special.
A few nights
ago, I was scheduled to go to think I’ve mentioned before,
Bunko. Now, my Bunko group is sometimes I forget things. Usu-
fabulous not only because I truly ally that means I don’t do things
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019 n 5B
These cheese buds made with
familyfeatures.com
extra-sharp white cheddar cheese
and a touch of cayenne pepper are
flavorful appetizers.
Small bites and
savory treats
to feed a crowd
FAMILY FEATURES
T
he holiday season brings
gatherings, get-togethers and
parties of all kinds, meaning
dishes that can feed a crowd are
all too important for successful
entertaining. From appetizers to
snacks to desserts, recipes that
come together quickly mean more
moments with loved ones.
For example, these dairy-fueled
recipes from Milk Means More
pack plenty of festive flavor for
feeding family and friends with-
out keeping you cooped up in the
kitchen. Appetizers and snacks
such as roasted garlic-whipped feta
crostini and cheese buds help hold
over hungry guests until the main
course is served, while peppermint
shortbread cookies make for a per-
fect way to cap off the night. Find
more recipes for holiday gatherings
at milkmeansmore.org.
CHEESE BUDS
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes, plus 1 hour chill
time
Servings: 12
1 cup cake flour or all-purpose flour
1 cup grated extra-sharp white cheddar
cheese
See Treats, 6B
iStockphoto.com
give to someone: food only, and I melted the inside
A scone
First, a meat chop- of the lid with a potato casserole.”
per. I was introduced n “And at the top of my list — a
to this by Sandy new kitchen!”
for the holidays
Imes and Sunny
Whitaker when they Jakeiro Dismuke
were making chili at Jekeiro Dismuke, culinary arts
St. Paul’s (Episcopal FAMILY FEATURES
instructor at McKeller Technolo-
Church, Columbus). Freeze gy Center in Colum-
L
It’s long-handled and bus, didn’t hesitate a
ooking for something a bit
has wedges at the bottom. I use moment when asked
different when guests are
it every week to cook sausage for what leads his list.
visiting during the holidays?
our food bank. It breaks up the “I want a Dutch
Wake everyone up with the aroma
sausage flawlessly. oven,” Dismuke said.
of blueberry-pecan scones baking
“Secondly, quarter-sized “If you’re cooking a
in the oven.
cookie pans by USA Pans — just pot roast, for exam-
the right size for small batches of ple, you can sear it Dismuke
things, and this brand is nice and on top of the stove BLUEBERRY PECAN SCONES
heavy.” and add all your (other ingredi-
Freeze’s personal wish list ents) to it and then go straight to
1/2 cup 2-percent reduced-fat milk
includes: the oven with the same pot. I’d 1/4 cup sugar
n A cast iron spice grinder; also like a set of ceramic baking 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
n Silicon Frywall, which keeps dishes, so that if you’re having a 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
grease and spatters off of the dinner party, all your dishes will
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces)
stove top; be matching.” 1 tablespoon baking powder
n Emile Henry ceramic garlic Dismuke hopes Santa will also 1/2 teaspoon salt
pot — “I’m constantly losing have room in his sack for a new 3 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into
pieces of garlic, and this will keep cutting board — “a good, sturdy, small pieces
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
them cool and contained.” even one, like a good wooden one 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
n Insulated potluck casserole that won’t slide all over the table, Cooking spray
tote — “I had one but didn’t real- versus the plastic ones.” 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
ize that the top level was for cold See Wish list, 6B 2 tablespoons sugar
n Preheat oven to 375 F.
n Combine first 5 ingredients in a me-
See Scones, 6B
enjoy the friendship at all. Occasionally that means I By the time I returned the fridge. That night, Zack was
of the women with do things twice. home, the meat was cooked, the in charge of supper, and they
whom I play, but also Bunko night turned out to be pressure had released ... and I had pizza.
because — and this one of those “do it twice” type remembered that I didn’t have The next day, I reheated
is key — it means I evenings. We were out of school to cook after all. If you think for the beef and turned it into beef
don’t have to cook for the day, so I ran to the gro- one minute that I did the right stroganoff. It was good enough
for an evening. cery store for a few cider ingre- thing, the nice thing, the Chris- that both my “can we please go
The hostess cooks dients and picked up a package tian thing, and finished cooking out to eat?” kiddo and my “I re-
dinner, and the rest of reduced-for-quick-sale beef that meal for my husband and ally don’t like stroganoff” child
of us just enjoy it. stew meat while I was there. children anyway ... well, you said it was good. I consider that
Thank goodness Then I ran home, dropped would be wrong about me. a win.
they are all excellent our youngest off with Zack and Instead, I poured off some
Amelia Plair is a mom and
cooks! tossed the stew meat into the of the cooking liquid. I put the
high school teacher in Starkville.
However, as I electric pressure cooker. I took cooked beef and some of the
Email reaches her at mamabad-
the big girls to piano lessons remaining cooking liquid (just
while my Instant Pot did the enough to cover the meat) into gerplair@gmail.com.
hard work. a glass bowl and placed it into See Butter Together, 6B
6B Wednesday, December 4, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Wish list
Continued from Page 5B

Jay Yates cial-grade metal tongs and wooden rolling pin, and a Vi- kitchen this holiday revealed thing. They run about $25
a box of snug-fitting rubber king ice machine,” she shared. few surprises. Instant Pot, and keep everything in the
Jay Yates is owner and chef
gloves, to be used throughout “I love Christmas baking, and stand mixers, immersion pan consistently stirred. Or,
of The Veranda restaurant in
the cooking process during the one of my secret weapons that I blenders and espresso ma- perhaps the instant marinator
Starkville, where
heavy prep. use is Madagascar vanilla bean chines seem popular. But I fills the bill. These gadgets can
he oversees paste. did come cross a few items marinate and tenderize meat,
its menu of “I love to make cookies at that stand out. The first isn’t a fish, chicken and vegetables in
upscale-casual Mary Helen Hawkins Christmastime, but rolling out gadget at all, but what would be just minutes.
New American At the Mississippi Univer- sugar cookies can be a chore. a truly personal gift — custom Did you know there is such
cuisine with a sity for Women Culinary Arts That’s why I hope Santa brings family recipe towels. These a thing as Toastabags? These
Southern accent. Institute, Chef In- me an embossed wooden turn a favorite family recipe in reusable eco-friendly bags can
On his list for the structor and Cer- rolling pin, to make his cookies a treasured mother’s or grand- make toasted sandwiches and
Yates tificate Program
well-appointed faster. mother’s handwriting into other snacks with no mess in
kitchen is a 10- Coordinator “The last item, a Viking ice a something memorable by most toasters. You’ll find them
inch high-quality knife. Mary Helen Haw- machine, is at the top of my having it printed on tea towels. on Amazon and at other online
“Keep it very sharp; watch kins is wrapping wish list — and Santa, if you Visit bluemountainbags.com or sellers.
YouTube to learn technique,” up the semester happen to read this, it’s my canvastry.com, but an internet The gift choices go on and
he advised. “You can get a but took time out absolute favorite because it search for “custom recipe tea on, some innovative, some
Hawkins makes ‘Sonic ice.’”
three-stage sharpener online to drop Santa a towels” will yield other results tried-and-true. Santa may need
relatively cheap. A sharp knife note. to check out. to know which one you’d most
is where it all starts.” “My Christmas wish list And for consideration Also of interest for the busy like to see under the tree. No
Yates’ list also includes would include Madagascar va- A look online for gadgets cook, an automatic pan stirrer time like the present to get
a pair of heavy, commer- nilla bean paste, an embossed and gizmos trending for the with timer might be just the writing.

Treats
Continued from Page 5B
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut
into chunks
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
40 pecan halves
1 egg white, whisked with 1 teaspoon
cold water
Smoked paprika
n Heat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheet
with parchment paper.
n Add flour, cheese, butter chunks, salt
and cayenne pepper to food processor.
Process until ingredients form into ball,
about 1 minute.
n Remove dough from food processor,
wrap with plastic wrap and press into flat
round. Place in refrigerator 1 hour.
n Dust counter with flour and roll out
dough to 1/4-inch thick. Using 1-inch
round cookie cutter, cut out rounds and
place on parchment paper-lined baking
sheets.
n Place one pecan on top of each
round. Using pastry brush, lightly paint
each cracker with egg wash. Sprinkle
with smoked paprika.
n Bake 12-15 minutes, or until buds
just start to brown around bottom edges.
n Remove from oven to cooling rack.
Store in airtight container up to 1 week
or freeze 1 month.
Note: Cheese buds can be made plain
without pecans, or pecans can be
chopped and sprinkled on after egg
wash and smoked paprika.
(Source: Sheila Johnson of “Eat 2 Gath-
er,” on behalf of Milk Means More)
PEPPERMINT
SHORTBREAD COOKIES
Prep time: 15 minutes, plus 30 minutes
freeze time
Cook time: 15 minutes
Servings: 40
2-2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup peppermint crunch baking
chips
n In stand mixer fitted with paddle
attachment, cream butter, powdered
sugar, vanilla and salt until smooth.
Gradually add flour and mix on low until
combined. Add baking chips and contin-
ue mixing on low until fully combined.
n On wax paper or parchment paper,
form dough into 12-14-inch log and
freeze at least 30 minutes, or until firm.
n Heat oven to 350 F.
n Cut shortbread dough into 1/4-inch
slices; bake 13-15 minutes on parch-
ment-lined baking sheets.
(Source: Rachel crosti of “Rachel
Cooks,” on behalf of Milk Means More)
ROASTED GARLIC-WHIPPED
FETA CROSTINI
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 16
1 bulb garlic (about 12 cloves)
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 teaspoon salt, divided
1 teaspoon pepper, divided
32 slices baguette
8 ounces feta cheese
1/2 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
1/4 cup parsley, minced
n Heat oven to 400 F.
n Slice garlic bulb in half, exposing
garlic heads; place in center of large
piece of foil. Drizzle each half with 1
tablespoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon
salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Wrap
foil tightly around garlic and roast until
caramelized, about 30 minutes.
n Place baguette slices on large baking
sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Bake on
middle rack until golden brown, about
10 minutes; set aside.
n Place feta cheese, milk, lemon juice,
remaining salt and remaining pepper in
high-speed food processor. Once garlic
finishes roasting, add garlic cloves to
food processor. Pulse until whipped and
creamy, adding more milk as needed
to reach desired consistency. Adjust
seasonings, to taste, if necessary.
n To serve, spread each crostini with
whipped feta and sprinkle with pome-
granate seeds and minced parsley.
(Source: Liz Della Croce of “The Lemon
Bowl,” on behalf of Milk Means More)
Scones
Continued from Page 5B
dium bowl, stirring with a
whisk. Lightly spoon flour
into dry measuring cups;
level with a knife. Combine
flour, baking powder and
salt in alarge bowl, stirring
with a whisk.
n Cut in butter with a
pastry blender or 2 knives
until mixture resembles
coarse meal. Gently fold
in blueberries and pecans.
Add milk mixture, stirring
just until moist (dough will
be sticky).
n Turn dough out onto a
floured surface; pat dough
into an 8-inch circle. Cut
dough into 10 wedges and
place wedges on a baking
sheet coated with cooking
spray. Brush egg white over
wedges; sprinkle evenly
with 2 tablespoons sugar.
n Bake scones at 375
F for 18 minutes or until
golden. Serve warm.
(Source: Recipe adapted
from Cooking Light)

Butter Together
Continued from Page 5B
EASY BEEF STROGANOFF
1 1/2 pounds stew meat
1 cup beef or chicken stock
(or 1 cup water plus beef or
chicken bouillon)
1 tablespoon dehydrated
minced onion
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 - 1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons corn starch
Salt and pepper (to taste)
n Mix meat, water or stock,
onion, and garlic powder in
pressure cooker or slow cook-
er. If using a pressure cooker,
cook at high pressure for 30
minutes and allow a natural
release. If using a slow cooker,
cook on low for about 8 hours.
n When beef is cooked, pour
off excess cooking liquid so
that beef is just barely covered
with liquid; you will need only
about 3/4 cup liquid. The next
steps can be done in the slow
cooker (set to high heat), in
an electric multicooker (on
sauté), or on the stovetop
(over med-low heat). Add sour
cream, beginning with half a
cup. Mix corn starch into a few
tablespoons of cold water to
make a slurry; do not skip this
step and add starch directly
to the liquid, as that will result
in grainy stroganoff. Mix the
slurry into the beef mixture.
n Stir occasionally while
heating through. Taste mixture;
add salt and pepper and (if
desired) more sour cream as
needed to achieve the consis-
tency and flavor you prefer. Be
aware that the stroganoff will
continue to thicken as it cooks.
Serve over egg noodles.
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ee for Oceanside Mortgage 11, 2019
Company, its successors and Publication Dates: November
assigns which deed of trust is 27, December 4 and 11, 2019
of record in the office of the

WHEREAS, the beneficial in-
terest of said Deed of Trust
was transferred and assigned
to U.S. Bank National Associ-
ation, not in its individual capa-
city but solely as Trustee of
NRZ Pass-Through Trust X; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned,
Rubin Lublin, LLC has been ap-
pointed as Substitute Trustee;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, the holder
of said Deed of Trust, having
requested the undersigned so
to do, as Substitute Trustee or
his duly appointed agent, by vir-
tue of the power, duty and au-
thority vested and imposed
upon said Substitute Trustee
shall, on December 11, 2019
within the lawful hours of sale
between 11:00AM and 4:00PM
at the southeast front door of
Courthouse proceed to sell at
public outcry to the highest and
best bidder for cash or certi-
fied funds ONLY, the following
described property situated in
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
to wit:
ALL THE FOLLOWING DE-
SCRIBED PROPERTY, LYING
AND BEING SITUATED IN
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI, AND BEING MORE PAR-
TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS, TO-WIT:
THAT PART OF LOT ONE (1) OF
SQUARE 22 OF C.L. WOOD`S
SURVEY OF SAID CITY OF
COLUMBUS DESIGNATED AS
LOT J, ACCORDING TO MAP OR
PLAT THEREOF, ON FILE AND
OF RECORD IN THE LAND RE-
CORDS OF LOWNDES COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI, AND BEING
MORE PARTICULARLY DE-
SCRIBED AS:
Employment
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, State of Mississippi in SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO-
Book 2017 at Page 17732; TICE OF SALE
and
WHEREAS, Oceanside Mort-
WHEREAS, on August 13,
2008, James Siegle, individu-
Call us: 662-328-2424
gage Company has heretofore ally unmarried executed a cer-
substituted Shapiro & Brown, tain deed of trust to First Amer- General Help Wanted
LLC as Trustee by instrument ican Title Insurance Company,
dated November 12, 2019 and Trustee for the benefit of Wells COLUMBUS BUSINESS
recorded in the aforesaid Chan- Fargo Financial MIssissippi 2, seeking to hire employee to
cery Clerk's Office in Book Inc. which deed of trust is of re-
2019 at Page 24441; and cord in the office of the Chan-
perform clerical duties in-
cery Clerk of Lowndes County, cluding greeting customers,
WHEREAS, default having been State of Mississippi in Book answering telephone, filing,
made in the terms and condi- 2008 at Page 21214; and light typing, photocopying,
tions of said deed of trust and running errands, assisting
the entire debt secured thereby WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Bank, staff with projects, monitor-
having been declared to be due N.A. has heretofore substi- ing office supplies invent-
and payable in accordance with tuted Shapiro & Brown, LLC as
the terms of said deed of trust, Trustee by instrument dated
ory and ordering additional
Oceanside Mortgage Company, November 2, 2017 and recor- supplies as needed.
the legal holder of said in- ded in the aforesaid Chancery Email resume to:
debtedness, having requested Clerk's Office in Book 2017 at job105@cdispatch.com
the undersigned Substituted Page 25106; and
Trustee to execute the trust
and sell said land and property WHEREAS, default having been
in accordance with the terms of made in the terms and condi- THE COMMERCIAL DIS-
said deed of trust and for the tions of said deed of trust and PATCH seeks a part-time
purpose of raising the sums the entire debt secured thereby Customer Service Repres-
due thereunder, together with having been declared to be due
attorney's fees, trustee's fees and payable in accordance with entative. Position reports
and expense of sale. the terms of said deed of trust, to the Circulation Manager
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the leg- and works 25-30 hours per
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro & al holder of said indebtedness, week. Candidate must be
Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust- having requested the under- dependable and work well
ee in said deed of trust, will on signed Substituted Trustee to with the public. Must have
December 18, 2019 offer for execute the trust and sell said attention to detail, be a
sale at public outcry and sell land and property in accord-
within legal hours (being ance with the terms of said self-starter with a positive
between the hours of 11:00 deed of trust and for the pur- attitude, have exceptional
a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the pose of raising the sums due customer service skills and
Southeast Door of the County thereunder, together with attor- must be able to pass a
Courthouse of Lowndes ney's fees, trustee's fees and drug screen.
County, located at 505 2nd Av- expense of sale. Please send resume to:
enue North, Columbus, MS The Commercial Dispatch,
39701, to the highest and best NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro &
P.O. Box 511, Columbus,
bidder for cash or certified
funds the following described
Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust-
ee in said deed of trust, will on MS 39703 or email to Good help isn’t hard to find if you know
mfloyd@cdispatch.com.
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December 18, 2019 offer for
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between the hours of 11:00

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH-
EAST CORNER OF SAID
SQUARE 22, RUNNING THENCE
NORTH ALONG THE EAST
BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID
SQUARE 22, A DISTANCE OF
140 FEET; RUNNING THENCE
WEST PARALLEL WITH THE
SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID
SQUARE 22 FOR A DISTANCE
OF 104 FEET; RUNNING
THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL
WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY OF
SQUARE 22 FOR A DISTANCE
OF 140 FEET TO A POINT ON
THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE
OF SAID SQUARE 22; RUN-
NING THENCE EAST ALONG
THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE
OF SAID SQUARE 22 FOR A
DISTANCE OF 104 FEET TO
THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The
street address of the property
is believed to be 2021 COL-
LEGE ST, COLUMBUS, MS
39701. In the event of any dis-
crepancy between this street
address and the legal descrip-
tion of the property, the legal
description shall control.
Title to the above described
property is believed to be good,
but I will convey only such title
as is vested in me as Substi-
tute Trustee.
Service Directory
LAND SITUATED IN LOWNDES a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, FUR- Southeast Door of the County
THER DESCRIBED AS FOL- Courthouse of Lowndes
LOWS, TO-WIT: County, located at 505 2nd Av-
enue North, Columbus, MS
BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN AT 39701, to the highest and best
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JEMISON MILL ROAD A DIS- lows: Serving Columbus Services, 662−435−8746 Licensed Plumber
TANCE OF 210 FEET TO THE since 1987. Senior or 662−272−8746. "We fix leaks."
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TIAL POINT RUN THENCE ate in Lowndes County, Missis-
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THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES a subdivision of Lowndes
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WORK WANTED:
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TANCE OF 99.5 FEET; RUN by plat recorded in Plal Book 2, UPHOLSTERY Painting & Papering
THENCE SOUTH 2 DEGREES page 78, in the Office of the demolition. Landscaping,
CLEANING gutters cleaned, bush
40 MINUTES WEST A DIS- Chancery Clerk of Lowndes 1 Room − $50
TANCE OF 157.8 FEET; RUN County, Mississippi. hogging, clean−up work, SULLIVAN’S PAINT
THENCE SOUTH 66 DEGREES APN ft: 62W060209900 2 Rooms − $70 pressure washing, moving SERVICE. Special Prices.
10 MINUTES EAST A DIS- Being the same property con- 3+ Rooms − $30 EA help & furniture repair. Interior and Exterior
TANCE OF 87 FEET; RUN veyed to James Siegle, indi- Rugs−Must Be Seen 662−242−3608. Painting. 662−435−6528 This paper was printed in the
THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY PAR- vidually by deed from James
ALLEL TO THE SOUTH RIGHT Siegle, as beneficiary of the Es-
Car Upholstery basement of The Dispatch in
Cleaning Available
OF WAY OF THE G. M. & O. tate of Agnes H. Siegle, as 662−722−1758 Read local. cdispatch.com downtown Columbus.
RAILROAD, A DISTANCE OF filed in probate proceedings in
169 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT probate case no. 2000-0060.
OF WAY OF JEMISON MILL dated 4-2-07, filed 4-11-07 and

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