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Suspects charged with neglecting child who drowned

5-year-old was found in a pond off Old New Hope Road
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
The 5-year-old victim refer-
enced in indictments in a child
neglect case in Lowndes Coun-
ty is a child who died over La-
bor Day weekend, authorities
have confirmed.
Annabelle Bush drowned in
a pond off Old New Hope Road
on Sept. 2, The Dispatch pre-
viously reported. Some nearby
property owners found her, and
she was taken to Baptist Memo-
rial Hospital-Golden Triangle
where Lowndes County Coro-
ner Greg Merchant pronounced
her dead.
Bush’s mother, Britney Dar-
nell Brooks, and her grand-
mother, Tammy Brooks, have
both been indicted for contrib-
uting to the neglect of a child
in the drowning, Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney Collen Hudson,
who is prosecuting the case,
confirmed. Britney Brooks fac-
es four additional charges for
contributing to the neglect of a
child stemming from prior inci-
dents.
Britney Brooks and her boy-
friend Alejandro Trejo Marti-
nez were arrested in July after
deputies found four children,
including Bush, living in what
they described as “deplorable”
conditions in the home on
Hughes Road. Deputies first
received a call that a 5-year-old
child was wandering a nearby
street at 2 a.m. with no clothes
on. When trying to return her to
her home, they found the other
B. Brooks T. Brooks
children living in a home with
a “stench,” filled with trash. Au-
thorities at the time said one of
the children was drinking from
a “filthy bottle” and another had
poor dental hygiene.
Both Brooks and Martinez
were charged with four counts
each of neglect of a child, and
the children were placed in De-
partment of Human Services
custody. Bush ended up in the
care of Tammy Brooks.
While Hudson could not con-
firm many details of the case,
she said both Britney and Tam-
my Brooks were staying in the
same home as Bush the night
before the child was found dead
on Sept. 2.
Tammy Brooks’ indictment
and one of the charges on Brit-
ney Brooks’ indictment charge
See Suspects, 3A

County taps CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

CivicPlus
for new website
Site could be operational
in three months
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com

Monday was a big day for Al

Quinn, probably the most import-
ant day since Quinn was hired as
Lowndes County’s information
technology director two years ago.
During its regular board meet-
ing Monday, supervisors voted
unanimously to hire CivicPlus to
develop, host and maintain a new
website for the county.
“Getting a new website was one
of the biggest goals I had when I got
the job,” Quinn said. “The site we
have now is badly outdated, hard
to manage and hard to get informa-
tion out to the public. It’s just not
very useful. There were security is-
sues, too. It was well past time to do
something. Getting a new website
was definitely on the top of my list.”
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
Quinn recommended hiring From left, Kareena Patel, 15, daughter of Pete and Nayan Patel; Nicholas Hairston, 17, son of Bethany and Trip Hairston; and
CivicPlus, a Kansas-based website Kaitlyn Gray, 16, daughter of Kegdra Johnathan Gray, smile as children have their picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Clause.
development company that has pro- All three teenagers are members of the Columbus Mayor’s Youth Council. INSIDE: FOCAL POINT, MORE PHOTOS FROM
See Website, 3A COLUMBUS’ CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, PAGE 2A.

Exhibit at MSU highlights state’s

role in women’s suffrage movement
By Tess Vrbin
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
Maddie Arbogast’s visit to the women’s
suffrage exhibit on display at Mississippi
State University was partly by accident,
she said.
Arbogast, a senior from Florida, had
some time on her hands after a study
session got canceled in November before
Thanksgiving break. She was walking
through the Old Main Academic Build-
ing and noticed the 11-panel display in the
Louis Burns Brock, Jay Brock and Hank
Brock Gallery on the building’s first floor.
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff She said she was surprised to learn
Jenifer Ishee, a digital archivist at MSU Libraries, adjusts a panel Thursday in the how active Mississippi women were in the
exhibit she curated about the women’s suffrage movement both nationally and in
Mississippi. The 11-panel exhibit in the Old Main Academic Building has been up national fight for women’s right to vote.
since October and will be up for two more weeks. The centennial of the Nine- “Growing up, I always kind of saw Mis-
teenth Amendment is next year, but Mississippi became the last state to ratify sissippi as a little bit behind the eight-ball
the amendment in 1984. on stuff,” Arbogast said. “The portions of
(the exhibit) that talked about the move-
ment here and who was involved was real-
ly cool and really interesting.”
“Votes for Women! A Centennial Cel-
ebration of the Women’s Suffrage Move-
ment in America” highlights the move-
ment for women’s voting rights, with the
100th anniversary of the ratification of
the Nineteenth Amendment coming up
in August 2020. The exhibit has been up
since October and will stay up for two
more weeks, but it will be on display again
in Mitchell Memorial Library in August,
exhibit curator Jenifer Ishee said.
Mississippi was the last state to ratify
the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution. It was adopted nationwide
when Tennessee became the 36th state to
ratify it in 1920, but several more Southern
states lagged behind, including Alabama,
See Suffrage, 8A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

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First grade, New Hope
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ABOVE: From left, Evan Palmer,13, son of Heather and Bobby Palmer; Annabelle Brislin, 8, daughter of Amber and Quinn Brislin; John Davis Clark, 7, son of Hope and
Brian Clark; and Charles Glenn, 7, son of Robby and Frances Glenn; watch in awe as Mayor Robert E. Smith Sr. turned the lights on for the Christmas tree. “Wow,” the kids
exclaimed as they peeked through their glasses. BELOW: Members of the Columbus Mayor’s Youth Council smile with Miz Claus and Santa Claus following the tree lighting
ceremony, when the mayor flipped the lights on for the Christmas tree by the Columbus Riverwalk.

A weekly photo exploration of life

FOCAL POINT inside the Golden Triangle

O Christmas Tree
Written and photographed by Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff

S
anta Claus, Miz Claus and a few of
their elves gathered at the Colum-
bus Riverwalk Thursday night to
watch Mayor Smith flip the lights on
during the annual Christmas tree light-
ing ceremony. Christmas carols sung by
the Columbus Choral Society rang out as
families drank hot chocolate, ate cookies
and wrote letters to Santa while wait-
ing for the lights to be turned on. The
event was sponsored by Columbus Main
Street, the City of Columbus, Prestige
Event Rentals, McAlister’s Deli, Sweet
Peppers Deli and Coffee House on 5th.

ABOVE: Eleanor
Webb, 4, daughter
of Derek Webb
and Amber Handy,
places her letter to
Santa in a mail-
box. Webb asked
for markers, an
Elsa dress and an
Anna dress. Anne
Clark Shepherd,
a member of the
Mayor’s Youth
Council, helped
her draft her letter.
“The letters will be
quickly mailed to
Santa,” Columbus
Main Street Direc-
tor Barbara Bige-
low said. RIGHT:
The Christmas tree
by the Columbus
Riverwalk was
turned on during
the annual tree
lighting ceremony
Thursday night.
The tree was cho-
sen because of its
location. It can be
seen from down-
town as well as
from Highway 82.
Before moving to
the Riverwalk, the
annual tree lighting
was held adjacent
to the Tennessee
Williams home on
Main Street.
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CPD sets up mobile command center

in business areas to deter holiday-related crime
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN before moving to Leigh Mall. ter Christmas. creased patrols, including foot cent of the car burglaries CPD
ialtman@cdispatch.com The command center is “What we want to do is have patrols, in and around business- has investigated this year were
taking a prominent position a strong police presence and es, Shelton said. He and interim from people not locking their
Columbus Po- in shopping areas throughout hopefully that strong police head of Criminal Investigation car doors.
lice Chief Fred the city during the holiday sea- presence will reduce the crim- Division Cpl. Eric Lewis asked For safety at home, they rec-
Shelton has son to help deter shoplifting, inals’ desire to maybe commit citizens to be mindful of their ommended not leaving delivery
asked citizens car burglaries, use of counter- an offense in that area,” Shel- surroundings, lock their car boxes on the street curb for
not to be alarmed feit money and other crimes ton said. “The idea of having doors and keep valuables — in- trash pickup where potential
when Columbus that tend to increase between a mobile command center is cluding shopping bags, packag- burglars can locate homes with
Police Depart- Thanksgiving and Christmas, something  ... Jackson, Missis- es and any high-price items — new, expensive items.
ment parked its Shelton said during a press sippi Police Department, Hat- in the trunks of their vehicles “It’s a time to be festive and
Shelton
mobile command conference Thursday. The in- tiesburg Police Department do. and out of sight of car windows joyous, but also it’s a time that
center in the Walmart parking creased patrols began Black ... They run the shift from that if they leave them in their cars we have to be concerned,” Shel-
lot Thursday afternoon, where Friday at Walmart and Leigh mobile command center.” at all. ton said. “... We want people to
it will remain for about a week Mall and will continue until af- Additionally, CPD has in- Lewis added about 90 per- have a good holiday.”

Audit: Narcotics director improperly paid for comp time
Report: John Dowdy should repay
MBN $27,662 for compensatory
time buyouts he received
By EMILY WAGSTER
PETTUS
The Associated Press
JACK-
SON — The question about
Mississippi
Bureau of
Narcotics
Director
John Dowdy
was improp-
Dowdy
erly paid
for working extra hours
and inappropriately used
a clothing allowance that
should not have been avail-
able to him, the state audi-
tor’s office said in a report
released Thursday.
The report from Auditor
Shad White said Dowdy
should repay MBN $27,662
for compensatory time
buyouts he received and
$2,450 for shirts and other
clothing he bought with the
allowance.
MBN disagreed with
many findings of the au-
dit report, including how
Dowdy is classified. The
audit report said Dowdy
falls under civilian rules for
MBN employees because
he has not met qualifica-
tions to be a law enforce-
ment officer. MBN said
Dowdy received credentials
in 2017 from his boss, pub-
lic safety Commissioner
Marshall Fisher, that autho-
rized him to carry firearms
and serve warrants. The
agency also said a previous
public safety commissioner
swore in Dowdy and gave
him “powers equivalent to
a law enforcement officer.”
The auditor said the
state made five payments to
buy comp time from Dowdy
but four of them were not
approved by the commis-
sioner of the Department
of Public Safety, as they
should have been. MBN is
part of the department.
MBN rules say law
enforcement agents may
accrue up to 300 hours of
comp time, and civilians
working for the agency may
accrue up to 100 hours.
The auditor’s report
said Dowdy is covered by
MBN’s civilian rules on
comp time. It said the un-
authorized payments to
Dowdy were $12,074 for
200 comp hours during
the state budget year that
ended June 30, 2017, and
$15,588 for 400 comp hours
the next year.
The report said Fisher
authorized one buyout of
up to 50 hours of comp time
for Dowdy, and Dowdy was
paid for that.
“This approval verifies
that the executive director
was aware approval for buy-
outs should be made by the
commissioner and that he
circumvented controls and
policy in order to receive
the other unauthorized
buyouts,” the audit report
said.
Dowdy wrote in a re-
sponse to the report that
comp time buyouts were of-
Shooter killed, another dead,
fered and given throughout
MBN.
11 hurt at Pensacola Navy base
The Associated Press
The report said Dowdy
improperly used a clothing
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A shooter opened fire at
allowance that is only for
the Naval Air Station in Pensacola Friday morning
law enforcement officers
in an attack that left two people dead including the
employed by MBN. The
assailant. The gunfire prompted a massive law en-
report recommends that
forcement response to the base, which was locked
Dowdy repay the agency
down.
$2,450.
Area hospital representatives told The Associat-
ed Press that at least 11 people were hospitalized.
whether Dowdy is a law en-
Five people were taken to Baptist Health Care
forcement officer is a pock-
in Pensacola, hospital spokeswoman Kathy Bow-
etbook issue. The auditor’s
ers said. Six more were expected at Ascension Sa-
office said that if Dowdy is
cred Heart, spokesman Mike Burke said. Neither
law enforcement, he should
spokesperson had information on their conditions
have earned certification
that they could share with The Associated Press.
of that status by November
NAS Pensacola employs more than 16,000 mil-
2017, a year after going to
itary and 7,400 civilian personnel, according to its
work for MBN. Without
website. One of the Navy’s most historic and sto-
that certification, the au-
ried bases, it sprawls along the waterfront south-
ditor said, the state would
west of downtown Pensacola and dominates the
be prohibited from paying
economy of the surrounding area.
Dowdy. The auditor said if
MBN declares that Dowdy
has been a law enforcement
officer since he started at
agency, the public safety
commissioner would have
to repay the state about
$313,000 it has paid for
Dowdy’s salary, expenses
and benefits since Novem-
ber 2017.

Website
Continued from Page 1A
vided services to more
than 3,500 county and
municipal governments
throughout the U.S. and
Canada. Lowndes County
will pay CivicPlus $13,000
to build a new website
and $3,000 annually to
host and maintain the
site. The contract can be
renewed on a yearly basis.
Currently Mississippi
State hosts the site while
Cynthia Thompson, the
county’s IT administra-
tive assistant, was re-
sponsible for updates and
maintaining the site.
CivicPlus was one of 10
to 15 companies Quinn re-
searched.
“The reason I wanted
CivicPlus was that they
have a lot of experience
building websites for
counties and cities, not
only across the United
States, but in Mississip-
pi,” Quinn said. “They
built the website for
DeSoto County and also
the city of Starkville.
When I talked to people
in Starkville, they were
really pleased with their
work.”
Starkville Mayor
Lynn Spruill said the
city turned to CivicPlus
to build its new website
shortly after she was
elected two years ago.
“I’m really pleased
with the website,” she
said. “I don’t have any-
thing bad to say about it.
It’s definitely better than
the one we had before.”
John Pugh, regional
sales manager for Civ-
icPlus, said his company’s
familiarity with the needs
and vagaries of local gov-
ernments makes for an
ideal partnership.
“We’re a 20-year-old
company and all we do
is develop and maintain
websites for counties
and cities,” Pugh said.
“We believe that experi-
ence enables us to be real
partners. We understand
their needs.”
Quinn said the new
website will allow county
residents to access coun-
ty government in ways
that simply didn’t exist
with the old website.
“There will be a lot
of things we can offer,”
Quinn said. “Citizens will
be able to pay fees and
taxes using the website’s
online payment options.
We’re also talking about
using the website for per-
mits. Really, the idea is
to make as many of the
things people have to
come to county offices to
do available online.”
Pugh said CivicPlus
will continue to work with
the county as it adds new
features.
“It’s sort of like we’re
building the county a
house next door to the
one they have,” he said.
“We’ll help them move
the furniture into the new
house, but we’ll also be
ready when the county
wants to bring something
new in. This will be a con-
tinuous process. When
the county wants to add
content, our job will be to
work it into the website
and make sure it works.”
That, said Quinn, is
another big advantage for
his department.
“Now, we can focus
more of our time on con-
tent,” Quinn said. “I think
it’s going to really allow
us to serve citizens in a
much better way than we
have been able to do until
now.”
Quinn said CivicPlus is
already working on tem-
plates for the website as
he works on determining
which features he would
like to add.
“It’s not set in stone,
but it looks like the web-
site should be operational
in about three months,”
Quinn said.

Suspects
Continued from Page 1A
them with
contributing
to “the ne-
glect of A.B.,
a child, ...
and further,
that the said SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates

deprivation
peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Fri. Sat.
of necessary Martinez
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ter, or supervision appro- Courtesy of Mississippi Department
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priate to the child’s age re-

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sulted in substantial harm
to A.B.’s physical health”
on Sept. 2.
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Richard Sackett
COLUMBUS —
Richard Carrol Sackett,
84, died Dec. 5, 2019, at
Baptist Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus.
Stella Baker
STARKVILLE —
Stella Hill Baker, 100,
died Dec. 3, 2019.
Services will be
at 2 p.m. Sunday at
Welch Funeral Home.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to services
at the funeral home.
Welch Funeral Home of
Starkville is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Baker was born
in 1919, in Ellisville,
to the late Luther and
Luna Smith Hill.
In addition to her
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
husband, Percy Jackson
Baker; son, Robert
“Bobby” Baker; one
sister; and six brothers.
She is survived by
her daughters, Betty
Cole of San Antonio
Texas, Mary Lynn Ball
of Calhoun City, and
Ann Morrison of Madi-
son; five grandchildren;
and 10 great-grandchil-
dren.
Belva Rice
CRAWFORD —
Belva Lee Rice, 77,
died Nov. 29, 2019, in
Starkville.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Saturday at Union
Chapel M.B. Church
in Brooksville. Burial
will follow at the church
cemetery. Visitation is
from 3-6 p.m. today at
West Memorial Funeral
Home. West Memo-
rial Funeral Home of
Starkville is in charge of
arrangements.
She is survived
by her husband, the
Rev. Joe Nathan Rice;
daughters, Min. Brenda
Gardner, Mary Jones
and Ann Lampkin;
son, Sammie Rice; and
sisters, Ora McCarter,
Lucinda Tate and Arnita
Sykes.
Laterrance McCarter Sr. Jamel Banks Sr.
STARKVILLE — La-
terrance Dewon McCar-
ter Sr., 23, died Nov. 26,
2019, in Starkville.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Saturday at Boyd
Chapel M.B. Church
in Sturgis. Burial will
follow at Mt. Zion Cem-
etery. Visitation is from
noon-6 p.m. today at
West Memorial Funeral
Home. West Memo-
rial Funeral Home of
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Starkville is in charge of
arrangements.
He is survived by his
mother, Jennie Mosby;
father, Terrance McCa-
rter; children, Kyiren
Martin, Laterrance Mc-
Carter Jr., La’Torion Mc-
Carter and Latorrance
McCarter; brothers,
Jamarcus K. McCarter,
Rasheen T. McCarter,
Mason Hughes and
Juantel Lavell Hughes;
and sister, Jada Z. Mc-
Carter.
George Yarbrough Jr.
STARKVILLE —
George Yarbrough Jr.,
52, died Dec. 2, 2019, in
Starkville.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Saturday at Six-
teenth Section M.B.
Church. Burial will
follow at the church
cemetery. Visitation is
from 2-6 p.m. today at
West Memorial Funeral
Home. West Memo-
rial Funeral Home of
Starkville is in charge of
arrangements.
He is survived by
his parents, George Sr.
and Alberta Yarbrough;
children, Regina
Yarbrough, Antonio
Yarbrough and Carmer-
on Yarbrough; stepchil-
dren, Michael Hughes
and Xiomara Watkins;
sisters, Julia Yarbrough,
Lanitra Yarbrough and
Lawanda Yarbrough;
brothers, Greg Yar-
brough, Jeff Yarbrough,
James Yarbrough and
Eric Carter; and seven
grandchildren.
Kelvin Strong
WEST POINT —
Kelvin D. Strong, 41,
died Nov. 30, 2019, at his
residence.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Sunday at Gospel
Temple M.B. Church,
with the Rev. Quincy
Patterson officiating.
Burial will follow at the
church cemetery. Vis-
itation is from 2-5 p.m.
Saturday at Carter’s
Mortuary Service Chap-
el. Carter’s Mortuary
Service of West Point
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Strong was born
Nov. 19, 1978, in West
Point, to Cleo Strong
Sr. and Susie Watson
Smith. He was formerly
employed as a produc-
tion worker with Pre-
stage Farms, Inc.
He was preceded in
death by his brother,
Kim Strong.
In addition to his par-
ents, he is survived by
his son, Stephon Strong
of West Point; daughter,
Kailyn Strong of Texas;
brothers, Ponce Strong
and Michael Strong,
both of West Point,
and Cleo Strong Jr.
of Birmingham, Ala-
bama; sisters, Lennette
Strong Lashley of Tulsa,
Oklahoma and Cotina
Simpson of West Point.
Demond Harris
COLUMBUS — De-
mond Harris, 46, died
Dec. 5, 2019, at Bap-
tist Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Carter’s
Funeral Service of Co-
lumbus.
WEST POINT —
Jamel D. Banks Sr., 40,
died Nov. 25, 2019, at his
residence.
Services will be at
11 a.m. Saturday at
Northside Christian
Church, with the Rev.
Fluid Carr Jr. officiat-
ing. Burial will follow at
Siloam/Mhoon Valley
Cemetery. Visitation
is from 3-6 p.m. today
at Carter’s Mortuary
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Service Chapel. Carter’s
Mortuary Service of
West Point is in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Banks was born
July 13, 1979, in West
Point, to Willie Mae
Spraggins and the late
Emette Banks. He was
formerly self-employed
as owner of a detail
shop.
In addition to his
mother, he is survived
by his fiancée, Quandra
Gillespie; daughters,
Jamia Webber and Jaiya
Banks; brother, Mac
Spraggins, and sister,
Adriane Spraggins.
Mary Davis
STARKVILLE —
Mary Dell West Davis,
60, died Dec. 2, 2019, in
Starkville.
Services will be at
2 p.m. Sunday at New
Bethel M.B. Church.
Burial will follow at
the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from
2-6 p.m. Saturday at
West Memorial Funeral
Home. West Memo-
rial Funeral Home of
Starkville is in charge of
arrangements.
She is survived by
her husband, Larry
Davis; daughter, Phyllis
Davis-Webber; son,
Phillip Davis; mother,
Ida Potts Ross; sister,
Minister Letha John-
son; brother, Sammy R.
West; and seven grand-
children.
Peggy McLemore
VERNON, Ala. —
Peggy jean McLemore,
72, died Dec. 3, 2019, at
Baptist Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle.
Services will be at
11 a.m. today at Otts
Funeral Home Chapel,
with Arnold Sheets
officiating. Graveside
services and burial will
follow at Webb Cem-
etery. Visitation was
from 6-8 p.m. Thursday
at the funeral home.
Otts Funeral Home of
Sulligent is in charge of
arrangements.
Ms. McLemore was
born Jan. 14, 1947, in
Sulligent, to the late
Bennie Otts and Vera
Cantrell. She attended
Pine Springs and Sul-
ligent Schools and was
formerly employed with
Ford Motor Company in
Utica, Michigan.
She is survived by
her son, Paul McLem-
ore of Sulligent; daugh-
ter, Donna Mixon of
Vernon; brother, Dren-
non Otts of Vernon; sev-
en grandchildren; and
10 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be
Michael Otts, Jason
Hill, Jacob McLemore,
Christian McLemore,
Mitchell Cantrell, Alan
Cantrell, Tony Cantrell
and Isaiah Hill.
Lee Shackelford
VERNON, Ala. —
Lee Shackelford, 56,
died Dec. 1, 2019, at
Northwest Medical
Center in Winfield,
Alabama.
No services will
be held. Otts Funeral
Home of Sulligent is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Shackelford was
born Nov. 2, 1963, in
Savannah, Georgia, to
the late Pearl Thomas.
He was a graduate of
Lamar County High
School.
In addition to his
mother, he was pre-
ceded in death by his
brother, Clifton Shackel-
ford; and sister, Lenora
Cunningham.
He is survived by his
daughter, Rose Gallo-
way of Winfield; and
sister, Peggy Merchant
of Columbus.
Shirley Thompson Hicks, all of Columbus, Columbus; and broth-
Robert Hicks, Eddie ers, Keldred Tate,
ABERDEEN —
Shirley Ann Gilliland Hicks, Sammie Hicks Chaunssey Triplett,
Thompson, 75, died and Willie Hicks, all Logan Ramsey and
Dec. 4, 2019, at Vander- of Harrisburg, Penn- Raheem Gillespie, all
bilt Medical Center in sylvania; 66 grandchil- of Macon.
Nashville, Tennessee. dren; 132 great-grand- Pallbearers will be
Services will be at 2 children; and 67 Johnny Conner, De-
great-great-grandchil- maris Rucker, Jerry
p.m. Saturday at River
Bend Baptist Church, dren. Slaughter, Marcus
with Roy McHenry Tate, Larryon Foote
officiating. Burial will Jermarcus Taylor and Fredrick Brooks.
follow at Center Hill MACON — Jermar-
Cemetery. Visitation cus Jemetreion Taylor, Donald Calmes
is from 4-7 p.m. Friday 30, died STARKVILLE —
and one hour prior to Dec. 1, Donald Calmes, 61,
services at the church. 2019. died Nov. 28, 2019, at
Tisdale-Lann Memo- Ser- University Medical
rial Funeral Home of vices will Center in Jackson.
Aberdeen is in charge be at noon Services will be at
Saturday 11 a.m. Saturday at
of arrangements.
Mrs. Thompson was at Fair- Peter’s Rock Temple
born Jan. 10, 1944, in view Full Taylor C.O.G.I.C., with Joseph
Monroe County, to the Gospel L. Hawkins officiating.
late R. G. Gilliland and Baptist Church in Burial will follow at
Jency Thompson Gil- Whispering Pines, Oakland Cemetery in
liland. She was a 1962 with Bobby L. McCa- Crawford. Visitation
rter officiating. Buri- is from 3-6 p.m. today
graduate of Hamilton
High School and a al will follow at Mt. at the church. Carter’s
member of River Bend Bethel M.B. Church Funeral Service of
Baptist Church. Cemetery. Visitation Macon is in charge of
She is survived by is from 1-5 p.m. today arrangements.
her husband, Travis at Lee-Sykes Funeral Mr. Calmes was
Thompson of Ab- Home. Lee-Sykes Fu- born Sept. 9, 1958, in
erdeen; daughters, neral Home of Macon Oktibbeha County, to
Terrie Lynn Reed of is in charge of arrange- the late Otis and Lula
Columbus, Sherrie ments. Calmes. He was for-
Jones of Hamilton Mr. Taylor was born merly employed with
and Ginger Autry of Nov. 20, 1989, in Noxu- the Texas Sanitation
Wren; sisters, Jane bee County, to Patricia Department in Hous-
Knoop of Aberdeen Taylor Ramsey and ton and was a member
and Elaine Garner of Ronnie Gillespie. He of Peter’s Rock Temple
Memphis, Tennessee; was formerly employed C.O.G.I.C.
brother, Donald Gillil- with KBR. He is survived by his
and of Hamilton; eight In addition to his siblings, Alfaye Brown
grandchildren; and five parents, he is survived and Regina Calmes,
great-grandchildren. by his stepfather, both of Starkville,
Pallbearers will Willie Ramsey; sis- Cheryl Young of West
be Jack Reed, Benny ters, Lauren Tate of Point and Darlene
Richmond, Virginia Calmes of Crawford.
Jones, Don Autry, Dan-
iel Brown, Christopher and Niesha Taylor of See Obituaries, 5A
Brown, Tyler Jones,
Glen Allen Autry and
McKellar Conwill.
Corene Hicks
COLUMBUS —
Corene Hicks, 97, died
Dec. 1,
2019.
Ser-
vices
will be
at 2 p.m.
Saturday
at Fourth
Hicks
Street
M.B.
Church. Burial will
follow at East Sand
Creek M.B. Church
Cemetery. Visitation
is from noon-6 p.m.
today at Lee-Sykes
Funeral Home. Lee-
Sykes Funeral Home of
Columbus is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Hicks was born
Dec. 17, 1921, to the
late June Cooper and
Bessie McGregory
Cooper.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
her husband, Armand
Kidd Hicks; and sons,
Az Hicks, June Hicks,
Johnny Hicks and Jerry
Hicks.
She is survived by
her children, Katherine
Hicks, Lena Harriston,
Louise Jordan, Annie
Johnson, Doris Outlaw,
Susie Smith and Glenn
M. D. Morgan
Incomplete
College St. Location
memorialgunterpeel.com
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Airbnb introduces new rules to rein in parties, nuisances

San Francisco-based company also
establishing dedicated hotline for mayors, city
officials who have questions about its policies
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Business Writer
Airbnb is taking more steps
to crack down on parties and
nuisance guests in the wake of a
Halloween shooting at an Airb-
nb rental in a San Francisco
suburb where five people were
killed.
The company said Thurs-
day it’s banning “open invite”
parties at all of its accommoda-
tions. Those are parties open to
anyone and advertised on social
media, for example.
Airbnb says boutique hotels
and professional event venues
will be exempt from the new
rule.
The San Francisco-based
company is also banning large
parties at apartment buildings
and condos.
“This policy does not impact
parties that are authorized by
hosts and convened respect-
fully by guests,” the company
said in a news release. “Instead,
our goal with this new policy
is to address the small number
of guests who act irresponsi-
bly and those rare hosts whose
homes become persistent
neighborhood nuisances.”
Airbnb says it’s in the pro-
cess of identifying listings glob-
ally that may be violating the
party house ban, including ac-
commodations in Los Angeles,
Miami Beach, London and Mon-
treal. The company says it’s ask-
ing hosts to update their listings
to comply with the “open invite”
ban.
Airbnb is also issuing new
guest behavior rules. In early
2020, guests will get a warning
for one instance of excessive
noise, unauthorized guests,
unauthorized parking, unau-
thorized smoking or excessive
messiness reported by a host or
a neighbor. Further violations
will result in account suspen-
sion or removal.
Airbnb CEO Brian Ches-
ky announced last month that
changes would be coming af-
ter five people were killed at a
Halloween party shooting in
Orinda. The owner of the Airb-
nb rental didn’t authorize the
party, which had more than 100
guests.
AirbnbWatch, a hotel-funded
group that calls for stricter lo-
cal home-sharing regulations,
faulted Airbnb for responding
only after the Orinda shooting.
It also thinks the company’s ef-
forts fall short.
The group said Airbnb
should limit rentals to owner-oc-
cupied or primary residences.
Hosts in those homes are in-
vested in their communities and
are more careful about which
guests they accept, it said.
But Daniel Guttentag, an as-
sistant professor in the depart-
ment of hospitality and tourism
management at the College of
Charleston School of Business,
said he thinks the new policies
demonstrate Airbnb’s genuine
intention to rid the platform of
some of its most problematic ac-
tivity. He thinks the rules could
also help shield Airbnb from lia-
bility if a party goes awry.
“The challenge for Airbnb
will be enforcing these rules,
though, as its immense scale
can make that difficult,” Gut-
tentag said. Airbnb has more
than 7 million listings world-
wide.
The company is under pres-
sure to gain the trust of travel-
ers, neighbors and lawmakers
as it prepares for its planned
initial public offering next year.
Airbnb also said Thursday
it’s establishing a dedicated
hotline for mayors and city offi-
cials who have questions about
its policies.

Obituaries
Continued from Page 4A

Shemeka Patterson Felix Russ Jr., Kenny at Carter’s Funeral Ser- Crawford, Juanita Jen-
MACON — Sheme- Barksdale, Damante’ vice. Carter’s Funeral kins and Robert Brown,
ka Sherrell Patterson, Shelton, Johnny Spann Service of Macon is both of Macon, Bonita
38, died Jr., Tyrone Washington in charge of arrange- Branch of Jackson; and
Nov. 28, and Marco Roby. ments. a host of grandchildren.
2019, at her Mr. Smart was born Pallbearers will be
residence. Dewitt Smart April 28, 1935, in Noxu- Eddie Rice, Deion Gray,
Services MACON — Dewitt bee County, to the late Deondrae Wells, Dewitt
will be at Smart, 84, died Dec. Gus Smart and Mariah Clark, Nelson Bold-
11 a.m. 1, 2019, at Smart. He was formerly en Jr. and Marquies
Saturday at Noxubee employed with Macon Hopskin.
Woodlawn Patterson General Brick Yard.
C.M.E. Hospital in He is survived by
Church, with Vickie Macon. his children, Deletha M.D. Morgan
Tate officiating. Burial Services Stevenson, Rosie Rice, COLUMBUS — M.
will follow at the church will be at 2 Delois Wells, Dewitt D. Morgan, 79, died
cemetery. Visitation p.m. Satur- Stevenson, Demetrict Dec. 6, 2019, at Vine-
is from noon-6 p.m. at day at St. Smart Stevenson and Curtis yard Court Nursing
Carter’s Funeral Ser- John Full Lowery, all of Macon, Center.
vice. Carter’s Funeral Gospel Baptist Church, Charles Lowery of Arrangements are
Service of Macon is with Tommie Green Lynchburg, Virginia, incomplete and will be
in charge of arrange- officiating. Burial will and Hattie B. Monroe announced by Memori-
ments. follow at Oddfellow of Crawford; stepchil- al Gunter Peel Funeral
Ms. Patterson was Cemetery. Visitation is dren, Annie Brown Home and Crematory,
born Jan. 6, 1981, in from noon-6 p.m. today and Ray Key, both of College Street location.
Noxubee County, to the
late Curtis L. Brooks
and Linda Brooks. She
was a 1999 graduate of
Noxubee High School
and was formerly
employed as a bus
monitor and cook with
ICS in Macon. She was
a member of Woodlawn
C.M.E. Church.
She is survived by
her children, Timmie
Smith Jr. and Shemetri-
ona Smith, both of Ma-
con; and siblings, Sonya
Brooks and Stephen
Brooks, both of Macon,
Foster Brooks and
Lionell Barnett, both of
Aliceville, Alabama.
Pallbearers will be

Jimmy Carter
released from
Georgia hospital
The Associated Press

AMERICUS, Ga. —
Former U.S. President
Jimmy Carter was re-
leased from a hospital
Wednesday after being
treated for a urinary tract
infection.
Carter, 95, was dis-
charged from Phoebe
Sumter Medical Center in
Americus, Georgia, Car-
ter Center spokeswoman
Deanna Congileo said.
“He said he looks
forward to further rest
and recovery at home in
Plains, Georgia,” Con-
gileo said. “He and Mrs.
Carter wish everyone
peace and joy this holiday
season.”
Carter has overcome
several health challenges
in recent years.
He was diagnosed with
melanoma in 2015, an-
nouncing that the cancer
had spread to other parts
of his body. After partial
removal of his liver, treat-
ment for brain lesions,
radiation and immuno-
therapy, he said he was
cancer-free.
A fall last spring re-
quired him to get hip re-
placement surgery.
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An analysis of
school spending
White’s report, citing information from the
2006 to 2016 fiscal years, said Mississippi and its
school districts have been spending comparatively
less money “inside the classroom” than all South-
ern states except Texas and Oklahoma, along
with Washington, D.C. This includes salaries and
benefits for teachers and other instructional staff,
classroom supplies and student transportation.
That also means Mississippi has been spending
more money “outside the classroom” than 13 of the
16 Southern states. This is certainly a concern, but
it’s not a complete surprise when you consider all
the federal education dollars sent to a poor state
such as Mississippi. The statistics may be affected
by how much of this money is classified as class-
room-related.
Using 2016 figures, White’s report said Mis-
sissippi spent about 71% of its education dollars
on inside-the-classroom expenses. The Southern
average of 16 states and D.C. that year was 73.5%,
while the two top states, Maryland and Virginia,
spent 77% of their money inside the classroom.
For a comparison with Mississippi’s immediate
neighbors, Alabama is spending 72% of school mon-
ey inside the classroom, Louisiana and Arkansas
are spending 73%, and Tennessee is at 75%.
Three thoughts about all these numbers.
First, it’s not a surprise that Mississippi is near
the bottom of yet another list. That’s what happens
when you say that an adequate education deserves
X number of dollars, but then trim 5% or 10% from
that figure year after year.
Second, if there is a problem with White’s
report, it’s that it does not include the three most
recent fiscal years, since 2016 was the latest data
available. Still, the broad point is valid: If Mississip-
pi allocated as high a percentage of money to class- Home Base
In my hometown, Baby Jesus
room expenses as Maryland, the Southern leader,
it would add $250 million a year to classrooms.
As a comparison, the report noted that the

finally goes to church

state’s $1,500 teacher pay raise approved this year
will cost $77 million. Expecting Mississippi to act
like Maryland may be unrealistic, but the 2019

raise, and promises of more to come from incoming
Gov. Tate Reeves and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann,
should give a nice boost to Mississippi’s classroom
spending percentage.
The final thought, of course, is whether the
state and its school districts can do more to control
outside-the-classroom spending. This includes
salaries and benefits for administrators, principals
and office staff, along with operations, mainte-
nance and upkeep.
It’s hard to complain too loudly when 71% of Mis-
sissippi’s education dollars are being spent inside
the classroom. However, it is fair to note that most
other states in the South are doing a little better
than Mississippi in this regard.
As of 2016, Mississippi’s classroom spending
was about 2 percentage points behind the Southern
average. Aiming for that average seems like a good
target for now.
Greenwood Commonwealth
Today in history
Today is Friday, Dec. 6, the 340th day of 2019.
There are 25 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was rat-
ified as Georgia became the 27th state to endorse
it.
On this date:
In 1790, Congress moved to Philadelphia from
New York.
In 1907, the worst mining disaster in U.S. his-
tory occurred as 362 men and boys died in a coal
mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia.
In 1917, some 2,000 people were killed when
an explosives-laden French cargo ship, the Mont
Blanc, collided with the Norwegian vessel Imo at
the harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, setting off a
blast that devastated the Canadian city. Finland
declared its independence from Russia.
In 1923, a presidential address was broadcast
on radio for the first time as President Coolidge
spoke to a joint session of Congress.
In 1957, America’s first attempt at putting a
satellite into orbit failed as Vanguard TV3 rose
about four feet off a Cape Canaveral launch pad
before crashing down and exploding.
In 1962, 37 coal miners were killed in an ex-
plosion at the Robena No. 3 Mine operated by U.S.
Steel in Carmichaels, Pa.
In 1973, House minority leader Gerald R. Ford
was sworn in as vice president, succeeding Spiro T.
Agnew.
In 1989, 14 women were shot to death at the
University of Montreal’s school of engineering by a
man who then took his own life.
In 1998, in Venezuela, former Lt. Col. Hugo
Chavez (OO’-goh CHAH’-vez), who had staged a
bloody coup attempt against the government six
years earlier, was elected president.
In 2001, the House of Representatives, by a
one-vote margin, gave President George W. Bush
more power to negotiate global trade deals. Pres-
ident Bush dedicated the national Christmas tree
to those who had died on Sept. 11 and to service
members who had died in the line of duty.
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T
hirteen years
ago, when I
was editor for
my hometown weekly
newspaper in Warren,
Arkansas, I sat at a con-
ference room table in a
bank across from two
very proud women.
One was a longtime
successful local busi-
ness owner and the oth-
er worked at the bank. Zack Plair
Both were members
of the local chamber of commerce
board, which had just purchased
a Nativity Scene with individual
life-sized characters intended for
annual display on the courthouse
square.
A fairly benign interview en-
sued — the basics of cost, reasons
for doing it, etc. — but I ended it
with two more critical questions of an apocalyptic wasteland because
concern: What if someone steals
Baby Jesus (this was Warren after
all)?; and what if someone com-
plains to an organization, like the
American Civil Liberties Union,
about a Nativity Scene being dis-
played on public property?
To the first, the business owner
and project ringleader replied sim- a religion is very much against
ply, “No one is going to steal the
Baby Jesus.” Astonishingly, that’s
proven true over the last 13 years.
But with regards to her re-
sponse to the second question
— things akin to “We won’t be
intimidated by the ACLU,” “No
one will force us to take it down or
move it” and “if anyone is offended the ACLU will be furious when
by celebrating the birth of Jesus,
maybe they’re the ones with the
problem” — time finally caught
up to those assertions and proved
them wrong.
The county judge (equivalent
to county administrator here but
an elected official) for the roughly
11,000-person Bradley County
posted a letter to the public on
Facebook last week acquiescing
to three years’ worth of warnings
from the ACLU not to display the
Nativity Scene on public property.
He received correspondence from
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2018 but admitted he more than anyone else’s rights.
ignored it. After the Instead of actually representing
third time, he conclud- faith or preserving history — as
ed the cost for potential they claim -- they morph togeth-
litigation over the issue er the ideas of individual liberty
outweighed any per- (i.e.-worshiping freely, displaying
ceived benefits, so the a Nativity Scene or a Confederate
Nativity Scene instead flag in your yard or praying on
is being displayed on your own at school, all things that
the grounds of First are perfectly legal) and what they
Baptist Church. That believe is a state right to estab-
church is on Main lish and enforce certain cultural
Street near downtown, traditions.
so the scene will be just as visible It’s not meant to be inclusive.
but on private, not public, proper- It’s meant to be a comfort to those
ty. who agree and make those who
No one had to destroy it or don’t feel powerless and disenfran-
break it apart. The ACLU didn’t chised. It’s meant to attack and
make the town melt the characters offend just as much as it’s meant to
down, grind the substance to pow- rally support. Mostly, it’s meant as
der and put it in the water supply. a show of dominance by one group
Warren hasn’t suddenly become over all others “at least around
these parts.”
a purported symbol of collective
faith was relocated.
I’m sure you’ve heard, “If you
don’t like it, you can leave” from
While it would be unfair to say your friendly neighbor either
the community outcry against the seeking to force his religion down
judge and ACLU is unanimous — someone’s throat or hide behind a
many Warrenians fall on the side statue of Robert E. Lee. Imagine
of America being a nation of laws that same guy yelling that from
and the government establishing the courthouse steps every day at
people trying to go inside and pay
those laws — the issue has made their property taxes. I’m sure that
statewide news. So far, the clarion wouldn’t go over nearly as well, but
call of resistance, hilariously, has implicitly, that’s all these types of
been some citizens challenging monument displays ever really are.
everyone in town to put a Nativity Equality or freedom of speech?
Scene in their yard to “show the It’s not about those things either,
ACLU we won’t be silenced.” because, for a lot of these folks,
That’ll show ‘em, guys. I’m sure the road doesn’t run both ways.
Very often, the “We can, and you
they discover you’ve done exactly can’t stop us. But you can’t, and
what you should have to start with we will stop you” aspect comes
by using your private property to through loud and clear. It’s about
display your individual beliefs. fighting the thing they hate by
As a lifelong Southerner, I’m forcing others to look at things
duly exposed to the false argu- they might hate.
ments of protecting “religious Need proof? Let’s ask the
liberty” and “heritage” that spew people who keep shooting the
from the lost cause ilk. Wheth- Emmett Till sign how they feel
er it’s a Nativity Scene, prayer about removing Nativity Scenes
in school, a Confederate flag or or Confederate monuments from
monument, forcing those symbols public spaces.
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Trump on likely impeachment: ‘Do it now, fast’

‘We look forward to a fair trial in the Senate’
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham via Twitter
By JILL COLVIN
The Associated Press
WA S H I N G T O N
— Just get on with it.
After months of
fighting the House
impeachment inqui-
ry, blocking witness-
es and ignoring sub-
poenas, the White Trump
House is now publicly
embracing a strategy it has privately
signaled for weeks: It will accept the
reality that President Donald Trump
will likely be impeached by the
House and focus instead on a made-
for-TV trial on friendlier turf in the
Republican-controlled Senate.
Democrats, Trump tweeted
Thursday, “have gone crazy. There-
fore I say, if you are going to im-
peach me, do it now, fast, so we can
have a fair.... trial in the Senate, and
so that our Country can get back to
business.”
It was a message that came even
before Democratic Speaker Nancy
Pelosi stood before cameras and
announced that House committees
would draft articles of impeach-
ment. They’re virtually sure to
accuse the Republican chief exec-
utive of violating the Constitution,
abusing presidential of power and
undermining national security by
pressing the president of Ukraine
to investigate a Democratic political
rival as the White House was with-
holding crucial security aid.
“The president leaves us no
choice but to act,” she said.
The Trump reelection campaign
and the White House responded
with resignation, publicly acknowl-
edging for the first time that Trump
is likely to become only the third
president in the nation’s history to
be impeached by the House of Rep-
resentatives.
“We look forward to a fair trial in
the Senate,” tweeted Press Secre-
tary Stephanie Grisham.
While Trump has long bristled at
having such a distinction attached
to his legacy, he and his aides also
see a potential political upside in a
Democratic attempt to remove him
from office, despite considerable
risks.
With little chance that Senate
Democrats would have the votes to
convict him and remove him from
office, Trump is now hyping a Sen-
ate trial like a Trumpian episode of
Court TV, where his lawyers and Re-
publican allies will aggressively de-
fend his conduct while turning the
table on Democrats, especially the
chairman of the House intelligence
committee, Adam Schiff.
“We will have Schiff, the Bidens,
Pelosi and many more testify, and
will reveal, for the first time, how
corrupt our system really is,” Trump
tweeted.

Bloomberg gun plan: Permits, assault weapon ban, age limits

‘I’ve been all in on the fight against
gun violence for 15 years, and I’m
just getting started’
2020 Democratic contender Michael Bloomberg
By STEVE PEOPLES
AP National Politics Writer
AURO-
RA, Colo.
— Demo-
cratic presi-
dential con-
tenderMichael
Bloomberg
unveiled a
Bloomberg
gun control
policy on Thursday just
steps from the site of one
of Colorado’s worst mass
shootings, calling for a
ban on all assault weap-
ons, mandatory permits
for gun purchasers and a
new position in the White
House to coordinate gun
violence prevention.
“I’ve been all in on
the fight against gun vi-
olence for 15 years, and
I’m just getting started,”
Bloomberg declared. “As
president, I will work to
end the gun violence epi-
demic once and for all.”
Bloomberg, the billion-
aire former New York City
mayor, entered the Dem-
ocratic presidential pri-
mary less than two weeks
ago. Gun violence has
quickly emerged as a core
issue for his presidential
bid, as it has been for his
political and philanthrop-
ic efforts for much of the
last decade. Bloomberg
is well known to gun con-
trol advocates in Colorado
and across the country,
where he’s funneled tens
of millions of dollars from
his personal fortune to
help like-minded candi-
dates while creating and
supporting gun control
groups such as Mayors
Against Illegal Guns and
Moms Demand Action.
Despite his dedication
to the issue, the former Re-
publican is viewed skepti-
cally by many Democratic
primary voters, who look
at his ties to Wall Street
and vast personal wealth
with suspicion. Democrat-
ic rivals including Bernie
Sanders and Elizabeth
Warren in recent days
have accused him of try-
ing to buy the election.
At the same time,
Bloomberg is pounding
the local airwaves in all
50 states with television
ads highlighting his work
on issues on gun violence
and climate change while
casting himself as best po-
sitioned to defeat Trump
next fall. After spending
roughly $40 million on
an ad campaign over the
first week or so of his cam-
paign, he began running
a second ad campaign
backed by tens of mil-
lions of dollars more on
Wednesday.
The 77-year-old New
Yorker outlined his plan
to combat gun violence
before an invitation-only
audience of about 40 vic-
tims of gun violence and
gun control activists at a
Christian center, near the
movie theater in Aurora
where a gunman killed 12
people and wounded near-
ly 60 others in 2012.
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Suffrage
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Georgia and Louisiana.
The Mississippi Legisla-
ture rejected the amend-
ment in 1920 with a 94-23
vote but ratified it unani-
mously in 1984.
“People might think
that women in Mississip-
pi were not fighting for
suffrage considering how
long it took to ratify it,
but that’s not true,” said
Ishee, a digital archivist at
MSU Libraries and a PhD
student focusing on wom-
en’s history. “There were
a lot of women who were
really involved and they
were pretty devastated
when it didn’t pass.”
Fighting for suffrage
in Mississippi
Ishee said she became
interested in curating the
exhibit after researching
Alma Dorsey Birdsall,
a Yazoo County native
and active member of the
women’s suffrage move-
ment. The online academ-
ic publisher Alexander
Street Press collected a
database of suffragists
and was looking for some-
one to gather information
about a Mississippi suf-
fragist about a year ago,
Ishee said, and the exhib-
its committee at MSU Li-
braries asked her to gath-
er more information and
create an exhibit.
Birdsall served as sec-
retary and vice president
for the Mississippi Wom-
en’s Suffrage Association.
The organization formed
in 1899 but did not gain
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traction until 1906, and
it turned to local newspa-
pers the following year to
help its cause. Twenty-one
papers agreed to partici-
pate, including the Yazoo
Sentinel, which Birdsall’s
husband owned and edit-
ed. According to Ishee’s
research, Birdsall wrote
an article for the Senti-
nel titled “Why Women
Ought to Vote” in 1913.
In addition to lobby-
ing the Legislature and
holding speaking events,
the MWSA advertised
its events and published
pro-suffrage columns in
newspapers across the
state for a decade, and the
exhibit includes a panel of
clips from several papers.
Two clips from The Dis-
patch headlined “Suffrage
Notes” in March 1917, edit-
ed by the Columbus Equal
Suffrage League, rounded
up both local and national
advances in the suffrage
movement. According to
one clip, the state held its
annual suffrage conven-
tion in Starkville the fol-
lowing month.
Women could already
vote in some states, in-
cluding Colorado and
New York, in local and
state elections before the
Nineteenth Amendment
passed. The MWSA com-
mended Washington state
for granting women the
vote in 1911, according
to an article in the Jones
County News on May 4,
1911 after the MWSA con-
vention in Cleveland, Mis-
sissippi.
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The organization students do what I always started the suffrage that women have had the
lamented the United did before, just kind of movement were aboli- right to vote nationwide
States’ resistance to look at it and think, ‘Oh, tionists first,” Ishee said. for less than a century.
giving women the vote, that’s cool, better go to “They had been involved “I think it’s very im-
“placing us in the ridic- class,’ and never take the in social issues for de- portant that we have that
ulous position of not ap- time to look at it.” cades before they start- right to vote because
plying the principles for The exhibit caught the ed fighting for suffrage.” it’s part of our duty and
which our forefathers attention of Sarah Mat- Sarah said she finds it every vote counts,” she
fought, bled and died,” thews, an eighth-grader “kind of hard to imagine” said.
the organization wrote in at Starkville Christian
the Jones County News. School, and her family
Birdsall became the on Wednesday evening.
next owner and editor of Her brother had a mu-
the Sentinel, an unusual sic recital on campus,
job for a woman to have and the family decided
in her time, in 1930 after to check out the exhibit.
her husband’s death. She Sarah’s mother, Allison
died in 1932. Matthews, is the news
editor for the MSU Of-
Educational value fice of Public Affairs.
The Brock Gallery Sarah, 13, said she
usually features an ex-
hibit that MSU Libraries
now wants to learn more
about the work of individ-
decides is worthy of an ual suffragists, especial-
entire space for observa- ly the ones in Mississip-
tion, Ishee said. The ex- pi. She had heard of the
hibit’s sign-in sheet does nationally known ones
not have many names on such as Susan B. Antho-
it, and Arbogast was one ny and Lucretia Mott but
of the first. had not yet learned about
She is studying sec- state-level suffrage ac-
ondary education with tivism, she said.
an emphasis in social Ishee said schools
studies, and she said she could do a better job
hopes to get a master’s teaching women’s histo-
degree in “something in ry so people understand
the realm of feminism,” that women were social-
so the exhibit is relevant ly active during the late
to her interests. 19th and early 20th cen-
“I had always walked turies, despite having
past (the gallery) before, limited rights and expec-
but there was never re-
tations of them.
ally an exhibit I thought
“The women that
was interesting,” Arbo-
gast said. “I wandered
in there and realized I’d
been kind of missing
out on these really cool
things, and it makes me
wonder how many other
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Mississippi State’s Prince Oduro prepares to shoot over Louisiana Tech’s Andrew Gordon during the first half Thursday in Starkville.
By Garrick Hodge
ghodge@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — The
ball swished through the
net.
Disgusted, Mississippi
State forward Reggie Per-
ry caught it as it landed,
then slammed it in frus-
tration. The sophomore
couldn’t believe what was
happening defensively.
Louisiana Tech had
drilled another 3-pointer,
the sixth of what would
be 10 on the night for the
blue Bulldogs.
Rinse, and repeat.
MSU’s defense, help-
side and man-to-man sets
alike, let it down time
and time again Thursday
night in Louisiana Tech’s
74-67 upset victory over
the maroon Bulldogs.
“You have to give
them credit,” MSU senior
guard Tyson Carter said.
“They brought it tonight.
We didn’t.”
MSU (6-2) didn’t ex-
actly lose to Sister Mary
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School for the Blind, as
Louisiana Tech (6-2) sat
at No. 81 in KenPom.
com’s rankings entering
the contest. Neverthe-
less, it’s a loss the host
Bulldogs could regret.
“That’s a very tough
loss against a very good
and well-coached team,”
MSU coach Ben Howland
said. “You have to give
them credit and tip your
hat.”
Thursday was the first
time MSU took the court
in an 11-day span. It’s un-
clear if the long hiatus
disrupted the maroon
Bulldogs’ rhythm.
“Usually after a long
layoff, you can come back
sluggish,” Carter said.
“But there’s no excuse.
We still have to bring
it every night and treat
every game like it’s the
most important game of
the season.”
Louisiana Tech’s 16
3-pointers were the few-
est the blue Bulldogs
have attempted in a game
all season. They were just
efficient with shot selec-
tion and opportunistic of
missed defensive assign-
ments.
“Disappointed with
our defense tonight,”
Howland said. “I thought
at times, our defense was
really poor.”
“It’s going to be great
for me to show our team
that we took good ones,”
Louisiana Tech coach
Eric Konkol said. “We
passed up on some that
we could have just shot fli-
ers at. You talk about how
good this team is, you
take a bad shot, it’s like a
turnover, and they’re go-
ing to turn it into points.”
Entering the matchup,
MSU was a top-five team
nationally in offensive
rebounding percentage.
Yet, Louisiana Tech won
14-12 on the offensive
glass and had a 34-31
overall rebounding ad-
vantage. Time and time
again, Howland grew
tired of his team allowing
long offensive boards.
“I think we’re having
an issue of blocking out,”
Howland said.
Louisiana Tech took
a 39-36 lead into half-
time thanks to a 30-foot
3-pointer at the buzzer
from DaQuan Bracey. As
a team, the blue Bulldogs
shot 57 percent from the
floor entering the break.
Later in the second
half, MSU took a 55-54
advantage, but Louisiana
Tech sealed the contest
with a 10-0 run.
“They have finals
tomorrow. It was prob-
ably stupid on my part
to schedule this game
the night before finals,”
Howland said. “Maybe it
would have been better to
schedule it earlier in the
week when they’re not so
stressed. But you can’t
make excuses; give them
credit.”
Carter had a game-
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high 20 points, while
Perry picked up a dou-
ble-double with 14 points
and 14 rebounds. No oth-
er MSU player reached
double figures. The ma-
roon Bulldogs shot 47.2
percent from the floor
and 11 of 23 from beyond
the arc.
Bracey led the blue
Bulldogs with 16 points,
while Amorie Archibald
chipped in 15 and went 7
of 8 from the free throw
line down the stretch.
Other LA Tech players
in double figures were
Kalob Ledoux (10), Der-
ric Jean (10) and Isaiah
Crawford (10). The blue
Bulldogs shot 48.1 per-
cent from the floor.
MSU is back in action
against Kansas State
on Dec. 14 in the Never
Forget Tribute Classic in
Newark, New Jersey.
“It’s a tough pill to
swallow,” Howland said.
“Hopefully our guys learn
from it.”
STARKVILLE — Ben
Howland pulled out his
whiteboard.
Calling timeout with
27 seconds remaining
in the first half of Thurs-
day’s 74-67 loss to Lou-
isiana Tech, Howland
gathered his squad in a
huddle.
Quickly scribbling
as the timeout neared
its conclusion, the fifth-
year head coach drew up
a play in which freshman
guard Iverson Molinar
would drive with seven
seconds remaining and
look to finish or kick
toward one of his team-
mates on the perimeter.
But instead of the
downhill action Howland
had scribbled during
the break, Molinar set-
tled for a 25-foot spot-up
jumper.
Off the ensuing re-
bound, Louisiana Tech
guard DaQuan Brac-
ey corralled the loose
ball and nailed a run-
ning-3-pointer as time
expired.
“It’s probably my fault
for running that play be-
cause it’s not something
we’ve worked on a lot,”
Howladn said. “But I
wasn’t comfortable run-
ning a ball screen at the
end of the possession be-
cause they were going to
double it.”
Just one instance of
MSU’s discombobulated
approach to Thursday’s
contest, the Bulldogs
looked like a sluggish
shell of the team that
took No. 23 Villanova to
the brink just 13 days
ago in Myrtle Beach.
While offensive exe-
cution remained an is-
sue, it was the normally
dependable MSU de-
fense that looked most
out of sync.
Midway through the
game’s opening frame,
the Bulldogs allowed
back-to-back wide open
looks from 3-point range
after a help-side defend-
er sloughed off his man.
One possession later,
sophomore forward
Prince Oduro stepped up
court toward an inbound
Bracey, who flipped a
simple pass to Mubarak
Muhammed for an easy
layup.
“We weren’t covering
their roll-outs, and they
were getting layups,” se-
nior guard Tyson Carter
said. “We just weren’t
getting off to the help
side. We weren’t doing
our jobs.”
MSU’s inability to

Orr, West Point defense face tall task in 5A title game

By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
WEST POINT — West
Point senior linebacker
Tyron Orr isn’t afraid of
an opponent like no other.
Orr’s Green Wave (14-
1) face Picayune (14-0) in
Saturday night’s MHSAA
Class 5A championship
game in Hattiesburg —
the first time the two
schools have ever met.
And the first-time
matchup is poised to de-
liver: West Point has the
best defense in Class 5A,
and Picayune has the
best offense in the state,
let alone the class.
That puts the Green
Wave in a tough position,
but Orr has never been
one to be doubtful.
“I like the challenge,”
he said. “Everybody
thinks that we can’t stop
them, but that’s not new.”
The Maroon Tide are
a tour de force on offense,
averaging 51.9 points per
game. They’ve been held
under 40 points just once,
a 35-14 win over East Cen-
tral, and running back
Cameron Thomas has
run for 3,371 yards and
scored 46 touchdowns
this season.
“It’s just unbelievable
that he put up that many
yards this year,” West
Point coach Chris Cham-
bless said. “He’s fast, he’s
real slippery, not as big.
He finds a seam, he’ll
take off and take it to
the house, and that’s one
thing we can’t let him get
started on.”
That’s where Orr
comes in. The 5-foot-9,
225-pound man in the
middle has captained the
West Point defense since
last season, and he’ll lead
the Green Wave’s efforts
to counter Thomas’ effec-
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day against Picayune, which has the state’s top offense, the test will be a lot harder. See WEST POINT, 4B
guard the exterior per-
sisted into the second
half. As the Bulldogs
clamped down on the
interior, Louisiana Tech
found open look after
open look from beyond
the arc in the game’s fi-
nal 20 minutes — five to
be exact.
“This was the lowest
number of threes we’ve
taken in a game and it’s
going to be great to show
our team that we took
good ones,” Louisiana
Tech coach Eric Konkol
said. “We passed up on
some that we might’ve
been able to shoot fly-
ers at, but knowing how
good (MSU) is if you
take a bad shot it’s like a
turnover and they’re go-
ing to turn it into points.”
“They had some open
looks where we made
mistakes — really made
mistakes,” Howland
said. “We made a bunch
of mental mistakes not
knowing the personnel.”
This isn’t to say
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Starkville Academy boys pull away from CCA in fourth quarter
Columbus Christian Academy’s Lawson Studdard begins to fall to the ground while attempting to move past
Starkville Academy’s Reese Jackson, 3, and Logan Roach, 10, in a game Thursday night at Columbus Christian
Academy. Studdard quickly recovered and attempted to shoot the ball. Starkville Academy went on to defeat
Columbus Christian Academy 56-47.
By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
STEENS — With just
under a minute left, Law-
son Studdard hoisted up
a deep 3-pointer from the
left wing.
The Columbus Chris-
tian Academy senior
guard, who had dominat-
ed through three quar-
ters of Thursday’s home
game against Starkville
Academy, found himself
and the Rams struggling
in the fourth. The con-
test was tied at 38-all
heading into the fourth
quarter, but Columbus
Christian trailed 53-41
when Studdard tried the
long-distance jumper. It
barely grazed the bot-
tom of the net. Studdard
turned away, disgusted,
but Rams coach Jason
Williams caught him.
“Keep shooting,” Wil-
liams told Studdard.
“Keep shooting.”
Studdard did — he
sank a 3-ball with seven
seconds to go — but for
Columbus Christian, it
was too late. The Volun-
teers (5-1) handed the
Rams (3-1) their first loss
of the season, 56-47.
“It was just one of
those nights where shots
weren’t falling,” Williams
said.
They fell for 24 min-
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Alabama’s Tagovailoa still weighing options
The Associated Press
Tua Tagovailoa said
being assured he’d likely
remain a high NFL draft
pick could make “the big-
gest decision of my life” a
little easier.
The Alabama quarter-
back is still weighing his
options and going through
rehab for the right hip in-
jury that ended his junior
season — and potentially
his career with the 11th-
ranked Crimson Tide.
Once regarded as a po-
tential No. 1 overall pick,
Tagovailoa said Thursday
that if he feels he’ll still be
a top 10 or 15 pick, that
might be too tempting to
stick around.
“I think that’d be tough
to pass up,” he said, sitting
in a chair where the podi-
um normally rests during
Alabama news confer-
ences. “But I think there’s
a lot more to it than that in
some aspects.”
Tagovailoa stopped
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utes for Studdard and Co-
lumbus Christian, but the
basket appeared sealed
for the Rams down the
stretch. A free throw from
Studdard and a runner
from Dakota Shaw were
the team’s only three
points until the game’s fi-
nal minute.
Meanwhile, the Vols
swarmed the paint and
scored at will. Starkville
Academy junior Jawon
Yarbrough continually
victimized the Rams, get-
ting the ball in the post
and scoring seven points
in the quarter.
“They’ve got a good
player, but we should
have stayed in front of
him,” Studdard said of
Yarbrough.
The Rams couldn’t
seem to do that well
throughout Thursday’s
game, and Starkville
Academy coach Bill Ball
took advantage.
“You could tell that
we went to the post late
and every time down
for a stretch there in the
game,” Ball said.
In fact, the Volunteers
only made one shot out-
side the paint all night.
Randall Futral banked in
a 3-pointer from the top of
the key with a second left
in the first half.
“You win some, you
lose some on those kinds
there, saying he wants
to have that conversation
with his family not report-
ers.
He walked into the
room on crutches, sport-
ing dinosaur-covered red
pajama pants, saying it
looked “like a (Nick) Sa-
ban press conference” be-
fore doing an impression
of his coach. He ended
the news conference by
telling a reporter he liked
his Christmas sweater.
In between the quips,
he discussed his uncer-
tain future and the big de-
cision of whether to stay
in Tuscaloosa or enter the
draft.
Tagovailoa was injured
when he was dragged
down by two Mississippi
State defenders on Nov.
16. He had surgery two
days later in Houston.
The quarterback
doesn’t have a timeline on
when he will make that
decision, saying it could
come right before the Jan.
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of shots,” Williams said.
“The kid made it.”
Futral’s basket gave
Starkville Academy a one-
point lead heading into
halftime, and the Rams
and Vols came out of the
third quarter tied.
Then Starkville Acad-
emy switched its prima-
ry defender on Studdard
and tightened its defense.
The goal, Ball said, was to
limit Studdard’s touches,
and he ensured the Vols
wouldn’t help other de-
fenders if it meant losing
sight of Studdard. The
senior finished with 28
points, but only six came
in the fourth quarter.
“He’s playing hard on
both sides of the ball,”
Williams said of Stud-
dard. “Everybody is real-
ly giving me that kind of
effort.”
Shaw scored seven
points, and junior Jona-
than Peal battled through
shin splints to score
five. Senior big man Will
Teague missed the game
to play in Friday’s MAIS
All-Star game, and his
presence up front was
missed.
For the Volunteers, Yar-
brough led the way with
20 points, and George
Delp and Reese Jackson
each scored eight.
And even after an im-
pressive road win, Ball
20 deadline for under-
classmen to declare for
the NFL draft.
“This is probably going
to be the biggest decision
of my life,” Tagovailoa
said. “This is where I seek
advice from what I believe
and this is where I seek
advice from my parents.
But truly at the end of the
day, the decision comes
down to me, whether I
feel like it’s right for me to
stay or whether it’s right
for me to go.
“It’s just a really, really
big decision, and every-
body just wants to know.
That’s what makes it even
bigger, I’d say.”
In the meantime, he
started the rehab process
in Birmingham, Alabama,
on Wednesday and is
getting treatment at Ala-
bama’s athletic facilities
while back in class. He
said the medical staff was
surprised at how well he
did pushing against resis-
tance with his right leg.
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knows his team can still
improve.
“Hopefully we can take
a lot of lessons from this,”
he said. “Usually we get
those lessons from losses,
and I think we are able to
learn a lot, see some glar-
ing things that we need to
work on and feel very for-
tunate that we were able
to come out of here with
a win.”
Starkville Academy
girls 56, Columbus
Christian Academy 47
STEENS — Caroline
Wood had 18 points to
lead the Starkville Acad-
emy girls team to a 56-45
win over Columbus Chris-
tian Academy on Thurs-
day in Steens.
Meri Laci Archer
scored 12 points off the
bench for the Lady Vol-
unteers (7-2), and Lillee
Alpe added 11.
For Columbus Chris-
tian (2-2), senior Kylie
Emerson had 19 points.
Cayden Harding scored
eight, and Audrey For-
man scored six.
The Rams will play a
doubleheader at Oak Hill
Academy on Monday in
West Point, and the Vols
will play a doubleheader
with Pillow Academy on
Saturday in Greenwood.
Tagovailoa said he
won’t be able to twist his
hip as much inward but
doesn’t believe that will
affect his football ability.
“What the doctors
have said is they expect
a full recovery, that I’d
be able to go out there
and play football again at
100%,” Tagovailoa said.
“I just won’t be able to ro-
tate it internally the same
way.”
He’s less certain about
whether he’ll return to
football for the 2020 sea-
son or beyond. He pointed
out that this isn’t a stan-
dard, somewhat predict-
able football injury and
recovery process.
Tagovailoa said he
spoke with former Au-
burn star Bo Jackson —
who had his NFL career
cut short by a hip injury.
He said Jackson told him
not to rush things, but Ta-
govailoa also said the in-
juries were very different.
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briefly NBA
College Basketball
EMCC sweeps East Central for second time
The East Mississippi Community College men’s
and women’s basketball teams both beat East Central
Rockets rebound to beat Raptors
Community College on Thursday in Decatur, completing THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 17 attempts. Tucker delphia — where they of a perimeter-shooting who had six points in
the Lions’ second sweep of the Warriors this season. matched his season are 10-0 this season — slump, scoring 21 of his the overtime, iced it
The EMCC women’s team (7-2) trailed by 12 points TORONTO — Rus- high with five made despite 33 points from season-high 44 points with two free throws.
early in the second quarter and by three at halftime, but sell Westbrook had 19
they tightened up on defense to blow past East Central.
3-pointers. Houston Tobias Harris, 26 points in the third quarter, Kaminsky finished with
points, 13 rebounds and finished 22 for 55 from and a season-best 21 and Ricky Rubio pow-
The Lions allowed just 14 points in the second half and 20 points, and Kelly Ou-
notched a 67-43 win. 11 assists, James Hard- long range. rebounds from Embiid, ered Phoenix with four
en shook off a slow start bre had 14 points and 15
Topazia Hawkins scored 15 points, Taylor Harden shot 7 for 11, and 17 points and 10 as- points and a critical as-
Lattimore and Aamiya Rush each scored 12, and Ja’Mia to score 23 points and sists from Simmons. sist in overtime in a vic- rebounds.
Hollings recorded her fourth double-double with 10 his fewest attempts of
the Houston Rockets the season. He failed to Facing one of the tory over New Orleans. Booker was just 9
points and 12 rebounds. Tye Metcalf scored 10 points
as well. beat the Toronto Rap- finish as Houston’s lead- most lax defenses in the Playing the back end of 31 from long range
In the men’s game, Donte Powers led the Lions tors 119-109 on Thurs- ing scorer for the sec- NBA, Embiid had eight of a back-to-back, Phoe- in his previous five
(7-3) with 20 points in a 90-77 EMCC victory. Jakorie day night, snapping a nix led by 18 points en- games, but he made 5 of
Smith scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds for his fifth ond time this season. turnovers and Simmons
double-double, Arecko Gipson Jr. had 16 points and
three-game road losing The only other time seven. The 76ers ended tering the fourth quar- 11 3-pointers, including
grabbed six rebounds, and Danny Washington had 15 streak. was an opening-night up with 21 in all, leading ter, but the Pelicans all three of his attempts
points and recorded four steals. Ben McLemore had loss to Milwaukee, in to 30 points for the Wiz- fought back with five in 33-21 third quarter
EMCC will play a doubleheader at Mississippi Delta a season-high 28 points, which Harden shot 2 for ards, who had lost five 3-pointers, two by the
Community College on Monday. The women’s game when the Suns built a
P.J. Tucker added 18 13 and scored 19 points. of their past six games normally scatter-shoot-
starts at 6 p.m., and the men’s game starts at 8 p.m.
points and 11 rebounds, 105-85 lead.
Harden landed heav- entering the night. ing Lonzo Ball, to tie
Prep Soccer and Danuel House Jr. ily after taking contact Bradley Beal had 26 it at 125. The Pelicans
Starkville Academy boys shut out at scored 16 as the Rock- on his drive to end the points and 10 rebounds had a chance to win in Nuggets 129,
ets handed Toronto its regulation, but Bran-
St. Aloysius in Vicksburg second straight home
third. He was tended to for Washington.
don Ingram missed a
Knicks 92
The Starkville Academy boys soccer team was by trainers before get- Rookie Rui Hachimu- NEW YORK — Will
shut out 2-0 by St. Aloysius on Thursday in Vicksburg. loss after a franchise-re- ting to his feet and slow- ra scored 27, while Da- 15-foot jumper from the
The Volunteers are 1-1 on the season after the cord nine straight wins right baseline as time Barton scored 17 points
ly walking to the locker vis Bertans scored 19
loss. Their next game is at 4 p.m. Tuesday against to begin the season. expired. to help Denver beat
Magnolia Heights in Senatobia. room but returned 2 1/2 of his season-high 25
Pascal Siakam points in the second In overtime, In- New York.
Elsewhere, the Columbus girls team beat Philadel- minutes into the final
scored 24 points, Fred quarter. gram’s conventional Jerami Grant added
phia 3-0 in Philadelphia. The Falcons scored all three of quarter.
their goals in the first half. VanVleet had 20 and The 76ers have lost three-point play tied it 16, and Monte Morris
Results from the boys match were not available. Kyle Lowry 19 as the 10 games in a row at at 129, but Rubio hit a had 15. The Nuggets
The Falcons face Cleveland Central today in a
Raptors lost back-to- Wizards 119, Washington; their last 12-footer and a scoop in shot 56 percent from
doubleheader.
back regular-season 76ers 113 victory in the nation’s the lane and then added the field, had eight play-
SOURCE: From Special Reports home games for the WASHINGTON — A capital came on Nov. 1, a no-look assist to put ers reach double fig-
first time since losing combined 15 turnovers 2013. the Suns up 135-129.
ures and snapped a two-
CALENDAR to Oklahoma City and
Charlotte last March 22
by Joel Embiid and Ben
Simmons contributed
Rubio finished with 15
game losing streak.
assists.
Today and 24. to a loss on Thursday at Suns 139, New Orleans got to Mitchell Robinson had
Prep Football McLemore set a ca- Washington. Pelicans 132, OT 135-132 on JJ Redick’s 17 points for New York.
Noxubee County vs. Jefferson Davis reer high by making The Sixers dropped NEW ORLEANS — 3-pointer with 56.5 left, The Knicks have lost
County, MHSAA Class 3A champion- eight 3-pointers on to 5-7 away from Phila- Devin Booker broke out but Frank Kaminsky, eight straight.
ship, 11 a.m.
Prep Girls Soccer
Mooreville at Caledonia, 5:30 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Mississippi School for Math and Sci-

Buckeyes knock off No. 2 Louisville in Big Ten/ACC Challenge

ence at St. Joseph, 5:30 p.m.
Kosciusko at Starkville, 5:30 p.m.
Prep Boys Soccer
Columbus at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Mississippi School for Math and Sci-
The Associated Press layup and Juhasz scored on the strength of Bion- Ohio State: Huge So what happened?
ence at St. Joseph, 7 p.m. from underneath. The ca Dunham’s 10 points. win and confidence Walz said he didn’t
COLUMBUS, Ohio Cardinals closed to Jazmine Jones, who was builder for the Buck-
Kosciusko at Starkville, 7 p.m. — Ohio State pulled off think the emotional
Mooreville at Caledonia, 7:15 p.m. within 62-57 at the averaging 14.1 points eyes, who last month high of winning the
its biggest win of the three-minute mark and this season, picked up lost to Ohio and South
Prep Girls Basketball season thus far, shut- tournament last week-
Columbus at Baldwyn, 6 p.m. were within five points three fouls in the first Dakota. end and beating the No.
ting down No. 2 Louis- with 17 seconds left, quarter and sat for all of
Shannon at Caledonia, 6 p.m.
ville down the stretch 1 team in the country
but couldn’t get closer. the second. She eventu-
Pickens County (Ala.) at New Hope, 6
and dealing the Cardi- A pair of foul shots by ally fouled out with 4:36
Poll implications affected Thursday’s
p.m.
nals their first loss. The upset should performance.
West Point at Itawamba Agricultural, 6 Madison Greene sealed left in the game. Dun- “There was no hang-
Dorka Juhasz scored it late for the Buckeyes. drop the Cardinals as
p.m. ham didn’t score again fast as they rose. over from the week-
15 points and Kierstan “We competed real- in the game.
Noxubee County at Starkville, 6 p.m.
Bell added 14 as Ohio end,” he said. “They’re
West Lowndes at Aliceville (Ala.), 6 p.m. ly hard tonight,” Ohio “Tonight they out- 18- to 22-year-olds, god
Hebron Christian at Hamilton, 6 p.m.
State upset Louisville State coach Kevin toughed us, and you Ready for the big forbid. I mean if you can
67-60 in a Big Ten/ACC
Prep Boys Basketball
Challenge game on
McGuff said. “We de-
fended, we rebounded
have to give credit to time be excited to show up
Columbus at Baldwyn, 7:30 p.m. them,” Louisville coach McGuff said the and play a basketball
Thursday night. against one of the best
Shannon at Caledonia, 7:30 p.m. Jeff Walz said. “We Buckeyes playing then- game. Give Ohio State
Louisville (8-1) had rebounding teams in
Pickens County (Ala.) at New Hope, played tonight, unfortu- No. 4 UConn tough on credit.”
vaulted six spots in the the country, so I’m real-
7:30 p.m. nately, like a team that Nov. 24 prepared them
AP Top 25 to No. 2 be- ly happy.”
West Point at Itawamba Agricultural,
hind Stanford this week Dana Evans had 18
didn’t realize what was for big stage on Thurs- Quotable
7:30 p.m. working.” day against a surging “Louisville is a great
after knocking off then- points for the Cardi-
Noxubee County at Starkville, 7:30 p.m. opponent. team, they have great
No. 1 Oregon last week- nals, who were plagued
West Lowndes at Aliceville (Ala.), 7:30
p.m.
end in the the Virgin by poor shooting, espe- Big picture “I think it gave us players, but I just feel
Islands Paradise Jam. cially down thee stretch Louisville: Huge let- the confidence that we like we were tougher,”
Hebron Christian at Hamilton, 7:30 can play with the best Juhasz said.
“This is another when they had to chase down for the Cardinals,
p.m. teams in the country,”
game we showed we the Buckeyes. Louis- who had a huge win last
Saturday are a top team,” Juhasz ville shot 39.9 percent Saturday and vaulted he said. “I thought the Up next
Prep Football said. for the game compared six spots in the poll. difference tonight was Louisville: At
West Point vs. Picayune, MHSAA Class Ohio State (5-3) took to Ohio State’s 48.8 per- “We didn’t play very executing down the Northern Kentucky on
5A championship, 7 p.m. a 60-53 lead with five cent. physical,” Walz said. stretch better, we made Sunday.
Prep Girls Soccer minutes left after Bell The Cardinals took a “We have to get back to more shots.” Ohio State: Hosts
Corinth at Caledonia, 4 p.m. turned a steal into a 33-31 lead into halftime work.” Radford on Sunday.
Prep Boys Soccer
Corinth at Caledonia, 6 p.m.
Prep Girls Basketball
Pro Football
Indianapolis at New Orleans, 7:15 p.m. Georgia 7 1 202 84 11 1 395 125 Thursday’s Games Jarrett Parker and INF Max Moroff on minor
Itawamba Agricultural at Noxubee Florida
Tennessee 5 3 160
6 2 249 136 10 2 396 173
186 7 5 291 260
Washington 119, Philadelphia 113 league contracts.
Denver 129, New York 92 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Larry Rothschild
County, TBA NFL Glance Bears 31, Cowboys 24 Kentucky 3 5 145 160 7 5 316 221 Houston 119, Toronto 109 pitching coach, Bobby Dickerson bench coach,
AMERICAN CONFERENCE Dallas 7 0 0 17—24 Missouri 3 5 143 179 6 6 304 233 Phoenix 139, New Orleans 132, OT Wayne Kirby first base coach and Ben Fritz
Starkville Academy at Pillow Academy, East Chicago 0 17 7 7—31 South Carolina 3 5 159 221 4 8 269 313 Today’s Games bullpen coach. Promoted Skip Schumaker to
W L T Pct PF PA First quarter Vanderbilt 1 7 102 287 3 9 198 381 Brooklyn at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
3 p.m. New England 10 2 0 .833 322 145 Dal_Elliott 2 run (Maher kick), 6:03. Drive: 17 West Indiana at Detroit, 6 p.m.
associate manager.
BASKETBALL
plays, 75 yards, 8:57. Key Plays: Prescott 8 pass Conference All Games
Prep Boys Basketball Buffalo
N.Y. Jets
9 3 0 .750 257 188
4 8 0 .333 204 280 to Cobb on 3rd-and-3; Elliott 2 run on 3rd-and-1; W L PF PA W L PF PA
Orlando at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Denver at Boston, 7 p.m.
National Basketball Association
LSU 8 0 377 204 12 0 584 265 ATLANTA HAWKS — Transferred Gs Charlie
Starkville Academy at Pillow Academy, Miami 3 9 0 .250 200 377
South
Prescott 12 pass to Jarwin; Prescott 12 pass to
Alabama 6 2 360 203 10 2 579 226
Golden State at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Brown Jr. and Brandon Goodwin to College Park
Jarwin on 3rd-and-11; Prescott 9 pass to Gallup (NBAGL).
4:15 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA on 3rd-and-8. Auburn
Texas A&M 4 3 195
5 3 250 180
174
9 3 408
7 4 353
223
222
Washington at Miami, 7 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Houston 8 4 0 .667 293 271 Second quarter L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Itawamba Agricultural at Noxubee Tennessee 7 5 0 .583 276 234 Chi_Robinson 5 pass from Trubisky (Pineiro kick),
Mississippi St 3 5 186 256 6 6 331 337 Sacramento at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. National Football League
Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 261 257 Mississippi 2 6 208 243 4 8 319 318 L.A. Lakers at Portland, 9:30 p.m. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed DL Jonathan
County, TBA Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 220 292
12:13. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:04. Key Plays:
Lawrence 5-yard defensive offside penalty on 3rd-
Arkansas 0 8 139 319 2 10 257 442 Saturday’s Games Bullard on IR. Claimed TE Dan Arnold off waivers
North Thursday, Nov. 28 New Orleans at Dallas, 1 p.m. from New Orleans.
Men’s College Basketball W L T Pct PF PA and-9; Trubisky 6 pass to Cohen on 3rd-and-4; Mississippi St. 21, Mississippi 20 Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Waived DT Zach
Baltimore 10 2 0 .833 406 219 Trubisky 30 pass to Holtz. Friday, Nov. 29 Indiana at New York, 6:30 p.m.
CSU Bakersfield at Ole Miss, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 236 225 Chi_FG Pineiro 36, 8:06. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, Missouri 24, Arkansas 14 Phoenix at Houston, 7 p.m.
Sieler. Claimed C Hroniss Grasu off waivers
from Tennessee. Signed G Will Holden to the
3:09. Key Plays: Montgomery 11 run; Montgomery Saturday, Nov. 30
Talladega at MUW, 4 p.m. Cleveland
Cincinnati
5 7 0 .417 246 272
1 11 0 .083 179 298 20 run; Trubisky 8 pass to Horsted on 3rd-and-13. Georgia 52, Georgia Tech 7
Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS — Released P Matt Wile from
Women’s College Basketball West Chi_Robinson 8 pass from Trubisky (Pineiro Kentucky 45, Louisville 13
Clemson 38, South Carolina 3
Denver at Brooklyn, 2 p.m. the practice squad. Signed P Jack Fox to the
W L T Pct PF PA kick), :10. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 4:50. Key Atlanta at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
MUW at Trinity Baptist College, 1 p.m. Kansas City 8 4 0 .667 348 265 Auburn 48, Alabama 45 Chicago at Miami, 5 p.m. practice squad.
Plays: Trubisky 7 pass to Robinson on 3rd-and-6; JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed LB Myles
Oakland 6 6 0 .500 237 324 Bennett 5-yard neutral zone infraction penalty on Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 10 L.A. Clippers at Washington, 5 p.m.
Denver 4 8 0 .333 198 237 LSU 50, Texas A&M 7 Toronto at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Jack on IR. Signed LB Joe Giles-Harris from the
3rd-and-2; Trubisky 1 run on 3rd-and-1; Trubisky practice squad.
L.A. Chargers 4 8 0 .333 244 241 Florida 40, Florida St. 17 Sacramento at Dallas, 6 p.m.
21 pass to Miller. Saturday KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Placed RB Darrel
on the air
NATIONAL CONFERENCE Third quarter Oklahoma City at Portland, 7 p.m.
East Georgia vs. LSU at Atlanta, 3 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Williams on IR. Signed DB Alex Brown from
Chi_Miller 14 pass from Trubisky (Pineiro kick), the practice squad and TE Gehrig Dieter to the
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 6 7 0 .462 334 267 8:18. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 6:42. Key Plays: practice squad.
Today Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 274 284
Washington 3 9 0 .250 173 290
Trubisky 9 run on 3rd-and-2; Trubisky 33 pass to
Patterson on 3rd-and-9; X.Woods 5-yard defen- Pro Basketball College Basketball LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed DT P.J.
Johnson and WR Tyron Johnson to the practice
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) N.Y. Giants 2 10 0 .167 230 339 sive holding penalty on 3rd-and-9.
Fourth quarter NBA Glance Louisiana Tech 74, squad.
South
5:30 p.m. — Iowa at Michigan, FS1 EASTERN CONFERENCE NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed C Tanner Volson
6 p.m. — Providence at Rhode Island,
W L T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 10 2 0 .833 298 248
Dal_Elliott 2 run (Maher kick), 14:55. Drive: 9
plays, 54 yards, 3:03. Key Plays: Prescott 21 pass
Atlantic Division Mississippi St. 67 to the practice squad.
W L Pct GB LOUISIANA TECH (6-2) OAKLAND RAIDERS — Waived LB Quentin
Carolina 5 7 0 .417 280 320 to Gallup on 4th-and-3; Prescott 15 pass to Gallup;
ESPN2 Tampa Bay 5 7 0 .417 340 346 Elliott 1 run on 3rd-and-2.
Boston 15 5 .750 — Muhammed 3-11 0-1 6, Crawford 3-4 3-4 10, Ar- Poling and OL Kyle Kalis from the practice squad.
Toronto 15 6 .714 ½ chibald 3-5 7-8 15, Jean 4-10 1-2 10, Bracey 6-8 Signed DB Jordan Brown, WR De’Mornay Pier-
8 p.m. — Southern California at Texas Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 260 323 Chi_Trubisky 23 run (Pineiro kick), 13:22. Drive: 3 Philadelphia 15 7 .682 1 0-0 16, Powell 0-0 1-4 1, Gordon 3-6 0-0 6, Thom- son-El and TE Cole Wick to the practice squad.
North
Christian, ESPN2 W L T Pct PF PA
plays, 60 yards, 1:33. Key Plays: B.Jones 10-yard Brooklyn 11 10 .524 4½ as 0-0 0-0 0, Ledoux 4-10 0-0 10, Williams 0-0 0-0 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released S Chris
defensive pass interference penalty; Trubisky 22 New York 4 18 .182 12 0. Totals 26-54 12-19 74.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Green Bay 9 3 0 .750 289 255 pass to Robinson. Southeast Division MISSISSIPPI ST. (6-2)
Johnson from the practice squad. Signed CB
Minnesota 8 4 0 .667 319 242 Tremon Smith and WR Marken Michel to the
7 p.m. — Pac-12 Championship: Utah Chicago 7 6 0 .538 243 232 Dal_Cooper 19 pass from Prescott (Maher kick), W L Pct GB Ado 4-7 1-4 9, Perry 6-10 0-0 14, Woodard 3-8 0-0
practice squad.
4:29. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:14. Key Plays: Miami 15 6 .714 — 8, Molinar 3-7 0-0 7, Carter 6-15 3-4 20, Feazell
vs. Oregon, Santa Clara, Calif., ABC Detroit 3 8 1 .292 280 315
Prescott 24 pass to Gallup; Prescott 9 pass to Orlando 10 11 .476 5 0-0 0-2 0, Oduro 0-0 2-2 2, Stewart 3-6 0-0 7. To- SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed OL Andrew
West
COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S) W L T Pct PF PA Cooper on 3rd-and-2. Charlotte 9 14 .391 7 tals 25-53 6-12 67. Lauderdale, S Tyree Robinson and WR Chris
Thompson to one-year contracts. Waived OL
Washington 7 13 .350 7½ Halftime_Louisiana Tech 39-36. 3-Point Goals_
7 p.m. — Minnesota at Ohio State, BTN San Francisco 10 2 0 .833 349 183 Dal_FG Maher 31, :08. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards,
Atlanta 5 17 .227 10½ Louisiana Tech 10-16 (Bracey 4-4, Archibald 2-4, Christian DiLauro and RB Brandon Wilds.
Seattle 10 2 0 .833 329 293 1:42. Key Plays: Prescott 17 pass to Gallup;
7:30 p.m. — Penn State at Michigan, L.A. Rams 7 5 0 .583 283 250 Prescott 5 pass to Witten on 3rd-and-2; Prescott
Central Division Ledoux 2-4, Crawford 1-1, Jean 1-3), Mississippi Waived/injured WR Shawn Poindexter.
W L Pct GB St. 11-23 (Carter 5-13, Woodard 2-3, Perry 2-3, Canadian Football League
FS1 Arizona 3 8 1 .292 255 351 35 pass to Cobb. Milwaukee 19 3 .864 — Stewart 1-2, Molinar 1-2). Fouled Out_None. Re- EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed DBs Jose
Thursday’s Games A_61,276.
NBA BASKETBALL Chicago 31, Dallas 24 Dal Chi
Indiana 14 7 .667 4½ bounds_Louisiana Tech 30 (Archibald 6), Missis- Alfonsin, Afolabi Laguda, Malcolm Washington
Detroit 8 14 .364 11 sippi St. 29 (Perry 14). Assists_Louisiana Tech 12
7 p.m. — Denver at Boston, ESPN Sunday’s Games First downs 22 24 Chicago 8 14 .364 11 (Jean 5), Mississippi St. 18 (Perry, Molinar, Carter
and McKinley Whitfield.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Released DE
9:30 p.m. — LA Lakers at Portland, Washington at Green Bay, Noon
Detroit at Minnesota, Noon
Total net yards 408 382 Cleveland 5 15 .250 13 4). Total Fouls_Louisiana Tech 15, Mississippi St. Jonathan Kongbo.
Rushes-yards 22-82 34-151 WESTERN CONFERENCE 18. A_6,375 (10,575).
ESPN Carolina at Atlanta, Noon Passing 326 231 Southwest Division
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
Saturday San Francisco at New Orleans, Noon
Cincinnati at Cleveland, Noon
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay, Noon
Punt returns 0-0
Kickoff returns 3-64
4-33
3-51

Dallas
W L Pct GB
15 6 .714 —
Transactions NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed D Matt Tenny-
son on IR, retroactive to Tuesday.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Denver at Houston, Noon Ints. Ret. 1-0 0-0 Houston
San Antonio
14 7 .667 1
8 14 .364 7½ Thursday’s moves NEW YORK RANGERS — Reassigned D Sean
11 a.m. — Big 12 Championship: Bay- Miami at N.Y. Jets, Noon Comp-att-int 27-49-0 23-31-1 Day from Hartford (AHL) to Maine (ECHL).
Sacked-yds lost 2-8 2-13 Memphis 6 15 .286 9 BASEBALL
Baltimore at Buffalo, Noon
lor at Oklahoma, Arlington, Texas, ABC L.A. Chargers at Jacksonville, 3:05 p.m. Punts 5-44.8 4-40.5
New Orleans 6 16 .273 9½
Northwest Division
American League WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Loaned D Tobias
Geisser to Ev Zug (National League-Switzerland).
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with
11 a.m. — Sun Belt Championship: Tennessee at Oakland, 3:25 p.m. Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-1 W L Pct GB 2B Dilson Herrera on a minor league contract. American Hockey League
Kansas City at New England, 3:25 p.m. Penalties-yards 6-52 4-30
Louisiana at Appalachian State, ESPN Pittsburgh at Arizona, 3:25 p.m. Time of poss. 27:42 32:18
Denver
Utah
14 5 .737 —
12 10 .545 3½
BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with STOCKTON HEAT — Loaned F Matthew
Gaudreau to Reading (ECHL).
11 a.m. — MAC Championship: Miami Seattle at L.A. Rams, 7:20 p.m. Individual statistics Minnesota 10 10 .500 4½
LHP Josh Osich and INF Marco Hernández on
one-year contracts. ECHL
Monday’s Games RUSHING_Dallas, Elliott 19-81, Prescott 3-1. Chi-
(Ohio) at Central Michigan, ESPN2 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m. cago, Montgomery 20-86, Trubisky 10-63, Cohen
Portland 9 13 .409 6½
Oklahoma City 8 12 .400 6½ CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with ECHL — Suspended Utah LW Garrett Klotz
12:30 p.m. — Conference USA: UAB at Thursday, Dec. 12 3-7, Patterson 1-(minus 5). Pacific Division RHP James Hoyt on a one-year contract. 13 games.
SOCCER
HOUSTON ASTROS — Traded OF Jake Maris-
FAU, Championship, CBSSN N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 7:20 p.m. PASSING_Dallas, Prescott 27-49-0-334. Chica-
L.A. Lakers
W L Pct GB
19 3 .864 — nick to the N.Y. Mets for LHP Blake Taylor and OF Major League Soccer
Sunday, Dec. 15 go, Trubisky 23-31-1-244.
2:30 p.m. — American Athletic Champi- Denver at Kansas City, Noon RECEIVING_Dallas, Gallup 6-109, Cooper 6-83, L.A. Clippers 16 6 .727 3 Kenedy Corona. ATLANTA UNITED — Re-signed M Jeff
Larentowicz.
onship: Cincinnati at Memphis, ABC Tampa Bay at Detroit, Noon Jarwin 6-50, Witten 5-37, Cobb 2-43, Elliott 2-12. Phoenix 10 11 .476 8½
Sacramento 8 12 .400 10
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named Terry Brad-
shaw hitting coach, Cal Eldred pitching coach, CINCINNATI — Signed M Haris Medunjanin.
Houston at Tennessee, Noon
3 p.m. — SEC Championship: Georgia Miami at N.Y. Giants, Noon
Chicago, Cohen 6-24, Robinson 5-48, Horsted
4-36, Holtz 3-56, Miller 3-42, Patterson 1-33,
Golden State 4 19 .174 15½ Pedro Grifol bench coach, Rusty Kuntz first base DALLAS — Acquired M Thiago Santos on per-
at LSU, Atlanta, CBS Seattle at Carolina, Noon Ridley 1-5.
Wednesday’s Games
Charlotte 106, Golden State 91
coach, John Mabry major league coach, Vance manent transfer from Palmeiras (Serie A-Brazil)
and signed him.
Chicago at Green Bay, Noon Wilson third base coach and Rafael Belliard
3 p.m. — Mountain West Champion- New England at Cincinnati, Noon
MISSED FIELD GOALS_Dallas, Maher 42. Milwaukee 127, Detroit 103 special assignment coach. United Soccer League
ship, Hawaii at Boise State, ESPN Philadelphia at Washington, Noon Orlando 128, Phoenix 114
Boston 112, Miami 93
SEATTLE MARINERS — Traded C Omar LEAGUE TWO — Announced it is adding a

6:30 p.m. — ACC Championship: Vir-
ginia at Clemson, Charlotte, N.C., ABC
7 p.m. — Big Ten Championship: Ohio
State at Wisconsin, Indianapolis, FOX
College Football
Cleveland at Arizona, 3:05 p.m. franchise next season in Grand Rapids, Mich. to
Jacksonville at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. Brooklyn 130, Atlanta 118
Narváez to Milwaukee for RHP Adam Hill and a
2020 Competitive Balance Round B draft pick. be known as Grand Rapids FC.
Minnesota at L.A. Chargers, 3:05 p.m. Chicago 106, Memphis 99
National League COLLEGE
Atlanta at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.
L.A. Rams at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.
SEC Standings Indiana 107, Oklahoma City 100
Dallas 121, Minnesota 114 CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with INF DOANE — Announced the retirement of Gwen
East Mike Moustakas on a four-year contract. Egbert volleyball coach.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m. Conference All Games L.A. Lakers 121, Utah 96
Portland 127, Sacramento 116 NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with OF RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE — Named Jessica
Monday, Dec. 16 W L PF PA W L PF PA Trautman assistant women’s lacrosse coach.
4B Friday, December 6, 2019
Defense
Continued from Page 1B
Mississippi State head coach Ben Howland talks to Reggie Perry during a timeout in the first half against Louisiana Tech on Thursday at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville.
MSU’s lackadaisical effort was
entirely unheralded. The Bull-
dogs were stagnant at best in
wins over Florida Internation-
al and Sam Houston State, but
Thursday it cost them.
As the blue and red-clad
Bulldogs flustered MSU’s
West Point
Continued from Page 1B
“It’s the first back I’ve
played against that’s had
that many yards, but he
doesn’t scare me,” Orr
said of Thomas.
Chambless knows
other players depend on
Orr’s talent, knowledge
of the game and energy,
making his role even big-
ger Friday.
“He’s not gonna back
down from anything, and
that’s what makes him so
special to us: Other guys
feed off him,” Chambless
said.
West Point knows it
can’t stop Thomas and the
Maroon Tide rushing at-
tack outright, but it can do
its best to limit big plays,
and that’s all Chambless
can ask for.
“I just think that we
can’t let their running
backs get 10-, 15-yard car-
ries,” he said. “We know
they’re gonna get some,
but we can’t let them con-
tinuously dink us down
the field and wear us
down.”
West Point had good
practice last week against
Neshoba Central and star
rusher Jarquez Hunter.
The Green Wave couldn’t
take Hunter out of the
game entirely, but they
held the Rockets to seven
points and cut down on
big plays.
Chambless expects
more of the same “smash-
mouth football” Saturday
night, and he emphasized
the importance of getting
West Point
NORTH
14-1
34.0
points per game
13.9
points allowed
per game
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varying ball-handlers — none hear the crowd groan,” How- for the tunnel. With his head it, the Bulldogs raised far
of whom looked capable of land said in reference to his bowed, freshman guard Devin more questions than those it
running the point in place of team’s inability to block out. Butts consoled the towering answered in its late November
the suspended Nick Weather- As the crowd of 6,375 big man. swing through South Carolina.
spoon — Louisiana Tech aided thinned to double digits as On Thursday, MSU fell “You can’t make excuses,”
its effort with a 14-12 advan- the clock struck zero and the victim to a team it was Howland said. “Give them
tage in offensive rebounding. ensuing handshake line neared favored to defeat by eight credit: They beat us on our
“Late in the game you could its conclusion, Perry headed points by KenPom, and with home floor.”
off to a quick start. Orr try to impose our will been really good, and tra-
will be tasked with mak- on the other one. An of- ditionally we’ve been real-
ing sure he keeps the fensive line knows when ly good, and we’ve never
defense in line to accom- another team’s getting faced each other before,”
plish that. worn down, and that’s Chambless said. “ ... It’s
“I’ve always said the what drives them. When gonna be a fun game.”
first team that flinches they see that team wear- For Orr, taking the
is the team that’s gonna ing down, it builds them field for the last time will
get their tails whipped,” up a little bit. So we can’t be “bittersweet,” though
Chambless said. “So let their offensive line he said the impact may
we can’t flinch, and he’s get built up by seeing us not hit until afterward. So
gonna play a vital role in flinch.” he plans to leave it all on
that, making sure nobody That’s a considerable the field.
flinches up front or at line- challenge for the Green “It’s my last game, and
backer or behind him.”
Wave defense, but they’ve it’s the championship
Yes, even the second-
backed it up all year. Now game, so I’ve gotta go out
ary will be critical, as
they have the chance to do with a bang,” Orr said.
Picayune’s offense isn’t
entirely one-dimensional. it one last time against a Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Sat-
“They’ll lull you to brand-new opponent with urday at M. M. Roberts
sleep,” Chambless said. weapons unlike any West Stadium on the Universi-
“They completed a lot of Point has seen before. ty of Southern Mississippi
passes this year, so they “Traditionally they’ve campus in Hattiesburg.
will put it in the air.”
That style seems sim-
ilar to what the Green
Wave employs, a run-first
system that depended
on pass plays in key sit-
uations in last Friday’s
north final. Without a
few play-action passes on
third down, West Point
might never have made it
to its fourth straight state
championship game.
But the team’s strength
is in its rushing attack:
seniors Brandon Harris,
Dantariyus Cannon and
Jimothy Mays all carry
the load. It’ll be run game
versus run game when
the Wave and the Tide
come face to face.
“We’re both gonna run
the football,” Chambless
said. “We’re both gonna
Picayune
SOUTH
14-0
51.9
points per game
14.6
points allowed
per game

NFL FOOTBALL
Mitchell Trubisky helps Bears beat Cowboys
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Mitchell
Trubisky and the Chicago
Bears appear to be hit-
ting their stride, even if
it might be too late to sal-
vage their season.
Trubisky threw three
touchdown passes and
ran for a score in Chica-
go’s 31-24 victory over
Dak Prescott and the
slumping Dallas Cowboys
on Thursday night.
In a matchup between
disappointing teams that
made the playoffs last sea-
son, the Bears (7-6) came
away with their fourth
win in five games after
dropping four in a row.
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
The Cowboys (6-7) have
lost seven of 10 since a 3-0
start.
“I think it shows we’re
resilient,” Trubisky said.
“We stick together. We
believe in each other even
when nobody else be-
lieves in us. It’s a special
group in that locker room.
We just want to keep this
feeling going.”
Trubisky shook off an
early interception near
the goal line to complete
23 of 31 passes for 244
yards. He matched a sea-
son high for touchdown
throws and set one with
63 yards rushing. That in-
cluded a 23-yard scoring
dash early in the fourth
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quarter to make it 31-14.
Allen Robinson caught
two TD passes and An-
thony Miller had one as
Chicago tied a season
scoring high.
On defense, Khalil
Mack had a sack but l ine-
backer Roquan Smith left
the game with a pectoral
injury on the opening
drive, with coach Matt
Nagy saying it “doesn’t
look real good for him.”
Still, the Bears took out
the NFC East leaders af-
ter beating the struggling
Detroit Lions twice and
New York Giants in recent
weeks.
“Most teams at some
point in time will hit some
type of adversity,” Nagy
said. “We went through
that four-game stretch.
It was difficult in a lot of
different ways. ... Every-
body’s seeing what type
of people we have on this
football team. No one’s
flinched. We’ve pulled
together. We’ve become
even tighter.”
Slump continues
Facing a top-10 de-
fense for the third week in
a row, the Cowboys once
again couldn’t get their
high-powered offense go-
ing.
“I can’t put a finger
on it,” said Prescott, the
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My wife and
I married in
our early 40s. I
have given my all
to her, but I have
always felt under-
appreciated.
I always
wanted to be a
father, but she
didn’t want to
have kids. After
we were together
for a few years,
she changed
her mind, so we
decided to try for
Dear Abby
a child and were
surprised to discover after
only a week of trying that we
were pregnant. A few months
ago, we were blessed with our
beautiful, healthy daughter.
My wife had difficulty with
breastfeeding, so she decided
to stop and solely bottle-feed.
I have been supportive of her
decision, but she still feels
sad and guilty about it. I have
done all I can to encourage
and comfort her, but she just
brushes me off.
I love my wife with all that I her OB/GYN because, with
am, but I don’t feel loved in re-
turn. Since we started dating,
she has always called me
“Babe.” Now she calls me by
my first name. I tell her I love
her every day, but she hasn’t
said it back since the baby
was born. She also doesn’t
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.
6). There’s a real ease that
kicks in two weeks from now.
What you naturally do works so
well with the rhythms of life,
and synchronistic events will
start to show you a path. Don’t
rely too much on the external
though. This is a dance in which
a purpose grows in you. Scorpio
and Gemini adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 9, 20, 5, 11
and 16.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). Many leaders consider an
effective message to be one
that drives people to a desired
behavior. If the message also
happens to be true, that’s more
of a bonus than a prerequisite.
If you want the truth, you’ll have
NFL’s passing leader. “I
wish I could right now. If
I could we wouldn’t be in
this situation, we would
be getting over this and
out of this slump, but
that’s the most frustrat-
ing part, we have the skill
level, we have the players,
we have the chemistry at
times, But we’re not play-
ing together as a team,
complementary enough
when we need to, and we
need to figure it out.”
Prescott was 27 of 49
for 334 yards and a touch-
down. Ezekiel Elliott ran
for 81 yards — his fifth
straight game under 100
— and two scores.
Michael Gallup had
say goodnight
when she goes
to bed.
We haven’t
kissed in almost
two months. I
receive no affec-
tion from her;
she never even
touches me. I
don’t care about
not having sex,
but she won’t
even touch my
arm or try to hold
my hand. I feel
alone and lonely
in my own home.
What can I do to
change things? — HEARTSICK
HUSBAND
DEAR HUSBAND: Tell
your wife what you have
written. She may be feeling
overwhelmed and exhausted
from taking care of a brand-
new baby, or suffer from a
common condition called
postpartum depression. (It’s
sometimes referred to as the
“baby blues” for a reason.)
Urge her to discuss how
she has been feeling with
medical help, the condition is
treatable. Please don’t wait
because the sooner this is
dealt with, the better it will be
for all three of you.
DEAR ABBY: I recently
housesat for a friend and
her family while they were
to dig for it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You expect to have an influence
over others when you’re their
boss or parent, but you probably
don’t realize that you influence
your peers, too, and a lot more
than you think.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You may think you’re having a
fresh feeling when actually the
feeling is just now emerging
from a trap it’s been in for
years. The result is an intensity
of emotion that may seem out
of step with a particular win or
loss.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Credentials can’t guarantee
success. At best, they point
to where a person has been.
Friday, December 6, 2019 5B
109 yards receiving. Am-
ari Cooper caught six
passes for 83 yards and
a touchdown, but the
Cowboys lost their third
straight. They lead Phila-
delphia by a half-game in
the division.
“I know we have the
right pieces in place, right
players, right talent. Just
about doing it instead of
talking about it,” Cooper
said.
Up next
Cowboys: Host the
Los Angeles Rams on
Dec. 15.
Bears: At the Green
Bay Packers on Dec. 15.
on vacation because they
needed someone to water
their plants and take out their
dog. Cleaning is a favorite
pastime of mine, so while I
was there, I did some tidying
up. I did not enter any of their
bedrooms and only did small
tasks such as vacuum and
mop the common areas. I
genuinely thought I was being
considerate by going above
and beyond.
When they returned, they
seemed shocked and even
slightly offended, and made
jokes about how I must think
they are messy. At the time, it
seemed fine, but I understand
now it may have been misin-
terpreted.
Did I cross a boundary,
and should I avoid doing this
in the future? How should I
apologize? I feel terrible for of-
fending them. — CLEANING’S
MY THING
DEAR C.M.T.: Stop beating
yourself up and ASK your
friend if she was offended
that you mopped and dusted
while you were housesitting. If
the answer is yes, apologize.
And when you do, explain that
you are somewhat of a “neat-
nik” and thought they would
be pleased to come home
and find fewer chores needing
to be done. If she’s truly
offended, you won’t be asked
to housesit again, but I have a
strong hunch you will be.
You’ll be in a position to entrust
someone with a job. Pay more
attention to the current interac-
tion than to past credentials.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
The daily triumphs count, like
treating yourself right, feeding
someone, getting children to
school on time. Take a moment
to give yourself props for the
little things you do to keep this
show going.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
People who try to assess you
in terms of a category will only
confuse themselves because
you can fit into a lot of different
descriptions, and yet you’re far
too complex to fill out just one.
Getting to know you takes time.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Think that life is good, and it will
show you how good it is. Think
life is hard, and it will show you
that, too. You’re not afraid to
see more than one side of it.
You’re a realist and quite aware
that no reality is universal.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). It’s easier to work a room
when you think you’ll only have
to do it once. This is the gift
of strangers. You can shine in
the moment without a single
thought about the past or future
of a relationship.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Holding back takes either
self-control or fear. Throwing ev-
erything in takes either courage
or ignorance. Knowing what to
give, when and how much takes
either prudence or wisdom.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). There’s a difference
between borrowing trouble,
seeking it and anticipating it
for the sake of preparation.
You’ll entertain a few troubling
thoughts just long enough to
prepare a response for each.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). The course of this day will
resemble a zigzag. Perhaps it
hardly makes sense, but the
intrinsic logic will reveal itself at
some point. In the meantime,
you won’t have to report to
anyone or explain yourself.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Caring people are all
around you, and you’ll instinc-
tively move toward the ones that
will be most be enriched by your
presence. The bottom line is
that you just like people who are
good for you.
In perfect harmony
SOLUTION:
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Christmas Bake/Craft Sale
Mathiston U.M. Church, 24894
Hwy. 15 in Mathiston, hosts its
Christmas Bake and Craft Sale
from 8 a.m.-noon Dec. 7. Proceeds
benefit the United Methodist Women
Mission projects. The public is invit-
ed to attend. For more information,
call Jimmie Whitt, 662-263-6173.
Holy Cake Program
The Pastor’s Aid of Truevine
Baptist Church, 5606 Artesia Road,
hosts its Holy Cake Program at 1
p.m. Dec. 7. The public is invited to
attend. For more information, call
662-255-7145.
Male Chorus Anniversary
Canaan M.B. Church, 2425 Bell
Ave., hosts its 35th Male Chorus
Anniversary Program at 6 p.m. Dec.
7 and 3 p.m. Dec. 8. The public is
invited to attend.
Gospel Choir Musical
Mt. Peiler M.B. Church, 840 N.
Jackson St., hosts its 63rd Annual
Gospel Choir Musical at 3 p.m. Dec.
15. The public is invited to attend.
Forgive and Live
Forgive and Live meets from 6-7
p.m. every 1st and 3rd Monday of
each month in the downtown YMCA
Board Room. Inquire and seek infor-
mation to succeed spiritually, phys-
ically and financially and be eager
to be a blessing to the community,
churches and families through the
Word of God. The public is invited
to attend. For more information, call
Pat Fisher Douglas, 662-251-5899.
Fellowship Dinner,
Youth Service
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center,
923 Ridge Road, Columbus, hosts a
fellowship dinner and youth service
every 3rd Sunday.
Gospel Book Club
Friendship M.B. Church, 1102
12th Ave. S., invites the public to
join its Community Gospel Book
Club from 6-7 p.m. the last Friday
of each month to study and share
views of the Holy Bible. Open to
all ages and ethnicities. For more
Religious briefs
information, call Lillian Murray, 662-
570-1974.
Grief Support Group
The Oil of Joy for Grief and
Mourning offers a grief support
group at 6 p.m. every 2nd Thursday
of the month at United Christian
Baptist Church, 232 Yorkville Road
East. “Making your grieving journey
easier.” For more information, call
662-327-0604 or e-mail unitedchris-
tian@cableone.net.
Celebrate Recovery
The Assembly Church, 2201 Mili-
tary Road, and Meadowview Church,
300 Linden Circle in Starkville, host
Celebrate Recovery at 6 p.m. every
Sunday at The Assembly Church
(next to Lowe’s) and at 6 p.m. every
Tuesday at Meadowview Church.
Get help, healing and support for
any habit, hurt or hang-up using the
Christ-centered 12 steps.
Prayer for Youth
Every 2nd and 3rd Saturday,
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center hosts a
prayer for the youth from 2-3 p.m.
Prayer, Free Coffee
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, 2221 14th Ave. N., hosts
free coffee and a prayer communi-
ty outreach service from 8-9 a.m.
every 5th Saturday. For information,
contact Jesse Slater, 662-328-
4979.
Radio Program
Apostles Patrick Perkins invites
the public to tune in to WTWG, radio
1050 AM for Perfecting the Saints
Broadcast, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.
Women Prayer,
Worship Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106
22nd St. S., holds a prayer and
worship service every Thursday
from 5-6 p.m. Call Marie Nabors,
662-549-4322 or 662-329-1234,
for prayer requests.
Prayer Ministry
New Beginning Everlasting Out-
reach Ministry invites the public to
call in with their prayer requests at
662-327-9843.
Prayer Service
Church of the Eternal Word,
106 22nd. St. S., Columbus, holds
prayer service Thursday nights 5-6
p.m. Contact Marie Nabors, 662-
549-4322. Church service times:
Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday
worship 11:15 a.m.; Tuesday Bible
study 7 p.m. For information, call
Pastor District Elder Lou Nabors,
662-329-1234.
Fitness Transformations
The Transformational Church,
2301 Jess Lyons Road, hosts box-
ing lessons Mondays and Wednes-
day from 5-7 p.m., weight-loss boot
camp Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-7
p.m. and both on Saturdays 9-11
a.m.
Youth Fellowship
The Transformational Church,
2301 Jess Lyons Road, hosts Youth
Fellowship from 7-8:30 p.m. every
Tuesday. Games, prayer, service,
food, & more. Transportation
available. For information, call Iris
Roberson, 662-295-7456.

GOP Rep. pitches LGBTQ rights Trump lights National

bill with religious exemptions
Utah lawmaker’s bill counts support from the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
the Seventh-day Adventist Church
By ELANA SCHOR
The Associated Press
As Democrats champion an-
ti-discrimination protections for the
LGBTQ community and Republi-
cans counter with worries about
safeguarding religious freedom, one
congressional Republican is offering
a proposal on Friday that aims to
achieve both goals.
The bill that Utah GOP Rep. Chris
Stewart plans to unveil would shield
LGBTQ individuals from discrimi-
nation in employment, housing, edu-
cation, and other public services —
while also carving out exemptions
for religious organizations to act
based on beliefs that may exclude
those of different sexual orientations
or gender identities. Stewart’s bill
counts support from the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
the Seventh-day Adventist Church,
but it has yet to win a backer among
House Democrats who unanimously
supported a more expansive LGBTQ
rights measure in May.
But the uphill climb for his plan
doesn’t daunt Stewart, who sees the
bill as a way to “bridge that gap”
between preventing discrimination
and allowing religion to inform indi-
vidual decisions.
“I don’t know many people who
wake up and say ‘I want to discrim-
inate’. Most people find that offen-
sive,” Stewart told The Associated
Press. “There are people who, and
I’m included among them, have re-
ligious convictions that put them in
a bind about how to reconcile those
two principles.”
The Utah lawmaker’s legislation
comes as the Supreme Court pre-
pares to rule on cases that touch
squarely on the issue of employment
discrimination against LGBTQ peo-
ple, who currently do not receive
specific protection in federal civil
rights laws. While 21 states have
laws that bar employment discrim-
ination based on sexual orientation
and gender identity, Democrats in
Congress and running for president
are pushing for a federal statute that
would provide broader protections.
Christmas Tree in
holiday tradition
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump
helped light the National Christmas Tree on
Thursday, taking part in a nearly century-old holi-
day tradition in the nation’s capital.
The 30-foot tree is decorated with 50,000 lights
and 450 giant white star ornaments. The National
Park Service planted the tree in President’s Park,
just south of the White House, in late October.
The previous tree, a Colorado blue spruce from
Virginia, was planted in 2012, but it was damaged
last year when a man tried to climb it.
It’s the 97th straight year that the sitting presi-
dent has participated in the lighting ceremony.
This year’s celebration included performances
by Jessie James Decker, Spensha Baker, Colton
Dixon, the Air Force rock band Max Impact, Ch-
evel Shepherd, Tucson Boys Chorus, the United
States Marine Band and West Tennessee Youth
Chorus.
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 903 HOUSES for storage space in HOUSES for storage space in deed of trust was recorded on HOUSES for storage space in ded in Trust Deed Book 2017
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- Alabama St. Columbus, MS. which to store personal prop- which to store personal prop- September 29, 1997, in Book which to store personal prop- at Page 5822 in the office of
SIPPI Auctions will begin at 8:30 erty and erty and 1203, Page 652 in the office erty and the Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
A.M. on the 3rd day of January, of the Chancery Clerk of County, Mississippi.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- A.D. 2019 at 308 Shoney WHEREAS, default has been WHEREAS, default has been Lowndes County, Mississippi; WHEREAS, default has been
TATE OF BLEWETT WILLIAM Drive, Columbus, MS and will made in the payment of rent made in the payment of rent and made in the payment of rent WHEREAS, default having been
THOMAS, DECEASED continue to all FRIENDLY CITY and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE- and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE- and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE- made in the terms and condi-
MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in HOUSES pursuant to said HOUSES pursuant to said WHEREAS, U.S. Bank National HOUSES pursuant to said tions of said Land Deed of
CAUSE NO: 2019-0194-RPF the following sequence: 903 Leases is authorized to sell the Leases is authorized to sell the Association, as Trustee, as Leases is authorized to sell the Trust and the entire debt se-
Alabama Street, Columbus, personal property to satisfy the personal property to satisfy the successor to U.S. Bank Trust personal property to satisfy the cured thereby having been de-
WILDA M. THOMAS PETITIONER MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum- past due and any other past due and any other National Association, as Trust- past due and any other clared to be due and payable in
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69 charges owed to it by the fol- charges owed to it by the fol- ee, which was successor to charges owed to it by the fol- accordance with the terms
NOTICE OF EXECUTRIX TO South, Columbus, MS. All auc- lowing tenants. lowing tenants. First Trust National Associ- lowing tenants. thereof and the legal holder of
CREDITORS OF BLEWETT WILLI- tions are with reserve and ation, as Trustee, for Home Im- said indebtedness having re-
AM THOMAS, DECEASED therefore all units can be with- NOW THEREFORE, notice is NOW THEREFORE, notice is provement Loan Trust 1997-E, NOW THEREFORE, notice is quested the undersigned Trust-
drawn from the sale at any hereby given that FRIENDLY hereby given that FRIENDLY the holder of the deed of trust, hereby given that FRIENDLY ee to execute the trust and sell
Letters Testamentary having time by the auctioneer/man- CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of- CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of- substituted McCalla Raymer CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of- said land and property in ac-
been granted on the 4th day of ager. fer for sale, and will sell at auc- fer for sale, and will sell at auc- Leibert Pierce, LLC as Trustee, fer for sale, and will sell at auc- cordance with the terms of said
October 2019 by the Chancery tion to the highest bidder for tion to the highest bidder for as authorized by the terms tion to the highest bidder for Land Deed of Trust for the pur-
Court of Lowndes County, Mis- Title to the personal property to cash all personal property in cash all personal property in thereof, by instrument recor- cash all personal property in pose of raising the sums due
sissippi to the undersigned Ex- be sold is believed to be good, storage units leased by the fol- storage units leased by the fol- ded on October 25, 2019, and storage units leased by the fol- thereunder, together with attor-
ecutrix of the Estate of Blewett but at such sale, FRIENDLY lowing tenants at FRIENDLY lowing tenants at FRIENDLY spread at large upon the re- lowing tenants at FRIENDLY ney’s fees, trustee’s fees, and
William Thomas, deceased, no- CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 44 CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 308 cords in the office of the afore- CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 4504 expense of sale;
tice is hereby given to all per- convey only such title as is ves- Beatty Road, Columbus, MS. Shoney Drive Columbus, MS, said Chancery Clerk in Book Highway 69 South, Columbus,
sons having claims against ted in it pursuant to its lease Auctions will begin at 8:30 at 8:30 am on the 3rd day of MORT 2019, Page 22701, pri- MS. Auctions will begin at 8:30 NOW, THEREFORE, I, J.
said estate to present the with the following and its al- A.M. on the 3rd day of January, January, A.D. 2019 and will or to the posting and publica- A.M. on the 3rd day of January, Douglas Dalrymple, Trustee in
same to the Clerk of said Court lowed under Mississippi Code A.D. 2019 at 308 Shoney continue to all FRIENDLY CITY tion of this notice; and A.D. 2019 at 308 Shoney said Deed of Trust will on
for probate and registration ac- Annotated Section 85-7-121 et Drive, Columbus, MS and will MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in Drive, Columbus, MS and will December 27, 2019, offer for
cording to law within ninety seq (Supp 1988). continue to all FRIENDLY CITY the following sequence: 903 WHEREAS, default having been continue to all FRIENDLY CITY sale at public outcry, and well
(90) days from this date or they MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in Alabama Street, Columbus, made in the terms and condi- MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in within legal hours (between the
will be forever barred. Alexandria Tutton 283 the following sequence: 903 MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum- tions of the deed of trust, and the following sequence: 903 hours of 11:00 A.M. and 4:00
Alabama Street, Columbus, bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69 the entire debt secured thereby Alabama Street, Columbus, P.M.) At the Main Front Door of
This the 21st day of November, Alvin Ellis 349 MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum- South, Columbus, MS. All auc- having been declared to be due MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum- the County Courthouse of
2019. bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69 tions are with reserve and and payable in accordance with bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69 Lowndes County, Mississippi,
Deona Glass 472 South, Columbus, MS. All auc- therefore all units can be with- the terms of the deed of trust, South, Columbus, MS. All auc- to the highest and best bidder
WILDA M. THOMAS tions are with reserve and drawn from the sale at any and the legal holder of said in- tions are with reserve and for cash, the following de-
Executrix of the Estate of Eric Vaughn 461 therefore all units can be with- time by the auctioneer/ man- debtedness, U.S. Bank Nation- therefore all units can be with- scribed property situated in
Blewett William Thomas, De- drawn from the sale at any ager. al Association, as Trustee, as drawn from the sale at any Lowndes County, Mississippi,
ceased Jerry Stockman 246 time by the auctioneer/man- successor to U.S. Bank Trust time by the auctioneer/man- to wit:
ager. Title to the personal property to National Association, as Trust- ager.
Prepared by: Jonathan Morris 266 be sold is believed to be good, ee, which was successor to Lot No. 13 of and in Bluecutt
Jay Howard Hurdle (MSB# Title to the personal property to but at such sale, FRIENDLY First Trust National Associ- Title to the personal property to Estates, a subdivision of
103012) Kashayla Lewis 480 be sold is believed to be good, CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will ation, as Trustee, for Home Im- be sold is believed to be good, Lowndes County, Mississippi,
Hurdle Law Firm PLLC but at such sale, FRIENDLY convey only such title as is ves- provement Loan Trust 1997-E, but at such sale, FRIENDLY as per map or plat recorded in
100 North Lafayette St. #2 Mary Smith 227 CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will ted in it pursuant to its lease has requested the under- CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will Plat Book 3 at Page 33 in the
Starkville, MS 39759 convey only such title as is ves- with the following and its al- signed Substitute Trustee to convey only such title as is ves- Office of the Chancery Clerk of
662.546.0588 phone Michael Anderson 211 ted in it pursuant to its lease lowed under Mississippi Code execute the trust and sell said ted in it pursuant to its lease Lowndes County, Mississippi.
662.796.3165 fax with the following and its al- Annotated Section 85-7-121 et land, property and improve- with the following and its al-
jay@hurdlelawfirm.com Ramona Frierson 43 lowed under Mississippi Code seq (Supp 1988). ments in accordance with the lowed under Mississippi Code SUBJECT TO restrictive coven-
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et terms of the deed of trust for Annotated Section 85-7-121 et ants and conditions contained
PUBLISH: 12/6, 12/13, & Reva Butler 287 seq (Supp 1988). Ebony M Davis 81 the purpose of raising the seq (Supp 1988). in deed date November 23,
12/20/2019 sums due thereunder, togeth- 1976, recorded in Deed Book
Sarah Sykes 46 Crystal Rutherford 64 Karl Jernigan 54 er with attorney's fees, Substi- Ashley Hubert 22 550 at page 150 and amended
tute Trustee’s fees and ex- by instrument dated May 11,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Tyterena Moten 51 Damon Cruse 41 Onterrio Lowery 34 penses of sale; Jennie Johnson 96 1977, recorded in Book 562 at
COUNTY OF LOWNDES Page 219, all in the land re-
Whitney Petty 281 Demetria Triplett 47 Patricia Webber 216 THEREFORE, on December 27, Kyron Taylor 98 cords in the Office of the Chan-
NOTICE OF SALE 2019, the undersigned Substi- cery Clerk of Lowndes County,
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on Margaret Slaughter 37 Stella Randle 14 tute Trustee in the deed of Lons Brandon 16 Mississippi.
WHEREAS, the following ten- this the 3rd day of December, trust, will offer for sale at pub-
ants entered into leases with A.D. 2019. Robert Irwin 62 Thomas Irvin 115 lic outcry and sell to the Wendy Blunt 60, 104 I will convey only such title as
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE- highest bidder for cash, within is vested in me as Trustee.
HOUSES for storage space in FRIENDLY CITY Tansley Mason 40, 45 Trespasser 118 legal hours (being between the Will Hill 38
which to store personal prop- MINI-WAREHOUSES hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
erty and By: L.O. Walter Smith, Jr. 46 William Thomas III 223 p.m.) at the Southeast front WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on this the 27th day of November,
door of the Lowndes County this the 3rd day of December, 2019.
WHEREAS, default has been Publish: 12/6, 12/13, & WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on Courthouse in Columbus, Mis- A.D. 2019.
made in the payment of rent 12/20/2019 this the 3rd day of December, this the 3rd day of December, sissippi, the following de- J. DOUGLAS DALRYMPLE,
and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE- A.D. 2019. A.D. 2019. scribed land, property and im- FRIENDLY CITY Trustee
HOUSES pursuant to said All notices must be provements lying and being MINI-WAREHOUSES
Leases is authorized to sell the FRIENDLY CITY FRIENDLY CITY situate in Lowndes County, By: L.O. Publication Dates: December
personal property to satisfy the emailed to MINI-WAREHOUSES MINI-WAREHOUSES Mississippi, to-wit: 6, 2019, December 13, 2019,
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convey only
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seq (SuppCar1988).
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