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Top stories of the decade in golden Triangle

2019 Industry booms Area sees
development,
multiple leadership
changes throughout
2018 defining decade
Dispatch Staff Report

2017
A decade of storylines in the
Golden Triangle ran the gamut
from good to bad and, sometimes,
controversial.
Some industry boomed, while
others fizzled. Changed leadership
at multiple government agencies

2016 look to shape the years to come.

Education played its part in guid-
ing the decade’s news, with millions
in building projects at Lowndes
Columbus officer indicted in shooting County School District, the merger
of Starkville and Oktibbeha County

2015
schools and the completion of the
long-awaited $42 million Communi-
versity for workforce training.
A defendant in an infamous
officer-involved fatal shooting in
Columbus still awaits trial, as do
suspects in decades-old cold case

2014 murders in the area that technolo-

gy helped finally apprehend.
Here are some of the top stories
from the past decade in the Golden
Triangle:

Further industrial development

2013 comes to Golden Triangle
In economic development, the
decade saw continued growth that
Lynn Spruill returns to City Hall as Starkville mayor included a change of ownership and
expansion at one major industry,
the creation of another megasite

2012 in Lowndes County, the arrival of

another major industry in West
Point, a new industrial park site
finally overcoming legal barriers
in Starkville that is now ready for
tenants, the failure and collapse of

2011
another industry and finally, the
christening of a new workforce edu-
cation center expected to equip the
next generations of skilled workers.
In 2013, state and local officials
closed a deal that brought Japa-
nese tire manufacturer Yokohama

2010 to West Point, providing $130 mil-

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Mississippi State falls to Louisville in Music City Bowl

Blown lead solidifies losing record for 2019 Bulldogs
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finished the night with a 17-of-26, 221-
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sippi State football season ended on a
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field Monday of 130 FBS teams against the run, junior able Player — the sophomore completed
for the Music 16 of 23 passes for 279 yards and rushed
City Bowl. running back Kylin Hill — who led the
Southeastern Conference with 1,347 for another 81 on 16 attempts.
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Circuit Court Judge Jim Kitchens swears in Steve Wallace as the county’s new prosecutor Monday at the Lowndes
County Courthouse. Wallace, joined by his children, Colt and Clara, was one of six new county officials to be sworn
into office.

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Goode, Monday at the Lowndes County Courthouse. Goode, joined by her husband,
Barry), has been a deputy chancery clerk for 14 years.

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lion in incentives for the
four-phase project that
was expected to bring 500
workers in each phase.
Operations in the first
phase at the plant began
in 2015, but subsequent
phases have yet to be fin-
ished as employment and
production numbers have
fallen well short of projec-
tions.
Severstal, the Rus-
sian-owned steel mill
which opened in 2007,
was sold to Indiana-based
Steel Dynamics Inc., in
2014 for $1.62 billion, and
the new owner wasted no
time in expanding opera-
tions there, including two
major expansions that
totaled $340 million that
will greatly increase and
diversify its products.
The second phase is near
completion.
In 2016, the Golden
Triangle Development
LINK unveiled plans for
the 1,144-acre Infinity
Megasite, Lowndes Coun-
ty’s third such industrial
site, located at the Golden
Triangle Industrial Aero-
space Park on Highway
82 west of the Golden Tri-
angle Regional Airport.
As of yet, no industries
have located at the newest
site.
With the successes
came one notable failure.
KiOR, a company locat-
ed at The Island, ceased
operations in 2014, just
three years after opening.
The plant, which convert-
ed wood debris into oil, ul-
timately filed bankruptcy,
leaving the state to fight it
out with creditors for $69
million of a $75 million
loan to the company.
In Starkville, plans for
a new development site
called North Star were
delayed for almost three
years as neighboring
property owners fought
the project in court. Fi-
nally, in November, the
state’s Supreme Court
declined to hear the com-
plaint, ending the lawsuit
and clearing the way for
development of the near
400-acre parcel located
near the intersection of
Highways 389 and 82.
With the arrival of new
industry, the demand for
skilled workers quickly
emerged as an issue that
needed attention. To ad-
dress that, local, state and
federal funds totaling $42
million were committed
to build a state-of-the-art
workforce education cen-
ter. Four years in the mak-
ing, the Communiversity
opened in November as
part of East Mississippi
Community College’s
workforce development
program.
Officer indicted
for shooting Ricky Ball
In arguably the most
notorious, and contro-
versial, shooting of the
decade in the Golden Tri-
angle, a former Columbus
police officer still awaits
trial for a manslaughter
charge.
Canyon Boykin fatally
shot 26-year-old Ricky
Ball on Oct. 16, 2015, after
Ball ran from a traffic stop
initiated at 21st Street and
15th Avenue North. Ball,
who was shot twice, was
a passenger in the vehicle
stopped.
Neither Boykin nor
the other two officers in
the patrol vehicle making
the stop initiated their
body cameras at any point
during the incident. A 9
mm handgun found by
Ball’s body was identified
as one reported stolen
from the home Garrett
Mittan, a CPD officer who
arrived at the scene after
the shooting.
Public outcry followed,
including marches from
groups seeking justice as
well as a city-led public fo-
rum at Hunt Gymnasium.
Amid the investigation,
then CPD chief Tony Car-
leton resigned.
The city council fired
Boykin shortly after the
shooting, claiming the
officer violated city policy
because he failed to acti-
vate his body camera be-
fore or during the incident
and made inappropriate
social media posts in its
aftermath. Also, Boykin’s
then-girlfriend was an
unauthorized passenger
in the patrol car the night
of the shooting. Boykin
claimed he shot Ball in
self-defense, and he sued
the city for wrongful ter-
mination — a suit that was
later settled.
District Attorney Scott
Colom turned the crimi-
nal investigation over to
the Mississippi Attorney
General’s Office, and a
grand jury in 2016 indict-
ed Boykin for manslaugh-
ter. Boykin was granted a
change of venue in 2017
to Walthall County for
his criminal trial due to
heavy media coverage of
the incident potentially
damaging the local jury
pool. The trial has still not
happened, and Boykin is
out on bond.
Boykin has withstood
a pair of wrongful death
lawsuits, as well. In
one, Boykin’s name was
dropped from the suit
while the city negotiated a
settlement with Paul Roy-
al, who represented the
Ball estate. Another suit
was dropped because the
plaintiff could not prove
kinship to Ball.
Leadership changes
define decade for CPD,
CMSD
Columbus Police De-
partment had five chiefs
during the decade,
and Columbus Munici-
pal School District ran
through four superinten-
dents, not including inter-
ims.
Fred Shelton has led
CPD since January 2018.
But the decade started
with Joseph St. John, who
was fired in 2011. Selvain
McQueen took the reins
until his retirement in
2014 and his successor,
Tony Carleton, resigned
in 2016 after one of his
officers fatally shot Ricky
Ball.
Oscar Lewis took over
in January 2016, but his
leadership came under
scrutiny a year later amid
a spike in violent crime
and a chronic officer
shortage. That prompted
the city to hire a consul-
tant to study the depart-
ment, and the consultant
ultimately recommended
replacing Lewis as chief.
Lewis retired at the end of
2017 and was replaced by
Shelton.
At CMSD, Cherie La-
bat’s hiring as superin-
tendent in June 2018 has
seemingly stopped the
revolving door of leaders
there, some of whom ran
very controversial admin-
istrations.
After Del Phillips re-
signed in April 2011, Mar-
tha Liddell spent the next
two years in the job — an
administration marked by
allegations of her using
public money for private
purposes, which led to
her firing in June 2013.
Philip Hickman was
hired in July 2014. Hick-
man’s four-year tenure
was also marked with
controversy — attempts
to hire family members
to positions without dis-
closing it to the board,
losing money on a costly
textbook exchange and
an alleged relationship
with a former CMSD stu-
dent, among other things.
CMSD’s board of trustees
did not renew Hickman’s
contract in 2017 and ul-
timately fired him six
months before the exist-
ing contract was due to
expire.
Starkville-Oktibbeha
school districts
consolidate
On July 1, 2015, the
Starkville and Oktibbeha
school districts officially
merged.
Oktibbeha County
School District was placed
under state conservator-
ship in 2012 due to poor
student performance and
the Legislature acted in
2013 to begin its consol-
idation with Starkville
School District.
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Starkville’s leadership
structure remained intact
during the merger, with
then-superintendent Lew-
is Holloway leading the
unified district through
the first two years of con-
solidation. Eddie Peasant
replaced Holloway, who
retired, in 2017.
As part of the plan,
Mississippi State Univer-
sity partnered with the
merged district to build
a partnership school for
grades 6-7 on the MSU
campus. That campus is
slated to open in fall 2020.
Sudduth Elementary
became a K-1 campus,
with Henderson Ward
Stewart now housing
grades 2-4 and Overstreet
housing fifth grade as of
2015-16. West Oktibbeha
Elementary remains open
for K-5 students living in
certain rural parts of the
new district, but both East
Oktibbeha campuses and
West Oktibbeha High
School were closed.
Once the partnership
school is complete, Arm-
strong Middle School
will host grades 8-9 and
Starkville High will house
grades 10-12.
The state set a single
tax rate for the consoli-
dated district of 63 mills,
which was a near 3-mill
decrease for city residents
and a 4-mill increase for
former county school dis-
trict patrons.
2-percent restaurant
sales tax expires,
reinstated
Columbus and Lown-
des County went almost
a year without any restau-
rant sales tax revenue be-
cause of a disagreement
in the Mississippi Legis-
lature that allowed the tax
to expire in June 2018.
The once county wide
tax on prepared food and
beverage sales had been
on the books since the
mid 1980s and had fund-
ed tourism and economic
development efforts in
the county. It generated
nearly $2 million in Fiscal
Year 2017 — the majority
of which funded the Co-
lumbus-Lowndes Conven-
tion and Visitors Bureau
while $250,000 annually
went to the Golden Trian-
gle Development LINK.
The expiring tax required
resolutions from the Co-
lumbus City Council and
Lowndes County Board
of Supervisors, as well as
legislative approval, to be
renewed.
Arguments started be-
tween the city and county
in early 2017 over wheth-
er either entity should re-
ceive direct contributions
from the tax, but ultimate-
ly both entities agreed to
renewal terms in a joint
resolution. However,
both the city and coun-
ty agreed to remove the
$325,000 “floor” for annu-
al prepared food and bev-
erage revenue included in
the old bill, which meant
more businesses would
have to collect the tax.
Rep. Jeff Smith
(R-Lowndes County)
led an effort to apply the
floor to the renewal bill,
while Sen. Chuck Young-
er (R-Lowndes County)
vied for renewing the
legislation according
to the local resolutions.
The argument killed the
tax, forcing the Colum-
bus-Lowndes Conven-
tion and Visitors Bureau
(which received nearly
90 percent of the funds)
to lay off employees and
drastically slash its bud-
get.
In April 2019, the Leg-
islature re-established
the tax to be collected
only at businesses in the
Columbus city limits
where prepared food and
beverage revenue is at
least $100,000. Both the
city and county get recre-
ation funds from the tax
revenue, with the rest go-
ing to the LINK and CVB.
Lynn Spruill fired as
CAO in 2013, elected
mayor four years later
A Starkville leader
abruptly let go as the
city’s chief administra-
tive officer in 2013 re-
turned to public service
four years later as the
elected mayor.
In July 2013, during
the first meeting of the
new term, a board of al-
dermen with four new
elected members vot-
ed 5-2 to remove Lynn
Spruill as CAO. She had
served eight years in that
position, and aldermen
never publicly revealed a
reason for their decision.
Mayor Parker Wise-
man vetoed the vote, but
aldermen overrode the
veto by the same 5-2 mar-
gin weeks later.
When Wiseman de-
cided not to run in 2017,
Spruill — a Starkville
native and local rental
property manager — an-
nounced her candidacy.
Spruill placed first in
a three-candidate May
2 Democratic primary
and edged local attor-
ney Johnny Moore by
five votes in a runoff to
become Starkville’s first
female mayor. Four of the
five aldermen who voted
to oust Spruill as CAO
still sit on the board.
Moore challenged
the election results, and
while a special circuit
court judge set the final
margin at five (rather
than the originally cer-
tified seven), he ruled
in Spruill’s favor in July
2018. Moore passed away
less than two months lat-
er.
Two MSU students
arrested for
attempting to join ISIS
In August 2015, an in-
ternational crisis came
painfully close to home
with the arrest of two
Mississippi State stu-
dents who were arrested
at Golden Triangle Re-
gional Airport in their ef-
fort to join Islamic State
fighters in Syria.
Muhammad Dakhlal-
la of Starkville and his
girlfriend, Jaelyn Young
of Jackson, were appre-
hended by FBI agents
at the airport as they at-
tempted to fly to Syria to
join the terrorist organi-
zation.
Both pleaded guilty
to the charges. Young
is serving a 15-year sen-
tence while Dakhlalla
was sentenced to eight
years.
At his sentencing, a
penitent Dakhlalla, then
22, admitted he had been
deceived by ISIS online
propaganda.
“I was completely
wrong about what ISIS
was,” he said. “I’ve come
to the conclusion that
they’re really sick and
twisted. They twist Islam
for their own agenda. I
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demn them.”
LCSD builds state-of-
the-art facility, runs
into financial woes,
changes leaders
For the Lowndes
County School District,
it was a decade of change
that began with an am-
bitious building project
that improved facilities
on all three campuses,
achieved an academic
high point and ultimately
helped lead to a change
in leadership as the dis-
trict’s finances came into
question.
Early in the decade,
the district announced
its plans for a $75 million
building project, the first
phase — a $23-million
project for a new Caledo-
nia Elementary School
already underway; money
for additional classrooms
on the West Lowndes
campus; and funding for
a new field-house in New
Hope, funded from its
cash reserves.
The second phase, to
be funded by voter-ap-
proved bonds, failed to
earn the 60-percent vot-
er approval required by
law in 2014. In 2015, the
district again took the
issue to the voters, who
approved a $44-million
bond that included $11
million for a centralized
career-technical center;
$26 million for a new high
school on the New Hope
campus; $3 million for
upgrades and additions
at the Caledonia campus;
$1.9 million for a new field
house at Caledonia; and
$2 million for renovations
on the West Lowndes
campus.
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The work was complet-
ed in 2018, but the spend-
ing did not. The district
ran into financial trouble
with deficits exceeding
$2 million multiple years
in a row that plummeted a
once $17 million fund bal-
ance to about $4 million
in 2019.
LCSD cut more than
60 first-year teaching po-
sitions at the end of the
2018-19 school year to
save money and has bor-
rowed money in tax an-
ticipation notes to make
December payroll the last
two years.
Against the backdrop
of the financial concerns
Lynn Wright’s eight-year
tenure ended as super-
intendent, even as the
LCSD earned it first “A”
accountability rating
from the Mississippi De-
partment of Education,
a rating largely based on
student scores on bench-
mark test. In November,
the school board chose
New Hope Middle School
principal Sam Allison as
superintendent, the dis-
trict’s first board-appoint-
ed head.
Sports success runs
rampant at all levels
At Mississippi State
University, multiple Bull-
dog sports teams cap-
tured the national spot-
light during the decade.
A resurgent wom-
en’s basketball program
reached the national title
game in both 2017 and
2018 under head coach
Vic Schaefer. The 2017
team bronzed its place in
women’s college basket-
ball history with junior
Morgan William’s over-
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Namaste
A glimpse of year ending news
A U.S. Army
2nd Lieutenant
rushed home not to
celebrate Christmas
but to say goodbye
to his beloved mom
who will be deport-
ed soon after living
30 years on U.S.
soil. A deportation
law legally applied
in this case shat-
tered the dream of Jiben Roy
a Mexican family.
ICE’s raid and deportation of
undocumented immigrants has parts of Pakistan. During one
been dominating the news all
year throughout the country,
even in Mississippi. Unfortu-
nately, the year 2019 is ending
with this heart-wrenching
news for this serviceman.
It seems to me, being born
on certain soil is a lifelong sin
for many unfortunate humans.
A Fulbright student, Zunaid
Hafeez came from sentence by the judge of a
Pakistan to Jackson Multan court. There is no DNA
State University to evidence, no documents for the
study English litera- proof that he did something
ture. After finishing against the law of the land. It is
his degree, he went just a hearsay.
back to his home Almost a decade back, a
state of Multan and similar hearsay incidence hap-
joined a university pened with a Christian woman,
where he studied Aasia Bibi. Pakistan’s supreme
before. As an aca- court ultimately acquitted her.
demic, he conduct- However, there was a huge
ed seminars invit- mass protest by the funda-
ing famous women’s mentalists at that time. The
rights activists from different government, however, let her
go to Canada with her family.
such discussion, a few students What a crazy law!
accused him and the renowned A pilgrim passenger after
speaker for blasphemy — a law performing Hajj (sacred prayer
rigorously practiced and mis- event in Islam) in Mecca was
used in Pakistan. Following his caught on his return by the
arrest, he slept on the floor of a immigration authority in the
jail for 6 years, while his name Dhaka airport with a few
was engraved on the honor thousand Yaba tablets (Meth
board at JSU. A few days back, tablets), which are a forbidden
Mr. Hafeez was given a death item in Bangladesh.
I wonder did he pray to God
so that he can evade the law?
A human mind and face have
a pseudo-mask everywhere
in the world. In 2019 so far,
the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration has seized 56.7
million meth pills. Can you
imagine?
Recently, the hottest day
with a temperature of 106-de-
grees Fahrenheit was recorded
in some part of Australia where
even birds don’t fly in the sky.
Time magazine rightfully
made Greta Thunberg — a
teen age girl from Sweden, the
person of the year as a climate
activist. Every country in the
world should make efforts to
reduce the global warming
trend to save humanity.
As opposed to the dark
news, there is an abundance of
good news too. In fact, more of
good works, good laws, more
of good people are around and
that’s why our planet is such a
beautiful place to live on.
According to a Scottish
research group, the doctors
have restored blind people’s
vision through stem cells of
deceased organ donors. What a
breakthrough science, indeed!
These people, for the first
time, will be able to see plants’
greenery and the blue sky and
the lovely faces of their dear
ones.
In this year-ending month, a
couple in the USA has celebrat-
ed 80 years of their married
life. She’s 105 and he’s 106. Is
there any other good news can
supersede this one?
Jiben Roy, a native of Ban-
gladesh, teaches chemistry and
pharmaceutical sciences at Mis-
sissippi University for Women.
His email address is royjiben@
yahoo.com.

Musings
A smooth stone
I’m writing this on
Christmas Day. All the
wrapping has been torn.
The church at the end of
my street has put Jesus
in the manger. My wife
liked her gifts, and we
had a huge Irish breakfast
of eggs, bacon, sausage,
blood pudding, beans,
toast and strong tea.
My mother died last
February. My wife’s moth- Marc Dion
er died in October. We are
both only children, and
are much more “only” now. Both of our fathers are
dead.
It is all right. Everyone thinks their own pain is
unique, but the truth is, we are all cliches. There
are only so many kinds of pain, and they are all
common.
After the presents, after the huge Irish break-
fast, after we watched the “Downton Abbey” mov-
ie, I went to the beach. I went by myself.
The beach, a small one, is maybe 30 minutes
from my house, just over the line into Rhode Is-
land. I live in Massachusetts.
Leaving my house, I picked up a fist-sized rock
The World
from the border of my yard, and put it in my jacket
pocket.
The beach I went to is in a country town that
Today France, tomorrow the USA?
has nearly completed the transition to suburb. My As that rail and the tax. nearly 5% of GDP while economic
mother grew up there, when there were cows in subway strike contin- How do we compare? growth has fallen back to 2%.
the fields and tractors on the roads. ued to paralyze travel The U.S. national With taxes off the table, where,
That beach was my mother’s favorite place in in Paris and across debt is now larger than when and how do we cut spend-
the world. We moved quite a bit when I was a kid. France into the third the GDP. Only in 1946, ing?
When we came home on vacation, she would go to week, President Em- the year after World Or does each new administra-
that beach before she went to see her own family. manuel Macron made War II, was U.S. debt tion kick the can down the road?
She’d walk the tideline, suck in the tangy air and a Christmas appeal to a larger share of GDP The five principal items in the
sigh. his dissatisfied coun- than today. federal budget are these:
“I love the way the ocean smells,” she’d say. trymen: In 2019, the U.S. ran Social Security, which con-
Long after she and my father retired to Mas- “Strike action is a deficit just shy of $1 sumes 25% of that budget. Yet,
sachusetts, long after he died, long after she was justifiable and protect- trillion, and the U.S. Social Security outlays will reach
frail and no longer drove, I could always get her ed by the constitution, Patrick J. Buchanan government projects the point this year where payroll
out of her apartment with the promise of a ride to but I think there are trillion-dollar deficits taxes no longer cover them. The
that beach. She didn’t walk the tideline anymore, moments in a nation’s life when through the decade, which begins “trust fund” will have to be raided.
but she’d open the window in my truck, suck in the it is good to observe a truce out next week. And we will be run- Translation: The feds will have to
tangy air and sigh. of respect for families and family ning these deficits not to stimu- borrow money to cover the Social
“I love the way the ocean smells,” she’d say. life.” late an economy in recession, as Security deficit.
When I got to the beach today, it was empty Macron’s appeal has gone large- President Obama did, but to pile Medicare, Medicaid,
except for one teenaged boy with a riot of curly ly unheeded. them on top of an economy at full Obamacare and other health pro-
black hair who wore a black hoodie with “Pearl “The public be damned!” seems employment. grams account for another fourth
Jam” printed on the front in neon green. He looked to be the attitude of many of the In short, we are beginning to of the budget. All will need more
down at his phone. workers who are tying up transit run historic deficits in a time of money to stay solvent.
I lit my pipe and got out of my car with a stone to protest Macron’s plan to reform prosperity. Whatever the econom- Defense, which used to take
bulging in my jacket pocket like a mummified a pension system that consumes ic theory behind this, it bears no 9% of GDP in JFK’s time and 6% in
heart, hard and useless. 14% of GDP. resemblance to the limited govern- Ronald Reagan’s buildup, is now
Down on the tideline, the little waves rolled and Macron wants to raise to 64 the ment-balanced budget philosophy down to 3.2% of GDP.
stumbled. I took the rock out of my pocket and age of eligibility for full retirement of the party of Ronald Reagan. Yet, while defense’s share of
dropped it on the sand. benefits. Not terribly high. And The questions the U.S. will GDP is among the smallest since
A few steps further on, I bent and picked up to set an example, he is surren- inevitably face are the ones France before World War II, U.S. commit-
a hard stone, smoothed by the stumbling, blind, dering his lifetime pension that faces: At what point does govern- ments are as great as they were
relentless little waves. I put it in my jacket pocket, is to begin when he becomes an ment consumption of the national during the Cold War. We are now
where it bulged like undissolved regret. ex-president. wealth become too great a burden defending 28 NATO nations, con-
And it was stupid and useless, the way grave- Yet, it is worth looking more for the private sector to bear? At taining Russia, and maintaining
stones and cemeteries and statues of the noble closely at France because she what point must cuts be made in strategic parity. We have commit-
dead are stupid and useless. They are all just hard, appears to be at a place where the government spending that will be ments in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan
smooth stones, mummified hearts, undissolved rest of Europe and America are seen by the people, as they are and the global war on terror. We
regrets. headed. seen in France today, as intolera- defend South Korea and Japan
I smoked and walked the tideline, and I drove In France, the government col- ble? from a nuclear-armed North Korea
home on empty roads and streets, through the lects 46% of the GDP in taxes and While a Republican Congress and China.
suburbs and into the city. spends 56% of GDP, the highest ran surpluses in the 1990s, when Yet another major item in the
When my mother went to that beach, especially figures in the Western world. defense spending fell following budget is interest on the debt.
when she was old, she would always take a small And Paris appears to be bump- our Cold War victory, Dwight Ei- And as that U.S. debt surges
stone, which she would put in a cup on the window- ing up against the limits of what senhower was the last Republican with all the new deficits this de-
sill over her kitchen sink. democratic voters will tolerate president to run surpluses. cade, and interest rates inevitably
Now the beach my mother loved has a stone in higher taxes, or reductions in Opposition to new or higher begin to rise, interest on the debt
from my yard, and my kitchen windowsill has a benefits, from the postwar welfare taxes appears to be the one piece will rise both in real terms and as
stone from her beach. states the West has created. of ground today on which Republi- a share of the budget.
And it is stupid and useless, and I have decided A year ago, when Macron cans will not yield. But if so, where Again, is France the future of
to do it every Christmas Day until I’m old and frail sought to raise fuel taxes to cut are the cuts going to come from the West?
and no longer drive. carbon emissions, the “yellow that will be virtually mandated if Patrick J. Buchanan, a nation-
Marc Dion, a nationally syndicated columnist, vests” came out in protests that U.S. debt is not to grow beyond ally syndicated columnist, was a
is a reporter and columnist for The Herald News, degenerated into rioting, looting, any sustainable level? senior advisor to presidents Richard
the daily newspaper of his hometown, Fall River, arson, desecration of monuments America’s long-term problem: Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald
Massachusetts. For more on Dion, go to go to www. and attacks on police. Deficits are projected to run Reagan. His website is http://bu-
creators.com. Paris capitulated and canceled regularly in the coming decade at chanan.org/blog.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Tuesday, December 31, 2019 5A

Police, victims warn against firing guns on New Year’s Eve

‘Bullets can travel a long distance. Any
gunfire discharged into the air has to come
down and land on something.’
Raleigh, North Carolina, police Lt. Mario Campos
By MARK GILLISPIE
The Associated Press
Kaitlyn Kong thought she
had been punched hard in the
abdomen as she stood among
thousands of people in down-
town Raleigh, North Carolina,
as the new year arrived a year
ago. Her best friend, standing
next to her, thought Kong had
been stabbed as blood poured
from a wound.
It wasn’t until Kong under-
went an X-ray that she and hos-
pital medical staff realized she
had been shot after someone
fired a gun into the air to cele-
brate the new year.
Although rare, people being
shot by celebratory gunfire on
New Year’s Eve and other hol-
idays like the Fourth of July
does happen, prompting law en-
forcement authorities to caution
people that bullets fired into the
air can endanger people’s lives.
Raleigh police Lt. Mario
Campos said the city receives
a small number of calls about
gunfire during New Year’s
Eve celebrations in the city
but would not discuss what
happened to Kong, saying it re-
mains under investigation. Ra-
leigh police said at the time that
the shot could have been fired
from several blocks away.
“Our message has always
been not to do it because it’s
dangerous and illegal in our
city,” Campos said. “Bullets
can travel a long distance. Any
gunfire discharged into the air
has to come down and land on
something.”
A 9-year-old boy in Cleve-
land was wounded by a stray
bullet last New Year’s Eve as
he watched television inside his
family’s home. The boy’s moth-
er declined to be interviewed.
Another 9-year-old boy in At-
lanta was shot in the abdomen
by celebratory gunfire early
Jan. 1 while he and his family
set off fireworks.
A 4-year-old boy was killed
in 2010 in Decatur, Georgia,
when an AK-47 round penetrat-
ed a church roof and struck him
in the head as he sat next to his
parents during a New Year’s
Eve service.
Kong, then a senior at the
University of North Caroli-
na-Chapel Hill, headed to down-
town Raleigh with her friend for
the city’s family-friendly First
Night celebration. Kong, 23,
said she was pointing her phone
upward to capture video of fire-
works as confetti floated down
on the crowd when it suddenly
felt as if she had been punched
“super hard,” prompting her to
clutch her friend’s shoulder, not
able to speak.
Bystanders helped move her
out of the crowd, and a police
officer called for an ambulance
while pressure was applied to
the wound.
“I didn’t think it was that se-
rious, but I was hurting a lot,”
Kong said.
It turned out to be quite se-
rious. The bullet entered her
chest and penetrated a lung,
her diaphragm and stomach be-
fore lodging near her hip. Kong
underwent a four-hour surgery.
She recovered enough to return
to classes days later with some
assistance. She graduated in
May with a degree in environ-
mental studies.
“If it had been any higher, it
could have done some perma-
nent damage, to say the least,”
Kong said.

Michael O’Bryant Sr.

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wife, Gay Nell Hester of
Sulligent; sons, David
Hester of Smithville
and Tony Hester of
Hamilton; daughters,
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Hester of Sulligent;
sister, Lola Kay Hester
of Jasper; 14 grand-
children; and eight
great-grandchildren.
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Jerrin Hester, Jantsen
Glasgow and Jaden
Glasgow.
Marya Ezelle
COLUMBUS —
Marya R. Ezelle, 75,
died Dec. 30, 2019, at
her residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Memori-
al Gunter Peel Funeral
Home and Crematory,
Second Avenue North
location.
Henry Yarbrough
NOXUBEE — Henry
Yarbrough, 49, died
Dec. 27, 2019.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Carter’s
Funeral Service of
Macon.
Tammy Wilson
of local arrangements.
Mrs. Wilson was
born Aug. 11, 1984,
in Columbus, to the
Rev. Marcellus Nabors
and Willie Mae Taylor
Nabors. She was a 2002
graduate of Columbus
High School, a gradu-
ate of Mississippi State
University, and a 2017
graduate of Brenau
University. She was
formerly employed as
Inventory Control Spe-
cialist with Nordstrom
and was a member of
Victory City Church.
In addition to her
parents, she is survived
by her husband, Ben
Wilson; and sisters,
Keisha Nabors of Co-
lumbus, Dionne Battle
of Columbus, Georgia,
and Aisha Adams of
Statham, Georgia.
Karen Gilmore
AMORY — Karen
Renee McAfee Gilm-
ore, 55, died Dec. 29,
2019, at North Missis-
sippi Medical Center in
Tupelo.
Services will be
at 2 p.m. Wednesday
at Cleveland-Moffett
Funeral Home, with
Lloyd Sweatt officiat-
ing. Burial will follow
at New Hope Coontail
Cemetery. Visitation
is from 5-8 p.m. today
She was formerly
employed in the area
garment industry and
was a member of Mead-
owood Baptist Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
twins, William Bran-
don and Katie Marie
Gilmore.
She is survived by
her husband, William
Gilmore of Aberdeen.
Donald Pickens Jr.
Visitation:
Tuesday, Dec. 31 • 10-11 AM
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Tuesday, Dec. 31 • 11 AM
2nd Ave. North Chapel
Burial
Chapel Hill Cemetery
Near Kennedy, AL
John R. Ford
Incomplete
2nd Ave. North Location
Janice Cade
Incomplete
College St. Location
Marya Ezelle
Michael Allen O’Bryant Sr., 69,
passed away on Friday, Decem-
ber 27, 2019, at Baptist Memorial
Hospital-Golden Triangle in Co-
lumbus.
Visitation will be Wednesday,
January 01, 2020, from 5:00 PM
to 7:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral
Home. A funeral service, with
military honors, will be Thurs-
day, January 02, 2020, at 10:00 AM in the Lowndes
Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. David Coleman of-
ficiating. Private interment services will be held at
Memorial Gardens, Columbus, MS.
Mr. O’Bryant was born September 05, 1950, in
Indiana, to the late Aileen Dorothy and Clarence
O’Bryant Sr. He served his country proudly while
enlisted in the United States Army. During his Army
career, he held many different positions, working as
a welder and Platoon Sergeant. He ended his mil-
itary career as an (E7) Sergeant First Class. He was
able to retire as a Station Commander, after serving
many years as a recruiter. A lifetime member of the
VFW and local American Legion Post #69, Mr. O’Bry-
ant was very proud of his military career. A Chris-
tian by faith, he attended Murrah’s Chapel Baptist
Church. Well-liked and a friend to all who knew him,
he was a devoted and hard-working family man. He
enjoyed carpentry projects, gardening, fishing and
being able to Bar-Be-Que, and spending time with
his dog, “Jake”.
In addition to his parents, Mr. O’Bryant is pre-
ceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and “Bud”
O’Bryant; and one brother-in-law, Buenchoy Sri-
kasem.
Mr. O’Bryant is survived by his loving wife of 50
years, Prapai O’Bryant; two children, Patty (James)
Horton of Caledonia and Mike (Tonya) O’Bryant of
Columbus; and five grandchildren, Melanie O’Bry-
ant, Justin O’Bryant, Jessie Horton, Ashley Horton
and Sarah Horton; and his dog, “Jake.”
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net

Donald Pickens Jr.

ating. Burial followed
at Sulligent City Ceme-
tery. Visitation was two
hours prior to services
at the funeral home.
Otts Funeral Home of
Sulligent is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Hester was born
March 16, 1939, in La-
mar County, to the late
Hicks Hester and Stella
Mason. He attended
Sulligent Schools and
was a U.S. Army veter-
an, serving during the
Korean War. He was
formerly employed as
a truck driver and with
the City of Sulligent
Water Department.
In addition to his
parents, he was pre-
ceded in death by his
son, Danny Hester; and
brother, Fred Hester.
He is survived by his
NYPD: Times Square safest place
on Earth for New Year’s Eve
By MICHAEL R. SISAK
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — New
York City’s counterterror-
ism czar expects Times
Square to be “the safest
place on the planet Earth”
on New Year’s Eve.
Thousands of police
officers will be on duty
for Tuesday night’s fes-
tivities, along with spe-
cialized units armed with
long guns, bomb-sniffing
dogs and other measures.
For the first time, po-
lice drones are expected
to keep watch over the
ATLANTA, Ga. —
Tammy Ayanna Nabors
Wilson, 35,
died Dec.
24, 2019, at
Northside
Hospital
in Atlanta,
Georgia.
A Cel-
Wilson
ebration
of Life
service will be at 1 p.m.
Friday at Victory City
Church in Forest Park.
Visitation will be from 8
a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday
at Gus Thornhill Funer-
al Home and from 3-6
p.m. Saturday at Lee-
Sykes Funeral Home
Chapel. Gus Thornhill
Funeral Home of East
Point is in charge of
arrangements. Lee-
Sykes Funeral Home of
Columbus is in charge
big, confetti-filled cele-
bration — a year late after
rain grounded the depart-
ment’s unmanned eye-in-
the-sky last year.
This year’s forecast
calls for some clouds, but
no rain and none of the
bitter cold that iced out
spectators two years ago.
The NYPD’s Deputy
Commissioner for Intel-
ligence and Counterter-
rorism, John Miller, said
stacking various security
tools and techniques gives
police “multiple chances
to catch something com-
ing through.”
at the funeral home.
Cleveland-Moffett Fu-
neral Home of Amory
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Gilmore was
memorialgunterpeel.com
born May 31, 1964, to
the late Halbert and
Betty Dixon McAfee.
Incomplete
2nd Ave. North Location
Donald Wayne Pickens, Jr. age 44, died Thursday,
December 26, 2019, at his residence in Columbus
MS.
Services will be held Tuesday, December 31,
2019, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel, 2nd
Ave. North Chapel, with Pastor Kenny Gardner of-
ficiating. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery
near Kennedy, AL. Visitation will be held Tuesday,
December 31, 2019, one hour prior to the services.
Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory,
2nd Ave. North location, has been entrusted with
the arrangements.
Donald was born on Monday, January 20, 1975,
in Columbus, MS, to the Donald Wayne and Cynthia
Howard Pickens, Sr. He was a carpenter and a Bap-
tist.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers,
M.L. Howard and Floyd Pickens, Jr.; and his step
grandfathers, Leo Loper and David Rushing.
Survivors include his daughter, Mylee Pickens;
son, Michael Pickens; mother, Cynthia Howard Pick-
ens, Columbus, MS; father, Donald Wayne Pickens,
Sr., Columbus, MS; sister, Shanna Pickens Woodson
(Allen), Pensacola, FL; grandparents, Estelle Bra-
zil Rushing and Doris Bailey Loper; special friend,
Angie Latham Roberts, her daughter, Kayla, and
her grandson, Elijah Rendon; nieces and nephews,
Floyd and Caspar Pickens and Allison and Ember
Woodson; and the mother of his children, Sheri Lo-
pez.
Serving as pallbearers will be Landon Beasley,
Harold Beasley, Larry Wayne Peeks, Allen Woodson,
Floyd Pickens, Jason Howard and Caspar Pickens.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be the Staff
of Outpatient Radiology, Emily Fowler, Cheryl Davis,
Amanda Mordecai, Lizzie Hines, Jasmine, Dr. Richard
Vallette, Dr. David Morgan, Dr. Wail Alnas, Zenette
Gunter Venette Gunter Hospice and West Barnett.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
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With births down, U.S. had slowest growth rate in a century

By MIKE SCHNEIDER
The Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — The past
year’s population growth rate in the
United States was the slowest in a
century due to declining births, in-
creasing deaths and the slowdown
of international migration, accord-
ing to figures released Monday by
the U.S. Census Bureau.
The U.S. grew from 2018 to 2019
by almost a half percent, or about
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lation standing at 328 million this
year, according to population esti-
mates.
That’s the slowest growth rate
in the U.S. since 1917 to 1918, when
the nation was involved in World
War I, said William Frey, a senior
fellow at The Brookings Institu-
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For the first time in decades,
natural increase — the number of
births minus the number of deaths
— was less than 1 million in the
U.S. due to an aging population
of Baby Boomers, whose oldest
members entered their 70s within
the past several years. As the large
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“Some of these things are
locked into place. With the ag-
ing of the population, as the Baby
Boomers move into their 70s and
80s, there are going to be high-
er numbers of deaths,” Frey said.
“That means proportionately fewer
women of child bearing age, so even
if they have children, it’s still going
to be less.”

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bination of injuries and
NFL draft decisions. Ju-
nior linebacker Erroll
Thompson also missed
the majority of the game
after he exacerbated a
nagging injury over hol-
iday break and watched
from the sidelines in
street clothes for the en-
tire second half.
“Head football coach-
es, sometimes at the end
of your career, you think
you’re going to write a
book and talk about your
career and each season
as a chapter and this sea-
son was a book in and of
itself,” coach Joe Moor-
head said in reference to
the litany of suspensions
and injuries MSU dealt
with this year. “Certainly
6-7 was not the outcome
we desired, but to get
bowl eligible, to win an
Egg Bowl and to have
this opportunity to play
in a bowl game, to me is
a credit to these seniors,
a credit this staff and a
credit to these leaders
that we were able to bat-
tle through a ton of adver- Tell your child a bedtime story.
sity this season.”

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News About Town

CLUBS
n HIC A SHA BA HA DAR
The Hic A Sha Ba Ha DAR chapter in
Starkville meets Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. at
Cadence Bank. Mississippi State Regent
Hellen Polk is speaker.
n EAST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus East Lions Club meets
every second and fourth Monday of the
month at 65 Airline Road. For more infor-
mation, call 662-549-3421 or 662-574-
7552.
n HOST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus Host Lions Club meets
every Friday at noon at EMCC Lion Hills
Center for a buffet lunch and business
gathering.
n POSSUM TOWN TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters meet every
Friday at 7 a.m. at the Church of Christ,
Columbus. To become a better communi-
cator and leader, call 662-549-3483.
n POSSUM TOWN QUILTERS
Possum Town Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m.
the second and fourth Saturdays of each
month at the Rosenzweig Arts Center (low-
er level), 501 Main St., Columbus. Check
us out at possumtownquilters.blogspot.
com.
n AARP STARKVILLE
AARP Starkville meets the first Thursday of
each month at 10 a.m. in the Community
Room of Cadence Bank, West Main Street,
Starkville. Speaker will be Richard Hark-
ness with MSU Department of Plant and
Soil Science. For information, call Eileen
Carr-Tabb, 662-312-3431.
n LOWNDES REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican Women meets
the second Tuesday of each month at
the Lion Hills Center, 2331 Military Road.
Buffet line opens at 11:15 a.m., with call
to order at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters Guild meets
at 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the
Starkville Sportsplex Activities Building.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are invited to Break-
fast with the Bulldogs on second Thurs-
days each month at Starkville Café. Dutch
treat breakfast 7:30 a.m. Contact Carol
Moss Read at carolmoss@bellsouth.net or
662-312-0637.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 288 meets
Tuesdays at Community Baptist Church,
Yorkville Road East, Columbus. Weigh-in
begins at 5:30 p.m. Contact Pat Harris,
662-386-0249.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 270 meets
Thursdays at 4370 Cal-Kolola Road,
Caledonia. Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30 p.m.
Contact Michelle Holliman, 662-386-3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the Starkville
Sportsplex Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Crafts provided by the parks department.
For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-323-
2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the activities room
adjacent to the multi-purpose facility at
the Starkville Sportsplex Thursdays 10
a.m.-noon. Bring your own project to work
on. For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
Health Notes
n FREE MAMMOGRAMS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers free mam-
mogram screenings to area women 35 or
above, have no insurance coverage, or live
in Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay, Monroe or
Chickasaw counties. Walk-ins accepted. To
see if you qualify or for more information,
call 662-244-2979.
n FREE PSA SCREENINGS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers free
prostate PSA screenings for men over
40. Screenings are every other month.
No screenings for December. To make an
appointment or for more information, call
662-244-4673.
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers CPR classes
for the community at 6 p.m. in the Patient
Tower. Preregistration required. Call the
Education Department, 662-244-2498.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers Childbirth
and Breastfeeding classes each month, 6
p.m., in room 6, near the Gift Shop, $20.
For information or to register, call 662-
386-5592.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Emerson Family Center in Starkville offers
childbirth classes from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
every Tuesday. For more information, call
662-320-4907.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts a support
group for cancer survivors and their fami-
lies, noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of every
month. Lunch provided. For information
and location, call 662-244-2923.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts day classes
for Diabetes Support on third Wednesdays
of each month, 10-11 a.m. in Patient
Tower room 6. For information, call Lacy
Smith, 662-244-1392.
n CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
This support group for caregivers meets
at 11:30 a.m. every fourth Thursday at
First United Methodist Church, 602 Main
St., Columbus. A study of the book “No
Act of Love is Ever Wasted: The Spirituality
of Caring for Persons with Dementia” is
underway.
n ABUSE RECOVERY GROUP
A Domestic Abuse Recovery Group meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. through Safe Haven
Inc. Group counseling for rape recovery is
available. For information, call 662-327-
6118.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle seeks caring, com-
passionate volunteers to help in a variety
of hospital settings. For information, call
Lisa Bowers,662-244-1165.
n DRUG/ALCOHOL INTERVENTION
Narconon offers drug and alcohol interven-
tions. For free screenings or referrals, call
1-800-431-1754.
n GOLDEN TRIANGLE AA
Golden Triangle AA meets daily for
support. If you want to drink, that is your
business. If you want to stop drinking, that
is our business. For information, call 662-
327-8941.
n AL-ANON MEETING
The Columbus Al-Anon Family Groups meet
Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.
When you don’t know where to turn be-
cause someone drinks too much, we can
help. For information, call 888-425-2666
or go to msafg.org.
OTHER EVENTS
n BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
REGISTRATION
Registration for the Lowndes Recreation
Summer Baseball and Softball Programs
is Jan. 2-Feb. 22 at the Recreation office,
17 Airline Road (rear of Driver’s License
Building). Wee-Ball for ages 3-12, T-ball,
coach-pitch, baseball and fast-pitch
softball available. $60 pp/$70 online
registration. All games at Lake Lowndes
State Park. For information, call 662-328-
0885 or visit lowndesrecreation.com.
n FREE NOTARY SERVICES
Reach 1 Teach 1 Outreach Ministries
offers free notary services in December
for individuals, businesses and citizen
services. For information, call 870-627-
2859 or 662-425-1816.
n DISASTER LEGAL ASSISTANCE
The Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal
Services Committee of The Mississippi
Bar, in conjunction with FEMA, American
Bar Association Young Lawyers Division,
Mississippi Emergency Management
Agency and Mississippi Center for Legal
Services, provides free disaster legal
assistance efforts to those affected by re-
cent storms in Clay, Humphreys, Issaque-
na, Lowndes, Monroe, Sharkey, Warren
and Yazoo Counties from Feb. 22-March
29. Call 1-877-691-6185 Monday-Friday, 9
a.m.-4 p.m.
n BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Starkville Library Book
Sale is the first Monday of each month at
the Starkville Public Library, 326 University
Drive.
n ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING
Memphis Town Community Action Group
meets fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m. to
discuss issues related to the Kerr-McGee
site. For information, contact Leon Hines,
662-574-6109.
n 50 DRESSES MINISTRY
Reach1 Teach1 Ministries’ 50 Dresses
Ministry Program to the Golden Triangle
area helps those in need of a dress or
suit for a job search. Donations accept-
ed. Call Regional Coordinator Cequeila
Bigbee, 870-627-2859 or e-mail 1delivere-
din2014@gmail.com.
n ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES
Emerson Family Center, 1504 Louisville
St., Starkville, offers Adult Education
classes from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 9.
n WALKING GROUP
J.L. King Center’s Families First of Oktib-
beha County invites the community to join
its Walking Group at 6:30 a.m. Monday-Fri-
day at Westside Park, 700 N. Long St.,
Starkville.

n EFFECTIVE PARENTING
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
effective parenting classes, with insight
on child safety, appropriate discipline,
effective communication and more. For
information, call 662-368-3603.
n ACTIVE PARENTING
Emerson Family Center, Starkville, offers
Active Parenting classes 10-11 a.m. Oct.
9. Free diapers for those who complete the
four class series. Free child care provided.
Call 662-320-4607.
n FREE COMPUTER CLASSES
Emerson Family Center, Starkville, offers
free computer classes 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays.
Call 662-320-4607.
n FREE TUTORING
Family Resource Center, 1575 Second
Ave. N., Columbus, offers free tutoring,
computer use and printing services for
pre-K-eighth grade. Limited slots. Call 662-
368-3603.
n PARENT CAFÉ
Emerson family Center, Starkville, offers
Parent Café meetings 11 a.m.-noon every
Monday. For more information, call 662-
418-5193 or visit fcp-parentcafe.com.
n TENN-TOM WATERWAY MUSEUM
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Transportation Museum, 318 Seventh St.
N., Columbus, is open for tours Mon-
day-Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. School field trips,
civic clubs, church groups encouraged. For
group tours, call 662-328-8936 or 662-
574-5794.

Veterans to get more access to Mississippi Navy base

The Associated Press
MERIDIAN — Some
military veterans and their
caregivers will soon have
more access to a Missis-
sippi Navy base.
A policy change at Naval
Air Station Meridian that’s
new for 2020 will mean
that approved veterans can
apply for authorization to
shop at base commissar-
ies and Navy Exchange
stores, The Meridian Star
reported.
They’ll also be able to
take part in morale, welfare
and recreation programs.
Those programs include
recreational activities such
as golf and bowling.
Base officials say el-
igible veterans include
Purple Heart recipients,
former prisoners of war, or
veterans with a service-re-
lated disability.
A key change with the
new policy will be more ac-
cess for disabled veterans,
base officials say.
“This opens things up
for a lot more people to ac-
cess these services,” base
spokeswoman Penny Ran-
dall said.
Eligible veterans must
bring a driver’s license,
veterans health I.D. card,
proof of insurance and
vehicle registration when
applying at the visitor’s
center.
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Decade
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time buzzer-beater in
the national semifinals in
Dallas that ended vaunted
Connecticut’s 111-game
winning streak.
MSU’s baseball team
reached the College World
Series final in 2013 and
reached Omaha again in
2018 and 2019. The foot-
ball program also saw a
banner decade, reaching
bowl games each year. Be-
hind head coach Dan Mul-
len and quarterback Dak
Prescott, the team ranked
No. 1 for five weeks in 2014
amid a 10-win season.
At East Mississippi
Community College, head
football coach Buddy Ste-
phens led his Lions to five
junior college national
titles and six state titles
during the decade. He and
his team were also fea-
tured in the first two sea-
sons of the Netflix series
“Last Chance U.”
On the high school
level, West Point claimed
five state titles, includ-
ing a record four straight
from 2016-19, during the
decade. Noxubee Coun-
ty claimed three titles
in its classification and
Starkville won two.
The Yellow Jacket
boys and girls, as well as
Columbus High School’s
boys, all claimed two bas-
ketball state titles during
the decade, while New
Hope’s baseball team took
multiple titles.
Cold cases from the
‘90s see their first
arrests
Persistence and tech-
nology were key factors in
making arrests in two cold
case murders in Colum-
bus and Starkville during
the decade.
The three cases had
remained unsolved for a
combined 49 years when
investigators made the
first arrests — leading to
the first indictments — in
the cases.
In the oldest case, the
1990 murder of Betty
Jones, 64, and Kathryn
Crigler, 81, Sgt. Bill Lott
investigated the case for
more than 14 years inde-
pendently of his duties as a
patrol officer for Starkville
Police Department. Lott
and other investigators
eventually discovered the
DNA of the suspect, Mi-
chael Devaughn, of Rien-
zi, by comparing a rape
kit taken during the initial
investigation to a cigarette
butt, ending the nearly 30-
year effort to track down a
potential killer in 2018.
In 2017, Columbus po-
lice made an arrest in a
1996 case when investi-
gators matched the DNA
of Jackson resident David
Murry to DNA found at
the scene of the murder
of Mack Fowler, 71. At the
time of Murry’s arrest, Co-
Starkville Police Department Detective Bill Lott, center,
speaks during a press conference about the arrest of
Michael Wayne Devaughn. Devaughn, whose mugshot
is pictured right of Lott, was arrested in 2018 for cap-
ital murder and sexual battery in connection with the
1990 Labor Day murders in Starkville.
lumbus Crime Lab direc-
tor Austin Shepherd and
District Attorney Scott
Colom credited the 1996
investigators who had the
foresight to collect the ev-
idence long before DNA
was commonly used to
solve crimes.
Both Devaughn and
Murry have been indicted
by grand juries in Lown-
des and Oktibbeha coun-
ties, respectively, and are
awaiting trial.
Growth and investment
in Starkville
The decade began with
a 2010 census that showed
what many had projected
for a few years by then —
Starkville had outgrown
Columbus as the largest
municipality in the Golden
Triangle.
While the city’s popula-
tion growth has continued
a slow uptick throughout
the ensuing 10 years, oth-
er types of growth have
been more prevalent.
Oktibbeha County has
gained $119 million in
assessed property value
since 2010, with invest-
ments in retail and hous-
ing, especially apartment
housing, leading the way.
The Russell Street
corridor has developed
around the Mill at MSU
hotel and conference cen-
ter development, and the
adjacent Cotton Mill Mar-
ketplace brought more
restaurants and shopping
to Highway 12 near the
university.
A Walmart Neighbor-
hood Market, Academy
Sports and the Parker-Mc-
Gill auto dealership, just
to name a few, have also
developed in Starkville
in recent years. Several
mixed-use commercial
and residential develop-
ments came to the east
side of the city, including
Midtown, Vista, Haven 12
and College View.
Tornado rocks
Columbus’ northside
On Feb. 23, 2019, an
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Mississippi State Bulldogs guard Morgan William (2) shoots the game winning shot
in overtime against Connecticut Huskies guard Gabby Williams (15) in the semifinals
of the women’s Final Four at American Airlines Center in 2017. The Mississippi State
Bulldogs defeated the Connecticut Huskies 66-64.
EF-3 tornado ripped
through Columbus, kill-
ing one person, damag-
ing or destroying 275
homes and 38 businesses
and leaving $9.3 million
in damage to public prop-
erty alone.
The storm developed
in the southwest part
of the city and traveled
northeast from First
Street through Memphis-
town to Tuscaloosa Road.
Both Sim Scott Park
Community Center and
Hunt Success Academy
on 14th Avenue North suf-
fered severe damage, and
plans are in place to reno-
vate Hunt and rebuild the
community center.
In the weeks following
the storm, city and coun-
ty officials set up emer-
gency shelters and a vol-
unteer aid center to assist
residents.
The storm was part of
a larger flooding event
across the state — areas
of downtown Columbus,
including the Riverwalk
and Lowndes County Soc-
cer Complex were under
water for several weeks
after the storm — and in
April, President Donald
Trump declared Lowndes
and six other Mississippi
counties federal disaster
areas. Initially, Federal
Emergency Management
Agency declined to pro-
vide individual assistance
to private property own-
ers and residents whose
homes, businesses and
other property had been
damaged. Agents from
Mississippi Emergency
Management Agency ap-
pealed the decision and
in September, FEMA an-
nounced that assistance
would be available after
all. From Sept. 27-Oct. 31,
FEMA representatives
set up a Disaster Recov-
ery Area in the East Co-
lumbus Gym to work with
residents seeking federal
aid.
Dispatch reporters Zack
Plair, Slim Smith, Tess
Vrbin and Isabelle Altman
contributed to this report.
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Mississippi State running back Nick Gibson finds a hole for a substantial gain, which would later set up a score for the Bulldogs in Monday’s Music City Bowl in Nashville.
Mississippi State outmatched by Louisville in 2019 Music City Bowl
By Ben Portnoy
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
NASHVILLE — In an in-
stant, it was over.
Just five plays after Louis-
ville receiver Devante Peete
corralled a wide-open 24-yard
touchdown reception courtesy
of a coverage breakdown by
Mississippi State freshman cor-
nerback Jarrian Jones, senior
quarterback Tommy Stevens
took off running.
Spinning off an initial tack-
ler as he desperately tried to
convert a third-and-22, Stevens
was simultaneously smacked
from behind by Louisville de-
fensive lineman Gary McCrae.
COMMENTARY
Music City Bowl puts sobering Perry’s career night helps
bow on average season for MSU Bulldogs rout Kent State
NASHVILLE — The faces
looked understandably grim.
Somber emotions poured out
from Mississippi State seniors
Tommy Stevens, Darryl Wil-
liams and Jaquarius Landrews
after a 38-28 defeat at the hands
of Louisville in the Music City
Bowl on
Monday
at Nissan
Stadium in
Nashville.
Stevens
declared
he’d trans-
fer from
Penn State
to MSU all
Garrick Hodge
over again,
even de-
spite a injury-marred and rela-
tively unproductive year in his
lone season at quarterback with
the Bulldogs.
Williams, the team’s starting
center, commended his fellow
seniors on keeping the team to-
NASHVILLE BLUES
Scooping up the ensuing loose
ball, Cardinals defensive back
Khane Pass scooted down the
sideline for the 23rd of Louis-
ville’s 31 unanswered points in
Monday’s 38-28 win over the
Bulldogs in the 2019 Music City
Bowl.
“I’ve got to take better care
of the ball,” Stevens said post-
game as he fought back tears.
“Obviously a big play in the
game.”
On paper, Monday’s match-
up favored the Bulldogs. Junior
running back Kylin Hill — who
led the Southeastern Confer-
ence with 1,347 yards entering
the contest — was set to face a
Louisville defense that ranked
gether through a laundry list of
issues, both on and off the field.
As nice as all of that is, MSU’s
bowl game served as a harsh
reminder. As 2020 approaches,
the 2019 version of the Bulldogs
will be remembered as an aver-
age football team. The craziness
and euphoric feelings following
the Egg Bowl win that extended
the program’s decade-long bowl
streak served as a nice month-
long distraction from that ca-
veat. But MSU’s mediocre ten-
dencies reared their ugly head
against the Cardinals.
After taking a 14-0 lead,
the Bulldogs were taken to the
woodshed on both sides of the
ball and allowed 31 unanswered
points. Whatever adjustments
were made, they didn’t work.
At one point in the fourth
quarter, MSU was outgained
444-169. A paltry 169 yards
against a defense that allowed
446 yards per game entering
the contest doesn’t exactly in-
among the nation’s worst units
against the run. But instead of
exploiting the Cardinals’ po-
rous rush defense, Hill conclud-
ed his day with 3 yards on seven
carries after he suffered a low-
er-body injury on the first play
from scrimmage that limited
his productivity.
Stevens was similarly inef-
fective. After guiding the Bull-
dogs to scoring drives of 99 and
80 yards in the game’s early go-
ing, the former Penn State sig-
nal caller capped off his tumul-
tuous time in Starkville with a
17-of-26, 221-yard passing effort
— though 61 of those yards
came in the final three minutes
of the game with the Bulldogs
spire confidence. After gashing
Louisville via the read-option in
the first quarter, Stevens made
questionable reads at best the
rest of the night. Considering
the matchup on paper, MSU
running back Kylin Hill seemed
like a slam-dunk pregame pick
for Music City Bowl MVP. Trag-
ically, Hill was hurt on the first
play of the game, and gutted out
six more carries before finish-
ing with three total yards. It was
a disappointing end to what was
an outstanding MSU career for
the Columbus native.
In what could be seen as an
alarming trend, Joe Moorhead
fell to 0-5 in his MSU tenure
when he’s had multiple weeks to
prepare for an opponent.
“Certainly ending the season
with a loss in the bowl game is
not ideal,” Moorhead said.
The Bulldogs’ season woes
weren’t limited to simply on
field problems. As Moorhead
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down three possessions.
Defensively, MSU looked
the part of a team that had lost
four starting defensive backs to
a combination of injuries and
NFL Draft decisions over the
past month and a half.
With a patchwork second-
ary, Louisville quarterback Mi-
cale Cunningham torched the
Bulldogs for 279 yards and two
touchdowns through the air and
another 81 yards on the ground
— the former of which eclipsed
Heisman Trophy winner Lamar
Jackson’s passing numbers in
the 2017 meeting between the
Bulldogs and Cardinals in the
Gator Bowl.
Junior linebacker Erroll
MISSISSIPPI STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Ben How-
land liked the pass most.
Sure, the Mississippi State
men’s basketball coach en-
joyed sophomore forward
Reggie Perry’s old-fashioned
three-point play late in the first
half of Monday’s game against
Kent State at Humphrey Col-
iseum. Perry subsequently
knocked down a jumper then
buried a jump hook, and that
impressed Howland, too.
Then Perry delivered a
beautiful feed inside to soph-
omore guard Robert Woodard
II, who hit the layup and drew
a foul. Woodard made his free
throw, capping a quick and piv-
otal 10-0 run for the Bulldogs.
“I thought the dish to Wood-
ard was my favorite play for
him of the night,” Howland
said. “To have a guy that’s 6-9,
249 to be able to go the length
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Thompson was also a non-fac-
tor after appearing on the
game’s first play before finish-
ing the game in street clothes
along the MSU sideline due to
an injury he exacerbated while
lifting during holiday break.
“That definitely made the
margin of error in the pass
rush game,” junior defensive
end Kobe Jones said of missing
so many pieces defensively. “It
eventually took a toll on us but,
like I said, no excuses — we’ve
got to ride with the guys we’ve
got.”
With the loss, the Bulldogs
now enter the offseason with
far more questions than an-
See BOWL, 2B
of the court under control,
handle it and make that kind of
pass, it’s very unique.”
Perry’s one-of-a-kind skill
set was on display in full during
the Bulldogs’ 10-0 spurt that
catapulted them from a four-
point deficit into the lead.
Just 96 seconds in length, the
streak put on display pretty
much everything Perry had to
offer: inside scoring, midrange
shooting, drawing contact, of-
fensive rebounding and pass-
ing. It was a dominant stretch
for the forward on his way to
a career night with 26 points
and 17 rebounds, and it carried
the Bulldogs (9-3) to a 96-68
win over Kent State (10-3) on
Monday.
“Reggie Perry was domi-
nant on the glass and around
the basket, getting to the line
the way we want him to get to
the line,” Howland said.
Perry made 10 of his 14 free
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throws Monday, adding a
critical dimension to Mis-
sissippi State’s offensive
game.
“It was really big,” Per-
ry said. “I was just happy
I got the whistle tonight.”
The Bulldogs made 29
of 38 shots from the foul
line overall, supplement-
ing a steady offensive out-
put from several players.
Freshman Iverson Mo-
linar was quiet in the first
half with just two points
but exploded for 14 more
in the second half, and
freshman D.J. Stewart Jr.
scored 12 points.
“Both those guys, they
played tonight how they
practiced this week,”
Howland said. “They had
great practices leading up
to this game. That’s how
you do it: You practice
hard, you practice well,
and you play well in the
games.”
Woodard sprained his
toe earlier Wednesday
but muscled through the
injury to score 11 points
on 4-of-7 shooting, and ju-
nior Nick Weatherspoon
had 10 points in his sec-
ond game after returning
from suspension.
But the true star was
Perry, who had an effec-
tive shooting night, go-
ing 8 of 16 from the field.
Kent State had no answer
for him on the offensive
glass — Perry racked up
five offensive rebounds
and seemed to score off
every one.
“I think his efficiency
was the best thing that
he did, to me, tonight,”
Kent State coach Rob
Senderoff said. “He didn’t
do anything that I would
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swers. Moorhead con-
cludes his second season
in Starkville with another
bowl game loss and drops
to 0-5 in games his team
has had multiple weeks to
prepare for.
Further troubling, the
offense — a unit that was
expected to take a step
forward given Stevens’
deep understanding of
Moorhead’s system dat-
ing back to their days in
Happy Valley — finishes
the year as the nation’s
68th-best group, just
three spots better than
Hodge
Continued from Page 1B
so eloquently put it, “you
could write a book on this
season alone.”
Ten players were sus-
pended eight games by
the NCAA for academic
misconduct. The team’s
starting linebacker
punched its starting quar-
terback in the face at a
practice and caused him
to miss the bowl game.
Other suspensions were
handed out for Monday’s
first quarter that had
nothing to do with the
famously dubbed “Tutor-
Mississippi State’s Reggie Perry shoots over the out-
stretched arms of Kent State’s Philip Whittington during
Monday’s game at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville.
call ‘special.’ It’s not like
he made ridiculous plays.
He was around the ball,
finished when he caught
it. He went and offensive
rebounded. He did all the
things that a really good
player does, and he did
it within the structure of
Perry takes a reverse layup during the first half Monday.
last season’s squad.
Despite that, as Moor-
head sat in the postgame
press conference room in
the underbelly of Nissan
Stadium flanked by Ste-
vens and fellow seniors
Jaquarius Landrews and
Darryl Williams, the sec-
ond-year head coach re-
mained up-beat about his
team’s performance in
2019.
“Head football coach-
es, sometimes at the end
of your career, you think
you’re going to write a
book and talk about your
gate.”
Next week, Moorhead
is going to take a long,
hard look at his football
program. He’ll decide
what coaching changes
need to be made, if any.
He’ll meet individually
with each returning play-
er.
The uncomfortable
truth is that a lot of holes
need to be filled if the
Bulldogs want to return
to fighting for eight wins
next season.
Hill’s departure to the
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Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch
what they do.”
Perry was scoring
with ease from the out-
set, but it took the rest
of the Bulldogs a bit to
catch up. Kent State took
an early lead, stretching
its advantage to as much
as nine points at 26-17 on
Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch
career and each season
as a chapter, and this
season was a book in
and of itself,” he said in
reference to the litany of
suspensions and injuries
MSU dealt with this year.
“Certainly 6-7 was not the
outcome we desired, but
to get bowl eligible, to win
an Egg Bowl and to have
this opportunity to play
in a bowl game, to me is
a credit to these seniors,
a credit this staff and a
credit to these leaders
that we were able to battle
through a ton of adversity
NFL draft leaves a very
inexperienced backfield.
Someone is going to have
to emerge as a consistent
playmaker at wide receiv-
er, because there sure
wasn’t one in 2019. Shrad-
er had flashes of bril-
liance at times but needs
to develop much better
as a passer — between
him and Stevens, no MSU
quarterback threw for 250
or more yards in a single
game this season.
The secondary needs
to be addressed in a big
the Flashes’ fourth made
3-pointer in just over 10
minutes.
Mississippi State slow-
ly chipped away at the
deficit, trailing 37-33 with
just under three and a half
minutes left. Then Perry
dropped in a layup and
was fouled to kick-start
the Bulldogs’ dynamic
run, and MSU took a six-
point advantage into half-
time.
“I thought after the
first six or seven minutes
of the game, our defense
really started to lock
down and did a much bet-
ter job,” Howland said.
The Bulldogs kept up
their intense defense and
their high-octane offense
from there. Molinar led
the way in the second half
with 14 points on 4-of-4
shooting, Stewart scored
eight points, and Perry
made eight free throws
in the period alone. MSU
limited Kent State to 29
points in the second half
and scored 51 of its own Are You Ready
to stretch the lead out
quickly. to Discuss Your
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Several MSU players
— including senior run-
ning back Nick Gibson —
were suspended for Mon-
day’s first quarter due
to an internal issue that
occurred before the Bull-
dogs arrived in Nashville.
Moorhead did not dis-
close what caused the
suspensions, and an MSU
spokesperson told The
Dispatch the matter was
handled internally.
way. Ditto for the offen-
sive and defensive lines.
Fans also wouldn’t com-
plain if MSU brought in
a kicker that could pro-
duce a touchback once in
a while, or found a way to
yield reasonable punt or
kickoff returns.
In short, it’s going to
be a long offseason in
Starkville. MSU can hang
its head on doing just
enough to keep its proud
bowl streak alive. But a
6-7 season just isn’t going
to cut it in 2020.
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briefly Mississippi State football

Men’s College Basketball
Harris scores 25 as MUW beats Lyon College
Senior Keith Harris scored 25 points to lead the
Loss marks end of Tommy Stevens era
Mississippi University for Women men’s basketball team
to a 66-61 win over Lyon College on Monday at Pohl
Gymnasium.
Harris also grabbed nine rebounds, and the Owls
(3-10) got 10 points from Davon Kennick to contribute
to the effort. Carlos Wilkerson scored eight points,
and Tavonta Jones and Milos Zeradjanin each scored
seven.
The Owls will host Southern University-New
Orleans at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Stevenson leads Southern Miss with 12

HATTIESBURG (AP) — Former New Hope
forward Tyler Stevenson had 12 points for Southern
Miss as Louisiana Tech routed the Golden Eagles
80-49 on Monday night in a Conference USA opener
for both teams.
DaQuan Bracey registered 17 points and Kalob
Ledoux had 15 for Louisiana Tech (10-3, 1-0), which
won its fourth straight game. Derric Jean added 12
points, and Amorie Archibald had 12 points and nine
rebounds.
The Bulldogs entered ranked No. 21 in the nation in
field-goal defense and held Southern Miss (4-10, 0-1) to
35 percent on 20-of-58 shooting, including 0 of 16 from
3-point range.
The teams match up again on Saturday in Ruston,
Louisiana.

Other scores
New Hope boys 77, Sulligent (Ala.) 46

SOURCE: From Special Reports

CALENDAR
Thursday
Women’s College Basketball
Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch
Florida at Mississippi State, 7:10 p.m. Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens looks outside for an open receiver during the fourth quarter of Monday’s bowl game.
Georgia at Ole Miss, 6:15 p.m.
By Ben Portnoy game. flexed his muscular ern Mississippi had since Stevens an-
Friday bportnoy@cdispatch.com His final collegiate 6-foot-5-inch frame in suddenly disappeared. nounced his transfer to
Prep Girls Basketball contest was now a celebration. The middling play that MSU. And in the wan-
Itawamba at Caledonia, 6 p.m. NASHVILLE — Se- chance to put a positive Two drives later, he saw him benched at ing minutes of his col-
Columbus at West Lowndes, 6 p.m. nior quarterback Tom- cap on what had been backed up the initial halftime against Ten- legiate football career
Heritage Academy at Leake Academy, my Stevens’ eyes were a turbulent tenure in touchdown by leading nessee in mid-October that began in eastern
3 p.m. puffy and swollen be- Starkville. the Bulldogs 80 yards returned, and with it,
fore he even entered Pennsylvania and con-
New Hope at Pickens County (Ala.), 6 “He’ll go in and to pay dirt and a 14-0 the Bulldogs and Ste- cluded in central Ten-
p.m. the press conference make plays with his lead. vens’ hopes of a fruitful
room beneath Nissan nessee, it was Moor-
Noxubee County at Louisville, 6 p.m. arm and his feet, and But in an instant, on-field farewell dissi- head — his former
Starkville at Greenville, 6 p.m. Stadium Monday night. I know the guys have Stevens’ borderline re- pated.
Slipping into the offensive coordinator
Starkville Academy at Winston Acade- a ton of confidence in naissance turned sour. Standing up from
chair on the far left of in Happy Valley — who
my, 6 p.m. him,” coach Joe Moor- Running to his left as the table following his
the table just minutes head said ahead of the he desperately tried to press conference, tears stood by his side as the
Oak Hill Academy at Central Holmes
Christian, 6:30 p.m. after Mississippi State game. “(For) a grad- convert a third-and-22, combined with the run- deep wounds of defeat
Prep Boys Basketball fell 38-28 to Louisville uate transfer, senior Stevens was stripped ny eye-black triangles weighed on the now
Heritage Academy at Leake Academy, in the 2019 Music City quarterback to have an from behind. Cardinals that coated Stevens’ former Bulldog quarter-
4:30 p.m. Bowl, he grasped the opportunity to lead his defensive back Khane cheeks. Wandering into back.
Itawamba at Caledonia, 6 p.m. sponsored sports drink team to win in a bowl Pass took the ensuing the hall side by side, he “It’s like watching
Columbus at West Lowndes, 7:30 p.m. before him, opened the game, we’re very excit- fumble 31 yards into and Moorhead paused one of your own grow
New Hope at Pickens County (Ala.), cap and took a swig as ed about that.” the end zone for a scoop at the underground up,” Moorhead said of
7:30 p.m. he fought off his im- For a brief moment and score. opening to the playing Stevens. “We have a
Noxubee County at Louisville, 7:30 p.m. pending tears. Monday, Moorhead’s “I’ve got to take bet- surface at Nissan Stadi- relationship that dates
Starkville at Greenville, 7:30 p.m. “Nothing really in words rang true. ter care of the ball,” um to share a long em- back and I’ve known
Starkville Academy at Winston Acade- life goes exactly how After the Bulldog Stevens said postgame, brace. him for a long time,
my, 7:30 p.m. you think it’s going to defense secured a fum- barely able to muster Not 30 yards behind watched him grow as
Oak Hill Academy at Central Holmes go,” he said as water ble on its own 1-yard the words as his voice them, Stevens conclud- a player, watch him
Christian, 7:30 p.m. began to fill the ducts line early in the first creaked with each en- ed his collegiate career grown as a person ...
beneath his eyes. “With quarter, the former Nit- suing syllable. “Obvi- with a frenetic 17-for- You know, whether it’s
Saturday that being said, I mean, tany Lion marched his ously a big play in the 26, 221-yard effort. in the game of football
Prep Girls Soccer the picture or the plan, unit on an eight-play, game. I’ve got to take Minutes prior, he said playing, whether it’s
Starkville at Saltillo, 2 p.m. it’s — I’m so thankful.” 99-yard scoring drive better care of the ball.” he didn’t regret his de-
in the game of football
Prep Boys Soccer Monday was sup- while accounting for 72 Stevens completed cision to come to MSU
coaching, whatever
Starkville at Saltillo, 4 p.m. posed to be a corona- of the yards personally just four of his next nine in the slightest. In the
tion of sorts. Stevens, he does in life, I know
Prep Girls Basketball — 27 through the air throws as Louisville moment, heading to
who has battled a laun- and 45 on the ground. torched the downtrod- Starkville was the best he’s made of the right
Tuscaloosa Academy at Heritage Acad- things. He’s a good kid
emy, 3 p.m. dry list of injuries and Racing to his right den Bulldog defense for decision for him.
inconsistent play this on a run-pass option 31 straight points. The Separating from with great character
Oak Hill Academy at Winston Academy,
season, was granted the inside the Louisville rout was on. their hug, Stevens and and a great set of val-
3 p.m.
starting job against the 5-yard line, he plunged The player that had Moorhead headed ues, and whatever he
Caledonia at Smithville Shootout, TBA
Cardinals after fresh- through a Cardinal de- hit 29 of his first 40 down the concrete hall- sets his mind to, he’s
Prep Boys Basketball
Tuscaloosa Academy at Heritage Acade- man Garrett Shrader fender into the end zone passes for 341 yards way toward the MSU going to accomplish.
my, 4:30 p.m. was injured in a fight at for the game’s opening and four touchdowns in locker room and contin- (I’m) proud to be asso-
Oak Hill Academy at Winston Academy, practice in the weeks score. Picking himself parts of games against ued trading words. ciated with Tommy Ste-
4:30 p.m. leading up to the bowl off the turf, Stevens Louisiana and South- It’s been 227 days vens.”
Caledonia at Smithville Shootout, TBA
Noxubee County vs. Kemper County at
Newton Shootout, TBA
Starkville at Tangle on the Trail, Ponto-
toc, TBA
Bulldog Bullets: Mississippi State lacks harmony in the Music City
By Garrick Hodge you look at a good por- cord. He finished with say Gay comes back away, and the offense
Men’s College Basketball ghodge@cdispatch.com tion of MSU fans’ social seven carries for a pal- for his senior season, was pretty anemic.
Auburn at Mississippi State, 3:30 p.m.
media accounts. try 3 yards. It’s unfor- considering his 2019 n Louisville out-
Ole Miss at Wichita State, 3 p.m. NASHVILLE — It’ll One final quick pro- tunate that a supremely season included an gained MSU 260-157
Southern University at MUW, 4 p.m. be hard to convince gramming note for talented player like Hill eight-game suspension, in the first half and still
Women’s College Basketball anyone who watched those who are new elected to suit up with getting ejected in one trailed 14-10.
MUW at LSU-Shreveport, 2 p.m. the third quarter of the here: Bulldog Bullets his team one last time of the games he actual- n MSU went a whole
Music City Bowl that was a weekly recur- instead of sitting out ly played in because of season without a quar-
on the air Mississippi State once ring article filled with and left with nothing to two unsportsmanlike terback throwing for
led Louisville 14-0. short observations and show for it. conduct penalties and 250 yards or more in a
Today But the Bulldogs did! single game.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) commentary written n Obviously, there decking his quarter-
Then 31 unanswered throughout Mississip- was a lot of controver- back in the face. n There’s a whole
11 a.m. — Georgia Tech at Florida
points from the Cardi- pi State football games sy leading up to the n That aside, man, laundry list of things
State, ESPNU
nals later, a complete that posts shortly after bowl game because of does Gay make a differ- MSU needs to fix for
1 p.m. — Temple at Central Florida,
unraveling was com- the final gun. Hopeful- a post-practice fight ence for MSU’s defense next year. It will be an
ESPNU
plete. MSU dropped its ly, it will be back next between Willie Gay Jr. when he plays. interesting offseason in
3 p.m. — Miami at Clemson, ACCN
contest in Nashville 38- season. To those that and Garrett Shrader n I think the last Starkville.
4:30 p.m. — Georgetown at Provi-
28, finishing the year have followed along all that left MSU without four read-option plays
dence, FS1
below .500 for the first year, we appreciate it. its starting quarter- MSU ran, Tommy Ste- Louisville 38,
5 p.m. — Boston College at Duke,
time since 2016. Anyway, to the Bull- back. My knee-jerk re- vens picked the wrong Mississippi St. 28
ACCN Mississippi St. 7 7 0 14—28
6 p.m. — Rider at Wisconsin, BTN
There were blown dog Bullets: action is this wouldn’t read. Louisville 0 10 14 14—38

6:30 p.m. — Butler at St. John’s, FS1

defensive coverages left n How far did the be much of a story if it n Louisville had two
First quarter
MSST_Stevens 3 run (Christmann kick), 4:48.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) and right all night, but wheels fall off for Mis- involved anyone other tackles for a loss in its Second quarter
MSST_Gibson 3 run (Christmann kick), 10:19.
Noon — Nebraska at Michigan State, the offense might earn sissippi State? Louis- than the quarterback. entire game against LOU_M.Ford 33 pass from Atwell (Chalifoux
kick), 7:57.
BTN more than a fair share ville fans even booed Teammates fight. More Kentucky. It had two LOU_FG Chalifoux 31, :00.
Third quarter
2 p.m. — Indiana at Rutgers, BTN of the finger-pointing Jak, the live Bulldog often than you think. straight on its opening LOU_Peete 24 pass from M.Cunningham (Chal-
ifoux kick), 5:01.
4 p.m. — Maryland at Northwestern, here. mascot, when he was This is a sport where defensive series. LOU_K.Pass 31 fumble return (Chalifoux kick),

BTN Louisville’s defense shown on the Jum- aggression is not only n Let’s talk a little
2:51.
Fourth quarter

COLLEGE FOOTBALL entered Monday’s con- boTron. That’s.....That’s encouraged, it’s a re- bit about that eight-play, LOU_M.Ford 8 pass from M.Cunningham (Chal-
ifoux kick), 13:52.
11 a.m. — The Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech test allowing 446 yards just mean. They fol- quirement. It’s unfor- 99-yard MSU touch- MSST_S.Guidry 18 pass from Stevens (Christ-
mann kick), 10:25.
vs. Kentucky, Charlotte, N.C., ESPN per contest. Early in the lowed with a sarcastic tunate, but skirmishes down drive. It was the LOU_Hawkins 5 run (Chalifoux kick), 2:13.
MSST_O.Mitchell 24 pass from Stevens (Christ-
1 p.m. — The Sun Bowl: Florida State fourth quarter, in the S-E-C chant. are going to happen best offensive drive mann kick), :27.
A_46,850.
vs. Arizona State, El Paso, Texas, CBS midst of the Cardinals’ n One of the saddest sometimes. That being of the season, by far. Team statistics
MSST LOU
2:45 p.m. — The Liberty Bowl: Navy vs. 31 unanswered points, things about the bowl said, if Gay engages in There was creativity First downs 24 23

Kansas State, Memphis, Tenn., ESPN they were outgaining game was the way Kylin friendly fire with a start- with a flea flicker and a
Rushes-yards 36-145
Passing 221 312
44-198

3:30 p.m. — The Arizona Bowl: Georgia MSU 444-169. In short, Hill ended his collegiate ing quarterback at the double reverse, Tommy Comp-Att-Int 17-26-0
Return yards 44
17-25-0
65
State vs. Wyoming, Tucson, Ariz., the Bulldogs made career. Hill was hurt next level, he’s quickly Stevens made the cor- Punts-avg. 5-43.0 3-44.3
Fumbles-lost 4-2 1-1
CBSSN a seemingly horrific on the first play from going to find himself rect decision on every Penalties-yards 2-20
Time of Poss. 28:26
6-50
31:34
6:30 p.m. — The Alamo Bowl: Utah vs. defense look stout for scrimmage and carted in the unemployment read-option play, and Individual statistics
RUSHING_Mississippi St., Stevens 17-71, Gib-
Texas, San Antonio, Texas, ESPN most of the night. off to the locker room line. Remember when the execution was opti- son 8-54, Witherspoon 4-17, Hill 7-3. Louisville,
Hawkins 23-105, M.Cunningham 16-81, Atwell
NBA BASKETBALL About a month’s but tried to gut it out Jets linebacker IK En- mal. Say what you will 1-9, H.Hall 3-4, (Team) 1-(minus 1).
6 p.m. — Denver at Houston, NBATV worth of momentum by returning later. He emkpali broke Geno of Joe Moorhead’s play PASSING_Mississippi St., Stevens 17-26-0-221.
Louisville, Atwell 1-2-0-33, M.Cunningham 16-
NHL HOCKEY was built up after a entered the contest 45 Smith’s jaw in 2015? calling, but it was on 23-0-279.
RECEIVING_Mississippi St., S.Guidry 6-76,
8 p.m. — NY Rangers at Edmonton, memorable Egg Bowl yards short of breaking Enemkpali was imme- point for that drive. Green 3-23, O.Mitchell 2-47, Payton 2-39, Spivey
1-13, D.Thomas 1-11, Hill 1-6, Gibson 1-6. Louis-
NHLN win. That seemingly the MSU all-time sin- diately put on waivers. n Now, take that and ville, Atwell 9-147, M.Ford 3-53, Fitzpatrick 2-37,
Marshall 1-29, Peete 1-24, Davis 1-22.
was halted Monday if gle-season rushing re- If I had to guess, I’d a few other moments MISSED FIELD GOALS_Louisville, Chalifoux 34.
4B Tuesday, December 31, 2019
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Perine leads No. 6 Gators past Virginia in Orange Bowl
The Associated Press
MIAMI GARDENS,
Fla. — Lamical Perine
scored on a 61-yard run in
the opening minute and
didn’t stop after that, to-
taling 181 yards rushing
and receiving with three
touchdowns Monday to
help No. 6 Florida beat
Virginia 36-28 in the Or-
ange Bowl.
Perine carried 13
times for a career-high
138 yards rushing at the
end of a so-so senior sea-
son.
But Perine was too
quick and speedy for the
Cavaliers, as his dash
through their second-
ary on the first series
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ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
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BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
showed. He also scored
on a 10-yard run, caught
a 16-yard touchdown pass
from Kyle Trask and was
chosen the game’s most
valuable player.
The win means Florida
(11-2), led by second-year
coach Dan Mullen, will
likely finish in the Top 10
in consecutive seasons for
the first time since 2008-
09. The Cavaliers (9-5)
lost their final two games,
but still posted their high-
est win total since 2007.
Trask capped a sto-
rybook junior season by
throwing for 305 yards.
Florida totaled 549
yards, including a sea-
son-high 244 rushing, and
didn’t punt until midway
FAMILY CIRCUS
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through the third quarter.
The Cavaliers’ offense
tried valiantly to keep up.
Bryce Perkins threw for
323 yards and four scores.
Redbox Bowl: Cal 35,
Illinois 20
SANTA CLARA, Calif.
— Chase Garbers threw
four touchdown passes
and ran for another score,
leading California over Il-
linois in the Redbox Bowl.
Christopher Brown Jr.
ran for 120 yards on 20
carries, and Makai Polk
caught five passes for a
season-high 105 yards as
Cal (8-5) won its first bowl
game since 2015.
Brandon Peters passed
for 273 yards and one
touchdown for Illinois
(6-7) in his return af-
ter sitting out the regu-
lar-season finale with a
concussion. Peters, who
was shaken up again af-
ter diving out of bounds
following a scramble late
in the fourth quarter,
completed 22 of 37 passes
and added a team-high 68
rushing yards.
Garbers, who had been
in and out of the lineup all
season because of a shoul-
der injury, got going after
being sacked on the first
play from scrimmage and
throwing an incomplete
pass on the second. The
offensive MVP of the
game, Garbers complet-
ed 22 of 31 passes for 272
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: I
have an awk-
ward wedding
conundrum I hope
you can help me
with. I am getting
married in April
and want to invite
two co-workers
with whom I am
very close. One of
them is married;
the other, “Sara,”
is in the process
of divorcing her
husband. Sara was
unhappy for years
with her almost
Dear Abby
ex-husband, and
we witnessed the deterioration of
their marriage over several years.
About a year ago, while still
married, Sara began an affair.
She’s still “seeing” this man —
sneaking out, meeting him on
his lunch break, going to motels
— while she goes through the
divorce process. She considers
them to have been a couple for
the past year.
I’m keeping a very tight grip
on my guest list to control the
costs. I don’t want to pass judg-
ment on Sara, but I don’t think
her situation at present qualifies
as a true, committed relation-
ship, which is the parameter I set
when deciding who gets to bring
a plus-one. I also don’t want my
wedding to be the event where
she “debuts” her new man.
I know she will feel slighted
because in her mind he’s her
boyfriend, and they are a couple.
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.
31). You seek to see the world
from other people’s windows.
There is always something to
learn from another culture and a
different point of view. You don’t
have to agree for the knowledge
to be valuable to you. Because
of your openness, your life will
be filled with interest, excite-
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Leo and Cancer adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 2, 28
and 11.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Being the center of attention
might be uncomfortable for
some, but not for you, not today,
because you’re so ready for it.
Besides, what you have to con-
yards with TD passes of 4,
3, 2 and 6 yards. He also
scored on quarterback
sneak from the 1 early in
the second quarter while
helping the Bears set a
season-high for scoring.
First Responder Bowl:
Western Kentucky 23,
Western Michigan 20
DALLAS — Freshman
Cory Munson kicked a
career-long 52-yard field
goal with no time left af-
ter a rules review to give
Western Kentucky a vic-
tory over Western Michi-
gan in the First Respond-
er Bowl.
The Hilltoppers (9-
4) drove 36 yards in 27
I have met him
only once, but
because they have
been so secretive,
he’s a complete
stranger to me.
Sara may resent
that I invited our
other co-worker’s
husband and not
her “boyfriend.” Is
there a way I can
handle this tact-
fully? — BEWIL-
DERED BRIDE
DEAR BEWIL-
DERED: If you
invite one close
co-worker’s signifi-
cant other and exclude the other,
there are guaranteed to be hurt
feelings. If you explain that you
don’t feel she is in a committed
relationship (after a year!), you
will get yourself deeper into hot
water because she will be insult-
ed. Believe me, if you do what
you are considering, it’s going to
cost you far more than the price
of two dinners.
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 67-year-
old woman. I’ve been single all
my life but now wish I could find
a companion to share my later
years with. My problem is, I’m
not interested in a sexual rela-
tionship. I have never been good
at the physical part of intimacy.
As a result, I’ve had limited
experience and not much luck
with men. When I was younger, I
had a reasonably healthy sexual
appetite, but couldn’t seem to
do “the act” right, although I
tribute from this highly visible
spot will help many.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
People are drawn to you be-
cause they believe you will lead
them to the next good place to
be. Maybe it’s a heart or head-
space rather than a physical
location. Even better! Expand
horizons without expanding the
carbon footprint.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
The bigger person in the situa-
tion is usually the calmer per-
son, the one who is considering
the most people, thinking of the
long-range results and generally
acting selflessly.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You’ll think about how you might
seconds before Munson
kicked his third field goal
in four tries. The clock
had expired and Mun-
son was given the final
play after a 5-yard defen-
sive substitution penalty
against the Broncos for
having 12 players on the
field. Munson had tied the
score at 20 on a 31-yarder
with 1:36 to play. He also
kicked a 26-yarder and
missed from 29.
Thiago Kapps’ 20-yard
field goal with 4:58 to play
gave Western Michigan
(7-6) a 20-17 lead.
Western Kentucky’s
Lucky Jackson had 17
catches for 148 yards and
was named the game’s
most valuable player.
enjoyed the prelude.
My idea of a relationship now
would be with a kind, supportive
man who likes to dance and
enjoy life, but who’s OK with no
sex. Is this a reasonable expec-
tation at my age, or should I just
give it all up? I don’t even know
how I’d go about finding such a
partner without fearing I’d have
to prove myself and experience
more loss.
Incidentally, I had counseling
years ago about other issues,
and the strong possibility
arose about childhood sexual
abuse, but it was vague and not
resolved. — WANTING THIS BUT
NOT THAT
DEAR WANTING: I can’t
guarantee that you will find a
partner, but there is a website
for asexual people that offers
a lot of information as well as a
way to connect with the rest of
the “ace” (short for “asexual”)
community. Its members call it
AVEN, which stands for Asexual
Visibility and Education Network.
It can be found at asexuality.
org. You and many others may
find it helpful, and I wish you
luck in your quest to find a loving
relationship.
DEAR READERS: Well,
contentious 2019 is at an end!
Please accept my heartfelt good
wishes for a happy, healthy and
successful 2020. And if you plan
to be out partying tonight to ring
in the New Year, please be sure
you have appropriate transporta-
tion arrangements and be safe!
-- LOVE, ABBY
be healthier in the upcoming
months, beginning with the
changes you could make to your
work or daily routines. Start
small. Better yet, start teeny.
Micro habits are the answer.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your
taste in media will develop in
different directions, a reflection
of changing needs and growing
curiosities. The fun part will
be the new friends you’ll make
along the way who share these
interests.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
If, in the spirit of getting a fresh
take on the new year, then you
decide to do some decluttering,
you will find the most fasci-
nating things in your own file
cabinet and drawers.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.
23). You are the bright light in
another person’s night — a role
you didn’t ask for, but now, like
the lighthouse helping a ship
avoid the rocky shore, you’re
ennobled by the responsibility.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). As the sign of transforma-
tion, you find that a purge of the
old year’s unnecessary baggage
is a thrill. Consider extending
the clean-up effort to digital
files and social media.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Take a moment to imagine
how you want these last breaths
of the year to go. Make a plan
to support your best-case sce-
nario. Whether or not you stick
to the plan, you’ll be better for
having one.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You’ll make the most of
this opportunity to reflect on
the last year. To augment your
fortunes, choose one thing to
leave in the past and one thing
to double down on in the future.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). This is the best day of the
year, not because it’s the last,
but because you have done as
Ralph Waldo Emerson suggest-
ed, “Write it on your heart that
every day is the best day of the
year.”
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Some of your ideas about
the New Year reflect your
priorities and some reflect your
fantasies. In the months to
come, you’ll be moving those
two categories closer together,
starting today.
Doubt agent
SOLUTION:
Food
familyfeatures.com
Serve a “snowstorm” of sweets
with these snowball cookies.
How to make
snowball
cookies
FAMILY FEATURES
A
s we usher in 2020, kids may
long for a blanket of white
to cover the ground, but the
closest the Deep South may get is
these snowball cookies. They’re
crisp on the outside and soft on the
inside, with a hint of coconut added
to the frosting. They won’t help
anyone sled down a hillside, but
they will warm up the taste buds.
For more cookie recipes, visit
culinary. net.
SNOWBALL COOKIES
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons coconut extract
1 cup shredded coconut
See Cookies, 6B
The food isn’t ready
until you add the
‘finishing touch’
BY ELIZABETH K ARMEL
Associated Press
I
f you’ve ever wondered why
food made by your favorite
restaurant chef tastes better
than the food you make at home,
chances are you are missing the
crucial “finishing touch.” That’s
the final seasoning that chefs
sprinkle or drizzle on the food
once it is cooked.
You can add the finishing
touch when you take the dish out
of the oven, or off the stovetop or
grill, or once the food is plated.
If you serve your meals fami-
ly-style, then add the finishing
touch to the whole dish. If you
individually plate your food, add
it once it is plated.
So what is the finishing touch?
It can be as simple as a pinch
of fancy sea salt, like the delicate
fleur de sel or the crunchy Mal-
don sea salt, and a dash of really
good olive oil or melted butter.
I love olive oil and tend to
See Finishing touch, 6B
BUTTER TOGETHER
A recipe for cranberries that does not end in ‘sauce’
T
his recipe
sounds so
weird that I
knew it had to be
good. Or bad. But,
honestly, it had to
be one or the other.
Like fries and a
Frostie or salt and
caramel, this com-
bination turned out
to be an addictive
one. Amelia Plair
I ran across this
recipe for cranberry salsa a
few weeks ago on my favorite
cooking blog. I grabbed a bag
of cranberries the next time I
went to the grocery store (or,
more accurately, I requested
a bag of cranberries the next
time I placed a curbside order,
because who even shops for
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2019 n 5B
Winter
warm-up
familyfeatures.com
Simple dishes like this savory chickpea, spinach and coconut curry help warm up a chilly night.
Start the new year with simple recipes for shorter days
FAMILY FEATURES
W
hen cold weather hits, it’s
natural to seek comfort in
a variety of forms: warm
blankets, layers of sweaters and
delicious, hearty meals. Winter is
the perfect season for spending
time indoors honing cooking skills
to take your culinary creations to
the next level.
With less daylight hours during
the winter, many people tend to get
sleepy earlier. Quick weeknight
dinner recipes are usually ideal,
especially when they take only
30 minutes or so to prepare. Easy
dishes are perfect for those nights
when you want something savory
and delicious, but you also want to
get into pajamas and onto the near-
familyfeatures.com
est couch as soon as possible. Few See page 6B for the recipe for this harissa-roasted chicken and vegetable
things are better than a warm bowl dish. Harissa is a hot chili pepper sauce or paste.
full of flavor like this taste-tempt-
ing curry recipe bursting with season to break out your slow ing warm and filling meals during
caramelized onion and roasted cooker or put your stove on low winter, a quality, jarred pasta sauce
garlic notes. heat and let fragrant dishes such as like FarmToFork can add simple
Wintry weekends call for savory harissa-roasted chicken and goodness to hearty dishes like
warming meals that bring an extra vegetables simmer slowly and fill gnocchi with hearty mushroom
sensation of coziness through the your home with enticing smells. bolognese. Made with sustainably
wafting aroma of slow-cooked Almost nothing beats pasta and grown, vine-ripened tomatoes and
dishes. Wintertime is the perfect sauce on a chilly night. When crav- See Winter warm-up, 6B
groceries these hours in the fridge. When I let Starkville. Email reaches her at other dish with a lid. Add lemon
days? I don’t). our eldest, Julia, try a taste, mamabadgerplair@gmail.com. juice, salt, and sugar. Stir. Place lid
Anyway, I re- on bowl and refrigerate at least two
she thought it was much too
hours or overnight. When ready to
quested the cran- spicy. Thankfully, once I added
berries and green the cream cheese layer, she
SWEET HEAT CRANBERRY DIP serve, spread cream cheese evenly
over bottom of shallow serving dish.
onions and a bundle loved it. The cream cheese 12 ounce bag of washed fresh (I recommend using a clear glass pie
of cilantro with the mellows the spicy layer, giving cranberries plate if possible because presenta-
best intentions of the result a sweet heat that was 2 jalapenos, stems removed and tion is very pretty this way. Micro-
wave unwrapped cream cheese in
making a platter of appealing to everyone in the halved, including seeds
plate for about 30 seconds to make
this stuff to take to house, including children and 1/2 cup green onions
1/2 cup cilantro spreading easier.)
a work event or give teenagers. 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice n Spread cranberry salsa evenly
to my secret Santa. We are wrapping up the 1/4 teaspoon salt over top of cream cheese layer.
And then I made only time of year you’ll be able 1/2 cup sugar Serve with crackers. (I like original
creamy chicken to find fresh cranberries easily 2 each 8-ounce bricks of cream sized Wheat Thins.)
cheese Note: If you are serving this just to
taquitos with the cilantro and in the grocery store, so if you your family or a small get-together,
green onions. think you might want to try
n Place cranberries, jalapenos,
green onions and cilantro into the feel free to use just one block of
Before I knew it, it was two this recipe, now is your chance. bowl of a food processor. Pulse cream cheese and half the salsa.
days before Christmas and I For a party food, it’s fairly low several times. Remove the lid and Save the remaining salsa in the cov-
still had a bag of fresh cran- in sugar, and the ruby color scrape the sides of the processor ered bowl in the fridge. The salsa will
berries, which were thankfully would look nice as part of a down with a rubber spatula. Pulse still taste good if placed over cream
several more times, scraping the cheese, served, and refrigerated for
still good, in my fridge. New Year’s Eve spread. bowl as necessary, until cranberries later, but the cranberries will weep
I prepped a batch of this Amelia Plair is a mom are chopped finely. red liquid and presentation will not
salsa and let it sit for a few and high school teacher in n Transfer mixture into a bowl or be as neat.
6B Tuesday, DECEMBER 31, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Winter warm-up
Continued from Page 5B
fresh garlic, basil and pepper. In separate bowl, mix
onions, the sauce brings yogurt, remaining lemon juice
and remaining herbs.
rich, distinctive flavor to n Serve each chicken thigh
a variety of cool-weather with roasted vegetables,
favorites from traditional dollop of herbed yogurt, carrot
pasta recipes to soups mixture and 1/4 cup warmed
and oven bakes. During marinara sauce.
the season of giving,
comfort and warmth can GNOCCHI WITH HEARTY
also be found in doing
good for others, which is MUSHROOM
why FarmToFork sup-
ports Big Green, a nation-
BOLOGNESE
Prep time: 15 minutes
al nonprofit organization Cook time: 25 minutes
that partners with low-in- Servings: 6
come schools around the
country to bring gar- familyfeatures.com
1 yellow onion, coarsely
chopped
Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

Sudoku
den-based learning and Gnocchi with mushroom bolognese is another quick 1 carrot, coarsely chopped Sudoku is a number- Yesterday’s answer
food literacy curriculums recipe to take the chill off a winter evening. 2 ribs celery, coarsely placing puzzle based on
to children. chopped Sudoku
a 9x9 gridis witha several
num- 5 3 2 4 7 6 9 8 1
until onions begin to brown, divided 2 cloves garlic ber-placing
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stirring frequently. Add chick- 3/4 teaspoon ground black 3 tablespoons olive oil
based onthe a 9x9 4 8 1 2 9 3 6 5 7
CHICKPEA, SPINACH peas, sauce and coconut milk; pepper, divided 1 1/2teaspoons kosher salt is to place
grid
numbers
cook 3-4 minutes, or until 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken 1/2 teaspoon ground black 1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 2 4 3 5 1 7 8 9 6
AND COCONUT CURRY heated through. Add spinach; thighs (about 2 pounds) pepper given
so that numbers.
each row, eachThe 1 5 8 9 6 4 7 3 2
Prep time: 20 minutes cover with lid. Simmer 3-4 1 pound rainbow carrots, 2 pounds button, cremini or object
column and each 3x3 the
is to place box
Cook time: 12 minutes minutes, or until spinach is trimmed and peeled portobello mushrooms numbers 7 6 9 3 2 8 1 4 5
Servings: 6 wilted. Mix well. 1 lemon, juice only, divided 1 jar (24 ounces) FarmToFork contains the1same to 9 number
in
8 2 5 7 3 1 4 6 9
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh the empty spaces so
n Spoon mixture into six Marinara Sauce only once. The difficulty 3 1 4 6 5 9 2 7 8
2 tablespoons olive oil serving bowls and top each herbs such as dill, mint or 3 tablespoons butter that each row, each
level increases from
1 tablespoon ginger, freshly with spoonful of yogurt, pinch cilantro, divided 1 pound refrigerated or frozen column and each 9 7 6 8 4 2 5 1 3
grated of cilantro and additional 1 1/2 cups plain Greek yogurt gnocchi Monday
3x3 boxtocontains
Sunday. Difficulty Level 12/30

3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 tablespoon turmeric
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red
pepper, plus additional, to
taste
1 can (29 ounces) chickpeas,
drained and rinsed
1 jar (24 ounces) FarmToFork
Caramelized Onion & Roasted
Garlic Sauce
1 can (15 ounces) light coco-
nut milk
4 cups baby spinach
1/2 cup non-fat plain Greek
yogurt, stirred
1/2 cup cilantro, coarsely
chopped
2 naan flatbreads, toasted
and sliced
n In large skillet over medium
heat, heat olive oil, ginger,
garlic, onions, turmeric, salt
and 1/2 teaspoon crushed red
pepper. Cook 6-8 minutes, or
crushed red pepper, to taste.
Serve with flatbread slices.
Find more winter recipes at
farmtoforksauce.com.
SAVORY
HARISSA-ROASTED
CHICKEN AND
VEGETABLES
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Servings: 6
1/3 cup harissa paste, divided
1/3 cup olive oil, divided
1 large red onion, cut into
1/2-inch thick slivers
1 small head cauliflower, cut
into small florets
1 jar (24 ounces) FarmToFork
Marinara Sauce, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt,
n Heat oven to 425 F. In large
bowl, whisk 2 tablespoons
harissa and 2 tablespoons oil.
Add onions and cauliflower;
toss to combine. Spread vege-
table mixture in single layer on
17-by-12-inch foil-lined rimmed
baking sheet.
n In same bowl, whisk remain-
ing harissa, 2 tablespoons oil,
1 cup marinara sauce, cumin,
1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2
teaspoon pepper. Add chick-
en; toss with tongs until well
coated. Arrange chicken atop
vegetables on baking sheet.
Bake 50-55 minutes, or until
chicken is deep golden brown
and internal temperature
reaches 165 F.
n Use vegetable peeler to
create long ribbons of carrots.
In bowl, toss carrots with 1
tablespoon lemon juice, 2
tablespoons chopped herbs
and remaining oil, salt and
1/2 cup pecorino Romano the same number only once. The difficulty level
cheese, grated
increases from Monday to Sunday.
1/4 cup Italian parsley,
coarsely chopped
n In food processor, pulse on-
ions, carrots, celery and garlic
until finely chopped. In large
pot over medium-high heat,
heat olive oil. Add chopped
vegetables, salt and pepper.
Cook 10 minutes, or until soft-
ened, stirring occasionally.
n In food processor, pulse
mushrooms until coarsely
chopped. Add to large pot
with vegetables. Cook 10-12
minutes, or until most liquid is
evaporated, stirring occasion-
ally. Stir in marinara sauce
and butter.
n Cook gnocchi according to
package directions; drain. Add
to sauce mixture; mix gently.
Sprinkle with cheese and
parsley.

Finishing touch
Continued from Page 5B
use that on everything
except biscuits and,
sometimes, a thick
grilled steak. For an
olive oil that is good for
cooking and finishing,
I like the fresh green
notes of California Olive
Ranch olive oils. They
are well priced and have
great flavor. If you want
to go all out, the Italian
classic Laudemio from
Tuscany is a luxury but
worth the extra price.
This is an olive oil that
you reserve for the fin-
ishing touch — it is too
precious to cook with.
Both are extra-virgin,
which means they are
the oil from the first-
press of the olives.
If you want to up the
flavor ante, make an
infused olive oil and
a multi-purpose spice
blend. When I make an
infused oil, I reserve
about 3-4 tablespoons
for another use, and add
herbs and spices to the
bottle the oil came in.
I also save pretty
bottles once I’ve used up
all the oil or vinegar that
was in them, for making
infused oils. If you save
enough bottles during
the year, you can make a
finishing oil for every-
one on your Christmas
list.
No rules
There are no rules
when making your own
infused oil. Choose your
favorite herbs and spices
to customize the oil.
If you use fresh garlic
and herbs like a sprig
of rosemary, always
keep the finished oil
refrigerated to avoid
spoilage. Note that you
will have to remove the
oil from the refrigerator
an hour before using so
that it can come back to
room temperature and
be pourable. If you use
fresh garlic cloves, peel
and crush them slightly
before adding them to
the bottle. I generally
add citrus zest like
orange or lemon that I
thinly slice off the fruit
with a vegetable peeler,
and make sure there
is no bitter white pith
attached. Small dried
red chile peppers and
multi-colored pepper-
corns add a nice bit of
heat to balance the oil.
Depending on what
you put in the finishing
spice blend, you can use
it as a multi-purpose sea-
son-all and a finishing
salt. I like to do this, so
I use both a combination
of Morton’s kosher salt
(which is coarser than
other kosher salts, and
keeps it shape) and a
fancy sea salt. I like to
add a little dehydrated
garlic, which goes with
all foods; dried red chile
flakes; my favorite dried
herbs; and either black
or white pepper. The
general proportions are
6 parts kosher salt, 2
parts coarse sea salt, 1
part garlic and herbs,
and a half teaspoon of
red chile flakes and
ground pepper.
You can see the exact
measurements of my
favorite salt and spice
combination on my web-
site, elizabethkarmel.
com, along with recipes
for both infused olive oil
and my favorite finish-
ing spice blend.
Whether you follow
my recipes or make up
your own, you will see
that the finishing touch ACROSS
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four cookbooks, including 16 By way of
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egg and vanilla extract. n Bake 8 minutes. Transfer to cooling n Spread frosting on cookies. Pour for one
n Sift together flour, salt and baking rack immediately. shredded coconut into small bowl. succeeded by 28 Wise teacher
soda. Add mixture to wet ingredients, n In medium bowl, using mixer on low, Press cookies, frosting side down, into 35 Schedule C Kagan 30 Farm towers
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The Verdict
The following cases were heard in the recent Circuit Court term:
Verdicts and pleas in
Lowndes County Circuit
Court’s Nov. 11-Dec. 6
term include:
Judge Jim Kitchens
■ Misty Atkins, ut-
tering forgery, five years
MDOC, five suspended,
five years probation; false
pretense retired to files
based on plea;
■ Carlie Beard, identi-
ty theft, five years MDOC,
five suspended, five years
probation;
■ Justin Cox, felony
shoplifting, retired to files
based on guilty plea for
separate charge in Oktib-
beha County;
■ Michael Cory Cox,
unarmed carjacking,
15 years MDOC, five to
serve, 10 suspended, five
years post-release super-
vision, longterm drug and
alcohol treatment;
■ Barry Crump, pos-
session cocaine, three
years MDOC, three sus-
pended, three years pro-
bation;
■ Matthew Cunning-
ham, simple assault on a
law enforcement officer,
five years MDOC, three
to serve, two suspended,
two years post-release su-
pervision;
■ Hunter Douglas
Dahlem, cyberstalking,
two years MDOC, two
years house arrest to
serve, to remain in cus-
tody until MDOC obtains
equipment for house ar-
rest, two additional counts
retired based on plea;
■ Lebron Darling,
possession cocaine, dis-
missed without prejudice;
■ Randy Lamar Drake,
Jr., grand larceny, five
years MDOC, five sus-
pended, five years proba-
tion; burglary of a dwell-
ing retired to files based
on plea;
■ Kimetry Shaiem El-
liott, fondling, 15 years
MDOC, 10 to serve, five
suspended, five years
post-release supervision,
burglary of a dwelling
retired to files based on
plea;
■ Steven Mark Ewing,
felonious abuse of vulner-
able person, five years
prison, one year Lowndes
County Adult Detention
Center to serve, five years
suspended, grand larceny
retired to files based on
plea;
■ Jeremy Finch, Jr.,
statutory rape, sentence
partially revoked, one
year MDOC based on
violation of post-release
terms;
■ Michael Fowler,
grand larceny, sentence
partially revoked, one
year prison based on vi-
olation of house-arrest
terms;
■ Warren D. Friday,
aggravated assault, re-
voked sentence, five years
MDOC based on violation
of post-release terms;
■ Selmon C. Guyton,
possession cocaine, meth-
amphetamine, dismissed
without prejudice;
■ George Hairston,
false pretense, dismissed;
■ Keyante Hairston,
two counts sale marijua-
na, three years house
arrest; sale cocaine, hy-
drocodone/acet a m ino -
phen retired to files based
on plea;
■ Gartez Demarvis
Hill, burglary, five years
MDOC, five suspended,
five years probation;
■ Bridgette Houser,
possession methamphet-
amine, dismissed without
prejudice;
■ Humphris Kelley,
false pretense, dismissed
without prejudice;
■ Emmanuel King,
sale cocaine, revoked
sentence, five years
MDOC, based on viola-
tion of post-release terms,
longterm drug and alco-
hol treatment;
■ John Daniel Lee, fel-
ony taking motor vehicle,
10 years MDOC, nine to
serve, one suspended,
one year post-release
supervision, burglary of
auto retired to files based
on plea;
■ Brad Elliott Mann,
DUI fourth, 10 years
MDOC, two years house
arrest to serve, five years
post-release supervision;
■ Jonathan Henry
Marshall, receiving/pos-
sessing stolen property,
five years MDOC;
■ Darlena Thompson
McKinley, exploitation of
vulnerable adult, 10 years
MDOC, five to serve, five
suspended, five years
post-release supervision,
second count retired to
files based on plea;
■ Ashley Nichole
McKinney, uttering forg-
ery, five years MDOC,
five suspended, five years
probation;
■ John Nealy Nelms,
felony shoplifting, dis-
missed without prejudice;
■ Simon Pippins, flee-
ing law enforcement offi-
cer, five years non-adjudi-
cated probation;
■ Anthony Prowell, Jr.,
armed robbery, 25 years
MDOC, 17 to serve, eight
suspended, five years
post-release supervision;
■ Terry Rogers, grand
larceny, five years MDOC,
one year Lowndes County
Adult Detention Center to
serve, five suspended, five
years probation;
■ Brandon Roland,
possession marijuana,
methamphetamine, dis-
missed without prejudice;
■ Heather Savage,
possession methadone,
20 years MDOC, 20 sus-
pended, five years proba-
tion, possession, traffick-
ing methamphetamine
retired to files based on
plea;
■ Fabian Shelly, sale
methamphetamine, 16
years MDOC, 16 suspend-
ed, five years probation,
two years Lowndes Coun-
ty Adult Detention Center
to serve as condition of
probation, sale of meth-
amphetamine, marijuana
retired to files based on
plea;
■ Demarcus Shields,
possession methadone,
eight years MDOC, eight
suspended, five years pro-
bation;
■ Tiffie L. Singleton,
false pretense, dismissed
without prejudice;
■ Sharon Renae Smith,
embezzlement, five years
MDOC, five years house
arrest to serve;
■ Brian Steed, posses-
sion methamphetamine,
dismissed without preju-
dice;
■ Dalone Stevenson,
aggravated assault, 10
years MDOC, three to
serve, seven suspended,
five years post-release su-
pervision, possession sto-
len firearm retired to files
based on plea;
■ Darlena McKinley
Thompson, possession
methamphetamine, weap-
on by felon, retired to
files;
■ Davonta Wells, pos-
session cocaine, three
years MDOC, three sus-
pended, three years pro-
bation;
■ Kercy Annalee Wie-
gel, grand larceny, dis-
missed without prejudice;
■ Ken Wigginton, em-
bezzlement, five years
MDOC, five suspended,
five years probation.
Judge Lee Coleman
■ Dortonia Bankhead,
two counts sale metham-
phetamine, revoked sen-
tence based on violation
of post-release terms, five
years MDOC;
■ Caleb Michael
Boyle, possession meth-
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Tuesday, December 31, 2019 7B
amphetamine, five years suspended, two years ■ Kantos Rasonn house arrest to serve,
non-adjudicated proba- post-release supervision; Coleman, sale cocaine, three years post-release
tion, possession amphet- ■ Kiren L. Sharp, cy- modified sentence 66 supervision;
amine retired to files berstalking reduced to days in Lowndes Coun- ■ Johnathan Lee Ma-
based on plea; misdemeanor, remanded ty Adult Detention Cen- jors II, second degree
■ Erica Marie Brewer, to Lowndes County Jus- ter based on violation of murder, 40 years MDOC,
possession fentanyl, three tice Court; post-release terms; 20 to serve, 20 suspend-
years MDOC, 129 days to ■ Henry Lee Spencer, ■ Jalain Marques ed, five years post-release
serve, two years, 236 days Sr., failure to register as Cunningham, possession supervision;
suspended, two years, 236 sex offender, revoked methamphetamine, four ■ Thomas Lee Mor-
days post-release supervi- sentence four years, nine years MDOC; gan, Jr., possession weap-
sion; months, 10 days MDOC, ■ Christopher D. Fer- on by convicted felon, dis-
■ James Arthur Burns, longterm drug and alco- guson, false pretense, missed without prejudice;
Jr., possession metham- hol treatment; dismissed without preju- ■ Michael Angelo
phetamine, remaining ■ Beverly J. Stock- dice; Otts, domestic violence
portion of three-year sen- man-Porter, obtain some- ■ Delaney Brooke second, remanded to
tence suspended based thing of value by fraud, Flippo, grand larceny, Lowndes County Justice
on completion of drug and four years MDOC; five years MDOC, five Court;
alcohol treatment; ■ Henry Clay Stokes, suspended, five years ■ Randy Lee Outlaw,
■ Robert Carver, possession cocaine, three probation, possession of sexual battery, 18 years
burglary of dwelling, re- years MDOC; marijuana with intent to MDOC, 15 to serve, three
voked sentence, one year ■ Robert Wesley Tem- distribute retired to files suspended, three years
MDOC, longterm drug pleton, possession meth- based on plea; post-release supervision,
and alcohol treatment amphetamine reduced to ■ Geraldine Griffin, second count retired to
program based on viola- misdemeanor, remanded false pretense, dismissed files based on plea;
tion of post-release terms; to Lowndes County Jus- without prejudice; ■ Eddie B. Robinson,
■ Timothy Layton tice Court; ■ Clairessta Michelle false pretense, dismissed;
Fields, possession meth- ■ Stephanie Todd, Harrison, possession ■ William Rush, Jr.,
amphetamine, sentence possession methamphet- methamphetamine, three burglary of a dwelling
revoked, eight years amine, dismissed; years MDOC, three sus- reduced to simple assault
MDOC based on violation ■ Curtis Deandre pended, three years pro- domestic, remanded to
of post-release terms; Williams, grand larceny, bation; Columbus Municipal
■ Lavoris Fisher, pos- ■ Demasico Cortez Court;
three years non-adjudi-
session methamphet- Hicks, failure to register ■ Kedrick O’Brien
cated probation, three
amine, sentence revoked, as sex offender, five years Scott, accessory after the
counts grand larceny dis-
three years MDOC based MDOC, three to serve, fact, five years MDOC,
missed.
on violation of suspended two suspended, two years five suspended, five years
sentence terms; post-release supervision; probation, aggravated
■ Whitney Ford, em- Judge Lee Howard prior count, sentence assault, child endan-
bezzlement, sentence re- ■ Kendrea Lashawn revoked, three years germent retired to files
voked, 10 years MDOC Billups, possession meth- MDOC to run consecu- based on plea;
based on violation of pro- amphetamine, dismissed tive based on violation ■ Akeem Shelton, flee-
bation terms; without prejudice; of suspended sentence ing law enforcement offi-
■ Suzann Marie Fos- ■ Michael Scott Blair, terms; cer, five years non-adjudi-
ter, grand larceny, five burglary of auto, six years ■ William Lindley, cated probation;
years MDOC, four to MDOC, two years house simple assault on law ■ James Ryan Taylor,
serve, one suspended, arrest to serve, four years enforcement officer, ad- possession weapon by
one year post-release suspended, four years judicated based on viola- felon, dismissed without
supervision, burglary of post-release supervision, tion of non-adjudication prejudice;
shed retired to files based second count retired terms, five years MDOC, ■ Terry Allen Wil-
on plea; based on plea; two to serve, three sus- liams, failure to register
■ Travaris Daquan ■ Drew Nicholas Cade, pended, three years as sex offender, two years
Gardner, possession sto- DUI third offense, five post-release supervision; MDOC;
len firearm, five years years MDOC, one year ■ Jermaine Rotray ■ Jamalle Willis, ag-
non-adjudicated proba- house arrest to serve, four Lowe, possession mari- gravated assault, revoked
tion, possession marijua- years post-release super- juana second offender, six sentence, five years
na retired to files based vision; years MDOC, three years MDOC.
on plea;
■ Matthew Guy, bur-
glary of dwelling, 10 years
MDOC, five to serve, five
suspended, five years
post-release supervision;
obtain thing of value by
fraud, revoked sentence,
five years MDOC con-
secutive; identity theft,
possession stolen prop-
erty, fraudulent use of ID
retired to files based on
plea;
■ Nicole Denise Jack-
son, uttering forgery,
adjudicated based on vio-
lation of non-adjudication
terms, five years MDOC,
five suspended, five years
probation;
■ Darrell W. Latham,
false pretense, dismissed;
■ Aunnaray Leech,
possession weapon by
felon, 10 years MDOC;
possession weapon by fel-
on/gun enhancement, co-
caine and MDEA retired
to files based on plea;
■ Roderick H. Long,
shoplifting, revoked sen-
tence based on violation
of post-release terms, two
years MDOC;
■ Dustin McDill,
possession metham-
phetamine, three years
non-adjudicated proba-
tion;
■ Glen Clayton Minor,
felony fleeing, five years
MDOC, five suspended,
five years probation;
■ Michael David Pat-
terson, grand larceny, five
years MDOC, five sus-
pended, five years proba-
tion, possession metham-
phetamine retired to files
based on plea;
■ Richard Perrigin,
possession weapon by
felon, modified sentence
based on violation post-re-
lease supervision, six
months MDOC;
■ Laura Ann Clark
Pope, identity theft re-
duced to misdemeanor,
remanded to Lowndes
County Justice Court;
■ Derrick Eugene Por-
ter, possession metham-
phetamine, three years
MDOC, one to serve, two

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Legal Notices
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF CHARLIE SANDERS,
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2019-0106
VANESSA MIXON PETITIONER
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: All Unknown Heirs at law of
Charlie Sanders, Deceased
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Vanessa Mixon, Peti-
tioner, seeking to determine
the heirs of Charlie Sanders,
close the estate and disburse
proceeds in the above-refer-
enced cause. Other Defend-
ants in this action are the un-
known heirs at law of Charlie
Sanders, Deceased.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the peti-
tion filed in this action at 9:00
a.m. on Tuesday, January 21,
2020 in the Chancery
Courtroom of the Chickasaw
County Courthouse, 234 West
Main Street, Okolona, Missis-
sippi, and in case of your fail-
ure to appear and defend a
judgment will be entered
against you for relief deman-
ded in the petition.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this the
13th day of December, 2019.
CHANCERY CLERK OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MS
BY: Shantrell W. Granderson
(SEAL) Deputy Clerk
Publication Dates: 12/17,
12/24, & 12/31/2019
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF HORACE MATHIS, DE-
CEASED
NO. 2019-0189-S
JOANN TODD, EXECUTOR
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to
JoAnn Todd, Executor of the Es- sissippi Corporation by War-
tate of Horace Mathis, de-
ceased, by the Chancery Court
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, on the 26th day of
September, 2019. This is to
give notice to all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate
to Probate and Register same
with the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
within ninety (90) days from the
first publication of this notice.
A failure to so Probate and Re-
gister said claims will forever
bar the same.
THIS the 13th day of Decem-
ber, 2019.
JoAnn Todd, Executor
OF COUNSEL:
John W. Crowell
Crowell Gillis & Cooper, PLLC
Post Office Box 1827
Columbus, MS 39703
PHONE: (662) 243-7308
FAX: (662) 328-6890
jcrowell@cgclawpllc.com
PUBLISH: 12/17, 12/24, &
12/31/2019
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF MAMIE L. BROWN, DE-
CEASED
CAUSE NO.: 2019-0211-S
DIONNE TAYLOR, PETITIONER
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Letters of Administration have
been granted and issued to the ing claims against the said es-
undersigned upon the Estate of tate to present the same to the
Mamie L. Brown, deceased, by Clerk of this Court for probate
the Chancery Court of Lowndes and
County, Mississippi, on the
10th day of December 2019.
This is to give notice to all per- tice, or they will be forever
sons having claims against
said estate to Probate and Re-
gister same with the Chancery This the 2nd Day of December,
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, within ninety (90) days
from the first publication date
of this Notice to Creditors. A
failure to so Probate and Re-
gister said claim will forever
bar the same.
This the 12th day of December 601.957.9779-Facsimile
2019.
/s/ Dionne Taylor
PUBLISH: 12/17, 12/24, &
12/31/2019
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO-
TICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on the 5th day of
October, 2017, Mary H.
Humphries a/k/a Mary H. Sum-
merville, unmarried, executed a
certain Deed of Trust to Angie
Dellinger, Trustee for the bene-
fit of Regions Bank, which
Deed of Trust was recorded in
the office of the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, and recorded in Deed of
Trust Book 2017 at Page
23491 of the land records;
and,
WHEREAS, Simpson Law Firm,
P.A. has been substituted in
the place and stead of Angie
Dellinger, Trustee for Regions
Bank, said Appointment of Sub-
stitute Trustee being recorded
in Book 2019 at Page 23326
of the records of the Chancery
Clerk of said County; and,
WHEREAS, fee simple title is
vested in Mary H. Summerville;
merville, unmarried, executed a
certain Deed of Trust to Angie
Dellinger, Trustee for the bene-
fit of Regions Bank, which
Deed of Trust was recorded in
the office of the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, and recorded in Deed of
Trust Book 2017 at Page
23491 of the land records;
and,
WHEREAS, Simpson Law Firm,
P.A. has been substituted in
the place and stead of Angie
Dellinger, Trustee for Regions
Bank, said Appointment of Sub-
stitute Trustee being recorded
in Book 2019 at Page 23326
of the records of the Chancery
Clerk of said County; and,
Legal Notices
WHEREAS, fee simple title is
vested in Mary H. Summerville; tate to present the same to the
and,
WHEREAS, default having been law, within ninety (90) day from
made in the terms and condi-
tions of said Deed of Trust and tice, or they will be forever
the entire debt secured thereby barred.
having been declared to be due
and payable in accordance with This the 2nd Day of December,
the terms of said Deed of
Trust, the legal holder of said
indebtedness, Regions Bank,
having requested the under-
signed Substituted Trustee to
execute the trust and sell said 460 Briarwood Dr., Suite 500
land and property in accord-
ance with the terms of said
Deed of Trust and for the pur-
pose of raising the sums due
thereunder, together with attor- ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
ney's fees, trustee's fees and
expense of sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, Simpson
Law Firm, P.A., Substituted
Trustee in said Deed of Trust,
will on the 23rd day of January,
2020, offer for sale at public
outcry and sell within legal
hours (being between the
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.), at the Southeast Front
Door of the Lowndes County
Courthouse, in Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, to the highest and
best bidder for cash the follow- GENERAL LABORER
ing described property situated needed. Valid driver's li-
in Lowndes County, State of
Mississippi, to-wit:
The following described real es-
tate located in Lowndes
County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Beginning at the Southeast
corner of the Northeast Quarter
(NE1/4) of the Northeast
Quarter (NE1/4) Section 19,
Township 17 South, Range 17
West, Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi; thence North along the
East side of said Quarter-
Quarter (1/4 – 1/4) Section for
311.7 feet to a concrete
corner; thence North 86 de-
grees 15 minutes West along a
fence for 272.6 feet to the
Point of Beginning; thence con-
tinue North 86 degrees 15
minutes West along said fence
for 133.0 feet; thence North
38 degrees 34 minutes West
for 289.0 feet to the East right
of way of Mississippi Highway
#12; thence Northeasterly
along said East right of way for
100.0 feet; thence South 38
degrees 34 minutes East for
378.7 feet to the Point of Be-
ginning, containing 0.76 acre,
more or less, lying in the East
Half (E1/2) of the Northeast
Quarter (NE1/4) of the North-
east Quarter (NE1/4) of Sec-
FOX RUN APARTMENTS
tion 19, Township 17 South,
Range 17 West, Lowndes 1 & 2 BR near hospital.
County, Mississippi. $595−$645 monthly.
Military discount, pet area,
Subject to restrictions, reserva- pet friendly, and furnished
tions, easements, covenants, corporate apts.
oil, gas or mineral rights of re-
cord, if any.
24−HOUR PROFESSIONAL
GYM. ON SITE SECURITY.
Being the same premises con- ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
veyed to Mary H. Summerville, ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
a single person from Hopper 24−HOUR CAMERA
Builders, Incorporated, a Mis-
SURVEILLANCE. Benji &
ranty Deed dated 6/26/1991,
Ashleigh, 662−386−4446.
and recorded on 6/27/1991,
at Book 948, Page 802, in
Lowndes County, MS.
Simpson Law Firm, P.A. will
convey only such title as is ves- $400 rent & $400 deposit.
ted in it as Substituted Trust-
ee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this
the 12th day of December,
2019.
/s/ T. Frank Collins
Simpson Law Firm, P.A., Sub-
stituted Trustee
SIMPSON LAW FIRM, P.A.
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 1410
Ridgeland, MS 39158-1410
(601) 957-6600
Dates of Publication: Decem-
ber 31, 2019, January 7, Janu-
ary 14 and January 21, 2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF SHIRLEY ANN BAR-
RETT, DECEASED
No. 2019-145-JNS
STANLEY BARRETT, PETITION-
ER
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration hav-
ing been granted on the 26th
day of November, 2019 by the
Chancery Court of Lowdnes
County, Mississippi to the un-
dersigned Administrator upon
the Estate of Shirley Ann Bar-
rett, Deceased, notice is
hereby given to all persons hav-
Houses For Sale: Other
registration according to
law, within ninety (90) day from
this first publication of this no-
barred.
2019.
Stanely Barrett, Administrator
Roger K. Doolittle
460 Briarwood Dr., Suite 500
Jackson, MS 39206
601.957.9777
rogerkdoolittle@aol.com
ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
PUBLISH: 12/17, 12/24, &
12/31/2019
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF SHIRLEY ANN BAR-
RETT, DECEASED
No. 2019-145-JNS
STANLEY BARRETT, PETITION-
ER
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration hav-
ing been granted on the 26th
day of November, 2019 by the
Chancery Court of Lowdnes
County, Mississippi to the un-
dersigned Administrator upon
the Estate of Shirley Ann Bar-
rett, Deceased, notice is
Legal Notices
hereby given to all persons hav-
ing claims against the said es-
Clerk of this Court for probate
and registration according to
this first publication of this no-
2019.
Stanely Barrett, Administrator
Roger K. Doolittle
Jackson, MS 39206
601.957.9777
601.957.9779-Facsimile
rogerkdoolittle@aol.com
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