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Hull considers major renovations to Leigh Mall

Upgrades are one of several options, as is demolition
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN James Hull said. While initial plans in- Hull Property
ialtman@cdispatch.com cluded demolishing much of the mall — a Group, the
possibility that has not been totally ruled new Augusta,
The new owners of out — the group is now leaning toward Georgia-based
Leigh Mall say they hope some sort of renovation. owners of
to have a plan in a place for “We’re now concluding that if the eco- Leigh Mall, is
the property by late Febru- considering
nomics can be made to work, the commu- several differ-
ary — a plan which may in-
nity can be better served by keeping the ent options
clude major upgrades and
property as an operating mall,” Hull said. for the mall,
renovations.
He stressed there are no concrete including
Hull Property Group,
plans in place as of now and that any in- significant
a retail firm based out of Hull renovations
vestment the company would make in
Augusta, Georgia, purchased the mall of the interior
the mall would be “sacrificial,” meaning
for $3.5 million in an online auction in and exterior of
October, and since then it has been con- the payback on that investment would
the building.
ducting analyses for the property, owner See Leigh Mall, 6A Dispatch file photo

POP RUN Business moves

with Mary

Café on
Main has
new owner
PLUS: Firehouse Subs
coming to Columbus;
Strange Brew opens
second location in
Starkville
BY MARY POLLITZ
biz@cdispatch.com

A
fter
a
little
more than
a month
advertising
the café’s
sale, The
Dismuke
family sold
Café on
Main this
month. Mary Pollitz
The
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff downtown home-style restaurant,
Billy Leach, 69, defied the Thursday morning rain to walk to the market on Seventh Avenue North. “I needed some pop,” said 101 Fifth St. S., will start the new
Leach, a lifelong Columbus resident, “rain or no rain.” The forecast calls for continued rain Thursday and Friday with colder year under the ownership of broth-
weather arriving Saturday. ers Steve and Jeff Pyle.
Elliot Dismukes, previous café
owner, announced the ownership
change on Facebook.
“Shannon and I would like to
thank everyone for (their) support

Mississippi opens qualifying time for federal candidates
State’s primaries for president, House and Senate are March 10
By EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Candidates
for federal offices can start
filing qualifying papers on
Thursday in Mississippi.
The state’s longest-serv-
ing member of Congress,
Democratic Rep. Bennie
Thompson, confirmed to
The Associated Press on
Tuesday that he is seeking
another two-year term. The
state’s three Republican U.S.
representatives — Steven
Palazzo, Trent Kelly and Mi-
chael Guest — are also ex-
pected to run again.
One of Mississippi’s two
U.S. senators, Republican
Cindy Hyde-Smith, is seek-
ing a full six-year term. The
Democrat she defeated in a
November 2018 special elec-
tion, former U.S. Agriculture
Secretary Mike Espy, said
weeks ago that he is running
again. If both win the party
nominations, that would set
up a rematch.
Mississippi’s qualifying
period for Democratic and
Republican candidates for
president runs Jan. 2-15. For
independent candidates for
president, the qualifying pe-
riod is Jan. 2-Sept. 4.
Qualifying for all candi-
dates for U.S. House and
Senate seats runs Jan. 2-10.
Mississippi’s primaries
for president, House and
Senate are March 10. If run-
offs are needed, they will be
March 31.
For Mississippi judicial
candidates, the qualifying
period is Jan. 2 to March 2.
Republican Gov. Phil Bry-
ant appointed Hyde-Smith
to the Senate in the spring
of 2018 when longtime Re-
publican Sen. Thad Cochran
retired. She had to win the
special election to fill the
final two years of the term
Cochran started. Hyde-
Smith campaigned as an ally
of President Donald Trump,
and he traveled to Missis-
sippi to campaign for her.
Espy received support from
See Qualifying, 6A
at Café on Main,” Dismukes’ post
read. “We really appreciate each
and everyone of our customers. We
wanted to let everyone know that
we sold the restaurant to Jeff and
Steve Pyle. They will be keeping
all the same employees and using
all the same recipes.”
Steve said the café will maintain
its home-style plates, recipes and
sweet shop.
“We really just wanted to contin-
ue Café on Main,” Steve said. “We
want to keep something good for
downtown Columbus. We will be
adding some different things in
the future that will make it even
better.”
He added before opening, the
brothers will be painting and
See Business, 6A

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Militiamen withdraw from US

Embassy but Iraq tensions linger
Attack and volatile aftermath prompted Pentagon
to send hundreds of additional troops to the
Middle East and U.S. Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo to delay a European and Central Asian trip
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
and JOSEPH KRAUSS
The Associated Press
BAGHDAD — Iran-backed mi-
litiamen withdrew from the U.S.
Embassy compound in Baghdad on
Wednesday after two days of clashes
with American security forces, but
U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and
could spill over into further violence.
The withdrawal followed calls
from the government and senior
militia leaders. It ended a two-day
crisis marked by the breach of the
largest and one of the most heavily
fortified U.S. diplomatic missions in
the world.
The attack and its volatile after-
math prompted the Pentagon to
send hundreds of additional troops
to the Middle East and U.S. Secre-
tary of State Mike Pompeo to delay
a European and Central Asian trip.
In an orchestrated assault, hun-
dreds of militiamen and their sup-
porters broke into the embassy
compound, destroying a reception
area, smashing windows and spray-
ing graffiti on walls to protest U.S.
airstrikes against an Iran-backed mi-
litia over the weekend that killed 25
fighters.
The U.S. blamed the militia for
a rocket attack on an Iraqi military
base in the northern city of Kirkuk
last week that killed a U.S. contrac-
tor.
The protesters set up a tent camp
overnight and on Wednesday set
fire to the reception area and hurled
stones at U.S. Marines guarding the
compound, who responded with
tear gas. There were no injuries on
either side and no American staff
were evacuated from the compound.
The Popular Mobilization Forc-
es, an umbrella group of state-allied
militias — many backed by Iran —
called on its supporters to withdraw
in response to an appeal by the Iraqi
government, saying “your message
has been received.”
By late afternoon the tents had
been taken down and the protesters
relocated to the opposite side of the
Tigris River, outside the so-called
Green Zone housing government
offices and foreign embassies. U.S.
Apache helicopters circled over-
head.
“After achieving the intended
aim, we pulled out from this place
triumphantly,” said Fadhil al-Gezzi, a
militia supporter. “We rubbed Amer-
ica’s nose in the dirt.” Trump has
vowed to exact a “big price” for an
attack he blamed squarely on Iran.
Kataeb Hezbollah, the Iran-
backed militia targeted by the
U.S. airstrikes, initially refused to
leave but later bowed to demands
to disperse. The militia is separate
from the Hezbollah militant group
in Lebanon, though both are backed
by Iran.
“We don’t care about these planes
that are flying over the heads of the
picketers. Neither do we care about
the news that America will bring
Marines,” said Mohammed Mohy,
a spokesman for Kataeb Hezbollah.
“On the contrary, this shows a psy-
chological defeat and a big mental
breakdown that the American ad-
ministration is suffering from,” he
said, before withdrawing from the
area.

US seeks review of state DMV laws on immigration enforcement

New York became the 13th state to authorize driver’s three federal agencies last
week when the law went
licenses for drivers without legal immigration status into effect.
Wolf said in his memo,
By COLLEEN LONG counterterrorism. both Democrats, are fre- obtained by The Associat-
The Associated Press New York’s law went quent thorns in the side ed Press, that the depart-
into effect earlier this of the Trump administra- ment must be “prepared
WASHINGTON — The month, and migrants lined tion’s efforts to restrict to deal with and counter
acting secretary of Home- up to get documents. It immigration. New York these impacts as we pro-
land Security is taking was the 13th state to au- City is home to an estimat- tect the homeland.”
aim Tuesday at new laws thorize licenses for driv- ed 500,000 immigrants in An estimated 265,000
in New York, New Jer- ers without legal immi- the country illegally. immigrants without legal
sey and other states that gration status, and most The laws prohibit state documents were expect-
allow immigrants to get of the other states also Department of Motor Ve- ed to get driver’s licenses
driver’s licenses without restrict data sharing. New hicles officials from pro- within three years, more
proof they are in the U.S. Jersey lawmakers passed viding data to agencies than half of them in New
legally, and restrict data a similar bill in December. that enforce immigration York City, according to
sharing with federal au- New York Gov. Andrew law unless a judge orders the Fiscal Policy Institute.
thorities. Cuomo and New York it. New York cut off da-
Chad Wolf sent a City Mayor Bill de Blasio, tabase access to at least
memo to all the compo-
nents of Homeland Secu-
rity, which include U.S.
Customs and Border Pro-
tection, the Coast Guard
and the Transportation
Security Administration,
requesting a department
study on how the laws
affect its enforcement ef-
forts for both immigration
and other investigations
into human trafficking,
drug smuggling and

Judge orders
Alex Jones to
pay $100,000 in
Sandy Hook case
The Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — A
Texas judge ordered con-
spiracy theorist Alex Jones
to pay $100,000 in another
court setback over the In-
fowars host using his show
to promote falsehoods that
the 2012 Sandy Hook school
massacre was a hoax.
Jones is being sued
for defamation in Austin,
Texas, by the parents of a
6-year-old who was among
the 26 people killed in the
Newtown, Connecticut, at-
tack.
State District Judge Scott
Jenkins ruled on Dec. 20
that Jones and his defense
team “intentionally disre-
garded” an earlier order to
provide witnesses to attor-
neys representing a Sandy
Hook father who brought
the lawsuit, Neil Heslin. Jen-
kins also denied Jones’ re-
quest to dismiss the lawsuit.
An attorney for Jones did
not immediately comment
Tuesday. Jenkins’ orders
were first reported by The
Daily Beast.
Jones operates Infowars
in Texas. He is fighting sim-
ilar lawsuits in Connecticut
brought by other families
of Sandy Hook victims for
promoting a theory that the
shooting was a hoax.
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Fisher retiring as Mississippi commissioner of public safety

Longtime law enforcement officer will ‘pursue other opportunities’
The Associated Press
JACKSON — The Mississip-
pi commissioner of public safety
is stepping down as the state pre-
pares to move from one governor
to the next.
Marshall Fisher announced
his retirement in a news release
Tuesday, his final day on the job.
The release said the longtime
law enforcement officer would
“pursue other opportunities,”
but did not specify what they are.
“I am deeply grateful to Gov.
Phil Bryant for the support and
confidence he displayed en-
trusting me to serve in various
capacities of law enforcement
and public safety for the state of
Mississippi,” Fisher said in the
release. “This state has been
extremely fortunate to benefit
from his foresight and integri-
ty. God has truly blessed me to
have been fortunate enough to
serve both in the military and
law enforcement for more than
four decades. “
Bryant, a Republican, in
2015 chose Fisher to lead the
Mississippi Department of Cor-
rections. In 2017, the governor
made Fisher the public safety
commissioner. As head of the
Department of Public Safety,
Fisher also has overseen the
Mississippi Highway Patrol, the
Mississippi Bureau of Investiga-
tion and the Mississippi Bureau
of Narcotics.
Fisher had a long career with
the U.S. Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including as sec-
tion chief and special agent in
charge for Mississippi from 1983
to 2005. After leaving DEA,
Fisher was appointed director of
the Mississippi Bureau of Nar-
cotics by Bryant’s predecessor
as governor, Republican Gov.
Haley Barbour.
Republican Tate Reeves will
become governor Jan. 14, and
he is in the process of naming
people to serve in top jobs in his
administration. He has not yet
announced his nominee to be
public safety commissioner.

Mississippi corrections Weather Service: 7

commissioner departing mid-January
Pelicia Hall has been state’s prison
system leader since early 2017
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Missis-
sippi will get a new leader
for its prison system in
2020.
Corrections Commis-
sioner Pelicia Hall said in
a news release Tuesday
that she will step down in
mid-January. She said she
Around the state
DA: Deputies fatally shot
veteran firing gun near
businesses
HERNANDO — A placed on paid leave.
military veteran has been
shot and killed by Missis-
sippi deputies responding
to a report of a man shoot-
ing a gun near several
restaurants.
It appears the man
killed in late Sunday
shooting suffered from se-
vere mental health issues,
District Attorney John
Champion told reporters
at a news conference. He
declined to identify the
man, pending notification
of his next of kin, who are
in California.
Responding DeSoto
County deputies pulled
the man over and ordered
him out of the car, but he
refused, Champion said.
Video shows the man ap-
parently firing a shot at
the deputies, who fired in
Marriages and divorces
Lowndes County da O’Bryant; Dec. 27
Marriages
■ William McCormick and
Macie Weathers; Dec. 7
■ David Butler and Kayla
Tate; Dec. 7
■ Albert Wyatt and Beverly
Coleman; Dec. 10
■ Jason Welden and April
Roberts; Dec. 11
■ Roy Price and Courtney
Gurley; Dec. 16
■ Kristian Mott and Hannah
Ray; Dec. 21
■ David Estes and Mary Dool-
ey; Dec. 21
■ David Castleman and Chris-
tian Burchfield; Dec. 21
■ Terry Bankhead and Kee-
sha Colvin; Dec. 21
■ Jack Wilson Jr. and Pamela
Spencer; Dec. 22
■ Travis McIntosh and Hope
Meaders; Dec. 23
■ William Gates and Kimberly
Weathers; Dec. 25
■ Tyrone Lowery and Nicole
Roberts; Dec. 25
will take a private-sector
job, though she did not
say what it is.
Hall is an attorney with
more than 20 years’ expe-
rience. She has been com-
missioner since early 2017
after serving two years as
chief of staff at the De-
partment of Corrections.
response, shooting and
killing the man while he
was in the car, he said.
Seven deputies have been
No one else was wound-
ed, Champion said. The
deputies weren’t wearing
body cameras, though
they did have dash camer-
as, he said.
The state Bureau of In-
vestigation is heading the
ongoing investigation.
2 children wounded in
traffic shooting
JACKSON — Two chil-
dren in Mississippi’s capi-
tal city were hospitalized
Tuesday after being shot
while riding in a vehicle,
police said.
A Jackson Police De-
partment spokesman,
Sam Brown, said the
“targeted” shootings hap-
pened in west Jackson on a
major thoroughfare, Med-
■ Joseph Seymer and Aman-
■ George Seabrooks and
Tiffany Eaves; Dec. 27
■ Andrew Vezina and Sharita
Rogers; Dec. 27
■ Joshua Winkelmann and
Thuy Phuong Nguyen; Dec. 28
■ Tommy Lewis III and Sum-
mer Rushing; Dec. 28
■ Rodney Williams and Carla
Arias; Dec. 30
Divorces
■ Sabrina Shelton and Chris-
topher Martin; Nov. 26
■ Deborah Lynn Foreman
Clinton and Alvin Ray Clinton;
Nov. 26
■ Brittany Leanne Bell and
“I have had an amaz-
ing opportunity to serve
my state and its residents
for more than four years
thanks to Gov. Phil Bry-
ant,” Hall said in the re-
lease.”I am truly excited
about the new opportu-
nity I now have because
it will allow me to contin-
ue being an advocate for
criminal justice reform
and to support better wag-
es and working conditions
for the Department of
gar Evers Boulevard. The
13-year-old and the 1-year-
old were in a vehicle with
their mother, their grand-
mother and another adult.
Shots came from anoth-
er vehicle, hitting the chil-
dren, Brown said. None of
the adults in the car with
the children was hurt.
Police were searching for
two suspects who were in
a sport utility vehicle.
Brown said an incident
between people in the two
vehicles started in another
location before the shoot-
ing.
“It’s tough anytime a
kid is injured, whether
it be a shooting, an acci-
dent... it doesn’t matter,”
Brown said, according
to the Clarion Ledger “A
child wasn’t bothering
anybody, wasn’t part of
anything, an innocent by-
stander, I guess you could
say.”
Brown did not give de-
Leroy Bell Jr.; Nov. 27
■ Tonya Rena Davis and Mi-
chael Brett Davis; Dec. 4
■ Christopher James Lindsey
and Patricia Ann Lindsey;
Dec. 4
■ Sakyia Vontrease Lyons
and Tavoris Lyons; Dec. 6
■ Lashonda Smith Milow and
Kwanza Milow; Dec. 6
■ Nia Smith and Eric Roberts;
Dec. 6
■ Dustin Sherron and Katicia
Brown Sherron; Dec. 11
■ Brittany Nicole Tomlin and
Aaron Leonard Nelson Bur-
ton; Dec. 11
■ Mark F. Connors and Linda
J. Conners; Dec. 11
■ Canyon S. Boykin and Alisa
M. Boykin; Dec. 13
Corrections employees,
for whom I have been hon-
ored to serve.”
Hall’s departure coin-
cides with the beginning
of a new administration
under the incoming Re-
publican governor, Tate
Reeves. He was elected
in November and will be
inaugurated Jan. 14. He is
in the process of choosing
directors for several state
agencies.
tails about the condition
of the children, who were
taken to the University of
Mississippi Medical Cen-
ter.
Mississippi sheriff:
2 bodies discovered
along rural road
LAMAR — Two bod-
ies were discovered
Wednesday afternoon by
a group of people riding
four-wheelers along a ru-
ral north Mississippi road,
authorities confirmed.
Foul play is suspected
in the deaths of the man
and woman found off the
road in Lamar, about 50
miles from Memphis,
Tennessee, Benton Coun-
ty Sheriff Robby Goolsby
told news outlets.
The Mississippi Bu-
reau of Investigation has
been called in to assist in
the investigation, he add-
ed.
■ Reginald Lamar King and
Brenda Gale King; Dec. 16
■ Helen Louise Barns and
Bobby B. Barns; Dec. 19
■ Nakeshea Catrina Brown
and Joey Montrell Chandler;
Dec. 19
■ Barbara S. Davis and Cha-
vis Jones; Dec. 19
tornadoes formed
during Sunday storm
Hinds, Attala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha,
Newton, Neshoba, Kemper and
Noxubee counties affected
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Seven small tornadoes brief-
ly developed across Mississippi over the week-
end, whipping up 105 mph winds and knocking
out power for thousands of people, the National
Weather Service in Jackson confirmed on Mon-
day.
The agency sent teams to assess the damage
from storms that swept across the state on Sun-
day, impacting parts of Hinds, Attala, Choctaw,
Oktibbeha, Newton, Neshoba, Kemper and Nox-
ubee counties, the service said on Twitter. The
agency hasn’t reported any injuries.
One of the tornadoes, an EF1, developed in
Madison County, north of Jackson, and moved
into southern Attala County, the agency said. It
covered a distance of just under 7 miles.
About 2,850 Entergy customers were without
power during the storm, The Clarion Ledger
reported. Crews were still working to restore
service on Monday. Southern Pine Electric re-
ported 181 customers without power on Sunday,
but those outages have since been restored, the
newspaper said.
Earlier this month, 14 tornadoes formed during
a spate of severe weather in Mississippi, causing
injuries, property damage and power outages.
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HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA

The great deal-maker says Canada should deal on our drug prices
H
eavens, no. is going to let the is a biologic. what’s charged, but they don’t et? It comes down to “our price
We don’t American consum- In any event, Canada says have the bargaining power of or your life.”
want the U.S. er off the hook? it will not become the supplier Medicare with its nearly 60 Instead, Trump is blub-
government to ne- Azar has said of drugs for the United States. million beneficiaries. bering about “freeloading”
gotiate drug prices that “this admin- Canada’s population is one- The Department of Veterans foreigners taking advantage
for Americans. That istration does not ninth ours, and its drug supply Affairs does directly negotiate of the American people. Or,
would be socialism, believe in ... setting is limited. A huge boost in drug prices. If Medicare Part as Azar put it, “The American
conservatives keep prices for drugs by demand would drive up prices D were to pay prices similar senior and the American pa-
saying. So let’s government fiat.” for Canadians. to what the VA pays, Medicare tient have been too long been
have the Canadian How does he think We have to keep asking why would have saved $14 billion asked to overpay for drugs to
government do it Canada does it? He Canada should be doing the job in 2016 alone, according to an subsidize the socialist systems
for us. knows, of course, of the U.S. government. And so analysis published in JAMA of Europe.”
President Donald Froma Harrop that nearly every much for the great deal-maker Internal Medicine. Don’t you love his use of
Trump’s latest plan advanced country in chief. Candidate Trump vowed to the passive tense? Americans
for reducing the outrageous demands reasonable drug Some Americans may negotiate on Medicare drug haven’t been “asked” anything.
prices Americans pay for their prices, but drugmakers charge believe that drugmakers are prices. Whether he was ever They’ve been forced by Azar’s
prescriptions is to let states im- whatever they can get out of going to sell more product to serious about it we have no industry. Furthermore, if he
port cheaper drugs from Can- desperate Americans. Canada so Americans can pay idea. and Trump object to other
ada. Past proposals to tie U.S. Thus, we have the pathetic less for their wares. People The Democratic-run House countries enjoying better
drug prices to other countries’ spectacle of our diabetics tak- believe a lot of things. As long just passed legislation that deals, why are they backing
prices have gone nowhere. And ing buses to Canada to buy in- as the GOP controls most of would let Medicare bargain a plan that would let Canada
nowhere is where this one will sulin for $30 a vial -- a tenth (!) Washington, enormous profits for better prices. It has zero share its lower prices with
go. of the $300 they pay at home. will flow Big Pharma’s way. chance of getting through the Americans?
Big Pharma doesn’t want to The much-advertised drug For example, the Medi- Republican-controlled Senate. Because it’s not going to
lose its captive market of Amer- Humira, for treating psoriatic care drug benefit, written Why doesn’t the almighty happen.
ican suckers. Do you really arthritis, costs an average $822 by Republican lawmakers, Trump use his famous powers Froma Harrop, a syndicated
think that Alex Azar, Trump’s in Switzerland and $2,669 here. forbids Medicare from negoti- of intimidation to whip Repub- columnist, writes for the Provi-
secretary of health and human By the way, insulin is exclud- ating drug prices. The private lican lawmakers into getting dence (Rhode Island) Journal.
services and a former top ed from Trump’s Canada pro- insurers managing the drug behind some plan to stop the Her e-mail address is fharrop@
executive at Eli Lilly and Co., posal. So is Humira, because it benefits do put some brakes on drug industry’s extortion rack- gmail.com.

Other Editors
ACT scores dip,
but grad rates jump
Falling ACT scores for Mississip-
pi high schoolers further illustrate
that the increase in graduation rates,
so touted by education officials and
politicians, is an illusion created by
decreased standards rather than an
actual improvement in what students
are learning.
The average ACT score for Mis-
sissippi juniors dropped from 17.8
in 2018 to 17.6 in 2019, according to
numbers released this month by the
Mississippi Department of Educa-
tion. The scores for graduates fell
from 18.3 to 18.1.
That’s the opposite of what
graduation rates have done. They
increased from 83% in 2018 to 84% in
2019, part of a steady rise that dates
back to when the state’s graduation
rate was 74.5% in 2014.
State leaders, including Gov. Phil
Bryant, Gov.-elect Tate Reeves and
Superintendent of Education Carey
Wright, have all bragged repeatedly
about those statistics.
However, if this state’s high school
students were really achieving more
in the classroom, then it would be
reflected on the ACT, which is the na-
tional standard used by most colleges
when admitting students. The fact
that the ACT performance is actual- Race and Mass Killings
Killing ourselves with hate
ly worse shows that more students
may be graduating but they’re less
prepared for the real world, whether

it be work or higher education.
So why are more graduating? The
clear answer is that the state has
lowered its standards. We now expect
less from our children than we did
just a few years ago.
Starting in 2013, the state Board
of Education removed the require-
ment that students pass four sub-
ject-area exams in algebra, U.S. his-
tory, English and biology to graduate.
That change coincides exactly with
the increase in graduation rates.
Taxpayers deserve the truth about
the results produced by their invest-
ment in public education, not cooked
up numbers made to make those in
power look good.
The students, too, deserve an
education that actually makes them
viable candidates for good careers.
Giving them a diploma when they
have not objectively earned it doesn’t
accomplish that end. If nothing else,
it cheapens the value of a Mississippi
high school degree in the eyes of
employers and universities.
As the national economy shifts to-
ward being more service-based, the
need for better academic knowledge
among the workforce is only going
to increase. That means Mississippi
needs higher education standards,
not lower, to lift the state’s economy.
The state Board of Education
should reinstate the subject-area test
requirement. While the graduation
rates would no doubt go down, it
would send a positive signal that the
state is serious about improving the
value of a high school diploma, not
just playing games with statistics.
Greenwood Commonwealth
T
he recent shooting things like this never hap- a “crime” and equated Zionism with
inside a kosher pened until the Jews came Nazism.
supermarket in to their city. “I blame the The Jews in Jersey City certainly
Jersey City, New Jersey is Jews,” said one bystander, live an insular life, focused with zeal-
the latest example that we who said her children were ousness on living based upon strict
Americans are literally kill- stuck at school on security Biblical tenets. Since arriving in their
ing ourselves with hatred lockdown “because of Jew new neighborhood in search of more
for our neighbors. shenanigans.” affordable housing, they have, out
It is just the latest in an It was not too long ago of desire and necessity, set up syna-
ever-lengthening litany of that the black and Jewish gogues, their own religious schools
putrid examples showing communities were con- and supermarkets to stock kosher
the terrible consequences nected through friendship food.
of hating the “other” rather Armstrong Williams and solidarity, owing much Were they perfect neighbors? Of
than loving in our hearts to their shared involve- course not, since no person is ever
all of those created in God’s image. ment in the civil rights movement. It an ideal citizen 100% of the time, but
The facts surrounding the murder of seems quite prescient now that those that certainly owes much to the fact
innocents just across the river from very sentiments were the focus of an that their community keeps to itself,
New York City illustrate how perva- in-depth television segment that I pro- speaks its own language and eschews
sive this problem is today. duced months ago focusing upon the many of the aspects of modern-day
The alleged perpetrators of this rise of anti-Semitism in America. life.
heinous crime, a man and a woman, But as is often the case for And yet there is nothing in the
were apparently both motivated by closed-minded politicians looking world that could ever justify shooting
their deep hatred of Jews. Information to score cheap points, the shooting people to death. The supermarket
continues to emerge that speaks to became the topic of misinformation slaughter showcases the worst of
the motivation behind this callous and misplaced blame. Rep. Rashida modern-day America. It illustrates
crime, including that they were re- Tlaib, D-Mich., erroneously tweeted that anti-Semitism and xenophobia
portedly linked to a sect of Black He- that “white supremacy kills” before are alive and well.
brews who hold anti-Semitic beliefs. deleting the tweet, perhaps after real- The problem is not the role of
The violence itself was bad enough, izing that the black people who pulled religious minorities in our town. Nor
and critics who seek to downplay the the trigger probably were not white is it the racial makeup of the criminals
pervasiveness of anti-Semitism within supremacists. who carry out such disgusting deeds.
our borders could easily write it off Tlaib’s decision to weigh in on this The source of the issue is the sick-
as an isolated anomaly. But it was the tragedy with controversial comments ening hatred that resides within the
television footage shot at the scene of should come as little surprise, given hearts of far too many Americans.
the crime in the immediate aftermath that she attacked Republican con- Until we address this sad reality,
that sent shudders down my spine. gressmen who voted to condemn the confront it and make strides to correct
A succession of black neighbors racist Boycott Divestment and Sanc- it, we can expect to see more trag-
railed against the ultra-Orthodox Jew- tion movement, singling out Israel edies that cut short innocent lives
ish community, who moved to Jersey as having “forgot what country they and make this a more dangerous and
City in recent years to escape soaring represent.” This from an Israel-baiter divided society.
real estate prices in nearby Williams- who posed for photos with the leader Armstrong Williams is an American
burg. In a clear and shocking instance of a pro-Palestinian group who has political commentator, entrepreneur,
of blaming the victim, they said that described the founding of Israel as author, and talk show host.
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Trump suggests some flavored vapes may be pulled from market

‘We’re going to protect our families, we’re
going to protect our children, and we’re
going to protect the industry’
The Associated Press
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Pres-
ident Donald Trump says the
federal government will soon
announce a new strategy to
tackle underage vaping, prom-
ising, “We’re going to protect
our families, we’re going to
protect our children, and we’re
going to protect the industry.”
President Donald Trump
Trump was vague about
what the plan would entail but
suggested “certain flavors” in
cartridge-based e-cigarettes
would be taken off the market
“for a period of time.”
The Wall Street Journal re-
ported Tuesday that the Food
and Drug Administration would
ban the sale of most flavored
e-cigarettes. E-cigarette pods
formulated to taste like tobac-
co or menthol would still be al-
lowed.
The Journal also reported
that tank-based vaping sys-
tems, which are less popular
among teenagers, would still
allow users to custom-mix fla-
vors. The Journal report cited
anonymous “people familiar
with the matter.”
In September, Trump and
his top health officials said they
would soon sweep virtually all
flavored e-cigarettes from the
market because of their appeal
to young children and teens.
But that effort stalled after
vaping lobbyists pushed back
and White House advisers told
Trump the ban could cost him
votes with adults who vape.
Beginning in May, All e-cig-
arettes will need to undergo
FDA review. Only those that
can demonstrate a benefit for
U.S. public health will be per-
mitted to stay on the market.
On Tuesday, Trump suggest-
ed a ban of flavored e-cigarettes
might be temporary. “Hopeful-
ly, if everything’s safe, they’re
going to be going very quickly
back onto the market,” he told
reporters at his Mar-a-Lago re-
sort in Florida, where he was
hosting a New Year’s Eve party.
“People have died from this,
they died from vaping,” the Re-
publican president said. “We
think we understand why. But
we’re doing a very exhaustive
examination and hopefully ev-
erything will be back on the
market very, very shortly.”
Trump added: “Look, vaping
can be good from the stand-
point — you look at the e-ciga-
rettes, you stop smoking. If you
can stop smoking, that’s a big
advantage. So, we think we’re
going to get it back on the mar-
ket very, very quickly.”

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Arrangements are
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Betty Ballard
ABERDEEN — Bet-
ty B. Ballard, 80, died
Dec. 30, 2019, at North
Mississippi Medical
Center-Clay County in
West Point.
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Gary Cockerham
WEST POINT —
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with Beloit Manhatten. She was a graduate
In addition to his par- of the Birmingham
ents, he was preceded School System and was
in death by his sister, formerly employed as
Carolyn Blackwell. a radiological technol-
He is survived by ogist with the West
his sisters, Rhonda Jefferson Hospital in
Caruthers of Steens New Orleans.
and Nancy Smith of In addition to her
Caledonia. mother, she is sur-
Memorials may be vived by her husband,
made to St. Jude Chil- Brian Keith Williams;
dren’s Research Hospi- brothers, Ernest James
tal, 501 St. Jude Place, King of St. Petersburg,
Memphis, TN 38105. Florida and Joe Lee
Jones of New Orleans,
Samuel Montfort Louisiana; and sisters,
STARKVILLE — Cynthia Jones of New
Samuel Wren Montfort, Orleans and Crystal
34, died Dec. 18, 2019, Jones Fort.
at his residence.
A memorial ser- Marya Ezelle
vice will be held at 2 COLUMBUS —
p.m. Saturday at New Marya Rozowicz Ezelle,
Hope Baptist Church 74, died Dec. 30, 2019,
in Longview. Welch at her residence.
Funeral Home of A Celebration of Life
Starkville is in charge service will be held
of arrangements. at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Mr. Montfort was Memorial Gunter Peel
born to Donna Kay Chapel, Second Avenue
Weaver Montfort and North location. A grave-
the late Monty Clayton side service will follow
Montfort. He attend- at Oak Grove Franconia
ed Starkville Public Cemetery in Aliceville,
Schools. Alabama. Visitation will
In addition to his be one hour prior to
mother, he is survived services at the funeral
by his sister, Monty home. Memorial Gunt-
Montfort Morrow of er Peel Funeral Home
Starkville; and broth- and Crematory, Second
er, Joseph Montfort of Avenue North location,
Starkville.
is in charge of arrange-
Memorials may
ments.
be made to Wounded
Mrs. Ezelle was
Warriors of Mississip-
born Sept. 26, 1945,
pi, 1357 Wade Patrick
Road, Brandon, MS
in Guntersville, to the
late Leopold Michael
39042.
Rozowicz. She was a
graduate of Aliceville
Stanley Riddle
High School and Mis-
COLUMBUS — sissippi State College
Stanley C. Riddle, 72, for Women. She was
died Dec. 31, 2019, at formerly employed as
Baptist Memorial Hos- a first-grade teacher
pital-Golden Triangle. at Fairview and Sale
Arrangements are Elementary Schools.
incomplete and will be In addition to her
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
Columbus. husband, Roy Robert
Ezelle.
Louie Taylor Pallbearers will be
COLUMBUS — Lou- Larry Ezelle, Jerry
ie G. Taylor, 89, died Harris, Greg Lane, Tom
Jan. 1, 2020, at Baptist Love, Eric Backstrom,
James Backstrom,
Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle. Hugh Summerville and
Arrangements are Frank Summerville.
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown- Charles Tubertini
des Funeral Home of GREENVILLE —
Columbus.
Charles “Tuby” Tuber-
tini, 87, died Dec. 29,
Debra Williams 2019.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A funeral mass will
— Debra Joann Jones be held at 2 p.m. today
Williams, at St. Joseph Catholic
67, died Church. Visitation
Dec. 29, is from 12:30-2 p.m.
2019, at her prior to services at the
residence. church. Welch Funeral
Services Home of Starkville is
Scholarship Committee
at Delta State Univer-
sity.
In addition to his par-
ents, he was preceded
in death by his brother,
Bruno Tubertini Jr.;
and sisters, Rose T.
Parkerson and Gloria T.
Tucker.
He is survived by his
wife, JoAn; daughter,
Lainie Anthony; and
two grandchildren.
Carolyn Hollis
CALEDONIA —
Carolyn Mae Hollis, 49,
died Dec. 24, 2019, at
the University of Mis-
sissippi Medical Center
in Grenada.
Services were at
noon Wednesday at
Otts Funeral Home,
with Roger Lucas
officiating. Graveside
services followed at
Furnace Hill Cemetery
in Vernon, Alabama.
Visitation was one
hour prior to services
at the funeral home.
Otts Funeral Home of
Sulligent was in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Hollis was born
Oct. 5, 1970, in Colum-
bus, to Wiley Cantrell
and the late Betty Jo
Stockman. She attend-
ed Caledonia High
School.
In addition to her
mother, she was
preceded in death by
her brother, Johnny
Cantrell.
In addition to her
father, she is survived
by her husband, Mi-
chael Hollis of Caledo-
nia; daughter, Ashley
Hollingsworth of Cale-
donia; brothers, Wil-
liam Cantrell of Vernon
and Charlie Cantrell
of Caledonia; and five
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were
Larry Cantrell, James
Cantrell, Jake Hum-
bers, Jacob Holling-
sworth, Steven Geer
and Mitch Cantrell.
Elizabeth Proffitt
COLUMBUS — Eliz-
abeth Banks Proffitt,
80, died Dec. 31, 2019,
at her residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Memori-
al Gunter Peel Funeral
Home and Crematory,
Second Avenue North
location.
Marion Crafton
STARKVILLE —
Marion Louise Denson
Crafton, 92, passed
as an educator with the
Starkville Public School
System and a member
of First Baptist Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
her sister, Mildred
McReynolds; and broth-
er, L. L. Denson Jr.
She is survived by
her children, Robert
Lee Kraker Jr. and Mi-
chael D. Kraker; sister,
Sidney Ruth; five grand-
children; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be
made to the FBC Build-
ing Program, 106 E.
Lampkin St., Starkville,
MS 39759.
Anderson Gandy
WEST POINT —
Anderson Gandy, 73,
died Dec. 26, 2019, at
Baptist Medical Center
in Jackson.
Services will be
at noon Friday at
Northside Christian
Church, with the Rev.
Dwight Cunningham
officiating. Burial will
follow at West Point
Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is from 3-6
p.m. today at Carter’s
Mortuary Services
Chapel. Carter’s Mor-
tuary Services of West
Point is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Gandy was
born Dec. 7, 1946, in
Oktibbeha County, to
the late Ezekiel Gandy
Sr. and Adell Stanback
Gandy. He was an U.S.
Army veteran and was
formerly employed as a
factory worker.
In addition to his par-
ents, he was preceded
in death by his brother,
Tommie Gandy; and
sisters, Susie Daniels
and Dorothy Jackson.
He is survived by his
wife, Darlene Gandy;
sons, Tony Moore,
Patrice Gresham and
Tony Rush; daughter,
Stephanie Hendrix;
brothers, Ezekiel Gan-
dy Jr., Edward Gandy,
Robert Gandy, Muham-
mad Shabazz and Eddie
Gandy; sisters, Margie
Cotton, Annie Dell Ken-
nard and Dora Taylor;
three grandchildren;
and five great-grand-
children.
Barbara Justice
AMORY — Barbara
Elizabeth Lowery Jus-
tice, 76, died Dec. 30,
2019, at her residence.
Services will be at
1 p.m. Friday at Cleve-
land-Moffett Funeral
Home of Amory is in
charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Justice was
born June 12, 1943, in
Magnolia, Alabama, to
the late Elihu Jackson
and Mary Blanch Evans
Lowery. She was a 1961
graduate of Amory
High School and was
formerly employed as an
office worker with area
garment plants. She was
a member of Chris-
tian Chapel Church of
Christ.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded
in death by her hus-
band, Richard Justice;
and sister, Joyce Nell
Tribble.
She is survived by
her son, Tommy Cadden
of Amory; daughters,
Melinda Calmes and
Terri Hughes, both
of Tupelo; brother,
Elihu Lowery Jr.; six
grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be
Bryan Smith, Ryan
White, Lee Myatt,
Curry Justice, Raymond
Bowling and Jimmy
Rhoden.
James Lucas
ABERDEEN —
James Hershel Lucas,
89, died Dec. 31, 2019, at
North Mississippi Medi-
cal Center in Tupelo.
Arrangements
are incomplete and
will be announced by
Tisdale-Lann Memo-
rial Funeral Home of
Aberdeen.
Marya Ezelle
Visitation:
Saturday, Jan. 4 • 10-11 AM
2nd Ave. North Location
Celebration of Life:
Saturday, Jan. 4 • 11 AM
2nd Ave. North Chapel
Graveside Service:
Oak Grove Franconia Cemetery
Aliceville, AL
Janice Cade
Celebration of Life:
Saturday, Jan. 4 • 10 AM
McLeod Chapel
Macon, MS
College St. Location
Elizabeth Proffitt
Incomplete
2nd Ave. North Location

at his residence. will be in charge of arrange- away. land-Moffett Funeral

A memorial service
will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at Antioch
Baptist Church. Visi-
tation will be one hour
prior to services at
the church. Lowndes
Funeral Home of Co-
lumbus is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Cockerham was
born July 31, 1958, in
Columbus, to the late
Marion Stegger and Bil-
lups “Bish” Cockerham.
He was formerly em-
ployed as a pipe fitter
at noon ments. Services will be at Home, with Bobby
Friday at Williams Mr. Tubertini was 11 a.m. Friday at Welch Cleveland officiating.
Mt. Olive born Nov. 8, 1932, in Funeral Home. Burial Burial will follow at
M.B. Church in Macon. Greenville, to the late will follow at Memorial New Hope Cemetery.
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Visitation will be one graduate of Greenville to services at the funer- funeral home. Cleve-
hour prior to services High School and was al home. Welch Funeral
at the church. Lee- an U.S. Navy veteran, Home of Starkville is
Sykes Funeral Home of serving on the U.S.S. in charge of arrange-
Macon is in charge of Dionysus. He was ments.
arrangements. formerly employed as a Mrs. Crafton was
Mrs. Williams was traveling salesman with born June 28, 1927, in
born Sept. 4, 1952, in Baird and Company Bay Springs, to the late
Birmingham, to Della Wholesale Hardware Dr. L. L. Denson and
L. Conley Jones and and served on the Nell Julia Ryan Denson. She
the late Joe Lee Sr. Thomas Endowed was formerly employed

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Democrat Julián Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race

PAUL J. WEBER
The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — Former
Obama housing secretary Julián
Castro on Thursday ended his run
for president that pushed the 2020
field on immigration and swung
hard at rivals on the debate stage
but never found a foothold to climb
from the back of the pack.
“I’m so proud of the campaign
we’ve run together. We’ve shaped
the conversation on so many im-
portant issues in this race, stood
up for the most vulnerable people,
and given a voice to those who
are often forgotten,” Castro said
in an online video. “But with only
a month until the Iowa caucuses,
and given the circumstances of
this campaign season, I have de-
termined that it simply isn’t our
time.”
The video continues, “So today
it’s with a heavy heart and with
profound gratitude, that I will sus-
pend my campaign for president.
To all who have been inspired
by our campaign, especially our
young people, keep reaching for
your dreams — and keep fighting
for what you believe in.”

Leigh Mall
Continued from Page 1A
depend largely on a suc-
cessful recruitment effort
afterward. He said mem-
bers of Hull PG’s leader-
ship team have met with
city and county leaders,
as well Golden Triangle
Development LINK, and
would like to come up with
a plan that suits the com-
munity, the existing ten-
ants and Hull PG.
Hull PG owns retail
properties, including
traditional malls which
they’ve renovated, in 15
states. Leigh Mall is the
first property Hull has
purchased in Mississippi.
Leigh Mall, built in
1973 off Highway 45
North, is only 57-percent
occupied, with original
anchors JCPenney and
Sears both vacated. Hob-
by Lobby, Planet Fitness,
Books-a-Million and other
tenants remain.
Hull said whatever
renovations Hull PG did
would be a “sacrificial in-
vestment” on the compa-
ny’s part.
“At this point in time,
new ownership’s financial
models do not justify a
large investment in Leigh
Mall,” he said.
However, that kind of
investment may be the
only way to attract new
tenants.
The renovations that
“may be the best path for-
ward for the community,”
Hull said, would include
new roofing, lighting, car-
peting and — for the va-
cant retail spaces — new
sheetrock, as well as up-
grades to the exterior. He
also floated the possibility
of installing community
and tenant promotional
murals to spruce up the
interior and “have a good
atmosphere within the
mall.”
“We think that this
work that we’re contem-
plating would be neces-
sary to transform the mall
and change the perception
of a failed mall, which we
think is very important,”
he said. “Once the trans-
formation would be com-
pleted, it would allow us to
be in a position to attract
new tenants and to then
institute our programmat-
ic operational approach.
But ... everything’s a little
bit fluid due to the sacrifi-
cial nature of the required
monetary investment.
And the fact is, ... we don’t
have a new tenant at this
time, and we would be bet-
ting on them to come.
“But the fact of the
matter is, if we don’t make
a sacrificial investment,
what tenant would be in-
terested?” he added. “It’s
sort of a vicious cycle.”
Another factor in play
is the current retail trends
nationwide, of changing
shopping patterns and the
declining popularity of tra-
ditional malls.
All that said, Columbus
has a major factor going
for it, according to Hull.
“Columbus has got a
good retail corridor. A lot
of these retail corridors
are a good three, four
miles long. In Colum-
bus, everything’s tight
right there within a mile
or a mile and a quarter,”
he said, referring to the
stretch of Highway 45
North which includes
Leigh Mall, Walmart,
Belk and Dick’s Sporting
Goods.
Ultimately, Hull PG’s
leadership has to decide
whether to conduct demo-
lition, renovation or some
combination of the two,
Hull said.
LINK CEO Joe Max
Higgins said he met with
Hull PG’s leadership team
just before the auction and
the LINK is planning to
work with them going for-
ward. Members of LINK’s
leadership are planning on
touring some of the Hull
PG’s other malls out of
state, probably in late Jan-
uary, to get an idea of what
the company has done
before and what could be
done with Leigh Mall.
“That’s the most valu-
able piece of
real estate
in Lowndes
C o u n t y,”
Higgins
said. “It’s
kind of the
heartbeat of
the commu- Higgins
nity.”
While he said right now
they are “throwing ideas
on the table,” he doesn’t
anticipate Hull PG to de-
molish the entire proper-
ty.
“In our meetings with
them, everything’s on
the table. … Do you do a
demolition? Do you do a
de-malling (convert it to
a retail center that isn’t an
enclosed mall)? Do you
do a partial de-malling?
There’s one, two, three,
four options, any of which
would work,” he said. “...
I don’t see all of it getting
torn down.”

Business
Continued from Page 1A
revamping the inside of
the restaurant. For those
loyal customers looking
for restaurant updates be
sure to check out Café on
Main on Facebook.
Also, Columbus is
adding another sandwich
shop along Highway 45.
By this summer,
Firehouse Subs will
open shop at 1914 Hwy
45 N. The sub shop first
opened in Jacksonville,
Florida, in 1994 and has
expanded to more than
1,100 franchises in more
than 40 states.
The John Longmire
Agency with Shelter
insurance moved from
Alabama Street to 2411
Hwy 45 N. Suite 2 in
December. The insur-
ance agency offers home,
auto, business and life
insurance throughout the
Golden Triangle. Check
out the new insurance
office Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Over in Starkville,
the long awaited second
Strange Brew Coffee-
house location held its
soft opening Monday
afternoon at 401 Universi-
ty Dr. Suite 7.
Owner Shane Reed
said full service hours
will start Jan. 6 to kick off
Mississippi State Univer-
sity’s spring semester
schedule. Reed added the
coffee shop is slated to
open 5:30 a.m. to mid-
night with new items and
surprises to offer its loyal
customers.
“Over the next few
weeks we’ll be rolling
out a new food menu and
some other fun secrets
that we’ve never had
at the original Strange
Brew,” Reed said in a
message to The Dis-
patch. “… We’re super
excited to bring some-
thing new and fresh to
Starkville. There’s a
reason why we chose to
open another location
in Starkville and it’s
because of the amazing
community that has
supported us for 15 years.
We have some tricks up
our sleeves and can’t wait
to roll them out over the
next few weeks.”

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several prominent Dem-
ocrats, with U.S. Sens.
Kamala Harris of Cali-
fornia and Cory Booker
of New Jersey and former
Massachusetts Gov. De-
val Patrick all traveling
to Mississippi to appear
with him.
Mississippi’s other
Republican U.S. senator,
Roger Wicker, won a six-
year term in a regular
election in 2018.
Thompson is chairman
of the House Homeland
Security Committee. He
won a 1993 special elec-
tion to succeed Espy in
the House after then-Pres-
ident Bill Clinton chose
Espy as agriculture sec-
retary. Thompson rep-
resents Mississippi’s 2nd
Congressional District,
which stretches through
the Delta and into the
metro Jackson area.
Palazzo was elected
to the House in 2010 in
south Mississippi’s 4th
District, unseating Dem-
ocratic U.S. Rep. Gene
Taylor.
Kelly won a special
election in north Missis-
sippi’s 1st District in June
2015 to succeed Republi-
can U.S. Rep. Alan Nun-
nelee, who died of brain
cancer.
Guest is the newest
member of Mississippi’s
congressional delegation.
He was elected in the
central 3rd District in No-
vember 2018 to succeed
Republican U.S. Rep.
Gregg Harper, who chose
not to seek reelection af-
ter a decade in Congress.
Sports
‘THEY’RE COMING AFTER US’
Bulldogs will host Florida today to kick off SEC ‘gauntlet’
By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Vic
Schaefer knows the chal-
lenges that come with
fielding a young team in
the brutal Southeastern
Conference.
Especially at a pro-
gram with a track record
of success, Schaefer not-
ed, players with little ex-
perience at college bas-
ketball’s highest level are
thrown into the fire with
little preparation.
“All they see is Missis-
sippi State on our chest,
and they’re coming af-
ter us,” he said during
Wednesday’s media avail-
ability session. “That’s
not fair to our freshmen.
It’s not fair to (junior col-
lege transfer) Yemiyah
(Morris). But it’s reality.
It’s not fair to some of
our kids who didn’t play
a lot last year but that are
playing a lot this year.
But that’s reality. They’ve
now got to defend what’s
been done here in the past
years.”
Schaefer’s Bulldogs
teams have accomplished
plenty recently, of course.
An Elite Eight berth in
2019 following back-to-
back appearances in the
national championship
game further solidified
Mississippi State’s place
in the SEC and among the
country’s top programs.
But the players who or-
chestrated that success
— including Teaira Mc-
Cowan, Anriel Howard
and Victoria Vivians —
have moved on, and a
youthful team now faces a
daunting task.
“We had our noncon-
ference season,” Schae-
fer said. “Now we’ve got
the 16-game gauntlet
that’s better known as the
MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL
An early look at MSU’s 2020 schedule Jerry Jeudy, Mac Jones lead
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
— A one-time sports
writer and an English
major during his time
at Fordham, Mississippi
State coach Joe Moor-
head has long used lit-
erary devices and SAT-
type words in his weekly
press conferences.
Monday, Moorhead
again employed his writ-
ing background as he
addressed the media
following a 38-28 loss to
Louisville in the Music
City Bowl to cap a 6-7
season.
“Sometimes at the end
of your career you think
you’re going to write a
book and talk about a
season, talk about your
career and each season is
a chapter,” he said. “This
season was a book in and
of itself, and certainly 6-7
was not the outcome we
desired.”
While there’s liter-
ary guise to Moorhead’s
point, MSU’s year is
Jordan Danberry is one of the few Mississippi State players to have played big minutes in past seasons. The
graduate guard has taken on a major role in preparing the Bulldogs’ younger players for the rigors of SEC play.
Southeastern Conference
schedule.”
Mississippi State (12-
2) largely took care of
business during its non-
conference slate, drop-
ping a game to a tough
Stanford team and expe-
riencing a hiccup at home
against West Virginia.
Now the Bulldogs host
Florida (9-4) at 7:10 p.m.
today to kick off what
Alabama past Michigan
Joe Moorhead said 2019 was “a book in and of itself.”
But if the Bulldogs can’t take care of business against
lesser opponents in 2020, it might be Moorhead’s
final chapter in Starkville.
likely worthy of a book.
With 10 players suspend-
ed eight games due to
the academic miscon-
duct scandal that was
uncovered by the NCA A
ahead of the season, the
Bulldogs suffered major
depth issues throughout
the year. Injuries also
took their toll. Quarter-
back Tommy Stevens
was in and out of the
lineup with a litany of is-
sues, while safeties C.J.
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Schaefer said is a stretch
of “16 rival games.”
As SEC opponents go,
a home contest with Flor-
ida isn’t too dangerous a
conference opener. The
Gators were picked 12th
in the conference, while
Mississippi State was pro-
jected for a third-place
finish. Last year, Florida
won just eight games, and
the Bulldogs beat the Ga-
Austin Frayser/Dispatch file photo
Morgan and Maurice
Smitherman were both
lost for the season due to
lower-body injuries. Ju-
nior cornerback Camer-
on Dantzler also missed
major time due to injury.
And though 2019 was
a year marked by its
unique set of circum-
stances, the 2020 season
doesn’t necessarily line
up more favorably for the
Bulldogs schedule-wise.
Admittedly it’s still
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tors 90-42 in Gainesville
in the two teams’ lone
matchup.
But graduate guard
Jordan Danberry, who
scored 12 points in that
win last January, knows
this year’s Florida team
isn’t the same level of
pushover.
“I know from what
we’ve watched on film
so far that they like to
early to discuss next
year, but MSU should be
favored in all four of its
nonconference games. A
road trip to face an N.C.
State team that was dec-
imated by injuries of its
own this year could be
tricky, while Tulane has
reached bowl games in
back-to-back years, but
neither should pose too
much of a threat.
A Week 3 meeting
with Arkansas will open
Southeastern Confer-
ence play for the Bull-
dogs with the Razor-
backs now under the
leadership of former
Georgia offensive line
coach Sam Pittman. New
coach aside, Arkansas is
a program in need of a
four-to-five-year rebuild,
and Hogs shouldn’t be an
issue in 2020.
As for the rest of con-
ference play, October
could prove as brutal as
it did in 2019, when MSU
lost three of the four
games it played. Facing
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Jim Lytle/Dispatch file photo
attack the basket,” Dan-
berry said. “They have
some good players, some
bigs inside that can get
up and down. We’ve just
gotta guard them, really.
They have a lot of motion
offense, so we just got-
ta pressure them, press
them and attack off our
defense.”
Guard Funda Nak-
kasoglu, who led the Ga-
CITRUS BOWL
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Jerry Jeudy could have
sat out Alabama’s bowl
game and still almost cer-
tainly would have been a
first-round draft pick.
He played instead —
and if this was his finale,
his stock likely soared.
Mac Jones threw three
touchdown passes, Jeudy
became the first Alabama
player to top 200 receiv-
ing yards in a bowl game
and the ninth-ranked
Crimson Tide topped
No. 17 Michigan 35-16 on
Wednesday in the Citrus
Bowl.
“I’ve played football
all my life,” said Jeudy,
the junior who was the
game’s MVP pick. “I
couldn’t just sit out there
and watch my team play.
... I love playing football,
so I just came out here
and competed with my
brothers.”
Jones connected with
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SECTION
tors by averaging 16.6
points per game last sea-
son, has graduated; so
has Delicia Washington,
Florida’s second-leading
scorer from a year ago.
Lavender Briggs (13.8
points per game), Kiara
Smith (13.4) and Zada
Williams (11.8) all av-
erage at least 10 points
per game, but the Gators
don’t boast many impres-
sive wins thus far.
Florida hasn’t beaten
a Power Five opponent
this season, and its high-
est-profile victory came
by three points against
Xavier on Dec. 20.
Schaefer knows his
team will be ready for to-
day’s game in the friend-
ly confines of Humphrey
Coliseum, though he
pointed out all the things
Mississippi State still
needs to improve on.
“Are we ready? Yeah,
these kids will be ready
tomorrow night,” Schae-
fer said. “Playing at home,
it’s your home opener —
gosh, I’d be disappointed
if we’re not ready to play.
Are we where we’re gon-
na be in six weeks, two
months? No, I don’t think
so at all.”
The Bulldogs are still
looking for depth at the
center spot behind Jessi-
ka Carter, Schaefer said,
with Morris and Promise
Taylor competing to spell
the sophomore at the po-
sition.
“The bottom line is you
win with guard play in
the SEC, but if you want
to win championships,
you’ve gotta have those
bigs,” Schaefer said.
“That continues to be a
work in progress for us.”
Cutting down turn-
overs, too, has become
a focus for the Bulldogs,
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Jeudy for an 85-yard score
on Alabama’s first snap,
DeVonta Smith and Mill-
er Forristall added touch-
down grabs in the second
half for the Crimson Tide
(11-2), which trailed 16-14
at the break. Najee Harris
ran for 136 yards and two
touchdowns for Alabama.
Jeudy finished with six
catches for 204 yards. His
previous career-high for
yards was 147 set last sea-
son against Missouri, and
the Alabama bowl record
had stood for more than
a half-century — Ray
Perkins had 178 yards
against Nebraska in the
1967 Sugar Bowl.
“Certainly, he used
this opportunity to show-
case his ability so it
probably even enhanced
his opportunities at the
next level,” said Alabama
coach Nick Saban, whose
team outscored Michi-
gan 21-0 after halftime.
“Very, very proud of our
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College Football
MSU QB Logan Burnett transferring to TCU and Schaefer said he we practice is some- we make in games in they’re coming to beat he’ll find out where his
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State walk-on quar- will continue to stress times so much harder the SEC, they’ll capi- you and beat you as team really stands —
terback Logan Burnett is heading to the Lone Star State. ball security with Mis- than what a game’s gon- talize off that, so we’ve bad as they can beat and how it can improve.
Burnett, who has completed two passes for 33 sissippi State’s guards. na feel like, but I just just gotta teach them you,” he said. “You’re
yards during his time at MSU, announced Wednesday “I think we’re a long
afternoon via Twitter that he will spend his final year of Those improve- feel like we go extreme- that it’s a small margin going against the best
ments are developed ly hard in practice and for error,” she said. coaches in the country. way from where we
eligibility at Texas Christian University and enroll in its
MBA program. in practices that can prepare them as much Schaefer knows well You’re going against might be in the next six
“Such a blessing to be able to study under the #1 last longer than and as we can in practice by now the high talent the best players in the weeks,” he said. “I think
ranked MBA faculty in the world and play for such a
great program! #GoFrogs,” he wrote in a statement.
have more intensity so it can roll over to the level in the conference, country. … You’ve got we’re gonna be so much
A Birmingham native, Burnett spent most of the than actual games. For game,” Taylor said. which he compared to get ready and got to better, hopefully. And
past four seasons working with the Bulldog scout team the Bulldogs’ younger After all, Danberry to the Triple-A level in be prepared, and it’s that’s not to say we’re
and was named to the 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor players, redshirt soph- pointed off, Mississippi professional baseball: hard for especially our not good right now. I
Roll. He is expected to be immediately eligible as he
omore guard Myah State can’t afford to take players who will all be young kids to under-
completed his undergraduate coursework at the end of
Taylor said, that learn- a single possession off competing at the high- stand that.” just think the more this
the past semester.
With Burnett gone, MSU is left with four quar- ing experience can be against its formidable est level at one point or So far, Schaefer said, team plays and practic-
terbacks on the roster ahead of spring ball in current critical. conference opponents. another. that process is going es, the better they’re
junior Keytaon Thompson, freshman Garrett Shrader, “I feel like the way “The mistakes that “These people, well. But starting today, gonna get.”
redshirt freshman Jalen Mayden and mid-year enrollee

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a four-game stretch be- five-star recruit Bo Nix a jump in 2020, that dogs handle Drink- ville against a Volun-
Today tween Oct. 3 and Oct. under center. likely comes down to witz and company, the teers squad that looked
Women’s College Basketball 31, the Bulldogs get a Assuming things the Nov. 7 and Nov. 14 road game at Kentucky to be dead in the water
Florida at Mississippi State, 7:10 p.m. Texas A&M team that hold to form and MSU meetings with Missou- likely decides wheth- to that point.
Georgia at Ole Miss, 6:15 p.m. should be primed for a doesn’t lose a trap game ri and Kentucky. The er MSU can win eight If the Bulldogs fall
breakout season in Jim- in Raleigh in Week Tigers, like Arkansas, games for the third in Lexington or against
Friday bo Fisher’s third year 2 — like it did against will be in the first year time since 2017. While Missouri, another 6-6
Prep Girls Basketball at home before head- Kansas State this past under a new regime the Wildcats figure to season becomes a real
Itawamba at Caledonia, 6 p.m. ing to Alabama and season — the Bulldogs guided by former Ap- be down given the loss possibility given Lane
Columbus at West Lowndes, 6 p.m. LSU the ensuing two likely head into their palachian State coach of do-it-all receiver/ Kiffin will be taking
Heritage Academy at Leake Aca., 3 p.m. weeks. MSU will then final four games at 4-4 Eliah Drinkwitz. This quarterback/offensive over a flawed but talent-
New Hope at Pickens County (Ala.), 6 close the month with with losses in all of the will also mark the first Swiss Army knife Lynn ed roster at Ole Miss.
p.m. a home contest against aforementioned Octo- time since joining the Bowden, Mark Stoops In all, the 2019 sea-
Noxubee County at Louisville, 6 p.m. Auburn — a squad that ber games. SEC that Mizzou has has proved year after son may have been
Starkville at Greenville, 6 p.m. should take a step back For context, Moor- played in Starkville year he gets the best book-worthy for Moor-
Starkville Academy at Winston Academy, given what it loses de- head’s bunch headed — MSU won the lone out of his bunch. head, but if MSU fails
6 p.m. fensively but welcomes into November 2019 matchup as conference MSU should be to handle its business
Oak Hill Academy at Central Holmes deposed Arkansas at 3-5 and won three opponents in Colum- favored against Ken- against the teams it’s
Christian, 6 p.m. head coach Chad Mor- of its final four games bia in 2015 — and sans tucky, but it also was favored against, 2020
Prep Boys Basketball ris as its new offensive against Arkansas, Al- quarterback Kelly Bry- against Tennessee in may be the last chapter
Heritage Academy at Leake Academy, coordinator, hoping to abama, Abilene Chris- ant, it should be in a 2019 when a disastrous in Starkville for a coach
4:30 p.m. spark a more efficient tian and Ole Miss. state of transition. offensive showing sank who was firmly on the
Itawamba at Caledonia, 6 p.m. offense with former If MSU is to make Should the Bull- the Bulldogs in Knox- hot seat this past year.

Alabama
Columbus at West Lowndes, 7:30 p.m.
New Hope at Pickens County (Ala.),
7:30 p.m.
Noxubee County at Louisville, 7:30 p.m. Continued from Page 1B
Starkville at Greenville, 7:30 p.m.
Starkville Academy at Winston Academy, team.” strike all season long, And the Crimson Tide half — Hayden Epstein home, with the Huskies
7:30 p.m. Jones — who took with 22 TD drives tak- won their 27th consec- also connected from 57 going to Ann Arbor on
Oak Hill Academy at Central Holmes over as Alabama’s start- ing 1:30 or less and 38 utive game when allow- yards out in the first Sept. 11, 2021.
Christian, 7:30 p.m. er when Tua Tagovailoa TDs coming in 2:00 or ing less than 40 points. quarter at Michigan Alabama: Opens
was lost for the season less. State on Nov. 3, 2001 next season on Sept. 5
on the air with an injury in No- And the last of those Playing — Nordin finished the against USC in Arling-
vember — completed was the one that put this Alabama WR Henry day 3 for 3 on field goal ton, Texas. It’ll be the
Today 16 of 25 passes for 327 game away for Alabama Ruggs III — a 2020 first- tries. It wrapped up a ninth consecutive sea-
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) yards. with 10:01 remaining. perfect season for kick- son in which the Crim-
round draft possibility
4 p.m. — Liberty at Florida Gulf Coast, Shea Patterson Facing third-and-11 ers facing the Crimson son Tide open with
if he skips his senior
ESPNU completed 17 of 37 from its own 8, Jones Tide: They went 20 for a neutral-site game;
season — took a shot
5:30 p.m. — James Madison at connected with Jeudy 20 on field goals. they’re 8-0 so far in
passes for 233 yards to the head with 9:30
UNC-Wilmington CBSSN for 14 yards. On the those.
and a touchdown for left in the third quar-
6 p.m. — Minnesota at Purdue, BTN
6 p.m. — North Texas at Western Ken-
Michigan (9-4), which next snap, Jones and ter and was placed into Special guest Alabama 35, Michigan 16
dropped its fourth con- Jeudy hooked up for 58 the concussion proto- Miami Dolphins Michigan 10 6 0 0—16
tucky, ESPNU more yards. And the Alabama 7 7 7 14—35
secutive bowl game. col. The Crimson Tide owner Stephen Ross First quarter
7 p.m. — Illinois at Michigan State, FS1
Quinn Nordin kicked next snap was a 20-yard had only two players and members of the
BAMA_Jeudy 85 pass from M.Jones (Bulovas
kick), 13:47.
7:30 p.m. — Dayton at La Salle,
three field goals for the scoring pass to a wide- skip the bowl game for team’s front office were MICH_Eubanks 7 pass from Patterson (Nordin
CBSSN kick), 7:06.
Wolverines, including open Forristall. draft preparation, cor- on the field pregame, MICH_FG Nordin 36, :09.
7:30 p.m. — Oregon State at Utah, Second quarter
a school-record-tying nerback Trevon Diggs watching warmups. MICH_FG Nordin 42, 7:16.
PAC-12N
8 p.m. — Oregon at Colorado, ESPN2 57-yarder to end the The takeaway and linebacker Terrell
Lewis. Harris was an-
Ross is a prominent
BAMA_N.Harris 9 run (Bulovas kick), 3:32.
MICH_FG Nordin 57, :00.
Third quarter
8 p.m. — Jacksonville State at More- first half and give Mich- Michigan: The Wol- Michigan alum — there BAMA_D.Smith 42 pass from M.Jones (Bulovas
igan the lead. verines have dropped other who might jump is a Stephen M. Ross kick), 13:30.
head State, ESPNU Fourth quarter
“It was a hard-fought 16 straight road or neu- to the NFL who elected Athletic Campus span- BAMA_Forristall 20 pass from M.Jones (Bulovas
9 p.m. — UCLA at Washington, FS1 kick), 10:01.
game,” Michigan coach tral-site games against to play for Alabama. ning 280,000 square BAMA_N.Harris 2 run (Bulovas kick), :26.
9:30 p.m. — Southern California at A_59,746.
Washington State, PAC-12N Jim Harbaugh said. teams ranked No. 15 or feet in Ann Arbor. And MICH BAMA

10 p.m. — California at Stanford, “Congratulations to Al- higher in the AP poll, Poll implications the Dolphins are also
First downs 23
Rushes-yards 43-162
20
30-153

ESPN2 abama. I thought both including all 10 under Alabama should stay one of the teams that Passing 233 327
Comp-Att-Int 17-37-2 16-25-0

10 p.m. — St. Mary’s at San Francisco, teams played extremely Harbaugh. The last in the top 10 for the seem likely to consider Return Yards 120
Punts-Avg. 5-36.4
36
6-42.3
ESPNU hard.” time the Wolverines 76th consecutive edi- drafting Tagovailoa if Fumbles-Lost 1-0
Penalties-Yards 7-61
0-0
5-25
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) The Crimson Tide won such a game was tion of the AP Top 25, he turns pro. Time of Poss. 34:47 25:13
Individual statistics
5 p.m. — Wake Forest at Duke, ACCN had two touchdown Jan. 3, 2012 over then- moving into a tie for the RUSHING_Michigan, Charbonnet 13-84,

7 p.m. ­— Florida State at Syracuse, drives of 90 seconds or No. 11 Virginia Tech. fifth-longest streak in Up next Haskins 18-61, Bell 1-9, Patterson 8-4, Peo-
ples-Jones 1-2, G.Jackson 2-2. Alabama, N.Har-

ACCN less — Jeudy’s score on Alabama: It was poll history. Michigan: Opens
ris 24-136, B.Robinson 3-16, Jeudy 1-1, Ruggs
1-0, M.Jones 1-0.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Alabama’s first play and the 12th bowl or play- next season Sept. 5 at PASSING_Michigan, Patterson 17-37-2-233. Al-
abama, M.Jones 16-25-0-327.
2 p.m. — The Birmingham Bowl: Bos- a long go-ahead touch- off-game win for Saban. Nordin’s day Washington, the first RECEIVING_Michigan, G.Jackson 4-57, Bell
4-53, N.Collins 4-48, Eubanks 2-14, Peo-
ton College vs. Cincinnati, Birmingham, down grab by Smith That tied him with Paul Along with the meeting between those ples-Jones 1-34, Haskins 1-19, Sainristil 1-8.
Alabama, Jeudy 6-204, D.Smith 3-56, Forristall
Ala., ESPN early in the third quar- “Bear” Bryant for the s c ho ol - r e c o r d - t y i n g schools in 18 years. It 3-36, Ruggs 2-27, Waddle 1-7, J.Billingsley
1-(minus 3).
6 p.m. — The Gator Bowl: Indiana vs. ter. They were quick- most in school history. 57-yarder to end the begins a home-and- MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
Tennessee, Jacksonville, Fla., ESPN
GOLF
Pro Football Independence Bowl Oregon 28, Wisconsin 27 Houston 23 11 .676 — Nashville 39 18 15 6 42 134 131
5 p.m. — PGA Tour: The Sentry Tourna- Shreveport, La. Sugar Bowl Dallas 21 12 .636 1½ Chicago 41 18 17 6 42 118 132
New Orleans San Antonio 14 18 .438 8 Pacific Division
ment of Champions, First Round, Maui, NFL Playoff Glance
Louisiana Tech 14, Miami 0
Quick Lane Bowl Georgia 26, Baylor 14 Memphis 13 21 .382 10 GP W L OT Pts GF GA
New Orleans 11 23 .324 12 Vegas 43 22 15 6 50 134 125
Hawaii, GOLF Wild-card Playoffs Detroit Today
Northwest Division Arizona 42 22 16 4 48 118 108
Saturday, Jan. 4 Pittsburgh 34, Eastern Michigan 30 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Buffalo at Houston, 3:35 p.m. (ABC/ESPN) Friday, Dec. 27 Cincinnati (10-3) vs. Boston College (6-6), 2 p.m.
Denver
W L Pct GB
23 10 .697 —
Vancouver 40 21 15 4 46 132 119
Tennessee at New England, 7:15 p.m. (CBS) (ESPN) Edmonton 42 21 17 4 46 125 134
5 p.m. — Under Armour All-America Military Bowl Utah 21 12 .636 2 Calgary 42 20 17 5 45 114 127
Sunday, Jan. 5 Annapolis, Md. Gator Bowl Oklahoma City 18 15 .545 5 Los Angeles 42 17 21 4 38 109 132
Game: Team Highlight vs. Team Armour, Minnesota at New Orleans, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) North Carolina 55, Temple 13 Jacksonville, Fla. Portland 14 21 .400 10 Anaheim 40 16 19 5 37 103 124
Seattle at Philadelphia, 3:40 p.m. (NBC) Pinstripe Bowl Indiana (8-4) vs. Tennessee (7-5), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Minnesota 12 21 .364 11 San Jose 41 17 21 3 37 109 139
Orlando, Fla., ESPN2 Divisional Playoffs New York Friday, Jan. 3 Pacific Division NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime
Saturday, Jan. 11 Michigan State 27, Wake Forest 21 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl W L Pct GB
IIHF HOCKEY Philadelphia, Seattle or Minnesota at San Francis- Texas Bowl Boise L.A. Lakers 27 7 .794 —
loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild
L.A. Clippers 24 11 .686 3½ cards per conference advance to playoffs.
5:30 a.m. — World Junior Champion- co, 3:35 p.m. (NBC)
Houston, Buffalo or Tennessee at Baltimore, 7:15
Houston Ohio (6-6) vs. Nevada (7-5), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Jan. 4 Phoenix 13 21 .382 14 Tuesday’s Games
Texas A&M 24, Oklahoma State 21 New Jersey 3, Boston 2, SO
ship: Switzerland vs. Russia, Quarterfi- p.m (CBS) Holiday Bowl Armed Forces Bowl Sacramento 12 22 .353 15
Golden State 9 26 .257 18½ N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 3
Sunday, Jan. 12 San Diego Fort Worth, Texas
nal, Trinec, Czech Republic, NHLN New England, Houston or Buffalo at Kansas City, Iowa 49, Southern Cal 24 Southern Miss (7-5) vs. Tulane (6-6), 10:30 a.m. Tuesday’s Games Vegas 5, Anaheim 2
Boston 109, Charlotte 92 Toronto 4, Minnesota 1
8 a.m. — World Junior Championship: 2:05 p.m. (CBS) Cheez-It Bowl (ESPN)
Indiana 115, Philadelphia 97 Tampa Bay 6, Buffalo 4
New Orleans, Philadelphia or Seattle at Green Phoenix Monday, Jan. 6
L.A. Clippers 105, Sacramento 87 Carolina 3, Montreal 1
Canada vs. Slovakia, Quarterfinal, Bay, 5:40 p.m. (FOX) Air Force 31, Washington State 21 Lendingtree Bowl
Toronto 117, Cleveland 97 Columbus 4, Florida 1
Conference Championships Saturday, Dec. 28 Mobile, Ala.
Ostravice, Czech Republic, NHLN Sunday, Jan. 19 Camping World Bowl Miami (Ohio) (8-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (10-3), Houston 130, Denver 104 Detroit 2, San Jose 0
AFC, 2:05 p.m. (CBS) San Antonio 117, Golden State 113, OT Winnipeg 7, Colorado 4
Orlando, Fla. 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
10:30 a.m. — World Junior Champi- NFC, 5:40 p.m. (FOX) Notre Dame 33, Iowa State 9 Monday, Jan. 13 Oklahoma City 106, Dallas 101 Arizona 3, St. Louis 1
Wednesday’s Games Chicago 5, Calgary 3
onship: U.S. vs. Finland, Quarterfinal, Pro Bowl Cotton Bowl Classic College Football Championship
Orlando 122, Washington 101 Edmonton 7, N.Y. Rangers 5
Sunday, Jan. 26 Arlington, Texas New Orleans
Trinec, Czech Republic, NHLN At Orlando, Fla. Penn State 53, Memphis 39 Clemson (14-0) vs. LSU (14-0), 7 p.m. (ESPN) New York 117, Portland 93 Los Angeles 5w, Philadelphia 3
AFC vs. NFC, 2 p.m. (ESPN) Peach Bowl Saturday, Jan. 18 Milwaukee 106, Minnesota 104 Wednesday’s Games
1 p.m. — World Junior Championship: Super Bowl Atlanta East-West Shrine Classic L.A. Lakers 117, Phoenix 107 Dallas 4, Nashville 2
Today’s Games Today’s Games
Sweden vs. Czech Republic, Quarterfi- Sunday, Feb. 2 CFP Semifinal: LSU 63, Oklahoma 28 At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Charlotte at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Columbus at Boston, 6 p.m.
At Miami Gardens, Fla. Fiesta Bowl East vs. West, 2 p.m. (NFL)
nal, Ostravice, Czech Republic, NHLN AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m. (Fox) Glendale, Ariz. NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Denver at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
CFP Semifinal: Clemson 29, Ohio State 23 At Pasadena, Calif. Tampa Bay at Montreal, 6 p.m.
NBA BASKETBALL Golden State at Minnesota, 7 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
6:30 p.m. — Toronto at Miami, NBATV College Football Monday, Dec. 30
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Dallas
American vs. National, 4 p.m. (FS1)

Senior Bowl
Saturday, Jan. 25 Utah at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Florida at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.
9:30 p.m. — Detroit at LA Clippers, Bowl Glance Western Kentucky 23, Western Michigan 20 At Mobile, Ala. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 20 Music City Bowl North vs. South, 1:30 p.m. Memphis at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Anaheim at Arizona, 8 p.m.
NBATV Bahamas Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Sunday, Jan. 26 Detroit at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Nassau Louisville 38, Mississippi State 28 St. Louis at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.
NHL HOCKEY Buffalo 31, Charlotte 9
Hula Bowl
Chicago at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Hockey
Redbox Bowl At Honolulu
6 p.m. — New Jersey at NY Islanders, Frisco (Texas) Bowl
Kent State 51, Utah State 41
Santa Clara, Calif. East vs. West, 9:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Vegas, 9 p.m.
California 35, Illinois 20
NBCSN Saturday, Dec. 21 Orange Bowl NHL Glance
8:30 p.m. — St. Louis at Colorado,
Celebration Bowl
At Atlanta
Miami Gardens, Fla.
Florida 36, Virginia 28 Pro Basketball EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division Transactions Wednesday’s mpves
NC A&T 64, Alcorn State 44 GP W L OT Pts GF GA
NBCSN New Mexico Bowl Belk Bowl
Tuesday, Dec. 31
NBA Glance Boston 41 24 7 10 58 138 105 National Football League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
SOCCER (MEN’S) Albuquerque Charlotte, N.C. Atlantic Division
Toronto 41 22 14 5 49 146 132
Tampa Bay 38 21 13 4 46 137 120
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed DE Eddie Yar-
brough from Buffalo’s practice squad. Placed DT
San Diego State 48, Central Michigan 11 Kentucky 37, Virginia Tech 30
1:55 p.m. — Premier League: Sheffield Cure Bowl Sun Bowl

Boston
W L Pct GB
23 8 .742 —
Florida 39 20 14 5 45 139 134 Armon Watts on IR. Signed DE Curtis Cothran and
Orlando, Fla. Montreal 40 18 16 6 42 131 131 CB Kemon Hall to the practice squad. Released C
United at Liverpool, NBCSN El Paso, Texas Toronto 23 11 .676 1½ Buffalo 41 17 17 7 41 121 131
Liberty 23, Georgia Southern 16 Arizona State 20, Florida State 14 John Keenoy from the practice squad. Placed DE
Philadelphia 23 13 .639 2½ Ottawa 40 16 19 5 37 111 132
TENNIS Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Liberty Bowl Brooklyn 16 16 .500 7½ Stacy Keely on practice squad IR.
Detroit 41 10 28 3 23 89 157 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed WR Shelton
FAU 52, SMU 28 Memphis, Tenn. New York 10 24 .294 14½ Metropolitan Division
5 p.m. — ATP: The ATP Cup, Day 1 Camellia Bowl Navy 20, Kansas State 17 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Gibson and RB Elijah Holyfield. Placed G Brandon
Montgomery, Ala. Arizona Bowl W L Pct GB Washington 41 27 9 5 59 146 122 Brooks and DE Daeshon Hall on IR. Signed OT
Group Stage, Brisbane, Perth, and Arkansas State 34, FIU 26 Tucson, Ariz. Miami 24 9 .727 — N.Y. Islanders 38 25 10 3 53 114 100 Dieugot Joseph to the practice squad. Released
Orlando 15 19 .441 9½ LB Deshaun Davis from the practice squad.
Sydney, Australia, TENNIS New Orleans Bowl Wyoming 38, Georgia State 17
Charlotte 13 23 .361 12½
Pittsburgh 39 24 11 4 52 136 104
Carolina 40 24 14 2 50 136 112 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed DT Earl
Appalachian State 31, UAB 17 Alamo Bowl
2 a.m. (Friday) — ATP: The ATP Cup, Las Vegas Bowl San Antonio Washington 10 23 .303 14
Atlanta 7 27 .206 17½
Philadelphia 40 22 13 5 49 127 118 Mitchell. Waived DB Antone Exum Jr.
Washington 38, Boise State 7 Texas 38, Utah 10 Columbus 40 18 14 8 44 105 112 WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named Ron Rivera
Day 1 Group Stage, Brisbane, Perth, Monday, Dec. 23 Wednesday, Jan. 1 Central Division N.Y. Rangers 39 19 16 4 42 129 132 coach.
W L Pct GB New Jersey 39 14 19 6 34 102 138 HOCKEY
and Sydney, Australia, TENNIS Gasparilla Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Milwaukee 31 5 .861 — WESTERN CONFERENCE National Hockey League
Indiana 22 12 .647 8 Central Division
5 a.m. (Friday) — ATP: The ATP Cup, UCF 48, Marshall 25 Alabama 35, Michigan 16 Chicago 13 21 .382 17 GP W L OT Pts GF GA ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled D Kyle Capobi-
Tuesday, Dec. 24 Outback Bowl Detroit 12 22 .353 18 St. Louis 41 26 9 6 58 128 107 anco from Tucson (AHL). Assigned D Aaron Ness
Day 1 Group Stage, Brisbane, Perth, Hawaii Bowl Tampa, Fla. Cleveland 10 23 .303 19½ Colorado 40 23 13 4 50 144 119 to Tucson.
Honolulu Minnesota 31, Auburn 24 COLLEGE
and Sydney, Australia, TENNIS Hawaii 38, BYU 34 Rose Bowl
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
Dallas 41 23 14 4 50 111 103
Winnipeg 40 22 15 3 47 125 120 NORTH CAROLINA STATE — Named Tim Becks
Thursday, Dec. 26 Pasadena, Calif. W L Pct GB Minnesota 41 19 17 5 43 126 137 offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
No. 7 Oregon beats No. 11 Wisconsin in Rose Bowl
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS its Pac-12 championship in school history. receiving leader and help
season with its 12th win Herbert had only 10 the Gophers beat Auburn
PASADENA, Calif. — in 13 games. The Ducks rushing touchdowns in in the Outback Bowl.
Justin Herbert scored his celebrated on the famous the first 41 starts of his Johnson broke Eric
third rushing touchdown turf amid confetti and career, but he turned into Decker’s school record
of the 106th Rose Bowl cheers after the fourth a big-play machine on the for receiving yards on his
on a thrilling 30-yard run Rose Bowl victory in ground. After he scored second catch of the day
with 7:41 to play Wednes- school history. on runs of 4 and 5 yards and became Minnesota’s
day night, and No. 7 Ore- Aron Cruickshank re- in the first half, he ram- career leader for scoring
gon held off No. 11 Wis- turned an early kickoff bled through the defense receptions on a one-hand-
consin 28-27 to win its 95 yards for a touchdown for the go-ahead score ed, 2-yard TD catch that
third straight trip to the for the Big Ten runner-up in what’s sure to be the put the Gophers (11-2) up
Granddaddy of Them All.
Badgers (10-4). They lost signature moment of the 24-17 at halftime. His 73-
Brady Breeze returned
in their fourth consecu- four-year starter’s career. yard catch-and-run put
a fumble 31 yards for an tive trip to Pasadena over Minnesota head for good
early touchdown for the the last 10 years. early in the fourth quar-
Ducks (12-2). Herbert Herbert passed for just
Outback Bowl: ter.
then made his go-ahead 138 yards without a touch- No. 16 Minnesota 31, Minnesota finished
rambling run on the next down in his collegiate No. 9 Auburn 24 with more than 10 wins
snap after Breeze forced finale. Instead, Oregon TAMPA, Fla. — Tyler for the first time since
another fumble in yet an- improbably relied on the Johnson had 12 recep- 1904. Auburn (9-4) con-
other frenetic edition of legs of its 6-foot-6 quar- tions for 204 yards and cluded a season in which
this venerated bowl game. terback to grind out the two touchdowns to be- all four of its losses came
Oregon held on to cap fourth Rose Bowl victory come Minnesota’s career against opponents ranked
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I have dys-
functional
parents. For the
sake of my sanity,
I made the deci-
sion to remove
them from my life.
They have retali-
ated by spreading
lies to immediate
and extended
ZITS family.
I was sup-
posed to get an
apartment with
my father to help
him now that he Dear Abby
is aging. However,
he became violent
and threatened to kill me. I
moved away and am physically
safe now. My problem is, I’m
now completely alone and a pa-
riah on both sides of my family.
These lodgings are tem-
porary. I’m afraid they will fall
through once family finds out
GARFIELD where I am and poisons this
very distant relative against
me. How am I supposed to
survive this? I have a job, but
big deal if I have nothing to live
for and no purpose. — ANONY-
MOUS ESCAPEE
DEAR ESCAPEE: Your chanc- years, married for six. We have
es of having a more permanent
roof over your head will be
better if you tell this relative
everything you have told me
before someone else gets to
him or her. Your father appears
to have serious mental prob-
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
2). You’ll spend a good deal of
time training your mind to be
stronger than your emotions so
you can execute plans without
being derailed by the inevitable
distractions and enticements
of life. Most of this training
will happen in the field as you
create marvelous events out of
your projects and relationships.
Scorpio and Cancer adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 3, 20,
BABY BLUES 33, 38 and 15
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
You’re happy about being able
to do the things that you once
couldn’t. The list includes new
items and ones that go way
back. Never forget that there
was a time when you couldn’t
even hold up your own head.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
in the Top 25.
Tanner Morgan com-
pleted 19 of 29 passes for
278 yards and the TDs
to Johnson, who finished
with 3,305 receiving
yards and 33 TD catches
in his career.
Sugar Bowl: No. 5 Geor-
gia 26, No. 8 Baylor 14
NEW ORLEANS —
George Pickens caught
12 passes for 175 yards
and a touchdown, and
No. 5 Georgia defeated
eighth-ranked Baylor 26-
14 in the Sugar Bowl on
Wednesday night.
Baylor quarterback
Charlie Brewer was side-
lined again in the fourth
quarter when the back of
lems you are not
equipped to deal
with, which may
become apparent
in the near future
when he acts out
against someone
else. You made
the right choice.
Your family
members may be
angry because
they are now the
ones who have to
take care of him,
which is why they
have started the
smear campaign.
People survive
situations like
yours by performing their jobs
well enough to excel and mak-
ing new friends along the way.
It’s called “creating a family of
choice.” Most of the individuals
who do it thrive because the
relationships are healthy ones.
You have much to live for and
many happy times ahead, so
please remember that and
concentrate on a future filled
with possibilities. If you do, it is
what you will achieve.
DEAR ABBY: My husband
and I have been together for 15
the best relationship. Every-
body tells us how great we are
together. We don’t fight, and we
support each other 100% with
everything.
While my husband isn’t
overweight, he does go back
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
If you can arrange to be in a
crowd, it will be a helpful and
healthful perspective shift for
you. You’ll like seeing how many
do things just like you do, and
likely feel and think similarly,
too. Talking to new people will
be lucky.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Don’t worry if you find yourself
out of your element. The fact of
the matter is that there are a lot
of people who know what they
are talking about, but far fewer
people who know when it’s
wiser not to be talking at all.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Sure, there are days when your
requests get into the rotation.
But for the most part, life plays
its own music. You’ve little
Thursday, January 2, 2020 3B
his head appeared to hit
hard on the turf as he was
taken down by two Geor-
gia defenders along the
sideline.
While Georgia’s
Travon Walker was penal-
ized for a late hit, giving
the Bears a first down,
the drive stalled on a
sack of backup QB Jacob
Zeno on fourth down with
about five minutes to go
and Baylor trailing by 12.
Jake Fromm complet-
ed 20 of 30 passes for
250 yards and two touch-
downs without an inter-
ception for Georgia (12-
2), which was back in the
Sugar Bowl for a second
straight season, having
lost to Texas last year.
and forth from going to the
gym to work out and eating
healthy, to stopping and putting
the weight right back on. I
honestly couldn’t care less
about the number on his scale.
The problem is, he’s a horrible
snorer. It’s awful! I usually end
up moving to the couch in the
middle of the night to get some
sleep.
I have tried earplugs,
headphones, you name it. He
has tried the strips, the sprays,
mouthguards, been to the doc-
tor, everything. He always feels
bad when he wakes up and
finds me out of the bed. I’ve
told him that it doesn’t make
me mad, I just get annoyed
when I have to get up and go.
The only thing that seems
to make a difference is when
he loses weight. How do I tell
him that if he lost some weight,
he would snore less? I don’t
want to hurt his feelings. —
SLEEPING BADLY IN OHIO
DEAR SLEEPING BADLY: If
you have observed that your
husband snores less when
his weight is down, TELL him.
It isn’t hurtful; it would be
helpful. You say he’s been to
see his doctor. Ask if he’s been
checked for sleep apnea. If
there are long pauses between
a sleeping person’s breaths or
gasping, it could be a symptom
of sleep apnea, a condition
that can be life-threatening. A
diagnosis could be a lifesaver.
control over which song comes
next and a lot of control over
how you’ll dance to it.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The
answer is “no” to 100% of the
questions that are never asked.
Questions are like keys to you
today and will require a similar
finesse, so don’t be afraid to
give them a jiggle and a twist.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Sometimes the way to win is
to play harder and smarter and
sometimes the way to win is not
to play at all. Take a step back
for the big strategy, the one that
goes beyond this game.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
These are dicey times, with
divided opinions being the norm
even in your immediate circle.
Luckily, your diplomacy allows
you to make a point without
making an enemy.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Your dreams can be your
wings, but only if you bring them
into the real world and involve
other people. Otherwise, your
dreams are more like a virtual
reality headset that keeps you
isolated in what is ultimately a
lonely experience.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). There’s something good in
every day, but more things good
about today. You’ll want to keep
track of this; take some time to
write about it or snap a pic you
can look back later to bask in
the emotional sunshine.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Your heart is calm and
your creativity is lit. It is no
coincidence that these things
are happening simultaneously.
Being creative is a state so
essential to your well-being that
you should visit as often as
possible.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Validation is for parking,
not lunching or dating or work-
ing. You need so much less of it
than you once did and you like
to try and make others comfort-
able so they are not seeking so
much of it from you either.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You wouldn’t dream
of watching another person
struggle while knowing full well
you could do something about
it. And why shouldn’t you expect
the same? Maybe it’s time to
pitch out the ones who don’t
pitch in.
Receding hairline
SOLUTION:
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Business
Trump says he’ll sign first-step China trade deal on Jan. 15
China has agreed to boost U.S. goods imports by $200B over two years, Global markets mostly higher
which includes increased purchases of soybeans and other farm goods on optimism about US-China deal
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
The Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
— The first phase of a U.S.-Chi-
na trade agreement will be
inked at the White House in
mid-January, President Donald
Trump announced Tuesday,
adding that he will visit Beijing
at a later date to open another
round of talks aimed at resolv-
ing other sticking points in the
relationship.
The so-called “Phase One”
agreement is smaller than the
comprehensive deal Trump had
hoped for and leaves many of
the thorniest issues between the
two countries for future talks.
Few economists expect any res-
olution of “Phase Two” before
the presidential election in 2020.
And the two sides have yet to
release detailed documentation
of the pact, making it difficult to
evaluate.
Trump said high-level Chi-
nese government officials will
attend the signing on Jan. 15 of
“our very large and comprehen-
sive Phase One Trade Deal with
China.”
“At a later date I will be going
to Beijing where talks will begin
on Phase Two!” Trump said in
his tweet. He did not announce
a date for the visit.
China has agreed to boost
its U.S. goods imports by $200
billion over two years, the
U.S. Trade Representative said
Dec. 13 when the deal was
announced. That includes in-
creased purchases of soybeans
and other farm goods that would
reach $40 billion a year.
China has also agreed to stop
forcing U.S. companies to hand
over technology and trade se-
crets as a condition for gaining
access to China’s vast market,
demands that had frustrated
many U.S. businesses.
In return, the Trump adminis-
tration dropped plans to impose
tariffs on $160 billion of Chinese
goods, including many consum-
er items such as smartphones,
toys and clothes. The U.S. also
cut tariffs on another $112 bil-
lion of Chinese goods from 15
percent to 7.5 percent.
Many analysts argue that the
results are fairly limited given
the costs of the administration’s
17-month trade war against Chi-
na. U.S. farm exports to China
fell in 2018 to about one-third of
the peak reached six years earli-
er, though they have since start-
ed to recover.
Import taxes remain on about
half of what the U.S. buys from
China, or about $250 billion
of imports. Those tariffs have
raised the cost of chemicals,
electrical components and oth-
er inputs for U.S. companies.
American firms have cut back
on investment in machinery and
other equipment, slowing the
economy’s growth this year.
The Associated Press
TOKYO — Global shares were mostly higher on optimism
about a U.S.-China trade deal as regional markets opened the
new year’s first day of trading Thursday.
France’s CAC 40 rose 0.8 percent to 6,022.63 in early trad-
ing, while Germany’s DAX was little changed, inching down
less than 0.1 percent to 13,238.78. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.8
percent to 7,604.80.
U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures gaining
0.4 percent to 28,634. S&P 500 futures were also up 0.4 percent
at 3,243.80
Australia’s S&P ASX 200 gained 0.1 percent to 6,690.60,
while South Korea’s Kospi lost 1.0 percent to 2,175.17. Hong
Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 1.1 percent to 28,511.92, while the
Shanghai Composite gained 1.2 percent to 3,085.20. Tokyo was
still closed for the New Year’s holiday.
A study last week by econ- posed by China and other trad-
omists at the Federal Reserve ing partners.
found that all of the Trump ad- Many experts in both the U.S.
ministration’s tariffs, including and China are skeptical that U.S.
those on steel and aluminum as farm exports can reach $40 bil-
well as on Chinese imports, have lion. The most the U.S. has ever
cost manufacturers jobs and exported to China before has
raised their costs. That’s mostly been $26 billion. China has not
because of retaliatory tariffs im- confirmed the $40 billion figure.

Company says rival wrongly

reeled in its fishing invention
Belmont, Mississippi-based Dub-L-
Seat is requesting a jury trial
By JEFF MARTIN
The Associated Press
A Mississippi compa-
ny accuses a rival firm of
stealing its idea for a dou-
ble fishing seat by making
prototypes in China and
then selling its version on
Amazon and other online
sites.
John Thomason, the
founder of Dub-L-Seat,
designed the side-by-
side fishing seats so that
friends and family could
fish together on a boat,
according to a lawsuit he
filed recently in federal
court.
Thomason “has a life-
long passion for fishing
and became interested in
the idea of an apparatus to
mount two boating seats
side-by-side to enhance
the experience of fishing
with friends and family,”
according to the lawsuit
filed this month in U.S.
District Court in Missis-
sippi.
But Thomason says
another Mississippi firm
stole his intellectual prop-
erty and is confusing cus-
tomers by using similar
marketing materials.
The CEO of Pearl, Mis-
sissippi-based Millennium
Outdoors said Monday
that he had not yet seen the
lawsuit and declined com-
ment. The company does
business as Millennium
Marine, and sells its “Side-
kick Fishing Double Seat”
on Amazon and through
Walmart, Ebay and large
outdoor retailers Bass Pro
Shop and Cabela’s.
The dispute between
the two Mississippi firms
began in 2016, when
Thomason applied for a
patent and began discuss-
ing a possible partnership
with Millennium to sell
the product.
But after Millennium
developed prototypes in
China, Thomason told the
company that he had con-
cerns about their quality
and would not move ahead
with a partnership if the
product didn’t meet safe-
ty standards, the lawsuit
states.
Belmont, Mississip-
pi-based Dub-L-Seat is
requesting a jury trial and
wants a judge to order Mil-
lennium to quit using cer-
tain marketing materials.
It’s also seeking what it
considers to be lost sales,
claiming that Millennium
wrongly took its intellec-
tual property and profited
from its concept.

Japanese prosecutors raid Nissan ex-chair’s Tokyo home

The Associated Press
TOKYO — Japanese prosecutors on
Thursday raided the Tokyo home of for-
mer Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn af-
ter he skipped bail and fled to Lebanon
before his trial on financial misconduct
charges.
Tokyo prosecutors and police did not
immediately comment. Japanese media
showed investigators entering the home,
which was Ghosn’s third residence in To-
kyo since he was first arrested a year ago.
Authorities have now searched each one.
Government offices in Japan are
closed this week for the New Year’s hol-
idays.
It is unclear how Ghosn avoided the
tight surveillance he was under in Japan
and showed up in Lebanon.

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Call us: 662-328-2424 WHEREAS, on June 30, 2017,
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The following vehicles have Hendrix, Trustee for the bene-
been abandoned at fit of Mortgage Electronic Re-
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Auto Mart LLC solely as Nominee for Renas-
1009 Gardner Blvd ant Bank, its successors and
Columbus, MS 39702 assigns, which deed of trust is
recorded in Deed of Trust Book
2009 Ford Fusion 2017 at Page 14464 and re-re-
VIN #3FAHP07Z69R212794 corded in Book 2017 at Page
27190 in the Office of the
If not claimed it will be sold on Chancery Clerk of the County of
January 3, 2020, at 10 AM at Lowndes, State of Mississippi;
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thereby, substituted Under-
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VIN #1FMZU67K74UA62107
the terms thereof, by instru-
This vehicle will be put up for ment dated November 20,
sale on the 9th day of January, 2019 and recorded in the Of-
2020 at 10:00 am at Shelton's fice of the aforesaid Chancery
Towing 1024 Gardner Blvd., Clerk in Book 2019 at Page
25228; and
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The following vehicle has been the entire debt secured
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Columbus, MS 39702
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This vehicle will be put up for undersigned Substituted Trust-
sale on the 14th day of Janu- ee to execute the trust and sell
ary, 2020 at 10:00 am at said land and property in ac-
Shelton's Towing 1024 Gard- cordance with the terms of said
ner Blvd., Columbus, MS deed of trust for the purpose of
39702. raising the sums due thereun-
der, together with attorney’s
PUBLISH: 12/26/19 & 1/2/20 fees, Substituted Trustee’s
fees and expense of sale;
The following vehicles have
been abandoned at NOW, THEREFORE, WE, Under-
wood Law Firm PLLC, Substi-
Auto Mart LLC tuted Trustee in said deed of
1009 Gardner Blvd trust, will on the 9th day of
Columbus, MS 39702 January, 2020, offer for sale at
public outcry for cash to the
2016 Hyundai Sonata highest bidder, and sell within
VIN # 5NPE34AF2GH260940 legal hours (being between the
hours of 11:00 A.M. and 4:00
If not claimed it will be sold on P.M.) at the Main front door of
January 3, 2020, at 10 AM at the County Courthouse at
1020 1/2 Gardner Blvd., Columbus, County of Lowndes,
Columbus, MS by Auto Mart State of Mississippi, the follow-
LLC. ing described property situated
in the County of Lowndes,
It will be sold for monies owed State of Mississippi, to-wit:
for the tow bill, storage fees,
and legal fees. Lot Two (2) of the Dr. Bounds
property located in the North-
Witnessed this the 23rd day of east Quarter of the Southeast
December, 2019. Quarter of Section 25, Town-
ship 16 South, Range 18 West,
Auto Mart LLC Lowndes County, Mississippi.
PUBLISH: 12/27/2019 & Commence where the Half Sec-
01/02/2020 tion line of Section 25 inter-
sects the West right-of-way of a
public road and run South 00
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- degrees 31 minutes East along
SIPPI said right-of-way for 110.0 feet
to the Point of Beginning;
thence run West for 297.0
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
feet; thence run South 00 de-
TATE OF CLAUDESTER W.
STEPHENSON, DECEASED grees 31 minutes East for
110.0 feet; thence run East for
297.0 feet to the West right-of-
CAUSE NO. 2019-0249
way of said road; thence run
AMANDA BUTLER, EXECUTRIX North 00 degrees 31 minutes
West for 110.0 feet to the
Point of Beginning, containing
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
0.75 acres, more or less.
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to WE WILL CONVEY only such
AMANDA BUTLER, Executrix of title as is vested in Underwood
the Estate of CLAUDESTER W. Law Firm PLLC as Substituted
STEPHENSON, deceased, by
the Chancery Court of Lowndes
Trustee.
County, Mississippi, on the WITNESS OUR SIGNATURE,
16th day of December, 2019. this the 4th day of December,
This is to give notice to all per- 2019.
sons having claims against
said estate to Probate and Re- Underwood Law Firm PLLC
gister same with the Chancery SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, within ninety (90) days Control# Scarborough,
from this date. A failure to so Joshua/ServSol
Probate and Register said
claim will forever bar the same. PUBLISH: 12/12/2019,
12/19/2019, 12/26/2019,
THIS the 19th day of Decem- 01/02/2020
ber, 2019.
/s/ Amanda Butler
AMANDA BUTLER, Executrix
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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO-
TICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on May 3, 2012,
Sarah Ann W. Andrews, a
single woman executed a cer-
tain deed of trust to Real Es-
tate Closing Services Inc.,
Trustee for the benefit of Mort- ment (furnaces, ovens, heat-
gage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. as nominee for
GMFS, LLC, its successors and tions (drilling, cutting, grinding, Mississippi Department of En-
assigns which deed of trust is
of record in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, State of Mississippi in age tanks. Facility-wide opera-
Book 2012 at Page 10387;
and
WHEREAS, GMFS LLC has
heretofore substituted Shapiro of an individual hazardous air
& Brown, LLC as Trustee by in- pollutant (HAP), and over 25
strument dated November 29,
2019 and recorded in the
aforesaid Chancery Clerk's Of-
fice in Book 2019 at Page
26333; and
WHEREAS, default having been vidual HAP equal to or less
made in the terms and condi-
tions of said deed of trust and total equal to or less than
the entire debt secured thereby 24.90 tpy.
having been declared to be due
and payable in accordance with The staff of the Permit Board
the terms of said deed of trust, has developed this draft per-
GMFS LLC, the legal holder of
said indebtedness, having re-
quested the undersigned Sub-
stituted Trustee to execute the State and Federal agencies,
trust and sell said land and
property in accordance with the The staff of the Permit Board is DEFENDANT
terms of said deed of trust and soliciting all relative informa-
for the purpose of raising the
sums due thereunder, togeth-
er with attorney's fees,
trustee's fees and expense of
sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro & Public review and comment on ent citizen of the State of Mis-
Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust- the draft permit and support-
ee in said deed of trust, will on ing documentation is an import- therein on diligent inquiry and
January 16, 2020 offer for sale ant element in the staff evalu-
at public outcry and sell within ation and resulting recommend- dresses are unknown. You
legal hours (being between the ation to the Permit Board. The
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.), at the Southeast Door of been developed to ensure com- and Other Relief filed in the
the County Courthouse of
Lowndes County, located at
505 2nd Avenue North, Colum-
bus, MS 39701, to the highest ation received as a result of
and best bidder for cash or cer- public participation.
tified funds the following de-
scribed property situated in
Lowndes County, State of Mis- upon or object to the proposed and in the case of your failure
sissippi, to-wit:
Lot No. Thirty (30) of GREEN-
ACRES SUBDIVISION, SECOND mit Board's address shown
EXTENSION, a subdivision ac-
cording to a map or plat there- jwhitlock@mdeq.ms.gov no
of which is on file and of re-
cord in the office of Chancery
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi in Plat Book 2 at Page formulation of final determina-
80, reference to which is
hereby made in aid of and as a A public hearing will be held if
part of this description.
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this 18th day of December,
2019.
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite
B-202
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 981-9299
403 25Th Ave N
Columbus, MS 39705
19-024392
Publication Dates: December
26, January 2 and 9, 2020
Public Notice
Mississippi Environmental
Quality Permit Board
P. O. Box 2261
Jackson, MS 39225
Telephone No. (601) 961-5171 site at:
Public Notice Start Date: Janu- blicnotice.aspx. This informa-
ary 2, 2020
MDEQ Contact: Mr. Jaricus
Whitlock
ABB Motors & Mechanical, Inc. vironmental
(i.e. “ABB”), located at 70 In-
dustrial Park Access Road in
Columbus, MS, 39701, (662)
328-9116, has applied to the
Mississippi Department of En-
vironmental Quality for the fol- Columbus – Lowndes Public
lowing permitting action: the re- Library
newal of the Synthetic Minor
Operating Permit (SMOP) (Air
Ref. No. 1680-00065). The ap-
plicant's operations fall within Please bring the foregoing to
SIC Code 3621 (Motors and
Generators). A Permit Review
Summary (PRS) has been pre-
pared that contains a discus-
sion of the decision-making
that went into the develop-
ment of the permit and
provides the permitting author-
ity, the public, and other gov-
ernment bodies a record of the
technical issues surrounding is-
suance of the permit. The PRS
also addresses any changes to
emissions resulting from any
modification of the facility.
ABB is an existing industrial fa-
cility that manufactures large
electric-powered, aluminum-al-
loy motors ranging between 40
HP and 450 HP. The facility op-
erates a number of emission
sources: spray booths, miscel-
laneous natural gas-fired equip-
ment (furnaces, ovens, heat-
ers, torches, etc.), miscel-
laneous metal working opera-
tions (drilling, cutting, grinding,
welding, stamping, etc.), dies-
el-fired emergency generator
engines, and aboveground stor-
age tanks. Facility-wide opera-
tions have the maximum poten-
tial to emit over 100 tons per
year (tpy) of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), over 10 tpy
of an individual hazardous air
pollutant (HAP), and over 25
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fore, ABB will continue to im-
pose certain operational re-
strictions to limit the respect-
ive emission of VOCs equal to
or less than 99.0 tpy, any indi-
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ant element in the staff evalu-
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vironmental Quality for the fol-
lowing permitting action: the re-
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newal of the Synthetic Minor
Operating Permit (SMOP) (Air
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plicant's operations fall within
Summary (PRS) has been pre-
pared that contains a discus-
sion of the decision-making
that went into the develop-
ment of the permit and
provides the permitting author-
ity, the public, and other gov-
ernment bodies a record of the
technical issues surrounding is-
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ABB is an existing industrial fa- with Internet access, a copy of
cility that manufactures large
electric-powered, aluminum-al-
loy motors ranging between 40 of Environmental Quality’s web-
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erates a number of emission
sources: spray booths, miscel- blicnotice.aspx. This informa-
laneous natural gas-fired equip- tion is also available for review
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laneous metal working opera-
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engines, and aboveground stor- 515 East Amite Street
tions have the maximum poten-
tial to emit over 100 tons per
year (tpy) of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), over 10 tpy Library
tpy of all HAPs in total. There-
fore, ABB will continue to im-
pose certain operational re-
strictions to limit the respect-
ive emission of VOCs equal to
or less than 99.0 tpy, any indi- PUBLISH: 01/02/2020
than 9.90 tpy, and all HAPs in
mit based on information sub-
mitted to the Permit Board by
the applicant, appropriate
and other interested parties.
tion pertaining to the proposed CAUSE NO: 2015-0194-S
activity, including public com-
ment, to ensure that the final
staff recommendation on the
draft permit complies with all
State and Federal regulations.
draft permit conditions have
pliance with all State and Fed-
eral regulations but are sub-
ject to change based on inform- in this cause at 9:00 o'clock
Persons wishing to comment
determinations are invited to
submit comments in writing to ter will be forced to default all
Mr. Jaricus Whitlock at the Per- rights.
above or at
later than February 3, 2020. All ten ANSWER either admitting
comments received by this
date will be considered in the
tions regarding the application. dress is Post Office Box 1472,
the Permit Board finds a signi-
ficant degree of public interest YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
in the proposed permit. Per-
sons wishing to request a pub- LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS
lic hearing may do so by sub-
mitting that request in writing
to Mr. Jaricus Whitlock or the
Chief of the Environmental Per- AND YOU APPEAR AT SAID
mits Division (Ms. Krystal
Rudolph) at the address shown ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR
above. The Permit Board is lim- THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF
ited in the scope of its analys-
is to environmental impact. Any PLAINT FOR DIVORCE AND
comments relative to zoning or OTHER RELIEF.
economic and social impacts
are within the jurisdiction of
local zoning and planning au-
thorities and should be ad-
dressed to them.
Additional details about the ap-
plication, including a copy of
the draft permit, are available
by writing or calling the Public
Records Request Officer at the (SEAL) you results.
above Permit Board address
and telephone number. Addi-
tionally, as a courtesy for those
with Internet access, a copy of PUBLISH: 12/26/19, 1/2/20,
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the draft permit may be found
on the Mississippi Department
of Environmental Quality’s web-
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at the following locations dur-
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
BRUCE WAYNE BRADLEY
PLAINTIFF
VERSUS
REBECCA FAYE MORRIS
THOMPSON
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO REBECCA FAYE MORRIS
THOMPSON an adult non-resid-
sissippi or not to be found
the Post Office and physical ad-
have been made parties in the
Complaint for Child Custody
Court by Bruce Wayne Bradley.
You are summoned to appear
A.M. on the 19th day of Febru-
ary, A.D., 2020 in the Chan-
cery Courthouse in Columbus,
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
to appear and defend this mat-
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a copy of a writ-
or denying each allegation in
the Complaint to Charles Eas-
ley, Jr., Attorney whose ad-
Columbus, MS 39703-1472.
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUB-
LICATION. IF YOUR ANSWER IS
NOT MAILED OR DELIVERED
TIME, A JUDGMENT MAY BE
DEMANDED IN THE COM-
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND
OFFICIAL SEAL OF said Court of
Lowndes County, Columbus,
Mississippi, this 18th day of
December, 2019.
Lisa Younger Neese
One call
Chancery Clerk will bring
of Lowndes
County, Mississippi
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the Complaint to Charles Eas-
curity in the form of Certified
ley, Jr., Attorney whose ad-
dress is Post Office Box 1472, Check or acceptable Bid Bond
in the amount equal to at least
Columbus, MS 39703-1472.
YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
five percent (5%) of the Base
Bid; such security to be for-
feited as liquidated damages,
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS
FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUB-
not
fails
penalty, by any bidder who
to carry out the terms of
LICATION. IF YOUR ANSWER IS the proposal, execute contract
and post Performance Bond in
NOT MAILED OR DELIVERED
AND YOU APPEAR AT SAID the form and amount within the
time specified. The Bid Bond, if
TIME, A JUDGMENT MAY BE
ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR used, shall be payable to the
THE MONEY OR OTHER RELIEF Owner.
DEMANDED IN THE COM-
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OFFICIAL SEAL OF said Court of scheduled closing time for the
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Lowndes County, Columbus, Project for a period of forty-five
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(45) days.
Mississippi, this 18th day of
December, 2019.
All bids submitted in excess of
$50,000.00 by a Prime or Sub-
Lisa Younger Neese
contractor to do any erection,
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi building, construction, repair,
(SEAL) maintenance, or related work
must comply with the Missis-
sippi Contractors Act of 1985,
BY: Tina Fisher
by securing a Certificate of Re-
PUBLISH: 12/26/19, 1/2/20, sponsibility from the State
& 1/9/20 Board of Contractors. Each bid,
exceeding $5,000.00, must be
accompanied by the Bidder's
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
certified check or a bid bond,
duly executed by the Bidder as
Notice is hereby given that
principal and having surety
sealed bids or electronic bids thereon, a surety company ap-
will be received for the project
proved by the Owner and
named below by East Missis- signed by an agent, regularly
sippi Community College, P O
commissioned and licensed to
Box 158, 1512 Kemper Street, transact business in Missis-
Scooba, Mississippi 39358 un- sippi, in the amount of five per-
til 2:00 p.m. on Thursday,
cent of the bid. All bid bonds
January 30, 2020 at which must be accompanied by the
time bids will be open.
appropriate Power of Attorney.
No Power of Attorney is neces-
Location for Receipt of Bids:
sary with a certified check.
EAST MISSISSIPPI COM- The Owner reserves the right to
MUNITY COLLEGE reject any and all bids on any
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, or all projects and to waive in-
CONFERENCE ROOM formalities.
P O BOX 158
1512 KEMPER STREET OWNER:
SCOOBA, MS 39358
EAST MISSISSIPPI COM-
Location for Receipt of Elec-
MUNITY COLLEGE
tronic Bids: ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
www.jbhmplans.com P O BOX 158
1512 KEMPER STREET
Plans and Specifications En-
SCOOBA, MISSISSIPPI 39358
titled:
ARCHITECT:
EAST MISSISSIPPI COM-
MUNITY COLLEGE JBHM Architects, PA
RE-ROOFING OKTIBBEHA HALL P O Box 9127 (39705)
SCOOBA, MISSISSIPPI
104 THIRD Street SOUTH
(39701)
May be inspected at the office COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
of the Architect named below, PH: (662) 329-4883
or may be obtained from the Ar-
chitect as set out below:
DATES OF ADVERTISEMENT:
Thursday, December 26, 2019
Qualified Prime (General) Con-
Thursday, January 2, 2020
tractors, Subcontractors, and
Material Suppliers are required
to register and order bid docu- IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
ments at www.jbhmplans.com. LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
Bid documents are available as
paper prints or as digital cop- Cause No:19-cv-00227
ies on CD. Cost of CD (.pdf
Format) is $50 per CD. Bid doc- THE GROVE AT COLUMBUS,
uments are non-refundable and LLC PLAINTIFF
must be purchased through the
website. Vs.
Questions regarding website re- CITY OF COLUMBUS, MISSIS-
gistration and online orders SIPPI; ROBERT WILLIS; HELEN
please contact our web sup- WILLIS; MCBRYDE INC.; WAR-
port line at (662) 407-0193. DELL MCGEE; TERRI MCGEE;
SAMUEL WILSON; VANESSA
All plan holders are required to WILSON; COLUMBUS
have a valid email address for LOWNDES HABITAT FOR HU-
registration. MANITY; DAVID PLUMB;
PAMELA PLUMB; KATHERINE
Partial sets will not be issued. LAMB; GREEN TREE LTD.;
RICKEY L. MCGILL; HILBERT
Proposals shall be submitted in WILLIAMS; LISA MIMS; DON-
duplicate only upon the blank ALD CLARDY; REBECCA
proposal forms provided with CLARDY; MAYE WEATHERS; JU-
the specifications and must be LIA POTTER; SUSAN W. PAYNE;
accompanied by Proposal Se- SHIRLEY BOWLES; ALL PER-
curity in the form of Certified SONS OR ENTITIES CLAIMING
Check or acceptable Bid Bond EQUITABLE OR LEGAL IN-
in the amount equal to at least TEREST IN THE SUBJECT PROP-
five percent (5%) of the Base ERTY, BEING 74.85 ACRES IN
Bid; such security to be for- SECTION 18 TOWNSHIP 18 S
feited as liquidated damages, RANGE 17 W; THE WORLD DE-
not penalty, by any bidder who FENDANTS
fails to carry out the terms of
the proposal, execute contract SUMMONS
and post Performance Bond in
the form and amount within the STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
time specified. The Bid Bond, if
used, shall be payable to the TO: CITY OF COLUMBUS, MIS-
Owner. SISSIPPI; ROBERT WILLIS;
HELEN WILLIS; MCBRYDE INC.;
Bids on the Project must be re- WARDELL MCGEE; TERRI
ceived on or before the period MCGEE; SAMUEL WILSON;
scheduled for the Project and VANESSA WILSON; COLUM-
no bid withdrawn after the BUS LOWNDES HABITAT FOR
scheduled closing time for the HUMANITY; DAVID PLUMB;
Project for a period of forty-five PAMELA PLUMB; KATHERINE
(45) days. LAMB; GREEN TREE LTD.;
RICKEY L. MCGILL; HILBERT
All bids submitted in excess of WILLIAMS; LISA MIMS; DON-
$50,000.00 by a Prime or Sub- ALD CLARDY; REBECCA
contractor to do any erection, CLARDY; MAYE WEATHERS; JU-
LIA POTTER; SUSAN W. PAYNE;
building, construction, repair,
SHIRLEY BOWLES; ALL PER-
maintenance, or related work
SONS OR ENTITIES CLAIMING
must comply with the Missis-
sippi Contractors Act of 1985, EQUITABLE OR LEGAL IN-
by securing a Certificate of Re- TEREST IN THE SUBJECT PROP-
ERTY, BEING 74.85 ACRES IN
sponsibility from the State
Board of Contractors. Each bid, SECTION 18 TOWNSHIP 18 S
exceeding $5,000.00, must be RANGE 17 W; THE WORLD DE-
FENDANTS
General Services by the Bidder's
accompanied Painting & Papering
certified check or a bid bond,
duly executed All persons, having or claiming
by the Bidder as SULLIVAN’S
WORK WANTED: any interest, legalPAINT
or equitable
principal and having surety
Licensed & Bonded− SERVICE Special Prices.
thereon, a surety company ap- in the following described land
carpentry, painting,
proved by the Owner and & situated in Lowndes County,
Interior and Exterior
demolition. Landscaping, Mississippi,
Painting. to-wit:
662−435−6528
signed by an agent, regularly
gutters cleaned, bush
commissioned and licensed to
Plumbing
COMMENCING AT AN EXIST-
transact business
hogging, clean−up in Missis-
work,
sippi, in thewashing,
pressure five per- ING RAILROAD SPIKE AT THE
amount ofmoving
cent of NORTHWEST CORNER OF SEC-
help & the bid. All repair.
furniture bid bonds
TION 18,ACME,
TOWNSHIP
must be accompanied by the
662−242−3608. INC.18 SOUTH
appropriate Power of Attorney. RANGE 17 WEST,
Stan LOWNDES
McCown
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LawnPower
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ISTING PIPE AT THE PURPOR-
LAWN SERVICE.
reject any and all bids on any
TED NORTHEAST CORNER OF
or all projects
Mowing,and to waive in-
cleanup, Roofing & Guttering QUARTER OF
formalities.
landscaping, sodding, THE SOUTHWEST
THE NORTHEAST QUARTER,
& tree cutting.
OWNER: THE POINT
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AN EXISTING
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for a quote.
TREE; THENCE NORTH 88° 37’
662−769−5494
WEST 1335.61 FEET TO AN EX-
1512 KEMPER STREET
SCOOBA, MISSISSIPPI 39358 ISTING FENCE POST; THENCE
SOUTH 1° 25’ EAST 655.34
FEET TO AN EXISTING PIPE;
ARCHITECT:
THENCE NORTH 88° 46’ WEST
1319.71 FEET TO AN EXIST-
JBHM Architects, PA
P O Box 9127 (39705) ING IRON PIN; THENCE NORTH
1° 26’ WEST 661.92 FEET TO
104 THIRD Street SOUTH
(39701) AN EXISTING IRON PIN;
THENCE NORTH 88° 50’ WEST
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
PH: (662) 329-4883 1277.96 FEET TO AN EXIST-
ING PIPE ON THE EAST ROW OF
LEHMBERG ROAD (PAVED 40’
DATES OF ADVERTISEMENT:
Thursday, December 26, 2019 ROW); THENCE NORTH 01° 24’
Thursday, January 2, 2020 WEST ALONG THE EAST ROW
413.08 FEET TO A ½” REBAR;
THENCE SOUTH 88° 41’ EAST
883.07 FEET TO A ½” REBAR;
THENCE NORTH 00° 49’ EAST
ALONG A FENCE 253.10 FEET
TO A FENCE CORNER; THENCE
SOUTH 88° 41’ EAST 3041.36
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING, CONTAINING 74.85
ACRES AND BEING IN AND A
PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF
THE NORTHWEST QUARTER
ADS STARTING AT
AND THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST
$12
QUARTER OF SECTION 18,
TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE
17 WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI.
You have been made Defend-
ants in the suit filed in this
Court by The Grove at Colum-
bus, LLC seeking to quiet and
confirm title to real property in
Lowndes County, Mississippi.
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a written re-
sponse to the Complaint filed
against you in this cause to
Cory M. Williamson, Haymans
and Company, PLLC, Attorney
for the Plaintiff, whose ad-
dress is 299 S. 9th Street, Ox-
ford, Mississippi 38655.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT
LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
MCGEE; SAMUEL WILSON;
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PAMELA PLUMB; KATHERINE Apts For Rent: Other Mobile Homes for Rent

LAMB; GREEN TREE LTD.;
RICKEY L. MCGILL; HILBERT
WILLIAMS; LISA MIMS; DON-
ALD CLARDY; REBECCA
CLARDY; MAYE WEATHERS; JU-
LIA POTTER; SUSAN W. PAYNE;
SHIRLEY BOWLES; ALL PER-
SONS OR ENTITIES CLAIMING
EQUITABLE OR LEGAL IN-
TEREST IN THE SUBJECT PROP-
ERTY, BEING 74.85 ACRES IN
SECTION 18 TOWNSHIP 18 S
RANGE 17 W; THE WORLD DE-
FENDANTS
All persons, having or claiming
any interest, legal or equitable
in the following described land
situated in Lowndes County,
Mississippi, to-wit:
COMMENCING AT AN EXIST-
ING RAILROAD SPIKE AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF SEC-
TION 18, TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH
RANGE 17 WEST, LOWNDES
COUNTY MISSISSIPPI; THENCE
SOUTH 88° 27’ EAST 3982.50
FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01° 21’
EAST 1301.01 FEET TO AN EX-
ISTING PIPE AT THE PURPOR-
TED NORTHEAST CORNER OF
THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
THE NORTHEAST QUARTER,
THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF
THE PROPERTY HEREIN TO BE
DESCRIBED; THENCE SOUTH
1° 21’ EAST 668.67 FEET TO
AN EXISTING 12 INCH OAK
TREE; THENCE NORTH 88° 37’
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THE COMMERCIAL DIS-
PATCH seeks a motivated,
contracted carrier for the
Brooksville & Macon area.
Excellent opportunity to
earn money for college.
Must have good transporta-
tion, valid driver's license
COLEMAN
& insurance. Delivers on
Sunday morning and Mon.-
Fri. afternoons. Apply at
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
The Commercial Dispatch,
516 Main Street in Colum-
bus. No phone calls
please.
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WEST 1335.61 FEET TO AN EX- neighbors, ideal for long
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us improve the paper and
ISTING FENCE POST; THENCE −term RV. We will get the advertising specials YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
SOUTH 1° 25’ EAST 655.34
FEET TO AN EXISTING PIPE;
AND prepare electric pole. you want. Thank you!
Ads starting at $25
Sudoku
$175/month includes
THENCE NORTH 88° 46’ WEST CREDIT CHECK water and sewer. First Sudoku is a number- Yesterday’s answer
1319.71 FEET TO AN EXIST- month free with 6 placing puzzle based on
662-329-2323
ING IRON PIN; THENCE NORTH Apts For Rent: North
1° 26’ WEST 661.92 FEET TO month lease and Sudoku
a 9x9 gridis witha several
num- 3 6 9 1 2 5 4 8 7
AN EXISTING IRON PIN; deposit.
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THENCE NORTH 88° 50’ WEST
Large 1 Bedroom, upstairs Lot 6 − oversized lot
1277.96 FEET TO AN EXIST- apartment for rent. $450/ 2411 HWY 45 N ideal for 16 x 80 or based onthe
is to place a 9x9
numbers 4 5 2 8 6 7 9 1 3
ING PIPE ON THE EAST ROW OF month and $450 deposit.
Water, Sewer, and Trash COLUMBUS, MS double wide, $185/ rule-of-thumb: grid
1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 9 7 6 5 1 2 8 3 4
LEHMBERG ROAD (PAVED 40’ month includes water given
so thatnumbers.
each row, eachThe
ROW); THENCE NORTH 01° 24’
WEST ALONG THE EAST ROW
included. No Pets. No
Smoking. Located between Commercial Property For Rent
and sewer. We will We tell readers object
column and each 3x3 the
is to place box
1 2 8 4 7 3 6 5 9
prepare site. First
numbers 5 4 3 9 8 6 2 7 1
contains the1same to 9 number
in
413.08 FEET TO A ½” REBAR;
THENCE SOUTH 88° 41’ EAST
Columbus and CAFB.
$450.00. 205−243−3653. FOR RENT LOCATED NEAR
month free with
minimum 12 month
what they need the empty spaces so 2 9 5 6 3 1 7 4 8
883.07 FEET TO A ½” REBAR; only once. The difficulty
to know to buy
DOWNTOWN. 3,000 sq. ft.
THENCE NORTH 00° 49’ EAST truck terminal, 9,500 sq.
lease. Please call Pam, that each row, each 7 8 1 2 9 4 3 6 5
ALONG A FENCE 253.10 FEET 601−310−3528. level increases from
FOX RUN APARTMENTS ft. shop & 3,200 sq. ft. column and each 6 3 4 7 5 8 1 9 2
TO A FENCE CORNER; THENCE
SOUTH 88° 41’ EAST 3041.36 1 & 2 BR near hospital. office/shop. Buildings can what they need. Monday
3x3 boxtocontains
Sunday. Difficulty Level 1/01

FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING, CONTAINING 74.85
ACRES AND BEING IN AND A
PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF
THE NORTHWEST QUARTER
AND THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF SECTION 18,
TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE
17 WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI.
You have been made Defend-
ants in the suit filed in this
Court by The Grove at Colum-
bus, LLC seeking to quiet and
$595−$645 monthly.
be rented together or
Military discount, pet area, separately. All w/ excellent LOCATED ON HWY. 373, the same number only once. The difficulty level
pet friendly, and furnished access & Hwy. 82 visibility. Columbus. $400.00. increases from Monday to Sunday.
corporate apts. 662−327−9559. 662−729−5029.
24−HOUR PROFESSIONAL
Need a new
GYM. ON SITE SECURITY. RESTAURANT SPACE Office Spaces For Rent
ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
AVAILABLE. 1200 sq. ft.
ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
companion?
$1100/mo. Serious OFFICE SPACE FOR
24−HOUR CAMERA inquiries only. 662−328− LEASE. 1112 Main St.,
SURVEILLANCE. Benji & 8655 or 662−574−7879. Ste. 5. 3700 sq. ft.
Ashleigh, 662−386−4446. Plenty of private parking.
Houses For Rent: North 662−327−9559.
STUDIO APARTMENT FOR
2 OR 3BR, brick home,
RENT. Hwy. 45 between

confirm title to real property in
Lowndes County, Mississippi.
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a written re-
sponse to the Complaint filed
against you in this cause to
Cory M. Williamson, Haymans
and Company, PLLC, Attorney
for the Plaintiff, whose ad-
dress is 299 S. 9th Street, Ox-
ford, Mississippi 38655.
Columbus & CAFB.
No pets. No smoking.
$400 rent & $400 deposit.
662−328−2340.
Apts For Rent: East
1 ROOM/1 BATH. Utilities
incl. $385/mo. 1 person
only. 662−328−8655.
Real Estate
central heat, window a/c,
fenced yard. Close to
shopping! $575/mo +
$400 dep. 1120 6th Ave.
N. 662−352−4776. Ads starting at $25
3BR/1.5BA. Single garage, Commercial Property For Sale
nice neighborhood, 3 min.
from CAFB. 1058 S.
SENSATION ADULT
Perkins Rd. $780/mo.
STORE/SMOKE SHOP
504−813−1200. For Sale. 662−549−4760.

YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT
LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 26th DAY OF
DECEMBER, 2020, WHICH IS
THE DATE OF FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF
YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO
MAILED OR DELIVERED, A
JUDGEMENT BY DEFAULT WILL
BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU
FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER
RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PE-
TITION.
You must also file the original
of your Response with the
Apts For Rent: South
TWO ONE−BEDROOM,
downtown loft apartments
available. Wood floors, tall
ceilings, lots of windows.
Nice apartments in great
locations. $700.00.
662−364−1610.
Apts For Rent: West
VIP
When looking
Houses For Rent: East
Houses For Sale: Caledonia
4BR/2.5BA BRICK HOME
located on large lot w/ 2
car garage. Fresh paint &
tile floors in kitchen &
FSBO: 3BR/2BA ON 2.5
ACRES. 1600 sqft.
Completely remodeled.
for a new pet,
bathrooms. $1,200/mo +
dep. 770−658−7726.
$178,000. 662−386−
7113. adoption is
always a
Mobile Homes for Rent Lots & Acreage
1909 ROBERSON ST. 3BR/ WINTER SPECIAL. 1.75
good option.
2BA, $650/mo + $650 acre lots. Good/bad credit.
dep. No smoking. No pets. 10% down, as low as
No HUD. 662−549−3328. $299/mo. Eaton Land.

Clerk of this Court within a
reasonable time afterward.
Issued under my hand and seal
Rentals
662−361−7711.
2BR MOBILE HOME $400
Apartments & Houses mo./$400 dep. In between

Garage Sales
of said Court, this the 20th day West Point & Columbus on
of December, 2019.
1 Bedrooms Hwy. 50. 662−275−0666.
Lisa Younger Neese
Lowndes County Chancery 2 Bedroooms 2BR/2BA. All appliances
Two free signs
3 Bedrooms
Clerk included. CH/A, water
By: Tina Fisher, D.C. furnished. $450 mo. +
$300 dep. Must have Estate Sales
Please Publish: Furnished & Unfurnished references. 662−356−
December 26, 2019
January 2, 2020 1, 2, & 3 Baths 6413 or 662−251−5003. Estate Sale January 3 & 4.
134 Adams Road (Highway
January 9, 2020 Lease, Deposit 3BR/2BA Trailer, New 69 South) Friday 8:00 until
& Credit Check Hope school dist. $500/ 4:00 Saturday 8:00 until
1:00 Antique Furniture, ACROSS
mo & $500 dep. No pets,
Read local. viceinvestments.com no drugs, no partying. Call Dishes, TV, chest freezer, 1 Cavalry
cdispatch.com
327-8555 b/w 10a−7p. 662−386−
4292. NO TEXT MGS.
washer & dryer, quilts and
more. 205−394−4941
weapon
6 “Republic”
Medical / Dental
writer
Garage Sales: New Hope
11 Dodge
HUGE FIRST of Year 12 Pago Pago
indoor/outdoor Rummage setting
Sale. 413 4th Ave S #19 13 Showed
9am−3p. Small furniture,
tons of collectibles, & misc nervousness
at super cheap prices. 14 So far
Awesome stuff! Park near 15 Rings
old Fred’s building. Rain or 17 Flying mam-
shine!
mal
19 Objective
20 Drill part
Merchandise 23 “The Iceman
Cometh” author
Ads starting at $12 25 Desert sight 44 Nervous 21 Comic strip
26 Two ten-spots worker
Firewood / Fuel 28 Alley prowlers DOWN 22 Peevish
29 Bundle
FIREWOOD FOR SALE.
Various lengths.
Five Question: 30 Letters of
1 Fall mo.
2 As done by
24 Powerful
people
662−295−2274. royalty 3 Orthodontist’s 25 French
31 Pickle buy challenge nobleman
General Merchandise 1 Humming- 32 Sardonic
33 Salad bar
4 Serpent’s spot 27 Coffee shop
5 Gave out new worker
WANTED FREON R12.
We pay CA$H. bird veggie
35 Move bor-
hands
6 Sacred song
31 Osaka setting
33 Tear down
R12 R500 R11.
Convenient. ders, perhaps 7 Highlands girl 34 Tibia’s place
Certified professionals. 38 Valentino role 8 Writer Tan 35 Gun, as a
2 Audi 41 “My Fair
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312−291−9169 9 Low digit motor
Lady” role 10 Cereal bit 36 Yale rooter
Sporting Goods 42 Pageant 16 Frog’s perch 37 Blend
topper 17 Foul up 39 Auditing org.
3 Albuquer-
ED SANDERS GUNSMITH 43 One of San- 18 Egypt’s Sadat 40 Arthur’s
OPEN FOR SEASON! ta’s team 20 Cereal grain stepbrother
9−5: Tues−Fri &
9−12: Sat.
Over 50 years experience! que
Repairs, cleaning,
refinishing, scopes
mounted & zeroed,

4 Frasier
handmade knives.
Located: Hwy 45 Alt, North
of West Point, turn right on
Yokahama Blvd, 8mi & turn
left on Darracott Rd, see

5 Belgium
sign, 2.5mi ahead, shop on
left. 662−494−6218.

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