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$1 billion tech development eyes North Star
Project would be part
of $3 billion total
area investment
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — The North Star
Industrial Park might include a proj-
ect that seeks to establish itself in all
three counties in the Golden Trian-
gle with an investment of $3 billion
— $1 billion per county — Golden
Triangle Development LINK CEO
Joe Max Higgins said Wednesday.
The project, codenamed Project
Trinity, would occupy the entire
west end of the park, Higgins said
in an update on the park’s progress
for Starkville and Oktibbeha County
Thax, 7, Sam, 5, and J.T. Stone, 9, ride on Ezyrollers at their home in New Hope Tuesday afternoon. “We got them for Christ-
mas,” Sam said. Their parents are Shawn and Callie Stone.
Young seeks reappointment to CMSD board
Application deadline is March 3
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com
Two years
ago, Telisa
Clay Young
emerged from
a field of five
candidates to
secure a po-
sition on the Young
Columbus Mu-
nicipal School District Board
of Trustees.
Now, after serving out
the unexpired term of Cur-
rie Fisher, who resigned for
personal reasons in the mid-
dle of her four-year term,
Young may find the path to
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leaders at the Center for Advanced
Vehicular Systems building at the
Golden Triangle
Development
LINK CEO Joe
Thad Cochran Research, Technol-
ogy and Economic Development Max Higgins
presents images
Park. He presented a list of planned
occupants for the land at the north-
of the signs
planned for
west intersection of Highways 389 the North Star
and 82. Industrial Park,
“We’re going to ask you if you which is under
would just kind of dream with us,” construction
northwest of
Higgins said. “We’ve been talking to
our partners about what we can do to Highways 389
and 82. Higgins
maximize Starkville and Oktibbeha
updated city and
County’s chances of success, what county leaders
we can do to separate and differen- Wednesday on
tiate us and give us our best chance the potential
to hit one out of the park, maybe two, occupants of the
maybe three, maybe four.” park, including a
$1 billion project
Higgins described Project Trini-
that will create
ty to The Dispatch as the arrival of
an “advanced company” with a “big 100 to 150
high-paying jobs.
See INDUSTRIAL PARK, 6A Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
SCOOTING ALONG
CVB will
provide
Juneteenth
full funding
in advance
Up-front disbursement
departs from previous
CVB policy in light
of new inter-local
agreement
BY YUE STELLA YU
syu@cdispatch.com
The local June-
teenth Festival
will receive its full
Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
$15,000 from the
Columbus-Lowndes
Convention and Visi-
tors Bureau up front
this year, a departure Carpenter
from previous CVB
policy regarding fes-
tival funding.
Columbus
Council on Tuesday
City
unanimously ap-
the board for a full term.
“It’s been a great learning
“Every board member
brings their own unique tal-
proved Juneteenth’s
request for the full
a full term of the board less experience for me these two ents, but what really makes
allocation of the Brooks
crowded. years,” she said. “I do believe a difference is the ability to
funding for the fes-
To date, Young is the only I am making a difference on collaborate,” she said. “So
tival. Lowndes County District 5
applicant for the seat on the the board. When I got on the many wonderful things have
Supervisor Leroy Brooks, who also
board, although there is board, a lot of things were happened in less than two
years, things that have made serves as the festival adviser, asked
plenty of time for others to going on. We all had to grab
hold and do what we could a major difference for our for $15,000 to be delivered on one
apply.
achieve through working to- students, staff and faculty. check before March 15.
David Armstrong, the
gether.” We’re moving in a really pos- The request must now go to
city’s chief operating offi-
cer, said applications will be Young came on the board itive direction and I want to the CVB to be filled with funds
accepted until the afternoon between two superinten- do my part in keeping that earmarked for the festival from
of March 3. The council will dents after a tumultuous few momentum going.” 2-percent restaurant sales tax col-
make the appointment later years that saw the district Young also credited the lections. While in the past, CVB
that evening during its regu- rocked with scandals, includ- work of Superintendent Che- has funded festivals in two install-
lar council meeting. ing two superintendents in a rie Labat, who arrived not ments — half up front and half as
Young, a federal social in- row whom the board fired be- long after Young’s appoint- reimbursement after the event —
surance specialist with the fore their contracts were up. ment to the board. Executive Director Nancy Carpen-
Social Security Administra- Young said one of the first “Dr. Labat has done a ter said she has no problem fully
tion, said she had no hesita- lessons she learned was the great job in keeping our stu- funding Juneteenth by March 15
tion in seeking a return to power of collaboration. See YOUNG, 3A See JUNETEENTH, 3A
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5 Which country gave up the escudo and Friday County Board of
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in 2002? Columbus Arts Council presents
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Democrats appeal for Republican

help to convict ‘corrupt’ Trump
‘Over the coming days,
we will present to you
— and to the American
people — the extensive
evidence collected ...’
Rep. Adam Schiff,
chairman of the House
Intelligence Committee
By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER
and ZEKE MILLER
The Associated Press
WA S H I N G T O N
— House Democrats
launched into mar-
athon arguments in
President Donald
Trump’s impeach-
ment trial Wednes-
day, appealing to
skeptical Republican Trump
senators to join them
in voting to oust
Trump from office to
“protect our democ-
racy.”
Trump’s lawyers
sat by, waiting their
turn, as the president
blasted the proceed- Schiff
ings from afar, threatening jokingly
to face off with the Democrats by
coming to “sit right in the front row
and stare at their corrupt faces.”
The challenge before the House
managers is clear. Democrats have
24 hours over three days to prose-
cute the charges against Trump,
trying to win over not just fidgety
senators sitting silently in the cham-
ber but an American public, deeply
divided over the president and his
impeachment in an election year.
Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of
the House Intelligence Committee,
outlined what the Democrats con-
tend was the president’s “corrupt
scheme” to abuse his presidential
power and then obstruct Congress’
investigation. He then called on sen-
Trump sets presidential record
for most tweets in a day
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump set a presidential record
for activity on his favorite social media platform Wednesday, tweeting and
retweeting at length about the Senate impeachment trial, the Democrats
who want to replace him and much, much more.
By 4:25 p.m. ET, Trump had barreled through his previous record of
123 Twitter postings in a day that he set a little over a month ago, accord-
ing to Factba.se, a service that compiles and analyzes data on Trump’s
presidency.
Trump’s previous record for tweets on a single day during his time in
the White House was set on Dec. 12, 2019, the day the House Judiciary
Committee opened its marathon session to approve two articles of im-
peachment against the president.
Trump’ set his all-time record for tweets in a day before he became
president, with 161 posts in January 2015, according to Factba.se. Most
of his tweeting that day was dedicated to plugging his reality television
show.
Trump, who began his day in Davos, Switzerland, where he was at-
tending the World Economic Forum, started his Wednesday morning by
hammering out 41 tweets between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. ET (6 a.m. to 7 a.m.
in Davos).
ators not to be “cynical” about poli- standing behind the desks or against
tics, but to draw on the intent of the the back wall of the chamber, pass-
nation’s Founding Fathers who pro- ing the time. Visitors watched from
vided the remedy of impeachment. the galleries, one briefly interrupt-
“Over the coming days, we will ing in protest.
present to you — and to the Amer- The Democrats wrapped up the
ican people — the extensive evi- first day of their presentation short-
dence collected during the House’s ly before 10 p.m. ET.
impeachment inquiry into the pres- The proceedings are unfolding
ident’s abuse of power,” said Schiff at the start of an election year, and
standing before the Senate. “You there are few signs that Republicans
will hear their testimony at the same are interested in calling more wit-
time as the American people. That nesses or going beyond a fast-track
is, if you will allow it.” assessment that is likely to bring
After a dinner break, Schiff re- a quick vote on charges related to
turned to the well of the Senate to Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
detail the administration’s hold on Several GOP senators said
military aid to Ukraine. He played Wednesday they’d seen no evidence
several clips of testimony from Am- to support the allegations against
bassador William Taylor, who said Trump even though, just 24 hours
the assistance was held back as earlier, they had rejected subpoe-
Trump pushed the country to an- nas for witnesses and documents.
nounce investigations of Democrats. Democrats, meanwhile, described
Most senators sat at their desks the evidence against the president
throughout, as the rules stipulate, as overwhelming but said senators
though some stretched their legs, have a duty to gather more.

Biden, Sanders rift could define closing days in Iowa

By BILL BARROW
The Associated Press
MASON CITY, Iowa —
The rivalry between Joe
Biden and Bernie Sanders
is deepening as the Dem-
ocratic presidential can-
didates are increasingly
at loggerheads over their
support of Social Security,
signaling a battle ahead
that could last well beyond
the Iowa caucuses.
Biden’s campaign re-
leased a video late Tues-
day accusing Sanders of
“dishonest” attacks, while
Sanders’ official Twitter
account countered: “Let’s
be honest, Joe. One of us
fought for decades to cut
Social Security, and one of
us didn’t.”
Sanders, a Vermont
senator, has accused
Biden of advocating for
budget deals as a sena-
tor from Delaware that
would have curtailed en-
Biden Sanders
titlement spending over
time. During his decades
on Capitol Hill, Biden sup-
ported a balanced budget
constitutional amendment,
but he says he would not
have “cut” Social Securi-
ty benefits as part of the
deals. In his current cam-
paign, Biden proposes
expanding Social Security
benefits and raising more
revenue by lifting the cap
on the income that is sub-
ject to Social Security pay-
roll taxes.
Biden tacitly acknowl-
edged on Wednesday that
he’s moved to the left over
the years on Social Securi-
ty. But he compared that
with Sanders’ legislative
history on gun control, an
issue that — like Social
Security — is a core con-
cern to many Democratic
voters.
Sanders “voted to pro-
tect gun manufacturers,”
Biden said in an MSN-
BC interview, referring
to Sanders’ vote to give
weapons makers immu-
nity from civil liability.
Hillary Clinton skewered
Sanders over that position
during their 2016 primary
battle.
“He’s indicated that was
past,” Biden said, suggest-
ing Sanders has shifted
positions on guns in a way
that’s more acceptable to
Democratic primary vot-
ers.
The sniping comes at
a tumultuous moment in
the Democratic primary
as candidates are increas-
ingly feuding with one an-
other on multiple fronts.
Tensions within the party
soared on Tuesday after
The Hollywood Reporter
published an interview
in which Clinton ripped
into Sanders, reigniting
divisions from the 2016
campaign and raising con-
cerns that Democrats may
struggle to unify behind a
nominee and defeat Presi-
dent Donald Trump.
It seemed for a period
on Wednesday that the
tensions between Biden
and Sanders may cool. As
a current senator, Sanders
is stuck in Washington to
sit as a juror in Trump’s
impeachment trial, side-
lining him from the cam-
paign trail. Biden, mean-
while, spoke of the need
for Democrats and the
country to come together.
“We not only have to
unite our party, we have
to unite our country,” he
told voters in Mason City,
Iowa.
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Another inmate dies in a troubled Mississippi prison

At least 10 inmates have died in the state’s prisons since December
BY EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Another Mis-
sissippi inmate died in a trou-
bled state prison Wednesday,
and state corrections officials
said his death appeared to be a
suicide by hanging.
At least 10 inmates have died
in the state’s prisons since late
December, most of them in out-
bursts of violence. Eight of the
men died in the Mississippi
State Penitentiary at Parchman,
including the one Wednesday.
Another Parchman inmate
was found dead Saturday hang-
ing in a cell that investigators
said was locked from the inside.
Authorities have not yet said
whether they believe that, too,
was a suicide.
The state Department of
Corrections did not immedi-
ately release the name of the
inmate found dead Wednesday
because officials were working
to notify his family. He was in a
single-person cell.
Mississippi’s new governor,
Republican Tate Reeves, was
inaugurated Jan. 14. Two days
later, he appointed an interim
leader to replace the corrections
commissioner who resigned
when the previous governor left
office. Reeves also appointed a
group to conduct a nationwide
search for a new commissioner.
Reeves said violence in the pris-
ons has been a “catastrophe.”
Violence is a recurring prob-
lem in Mississippi prisons,
where many jobs for guards are
unfilled. Health department in-
spections also show Parchman
has longstanding problems with
broken sinks and toilets in cells,
holes in cell walls, widespread
mold and mildew in showers and
sanitation problems in kitchens.
More than two dozen in-
mates sued the state Jan. 14,
saying understaffed prisons
are “plagued by violence” and
inmates are forced to live in
decrepit and dangerous condi-
tions. Entertainers Jay-Z and Yo
Gotti are paying for the attor-
neys in the case, a spokesper-
son for the two confirmed. All of
the plaintiffs have been inmates
at Parchman.
Jay-Z’s charity group, Team
Roc, is urging people to gather
Friday at the Mississippi Cap-
itol to protest conditions in the
state prison system. But the
legislators who have the power
to change the system won’t be
around to hear them.
Members of the Mississippi
House and Senate began their
annual session in early January,
but few bills have been filed. For
the second week in a row, legis-
lators plan to leave the Capitol
for the weekend on Thursday.
On behalf of Roc Nation,
rapper Yo Gotti on Wednesday
published an open letter to Mis-
sissippi’s governor about prison
conditions.
“The humanitarian crisis
that is unfolding in Mississippi
today ... is as immoral as it is
counter-productive,” said the
letter. “For if a goal of incarcer-
ation is rehabilitation, how can
we ever hope to return these
men to society when the ex-
treme neglect and dangerous
conditions under which they are
subjected strips away every last
bit of self-worth?”
The letter appeared in print
editions of the Clarion Ledger
newspaper. Team Roc is also
paying for a billboard near the
state Capitol with the message:
“Fix Your Prisons.” Neither
Jay-Z nor Yo Gotti will attend the
rally Friday, but a spokesperson
said Team Roc could sent anoth-
er representative.

Man accused of building bomb to maim or kill ex-girlfriend Attorney: Bookkeeper

BY JEFF MARTIN
The Associated Press
A Mississippi man is
accused of creating an im-
provised explosive device
in his home after watch-
ing internet videos about
bomb making, prosecu-
tors say.
Brian Richard Sand-
ers intended to maim or
kill his ex-girlfriend, a
special agent with the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives
wrote in a criminal com-
plaint filed Tuesday in
U.S. District Court in Hat-
tiesburg.
Federal agents and the
Biloxi police bomb squad
searched Sanders’ home
in Laurel, Mississippi,
on Jan. 17, the complaint
states. The agents say
they found the bomb, two
bottles of black powder,
a fuse, several guns and
ammunition. They were
able to dismantle the de-
with ‘shopping
vice in a safe area near
the home.
compulsion’ stole $303K
Sanders vowed to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
place nails inside “and
when it explodes it throws BILOXI — A Mississippi bookkeeper is ac-
the nails all over,” the cused of embezzling $303,000 from her employ-
complaint states. It says er to make online purchases because she had a
there’s an audio recording “shopping compulsion,” according to court testi-
of him outlining his plans. mony from her attorney Tuesday.
Elizabeth Rose O’Neil, 36, and her attorney
said in Circuit Court in Biloxi that she stole
$1,400 to $1,600 a week over a five-year period

Juneteenth
Continued from Page 1A
per Brooks’ request.
“We really don’t have a
choice,” she said. “We will
certainly abide by that. …
We will get half the mon-
ey out of our funds for the
next two months, $7,500
each month.”
The Juneteenth Festi-
val celebration started in
Columbus in 1996, Brooks
said, to honor the day in
1865 when Union soldiers
told enslaved Americans
in Galveston, Texas, that
they were free. The annu-
al celebration takes place
at Sim Scott Park, and
it’s one of seven festivals
— four in Columbus and
three outside the city lim-
its — in Lowndes County
that’s funds are protected
by inter-local agreements
between the CVB, the
city and county.
Per the inter-local
agreement, $90,000 is
set aside annually from
the restaurant sales tax
for the festivals. The four
city festivals, including
Juneteenth, are allocated
$15,000 each while the
three out in the county
are given $10,000 each.
Representatives from
each of those festivals
must request the funds
from either the city coun-
cil or board of supervi-
sors, depending on which
has jurisdiction, and the
CVB must distribute
funds within 30 days of re-
ceiving the request from
either the city or county.
Juneteenth was can-
celed in 2018, Brooks
said, partly due to the
Legislature failing to re-
new the restaurant tax,
meaning CVB did not
have the usual funds avail-
able that year to help the
event. The Legislature
re-established the tax
in 2019 and helped fund
the revival of Juneteenth,
albeit in before and after
installments.
CVB’s split installment
procedure came into
question when another
annual festival protected
by the inter-local agree-
ment — the Seventh Av-
enue Heritage Festival
organized by State Rep.
Kabir Karriem (D-Co-
lumbus) — was canceled
in September due to con-
fusion over when funds
would be distributed. In
that case, CVB provided
$7,500 up-front but the
second installment would
not be provided in time to
pull off the October event,
Karriem claimed.
Karriem, who voted
to reinstate the 2-percent
tax that also finds the li-
on’s share of CVB’s annu-
al budget, called the move
“a slap in the face.”
Carpenter, speaking
to The Dispatch on Tues-
day, said CVB’s previous
funding policy was meant
to help limit taxpayer ex-
posure in case funded
events were canceled.
“You want to make
sure that the event is
taking place,” Carpenter
said. “If the festival has to
be canceled, then you’ve
given all of the money to
while working for J.O. Collins Contractor Inc.
She disguised the payments as business expens-
es but funneled the money into her personal ac-
count, testimony revealed.
an event that didn’t even The losses were discovered through a compa-
take place.” ny audit, The Biloxi Sun Herald reported.
But she said the in- O’Neil admitted to the company’s owner what
ter-local agreement she had done, then asked if she could keep her
doesn’t specifically allow job, her attorney, Don Rafferty, told Judge Larry
ways to split the funding. Bourgeois on Tuesday. Rafferty added that she
spent the money on personal purchases because
For Brooks, dividing
she had a shopping problem.
the funds up made it hard
for the festival to cover
the cost.
“When they split the
money up, it costs us
money,” Brooks said. “Be-
cause we have to go and
borrow a portion of it, and
we have to pay interest on
it.”
Asking for the full
funding early will allow
CVB more time to col-
lect the money and the
organizers more time to
determine the budget and
search for quality festival
vendors, Brooks said.
“The biggest thing for
African-American festi-
vals is entertainment,”
Brooks said. “So if you
wait too late, all the good
entertainment is usually
booked up.”

BUILDING PERMITS
City of Columbus
Jan. 13-16, 2020
■ Columbus Redevelopment
Authority; 601 4th St. N.;
Demolition; Columbus Public
Works
■ Glen Bontrager; 248 Byrnes
Cir.; Renovation; Same
■ Stonebird Enterprises LLC;
522 Alabama St.; Remodeling;
Same
■ Gerald Blunt & Alexander
Blunt; 1123 Shady St.; Demo-
lition; Columbus Public Works
■ City of Columbus; 909 20th
St. N.; Foundation only; Otis
Williams & Sons LLC
■ Glen Bontrager; 248 Byrnes
Cir.; Reroof; Excellent Roofing
■ Wade Wilson; 1205 Shady
St.; Renovation; Sammie Hill
Construction
■ Londa LdBrun; 2629 Canter-
bury Road; Electrical permit;
Mason Electric
■ Diane Saffore; 1324 5th
St. S.; Electrical permit; Vertis
Lee
■ City of Columbus-Fire Sta-
tion #4; 72 Airline Road; Elec-
trical permit; Malone Electric
■ Thomas Aaron; 713 16th St.
N. Apt A; Electrical permit;Jim-
mie Chism
■ Thomas Aaron; 713 16th
St. N. Apt B; Electrical permit;
Jimmie Chism
■ Cindy Winters; 2605 Boyd
Road; Electrical permit; Bea-
vers Electric
■ Huddle House; 2009 Mili-
tary Road; Electrical permit;
A&H Electric
■ Gregory Mixon; 1723 7th
Ave. N.; Electrical permit;
Same ■ Dirk Dickerson; 809 Ala-
■ Myrrl H. Bean; 574 Green- bama St.; Plumbing permit;
briar Dr.; Mechanical permit; Browning Plumbing
Advanced Air
■ Gregory Mixon; 1723 7th
Ave. N.; Mechanical permit;
Same
■ Dewayne Roby; 211 McHall
Dr.; Plumbing permit; P&H
Plumbing
■ Thomas Aaron; 713 16th
St. N. Apt A; Plumbing permit;
Tabor Plumbing
■ Thomas Aaron; 713 16th
St. N. Apt B; Plumbing permit;
Tabor Plumbing
■ Morris Duck; 301 Hospital
Dr.; Plumbing permit; Browning
Plumbing
■ Court Square Tower LLC;
605 2nd Ave. N., 1st Fl.;
Plumbing permit; Southern
Plumbing Co.

Young
Continued from Page 1A
dents as her first priority,” Young said. only in the classroom, but in our commu-
“From the start, she’s focused on student nity as they grow. What is being instilled
achievement. She’s exemplified how im- here will go with them after they leave
portant it is for children to thrive, not school and become adults.” SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates
peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Thurs. Fri.
Major — 12:50a
Minor 7:41a 8:30a
Major 12:23p 1:15p
Minor 6:04p 7:01p
Courtesy of Mississippi Department
of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

CORRECTION
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photos published of the new Columbus assistant chief’s and criminal investigation
division captain’s swearing-in ceremonies. Those photographs were courtesy of the
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LOCAL VOICES
Two proposals for addressing the state’s prison crisis
T
his week
communities
gathered to
celebrate the life of
Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Americans
of all backgrounds
— rural, urban,
rich, poor, black,
white — commem-
orated the sacri-
fices King made
for freedom and Scott Colom
equality. But King’s
holiday is also a
time to challenge ourselves to
live up to our nation’s commit-
ment to freedom and equality,
a reminder of the need to see
the humanity and dignity in
others as King preached.
Over the last few weeks,
news about the conditions
of our prison system have
exposed the need to see the
humanity of people in pris-
on. Just this year at least 10
inmates have been killed —
most of which while Parchman entire correctional system.
was on lockdown, implying
either gross negligence or
intentional misconduct.
Additionally, the flood
of photos and videos from
inmates showed widespread
problems: blood-smeared
walls, mold and mildew, ro-
dent infestation and standing
water. At last inspection, more
than 300 cells were without
power, and many units lacked
running water — meaning toi-
lets weren’t flush-
able and inmates
had limited access
to drinking water.
These conditions
and murders have
generated national
attention. Jay Z
and Yo Gotti filed
a lawsuit on behalf
of several inmates,
and Congressman
Thompson has
called for a federal
investigation.
Lest we forget, the state has
been down this road before.
Prior to 2011, Parchman was
under federal oversight for
forty years. This allowed a
Federal judge to force the
legislature to spend money on
Parchman. If conditions don’t
improve, it’s only a matter of
time before the entire system
is under federal oversight
— placing federal judges in
control of the budget for the
Our newly elected state
leaders have a choice before
them: address the moral and
legal crisis in our prisons or
ignore it until the Federal gov-
ernment steps in. This begs
the question: How many more
people would have to suffer in
the meantime?
Here are two suggestions to
address the crisis.
First, we must increase the
pay of the guards. It’s foolish
to expect people to work one
of the most dangerous jobs in
government for the same pay
as a fast food worker. With
an increase in pay, we can
hire guards who would be
less susceptible to bribes and
corruption.
At the same time, we have
to accept the reality that the
legislature is unlikely to allo-
cate the hundreds of millions
necessary to fund a prison
system with 20,000 inmates.
Especially considering the
dire need to pay our teachers a
wage much more aligned with
their importance to our future.
Therefore, my second
suggestion is geared towards
reducing costs. This measure
could save money and allow
MDOC to reallocate more
funds to rehabilitation.
The recommendation is use
of executive clemency — an
idea you may be surprised to
hear from a District Attorney.
Recently, clemency has
been under scrutiny. On the
last day of his term, Governor
Barbour pardoned or com-
muted around 200 people and
was widely accused of political
motivations. As a result, Gov-
ernor Phil Bryant promised
not to use his clemency power
and didn’t. Bryant’s decision
meant that clemency wasn’t
discussed much (if at all)
during the governor’s race and
I don’t recall Governor Reeves
taking a position on it.
Unlike Governor Barbour,
and more recently Kentucky
Governor Matt Bevin, Gov-
ernor Reeves shouldn’t wait
until the last day of his term to
grant clemency. He should im-
mediately set up a committee
to identify and vet potential
people for clemency.
The committee could
review the sentencing for all
current inmates for dispropor-
tionately long terms and also
review their prison discipline
and behavioral records to de-
termine which may have been
rehabilitated and ready to safe-
ly return to society. Unlike the
parole board, this committee
wouldn’t have legal limitations
on the timing and conditions
for potential release.
The committee could pub-
licly announce recommenda-
tions and hold public meetings
to discuss their reasoning.
These hearings would give
the public the opportunity to
voice concerns, give the press
time to investigate the rec-
ommendations, and give our
communities opportunities for
forgiveness and redemption in
line with our Christian beliefs.
Politically, this process would
insulate the Governor from
the typical risks and criticisms
associated with pardons.
The timing is also politi-
cally advantageous. Governor
Reeves has made no secret
his admiration for President
Trump. Well, the First Step
Act is one President Trump’s
most popular bills and it
resulted in the release of over
3,000 people from Federal
prison. President Trump also
hasn’t been shy about granting
pardons, even when controver-
sial.
Finally, this process could
have an immediate impact on
the behavior of the current
prison population. A possi-
bility of clemency would give
people another incentive
to behave while in prison.
Rewarding good behavior and
encouraging people to change
increases the likelihood of
rehabilitation, which, in turn,
decreases the likelihood of
recidivism. This improves
the conditions of the prisons
without spending a dime.
Of course, this proposal is
easier said than done. Others
might have better ideas. What
matters most, what honors Dr.
King most, is that we do some-
thing. King became an icon
because he forced the country
to see the humanity in others.
The best way to honor his
name and his legacy is to see
the humanity in the people in
prison and treat them with the
same dignity we would want to
be treated ourselves.
Scott Colom is the District
Attorney for the 16th Circuit
Court of Mississippi.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Voice of the people
Concerned for the integrity
of our democracy
In 58 BCE the Roman Senate
gave Julius (to be Caesar) command
of four legions and the mission to
subdue Gaul. His successes included
victory in Gaul and the first Roman
invasions of Britain. By 49 BC, Ju-
lius’s army had grown to 11 legions.
He returned to Italy with ambitions
of greater power. The Senate com-
manded his presence in Rome.
The Roman Senate had a stand-
ing order that legions never enter
Rome, but rather remain north of
the Rubicon River. On January 10,
49 BCE, Julius violated the standing
order and led the XIII Roman Legion
across the Rubicon, touching off civil
war. The Senate was unable to save
the Republic; it fell, Julius became
Caesar, and the Roman Empire
became an autocracy (dictatorship).
Unrest, including the assassination
of Julius in 44 BCE, and war contin-
ued until the ascendancy of Octavius
as Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. The
autocracy was secure.
On July 25, 2019, President Donald
J. Trump crossed his Rubicon. In his
OUR VIEW
Kudos for budget adherence,
telephone call with Ukrainian Pres-
ident Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump
demonstrated his utter contempt

but let’s leave room for creativity

for United States law and the United
States Constitution. In that call and
in actions prior and subsequent to

the call, Trump and his associates
at his direction, committed brib-
ery, election campaign violations,
high crimes and misdemeanors.
The evidence is clearly stated in
the House Intelligence Committee
Impeachment Inquiry Report. Trump
has acted and continues to act like a
dictator.
The United States House of
Representatives voted Articles of
Impeachment for President Donald J.
Trump on December 18, 2019. Those
articles were transmitted to the Unit-
ed States Senate on January 15, 2020.
It is now up to the Senate to save the
Republic by removing Trump from
office. The Republican Senate will
fail to stop Trump as surely as the
Roman Senate failed to stop Julius.
The American Empire will find itself
on the cusp of autocracy.
The Rubicon has been crossed,
but that need not be the decisive act.
In November of 2020 the American
public will have one final opportunity
to save the Republic. The electorate
will have the final say. We have a
Republic. Can we keep it, or shall
this great experiment in democracy
morph into a corrupt dictatorship? It
will be up to the voting public.
Steven W. Stall
Amory
D
uring Tuesday’s city council
meeting, members voted 4-2
against submitting a grant
application required to designate an
historic Southside neighborhood as a
Local Historic District.
The designation would require any
new construction, additions or ren-
ovations made to the portions of the
property in street view in the area to
comply with a city ordinance designed
to maintain the historic integrity of
the neighborhood. The LDH designa-
tion, as it is known, has been granted
to 55 neighborhoods in the state, in-
cluding the downtown historic district
of Columbus (approved in 1996) with
the support of the Mississippi Depart-
ment of Archives and History.
The grant sought by homeowners
in the affected area would provide
funds for a required survey of the area
to determine how many buildings
would be affected. It is a federal grant
requiring a 50/50 match. The city’s
cost would likely be in the neighbor-
hood of $5,000 to $6,000, depending
ultimately on the number of buildings
included in the survey.
In voting against the application,
the majority cited the cost as their
primary objection.
It would be inconsistent for us to
criticize the council’s commitment to
adhering to its budget now when we
spared no criticism of the council for
its lack of due diligence just a year
ago when the city ran up a deficit of
$880,000 and was forced to enact a
spending freeze, borrow money and
raises taxes to put its fiscal ship in
order.
Tuesday’s vote suggests that the
council has been chastened and is
committed to living within its means.
No one can reasonably argue that this
is not a good practice.
However, Tuesday’s decision points
to an unintended consequence of
taking so hard a line on un-budgeted
spending.
Wile we ask our city leaders to
be good stewards of our tax dollars,
we also expect them to exercise
good judgment and creativity. Not
all un-budgeted expenditures are
bad ideas. In fact, there is a danger
in some cases that drawing a hard
line against such spending can be an
exercise in being “penny-wise and
pound-foolish.”
Although un-budgeted, we believe
finding the money for this survey
works in the best interest of our com-
munity.
Columbus has a proud reputation of
valuing and preserving its history. In
fact, there are few communities in our
state who can boast the rich cultural
history we enjoy here. Its presence
has been a major component of our
tourism history. Reasonable efforts to
preserve and enhance that history is a
wise investment.
Some might argue that this is no
urgent matter, that the application can
be made once it’s formally in the bud-
get. Yet how urgent it is may depend
on the next building permit issued
in the neighborhood. That could be
tomorrow or 10 years from now. Better
to act now than tempt fate.
The relatively small sum of $5,000
to $6,000 could surely be found and
reallocated from another line item.
Let’s put that $6,000 in context.
That sum represents less than one
percent of the city’s budgeted surplus
and a microscopic 0.025 percent of
the 2020 budget. It is also 20 percent
of the money allowed for city council/
mayor travel.
We applaud the council’s com-
mitment to fiscal restraint. But we
also encourage flexibility when such
achievable opportunities arise that
could benefit our community.
We do not believe that being fis-
cally conservative and being creative
in managing the budget are mutually
exclusive. You can bend too far either
in either direction.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Thursday, January 23, 2020 5A

Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans

‘Our hearts go out to their loved ones.
They were helping Australia, far from their
own homes, an embodiment of the deep
friendship between our two countries’
Australia Foreign Minister Marise Payne
By ROD McGUIRK
The Associated Press
SYDNEY — Three Ameri-
can crew members were killed
Thursday when a C-130 Hercu-
les aerial water tanker crashed
while battling wildfires in
southeastern Australia, offi-
cials said.
New South Wales Premier
Gladys Berejiklian confirmed
the crash deaths in the state’s
Snowy Monaro region, which
came as Australia grapples
with an unprecedented fire sea-
son that has left a large swath
of destruction.
Coulson Aviation in the U.S.
state of Oregon said in a state-
ment that one of its Lockheed
large air tankers was lost after
it left Richmond in New South
Wales with retardant for a fire-
bombing mission. It said the ac-
cident was “extensive” but had
few other details.
“The only thing I have from
the field reports are that the
plane came down, it’s crashed
and there was a large fireball
associated with that crash,”
said Rural Fire Service Com-
missioner Shane Fitzsimmons.
Foreign Minister Marise
Payne said she had conveyed
Australia’s condolences to U.S.
Ambassador Arthur Culva-
house Jr.
“Our hearts go out to their
loved ones. They were helping
Australia, far from their own
homes, an embodiment of the
deep friendship between our
two countries,” she said in a
statement.
“Thank you to these three,
and to all the brave firefighters
from Australia and around the
world. Your service and contri-
bution are extraordinary. We
are ever grateful,” she added.
The tragedy brings the
death toll from the blazes to at
least 31 since September. The
fires have also destroyed more
than 2,600 homes and razed
more than 10.4 million hect-
ares, an area bigger than the
U.S. state of Indiana.
Coulson grounded other fire-
fighting aircraft as a precaution
pending investigation, reduc-
ing planes available to firefight-
ers in New South Wales and
neighboring Victoria state. The
four-propeller Hercules drops
more than 4,000 gallons of fire
retardant in a single pass.
Australian Transport Safety
Bureau, the national air crash
investigator, and state police
will investigate the crash site,
which firefighters described as
an active fire ground.
“There is no indication at
this stage of what’s caused the
accident,” Fitzsimmons said.

Trump: Travel ban expansion

coming, nations aren’t yet final
President told reporters at the World Economic Forum in of countries to it,” he said.
“We have to be safe. Our
Davos, Switzerland, that he’s doing it to protect the U.S. country has to be safe.
You see what’s going on
The Associated Press being included if they demonstrated good faith in the world. Our country
make changes before the efforts to comply in or- has to be safe. So we have
WASHINGTON — announcement is made, der to avoid inclusion, the a very strong travel ban
President Donald Trump according to two admin- officials said. The steps and we’ll be adding a few
said Wednesday the U.S. istration officials who include better border se- countries to it.”
would soon be imposing spoke to The Associated curity, better sharing of Five of the countries
visa restrictions on more Press on condition of an- identification information on the draft list have ei-
countries — though it’s onymity to discuss ongo- among nations and better ther Muslim majorities
not clear yet how many ing negotiations. travel document security, or substantial Muslim mi-
nations will be affected by The tentative list fea- one official said. It’s not norities.
his expansion of the travel tured Belarus, Eritrea, clear how many nations The current ban sus-
ban. Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, will wind up on the final pends immigrant and
Seven additional na- Nigeria, Sudan and Tan- list. non-immigrant visas to
tions were listed in a draft zania, according to the Trump told reporters applicants from five ma-
of the proposed restric- officials and a person at the World Economic jority-Muslim nations:
tions — but the countries familiar with the draft Forum in Davos, Switzer- Iran, Libya, Somalia,
were notified by Home- proposal. But several land, that he’s doing it to Syria and Yemen, as well
land Security officials countries are believed protect the United States. as Venezuela and North
that they could avoid to have taken action or “We’re adding a couple Korea.

China shuts city of millions to stop spread of deadly virus

The Associated Press
BEIJING — China
closed off a city of more
than 11 million people
Thursday in an unprec-
edented effort to try to
contain a deadly new viral
travel rush.
Police, SWAT teams
and paramilitary troops
guarded the Wuhan’s train
station, where metal barri-
ers blocked the entranc-
es at 10 a.m. sharp. Only
travelers holding tickets
ally everyone at the scene
was wearing masks, news
website The Paper’s live
broadcast showed.
Normally bustling
streets, shopping malls,
restaurants and other pub-
lic spaces in Wuhan were
that food vendors were ex-
ploiting the situation with
huge price increases on
fresh produce.
Images of the city post-
ed online following the
closure showed long lines
and empty shelves at su-

James “Jim” Kimbrell

illness that has sickened for the last trains were al- eerily quiet. Social media permarkets as residents
hundreds and spread to lowed to enter, with those users posted that movie stocked up for what could
other cities and countries booked for later trains theaters were canceling be weeks of relative isola-
amid the Lunar New Year being turned away. Virtu- showings and complained tion. James “Jim” Tommy Kim-
brell, 79, of Columbus, MS,
passed away Monday, January
20, 2020, at Sanctuary Hospice
in Tupelo, MS.
‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77 Visitation will be Friday, Jan-
uary 24, 2020, from 1:00 PM to
By JILL LAWLESS died Tuesday evening at Anna Soderstrom, and the decade he and Pal- 2:00 PM at First Pentecostal
The Associated Press his home in London “after children Bill, Sally and in, along with Eric Idle, Church, at 501 N. Lehmberg
a long, extremely brave Siri, said in a statement. John Cleese, Graham Road, Columbus, MS. A funeral
LONDON — Terry but always good humored Born in Wales in 1942, Chapman and Terry Gil- service will follow at 2:00 PM,
Jones, a founding mem- battle with a rare form of Jones attended Oxford liam, formed Monty Py- with Pastor Tommy Galloway officiating and Rev.
ber of the anarchic Mon- dementia.” University, where he be- thon’s Flying Circus. The Steve Blaylock assisting. Interment will be in Me-
ty Python troupe who “We have all lost a kind, gan writing and perform- troupe’s irreverent humor morial Gardens, Columbus, MS, with Lowndes
was hailed by colleagues funny, warm, creative and ing with fellow student — a blend of satire, sur- Funeral Home, Columbus, MS directing.
as “the complete Renais- truly loving man whose Michael Palin. Mr. Kimbrell was born July 29, 1940, in Ma-
realism and silliness —
sance comedian” and “a uncompromising individ- After leaving universi- con, MS, to the late Tommie Jackson and Jewel
helped revolutionize Brit-
man of endless enthusi- uality, relentless intellect ty, he wrote for seminal Jones Kimbrell. He was a member of First Pen-
ish comedy.
asms,” has died at age 77 and extraordinary humor 1960s comedy series, tecostal Church in Columbus, MS, where he was
after suffering from de- has given pleasure to including “The Frost Re- an active member, a lifetime board member and
mentia. countless millions across port” and “Do Not Adjust former song leader. Mr. Kimbrell had attended
Jones’s family said he six decades,” Jones’s wife, Your Set.” At the end of Word of Life Church in Tupelo, MS since moving
to Tupelo in 2017. He served in the United States
Army as a PFC and was a Quartermaster and ex-
pert marksman. Mr. Kimbrell enjoyed reading
history and military books. He cut hair in 1960’s
Area obituaries as a licensed barber and later worked for United
Technology in Columbus, MS for over 35 years.
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cial Dispatch. Free notices must be submitted In addition to her parents, she was T. “Tim” (Barbara) Kimbrell of Columbus, MS,
to the newspaper no later than 3 p.m. the day preceded in death by her daughter, and Richard “Ricky” (Annette) Kimbrell of Tu-
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more information, call 662-328-2471. children. Honorary pallbearers will be Jr Cook, Dr. Brad
Crosswhite, the Rev. David Edwards, Tanya John-
Emma Harris Dorothy Rivers son with Earth Angelz, Sanctuary Hospice Staff,
COLUMBUS — Emma S. Harris, COLUMBUS — Dorothy Mitch- and First Pentecostal Church of Columbus, MS.
97, died Jan. 18, 2020, at North Mis- ell Rivers, 87, died Jan. 22, 2020, at Memorials may be made to Sanctuary Hos-
sissippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden After-school fun: pice House, 5159 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, at Triangle. Boys and Girls Club 38801.
Compliments of
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Church. Burial will follow at Union will be announced by Carter’s Funer- Lowndes Funeral Home
Cemetery. Visitation is from 1-6 p.m. al Services of Columbus. www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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The Golden Triangle Development LINK has plans for 230 of the 360 acres at the North Star Industrial Park, CEO
Joe Max Higgins said Wednesday. He proposed a plan for the county and city to share some of the cost of the
park through bond issuance and a fee-in-lieu agreement.

Industrial park
Continued from Page 1A
footprint” that would cre- will have a resolution build a water tank at the
ate 100 to 150 jobs “tech- ready for the second Feb- entrance of the park, but
nical in nature” for six-fig- ruary meeting of both the the lawsuit kept the ARC
ure wages. He declined to county and city boards of funds out of the LINK’s
provide further details, government to approve a reach. After the suit end-
but he said a consultant notice of intent to issue ed, the water tank bids
believes the plans for the bonds. came in at a higher price
project will be finalized The LINK has spent than the LINK had hoped
by the end of 2020. $2.8 million less than it Beatty Spruill for, so both the county
The project has to budgeted for the park so plan is feasible because it and the city approved the
have facilities in Clay and far, and it would spend allows the city to collect readvertisement of the
Lowndes counties as well about half of that on its revenue more quickly. bids earlier this month.
as Oktibbeha in order to share of the funds for the “On the standard ad The LINK has de-
succeed, Higgins said. TVA pad and speculative valorem tax (incentive signed two signs for the
building. plan), it’s 10 years before park that should be fin-
Current plans Higgins proposed a you capture any tax reve- ished by early summer,
financial plan called “fee- and the water tank should
for the park in-lieu of ad valorem tax-
nue,” he said.
be finished by the end of
Garan Manufacturing
es,” in which companies the summer, Higgins
was North Star’s first
are exempt from property
Signage and said.
confirmed tenant last a water tank
year with plans to relo- taxes for a set number of Mayor Lynn Spruill
years in exchange for a A lawsuit that chal- told The Dispatch that
cate from its current lo- lenged the 2017 rezoning
cation on Highway 12 in fee paid to the city, coun- the current plan for the
ty and school district. of portions of the park park “covers all the bas-
Starkville.
State law dictates that the site from commercial to es” the city needs to grow
The LINK plans to use
fee cannot be less than industrial land delayed its industry, something
the land directly across
one-third of what a com- the construction and she has hoped for since
the street from Garan
pany would ordinarily marketing of the indus- taking office in 2017.
for a 100,000-square-foot
pad, or a plot of land, pre- pay in taxes, LINK attor- trial park for months until “We believe the in-
pared for building, fund- ney Chris Pace said. the Mississippi Supreme dustrial component for
ed partly by a $275,000 The Mississippi Devel- Court refused to continue our community is miss-
grant from the Tennessee opment Authority has to it in September. ing, and this is to make
Valley Authority. Next to authorize all fee-in-lieu The LINK had re- that investment a reality
it will likely be a 50,000 agreements. ceived a grant of $1 and give us the absolute
square-foot “speculative Ward 5 Starkville Al- million from the Appa- best chance to succeed,”
building,” or an empty derman Hamp Beatty lachian Regional Com- Spruill said.
building with the goal of told The Dispatch that mission and some addi-
attracting a new business the fee-in-lieu financial tional funds from TVA to
to an existing structure.
The park will have the
space for the spec build-
ing to expand up to twice
its size if a company sees
fit.
Another planned oc-
cupant, Project Royal,
would create 200 jobs in
the textiles and advanced
manufacturing industry
for an average wage of
$35,000, though Higgins
said he would prefer the
wages be higher.
Between these poten-
tial developments, Proj-
ect Trinity and Garan, the
LINK has plans for 230 of
the park’s 360 acres.
The plans for the park
could change within the
next year, “but I think you
can see very easily that
this thing has the ability
to take off,” Higgins said.

Funding sources
The city and Oktib-
beha County issued a
combined $14 million
in bonds in July 2017 to
fund the construction of
the park. TVA, 4-Coun-
ty Electric Power Asso-
ciation, Atmos Energy
Corporation and the Mis-
sissippi Department of
Transportation have also
contributed money for
construction, which has
been in progress for al-
most two years.
The county and city
would have to provide a
total of $677,677 for the
TVA pad and $365,970 for
the spec building out of
existing bond revenues,
Higgins said. The LINK

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MSU hires Arnett as new defensive coordinator, linebackers coach

By Ben Portnoy ordinator under first year excited to welcome Zach, rushing defense, scoring news release. “I am grate- departures to the NFL
bportnoy@cdispatch.com head coach Mike Leach. Emily, Case and Collins to defense, interceptions, ful to Coach Leach and as well as the graduation
MSU Athletics confirmed Starkville.” first downs allowed, total (Director of Athletics) of starting defensive end
STARKVILLE — Mis- Arnett’s hiring as the Arnett, who was named defense, passing efficien- John Cohen for the op- Chauncey Rivers and de-
sissippi State has its next new defensive coordina- the new defensive coordi- cy defense and turnovers portunity to be a part of fensive lineman Lee Autry.
defensive tor and linebackers coach nator at Syracuse on Jan. gained in 2019. this first-class institution. Senior linebacker Er-
coordinator. Wednesday afternoon. 11, will now leave upstate An Albuquerque, New Mississippi State has a roll Thompson and safety
S ou rc es “Zach is one of the New York for Starkville. Mexico native, he played history of great defenses. Marcus Murphy should
con f i r med brightest defensive coach- Prior to his brief stint linebacker at the Universi- The staff Coach Leach has anchor the Bulldog de-
to The Dis- es in all of college foot- with the Orange, he spent ty of New Mexico, where assembled is tremendous, fense in 2020 and offer
patch on ball,” Leach said in a news nine seasons at San Diego he notched 200 career and I can’t wait to get down plenty of leadership on
Wednesday release. “Having been State, where he served as a tackles and tied for the there and get to work.” that side of the ball. Cor-
that former Arnett mentored by Rocky Long defensive coordinator and FBS lead with six forced Arnett takes over an nerbacks Tyler Williams,
San Diego during his successful linebackers coach among fumbles in 2008. MSU unit that must cope Martin Emerson and Jar-
State assis- time at San Diego State, other roles. “I couldn’t pass up the with the losses of safety rian Jones will also aid in
tant Zach Arnett was fi- Zach understands what Under Arnett’s watch, chance to join an SEC Brian Cole, linebacker the rebuilding process as
nalizing a deal to become it takes to build and run the Aztec defense ranked program like Mississip- Willie Gay Jr. and corner- capable defenders in the
MSU’s new defensive co- an elite defense. We are in the top 10 nationally in pi State,” Arnett said in a back Cameron Dantzler’s secondary.

MISSISSIPPI STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

Free-throw shooting, Perry lift MSU over Arkansas Perry

continues
prolific
run in
victory
By Ben Portnoy
bportnoy@cdispatch.com

Mississippi State forward Reggie Perry reaches for a loose ball past Arkansas’ Adrio Bailey during the first half Wednesday in Starkville.
By Garrick Hodge
ghodge@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Reggie Per-
ry took a deep breath. The first
of many long pauses he’d take
Wednesday night, as he was a
regular at the charity stripe.
And all but one time, Perry’s
free throw attempts rang true, as
the 6-foot-10 forward converted
14 of 15 free throws Wednesday
at Humphrey Coliseum as Mis-
sissippi State (12-6, 3-3 SEC)
downed Arkansas (14-4, 3-3
SEC) 77-70.
“That was a really great win
against a really great team,”
MSU coach Ben Howland said. “I
think it’s our best win of the year,
obviously.”
Considering MSU (12-6, 3-3
SEC) shot 38.6 percent from the
floor, the Bulldogs needed every
bit of their 27 made free throws
on 31 attempts.
Arkansas, meanwhile, didn’t
make a free throw until less than
three minutes remaining in the
contest and converted 6 of 11
charity stripe attempts. Getting
outrebounded 41-31 didn’t help
their cause, either as the Razor-
backs suffered back-to-back loss-
es for the first time in the Eric
Musselman era.
“The whole game was free
throws,” Musselman said. “We
obviously have to convert front
ends of one-and-ones.”
Excess of free throws or not,
MSU wouldn’t have vaulted
itself back into NCAA tourna-
ment conversation without the
superhuman effort of Perry all
throughout the Bulldogs’ three-
game winning streak. Wednes-
day, Perry finished with 26 points
and grabbed 13 rebounds for his
SEC-leading 11th double-double
of the year. He became the first
MSU player with three straight
games of at least 20 points and
10 rebounds for the first time in
more than two decades. He had
23 points against Missouri and
22 against Georgia.
“He’s really playing phenom-
enal basketball at both ends,”
Howland said. “His teammates
are doing a great job of getting
him the ball. We have to keep
getting the ball down there to
him, there’s no question.”
It didn’t hurt that Perry, a for-
mer Arkansas commit, was play-
ing against some familiar faces.
“I just try to kill everyone I
play,” Perry said when asked
if playing the Razorbacks gave
him any extra motivation. “You
all probably saw me talking out
there a bit, I probably did a little
more than usual just because I
knew those guys out there a little
bit.”
With the victory, MSU got it-
self back to .500 in league play
after starting 0-3 in the SEC for
the first time since 2015. The
Bulldogs opened their three-
game homestand with blowout
victories over Missouri and
Georgia but needed to grind out
a win defensively against the Ra-
zorbacks.
“This was a very important
win for us,” Howland said. “All
three of them have been.”
In an uncharacteristic per-
formance in the post, MSU was
outscored 46-24 in points in the
paint.
“To win allowing 46 points in
the paint is pretty tough,” How-
land said. “So limiting them to 4
of 20 beyond the arc was pretty
big for us.”
Despite Arkansas forcing
more than 17 turnovers per
night, MSU kept its giveaways
in single digits with nine. Enter-
ing the matchup, the Razorbacks
led the nation in 3-point defense,
only allowing teams to shoot
STARKVILLE —
Trailing senior guard
Tyson Carter, sophomore
center Reggie Perry
launched his 6-foot-10-
inch, 250-pound body
skyward.
Corralling Carter’s
wayward layup off the
iron, Perry skied over
an Arkansas defender as
he threw down his sec-
ond tip-slam of the night,
sending the Humphrey
Coliseum crowd into a
frenzy.
Just two of his 26
points and 13 rebounds
on the night, Perry be-
came the first MSU play-
er in the past 20 years
to record 20 points and
10 rebounds in three-
straight games as he
guided the Bulldogs to a
77-70 win over Arkansas
Wednesday in Starkville.
“No not really,” Per-
ry — a former Arkansas
commit — said of wheth-
er he circles the calendar
when the Razorbacks
Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch
come to town. “I just try
to kill everyone.”
Kill he has. Since
24 percent from deep entering scoring a season-high
the contest. But while the over- 26 points Dec. 30 against
all shooting percentage wasn’t Kent State, the Bull-
spectacular, the Bulldogs shot
dogs are 3-1 in games in
6 of 19 from long range for 31.6 which Perry eclipses the
percent.
20-point plateau.
MSU took a four-point lead As impressive, MSU
into halftime, then didn’t allow
has boasted a 22-point
Arkansas to re-take the lead in margin of victory in it’s
the last 10 minutes of the contest. three victories over that
D.J. Stewart, making his third span.
straight start for the Bulldogs, “You’ve got to go to
finished in double figures with him every possession,”
a career-high 14 points. Mean- junior guard Nick Weath-
while, junior point guard Nick erspoon said through a
Weatherspoon contributed 11 wry smile. “If nobody is
points and six assists, while doing anything about it,
Tyson Carter scored 10 off the it’s simple. We’re going to
bench and Iverson Molinar him until somebody does
chipped in eight points in 12 min- something about it.”
utes. While Perry closed his
Mason Jones and Jimmy night with an exclama-
Whitt each led Arkansas with 20 tion point, Wednesday’s
points each. contest proved taxing for
MSU is back in action against much of the opening 20
Oklahoma in the Big 12/SEC minutes.
Challenge at 1 p.m. Saturday in Facing an Arkansas
a road matchup. defense that’s adopted
“We don’t win these three a newfound physical
games unless (we come togeth- acumen under first-year
er),” Howland said. “All really head coach Eric Mussel-
good teams play for each other man, Perry was limited to
and play unselfishly. Our chem- 12 points — six of which
istry is really starting to take came from the free throw
hold.” See PERRY, 3B
2B Thursday, January 23, 2020 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

briefly
Women’s College Basketball
Taylor, Frazier post double-doubles for MUW
Autumn Taylor and My’Neka Frazier each had a
Odd couple: Jeter, Walker take different routes to Hall
double-double as the Mississippi University for Women
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
women’s basketball team beat Tougaloo College 69-65
on Wednesday in Columbus. NEW YORK — Der-
Taylor had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Frazier ek Jeter and Larry
had 16 points and 14 rebounds. Taylor added six assists Walker rarely crossed
and two steals, and Frazier had four assists and four paths during their time
steals. Rachael McGrew scored 13 points to go with five
in the major leagues.
rebounds, five steals and two blocks.
MUW made 25 of 53 shots for 47.2 percent and “There was one time
shot 6 of 12 from 3-point range. in the Bahamas, playing
The Owls (5-13) will travel to Harrodsburg, Ken- blackjack, that we sat
tucky, to compete in the Campbellsville-Harrodsburg
down for a little while
Classic this weekend. MUW will face Florida National
with Matt Damon, and
University at 4 p.m. Friday and will play host Campbells-
we sat there and played
ville University-Harrodsburg at 11 a.m. Saturday.
for a little while,” Walk-
Prep Soccer er recalled of a gam-
bling evening where
Wednesday’s scores
St. Joseph Catholic boys 5, Mississippi School for athletes and thespians
Mathematics and Science 2 mixed.
St. Joseph Catholic girls 5, Mississippi School for A baseball odd cou-
Mathematics and Science 1 ple, they sat on the dais
SOURCE: From Special Reports
in a penthouse hotel
CALENDAR ballroom, baseball’s
newly minted Hall of
Today Famers.
Prep Girls Basketball Jeter, a first-round
Okolona at Noxubee County, 6 p.m. draft pick, came with-
Winona Christian at Columbus Christian in one vote of being
Academy, 6 p.m. the second unanimous
Heritage Academy at Starkville Acade- pick.
my, 6:30 p.m. Walker, a youth
Prep Boys Basketball hockey player who took
Okolona at Noxubee County, 7:30 p.m. up baseball at age 16,
Winona Christian at Columbus Christian was elected in his 10th
Academy, 7:30 p.m. and final try on the
Heritage Academy at Starkville Acade- baseball writers’ ballot,
making it with just six
my, 8 p.m.
votes more than the 75
Women’s College Basketball
percent required.
Mississippi State at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.
Ole Miss at Auburn, 6 p.m. Finding out his
Itawamba Community College at East plaque in Cooper-
Mississippi Community College, 5:30 stown will be adjacent
p.m. to bronze of Yankees
Men’s College Basketball teammate Mariano
Champion Christian at MUW, 5 p.m. Rivera, the first unani-
Itawamba Community College at East mous pick in a writers’
Mississippi Community College, 7:30 vote, Jeter revealed
p.m. some emotion.
“I don’t care where Jeter was an Walker spent his best you have to sit back and
they put me — put me $800,000 bonus baby, decade in the mile-high enjoy the moment,” he
in the restroom,” he won five World Series air of Colorado’s Coors said. “I was just nev-
said. “But to be next to titles and became cap- Field, then finished er able to do it. I don’t
Mo is quite a thrill.” tain of the Yankees. with St. Louis. His only know if that’s a char-
Mr. Cool as always, Among baseball’s best- Series appearance was acter flaw or if it’s part
Jeter was unassuming, known stars, he was a when the Cardinals
of the reason why I’m
humble, collected and GQ icon, no hair ever were swept by the Red here. It was always just,
quick with a quip to de- out of place — back Sox in 2004. He points
what’s next?”
flect. Walker was more when he had hair. out he was 0 for 18 in Walker is every bit
raw as they told stories “How’s it look?” he his career against Wal-
as much a competitor,
of their passage from said after putting on the ly Whitehurst, a pitcher
which helped him over-
amateurs to elite: Of Hall jersey. with a career record of
come his late start.
the 19,960 players to ap- Walker was some- 20-37.
pear in a major league what dazed. Asked whether he “I just took up 10-pin
game, they will be Nos. “Pinch me,” he ex- would be in the Hall if bowling after I retired
and I threw a perfect
234 and 235 inducted to claimed. he hadn’t raked in the
the Hall, according to Born in British Co- thin air, he quickly re- game two years later,”
its tally, including 134 lumbia, Walker signed plied: “Absolutely not.” he said. “So I love the
challenge of trying to
chosen by the Baseball with the Montreal Ex- “I get it. Coors
Writers’ Association of pos for $1,500. Field’s a great place to learn something new.
America.
“It doesn’t get any
“Bought my girl-
friend a necklace and
hit. There’s no back-
ing away from that,” he
Baseball was new for
me.”
better than this,” Jeter she dumped me and said. “But I believe with While preparing for
said. “There’s no more had only about $1,000 that, I did it better than his induction to the Hall
awards. There’s no left from that $2,000 anybody else at that on July 26 in Cooper-
other place you can go. Canadian,” he said. ballpark. So that had to stown, Jeter will be in
This is it.” He was so unfamil- be some consideration, the midst of his third
Walker, like Jeter, iar with baseball when I guess.” season as CEO of the
put on the cream-col- he started his pro ca- Jeter, of course, Miami Marlins. He has
ored Hall of Fame jer- reer that during a 1985 played for the Yankees’ endured two last-place
sey. When he took the New York-Penn League famously demanding finishes and the lowest
phone call Tuesday game he ran across the owner George Stein- attendance in the major
informing him of elec- infield from third to first brenner.
leagues, unfamiliar re-
tion, he was wearing a after a drive that was “He had a real tough
sults and environs.
garish yellow-and-black caught on a hit-and-run, time comprehending
“I preach patience,
SpongeBob SquareP- not realizing he had to that over a course of a
ants shirt. His 20-year- retouch second on the 162-game season you even though I have
old daughter Canaan way back. In 1994 while may lose a game,” Jeter none,” he said. “I didn’t
sent a text “Way to go, with Montreal, he hand- recalled. “I can say I get into this to lose. I
dad. ... You’re trending,” ed the ball to a fan after had the same mindset could have stayed home
he recalled. Mike Piazza’s foulout, on the field.” and retired. Just ask
“I knew we’re going thinking it was the He was the perfect my wife. She probably
to go sit outside and third out and allowing pinstriped player, a Yan- would have been a lit-
hang out up front, so I the Dodgers’ José Of- kees lifer. tle bit happier if I was
just wanted something ferman to tag up from “My parents used at home every day and
a little warmer,” he said. first and sprint to third. to always tell me, look, retired.”

on the air
Today
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
Mets pick Rojas to replace Beltrán as manager
5:30 p.m. — Delaware at Hofstra, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CBSSN
5:30 p.m. — Minnesota at Ohio State, NEW YORK —
FS1 Caught off guard in a
6 p.m. — Belmont at Murray State,
quick split with Carlos
ESPN2
Beltrán, the New York
6 p.m. — Florida International at Old Mets want some conti-
Dominion, ESPNU nuity for a change.
7 p.m. — Washington at Utah, PAC-12N So with spring train-
7:30 p.m. — Valparaiso at Missouri ing only three weeks
State, CBSSN away, they picked his
7:30 p.m. — Michigan State at Indiana, replacement from their
FS1 very own bench.
8 p.m. — Connecticut at Houston, The club was work-
ESPNU ing Wednesday to
9 p.m. — Washington State at Colora- complete a multiyear
do, PAC-12N agreement with qual-
9:30 p.m. — San Francisco at St. ity control coach Luis
Mary’s, CBSSN Rojas that would make
10 p.m. — Southern California at Ore- him New York’s fourth
gon, ESPNU manager in the past 2
10 p.m. — UCLA at Oregon St., FS1 1/2 years — and third
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) in four months.
5 p.m. — Clemson at Miami, ACCN “He has a good fin-
5 p.m. — Indiana at Penn State, BTN ger on the pulse of this
6 p.m. — Tennessee at Connecticut, particular team. He
ESPN
was part of it last year,”
6 p.m. — Georgia at Arkansas, SECN
general manager Bro-
7 p.m. — Duke at Syracuse, ACCN
die Van Wagenen said.
7 p.m. — Ohio State at Iowa, BTN
“He knows these guys,
8 p.m. — Mississippi State at Vander-
and he knows how to
bilt, SECN
communicate to them.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Every returning player
12:30 p.m. — The Senior Bowl: Prac-
on the roster has a rela-
tice, Mobile, Ala., ESPNU
tionship with him, and
3 p.m. — The Senior Bowl: Practice,
that’s valuable to us at
Mobile, Ala., ESPNU
this time.”
FIGURE SKATING
Rojas would take
4 p.m. — U.S. Championships: Rhythm
over for Beltrán, let go
Dance Competition, Greensboro, N.C.,
NBCSN
by the Mets last week
6 p.m. — European Championships:
Men’s Free Skate Competition, Graz,
Pro Basketball
Austria (taped), NBCSN
8 p.m. — U.S. Championships: Ladies NBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Short Program, Greensboro, N.C., Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
NBCSN Toronto 30 14 .682 —
GOLF Boston 29 14 .674 ½
Philadelphia 29 17 .630 2
10:30 a.m. — LPGA Tour: The Gain- Brooklyn
New York
18 24 .429 11
12 33 .267 18½
bridge LPGA at Boca Rio, First Round, Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Palm Beach, Fla., GOLF
2 p.m. — PGA Tour: The Farmers In-
Miami
Orlando
Charlotte
31 13 .705 —
21 24 .467 10½
15 30 .333 16½
Washington 14 29 .326 16½
surance Open, First Round, San Diego,
GOLF
Atlanta 11 34 .244 20½
Central Division
before managing a sin- preparation, strategy genen. The team de- Neither the Astros nor
gle game as part of the and analytics,” accord- cided against external Red Sox have named re-
fallout from the Hous- ing to the team’s media options such as ESPN placements.
ton Astros’ sign-steal- guide. He also was New analyst Eduardo Pérez,
Rojas, born in the
ing scandal. York’s outfield coach in who interviewed for the
Dominican Republic,
The 38-year-old Ro- 2019 and led the effort job last fall.
played in the minors
jas is the son of former in preparing hitters for Beltrán’s tenure last-
with the Orioles, Mar-
Montreal Expos and opposing pitchers, Van ed just 2½ months and
San Francisco Giants Wagenen said. ended after Commis- lins and Expos/Nation-
manager Felipe Alou Callaway was fired sioner Rob Manfred als from 2000-05 but
never got above rookie
and the brother of ex- after the season, and singled him out last
ball.
big league outfielder Rojas interviewed for week in a report on a
He is entering his
Moises Alou, who spent the vacancy before New cheating scheme used
his last two seasons with York hired Beltrán on by the Astros during 14th season working in
the Mets from 2007-08. Nov. 1. Van Wagenen their World Series the Mets organization,
A minor league manag- said Rojas knew he was championship season including those eight as
er for eight years, Rojas “a serious candidate” in 2017, when Beltrán a minor league manag-
has worked in the orga- back in October. played for them. er. He coached for New
nization since 2007 but “It’s always helpful No players were York in the Dominican
had never coached in to have familiarity,” Van disciplined by Major
Summer League in
the majors before join- Wagenen said. “The League Baseball, but
ing Mickey Callaway’s fact that he was so ac- three days later the 2007, got his first man-
agerial role with the
staff last season. tively involved with Mets announced Bel-
rookie-level Gulf Coast
“Luis earned this the coaches this fall in trán was out as manag-
League team in 2011
job. He has literally preparation for spring er. The sides said it was
trained his whole life training, in preparation a mutual decision, and and also managed at
to be a manager,” Van for the season — he Beltrán apologized for Class-A and Double-A.
Wagenen said. “He is was already asserting his role in the scam. He In the Dominican Win-
considered one of the himself more in a lead- said he didn’t want to ter League, he won a
better in-game decision ership role with this be a distraction to the 2016 championship
makers simply that we new coaching staff and Mets. with the Leones del Es-
have in the organiza- helping Carlos learn Less than a week
cogido.
tion.” some of the manageri- afterward, they transi-
Notably, he was the
Rojas’ duties in the al things that he hadn’t tioned to Rojas.
dugout as quality con- been exposed to be- Houston manager manager at Double-A
Binghamton during
trol coach included fore.” AJ Hinch and Boston
Pete Alonso’s breakout
serving as “a conduit That played “a sig- skipper Alex Cora also
2018 season, when he
between the front office nificant role” in the were let go after being
and coaching staff on all Mets choosing Rojas, implicated in MLB’s led the minors with 36
issues including game according to Van Wa- sign-stealing report. home runs.
Memphis at Detroit, 6 p.m. 2, Chaney 4-5 0-0 8, Cylla 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 30- Wednesday’s Games cisco Liriano, INF Neil Walker and RHPs Bud
Toronto at New York, 6:30 p.m. 63 6-11 70.
MISSISSIPPI ST. (12-6)
Columbus 4, Winnipeg 3 Norris and Drew Storen to minor league contracts.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with C
Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Minnesota 4, Detroit 2
Denver at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Stewart 4-11 5-6 14, Perry 6-13 14-15 26, Weath-
erspoon 2-7 6-7 11, Woodard 3-7 0-1 6, Carter
Today’s Games Matt Wieters on a one-year contract.
Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m. No games scheduled Atlantic League
L.A. Clippers at Miami, 7 p.m. 3-12 2-2 10, Ado 1-2 0-0 2, Molinar 3-5 0-0 8. Friday’s Games SUGAR LAND SKEETERS — Signed INF Javier
Totals 22-57 27-31 77. No games scheduled Betancourt.
Sacramento at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Halftime_Mississippi St. 30-26. 3-Point Goals_Ar- Saturday’s Games Can-Am League
kansas 4-20 (Jones 2-7, Cylla 1-1, Joe 1-8, Bailey Metropolitan vs. Atlantic at Enterprise Center, NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed OF David Har-
Indiana at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. 0-1, Harris 0-1, Sills 0-2), Mississippi St. 6-19 (Mo- 7:15 p.m. ris to a contract extension.
Saturday’s Games
Dallas at Utah, 4 p.m.
linar 2-3, Carter 2-6, Weatherspoon 1-2, Stewart
1-5, Perry 0-1, Woodard 0-2). Rebounds_Arkan-
Pacific vs. Central at Enterprise Center, 8:15 p.m.
TBD vs. TBD at Enterprise Center, 9:15 p.m.
Frontier League
FLORENCE Y’ALLS — Signed C Cameron Day-
Brooklyn at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
sas 27 (Joe, Jones 7), Mississippi St. 39 (Perry
13). Assists_Arkansas 12 (Jones 4), Mississippi
Suggs.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed RHP Austin
Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
St. 12 (Weatherspoon 6). Total Fouls_Arkansas
23, Mississippi St. 15. Transactions Wednesday’s moves
Rubick.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed RHP Mark
Hendricks.
BASEBALL BASKETBALL
College Basketball Hockey American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Assigned RHP Dylan
Covey outright to Charlotte (IL).
National Basketball Association
PHOENIX SUNS — Announced Larry Fitzgerald

1:30 a.m. (Friday) — EPGA Tour: The

Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Second
Round, Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
GOLF
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m. — LA Lakers at Brooklyn, TNT
9:30 p.m. — Dallas at Portland, TNT
SOCCER (MEN’S)
1:55 p.m. — Premier League: Liverpool
at Wolverhampton, NBCSN
TENNIS
2 a.m. — The Australian Open: Second
Round, Melbourne, Australia, ESPN2
1 p.m. — The Australian Open: Second
Round, Melbourne, Australia (taped),
ESPN2
6 p.m. — The Australian Open: Third
Round, Melbourne, Australia, TENNIS
8 p.m. — The Australian Open: Third
Round, Melbourne, Australia, ESPN2
2 a.m. (Friday) — The Australian Open:
Third Round, Melbourne, Australia,
ESPN2
X GAMES
9 p.m. — X Games Aspen 2020: Snow-
boarding, Ski Knuckle Huck, Aspen,
Colo., ESPN
Milwaukee
W L Pct GB
39 6 .867 —
Indiana 29 16 .644 10
Detroit 17 28 .378 22
Chicago 17 29 .370 22½
Cleveland 12 32 .273 26½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Dallas 27 16 .628 —
Houston
Memphis
27 16 .628 —
20 24 .455 7½
San Antonio 19 23 .452 7½
New Orleans 17 27 .386 10½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Utah 30 13 .698 —
Denver 30 14 .682 ½
Oklahoma City 26 19 .578 5
Portland 19 26 .422 12
Minnesota 15 29 .341 15½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 35 9 .795 —
L.A. Clippers 31 14 .689 4½
Phoenix 18 26 .409 17
Sacramento 15 29 .341 20
Golden State 10 35 .222 25½
Tuesday’s Games
L.A. Clippers 110, Dallas 107
Wednesday’s Games
Oklahoma City 120, Orlando 114
Toronto 107, Philadelphia 95
Detroit 127, Sacramento 106
Atlanta 102, L.A. Clippers 95
L.A. Lakers 100, New York 92
Boston 119, Memphis 95
Miami 134, Washington 129, OT
Houston 121, Denver 105
Chicago 117, Minnesota 110
Indiana 112, Phoenix 87
San Antonio at New Orleans, late
Utah at Golden State, late
Today’s Games
Washington at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Milwaukee at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
Boston at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Wednesday’s Scores NHL Glance DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP
has purchased a minority stake in the club.
FOOTBALL
EAST EASTERN CONFERENCE Héctor Santiago on a minor league contract.
Atlantic Division National Football League
Albany (NY) 101, Mass.-Lowell 75
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Designated RHP
Heath Fillmyer for assignment. Signed OF Alex
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Named Jay Grud-
American U. 93, Loyola (Md.) 91 en offensive coordinator.
Army 94, Lafayette 74
Boston 51 29 10 12 70 169 135
Tampa Bay 48 29 15 4 62 175 137
Gordon to a one-year contract. NEW YORK GIANTS — Announced the retirement
Binghamton 83, Stony Brook 79 MINNESOTA TWINS — Signed 3B Josh Donald- of QB Eli Manning.
Cincinnati 89, Temple 82
Florida
Toronto
49 28 16 5 61 183 163
49 25 17 7 57 176 165
son to a four-year contract. Canadian Football League
SEATTLE MARINERS — Signed C Joe Hudson
Fordham 59, George Washington 54
Holy Cross 96, Lehigh 95
Buffalo 49 22 20 7 51 145 152 and INF José Marmolejos to minor league con-
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed RB Jor-
dan Robinson and DEs David Kenney and Meffy
Montreal 50 22 21 7 51 155 157 tracts.
Marist 75, Manhattan 73 Ottawa 48 17 23 8 42 130 163 TEXAS RANGERS — Assigned LHP Kyle Bird
Koloamatangi.
Navy 46, Boston U. 41 Detroit 51 12 35 4 28 109 199 HOCKEY
outright to Nashville (PCL). Signed RHP Juan
Rhode Island 77, Duquesne 55 Metropolitan Division Nicasio to a minor league contract. Promoted
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled D Dennis
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
UMBC 69, Hartford 60
Vermont 59, Maine 57 Washington 49 33 11 5 71 177 144
Sean Decker to executive vice president, sports
and entertainment; Starr Gulledge to senior vice
Cholowski from Grand Rapids (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned G Igor
W. Kentucky 64, Marshall 60 Pittsburgh 50 31 14 5 67 168 136
N.Y. Islanders 49 29 15 5 63 143 132
president, finance and Mike Healy senior vice
Shesterkin and F Phillip Di Giuseppe to Hartford
SOUTH president, venue operations and guest experi-
Columbus 51 27 16 8 62 138 130 ence. (AHL).
Auburn 80, South Carolina 67 American Hockey League
Carolina 50 29 18 3 61 159 132 National League
Chattanooga 92, The Citadel 69
Davidson 71, Saint Louis 59
Philadelphia 50 27 17 6 60 158 150 ATLANTA BRAVES — Signed LHPs Chris Nunn AHL — Suspended Ontario F Martin Frk one
game.
N.Y. Rangers 48 23 21 4 50 158 159 and Chris Rusin, OFs Rafael Ortega and Shane
Furman 101, Samford 78 New Jersey 48 17 24 7 41 126 173 Robinson and INFs Charlie Culberson, Pete Koz- LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS — Reassigned G
George Mason 73, UMass 63 WESTERN CONFERENCE ma, Peter O’Brien and Yangervis Solarte to minor Felix Sandström to Reading (ECHL).
Louisville 68, Georgia Tech 64 Central Division league contracts. SOCCER
Mercer 85, W. Carolina 79 Major League Soccer
GP W L OT Pts GF GA MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Named Ed Lucas mi-
Mississippi St. 77, Arkansas 70 St. Louis 49 30 11 8 68 158 134 nor league hitting coordinator; Bryan Leslie minor MINNESOTA UNITED — Signed G Fred Emmings.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Acquired D Érik
Richmond 75, La Salle 57 Colorado 49 28 15 6 62 179 143
Dallas 48 27 17 4 58 125 120
league assistant pitching coordinator; Rob Hulbert
Godoy on permanent transfer from Atlético Colón
Stephen F. Austin 69, Northwestern St. 62 minor league analyst-innovation/integrated sports
Wofford 66, VMI 54 Chicago 51 24 21 6 54 155 161 performance; Ryan Silberg assistant-perfor- (Superliga-Argentina).
National Women’s Soccer League
MIDWEST Winnipeg 51 25 22 4 54 152 160 mance/integrated sports performance; Jim Hen-
Bradley 75, Illinois St. 63 Minnesota 50 23 21 6 52 156 166 derson pitching coach and Lanning Tucker trainer ORLANDO PRIDE — Traded M Dani Weatherholt
Nashville 47 22 18 7 51 156 154 of San Antonio (PCL); Chuckie Caufield hitting to Reign FC for a 2021 second-round draft pick.
Dayton 86, St. Bonaventure 60
Pacific Division coach, Fred Dabney pitching coach, Néstor Corre- SKY BLUE — Agreed to terms with D Estelle John-
Drake 73, Evansville 50 GP W L OT Pts GF GA son on a one-year contract.
dor coach, Paul Moeller development coach and
Loyola of Chicago 75, Indiana St. 55 Vancouver 49 27 18 4 58 162 149 Jason Morriss strength and conditioning specialist United Soccer League
Penn St. 72, Michigan 63 LEAGUE TWO — Announced the addition of the
S. Dakota St. 78, N. Dakota St. 73
Edmonton 49 26 18 5 57 155 153
Calgary 50 26 19 5 57 135 147
of Biloxi (SL); Nick Childs pitching coach, Bobby
Spain hitting coach, David Tufo coach and Michael Bascome Bermuda franchise, to begin play this
Syracuse 84, Notre Dame 82
Xavier 66, Georgetown 57
Arizona 51 26 20 5 57 146 138 O’Neal development coach of Carolina (Carolina); year.
COLLEGE
Vegas 52 25 20 7 57 161 159 Carson Cross pitching coach of Wisconsin (MWL);
SOUTHWEST San Jose 50 21 25 4 46 130 167 Liu Rodríguez manager, Kevin Walsh pitching BIG 12 CONFERENCE — Suspended four play-
Lamar 89, Incarnate Word 77 Anaheim 48 19 24 5 43 122 150 coach, Robert Riggins development coach and ers Kansas F Silvio De Sousa, who already had
SMU 84, East Carolina 64 Los Angeles 50 18 27 5 41 125 158 Andrew Staehling trainer of Rocky Mountain been suspended indefinitely by the Jayhawks, was
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime (Pioneer); Brock Hammitt development coach given a 12-game suspension; G David McCor-
UALR 81, Troy 63
loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild and BJ Downie trainer of the AZL Brewers Blue; mack, was suspended two games; Kansas State
cards per conference advance to playoffs. Nick Stanley manager, Michael Schlact pitching F James Love received an eight-game suspension
Mississippi St. 77, Tuesday’s Games coach and Brandon Macias hitting coach of the and F Antonio Gordon got three games.
Arkansas 70
Boston 3, Vegas 2
Carolina 4, Winnipeg 1
AZL Brewers Gold; Mike Habas hitting coach and
Luis Fermin strength and conditioning coach of the
ARMY — Named Cody Worley quarterbacks
coach.
ARKANSAS (14-4) N.Y. Islanders 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 DSL Brewers/Blue Jays; and Elias Rodriguez club- KANSAS — Suspended men’s basketball C Silvio
Whitt 9-15 2-5 20, Joe 2-13 0-0 5, Jones 7-16 4-4 Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 0 house attendant of the Dominican Republic base. de Sousa indefinitely for his part in a brawl during
20, Harris 2-3 0-0 4, Bailey 3-5 0-2 6, Sills 1-4 0-0 Florida 4, Chicago 3 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Signed LHP Fran- Tuesday’s game.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Thursday, January 23, 2020 3B

PREP BOYS SOCCER

For Patriots, rainouts haven’t dampened spirits

By Theo DeRosa from senior goalkeeper
tderosa@cdispatch.com Parker Maner in goal and
sophomore midfielder
The Heritage Academy Todd Sharp have given
boys soccer team can add the Patriots a great foun-
another column to its re- dation.
cord this season.
Sharp, originally an
So far, the Patriots
excellent goalkeeper, was
have three wins to their
installed in the center
name. They’ve lost twice.
midfield by Asadi, though
And they’ve had a whop-
ping five matches rained the sophomore will be
out or canceled due to called upon if Maner is
weather, including Tues- injured.
day’s home match against
Magnolia Heights.
“He’s got a very, very
bright future for the
Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

That’s got senior strik- team,” Asadi said.

Though the Patriots
Sudoku
Sudoku is a number-
placing puzzle based on
Yesterday’s answer
er Jonathan Swartz and Sudoku 4 2 8 6 9 1 7 3 5
have plenty of seniors, a 9x9 gridis witha several
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frustrated. they’re a young team,
based onthe
is to place a 9x9
numbers 5 9 1 3 7 4 6 2 8
“I just want to play,” Asadi said. Sharp and
grid
1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 8 3 6 9 1 2 5 7 4
said Swartz, who found defenseman Brayden Os-
given
so thatnumbers.
each row, eachThe 9 4 5 7 8 3 1 6 2
out about the ill fate of walt help lead the Patri- object
Tuesday’s match during ots’ youth movement. column and each 3x3 the
is to place box 1 7 2 4 6 5 3 8 9
numbers
contains the1same to 9 number
in
school earlier that after- “I’ve got more young the empty spaces so 6 1 4 8 3 9 2 5 7
noon. “That’s why I’m on players than ever,” Asadi only once. The difficulty 2 8 3 1 5 7 4 9 6
that each row, each
the team: just so we can said. “It’s very promis- level increases from
column and each 7 5 9 2 4 6 8 1 3
play games.” ing for the future of this Monday
3x3 boxtocontains
Sunday. Difficulty Level 1/22

The Pats haven’t got-
ten to play very many so
far this year, but they’re
starting to make them
count. Heritage Acade-
my’s lone district match
of the season, a 5-0 win
over Lamar School in
Meridian on Jan. 13, was
its best effort of the year,
Swartz said.
“We played together,
played as a team,” he said.
“It showed at the very
end.”
Swartz is one of the
team’s two captains, leads
the Patriots in scoring
and had a hat trick in the
win against Lamar, but
he’s earned somewhat of
a misnomer from coach
Joe Asadi.
“Jonathan is my
benchwarmer,” Asadi
said. “We joke that Jon-
athan misfires so many
shots that I gave him the
title ‘benchwarmer.’”
Even through the nick-
Senior Jonathan Swartz, one of Heritage Academy’s
captains, is the Patriots’ go-to scorer this season.
name and the banter, Asa-
di knows what he’s got in
Swartz.
“I’m gonna miss him
next year,” Asadi said.
“He does what it takes to
be a captain even though
we joke with him. Today,
he was the fourth one
who came in for practice.
I said, ‘Keep the bench
warm.’”
The atmosphere is
familial among the Patri-
ots’ nine seniors, many of
whom have played togeth-
er since middle school,
and Asadi, who is now in
his 15th season coaching
the team.
Swartz started play-
ing in seventh grade;
his co-captain, center
midfielder Noel Fish-
er, moved in during his
eighth-grade year. That’s
Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
given the Patriots plenty
of experience to build off.
“Just playing with all
these guys, we have good
chemistry together,”
Swartz said. “We think
what each other are think-
ing.”
Now, after four straight
years falling just short
— the Patriots lost in
the state championship
match in 2016 and 2019
and lost in the north state
final in 2017 and 2018
— Heritage Academy is
thinking about one thing:
a title.
“We’ve just gotta keep
going,” Swartz said.
“Can’t lose this year.”
Asadi thinks the Patri-
ots have the team to reach
that goal. Swartz’s scor-
ing skill, Fisher’s speed
and stellar performances
school.” the same number only once. The difficulty level
With plenty of players increases from Monday to Sunday.
who have committed their
time to other sports as
well, Asadi has had some
difficulty getting every-
one together. Thanksgiv-
ing and Christmas break
cut into practice time, too.
“Keeping everyone
fresh and focused on what
they learn is hard,” Asadi
said. “Basically, we start
our season two times: one
when we start practicing
and one after Christmas.”
The Patriots are well
into that second season
by now, set to play just
four matches before play-
offs start Feb. 17. And
while rain and cold will
play their part, Swartz
and Heritage Academy
are excited for what’s to
come.
“I think we have a pret-
ty good chance this year,”
Swartz said.

Perry
Continued from Page 1B

Mississippi State’s Reggie Perry shoots a hook shot over Arkansas’ Adrio Bailey during the first half Wednesday.
line — in the first half.
While the Razorbacks
defense — a unit that
ranks No. 9 nationally in
adjusted defensive effi-
ciency according to Ken-
Pom.com — stalled the
prolific big man, the Bull-
dogs settled for jump shot
after jump shot.
Perry proved the most
prolific offender. After
cashing two short jump-
ers for his first four points
of the night, he dribbled
into the frontcourt and
launched a spot-up 3-point
shot from the top of the
key on the ensuing pos-
session.
In all, 20 of MSU’s 30
first half points came on
jump shots, while four of
its six points in the pain
over the game’s opening
frame came courtesy of
tip ins from Perry and
Ado.
Noticing the trend,
coach Ben Howland
burned a full timeout with
9:36 remaining in an at-
tempt to curb his team’s
erratic shooting deci-
sions.
“I asked the team, be-
cause they’re all very, very
smart, ‘Who’s being more
patient? Us or them?’” he
said. “It was obvious that
we were excited. We were
playing against a really
good team and we took a
number of quick shots, ill
advised shots in the first
half.”
Following the break,
Howland’s words hit
home.
MSU’s first bucket of
the second half came as
Perry spun outside off the
right block, dipped under
a defender and finished
for an easy layup. It snow-
balled.
Finding his footing in
the post against an Ar-
kansas lineup he boasted
at least a two-inch height
advantage over, Perry
flashed the physical inte-
rior presence that made
him a preseason first
team All-SEC selection
as he notched 14 of his
game-high 26 points over
the game’s final 20 min-
utes — including an 8 of
9 performance from the
free throw line.
“He did what great
players are supposed to
do — he made foul shots,”
Musselman said. “He’s
a big body, and he did a
great job drawing free
throws tonight.”
ACROSS
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native
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10 Comic’s forte
12 Tree-lined
walk
13 Tony winner
Worth
14 Island south
of Sicily
15 Greedy one
16 Blue-green
hue
18 Manatee
20 Be a con-
tender
21 Make tea 44 Use, as force spots
23 Conclude 45 Lingerie item 17 Ram’s mate
Jim Lytle/Special to The Dispatch 24 Endure 46 Historic times 19 “60 Minutes”
26 That woman’s network
28 Bar staple DOWN 22 Cajole
“We just realized we ting at No. 59 in the NET
29 Cooking fat 1 Fleet makeup 24 Ancestry
weren’t communicating rankings heading into
31 Kitchen 2 Science’s 25 Tummy relief
enough ahead of time and Wednesday’s win, MSU
that we weren’t playing invader Marie 27 Greek vowel
now own four quadrant
hard enough on defense 32 Sailor 3 Letter after psi 28 Be audibly
two wins and boast four
and helping each other opportunities against
36 Iodine source 4 Great weight shocked by
out,” Perry added of what quadrant one opponents
39 Gorilla or 5 Crimson Tide 30 Purpose
turned his night around. — at Oklahoma, at Arkan- gibbon school 33 Library stamp
“We just wanted to help sas, at Florida and at Ken- 40 Betrayed 6 Norwegian 34 Wagner forte
each other out in the sec- tucky — over the season’s nervousness king 35 Polite chaps
ond half, and if we got final two months. 41 Grow toward 7 Widespread 37 Meander
stops and played patiently With Perry now match- evening 8 Keeps 38 Nervous
on offense we could win ing his preseason first 43 Geriatrics 9 Furrowed 42 Firefighter’s
the game.” team All-SEC nod on the study 11 Vacation tool
With the result, Per- court, the Bulldogs are
ry’s recent run has coin- projected to finish 20-11
cided with a midseason according to KenPom.
renaissance of sorts for
com — a mark that would
the Bulldogs.
likely land MSU in the
After dropping its
field of 64.
opening three conference
That said, Howland re-
games in demoralizing
fashion — including a mains focused on the task
21-point dismantling by at hand: a Saturday date
an Alabama squad that’s with Oklahoma in Nor-
hovered around .500 man as part of the Big 12/
much of the season — SEC Challenge.
MSU now sits at 3-3 in “We’re playing good
SEC play following wins basketball right now, and
over Missouri, Georgia it’s on to the next game,”
and Arkansas — three he said. “It’s one at a time.
games in which Perry We’ve won the last three
combined for 71 points and obviously we want
and 35 rebounds. to go out and continue
Heading into the heart to improve and grow and
of conference play, the I think we’re doing that
Bulldogs’ NCAA tour- right now as a team. We
nament resume has also can play better than we’re
begun to take form. Sit- playing.”
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Big 12 suspends 4 players from KU-KSU brawl 25 games total

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kansas State forward
James Love received an
LAWRENCE, Kan. — eight-game suspension
The Big 12 suspended and Antonio Gordon got
four players from Kansas a three-game suspension.
and Kansas State a com- Both schools also were
bined 25 games Wednes- reprimanded by the Big
day for their roles in a 12 for violations of its
melee that spilled off the sportsmanship policy.
court and into a section “This kind of behavior
of disabled seating in Al- cannot be tolerated and
len Fieldhouse near the these suspensions reflect
end of the third-ranked the severity of last night’s
Jayhawks’ win over the events,” Big 12 commis-
Wildcats. sioner Bob Bowlsby said.
Kansas forward Silvio “I am appreciative of the
De Sousa, who already cooperation of both insti-
was suspended indefinite- tutions in resolving this
ly by Jayhawks coach Bill matter.”
Self, was given a 12-game De Sousa was the main
suspension by the league instigator on the Kansas
office. His teammate, Da- side Tuesday night, get-
vid McCormack, was sus- ting stripped of the ball
pended two games while as he was dribbling out
the final seconds of an
81-60 win. He recovered
to block a layup attempt
by the Wildcats’ DaJuan
Gordon, then stood over
the freshman in a taunt-
ing manner, triggering
both benches to empty in
a scrum that spilled into
fans.
At one point, De Sousa
was preparing to swing a
stool when it was plucked
from his hands, and sev-
eral players from both
teams threw wild punch-
es while a sellout crowd in
Allen Fieldhouse watched
in shock.
“I have suspended Sil-
vio De Sousa indefinitely
pending the final outcome
of the review by KU and
the Big 12 Conference,”
Self said shortly after dis-
cussing the incident on
the league’s weekly con-
ference call with report-
ers. “As I said last night,
we are disappointed in his
actions and there is no
place in the game for that
behavior.”
Kansas (15-3) has
played six conference
games, which means De
Sousa’s suspension from
the Big 12 would last
through the end of the
regular season. The Jay-
hawks are a half-game
back of top-ranked Baylor
in the league standings,
and they have a team
that is capable of making
a deep run in the NCAA
tournament.
“Obviously an unfortu-
nate situation,” said Dan
Gavitt, the NCAA vice
president for men’s bas-
ketball. “It’s a conference
game so it will be up to
the Big 12 to determine
what actions need to be
taken. Other than that,
it’s too early to say how it
might affect them (in the
NCAA Tournament).”
Self said he spoke with
a fan who was caught up
in the melee, and that she
was banged around “to
the point where I’m sure
we’ll correspond with her
today to see how she’s
feeling.”
Games between Kan-
sas and Kansas State are
always testy affairs, and
for all but the final sec-
onds their meeting at Al-
len Fieldhouse was rather
subdued. The Jayhawks
used a 19-2 run midway
through the first half to
seize control and the out-
come was never in doubt
the final 30 minutes.
The fight drew com-
parisons to the brawl
between Cincinnati and
Xavier in December 2011
that left players bloodied
and fans aghast. Eight
players were suspended
for a total of 30 games.
Kansas State coach
Bruce Weber told his
players to allow the Jay-
hawks to dribble out the
clock, and he was walking
toward the scorer’s table
to shake hands with Self
when the benches emp-
tied.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I’m a busy
woman. My
friend “Adele” was
calling me exces-
sively on my cell-
phone. She would
call up to three
times every day,
even when I was
at work. When I
would take her
ZITS call, she’d start
questioning me,
asking me what
I was so busy
with. At times she Dear Abby
would lecture me
about things she
thought I should be doing.
Her perfectionism and
nonstop phone calls were
smothering me. I finally asked
her, as graciously as I could, to
please stop the excessive call-
ing. Now she no longer speaks
to me at all.
GARFIELD We were friends for years,
but the constant contact was
stressing me out. Do you think
I have ruined this friendship, or is, I never really felt at home in
is this something that will blow
over? — SMOTHERED ON THE
EAST COAST
DEAR SMOTHERED: Adele
should not have been calling
you multiple times every day,
especially while you were at
work, which could have had
a negative effect on your job
performance. It was not rude to
ask her to stop and to explain
why.
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
23). A poem for your solar re-
turn: You will issue commands
to you/ to quit something you
like to do/ put muscle, heart
and mind into/ and then collect
the prizes due/ none of which
compares unto/ the pride that’s
born of follow-through. Also:
There will be a reunion and a
second chance at a childhood
BABY BLUES wish. Cancer and Taurus adore
you. Your lucky numbers are:
17, 11, 24, 38 and 50.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Your capacity for self-direct-
edness is strong and getting
stronger every time you do what
you tell yourself to do. You’re
always fortifying one side or the
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
It appears
that while your
friend had no hes-
itation to lecture
you about what
you “should” do,
she was hyper-
sensitive when it
came to receiving
some construc-
tive criticism. You
haven’t heard
from her because
she is trying
to punish you.
Consider yourself
lucky. You haven’t
ruined the friend-
ship; she has.
DEAR ABBY: I
am a gay man. I moved to this
city to be with my boyfriend six
years ago. We have since bro-
ken up and gone our separate
ways.
When I moved here, I left
behind my family, friends and
all I had ever known to be with
him, but something just never
felt right here. Since the break-
up, this city has felt less and
less like home, but the problem
the town I grew up in either. It
was a small, repressed commu-
nity where if you even said the
word “gay,” most people were
ready to shun you. Only some
of my closest and dearest
friends and a few family mem-
bers really accepted me.
I guess my problem now is,
I just don’t know what to do.
I’m trying to find my place in
this world. Any advice you can
other — the commander or the
rebellion.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). Good people don’t need
other people to say they’re good
in order to embody the label.
It’s self-given, self-upheld and
self-defined. Stand-up people
often stand alone.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
There are many ways to capture
in your heart the life inside
of life — admiring a vase of
flowers in the sun, a book that
pulls you into a different world,
the intoxication of dancing, a
highway drive to nowhere in
particular, etc.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You’re a fountain of solutions,
offer or help you can give would
be greatly appreciated. — NO
PLACE FEELS LIKE HOME
DEAR NO PLACE: Go on the
internet and start researching
cities that have a sizable gay
community in which you can
meet other gay people. Your
next step should be to see
what employment opportu-
nities are available there for
someone with your skill set. If
you make the move, I predict
it won’t take you long to feel
at home because you will find
the emotional support you are
looking for. I wish you luck on
what I am sure will be an excit-
ing and rewarding step forward
in your life.
DEAR ABBY: I sent a VERY
nice watch to my grandson
for his 23rd birthday. The
first thing he did was have it
appraised for value and authen-
ticity. The second thing he did
was let me know he did it. I am
flabbergasted and somewhat
offended.
Additionally, this grand-
son and his siblings seem
never to have been taught the
importance of a handwritten
thank-you note. Am I wrong
and old-fashioned? — NOT SO
SURE IN THE SOUTH
DEAR NOT SO SURE: Not in
my book. Good manners never
go out of fashion. But don’t
blame your grandson or his
siblings for the breach of eti-
quette. Parents are supposed
to teach their children the
social niceties, and it appears
theirs fell down on the job.
for yourself, your loved ones and
the world. Focus on the solu-
tions that are for you. Of course,
those are the only ones you
have the full power to apply.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The
habit of collecting your thoughts
isn’t just for moments of anger
or passion or for times when
you’re going to be in the spot-
light. You’re at your best after
you’ve checked in with your
thoughts, so do it often.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You like the way it feels to
scheme, dream, plot and plan,
but it’s nothing like the elation
that comes from getting into
action and seeing what works
and what doesn’t.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You could use more excitement.
The simple act of buying tickets
to an event that’s weeks away
will give you a boost that lasts
until the date arrives.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). If you don’t have one, then
this is the day to establish one
(and only one) spot for your
keys, wallet and phone. Firm
rules for yourself in this regard
and others will have you winning
over the cosmic inclinations of
the day.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You’re not afraid of hard
work. Historically, the mental
buildup is typically worse than
the reality. Besides, you like
what happens after the hard
work — satisfaction, respect
and sometimes even glory!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You wouldn’t help a person
training for a marathon by giving
them a ride to the end of the
run. The best assistance is
accountability and encourage-
ment, not a free pass.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). People lie when they are
afraid. Think about what could
be frightening to them. What
are the possible reasons here?
If you can address and reduce
the fear, you just may get to the
truth.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). It’s a new day. Feelings
change. Maybe you’ll be negoti-
ating or renegotiating the rules.
And maybe you’ll be tearing
up the rulebook and relying on
something beyond social con-
ditioning and yesterday’s ideas
about fairness.

Play cat and mouse

SOLUTION:
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Business
Business moves with Mary

Restaurant and bar opens in Columbus

PLUS: Bar, tattoo parlor food that makes your
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ipes, I just got them all
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ebra Johnson never strayed
far from her mother and
grandmother in the kitchen.
By keeping a close eye, Johnson
said that’s where she learned the
basics of the food industry and
helped her open own restaurant,
Baby Dude’s Bar and Grill, in Co-
lumbus earlier this month.
“I have had experience all my
life in the food industry,” Johnson
said. “For one, I grew up cooking
around my grandma and ma. I
was the only daughter, so I had no
other choice but to watch Ma and
Grandma cook.”
You can check out some home-
made blue plates at Baby Dude’s
at 201 23rd St., the former 4th
Quarter Bar and Grill.
“We’re southerners, I live
right ‘round the corner,” she said.
“Raised my kids in Sandfield. We
wanted to give back something
nice to the community.”
The family-friendly restaurant
is closed Mondays, but you can
join Johnson and her crew for
blue-plate specials at lunchtime or
menu items and drinks during its
late hours. Check out Baby Dude’s
Tuesday through Thursday 10:30
a.m.-5 p.m., Friday from 10:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m., Saturday from 11
a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from 10:30
a.m.-3 p.m. The bar reopens Friday
at 7 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m. and
Sunday at 6 p.m.
Dude’s is handing out those
blue plates that makes me miss
my mawmaw’s cooking with
black eyed pees, lima beans, fried
catfish, fried chicken, chicken spa-
ghetti, chicken and dumplings and
how much I love it. It
is just in my soul and
spirit. It’s been one of
my dreams to do this
and to leave a legacy for
my children.”
We’ve got more bar
and restaurant news, with Patio 45
slated to open soon at 3255 Hwy
45.
According to the business’s
Facebook page, Patio 45 will be a
hookah bar and restaurant, serving last year, Burger King announced
up some gumbo and seafood dish-
es. The outdoor bar will be a place
for “adults to unwind.” Representa-
tives from Patio 45 did not return
messages to The Dispatch by press
time today.
Moving to downtown, a new
shop is coming in the spring.
Stay Gold Tattoo, an Alabama
tattoo parlor, will open shop at
411 Main St. Matthew Crane, who
owns the Stay Gold Tattoo shops
in Fultondale and Birmingham,
Alabama, said he found his third
location by simply searching Face-
book for classic cars for sale.
“This building popped up that it
was for rent in Columbus,” Crane
said. “I kind of fell in love a little
with the downtown part of Co-
lumbus. I worked the details out
and kind of pulled the trigger on
things.”
Hoping to open by mid-March,
Crane said Stay Gold Tattoo hopes
to serve those throughout the
Golden Triangle with tattoos and
piercings. A shop has been open in
Fultondale for five years and Bir-
mingham for three. Additionally,
he boasts more than two decades
have a high standard.”
In Starkville, another
hot restaurant is buying
into the veggie-eating
fad.
Ruby Tuesday is
Mary Pollitz
testing the waters with
the $10.99 vegetarian
option for a limited time: the Awe-
some Burger, which is meatless.
Ruby Tuesday isn’t the first
shop on the block to pick up on the
new dietary trends though. Late
the Impossible Whopper, a tasty
vegetarian option for those with
allergies or preferences.
Back in my parents’ days (the
1970s) you’d be hard pressed to
find a vegetarian while walking
down the street with only about
1 percent of Americans claiming
to veto meat from their diet. Now,
according to a Gallop poll, about 5
percent of Americans are classified
as vegetarians.
It’s been a craze, to say the
least. In fact, 10 years ago I wore
a shirt that said, “Hell no. I don’t
want no damn turkey bacon.” Now
what do I have? Vegetarian bacon,
sausage and chicken substitute
in my freezer. And guess what? I
enjoy it.
But I’m not the only one. Restau-
rants and chains have worked to
change their industry to provide
vegetarian options for the more
than 8 million non-meat eaters. In
the Golden Triangle alone, Burger
King, Ruby Tuesday, Mugshots,
Taco Bell and Subway just to name
a few have all started the shift to
food inclusivity.

Business briefs
Leyers promoted
to president
Nashville-based ADS
Security announced that
Craig Leyers has been
promoted to President of
the organization. Leyers
will succeed John Cera-
suolo, who is stepping
down after 12 years.
In his new role, Leyers
will be responsible for
the daily operation and
management of ADS
Security and leading the
company’s growth and
acquisitions throughout
the region.
Leyers served as the
Senior Vice President of
Sales and Marketing for
over six years and was
responsible for leading
sales and marketing
efforts across the South-
east. Prior to his role as
Senior Vice President,
Leyers served as Vice
President and General
Manager for nearly six
years. He joined ADS
Security from AFL Tele-
communications, where
he held various positions
during his 15-year stint,
including Director of
Marketing Communi-
cations and Enterprise
Market Manager.
As the President and
CEO of ADS Security for
the past 12 years, Cera-
suolo built ADS Security
into one of the top-ranked
security companies in
the industry, grew the
company’s footprint from
12 to 25 branches, and
led the business to be She joined
named one of Nashville’s NMMC-
fastest-growing private West Point
companies for the past on the med-
ical-surgi-
three years by the Nash-
ville Business Journal. cal unit in
2017. She is
NMMCC-West Point certified in Thomas
Basic Life
recognizes Thomas as Support.
Outstanding Employee Thomas was cited by
Raven Thomas, a her coworkers for always
licensed practical nurse, being helpful and greet-
has been selected by her ing everyone she meets
peers as North Mississip- with a smile.
pi Medical Center-West Thomas has two
Point’s most recent Em- children, Michael, 17, and
ployee of the Quarter. Bryant, 16. She attends
A graduate of New Greater Bethlehem
Hope High School, Temple in Aberdeen. She
Thomas completed her enjoys being active in the
LPN training at East Mis- community, her church
sissippi Community Col- and her children’s school
lege in Mayhew in 2013. activities.

Hallmark media
CEO leaves, month
after same-sex
ad backlash
The Associated Press

NEW YORK — The

head of Hallmark’s media
business is leaving the com-
pany after 11 years, just a
month after its flagship
Hallmark Channel faced
an outcry over a decision
to pull an ad with a lesbian
couple kissing.
No reason was given for
Bill Abbott’s departure, and
no replacement was imme-
diately named.
In a statement, Mike
Perry, president and CEO
of Hallmark Cards Inc.,
said that with immense
competition from TV net-
works and streaming ser-
vices, it is important for the
company to find “relevant
new ways to grow our busi-
ness.”
Abbott was CEO of Get promoted? Win an award? Send us your business brief.
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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO- Publish: January 16, 2020
TICE OF SALE January 23, 2020
WHEREAS, on September 1,
FOX RUN APARTMENTS
1 & 2 BR near hospital.
$595−$645 monthly.
Military discount, pet area,
pet friendly, and furnished
corporate apts.
24−HOUR PROFESSIONAL
GYM. ON SITE SECURITY.
ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
24−HOUR CAMERA
Merchandise
COLEMAN
TURQUOISE NECKLACE &
earring set $9. Cross
shaped opal earrings $2.
RENTALS
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS Pearl & Turquoise earring Ads starting at $12
set $4. 662−244−5861.
1 BEDROOM Instruction & School
2 BEDROOMS General Merchandise
3 BEDROOMS
2 Bedroom, 2 full bath PROFORM TREADMILL
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brick house for sale. Large $300. Call 662−549−
2005, Mona H. Ahmed ex-

Employment
ecuted a certain deed of trust
to Jim B. Tohill, Trustee for the
benefit of Ameriquest Mort-
gage Company which deed of
trust is of record in the office
of the Chancery Clerk of
Call us: 662-328-2424
SURVEILLANCE. Benji & lot. House has living room, 4560 or 662−240−1507.
Ashleigh, 662−386−4446. DEPOSIT 2 bedrooms, kitchen/
AND dining and step down den.
Apts For Rent: West
CREDIT CHECK Great starter home or
rental property. $12,000. WANTED FREON R12.
662−574−2617.
662-329-2323 We pay CA$H.

Lowndes County, State of Mis-
sissippi in Book 2005 at Page
29869; and
WHEREAS, Deutsche Bank Na-
tional Trust Company, as Trust-
ee for Ameriquest Mortgage Se-
curities Inc., Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2005-R10 has hereto-
fore substituted Shapiro &
Brown, LLC as Trustee by in-
strument dated August 20,
2019 and recorded in the
aforesaid Chancery Clerk's Of-
fice in Book 2019 at Page
17494; and
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the terms and condi-
tions of said deed of trust and
the entire debt secured thereby
having been declared to be due
and payable in accordance with
the terms of said deed of trust,
Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, as Trustee for
Ameriquest Mortgage Securit-
ies Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificates, Series
2005-R10, the legal holder of
Customer Service
LOCAL LAW FIRM is seek-
ing Receptionist/Secretary.
Previous experience
helpful but not necessary.
Computer skills a must.
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comfortable working around
heavy machinery, adhering
to tight deadlines and must
have an eye for detail &
quality. Flexible hours are a
must. Must pass drug test.
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or drop resumes off at
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said indebtedness, having re-
quested the undersigned Sub-
stituted Trustee to execute the
trust and sell said land and
property in accordance with the
terms of said deed of trust and
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 &
Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust-
ee in said deed of trust, will on
February 6, 2020 offer for sale
at public outcry and sell within
legal hours (being between the
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.), at the Southeast Door of
the County Courthouse of
Lowndes County, located at
505 2nd Avenue North, Colum-
bus, MS 39701, to the highest
and best bidder for cash or cer-
tified funds the following de-
scribed property situated in
Lowndes County, State of Mis- Large 1 Bedroom, upstairs
sissippi, to-wit:
THE NORTH NINETY (90) FEET
OF LOTS FIVE (5) AND SIX (6)
OF BLOCK OR SQUARE
TWENTY NINE (29) OF SAID
FRISCO CITY ADDITION, ALSO
KNOWN AS FRISCO CITY ADDT.
(1926), A SUBDIVISION OF
Community
1−2 BR Apt: $350−395 $525/mo. Call 662−352− Pet Supplies / Accessories
Columbus, MS 39701.
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more. $435/mth with located on large lot w/ 2
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month and $450 deposit. or pets. LEASE/PURCHASE
possible. $600/mth. with
2 Green Bay
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included. No Pets. No approved credit. Call Long
& Long @ 662−328−0770.
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Smoking. Located between
Columbus and CAFB.
Mobile Homes for Rent
beau hold more
$450.00. 205−243−3653.

LAND TO THE CITY OF COLUM-
BUS, MISSISSIPPI, AS SHOWN
BY PLAT OR MAP, OF SAID
SUBDIVISION ON FILE IN THE
OFFICE OF SAID CHANCERY
CLERK.
SOURCE OF TITLE: BOOK
2003, PAGE 5935, (RECOR-
DED 07/22/2003)
List it here for fast results.
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee.
than 80,000
2BR MOBILE HOME $400
mo./$400 dep. In between
fans.
West Point & Columbus on
Hwy. 50. 662−275−0666.
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3BR/2BA Trailer, New
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WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on 4 Greece

Real Estate
this 2nd day of January, 2020.

Shapiro & Brown, LLC

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Ads starting at $25
5 Portugal-Elev-
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite en other coun-
tries did the
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same with their

(601) 981-9299 FSBO: 3BR/2BA, 3304 5th
St N. Fenced back yard w/
522 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
Columbus, MS 39701 sm shop. Great neighbor− Classified ads are a great form of currency on that
hood. $110,000. 662−356
19-024577
person-to-person advertising.
Publication Dates:
−4764 or 901−848−0051.
date.
Even if you

Service Directory
January 16, 23 and 30, 2020

don’t get out much

Notice to Bidders
Sealed bids will be received in
the office of the General Man-
ager, City of Columbus, Missis-
sippi, Light and Water Depart-
ment until 10:00 a.m. on Janu-
ary 31, 2020 for a “2004 or
Newer Caterpillar Dozer, Model
D5G XL with a minimum hours
of 3,700.”
Specifications may be ob-
tained by dialing (662) 328-
7192 ext. 121. Any questions
regarding the bid may be direc-
ted to Steve Barksdale at (662)
251-4512.
Bids should be signed by an
authorized agent of the com-
pany and delivered to 420 4th
Avenue South, Columbus, MS
or mailed to General Manager’s
office, P.O. Box 949, Colum-
these days, you can
still “go shopping” in the
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what you’ve been looking for.
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GRAVEL
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• Professional
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after the monthly Board of
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No bidder may withdraw a bid

516 Main St. WORK WANTED:
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Columbus, MS 39701
Licensed & Bonded.
for a period of thirty (30) days Work from a bucket truck.
after the date set for opening Advertise Carpentry, minor electrical,
minor plumbing, insulation, Insured/bonded.

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of bids.

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gutters cleaned, pressure estimate, 662−386−6286.
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