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City dials back garbage pickup to once weekly per route

Despite local emergency declaration, mayor
not ready to force businesses to close
BY ZACK PLAIR
zplair@cdispatch.com
Amid an “extraordinary
last few days” where news and
recommendations on how to
respond to the COVID-19 is
“changing by the hour,” Mayor
Lynn Spruill asked aldermen
Tuesday to declare a local state
of emergency and announced
sweeping changes to how the
city will operate in the coming
weeks.
Those changes include di-
aling curbside garbage pickup
to one day per week for each
route during the emergency,
rather than twice weekly, and
temporarily suspending curb-
side recycling altogether. Under
that plan, the regular Monday/
Spruill Sistrunk
Thursday trash route will run
each Monday and the regular
Tuesday/Friday route will run
each Tuesday, Spruill said.
Emergency measures will re-
main in place until at least April
7, when the board of aldermen
will meet again to consider ex-
tending the declaration.
Overall, Spruill said, the city
will function “somewhere be-
tween holiday and normal oper-
ations” during the emergency.
The city is rotating its employ-
ees, including sanitation, for on-
site duties and some are already
working from home, though all
will be paid their full wages re-
gardless of whether they are “at
their desk,” aldermen clarified.
Foot traffic has been limited
in City Hall and Starkville Util-
ities Department, with online,
walk-up kiosk and drive-thru
payment options being utilized
more frequently, Spruill said.
Parks and Recreation has closed
the Sportsplex and suspended
programs until further notice.
While the emergency gave
the city power under state stat-
ute to enforce quarantines and
place certain mandates on the
private sector, Spruill said she
See ALDERMEN, 3A

Area school districts still feed
students during closure
CMSD, SOCSD, Vowell’s Marketplace all launch free food programs for children
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com
Since Monday, school districts
in Columbus and Starkville, along
with a Starkville grocer, have pro-
vided more than 3,500 meals to
home-bound kids.
That number, school officials
from both the Columbus Mu-
nicipal School District and the
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidat-
ed School District said, is almost
certain to increase, perhaps expo-
nentially as the full weight of the
COVID-19 arrives. Students in both
districts are out of school because
of the pandemic, and districts are
considering extending the break for
another week.
“I could see the number of meals
we provide double by the end of the
week,” said CMSD Superintendent
of Schools Cherie Labat, whose dis-
trict has distributed almost 2,000
meals since Monday.
“We served 1,200 meals (Tues-
day), our first day,” said Jenny Hill,
nutritionist for SOCSD. “It could
easily get to 2,500.”
Both school programs will feed
children 18 and under regardless of
whether they are district students.
Vowell’s Marketplace in
Starkville, which began providing
sack breakfast and lunches to any-
one under age 18 on Monday, said
the store has distributed almost all
of the 100 breakfasts and 200 lunch-
es over the two days.
“This is something we are happy
Starkville High School Food Services Manager Keshia Henderson, left, and
her staff distributed “grab and go” meals for students Tuesday. Overall, the
school district distributed 1,200 meal packages — which included break-
fast and lunch — during the first day of its feeding program.
to do,” Vowell’s store manager Max
Stillman said. “Monday, we gave out
61 breakfasts. (Tuesday) we gave
out all 100 we had prepared. It looks
like the demand is only going to go
up.”
SOCSD
SOCSD kicked off its meal pro-
gram on Tuesday, providing about
1,200 meals. Unlike CMSD, the pro-
gram includes both breakfast and
34 COVID-19
cases in
Mississippi
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
Mississippi State Department
of Health reported 34 cases of
COVID-19 as of this morning.
There have been 13 new cas-
es since Tuesday, according to
MSDH’s official Twitter account.
Those cases were in Bolivar, Coa-
homa, DeSoto, Hancock, Harrison,
Madison, Pearl River and Perry
counties.
Cases have now been reported
in the following counties: Bolivar,
Coahoma, Copiah, DeSoto, For-
rest, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds,
Jackson, Leflore, Madison, Mon-
roe, Pearl River and Perry.
COVID-19 PUBLIC NOTICES
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff
Hospitals change
visiting policies
Both Baptist Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle in Columbus
and OCH Regional Medical Center
lunch in one bag.
In Starkville, a “grab-and-go” in Starkville announced changes
to their visitation policies Monday,
meal program is available at Sud-
duth and Henderson Ward Stewart limiting hours and access to some
elementary schools and Starkville entrances and canceling scheduled
High School. Hill said a combined events and group meetings. For de-
200 meal packages were distributed tails on the new visitation policies,
visit the OCH website at www.
at the three sites Tuesday.
och.org or the Baptist site at www.
By far, though, the most success-
ful means of distributing the meals baptistonline.org/locations/gold-
en-triangle.
has been through delivery.
See FOOD PROGRAMS, 8A
Noon Tunes canceled
Main Street Columbus has
See NOTICES, 8A

Lowndes County elections to return to paper ballots

Touchscreens to be used in November,
then new equipment to process hard
copies to be implemented
BY ZACK PLAIR
zplair@cdispatch.com
LOWNDES COUNTY
— It appears Lowndes
County elections will re-
turn to paper ballots but
not in time for November.
The board of super-
visors, in a special-call
meeting Tuesday, autho-
rized Circuit Clerk Teresa
Barksdale to pursue an
agreement with Election
Systems and Software
(ES&S) that would re-
place the current touch-
screen voting machines
with units that would pro-
cess and record paper bal-
lots at polling locations.
“We would like to
(have the new system in
place)
the gener-
by and tabulate the votes on
a flash drive, then store
an additional $21,370 an-
nually for maintenance
Also, ES&S will pay
the county $18,700 ($100
al election, the hard copies of the bal- and support fees. each for 187 touchscreen
but I’m not lots in a locked compart- Barksdale said the machines), to trade in the
sure we ment inside, which will county would use an es- old equipment.
could im- make it easier to conduct timated $200,000 Help Bill Lowe, an ES&S
plement it a recount if necessary. America Vote Act mon- account representative
by then,” Barksdale The system would also ey available through the demonstrating the new
Barksdale allow the county to print Mississippi Secretary of election equipment Tues-
told supervisors. extra ballots on demand State’s Office to pay for day, said 12 Mississip-
With the new system, if election day turnout ex- most of the upgrade. The pi counties had already
voters will mark a paper ceeds expectations. remainder would come transitioned to the paper
ballot at their polling lo- ES&S quoted the from the circuit clerk’s an- ballot system, with seven
cation and feed it into the county a one-time price nual budget for elections, others — including Oktib-
new machines on-site. of $250,422.50 for 30 ma- which she said could cov- beha — poised to do so by
The machine will scan a chines, including soft- er as much as $100,000 of November’s general elec-
PDF of the ballot, record ware and services, with the equipment cost. See BALLOTS, 3A

WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC

1 What is known as the fifth taste, after bitter, Thursday MEETINGS
salty, sour and sweet? ■ Canceled: Story State—Fostering Innova-
April 3:
2 The Crimson and the Bulldogs are two teams Starkville Board
tive Storytelling: This Mississippi State Depart-
belonging to which New England schools with a
long-standing football rivalry? ment of Communication event previously listed of Aldermen
3 What “Maggie May” singer made the Rock and in this calendar is canceled. work session,
Toll hall of Fame twice—as a solo artist in 1994 10 a.m., City
Rex Moody and as a member of Faces in 2012?
4 Who was the first baseball player to have his
Thursday through Saturday Hall
First grade, Annunciation ■ Canceled: “Farce of Nature”: The Columbus
uniform number retired across the entire major April 6: Oktib-

81 Low 66
leagues? Arts Council and Columbus Community The-
beha County
5 What 19th century Brit might have had great ex- atre present this Southern-fried farce directed
High pectations if he had known that Oprah would pick by Melanie Tubbs at 7:30 p.m. nightly, plus a 2 Board of Super-
Mostly cloudy, chance p.m. storm
two of his novels for her must-read list in 2010? p.m. Saturday matinee. Tickets are $10 in ad- visors meeting,
Full forecast on Answers, 8B vance, $12 at the door, if available. For tickets Chancery Court-
page 3A.
or information, visit columbus-arts.org/cct or house, 9 a.m.
call 662-328-2787 (closed Mondays).
April 7:
INSIDE
Classifieds 7B Food 5B March 20, 28, 31 Leslie Webber retired
Starkville Board
of Aldermen
Comics 4B NATS 7A ■ Canceled: Music events: Mississippi Uni- as finance manager at
Crossword 8B Obituaries 4A versity for Women Department of Music events Weyerhauser and likes to meeting, 5:30
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Trump pushes for massive aid

from Congress, checks to public
White House proposal aims to provide a massive
tax cut for wage-earners, $50 billion for the airline
industry and $250 billion for small businesses
BY LISA MASCARO
AND ZEKE MILLER
The Associated Press
WA S H I N G T O N
— In a massive fed-
eral effort Tuesday,
President Donald
Trump asked Con-
gress to speed emer-
gency checks to
Americans, enlist-
Trump
ed the military for
MASH-like hospitals and implored
ordinary people — particularly so-
cially active millennials — to do
their part by staying home to stop
the spread of the coronavirus.
His proposed economic package
alone could approach $1 trillion,
a rescue initiative not seen since
the Great Recession. Trump wants
checks sent to the public within
two weeks and is urging Congress
to pass the eye-popping stimulus
package in a matter of days.
As analysts warn the country
is surely entering a recession, the
government is grappling with an
enormous political undertaking
with echoes of the 2008 financial
crisis.
At the Capitol, Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell vowed
the Senate would not adjourn until
the work was done.
“Obviously, we need to act,” Mc-
Connell said. “We’re not leaving
town until we have constructed and
passed another bill.”
But first, McConnell said, the
Senate will vote on a House-passed
package of sick pay, emergency
food and free testing, putting it
back on track for Trump’s signature
— despite Republican objections.
“Gag, and vote for it anyway,” he ad-
vised colleagues.
It was a signal of what the GOP
leader called the “herculean” task
ahead.
Senators gathered at an other-
wise shut-down Capitol as Amer-
icans across the country were
implored to heed advice and avoid
crowds. Young adults, in particular,
are being urged to quit going out
because even seemingly healthy
people can be spreading the virus
that causes the COVID-19 illness.
Even so, presidential primary
elections unfolded in Florida, Illi-
nois and Arizona. Ohio’s was called
off hours before the polls were set
to open.
After a savage drop at the start
of the week, the stock market rose
as Trump and aides sketched out
elements of the economic rescue
package at a briefing. Economists
doubted that would be enough to
stop millions of jobs losses, even if
in the short term.
Bigger than the $700 billion 2008
bank bailout or the nearly $800 bil-
lion 2009 recovery act, the White
House proposal aims to provide a
massive tax cut for wage-earners,
$50 billion for the airline industry
and $250 billion for small business-
es. Two people familiar with he
package described it to The Associ-
ated Press on the condition of ano-
nymity because they weren’t autho-
rized to speak publicly.
The amount that would be sent
out in checks Americans is not yet
disclosed. The White House said
it liked GOP Sen. Mitt Romney’s
idea for $1,000 checks, though not
necessarily at that sum and not for
wealthier people.
“This is a very unique situation,”
said Treasury Secretary Steve
Mnuchin, exiting a private briefing
of Senate Republicans. “We’ve put
a proposal on that table that would
attract a trillion dollars into the
economy.”
One GOP leader, Sen. John
Thune of South Dakota, told report-
ers afterward it “could be” up to $1
trillion.
Senate Democrats produced
their own $750 billion proposal,
which includes $400 billion to shore
up hospitals and other emergency
operations in response to the global
pandemic and $350 billion to bolster
the safety net with unemployment
checks and other aid to Americans.
“The aid has to be workers first,”
said Senate Minority Leader Chuck
Schumer, not what happened in
2008, when the big banks took
precedence. Schumer also said it’s
time to call out the National Guard
to provide security as communities
reel from the crisis.

Analysis: American attitudes make

virus response a hard sell
BY TED ANTHONY
AP National Writer
When Americans are
summoned to deal with an
attack or defy overwhelm-
ing odds, the response typ-
ically goes something like
this: Fight. Hold the line.
Stand together. This won’t
stop us. Keep on living
your life. We will prevail.
Some of the coronavi-
rus language from leaders
has mirrored this imagery.
“An invisible enemy,” Pres-
ident Donald Trump called
it. “We’re at war with a
virus,” Joe Biden said at
Sunday’s debate. Coun-
tered Bernie Sanders: “We
have to act dramatically,
boldly.”
Contrast that with a
meme that has been pop-
ping up everywhere on
social media this week:
“Your grandparents were
called to war. You’re being
called to sit on your couch.
You can do this.”
The arrival of the coro-
navirus, and the muted
methods being recom-
mended to the public to ar-
rest its spread, are a hard
sell for some Americans,
‘We’re beginning to see that the crementally. As a war, it’s
configured far differently
traditional ways that Americans may than the ones we’re accus-
tomed to watching and
handle adversity may be coming up waging. And the dramat-
ic, bold action for most
a bit short’ among us will be near-hi-
Daryl Van Tongeren, a psychology teacher bernation, which is easy
at Hope College in Michigan to mistake as a couple
steps short of cowering.
and that’s not surprising. Part of that is because “In America, we don’t
Literature, movies and the imagery doesn’t quite do subtle and subdued,”
advertising have always fit: says Lorenzo Servitje,
shown us otherwise. ■ We are, in many
an assistant professor of
The central mythology ways, a nation that prizes literature and medicine
across much of the coun- concrete ideas; fighting
at Lehigh University. His
try’s history, from the the minute and invisible upcoming book, “Med-
Puritans to the frontier to coronavirus is a very ab- icine Is War,” examines
9/11, has been about get- stract notion. how Victorian-era En-
ting up and going out to ■ We are, in many gland learned to under-
do what needs to be done ways, a nation that has stand medical progress
— not staying home, being obsessed on outcomes; through martial imagery.
quiet and practicing what this is a saga fraught with This “war,” Servitje
can look a whole lot like frustrating processes. says, is unlike most stan-
inaction. ■ We’ve been condi- dard Hollywood fare.
“We’re beginning to tioned for generations to “It’s boring, difficult,
see that the traditional be a certain brand of rug- challenging. It’s not ev-
ways that Americans may ged-individualist tough; eryone running around
handle adversity may be now we’re being asked to with machetes and fight-
coming up a bit short,” be tough in a way that’s ing against people who
says Daryl Van Tongeren, completely different. become cannibals over-
who teaches psychology This time, unlike a night. It’s trying to home
at Hope College in Mich- World War II or a 9/11, school your kids, manage
igan and has studied how there is no willful human finances, reconfigure the
people find meaning in enemy, only nature creep- way we’ve been doing
suffering. ing along silently and in- things.”
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MSU postpones commencement, moves

to online classes for remainder of semester
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
Mississippi State Universi-
ty has moved to online classes
for the remainder of the spring
semester and postponed com-
mencement in light of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
University officials an-
nounced the move in an email
Tuesday, saying the decisions
are in accordance with guid-
ance from Mississippi Institu-
tions of Higher Learning and
based on recommendations
from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and the
Mississippi State Department
of Health.
University officials plan to
discuss and hold events hon-
oring MSU graduates once the
national emergency is over.
“Commencement is one of
MSU’s most meaningful and
cherished traditions, one that
our students and their fami-
lies have earned,” the email
said. “As an institution, MSU
remains committed to celebrat-
ing our graduates at a safe and
appropriate time.”
Mississippi University for
Women had already announced
the move to online classes for
the remainder of the semester.
While a university spokesper-
son said the administration is
discussing postponing com-
mencement — currently sched-
uled for May 2 — no official an-
nouncement had been made as
of press time today.

Columbus, Lowndes declare local emergencies for COVID-19

Council asks restaurants to keep capacity at less than 50
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
C O -
LUMBUS
— The
spread of
C OV I D -19
dominated
discussion
at Tuesday
e v e n i n g ’ s Smith
Columbus City Council
meeting, with the council
voting unanimously to de-
clare a local emergency in
the city.
The declaration al-
lows the city to collect
funding from the state to
aid efforts to prevent the
spread of the novel coro-
navirus. Lowndes County
passed a similar declara-
tion Tuesday morning.
The council also unani-
mously voted to reimburse
those who had booked
the city owned Trotter
Convention Center down-
town and all Parks and
Recreation facilities until
further notice, at Mayor
Robert Smith’s sugges-
tion. Smith said not only
is it in keeping with guide-
lines from the Centers for
Disease Control and Pre-
vention, but he thought it
would not be fair for the
city facilities to remain
open for events while the
council urged restaurants
to limit their capacity to
50 or fewer people.
“If we’re asking the
restaurants and the busi-
nesses ... to stay below 50,
I think we need to lead by
example,” Smith said.
However, the council
stopped short of actually
mandating any business-
es close or limit their ca-
pacity, or that restaurants
move to take-out services
only. The council kicked
around the idea of closing
bars and nightclubs at 10
p.m. after Ward 3 Coun-
cilman Charlie Box and
Ward 2 Councilman Jo-
seph Mickens raised con-
cerns that
people are
still gather-
ing socially,
which pub-
lic health
experts
have said
can facil- Mickens
itate the
spread of the virus. Mick-
ens said the council needs
to have a “game plan.”
“The situation is get-
ting worse,” he said. “... It
ain’t getting better.”
Smith suggested the
council wait to see wheth-
er Gov. Tate Reeves man-
dates business closures
before mandating any-
thing themselves.
“I think we’ll be on safe
ground then,” he said.
The council also vot-
ed to adopt a resolution
based on an executive or-
der from Reeves to grant
certain city employees
administrative leave with
pay under certain circum-
stances, including if they
are deemed nonessential,
if their departments close
or if they or a close family
member have to go into
quarantine or isolation
due to the virus.
Columbus Air Force
Base Commander Col.
Samantha Weeks updat-
ed the council on condi-
tions at the base. Cur-
rently, she said, CAFB is
following CDC guidelines
to limit gatherings to 50
people or fewer, with base
personnel stressing the
importance of social dis-
tancing, hand washing
and other techniques to
slow the spread of the vi-
rus. She said while com-
manders have discussed
also limiting restaurants
on the base to take-out
only or limiting military
members from frequent-
ing bars, they have not
yet mandated that.
Pilots are still flying
missions, but only to
other military bases, she
said, in accordance with
new Air Force policies.
“We want to do our
best along with you to
minimize
the spread
of corona-
virus,” she
said.
C i t y
Public In-
formation
Officer Joe Weeks
Dillon also
presented the council
with a list of city prop-
erties where Columbus
Municipal School District
personnel plan to set up
Wi-Fi hotspots for stu-
dents who need to access
internet while schools are
closed. Dillon said the
city and district are look-
ing at installing equip-
ment in areas around Sim
Scott Park, Townsend
Community Center, East
Columbus Gym, Sand-
field Cemetery, two hous-
ing authorities and the
lawn at the Tennessee
Williams Welcome Cen-
ter.
Dillon said the loca-
tions were chosen to
be places where people
didn’t need to get out of
their cars and go into a
building.
“We’re putting them
in areas (with) awnings,
pavilions, things like
that, so people can drive
up and use them,” Dillon
said. “That’s our best
idea we can come up with
right now.”
In non COVID-19 busi-
ness, the council voted to
have city engineer Kevin
Staford begin advertising
bids for construction of
four roundabouts at inter-
sections on Main Street,
a planned $4.5 million
project city officials hope
will slow down traffic and
decrease accidents down-
town.

Aldermen
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is not yet prepared to do that. For
instance, some cities across the U.S.
had forced restaurants and bars
to shut down during the crisis, she
noted, but said those businesses in
Starkville were already taking mea-
sures on their own to mitigate the
virus’ spread — such as dispensing
with dine-in, limiting their crowds in
their establishments to no more than
10, as recommended by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention,
and offering “to-go” or delivery op-
tions.
“I haven’t reached a point where
I am comfortable shutting restau-
rants down,” Spruill told aldermen.
“I feel in all candor that would be
singling them out in a way that isn’t
necessarily fair to other retailers. I
feel our restaurants have been very
responsible in their response.”
If state or federal declarations
mandate more extreme measures,
however, Spruill said the city would
follow those directives.
Ward 2 Alderman Sandra
Sistrunk commended both the busi-
ness community and citizens overall
whom she said had “really stepped
up” during the crisis. She also re-
minded citizens that continuing to
limit their exposure to becoming
sick is the best they can do right now.
“It’s imperative we understand
we can’t prevent this,” Sistrunk said.
“The most we can do is ‘flatten the
curve’ to where our medical facilities
aren’t overwhelmed.”
Spruill said even during the emer-
gency, she aims for the city to main-
tain some sense of normalcy while
also adequately responding to the
pandemic.
“In Starkville I believe we are
in a position where we will make it
through this with no permanent
damage,” she said.
The Oktibbeha County super-
visors approved a local emergency
declaration on Monday.

Ballots
Continued from Page 1A
tion for President, U.S.
House and Senate races.
Given the size of those
counties, mostly the larg-
er ones in the state, that
makes up about 50 per-
cent of the voters, he said.
That matches a nation-
al trend, Lowe said, where
an increasing number of
states are returning to pa-
per ballots.
“The current (touch-
screen) system works
great, but we’re just
seeing a trend of voters
having more confidence
marking their own (pa-
per) ballot,” he said.
Moreover, Lowndes
County bought its cur-
rent voting machines
in 2005 and 2006. New
touchscreen machines
are becoming less avail-
able due to the trend back
to paper, so the county
needed to replace the ob-
solete equipment sooner ley told supervisors. “To
than later, Deputy Circuit spring this on our voters,
Clerk for Elections Pat to spring this on our poll
Stanley said. workers, would be a little
Still, Stanley said the much.” cdispatch.com
old machines would be
used in the general elec-
tion to ensure she and the
election commissioners
had enough time to prop-
erly train poll workers on
the new system.
“November is a very
important election,” Stan-

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How social distancing works and what it means for you

The measures are aimed at trying to cut down the amount of virus
spreading around, and ultimately protect those most vulnerable,
including the elderly and people with weakened immune systems
BY MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK — Can my kids
go on a play date? Is it OK if I
visit the gym?
In this time of coronavirus,
once-easy questions have sud-
denly become complex.
Here are some questions
and answers about the “social
distancing” efforts to slow the
epidemic in the U.S.
What is social distancing?
Social distancing are prac-
tices implemented by public
health officials to keep conta-
gious diseases from spreading.
The measures are aimed at
trying to cut down the amount
of virus spreading around, and
ultimately protect those most
vulnerable, including the elder-
ly and people with weakened
immune systems.
What measures have
been taken?
Governments have closed
borders, and millions of work-
ers and students have been
ordered to stay home. On Mon-
day, U.S. officials recommend-
ed that older people and those
with underlying health condi-
tions “stay home and away from
other people.” The U.S. is also
telling people not to gather in
large groups.
And experts also recom-
mend people try to stay at least
6 feet away from each other.
Why 6 feet?
Experts believe the virus is
mainly spread through droplets
that come out of your mouth and
nose. When an infected person
speaks or exhales or coughs
or sneezes, the droplets travel
about 3 to 6 feet before gravity
pulls them to the ground.
“They fall pretty quickly,”
said Dr. Jill Weatherhead, an
infectious disease expert at the
Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston.
It’s important to try to block
coughs or sneezes with a tissue
or your sleeve, so as to not send
those droplet flying directly to-
ward someone nearby.
Can I go outside at all?
Yes, with some exceptions.
And the guidelines vary based
on where you live.
“We’re not being told to stay
at home and lock the doors,”
said Dr. Willam Schaffner, a
Vanderbilt University infectious
diseases expert. “We’re not
there yet, and I don’t think we’ll
get there.”
People who have coughs
and sneezes should stay home
as much as possible, and call
ahead to the doctor’s office if
they’re planning to get their ill-
ness checked out, he added.
People who have confirmed
coronavirus illness should stay
home, as should those who
were in close contact with a con-
firmed case.
Where can I go?
Options are becoming lim-
ited, with school, gym and
restaurant closures in some
places, and work-from-home
edicts.
Officials in six San Francis-
co-area counties on Monday
told nearly 7 million people to
stay inside and venture out only
for necessities.
If you live someplace without
such restrictions, it’s best just
to use good judgment. If restau-
rants are open, it’s OK to go to
eat. But go in a small group and
try to get a table away from oth-
ers.
It’s necessary to buy food.
But try to go to the super-
market at times when it’s less
crowded, stay 6 feet away from
other shoppers as much as you
can, and wash your hands thor-
oughly when you get home.
Can I go to the gym?
Exercise is important. But
maybe stick to the machines,
wiping them down before and
after you use them, and skip
games of basketball or other
activities that put you in close
physical contact with others. If
possible, cut back on the gym
and go for jogs, walks or bike
rides instead, experts said.
What about social
gatherings?
The CDC on Sunday rec-
ommended that for the next
eight weeks, organizers put
off events that would draw at
least 50 people. On Monday,
the number was reduced to 10.
That could ice a lot of wed-
dings, family reunions and
birthday parties.
Dr. Deborah Birx, who is
coordinating the federal re-
sponse to the virus, said the
change from 50 to 10 was influ-
enced by research that tried to
estimate the impact of differ-
ent possible steps.
A CDC official, Dr. Jay But-
ler, said Monday there’s no
hard-and-fast rule. Officials
are simply trying to set a rea-
sonable parameter to “increase
social distancing while not cre-
ating social isolation,” he said
in an interview streamed by
the Journal of the American
Medical Association.
Can I go on dates? Or send
my kids on play dates?
There’s some debate among
experts about dates and play
dates.
Adults who are not sick or
considered to be at risk can
still date, Schaffner said. But
skip the bars, concerts and
crowded theaters, and instead
think about an intimate dinner
at home.
For kids, play dates can be
OK, especially if they’re out-
side in parks and involve a
small number of kids, he said.
Of course, kids who are sick
or who are particularly vul-
nerable to respiratory illness
should not go, he added.
Weatherhead had different
advice, saying play dates are
not recommended. Children
generally have had more mild
COVID-19 illnesses and there-
fore might spread the disease
before anyone realizes they
are sick.
Will social
distancing work?
It will be tricky to prove
these measures made a differ-
ence.
Testing for the coronavirus
was delayed in the U.S., but it is
now starting to become more
widely available. That means a
lot of new cases may be diag-
nosed in the coming days, as
labs finally find infections that
happened weeks ago.
“We’re going to see increas-
ing (case) numbers, and that’s
going to be frustrating to peo-
ple who are doing social dis-
tancing. But that doesn’t mean
social distancing isn’t work-
ing,” Weatherhead said.

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pressure on Sanders to quit
Vermont senator’s path
to the nomination is
AP VoteCast: Biden cuts deep
quickly narrowing, and into the Sanders coalition
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
some Democrats are
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden cut deep into Sen. Bernie Sanders’ co-
now calling on him to alition of young, liberal and Latino voters on Tuesday, securing solid
drop out in the name victories in Florida, Illinois and Arizona in unsettled times.
The former vice president expanded his support among groups that
of party unity have been propping up the Vermont senator’s struggling campaign.
Biden, who has run as a moderate, won liberals in Florida, and ate into
BY WILL WEISSERT Sanders’ advantage with young people. In Arizona and Illinois, the two
AND BRIAN SLODYSKO men roughly split Latino voters, a group that Sanders heavily courted.
The Associated Press The results from AP VoteCast surveys of thousands of Democratic
voters across the three states show Biden consolidating Democrats at
WA S H I N G T O N a time of rising anxieties about the spread of the new coronavirus and a
— Joe Biden swept national mobilization to contain it.
to victory in Florida, Not surprisingly, voters in all three states ranked health care as a
Illinois and Arizona, top issue — and in Florida more said they trusted Biden over Sanders
increasingly pulling to handle the issue.
away with a Demo-
cratic presidential
Using a livestream to address cused on the coronavirus outbreak.
primary upended by
supporters from his home state of Trump, meanwhile, formally
the coronavirus and Biden
Delaware, Biden seemed ready to clinched the Republican presiden-
building pressure
on Bernie Sanders move past the primary. He paid trib- tial nomination after facing mini-
to abandon his cam- ute to the Vermont senator for ad- mal opposition.
paign. vancing key issues like affordable But much of the action was on
The former vice health care and combating climate the Democratic side, where higher
president’s third big change. vote totals in some key states sug-
night in as many “Sen. Sanders and his support- gested enthusiasm that even the
weeks came Tuesday ers have brought a remarkable coronavirus couldn’t contain. Turn-
amid tremendous Sanders passion and tenacity to all of these out in Florida’s Democratic primary
uncertainty as the Democratic con- issues. Together they have shifted surpassed the 1.7 million who cast
test collides with efforts to slow the the fundamental conversation in ballots four years ago.
spread of the virus that has shut this country,” Biden said. “So let Sanders’ path to the nomination
down large swaths of American life. me say, especially to the young vot- is quickly narrowing, and some
Polls were shuttered in Ohio, and ers who have been inspired by Sen. Democrats are now calling on him
although balloting went ahead as Sanders, I hear you. I know what’s to drop out in the name of party
scheduled in the three other states, at stake. I know what we have to do.” unity. Top advisers have said he’s
election workers and voters report- With the exception of North considering whether the political
ed problems. Dakota and the Northern Mariana landscape could look different as
Still, Biden’s quest for his party’s Islands, Sanders hasn’t scored a vic- the virus continues to reshape life
nomination now seems well within tory since Super Tuesday on March across the country.
reach. His trio of wins doubled his 3. He made no immediate move on Still, the race increasingly favors
delegate haul over Sanders, giving Tuesday to contact Biden, accord- Biden. He maintained strength on
the former vice president a nearly ing to people familiar with the sit- Tuesday with African Americans
insurmountable lead. Top Demo- uation who spoke on the condition and older voters who have been the
cratic leaders and donors have also of anonymity because they were not hallmark of his campaign. He also
increasingly lined up behind Biden authorized to speak for the candi- appeared to chip away at Sanders’
as the best option to square off dates. During remarks early in the previous advantage with Hispanics
against President Donald Trump in night, Sanders said little about the that helped him win Nevada and
November. future of the race and instead fo- California early in the race.

US revises passenger safety rules for autonomous vehicles

NHTSA seeking comment on proposed updated standards
to account for vehicles that don’t have manual controls
BY TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writer
DETROIT — The U.S.
government is coming
out with new regulations
aimed at changing auto-
motive passenger safety
standards that could be
barriers to autonomous
vehicles.
The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administra-
tion says it’s seeking com-
ment on proposed updat-
ed standards to account
for vehicles that don’t have
manual controls such as
steering wheels or brake
pedals. Autonomous ve-
hicles also may not have
drivers sitting in the tradi-
tional driver’s seat.
The proposal would
revise requirements and
test procedures, the agen-
cy said in a statement
Tuesday. It also would
clarify that passenger
protection standard stan-
dards don’t apply to vehi-
cles made specifically to
carry goods and not peo-
ple.
“We do not want reg-
ulations enacted long be-
fore the development of
automated technologies
to present an unintended
and unnecessary barrier
against innovation and im-
proved highway safety,”
NHTSA Acting Adminis-
trator James Owens said
in the statement.
The proposed regu-
lation would apply front
passenger seat protection
standards to the tradition-
al driver’s seat of an au-
tonomous vehicle, rather
than safety requirements
that are specific to the
driver’s seat, the agency
said. “The rationale dis-
cussed in this notice is
that an occupant should
not need protection from
a steering control system
if none exists in the vehi-
cle,” the regulation said.
The regulations would
account for vehicles that
operate autonomously but
also can be controlled by
a human in the driver’s
seat, NHTSA said.
NHTSA says in the
regulation that much of
the safety potential of au-
tomated driving systems
is “unsubstantiated and
the impacts unknown,”
but it still believes the
best path forward is to re-
move barriers.
Jason Levine, executive
director of the nonprofit
Center for Auto Safety,
an advocacy group, said
NHTSA shouldn’t remove
regulatory safeguards for
a technology that is not
proven “and in fact may
be unsafe.” He said in a
statement that the gov-
ernment should focus on
existing safety measures
“not corporate giveaways
desired by lobbyists and
questioned by experts.”
The public has about
60 days to comment on
the proposal. Based on
the comments, NHTSA
would then put the rule
into effect, the agency
said.
The regulation is
aimed at autonomous
vehicles and does not ad-
dress multiple recommen-
dations from the National
Transportation Safety
Board made last month
about partially automated
vehicles with driver assist
systems.
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SLIMANTICS
Just enough to share
M
y parents
were born
more
than 100 years ago
and grew up in an
era when survival
depended on hard
work.
Both had only a
high school educa-
tion. My dad never
earned more than
$8 per hour, which Slim Smith
was more than my
mom, who worked
in a garment factory, ever
made. That meant dad worked
two jobs for most of his adult
life – three if you count the
enormous vegetable garden he and those Ball jars, lids and
planted each year, which kept
food on a table for a family that selves).
included six kids.
We never had much, just
enough to share.
From February through
September, my dad would
come home from his grave-
yard shift job and head
straight for the garden, which
produced great quantities of
peas, peppers, beans, squash,
tomatoes, onions, potatoes,
watermelon, okra
and, if the weather
cooperated, corn.
Mom would
come home bone-
tired from the
factory and head
for the kitchen
and the pressure
cooker, staying up
late hours canning
vegetables that sus-
tained us through
the winter.
As a kid, I spent
long summer hours in the
garden and helped mom with
the canning, too. (there were
mountains of tomatoes to peel
rings didn’t sterilize them-
Yet we always gave away as
much as we kept for ourselves,
maybe even more.
As I sweated away in the
garden, I bitterly noted that
it was odd that our neighbors
were happy to receive the
fruits out our labor yet nev-
er offered to help weed the
garden or pick the vegetables.
They never offered to help
mom with the canning, either.
Yet this thought never
seemed to occur to mom and
dad. They gave joyously and
without reservation. If you
were looking for a cash dona-
tion, my parents couldn’t help
much. But if you needed some
food, well, you had come to the
right place.
I share this not to heap
praise on my parents. They
were not alone in their gener-
osity. Old lady Smith (no rela-
tion) hoarded scraps of fabric
which, despite her arthritic
fingers, she turned into beauti-
ful quilts she simply gave
away. Mrs. Dickerson would
feed anybody who strayed
anywhere near her little house
at the end of the street. Mr.
Harbin, a fireman by occupa-
tion, would fix your leaking
sink or get your car running
again without thinking about
getting paid. Mr. Shields was
a hunter and trapper, which
meant there was meat on the
table all down the street. Ms.
Haas sewed dresses. All she
asked for was the material,
size and a pattern.
In our poor neighborhood,
everybody could do some-
thing. And everybody did, it
seemed.
It was the spirit of their day
and their generation.
I’m thinking of them more
and more these days.
No one can accurately
predict what hardships the
COVID-19 virus will produce,
but they are likely to be sub-
stantial and lingering. Some
people will be financially
secure enough to weather this
crisis and consider it more of
an annoyance than a hardship.
But for working people, it
may become an existential
threat. Welcome to my par-
ents’ generation.
We’re going to need each
other like never before. And
that means we’re going to have
to suffer our own hardships
even as we attend to the needs
of others.
That’s why I am thinking
now of my parents and of their
hard-working and generous
generation.
Based on income, there
were times when my folks
would have qualified as ben-
eficiaries, not benefactors.
Yet relative to their resourc-
es, they gave as much, if not
more, than the rich factory
owner my mom worked for.
That was true up and down
our little street.
The people of that genera-
tion understood that personal
hardships need not exempt
anyone for doing his or her
part to help others.
That still true today.
Individually, we may have
much or we may have little,
but we all have just enough to
share, whether it’s in the form
of money or talent or time or,
like my folks, the sweat of our
brows.
There is always something
each of us can do and in the
dark days that cloud the hori-
zon, there are no small acts of
kindness.
Give what you can. Give it
generously. Give it joyously.
Our hour has arrived.
Slim Smith is a columnist
and feature writer for The
Dispatch. His email address is
ssmith@cdispatch.com.

STATE OF THE NATION CARTOONIST VIEW

Is there still a
place called ‘us’?
S
aturday night, I ordered take-
out from my favorite Chinese
place. I did this as a gesture
of solidarity after hearing that
people have been avoiding Chinese
restaurants because of the corona-
virus pandemic that originated in
Wuhan, China.
I also did it because I had a taste
for egg foo young.
If my intended message was
muddled by those mixed motiva-
tions, well, chalk it up to the fact Leonard Pitts
that the pandemic has been hell on
easy symbolism. This is supposed to be one of those times
where Americans come together, where we put aside our
singular, selfish needs and concentrate instead on acting in
the best interests of the greater and larger us.
But you have to wonder just how it is you go about doing
that. Or, more to the point, how do you go about showing
your fellow citizens you are doing that?
It’s a question one did not have to ask in previous national
crises; they lent themselves easily and naturally to symbolic
gestures of solidarity and unity. After the Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor, you joined the Marines, planted a Victory
Garden or collected scrap metal. After John Kennedy was
murdered, you wept in the streets end embraced strangers
as kin. After the terrorist attacks of 2001, you gave blood, lit
candles, hung American flags from freeway overpasses.
But the pandemic of 2020 offers no equivalent symbolism
of national unity. No, in the great pandemic, we hoard toilet
paper and Purell, and get our egg foo young to go. It’s not
quite the same.
Granted, that’s a stylistic issue, interesting but arguably
inconsequential. Except that it masks something larger.
After all, if, in years past, we put aside our singular, selfish
needs and sought what was right for the greater and larger
us, these last years of unrelieved rancor, of Americans living
in alternate political realities, requires an honest observer to
wonder if those things are even still possible.
And I’m sorry, but you’ll read no false equivalence here
— not even in the service of hoped-for reconciliation. Be-
cause the truth matters. And the truth is, it was the political
right that seceded from that greater and larger “us,” that
inculcated in its adherents a sense of separateness, that
made of them an island warmed by a burn of permanent
grievance.
Nor has that stopped in the face of pandemic. Rush Lim-
baugh and Sean Hannity have suggested the disease is not
all that serious. Rep. Devin Nunes and former Milwaukee
Sheriff David Clarke have said, in defiance of all medical
advice, that people should go out and do the town. Trish
Regan, a since-suspended Fox Business anchor, claimed the
“liberal media” were using the coronavirus to “destroy the
president.”
Even during a pandemic, it seems, some of us find it
hard to get beyond competing political agendas, hard to be
one nation, indivisible. On December 7, 1941, November
22, 1963 or even September 11, 2001, that would have been
impossible to conceive.
Yet, here we are.
Always previously, one thing has been reliably true of this
fractious nation: In time of crisis, we come together. Now
we’re about to learn if that’s still the case. The early returns
are not good.
Make no mistake: As our healthcare system, supply chain
and economy are being tested, we the people are also being
tested in our very understanding of American identity. We
are a balkanized nation, a collection of broken pieces where
even the specter of mass casualties is just another excuse
for political gamesmanship. This moment forces upon us a
defining question: Are we still capable of common cause?
Is there still a place called “us?”
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for
commentary, is a columnist for the Miami Herald. Email him
at lpitts@miamiherald.com.
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TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters
meet every Friday at 7 a.m. at
the Church of Christ, Co-
lumbus. To become a better
communicator and leader, call
662-549-3483.
n POSSUM TOWN
QUILTERS
Possum Town Quilters meet
at 9:30 a.m. the second and
fourth Saturdays of each
month at the Rosenzweig Arts
Center (lower level), 501 Main
St., Columbus. Check us out at
possumtownquilters.blogspot.
com.
n LOWNDES REPUBLICAN
WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican
Women meets the second
Tuesday of each month at the
Lion Hills Center, 2331 Military
Road. Buffet line opens at
11:15 a.m., with call to order
at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters
Guild meets at 5:30 p.m. every
third Thursday at the Starkville
Sportsplex Activities Building.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE
BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are invited
to Breakfast with the Bulldogs
on second Thursdays each
month at Starkville Café. Dutch
treat breakfast 7:30 a.m.
Contact Carol Moss Read at
carolmoss@bellsouth.net or
662-312-0637.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No.
288 meets Tuesdays at Com-
munity Baptist Church, Yorkville
Road East, Columbus. Weigh-in
begins at 5:30 p.m. Contact
Pat Harris, 662-386-0249.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No.
270 meets Thursdays at 4370
Cal-Kolola Road, Caledonia.
Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30 p.m.
Contact Michelle Holliman,
662-386-3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the
Starkville Sportsplex Tuesdays,
10-11:30 a.m. Crafts provided
by the parks department. For
information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the
activities room adjacent to the
multi-purpose facility at the
Starkville Sportsplex Thurs-
days 10 a.m.-noon. Bring your
own project to work on. For
information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
HEALTH NOTES
n BALANCE CLASS
North Mississippi Medical
Center-West Point hosts
a balance class from 1-2
p.m. March 23-25. Free to
members; $20 nonmembers.
Instructor is Mary Ann Shows.
Beneficial for individuals with
unstable mobility issues or
weakened lower body muscles.
To register by March 18 or for
information, call the Wellness
Center, 662-495-9355 or
1-800-843-3375.
n 3D MAMMOGRAMS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers
Hologic’s new Genius 3D
mammography exams. Komen
Foundation funds are available
to cover cost of screenings or
diagnostic mammograms for
those without insurance or
whose insurance does not cov-
er the test and who meet other
criteria, low-income, uninsured
or underinsured, living in Clay,
Lowndes, Monroe or Oktibbe-
ha Counties. Call 662-244-
1000 or visit goldentriangle.
baptistonline.org to see if you
qualify. For appointment, call
662-244-2979 or 800-544-
8762, ext. 2979.
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers
6 p.m. CPR classes for the
community in the Patient
Tower. Preregistration required.
Call the Education Department,
662-244-2498.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers
Childbirth and Breastfeeding
classes each month, 6 p.m.,
in room 6, near the Gift Shop,
$20. For information or to reg-
ister, call 662-386-5592.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Emerson Family Center in
Starkville offers childbirth
classes from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
every Tuesday. For more infor-
mation, call 662-320-4907.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts
a support group for cancer
survivors and their families,
noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of
every month. Lunch provided.
For information and location,
call 662-244-2923.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts
day classes for Diabetes
Support on third Wednesdays
of each month, 10-11 a.m.
in Patient Tower room 6. For
information, call Lacy Smith,
662-244-1392.
n CARING FOR THE
CAREGIVER
This caregivers support group
meets at 11:30 a.m. on last
Thursdays at First United Meth-
odist Church, 602 Main St.,
Columbus. All are welcome. A
study of the book “No Act of
Love is Ever Wasted: The Spir-
ituality of Caring for Persons
with Dementia” is underway.
n ABUSE RECOVERY
GROUP
A Domestic Abuse Recovery
Group meets Thursdays at 6
p.m. through Safe Haven Inc.
Group counseling for rape
recovery is available. For infor-
mation, call 662-327-6118.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle
seeks caring, compassion-
ate volunteers to help in a
variety of hospital settings. For
information, call Lisa Bow-
ers,662-244-1165.
n DRUG/ALCOHOL
INTERVENTION
Narconon offers drug and
alcohol interventions. For free
screenings or referrals, call
1-800-431-1754.
n GOLDEN TRIANGLE AA
Golden Triangle AA meets
daily for support. If you want to
drink, that is your business. If
you want to stop drinking, that
is our business. For informa-
tion, call 662-327-8941.
n AL-ANON MEETING
The Columbus Al-Anon Family
Groups meet Mondays and
Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. When
you don’t know where to turn
because someone drinks too
much, we can help. For infor-
mation, call 888-425-2666 or
go to msafg.org.
OTHER EVENTS
n FANTASTIC VOYAGE
The Columbus Police Depart-
ment and Columbus Fire &
Rescue hosts a benefit for
the City of Columbus National tion and more. For information,
Night Out on Crime at 7 p.m.
n ENVIRONMENTAL
MEETING call 662-368-3603.
March 21 at the Trotter Con- Memphis Town Community n FREE COMPUTER
vention Center. Semi-formal Action Group meets fourth CLASSES
dress attire, live music and Tuesdays at 6 p.m. to discuss Emerson Family Center,
more. Advance tickets at $25. issues related to the Kerr-Mc- Starkville, offers free computer
For more information or tickets Gee site. For information,
classes 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays.
call 662-329-5121 ext. 4100 contact Leon Hines, 662-574- Call 662-320-4607.
or 662-244-3528. 6109. n FREE TUTORING
n REFLECTION DAY n 50 DRESSES MINISTRY Family Resource Center, 1575
Gems for the Journey hosts a Reach1 Teach1 Ministries’ 50 Second Ave. N., Columbus,
Reflection Day from 3-6 p.m. Dresses Ministry Program to offers free tutoring, computer
March 21 at The Princess The- the Golden Triangle area helps use and printing services for
ater. Don’t be sad, wear plaid. those in need of a dress or pre-K-eighth grade. Limited
The guest speaker will be La- suit for a job search. Dona- slots. Call 662-368-3603.
oneda Carpenter. Performers tions accepted. Call Regional
will be Tak’um, Six Six Drew n PARENT CAFÉ
Coordinator Cequeila Bigbee,
and Jonathan Hendrix. The Emerson family Center,
870-627-2859 or e-mail 1deliv-
public is invited to attend. For Starkville, offers Parent Café
eredin2014@gmail.com.
more information, visit www. meetings 11 a.m.-noon every
n WALKING GROUP Monday. For more information,
gemsjourney.com
n SAFE HAVEN J.L. King Center’s Families First call 662-418-5193 or visit
VOLUNTEERS of Oktibbeha County invites the fcp-parentcafe.com.
Safe Haven Inc. seeks commu- community to join its Walking n TENN-TOM WATERWAY
nity volunteers. Trainings are Group at 6:30 a.m. Monday-Fri- MUSEUM
held every three months. If you day at Westside Park, 700 N. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Wa-
or someone you know would Long St., Starkville.
 terway Transportation Museum,
like to volunteer, contact Joyce n EFFECTIVE PARENTING 318 Seventh St. N., Columbus,
Tucker, 662-327-6118; Ce- Family Resource Center, Co- is open for tours Monday-Fri-
queila Bigbee, 662-435-1806; lumbus campus, 1575 Second day, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. School field
or email 1deliveredin2014@
gmail.com.
Ave. N., offers free effective
parenting classes, with insight
trips, civic clubs, church groups
encouraged. For group tours,
n HOST FAMILIES on child safety, appropriate dis- call 662-328-8936 or 662-574-
Ayusa, a nonprofit organization cipline, effective communica- 5794.
promoting global learning,
leadership through cultural
exchange and leadership
programs for high school stu-
dents from around the world,
is taking applications for
American families in northeast
Mississippi interested in host-
ing international high school
students. Call Amy Benjamin,
662-205-6867, or email, aben-
jamin@ayusa.org.
n MINORITY CAUCUS
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Mississippi Association of
Supervisors accepts schol-
arship applications through
March 15 from all graduating
high school seniors for the
Minority Caucus Scholarship.
For applications or information,
visit mssupervisors.org/minori-
ty-caucus.
n JIM SPRUIELL
SCHOLARSHIP
The Health Care Foundation
of North Mississippi accepts
applications through March 31
for the Jim Spruiell Memorial
Scholarship from high school
seniors preparing to enter
college or individuals in the
workforce and pursuing a ca-
reer in emergency health care.
For applications or information,
visit nmhs.net/youth-educa-
tion.
n BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Starkville
Library Book Sale is the first
Monday of each month at the
Starkville Public Library, 326
University Drive.

‘Don’t stop’: When Carnegie Hall canceled, show went on

‘It’s a good message to keep going and to teach keep going.”
There were tears initially, she
kids to persist even when your dreams are crushed’ said, but after about a day, some
students figured they were no more
Anna Mersereau, orchestra director at Oregon’s Alliance Charter Academy
at risk on the East Coast than they
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS planned Carnegie Hall performance were on the West Coast, so they
had been canceled just before they came, with plenty of hand sanitizer
NEW YORK — How do you get were scheduled to leave. Some of and maintaining distance between
to Carnegie Hall? Practice. And themselves and others.
them decided to come anyway, and
when the coronavirus cancels the In addition to Times Square,
took their stringed instruments to
performance you’ve been practic- they were planning to play outside
Times Square, playing for the few Carnegie Hall as well.
ing for? Take it outside.
hardy souls still out and about. The kids found the bright side of
A group of Oregon students de-
cided they were going to perform “It’s a good message to keep go- the unusual experience.
Monday in New York City, even if it ing and to teach kids to persist even “We’re always probably going to
wasn’t quite where they had origi- when your dreams are crushed,” remember as the trip we were going
nally planned. said Anna Mersereau, 41, orchestra to play at Carnegie Hall but now it’s
The young musicians from the director at the school. “You don’t the trip we played at Times Square
Alliance Charter Academy in Or- stop, you make the most of it and which we weren’t planning to do,”
egon City, Oregon, got word their you take what life gives you and you said Christian Hall, 17.
8A WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Food programs
Continued from Page 1A
Meal bags are put together
at Armstrong Middle School
and loaded on school buses,
which combined run all 20 of
the district’s regular routes.
On Tuesday, the district de-
livered 1,000 meals through the
bus routes.
“The rollout has been great,
especially with the bus routes,”
Hill said. “The drivers stop at
each place where they normally
pick up children and we have an
administrator on each bus that
actually hands out the meals.”
Hill said each child must
come out to the bus to receive
the meals.
“What we found is that a
lot of the students didn’t know
about the program, so they
didn’t come out,” she said.
“Some may not have been at
home. As word gets out we ex-
pect that more and more kids
will be coming out for the meals
when they see the bus coming.
Between the ‘grab and go’ and
bus deliveries, we could easily
see the number of meals get to
2,500.”
CMSD
Labat said she has been
working with school person-
nel since March 10 putting the
feeding program together.
Breakfasts are available from
workers, who will be granted
personal days for the work they
perform as long as the program
is in place.
“Our employees have been
very, very positive and worked
extremely hard to prepare this
program and get it in operation,”
Labat said. “They’ve all really
stepped up to the plate.”
Labat said her main concern
is whether demand will eventu-
ally outstrip the district’s supply.
“Some institutions have
already started laying off em-
ployees,” Labat said. “As more
and more people are laid off,
these meals are going to be all
the more important. Having ac-
cess to two meals a day means
parents can use the resources
they have on other needs. When
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff
you don’t know where your next
Stokes-Beard Elementary School Food Services Assistant Man-
paycheck is coming from, these
ager Debra Clay and Food Services Manager Hattie Reed, right,
helped bag lunches for students to pick up Tuesday. In two days, meals are vital. The demand is
the district has distributed almost 2,000 meals for students who only going to increase.”
are out of school as a result of the COVID-19 virus. In addition to the meals, par-
ents can also pick up informa-
7-9 a.m. at each of the schools, tributed at school campuses, tional packets on the district’s
with lunches being distributed 908 meals were picked up at the educational plans during the
from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The meals schools Tuesday. Another 1,000 period when schools are closed,
are available for pick-up only. meals were distributed through Labat said.
CMSD is also delivering 100 the deliveries to CHA housing  
meals each day to five Colum- developments over two days. Vowell’s
bus Housing Authority com- Labat said the program at Stillman said he received
plexes, Labat said. each school is staffed by the word about the plan to provide
After a slow start Monday, school principal, one security lunches on Friday.
when just 43 meals were dis- officer and all eight food service “Our owners, Todd and Gil
Vowell, got to-
gether and decid-
ed with what was
going on with
the students be-
ing out of school,
that they wanted
to help,” Still-
man said. “They Stillman
put this together themselves
and sent it out to us Friday. So
far the response has been out-
standing.”
Stillman said the meal pro-
gram is available at all 19 of the
Vowell family’s stores in Missis-
sippi and Alabama.
“Our deli workers start put-
ting the sack lunches together
around 5:30 or 6 in the morning
and put them in the cooler until
the kids come to pick them up,”
Stillman said.
Stillman said the store has
been putting together 100
breakfasts and 300 lunches
each day. Meals are provided
for anyone under age 18 who
is accompanied by a parent or
guardian.
“Vowell’s is a family owned
business, so we’ve been in-
volved in a lot of community
programs over the years,” Still-
man said. “But as far as I know,
this is a first. It’s obvious there
was a need, so we are happy to
be able to do this for our com-
munities.”

Notices
Continued from Page 1A
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to help small contact Todd DeMuth to keep our staff and our ly and to disinfect
YMCA restricting businesses at tdemuth@mema. parks services customers safe. We are taking this
facility access The Mississippi ms.gov Lowndes County In addition to monitor- situation seriously and
The Frank P. Phillips Emergency Management Parks and Recreation ing the CDC for updates, will continue to take mea-
YMCA has restricted Agency (MEMA) is gath- have closed recreation we are:
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Sports
SEC CANCELS ALL REGULAR-SEASON COMPETITION
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — games and pro days.
COVID-19’s effect on
college sports continued
Tuesday as the South-
eastern Conference an-
nounced it is canceling
all regular-season com-
petition for the 2019-20
Carter disappointed about SEC tournament cancellation
MSU senior guard still looking to the future despite early end to season
Mississippi State’s Tyson Carter shoots around Ole Miss’ Khadim Sy during the first half of their game March 7 in Starkville. On Tuesday, Car-
ter told The Dispatch that the cancellation of the SEC tournament was ‘disappointing,’ but he’s still optimistic about the future.
BY GARRICK HODGE
ghodge@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Be-
fore Tyson Carter left
Humphrey Coliseum for
the last time, he went to
center court, dropped
to push-up position, and
kissed the M painted
on the floor on March 7
against Ole Miss.
It was the Starkville
native’s own way of say-
ing farewell to Mississip-
pi State after a productive
four-year basketball ca-
reer.
“That was truly spe-
cial,” an emotional MSU
coach Ben Howland said
of Carter’s gesture after
a 69-44 victory against
the Rebels in the regular
season — and eventually
season — finale.
Brady leaving New England; Brees staying put in New Orleans
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The unimaginable has
happened to Patriots fans:
Tom Brady is moving on.
The predictable has
occurred for Saints fans:
Drew Brees is staying
put.
No matter what else
happens in NFL free
agency on Tuesday, deci-
sions by those two iconic
quarterbacks deserve
headlines. And those de-
cisions were as divergent
as the regions they have
played in.
athletic year.
The cancellation also
includes spring football
“This is a difficult day
for all of us, and I am es-
pecially disappointed for
our student-athletes,”
SEC Commissioner Greg
Sankey said in a news
release. “The health and
Tyson Carter attacks the basket against Alabama on Feb. 25 in Starkville.
It was universally ac-
cepted that was likely the
6-foot-4 guard’s final ap-
pearance wearing a Mis-
Brady will be 43 when
the next NFL season be-
gins. He also brings with
him six Super Bowl rings,
four Super Bowl MVP
trophies and three regu-
lar-season MVP awards.
Simply put, he’s the most
successful quarterback in
pro football history.
And he’s available.
“I don’t know what my
football future holds, but
it is time for me to open
a new stage for my life
and my career,” he wrote.
“Although my football
journey will take place
well-being of our entire
conference community
is an ongoing priority for
the SEC as we continue
to monitor developments
and information about
the COVID-19 virus.”
Beyond Tuesday’s
news, team and individ-
ual practices, meetings
and other organized
sissippi State uniform in
Starkville.
But for that to poten-
tially be the final college
elsewhere, I appreciate
everything that we have
achieved and am grateful
for our incredible TEAM
experiences.”
Those experiences —
nine Super Bowl trips,
six wins — ended with a
home loss to Tennessee
in the wild-card round in
January.
As a memento for Pa-
triots owner Robert Kraft,
who referred to Brady as
being like a son, the team
will take a $13.5 million
salary cap hit because of
the signing bonus Brady
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020
gatherings — both vol-
untary and involuntary
— will remain suspended
through at least April 15.
“Mississippi State
Athletics fully supports
the SEC’s decision an-
nounced today,” MSU
Athletic Director John
Cohen added in an offi-
cial statement. “While
Jim Lytle/Dispatch file photo
game he ever played with-
out ever having a final say
of his team’s postseason
fate? No one could have
got for his one-year deal
for the 2019 season.
No such issues in the
Big Easy. Brees made
things, well, easy for the
Saints, making it clear
he wasn’t leaving New
Orleans or Sean Payton’s
offense despite having his
contract run out.
Brees, 41, agreed to a
two-year, $50 million con-
tract, a person familiar
with the situation said.
The person spoke to The
Associated Press on con-
dition of anonymity on
Tuesday because the deal
we are deeply disappoint-
ed for all our hard-work-
ing coaches, student-ath-
letes, staff and devoted
supporters, the top pri-
ority is everyone’s health
and safety, and helping
slow the spread of this
virus.”
The decision ends
the spring seasons of
Jim Lytle/Dispatch file photo
scripted an ending that
cruel.
Nevertheless, that
ill-fated result may hold
true. Carter found out
along with the rest of
the team five days later
the SEC tournament had
been canceled amid con-
cerns about COVID-19,
the disease caused by the
novel coronavirus. The
Bulldogs were on a bus
late Thursday morning
headed to practice at Bel-
mont University in Nash-
ville, then pandemonium
broke out moments later
as the news trickled in.
“A lot of us were on
Twitter,” Carter told The
Dispatch Tuesday. “We
saw that the Big Ten can-
celed their conference
tournament. Then, 15
See CARTER, 3B
has not been announced.
The 19-year veteran
with one NFL title in New
Orleans basically gave a
hometown discount to the
Saints. His deal will not
put him in the top 10 quar-
terbacks for annual sala-
ry. But the career leader
in completions with 6,867,
yards passing with 77,416,
and touchdowns with 547
believes New Orleans of-
fers the best place for him
to win another champion-
ship.
Brees missed five
games with a throwing
SPORTS LINE
662-241-5000
B
SECTION
the Mississippi State
baseball, softball, men’s
and women’s golf, men’s
and women’s tennis and
outdoor track and field
teams.
Mississippi State’s
spring football game,
set for April 11 at Davis
Wade Stadium, will not
be played as scheduled.
Lowndes
Recreation
Department
closes facilities
until April 1
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
The Lowndes Recre-
ation Department has
closed its recreation fa-
cilities as of Monday and
until at least April 1 due
to concerns about the
spread of COVID-19, the
disease caused by the
novel coronavirus, the
department announced
Monday afternoon.
Lake Lowndes State
Park Ball Fields, Lown-
des Soccer Complex,
Anderson Grove Com-
munity Center, Arte-
sia Community Center,
Caledonia Community
Center, Charles Chamb-
ry Community Center,
Concord Community
Center, Crawford Com-
munity Center, New Hope
Community Center and
Plum Grove Community
Center will temporarily
closed. The department
noted the facilities could
be closed past April 1 if
deemed necessary.
All youth softball and
baseball practices, all soc-
cer games and practices,
all recreation programs
and all park facility rent-
als have been suspended.
People who have paid to
rent park facilities will be
refunded in approximate-
ly three weeks.
The department said it
will reevaluate the status
of its baseball and softball
programs on April 1 and
is not currently canceling
the season. If the depart-
ment is allowed to reopen
its sites and programs,
the start of the season
will be pushed back a
week or two; if the season
is closed entirely, all reg-
istration and sponsorship
fees will be returned “in a
timely manner.”
“We ask for your pa-
tience and understanding
during these very un-
precedented and trying
times,” the department’s
statement read. “Please
keep you and your fami-
lies safe.”
hand injury that required
surgery last season, but
still helped New Orleans
to a third straight playoff
appearance.
Another veteran QB
found his landing spot
when Philip Rivers agreed
to join the Colts. Rivers
spent the past 16 seasons
with the Chargers, first in
San Diego and then in Los
Angeles.
Rivers agreed to a
one-year contract with
Indianapolis. The Colts
get a 38-year-old quarter-
See NFL, 3B
2B WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020
Scratched: Kentucky Derby now set for September due to virus
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Change does not come
easily to the Kentucky
Derby.
Fans sip mint juleps,
don fancy hats and dress
clothes and sing to the
melancholy strains of “My
Old Kentucky Home” as
the thoroughbreds step
onto the track on the first
Saturday in May. It has
always made the Derby
as much a piece of Ameri-
cana as a horse race.
The country’s longest
continuously held sports
event thrives on this tra-
dition, especially its date
on the calendar.
That changed Tuesday.
Churchill Downs post-
poned the Derby until
September, the latest rite
of spring in sports to be
struck by the new corona-
virus along with the Mas-
ters, March Madness and
baseball season. Instead
of May 2, the race will be
run Sept. 5, kicking off
Labor Day weekend.
“It’s good that they
didn’t cancel it,” said Hall
of Fame trainer Bob Baf-
fert, who has several top
contenders that could
earn him a record-tying
sixth Derby victory.
However, Baffert add-
ed, “Until they get their
arms around this virus,
we’re all day-to-day”
It’s the first time the
Derby won’t be held on
the first Saturday in May
since 1945, when it was
run June 9. The federal
government suspended
horse racing nationwide
for most of the first half
of the year before World
War II ended in early May,
but not in time to hold the
opening leg of the Triple
Crown that month.
“We’ll roll with the
punches,” Bill Carstan-
jen, CEO of Churchill
Downs Inc. said during a
conference call, “and feel
very, very good that Sep-
tember is the right date.”
The date change still
must be approved by the
Kentucky Horse Racing
Commission at its meet-
ing Thursday. The date
belonged to smaller Ellis
Park, which struck a deal
with Churchill Downs.
Skip Sayre, spokesman
for Ellis Entertainment,
said both sides agreed to
UEFA postpones Euro 2020 by How will the NCAA recoup
one year because of pandemic millions from lost tourney?
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENEVA — Taking
a tough decision that be-
came more inevitable by
the day, the governing
body of European soccer
postponed its marquee
championship for one
year on Tuesday.
Euro 2020 became
Euro 2021 in a major shift
for an international soc-
cer calendar that is on
lockdown because of the
coronavirus outbreak and
with no clear end in sight.
The virus currently
“makes football and all
life in Europe quite im-
possible,” UEFA presi-
dent Aleksander Ceferin
said.
The tournament that
was due to open on June
12 in Rome is now sched-
uled for next year from
June 11 to July 11, in the
same 12 host nations.
It is far from clear
when the public health
crisis could ease enough
for European soccer to
resume. Still, taking
Euro 2020 off the calen-
dar clears valuable weeks
in June when domestic
leagues and cups, and the
Champions League and
Europa League, could be
completed.
“We think postponing
the Euro is the only (way)
to get a chance to the na-
tional leagues and to all
the club competitions to
finish,” Ceferin said.
The UEFA executive
committee made the deci-
sion after hosting a video
Luis Saez aboard Mximum Security reacts after crossing the finish line during the 145th running of the Kentucky
Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4 in Louisville, Kentucky. This year’s version of the Derby will be run Sept. 5
rather than May 2 due to concerns about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
keep the amount of mon-
ey involved confidential.
“We were more than
willing to accommodate,”
Sayre said. “Our agree-
ment with Churchill
keeps us whole from a fi-
nancial perspective.”
Still to be decided are
the dates of the next two
legs of horse racing’s
showcase series — the
Preakness and Belmont.
Carstanjen said the
September date was cho-
sen after talks with NBC
Sports, which televises
the Triple Crown races,
based on the limited num-
ber of sports events that
weekend and hotel avail-
ability in Louisville.
Churchill Downs clear-
ly wasn’t interested in
running the 146th Der-
by without fans in the
stands, which is what oth-
er tracks have been do-
ing, including Santa Anita
in California, Oaklawn
in Arkansas and the Fair
Grounds in Louisiana.
“We feel confident we
are going to run the Ken-
tucky Derby and run it
with a crowd,” Carstanjen
said. “It’s a participatory
event.”
The race itself lasts
conference call with its 55
national member federa-
tions.
The European Cham-
pionship final typically
attracts a broadcast audi-
ence of 300 million world-
wide and the 51-game
tournament made UEFA a
profit of 830 million euros
($912 million) four years
ago.
“Moving Euro 2020
comes at a huge cost for
UEFA,” Ceferin said in a
statement.
In a later interview
with The Associated
Press, Ceferin estimated
the cost of postponing the
tournament at “hundreds
of millions” of euros (dol-
lars). UEFA reported
reserves of 574.8 million
euros ($632 million) in
its annual accounts pub-
lished this month.
Playing in June 2021
also takes match dates
from other national team
games for which UEFA al-
ready sold broadcast and
sponsor rights.
Tuesday’s decision was
taken after intense talks
with UEFA’s member and
the leaders of European
club soccer.
Euro 2020 was sched-
uled to be played in a doz-
en countries from Ireland
to Azerbaijan, and Russia
to Italy. A one-year post-
ponement became UE-
FA’s favored option last
week.
“The health of all those
involved in the game is the
priority, as well as to avoid
placing any unnecessary
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just two minutes, but the
partying and socializ-
ing goes on throughout
Derby week, with ce-
lebrity-stuffed charity
galas and private house
parties. Last year’s race
drew 150,729 fans. People
who pay little attention to
horse racing the rest of
the year typically watch
the Derby and wager on it
either formally or in pools
set up at parties.
The Derby was first
run in 1875 and has gone
uninterrupted, even
through the Great De-
pression and World Wars
I and II.
In 1943, there were
travel restrictions im-
posed by World War II
and no out-of-town tickets
were sold. Still, the Der-
by went on, with Count
Fleet winning in front of
65,000. The colt won the
Triple Crown that year.
The Kentucky Oaks,
the race for fillies held on
Derby eve, is also huge-
ly popular, especially
among Louisville locals.
It first began in 1875. It
will be run Sept. 4.
Horses have been
training and racing to
earn points that translate
pressure on national pub-
lic services involved in
staging matches,” UEFA
said.
The freeze on games
amid the pandemic has
also put broadcasting
deals worth hundreds
of millions of dollars on
hold and could lead to
the 2019-20 season being
annulled in some compe-
titions.
UEFA’s first call on
Tuesday was with leaders
of the European Club As-
sociation and European
Leagues groups, plus the
FIFPro players’ union.
Completing domestic
league seasons would al-
low titles to be awarded
and decide entries for the
next Champions League
and Europa League. The
first qualifying games are
already scheduled for late
June.
If resuming the season
is possible, UEFA’s op-
tions to complete this sea-
son include playing the
quarterfinals and semi-
finals as single games
instead of over two legs
where each team has a
home match.
One option, revealed
by the Polish soccer fed-
eration, is for Champions
League games to take
the most attractive week-
end slots, while domestic
leagues play midweek.
The Champions
League final is scheduled
for May 30 in Istanbul, but
the Turkish city could also
be asked host the semifi-
nals in a mini-tournament
into berths in the 20-horse
Derby field even as the
rest of the sports world
has mostly shut down
because of the virus pan-
demic. Horses have only
one chance in their lives
to compete in the Derby,
Preakness and Belmont
stakes for 3-year-olds.
“From a trainer’s
standpoint, holding those
3-year-olds throughout
the summer is not a real
big problem. I don’t think
it affects our training
schedule that much,”
four-time Derby-winning
trainer D. Wayne Lukas
said. “I’m more interested
in what would be the prep
races leading up to it be-
cause you do need those.”
Carstanjen said points
already earned by hors-
es would be maintained,
while existing races at
tracks across the coun-
try would be added to
the Road to the Kentucky
Derby qualifying process.
“This will be fun and
give fans more time to
learn about this year’s
crop of 3-year-olds,” he
said.
Baffert must reconsid-
er the training and racing
schedules for his contend-
at a later date. The likely
last available date to play
the final is June 27.
Also, 16 of UEFA’s
members are involved in
the Euro 2020 playoffs,
which were scheduled to
be played on March 26
and 31. They will decide
the last four entries in
the 24-nation final tour-
nament, and could now be
played in early June.
Postponing Euro 2020
has also created a backlog
of national team games in
a packed calendar man-
aged by FIFA.
In a coordinated move,
UEFA was followed Tues-
day by South American
soccer body CONME-
BOL, which postponed
the Copa America one
year to the same playing
dates.
Lionel Messi and Ney-
mar would now be cleared
to play for their European
clubs if games resume
this season.
June 2021 was occu-
pied by the UEFA Nations
League final tournament
of four teams, plus the
start of FIFA’s inaugural
24-team Club World Cup.
It is due to be hosted in
China and feature eight
European clubs but no
broadcasting or sponsor
deals have yet been an-
nounced.
“I would like to thank
FIFA and its president,
Gianni Infantino, who has
indicated it will do what-
ever is required to make
this new calendar work,”
Ceferin said.
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ers.
“I’m going to have to
back off some of them
that are ready to go right
now,” he said. “The thing
is to keep them healthy.”
The Derby draws
strong TV ratings. By
moving it to Sept. 5, the
race wouldn’t conflict
with Notre Dame football,
satisfying NBC Sports,
which televises both. The
University of Louisville
has an away football game
that day.
The Preakness is
scheduled for May 16 at
Pimlico in Baltimore, and
no decision has yet been
made on its status.
“While we are mindful
of the challenges these
times present we also
know that events like the
Preakness Stakes can
help restore our sense
of place and economic
well-being to our com-
munities and state,” the
Maryland Jockey Club
said in a statement.
The Belmont is June 6.
The New York Racing As-
sociation said “decisions
about large-scale public
events must prioritize
public health and safety
above all else.” NYRA
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The NCAA made more
than $1 billion last year,
almost $867 million from
the men’s Division I bas-
ketball tournament, and
most of that from a mas-
sive television rights deal
with CBS and Turner that
runs through the 2032
tournament.
The cornonavirus not
only wiped out the games,
but it will create some un-
expected red ink on the
NCAA’s balance sheet
this year. Exactly how
much is to be determined.
“Well, I can’t give you
any specific numbers be-
cause we don’t know yet,”
NCAA President Mark
Emmert said. “We know
that the financial impli-
cations are all negative
and we’re going to have to
deal with those.”
The NCAA canceled
the tournament last
Thursday because of con-
cerns over spreading the
virus. At first, the NCAA
announced the games
would go on, but the gen-
eral public would be kept
out of the buildings. A day
later, the whole thing was
scrapped.
The NCAA’s contract
with CBS and Turner
pays about $800 million
per year.
It is standard for media
rights contracts to have
language that relieves
rights holders from finan-
cial obligations if games
are canceled due to
events outside the control
of the property, said Chris
added that it will update
the status of the Belmont
“only when that process
has concluded to the sat-
isfaction of state and local
health departments.”
For most people, the
new coronavirus causes
only mild or moderate
symptoms, such as fever
and cough, with the vast
majority recovering in
about two weeks.
Carstanjen said Chur-
chill Downs alerted Pim-
lico and Belmont Park as
it got close to completing
a new date with NBC
Sports.
“They were receptive
and had their own ques-
tions. There is time in the
calendar that NBC can
make available,” he said.
NBC Sports said it ap-
preciates the “traditional
sequencing of the Triple
Crown races,” but these
are “uncharted waters”
and the network will work
with the Preakness and
Belmont to “determine
the most appropriate tim-
ing.”
The Derby has an im-
pact of about $400 million
on the Louisville area.
Hotels, restaurants, gas
stations, grocery and li-
quor stores depend on
the race for much of their
yearly revenue. And they
all jack up their prices
come Derby week.
The Kentucky Derby
Festival said Tuesday its
event will be postponed
until later in the year. The
two weeks of Derby Festi-
val events leading to the
race have a local econom-
ic impact of $127 million.
Thunder Over Louisville,
the popular fireworks dis-
play, has been resched-
uled to Aug. 15.
Tradition aside, Baffert
expressed concern about
the racing industry sur-
viving the effects of the
coronavirus pandemic.
Keeneland race track in
Lexington, Kentucky, re-
cently scrapped its entire
spring meet.
“At the end of the day,
it’s just a horse race,”
Baffert said of the Derby,
“and I’m more worried
about what’s going on
in the world. Right now,
we’re all in survival mode
until we get this thing fig-
ured out.”
Bevilacqua, co-founder of
Bevilacqua Helfant Ven-
tures.
“Typically, those right
fees are paid in install-
ments. Let’s presume a
couple of those install-
ments were probably al-
ready paid and the bigger
installments haven’t been
paid because the tourna-
ment hasn’t happened,”
said Bevilacqua, who has
advised leagues and col-
lege conferences in TV
contract negotiations but
was not involved in the
NCAA’s deals.
“I’m sure they have a
way to deal with a total
and complete cancella-
tion,” he said.
Emmert has said the
NCAA has business dis-
ruption insurance to cov-
er some of its losses.
Bevilacqua said the
long-running partnership
between the NCAA and
CBS, which has aired the
tournament every year
since 1982, and Turner
could help the two sides
find a resolution to any
outstanding money mat-
ters.
“Maybe that allows for
CBS and Turner to extend
the deal by a year at some
favorable rate whenever it
ends,” Bevilacqua said.
Sponsorship deals that
companies have with CBS
and Turner to run adver-
tisements during games
are typically structured
similarly to the rights
fees. If the spots don’t
run, the sponsors don’t
have to pay.
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Carter
Continued from Page 1B

seconds later, the ACC
canceled theirs, too. It
wasn’t long after that the
SEC did the same.”
The night before, the
NBA suspended its sea-
son after Utah Jazz center
Rudy Gobert tested posi-
tive for the virus. It wasn’t
hard to read the writing
on the wall.
“I wasn’t shocked,”
Carter said of the cancel-
lation. “I felt like it was
going to happen after I
found out about the NBA
suspending its season. I
knew it was just a matter
of time for college basket-
ball to do the same.”
As early as a few hours
before the NBA’s decision
to suspend its season,
Carter and the Bulldogs
were focused on prepar-
ing for Florida, their pre-
sumed opponent in what
would have been a SEC
tournament quarterfinal
matchup on Friday.
Sitting at 20-11 over-
all, MSU needed to win
at least one game to make
its second straight NCAA
tournament. Howland
and the players felt good
about their chances of do-
ing so leading up to the
week. Now, no one will
ever know how it would
have turned out.
“It’s disappointing,”
Carter said. “We don’t get
the chance to see what
was going to happen with
our season. We were just
starting to play our best
basketball also. Very dis-
appointing.”
The NCAA has had
preliminary discussions
about extending eligibili-
ty for winter athletes who
had seasons end prema-
turely due to the virus.
Whether Carter will be
afforded the opportunity
to play another year or
whether he’s already had
his swan song is uncer-
tain.
But if Carter is given
an option of returning for
a fifth year, he said he’d
consider it.
“It would probably be
something that I talk over
with my family,” Carter
said. “To see what the
best avenue is.”
If a waiver is not ap-
proved, or if Carter de-
cides to forego any ex-
tended eligibility offered,
he said he intends to pur-
sue a professional basket-
ball career.
Carter’s legacy won’t
soon be forgotten in
Starkville. He and his fa-
ther, Greg, are the only fa-
ther-son duo in the histo-
ry of the SEC to amass at
least 1,000 points in their
collegiate careers. Tyson
passed his father’s scor-
ing total of 1,123 career
points on his birthday
earlier this year in a win
against Missouri.
“That will stick with
me for a while,” Carter
said.
After four years, he to-
taled 1,352 career points
and made 216 career
3-pointers. He became
MSU’s first-ever player
to win SEC Sixth Man of
the Year award after aver-
aging a career-best 13.9
points per game in his se-
nior season.
If this is indeed the
end of Carter, his career
finishes with a throttling
of in-state rival Ole Miss.
“That’s the only pos-
itive out of this,” Carter
said. “We had a great
game in the season finale
against Ole Miss. It was
a pretty good way to go
out.”

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Continued from Page 1B

back coming off one of
his worst seasons with 23,
touchdown passes and 20
interceptions. But Rivers
ranks sixth in league his-
tory in completions, yards
passing and TD passes
and seventh in attempts
and is 123-101 as an NFL
starter. He hasn’t missed
a start since 2005.
Rivers will reunite with
coach Frank Reich and of-
fensive coordinator Nick
Sirianni. Reich was Char-
gers quarterbacks coach
in 2013 and the offensive
coordinator in 2014 and
2015. Sirianni spent five
seasons in San Diego, two
as quarterbacks coach.
Incumbent Jacoby
Brissett now figures to be
job hunting. The Colts ac-
quired him in a 2017 trade
with the Patriots — who
just happen to have an
opening behind center.
And one more star
passer, Cam Newton, will
be departing Carolina.
Panthers general man-
ager Marty Hurney said
Tuesday on Twitter that
“every year difficult deci-
sions are made and they
are never easy.”
Newton, the 2015 NFL
MVP, said on social media
he didn’t ask for the trade,
telling the Panthers: “You
forced me into this.”
Other quarterbacks’
fates were being decided
Tuesday, the second day
on which players’ repre-
sentatives could negotiate
with teams. No deals can
become official until the
league business year be-
gins Wednesday at 4 p.m.
EDT.
Also Tuesday:
— Bryan Bulaga
agreed to a contract with
the Chargers. He spent
the past 10 seasons with
Green Bay and will turn
31 on Saturday. He is like-
ly to start at right tackle
and will be reunited with
James Campen, who was
Bulaga’s line coach at
Green Bay and was re-
cently hired by Los An-
geles.
— Linebacker Thomas
Davis said he’s reuniting
with former coach Ron
Rivera and signing with
the Redskins. Davis, 36,
played under Rivera with
Carolina for eight seasons
and had the best years of
his career.
— Jason Witten is
headed to Las Vegas,
where Jon Gruden is the
coach. Coincidentally,
Witten replaced Gruden
as the analyst on ESPN’s
“Monday Night Football”
in 2018, then went back to
play again with the Cow-
boys.
Witten turns 38 in
May. He had 63 catches
for 529 yards and four
TDs last season, and has
1,215 catches for 12,977
yards and 72 TDs in 16
seasons with Dallas.
— Philadelphia won’t
be keeping star safety
Malcolm Jenkins, who led
the Eagles’ defense when
it won the 2017 league ti-
tle. Jenkins spent the past
six of his 11 NFL seasons
in Philly.
— The Bears have re-
leased outside linebacker
Leonard Floyd, chosen
ninth in the 2016 draft.
Floyd contributed against
the run and in pass cover-
age, but did not develop as
a pass rusher. He had 18
1/2 sacks in four seasons,
including a career-low
three last year.
— The Tennessee Ti-
tans added edge rusher
Vic Beasley Jr. on a one-
year deal. The No. 8 over-
all pick in the 2015 draft
led the NFL with 15 1/2
sacks in 2016 for the Fal-
cons. Atlanta declined to
re-sign Beasley after he
got only 18 sacks com-
bined over the past three
seasons.
— The Rams declined
their contract option
on cornerback Nickell
Robey-Coleman, who has
been the team’s nickel
cornerback and their top
defender on slot receivers
since 2017. Robey-Cole-
man was the defender
who admittedly got away
with pass interference
against New Orleans re-
ceiver Tommylee Lewis
in the NFC championship
game in January 2019,
leading to a change in
NFL rules.
— Defensive tackle Jor-
dan Phillips has agreed to
sign with the Cardinals.
The 6-foot-6, 341-pound
Phillips just finished a
breakout season for the
Bills with a career-high
9 1/2 sacks. Phillips was
claimed off waivers by
Buffalo after he was re-
leased by the Dolphins
shortly after getting into a
sideline argument with an
assistant coach. He fills a
major need for Arizona’s
defense, which gave up
the most total yards in the
NFL last season.
— The Jaguars have
agreed to terms with
free agent linebacker Joe
Schobert, who spent the
past four years in Cleve-
land, where he led the
team in tackles twice and
made a Pro Bowl. The
deal is for $53.75 million
over five years, and in-
cludes $22.5 million guar-
anteed.
— The Ravens forti-
fied their defensive front
with Michael Brockers,
who agreed to terms on a
three-year contract after
spending his first eight
pro seasons with the
Rams. Brockers, 29, had
a career-high 63 tackles
in 2019, along with three
sacks.
Baltimore already add-
ed veteran edge rusher
Calais Campbell, obtained
Sunday in a pending trade
with Jacksonville.
— Chicago agreed to
a five-year, $70 million
deal with defensive end
Robert Quinn, who gets
$30 million guaranteed.
The Bears added a solid
pass rusher to outside
linebacker Khalil Mack.
Quinn had 11 1/2 sacks
last year following a trade
to Dallas from Miami. He
served a two-game sus-
pension for violating the
NFL’s policy on perfor-
mance-enhancers.
— Miami and defensive
end Emmanuel Ogbah
agreed to a $15 million,
two-year contract. Ogbah
had 5½ sacks last year for
the Super Bowl champi-
on Kansas City Chiefs.
He also spent three
years with the Cleveland
Browns and has 18 sacks
in four seasons.
— The Giants reached
contract agreements with
Packers middle lineback-
er Blake Martinez and
Panthers cornerback
James Bradberry. The Gi-
ants also agreed on a deal
with veteran blocking
tight end Levine Toilolo.
New York had one of
the NFL’s worst defenses
last season.
— Buffalo grabbed
Carolina defensive end
Mario Addison and New
Orleans linebacker A.J.
Klein. The 32-year-old
Addison has had nine or
more sacks in each of his
past four seasons. The
28-year-old Klein is pro-
jected to take for Lorenzo
Alexander, who has re-
tired.
— Tampa Bay will be
re-signing linebacker Ja-
son Pierre-Paul to a two-
year, $27 million contract.

Column: Glorious era comes to a

close for Brady and Patriots
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It didn’t have to come to
this, and for that both Bill
Belichick and Tom Brady
deserve some blame.
Patriots owner Robert
Kraft does, too, but he’s
been blamed for so many
things that maybe we
should give him a pass.
The greatest quarter-
back of our time — OK,
make that all time — is
parting with the team
he led to six Super Bowl
titles. That alone should
make football fans sad,
even if their Sundays
were usually spent root-
ing against Brady and his
curmudgeon coach.
But the NFL is a cold,
hard place. There’s no
room for a 42-year-old
quarterback with declin-
ing skills and the huge
contract he would want to
stay in New England.
Turns out everyone
is expendable. Even the
GOAT.
We’ll never see No. 12
under center again for the
Patriots. That was made
starkly official Tuesday
the way all big news
seems to be announced
these days — in a social
media post from Brady
that his ”football journey
will take place some-
where else.’’
And now the question
is, what becomes of an
aging quarterback who
still thinks he has what it
takes to lead a team to a
Super Bowl?
Does Brady find the
perfect fit and go out in
grand style with another
team like Peyton Man-
ning did with his Super
Bowl win with the Bron-
cos four years ago?
Or is he a Joe Namath
throwing wobblers in
front of fans in Los Ange-
les who thought they were
getting the quarterback
who won the most signif-
icant Super Bowl years
earlier?
The speculation is
that Brady already has
his sights on Tampa Bay,
which should come as
some consolation to Pa-
triots fans who like to go
south in the winter. The
Bucs have a decent line,
good receivers, and are in
serious need of the kind of
attention boost that add-
ing Brady would bring.
There’s also Las Ve-
gas, though the Raiders
will make a big enough
splash in their new home
in Sin City without adding
Brady to the mix.
In a world that’s sud-
denly uncertain, the one
certainty is that there is
a team desperate enough
to sign Brady for the
kind of contract his fel-
low 40-something quar-
terback Drew Brees got
Tuesday from the New
Orleans Saints.
A cool $50 million for
two years, a sum the Pa-
triots weren’t willing to
part with even if it would
keep Brady in the fold un-
til retirement.
Proof again that sen-
timentality has no place
in the NFL. Everybody’s
expendable, even the
quarterback who began
his pro career as a sixth-
round pick and will end it
as the best quarterback in
the 100-year history of the
league.
The NFL — along with
other major sports — is
a business, as we’re con-
stantly reminded. Man-
agement is free to do as
it wishes, and players like
Brady who are eligible for
free agency are free to do
as they wish.
Brady’s announcement
he is leaving New En-
gland was tied, of course,
to the free agency period
that begins this week.
Teams need to make de-
cisions now and they are,
despite the fact sports ev-
erywhere have been shut
down by the coronavirus
and there’s no certainty
the NFL will be playing in
the fall.
That Brady can still
play at a high level really
isn’t debated. Give him
enough protection, a good
possession receiver and
a deep threat, and he’ll
complete enough passes
to make any team compet-
itive.
But aging players al-
ways think they have
more left to give than they
actually do. They remem-
ber the ease of which they
did things in their prime
and believe they can still
do it — even if reality sug-
gests otherwise.
It’s as hard for fans to
digest, too. Fans in New
England can be forgiven
for thinking Brady will
always be there to lead
them from behind in the
final minutes, just like he
has pretty much one ev-
ery time the season was
on the line over the last 20
years.
In a perfect world,
Brady would play one last
season with the Patriots
and then retire with all the
pageantry and glory that
should go to a player who
made Kraft’s franchise
way more valuable than it
was when he arrived. In a
perfect world the Brady’s
tweet of “FOREVER A
PATRIOT’’ would actu-
ally mean that instead of
being just words of condo-
lence to fans he is leaving.
But the world is not
perfect. And Brady is no
longer a Patriot.
For now, at least, foot-
ball doesn’t seem the
same.
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MSU baseball’s Price, softball’s Davidson earn SEC weekly awards
FROM SPECIAL REPORTS the week Tuesday. strikeout and induced named the SEC fresh-
Price earned saves a flyout and a lineout as man of the week after
Although their spring in both of Mississippi Mississippi State held striking out 11 Wright
seasons are now official- State’s games against onto a one-run lead. State hitters in his first
ly over as of Tuesday, two Texas Tech at MGM With his 16th career appearance of the sea-
Mississippi State stu-
Park in Biloxi on Tues- save Wednesday, Price son.
dent-athletes in spring
day and Wednesday as tied Bryan Hardwich Davidson’s honor
sports picked up honors the Bulldogs earned the and Cole Gordon for the continued a string of
from the Southeastern two-game sweep. No. 7 spot on Mississip- awards for Mississippi
Conference this week. O n pi State’s all-time saves State, which earned a
Graduate Spencer Tu e s d a y, list. share of all three major
Price of the P r i c e The graduate did SEC awards March 2
Bulldogs’ s a n d - not allow a run in eight when outfielder Chloe
baseball wiched a appearances this sea- Malau’ulu was named
team was flyout be- son. Across 7.1 innings SEC co-player of the
named the tween two pitched, he walked one week, Annie Willis was
SEC pitcher strikeouts Davidson batter and struck out 10. named SEC co-pitcher of
of the week
to get his The honor was Price’s the week, and shortstop
M o n d a y , Price first save since April 20, first SEC weekly award Madisyn Kennedy was
and junior 2017; a day later, he add- and the second for named SEC co-fresh-
catcher Mia Davidson ed his second in nearly the Bulldogs’ baseball man of the week.
of the softball team was three years. In Wednes- program this season. Davidson won the
named SEC co-player of day’s game, he got a Christian MacLeod was SEC freshman of the
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I have
carried a
worn clipping of
your “Definition of
Maturity” with me
for many years
because it has
been inspirational
to me. I even gave
a copy of it to my
younger brother.
ZITS Is it part
of one of your
publications? I
feel it is relevant
today because
both the young
Dear Abby
and old could
use a lesson in respect and
self-respect. Can you reprint
it? — FRANCES IN DALLAS
DEAR FRANCES: With plea-
sure! Here it is:
DEFINITION OF MATURITY
Maturity is:
The ability to stick with a
GARFIELD job until it’s finished.
The ability to do a job with-
out being supervised.
The ability to carry money
without spending it.
And the ability to bear an
injustice without wanting
To get even.
This definition of maturity
is included in my booklet
“Keepers,” a compilation of hu-
morous and inspirational items
— poems and short essays —
that readers have asked me to
include in my column because
CANDORVILLE they held special meaning for
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March
18). Nature is the story of this
world, and you are nature, too.
Your experiences in the bio-
sphere will teach you profound
lessons of being and will open
pathways of spiritual levity.
You’ll be responsible for the
progress of a group because of
the care you give this endeavor.
It all develops beautifully. Love
BABY BLUES and travel fill your summer.
Aries and Libra adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 3, 2, 14, 41
and 20.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Now you’re thinking about that
thing you wanted and didn’t get.
In retrospect, you didn’t want it
that bad. It’s a good thing your
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
week award three times
in 2018, but her selec-
tion marks the first time
since 2012 that Missis-
sippi State has had mul-
tiple SEC players of the
week in the same sea-
son.
The junior from Hill-
sborough, North Caro-
lina, went 4 for 4 with a
pair of home runs and a
double on Wednesday at
Southern Miss in Hat-
tiesburg. In her fourth
at-bat, Davidson needed
a triple to hit for the cy-
cle, but she instead hit
her second home run
of the night. She either
scored or drove in five
runs for Mississippi
State in the 7-2 victory.
them. Many, like
you, also have
said they kept
the articles until
they were worn
and yellowed
with age. Many
readers suggest-
ed the articles
be put together
in a booklet.
Filled with clever
observations,
“Keepers”’ sub-
jects are diverse,
covering a variety
of topics, includ-
ing parenting,
children, aging,
animals, forgiveness, etc. My
booklet can be ordered by
sending your name and mailing
address, plus check or money
order for $8 (U.S. funds) to
Dear Abby Keepers Booklet,
P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris,
IL 61054-0447. Shipping and
handling are included in the
price. Filled with down-to-earth
nuggets of wisdom, both witty
and philosophical, the “Keep-
ers” booklet is an inexpensive,
welcome gift for newly married
couples, pet lovers or anyone
recovering from an illness.
It’s also an inspiring, positive,
quick and easy read for anyone
who could use a lift!
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been
friends with “Brenda” for
nearly 40 years. We’ve had our
share of tough times, but I’ve
always been a good friend to
efforts led you to this place,
with these things that matter
to you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
The human brain loves a routine
and is driven to build one with
or without our involvement. You
want a routine you’ve conscious-
ly constructed, so you’ll get
intentional with the cause.
GEMINI (May 21-June
21). Try not to let schooling
interfere with learning, which
is, of course, totally different.
To know only the steps involved
and not the theory behind a
thing is to be as educated as
a robot.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Your excitement over a cause
With her four-hit day,
Davidson tied for third in
program history and fell
one hit short of matching
the program record. She
holds Mississippi State’s
record with 52 career
home runs, which ranks
eighth nationally. She is
eighth in school history
in total bases with 351
and in runs batted in
with 113.
Davidson finished
her junior season hitting
.330 with seven home
runs and 21 RBIs in 28
games. She had an on-
base percentage of .422
and a slugging percent-
age of .659.
her even though it felt one-sid-
ed. The last straw for me was
a few months ago, when I had
major surgery.
I didn’t hear from her for
three weeks, and when she
did call, she talked about her
life the whole time and showed
no interest in how I was doing.
Brenda has now had major
surgery. Two weeks have gone
by, and I haven’t called her. I
want her to have a taste of her
own selfish medicine.
I have been upfront with
her in the past that she hasn’t
always been there for me. She
apologizes but nothing chang-
es. Am I being too sensitive
about her lack of caring about
anyone but herself? — OVER
IT IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR OVER IT: I don’t think
so. But if you step back and
review your relationship with
Brenda, you will realize that
it has always been this way.
Perhaps it’s time to reevalu-
ate whether maintaining the
kind of relationship you have
with her is worth the effort
because, after 40 years, she
isn’t going to change. Either
accept her as she is or move
on.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Contact Dear Abby
at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.
will surge and wane, which is
nothing to be cynical about.
Instead, use the momentum
of high emotional tides to
buoy your spirits and augment
production.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
The day brings a denouement
before the curtains close on
a chapter. Conflicts will be re-
solved, scores settled, tension
released. You are better for
having endeavored. On to the
new!
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
When you owe someone an
apology, you’ll give it. In the
meantime, apologizing unneces-
sarily will erode your self-con-
fidence. Better to stand in the
situation and face whatever
strange energy exists.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Here they come — people who
not only appreciate your good
qualities but will promote and
showcase them as well. It’s be-
cause you’re ready. Also, there’s
something for everyone to gain.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You’ll allow yourself some
of what you want, but not all of
it. It won’t drain your willpower
to save some for later because
you’re so focused on the joy of
playing the long game.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Don’t believe everything
you say to yourself today. Just
because a voice happens to be
coming from inside you instead
of from the outside world
doesn’t make that voice true.
Nor is it your real opinion.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Birdsongs are sweet, but
you don’t like to keep anything
in a cage. In all relationships,
you’ll try to hold on to the
moment without holding anyone
from their freedom.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You’re striving for some-
thing. If you happen to arrive
at that moment when the other
person is looking away, keep
practicing until you can do
this trick consistently and on
command.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Habits of mind are just like
other habits, in that they creep
into your life and take over. You
may as well be adding the ones
you’d prefer instead of falling
into whatever comes along.
Fruit machine
SOLUTION:
Food
The prepared pantry
For the time being, many individuals and families are spending more time at home. That means we need more
food in the house. Today we compile suggestions to keep in mind when stocking up.
BY JAN SWOOPE Dried or canned beans pro-
jswoope@cdispatch.com
W
e have all had a lot
thrown at us in the past
week or so. Each family
is making temporary adjustments.
Some are now working from home
for a while; others unexpectedly
have the kids home from school.
For all of us who anticipate being
“at the house” more than usual,
that means having extra food on
hand. Being prepared does not
mean being panicked. It does
mean shopping smart. It helps to
make a plan, and yes, some items
on your list may be out of stock.
The next truck unloaded at your
grocer’s may remedy that, but ex-
pect to make some substitutions.
First, it makes sense to look for
nutrient-dense ingredients with
long shelf-life. Remember, eating
healthier also boosts the immune
system
“Peanut butter, honey, pasta,
spaghetti sauce, tuna
and canned goods
are easy pantry
staples,” says Chef
Mary Helen Haw-
kins, chef instructor
at the Mississippi
University for Wom-
en Culinary Arts Hawkins
Institute. “And fresh
vegetables like onions, potatoes,
carrots and winter squash have a
long shelf life.”
Go simple
with salmon
FAMILY FEATURES
M
ake your next family meal
quick and tasty with a reci-
pe that calls for common
ingredients and simple prepara-
tion. These Southwest salmon
patties are ideal for putting on the
table on those busy weeknights,
bringing the family together de-
spite hectic schedules.
Find more family meal inspira-
tion at culinary.net.
SOUTHWEST SALMON PATTIES
Serves: 4
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
4 teaspoons lime juice
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs, divided
1 pound skinless, boneless salmon filets,
See SALMON, 6B
vide protein and fiber. Rice and
grains — quinoa, farro, barley, for
example — are good to have on
hand, too. They can be cooked up
in bulk and used in soups, salads,
tacos and other dishes throughout
the week, says Stacey Ballis at
allrecipes.com. Dried beans can
be stored in airtight containers in
a cool, dry pantry for up to a year.
Rice and grains in airtight contain-
ers will last up to six months, or in
a freezer up to a year.
Pick up some canned beets for
fiber, iron and potassium boost,
recommends Frances Large-
man-Roth, RDN, at today.com.
Stock up on soups, looking for
low-sodium options. You can perk
up plain soups up with spices or
extra veggies. Don’t overlook the
packaged soups, like Bear Creek.
Canned corn, green beans,
peas, asparagus and tomatoes can
also build meals.
Try to get canned tuna and
salmon as well, for salads and
croquettes. Look, too, for stocks
and broths for soups, stews and
risottos.
Fruits
A combination of fresh, canned
or frozen fruits can help on the
vitamin C front.
“Fresh fruits like apples last
three weeks,” says Hawkins.
“Bananas are great, and you can
A flavorful family meal
Pulled pork sandwiches fill the bill for weeknight or weekend.
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always cut up and freeze them to
use in smoothies.”
Remember frozen fruits (and
vegetables) are harvested and
frozen at peak ripeness.
Don’t forget
How are you stocked for cook-
ing oil, condiments, soy sauce, hot
sauce, relish, salt, pepper or spic-
es you’ll want for boosting flavor.
You may want to add all-purpose
flour to your list. For long-term
storage, keep flour in an airtight
container in the freezer, says Bal-
lis. Perhaps get some evaporated
milk or shelf-stable milk to have
on hand.
Yogurt and cottage cheese are
big on dairy protein and last up
to a month in the fridge. If you
anticipate a lot of snacking ahead,
consider nuts, pretzels, popcorn,
protein bars, dried fruits, granola
— rather than too many sugary
candies or salty chips.
And never forget the freezer is
a tried-and-true friend.
“Some of my favorite home-
made freezer meals to make are
chili, pomodoro and meatballs,
soups, lasagna, pot pies, grilled
chicken, tacos and carnitas,” says
Hawkins. “ I love to make my own
freezer meals because there are
no preservatives so I know what
I’m feeding my family.”
With all the kiddos home from
See PANTRY, 6B
culinary.net
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
culinary.net
This biscuit-sausage mushroom
casserole helps out when you have
a lot of hungry mouths to feed.
A savory,
crowd-
pleasing
breakfast
FAMILY FEATURES
W
hen you need a breakfast
to feed a large group, this
biscuit-sausage mush-
room casserole is a perfect option.
The savory aromas of sausage and
bacon are almost sure to have your
guests standing in line with a plate
and fork in hand.
For more breakfast recipes, visit
Culinary.net.
BISCUIT-SAUSAGE MUSHROOM
CASSEROLE
1 package (16 ounces) pork sausage
1 package (12 ounces) bacon, chopped
8 tablespoons butter, divided
1/2 cup flour
4 cups milk
1 package (8 ounces) mushrooms, sliced
12 eggs
1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
Nonstick cooking spray
1 can (12 ounces) flaky biscuits
n In pan over medium-high heat, cook
pork sausage until thoroughly cooked,
stirring frequently. Remove from heat and
drain sausage. Set aside.
n Chop bacon into small pieces. In sep-
arate pan over medium-high heat, cook
bacon until thoroughly cooked. Remove
from heat and drain bacon. Set aside.
n In saucepan over medium heat, melt
6 tablespoons butter. Add flour; whisk
until smooth. Cook on low heat 1 minute,
stirring constantly. Gradually stir in milk.
Cook until bubbly and thickened. Add
sausage, bacon and mushrooms; mix
well. Set aside.
n In large bowl, combine eggs, evaporat-
ed milk and salt. Using whisk, beat until
blended.
n In saucepan over medium heat, melt
remaining butter. Add egg mixture; cook
until firm but moist, stirring occasionally.
n Heat oven to 350 F.
n Spray 13-by-9-inch baking dish with
nonstick cooking spray.
n Spoon half the egg mixture into bottom
of baking dish. Top with half the gravy
mixture. Repeat layers.
n Separate biscuit dough and cut into
quarters. Top sauce with biscuit quarters,
points facing up.
n Bake 20-25 minutes, or until mixture is
heated and biscuits are golden brown.
FAMILY FEATURES
I
f your family struggles to make meal time
happen, try creating kid-friendly recipes
that bring everyone together at the table.
For example, these pulled pork sandwiches
from “Family Table by Robert Irvine” can help
you incorporate assistance from your kids to
nourish both mind and body while committing
to the efforts of the National Family Meals
Movement, created by the Food Marketing
Institute Foundation, to reap the benefits of
enjoying more meals together at home.
Find more recipes at culinary.net.
PULLED PORK SANDWICHES
1 1/2 pounds pork shoulder
2-3 whole cloves
2 tablespoons smoked paprika or smoky spice rub
1 red onion, sliced thin
1 cup water
6 ounces barbecue sauce
n Stud pork with cloves and rub with seasoning blend.
n Place roast in slow cooker and top with onions.
Cover pork with water and slow cook 8-10 hours.
n Remove pork, discard cloves then drain fat and wa-
ter. Allow pork to cool then shred by hand or with fork.
n Return meat to pot and add barbecue sauce. Heat
1-2 hours. Serve alone or on roll.
6B WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020
Time-saving kitchen shortcuts that don’t sacrifice quality
FAMILY FEATURES
I
f coordinating schedules to
gather the family around the
dinner table is a victory in
its own right, finding enough
time to prepare a well-rounded,
flavorful meal may just be a
medal-worthy accomplishment.
Whether a weeknight
dinner or special occasion, you
can shave precious minutes off
your kitchen work and dedi-
cate more moments to doing
the things you love with these
time-saving ideas that don’t
sacrifice quality.
Plan meals ahead of time
Organizing your thoughts
and scouring the kitchen for
ingredients can take as much
time as preparing the meal it-
self. Instead of wondering what
you’ll make and whether you
have what you need to make
it, take time to plan meals a
week ahead whenever possi-
ble. Think through a complete
Salmon
Continued from Page 5B
chopped
4 ounces whole
green chiles, drained
and chopped
2 scallions, thinly
sliced
1/2 cup vegetable oil
n In medium bowl,
whisk mayonnaise,
sour cream, lime
zest, lime juice and
cilantro.
n In large bowl,
combine salt,
pepper, 3/4 cup
breadcrumbs, salm-
on, chiles, scallions
and 3 tablespoons
mayonnaise mixture.
Form salmon mixture
into four patties.
Cover patties with
remaining bread-
crumbs.
n In skillet, heat oil.
Add breaded patties
and cook until golden
brown, about 3 min-
utes on each side.
Serve with remaining
mayonnaise mixture. This recipe for Southwest salmon patties makes enough for four.
menu, including main dishes
and sides, and take inventory
of the pantry and refrigerator
so you can build an efficient
grocery list.
Use ingredients in multiple
recipes
When planning and shop-
ping for your weekly meals,
consider which ingredients you
may be able to repurpose. Not
only does using ingredients
across multiple dishes help
minimize waste, it cuts down
on prep time. If you’ll be using
chopped onion in multiple reci-
pes, go ahead and chop enough
for every meal and save the
unused portions in the refriger-
ator or freezer.
Turn to your pantry
for simple sides
Flavorful side dishes can
be surprisingly simple. For
example, Idahoan helps you
put real mashed potatoes on
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the table in just 5 minutes.
They start with 100% real Idaho
potatoes from local growers
then wash, peel, boil and mash
them like you would at home.
After cooking each batch, they
simply fresh-dry the mashed
potatoes so they’re ready for
you to prepare at home.
Make larger portions
Cooking once and eating
twice (or more) is an easy
equation for saving time. Inten-
tionally making more than you
need ensures fuss-free lunches
or plenty of leftovers you can
heat up quickly for nights when
the family is running in differ-
ent directions.
Pre-cook proteins
For many meals, the main
dish protein takes the longest
to prepare. If you can carve out
some time over the weekend
or one night a week, multitask
and make several batches of
proteins to use later in the
culinary.net
week. Cooking the proteins
concurrently lets you pack
multiple days of preparation
time into a single super-sized
session.
Use time-saving tools
Traditional methods have
their time and place, but a
weekday dinner isn’t it. Rely on
tools to get the job done faster,
like a slow cooker that works
hard all day so you can enjoy
its labor when you return home
or a food processor that takes
the effort out of slicing and
dicing.
Find more ideas to put
meals on the table quickly at
Idahoan.com.
Upgrades for delicious sides
Mashed potatoes are a
crowd-pleasing dish that can
be incorporated in a wide
range of menus. While they
can often be time-consuming,
an option like Idahoan can help
you put real mashed potatoes
Pantry
Continued from Page 5B
school, Hawkins suggests
this is a great time for them
to practice their math skills
by helping cook a meal or
even prepare homemade ice
cream.
“Who doesn’t love ice
cream?” says the chef. “It’s
a great family activity. I
have so many happy mem-
ories preparing ice cream,
and I know you and your
family will as well.”
FREEZABLE
SPAGHETTI BAKE
1/2 pound spaghetti
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups canned chicken
(drained)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 teaspoon dried oregano (if you
like)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 cans low-sodium tomatoes, not
drained (about 15 ounces each)
on the table in just 5 minutes
because they take the time to
create mashed potatoes from
scratch so you don’t have to.
This allows you to embrace the
staple side dish’s versatility
by freeing up time for you to
incorporate simple twists like
these.
Mix it up with all the
fixings. From vegetables like
corn or caramelized onions to
classic garnishes like chopped
fresh herbs, you can mix and
match toppings for a new take
on a loaded smashed sensation.
Embrace Tex-Mex flair.
Create your own version of
ethnic favorites like traditional
Mexican papas. Add lightly
sauteed red and green peppers,
green onion, green chilis and
shredded cheese for a Tex-Mex
potato dish perfect for pairing
with tacos or enchiladas.
Get garlicky. Add minced
garlic and grated Parmesan
cheese for a savory burst of
flavor that complements the
traditional potato taste.
3/4 cup reduced-fat cheddar
cheese (shredded)
n Preheat oven to 350 F.
n Cook spaghetti according to
package directions. Drain and
place in a 9-by-9-inch baking
dish.
n In a large skillet over medium
heat, combine chicken, garlic,
and pepper. If using oregano,
add that too. Cook in oil until
hot, about 5 minutes.
n Stir in tomatoes. Lower the
heat and cook for 10 minutes.
n Spoon tomato and chicken
mixture over the spaghetti in
the baking dish. Sprinkle with
cheese.
n Bake for 30 minutes or until
hot and bubbling. Serve immedi-
ately or cool to room temperature
then freeze up to three months.
Nutrition: Total Calories 230,
Total Fat 9g, Protein 18g, Carbo-
hydrates 19g, Dietary Fiber 3g,
Saturated Fat 3g, Sodium 380mg
(Source: Make-Ahead Meals,
Sandra Bastin, PhD, RD, LD, CCE,
Extension Food Specialist, The
University of Kentucky Extension)

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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF MICHAEL LEE
MRAVICH, DECEASED
NO. 2020-0051-PDE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all record on December 3, 2019
persons having claims against and recorded in Book MORT
the Estate of Michael Lee
Mravich, Deceased, that Let-
ters Testamentary were gran-
ted the undersigned, Barbara
M. Vlahakis, Executor of said
estate, by the Chancery Court
of said County on the 5th day
of March, 2020, and all per-
sons holding claims against
that estate are hereby notified Marinosci Law Group as trust-
gistered according to law by
the Chancery Clerk within
ninety (90) days from the first
date of publication of this no-
tice; otherwise, such claim or
barred. The first date of
publication of this Notice to
Creditors is March 11, 2020.
This the 5th day of March,
2020.
/s/ Barbara M. Vlahakis
BARBARA M. VLAHAKIS, Ex-
ecutor of the Estate of Michael WHEREAS, Marinosci Law
Lee Mravich, Deceased
Michael D. Tapscott, Esq.
Hillen, Wicker & Tapscott, P.A. 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., of-
322 Jefferson Street (38804)
P. O. Drawer 409
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802-
Telephone: (662)842-1721
Facsimile: (888)559-0138
Solicitors for Executor
Publication Dates:
March 11, 2020
March 18, 2020
March 25, 2020
April 1, 2020
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTED
TRUSTEE'S SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI )
COUNTY OF LOWNDES )
2017, CLAUDE E. LONG ex-
ecuted a promissory note pay-
able to the order of Rushmore
Loan Management Services,
LLC; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid
promissory note was secured
by a Deed of Trust dated
November 13, 2017, executed
by CLAUDE E. LONG, a single
man and being recorded in
Book 2017, at Page 25425 of public utilities, and to any prior
the records of the Chancery
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi; and which aforesaid
Instrument conveys to WIL-
BURN J. EVANS, Trustee and to or under subject property.
Rushmore Loan Management
Services, LLC, as Beneficiary,
the hereinafter described prop-
erty; and
WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust
was assigned to Rushmore
Loan Management Services
LLC by an Assignment filed of
Childcareon December 3, 2019
record
and recorded in Book MORT
2019, at Page 25563-25564
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in the office of the Clerk of the
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having executed a Substitution
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ee in the place and stead of
General Services
WILBURN J. EVANS, the same
having
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MORT 2020, at Page 4661-
in Book
SERVICES
Bucket truck &
4663 of the records of the stump
Chanceryremoval.
Clerk ofFree est.
Lowndes
County, Serving Columbus
Mississippi; and
since 1987. Senior
WHEREAS,
citizen disc. default having
Call Alvinoc-
curred under the terms and
242−0324/241−4447
conditions
"We’ll goofout said
onpromissory
a limb for
note and Deed of Trust and the
you!"
holder having declared the en-
tire balance due and payable;
and
WORK WANTED:
Licensed & Bonded.
WHEREAS,
Carpentry,Marinosci Law
minor electrical,
Group, Substituted insulation,
Trustee in
minor plumbing,
said Deed demolition,
of Trust will on April
painting,
9, 2020, between the hours of
gutters cleaned, pressure
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., of-
washing,
fer for salelandscaping,
and will sell at pub-
cleanup
lic outcry to work, movingbidder
the highest
662−242−3608.
for cash at the Southeast front
door at the Chancery Clerk`s
Office,
GRAVEL, located at 505
$360 OR2nd
LESS!
enue, Columbus, Mississippi,
Local delivery, 14 yd truck.
the following described prop-
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erty located and situated in work.
Mobile
Lowndes HomeMississippi,
County, Pads &
to wit: Driveways.
662−497−1388
Lot No. 44 of and in First
Colony, Phase 1, a subdivision
of and in Lowndes One County,
call will Mis-
sissippi, as shown in Plat Book
662-328-2424
5, Page 6, in the office of
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi. SUBJECT
TO restrictive covenants and
conditions in Book 866 at Page
342 of the land records of
Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Indexing Instructions: Lot 44,
First Colony, Phase 1, S/U
Lowndes County
More commonly known as: 72
SAVANNAH ST, COLUMBUS,
MS 39702
Subject to the rights of way and
easement for public roads and The best place for personalized
public utilities, and to any prior
advertising in your community.
conveyance or reservation of
mineral of every kind and char-
acter, including but not limited
to oil, gas, sand and gravel in
or under subject property.
As the undersigned Substi-
tuted Trustee, I will convey only
such title as is vested in me
under said Deed of Trust.
This 12th day of March, 2020.
George Gunter
Substituted Trustee
Prepared by:
George Gunter
459 Corinth Road
Petal, MS 39465
Insertion Dates: 3/18, 3/25,
4/1, 4/8/2020
of and in Lowndes County, Mis- NO. 2020-0006-ED2
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTED sissippi, as shown in Plat Book LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
TRUSTEE'S SALE 5, Page 6, in the office of the SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION SIPPI
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI )
COUNTY OF LOWNDES )
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
ADS APPEAR IN THE COMMERCIAL DISPATCH,
County, Mississippi. SUBJECT
TO restrictive covenants and
TO: SHAWN YOUNG, TERICA COLUMBUS REDEVELOPMENT
YOUNG, BENNIE COLBERT, JR., AUTHORITY PLAINTIFF
WHEREAS, on November 13,
2017, CLAUDE E. LONG ex-
conditions in Book 866 at Page
342 of the land records of
Lowndes County, Mississippi.
THE STARKVILLE DISPATCH AND ONLINE BRITTANY ALEXANDER, THE
UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND VS.
DEVISEES OF JUNIOUS HAR-
ecuted a promissory note pay- GROVE, DECEASED, THE UN- MARY HARGROW, MONTOYA
able to the order of Rushmore
Loan Management Services,
Indexing Instructions: Lot 44,
First Colony, Phase 1, S/U
To place ads starting at only $12,
KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE- SMITH, BENNIE COLBERT, JR.,
VISEES OF LULA D. HAR- BRITTANY ALEXANDER, MISSIS-
LLC; and Lowndes County call 662-328-2424 or visit ads.cdispatch.com
GROVE, DECEASED, THE UN- SIPPI DEPARTMENT OF REVEN-
KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE- UE, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC,
WHEREAS, the aforesaid More commonly known as: 72 VISEES OF JOSEPH HAR- GOLDEN TRIANGLE WASTE
promissory note was secured SAVANNAH ST, COLUMBUS, GROVE/HARGROW, DE- SERVICES, CITY OF COLUM-
by a Deed of Trust dated MS 39702 THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM
CEASED, THE UNKNOWN n WEDNESDAY, BUS,MARCH 18, 2020
MISSISSIPPI, n 7B
LOWNDES
November 13, 2017, executed HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE UN-
by CLAUDE E. LONG, a single Subject to the rights of way and OF ANNIE B. HARGROVE, DE- KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
man and being recorded in easement for public roads and CEASED, THE UNKNOWN VISEES OF JUNIOUS HAR-
Book 2017, at Page 25425 of public utilities, and to any prior HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES GROVE, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-
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Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis- mineral of every kind and char- CEASED, THE UNKNOWN LULA D. HARGROVE, THE UN-
sissippi; and which aforesaid acter, including but not limited PUBLIC NOTICE HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
Instrument conveys to WIL- to oil, gas, sand and gravel in OF ANNIE B. HARGROVE, DE- VISEES OF JOSEPH HAR-
BURN J. EVANS, Trustee and to or under subject property. The U.S. Army Corps of Engin- CEASED, THE UNKNOWN GROVE/HARGROW, THE UN-
Rushmore Loan Management
Services, LLC, as Beneficiary, As the undersigned Substi-
eers had contracted a certified HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
commercial applicator to apply OF ROSETTA HARGROVE-ALEX- VISEES OF ANNIE B. HAR-
the hereinafter described prop- tuted Trustee, I will convey only Federal EPA approved aquatic ANDER, AND ALL PERSONS OR GROVE, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-
erty; and such title as is vested in me herbicides to control noxious ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIM- AT-LAW AND DEVISEES OF
under said Deed of Trust. species of aquatic weeds in ING A LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN- GENEVA HARGROVE, THE UN-
WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust the Tennessee-Tombigbee Wa- TEREST IN CERTAIN REAL KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
was assigned to Rushmore This 12th day of March, 2020. terway. Treatment areas will PROPERTY, BEING LOT 5 OF VISEES OF ROSETTA HAR-
Loan Management Services be: SQUARE 34, FISHERMANS AD- GROVE-ALEXANDER, AND ALL
LLC by an Assignment filed of George Gunter DITION, NORTH OF MAIN, LOC- PERSONS OR ENTITIES CLAIM-
Substituted Trustee Aberdeen, Aliceville, Amory, ATED AT 617 4TH STREET ING A LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN-
Bay Springs, Columbus, Fulton, NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS- TEREST IN REAL PROPERTY,
2019, at Page 25563-25564 Prepared by: Gainesville, Montgomery, SIPPI BEING LOT 4 OF SQUARE 34,
in the office of the Clerk of the George Gunter Rankin and Smithville Lakes. FISHERMANS ADDITION,
Chancery Court of Lowndes 459 Corinth Road You have been made Defend- NORTH OF MAIN, LOCATED AT
County, Mississippi; and Petal, MS 39465 Treatments are scheduled to ants in a lawsuit filed in this 617 4TH STREET NORTH,
begin and will continue as Court by the Columbus Re- COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI DE-
WHEREAS, Rushmore Loan Insertion Dates: 3/18, 3/25, needed throughout the year. In- development Authority to con- FENDANTS
Management Services LLC, 4/1, 4/8/2020 quires can be directed to the demn by eminent domain cer-
having executed a Substitution Corp of Engineers office, 5000 tain real property, being Lot 5 NO. 2020-0007-ED2
of Trustee to substitute IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF North Frontage Road, Colum- of Square 34, Fishermans Addi-
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- bus, MS 39701. Telephone tion, North of Main, located at SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
SIPPI (662)245-5500 617 4th Street North, Colum-
WILBURN J. EVANS, the same bus, Mississippi. The property TO: BENNIE COLBERT, JR.,
having been recorded in Book IN RE: ESTATE OF PUBLISH: 3/12, 3/13, 3/15, is necessary to renew and re- BRITTANY ALEXANDER, THE
MORT 2020, at Page 4661- MARY P. CURTIS, DECEASED 3/16, 3/17, 3/18, & development blighted condi- UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND
4663 of the records of the 3/19/2020 tions in accordance with the DEVISEES OF JUNIOUS HAR-
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes ANN MARIE CURTIS JOHNSON, Urban Renewal Plan (Burns GROVE, DECEASED, THE UN-
County, Mississippi; and EXECUTRIX IN THE SPECIAL COURT OF EM- Bottom) of the City of Colum- KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
INENT DOMAIN bus, Mississippi. VISEES OF LULA D. HAR-
WHEREAS, default having oc- NO. 2020-0053-F GROVE, DECEASED, THE UN-
curred under the terms and LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- You are summoned to appear KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
conditions of said promissory NOTICE TO CREDITORS SIPPI and defend against the com- VISEES OF JOSEPH HAR-
note and Deed of Trust and the plaint or petition filed against GROVE/HARGROW, DE-
holder having declared the en- Notice is hereby given that all COLUMBUS REDEVELOPMENT you in this action at 9:30 CEASED, THE UNKNOWN
tire balance due and payable; persons having claims against AUTHORITY PLAINTIFF o’clock a.m. on the 5th day of HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
and the Estate of MARY P. CURTIS, May, 2020, in the second floor OF ANNIE B. HARGROVE, DE-
Deceased, are required to have VS. courtroom, Lowndes County CEASED, THE UNKNOWN
the same probated and re- Courthouse in Columbus, Mis- HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
Group, Substituted Trustee in gistered by the Clerk of the MARY HARGROW, MARGIE sissippi, and in case of your OF GENEVA HARGROVE, DE-
said Deed of Trust will on April Chancery Court of Lowndes WATSON, JAMES EARL HAR- failure to appear and defend, a CEASED, THE UNKNOWN
9, 2020, between the hours of County, Mississippi; that Let- GROVE, TERRY YOUNG, TER- judgment will be entered HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
ters Testamentary were gran- ITA YOUNG, TARA YOUNG, against you for the money or OF ANNIE B. HARGROVE, DE-
fer for sale and will sell at pub- ted to the undersigned ANN SHAWN YOUNG, TERICA other things demanded in the CEASED, THE UNKNOWN
lic outcry to the highest bidder MARIE CURTIS JOHNSON, by YOUNG, KATHLYN HARGROVE complaint or petition. HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
for cash at the Southeast front the Chancery Court of Lowndes SMITH, PAUL HARGROVE, OF ROSETTA HARGROVE-ALEX-
door at the Chancery Clerk`s County, Mississippi in Cause TIMOTHY HARGROVE, ANGELIA You are hereby further given ANDER, AND ALL PERSONS OR
Office, located at 505 2nd Av- No. 2020-0053-F, on the 6th HARGROVE, RAYMOND ALEX- notice that not less than ten ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIM-
enue, Columbus, Mississippi, day of March, 2020; that a fail- ANDER, MARLON VASHON JAM- (10) days prior to the date of ING A LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN-
the following described prop- ure to probate and register ISON, MONTOYA SMITH, BEN- the trial, you are required to file TEREST IN CERTAIN REAL
erty located and situated in such claims with the Clerk of NIE COLBERT, JR., BRITTANY the Statement of Values pursu- PROPERTY, BEING LOT 4 OF
Lowndes County, Mississippi, the Chancery Court of Lowndes ALEXANDER, MISSISSIPPI DE- ant to Miss. Code Ann. §11-27- SQUARE 34, FISHERMANS AD-
to wit: County, Mississippi for ninety PARTMENT OF REVENUE, MID- 7, which shall be treated as DITION, NORTH OF MAIN, LOC-
(90) days, from the first public- LAND FUNDING, LLC, GOLDEN pleadings in this action. The ATED AT 617 4TH STREET
Lot No. 44 of and in First ation hereof, will bar such TRIANGLE WASTE SERVICES, date of the filing of the Com- NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS-
Colony, Phase 1, a subdivision claims. CITY OF COLUMBUS, MISSIS- plaint herein is the 14th day of SIPPI
of and in Lowndes County, Mis- SIPPI, LOWNDES COUNTY, MIS- February, 2020, and the name
sissippi, as shown in Plat Book Witness my signature on this SISSIPPI, THE UNKNOWN and address of the attorney for You have been made Defend-
5, Page 6, in the office of the the 5th day of March, 2020. HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES the Plaintiff is Martha Bost ants in a lawsuit filed in this
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes OF JUNIOUS HARGROVE, THE Stegall, P. O. Box 7120, Tu- Court by the Columbus Re-
County, Mississippi. SUBJECT ANN MARIE CURTIS JOHNSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND pelo, Mississippi 38802. Oth- development Authority to con-
TO restrictive covenants and Executrix of the Estate of MARY DEVISEES OF LULA D. HAR- er than the Statement of Val- demn by eminent domain cer-
conditions in Book 866 at Page P. CURTIS GROVE, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS- ues you are not required to file tain real property, being Lot 4
342 of the land records of AT-LAW AND DEVISEES OF an Answer or other pleading of Square 34, Fishermans Addi-
Lowndes County, Mississippi. PUBLISH:3/11, 3/18, JOSEPH HARGROVE/HAR- but you may do so if you de- tion, North of Main, located at
3/25/2020 GROW, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS- sire. 617 4th Street North, Colum-
Indexing Instructions: Lot 44, AT-LAW AND DEVISEES OF AN- bus, Mississippi. The property
First Colony, Phase 1, S/U NIE B. HARGROVE, THE UN- Issued under my hand and the is necessary to renew and re-
Lowndes County KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE- seal of said Court, this 12th development blighted condi-
VISEES OF GENEVA HAR- day of March, 2020. tions in accordance with the
More commonly known as: 72 Urban Renewal Plan (Burns
SAVANNAH ST, COLUMBUS, All notices must be GROVE, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-
TERESA BARKSDALE, CLERK Bottom) of the City of Colum-
AT-LAW AND DEVISEES OF
MS 39702
emailed to ROSETTA HARGROVE-ALEXAN- SPECIAL COURT OF EMINENT
DOMAIN,
bus, Mississippi.
DER, AND ALL PERSONS
Subject to the rights of way and classifieds@ OR ENTITIES CLAIMING A LEG- LOWNDES COUNTY, MS You are summoned to appear
easement for public roads and AL OR EQUITABLE INTEREST IN and defend against the com-
cdispatch.com. REAL PROPERTY, BEING LOT 5 BY: Ann Marie Langford, D.C. plaint or petition filed against
conveyance or reservation of OF SQUARE 34, FISHERMANS you in this action at 9:30
mineral of every kind and char- ADDITION, NORTH OF MAIN, Publish: 3/18, 3/25, & o’clock a. m. on the 5th day of
acter, including but not limited LOCATED AT 617 4TH STREET 4/1/2020 May, 2020, in the second floor
to oil, gas, sand and gravel in courtroom, Lowndes County
NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS-
SIPPI DEFENDANTS IN THE SPECIAL COURT OF EM- Courthouse in Columbus, Mis-
INENT DOMAIN sissippi, and in case of your
As the undersigned Substi- NO. 2020-0006-ED2 failure to appear and defend, a
tuted Trustee, I will convey only LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- judgment will be entered
such title as is vested in me SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION SIPPI against you for the money or
under said Deed of Trust. other things demanded in the
TO: SHAWN YOUNG, TERICA COLUMBUS REDEVELOPMENT complaint or petition.
This 12th day of March, 2020.
YOUNG, BENNIE COLBERT, JR., AUTHORITY PLAINTIFF
BRITTANY ALEXANDER, THE You are hereby further given
George Gunter UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND VS. notice that not less than ten
Substituted
General ServicesTrustee Lawn Care / Landscaping DEVISEES OF JUNIOUS HAR- (10) days prior to the date of
GROVE, DECEASED, THE UN- MARY HARGROW, MONTOYA the trial, you are required to file
Prepared by: KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE- SMITH, BENNIE COLBERT, JR., the Statement of Values pursu-
JEWELRY REPAIR
George Gunter SAM’S LAWN SERVICE
VISEES OF LULA D. HAR- BRITTANY ALEXANDER, MISSIS- ant to Miss. Code Ann. §11-27-
459 Corinth Road No lawn too large or too GROVE, DECEASED, THE UN- SIPPI DEPARTMENT OF REVEN- 7, which shall be treated as
39465 small. Mowing, trimming & KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE- UE, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, pleadings in this action. The
RKERS date of the filing of the Com-
PA weedeating. VISEES OF JOSEPH HAR- GOLDEN TRIANGLE WASTE
Insertion Dates: 3/18, 3/25, plaint herein is the 18th day of
ON
Call 662−243−1694 GROVE/HARGROW, DE- SERVICES, CITY OF COLUM-
J.
4/1, 4/8/2020 February, 2020, and the name
CEASED, THE UNKNOWN BUS, MISSISSIPPI, LOWNDES
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE UN- and address of the attorney for
100 Russell St. Lawn Care / Landscaping HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
E
W E L E R Starkville, MS OF ANNIE B. HARGROVE, DE- KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE- the Plaintiff is Martha Bost
J
662-268-8058 CEASED, THE UNKNOWN VISEES OF JUNIOUS HAR- Stegall, P. O. Box 7120, Tu-
GROVE, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS- pelo, Mississippi 38802. Oth-
FOR ALL YOUR SPRING & HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
SUMMER NEEDS CALL er than the Statement of Val-
OF GENEVA HARGROVE, DE- AT-LAW AND DEVISEES OF
MONOGRAMMING ROBINSON LAWN
SERVICES.
CEASED, THE UNKNOWN
HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
LULA D. HARGROVE, THE UN- ues you are not required to file
KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE- an Answer or other pleading
Just for Ladies but you may do so if you de-
We also specialize in OF ANNIE B. HARGROVE, DE- VISEES OF JOSEPH HAR-
CEASED, THE UNKNOWN GROVE/HARGROW, THE UN- sire.
landscaping services.
662−435−8746 or HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
OF ROSETTA HARGROVE-ALEX- VISEES OF ANNIE B. HAR- Issued under my hand and the
662−272−8746.
@ Mossy Oak Mall • West Point Free estimates available. ANDER, AND ALL PERSONS OR GROVE, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS- day of March, 2020.
seal of said Court, this 12th
662-492-4221 • Mon.-Sat. ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIM- AT-LAW AND DEVISEES OF
CHILDREN’S & LADIES’ CONSIGNMENT ING A LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN- GENEVA HARGROVE, THE UN-
JESSE & BEVERLY’S TEREST IN CERTAIN REAL KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE- TERESA BARKSDALE, CLERK
PROPERTY, BEING LOT 5 OF VISEES OF ROSETTA HAR- SPECIAL COURT OF EMINENT
LAWN SERVICE
CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY
$545 plus Filing Fee
Mowing, cleanup,
landscaping, sodding, DITION, NORTH OF MAIN, LOC- PERSONS Looking for goods
SQUARE 34, FISHERMANS AD- GROVE-ALEXANDER, AND ALL
OR ENTITIES CLAIM-
DOMAIN,
LOWNDES COUNTY, MS
ATED AT 617 4TH STREET ING A LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN-
or services?
& tree cutting. BY: Ann Marie Langford, D.C.
CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS- TEREST IN REAL PROPERTY,
All Attorney Fees Through The Plan 662−356−6525 SIPPI BEING LOT 4 OF SQUARE 34,
Publish: 3/18, 3/25, &
FISHERMANS ADDITION,
Jim Arnold, Attorney Painting & Papering You have been made Defend- NORTH OF MAIN, LOCATED AT 4/1/2020
662-324-1666 • 601-656-6914 ants in a lawsuit filed in this 617 4TH STREET NORTH,
Court by the Columbus Re- COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI DE-
help. 104 South Lafayette Street, Starkville SULLIVAN’S PAINT development Authority to con- FENDANTS
SERVICE. Special Prices.
demn by eminent domain cer-
Interior and Exterior tain real property, being Lot 5 NO. 2020-0007-ED2
WEEKEND WARRIORS. Painting. 662−435−6528
Av-
You have problems, we of Square 34, Fishermans Addi-
tion, North of Main, located at SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
have answers. 30 years
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exp in roofing, drywall, bus, Mississippi. The property TO: BENNIE COLBERT, JR.,
painting, flooring, decking. is necessary to renew and re- BRITTANY ALEXANDER, THE
Free estimates. Local refs. development blighted condi- UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND
662−386−3658. tions in accordance with the DEVISEES OF JUNIOUS HAR-
classifieds!
Urban Renewal Plan (Burns GROVE, DECEASED, THE UN-
Bottom) of the City of Colum- KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
bring you results. bus, Mississippi. VISEES OF LULA D. HAR-
Are you a painter? Advertise here GROVE, DECEASED, THE UN-
the to grow your business. You are summoned to appear KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
and defend against the com- VISEES OF JOSEPH HAR-
plaint or petition filed against GROVE/HARGROW, DE-
you in this action at 9:30 CEASED, THE UNKNOWN
o’clock a.m. on the 5th day of HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
May, 2020, in the second floor OF ANNIE B. HARGROVE, DE-
courtroom, Lowndes County CEASED, THE UNKNOWN
Courthouse in Columbus, Mis- HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
sissippi, and in case of your OF GENEVA HARGROVE, DE-
failure to appear and defend, a CEASED, THE UNKNOWN
judgment will be entered HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
against you for the money or OF ANNIE B. HARGROVE, DE-
other things demanded in the CEASED, THE UNKNOWN
complaint or petition. HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
OF ROSETTA HARGROVE-ALEX-
You are hereby further given ANDER, AND ALL PERSONS OR
notice that not less than ten
(10) days prior to the date of
ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIM-
ING A LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN-
the trial, you are required to file TEREST IN CERTAIN REAL
the Statement of Values pursu- PROPERTY, BEING LOT 4 OF
ant to Miss. Code Ann. §11-27- SQUARE 34, FISHERMANS AD-
7, which shall be treated as DITION, NORTH OF MAIN, LOC-
pleadings in this action. The ATED AT 617 4TH STREET
date of the filing of the Com- NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS-
plaint herein is the 14th day of SIPPI
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TERESA BARKSDALE, CLERK Bottom) of the City of Colum-
on classifieds home page. results and highlighted online.
SPECIAL COURT OF EMINENT bus, Mississippi.
DOMAIN,
Highlight $3 Graphic $10.50
LOWNDES COUNTY, MS You are summoned to appear
and defend against the com-
BY: Ann Marie Langford, D.C. plaint or petition filed against
you in this action at 9:30
Highlight your ad Enhance your ad with
Publish: 3/18, 3/25, & o’clock a. m. on the 5th day of
4/1/2020 May, 2020, in the second floor
with a dash of color. an attention getter. courtroom, Lowndes County
Courthouse in Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, and in case of your
failure to appear and defend, a
judgment will be entered
against you for the money or
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TO: BENNIE COLBERT, JR.,
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UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND
DEVISEES OF JUNIOUS HAR-
2−3 Bedroom w/ 1.5 Bath boxspring with poster ON THE WEB
Fenced in yard. $675. headboard, $200.
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GROVE/HARGROW, DE-
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OF ANNIE B. HARGROVE, DE-
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OF ROSETTA HARGROVE-ALEX- 24"x23"
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ING A LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN- Utilities & cable included, Visit 516 Main St. or
TEREST IN CERTAIN REAL from $145/wk − $535/mo call 662−328−2424.
PROPERTY, BEING LOT 4 OF Columbus & County School
SQUARE 34, FISHERMANS AD- locations. 662−242−7653
DITION, NORTH OF MAIN, LOC- or 205−442−2011. Lawn & Garden
ATED AT 617 4TH STREET
NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS-
SIPPI RV/MOBILE HOME SITE Garden Tiller Earthquake,
East or West Columbus or rear tines, with reverse and
You have been made Defend- near CAFB, Caledonia 6.5hp Kohler engine.
ants in a lawsuit filed in this schools. 601−940−1397. Excellent condition. May
Court by the Columbus Re- have five hours run time.
development Authority to con- Office Spaces For Rent Kept under cover. $300.00
demn by eminent domain cer-
tain real property, being Lot 4 662−328−9223
of Square 34, Fishermans Addi- OFFICE SPACE FOR

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empty spaces 9 4 5 3 8 6 2 7 1
and defend against the com- ADS STARTING AT $25 2012 JAYCO EAGLE 5th
WHEEL, 39ft, 4 slide−outs. given numbers. The
plaint or petition filed against so that each row, each 3 8 6 7 1 2 5 4 9
you in this action at 9:30 2BR, 48" TV & 27" TV. object is to place the
Houses For Sale: East $26,500. 662−386−9605. column and each 3x3 box 7 2 1 9 4 5 6 8 3
o’clock a. m. on the 5th day of numbers 1 to 9 in
contains the same number
May, 2020, in the second floor
courtroom, Lowndes County 3BR/1BA @ 1521 Motorcycles & ATVs the empty spaces so 5 7 4 8 6 3 9 1 2
only once. The difficulty 2 6 9 4 7 1 3 5 8
Courthouse in Columbus, Mis- Shepherd Rd. that each row, each
sissippi, and in case of your level increases from
failure to appear and defend, a
Sold as is, needs work. 1993 KAWASAKI column and each 8 1 3 5 2 9 7 6 4
judgment will be entered
Serious inquiries only, VOYAGER XII Only 25,500 3x3Mondayboxtocontains
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769−274−4110. miles. Runs & looks good.
against you for the money or
other things demanded in the No problems. $3000 OBO. the same number only once. The difficulty level
complaint or petition.
Houses For Sale: New Hope Can be seen local. increases from Monday to Sunday.
501−545−7750.
You are hereby further given 16 WIDNER IN NEW HOPE
notice that not less than ten Newly remodeled. 3BR/
(10) days prior to the date of 2BA home. Approx. 1,500 1999 ROADSTAR 1600
the trial, you are required to file sq. ft. Has 25’x30’ wired Only 45k miles. Hard bags,
the Statement of Values pursu- metal shop w/ roll−up front rider & passenger back
ant to Miss. Code Ann. §11-27- & side door. $158,500. rests w/ luggage rack, has
7, which shall be treated as windshield. Ready to ride!
pleadings in this action. The 662−549−9298.
$3000 OBO. Can be seen
date of the filing of the Com- local. 501−545−7750.
plaint herein is the 18th day of Lots & Acreage
February, 2020, and the name
and address of the attorney for 1.75 ACRE LOTS. Good/ 2 RACING GO KARTS,
the Plaintiff is Martha Bost Bad Credit Options. Good extra tires & gears,
Stegall, P. O. Box 7120, Tu- credit as low as 10% down, $2,500. Call between
pelo, Mississippi 38802. Oth- $299/mo. Eaton Land,
erLegal
thanNotices
the Statement of Val- Transportation 8a−7p, 662−328−0028.
ues you are not required to file 662−361−7711.
an Answer or other pleading 2017 Harley Davidson CVO
but you may do so if you de- 19 ACRES with 16 acres of Street Glide Special
sire. 30 year old Timber. Close Starfire Black. Beautiful
to town/lock & dam. Bike with 2 luggage racks
Issued under my hand and the $45,000. Call between
seal of said Court, this 12th and saddle bag inserts.
8a−7p, 662−386−0028. Excellent Condition.
day of March, 2020.
$25,500.00
TERESA BARKSDALE, CLERK 662−574−9663
SPECIAL COURT OF EMINENT
DOMAIN,
LOWNDES COUNTY, MS
MERCHANDISE 2015 Harley Davidson
VROD Night Rod Edition.
BY: Ann Marie Langford, D.C. ADS STARTING AT $12 Dark Red with 8,000 miles.
Excellent Condition.
Publish: 3/18, 3/25, & $8,500.00
4/1/2020 Bargain Column
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MASONARY & Tile saw, 2014 Harley Davidson CVO
$40. 662−251−3387. Limited. Silver and Sunset
Orange, approx. 20,000
Farm Equipment & Supplies miles, new front and rear
CALL US: 662-328-2424 tires and battery.
JOHN DEERE MODEL M Excellent Condition.
General Help Wanted TRACTOR. A set of one row $15,500.00
cultivators w/ hydraulic lift, 662−574−9663
has been repainted, looks
CARPENTER NEEDED w/ at good & runs good, $3500.
least 4 yrs. of experience.
COMMUNITY
Call 662−436−2037.
Ideal candidate will have an
eye for detail, be depend- Furniture
able, have good communic-
ation skills, reliable trans- LIVING ROOM SET ADS STARTING AT $12
portation & basic tools. We Loveseat & chaise for sale.
specialize in home remod- NEW!! $300.
els & new construction. Travel & Entertainment
662−242−2884. Leave a
Call 662-570-9464 for info. message.
PUBLIC CATFISH POND
OFFICE HELP NEEDED! Apts For Rent: Other @ 130 Hillcrest Drive. ACROSS
Must know: Quickbooks,
Microsoft Excel, Purchas- 1ST MONTH − RENT FREE!
Need a Open Wed, Thur & Sat.
7am−6pm 1 Annul
ing, Inventory & Sales.
Fax resume to
1−2 BR Apt: $350−435
1−2BR TwnHm: $625−650
new car? For rates call
662−386−8591
7 Carpet type
11 Brother of
662-327-7004 Lease, Dep, Credit Check. Artemis
or email to Coleman Realty
fryetile@cableone.net 12 Andean
Need a new
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DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA
CH&A, 1 story, W/D, 43 Shaker stuff shape 38 Baseball’s
historic district, 1 block 44 Baltimore 10 Fellow Ripken
good option.
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NO PETS. 662−574−8789. 45 Different 17 The fifth 41 Outmoded
RENTALS Peaceful & Quiet area. 46 Break away element
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dep. 678−949−6877. 3 BEDROOMS
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