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Monday | August 3, 2020
WEST POINT —
Oak Hill Academy
assistant principal
Katie Ballard want-
ed to supplement the
school curriculum in
a way that was a little
beyond the norm. Ballard
In January, Ballard
began a grant application through
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mis-
sissippi Foundation in hopes of al-
lowing Oak Hill Academy’s K3-12
students to participate in a school
garden program.
“We wanted to incorporate some
things other than your tradition-
al learning environment,” Ballard
said.
See OAK HILL, 6A
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Gavin Gilbert poses for a portrait on Friday at Starkville High School. Gilbert has recorded statistics for SHS
games since 2009 and has stats going back to the 1920s.
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
‘He’s done a lot of digging and a lot of research,
and if you’ve got any question about any record,
R
ushing through the rain Columbus police arrest
armed with a pen and paper,
Gavin Gilbert entered the
you just ask him, and he’ll know what was going on’ two in connection with
press box at Yellow Jacket Stadium SHS head football coach Chris Jones
and began to scribble.
Keeping note of that night’s and a lot of research, and if you’ve Arriving at MSU as an under-
armed robbery
got any question about any record, graduate in the fall of 2000, Gilbert DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
scoring plays between Starkville
you just ask him, and he’ll know quickly became a manager for the
High School and DeSoto Central, Two people, one a juvenile, have
what was going on.” school’s women’s tennis team. He
Gilbert — a social studies teacher been arrested for a robbery at a
Gilbert has long boasted a pas- stayed in that post for six years
at SHS since 2015 — launched a South Columbus home Saturday
sion for sports. As a kid, Mississip- before earning a spot as an eighth-
career in sports statistics that has grade social studies teacher at night.
pi State football games constantly
seen him compile numbers for at emanated from his radio in near- Armstrong Middle School in the Taveon Macon, 18, and the juve-
least 10 NFL players, nearly every by Winona. When the Bulldog fall of 2009. nile have both been charged with
member of the Clarion Ledger’s baseball team made their charge to With his ensuing dash through armed robbery, according to Co-
Dandy Dozen who’s played in the 1998 College World Series, he the rain during that year’s first re- lumbus Police Chief Fred Shelton.
Mississippi High School Activities kept scorebooks of every contest gion game against DeSoto Central, The suspects were in custody eight
Association Class 6A since 2010 — double-checking each book he helped the SHS coaching staff minutes after police were called.
and countless other high school for accurate batting averages and keep stats by hand the rest of the According to a Columbus Po-
prospects who’ve gone on to prolif- other stats. He even looked over year and took over on his own for lice Department press release,
ic collegiate football careers since the stats compiled by the computer the season opener against Noxubee the suspects arrived at a home on
their days in the yellow and white. while playing the video game Ken County in 2010. He’s since added Sixth Street South at about 10 p.m.
“He’s got stats going all the way Griffey Jr. Presents Major League positions on stat crews at East Saturday armed with weapons and
back to the beginning of time,” Baseball after its release in 1994. Mississippi Community College demanding money. The victim was
head coach Chris Jones said of “Double-checked the computer’s and MSU during Thursdays and not injured.
Gilbert. “He’s done a lot of digging math,” he said through a laugh. See GILBERT, 6A “I want to commend the ex-
cellent work of our officers and
the 911 dispatchers for the appre-
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of Trustees meeting, 6
Answers, 6B
High p.m., 401 Greensboro
Mostly sunny St.
Full forecast on Aug. 14: Starkville
page 3A. Board of Aldermen
work session, 10 a.m.,
City Hall
INSIDE Corey Dorsey recently graduated from Mississippi Aug. 17: Starkville
State and now lives in Tylertown. He aspires to be a Housing Authority
Classifieds 6B Dear Abby 3B
Comics 3B Obituaries 4B physical therapist and likes watching anime. Dorsey board meeting, 3 p.m.,
Crossword 2B Opinions 4A said he lives life one day at a time. 101 W. Wood St.
Analysis
Continued from Page 1A
By early September, the commission and Georgia’s done it three times,” Moss
will agree on a design to put on the Nov. said.
3 statewide ballot. They could accept Georgia put the Confederate battle
one of the public submissions, combine emblem on its state flag in 1956, during a
elements from different designs or start backlash to the civil rights movement. It
from scratch and draw their own. purged the emblem from its flag in 2001,
“We’re going to design and approve then redesigned the flag again in 2003.
a flag that Mississippi can be proud of,” The fourth major flag change is the
said former state Supreme Court Jus- one Mississippi’s doing now, Moss said.
tice Reuben Anderson, the commission Mississippi had used the same Con-
chairman. federate-themed flag since 1894, when
If voters accept the proposed design, white supremacists in the Legislature
it will become the new Mississippi flag. If set the design amid backlash to political
they reject it, the commission will find a power that African Americans gained
new design and that will go on the ballot during Reconstruction. People who voted
later. in a 2001 election chose to keep the flag,
“There have only been four major U.S. but the symbol remained divisive in a
state flag changes in the past 66 years, state with a 38 percent Black population.
SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates
peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Armed robbery
Mon. Tues.
Major 12:57a 1:47a
Minor 8:13p 8:55p
Major 1:23p 2:12p
Minor 6:43a 7:43a
Courtesy of Mississippi Department
Continued from Page 1A of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
The Dispatch
hension of two suspects quickly. Per our standard Macon is in custody at
eight minutes after the procedure, other officers Lowndes County Adult
call went out,” Shelton began searching the area Detention Center. His
said in the press release. and captured the suspects bond has not been set. The Commercial Dispatch (USPS 142-320)
Published daily except Saturday. Answers to common questions:
“The victims on the about five blocks away.” LCADC administrators Entered at the post office at Columbus, Mississippi.
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Opinion
4A MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020
PETER BIRNEY IMES Editor/Publisher
BIRNEY IMES III Editor/Publisher 1998-2018
BIRNEY IMES JR. Editor/Publisher 1947-2003
Dispatch
The
BIRNEY IMES SR. Editor/Publisher 1922-1947
POSSUMHAW
Splish splash, takin’ a bath
“I know to you, it might He’d lean over and peer sprinklers and a good, long soaking. plant back so I could see into the nest.
sound strange. But I wish it into the little pool of water In the present world of technology Wrens cleverly build their nests with
would rain, oh let it rain ... let sitting 8 inches below at where you can “zoom” or “duo call” with a rain covering over top. Both nests
it rain, oh yeah, let it rain.” the quarter-inch mark. So people around the world, it seems so or- were empty- no bird — no fledglings, no
— The Temptations, “I close, but no way to get to dinary to fasten an old metal sprinkler eggs, no broken shells.
Wish it Would Rain,” original it. He flew away, dry and to the end of a My heart
release 1968 thirsty. green rubber sank, until I
For days I’d watched the hose, drag read birds rid
F
inally, a much-needed birdbath from the window. it across the their nests of
rain. The ground is About mid-afternoon, a yard and turn the broken
deep with cracks, wide bluebird pair and later a the well water shells. It’s
as a quarter. Until recently tufted titmouse couple on at the spig- thought to pro-
the trees were lush with Shannon Bardwell would show up for bathing. ot. Sometimes tect the fledg-
leaves, the grass was healthy The gentlemanly male the sprinkler lings from
and flowers were blooming, nurtured always let the female go first. She’d dip turns with no injury and also
by morning dew and evening rains. But down in the water and flitter her wings help, and other to attract any
lately the ground cracks and furling around, splashing her little heart out. times it needs predators away
leaves prove dry. Thankfully, we’d had Soon she’d fly away to a perch on the a little nudge. from the nest
a rain shower from out of nowhere. The nearby bench and wait. When he fin- The four arms to the dis-
kind of shower that waters your neigh- ished his bathing, the pair would fly off of sprinkler carded shells.
bor’s lawn and fields but not yours. And together, often resting on a telephone turn a dizzying Hardworking
if you’re lucky, the next day you get wire above the driveway. The tufted round and round, soaking the ground clever little wrens, they are. Perhaps
the watering and maybe they don’t, or titmouse couple would follow suit. for about a 10-foot radius. now the mother wrens will join the
maybe you both get lucky. Though I had been watering the While the sprinkler watered, I went titmouse and bluebird and dip and dive
Looking out the windows off to the flowerbeds faithfully, it wasn’t enough. to check the Carolina wrens’ nests. One through the sprinkler or gather togeth-
west, I could see the rain gauge hang- Attempting to turn a spade in the hard was in the hanging plant on the porch er at the birdbath.
ing on the fence post. On top of the rain ground, I found my watering had nour- and the other in a potted plant in the Email reaches Shannon Bardwell of
gauge’s yellow funnel, a bird perched. ished only a thin layer. It was time for perennial garden. I deftly tilted each Columbus at msdeltachild@msn.com.
OTHER EDITORS
Action needed to save child care industry
With schools shuttered and child-care options
restricted, working parents across the country are
shouldering unexpected child-care burdens. Many
will not be able to return to work until they can find
safe, affordable child care. At the same time, the
child-care industry is collapsing under pandem-
ic-inflicted financial pressure. Without swift action
from Congress, child-care centers are at risk of STATE OF THE NATION
permanent closures that could severely undermine
the country’s economic recovery.
Unlike public schools, child-care centers are
largely funded by parents’ tuition payments. Even
Who is really burning things down?
M
before the pandemic, most child-care centers were y friend David Erdogan, that he was freedom and sometimes their lives
barely profitable. At the peak of the crisis, one- French, one withdrawing Ameri- at risk by taking to the streets.
third of the child-care workforce lost their jobs, and of the most can troops forthwith And should being an elected offi-
about 60 percent of child-care programs temporari- admirable voices in from Syria, a number cial really be one’s “life work”?
ly closed. Now, those that survive are implementing America today, argues of Republicans voiced As noted above, Republicans
virus prevention measures that reduce enrollment that conservatives need horror. Sen. Ben Sasse, have criticized the president on
— and revenue — while increasing operating costs. not vote against Repub- R-Neb., said it would policy matters, sometimes even
Half the industry is at risk for permanent closure, lican senate candidates lead to a “slaughter.” harshly. Where they have shrunk
which would mean millions of lost child-care slots, in order to send a mes- Sen. Ted Cruz said it into their shells was on matters
according to an estimate from the Center for Amer- sage about Trumpism. I would be “DISGRACE- that are even more critical to the
ican Progress, a liberal think tank. disagree. He writes, “A FUL.” Rep. Liz Cheney health of our republic. They have,
Such losses would present many parents with rage, fury, and a ‘burn called it a “catastrophic by their silence, given assent to his
terrible choices. In the absence of safe, affordable it all down’ mentality Mona Charen mistake that puts our cruelty, his assaults on truth, his
child care, should parents place their children is one of the maladies gains against ISIS at dangerous flirtations with political
in unlicensed or lower-quality facilities during a that brought us to the risk and threatens violence and his consistent demoli-
public health crisis, or spend more than they can present moment.” America’s national security.” tion of institutions.
reasonably afford on child care for those lucky This assumes that the reason Senators Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., Institutions are like scaffolding.
enough to have a safe option nearby? For lower-in- some plan to evict Republican sen- Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Mitt When a society’s institutions are
come families, the lack of affordable child care ators is simply a matter of anger. Romney, R-Utah, Marco Rubio, weakened, the whole edifice can
could mean giving up work outside the home and But voting against a candidate or R-Fla., former U.N. Ambassador come crashing down.
sliding into poverty. Black and brown parents are even a whole party is not nihilism. Nikki Haley and others weighed in Donald Trump undermined
more likely than white parents to experience job It’s the legal, Constitutional way to as well. the institution of the free press,
disruptions due to child care. express approval or disapproval. When the president suggested urging his followers to disbelieve
Democrats and Republicans in Congress both The current Republican Party has lifting sanctions on Russia, Sena- everything except what came
have introduced measures that would help stabilize chosen to become the burn-it-all- tor Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said it from the leader. He weakened
the industry. The Democratic-backed Child Care Is down party. The most demoraliz- would be “horrible” for the United respect for law enforcement and
Essential Act would provide $50 billion in fund- ing aspect of the past four years States. And after Gen. James Mat- the courts, suggesting that he was
ing to child-care centers through the Child Care has not been that a boob conman tis wrote an op-ed saying that Don- the victim of a “deep state” and
and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), which was elected president but that one ald Trump was making a “mockery that “so-called judges” need not be
provides federal funding to states to subsidize child of the two great political parties of the U.S. Constitution,” Sen. respected. He scorned allies and
care for working families. The Republican-backed surrendered to him utterly. Lisa Murkowski said: “I was really toadied to dictators. He has cast
measure would fund child-care providers through David suggests that voting thankful. I thought General Mat- doubt on the integrity of elections.
the CCDBG for up to nine months. Experts esti- against Republican senators ig- tis’ words were true, and honest He ran the executive branch like
mate that the child-care industry needs $9.6 billion nores that they had bad choices. and necessary and overdue.” a gangster, demanding personal
a month to stay afloat, much more than the $3.5 It’s certainly true that Republi- So, it is possible to speak up loyalty and abusing officials such
billion the industry received in spring’s coronavirus cans perceived their options to be about this president and survive. I as the hapless Jeff Sessions, who
legislation. limited. If they speak up, they say, use that word advisedly, because merely followed ethics rules. He
To prevent mass closures of child-care provid- they will flush their careers down these Republican officeholders ignored the law to get his way on
ers, Congress must prioritize industry-wide relief. the drain. Look at what happened often use words like “kill” or the border wall. He violated the
But even an emergency rescue would not address to Jeff Flake, Mark Sanford and “destroy” or “annihilate” when most sacred norms of a multieth-
the underlying issues associated with the chronic Bob Corker! contemplating what Trump would nic society by encouraging racial
underfunding of caregiving. Last week, former vice But this overstates things. A do to them if they raise their heads hatred. He made the U.S. guilty
president Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic number of Republicans have stood too far above the parapet. In fact, of separating babies from their
nominee for president, unveiled a proposal to invest up to Trump and maintained their all that actually threatened them mothers.
$775 billion over 10 years in caregiving programs electoral viability — especially was the possibility of nasty tweets Elected officials, terrified of
for small children, older Americans and those with when they challenged him on mat- and the chance that they might their own constituents, have cow-
disabilities. This ambitious proposal is a welcome ters in which he has shown little lose their seats. ered and temporized in the face of
and unprecedented acknowledgment that care- interest, namely public policy. Sen. David is right that very few a truly unprecedented assault on
giving is central to a fully functioning economy. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., for example, people in any walk of life display democratic values. They believed
Though it is largely focused on bolstering Ameri- voted against the president’s USM- courage on anything, though that they were powerless and acted
ca’s caregiving infrastructure in the medium term, CA trade agreement and (gasp) craven Republicans holding House accordingly. Since they were pow-
Mr. Biden’s plan also mentions fiscal relief to keep wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street and Senate posts might want to erless when it counted, perhaps we
child-care services running — a recognition that, Journal explaining his reasoning. pause from time to time to contem- should make it official?
without stabilization efforts now, there may not be When the president abruptly plate the extraordinary valor of Mona Charen is a Senior Fellow
an industry left to bolster. announced, following a phone protesters in Hong Kong, Iran and at the Ethics and Public Policy
Washington Post call with Turkish leader Recep Egypt who continue to put their Center.
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020 5A
Oak Hill
Continued from Page 1A
In April, Oak Hill Academy’s
grant application was approved
for the upcoming school year. The
grant money provided from the
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mis-
sissippi Foundation will be used
to purchase a greenhouse, tiller,
fertilizer, water hoses, seeds and
wood to be used for building raised
garden beds. The program will fo-
cus on giving students hands-on
gardening experience and nutrition
education.
“Everybody is really excited
because we’re all K3-12 on one
campus. Everybody has a hand in
everything we do,” Ballard said.
“Anytime we can do something that
enhances what we’re already doing
in the classroom, everybody gets
excited. Parents are excited and
kids are excited.”
Ballard said all grades will use Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
the greenhouse and gardens, with A sign reading “Be Kind” can be seen behind a garden on Wednesday at
Oak Hill Academy in West Point. The school will be expanding its garden to
elementary school students having add a greenhouse.
science and math coursework that
will deal directly with the program, and planted sunflowers.” plant things throughout the whole
while a high school course titled A greenhouse will be built and school year.”
“outdoor studies” will be offered will be used to plant vegetables and Raised garden beds will be
that will involve various projects, flowers through the winter to be spread throughout the campus, and
such as building raised garden ready to transplant in the spring. Ballard said she hopes fruit trees
beds, throughout the year. Each classroom will have its own can be planted eventually.
The school garden program is shelf to track growth. The green- Ballard said she hopes the
in its early stages at Oak Hill, as house will also be available for the school garden program also can be
not much gardening has been done public as a “plant hotel” for resi- a nutritional benefit to students.
quite yet because of the COVID-19 dents to rent a space for their out- “I’m hoping that it will introduce
pandemic, but Ballard took it upon side plants in the winter. them to some vegetables that they
herself to plant a few seeds over the “The greenhouse is ordered, but normally would not eat,” she said.
summer. just like everything else you try to “A lot of kids may not eat something
“Since we were closed for the order right now, it’s taking a little because they’ve only seen it on a
summer, nobody was up here but bit of time,” Ballard said. “We hope salad bar. But if they see it come
me,” she said. “I planted pumpkins to have the greenhouse here within out of the ground they may be more
because I knew our younger stu- the first nine weeks of school. We inclined to eat it, or if they’ve taken
dents would not be able to go to a can start preparing things for the care of it they may want to try a new
pumpkin patch. So I planted them winter to plant next spring. We’ll vegetable.”
Gilbert
Continued from Page 1A
Saturdays in the fall. the history of Mississippi bilities, he remains an “You just kind of
“Growing up in Wi- football in July with a educator at heart. Since realize how fortunate you
nona, we were not very reported record of 719- joining SHS’s staff, he’s are to be here with this
good at football outside 262-26 — though Gilbert enlisted the help of cur- system, with a football
of my freshman year,” contends his count is rent students interested program that is what it is
Gilbert said. “So you’d closer to 737 wins. in sports statistics or film in the state of Mississip-
always go home and “I’m missing a few to shoot games and keep
pi, with the district being
watch the highlights (games) from the ’30s,” stats on Friday nights.
supportive of it (and)
every Friday night, and he concedes. “During the Class of 2020 graduate
Depression, I don’t think David Coblentz, who aid- the community where
being someone that’s
we were printing the ed Gilbert all four years you can get that type of
born and raised Missis-
sippi State, you always newspaper here in town.” he attended SHS, cur- technology,” he said.
watched Starkville High Now utilizing Stat- rently works as a student
School highlights, and Broadcast — a system videographer for MSU’s
you always wanted them used by more than 275 football team. Admittedly
to do well. So getting to colleges and universi- a touch overwhelmed
work here has been a ties, 37 athletic confer- by all the moving pieces
dream.” ences and all 42 bowl and numerous staffers
games — Gilbert’s job involved at the South-
has simplified from the eastern Conference level,
Part of the game early days of his tenure Coblentz added that his
Now entering his spent calling newspapers past experience shooting
12th year running stats around the area to report games under Gilbert’s
at Starkville, Gilbert Starkville scores. watch gave him a certain
is a walking encyclo- He recalled being comfort in starting his
pedia of Yellow Jacket hung up on by one area new post.
football knowledge. newspaper after he noti- “It was definitely an
Within seconds of a fied them of Starkville’s eye-opener,” he said of
text pinging across his surprising 21-20 win over his time at Starkville. “I
screen, he can recount West Point on Sept. 10, definitely realized ‘Yeah,
the school-record 3,412 2010. I’m a big part of the
yards quarterback Brady Undeterred, Gilbert program going out there
Davis accrued during the rang the newsroom every day with them.’”
2014 season or explain again, much to the sur- Gilbert is currently in
the debate as to whether prise of the sports clerk a holding pattern given
David Fair or Joe Carter, on the other end of the the ongoing COVID-19
who went on to careers line. pandemic and the
at MSU and Alabama, “You’re the second persistent question as
respectively, is the best person to call in,” they to whether football will
running back in school said. even be played this fall.
history. “No I’m not,” Gilbert Despite that, the past
He’s also compiled retorted as his score was decade-plus advancing
scores of Starkville reluctantly accepted. “I’m Starkville’s scorebook
games dating back to the same person.” has given him fresh per-
1924. As part of his Beyond the intricacies spective on the crucial
work, MaxPreps named of statistics and film role he carries on Friday
the Yellow Jackets the clipping that Gilbert has nights at Yellow Jacket
winningest program in added to his responsi- Stadium and beyond.
Sports BRAVES 4, METS 0
SPORTS LINE
662-241-5000
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SECTION
QUESTIONS
Wright, Braves blank Mets for fifth straight win Who MSU
could add to
its schedule
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — The
winds of change are blow-
ing at gale-force levels
across college football.
As players from the
Pac-12 announced their
intentions to boycott the
season over health con-
cerns and
racial in-
justice —
among oth-
er issues
— on Sun-
day, the
Southeast-
ern Con- Portnoy
ference
released its intention to
play a 10-game, confer-
ence-only schedule this
fall earlier this week.
In short, college foot-
ball’s day of reckoning is
coming. Let’s catch up on
the past week.
Portnoy
Continued from Page 1B
Thanksgiving Day to a Arizona-Arizona State. likeness legislation and son, but if united fronts of
later date. This appears It’s not totally out of the everything that entails, players across the coun-
to still be the case and realm of possibility col- but this is a major blow to try — particularly in the
it’s unlikely any more is lege football’s opening football being played this SEC — stand up in the
known until the SEC does weekend could see Mike fall. way those in the Pac-12
announce its new sched- Leach and Lane Kiffin op- It’s long been a point did, it’s only a matter of
ules in the coming days posite one another for the of contention that col- time before the season is
and weeks. first time in their Magno- lege athletes haven’t had canceled.
I’m drawing a touch lia State tenures. a voice. That’s begun to
from the previous ques- change. Just this offsea-
tion, but how about two son we saw MSU running
Ben’s best:
Egg Bowls in one year?
With the Pac-12 players back Kylin Hill threat-
Since quarantine be-
The only time it ever hap- threatening to boycott en to sit out the season gan, I’ve tried to use my
record player more and
pened was 1918 — a year over health concerns, is should Mississippi not
more as I continue to ac-
MSU beat Ole Miss twice it possible this be- remove the Confeder-
and played three contests
against local military bas- comes a trend? ate iconography from its
state flag. Ultimately, the
crue vinyls for my collec-
tion. Here’s a look at the Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
Stanford-Washington and tential name, image and death knell for a fall sea- Beatles
the same number only once. The difficulty level
increases from Monday to Sunday.
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. not an entire swath of space means to you.
3). You can trust instinct and you can simply walk on out of. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You
intuition better than any other TAURUS (April 20-May 20). can love a plant all you want,
influence around right now. You If you can’t quite put words to but it will grow according to the
are like a blessed baby who this thing you’re doing, don’t let sunlight and soil, not according
doesn’t have to know where it’s that bother you. As suggested to your love. To position and pro-
going or what it’s doing to be by the ancient philosopher Laot- vide what’s required for thriving
blissfully protected. A risk taken zu, “The way is ever nameless.” — this is how to effectively love
in September brings abundantly GEMINI (May 21-June 21). a plant or anything else.
more opportunity. Health and There is no need to reach or VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
love improvements happen struggle for your contentment; If you experience it at home,
in November. Sagittarius and you only need to claim it if you and then, when you try to get
BABY BLUES Gemini adore you. Your lucky want it. If you don’t, that is fine, away from it it’s still there but
numbers are: 4, 45, 2, 28 and too. It will be waiting for you no matter where you go, that
16. either way. means that you’re it. This is
ARIES (March 21-April CANCER (June 22-July about the best news you could
19). Being stuck is a thing that 22). When you can’t lessen get; that the thing is well within
happens when you’re afraid of the measurable impact of a your locus of control.
loss. Once you’re willing to lose thing, you can still alter the LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.
a thing, you can drop it. There’s immeasurable elements. Only 23). The river never stops. It
suddenly some wiggle room, if you can determine how much it is moved by water falling from
the sky to the mountaintop,
where water rushes down to
the deepest part of the ocean.
You, feeling stuck, are, in fact,
in motion. Your connection to
others makes it so.
BEETLE BAILEY SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Even though you receive
praise for being versatile and
adept at many endeavors, you’d
feel like you’re somewhere in-
stead of everywhere. Today, you
long for and will achieve, focus.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Before you ask a person to
give you something, you might
want to check to make sure that
it is within their ability to do so.
This one assurance will steer
interactions in a productive
direction.
MALLARD FILLMORE CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). There is a point in which
the most productive thing you
can do is nothing at all. Think
of a screw. If you tighten it past
a certain point, it becomes
stripped and no longer can per-
form its purpose. Know when
to stop.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Your mindset around mon-
ey and what it’s for is changing.
Try this on: You have enough
and therefore you are rich.
Could this statement be true?
FAMILY CIRCUS How does it make you feel?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). The infinite is formless,
which is why we need frames
made out of our judgments
and rules, our boundaries and
negations. It’s a day to use and
celebrate the word “no,” as it
creates the frame around all
your yesses.
AREA OBITUARIES
COMMERCIAL DISPATCH morial Hospital-Gold- Bush of Columbia, Aug. 2, 2020, at her Nov. 15, 1937, in Scott Jenkins officiating.
OBITUARY POLICY en Triangle. Tennessee, Jefferey residence. County, to the late Ora Lowndes Funeral
Obituaries with basic informa-
Arrangements are Allen Jones and Jason Arrangements are Cooper and Fred Lee Home of Columbus is
tion including visitation and
service times, are provided
incomplete and will be Michael Jones both of incomplete and will be Ledlow. He was former- in charge of arrange-
free of charge. Extended obit- announced by Lown- Cleveland, Tennessee; announced by Lown- ly employed teaching ments.
uaries with a photograph, de- des Funeral Home of siblings, Cheryl Jones des Funeral Home of electrical engineering
tailed biographical information Columbus. Edwards of Wichita, Columbus. at Mississippi State Thyra Ford
and other details families may Kansas, Marvin Carey University and in aero- BASTROP, La. —
wish to include, are available
for a fee. Obituaries must be
George Jones Jr. Jones of Clarksdale Mary Lollar space research. Thyra Jacqueline Ford,
COLUMBUS — and Randolph Wise COLUMBUS — In addition to his 68, died Aug. 1, 2020,
submitted through funeral
George Evans Jones Jones of West Point; Mary Lollar, 102, died parents, he was pre- at Savannah Court of
homes unless the deceased’s
body has been donated to Jr., 78, died July 31, and six grandchildren. July 31, 2020, at Trinity ceded in death by one Bastrop.
2020, at West Point Memorials may be grandchild. Arrangements are
science. If the deceased’s Personal Care.
body was donated to science, Community Living made to American He is survived by his incomplete and will be
Graveside services
the family must provide official Center. Funeral ser- Cancer Society, P.O wife, Joyce All Ledlow; announced by Memori-
will be at 11 a.m.
proof of death. Please submit vices will be held at a Box 8217, Jackson, MS children, Amy Lear of al Gunter Peel Funeral
Tuesday, in Pleasant
all obituaries on the form
later date with burial 39215. West Point and Dallas Home and Crematory
Hill Cemetery. Lown-
provided by The Commercial
in Greenwood Cem- Lee Ledlow of Carey, College Street location.
Dispatch. Free notices must des Funeral Home of North Carolina; sib-
be submitted to the newspa- etery of West Point. Lorine Baker Columbus is in charge lings, Carolyn Ward
per no later than 3 p.m. the Calvert Funeral Home STARKVILLE — of arrangements. of Columbus and Judy
John Sanders
day prior for publication Tues- of West Point is in Lorine Baker, 70, died STEENS — John
day through Friday; no later charge of arrange- Blanton of Starkville;
July 31, 2020. Kenneth Ledlow W. “Bob” Sanders, 98,
than 4 p.m. Saturday for the ments. and three grandchil-
Graveside services WEST POINT — died Aug. 2, 2020, at his
Sunday edition; and no later Mr. Jones was born dren.
are at 11 a.m. today, in Kenneth L. Ledlow, 82, residence.
than 7:30 a.m. for the Monday July 21, 1942, in Co- Memorials may be
Sessumes Community died Aug. 1, 2020, at Arrangements are
edition. Incomplete notices
lumbus, to the late Wil- made to The Friends of
must be received no later than Cemetery. West Memo- incomplete and will be
lie White and George The Carrington Nurs- Israel Gospel Ministry,
7:30 a.m. for the Monday rial Funeral Home of announced by Memori-
Evans Jones Sr. He was ing Center of Starkville. P.O. Box 908, Bell-
through Friday editions. Paid Starkville is in charge al Gunter Peel Funeral
a veteran of the Army Funeral services are mawr, NJ 08099.
notices must be finalized by 3
of arrangements. Home and Crematory
p.m. for inclusion the next day National Guard. He at 3 p.m. today, at Em-
She is survived by College Street location.
Monday through Thursday; and was a graduate of West
her daughter, Valerie
manuel Baptist Church Marie White
on Friday by 3 p.m. for Sunday Point High School and of Starkville, with Da- COLUMBUS — Ma-
and Monday publication. For attended Ole Miss. He Rice Pittman; and sib- vid Easley officiating. rie White, 92, died Aug.
more information, call 662-
was formerly employed lings, Addie Mae Rice Visitation is one hour 1, 2020, at Baptist Me-
328-2471.
as a pharmacy clerk and Curtis Rice III all prior to service at the morial Hospital-Golden
and was a member of of Starkville. church. Calvert Funeral Triangle.
Emmitt Kyle First United Methodist Home of West Point is Graveside services
COLUMBUS — Em- Church. Clara Owen in charge of arrange- are at 2 p.m. today, in
mitt Kyle, 77, died Aug. He is survived by CALEDONIA — ments. Egger Cemetery of
2, 2020, at Baptist Me- his children, Jennifer Clara Owen, 84, died Mr. Ledlow was born Caledonia, with Kevin
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