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WEdnEsday | FEbruary 17, 2021

WINTER STORM
One fatality, dozens of minor accidents reported on icy roads
Winter storm causes power outages Monday; schools
continuing virtual learning as freezing temps persist
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN AND SLIM SMITH
ialtman@cdispatch.com; ssmith@cdispatch.com
After a quiet Monday of responding
to only three accidents and several more
Icicles formed
calls of stranded motorists, Mississippi
on a Commer- Highway Patrol officers are investigating
cial Dispatch two crashes and have responded to more
newspaper
box in Colum- than 40 calls for service since Tuesday
morning, due to icy roads caused by the
bus Monday
winter storm.
morning.
Rain, possibly “All of a sudden, people kind of don’t
freezing, is ex- want to stay at home or something,” said
pected again MHP spokesperson Sgt. Derrick Beck-
this evening. om.
Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff He added that many of the calls for
service were 18-wheelers that had at-
tempted to go up hills and slid off the
road or jack-knifed as they went down-
hill. He said none of those was serious.
Local law enforcement have also
responded to more car accidents and
stranded motorists due to vehicles slid-
ing on the ice, including one accident
that resulted in a fatality in Oktibbeha
County.
Leander Outlaw, 58, died after the ve-
hicle he was driving on Sixteenth Section
Road east of Starkville ran off the road
and overturned at about 6 p.m. Monday.
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DON’T STOP ME NOW COVID

vaccinations
rescheduled
for mass sites
Lowndes site reschedules
Monday-Wednesday
appointments; Oktibbeha
site reschedules
Wednesday shots
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com

COVID-19 vacci-
nations at Fairview
Baptist Church in
Columbus and the
Mississippi Horse
Park in Oktibbeha
County that were
scheduled for today
are canceled. Lawrence
Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff
Lowndes County
Houston Tehan, 14, slides down a hill on Lampkin Street in Starkville on Tuesday on a makeshift sled after his father, Alan,
gave him a push from the top. Emergency Manage-
ment Director Cindy
Lawrence said make-
up vaccinations will
be held Friday and
Feb. 26, while Oktib-

Downtown developer plans office space, beha County Emer-

gency Management Campanella
Director Kristin Campanella said

apartments in building next to old Fred’s canceled vaccinations at the Horse

MSU student handling historic, architectural research
to possibly apply for historic tax credits
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
As the owner of both
a home and office space
downtown, Tom Velek
has spent several years
eyeing the brick building
beside the old Fred’s and
wishing someone would
redevelop it. Velek
As of late last month,
that someone is him.
Velek and his wife Cynthia Buob,
who own Columbus-based TGV Proper-
ties, purchased the building at 322 Fifth
St. S. on Jan. 27 as the company’s latest
redevelopment project.
“I’ve looked at that particular build-
ing, the back of the 322 building, prob-
ably for the last 15 years and kind of
have kept wondering why no one does
anything with it,” Velek said. “... I’ve
actually tried about half a dozen times
to purchase that building and do some-
thing with it.”
Velek plans to have the first floor be
1,400 square feet of commercial space
available for rent, with two one-bed-
room apartments on the second story
above it. The entire back half of the
building will be a two-bedroom apart-
ment, the only two-story apartment in
downtown Columbus, he said.
It will not be the only building his
company has renovated in downtown
Columbus — he bought and renovated
the building just behind Fred’s and has
rented it for office space to small busi-
nesses — but it will be the biggest of its
projects, Velek said.
“We have found that there is a real
need for small commercial space,” he
said. “There are a lot of small business-
es that need an affordable, small office
space still in downtown. ... We really
like the mixed-use model and we feel
that our record proves that there is a
need for small business in downtown.”
The project will coincide with, but is
not part of, a separate project to reno-
See DEVELOPER, 8A
Park will be made up on Saturday
and possibly Sunday.
Vaccinations were canceled
Monday through Wednesday at
Fairview Baptist. The Lowndes
site offers vaccination by appoint-
ment Monday through Thursday.
The Horse Park offers shots by
appointment Wednesdays through
Fridays.
“Anyone who had their vaccina-
tion canceled will be rescheduled
and notified by whatever method
they registered with,” Campanella
said. “If you registered by email,
you’ll get an email or by phone,
with a text notifying you of your
new appointment.”
The Mississippi State Depart-
ment of Health is waiting until
Wednesday evening to determine
the status of Thursday’s vaccina-
tions.

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Thursday MEETINGS
Comics 4B to describe the possibility of Feb. 19: Starkville
Crossword 8B
Dear Abby 4B
what country leaving the Euro-
zone in 2012?
through Saturday, Board of Aldermen, 1:30
Food 5B 2 What magazine is the subject Feb. 25-27 p.m., City Hall, (resched-
Health 7A of the documentary “The Sep- ■ Virtual Magnolia uled due to weather)
Obituaries 4A tember Issue”? Independent Film Feb. 26: Starkville
Opinions 6A 3 In 2014, a SpaceX Falcon Festival: The Mag in Board of Aldermen work
9 successfully demonstrated Starkville returns with session, 10 a.m., may-
the reusability of what type of
WEATHER vehicle?
independent films and
shorts. Visit magnoli-
or’s conference room
March 1: Oktibbe-
4 In cooking, what would you
High 37 Low 30
Cloudy w/p.m. icy mix
do with a mezzaluna — drink it,
chop with it or boil it?
5 World boxing champion Manny
afilmfest.com. ha County Board of
Supervisors, 9:30 a.m.,
Chancery Courthouse
Full forecast on Pacquaio is from what South- March 2: Starkville
page 3A. eastern Asia country? Board of Aldermen, 5:30
p.m., City Hall
Answers, 8B
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tibbeha Consolidated
School District Board of
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2A WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Highlights of COVID-19 relief
bill progressing in House
House committees advancing
measures that will soon be combined
into a single bill expected to clear the
full House by the end of February
BY KEVIN FREKING
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A
Democratic-led effort to
pass a $1.9 trillion pan-
demic relief package has
passed its latest challenge
with House committees
advancing measures that
will soon be combined
into a single bill expected
to clear the full House by
the end of February.
Democrats beat back
hundreds of amendments
from Republicans who
have raised concerns that
the spending is vastly
more than necessary and
designed to advance pol-
icy priorities that go be-
yond helping Americans
get through the pandemic.
Democrats and President
Joe Biden counter that a
robust aid package is nec-
essary to prevent a long
and painful recovery from
the pandemic.
Their goal is to have
COVID-19 relief approved
by mid-March, when extra
unemployment assistance
and other pandemic aid
expires.
A look at some high-
lights of the legislation
moving through the
House:
More checks
The legislation pro-
vides a rebate that
amounts to $1,400 for a
single taxpayer, or $2,800
for a married couple that
files jointly, plus $1,400
per dependent. Individu-
als earning up to $75,000
would get the full amount
as would married cou-
ples with incomes up to
$150,000.
The size of the check
would shrink for those
making slightly more
with a hard cut-off at
$100,000 for individuals
FEMA opens mass vaccine sites
as bad weather hampers efforts
The U.S. is administering an average
of about 1.67 million doses per day
BY EUGENE GARCIA
AND JOCELYN NOVECK
The Associated Press
FEMA opened its first
COVID-19 mass vaccina-
tion sites Tuesday, setting
up in Los Angeles and
Oakland as part of an ef-
fort by the Biden admin-
istration to get shots into
arms more quickly and
reach minority commu-
nities hit hard by the out-
break.
Snowy and icy weath-
er across much of the
U.S., meanwhile, forced
the cancellation of some
Right-wing friendly Parler announces re-launch
BY FRANK BAJAK
AP Technology Writer
BOSTON — The right-
wing friendly social net-
work Parler, which was
forced offline following
the Jan. 6 attack on the
U.S. Capitol by support-
ers of then-President
Donald Trump, says it is
re-launching.
The Twitter alternative
has been struggling to re-
turn online since Amazon
stripped it of web-hosting
service on Jan. 11 over its
unwillingness to remove
posts inciting violence.
Google and Apple re-
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and $200,000 for married
couples.
Some Republicans
want to cut the size of the
rebate as well as the pool
of Americans eligible for
it, but Biden has insisted
on $1,400 checks, saying
“that’s what the American
people were promised.”
The new round of checks
will cost the government
an estimated $422 billion.
Bigger tax break for
households with kids
Under current law, most
taxpayers can reduce their
federal income tax bill by
up to $2,000 per child. The
package moving through
the House would increase
the tax break to $3,000 for
every child age 6 to 17 and
$3,600 for every child un-
der the age of 6.
The legislation also
calls for the payments to
be delivered monthly in-
stead of in one lump sum.
If the secretary of the
Treasury determines that
isn’t feasible, then the pay-
ments are to be made as
frequently as possible.
Also, families would
get the full credit regard-
less of how little they
make in a year, even just a
few hundred dollars, lead-
ing to criticism that the
changes would serve as a
disincentive to work. Add
in the $1,400 per individu-
al checks and other items
in the proposal, and the
legislation would reduce
the number of children
living in poverty by more
than half, according to an
analysis from the Center
on Poverty and Social Poli-
cy at Columbia University.
Aid to states and cities
The legislation would
send $350 billion to state
and local governments
and tribal governments.
vaccination events and
threatened to disrupt vac-
cine deliveries over the
next few days. Houston’s
public health agency lost
power and had to scram-
ble to give out thousands
of shots before they
spoiled.
The developments
came as the vaccination
drive ramps up. The U.S.
is administering an aver-
age of about 1.67 million
doses per day, according
to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
At the same time, deaths
are down sharply over the
moved Parler’s app from
their online stores for the
same reason.
Parler said in an
emailed statement Mon-
day that it would be led
by an interim CEO, Mark
Meckler of the Tea Par-
ty Patriots movement. It
said the service would be
brought back online for
current users this week
with new users being able
to sign up next week —
and would not be reliant
on “Big Tech.”
The site’s homepage,
however, was a single, stat-
ic page whose lead post re-
minded viewers of “tech-
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While Republicans in
Congress have largely
ber. It’s the third round of
support for airlines.
objected to this initiative,
Biden’s push has some
A new program for
restaurants and bars hurt
GOP support among gov-
ernors and mayors.
by the pandemic would
receive $25 billion. The
Many communities grants provide up to $10
have taken hits to their million per entity with
tax base as millions of a limit of $5 million per
people have lost their jobs physical location. The
and as people stay home grants can be used to cov-
and avoid restaurants and er payroll, rent, utilities
stores to prevent getting and other operational ex-
COVID-19. Many areas penses.
have also seen expenses The bill also provides
rise as they work to treat another $7.25 billion for
the sick and ramp up vac- the Paycheck Protection
cinations. Program, a tiny fraction
But the impact varies of what was allocated in
from state to state and previous legislation. The
from town to town. Critics loans are designed to help
say the funding is not ap- borrowers meet their pay-
propriately targeted and is roll and operating costs
far more than necessary
with billions of dollars
and can potentially be for-
given.
allocated last spring to
states and communities
still unspent.
Aid to schools
The bill calls for $130
billion in additional help to
schools for students in kin-
dergarten through 12th
grade. The money would
be used to reduce class
sizes and modify class-
rooms to enhance social
distancing, install ventila-
tion systems and purchase
personal protective equip-
ment.
The money could also
be used to increase the
hiring of nurses, counsel-
ors and to provide sum-
mer school.
Spending for colleges
and universities would
be boosted by $40 billion,
with the money used to
defray an institution’s pan-
demic-related expenses
and to provide emergency
aid to students to cover
expenses such as food and
housing and computer
equipment.
Aid to businesses
The bill provides anoth-
er round of relief for air-
lines and eligible contrac-
tors, $15 billion, so long
as they refrain from fur-
loughing workers or cut-
ting pay through Septem-
past six weeks, and new
cases have plummeted.
Nearly 39.7 million
Americans, or about 12
percent of the U.S. popula-
tion, have received at least
one dose of the vaccine,
and 15 million have gotten
both shots, the CDC said.
Deaths are running at
about 2,400 per day on av-
erage, down by more than
900 from their peak in
mid-January. And the av-
erage number of new cas-
es per day has dropped to
about 85,000, the lowest
in 3 1/2 months. That’s
down from a peak of al-
most a quarter-million per
day in early January. The
overall U.S. death toll is at
nearly 490,000.
nical difficulties.” While it
was possible to log in via a
different variation of that
URL, Parler’s iPhone app
did not work, yielding a
“networking error” when
an Associated Press re-
porter tried it. Among new
posters was Fox News per-
sonality Sean Hannity.
Guidelines accessible
on the site, dated Feb.
14, said Parler would use
technology and human
review to remove “threat-
ening or inciting content.”
They said a “community
jury” headed by a Parler
employee would hear ap-
peals.
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Democrat’s lawsuit accuses Trump of inciting deadly Capitol riot

‘All I wanted to do
was do my job, and
the insurrection that
occurred prevented
me from doing that’
House Homeland Security
chairman and Mississippi
Rep. Bennie Thompson
BY ERIC TUCKER
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The
House Homeland Security chair-
man accused Donald Trump in a
federal lawsuit Tuesday of incit-
ing the deadly insurrection at the
U.S. Capitol and conspiring with
his lawyer and ex-
tremist groups to
try to prevent Con-
gress from certi-
fying the results
of the presidential
election he lost to
Joe Biden.
The lawsuit Thompson
from Democratic Rep. Bennie
Thompson is part of an expected
wave of litigation over the Jan. 6
riot and is believed to be the first
filed by a member of Congress.
It seeks unspecified punitive
and compensatory damages. It
also names as defendants Rudy
Giuliani, Trump’s personal law-
yer, and the Proud Boys and the
Oath Keepers, extremist organi-
zations that have had members
charged by the Justice Depart-
ment with taking part in the
siege.
“All I wanted to do was do my
job, and the insurrection that oc-
curred prevented me from doing
that,” Thompson, D-Miss., told
reporters Tuesday as he recount-
ed his harrowing experiences as
Trump loyalists broke into the
Capitol and disrupted the consti-
tutionally mandated process of
certifying the election.
A Trump adviser, Jason Miller,
said in a statement that Trump
did not organize the rally that
preceded the riot and “did not
incite or conspire to incite any vi-
olence at the Capitol on Jan. 6th.”
A lawyer for Giuliani did not im-
mediately return an email seek-
ing comment.
The suit, filed in federal court
in Washington under a Recon-
struction-era law called the Ku
Klux Klan Act, comes three days
after Trump was acquitted in a
Senate impeachment trial that
centered on allegations that he
incited the riot, in which five peo-
ple died. That acquittal is likely to
open the door to fresh legal scru-
tiny over Trump’s actions before
and during the siege. Additional
suits could be brought by other
members of Congress or by law
enforcement officers injured
while responding to the riot.
Even some Republicans who
voted to acquit Trump on Satur-
day acknowledged that the more
proper venue to deal with Trump
was in the courts, especially now
that he has left the White House
and lost certain legal protections
that shielded him as president.
The suit traces the drawn-out
effort by Trump and Giuliani to
cast doubt on the election results
even though courts across the
country and state election offi-
cials repeatedly rejected their
baseless allegations of fraud.
Despite evidence to the con-
trary, the suit says, the men
portrayed the election as stolen
while Trump “endorsed rather
than discouraged” threats of vio-
lence from his angry supporters
in the weeks leading up to the as-
sault on the Capitol.
“The carefully orchestrated
series of events that unfolded at
the Save America rally and the
storming of the Capitol was no
accident or coincidence,” the suit
says.

Winter storm
Continued from Page 1A
Outlaw is the only fatal-
ity reported so far among
dozens of calls of car
crashes and stranded mo-
torists in the Golden Tri-
angle area since the storm
brought sleet and snow to
the area on Monday.
Columbus Police Chief
Fred Shelton said his of-
ficers responded to 10 ac-
cidents total, four of them
on Tuesday, and about six
stranded vehicles, the lat-
ter of which was mostly
drivers attempting to go
around barricades set up
to keep vehicles off more
dangerous parts of the
road.
In Oktibbeha Coun-
ty, Sheriff Steve Gladney
said deputies responded
to eight accidents and 30
stranded motorist calls
since Tuesday. On Mon-
day, deputies responded
to fewer than 10 calls.
Neither Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office
nor Starkville Police De-
partment reported num-
bers of accidents to The
Dispatch by press time,
but SPD took to social
media to warn residents
and drivers to keep off the
road. One such post, pub-
lished Tuesday afternoon,
included videos of vehi-
cles sliding off roads.
“... (Y)ou shouldn’t be
on the road unless you
have an emergency/es-
sential purpose,” the post
reads. “Our staff mem-
bers have been assisting
with recoveries nonstop.
This is not time for sight-
seeing.”
The numbers have also
been high in Clay County,
said Sheriff Eddie Scott.
He said deputies have not
compiled total numbers
because they are con-
stantly responding to calls
from stranded motorists,
including at least five this
morning.
“It’s kind of melting
just a little bit, but as soon
as it melts it’s freezing
back and making kind of
a glaze on (the roads),”
Scott said. “It’s these
curves and hills where
these issues are at.”
In West Point, Police
Chief Avery Cook said
police responded to fewer
than 10 minor accidents
on Monday but 20 to 25
such calls Tuesday.
Temperatures have
remained below freezing
since Sunday with the low-
est temperature recorded
at 11 degrees at 5 a.m.
Tuesday, according to the
National Weather Service.
Snow and ice accumula-
tion reached as much as
two inches in the Golden
Triangle.
Thursday’s forecast
calls for light rain with a
high of 37 and a low of 21.
Friday will be sunny and
cold, with a high of 34 and
a low of 16.
Utilities: Service
restored; no new
outages
Utility providers
braced for the worst as the
winter storm arrived in
the Golden Triangle, with
crews on call to respond to
power outages.
In Starkville and West
Point, the worst never
came — with no outages
reported at all.
In Columbus, about 500
customers saw their pow-
er interrupted on Monday,
due primarily to breakers
being tripped by a surge in
usage.
“When the load gets
too high it flips a break-
er,” Columbus Light and
Water Interim Manager
Mike Bernsen said. “We
have to ride the lines to
see where the issue is, but
once we identify it, it’s a
pretty quick fix. It doesn’t
take too long to make the
repair, but it seems when
we get breaker outage re-
paired, we have two more
called in.”
No other surge-related
outages were reported af-
ter Monday, Bernsen said,
although another 10 cus-
tomers, mostly businesses
along a stretch of Highway
45, lost service when pow-
er lines pulled away from
the structures.
“In a situation where a
line has fallen, we can re-
pair that,” Bernsen said.
“But in situations like
these, the property owner
has to call in an electri-
cian. It’s not something we
can work on.”
Starkville Utilities De-
partment General Manag-
er Terry Kemp said there
were no outages during
the week.
“All of our systems
were up and running with-
out interruption,” Kemp parents from Superin-
said Wednesday. “We tendent Eddie Peasant.
were fortunate.” Students will continue
The only prolonged to participate in distance
outages came in Noxu- learning as they have all
bee County and south week, and Peasant said
Lowndes County, where teachers are providing
4-County Electric Power distance learning sched-
reported 800 customers ules and lesson informa-
lost service overnight Sun- tion to students and their
day. Jon Turner, spokes- families.
man for 4-County, said 300 Mississippi University
of those customers were for Women has closed its
returned to service by the offices through at least
end of the day Monday today, Mississippi State
with the other 500 having through Thursday and
service restored by 4 p.m. East Mississippi Commu-
Tuesday.
“Now, we’re waiting
nity College through Fri-
day. All three schools are
to see what happens holding virtual classes.
(Wednesday night),”
Turner said. “Hopefully, Shelter remains open
by Thursday, we’ll be able
to say we dodged a bullet.” at Columbus FBC
The Golden Trian-
gle Homeless Coalition
Schools staying opened a shelter/warming
all virtual shelter Sunday evening at
Classes in the Colum- the Salvation Army, but it
bus Municipal School relocated to First Baptist
District and the Lowndes Church on Monday, which
County School District provided more space to al-
will be held virtually to-
low for social distancing.
day.
Coalition co-president
CMSD Superintendent
Sandra DePriest said 10
Cherie Labat said since
people were placed in
today classes are already
hotels on Monday night
virtual under the school’s
during the transition to
hybrid schedule, students
FBC.
will not be affected, al-
“We had nine people
though she urged caution
at FBC overnight (Tues-
to teachers as they travel
day),” Depriest said, “Ev-
to school. Teachers were
erything went smoothly.
asked to notify their prin-
We have plenty of food
cipals if driving conditions
and First Baptist has just
prevented or delayed their
been wonderful.”
arrival at their schools.
DePriest said the shel-
LCSD Superintendent
ter is open to homeless
Sam Allison said students
people or those who may
will be given assignments
not have adequate heating
to work on virtually.
in their homes through
“They’ll have some as-
Friday.
signments, but it won’t be
like a regular school day,”
Allison said. Postal deliveries
Both districts will The U.S. Postal Ser-
make a determination lat- vice, which suspended
er today how Thursday mail delivery in the Gold-
classes will be handled. en Triangle Tuesday, re-
“Transportation is the turned to normal opera-
big issue for us,” Allison tions today.
said. “We’ll get out … and
see where things stand
and make a decision based
on that. We understand
there could be some more
bad weather for Thursday,
so we’ll take that into con-
sideration, too.”
Starkville-Oktibbeha
Consolidated School Dis-
trict has also canceled
in-person classes for today
and Thursday due to con-
tinued freezing forecasts,
according to an email to

Forecasters: More wintry weather

for parts of the Deep South
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
With snow flurries
falling on the Gulf Coast
during record cold tem-
peratures and some Deep
South towns already
coated in ice, forecasters
on Tuesday said another
blast of winter weather
of snow and ice through worked to clear ice from
Thursday, the National a section of Interstate 20
Weather Service said, and near the Mississippi River
travel difficulties could bridge to Louisiana. The
linger since low tempera- Mississippi Highway Pa-
tures are predicted in the trol posted a short video
SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates
peak-feeding times for fish and game.
teens at night and highs clip on Twitter, showing Major
Wed.
5:24a
Thurs.
6:06a
only around freezing tractor-trailers halted on Minor 11:34a 12:04p
Major 5:45p 6:27p
during the day until Fri- the roadway. The patrol Minor 12:05a 1:00a
day. and the Mississippi De- Courtesy of Mississippi Department
of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

could cause still more
travel problems and shut-
downs.
Northern sections of
Mississippi and Louisiana
may get another 2 inches
The U.S. Postal Ser-
vice suspended mail deliv-
ery in much of Mississippi
on Tuesday because of the
winter storm, and a crew
in Vicksburg, Mississippi,
cdispatch.com
partment also said sev-
eral other sections of In-
terstate 20, Interstate 55
and state highways were
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A home going cele-
COVID-19 vaccine shots might be
tweaked if variants get worse
Studies are raising concern that first- Flu offers a model
generation COVID-19 vaccines don’t are looking to the glob-
work as well against a mutation
that first emerged in South Africa
BY LAURAN NEERGA ARD
AP Medical Writer
The makers of
COVID-19 vaccines are
figuring out how to tweak
their recipes against wor-
risome virus mutations
— and regulators are
looking to flu as a blue-
print if and when the
shots need an update.
“It’s not really some-
thing you can sort of flip
a switch, do overnight,”
cautioned Richard Web-
by, who directs a World
Health Organization flu
center from St. Jude Chil-
dren’s Research Hospi-
tal.
Viruses mutate con-
stantly and it takes just
the right combination of
particular mutations to
escape vaccination. But
Hospitals still ration medical
N95 masks as stockpiles swell
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mike Bowen’s ware-
house outside Fort Worth,
Texas, was piled high with
cases of medical-grade
N95 face masks. His com-
pany, Prestige Ameritech,
can churn out 1 million
masks every four days,
but he doesn’t have orders
for nearly that many. So he
recently got approval from
the government to export
them.
“I’m drowning in these
respirators,” Bowen said.
On the same day 1,000
miles north, Mary Turner,
a COVID-19 intensive care
nurse at a hospital outside
Minneapolis, strapped on
the one disposable N-95
respirator allotted for her
entire shift.
Before the coronavirus
pandemic, Turner would
have thrown out her mask
and grabbed a new one af-
ter each patient to prevent
the spread of disease. But
on this day, she’ll wear that
mask from one infected
person to the next because
N95s — they filter out 95
percent of infectious par-
ticles — have supposedly
bration will be an noon
Saturday, at Fleming
Cemetery. Visitation
will be from 3-6 p.m.
Friday, at Lavender’s
Funeral Service. Laven-
der’s Funeral Service
of Aliceville, Alabama
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Geraldine Taylor
COLUMBUS —
Geraldine Taylor, 83,
died Feb. 15, 2021, at
her residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus.
Arlene Cox
COLLIERVILLE, TN
— Arlene Fields Cox,
84, died Feb. 12, 2021.
Graveside funeral
services are 2 p.m.
Saturday at Memorial
Gardens Cemetery in
West Point with Bro.
Dale Funderburg offici-
ating. Calvert Funeral
Home in West Point is
honored to be entrust-
ed with the arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Cox was born
in Nov. 9, 1936, in
Akron Ohio, to the late
C.H. Fields and Wilma
The WHO and FDA
al flu vaccine system in
deciding how to handle
similar decisions about
COVID-19 shots.
studies are raising con-
cern that first-generation
COVID-19 vaccines don’t
work as well against a
mutant that first emerged
in South Africa as they
do against other versions
circulating around the
world.
The good news: Many
of the new COVID-19
vaccines are made with
new, flexible technology
that’s easy to upgrade.
What’s harder: Deciding
if the virus has mutated
enough that it’s time to
modify vaccines — and
what changes to make.
“When do you pull the
trigger?” asked Norman
Baylor, a former Food
and Drug Administration
vaccine chief. “This is a
moving target right now.”
been in short supply since
last March.
Turner’s employer,
North Memorial Health,
said in a statement that sup-
plies have stabilized, but
the company is still limit-
ing use because “we must
remain mindful of that sup-
ply” to ensure everyone’s
safety.
One year into the
COVID-19 pandemic, many
millions of N95 masks are
pouring out of American
factories and heading into
storage. Yet doctors and
nurses like Turner say
there still aren’t nearly
enough in the “ICU rooms
with high-flow oxygen and
COVID germs all over.”
While supply and de-
mand issues surround-
ing N95 respirators are
well-documented, until
now the reasons for this
discrepancy have been un-
clear.
The logistical break-
down is rooted in federal
failures over the past year
to coordinate supply chains
and provide hospitals with
clear rules about how to
manage their medical
equipment.
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AREA OBITUARIES
Nicholas Fields. She itation will be one hour Phillips and Phillip
was formerly employed prior to services at the Randolph.
as legal secretary funeral home. Chan- Memorials may be
and school librarian. dler Funeral Home of made to Bethel Church
Arlene was a member Vernon is in charge of of Christ, 6555 High-
of Germantown Baptist arrangements. way 18, Vernon, AL,
Church. Mrs. Harrison was 35592 or Bethel Church
In addition to her born Dec. 6, 1936, of Christ Cemetery
parents, she was in Fayette County, Fund, P.O. Box 1293,
Alabama, to the late
preceded in death by Vernon, AL, 35592.
her brother, Ronald O. Lonnie J. and Ruby Cathy Rueff
Memorial Service:
Fields. Tate Randolph. She was Dexter Freeman Saturday, Feb. 20 • 2 PM
She is survived by formerly employed with ALICEVILLE, 7th Day Adventist Church
the Lamar County Cir- College St. Location
her husband, Bob M. Ala. — Dexter Leon
Cox; daughter, Andrea cuit Clerk’s office and Freeman, 38, died Feb.
was a member of Bethel Todd Gale
Cox Davis of Oxford; 8, 2021, in Saint Clair Visitation:
sons, Brian M. Cox of Church of Christ. County, Alabama. Saturday, Feb. 20 • 10-11:30 AM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Naples, Florida, and In addition to her Graveside services
Funeral Home
Barry M. Cox of Olive parents, she was pre- will be at noon Sat- Memorial Service:
Branch; sister, Carole J. ceded in death by her urday, at Lavender’s
Saturday, Feb. 20 • 11:30 AM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Brown of Jackson; and husband, Eugene Harri- Funeral Services, with Funeral Home
five grandchildren. son; siblings, Douglas the Rev. Maddox offi- 2nd Ave. N. Location
Memorial may be Randolph, Kenneth ciating. Visitation will
made to First Baptist
Randolph and Talluah be from 3-5 p.m. Friday,
May; and one grand-
Church, P.O. Box 794, at Lavender’s Funeral
child. Service. Lavender’s
West Point, MS 39773. memorialgunterpeel.com
She is survived by Funeral Service of
her children, Ricky
Peggy Harrison Aliceville is in charge
Gene Harrison of of arrangements.
VERNON, Ala. — Vernon, Alabama and
Peggy Joy Randolph Lita Fields of Millport,
Harrison, 88, died Feb. Alabama; siblings, Vir-
13, 2021, at her resi- ginia Phillips of Mont-
dence. gomery, Alabama and
Funeral services will Linda Barnes of Little
be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Rock, Arkansas; three
at the chapel of Chan- grandchildren; and five
dler Funeral Home, great-grandchildren.
with Sonny McLellan Pallbearers will be
officiating. Burial will Jonathon McNees,
follow at Bethel Church Luke Crowe, Daniel
of Christ Cemetery. Vis- Fields, Ben May, David
Walter E. Moseley
Walter E. Moseley was born
in Lasca, Alabama on May
26, 1944 to Walter and Adelle
Moseley. They welcomed him
into Heaven on February 15,
2021. On this day the family
rejoiced in the reunion he also
National centers around
the globe collect circu- had with his first born daughter,
Liz.
lating flu viruses and
track how they’re evolv- He grew up with his brothers,
ing. They send samples
to WHO-designated labs
moving often as his dad was
a member of the Army. His family settled in
for more sophisticated Uniontown, Alabama his junior year of high
“antigenic” testing to de- school. Not only was he the new kid sporting his
Influenza mutates termine vaccine strength. ducktail hairstyle, he was also catching the eye
much faster than the The WHO and regulators of the girl he would spend his life with, Joanne
coronavirus, and flu then agree on the year’s Lowrey. He was an athlete playing football,
shots have to be adjust- vaccine recipe and manu-
basketball, and track.
ed just about every year. facturers get to work. Walt and Joanne married in 1964 and began
their life together in Columbus, Mississippi.
He began working at General Tire & Rubber
Company the same year and dedicated 40 years
of his life working hard and advancing within the
company. He instilled in his children the same
work ethic and the importance of providing for
your family and helping others.
He began his retirement in 2004 and enjoyed
getting up early, going to the YMCA, drinking
a pot of coffee, and watching CNBC. He
obsessed over his yard work, enjoyed crappie
fishing, vacationed with his family, and took an
unforgettable trip to the Grand Canyon with
his son. He was a passionate fan of the Alabama
Crimson Tide and cheered on the Atlanta Braves
from his recliner. Home improvement projects
filled his need to be productive and gave him
much satisfaction.
Walt was a member of Mount Zion Baptist
Church in New Hope, Mississippi, and was
always eager to jump in and support missions
and service projects.
He leaves behind his wife of 56 years,
Joanne of Chickamauga, Georgia (formerly of
Columbus, Mississippi) as well as his daughter,
Alicia Webb (Jim) and sons, John Moseley and
Brad Moseley, five grandchildren: Taylor (Tyler),
Blayne, Aubrie, Beth, and Layna and one great
grand girl due in May. He is also survived by his
brothers, Ricky (Donna) and Kenny (Judy) and
eight nieces and nephews. Family reunions were
a special time for Walt as he enjoyed reminiscing
with his many aunts, uncles, and cousins that he
also leaves behind.
The family will have a private memorial to
celebrate his life. Condolences and memories
may be shared online at www.heritagebattlefield.
com.
Memorial donations in memory of Walt can be
made to (Mount Zion Baptist Church/ Building
Fund, 1791 Lake Lowndes Road, Columbus, MS
39702. Church website: mzbaptist.com ).
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Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.
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Kendall Webb, 18 months, shows off on his 4-wheeler at his home Saturday morning. He is the son of Kirby
Webb and Adrianna Sykes.

Biden reframes goal on

reopening of elementary schools
President promising a
majority of elementary
schools will be open five
days a week by the end
of his first 100 days
BY A AMER MADHANI
AND ALEX ANDRA JAFFE
The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — President Joe
Biden is promising a majority of
elementary schools will be open
five days a week by the end of his
first 100 days in office, restating his
goal after his administration came
under fire when aides said schools
would be considered open if they
held in-person learning just one day
a week.
Biden’s comments, during a
CNN town hall in Milwaukee,
marked his clearest statement yet
on school reopenings. Biden had
pledged in December to reopen
“the majority of our schools” in his
first 100 days but has since faced
increasing questions about how he
would define and achieve that goal,
with school districts operating un-
der a patchwork of different virtual
and in-person learning arrange-
ments nationwide.
“I said open a majority of schools
in K through eighth grade, because
they’re the easiest to open, the most
needed to be open in terms of the
impact on children and families
having to stay home,” Biden said.
He said comments by White
House press secretary Jen Psaki
earlier this month that one day a
week of in-person learning would
meet his goal were “a mistake in the
communication.”
Asked when the nation would
see kindergarten through eighth
grades back to in-person learning
five days a week, Biden said, “We’ll
be close to that at the end of the
first 100 days.” He said he expect-
ed many schools would push to stay
open through the summer, but sug-
gested reopening would take longer
for high schools due to a higher risk
of contagion among older students.
The town hall touched on a
range of issues related to the coro-
navirus, from protections for small
businesses to the administration’s
vaccination plans. Biden said that
by the end of July there would be
600 million doses of the vaccine
available, enough to vaccinate ev-
ery American.
But with many of his answers, he
sought to emphasize the need for
funding to achieve his goals. The
town hall was aimed at selling his
$1.9 trillion coronavirus aid pack-
age directly to the American peo-
ple, part of an effort designed in
part to put pressure on Republican
lawmakers and refocus Congress
on speedy passage of the bill now
that his predecessor’s impeach-
ment trial is behind him.
Biden underscored how much
he wants to move beyond Donald
Trump on Tuesday night, repeated-
ly refusing to talk about the former
president and saying at one point,
“I’m tired of talking about Donald
Trump.”
“For four years, all that’s been
in the news is Trump. For the next
four years, I want to make sure all
the news is the American people,”
he said, to applause from the audi-
ence.

AP-NORC poll: A third of US adults skeptical of COVID shots

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — About
1 in 3 Americans say they
definitely or probably
won’t get the COVID-19
vaccine, according to a
new poll that some experts
say is discouraging news if
the U.S. hopes to achieve
herd immunity and van-
quish the outbreak.
The poll from The As-
sociated Press-NORC
Center for Public Affairs
Research found that while
67 percent of Americans
plan to get vaccinated or
have already done so, 15
percent are certain they
won’t and 17 percent say
probably not. Many ex-
pressed doubts about the
vaccine’s safety and effec-
tiveness.
The poll suggests that
substantial skepticism per-
sists more than a month
and a half into a U.S. vac-
cination drive that has
encountered few if any
serious side effects. Re-
sistance was found to run
higher among younger
people, people without col-
lege degrees, Black Amer-
icans and Republicans.
Dr. Anthony Fauci,
the government’s leading
infectious-disease scien-
tist, has estimated that
somewhere between 70
percent and 85 percent of
the U.S. population needs
to get inoculated to stop
the scourge that has killed
close to 470,000 Ameri-
cans. More recently, he
said the spread of more
contagious variants of the
virus increases the need
for more people to get their
shots — and quickly.
So is 67 percent of
Americans enough?
“No. No, no, no, no,”
said William Hanage, a
Harvard University expert
on disease dynamics. He
added: “You’re going to
need to get quite large pro-
portions of the population
vaccinated before you see
a real effect.”
About 33.8 million
Americans, or 10 percent
of the population, have re-
ceived at least one dose,
and 10.5 million have been
fully vaccinated, according
to the Centers of Disease
Control and Prevention.
Opinion
6A WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

It is different, being us
A
n open
letter to Af-
rican-Ameri-
can people:
February marks
the 95th observa-
tion of what started
as Negro History
Week and later be-
came Black History
Month. I wanted to
use the occasion
to talk about what Leonard Pitts
being Black means,
about how it feels,
being us.
Hearing that, you’re prob-
ably braced for a litany of de-
pressing statistics, indignities
and cruelties. But that’s not
why I’m here. No, I want to talk remember a 2019 story about
about community.
Lately, I find myself think-
ing a lot about Shonda Rhimes, class with the infant daughter
which is weird. I’ve never met
the lady, or even watched any
of the hit shows — “Bridger-
ton,” “Scandal,” “Grey’s Anat-
omy” — that have those brothers for the way they
made her one of the refuted a hundred lies about
hottest producers Black men in a single viral
in television. And image.
yet ... I’m so deeply That pride speaks to a truth
invested in her about being us, something I
success, so all-fired think even well-meaning white
proud of what she’s people find hard to grasp.
achieved, you’d Meaning how profound is that
swear we were sense of connectedness, of
related. community, that sense that
Same with Tyler each of us is all of us. I doubt
Perry building his your average white guy feels
studio complex, Re- any special investment in Brad
gina King winning Pitt’s successes or any partic-
her Oscar, Kamala Harris, ular pride when some random
taking her oath. But the pride white person makes news for
and investment I speak of is doing good.
not limited to the celebrated But it is different, being us.
and powerful. Maybe you Because for as much as people
pretend otherwise, the thing
Morehouse College professor that most defines us as “Black”
Nathan Alexander teaching a is not common skin tone nor
even common ancestry. Rather,
of his student, Wayne Hayer, it is common experience — all
strapped to his chest in a baby of us having gone through
carrier after Hayer was unable some variation of the same old
to find childcare. I exulted in story of denial and denigration.
In the broad outlines, I know
what you’ve been through and
you know the same about me.
And this is what binds us. Op-
pression from without creates
cohesion from within.
Often, that bond expresses
itself in the wake of tragedy —
George Floyd was my brother,
Breonna Taylor was my daugh-
ter, Trayvon Martin was my
son — but it is not limited to
that. We are bound in our joys
and achievements as well.
Not to sound naive or to
romanticize. We don’t — nor
should we — always agree on
everything. And I know Zora
Neale Hurston was right when
she said not all skinfolk are
kinfolk; there are some self-in-
terested scoundrels among us.
On the other hand: Many
years ago, I wrote a column —
not one I’m particularly proud
of — that caused an uproar in
Miami, even within the hall-
ways of my paper, the Miami
Herald. One day, at the height
of the controversy, I get a call.
This brother I’ve never met has
heard a rumor — untrue, as far
as I knew — that I was about to
be fired. He has a group togeth-
er, and they’re ready to picket
the building on my behalf.
I thanked him and told him
No, but the gesture has always
stuck with me. It reminded me
that I was part of something
that would always have my
back. That would stand in the
gap for me. That took pride in
me. I felt humbled by that. I felt
uplifted. And that, ladies and
gentlemen, is the best of what
it means, being us. I am here
for you.
And I know without asking
that you are always there, for
me.
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner
of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for
commentary, is a columnist for
the Miami Herald. Email him
at lpitts@miamiherald.com.

OUR VIEW
An appreciation
of those who
have kept us
warm and safe
F
or most of us the winter storm
that arrived Sunday and, like an
unwelcome visitor, has lingered
far too long, has been an inconve-
nience, a disruption, an irritation.
As we remained secure and safe in
our homes, there were others for whom
the storm required greater sacrifice.
Utility crews, particularly in Nox-
ubee and South Lowndes counties,
spent long, bitterly cold days repairing
fallen power lines to restore service.
Law enforcement responded through-
out the days to calls about drivers who
had crashed or slipped into ditches.
Fire departments were on full alert
for fires that often accompany cold
weather.
Services such as HVAC technicians,
tow truck drivers and plumbers worked
long hours in brutal conditions to
respond to potentially dangerous cir-
MISSISSIPPI VOICES
Mississippi House scores big reforms
cumstances. Some may argue that they
were “just doing their job,” but these
workers also took on additional risk.

Many health care workers, already
under stress from the pandemic,
braved the conditions to report to
work.
The demands on these folks and
others will likely only increase as the
thaw begins. Plumbers, especially, will
be looking at some 12-hour days into
the weekend, we suspect.
So, while your next utility bill will
likely be higher than Willie Nelson on
a Saturday night circa 1980, perhaps
the thought of a chunk of that bill go-
ing to pay utility workers will ease the
blow. Could anyone even suggest they
didn’t earn it this week?
We should all pause for a moment
and say thank you for all of those who
kept us warm and safe in such condi-
tions.
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T
he Mississippi
House of Repre-
sentatives recently
passed several reform
bills, which will help
Mississippians by reducing
occupational licensing bar-
riers and expanding access
to healthcare.
The first reform is the
passage of a universal
recognition of occupational
Conor Norris
licenses. House Bill 1263
will make it easier for peo-
ple to move to Mississippi.
Unlike most other southern states
which have seen their populations
boom in recent years, Mississippi is
losing population. So it makes sense
to remove needless restrictions that
make moving more difficult.
What universal recognition does
is make professional licenses more
portable between states. Currently,
a licensed professional moving to
Mississippi must go through an appli-
cation process, pay fees, take exams,
and sometimes undergo training
again. This is a substantial barrier to
moving to a new state.
Arizona became the first of a hand-
ful of states to pass universal recog-
nition in 2019. In the first year, over
1,000 professionals were able to take
advantage of the new, streamlined
process and move to Arizona to work.
Licensing boards even supported how
much easier the process became.
Mississippi has the opportunity to
put out the welcome sign for licensed
professionals. Removing this barrier
will make it easier for people to move
to Mississippi. But it will also benefit
Mississippians. Professionals still
must satisfy licensing requirements.
What’s changing is that licensing
boards trust other states, as we do for
drivers’ licenses.
While removing the barriers to
people moving to Mississippi is im-
portant, it doesn’t directly
help residents of the state
enter professions. Too
often, licensing require-
ments pose a burden, keep-
ing aspiring professionals
from entering a field.
Since 1993, the number of
licensed professions in the
state that do not require a
college degree increased
from 17 to 66. Many with-
out a college degree are
losing the opportunity to
join the middle class.
That’s where House Bill 1315
comes in. This bill eliminates the
licensing requirement for a handful
of professions like art therapists,
auctioneers, interior designers, and
wigologists.
Occupational licensing exists to en-
sure quality and protect consumers. It
also helps markets function by giving
consumers the confidence to trust a
service provider. Just like you want to
be confident that the used car you’re
looking at won’t break down and leave
you stranded, you want to know that
your physician has been to medical
school and won’t harm you.
Yet, over the past few decades,
occupational licensing has expanded
from these professions that carry a
risk of injury or even death, and into
professions that do not impact con-
sumer safety.
In these cases, licensing laws can
serve as a barrier to entry, rather than
protecting consumers. The training
and education process makes it more
difficult for people to enter the field.
For consumers, this means higher
prices and fewer professionals to
choose from.
Finally, the House passed House
Bill 1303, which would improve
healthcare access. Like the U.S. as a
whole, Mississippi is facing a shortage
of physicians. Over 90 percent of the
counties in the state face a shortage
of primary care. This means that
patients are forced to wait longer and
travel further to receive care. Low-in-
come urban centers and rural areas
alike suffer.
This bill would expand the scope
of practice for nurse practitioners,
allowing them to provide more care.
Currently, NPs can practice on their
own, but they have to sign a collabora-
tive agreement with a physician. The
NP pays thousands of dollars each
year, and the physician reviews 10 per-
cent of their cases each month. The
purpose of this law is to protect the
patient. But in practice this oversight
is limited and after the fact. But it
does make it more expensive for NPs
to practice on their own.
HB 1303 would end the require-
ment for these agreements for expe-
rienced NPs. Mississippi would join
22 other states, Washington DC, and
the Veteran’s Administration in letting
NPs practice to their full training and
ability.
NPs get master’s degrees and un-
dergo extensive training. This reform
would allow them to use that training
to help patients receive high-quality
care.
Mississippi is a great place to live
and work. However, some well-inten-
tioned laws and regulations make
things more difficult than it needs to
be. Luckily, the state legislature is
taking steps to reform these areas.
By breaking down barriers to people
moving into the state, entering certain
professions with low risk of harm, and
expanding NP scope of practice to
meet healthcare shortages, the House
has taken concrete steps to improve
Mississippi and make 2021 a much
better year.
Conor Norris is a Contributing
Fellow with Empower Mississippi and a
research analyst at the Knee Center for
the Study of Occupational Regulation.
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friends to watch the Super Bowl
outdoors? All kinds of innovative
ways to share the day safely were
tried this year and with viewer num-
bers hitting around 100 million,
we’re betting more than 100 million
bags of chips, corndogs, doughnuts
and beers were consumed.
Seems even if your team won,
it’s likely your food choices put
you in the losing column. That’s
the conclusion of the University
of Missouri School of Medicine
researchers who ran a group of
overweight guys, ages 21 to 52,
through tailgate testing to see the
effect that a beer and fatty food fu-
eled calorie bomb (more than 5,000
calories over six hours) would have
on their liver. Turns out, those who
drank less but ate more carbs saw
their liver fat increase measurably,
signaling damaging inflammation.
Aha! Processed carbs make a
three-point conversion again —
increasing your triglyceride and
glucose levels while damaging your
liver. Repeat that too many times
and you’ll join the ever-increasing
number of Americans who are
obese — and the latest numbers are
startling.
New data from the American
Obesity Association predicts that
half of Americans will have obesity
by 2025. This is as much of a health
crisis as the pandemic! And we
need warp-speed solutions. No one
can revamp his or her approach to
food and exercise alone. It takes
solid advice and enthusiastic
supporters to keep you on track. So
tune in to OzTube at doctoroz.com
for advice on upgrading your nutri-
tion and more. (Psst! Chef Aaron
Sanchez dishes it up for you.)
Drink to me only with thine eyes
— not a bad idea!
In March of 2020, Nielsen
reported a 54 percent increase in
alcohol sales compared to the same
time period in 2019. The initial
reaction to the pandemic shutdown
drinks.
Are you still
drinking more
than usual? Many
of you may be and
that has us worried.
Evidence is accu-
mulating that when
it comes to alcohol
(even with its heart-
and artery-friendly
benefits), less is Drs. Oz and Roizen
more.
A new study in
Cancer Epidemiology shows that
in the U.S., alcohol consumption
accounts for around 75,200 cancer
cases and 18,950 cancer-related
deaths every year. Another study
in the Journal on Studies of Alcohol
and Drugs says more than half of
alcohol-caused cancer deaths are
experienced by those drinking
recommended safe amounts — one
drink a day for women and two for
men.
In addition, alcohol is a factor
in about 60 percent of fatal burn
injuries, drownings and homicides;
50 percent of severe trauma injuries walnuts and soybeans.
and sexual assaults; and 40 percent
of fatal motor vehicle crashes, falls
and suicides. It’s related to destabi-
lizing atrial fibrillation, developing
depression and many cancers, and
it can make it difficult to manage
diabetes, hypertension and sleep
disorders.
So if you’re handling pandemic
or economic stresses by imbibing
alcohol, it’s time to wean yourself
off the stuff. Limit yourself to
one glass of wine every or every
other day if you have a high risk for
cancer in your family. And if you’ve
developed dependence, think about sure you eat salmon twice a week
giving it up altogether. Get help
through Alcoholics Anonymous,
therapy and your doctor. A great
substitute: physical activity.
Signs you may need
more omega-3s
“Omega Man” was a 1971
Charlton Heston movie about
survival in a diseased and dan-
gerous world. Film critic Gene
Siskel gave it one
star; Roger Ebert
begrudged it two.
Guess the movie
makers should
have made more
of the omega than
the man! Omegas
— well, omega-3s
— are superstars.
Omega-3s —
DHA (docosahex-
aenoic acid), ALA
(alpha-linolenic
acid) and EPA
(eicosapentaenoic acid) — are es-
sential fatty acids that your body
cannot produce. You have to get
them from foods.
■ DHA is important for the
health of your brain, the retina in
your eyes and vital organs sys-
tems. It’s found in algae, sardines
and our much-loved salmon and
sea trout.
■ ALA may help protect your
heart, nerves and bones and fight
cancer. It can be converted into
DHA and EPA. It’s in flax seeds,
flaxseed oil, canola oil, chia seeds,
■ EPA can prevent the blood
from clotting easily and fight
inflammation to ease pain and
swelling. It is also used to lower
triglyceride levels. It’s in fatty fish
like salmon and some microalgae
like kelp, which is why algae oil is
an omega-3 supplement.
If you have chronically dry
skin, dry eye, joint pain, even
depression, that may signal you’re
not getting enough omega-3. Try
upping your intake first through
food and then supplements. Eat
12 walnut halves a day; make
(canned and frozen salmon is less
costly and just as healthy); and
consider taking 600-900 mg of
fish or algae DHA omega-3 supple-
ments daily.
Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The
Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen,
M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and
Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleve-
land Clinic. To live your healthiest,
tune into “The Dr. Oz Show” or
visit www.sharecare.com.

How are experts tracking variants of the coronavirus?

BY MARION RENAULT
The Associated Press
How are experts track-
ing variants of the corona-
virus?
Scientists are scanning
virus samples taken from
infected people to look
for mutations, through a
process called genome
sequencing. It’s the same
method researchers have
been using for years to
study bacteria, plants, an-
imals and humans.
Around the world,
researchers have se-
quenced more than
500,000 genomes of the
COVID-19 virus to date.
Viruses can mutate as
they make copies of them-
selves after infecting a
person. By sequencing
virus samples over time,
scientists can look for
recurring changes in the
genome.
“If we don’t know these
things, we’re running
blind,” said Sara Vetter,
assistant lab director for
the Minnesota Depart-
ment of Health.
Most mutations are
meaningless, but others
can make a virus more
contagious, deadly or re-
sistant to vaccines and
treatment. Health ex-
perts are primarily con-
cerned about three vari-
ants first detected in the
United Kingdom, South
Africa and Brazil. They
seem to spread more eas-
ily and research is under-
way to see if they cause
more serious disease.
Evidence suggests
that current vaccines still
work against the vari-
ants though perhaps not
as well against a mutat-
ed version that first ap-
peared in South Africa.
Countries vary in their
genomic surveillance.
Britain, for example, se-
quences about 10 percent
of specimens positive for
the coronavirus, com-
pared to less than 1 per-
cent in the U.S.

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ICE ICE BABY

Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff

Ila Rae Nieman, 1, and her mother, Desireé Nieman check out a big icicle at her aunt’s home in Columbus. Ila
Rae’s father is Ethan Nieman.

Developer
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vate the old Fred’s, which
shares a wall with 322
Fifth St. The buildings
were originally built in
1948, when they began as
a bakery. While the build-
ing next door eventually
became Fred’s, 322 has
Poros Lee
housed businesses rang-
ing from law and account- To apply for historic
ing offices to a beauty sa- tax credits with MDAH,
lon over the past 75 years. developers must provide
Most recently, the documentation for the
building housed account- building and establish ei-
ing offices in its down- ther historic or architec-
stairs, but the downstairs tural significance, Poros
has been empty for about said.
five years. The upstairs, “We go in and we take
Velek said, has been emp- pictures and measure-
ty for closer to 40 years. ments of the building as
it is currently, and also try
Historical research to research the historical
Since the building is significance and architec- Courtesy image

part of downtown’s his-
toric district, Velek is
looking into getting tax
credits from Mississippi
Department of Archives
and History to renovate
the building to historical
standards. He reached
out to Mississippi State
University architecture
professor John Poros to
find a student who could
do the historic and archi-
tectural research neces-
sary to apply for those tax
credits.
“I realized when I
bought this property that
there was a very great
opportunity for a student
to do (that),” said Velek,
who also teaches history
at Mississippi University
for Women. “.... I think
it’s going to be a great ex-
perience for them. They
can put on their resume
that they’ve done this,
they’ve walked all the way
through it.”
Poros gave the project
to third-year undergrad-
uate student Jacquelin
Lee, who is spending her
semester in and out of
the archives at Colum-
bus-Lowndes Public Li-
brary learning as much as
she can about the history
of the building.
tural significance of the
building,” Lee said. “We
have to do the research
for that to write basically
a proposal for the build-
ing.”
The proposal is then
sent to MDAH, which de-
termines what kind of ren-
ovations the owner can do
to preserve the building.
Velek said he doesn’t
know whether he will ac-
tually apply for the tax
credits and that it depends
on what Lee discovers.
Lee’s research so far
has focused on the build-
ing’s history. She’s used
old newspapers and city
directories from the li-
brary archives to find out
what kinds of businesses
were there in the past.
“As far as what has
been in the office build-
ing, a lot of it has just been
accountants and credit
places, insurance places,”
she said. “At one point in
the late ‘70s there was
something called World of
Love Photography there,
which I thought was kind
of funny, compared to the
rest of the businesses that
have been in there.”
Her next step is to re-
search the building’s ar-
chitectural significance.
She and Poros hope to fin-
This edition of The Commercial Dispatch from 1958,
preserved in the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library’s ar-
chives, depicts the opening of a bakery on Fifth Street
South. Mississippi State University third-year architec-
ture student Jacquelin Lee discovered the photo while
doing historic research into the building, which was just
purchased by local developer Tom Velek.
ish the project before the ty like downtown Colum-
end of the semester. bus are local developers
Poros said this sort of and business owners.
project is important not “For me, it’s because
just because it’s helping it’s my neighborhood,”
a student learn the pro- he said. “It’s where I live.
cess of historic preserva- I live around the corner.
tion, but because it helps My company’s largest
preserve the history of a investment is around the
community. corner. ... Ultimately, ren-
“I think it helps us ovation and developments
remember where we’ve of downtown properties in
been as a community a city like Columbus is go-
and understand that jour- ing to come by local peo-
ney that we’ve taken as a ple. The city, city council,
community,” he said. “By everybody has to support
doing this kind of histor- those local people who do
ic renovation, it helps us it because there’s no big
to keep landmarks that box retailer coming in to
are important to people’s fix one of these proper-
memories of Columbus. ties. ... Local people will
So we’re helping to make have to step up and do this
sure that sort of the char- kind of thing or it’s not go-
acter of downtown Colum- ing to get done.”
bus, that we have a repre-
sentation from this period
of time in downtown Co-
lumbus.”
Velek agreed, adding
that the people best suit-
ed to invest in historic
preservation and new de-
velopment in a communi-

Courtesy photo
Local developer Tom Velek of TGV Properties is renovating the building at 322 Fifth
St. S. and plans to put in office space and three apartments. He is working with Mis-
sissippi State University professor John Poros and student Jacquelin Lee to conduct
historic and architectural research on the building to determine whether to apply for
historic tax credits from Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
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Yeates sisters making impacts at CCA, Columbus High School

BY THEO DEROSA got to share the court as If they did? Watch out.
tderosa@cdispatch.com part of a team — so far, “I think we’d be un-
anyway. stoppable,” Faith said.
Charity Yeates still The following year,
remembers the game.
It was two years
Charity transferred to
Columbus High School
‘Their names are
ago, when Yeates was a and was part of the team who they are’
freshman at Columbus that won the Falcons’ When Edward Yeates
Christian Academy. In first state championship gave his daughters —
a junior varsity basket- ever. Another one could and their younger broth-
ball game for the Rams, be on the way in a couple er, 10 -year-old Christian
she dominated in the of weeks. — their first names, he
post. On the perimeter, And Faith, now in knew what he was doing.
her sister Faith, just a eighth grade, is part of “Their names,” he
sixth-grader, was simi- a standout Columbus said, “are who they are.”
larly effective. Christian team. The Faith, Charity said, is
The sisters “lifted Rams just won the north known for being tough
each other up,” Yeates state title, and they’re and staying strong.
said, and Columbus not done yet. When she makes a mis-
Christian crushed its But despite their take in a game, she’ll re-
opponent. success apart, the sis- main resolute and try to Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
But it was one of the ters are thinking about force the other team into Columbus Christian Academy eighth-grader Faith Yeates (25) goes up for a layup
only times the sisters teaming up once again. See SISTERS, 3B against Marvell Academy (Ark.) on Feb. 10 in Steens.

MSU MISSISSIPPI STATE BASEBALL

basketball,
softball Lemonis previews State Farm College Baseball
games
postponed
Showdown, 2021 season at Starkville Rotary Club
BY DISPATCH STAFF

Due to poor weather

conditions, three Mis-
sissippi State athlet-
ic contests have been
postponed. Men’s bas-
ketball’s road contest
with Auburn, original-
ly scheduled for 8 p.m.
Tuesday, will tipoff at
4 p.m. Thursday, the
Southeastern Confer-
ence announced.
Meanwhile, wom-
en’s basketball had its
contest with Tennessee
postponed to a date to
be determined, while
softball’s matchup with
Southeastern Louisiana
was also postponed to
a date yet to be deter-
mined.
For the MSU men,
their scheduled contest
against Ole Miss in Ox-
ford Saturday will not
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Serena’s
court
coverage
brings her
near No. 24
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Serena Williams Mississippi State Athletics

agrees with everyone
else that her footwork
and movement are bet-
ter these days than
they’ve been for a bit —
and that’s a big reason
she’s closing in on what
would be a record-tying
24th Grand Slam sin-
gles title.
Here’s what she
wants to make clear,
though, as a blockbust-
er Australian Open
semifinal against Nao-
mi Osaka approaches
on Thursday: This is
nothing new.
As much as Williams
thrives with her best-
in-the-game serves, su-
perb returns and boom-
ing groundstrokes, her
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Chris Lemonis is entering his third season as the head coach at Mississippi State after a four-year run as the head coach at Indiana.
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARK VILLE — Missis-
sippi State’s baseball season
is being delayed a touch.
Originally slated to open
the season Friday in the State
Farm College Baseball Show-
down, MSU head coach Chris
Lemonis confirmed multiple
reports afternoon that the
tournament will now be held
on Saturday, Sunday and Mon-
day due to inclement weath-
er in the Dallas-area during
a conversation with the
Starkville Rotary Club Tues-
day afternoon.
Steve Robertson of
247Sports first reported the
news.
With the change, MSU will
now play No. 9 Texas Satur-
day, No. 10 TCU Sunday and
No. 3 Texas Tech Friday. The
Bulldogs closed the COVID-
19-shortened 2020 campaign
with a two-game sweep of
the Red Raiders in Biloxi last
March.
“The pieces are more com-
plicated than ever, when you
talk about COVID,” Lemonis
said in reference to MSU’s
travel to Dallas. “... So you’re
having to do all different types
of things, but we’re working
on it. We don’t have anything
laid out. We don’t know any-
thing about next week. We’re
just trying to get there and get
playing this week.”
Beyond opening weekend,
Lemonis spent a bulk of Tues-
day’s talk previewing the 2021
campaign and the balancing
act coaches are having to play
in shuffling a loaded roster
week after week.
With a slew of returners
in the field, including juniors
Tanner Allen, Rowdey Jordan
and Josh Hatcher, the Bull-
dogs bring back all but second
baseman Justin Foscue and
shortstop Jordan Westburg
from last year’s starting line-
up. Foscue’s slot is expected
to go to Jacksonville transfer
Scotty Dubrule, while sec-
ond-year freshman Kamren
James is a likely candidate to
move from third base to West-
burg’s vacated spot at short.
On the mound, MSU brings
back a wealth of talent in-
cluding projected weekend
starters Christian MacLeod,
Eric Cerantola and Will Bed-
nar. Seventh-year senior Car-
lisle Koestler, junior Hous-
ton Harding and freshman
Landon Sims should all get a
handful of starts this spring
as well.
Where the roster gymnas-
tics get most complicated is
in the bullpen. Returning a
slew of power arms, Lemonis
projected as many as 14 or 15
players on his staff have hit 95
miles per hour on the radar
gun this offseason.
“The hardest part for me
is I gotta I gotta sit down and
make some phone calls,” Lem-
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Spurs have 4 players positive, Atlanta has concerns

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The San Antonio Spurs
are dealing with a coro-
navirus outbreak among
four players, the NBA
said Tuesday, meaning
the team will not play
until the middle of next
week at the earliest.
Meanwhile, Atlanta
Mayor Keisha Lance Bot-
toms — whose city was
picked to play host to the
NBA All-Star Game and
skills competitions on
March 7 — raised major
concerns about the notion
of fans coming to the city
for the events.
“People should not
travel to Atlanta to party,”
she said.
The NBA on Tues-
day postponed five more
games: the next three for
the Spurs — at Cleveland
on Wednesday, at New
York on Saturday and at
Indiana on Monday — as
well as the next two for
the Charlotte Hornets
while contact tracing is
completed.
The Hornets were
scheduled to play host to
Chicago on Wednesday
and Denver on Friday.
Their games are halted
because they were the last
team to play the Spurs,
losing to them on Sunday.
The league is reviewing going to watch us over this
data to see if any Hornets next week and make sure
may have been exposed to we’re OK. I think that’s re-
someone who tested posi- ally where it starts.”
tive for COVID-19, a pro- The postponements
cess that takes time. announced Tuesday push
Charlotte’s next possi- the total of games that
ble game is now Saturday have been moved back
at home against Golden this season because of
State, in what would be positive tests or contact
Warriors guard Stephen tracing issues to 29, in-
Curry’s annual return to cluding the Spurs’ game
North Carolina, where he at Detroit that was to
grew up. San Antonio’s have been played Tuesday
next planned game is night. The NBA called
Feb. 24 at Oklahoma City, that game off on Monday.
meaning the Spurs will Also postponed: De-
have more than a week troit at Dallas, scheduled
between contests — as for Wednesday, now off
Washington and Mem- because of the severe win-
phis did earlier this sea- ter weather that has hit
son when affected by the Texas — where more than
virus. 4 million homes and busi-
Charlotte coach James nesses were without pow-
Borrego said “there’s no er Tuesday in subfreezing
indication that anybody” temperatures. The Mav-
on the Hornets’ roster is ericks had to call off prac-
positive for COVID-19. tice Tuesday because of a
But the Hornets finished power outage, and Dallas
their game with the Spurs guard Josh Richardson
with just eight available said he didn’t have power
players, and Borrego at his home.
confessed that he doesn’t A pair of games were
know what his roster will added to this week’s slate:
look like if Saturday’s Detroit will go to Chicago
game goes on as sched- on Wednesday and Den-
uled. ver will now play at Cleve-
“The league is doing land on Friday. Those
everything they can to games were originally
gather information and targeted for the second
even more information,” half of the season. The
Borrego said. “They’re NBA has said it will shuf-
fle some games, when
possible, to accommodate
the need to reschedule
postponed games in the
second half.
The NBA does not re-
veal which players tested
positive, but its announce-
ment of the latest post-
ponements said the Spurs
had positive tests among
players — and did not
mention coaches. Spurs
coach Gregg Popovich
announced last month, on
his 72nd birthday, that he
has received the vaccine
that protects against the
effects of COVID-19.
The Spurs were with-
out just one player —
guard Quinndary Weath-
erspoon — for their game
Sunday against Charlotte
because of the league’s
COVID-19 protocols.
Spurs Sports and En-
tertainment CEO RC
Buford said “basketball
is secondary” right now
given the situation in Tex-
as with the storm and out-
ages.
“Our team is respon-
sibly handling our health
and safety situation and
will return to playing
games as soon as it is safe
to do so,” Buford said.
The NBA will an-
nounce All-Star starters
on Thursday.

Tennis
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ability to cover the court nature for players with a few important match- No. 25 Karolina Mucho-
has long been a staple the sort of quick-strike es. So we have decided va, and No. 22 Jennifer
of her success. Yes, it’s power that Williams to find a way to bring Brady vs. unseeded Jes-
been below par — “the possesses. But by bid- back the footwork that sica Pegula.
last two, three years,” ing her time, tracking she used to have in the In each of her previ-
in her coach’s estima- down opponents’ shots past.” ous two rounds at Mel-
tion — but is once again and letting it all devel- That could come in bourne Park, there were
an asset, thanks in part op, Williams can let the handy Thursday in the
to finally getting past a drawn-out points in
other players’ mistakes semifinals, when Wil- which Williams sprinted
problematic left Achil- help her as much as her liams takes on three-
les. this way and that, some-
own winners do. time major champion how getting the ball
Two key points during
“When you’re not Naomi Osaka, who won
a 6 -3, 6 -3 quarterfinal back over the net, before
(having) a good day, you their memorable 2018
victory over No. 2 seed eventually producing a
need a Plan B. ... If you U.S. Open final. The
Simona Halep on Tues- desperation defensive
day illustrated this ele- can’t move well, there is semifinalists on the
lob.
ment of Williams’ game. no Plan B; the only plan other half of the draw
Coming at deuce while is attack,” said Williams’ will be the winners of
Halep served at 3-all in coach, Patrick Mourato- these matches Wednes-
the second set, the first
lasted 21 strokes, the
second 13. Both were
extended by Williams’
defense. Both ended
with forehand misses
by Halep. Both helped
Williams break serve
as part of a five-game,
match-closing run.
Asked how long it’s
been since she felt she
owned those sorts of
lengthy, pivotal points,
Williams crossed her
legs, folded her hands
and cracked herself up
with a joke.
“It’s definitely been a
minute. It’s been a long
minute. I think 1926 —
the summer of 1926, I
think — was the last
time I felt that,” Wil-
liams said, before turn-
ing more serious.
“I’m good at rallying
and I have to embrace
the things I’m good
at. I’m good at playing
power. I’m good at hit-
ting 100 balls,” said the
39-year-old American,
whose most recent ma- glou. “I think it cost her day: No. 1 Ash Barty vs.
jor championship came
at the Australian Open
in 2017. “And that’s
one thing that’s unique
about me, that I just
need to kind of accept
and embrace and just be
good at both.”
Halep, a two-time ma-
jor champion who beat
Williams in the 2019
Wimbledon final, cer-
tainly noticed a change.
She said Williams is
“running more,” and de-
scribed two aspects that
matter about a renewed
ability to get where she
wants to go as quickly as
she wants to get there.
One is that it makes
it “tougher for the op-
ponents to finish the
point,” Halep explained,
and the other is that it’s
“much easier” for Wil-
liams to properly cal-
ibrate offensive shots
when she is in the right
spot at the right time.
That patience within
points is helpful, even
if not always second

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onis said. “Some kids don’t get to go to Texas and
some kids may have to redshirt and some kids — it
just gets tough — may not pitch as much as they
would in a normal year because we’re really talent-
ed.”
Heading into a season unlike any other, Lemonis
offered empathy for players, parents and fans that
could be affected by the bizarre and, at times, dis-
concerting changes to the usual slate. The third-year
head coach said he held a conference call with play-
Sisters
Continued from Page 1B
a turnover.
Charity, meanwhile,
is giving, outgoing and
adaptable to anything,
her father said.
“You can drop her in
any situation and she’ll
adjust to it and make
the best out of the situa-
tion,” Edward said.
Both girls said
they’ve done their best
to live up to the names
they were given.
“We definitely are
our names, and it is fun-
ny because we really
are who we are,” Char-
ity said.
And despite their dif-
ferences, Edward said,
they’re “two Christian
ladies who love God,”
and each is “a heck of a
basketball player.”
“It’s something being
a parent and really see-
ing their different per-
sonalities — how they
are,” he said.
From the beginning,
Charity and Faith built
up each other’s games.
Faith, as a guard,
learned moves from her
older sibling: a power
dribble on the way to
the rim; a reverse piv-
ot move she loves to
deploy in games. At 6
feet tall, Charity has a
height advantage, but
the 5 -foot-8.5 Faith said
she’ll be able to catch
up soon.
“I think right now
she would win because
she has more experi-
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be impacted.
“It is going to be very
difficult to get around
here tomorrow,” Missis-
sippi State coach Ben
Howland told reporters
Monday. “The roads are
slick and the airports
are closed, both today
and tomorrow. The air-
port runways are fro-
zen.”
Howland added his
team was unable to prac-
tice Monday because
of the ice on the roads
in Starkville, but was
hopeful his team would
return to the court for
practice on Tuesday.
Somewhat surpris-
ingly, this is the first
postponement for MSU
this season despite
partaking in rigorous
COVID-19 testing pro-
tocols.
Both Mississippi
State and Auburn enter
the contest with a 11-
11 overall record and
5 -8 mark in SEC play.
MSU has lost five of its
last six SEC games and
hopes to rebound from a
21-point blowout loss to
conference cellar dwell-
er Vanderbilt Saturday.
The MSU women
have seen another game
disappear from their
ledger.
The Southeastern
Conference announced
Monday afternoon that
the Bulldogs’ game
against No. 21 Tennes-
see scheduled for Tues-
day has been postponed
due to inclement weath-
er in the Starkville
area. No make up date
has been announced.
MSU has now had
eight games postponed
or cancelled entirely
this winter. Six of those
games were postponed
or cancelled due to
COVID-19 -related is-
sues, while the most
recent postponement is
the second related to
weather.
Monday’s announce-
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ers’ parents this past week and voiced sympathy for
those fans frustrated by the limited capacity at Dudy
Noble Field this spring.
That said, Lemonis also offered solace for those
that will be watching from home or in the stands.
“I did tell (the team) though, the Los Angeles
Dodgers won a World Series this year and the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl and the Crim-
son Tide won the national championship,” he said.
“So somebody gets to be a champion.”
ence, but I’ll get her one team with seven seniors said. “Especially when
day,” Faith said. that has lost just twice we do shootarounds,
Charity, meanwhile, this season. Watching she’ll be like, ‘Bring
said playing against her sister is reward- Faith along!’
Faith’s speed helps ing, Charity said, even Additionally, be-
her against both faster though the transition ing able to walk the
guards and slower post was tough. hallways with Charity
players. “Coming back to Co- would be a plus, Faith
“Learning how to lumbus Christian and said.
guard her, I knew that supporting her, it is a “There, I know that
this might help me,” she different feel because I’m with my sister, and
said. I’m not in that jersey my sister could be right
anymore,” she said. beside me everywhere
I go in that school so
The right path Often, she thinks
she’ll protect me,” she
A fter her freshman back to that game two
years ago, when she and said.
season at Columbus
her sister dominated to- But Faith has attend-
Christian, Charity made
gether in Steens. ed Columbus Christian
the move to Columbus
Maybe, Charity tells since fourth grade. She
High, hoping for a high-
herself, it could happen knows the transition, if
er level of competition she decides to make it,
in the MHSA A’s Class again — just a few miles
away. She said she’s won’t be easy.
5A. “I still have friends
“I knew what pro- “praying” Faith will join
her next year as a fresh- here, but I want to go up
gram I was coming to, there and play against
and I knew Coach Hair- man at Columbus High.
“To play with your more competition,” she
ston was going to help said. “I want to go, but I
me to the right path sibling, it is a blessing,”
Charity said. don’t want to go.”
and make me better and Faith said she and
produce me as a player,” Charity will play togeth-
she said. Run it back er on an A AU team this
When her games and Every year, Edward summer, and they’ll go
Faith’s schedule with and his wife Barbara from there.
the Rams don’t conflict evaluate what’s best for Both sisters are al-
— which isn’t always — their daughters — fac- ready thinking about
they’ll go watch each toring in academics and playing in college, and
other compete nearly life as well as basket- their parents — both
any time they can. ball. former collegiate ath-
“I like going over “We really try to do letes — are ready to
there and watching her what’s best for them in- guide them in that pur-
play,” Faith said. “It dividually,” he said. suit.
kind of does make me Charity said Falcons “We kind of know
feel good to know that coach Yvonne Hairston what it takes to do that,”
my sister’s in a good would welcome the Edward said. “It’s their
environment for her to chance to add Faith and goal and their dreams,
thrive.” her talent to the roster. and we’re here to help
So is Faith, part of “She asks about her position them in the
a Columbus Christian all the time,” Charity right direction.”
ment marks the second 5:30 p.m. at 4:30 p.m.
time MSU and Tennes- On Saturday, Missis- An 11:30 a.m. match-
see’s game has been sippi State faces Stephen up with Missouri State Visit us on the web at
postponed after the Feb. F. Austin at 2 p.m. and on Sunday rounds out the cdispatch.com
4 meeting was canceled Southern Illinois again event for the Bulldogs.
due to COVID-19 -relat-
ed issues in the Volun-
teers’ program.
MSU was supposed
to play in-state rival Ole
Miss on Sunday, but
the game was also post-
poned due to the cur-
rent winter storm that
is making its way across
the Magnolia State.
The Bulldogs are
currently riding a four-
game losing streak for
the first time since the
2012-13 season follow-
ing a loss to A rkansas
on Thursday. MSU is
next scheduled to play
Thursday against Au-
burn in Starkville.
The star duo of Mia
Davidson and Fa Leilua
and the rest of the Mis-
sissippi State softball
team won’t be taking the
field Wednesday against
Southeastern Louisiana
in a game scheduled for a
4 p.m. first pitch at Nusz
Park. The Bulldogs an-
nounced Tuesday morn-
ing that the game was
postponed due to inclem-
ent weather. Plans to
make up the contest have
yet to be announced.
It’s the second can-
cellation in a row for
Mississippi State (2-0),
which also had its Sun-
day series finale against
Miami (Ohio) wiped off
the schedule because of
freezing temperatures.
The Bulldogs beat the
Redhawks 10-9 and 10-3
in a doubleheader Satur-
day.
Mississippi State will
host the Snowman (Alex
Wilcox Memorial) tour-
nament this weekend at
Nusz Park against Mis-
souri State, Southern
Illinois and Stephen F.
Austin. The Bulldogs
open play against the
Bears at 3 p.m. Friday
and face the Salukis at
4B WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Column: Unable to ‘fail in the dark,’ Spieth seeing light
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES —
The text messages were
meant to encourage.
They felt like back-hand-
ed compliments to Jor-
dan Spieth.
He had just posted
his second straight 67
in the Phoenix Open,
three shots off the lead,
and it was cause for cel-
ebration. After all, Spieth
had missed the cut six
times in his previous 15
tournaments. The nine
other times he made it to
the weekend, his average
finish was nearly 15 shots
behind.
“I was receiving texts
that were like it was my
first PGA Tour event
ever,” Spieth said. “And
as much as I enjoyed
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ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
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that support, I mean, I’m he limped home with a
not leading by three. I 72 to tie for fourth. One
didn’t win the golf tour- week later, he opened
nament. Yeah, I know it’s with rounds of 65-67 and
been a little while since took a two-shot lead into
I’ve been near the top, the final round at Pebble
but like, come on guys. Beach only to endure
I expect to be here, you another poor start and
know?” spend the rest of the day
Spieth knows better. trying to catch up. Two
His slump has been so birdies at the end gave
pronounced that he now him a tie for third.
has gone 80 individual He was No. 2 in the
tournaments worldwide world when he won at
since his last victory at Birkdale. He dropped
Royal Birkdale in the as low as No. 92 after
2017 British Open. And it missing the cut at Torrey
won’t officially end until Pines last month. The
he wins again. close calls at Phoenix
He’s getting closer. and Pebble allowed him
Whether it’s baby to move up 30 spots to
steps or giant leaps, at No. 62.
least he’s moving for- Even so, he needs an-
ward. other top finish this week
He shared the 54-hole at Riviera or Spieth won’t
lead in Phoenix until be eligible for a World
FAMILY CIRCUS
Golf Championship for
the first time since be-
coming a full PGA Tour
member in the summer
of 2013.
But he has momen-
tum now, which has been
lacking the better part of
two years.
In his first start to the
new year, he shot 75 on
the South Course at Tor-
rey Pines to miss the cut
by one shot and wasn’t
even sure he wanted to
go to Phoenix. “I was not
in a great head space,” he
said.
And then it turned.
There was a time when
going consecutive weeks
with at least a share of
the lead and not convert-
ing would have been con-
sidered a failure. Now it’s
called progress.
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I am
20-some-
thing years old,
and my father
still hits my
behind some-
times. I feel it is
inappropriate,
but the last time I
complained about
it, several years
ago, it didn’t go
over well. It also
didn’t stop his
behavior. What
else can I do? Dear Abby
Right now all I
can do is try not
to place myself in a position
where my behind is exposed. I
no longer walk in front of him
or wear leggings, and I wear
oversized jackets to cover it.
I’m a modest dresser. I’m not
provocative. Did people back
in the day normally “playful-
ly” hit their adult daughters’
behinds? — INAPPROPRIATE
IN IDAHO
DEAR INAPPROPRIATE: No,
they did not. Your daddy is
acting like a dirty old man. His
behavior may seem “playful”
to him, but to persist after you
asked him not to is not only
inappropriate but also some-
what creepy.
You are an adult. No one
has a right to hit, swat or put
his hands on you regardless
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb.
17). A lump sum comes to you
and with it a sense of security
and just what you need to take
action instead of having to
constantly be in reactive mode.
This grace feels good but not
nearly as epic as the true gift
of great harmony in your world.
Conflicts resolve quickly and
relationships glow with sweet-
ness. Leo and Gemini adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 1,
38, 22, 40 and 8.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
It’s scary to want and scarier
still to desire. Remember this,
because you have the keys to
what other people want. Over
the course of your dealings,
“If I put myself in the
position of leading after
54 holes enough times,
especially with how I
know I’m going to fight
even if it’s not going my
way, I’ll end up on top
one of these days,” Spieth
said.
His game is not all the
way back. Spieth sensed
that Saturday night at
Pebble Beach when he
led by two shots. Yes,
he felt more and more
confident. He also said
he didn’t have control of
his game the way he did
when he was winning at
least three times a year.
Remember, he was
still 23 when he already
had 14 wins worldwide
and three legs of the ca-
reer Grand Slam. Nothing
about the game had ever
of how he claims
it’s intended. Tell
him again that
you don’t like
it and it makes
you uncomfort-
able, and if he
persists, he will
see far less of
his daughter.
DEAR ABBY:
My husband and
I grew up in very
conservative
households.
Since college
(where we met)
and moving to
a large city, we
have become more liberal.
We have friends of other
races with whom we are very
close, but both of our families
frequently post inflammatory
and offensive, racially biased
comments on social media.
Do we have a duty because of
our beliefs and our friends to
publicly object to their posts?
We have previously discussed
our differences with these
family members, and we don’t
see eye to eye. — DIFFERENT
NOW IN TEXAS
DEAR DIFFERENT: Because
you have already discussed
your differences privately with
these relatives, feel free to
post your reaction to the of-
fensive posts. They won’t like
you for it, and the rest of the
their feelings may be height-
ened and illogical.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
People around you will take off
their sweaters because you
create such warmth. Other
effects of your personal weather
system will include the privilege
of hearing what’s really on their
hearts and minds.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
In this human family, usefulness
helps ensure a decent position.
You’re always looking for ways
to make yourself more useful
and, today, you’ll land on one
that will be fun to learn.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Today’s atypical and nonsensi-
cal journey will amuse you. Why
felt like a burden.
And that’s what has
made the climb feel that
much steeper. Spieth was
as honest as ever last fall
when he spoke of anxiety
from all the scrutiny of
his slump, which he de-
scribed as “not being able
to fail in the dark.”
That was neither an
excuse nor a complaint.
That was reality.
“No hard feelings, no
blame,” he said. “That’s
what I get for the start
of my career, which was
awesome. Anything
asked in a negative man-
ner, it’s not like I don’t feel
that way in my own game.
I know what I’ve done. I
know what I’m capable of
doing. And when I don’t,
it’s more frustrating for
me than it is anyone else.”
tribe may gang up on you, but
you and your husband will be
able to look at yourselves in
the mirror knowing you spoke
aloud your truth.
DEAR ABBY: My wife of
nine years has been faking a
disability for seven of them.
Yes, she was injured. Howev-
er, I and many others are not
convinced she’s in chronic
pain. She doesn’t take her
medication, and she functions
like she did before her injury.
This has had a detrimental
effect on my life as well as
our sons’ because we have
to live with her lies. When
confronted, she denies it, and
so does her family. — STUCK
IN THE LIE
DEAR STUCK: Your wife
should be examined by a
pain management specialist.
Whether she’s in physical
pain, psychological pain or
faking can be determined by a
medical doctor and possibly a
licensed therapist who under-
stands PTSD, depending upon
how she was injured. For your
sake, your sons’ and hers, you
owe it to yourselves to find out
what the cause is.
Of course, this suggestion
depends on your wife agreeing
to the examination. If you are
correct in your suspicions, you
may want to rethink whether
this is how you want to live the
rest of your life.
you go one direction instead
of another is a mystery. Even
more mysterious is how you still
manage to get there.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You
gravitate toward the people
who see you as you would like
to be seen and also the ones
who see things in you that you
cannot yet see in yourself. Both
types are essential in your
development.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You cannot be enticed today,
neither by advertiser nor friends
with (what they think are) good
ideas. It’s so obvious to you
what the next right move is that
you can’t help but laugh in the
face of persuasion.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You’ll get people to switch to
your side because you do it
better. Knowing which metrics
matter most to people will be
key here. Hint: Everyone wants
to have more fun and ease.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
You have high expectations for
loved ones but you also afford
them wide margins for error.
Those two factors go together
toward optimal performance
and, at the same time, sanity.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You cannot have diamonds
without paying the price.
Even those who come by their
diamonds via gifting pay the
diamond rate in one way or an-
other. It’s something to consider
before purchase or reception.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). When your mind goes
to that negative situation, go
exercise, listen to happy music
or do anything that brings you
vitality. You’re making a habit of
getting your emotional payoffs
from seeking joy.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You’re not interested in
what you should do today, as
societal expectation has noth-
ing to do with your own journey
of self-discovery, which cannot
be fulfilled under the umbrella
of “should.”
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Though you’d love to fill
your time with meaningful
pursuits, it’s even better to
discover the purpose behind the
pursuits you already engage in
and frame it all with your own
meaning.
Furlough
SOLUTION:
Food LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
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A neighborly
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This meal only takes a handful of in-
gredients and 30 minutes to make.
warm-up
A budget-
friendly
family dish
FAMILY FEATURES

C
reating family meals with
nutrition in mind adds anoth-
er consideration to a daily
task that is often stressful enough.
However, making health-conscious
decisions each evening at the
dinner table doesn’t have to mean
turning away from your loved ones’
favorite dishes.
Simple swaps to more nutritious
ingredients paired with healthier
preparation methods, such as
baking chicken rather than frying
it, can help you make more nutri-
tion-based choices. This Baked
Chicken Parmesan offers the best
of both worlds, providing a 30-min-
ute meal that allows you to spend
less time in the kitchen without
forgoing healthy habits.
Made with Parmesan cheese,
Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff
this recipe provides an excellent
ABOVE: A bacon-potato corn chowder checked all the boxes for a warming meal during the rare ice storm that hit
source of calcium. Dairy foods, the Golden Triangle Monday. BELOW: This chocolate cobbler is decadently rich, with a satisfying crunchy surface
such as cheese, are an irreplace- covering a moist cake beneath.
able part of a balanced diet that of-
fers a valuable source of essential BY JAN SWOOPE
nutrients. Plus, because it’s made jswoope@cdispatch.com
using just a handful of ingredients,

M
it’s a budget-friendly option that onday’s fading light gleamed dully off our
doesn’t break the bank and doesn’t ice-crusted front pasture and a light-
call for seldom-used spices or sea- ly-traveled rural road bordering it. As
sonings you may never use again. tends to happen in the Prairie, neighborly gestures
Find more family meal inspira- are part and parcel of the culture. I’d gotten a text
tion at milkmeansmore.org. a bit earlier that a relative was bringing supper.
As I watched and, I confess, worried a bit that
she not end up sliding into a ditch just to bring
BAKED CHICKEN PARMESAN us good cooking, Shirley Swoope’s SUV made its
Recipe by Kirsten Kubert of “Comfortably slow, careful way to our turn-off, about a quar-
Domestic” on behalf of Milk Means More
Prep time: 10 minutes ter-mile from her own house. Crunching over the
Cook time: 20 minutes ice-glazed gravel, Shirley came to a stop and soon
Servings: 6 emerged with a big box filled with more delicious
items than I can even list here. What a treat to look
2/3 cup whole-wheat panko breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning medley with
forward to on that frigid night with promised wind
garlic chill at or below zero — a phenomenon our very
3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, Southern-ness shields us from in saner years.
divided Jan Swoope/Dispatch Staff See WARM-UP, 6B
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken
thighs
See CHICKEN PARMESAN, 6B

Easy ways to eat more plants this year A fresh twist on

FAMILY FEATURES
fajitas to support
P family nutrition
lant-forward eating
should be easy and
delicious — and it
FAMILY FEATURES
can be. Rather than follow

strict rules, simply add
plant foods like fruits,
vegetables, nuts, beans
and grains to more meals
throughout the day.
Walnuts, for example,
are a kitchen multi-tasker
with uses well beyond
baked goods. In fact,
walnuts can be used as a
simple, whole-food meat
alternative. One ounce of
walnuts contains import-
ant nutrients including 4
grams of protein, 2 grams
of fiber, 2.5 grams of
monounsaturated fat, 13
grams of polyunsaturated
fat and 2.5 grams of essen-
tial omega-3 alpha-linole-
nic acid.
Try walnuts as an
alternative to meat in
recipes like Walnut Meat-
less Meatballs or Pizza
with Plant-Based Walnut
Crumble, and find more
plant-forward recipes at
walnuts.org/plantrecipes.
WALNUT MEATLESS
MEATBALLS
Total time: 42 minutes
Servings: 4
This pizza uses walnuts as an alternative to sausage.
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup minced onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 cup California Walnuts,
chopped
1/4 cup cooked brown rice
1/4 cup chopped roasted red
peppers
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons chopped Italian
parsley
1 egg, beaten
■ Preheat oven to 375 F and
line baking sheet with parch-
ment paper.
■ In small skillet over medium
heat, heat oil. Add onion and
garlic; saute 1 minute. Add to-
mato paste and cook 1 minute.
Transfer to food processor with
walnuts, rice, roasted red pep-
pers, breadcrumbs, Parmesan,
Italian seasoning, parsley and
egg. Pulse until combined but
not mushy.
■ Form into eight equal balls
and place on prepared baking
sheet. Cook 12 minutes, or
B
etween the time it takes to
plan healthy meals and the
actual minutes spent in the
kitchen, it can be easy for some
families to let nutrition fall by the
wayside. However, all it takes is
a little twist on your loved ones’
favorite meals to free up those
valuable moments while taking
health into account.
These Sheet Pan Mushroom Fa-
jitas, for example, offer a meatless
version of an ethnic meal many
families love. Gather fresh on-
ions and bell peppers to mix with
earthy, wholesome mushrooms
as the heart of this plant-forward
See FAJITAS, 6B
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until firm to touch. Serve with
sauce of choice.
PIZZA WITH PLANT-BASED
WALNUT CRUMBLE
Total time: 38 minutes
Servings: 4
Walnut Sausage Crumble:
1 cup California Walnuts
1/2 cup cannellini beans, rinsed familyfeatures.com
and drained
1 tablespoon coconut aminos
Try a healthier version of fajitas
by using portobello mushrooms
See PLANTS, 6B instead of meat.
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A protein twist for tasty family meals

FAMILY FEATURES Once baked, the cut-
lets are added to your

O
n those busy
evenings when
brainstorming a
meal the whole family
agrees on seems like a
tall task, turning to a ver-
satile protein can open a
bevy of options. The next
time your loved ones are
stuck in a dinnertime rut,
discover the versatility
of veal to present a list of
new meal possibilities.
Pairing your favorite
favorite type of roll and
topped with blue cheese
broccoli slaw and as
much additional Buffalo
sauce as you desire for a
flavor-packed meal your
loved ones can savor
together.
Find more ways to
discover veal’s versatility
at Veal.org.
CRUNCHY BUFFALO Spice up dinnertime in less than an hour with these
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traditional mealtime
flavors with veal can
allow you to uncover fam-
ily-friendly dishes with
familiar taste. Add excite-
ment to the weekly menu
with a recipe like these
Crunchy Buffalo Baked
Veal Cutlet Sandwiches,
which offers the classic
combination of Buffalo
sauce and blue cheese
in a dish that requires
less than an hour in the
kitchen.
Thin veal cutlets are
dredged in flour, hot
sauce and breadcrumbs
before hitting the oven.
BAKED VEAL CUTLET
SANDWICHES
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
1 package broccoli slaw
1/2 cup blue cheese dressing
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup flour
4-6 tablespoons butter,
melted
1/3 cup Buffalo-style hot
sauce, plus additional for
serving, divided
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
3/4 cup blue cheese crumbles
8 veal cutlets, pounded about
1/8-inch thick
4 sub rolls
Crunchy Buffalo Baked Veal Cutlet Sandwiches.
■ Preheat oven to 400 F. Line
rimmed baking sheet with
parchment paper; set aside.
■ In medium bowl, using
tongs, lightly toss broccoli
slaw and blue cheese dress-
ing.
■ In shallow bowl, stir togeth-
er salt, pepper and flour.
■ In separate shallow bowl,
whisk melted butter and hot
sauce until combined.
■ In bowl of food processor,
pulse panko and blue cheese
crumbles until combined.
Transfer mixture to plate.
■ Pat veal cutlets dry with
paper towels. Dredge one veal
cutlet in seasoned flour then
coat with hot sauce and butter
mixture. Place cutlet on top
of panko blue cheese crumbs
and gently press down to coat
one side. Turn cutlet over and
press down again gently to
coat, including edges. Place
on prepared baking sheet.
Repeat with remaining cutlets
■ Bake 10-15 minutes, or
until internal temperature
reaches 160 F.
■ Cut rolls in half, add two
cutlets per roll, top each with
broccoli slaw mixture and
drizzle lightly with Buffalo-style
hot sauce.
■ Substitution: Ranch may be
used for blue cheese.
Source: New York Beef Council

Warm-up
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We’ll be enjoying the
feast for several days to
come, but I asked Shirley
if she would share a cou-
ple of the recipes she’d
chosen to use. One is for
a hearty bacon-potato
corn chowder; the other
is for a rich chocolate
cobbler.
The chowder is filled
with comforting ingredi-
ents to warm a family up.
Shirley’s version is slight-
ly tweaked from a recipe
found at tasteofhome.
com, originally submitted
by Katie Lillo.
“For this one I added a
lot more salt and probably
a 1/4 cup grated cheddar
cheese,” Shirley shared.
The My Granny’s
Chocolate Cobbler recipe
is one she found at the
Tasty Kitchen site. It
originated with Susan
Hawkins. The cobbler
may remind you of a mol-
ten chocolate lava cake.
Enjoy the gooey good-
ness with a crispy top
covering the moist cake.
“This one I follow to
the letter,” said Shirley.
My Prairie neighbor-
hood in western Lown-
des County is a special
place, as another food
delivery that arrived by
four-wheeler Tuesday
attests. Folks tend to
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BACON-POTATO CORN
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1/2 pound bacon strips,
chopped
1/4 cup chopped onion
1-1/2 pounds Yukon Gold
potatoes (about 5 medium),
peeled and cubed
1 can (14-3/4 ounces) cream-
style corn
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated
milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
■ In a large skillet, cook
bacon over medium heat until ■ Preheat oven to 300 F.
crisp, stirring occasionally. ■ First, stir together the
Remove with a slotted spoon; flour, baking powder, salt, 3
drain on paper towels. Discard tablespoons of the cocoa and
drippings, reserving 1-1/2 3/4 cup of the white sugar.
teaspoons. Add onions to Reserve remaining cocoa and
drippings; pancook and stir sugar.
over medium-high heat until ■ Stir in the milk, melted
tender.
butter and vanilla to the flour
■ Meanwhile, place potatoes mixture. Mix until smooth.
in a large saucepan; add water ■ Pour mixture into ungreased
to cover. Bring to boil over high 8-inch baking dish.
heat. Reduce heat to medium;
cook, uncovered, 10-15
■ In separate small bowl, mix
the remaining white sugar (it
minutes or until tender. Drain, should be 1/2 cup), the brown
reserving 1 cup potato water. sugar and remaining 4 table-
■ Add corn, milk, salt, pepper,
spoons of cocoa. Sprinkle this
potatoes and reserved potato
water to saucepan; heat mixture evenly over the batter.
through, stir in bacon and ■ Pour the hot tap water over
onion. all. Do not stir!
■ Bake for about 40 minutes
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or until center is set. Let stand
Shirley Swoope)
for a few minutes. Serve with
homemade ice cream using
MY GRANNY’S the sauce to spoon over all.
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CHOCOLATE COBBLER Shirley Swoope)
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons cocoa powder,
divided
1-1/4 cup sugar, divided
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup melted butter
1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup light brown sugar,
packed
1-1/2 cup hot tap water

Fajitas
Continued from Page 5B
dish. Slice, season with taco seasoning,
toss with vegetable oil and bake for less
than half an hour for a family dinner
that’s as simple as it is flavorful. Plus,
you can garnish the fajitas with any
combination of avocado and lime to sal-
sa or hot sauce for a perfectly customiz-
able taste.
Find more ways to add mushrooms
to the menu at mushroomcouncil.com.
SHEET PAN MUSHROOM FAJITAS
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 fajitas
2 large portobello mushroom caps, sliced into
1/4-inch strips
2 medium yellow onions, sliced into 1/4-inch
strips
2 large red bell peppers, sliced into 1/4-inch
strips
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 1/4 teaspoons taco seasoning
6 flour tortillas (6 inches), warmed
1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro
avocado (optional)
salsa (optional)
hot sauce (optional)
lime (optional)
■ Preheat oven to 400 F. Line large 18-by-13-
inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Set
aside.
■ In large bowl, toss mushrooms, onions and
peppers with oil and taco seasoning. Distribute
on baking sheet. Roast 25 minutes, tossing
halfway through, until veggies are fork tender
and edges are slightly browned.
■ Serve with warmed tortillas and garnish with
cilantro. Top with avocado, salsa, hot sauce or
lime, if desired.
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Chicken Parmesan
Continued from Page 5B
3 cups prepared tomato and
basil sauce, warmed, divided
1 pound thick spaghetti,
prepared according to package
directions
■ Preheat oven to 400 F. Line
rimmed half sheet pan with
parchment paper; set aside.
■ In shallow dish or pie plate,
combine breadcrumbs, Italian
seasoning and 1/4 cup Par-
mesan cheese, stirring with
fork until blended. Pour melted
butter in separate shallow dish
or pie plate.
■ Working with one chicken
thigh at a time, dip each
side in melted butter to coat.
Press butter-soaked chicken
into breadcrumbs, turning to
coat well on both sides. Place
breaded chicken on prepared
baking sheet. Repeat with
remaining chicken thighs.
■ Drizzle remaining melted
butter over breaded chicken.
Bake 8 minutes. Turn chicken
over and bake 7 minutes to
crisp other side.
■ Briefly remove chicken from
oven. Spoon two tablespoons
pasta sauce over each chick-
en thigh. Sprinkle remaining
Parmesan cheese evenly
over chicken. Return chicken
to oven and continue baking
5 minutes, or until cooked
through.
■ Serve Baked Parmesan
Chicken over cooked spaghetti
topped with additional pasta
sauce.
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of Michigan

Plants
Continued from Page 5B
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
Walnut Sausage Pizza:
1 pound pizza dough
6 tablespoons pizza sauce
2/3 cup mozzarella cheese,
divided
Walnut Sausage Crumble,
divided
6 tablespoons pesto
1/4 cup sliced small tomatoes
fresh basil leaves
shaved Parmesan cheese
■ To make Walnut Sausage
Crumble: In food processor,
pulse walnuts, cannellini
beans, coconut aminos, olive
oil, fennel seeds, seasoning,
onion powder, garlic powder,
paprika and salt to sausage
like consistency.
■ To make Walnut Sausage
Pizza: Preheat oven to 500
F and line two large baking
sheets with parchment paper.
Divide dough into four pieces
and roll out into thin ovals;
place on baking sheets.
■ Spread two dough pieces
with equal amounts pizza
sauce, 1/3 cup mozzarella
cheese and half of Walnut
Sausage Crumble.
■ Spread remaining dough
pieces with pesto, remaining
cheese, remaining Walnut
Sausage Crumble and toma-
toes.
■ Bake 8 minutes, or until
pizza edges are golden brown.
Garnish with basil leaves and
shaved Parmesan.
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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO-
TICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on January 17,
2002, Therman Cunningham
and Rodie Cunningham ex-
ecuted a certain deed of trust
to Debera Bridges, Trustee for
the benefit of Travelers Bank &
Trust, FSB which deed of trust
is of record in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, State of Mississippi in
Book 1411 at Page 6; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Bank Trust,
N.A., as Trustee for LSF10
Master Participation Trust has
heretofore substituted Shapiro
& Brown, LLC as Trustee by in-
strument dated December 30,
2020 and recorded in the
aforesaid Chancery Clerk's Of-
fice in Book 2021 Page 1024;
and
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the terms and condi-
tions of said deed of trust and
the entire debt secured thereby
having been declared to be due
and payable in accordance with
the terms of said deed of trust,
U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trust-
ee for LSF10 Master Participa-
tion Trust, the legal holder of
said indebtedness, having re-
quested the undersigned Sub-
stituted Trustee to execute the
trust and sell said land and
property in accordance with the
terms of said deed of trust and
for the purpose of raising the
sums due thereunder, togeth-
er with attorney's fees,
trustee's fees and expense of
sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro &
Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust-
ee in said deed of trust, will on
March 2, 2021 offer for sale at
public outcry and sell within
legal hours (being between the
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.), at the Southeast Door of
the County Courthouse of
Lowndes County, located at
505 2nd Avenue North, Colum-
bus, MS 39701, to the highest
and best bidder for cash or cer-
tified funds the following de-
scribed property situated in
Lowndes County, State of Mis-
sissippi, to-wit:
The following described tract or
parcel of land, lying, being and
situated in the County of
Lowndes and State of Missis-
sippi, and more particularly de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
Commencing at the Southeast
corner of the SW 'A of the NW
'A of Section 25, Township 19
South, Range 18 West,
Lowndes County, Mississippi;
thence run South 86 degrees
00 minutes West a distance of
20 feet to the West right-of-way
line of the county road; thence
run North 4 degrees 00
minutes West along said road
right-of-way a distance of 895.5
feet to the POINT OF BEGIN-
NING; thence run South 86 de-
grees 00 minutes West a dis-
tance of 210 feet to a stake;
thence run North 04 degrees
00 minutes West a distance of
210 feet to a stake; thence run
North 86 degrees 00 minutes
East a distance of 210 feet to
a stake on the West right-of-
way line of the county road;
thence run South 04 degrees
00 minutes East a distance of
210 feet back to the Point of
Beginning; containing 1 acre
more or less and lying in the
SW 'A of the NW 1/4 of said
Section 25, Township 19
South, Range 18 West,
Lowndes County, Mississippi
Indexing Instructions: SW 1/4
NW 1/4 Section 25, Township
19 South, Range 18 West.
By Fee Simple Deed from Luev-
ina Williams, Lucille Williams,
Rodie Williams Cunningham,
Earnest Williams, Helen Willi-
ams, Aex Williams, Brenda Wil-
liams and Gloria Williams, as
set forth in Deed Book 590,
Page 526, Dated 07/03/1978
and recorded 07/06/1978,
Lowndes County Records,
State of Mississippi
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this 14th day of January, 2021.
Tania Pineda, Officer
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
LOGS Legal Group LLP
1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite
B-202
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 981-9299
758 Hairston Bend Road
Columbus, MS 39701
18-021895
Publication Dates:
February 9, February 16 and
February 23, 2021
THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES
HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AT
COREY HERRING AUTOMOTIVE,
1230 GARDNER BLVD, COLUM-
BUS, MS.
2013 DODGE CHALLENGER
VIN# 2C3CDYBT9DH505919
IF NOT CLAIMED AND PAID FOR
CHARGES, THESE VEHICLES
WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC
SALE ON THE 27TH DAY OF
FEBRUARY 2021 AT 7:00 A.M.
AT COREY HERRING AUTOMOT-
IVE, 1230 GARDNER BLVD.,
COLUMBUS, MS 39702.
PUBLISH: 2/3, 2/10 &
2/17/2021
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College Board of Trustees is re- IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
ceiving un-priced solicitations TATE OF ROSIE GUYTON, DE-
for the following:
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gram Equipment
Solicitations will be received
until 10:00 a.m. on Monday,
March 8, 2021, at the Adminis-
tration Office, Student Union
Building, P.O. Box 100, May-
hew, MS 39753 (Attn: Dana
Mordecai) or by electronic sub-
mission at www.centralauction-
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be evaluated, and vendors sub-
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any or all bids and to negoti-
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East Mississippi Community
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ing that the College and its pro- COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
grams are free from discrimina-
tion and harassment based
upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, D. C.
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Publication Dates: February 17,
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF LISA HARPOLE HEATH, the Estate of Joan Thompson
DECEASED
VICKI ROSE HARPOLE COX, AD- Chancery Court of Lowndes
MINISTRATOR
NO. 2020-0212-PDE
RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUB-
LICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
LISA HARPOLE HEATH, DE-
CEASED
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S)
You have been made a Defend- Estate of Joan Thompson Lang- WATTLES, 20 IN
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Vicki Rose Harpole
Cox, Petitioner, seeking to de-
termine the heirs-at-law of Lisa Susan L. Edmonds, Executor
Harpole Heath, Deceased. You
are hereby summoned to ap-
pear and defend against the
Petition for Determination of
Heirs of Lisa Harpole Heath
filed in this action at 9:30
o’clock a.m. on the 11th day of Post Office Box 1827
March, 2021, in the Chancery
Courtroom of the Oktibbeha
County Chancery Building in
Starkville, Mississippi, and in ejones@cgclawpllc.com
case of your failure to appear
and defend, a judgment or or-
der may be entered against you 2/24/2021
granting the relief requested in
the Petition.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the OF SUPERVISORS
seal of said Court, this the 4th
day of February, 2021.
LOWNDES COUNTY CHAN-
CERY CLERK, MISSISSIPPI
BY: /s/ Shantrell W. Grander-
son
D. C.
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
CEASED
HATTIE RUSH, ADMINISTRATOR
NO. 2021-0009-JNS
RULE 81 SUMMONS BY PUB-
LICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
ROSIE GUYTON, DECEASED,
and EMMA RUSH, DECEASED
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S)
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Hattie Rush, Petition-
er, seeking to determine the
heirs-at-law of Rosie Guyton,
Deceased, and Emma Rush,
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on the 5th day of March, 2021,
in the Chancery Courtroom of
the Oktibbeha County Chan-
cery Building in Starkville, Mis-
failure to appear and defend, a
entered against you granting
the relief requested in the Peti-
tion.
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
seal of said Court, this the
29th day of January, 2021.
BY: /s/ Tina Fisher
PUBLISH: 2/2, 2/9 &
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
LANGFORD, a/k/a FRANCIS
JOAN LANGFORD, DECEASED
SUSAN L. EDMONDS, EXECUT-
OR
NO. 2020-0211-JNS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to
Susan L. Edmonds, Executor of
Langford, a/k/a Francis Joan
Langford, deceased, by the
County, Mississippi, on the 8th
day of January, 2021. This is
to give notice to all persons
having claims against the es-
tate to Probate and Register
same with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, within ninety (90) days
from the date of first publica-
tion of this Notice. A failure to
so Probate and Register the
claim will forever bar the same. TEMPORARY SILT FENCE (TYPE
THIS the 4th day of February,
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MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
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AND
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY BOARD
SECTION 900
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pervisors of Oktibbeha County, 75.0
Mississippi at the Oktibbeha
County Office of the Chancery
Clerk, 101 East Main Street
Starkville, Mississippi, until
10:00 A.M. on the 11th day of
March, 2021 and shortly there- NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
after publicly opened for the
construction of 0.113 miles of CONTRACT TIME: 120 Working
BOX BRIDGE AND AP-
on the HICKORY
GROVE ROAD being known as
Project No. LSBP-53(14) in Okt-
ibbeha County, Mississippi.
PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF WORK
ARE APPROXIMATELY AS FOL-
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General Services
REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS
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MAINTENANCE
Electrical,
REMOVAL woodwork,
OF BRIDGE AT STA.
7+74
plumbing, decks, roofing, Woodrow
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yard work, hauling, moving. shall be constructed in accord-
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PaymentOF PIPE (ALL
plans. Will TYPES)
trade the Mississippi
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EXCAVATION
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& Bonded. Carpentry,
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BORROW
pressure
gutters
(CONTRACTOR
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washing,
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land−
FURNISHED)
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1,320.0
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GRANULAR MATERIAL (FM)
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466.0
Sealed or electronic bids will GEOTEXTILE UNDER RIPRAP,
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Ads appear in The Commercial Dispatch,
pervisors of Oktibbeha County,
Mississippi at the Oktibbeha
County Office of the Chancery
75.0
SQ. YDS.
Clerk, 101 East Main Street
Starkville, Mississippi, until
10:00 A.M. on the 11th day of
The Starkville Dispatch and Online
PROJECT NO. LSBP-53(14)
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
March, 2021 and shortly there- NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
after publicly opened for the
construction of 0.113 miles of CONTRACT TIME: 120 Working
To place ads starting at only $12,
BOX BRIDGE AND AP-
PROACHES on the HICKORY
Days call 662-328-2424 or visit ads.cdispatch.com
GROVE ROAD being known as BASIS OF AWARD
Project No. LSBP-53(14) in Okt-
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ITEM hereby notifies all bidders that
QUANTITY it will affirmatively insure that
UNIT in any contract entered into
pursuant to this advertisement,
are yesterday’s puzzles and Jan. 15’s answers.
ROADWAY ITEMS: minority business enterprise
will be afforded full opportunity
MOBILIZATION to submit bids in response to
LUMP SUM this invitation and will not be
LUMP SUM discriminated against on the
grounds of race, color, or na-
CLEARING & GRUBBING tional origin in consideration for
LUMP SUM an award.
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PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
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LUMP SUM Chancery Clerk of Oktibbeha
LUMP SUM County, the County Engineer’s
office and the Office of the
REMOVAL OF BRIDGE AT STA. State Aid Engineer, 412 E.
7+74 Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jack-
1.0 son, Mississippi. This project
UNIT shall be constructed in accord-
ance with the latest edition of
REMOVAL OF PIPE (ALL TYPES) the Mississippi Standard Spe-
(ALL SIZES) cifications for State Aid Road
80.0 and Bridge Construction.
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PLANS AND PROPOSALS are
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(PM) per or digital copy. Plan Hold-
150.0 ers are required to log-in or re-
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1,320.0 chased through the website. ber-placing puzzle 6 2 3 4 8 9 1 7 5
2021 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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GRANULAR MATERIAL (FM) please contact Plan House at grid with several 7 1 5 3 4 8 9 6 2
(CLASS 3, GROUP B) 662-407-0193. For questions
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CU. YDS. ments contact Pritchard Engin- object is to place the
eering at 662-324-2205. No numbers 1 to 9 in 4 3 6 7 9 2 5 1 8
CLASS B STRUCTURAL CON- partial sets of drawings or
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electronically submitted at increases from Monday to Sunday.
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PIPE, CLASS III com under the project page. No
60.0 oral, telegraphic, telephonic, or
LIN. FT. e-mail proposals will be con-
sidered. For sealed bids, the
15” CORRUGATED POLYETHYL- current Certificate of Respons-
ENE PIPE ibility Number of the bidder
20.0 shall appear on the outside of
LIN. FT. each sealed envelope contain-
ing a proposal, said envelope
RIGHT-OF-WAY MARKERS (TYPE being plainly marked “LSBP-
I) 53(14)”. If submitting electron-
12.0 ically, please include this in-
EA. formation on a cover sheet with
your bid submission.
MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC
LUMP SUM Each Bid must be accompan-
LUMP SUM ied by a bid bond/security de-
posit or certified check in an
REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC OB- amount equal to 5% of the bid,
JECT MARKER (ENCAPSU- payable to Oktibbeha County
LATED LENS) (TYPE 3) and the State of Mississippi as
4.0 bid security. In the event that
EA. an electronic bid is submitted,
a copy of the bid bond must be
EROSION CONTROL ITEMS included with the submission.
If submitting electronically, a
AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE hard copy of all bid documents
1.2 must be provided within 3 busi-
TON ness days if requested after
the bid opening.
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER
(13:13:13) Bidders are herby notified that
0.6 any proposal accompanied by
TON letters qualifying in any man-
ner the condition under which
SEEDING the proposal is tendered will be
0.6 considered an irregular bid and
AC. such proposal will not be con-
sidered in making the award.
VEGETATIVE MATERIALS FOR
MULCH Joe Williams, President Oktib-
1.8 beha County Board of Super-
TON visors
PUBLISH:
I OR II) (AOS 0.15-0.84) February 9, 2021
1,200.00 February 16, 2021
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250.0 NO. 2021-0009-JNS 11 Throat
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
SECTION 900 12 Attempts
PROJECT NO. LSBP-53(14) Letters of Administration have 13 Does a daring
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY been granted and issued to deed
Hattie Rush, Administrator of
BOX BRIDGE ITEMS the Estate of Rosie Guyton, de- 15 “Roses —
ceased, by the Chancery Court red”
BOX BRIDGE CONCRETE, of Lowndes County, Missis-
CLASS ‘‘BB’’ sippi, on the 21 day of January, 16 Stunned
234.0 2021. This is to give notice to wonder
all persons having claims
CU. YDS.
against said estate to Probate
17 Moody music
REINFORCEMENT and Register same with the 18 Dark wood
43,743.0 Chancery Clerk of Lowndes 20 With
LBS. County, Mississippi, within
ninety (90) days from this date. 27-Across, Lent
LOOSE RIPRAP, 200 LB. A failure to so Probate and Re- preceder
50.0 gister said claim will forever 23 Lorax creator
TON bar the same.
Dr. —
GEOTEXTILE UNDER RIPRAP, THIS the 21 day of January, 27 See 2 State positively 24 Can. neighbor
2021.
20-Across 3 Hold the throne 25 Attack com-
/s/ Hattie Rush 28 China setting 4 Building wing mand
SQ. YDS.
Hattie Rush 29 Bishop’s 5 Pungent con- 26 Plopped down
PROJECT NO. LSBP-53(14)
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OKTIBBEHA COUNTY OF COUNSEL:
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF DAVID AUBREY LANG-
FORD, DECEASED
SUSAN L. EDMONDS, EXECUT-
OR
NO. 2020-0210-JNS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to
Susan L. Edmonds, Executor of
the Estate of Joan Thompson
Langford, deceased, by the
Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, on the 8th CAUSE NO: 18-0111-B
day of January, 2021. This is
to give notice to all persons
having claims against the es-
tate to Probate and Register
same with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, within ninety (90) days
from the date of first publica-
tion of this Notice. A failure to
so Probate and Register the
claim will forever bar the same. by the Chancery Court of
THIS the 4th day of February,
2021.
Estate of David Aubrey Lang-
Merchandise
to Creditors. A failure to so pro-
bate and register said claim GROUND MAINTENANCE
will forever bar same. LABORER Job opening in ON THE WEB
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This the 22nd day of January,
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position will be respons- 4 PLOTS @ FRIENDSHIP these puzzles.
ible for the cleaning of facil- CEMETERY: Lot #78,
2/16/2021
ities, maintaining parks, grave spaces 1, 2, 3 & 4.
picnic grounds, play- Will sell separately.
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF grounds & wildlife areas. Call for more info,
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- Must be 18 years or older, 870−265−1533.
SIPPI pass drug screen, & have
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
valid driver's license with a Sporting Goods
good driving record. EOE.
TATE OF TAMMY W. LIEBLING,
DECEASED Send resume’ or apply @ ED SANDERS GUNSMITH
following: Open for season!
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
3600 W Plymouth Rd ishing, scopes mounted &
Columbus, MS 39701
LOWNDES COUNTY zeroed, handmade knives.
Dennis:
Letters of Administration have R & D Maintenance Ser-
been granted and issued to the vices, Inc.
COLEMAN Located: Hwy 45 Alt, North
of West Point, turn right on
undersigned upon the Estate of 53 Lock & Dam Road RENTALS Yokahama Blvd, 8mi & turn
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS left on Darracott Rd, will
Tammy W. Liebling, deceased, Dennis, MS 38838
see sign, 2.5mi ahead
1 BEDROOM shop on left.
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
on the 5th day of June, A. D., 662−494−6218.
2018. This is to give notice to
LEGAL SECRETARY needed 2 BEDROOMS
for local firm. Must be able
all persons having claims
to work dual screen
3 BEDROOMS
against said estate to Probate
computer. Mail resume
and Register same with the
LEASE,

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ford
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ninety (90) days from the first
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publication date of this Notice
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AND
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OF COUNSEL: to Creditors. A failure to so Pro-
bate and Register said claim Columbus MS 39703
Elizabeth F. Jones (MSB placing puzzle based on
will forever bar the same.
103007)
CROWELL GILLIS & COOPER,
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is to place a 9x9
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PHONE: (662) 243-7318 /s/ ALLISON P. WOOLBRIGHT the Caledonia area. Excel- COLUMBUS, MS grid
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lent opportunity to earn given
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contains the1same to 9 number
in
PUBLISH: 2/10, 2/17 & valid driver's license & in-
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2/24/2021 surance. Delivers on COLONIAL TOWNHOUSES.
the empty spaces so 1 8 6 9 4 3 2 5 7
Sunday morning and Mon- 2 & 3 bedroom w/ 2−3 only once. The difficulty 2 3 7 1 8 5 9 6 4
PUBLISH: 2/2, 2/9 &
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2/16/2021 Fri afternoons. Apply at The level increases from
Commercial Dispatch, 516 $750. 662−549−9555. column and each 4 5 9 2 7 6 8 1 3
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF Ask for Glenn or text. Monday
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Sunday. Difficulty Level 2/16
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- Main Street in Columbus.
the same number only once. The difficulty level
Employment
SIPPI No phone calls please. Mobile Homes for Rent
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF BRIAN
increases from Monday to Sunday.
MARK FEDORKA, DECEASED 3BR/2BA MH in New Hope.
Call us: 662-328-2424
Rentals
$650 dep + $650/mo.
CHRISTINE GRACE FEDORKA, No pets, quiet area. Leave
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General Help Wanted message, 205−712−6697.
CAUSE NO. 2021-0002-DE Ads starting at $25
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Wanted: The Columbus Apts For Rent: North CHEAPER THAN A MOTEL!
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Housing Authority is recruit- Utilities & cable included,
ing for the employment po- 2−3BR/1BA DUPLEX, from $145/wk − $535/mo
COUNTY OF LOWNDES sition of Maintenance Aide. Apt B, newly renovated with Columbus & County School
Individuals who are inter- bonus room. HUD locations. 662−242−3803
Letters Testamentary have ested may come by the
Vehicles
accepted. 662−425−6954. or 601−940−1397.
been granted and issued to the main office at 914 4th St
undersigned upon the Estate of So to apply and request a
Brian Mark Fedorka, deceased, copy of the job description.

Real Estate
by the Chancery Court of
802 17TH ST. N.
Lowndes County, Mississippi, Any questions, please call 2 bed/ 1 bath, all electric, Ads starting at $12
on the 7th day of January, 662-328-4236 and speak ceramic tiled bath, carpet,
2021. This is to give notice to to Mrs. Taylor or Mr. Jones. appliances. $475/Mth. Trailers & Heavy Equipment
all persons having claims We are an equal opportun- Credit check. Call Long & Ads starting at $25
against said estate to probate ity employer. Long @ 662−328−0770.
and register same with the 6’X10’ TRAILER, w/ gate,
Chancery Court of Lowndes Farms & Timberland Dovetail, new, w/ spare.
Apts For Rent: West
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County, Mississippi, within $1,100. West Point.
ninety (90) days form the first 662−494−6999.

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bate and register said claim $270,000
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