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New Columbus CFO facing high stakes, expectations

Councilmen expect detailed financial
reports, a plan to address financial crisis
By AMANDA LIEN
alien@cdispatch.com
Columbus’ new Chief Finan-
cial Officer Deliah Vaughn came
to City Hall this week facing an
uphill climb.
She enters her position seven
months into the 2019 fiscal year
for a city that has operated its
general fund at deficits exceed-
ing $800,000 each of the two
previous years. On top of that,
city leaders are scrambling to
mitigate spending after hired
consultant Mike Crowder, a
certified public accountant, pro-
jected earlier this year that the
general fund balance could be
as much as $338,000 overdrawn
if something didn’t change.
For city councilmen,
Vaughn’s mettle will be proven
by how she handles these obsta-
cles, and her first test will come
Tuesday evening when she pres-
ents the council with the city fi-
nancial report.
“She’s going to be monitored
pretty close,” said Ward 2 Coun-
cilman Joseph Mickens. “She’s
got to come in and pick up the
ball and just run with it. We’re
expecting a lot from her.”
Inside
n OUR VIEW: High expectations for
Columbus’ new CFO. Page 6A
Vaughn, who started as CFO
on Monday, spent the last two
years as a health services agen-
cy controller in Tunica County.
Before that, she was controller
for Tunica County proper. Her
CFO salary is $75,000 annually.
Though she faces steep chal-
lenges and high expectations,
Vaughn will have some help in
the early going. Mayor Robert
Smith asked Columbus Light
and Water comptroller Mike
Bernsen, who worked as Colum-
bus’ CFO from 2008 to 2012, to
help train Vaughn on the basics
of the city’s accounting soft-
ware. Former CFO Milton Raw-
le, who resigned in February
after months of public criticism
that he hadn’t provided council-
men with an adequate picture
of the city’s financial situation,
See CFO, 3A

GETTING READY FOR MARKET STREET

VanHorn
qualifies for
Ward 5 race
Second candidate to file
for special election
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com

A second candi-
date has filed paper-
work to run in a May
30 special election to
fill former Ward 5 Al-
derman Patrick Mill-
er’s seat.
John Michael Van-
Horn qualified Thurs- VanHorn
day afternoon with the Starkville
city clerk’s office. VanHorn is Mis-
sissippi State University’s associate
director of fraternity and sorority
life. He ran for the Ward 4 seat in
Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
2009 and lost to then-incumbent
Kevin Stafford and Kenneth Montgomery mark off food vendor slots for the 24th annual Market Street Festival in downtown
Richard Corey.
Columbus Friday morning. See pages 7 and 8B for a festival guide.
Ten years later, VanHorn says
he’s got more life experience than
when he ran as a 21-year-old and is
ready to take another shot.
“I kind of caught the bug at that

Sensations owners plead guilty to peddling smuggled drugs point and it’s been on the radar ever
since,” he said. “Patrick, the last
go-round, jumped out and said he
Court documents: Drugs sold in adult novelty store cords and other documents regarding
sales and purchases.
was running. I’ve known Patrick for
a while and thought he would do a
contain substance used to treat erectile dysfunction In April, Dean Priest pleaded to one good job, so I decided to step back
and let Patrick do his thing.”
count of receipt, concealment, pur-
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT as incorporators of Sensations on High- VanHorn said he expected to wait
chase or sale of merchandise imported
way 373 on the Mississippi Secretary of to run until Miller finished his time
into the United States contrary to law, on the board, though that time came
A Columbus couple who owns an
State’s website, were arrested in 2017 and both he and Luisa Priest pleaded to quicker than he anticipated. Miller,
adult novelty store has pleaded guilty in
federal court in Oxford to mislabeling after investigators from the Food and introduction into interstate commerce who was elected in 2017, resigned in
smuggled drugs sold at the store. Drug Administration seized hundreds misbranded drugs. mid-April to take a job in Biloxi.
Dean and Luisa Priest, who are listed of pills, as well as invoices, shipping re- See Plea, 3A See VanHorn, 3A

Heritage alumnus wins Trooper of the Year Jarrett Eller,

Exchange Club honors officer who
‘takes great pride in everything he does’
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
When Jarrett Eller ar-
rived at Lion Hills Center on
Thursday, folks were happy
to see him.
Eller, 28, grew up on his
parents’ cattle ranch in Nox-
ubee County and graduated
left, is pre-
Smiling faces and warm
receptions aren’t typically a
sented his
Trooper of the
part of Eller’s workday, but Year plaque
by Capt. Larry
his work was what led him to
from Heritage Academy in the Exchange Club meeting. Conn. Eller,
Columbus. More than a few a Heritage
The Exchange Club hon- High School
Exchange Club members ored Eller as its Trooper graduate, was
know Jarrett and his family of the Year during the lun- honored by
through that connection. cheon. the Columbus
“As soon as I walked “Since his appointment to Exchange
Club during
through the door, I saw faces Troop G, his work has been its Thursday
I knew,” he said. “So that’s superb,” said Capt. Larry luncheon.
nice.” See Trooper, 10A Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff

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1 Name three of the eight countries Today and Saturday meetings
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2 Name three of the four actresses Supervisors, 9
who starred in “Sex and the City.” 3 with a free Rockin’ Country Style concert at 7
a.m., Oktibbeha
3 What profession did the first female p.m. at the Columbus Riverwalk. Activities May 4
County Court-
flight attendants come from before start at 8 a.m. with a 5K run. From 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
house
joining the airline industry? arts and crafts vendors, food booths, live music,
4 What smash Broadway musical’s May 7: Board of
Legend Carlex games and more fill downtown Columbus. For infor-
author wrote for years in obscurity Aldermen, 5:30
Fifth grade, Annunciation mation, visit marketstreetfestival.com or contact
but died just weeks before his show p.m., City Hall
Main Street Columbus, 662-328-6305.

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opened? May 14: Plan-
High 5 What are the three levels of hierar- ning and Zoning
Partly sunny
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page 2A. Girlchoir presents its spring concert at 7 p.m. in The Hall
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■ Kentucky Derby Charity Event: Starkville Starkville Oktib-
Inside Junior Auxiliary hosts this event from 4-9 p.m. at beha Consoli-
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Friday
Say What?
Did you hear? “It’s a big day. This is the team that sent us home last year.”
Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in Heritage Academy baseball coach Justin Flake after the team
defeated defending state champ Indianola in the MAIS Class AAA
game Thursday. The Patriots begin a best-of-three series for the
the ‘Star Wars’ films, dies at 74 AAA North title on Tuesday at Starkville Academy. Story, 1B.

‘He put his heart and soul into the

role of Chewbacca and it showed in
every frame of the films’
Barr besieged by allegations
By ANDREW DALTON
AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES — Pe-

ter Mayhew, the towering
actor who donned a huge,
furry costume to give life
to the rugged-and-beloved
character of Chewbacca
in the original “Star Wars”
trilogy and two other films,
has died, his family said
Thursday.
Mayhew died at his
home in north Texas on
Tuesday, according to a
family statement. He was
74. No cause was given.
As Chewbacca, known
to his friends as Chewie,
the 7-foot-3 Mayhew was
a fierce warrior with a soft
heart, loyal sidekick to Har-
rison Ford’s Han Solo, and
co-pilot of the Millennium
Falcon.
Mayhew went on to
appear as the Wookiee in
the 2005 prequel “Revenge
of the Sith” and shared
the part in 2015’s “The
Force Awakens” with actor
Joonas Suotamo, who took
over the role in subsequent
films.
“Peter Mayhew was a
kind and gentle man, pos-
sessed of great dignity and
noble character,” Ford said
in a statement Thursday.
“These aspects of his own
personality, plus his wit and
grace, he brought to Chew-
bacca. We were partners in
film and friends in life for
over 30 years and I loved
him... My thoughts are with
his dear wife Angie and
his children. Rest easy, my
dear friend.”
Mayhew defined the in-
credibly well-known Wook-
iee and became a world-fa-
mous actor for most of his
life without speaking a word
or even making a sound —
Chewbacca’s famous roar
was the creation of sound
designers.
“He put his heart and
soul into the role of Chew-
bacca and it showed in ev-
ery frame of the films,” the
family statement said. “But,
to him, the ‘Star Wars’ fam-
ily meant so much more to
him than a role in a film.”
Mark Hamill, who played
Luke Skywalker alongside
Mayhew, wrote on Twitter
that he was “the gentlest of
giants — A big man with an
even bigger heart who nev-
er failed to make me smile
& a loyal friend who I loved
dearly. I’m grateful for the
memories we shared & I’m
a better man for just having
known him.”
he’s being Trump’s protector
‘We have a chief law enforcement officer who is
definitely the defense lawyer for the president’
Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii
By ERIC TUCKER
The Associated Press
WA S H I N G T O N
— Attorney General
William Barr por-
trayed himself as
an apolitical elder
statesman at his con-
firmation hearing.
He declared he’d
rather resign than be Barr
asked to fire special counsel Robert
Mueller without cause and insisted
the prosecutor he’d known for de-
cades would never involve himself
in a witch hunt as the president
claimed.
But now Barr has emerged as
arguably the most divisive figure
in Donald Trump’s administra-
tion. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
accused him on Thursday of lying
— a charge the Justice Department
called reckless and false — and
House Democrats are poised to
hold him in contempt.
His appearance before the Sen-
ate Judiciary Committee this week
accelerated calls for his resignation
after he said Trump had been false-
ly accused and he spun politically
damning episodes in Mueller’s re-
port in the president’s favor.
Barr might have seemed an un-
likely lightning rod given his long
government career, his distance
from Trump’s inner circle and his
age, 68, that he said made him un-
concerned with political advance-
ment. But he had telegraphed his
sympathetic view of strong pres-
idential powers — surely a use-
ful viewpoint for Trump — in a
memo to the Justice Department
last year that criticized Mueller’s
Trump-Russia obstruction of jus-
tice investigation. His latest testi-
mony, including that Trump’s ac-
tions weren’t criminal, reaffirmed
that philosophy and, to critics, es-
tablished Barr as the president’s
protector.
“We have a chief law enforce-
ment officer who is definitely the
defense lawyer for the president,”
Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of
Hawaii said Thursday.
The Senate testimony was the
latest episode in a turnabout in
public perception for Barr, whose
selection was greeted by some with
high hopes that he would return
the Justice Department to stability
following two years of leadership
upheaval. He replaced an attorney
general, Jeff Sessions, who was
ridiculed by the president and ul-
timately pushed out, and an acting
one, Matt Whitaker, who was dis-
missed by Democrats as unquali-
fied and a Trump loyalist.
It’s the second time around for
Barr, who was attorney general
under George H.W. Bush between
1991 and 1993 and involved in some
of that administration’s weightiest
decisions. He was Mueller’s Justice
Department boss back then, and at
his January confirmation hearing
he described the special counsel
as a longtime friend and a “straight
shooter” who’d be allowed to finish
his Trump investigation without in-
terference.

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The following arrests
were made by Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office:
n Nathaniel Sutton, 30,
was charged with posses-
sion of methamphetamine.
n Thomas Irvin, 32, was
charged with possession of
methamphetamine, failure
to obey a police officer and
two counts of failure to ap-
pear.
n Megan Glass, 25, was
charged with possession of
methamphetamine, posses-
sion of marijuana in a vehi-
cle, possession of parapher-
nalia, switched tag, expired
driver’s license, expired
tag, no insurance, improper
equipment and two counts
of failure to appear.
n Santana Fitzpatrick,
24, was charged with do-
mestic violence/aggravated
assault.
n Tony Carter, 38, was
charged with possession
of methamphetamine, sus-
pended driver’s license, no
insurance and failure to
yield right of way.
n Stevie Alexander, 30,
was charged with posses-
sion of methamphetamine.
The following arrests
were made by the Oktibbe-
ha County Sheriff’s Office:
n Lauryn Nethery, 22,
was charged with uttering
Area arrests
DA: Man never admitted
painting ‘Vote Trump’
in church arson
Sutton Irvin Glass Fitzpatrick Carter Alexander Fire and vandalism at Greenville
church happened a week before
the 2016 presidential election
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
The Associated press
JACKSON — A member of an African American
Nethery Keys Westmoreland Miller Jefferson Tillinghast
church in Mississippi admitted setting the church on
fire but never took responsibility for the words “Vote
Trump” that were spray painted on the outside of
the building the night of the blaze, a prosecutor said
Thursday.
The fire and the vandalism happened a week
before the 2016 presidential election, raising fears
among some local residents that the act could be a
hate crime in a region where churches have been
Clawson Parkman Davidson Thomas McBeath Gandy
burned in the past to intimidate black voters.
forgery. n Mathes Tillinghast, counts of cy- Andrew McClinton gave investigators varying ac-
n Marcus Keys, 23, was 24, was charged with mali- berstalking. counts when he admitted setting the fire at Hopewell
charged with accessory af- cious mischief. n Lacey Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Washing-
ter the fact. n Drew Clawson, 22, McBeath, 39, ton County District Attorney Dewayne Richardson
n Sydney Westmore- was charged with traffick- was indicted told The Associated Press on Thursday.
land, 20, was charged with ing controlled substances. on a felony Richardson said McClinton was involved in “illic-
armed robbery. n Joaquin Parkman, 26, charge. it” activities at the church and set the fire to prevent
n Willis Miller, 41, was was charged with hindering n Tyjavri- fellow congregants from meeting the next day to dis-
Mingo
charged with domestic vi- prosecution. ous Gandy, cuss the activities.
olence and malicious mis- n Ivan Davidson, 21, was 18, was charged with con- “He was trying to hide that information from be-
chief. charged with third offense spiracy. ing disclosed,” Richardson said, without elaborating
n Brandon Jefferson, 25, DUI. n Malik Mingo, 25, was on what the activities were.
was charged with embezzle- n Grozie Thomas, 22, charged with two counts of McClinton, 47, pleaded guilty to arson on March
ment. was charged with two cyberstalking. 28 and was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.

VanHorn
Continued from Page 1A
VanHorn registered
as an independent, as all
candidates must for the
special election. Voters
had to have registered for
the election by 5 p.m. April
30, and absentee ballots
will be available beginning
May 10.
Candidates can qualify
through May 8.
During an interview
with The Dispatch, Van-
Horn said he sees several
issues facing Starkville.
The city’s in a “boom
phase,” he said, and has
been for several years,
with ongoing growth. As
such, he said the city has to
be mindful of managing its
infrastructure, including
water/sewer and streets.
It must also address issues
that might not have been
properly planned for, such
as problems with stormwa-
ter runoff.
However, for all the top-
ics that have risen to prom-
inence in recent months
in Starkville, including a
1-percent tourism tax for
parks and recreation, Van-
Horn said none has gained
as much attention in his
discussions as a poten-
tial annexation of land to
Starkville’s east.
It is, he said, an issue
he’s still researching to
come to a decision on. He
said his stance will likely
depend on the city’s capac-
ity to add services to new-
ly-annexed areas.
“I think it’s like every-
thing,” VanHorn said. “You
can throw out the selling
points right now and I can
convince you its the best
thing ever. But there’s al-
ways another side.
“If you live one of those
parts that’s being annexed,
if I can look at you and say
in three years you will
have water and the same
amount of services as the
person living down on
Lampkin Street, then let’s
go,” he added. “If I can’t
guarantee you that, we
need to rethink this and do
it in a more methodical way
because if you’re going to
pay full city taxes, you bet-
ter get city services.”
Still, VanHorn said the
1-percent tax, which will
go to a citywide referen-
dum on May 30, is import-
ant, and it’s important for
the city to get the message
out about how it will use
the tax revenue.
VanHorn is from Win-
ona and is married with a
foster child. He’s previous-
ly worked for the Universi-
ty of Tennessee in Knox-
ville.
Hamp Beatty, who
works with MSU’s Center
for Government and Com-
munity Development, has
also qualified for the Ward
5 election.

CFO
Continued from Page 1A
is also assisting with her
software training; and a
consultant from Watkins,
Ward and Stafford, the
accounting firm that con-
ducts the city’s annual au-
dit, will be training her on
state audit law and proce-
dure, Bernsen said.
All three are helping
Vaughn at no cost to the
city.
Additionally, Bernsen
said Crowder will help
Vaughn familiarize her-
self with the details of
the city’s financial crisis.
Crowder will continue to
be paid his contracted
amount of $100 per-hour
until he is no longer need-
ed.
“I think (Vaughn is) go-
ing to do very well at this
job,” Bern-
sen told The
Dispatch.
“She seems
very qual-
ified, very
competent .
She’s a very
‘ b y - t h e - Bernsen
book’ person. She’s had
to deal with financial is-
sues in the past in Tunica
County. I think she’ll be
just fine.”
Columbus Public In-
formation Officer Joe Dil-
lon did not make Vaughn
available for an interview
with The Dispatch. When
approached directly by a
reporter, Vaughn declined
to comment.
Smith did not return
The Dispatch’s calls for
comment by press time.
Expectations
of competency,
transparency
When Vaughn will
present the city’s monthly
financial report to council-
men at Tuesday’s regular
meeting, Ward 3 Coun-
cilman Charlie Box said
he hopes she uses that
time to provide updated
reports and numbers, as
well as a clear explanation
of what they mean.
“She’s got a tremen-
dous responsibility,” he
said. “We rely on her
an awful lot. We’re not
accountants, so I really
want to see accurate re-
ports and numbers every
month. I think that’s what
we weren’t getting for the
past two years.”
Councilmen were first
made aware of the city’s
financial crisis in Novem-
ber when then CFO Rawle
asked them to amend the
Fiscal Year 2018 budget to
reflect a nearly $881,000 doing differently than the
deficit. That revelation led last CFO?
to councilmen implement- “That’s not to say we’re
ing a series of freezes, not going to help her,” he
first on all city spending, added. “Everyone’s going
and then dialing it back
to work with her. We’re all
to a hiring freeze and in-
tense scrutiny on travel in this together.”
spending, among other
city expenditures. Coun-
cilmen also approved an
increase in health insur-
ance deductibles for all
city employees, as well as
a reduction in all overhead
and discretionary spend-
ing by department heads.
Most recently, three
police officers who earned
promotions will go without
the corresponding pay in-
creases until the city lifts
the hiring freeze. City of-
ficials would not confirm
to The Dispatch if officers
will receive backpay once
the freeze is lifted.
Mickens is more in-
terested in seeing how
Vaughn approaches the
city’s immediate financial
crisis.
“It’s not going to take
long to see if she can han-
dle the job or not,” he said.
“I want to hear the num-
bers, sure, but I want to
hear from her too. What
are her plans for the city?
What does she plan on

Plea
Continued from Page 1A
Court documents say
Dean Priest knew the mis-
branded drugs had been
smuggled into the coun-
try illegally.
Dean Priest’s first
charge carries a maxi-
mum penalty of 20 years
in prison and $250,000
fine, while the misbrand-
ed drugs charge carries
a maximum penalty of
one year in prison and a
$100,000 fine.
According to federal
court documents, between
May 2015 and June 2017,
the couple introduced the
drugs “New Stiff Nights”
and “Libigrow” into their
store without appropri-
ately labeling them. Both
drugs include the ingredi-
ent sildenafil, information
which was not included
in the label. Sildenafil is
a substance used to treat
erectile dysfunction and
pulmonary arterial hyper-
tension.
Both Dean and Luisa
Priest have been released
from custody on recogni-
zance. Their sentencing
hearings have not yet
been scheduled, accord-
ing to federal court docu-
ments.
The Dispatch re-
quested mugshots of the
Priests from the Oxford
Jail and U.S. Marshal’s
Service, but those mug-
shots were not provided
by press time.
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Poll shows most in US want

changes in how government works
‘These politicians get into office, and they just sit
there and sit there and sit there. It’s immigrants’
rights and criminals’ rights up and down the board,
and us hardworking citizens have to pay for it.’
California construction business owner Don Conford
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
and EMILY SWANSON
The Associated Press
After more than two years of the
Donald Trump presidency, Andrea
Petrusky is ready for some funda-
mental changes in the way the Unit-
ed States government works.
“Right now we’re being shown
all of the loopholes, the president
being able to do all the things that
no president should,” said Petrusky,
a 46-year-old elementary school
teacher in a Seattle suburb. “It’s
time to update what he’s allowed to
do and not do. I think it’s time to tod-
dler-proof the presidency.”
Petrusky is not alone in yearning
for big changes to the way the United
States government is structured. A
new survey by the University of Chi-
cago Harris School for Public Policy
and The Associated Press-NORC
Center for Public Affairs Research
shows that 54 percent of Ameri-
cans think the system needs major
changes and 12 percent believe it
should be completely replaced.
While 61 percent of Democrats
like Petrusky want big changes, 52
percent of Republicans do as well.
About 1 in 10 Democrats and Re-
publicans say they want the system
completely replaced, while that view
is about twice as common among in-
dependents.
The AP-NORC poll finds that dis-
content with the government system
is closely tied with policy concerns.
It asked Americans how they think
the government is performing on a
series of issues as well as whether it
has a role in handling those issues
at all. Those who are most critical of
the way government handles issues
they think it should be dealing with
are most likely to want changes,
with 65 percent saying they desire
major changes and 18 percent seek-
ing a completely different system of
government.
By contrast, among those hap-
piest with the government’s perfor-
mance on those issues, 48 percent
say they want major changes and 8
percent want a total overhaul.
Petrusky, who’s trained as an en-
vironmental scientist, is aghast at
how Trump named a former coal lob-
byist, Andrew Wheeler , to run the
Environmental Protection Agency.
“Maybe that should be an elect-
ed position, too, where you have to
prove your worth,” she said.
Don Conford likes what Trump
is doing, but he, too, thinks there
needs to be big changes in the way
the government works, like term
limits for members of Congress.
The 54-year-old runs his own small
construction business from a Los
Angeles suburb and thinks govern-
ment is corrupt.
“These politicians get into office,
and they just sit there and sit there
and sit there,” said Conford, who
goes without health insurance be-
cause he can’t afford it. “It’s immi-
grants’ rights and criminals’ rights
up and down the board, and us hard-
working citizens have to pay for it.”
Conford is part of the 70 percent
of Americans who feel that people
like them have too little influence
on the government. In contrast, 81
percent think wealthy people have
too much sway and 78 percent think
large businesses have too much
power in Washington.
Lashaunte Halliburton is a
30-year-old unemployed mother of
three in Dyersburg, Tennessee, who
has held a series of low-wage jobs
but couldn’t afford to maintain them
and look after her children. She’s
upset Trump has cut aid for low-in-
come housing.
“He’s got money, so it’s not hard
on him, and it’s not hard on his fami-
ly,” Halliburton said. “He’s not think-
ing about us.”
African Americans like Hallibur-
ton and Inez Parker, an 81-year-old
retired office assistant in Currie,
North Carolina, are more likely than
white Americans to think the sys-
tem needs a complete replacement,
24 percent to 10 percent, while white
Americans are more likely than
black Americans to think it needs
only minor changes or none at all, 36
percent to 19 percent.

Reports of sexual assault in the military spike

Survey found that more than 20,000 personally makes me an-
gry,” but he said he’s “not
later launched a large
public campaign to raise
service members said they experienced without hope.”
The sharp increase in
awareness of inappropri-
ate behavior and beef up
some type of sexual assault reported Marine assaults
comes on the heels of
enforcement. Nearly 60
service members even-
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Sexual Assault Preven- two troubled years for
The Associated Press tually faced some type of
tion and Response Office, the Corps. In 2017, the
told reporters Thursday service was rocked by a punishment.
WASHINGTON — Re- that the latest numbers massive online nude-pho-
ports of military sexual are “disheartening and it to sharing scandal, and
assaults jumped by 13 per-
cent last year, but an anon-
ymous survey of service
members released Thurs-
day suggests the problem
is vastly larger.
The survey results
found that more than
20,000 service members
said they experienced
some type of sexual as-
sault, but only a third of
those filed a formal re-
port.
The survey number is
about 37 percent higher
than two years ago, when
one was last done, fueling
frustration within the de-
partment and outrage on
Capitol Hill.
“I am tired of the state-
ment I get over and over
from the chain of com-
mand: ‘We got this, mad-
am, we got this.’ You don’t
have it!” Sen. Kirsten Gil-
librand, a New York Dem-
ocrat, shouted during a
Senate Armed Services
Committee confirmation
hearing Thursday for
Army Gen. James McCo-
nville. “You’re failing us.”
McConville has been
nominated to be the next
chief of staff of the Army,
and that service saw a
spike of more than 18
percent in the number
of sexual assault reports
filed last year. The Ma-
rine Corps had the largest
jump, at 23 percent, while
the Navy saw a 7 percent
increase and the Air Force
was up by about 4 percent
The Pentagon releases
a report every year on the
number of sexual assaults
reported by troops. But
because sexual assault is
a highly underreported
crime, the department
sends out an anonymous
survey every two years to
get a clearer picture of the
problem.
The increase in as-
saults has triggered an-
other round of Pentagon
programs to try to reduce
misconduct.
Nate Galbreath, deputy
director of the Pentagon’s

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With Trump rollback, school Are You Ready

lunch could get more white bread to Discuss Your
Long Term
Since 2014, schools had been required to serve only were successfully meeting them.

whole grain versions of food as part of the national

school lunch program, a critical source of free and
reduced-price meals for millions of children
By CANDICE CHOI
AP Food & Health Writer
NEW YORK — Is white bread
about to make a comeback on
school lunch menus?
After complaints about taste and
costs, the Trump administration
rolled back a rule that required
foods like pasta and bread be made
with whole grains. The cafete-
ria directors who lobbied for the
change say they just want greater
flexibility to serve foods like white
bread — which are more processed
and have less fiber — when whole
a school lunch director and presi-
dent of the School Nutrition Asso-
ciation, which represents cafeteria
operators and suppliers like Domi-
no’s and Kellogg.
The rollback addresses rules
on grains, milk and salt champi-
oned by former first lady Michelle
Obama.
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Trump Fed choice Stephen Moore withdraws amid controversy

Numerous Republican senators said
they objected to Moore’s disparaging
past writings about women
By CHRISTOPHER
RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON — Ste-
phen Moore, a conserva-
tive commentator whom
President Donald Trump
had tapped for the Federal
Reserve board, withdrew
from consideration Thurs-
day after losing Republi-
can support in the Sen-
ate, largely over his past
inflammatory writings
about women.
Trump tweeted the
news of Moore’s with-
drawal, only hours after
Moore had told two news
organizations that he was
still seeking the board
seat and still had the
White House’s support.
The president an-
nounced otherwise
Thursday afternoon on
Twitter.
“Steve won the battle of
ideas including Tax Cuts
and deregulation which
have produced non-infla-
tionary prosperity for all
Americans,” Trump said.
“I’ve asked Steve to work
with me toward future
the Fed. “It was very disap-
pointing that this couldn’t
nees for the Fed’s board.
Sen. Shelley Moore
go forward,” he said.
Numerous Republican
Capito, R-W.Va., said it
was “hard to look past”
senators had said they
objected to Moore’s dis-
Moore’s previous state-
ments, while Sen. Marsha
economic growth in our paraging past writings Blackburn, R-Tenn., said
Country.” about women or had side-
his comments were a topic
In a note to Trump that stepped questions about on which she would have
he released later, Moore whether they would back questioned him.
said the “unrelenting at- him. In recent weeks,
In 2000, in a column for
tacks on my character Moore said he regretted
the Washington Times,
have become untenable the writings and said they
Moore wondered why
for me and my family and had been meant as humor
columns. women “showed up in
three more months of this
droves in tight skirts” at
would be too hard on us.” The Senate’s sec-
college parties if “they
“I am always at your ond-ranking Republican,
were so oppressed and of-
disposal,” he concluded. Sen. John Thune of South
fended by drunken, lustful
Speaking later to Fox Dakota, had said Wednes-
frat boys.”
Business Network, Moore day that Moore “has is-
offered a combative de- sues” in the Senate, which
fense of his candidacy for must confirm any nomi-

Supreme Court:
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The Monday decision
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Our View
High expectations for Columbus’ new CFO
Deliah Vaughn started her
job as the City of Columbus
Chief Financial Officer this
week.
As the person responsible
for managing the city’s financ-
es and alerting city leader-
ship to any issues that might
emerge in the budget, the CFO
position is one of the most
important jobs in any city.
The circumstances sur-
rounding Vaughn’s arrival
make her work even more
critical.
If you will pardon the sports
analogy, Vaughn is like the
quarterback who comes off the
bench in the third quarter with
the team trailing by two touch-
downs. She must perform at
a high level and there’s little
time to waste.
“She’s got to pick up the ball
and run with it,” noted Ward 2
councilman Joe Mickens.
Vaughn is taking over the
books of a city that has operat-
ed at a deficit two fiscal years
in a row and is now facing the
possibility of the city’s gen-
eral fund being in debt over
$338,000 at the end of this fis-
cal year, according to cash flow
projections by certified public
accountant and city consultant
Mike Crowder. She replaces
Milton Rawle, who resigned in
February after being suspend-
ed by the city council for what
it said was failure to properly
warn the council of the gravity
of the city’s financial problems.
With that fresh in the mind,
Vaughn will be held to high ex-
pectations for keeping an eagle
eye on city finances and mak-
ing sure the council has a clear
picture of the city’s budget.
She’ll present her first budget
report to the council Tuesday
and, unlike previous meetings
where city council gave scarce
attention to the CFO report,
her report will be closely
scrutinized. She will likely be
questioned carefully on her re-
port. The meeting will provide
insight into her understanding
of the city’s budget, even as
she’s still learning the vagaries
of a new job.
Often, when a change is
made at quarterback, a team
rallies behind the new player.
Each member of the game
“steps up his game” in the
pursuit of a common goal.
That certainly needs to
happen here, too. The council
is not blameless for the budget
situation Vaughn inherits,
after all.
We trust her arrival will be
accompanied by a renewed
commitment to sound budget
policy by the mayor and city
council.
We wish Vaughn every
success because, to a great
degree, her success is a win
for the city and its residents.
Welcome to the game, CFO
Vaughn.

Letter to the editor

Voice of the people
FEMA and non-profit relief
The statement, “I’m from the government and
I’m here to help you,” isn’t always a good thing.
Some victims of the tornado on February 23 are
disappointed and feel let down that FEMA isn’t
helping. My heart goes out to those affected by the
storm. My property was damaged by the straight
line wind years ago, and I had to personally remove
the trees blown down from my property with help
from friends and relatives, with no insurance or
government help. So I know your disappointment
and helpless feeling. That brings me to another
point. There is a non-profit origination formed in
Columbus, to give hope in the community. Their
mission is to help those without insurance or the
financial ability to make repairs. More about this
group will be available later.
Homeowners be aware! There also is another
group, according to word on the street, that is try-
ing to buy up storm-damaged properties that have
been condemned by the city before the insurance
companies completed the adjusting process. A
red flag goes up over this process. The reason is
these properties are in the area that might be part
of the “Greenfield Environment Multi-State Trust”
project. In 2017, The Dispatch reported Columbus
might get a reported $68 million for environmen-
tal action around Kerr-McGee. Now the problem:
People are taking advantage of a disaster to make
a quick dollar off those that need real help. Buy low
from the storm victims, sell high make a large prof-
it. Is this business as usual in the “Friendly City”?
Who are the ones involved in this scam? The word
is out, that some very prominent businessmen and State of the nation
politicians might be involved. The jury is still out
on that, just food for thought. Some more investi-
gation is needed in this. We need more over seeing
and more transparency.
Tale of Two Obstructions
God Bless Columbus and America. Every Republican logic, it was therefore Anyone would have been upset,
Lee Roy Lollar remembers with OK that he lied under Trump’s defenders explain, at
Columbus disgust the video of oath about Lewinsky. being falsely accused. It was his
Bill Clinton glowering “No underlying consciousness of innocence, not
into the camera and crime, therefore no guilt, that caused him to lash out.
declaring: “I did not obstruction,” they say. Really? Does that seem logi-
Our View: Local Editorials have sexual relations But Clinton encour- cal? An innocent man would have
Local editorials appearing in this space represent the with that woman, Miss aged his secretary to thrown open his files, freely tes-
opinion of the newspaper’s editorial board: Peter Imes, Lewinsky. I never told lie about Lewinsky to tified, left the investigator unmo-
editor and publisher; Zack Plair, managing editor; Slim anybody to lie, not avoid embarrassment, lested (verbally and with regard
Smith and senior newsroom staff. To inquire about a a single time; never. not to hide a crime. to firing), and kept his mouth shut
meeting with the board, please contact Peter Imes at These allegations are Many Democrats, but
662-328-2424, or e-mail voice@cdispatch.com.
about former associates under
false.” Mona Charen zero Republicans, said indictment.
It’s worth revisiting that reason excused the Besides, Trump may have been
Voice of the People why that statement was Is lying wrong? lying. concerned that the investigation
We encourage you to share your opinion with readers so infuriating. It wasn’t Not only have would uncover other wrongdoing
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In person: 516 Main St., Columbus, or 101 S. Lafay- the idea of a president of truth telling, they’ve possible that hiding more contacts
ette St., No. 16, Starkville. having an affair with a the word “is.” also leaned in. William with agents of the Kremlin was the
All letters must be signed by the author and must young intern (though Barr told the world that true motive — and that it worked.
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verification purposes. Letters should be no more than lying. Clinton lied and lied and with the Special Counsel’s investi- dition to Trump’s failure to testify
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successfully encrypted communi-
Today, the attorney general of but he fired the director of the FBI
cations. Given these clear acts of
the United States asserts, in terms and told Russian visitors that this
obstruction, Mueller’s report not-
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the possibility that the unavailable
EDITOR/PUBLISHER Paul Bowker United States was “frustrated and ert Mueller to be fired for risible
Matt Garner angered by a sincere belief that “conflicts” (such as asking for his information would shed additional
Peter Imes light on (or cast in a new light) the
Alex Holloway the investigation was undermining old FBI job back, which was itself
Zack Plair his presidency, propelled by his a lie). He lied about the meeting in events described in the report.”
PUBLISHER EMERITUS Mary Pollitz That is what Trump and his min-
Birney Imes Ben Portnoy political opponents, and fueled Trump Tower. He tasked Corey Le-
by illegal leaks,” he could not be wandowski with ordering Attorney ions call “total exoneration.”
Slim Smith None of this is to suggest that
ADVERTISING Jan Swoope considered guilty of obstruction of General Jeff Sessions to unrecuse
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Kelly Ervin MAILROOM Other Republicans echo this counsel to limit his inquires only Trump. There are prudential
Melissa Johnson Christina Boyd line, arguing that the nature of the to future election interference. He reasons to avoid that course. The
Beth Proffitt Dalen Cochran false allegations against President asked his White House counsel to president would relish the mud
Mary Jane Runnels Anterrrio Davis fight, voters are already exhaust-
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— that he was a Russian sleep- could not recall events 30 times in months away. But the Mueller
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Debbie Foster Toma McClanahan accusations arose from Clinton for an in-person interview, and he struct justice and abused his pow-
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Deanna Robinson-Pugh Donta Perry accused of running illegal drugs all, he kept up a steady campaign the meaning of the word “is.”
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officiating. Carter’s p.m. Friday at Carter’s Mrs. Simpson was Katie Franklin sissippi State Congress
Funeral Services of Mortuary Services born Feb. 14, 1955, in COLUMBUS — Ka- and was a member of
Columbus is in charge Chapel. Carter’s Mor- Pensacola, Florida, to tie Phifer Franklin, 96, the NAACP and Zion
of arrangements. tuary Services of West the late Joyce Kemp died April 16, 2019, at Gate M.B. Church.
Baby Thompson was Point is in charge of Graves and Robert her resi- In addition to her par-
born Nov. 15, 2018, in arrangements. Gates. She was former- dence. ents, she was preceded
West Point, to Terrance Mrs. Jefferson was ly employed as a florist. Services
Bradford and Victoria born March 1, 1959, She is survived by in death by her hus-
will be at band, Willie Franklin;
Thompson. in McCondy, to the her husband, Steve 11 a.m.
and siblings.
In addition to his late Fred Box Sr. and Simpson of Columbus; Saturday
parents, he is survived Bessie Mae Box. She son, Ryan Shackelford at Zion
by his siblings, Galea- was formerly employed of Tampa; and sisters, Gate M.B.
ha Thompson, Cambri- in the shipping and Cindy Frost of Caledo- Church Franklin
ell Bradford, Camonee receiving loading dock nia and Zella Cavender with the
Bradford and Terrance department with Leg- of Winfield, Alabama.
Rev. James Boyd offici-
Bradford Jr., all of Co- gett and Platt. Memorials may be
ating. Burial will follow
lumbus. She is survived by made to the Colum-
at Union Cemetery.
her husband, Dean bus-Lowndes Humane
Visitation is from 1-5
Carmen Smith Alvin Jefferson; daugh- Society, P.O. Box 85, p.m. Friday at Centu-
VERNON, Ala. — ters, Sharon Pratt, Columbus, MS 39703. ry Hairston Funeral
Carmen Teresa Smith, Stephanie Vance and
Home. Century Hair-
92, died April 30, 2019, Laquata Jefferson; Marta Lutz
ston Funeral Home of
at Fayette Medical brothers, Elbert Box, OLIVE BR ANCH —
Columbus is in charge
Center-DCH. Joe Box, L.C. Box and Marta “Marty” Moore
David Box; sisters, Di- of arrangements.
Services will be Lutz, 80, died April 30, Mrs. Franklin was Nora Simpson
at 11 a.m. Saturday ane Gates, Linda Ward, 2019, at her residence. born July 1, 1922, in Visitation:
at Chandler Funeral Annie Montgomery Services will be at Saturday, May 4 • 11-12 PM
and Lucille Box; and Lowndes County, to Memorial Gunter Peel
Home Chapel with Ter- 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. the late Tom Phifer Sr. Funeral Home
ry McAdams. Burial seven grandchildren. Luke Lutheran Church 2nd Ave. North Location
and Ora Lee Hampton.
will follow at Vernon in Starkville. Visitation She attended Crawford
City Cemetery. Visita- Otley Swartz will be from 1-2:30 p.m. School, Union Academy, Lewis Ray
tion will be one hour COLUMBUS — Ot- prior to services at the MIC High School, West Visitation:
prior to services at the ley Swartz, 95, died Saturday, May 4 • 2-4 PM
church. Welch Funeral Point Mississippi Semi- Memorial Gunter Peel
funeral home. Chan- May 2, 2019, at Vine- Home is in charge of nary School in Jackson Funeral Home
dler Funeral Home is yard Court Nursing arrangements. and Northeast Missis-
2nd Ave. North Location
in charge of arrange- Home. Mrs. Lutz was born sippi State Baptist Con-
ments. Arrangements are in Cuba, Illinois, to Dr. Paul Kantack
gress of Education. She Incomplete
Mrs. Smith was born incomplete and will be the late Robert C. and was formerly employed Memorial Gunter Peel
June 28, 1926, in New announced by Lown- Kathryn Moore. She as a nurse with Doster Funeral Home
York, New York, to the des Funeral Home. was a graduate of the 2nd Ave. North Location
Hospital and the Golden
late Benito and Pau- University of Illinois Triangle Regional Medi-
line Gomez. She was Paul Kantack and the University of cal Center. She was also
formerly employed as a COLUMBUS — Dr. Kentucky. She was formerly employed with
nurse with the hospital Paul W. Kantack, 78, formerly employed as Mississippi Funeral Ser-
in Vernon. died May 2, 2019, at his an English and music vice and Century Hair-
She is survived by residence. teacher in Starkville. memorialgunterpeel.com
ston Funeral Home. She
her sons, Homer C. Arrangements are She was a charter
served as an instructor
Smith Jr. of Peoria, incomplete and will be member of St. Luke in the Northeast Mis-
Arizona and Henry announced by Memori- Lutheran Church.
Smith of Vernon;
Bill Leggett
al Gunter Peel Funeral In addition to her
daughters, Joyce Bell Home and Crematory, parents, she was pre-
of Fayette, Alabama, Second Avenue North ceded in death by her
and Dorothy “Dot” location. husband, Dr. Warren
Andrews of Columbus; Bill Leggett, 81, of Columbus, MS, passed
William Lutz; son, Eric away Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at Baptist Memo-
seven grandchildren; Nora Simpson Moore Lutz; and broth-
11 great-grand- rial Hospital- GT.
COLUMBUS — er, Robert A. Moore. Visitation will be Saturday, May 4, 2019, from
children; and two Nora Annette Simpson, She is survived by
great-great-grandchil- 1-3 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus,
64, died May 1, 2019, at her daughter, Kristy MS. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 4,
dren. Baptist Memorial Hos- Ulmer of Olive Branch;
Memorials may 2019, at 3 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel,
pital-Golden Triangle. son, Warren Lutz of Al- with Bro. Jimmy Ray officiating. Interment will
be made to St. Jude’s A visitation will be exandria, Virginia; and
Children’s Research be in Eastview Cemetery, Columbus, MS, with
held from 11 a.m.-noon four grandchildren. Lowndes Funeral Home directing.
Hospital, 262 Danny Saturday at Memorial Pallbearers will be
Thomas Place, Mem- Mr. Leggett was born Nov. 3, 1937, in Tishom-
Gunter Peel Funeral Warren Lutz, Curt ingo County, MS, to the late Dewey and Hillada
phis, TN 38105. Home, Second Ave- Ulmer, Allen Ulmer,
Hudson Leggett. He liked working outdoors and
nue North location. Lynda Moore, Dan working around the yard. He was a “piddler” and
Betty Larry Memorial Gunter Peel Brown and Joel White. enjoyed his lawnmower.
STARKVILLE — Funeral Home and Memorials may be
Mr. Leggett is survived by his wife, Jeanette
Betty L. Larry, 67, Crematory, Second made to the Oktibbe- Leggett; daughters, Pam Dowell, Dekalb, IL, Lau-
died April 28, 2019, in Avenue North location, ha County Humane
ra Nelson, Rockford, IL, Rhonda Cantrell (Brian),
Starkville. is in charge of arrange- Society, P.O. Box 297, DeKalb, IL, Briget McCormack (Patrick), Plano,
Services will be at 1 ments. Starkville, MS 39760.
IL, and Gigi Goldsboro (Dale), Sheridan, IL; son,
p.m. Saturday at Sprin- Rick Hausler, Elwood, IL; sisters, Agnes McDuf-
ghill M.B. Church with I don’t want flowers at my funeral. I want
fie, Linda Knott, Doris Polston and Mary Jane
the Rev. Tyrone Orr
officiating. Burial will Animal Shelter Donations! Leggett; brother, Paul Leggett (Grace); fifteen
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
follow at the church If you want it done your way, you need to call us.
Pallbearers will be Pres Pridmore, Rick Hau-
cemetery. Visitation is sler, Dale Goldsboro, Jacob Goldsboro, Zachary
from 1-5:30 p.m. Friday
Goldsboro and Corey Cantrell.
at Century Hairston Compliments of
Funeral Home. Cen-
tury Hairston Funeral
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
Home of Starkville is
When Caring Counts...
in charge of arrange-
Lewis Ray
Lowndes Funeral Home and Crematory
ments.
Mrs. Larry was
(662) 328-1808
born Aug. 14, 1951, in
W. F. McGuire, Jr.
On Wednesday, May 1st, 2019, Lewis Ray
Starkville, to the late
passed away at home surrounded by family at
J.D. Fox and Heneritta
the age of 87.
Nash. She was former-
W. F. “Phil” McGuire, Jr, age 95, of Macon, Lewis was born in Weir, Mississippi, to L.L.
ly employed as a florist.
Mississippi, died on April 7, 2019, at the Martha and Bessie Ray. He settled in Columbus in his
She is survived by
Jo Leslie State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, early teens. He was a business owner and sales
her daughter, Tanya
Mississippi. professional.
Larry of Starkville;
He was born on August 27, 1923, in West Point, On August 11, 1950, he married his sweet-
sons, Kelvin Larry and
Mississippi, to the late William F. McGuire, Sr. heart, Dorothy Gilmore. Together they had a
Lonnie Larry, both of
and Edna Holley McGuire. He served in WW II as daughter, Dottie, and two sons, Bennie, and Da-
Starkville, and Derek
a Ball Turret Gunner in a B17 Flying Fortress in vis.
Larry of Denton, Tex-
the 8th Air Force, and during his service, he was Lewis enjoyed being outdoors, for work or
as; sister, Julia Jenkins
awarded three Bronze Clusters, four Battle Stars, leisure. He loved being near the water, boating,
of Starkville; and eight
swimming and spending time with family. He
grandchildren. and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Phil married
was known for his kindness and love for his fam-
Virginia Morrison of Algoma, Mississippi on
October 3, 1944. He attended Mississippi State ily.
Dessie Jefferson University and moved to Macon in 1948 to open He is preceded in death by his son, Bennie,
WEST POINT — his father, L.L., his mother, Bessie, his sisters,
Dessie Mae Jefferson, a jewelry store. The jewelry business was Phil’s
Louise and Lois, and his brother, Arliss. He is
60, died April 25, 2019, lifelong career. He was a watchmaker, a Graduate
survived by his wife, Dorothy, his sister, Cynthia
at North Mississippi Gemologist, an accomplished bench jeweler, and
Rosenquist of Dallas, Texas.
Medical Center in in the last 10 years of his career, he was a sales
He is also survived by his daughter and her
West Point. executive for Jewelmont Corporation.
husband, Dottie and Hubert Hord of West Point,
Services will be at He is predeceased by his parents; his wife; a
his daugher-in-law, Barbara Ray of Columbus,
son, Chris McGuire; and a sister, Vivian McGuire
11 a.m. Saturday at and his son and his partner, Davis Ray and Andy
Matthews.
Hopewell M.B. Church Seabolt of Atlanta, Georgia. He is also survived
He is survived by his children, Mike McGuire of
in Cedar Bluff with the by his granddaughter and her family, Brittney
Ft. Worth, Texas, Ginny McGuire Winchester of
Rev. Jamie McIntosh and Jeremy Weathers, his great-grand-daughter
Macon, Mississippi, and Buz McGuire of Macon,
officiating. Burial will Kinsley Weathers, and by his grandson Benja-
Mississippi. He is also survived by his sister,
follow at Hopewell min Ray.
Edna McGuire Gilliland of Macon, Mississippi; 7
Memorial Garden. Family visitation will be held on Saturday,
grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is from 3-6 May 4th, 2019, at Memorial and Gunter & Peel
There will be a public visitation at Cockrell
Funeral Home in Macon, Mississippi on Sunday, 2nd Ave N. location from 2pm until 4pm.
Log on.
May 5, 2019, from 3 PM until 5 PM. In accordance The family requests no flowers, but encourag-
with Phil’s wishes, he will be buried in a private, es donations to any Alzheimer’s or Cancer Foun-
family service. Cockrell Funeral Home is dations or Charities.
honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that
donations be made to the Gary Sinise Foundation,
P.O. Box 368, Woodland Hills, CA 91365
(garysinisefoundation.org) or to the donor’s Sign the online guest book at
favorite charity. www.memorialgunterpeel.com
Paid Obituary - Cockrell Funeral Home 716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
8A Friday, May 3, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

In ‘lawless’ world of service dogs, many families suffer

Properly training a service dog can take up to 1 ½ years and cost University and editor of its An-
imal Legal and Historical Cen-
torney general filed suit against
Service Dogs by Warren Re-
upward of $50,000 but the Americans with Disabilities Act does not ter website.
Properly training a service
trievers Inc., which advertis-
es dogs trained to help people
require that a service dog be professionally trained dog can take up to 1 ½ years and suffering from diabetes, PTSD,
cost upward of $50,000. But the seizure disorders and autism.
By ALLEN G. BREED cision were Mathis’ credentials. ily learned that Mathis wasn’t Americans with Disabilities Act The lawsuit alleges that the
AP National Writer “In 2013, Mark was certified a state-certified dog trainer. In does not require that a service diabetes alert dogs, for which
as a NC state approved service fact, no state has such a certi- dog be professionally trained. Warren charged up to $27,000,
APEX, N.C. — All the coun- dog trainer with a specialty in fication. “So it’s a very broad, wide- were “little more than incredi-
seling, therapy and medication autism service dogs for chil- The service dog industry — open barn door,” says Lynette bly expensive pets.”
did little to ease 9-year-old So- dren,” stated an online bro- particularly in the field of “psy- Hart, a professor of veterinary Attorneys for owner Charles
bie Cummings’ crippling anxi- chure. chiatric” service dogs for people medicine at the University of D. Warren Jr. say the state’s
ety and feelings of isolation. A Ten months and $14,500 with autism and post-traumatic California, Davis, who studies case is based on the complaints
psychiatrist suggested that a later, the family brought their stress disorder — has exploded the industry. of “a few disgruntled and fanati-
service dog might help. “savior” home. But when they in recent years. But a near com- Two years ago, Noelle’s cal consumers” who “cannot be
To Glenn and Rachel Cum- opened the front door, Okami plete absence of regulation and Dogs Four Hope of Colorado satisfied and refuse all attempts
mings, Mark Mathis seemed broke from Glenn Cummings’ oversight has left needy, des- Springs agreed to surrender its at accommodation and reason.”
like a dream come true. His grasp and began mauling one of perate families vulnerable to license after state inspectors A trial date has not been sched-
kennel, Ry-Con Service Dogs, the family’s elderly dogs — all incompetence and fraud. confirmed the placement of uled.
was just a couple of hours away, as Sobie watched. “It is a lawless area. The sick, poorly trained, aggressive Authorities in North Car-
and he, too, had a child with au- It was only after they had Wild West,” says David Favre, a dogs. olina are now investigating
tism. But what clinched the de- returned Okami that the fam- law professor at Michigan State And last year, Virginia’s at- Mathis.

News attorneys: Federal opioid

distribution data should be public
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration database
details the flow of prescription painkillers to pharmacies,
showing the number and doses of pills
By DAN SEWELL
The Associated Press
CINCINNATI — At-
torneys for news orga-
nizations argued Thurs-
day that the U.S. public
should be allowed to see
federal data about how
prescription opioids were
distributed as the nation’s
overdose crisis was wors-
ening.
They urged a three-
judge panel of the 6th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals
in Cincinnati to overturn
a lower court judge’s de-
nial of access to the infor-
mation. The judges will
rule later.
“The value of transpar-
ency here is great,” said
Karen C. Lefton, an Ak-
ron, Ohio, attorney repre-
senting The Washington
Post. The data concerns
“a public health crisis”
that affects many more
people than a typical
case, she said.
The data is a key piece
of evidence in hundreds
of lawsuits filed by state
and local governments
against companies that
make and distribute the
drugs. The U.S. Drug En-
forcement Administration
database details the flow
of prescription painkillers
to pharmacies, showing
the number and doses of
pills.
A Justice Department
attorney told the judges
releasing the data would
compromise investiga-
tions.
“This is an issue of re-
ally critical importance
to the United States and
DEA,” said government
attorney Sarah Carroll.
Making the information
public, she said, “would
tip defendants off to the
scope of DEA investiga-
tions.”
Cleveland-based U.S.
District Judge Dan Pol-
ster, who is overseeing
more than 1,500 of the
lawsuits, had ruled in July
2018 that the information
cannot be made public. He
said that doing so would
reveal trade secrets. The
Post and the HD Media
newspaper chain, which
had asked the court for
the data, then appealed to
the federal circuit.
The appellate judg-
es raised a number of
questions about Polster’s
orders keeping the data
secret and hundreds of
filings in the case that are
under seal.
Judge Eric Clay said it
seemed that the secrecy
in the case had “just gone
overboard.” He told Car-
roll, of the Justice Depart-
ment, that “just saying”
cases would be compro-
mised seems inadequate.
Lefton and attorney
Patrick McGinley, of Mor-
gantown, West Virginia,
representing HD Media,
complained that Polster
was blocking public ac-
cess without showing
“good cause.” Judge Rich-
ard Allen Griffin suggest-
ed in his questions that
Polster was agreeing to
keep information secret
in pretrial proceedings
to try to “leverage a set-
tlement” before a public
trial.
HD Media owns news-
papers in West Virginia,
including the Charleston
Gazette-Mail.
The Associated Press
has also filed public re-
cords requests seeking
the information from
governments that have
received it. It is among
three dozen news and
free press advocacy orga-
nizations that have filed Go on a great trip?
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tion.
jswoope@cdispatch.com

Pharmaceutical company founder

guilty of bribing doctors to push opioid
By ALANNA
DURKIN RICHER
The Associated Press
BOSTON — A pharma-
ceutical company founder
accused of paying doctors
millions in bribes to pre-
scribe a highly addictive
fentanyl spray was convict-
ed Thursday in a case that
exposed such marketing
tactics as using a stripper-
turned-sales-rep to give a
physician a lap dance.
John Kapoor, the
76-year-old former chair-
man of Insys Therapeu-
tics, was found guilty of
racketeering conspiracy
after 15 days of jury de-
liberations. Four ex-em-
ployees of the Chandler,
Arizona-based company,
including the former ex-
otic dancer, were also con-
victed.
Some of the most sen-
sational evidence in the
months-long federal trial
included a video of em-
ployees dancing and rap-
ping around an executive
dressed as a giant bottle
of the powerful spray Sub-
sys, and testimony about
how the company made a
habit of hiring attractive
women as sales represen-
tatives.
Federal prosecutors
portrayed the case as part
of the government’s effort
to go after those it views
as responsible for fueling
the nation’s deadly opioid
crisis.
“This is a landmark
prosecution that vindicat-
ed the public’s interest in
stanching the flow of opi-
oids into our homes and
streets,” Massachusetts
U.S. Attorney Andrew
Lelling said in a statement.
The convictions could
embolden federal author-
ities to bring more cases
against top executives of
opioid manufactures, said
Andrew Kolodny, co-di-
rector of opioid policy
research at Brandeis Uni-
versity’s Heller School for
Social Policy and Manage-
ment.
“Paying a fine or even
civil litigation is inade-
quate if we want to deter
corporations from killing
people in their pursuit of
profit,” Kolodny said.

Would-be New York City bomber

gets 10 years in foiled al-Qaida plot
By JIM MUSTIAN
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — A man
who plotted to bomb New
York City’s subways, then
switched sides after his
arrest and spent nearly a
decade helping the U.S.
identify and prosecute
terrorists, was rewarded
for his help Thursday with
a sentence of 10 years in
prison, effectively time he
has already served.
Najibullah Zazi, a Zazi, after his 2009 arrest,
33-year-old naturalized
U.S. citizen who became
radicalized and received
explosives training from
al-Qaida after traveling
to Pakistan in 2008, faced
up to life in prison after
pleading guilty to terror-
ism-related charges.
The subway plot sent
shockwaves through New
York and the federal law
enforcement community,
underscoring the continu-
ing threat of terrorism
years after Sept. 11. But
federal prosecutors said
provided “extraordinary”
assistance to U.S. coun-
terterrorism authorities,
implicating his closest
friends and offering a win-
dow into the inner work-
ings of al-Qaida.
U.S. District Judge
Raymond J. Dearie de-
scribed Zazi’s coopera-
tion as “unprecedented,”
referring in part to federal
investigations that remain
ongoing. Details of those
cases were blacked out of
a court filing that prose-
cutors made public this
week in light of concerns
for national security.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Friday, May 3, 2019 9A

Trump defends health workers’

right to object to abortions
Some critics fear regulation will become a pretext
for denying medical attention to LGBT people or
women seeking abortions
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Advancing
his anti-abortion agenda, President
Donald Trump moved Thursday to
protect health care workers who ob-
ject to procedures like abortion on
moral or religious grounds.
Trump chose the National Day of
Prayer to announce the new regu-
lation.
“Just today we finalized new pro-
tections of conscience rights for
physicians, pharmacists, nurses,
teachers, students and faith-based
charities,” Trump told an interfaith
audience in the White House Rose
Garden. “They’ve been wanting to
do that for a long time.”
The conscience rule was a prior-
ity for religious conservatives who
are a key part of Trump’s political
base, but some critics fear it will be-
come a pretext for denying medical
attention to LGBT people or women
seeking abortions, a legal medical
procedure.
In a strongly worded statement,
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said,
“these bigoted rules are immoral,
deeply discriminatory and down-
right deadly, greenlighting open
discrimination in health care
against LGTBQ Americans and di-
rectly threatening the well-being of
millions.
“Make no mistake,” she add-
ed, “this is an open license to dis-
criminate against Americans who
already face serious, systemic dis-
crimination.” She said she was also
addressing another pending regula-
tion seen as undermining the rights
of transgender patients. Pelosi said
the Democratic-controlled House
would “fight” the administration’s
actions.
San Francisco immediately sued
the Trump administration, saying
the conscience regulation will un-
dermine access to care.
The complex rule runs more
than 400 pages and requires hospi-
tals, universities, clinics and other
institutions that receive funding
from federal programs such as
Medicare and Medicaid to certify
that they comply with some 25 fed-
eral laws protecting conscience and
religious rights.
Most of these laws and provi-
sions address medical procedures
such as abortion, sterilization and
assisted suicide. The ultimate pen-
alty can be loss of federal funding
for violations of conscience or re-
ligious rights, but most cases are
settled by making changes in prac-
tices and procedures.
The rule makes no new law and
doesn’t go beyond statutes passed
under administrations of both po-
litical parties, said Roger Severino,
head of the office that will enforce
it at the Department of Health and
Human Services.
Rather, the regulation will guar-
antee that religious and conscience
protections already on the books
can’t be ignored.
“We are giving these laws life
with this regulation,” said Severino,
saying it’s no different from civil
rights statutes enforced in daily
life through government regulation
and oversight. “It makes sure Con-
gress’ protections are not merely
empty words on paper.”
Under the rule, clinicians and
institutions would not have to pro-
vide, participate in, pay for, cover
or make referrals for procedures
they object to on moral or religious
grounds.

Cocaine deaths up in US, and opioids are a big part of it

Ohio was the state with highest
cocaine death rate, but the largest
relative increases were seen in
Wisconsin and Maryland
By MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK — Co-
caine deaths have been
rising in the U.S., health
officials said Thursday in
their latest report on the
nation’s deadliest drug
overdose epidemic.
After several years of
decline, overdose deaths
involving cocaine began
rising around 2012. And
they jumped by more than
a third between 2016 and
2017.
The increase at least
partly reflects trends in
deaths from heroin, fen-
tanyl and other opioid
drugs. Many overdose
deaths involve several dif-
ferent drugs. The CDC
researchers found that
nearly three-quarters of
the deaths involving co-
caine in 2017 were among
people who had also tak-
en opioids.
But deaths involving
cocaine alone also in-
creased, said Lawrence
Scholl of the Centers for
volved heroin, and 14,500
involved prescription opi-
Disease Control and Pre-
vention, one of the study’s
oid painkillers.
Just under 14,000 in-
authors. volved cocaine, according
The researchers did to the new report.
not look at why cocaine Ohio was the state with
deaths have been increas- highest cocaine death
ing. rate, but the largest rela-
tive increases were seen
Health officials say
about 70,000 Americans in Wisconsin and Mary-
land.
died of drug overdoses
The new report goes
in 2017. Nearly 48,000 in-
through 2017, the last
volved at least one type
year for which complete
of opioid. About 28,000
statistics are available.
deaths involved fentanyl
or some other kind of syn-
thetic opioid, 15,500 in-

Landlord who
refused to rent
to Muslim men
settles lawsuit
By K ATHLEEN FOODY
The Associated Press

DENVER — A Denver
landlord who was record-
ed telling her tenant to
find an “American person
... good like you and me”
to sublease her property
instead of a Muslim father
and son seeking to open
their second restaurant
must pay the men $675,000
under a settlement.
The three men sued
last year, generating local
news coverage and on-
line pleas to boycott the
woman’s business, which
mirrored the response to
racist comments captured
on tape or video across
the U.S. in recent months.
Public attention soon fad-
ed, and attorneys said
they were headed for trial
until the night before jury
selection was set to begin
in Denver.
The parties finalized
the settlement in April. Ra-
shad Khan said it was a re-
lief after more than a year
of reliving his first experi-
ence of someone refusing
to work with him and his
father, Zuned, because of
their faith and race.
“My dad and I just want-
ed to know that there’s
justice, that she can’t do
this,” said Khan, 36.
10A Friday, May 3, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Business owners, community raise money for Zachary’s

While owners rebuild, donations from
fundraisers assist employees
By AMANDA LIEN
alien@cdispatch.com
When Lindsay Nichol-
son heard about the fire
at Zachary’s last weekend
that gutted the building’s
interior, she immediately
knew she had to do some-
thing to help.
“I saw on Facebook
all these people bring-
ing food, tools, trying to
help out,” said the owner
of Bliss Yoga, located on
Main Street. “We’re not a
restaurant, so we couldn’t
offer any of that, but we
saw the needs of someone
in our downtown business
family and wanted to step
up.”
Within hours of the
fire, Nicholson and her
staff had planned a fund-
raiser for Sunday after-
noon and into the eve-
ning. The studio will host
a series of classes from
1:30-5:30 p.m., and all
proceeds from those ses-
sions will go to Zachary’s.
Nicholson’s isn’t the
only business raising
money for Zachary’s and
(since) it’s
all going to
our staff. ...
Even those
its employees. Huck’s that get
Place is holding a fund- into other
raiser Saturday night restaurants,
after the close of the they may
Pellum
Market Street Festival, not be re-
and a fundraising event ceiving the same pay as
they were before, so it’s
scheduled for May 18 at
the Trotter Convention definitely appreciated.”
Center will bring in do- The outpouring of
nations through auctions community support is a
and a $20 cover charge. A demonstration of the say-
GoFundMe, established ing “what goes around,
the day of the fire, has comes around.” Since its
already raised more than opening in 2001, Zacha-
$14,000. ry’s has hosted dozens
Zachary’s owner Doug of fundraisers and char-
Pellum said all those ity events, donating tens
funds will go to his em- of thousands of dollars
ployees, who can’t work to local organizations
there until the restau- and people in need. Last
rant is re-opened. Addi- year alone, Zachary’s
tionally, he said, several raised more than $40,000
restaurant owners have through fundraisers, also
approached him about contributing more than
“adopting” some of his $30,000 worth in in-kind
wait staff and bartenders, services.
giving them shifts to help It’s that generosity that
cover costs. is motivating the commu-
“It’s just been over- nity’s equally generous re-
whelming, the support sponse, said Colin Krieg-
and response we’ve re- er, a Columbus-based
ceived,” he said. “We’re Realtor in charge of orga-
very thankful for all the nizing the May 18 event
fundraising, especially at the Trotter called the
“The Big Payback.”
“I think what people
been getting paid for the
time they worked, Pellum
Soon, the restaurant
will be out of Pellum’s
don’t know about all the
fundraisers and events
said, thanks in part to the
donations from the Go-
hands. After Friday af-
ternoon, no one except
(Zachary’s) hosts is that FundMe campaign, and the contractors will be al-
the employees also volun- local businesses from all lowed in the building, he
teer their time,” he said. over Columbus have been said.
“And even after the fire
dropping off food and bot- “Once they take the
they were still down there tled water for workers. roof off, it’s a liability
clearing out the place, do- “It’s unbelievable, the thing,” he said. “So (Fri-
ing whatever they could.
response we’ve had,” Pel- day) is the last day.”
To me, that speaks vol-
lum said. “It speaks vol- Insurance won’t cover
umes about what kind of
umes to the community the whole cost of renova-
people, what kind of place
Columbus is. tions, so Pellum is cur-
that is.”
“Although I have to say, rently seeking a loan to
it’s like a Southern funer- complete the rest. He said
Recovery, al where everyone brings he hopes to re-open the
renovations continue some kind of dish,” he restaurant in three to four
Though Zachary’s joked. “We’ve had to tell months.
looks barely damaged on people that we just don’t “We’ll be back,” he
the outside, Pellum said have any more slots for said. “We’re not relo-
the building is “totally them to bring food by be- cating, we’re not going
gone” on the inside. cause we’ve had so many anywhere. It’ll take a
“It’s been basically restaurants call and want few months, but we’ll be
gutted,” he said. “We’re to bring something.” back.”
going to have to complete-
ly redo the inside and take
off the roof.”
Since Sunday, Zach-
ary’s employees, as well
as patrons and other
members of the commu-
nity, have been removing
memorabilia and fur-
nishings that survived
the fire and beginning
the early stages of dem-
olition. Employees have

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

Courtesy photo
A crowd of community members and representatives from several churches gather at First Presbyterian Church
on University Drive on Thursday in Starkville for National Day of Prayer. The event included a brief prayer service
and was followed by food and refreshments.

Trooper
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Conn, who presented the stands troopers aren’t stops. always get a lot of positive
award. “Just the numbers always a welcomed sight, “That’s why, I think, feedback, so this is really
alone tell you that. He led particularly for those he things like today are spe- nice. I think all of us ap-
the entire department in may encounter on traffic cial,” he said. “ We don’t preciate it.”
DUI arrests, was in the
top five in felony arrests
and in the top 10 for total
violations (ticketed). He
takes great pride in every-
thing he does.”
Eller, who carries a
rank of Trooper First
Class, has been the Mis-
sissippi Highway Patrol
since graduation from
trooper school in 2015.
First assigned to Chick-
asaw County, Eller is
now stationed in Monroe
County.
“Being so close to
where I grew up, I was al-
ready pretty familiar with
the roads,” Eller said. “Re-
ally, it’s worked out pretty
smooth. When you are
starting out, you always
wonder if you’re ready for
the job. But we’re a close-
knit bunch, kind of like a
family, so there was a lot
of support. And I think
the training we get in the
academy helped me even
more than I thought it
would. It’s gone pretty
well.”
Eller said he under-

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Heritage knocks off defending state champ Indianola

Patriots sweep to playoff series win
BY PAUL D. BOWKER
pbowker@cdispatch.com
Mississippi State commit Blayze
Berry and his Heritage Academy
teammates didn’t want a long night.
So, with the score tied at 1 in the
sixth inning of Thursday’s Mississip-
pi Association of Independent Schools
(MAIS) Class A A A game against In-
dianola Academy at Heritage, Berry
slammed a ball down the left-field line
for a double. It was just the fifth hit of
the game for the Patriots, and the first
for Berry.
It began a three-run rally that not
only sent the Patriots to the A A A
North championship series with a 4-1
victory, but also knocked out the de-
fending state champions.
“It’s a big day,” said Heritage coach
Justin Flake. “This is the team that
sent us home last year.”
The Patriots had struck first in the
best-of-three playoff series on Tues-
day when Berry pitched a two-hitter
and struck out 11 in a 4-0 win.
Even so, an Indianola win Thursday
afternoon would have sent the series
to a deciding game Thursday night,
extending afternoon into evening with
the season on the line for both teams.
So there stood Berry on second
base Tuesday, this time in the lineup
as catcher to Heritage freshman pitch-
er Cole Ketchum. Then he was on
third base, moving up on a wild pitch.
Then, he was home with the go-ahead
run when Hyde Banks ripped a pitch
up the middle for a hit.
JR Lott followed with another sin-
gle. Then, K J Smith hit a single to
drive in both Banks and Lott.
The Patriots had played small ball
to put themselves in position for a
memorable victory. Within minutes,
the Patriots were jumping up in cel-
ebration when Ketchum finished off Chris McDill/Special to the Dispatch
JR Lott of Heritage Academy slides home under the tag of Indianola catcher Thomas
See heritage, 4B Putnam to score a run in Thursday’s playoff game.

mhsaa 4a baseball playoffs

NEW Hope hit machine Burt leads

Trojans to
dominant
9-0 win
over Amory
BY PAUL D. BOWKER
pbowker@cdispatch.com

Ryan Burt dug his feet

New Hope’s Ryan
Burt, above, con-
nects for the first
of his two triples
Thursday night. At
“It was a fun night left, Rye McGlothin
celebrates on
all around.” second base after
hitting a double for
New Hope first baseman
the Trojans.
Ryan Burt, who had a
home run and two triples
Chris McDill/Special to the
in Thursday’s 9-0 win Dispatch
in at the plate with one
thing in mind Thursday
night.
The New Hope Trojans,
having loaded the bases in
the third inning of a score-
less playoff game, were
about to make something
happen.
A strike on the first
pitch didn’t change that.
In fact, it made him more
determined.
Burt jumped on a pitch
by Amory’s Hunter Jones
and sent it headed toward
the left field fence. Grand
slam? No. But it didn’t
miss by much. By the time
Amory left fielder Davis
Helton had retrieved the
ball and thrown it in, Burt
was on third base and
three Trojans had scored.
It was just the begin-
ning of a 9-0 rout in front
of a big home crowd that
sent New Hope to its fifth
consecutive playoff vic-
tory and a 1-0 lead in its
best-of-three quarterfi-
nal series against Amory,
the same school that pro-
duced Mississippi State
and Boston Red Sox star
Mitch Moreland.
And that was a cool fact
which produced a smile by
Burt after it was over.

See new hope, 4B

columbus speedway racing

Mud Bug Classic moved to June 14-15 Bub McCool

By DAVID MILLER
Special to The Dispatch
Mother Nature has postponed
the Mud Bug Classic at Columbus
Speedway.
Columbus Speedway was set
to host a landmark event for the
track Saturday night, with the
Southern Winged Modified series
and Super Late Models scheduled
for $5,000-to-win and $4,000-to-
win features, respectively, but
Columbus promoter Rod Taylor
announced late Thursday night
that the show had been postponed
to June 14-15 due to the threat of
rain both tonight and Saturday.
Saturday’s show would have
also included $1,000-to-win races
for 602 Late Models and Factory
Stocks.
The biggest draw, though, were
the Super Late Models – Bub Mc-
Cool was set to make his Colum-
bus debut for Randy Thompson –
and the winged modifieds.
Taylor said winged modified
cars have never featured in the
state of Mississippi, and he was
(57), seen here
in a Super Late
excited to set a new precedent Model race
with the SWM series, currently in at Columbus
its first year of operation. Speedway in
“It’s a big-block modified with
2015, was set
a sprint car wing on top it,” Taylor
said. “They create a lot of down- to race Saturday
force, and it’ll be a big-ticket draw at The Bullring
for hot-rod enthusiasts.” before rain
But, with drivers coming from washed out the
Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, Ten- show.
nessee and Georgia, among other
states, Taylor and Charles Evans David Miller/Special to
The Dispatch
of CRE Promotions postponed the
race accordingly. The announce-
See racing, 4B
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At Quail Hollow Club
HATTIESBURG – Southern Miss continues its quest for a third New Hope at Amory, 6 p.m. Baltimore 11 21 .344 9½ Tellez dh 4 0 2 0 Pujols dh 4 1 2 0 Charlotte, N.C.
T.Hrnan lf 3 0 0 1 K.Clhun rf 3 1 1 2 Purse: $7.9 million
consecutive Conference USA regular season crown when they play Central Division
Saturday’s Games W L Pct GB D.Jnsen c 3 0 0 0 K.Smith c 3 0 0 1 Yardage: 7,554; Par 71 (35-36)
host to second-place Florida Atlantic this weekend at Pete Taylor Park/ Minnesota 19 10 .655 — McKnney ph 1 0 0 0 Bour 1b 4 0 0 0 First Round
Hill Denson Field. Round 3 MHSAA Playoffs Cleveland 16 13 .552 3 Hanson rf 3 0 0 0 Rengifo 2b 4 0 1 0 Rory McIlroy 35-31—66 -5
Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 35 6 11 5 Joel Dahmen 32-34—66 -5
The two teams open the series with a Friday contest starting at 6 Game 3: Amory at New Hope, 6 p.m. Chicago
Detroit
14 15 .483 5
13 15 .464 5½ Toronto 000 011 000—2 Adam Schenk 34-33—67 -4
Los Angeles 021 201 00x—6 Martin Laird 32-35—67 -4
p.m., followed by a 2 p.m., affair, Saturday. The series concludes with *If necessary Kansas City 11 21 .344 9½
E_Hanson (1). DP_Los Angeles 1. LOB_To- Patrick Reed 32-35—67 -4
a Sunday 1 p.m. tilt. The Golden Eagles (30-13 overall, 17-4 C-USA) West Division
welcome back the 2009 College World Series team and also will give College Baseball
Houston
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ronto 5, Los Angeles 7. 2B_Grichuk (8), Drury
(6), Tellez (4), Pujols 2 (6). 3B_Rengifo (1).
HR_Trout (7), K.Calhoun (8). SB_Goodwin (1).
Nick Taylor
Dylan Frittelli
Jason Day
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Texas
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on Saturday. Toronto Keith Mitchell 33-35—68 -3
Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. Los Angeles 15 17 .469 3
Sanchez L,3-2 4 9 5 4 2 2 John Senden 32-36—68 -3
Two games separate the first-place Golden Eagles and Florida Oakland 14 19 .424 4½ Brendon Todd 34-34—68 -3
Mayza 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi State at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games
Gaviglio 1 1-3 2 1 1 0 1 Jason Dufner 33-35—68 -3
Atlantic (30-14, 15-6) in the league standings as Scott Berry’s club Boston 7, Oakland 3
holds a three-game winning streak over the Owls, which includes a 12-3 Ole Miss at LSU, 7 p.m. Kansas City 3, Tampa Bay 2, 1st game Giles
Los Angeles
1 0 0 0 0 1 Vaughn Taylor
Sebastián Muñoz
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victory in last year’s C-USA Tournament championship game. Alabama at Auburn, time TBA Arizona 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Skaggs W,3-2 6 4 2 2 3 5 Jim Knous 34-34—68 -3
Baltimore 5, Chicago White Sox 4, 1st game Bard 1 0 0 0 0 2 Seamus Power 35-34—69 -2
Southern Miss continues to be the hottest team in the league after Saturday’s Games Kansas City 8, Tampa Bay 2, 2nd game Garcia 1 2 0 0 0 2 Paul Casey 33-36—69 -2
winning its ninth straight contest Wednesday night in a 5-3 decision Robles 1 0 0 0 0 2 Kyle Stanley 35-34—69 -2
Mississippi State at Texas A&M, 1 p.m. Chicago Cubs 11, Seattle 0
Philadelphia 7, Detroit 3 Skaggs pitched to 1 batter in the 7th Pat Perez 35-34—69 -2
over nationally ranked Ole Miss. Matt Wallner homered twice in the Umpires_Home, Scott Barry; First, Brian Webb Simpson 37-32—69 -2
Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss, 2 p.m. Miami 4, Cleveland 2
Gorman; Second, Tripp Gibson; Third, Mark Sergio Garcia 33-36—69 -2
game and robbed the Rebels off one as the Golden Eagles snapped a Minnesota 6, Houston 2
Carlson. Aaron Wise 33-36—69 -2
five-game losing streak to its in-state rival. Ole Miss at LSU, 6:30 p.m. Chicago White Sox 7, Baltimore 6, 2nd game
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L.A. Angels 6, Toronto 3
Tickets can be purchased at SouthernMissTickets.com or by Alabama at Auburn, time TBA Thursday’s Games Padres 11, Braves 2 Beau Hossler
Max Homa
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visiting the Pat Ferlise Athletic Tickets Office during normal weekday
business hours. The Pete Taylor Park Box Office will open two hours
College Softball Minnesota 8, Houston 2
Tampa Bay 3, Kansas City 1
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston 4
San Diego Atlanta
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J.J. Henry
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Jonas Blixt
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Adrian Walters added to Alabama women’s coaching staff Mississippi State at Florida, time TBA
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Alabama,” said head coach Kristy Curry. “He brings a wealth of experi-
ence in so many areas from player development to scouting, scheduling
Junior College Softball Saturday’s Games
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know. He will be a huge impact for our basketball family.” Meridian at Itawamba (DH), 2 p.m. Seattle (Leake 2-3) at Cleveland (Carrasco
(3). 3B_France (1). HR_Kinsler (3), Myers (6).
SF_Hosmer (1). S_Strahm (1).
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Oakland (Bassitt 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Williams San Diego
assistant coach at Auburn, primarily focusing on player development,
post players and scheduling. Junior College Baseball 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (TBD) at Baltimore (Bundy 0-4),
Strahm W,1-2 6 8 2 2 0 6
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NCAA Tournament appearances and two berths in the WNIT. The EMCC at Jones (DH), 2 p.m. (Banuelos 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Foltynewicz L,0-1 4 2-3 8 6 2 0 3 Curtis Luck 37-34—71 E
Houston (Miley 1-2) vs. L.A. Angels (Cahill 1-2) Dayton 1-3 1 0 0 0 0
2018-19 season saw the Tigers post their best season in a decade, Itawamba at Gulf Coast (DH), 2 p.m. at Monterrey, 7:10 p.m. Carle 1 6 5 5 0 2
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finishing 22-10 overall and 9-7 in SEC play, earning its third NCAA Toronto (TBD) at Texas (Lynn 3-2), 8:05 p.m. Blevins 1 0 0 0 0 2 Rickie Fowler 37-34—71 E
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in 2018-19, including single-season 3-pointers, single-game 3-pointers, All Times EDT Umpires_Home, Chad Whitson; First, Hunter Kevin Streelman 35-36—71 E
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West Division J.Iglss ss 3 0 0 0 Nimmo cf 3 0 0 0
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opportunity to meet and interact with the star quarterback. Each partic- 9 a.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, ESPNU Colorado 15 17 .469 4½ Duke p 0 0 0 0
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Joseph Winslow
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and a team photo with Dak. ESPNU Pittsburgh 7, Texas 5 Dav.Hrn p 0 0 0 0 Bo Hoag 36-33—69
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Prescott will be on-site to direct the event and will be joined by a Rico Hoey 34-36—70
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selection of prep and college coaches from the area. The camp is open Philadelphia 7, Detroit 3 New York 001 000 00x—1 Trevor Cone 36-34—70
to boys and girls of all skill levels in grades 1-8. ESPNU St. Louis 5, Washington 1 E_Syndergaard (1). DP_Cincinnati 1, New Michael Johnson 37-33—70
Cincinnati 1, N.Y. Mets 0 York 2. LOB_Cincinnati 4, New York 3. 2B_W. Ryan Brehm 35-35—70
Registration and more information is available at Dak- 12 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, Miami 4, Cleveland 2 Ramos (3). HR_Syndergaard (2). SB_Loren- Michael Buttacavoli 36-34—70
Atlanta 5, San Diego 1 zen (1).
PrescottCamp.com. ESPNU Colorado 11, Milwaukee 4 IP H R ER BB SO
Wade Binfield 33-37—70
San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Matt Harmon 36-34—70
Cincinnati
1 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, ESPNU Thursday’s Games Lanto Griffin 35-35—70
Track and Field
Mahle L,0-4 5 4 1 1 0 7 Steve LeBrun 36-34—70
San Diego 11, Atlanta 2
2 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, ESPNU N.Y. Mets 1, Cincinnati 0
Duke
Stephenson
1 0 0 0 1 1
1 0 0 0 0 1
Rob Oppenheim 35-35—70
Rafael Campos 35-35—70
3 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, ESPNU Colorado 11, Milwaukee 6
Washington 2, St. Louis 1
Hernandez
New York
1 0 0 0 0 0 Bhavik Patel 36-34—70
Vince India 37-33—70
Alabama women and men remain in Top 10 4 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, ESPNU Friday’s Games Syndergaard W,2-3 9 4 0 0 1 10 Rhein Gibson 39-32—71
St. Louis (Flaherty 3-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hen- Umpires_Home, Marty Foster; First, Gabe Mo-
The Alabama track and field women are No. 6 and the men are No. COLLEGE SOFTBALL dricks 1-4), 2:20 p.m. rales; Second, John Bacon; Third, Ron Kulpa.
Vincent Whaley
Henrik Norlander
37-34—71
39-32—71
Oakland (Anderson 3-2) at Pittsburgh (Mus- T_2:10. A_21,445 (41,922).
7 in this week’s NCAA Division I Track & Field National Rating Index, 5 p.m. — Texas A&M at Tennessee, SEC grove 1-2), 7:05 p.m. John Merrick 36-35—71
the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association 6 p.m. — Alabama at LSU, ESPN2 Washington (Hellickson 2-0) at Philadelphia Rockies 11, Brewers 6 Cameron Beckman
Brett Stegmaier
35-36—71
34-37—71
(Eickhoff 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Colorado Milwaukee
(USTFCCCA) announced. It is the highest ranking of the outdoor Atlanta (Gausman 1-2) at Miami (Urena 1-4), ab r h bi ab r h bi Jimmy Stanger 37-34—71
season for the Crimson Tide women. 7 p.m. — South Carolina at Missouri, SEC 7:10 p.m. Blckmon rf 6 1 2 1 Gamel rf 5 1 2 0 Xinjun Zhang 38-33—71
Brian Campbell 36-35—71
The index, a points system maintained by the USTFCCCA, lists the GOLF San Francisco (Beede 0-0) at Cincinnati (Gray
0-4), 7:10 p.m.
Story ss
Dahl cf
3 2 0 0 Thames 1b 5 1 1 0
5 2 3 3 Cain cf 4 1 1 2 Lee Hodges 35-36—71
Todd Baek 38-33—71
Tide women with 182.97 points, which ranks No. 1 in the South region, 11 a.m. — PGA Tour Champions Golf: Insperity N.Y. Mets (Matz 3-1) at Milwaukee (Gonzalez Arenado 3b 5 2 3 2 Mstakas 2b 5 1 2 2
Kevin Lucas 35-36—71
0-0), 8:10 p.m. McMahon 2b-1b 4 1 0 0 T.Shaw 3b 3 0 0 0
while the men are credited with 186.50 points, which ranks second in Invitational, first round, Houston, Texas, GOLF Arizona (Ray 1-1) at Colorado (Anderson 0-2), M.Rynld 1b 4 1 1 3 Braun lf 4 1 2 2 Olin Browne, Jr. 36-35—71
Corey Pereira 39-32—71
the South region. 8:40 p.m. Estevez p 0 0 0 0 Pina c 4 0 0 0
1 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Wells Fargo Champion- L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 1-0) at San Diego (Lau- Dunn p 0 0 0 0 Arcia ss 3 1 0 0 Nick Voke 34-37—71
Alabama finished its regular-season slate with a strong showing at er 2-3), 10:10 p.m. Desmond ph 1 0 0 0 F.Prlta p 1 0 0 0 Erik Barnes 39-32—71
the LSU Invitational and is set to open postseason competition at the ship, second round, Charlotte, N.C., GOLF Saturday’s Games Bettis p 0 0 0 0 Wodruff ph 1 0 0 0 Zac Blair 38-33—71
St. Louis (Wacha 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Dar- W.Davis p 0 0 0 0 Ta.Wllm p 0 0 0 0 David Lingmerth 36-35—71
SEC Championships, May 9-11. The Tide has 29 individual performanc- 5 p.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: Mediheal Champion- vish 2-3), 4:05 p.m. Tapia lf 5 1 3 2 Grandal ph 1 0 0 0 Ryan Yip 37-34—71
es ranked in the top-25 in NCAA Division I this week, including eight in Albin Choi 38-33—71
ship, second round, Daly City, Calif., GOLF Atlanta (Soroka 2-1) at Miami (Richards 0-4),
6:10 p.m.
Wolters c
J.Gray p
5 1 2 0 Jffress p 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 J.Jcksn p 0 0 0 0 Mark Anderson 36-36—72
the top-10. 11:30 p.m. — European Tour Golf: China Open, Oakland (Bassitt 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Williams Hampson 2b 2 0 0 0 Aguilar ph 1 0 1 0 D.H. Lee 36-36—72
1-1), 7:05 p.m. Totals 43 11 14 11 Totals 37 6 9 6 Edward Loar 37-35—72
third round, China, GOLF Washington (Corbin 2-1) at Philadelphia (Arrie- Colorado 430 210 001—11 Sebastian Cappelen 35-37—72

Tennis HORSE RACING

ta 4-2), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 2-2) at Milwaukee (Gonza-
lez 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee 003 101 001—6
E_T.Shaw (1), Arcia (3), Story (2). LOB_Colo-
rado 8, Milwaukee 7. 2B_Blackmon (9), Dahl
Ricky Barnes
Max Rottluff
Andy Zhang
37-35—72
37-35—72
36-36—72
11 a.m. — Kentucky Derby Oaks: From Louisville, San Francisco (Rodriguez 3-3) at Cincinnati (9), M.Reynolds (2), Cain (9), Moustakas (6).

Rebels set for NCAA Round 1 vs. No. 25 Oklahoma State Ky., NBCSN (Roark 1-1), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (Weaver 2-1) at Colorado (Freeland
HR_Dahl (3), Arenado (9), Tapia (4), Braun (6).
SB_Story (7). Transactions
Fighting though early season adversity and injuries, the Ole Miss NBA BASKETBALL 2-4), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Hill 0-0) at San Diego (Lucchesi

Colorado
IP H R ER BB SO Thursday’s Moves
BASEBALL
men’s tennis team now sets its sight on the first round of the NCAA 7 p.m. — NBA Playoff: Teams TBD, ESPN 3-2), 8:40 p.m. Gray W,3-3 5 2-3 7 5 5 2 9 Major League Baseball
Estevez 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
Championships and a rematch with No. 25 Oklahoma State. The match 9:30 p.m. — NBA Playoff: Teams TBD, ESPN Twins 8, Astros 2 Dunn 1 0 0 0 0 2
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASE-
BALL — Announced C Mike Marjama, who has
is slated for a 1 p.m. start time Friday at UCLA’s Los Angeles Tennis Houston Minnesota Bettis 1-3 2 1 0 0 0 recently applied for reinstatement from the
Center. NHL HOCKEY ab r h bi ab r h bi Davis 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 voluntary retired list, has received an 80-game
Sprnger dh 4 0 1 0 Kepler rf 4 0 0 1 Milwaukee
The Rebels enter as the No. 3 seed, while Oklahoma State earned 6 p.m.— Stanley Cup Playoff: Teams TBD, Altuve 2b 4 0 0 0 J.Plnco ss 3 1 2 0 Peralta L,1-1 4 8 9 6 3 3
suspension after testing positive for Oxan-
drolone, a performance-enhancing substance,
Bregman ss 4 1 1 1 Cruz dh 4 0 1 1 Williams 2 4 1 1 0 2
the No. 2 seed. The winner will face No. 11 UCLA or Grand Canyon NBCSN Brntley lf 4 0 1 0 E.Rsrio lf 4 0 0 0 Jeffress 2 0 0 0 0 1
in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint
Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
Saturday at 5 p.m. for a chance to advance to the newly-created NCAA
Super Regionals, held May 10-12. Saturday Gurriel 1b 4 1 1 0 C.Cron 1b 3 1 0 0
Reddick rf 4 0 1 0 Ma.Gnzl 3b 3 2 2 0
A.Diaz 3b 4 0 2 0 Schoop 2b 4 1 2 1
Jackson
WP_Gray.
1 2 1 1 0 0

Umpires_Home, Chris Conroy; First, Jeff Nel-

American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed LHP Carlos
AUTO RACING R.Chrns c 3 0 0 0 J.Cstro c 4 2 2 4 son; Second, Jansen Visconti; Third, Laz Diaz.
Rodón on the 10-day IL. Reinstated RHP Lucas
Giolito from the 10-day IL.
T.Kemp cf 3 0 1 1 Buxton cf 4 1 1 1 T_3:24. A_21,319 (41,900).
8 a.m. — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Returned RHP
No. 23 Alabama men face USF in Austin Regional practice, Dover, Del., FS1
Totals 34 2 8 2 Totals
Houston 100 000 100—2
33 8 10 8
Nationals 2, Cardinals 1 Glenn Sparkman (26th man) to Omaha (PCL).
MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed LHP Adalberto
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 23 Alabama is set to take on No. 37 USF Minnesota 001 610 00x—8 St. Louis Washington
Mejía on the 10-day IL, retroactive to May 1.
on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Championships at the Austin 9 a.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series: qualifying, LOB_Houston 7, Minnesota 5. 2B_A.Diaz ab r h bi
Wong 2b 5 0 1 1 Eaton lf 3 0 1 0
ab r h bi
Selected the contract of RHP Mike Morin from
(2), J.Polanco (9), Cruz (8), Ma.Gonzalez (2), Rochester (IL).
Regional. The Crimson Tide (16-10) come in as the No. 2 seed in the Dover, Del., FS1 J.Castro (2). 3B_J.Polanco (4), Buxton (2). Gyorko 3b 5 0 2 0 V.Rbles rf 4 0 0 0
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP Ryan
HR_Bregman (6), J.Castro (3). SF_T.Kemp (1), M.Crpnt 1b 3 0 0 0 Kndrick 3b 4 1 2 0
regional, while the Bulls are the No. 3 seed (17-7). 11 a.m. — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Kepler (2). Ozuna lf 4 0 1 0 M.Adams 1b 4 1 1 0 Dull to Las Vegas (PCL).
O’Neill rf 4 0 0 0 Gomes c 3 0 1 0 TAMPA BAY RAYS — Returned RHP Austin
Alabama leads the all-time series between the two programs with final practice, Dover, Del., FS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Bader cf 3 0 1 0 B.Dzier 2b 3 0 0 0 Pruitt (26th man) to Durham (IL). Recalled RHP
Houston
an 8-2 record. The last time the teams met was back on Feb. 20 2004 Peacock L,2-2 3 2-3 8 7 7 2 2 Wieters c 3 0 1 0 Difo ss 3 0 0 0 Casey Sadler from Durham. Placed RHP Hunt-
with USF taking the 4-3 victory, the last time the Tide downed the Bulls 12:30 p.m. — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The NA- Valdez 2 1-3 2 1 1 1 3 Gldschm ph 1 0 0 0 M.Tylor cf 3 0 0 0 er Wood on the 10-day IL.
Molina c 0 0 0 0 Strsbrg p 1 0 0 0 TEXAS RANGERS - Purchased the contract
was on March 12, 2003, 4-3. SCAR Xfinity Series Race at Dover, Dover, Del., Harris
Osuna
1 0 0 0 0 2
1 0 0 0 0 1 Munoz ss 4 1 3 0 Sipp p 0 0 0 0 of RHP Seth Maness from High Point of the
Atlantic League (IND) and assigned him to
Junior Edson Ortiz leads the Crimson Tide this dual match season FS1 Minnesota Dak.Hds p 1 0 0 0 C.Kboom ph 1 0 0 0
J.Mrtin ph 0 0 0 0 Brrclgh p 0 0 0 0 Nashville (PCL).
Berrios W,5-1 7 7 2 2 0 5
with a 16-6 record while primarily playing at the No. 2 spot in singles. BOXING Harper 1 1 0 0 0 1 Leone p 0 0 0 0 Dlittle p 0 0 0 0 National League
T.Webb p 0 0 0 0 CHICAGO CUBS — Reinstated INF Addison
Most recently, Ortiz and senior Mazen Osama were named First Team May 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 p.m. — Top Rank Boxing: Main Event, Beter- HBP_by May (Chirinos). DeJong ph 1 0 0 0 Russell from restricted list and optioned him to
All-SEC. Osama is currently ranked No. 47 in the latest Oracle/ITA Umpires_Home, Doug Eddings; First, Adrian Totals 34 1 9 1 Totals 29 2 5 0 Iowa (PCL). Transferred RHP Brandon Morrow
Singles Rankings, while Ortiz came in at No. 106 in the nation. Osama biev-Kalajdzic, Stockton, Calif., ESPN Johnson; Second, Bill Miller; Third, Chris Se- St. Louis 001 000 000—1 to the 60-day IL.
Washington 000 200 00x—2 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Acquired C
along with sophomore Patrick Kaukovalta also came in at No. 11 in the COLLEGE BASEBALL gal.
T_2:32. A_17,271 (38,649). E_Gyorko (2), Munoz (1). DP_St. Louis 1. Francisco Peña from St. Louis Cardinals for
LOB_St. Louis 10, Washington 5. SB_Wong cash considerations and assigned him to Sac-
country in the newest doubles rankings. 11 a.m. — Missouri at Tennessee, SEC
South Florida comes into the NCAA Tournament after winning the
Rays 3, Royals 1 (6), Gyorko (1). S_Dak.Hudson (3). ramento (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Fired pitching
2 p.m. — Ohio State at Minnesota, BTN Tampa Bay Kansas City
St. Louis
IP H R ER BB SO
coach Derek Lilliquist. Named Paul Menhart
American Athletic Conference Tournament title to earn an automatic ab r h bi ab r h bi
bid. The Bulls have one doubles pair nationally-ranked in No. 88 Alberto 2 p.m. — Mississippi State at Texas A&M, SEC Y.Diaz dh 4 0 0 0 Mrrfeld dh 4 0 2 1 Hudson L,2-2 6 4 2 1 2 7 pitching coach.
American Association
Pham lf 4 0 1 0 Mondesi ss 4 0 0 0 Leone 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 4
Barroso-Campos and Pierre Luquet. The duo sports a 9-7 record at the 7 p.m. — Alabama at Auburn, SEC Dan.Rbr 3b 3 1 0 0 A.Grdon lf 4 0 0 0 Webb 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 MILWAUKEE MILKMEN — Released RHP
Randy McCurry. Signed LHP Cody Dickson.
Av.Grci rf 3 0 1 0 H.Dzier 1b 4 0 2 0 Washington
No. 1 spot. In singles, Barroso-Campos boasts a 20-2 mark all at the COLLEGE BEACH VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) Zunino c 4 0 0 0 Soler rf 4 0 0 0 Strasburg W,3-1 6 2-3 6 1 1 2 9 SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Announced RHP
Sipp H,6 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Flores signed with the Diablos Rojos del
No. 1 spot and is currently ranked No. 15 in the nation. 1 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, ESPN2 B.Lowe 2b 4 1 2 2 Gterrez 3b 4 0 0 0
Mexico (Mexican).
Adames ss 4 1 1 0 Owings 2b 3 0 0 0 Barraclough H,3 2-3 2 0 0 0 2
Doolittle S,4-5 1 1-3 1 0 0 1 2 BASKETBALL
2 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, ESPN2 N.Lowe 1b 3 0 1 0 Mldnado c 2 1 1 0
Heredia cf 3 0 1 1 B.Hmltn cf 3 0 0 0 Umpires_Home, Marvin Hudson; First, Quinn National Basketball Association
No. 37 Alabama women ready to take on No. 23 UCF 3 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, ESPN2 Totals 32 3 7 3 Totals 32 1 5 1
Tampa Bay 000 010 002—3
Wolcott; Second, Gary Cederstrom; Third, Nick
Mahrley.
NBA — Announced Golden State Warriors F
Draymond Green and Houston Rockts C Nene
The No. 37 Alabama women’s tennis team is set to take on No. 5 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, ESPN2 Kansas City 001 000 000—1 T_3:00. A_24,338 (41,313). had their double technical fouls rescinded from
DP_Kansas City 1. LOB_Tampa Bay 4, Kansas Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.
23 UCF in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 1 p.m. Friday in COLLEGE FOOTBALL City 5. 2B_H.Dozier 2 (7). 3B_Merrifield 2 (5). Thursday’s College DETROIT PISTONS — Named Nicolet Lewis
the Tallahassee Regional at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center on the vice president of human resources.
campus of Florida State University. 11 a.m. — Teams TBA, ESPNU HR_B.Lowe (7). CS_Av.Garcia (1).
IP H R ER BB SO Baseball Scores FOOTBALL
Tampa Bay SOUTH National Football League
The two teams are battling to see who will advance to Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. — Teams TBA, ESPNU Morton 6 2-3 5 1 1 1 9 Kentucky Wesleyan 8, Malone 1 CHICAGO BEARS — Waived OL Dejon Allen,
St. Leo 2, Florida Southern 0 OL Willie Beavers and WR Cyril Grayson.
second-round matchup against either No. 11 Florida State or South 6 p.m. — Teams TBA, ESPNU Pagan 2-3 0 0 0 0 1
Kolarek W,2-0 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
MIDWEST MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed TE Irv Smith
Alabama. Saturday’s match time is slated for 4 p.m. CT. Olivet 8-11, Alma 4-15
COLLEGE SOFTBALL Castillo S,4-4 1 0 0 0 0 2 Jr., RB Alexander Mattison, G Dru Samia, LB
Cameron Smith, S Marcus Epps, OT Olisaeme-
The tournament berth is the 15th in program history after the Tide
went 18-11 on the year with four wins over nationally-ranked opponents.
5 p.m. — Teams TBA, SEC
Kansas City
Duffy
Diekman
6 6 1 1 1 6
1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2
Golf ka Udoh, WR Dillon Mitchell. and WR Olabisi
Johnson.
The Tide enters the tournament after falling in a heart-breaker to 7 p.m. — Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, ESPN Barlow 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 LPGA Tour — Mediheal NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed OL Cal-
Peralta L,2-2 1 1 2 2 1 0 vin Anderson, TE Andrew Beck, RB Nick Bros-
then-No. 28 LSU, 4-3, in the second round of the 2019 Southeastern COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Umpires_Home, Kerwin Danley; First, John Championship Par Scores sette, WR Ryan Davis, S Malik Gant, OL Tyler
Thursday Gauthier, LB Terez Hall, WR Jakobi Meyers, DB
Conference Women’s Tennis Championships. 7 p.m. — Teams TBA, ESPN2 Tumpane; Second, Nic Lentz; Third, Ted Bar-
At Lake Merced GC D’Angelo Ross and Ol Tyree St. Louis.
rett.
Senior Andie Daniell has dominated in singles play, as the No. 36 GOLF T_2:33. A_23,343 (37,903). Daly City, Calif. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed WR
Purse: $1.8 million Emmanuel Butler, LB Chase Hansen, G Mike
player in the country she boasts a 24-9 in singles, including a 7-3 mark White Sox 6, Red Sox 4
against top-125 foes. Daniell was named First Team All-SEC for the 12 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Wells Fargo Champion- Boston Chicago
Yardage: 6,551; Par 72 Herndon, DE Corbin Kaufusi and DB Darius
Williams.
First Round
second-consecutive year and is No. 9 all-time in career singles wins ship, third round, Charlotte, N.C., GOLF ab r h bi ab r h bi Anne van Dam 34-33—67 -5 NEW YORK JETS — Claimed QB Luke Falk off
Bnntndi lf 4 2 2 1 L.Grcia lf-rf 4 1 2 0 Eun-Hee Ji 33-34—67 -5 waivers from the Miami Dolphins.
at Alabama with 86. Junior Alba Cortina Pou has an impressive 16-5 2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Wells Fargo Champion- Betts rf 5 2 3 0 Ti.Andr ss 4 0 0 0 So Yeon Ryu 33-34—67 -5 OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed DE Maxx
Mrtinez dh 4 0 3 1 J.Abreu dh 3 0 0 0 Celine Boutier 30-38—68 -4 Crosby, RB Doug Martin, TE Foster Moreau,
record in dual match season, while junior Ann Selim sports a 15-6 ship, third round, Charlotte, N.C., CBS Bgaerts ss 3 0 0 0 J.McCnn c 3 2 2 2 Amy Yang 37-31—68 -4 WR Hunter Renfrow, CB Isaiah Johnson and
singles record. Devers 3b 3 0 0 2 Moncada 3b 4 0 1 0 Peiyun Chien 32-36—68 -4 DE Quinton Bell. Released TE Lee Smith.
2 p.m. — PGA Tour Champions Golf: Insperity Chavis 2b 3 0 0 0 J.Rndon 2b 4 1 1 1 In Gee Chun 36-33—69 -3 HOCKEY
Lin 2b 0 0 0 0 Y.Alnso 1b 4 1 1 0 National Hockey League
Invitational, second round, Houston, Texas, GOLF Mreland 1b 4 0 0 0 Cordell rf 2 0 1 0
Moriya Jutanugarn
Azahara Munoz
33-36—69
35-34—69
-3
-3 CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled D Jake
Ole Miss’ Sandkaulen earns NCAA Singles bid 5 p.m. — LPGA Tour Golf: Mediheal Champion- C.Vazqz c 3 0 0 0 Dlmnico ph-lf 2 1 1 3
Brdly J cf 4 0 0 0 Engel cf 3 0 0 0
Charley Hull
Maria Torres
35-34—69
34-35—69
-3
-3
Bean from Charlotte (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms
OXFORD -- A day after earning their 26th straight NCAA ship, third round, Daly City, Calif., GOLF Totals 33 4 8 4 Totals 33 6 9 6 Amy Olson 36-34—70 -2 with D Adam Fox on an entry-level contract.
appearance, Ole Miss Men’s Tennis will compete in the individual Boston 102 000 100—4 Morgan Pressel 35-35—70 -2 VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Promoted Kelly
championships, when junior Tim Sandkaulen was announced for his 11:30 p.m. — European Tour Golf: China Open, Chicago 200 001 003—6 Sarah Schmelzel 32-38—70 -2 McCrimmon to general manager and George
E_Devers (9). DP_Boston 1, Chicago 1. LOB_ Inbee Park 33-37—70 -2 McPhee will remain president of hockey op-
second consecutive singles bid in an NCAA online selection show final round, China, GOLF Boston 10, Chicago 4. 2B_L.Garcia (8), J.Mc- Louise Ridderstrom 34-37—71 -1 erations.
Cann (5). HR_Benintendi (3), J.McCann (3), Angela Stanford 35-36—71 -1 SOCCER
Tuesday evening. HORSE RACING Delmonico (1). SB_Chavis (2). SF_Devers (1). Jenny Shin 34-37—71 -1 Major League Soccer
A two-time All-SEC selection, Sandkaulen boasted the sec- 1:30 p.m. — The Kentucky Derby, NBC IP H R ER BB SO Kristen Gillman 36-35—71 -1 FC CINCINNATI — Recalled M Frankie Amaya
Boston Ariya Jutanugarn 36-35—71 -1 from Orange County (USLC).
ond-most wins for the Rebels this school year, but led during the spring
MLB BASEBALL Price 6 7 3 3 2 5 Gerina Piller 35-36—71 -1 COLLEGE
with a 13-9 clip. Four of his five wins in SEC play have come against Workman H,7 1 0 0 0 0 1 Jaclyn Lee 36-36—72 E ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE — Named
ranked foes, including taking down Alabama’s Mazen Osama twice to 3 p.m. — St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, FS1 Barnes H,5 1 0 0 0 0 3 Klara Spilkova 37-35—72 E Mary McElroy senior associate commissioner
Brasier L,1-1 BS,2 1-3 2 3 2 0 1 Anne-Catherine Tanguay 36-36—72 E for women’s basketball.
help propel the Rebels to two of their three Top-20 upsets. 6 p.m. — Oakland at Pittsburgh, FS1 Chicago Chella Choi 35-37—72 E GEORGE MASON — Named Pete Hutchins
Giolito 5 7 3 3 2 7 In-Kyung Kim 38-34—72 E men’s assistant basketball coach.
The Monchengladbach, Germany, product has carried an ITA NBA BASKETBALL Osich 1 0 1 1 2 1 Brooke M. Henderson 36-36—72 E ST. NORBERT — Named Bob Rickards wom-
Singles Ranking most of the spring, and boasted a career-high No. 15 4 p.m. — NBA Playoff: Teams TBD, ESPN Marshall 1 1 0 0 1 1 Pernilla Lindberg 36-36—72 E en’s soccer coach.
Bummer 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 Mariah Stackhouse 36-36—72 E VANDERBILT — Named Dru Anthrop men’s
rating during the fall campaign.
7:30 p.m. — NBA Playoff: Teams TBD, ABC Fulmer W,1-1 2-3 0 0 0 2 0
Osich pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Gemma Dryburgh
Austin Ernst
36-36—72
37-35—72
E
E
basketball video coordinator.
WILLIAM & MARY — Men’s graduate G-F Jus-
WP_Giolito, Price, Marshall. Cristie Kerr 36-36—72 E tin Pierce announced he will transfer to North
Umpires_Home, Ben May; First, CB Bucknor; Sei Young Kim 40-32—72 E Carolina.

ncaa men’s tennis
Bulldogs host Alabama
State in opener
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
Friday marks the con-
tinuation of another Mis-
sissippi State men’s tennis
postseason.
For the ninth consecu-
tive season, the Bulldogs
are in the NCAA Tour-
nament as they host Ala-
bama State in the opening
round of the Starkville Re-
gional.
“It’s a great field and I
think the guys did a great
job getting to that top
eight spot to where we can
possibly have three home
matches,” MSU coach
Matt Roberts said.
The No. 7 overall seed,
MSU enters the tourna-
ment at 22-3 and 11-1 in
the Southeastern Confer-
ence.
The Bulldogs notched
their second straight SEC
tournament crown with a
4-1 win over Tennessee on
April 21.
Senior Nuno Borges
will anchor the singles
portion of the match.
Borges — the No. 1 over-
college football
Coming up in Georgia:
Vince Dooley Field
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vince Dooley braced
for big news — good or
bad — when University
of Georgia President Jere
Morehead and athletic
director Greg McGarity
interrupted his gardening
for a surprise visit Thurs-
day morning.
“I was hoping it was
something positive and
not something negative,”
Dooley said.
The positive surprise
from Morehead and Mc-
Garity was the announce-
ment Georgia plans to
name the field at Sanford
Stadium in honor of Dool-
ey, the former longtime
coach.
The ceremony to dedi-
cate Dooley Field at San-
ford Stadium is scheduled
for Georgia’s 2019 home
opener on Sept. 7 against
Murray State.
“I was very pleased for
the family and pleased for
all the ballplayers who
have been so loyal and for
all the friends and sup-
porters,” Dooley told The
Associated Press.
Dooley, 86, said his
wife of 59 years, Barbara,
was “more than pleased.”
“She was in a hallelujah
stage of emotion, which
she is capable of,” Dooley
said. “So she started cry-
ing and hugging the presi-
dent and hugging the ath-
letic director. It was a very
nice surprise.”
Dooley said he had no
hint about the announce-
ment, which must be ap-
proved by the University
of Georgia and the Board
of Regents. His support-
ers have lobbied for years
for his name to be placed
on the stadium.
“I have always quiet-
ly thanked those people
but never said anything,”
Dooley said. “I didn’t
think it was appropriate
for me to say anything in
that regard.”
McGarity said the cer-
emony “will be a moment
for the entire Bulldog
Nation to collectively say
‘thank you’ to a man who
has devoted much of his
life to making the Georgia
athletics program one of
the strongest in the na-
tion.”
Dooley’s 25-year run as
coach ended in 1988 and
he retired as athletic di-
rector in 2004.
In 2008, former Univer-
sity of Georgia president
Michael Adams unveiled
a statue of Dooley at the
entrance of the newly
named Vince Dooley Ath-
letic Complex. The statue
shows Dooley being lift-
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Got ‘em at second
all seed in the NCAA sin-
gles draw — is riding a
24-match win streak and
is 23-0 in dual match play
this season.
In doubles, MSU will
turn to Borges and senior
Strahinja Rakic. The duo
was selected as the No. 3
seed in the NCAA doubles
tournament after finish-
ing 15-6 at the No. 1 posi-
tion this season.
Alabama State will be
led by seniors Ion Efrim,
Tomas Fernandez and
sophomore Alexis Col-
lard. Efrim was named
the Southwestern Athletic
Conference Player of the
Year after notching a 13-2
singles record this sea-
son. Collard was 9-3 on
the year while Fernandez Chris McDill/Special to the Dispatch
finished 9-6. Mississippi State Gunner Halter fires the ball to second base for a force-out play in last Sunday’s game at Geor-
This year marked the gia at Dudy Noble Field.
third straight season Ala-
bama State took home the
SWAC title after defeating
Alabama A&M 4-1 in the msu roundup
conference championship
Diamond Dawgs rained out at A&M
match.
The winner will take
on either Tulane or South
Alabama.
FROM SPECIAL REPORTS since 2015. for The Bowerman, collegiate track
Sophomore Mia Davidson con- and field’s highest honor.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – A tinues to string together one of The Bowerman was created in
downpour of rain and steady light- the best slugging performances in 2009 and is given annually to the
ning strikes throughout the eve- SEC history as she enters the fi- top male and female athlete in track
ning forced the postponement of nal weekend of the regular season and field by the U.S. Track and
Mississippi State’s series opener at as the NCAA leader in both home Field and Cross Country Coaches
Texas A&M on Thursday. runs (25) and slugging percent- Association. Peters finished as a
The two teams will now look to age (.993). Davidson is now tied semifinalist for the award in 2018
start a doubleheader at 4 p.m. on for the SEC’s single-season record and was Mississippi State’s first-ev-
Friday at Olsen Field at Blue Bell for home runs and for Mississippi er semifinalist.
ed up by players from his Park. State’s career record for homers Peters, who was named MSU’s
1980 national champion- The series between the Diamond with 44 to her credit. Male Athlete of the Year for 2018-
ship team. Dawgs (36-9, 13-8 SEC) and the Ag- MSU is one of two Division I pro- 19, holds all of the top nine throws
Dooley was inducted
gies (31-15-1, 11-9-1 SEC) will wrap grams to boast two student-athletes in the javelin in the NCAA this year.
into the College Football
up on Saturday (May 4) at 2 p.m. on with 20 or more home runs as ju- He holds 11 of the top 15 throws in
Hall of Fame in 1994.
the SEC Network. nior Fa Leilua joins Davidson with the nation, with only teammate Cur-
Dooley posted a re-
SOFTBALL: Rounding out the 21 home runs over her debut sea- tis Thompson keeping him from a
cord of 201-77-10 with six
regular season with a matchup son. Leilua currently ranks fourth clean sweep.
Southeastern Conference
championships and one against a top-10 opponent, MSU among all of Division I softball in Excluding fouls, every one of his
national title in his long (30-19, 7-14 SEC) travels to Gaines- the category. 13 attempts ranks among the top 20
run as coach from 1964- ville, Florida, to face No. 7/9 Florida In the circle, sophomore Emily marks this year. Peters boasts 10 of
88. (39-13, 11-10 SEC) in a three-game Williams leads the squad with an the top 25 marks in college history.
With tailback Herschel series at Katie Seashole Pressley 11-7 record and a team-low 2.34 Six of those throws have come in
Walker leading the way, Stadium. earned run average. Williams has just three meets of competition this
Dooley’s Dogs won three The series begins on Friday at tossed four shutouts and ranks season.
straight SEC titles from 5 p.m.. The teams will meet again third in the SEC with three saves The St. Andrews, Grenada, na-
1980-82. Georgia then on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at in the circle. The right-hander tive broke his own national record
had a 20-year SEC title 12:30. has racked up a team-leading 125 with the No. 3 throw in the world
drought before winning MSU is coming off a series strikeouts, which ranks seventh in this season, tossing the imple-
championships in 2002 sweep against Missouri to claim the league. ment 86.07m (282-4). His mark
and 2005 under former the program’s first SEC series win TRACK: With a week remaining ranks third in NCAA history and is
coach Mark Richt. Geor- of the season. It was the Bulldogs before the SEC Outdoor Track and nearly 8m farther than Thompson
gia won the 2017 champi- first sweep of Missouri in program Field Championships, Anderson (78.68m, 258-2), who ranks second
onship under coach Kirby history, and State’s first SEC sweep Peters has made another watchlist in the NCAA this year.
Smart, who supports the
honor for Dooley as a way
to generate financial sup-
port for the expansion of
the team’s football facility.
“We will use this ex-
citing development to
galvanize private support
around our capital fund-
raising efforts to expand
Butts-Mehre for our foot-
ball program,” Smart said.
Morehead said Dool-
ey’s impact on the univer-
sity carried beyond athlet-
ics.
“Coach Dooley’s many
contributions to this
university can be seen
across campus, from
Georgia athletics, where
he achieved unrivaled
success, to the learning
environment, where today
many academic programs
and initiatives bear his
name, such as the Dooley
Library Endowment Fund
to the Dooley Professor-
ship in Horticulture,”
Morehead said in a state-
ment. “The university
community will continue
to benefit from his service
and dedication for genera-
tions to come.”
Approval from the
Board of Regents could
come later this month.
“I have immense re-
spect and appreciation
for coach Dooley and all
that he has accomplished
at the University of Geor-
gia,” University System of
Georgia Chancellor Steve
Wrigley said in a state-
ment. “The Board of Re-
gents and I look forward
to reviewing the propos-
al to name Dooley Field
during our May meeting.”
The honor has the sup-
port of new Gov. Brian
Kemp, who was a child-
hood friend of Dooley’s
son, Daniel. Vince Dooley
supported Kemp’s suc-
cessful campaign.
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auto racing

NASCAR returns to simpler qualifying

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOT TE, N.C. —
NASCAR abandoned its
years-long bid to add ex-
citement to qualifying and
announced Wednesday it
will return to single-car
laps after the current for-
mat became a laughing
stock.
All three national se-
ries will make the change
at all oval tracks, starting
this weekend at Dover.
NASCAR for more
than five years has used a
group qualifying format,
but a new rules package
this season created an
Chris McDill/Special to the Dispatch
unintended consequence:
Heritage shortstop Banks Hyde fires across the diamond to get an out in Thursday’s
drivers could game the
playoff game against Indianola.
system.
of competition. “It wasn’t
a very compelling show.
We owe it to our fans to
provide something that is
worth watching.”
Miller did not con-
cede it as a victory for the
teams, who found every
loophole to their benefit.
“I don’t think anybody
is at fault. It is something
we tried, to try to provide
a good show, we were op-
timistic and it didn’t work
out,” Miller said. “May-
be we should have been
more proactive, maybe
they should have been ac-
tive. Whatever.”
NASCAR was adamant
it was trying to keep qual-
ifying entertaining for
fans because single-car
lane for their qualifying
run; and all 12 drivers in
the final round at Califor-
nia in March missed the
cutoff point to even regis-
ter a lap.
NASCAR officials were
furious and for the past
month considered various
options, but the empha-
sis on aerodynamic draft
created through the new
rules package backed
the series into a corner.
Teams wanted an aero
pull and waited for anoth-
er driver to go first, and
they showed no intention
of stopping despite sever-
al NASCAR attempts to
tighten the rules.
Elimination-st yle
rounds were also cut.

Heritage
“The teams are always runs are tedious, but Television partners Fox
going to do what benefits teams continued to find Sports and NBC Sports
them the most and unfor- loopholes that made the are tasked with showing
Continued from Page 1B tunately that was waiting, format a farce. Most driv- qualifying, which had
the job by retiring three Spencer Roberson in the And the year isn’t drafting,” said Scott Mill- ers waited until the very been knockout rounds
of four batters in the sev- fourth inning. Except for over. The Patriots begin er, senior vice president last moment to pull off pit completed within an hour.
enth. that, Berry and Ketchum a best-of-three series
“He hit his spots well silenced a team that de- for the A A A North title

Racing
today,” Berry said of feated Heritage in the
on Tuesday at Starkville
Ketchum. title round for a state
Indianola’s only run of championship in 2018. Academy. Game 2, and
the game – in fact, of the “We rose those arms Game 3, if necessary, Continued from Page 1B
series – came on a home all year,” Flake said of will be played May 10 at ment came with even big-
run blast to left field by Berry and Ketchum. Heritage. ger news for the new slate:
an extra night of races.
The new two-day show
will feature a $3,000-to-
win, $400-to-start Super
Late Model race on June
14, and a $5,000-to-win
$500-to-start Super race
on June 15. Taylor and
Evans will announce a
race format in the coming
days.
Taylor said CRE “has
gone above and beyond”
with the projected pay-
outs.
“You’re talking $80,000
to put this thing on,” Tay-
lor said. “It’s going to
be an event Columbus
Speedway has not seen in
years. We’ll have added
money in all divisions on
both nights.”
Taylor said the post-
ponement has given him
more opportunity to work
with other track promot-
ers to ensure they do not
schedule on top of Colum-
bus in June. He said he’s
confirmed with Magnolia
Motor Speedway owner
Johnny Stokes and Brian
Mitchell at North Ala-
bama Speedway that each
track will cancel their
scheduled shows on June
15.
“It’s just critical that
we all try to work togeth-
er and show people we are
trying to help one anoth-
er,” Taylor said.
Equally important in
drawing big names to
the new Mud Bug Classic
date is the major touring
series being off. Taylor
said the World of Outlaws,
Comp Camps, Mississippi
State Championship Chal-
lenge Series and South-
ern All-Stars are off that
weekend. Only the Lucas
Oil series is racing.
Taylor had already de-
cided to amend his weekly
racing Super Late Models
rules in hopes of drawing
touring series regulars.
Normally, Super Late
Models must run Ameri-
can Racer tires and abide
by a $450 shocks buyout
rule. The revamped rules
were designed to lessen
the expense of running in
the most costly division in
dirt track racing. In June,
the Super Late Model rac-
es will run under South-
ern All-Stars rules.
“We ought to have
some pretty tough meat
in here,” Taylor said. “It’s
going to be an event Co-
lumbus Speedway has not
seen in years.”

Chris McDill/Special to the Dispatch

New Hope senior pitcher Peyton Springfield gave up just one hit in Thursday’s 9-0
win over Amory.

New Hope
Continued from Page 1B
“It was a fun night all
around,” he said.
Burt had two triples
and a home run in the
win. And perhaps the only
reason he didn’t deliv-
er another big hit in the
sixth inning was because
he wasn’t given a decent
pitch to hit.
“Ryan had a huge
night,” New Hope coach
Lee Boyd said.
And after his two-run
home run in the fifth in-
ning put New Hope up by
seven runs, Burt, a pitch-
er who was playing on this
night at first base, showed
his defensive side when
he leaped into the air to
snag a line drive hit by
Amory’s Cooper Jones.
Tyler Murphy added a
home run for New Hope
in the sixth inning. The
Trojans totaled 10 hits
and were within a run of
ending it in the sixth in a
mercy-rule game.
“We came up with
some big hits, busted it
open a little bit,” Boyd
said.
New Hope has scored
67 runs in its last five
games.
In the middle of all this
offense, almost lost was
the pitching performance
by Peyton Springfield, a
senior. He gave up just
one hit, delivering a dom-
inating game that kept
the Trojans’ bullpen very
quiet.
“It saves your arms,”
Boyd said.
And now, Amory hosts
New Hope on Friday at 6,
needing a win to extend
its season. This time,
they’ll have to face Burt’s
arm as well as his bat.
Burt will be the starting
pitcher for the Trojans.

Chris McDill/Special to the Dispatch

Ryan Burt of New Hope rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the fifth inning.
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kentucky derby

Game Winner emerges as new favorite in Saturday’s Derby

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The
new favorite enters the Ken-
tucky Derby seeking his first
win of 2019 and tops several
contenders on modest winning
streaks that could factor large
in the sport’s marquee race.
Game Winner is now the
favorite to win Saturday after
Omaha Beach was scratched.
He has already won more
than $1 million and seeks a
bigger payday of $1.86 million
along with a garland of roses.
He’s among a trio of horses
trained by Hall of Famer Bob
Baffert, who’s chasing a re-
cord-tying sixth Derby win.
The challenge for each horse
in Saturday’s 145th running at
Churchill Downs is beating 19
others over 1 1/4 mile in the
longest race of their careers.
The first quarter-mile figures
to be a logjam before things
begin shaking out to determine
the real contenders.
Some horses that could
make the race interesting:
GAME WINNER (Post
No. 16, 9-2 odds): The Bob
Baffert-trained colt, now the
Derby favorite with Omaha
Beach scratched, won last
fall’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at
Churchill Downs to cap a 4-0
campaign as the top 2-year-old
with three Grade 1 wins. Game
Winner hasn’t won since then
but his consecutive seconds as
a 3-year-old have been close. He
finished a half-length behind
Baffert stablemate Roadster
in last month’s Grade 1 Santa
Anita Derby, a performance
that came a just few weeks af-
ter he fell a nose short of Oma-
ha Beach in the Grade 2 Rebel
Stakes at Oaklawn Park. He has
earned $1.846 million lifetime
and gives Baffert one of three
chances to win his sixth Derby
and tie Ben Jones for the most
all time. Joel Rosario will make
his fifth consecutive start atop
the horse.
MAXIMUM SECURITY
(No. 7, 8-1): Won the Florida
Derby by an impressive 3 1/2
lengths for his first graded
stakes triumph while improv-
ing to 4-0 lifetime. One of two
Derby entrants owned by Gary
and Mary West — Game win-
ner is the other — the son of
New Year’s Day and Street Cry
by Lil Indy has won his starts
by a combined 37 3/4 lengths at
Gulfstream Park. The bay colt
has quickly moved to the front
in all but his second race, which
he closed strongly to win by 6
1/2 lengths. Figures to set the
pace with a post in the middle.
Trained by Jason Servis and
ridden by Luis Saez, Maximum
Security has won $649,400 but
will be racing for the first time
outside the Sunshine State.
ROADSTER (No. 17, 5-1):
The Baffert-trained gray colt
established himself as a Derby
favorite by beating Game Win-
ner by a half-length to win the
Santa Anita Derby for his third
victory in four career starts.
That signature win avenged his
third-place finish behind Game
Winner and Rowayton in last
September’s Grade 1 Del Mar
Futurity. Has earned $706,200
lifetime. Has usually saved
his best for the stretch run.
His sire, Quality Road, earned
seven graded stakes among
his eight wins. Jockey Florent
Geroux will mount Roadster for
the first time in place of Hall of
Famer and 2018 Triple Crown
winner Mike Smith.
TACITUS (No. 8, 8-1): En-
ters the Derby atop the stand-
ings with 150 points following
consecutive Grade 2 stakes
wins in the Wood Memorial
and Tampa Bay Derby. Can give
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott
his first Derby triumph.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: Offer your son politely, but he keeps coming
My husband a couple of at me insisting that “it’s OK
and I are alternatives. The to eat” and says I should just
seniors who first would be to eat it because it won’t make
look forward to clear the counter me sick.
visits from our in the guest I have pulled him aside
adult children. bathroom and a couple of times to explain
The problem is put his toiletries celiac disease and provided
our oldest son. into a dopp kit him with good articles about
He visits every kept out of sight. it, hoping that reading them
few months and He should leave would have a bigger impact
leaves belongings no more than than my explaining. He has
ZITS behind. He uses one drawer full made some comments about
our guest room, of his underwear, how his wife follows “fad
where he has socks, etc. in diets,” and he thinks they are
claimed much of the bureau and all crazy. I have explained how
the closet, sever- three changes a restricted diet is the only
al dresser draw-
Dear Abby of clothes in the treatment for celiac disease,
ers, the guest closet. Any other but he is unrelenting in his
bathroom vanity and even part items he will need can be harassment.
of our shed. He says he needs brought in a backpack that can I don’t know what my next
to leave things because it’s be stowed (at no cost) under step should be. I love my job,
too expensive to check bags his seat during the flight. If he but this is getting in the way.
when he flies into town. can’t do that, then he should — UNSURE IN WYOMING
We would like our guests to follow your example — mail his DEAR UNSURE: Your boss’s
have space when they come things to you, and mail them behavior is beyond inappropri-
to visit, and we are also trying back to his home when he ate. What he is doing could be
GARFIELD to downsize and declutter. We leaves. considered bullying. The kind
have told him this repeatedly. DEAR ABBY: I was diag- of stress your boss is creating
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him back boxes of clothing, years ago and have followed a rassment doesn’t stop, talk to
toiletries and other excessive strict diet since. In the past, HR about his creating a hostile
amounts of his things to his I didn’t tell my co-workers work environment.
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the message. This is making the job. However, I am now in Dear Abby is written by
my husband upset every time a small department and we Abigail Van Buren, also known
our son visits, and creating travel, so I have disclosed it. as Jeanne Phillips, and was
stress in our marriage as My boss constantly harass- founded by her mother, Pauline
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Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May
3). Make big plans because
your projections and calcula-
tions will be extremely lucky
over the next 30 days. It’s like
you’re writing some kind of com-
puter program that reality will
follow along and flesh out as it
runs. A change at work will have
you adding new skills. There’s
a test in September, and then
BABY BLUES you’ll advance quickly. Cancer
and Scorpio adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 2, 7, 13, 19
and 44.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
As the warrior of the zodiac,
you’re very careful to determine
what’s really worth fighting for
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
before you even think about
suiting up. Your time and effort
are valuable commodities.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Shadows of the soul are easy to
clear. You don’t have to scrub
or organize or manage anything.
All you have to do is turn up
the heart light (or just generally
lighten up) and the darkness
disappears.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Whoever told you that making
yourself happy was selfish was
sadly mistaken. It is, in fact,
your job to make yourself happy.
And when you follow your bliss,
you inspire others to do so, too.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Relationships change in tone as
you get to know people better.
This will be a good thing — a
delightful thing — as comfort
breeds fun, laughter and inter-
esting developments.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The
problem with chasing rainbows
is that you can never get to
where they are. You arrive and
they either disappear or move.
It’s the same with chasing other
lovely illusions, but there’s still
a lot of fun to be had in the
pursuit.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You may not be an instanta-
neous fit for a situation, but that
doesn’t mean it’s not for you.
Try it on. There’s some tailoring
that could be done, so to speak.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
There are many reasons why a
person might earn the label of
“difficult.” A lot of times it’s just
because that person isn’t con-
forming. And maybe the norm
isn’t worthy of conforming to.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Your skills are getting
sharper in the way that most
things do — through friction.
It’s why you don’t bemoan the
challenges. They give you the
practice you need to become
great.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Things are being worked
out behind the scenes while the
stage appears to be nothing
but a blank space in front of a
curtain. Keep watching. You’re
going to like what happens
when that curtain opens.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Your feelings will change
quickly and completely, so it’s
better not to air them straight
away. Give it time. Don’t send
the first email, text or letter.
Sleep on it. Come back and look
at it tomorrow.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). After a time of being indeci-
sive and not very excited about
your choices, suddenly some-
thing new drops in. You want it.
You throw your best energy after
it. Your aim is true.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Because you’ve been
so warm and inviting, new
relationships spring up like
green shoots from the ground, a
fresh change of your emotional
landscape.

A painless operation
SOLUTION:
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Pre-8th Day of May
Celebration
The Southeast Lowndes-North
Pickens County Usher Board Con-
vention hosts its Pre-8th Day of May
Celebration starting at 10:30 a.m.
May 4 at Providence M.B. Church,
1406 Nashville Ferry Road E. Food,
fun and games will be available. The
public is invited to attend.
Pre-Anniversary Celebration
New Zion M.B. Church, 3301
Sand Road, hosts its Pre-Anniversary
Gospel Musical Fest Celebration
for Pastor Billy D. Hill and First Lady
LaKesha Hill at 6 p.m. May 4. The
public is invited to attend. For more
information, call 662-329-5224.
Plant Sale
Trinity Presbyterian Church, 607
Hospital Road in Starkville, hosts its
2nd Annual Trinity Plant Sale from 9
a.m.-2 p.m. May 4. Plants, garden
items and collectibles, art show and
quit display. Donation tickets avail-
able. Proceeds benefit the J.L. King
Center to help provide GED classes,
job training and support, and to
disaster relief. For more information,
call 662-323-9340.
Community
Cemetery Meeting
Andrews Chapel U.M. Church,
4050 Liberty Road in Ethelsville, Ala-
bama, hosts a Community Cemetery
Meeting at 10 a.m. May 4 to discuss
the future of the cemetery, financial
reports and elect new directors.
Pastoral Anniversary
Celebration
New Zion M.B. Church, 3301
Sand Road, hosts its 5th Pastoral
Anniversary Celebration service for
Pastor and First Lady Hill on May 5
at 10 a.m. with guest speaker Pastor
Christopher H. Nalls of First Baptist
Church in Guin, Alabama and at 3
p.m. with guest speaker Pastor Kevin
Dixon of Holly Grove Baptist Church
in Millport. The public is invited to
attend.
Homecoming Services
Andrews Chapel U.M. Church,
4050 Liberty Road in Ethelsville,
Alabama, hosts its Homecoming Ser-
vices at 11 a.m. May 5. A covered
dish lunch will be at noon. The public
is invited to attend.
Spring Revival
Truevine M.B. Church, 5606 Ar-
tesia Road, hosts its Spring Revival
services 7 p.m. nightly May 6-8.
Guest speaker will be Bishop James
Austin of Truevine in Starkville,
Apostle Terry Franklin of Redeem By
God in Brooksville and Pastor Wayne
E. Myles of Mt. Olive M.B. Church
in Baldwyn. The public is invited to
attend.
Homecoming
& Decoration Day
Historic Mt. Pleasant Methodist
Church and Vaughns Cemetery,
2382 Wright Road in Caledonia,
hosts its Annual Homecoming and
Decoration Day at 8:45 a.m. at
Religious briefs
the cemetery and 9:30 a.m. at
the church. The public is invited to
attend.
Forgive and Live
Forgive and Live meets from 6-7
p.m. every 1st and 3rd Monday of
each month in the downtown YMCA
Board Room. Inquire and seek infor-
mation to succeed spiritually, phys-
ically and financially and be eager
to be a blessing to the community,
churches and families through the
Word of God. The public is invited
to attend. For more information, call
Pat Fisher Douglas, 662-251-5899.
Gospel Book Club
Friendship M.B. Church, 1102
12th Ave. S., invites the public to
join its Gospel Book Club from 6-7
p.m. every 4th Friday of each month
to study and discuss one chapter of
the King James Bible each month.
For more information, call Lillian
Murray, 662-570-1974 or 662-570-
5595.
Grief Support Group
The Oil of Joy for Grief and
Mourning offers a grief support
group at 6 p.m. every 2nd Thursday
of the month at United Christian
Baptist Church, 232 Yorkville Road
East. “Making your grieving journey
easier.” For more information, call
662-327-0604 or e-mail unitedchris-
tian@cableone.net.
Fellowship Dinner,
Youth Service
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center,
923 Ridge Road, Columbus, hosts a
fellowship dinner and youth service
every 3rd Sunday.
Celebrate Recovery
The Assembly Church, 2201 Mili-
tary Road, and Meadowview Church,
300 Linden Circle in Starkville, host
Celebrate Recovery at 6 p.m. every
Sunday at Calvary and at 6 p.m. ev-
ery Tuesday at Meadowview Church.
Get help, healing and support for
any habit, hurt or hang-up using the
Christ-centered 12 steps.
Prayer for Youth
Every 2nd and 3rd Saturday,
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center hosts a
prayer for the youth from 2-3 p.m.
Prayer, Free Coffee
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, 2221 14th Ave. N., hosts
free coffee and a prayer community
outreach service from 8-9 a.m. every
5th Saturday. For information, con-
tact Jesse Slater, 662-328-4979.
Radio Program
Apostles Patrick Perkins invites
the public to tune in to WTWG, radio
1050 AM for Perfecting the Saints
Broadcast, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.
Women Prayer,
Worship Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106
22nd St. S., holds a prayer and wor-
ship service every Thursday from 5-6
p.m. Call Marie Nabors, 662-549-
4322 or 662-329-1234, for prayer
requests.
Prayer Ministry
New Beginning Everlasting Out-
reach Ministry invites the public to
call in with their prayer requests at
662-327-9843.
Praise and Worship Service
Sulfur Springs MB Church holds
a praise and worship service the last
Friday of each month at 7 p.m. For in-
formation, call Pastor Henry Mosley,
662-328-1035.
Prayer Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106
22nd. St. S., Columbus, holds prayer
service Thursday nights 5-6 p.m.
Contact Marie Nabors, 662-549-
4322. Church service times: Sunday
school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship
11:15 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study
7 p.m. For information, call Pastor
District Elder Lou Nabors, 662-329-
1234.
Fitness Transformations
The Transformational Church,
2301 Jess Lyons Road, hosts box-
ing lessons Mondays and Wednes-
day from 5-7 p.m., weight-loss boot
camp Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-7
p.m. and both on Saturdays 9-11
a.m.
Youth Fellowship
The Transformational Church,
2301 Jess Lyons Road, hosts Youth
Fellowship from 7-8:30 p.m. every
Tuesday. Games, prayer, service,
food, & more. Transportation
available. For information, call Iris
Roberson, 662-295-7456.

Synagogue didn’t get to fund

security upgrades before attack
Synagogue sought a $150K federal grant to install gates
and more secure doors, but it took nearly a year for the
application to be approved and the money to be distributed
By JULIE WATSON and DON THOMPSON
The Associated Press
POWAY, Calif. — Leaders at a South-
ern California synagogue knew they
needed to increase security around
their front door a year before a gunman
walked through it and opened fire.
The Chabad of Poway synagogue
sought a $150,000 federal grant to install
gates and more secure doors, but it took
nearly a year for the application to be ap-
proved and the money to be distributed.
It was awarded in late March.
“Obviously, we did not have a chance
to start using the funds yet,” rabbi Sim-
cha Backman told The Associated Press.
Backman, who oversees security
grants for the 207 Chabad institutions
across California, wouldn’t give details
on the planned enhancements or spec-
ulate whether they might have changed
the outcome of Saturday’s attack.
The gunman killed a woman and
wounded an 8-year-old girl, her uncle
and Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was
leading the service on the last day of
Passover, a major Jewish holiday. Gold-
stein, who lost a finger, joined President
Donald Trump on Thursday for the Na-
tional Day of Prayer .
Republican state Sen. Brian Jones,
whose district includes the synagogue
near San Diego, said he wants to find a
way to shorten the time it takes for secu-
rity grant money to get to organizations.
“Can we remove some bureaucratic
steps here to help these organizations
get these improvements done quicker?”
he said.
The Poway synagogue doesn’t have
security guards. But rabbis of Califor-
nia’s Chabad organization began ask-
ing members who were trained law en-
forcement professionals to carry their
weapons at services after a gunman
massacred 11 people at the Tree of Life
synagogue in Pittsburgh last October.
Goldstein also applied for a concealed
carry permit, and the congregation re-
ceived training from the city of Poway
on responding to an active shooter.
Houses of worship, like all institu-
tions open to the public, face a balancing
act in providing security while maintain-
ing a welcoming atmosphere, said Jesus
Villahermosa, a former law enforcement
officer in Washington state who teaches
classes nationwide on deterring and re-
acting to active shooters.
“All the mechanical security in the
world isn’t going to change that anyone
in America can walk into any place in
America and open fire,” he said. “It’s
difficult because I don’t think there is a
perfect solution.”

As Israeli group expands,

Palestinian houses face demolition
Earlier this month, the Supreme
Court said the structures were
built without required permits in a
municipally designated green space
By ISABEL DEBRE
and AREEJ HAZBOUN
The Associated Press
JERUSALEM — For 20
years, Hala Kashour has
lived with her husband
in what she called “para-
dise,” a bucolic meadow
that rolls through a Pal-
estinian neighborhood of
east Jerusalem.
The coveted pasture,
which Israel calls the
“Peace Forest,” lies in the
crosshairs of a long-sim-
mering conflict between
the city government and
its Palestinian residents
that flared up on a re-
cent spring morning as
Kashour, 47, was jolted
awake by the sound of
bulldozers crushing her
neighbor’s house.
Some 60 houses in the
grassy quarter, known to
its 500 residents as Wad
Yasul, are facing demoli-
tion by Israeli authorities.
Earlier this month, the Su-
preme Court declined to
hear the residents’ appeal
against demolition orders,
saying the structures were
built without required per-
mits in a municipally des-
ignated green space.
“God willing, we won’t
be next,” said Kashour,
who claims she built
the neighborhood’s first
house, a stone cottage
ringed with rose bushes,
on land her family has
owned for 50 years.
Demolition of unautho-
rized Palestinian-owned
structures in east Jerusa-
lem is not unusual. The
municipality contends it
cracks down on zoning vi-
olations. Palestinians say
it is nearly impossible to
receive building permits,
and that Israel is severely
restricting their ability to
build on land they claim
for the capital of their fu-
ture state.
But the Peace Forest
demolitions have drawn
particular attention be-
cause of accelerating con-
struction by a nationalist
Jewish organization in the
same park.
With the support of Is-
rael’s Tourism Ministry,
the City of David Foun-
dation has set up lodging
structures, operates a
Segway tour through the
woodland and is advanc-
ing plans for several tour-
ist attractions, including a Send in your church event!
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ROBERT THOMAS April 2019.
Call Shirley @ 662−549
ROBERTSON, DE-
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Grow
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
repair. Licensed & licensed & insured. 17
COUNTY OF LOWNDES Bonded. 662−242− years experience. Willie
3471, 662−574−8470. Murray Jr. 662−242−
Letters of Administra- 8809. Free estimates.
tion have been granted HOME REPAIRS &
Quotes by job not acre.
and issued to the under- CONSTRUCTION WORK
signed upon the estate WANTED. Carpentry,
of ROBERT THOMAS TERRA CARE
small concrete jobs,
ROBERTSON, deceased, LANDSCAPING L.L.C.
electrical, plumbing,
by the Chancery Court roof repairs, pressure
Phone: 662−549−1878
of Lowndes County, Mis- Landscaping, Property
washing and mobile
sissippi, on the 23rd Clean Up, Plant Care,
day of April 2019. This home roof coating and
Bush Hogging, Herbicide
is to give notice to all underpinning. No job
Spraying.
persons having claims too small. 549−7031.
against said estate to
FOR YOUR Spring &

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County, Mississippi,
within ninety (90) days
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This the 23rd day of
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Letters Testamentary unwanted items. Weslyn
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issued to the under- 3+ Rooms − $30 Ea Wood 214−674−9514.
signed upon the estate Rugs−Must Be Seen
of JOHNNY LOUIS HOL- Car Upholstery Painting & Papering 1620
LIMAN, SR., deceased, Cleaning Available
by the Chancery Court 662−722−1758 SULLIVAN’S PAINT
of Lowndes County, Mis- SERVICE
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day of April, A.D., 2019. General Services 1360 removal. Offering
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unwanted items. I will
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bate and Register said clutter from homes. 1780
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IN RE: THE ESTATE OF moving help & furniture
PATRICIA JEAN MARTINI, repair. 662−242−3608.
DECEASED
CASA CARE SERVICES:
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RETAINER WALL, to reach places,
tion have been granted driveway, foundation,
and issued to the under- blown over roots,
signed upon the estate concrete, masonry hillsides, backyards,
of PATRICIA JEAN MAR- restoration, remodeling, pastures. Free
TINI, deceased, by the basement foundation, estimates. You find
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sissippi, on the 16th load & demolition/lot
day of April 2019. This cleaning. Burr Masonry,
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with 2 acres & large
and organizational skills 574−0082.
screened in room.
required. Strong com-
puter and social media $212,000. Call: 662−
skills imperative includ- FOR RENT LOCATED 245−4273 or 662−889
ing experience with Mi- NEAR DOWNTOWN. −1228.
crosoft Office products.
Applicants should email
3,000 sq. ft. truck Lots & Acreage 8600
terminal, 9,500 sq. ft.
cover letter and resume
to fcpcsecretary@ shop & 3,200 sq. ft. HOUSE LOTS FOR SALE
gmail.com. office/shop. Buildings Located on Kidd Rd. in
can be rented together Caledonia. Ready to
or separately. All w/ build on. Call 404−216
SERVICE TECHNICIAN excellent access & Hwy. −0237.
for local pest control 82 visibility. 662−327−
company. Applicant SUMMER SPECIAL.
must be organized, de- 9559.
1.75 acre lots. Good/
pendable, work well with bad credit. 10% down,
the public, and have Houses For Rent: Northside as low as $299/mo.
good driving record with 7110
valid driver's license. Eaton Land. 662−361−
Drug test required. 7711.
Apply at 107 Gardner 2BR/1BA LOCATED in
Blvd. No phone calls. LOT FOR Sale in
Historic Downtown ALL BRICK 3BR/2BA Starkville. Will need
Columbus. 2,000 sqft. house for rent. Big yard. cleared. 818 N. Jackson
Medical / Dental 3300 Hardwood floors Carport. W/D hookup. St. Lot 5, City Block 97.
throughout. Open floor. Nice neighborhood. 662−465−7611, 662−
HELP WANTED Garage Sales: Southside 4505 $780 per month. 70 W
CARE CENTER OF Very nice. Incl W&D. 418−9096 or 662−418
$1200/mo. Call 662− Thomas Dr. 3 min from −4176.
ABERDEEN INSIDE CHURCH SALE
RN SUPERVISOR 328−8655. CAFB. 504−813−1200.
M-F, 8A-4:30P
1316 15th St S Sat. 7a Boats & Marine 9250
−12p. Lots of items.
LPN 3P-11P
CNA 6A-2P 2013 TAHOE 195
CNA 2P-10P
Garage Sales: East 4510 DECKBOAT. V8 engine
Apply in person at w/ low hours. Runs
Care Center MINI STORAGE Garage great. Ready to hit the
505 Jackson St, Sale. 206 Rebecca Ln. water. Located in
Aberdeen Sat. 5/4 7a−10a. Starkville. Call or text
EOE 662−341−0374.
Garage Sales: New Hope 4530
Autos For Sale 9150
Truck Driving 3700 1264 TABERNACLE RD.
Fri, 8−4 & Sat, 8 until. 2015 CHEVY IMPALA
EXPERIENCED TRUCK Blk, 4dr, 6cyl, 82k mi,
driver w/ Class A Li- Clothes (baby to 3X),
cense needed to haul tools, jewelry, materials showroom clean, local
scrap metal & flat cars. (plumbing, fencing, owner, $10,200. See @
Call 662-434-0007 or electrical), whatknots. 59 Amanda Dr. in New
662-364-6303. Hope Park Subdivision
Garage Sales: Other 4560 off of Yorkville Rd. E.
Air Conditioners 4030 662−327−3081.
COMMUNITY SALE!
CENTRAL A/C UNIT RAIN OR SHINE! 242
Carlisle Dr, West Point.
Five Questions:
1 Canada,
Only used 1 day, too
small for space. Revolv 1st right after crossing

Finland,
brand, 2.5 btu, 208− Tenn−Tom on Hwy 50W.
Fri, 2−6 & Sat, 7 until. ACROSS

Call
230 volt−age. $1000,
Crawford, MS. 662−497 Sporting Goods 4720 Greenland 1 Marina sight
−2754.
ELLIPTICAL MACHINE (Denmark), 6 Computer
shortcut
Auctions 4120 Sole Elliptical E35 in
Iceland,

328-2424
excellent condition. Nice 11 Old anesthetic
ESTATE AUCTION
quiet machine. $450
662−574−1561
Norway, 12 Earthy color
14650 Bone Camp
Russia, 13 Intent look
Rd., Coker, AL. Business For Sale 6350 14 Pentagon
Sat. May 4th, 9 am.
Large Collection of to place an ad in the Sweden, bigwigs
United States
RESTAURANT FOR
antique Tractors, SALE OR LEASE 15 Face feature
Cars, Motorcycles,
Furniture. Don’t
Opportunity to own/
2 Kim Cattrall, 17 Savvy about
operate an established
18 Falls back
Kristin Davis,
miss seeing this profitable strong
collection. Farm customer base and 20 Protracted
House on 14 Ac &
Outbuildings.
excellent reputation For
info please email:
Cynthia Nixon, 22 Bar need
Sarah Jessica 23 Summer
Clydette Hughes
AL 1275
thisisforsell@yahoo.com How else are you 26 Got up
205−612−4221 Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 going to sell that Parker 28 Chew the
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stuff in your 29 Bar orders
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2BR Townhouse−$585
Bargain Column 4180 DOWN 19 Farm unit
per month. W/D incl.
Great location. $200 garage? 5 Queen bee,
31 Phone bill 1 “For sure!” 21 Some poetry
22" PUSH MOWER processing fee & $50 addition 2 Lawyer: Abbr. 23 “Alice” diner
Starts easy, runs good, application fee. Call worker bee, 32 Bud’s place 3 Case relocation 24 Suit to —
sharp blade. &75. Call 662−328−9471 or
33 Storage spot
662−327−9279. 662−889−7565. drone 34 Goblet part
4 Long lunches 25 Oboe part
5 “— bien!” 27 Cat variety
36 Spot 6 Unruly group 30 Guitarist Paul
38 Comic strip unit 7 NASA, for one 33 Boat’s back
40 Ominous tarot 8 Attitude reversal 34 Relaxing places
card 9 Take five 35 Pack down
43 Tickle 10 Approximating 37 Concept
44 Goof phrase 39 Went ahead
45 Alacrity 16 Peyton’s brother 41 Sock part
46 Hand costs 18 Tale teller 42 Day pts.

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