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Perkins: September aldermen meeting was illegal
Mayor postponed last month’s meeting
after only three aldermen were on time
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
The Starkville board of al-
dermen’s Tuesday meeting be-
gan with Vice Mayor and Ward
6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins
claiming the Sept. 17 meeting
was held illegally.
The board approves the
minutes of previous meetings
at the start of every meeting,
and Perkins spent half an hour
disputing the Sept. 17 minutes
and urging his fellow aldermen
to vote against them. Perkins
Labat’s contract
extended
another year
and a half
School board votes
to draft MOU with CLW
providing internet to
students outside school
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
COLUMBUS
— The Columbus
Municipal School
District Board of
Trustees voted unan-
imously to extend Su-
perintendent Cherie
Labat’s contract to
Oct. 14, 2023. Labat
The decision,
which was the last
action the board
took during a nearly
four-hour meeting,
followed an approx-
imately hour-long
executive session
during which the Spears
board discussed
the job performance of Labat and
another district employee board
members did not identify. Board
members also voted to increase
Labat’s salary from $150,000 to
$175,000.
After the meeting, Labat said
she was looking forward to continu-
ing to work with the board.
“The board of trustees has
worked really hard and we just
want to progress forward know-
ing we can make some great de-
cisions,” she said. “We’ve worked
really hard to change the climate
and the culture (in the district) and
we’ll continue to work to improve
academically.”
Labat was hired in June 2018 on
a four-year contract, the maximum
length under state law. The ex-
tension was the longest the board
could provide under that law.
Labat was the district’s fourth
superintendent since 2010, replac-
ing Philip Hickman, who the board
fired in February 2018.
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said the board’s actions violated
the state Open Meetings Act
because Mayor Lynn Spruill
moved the meeting to 9 p.m.
when there was no quorum, and
therefore no legal capacity to
take any action.
City attorney Chris Latimer
disagreed, saying no official
business happened before 9
p.m., and parliamentary proce-
dure allows the board to “take
action to obtain quorum” as it
did.
Only three aldermen were
present Sept. 17 at the sched-
Bud Egger waters his kale, mustard greens and turnip greens on Thursday in Caledonia. Egger grew up in the neighboring
home, where his mom used to live. Now he lives about a half-mile from the property but still keeps his garden next to her
house. Egger planted a new row of vegetables last week.
Stewart wins Ward 1 Columbus council seat in runoff
Ethel Stewart talks to District 4 Supervisor Jeff Smith as he
congratulates her for her win against Liz Terry for the Ward 1
seat on the Columbus City Council Tuesday night at the Colum-
bus Municipal Complex. Stewart defeated Terry 363 to 234.
Five Questions
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first mentioned in the works of Plato?
2 Who has a Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Day, according to a
Judith Viorst book?
3 The capybara, the world’s largest
rodent, is about the size of what — a
Chihuahua, a bulldog or a Labrador
retriever?
4 What is the only professional sports
trophy to have winners’ names en-
graved on it?
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Perkins Latimer
uled meeting time of 5:30 p.m.
Title 21, chapter 3, section 19
of the 2013 Mississippi Code
requires a majority — in this
case four — in order to conduct
business. At 6:10, Spruill called
for the meeting to take place at
9 p.m., when the board was ex-
pected to have a quorum. Five
aldermen were present at 9
WINTER GREENS
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
Calendar
Thursday
■ Pumpkinpalooza: Starkville’s annual
harvest festival from 5-7 p.m. on Main
Street includes trick or treating, a pump-
kin patch, inflatables, farmers market,
MSU pep rally, pumpkin painting, af-
ter-hours shopping and more. Costumes
are encouraged. Visit starkville.org or
contact The Partnership, 662-323-3322.
Friday
■ Exhibit talk: Architect and former
Iraqi refugee Ahmed Badr gives a free
talk at 6 p.m. in MSU’s Old Main Aca-
demic Center, Room 1030, about his
“Unpacked: Refugee Baggage” exhibit
up through Nov. 1 at the Cullis Wade De-
pot Art Gallery on campus. For informa-
tion, contact Lori Neuenfeldt at lpn20@
mssstate.edu or 662-325-2970.
FREE!
p.m., and the board passed the
fiscal year 2019 budget with a
the board did not put out an offi-
cial notice.
property tax increase that had
been debated for two weeks.
“There was no meeting that
was ever held,” he said. “Regard-
Perkins and Henry Vaughn of less of who says to the contrary,
Ward 7 were the two absent al- I feel I can defend that in a court
dermen. of competent jurisdiction.”
Perkins asked city technol- The Sept. 17 minutes were
ogy director Joel Clements to “weighing heavily” on Perkins
show the board and the audi- as a lawyer and city official, and
ence the Facebook Live video he had a legal obligation to ex-
of the Sept. 17 meeting. Spruill press his concerns to the public,
acknowledged in the recording he said.
that there was no meeting at Latimer said he believed
5:30 and referred to the 9 p.m. the meeting and minutes were
reconvening as the “recess legal, and Spruill and the rest
meeting.” Perkins objected to of the board did not make any
the use of the official term since comments on either side of the
a recess can only be called in argument.
the presence of a quorum and See Aldermen, 8A
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
Victor is the sister cilwoman for the city of Co-
lumbus, defeating Liz Terry
of late councilman in the special election run-
off, 363 votes to 234.
Gene Taylor Stewart got 107 absentee
votes; Terry got 69. There
By Slim Smith were seven affidavit ballots
ssmith@cdispatch.com
still to be processed today,
COLUMBUS — When as of Tuesday night.
Ethel Stewart moved back When the final results
home to Columbus, a little were announced at the mu-
more than a year ago, she nicipal complex courtroom
could not have imagined at 8:15 p.m., Stewart and a
what transpired Tuesday small group of supporters
evening. leaped from their seats and
The 70-year-old retired threw their hands up in cel-
nurse had figured to live a ebration.
quiet life, surrounded by a “My first thought was
small circle of family and hard work and honesty pays
friends. off,” said Stewart. “Getting
But on Tuesday, Stewart to know the people in my
became the Ward 1 coun- See Stewart, 8A
Local Folks Public
meetings
Oct. 21:
Oktibbeha
County Board
of Supervisors
meeting, 5:30
p.m., Chancery
Courthouse
Oct. 22: Public
input session for
proposed unified
development
code, 5:30 p.m.,
City Hall
Nov. 1:
Starkville Board
Alex Weathers is from Columbus. of Aldermen
He enjoys woodworking and wants work session,
to go back to school for mechanical 1:15 p.m., City
engineering. Hall
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Did you hear?
Crossover artist Lauren
Daigle reigns at Dove Awards
Louisiana-born artist won artist
of the year, song of the year and
pop/contemporary album of the year
The Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. —
Grammy-winning singer
Lauren Daigle reigned at
the 50th annual Gospel
Music Association’s Dove
Awards on Tuesday, win-
ning artist of the year, song
of the year and pop/contem-
porary album of the year.
The 28-year-old Louisi-
ana-born artist was the lead-
ing artist nominee coming
into the awards show, held
in Nashville, Tennessee,
and marks her second artist
of the year win in just three
years.
Her 2018 album “Look
Up Child,” debuted at No.
3 on the Billboard 200 all-
genre chart and has broken
chart records for weeks
atop the Top Christian Al-
bums chart. She won song
of the year for her multiplat-
inum and Grammy-winning
crossover single “You Say,”
which has introduced her
to much wider audiences in
the last year. Producer and
songwriter Jason Ingram,
who helped write and re-
cord Daigle’s record, also
won four awards includ-
ing songwriter of the year,
non-artist, and song of the
year, which he co-wrote.
“Just to see the support
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ter winning song of the year.
Grammy-winning gospel
singer Kirk Franklin, who
lives in Fort Worth, Texas,
called for prayers during
his acceptance speech af-
ter winning gospel artist of
the year after a Fort Worth
woman was killed by a po-
lice officer over the week-
end, which has sparked
outrage and calls for police
accountability.
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name of Atatiana Jefferson
was shot and killed in her
home by a policeman and I
am just asking that we send
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we send up prayers for that
8-year-old little boy that saw
that tragedy,” said Franklin,
who also won contempo-
rary gospel recorded song
of the year.
This is not the first time
that Franklin has spoken
on the Dove Awards stage
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Wednesday
House Democrats not easing up
on their impeachment probe
‘This is not a game for us. This is deadly serious.
We’re on a path that is taking us ... to the truth.’
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE
JALONICK and LAURIE KELLMAN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The impeach-
ment inquiry is revealing vivid new
details about the high-level unease
over President Donald Trump’s ac-
tions toward Ukraine and those of
his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani
as the swift-moving probe by House
Democrats shows no signs of eas-
ing.
The testimony from the witness-
es, mainly officials from the State
Department and other foreign pol-
icy posts, is largely corroborating
the account of the government
whistleblower whose complaint
first sparked the impeachment in-
quiry, according to lawmakers at-
tending the closed-door interviews.
One witness, former White
Hunter Biden denies wrongdoing in Ukraine, China dealings
By JUANA SUMMERS
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Hunter Biden, acknowl-
edging that his family
name created business
opportunities, rejected
assertions by President
Donald Trump that he
did anything wrong by en-
gaging in foreign work in
Ukraine and China.
But Biden, the son of
former Vice President Joe
Biden, conceded that he
failed to take into account
potential implications for
his father’s political ca-
reer.
“Did I make a mis-
take? Maybe in the grand
ances of the executive.
“This is not a game for us. This is
deadly serious. We’re on a path that
is taking us, a path to the truth,”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi told reporters after a closed-
door session with House Demo-
House aide Fiona Hill, testified
crats.
that national security adviser John
With Ukraine situated between
Bolton was so alarmed by Giuliani’s
the United States’ Western allies
back-channel activities in Ukraine
and Russia, Pelosi noted the in-
that he described him as a “hand
quiry raises fresh questions about
grenade who is going to blow ev-
erybody up.” Trump’s relationship with Russian
Another, career State Depart- President Vladimir Putin.
ment official George Kent, testified “All roads seem to lead to Putin
Tuesday he was told by administra- with the president,” she said.
tion officials to “lay low” on Ukraine Democratic leaders had been
as “three amigos” tied to the White gauging support for a vote to autho-
House took over U.S. foreign policy rize the impeachment inquiry after
toward the Eastern European ally. Trump and Republicans pushed
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, despite them for a roll call. Holding a vote
intensifying calls from Trump and would test politically vulnerable
Republicans to hold a formal vote to Democrats in areas where the Re-
authorize the impeachment inquiry, publican president is popular.
showed no indication she would do Trump calls the impeachment
so. She said Congress will continue inquiry an “illegitimate process”
its investigation as part of the Con- and is blocking officials from coop-
stitution’s system of checks and bal- erating.
scheme of things,” Hunt-
er Biden said in an ABC
‘I don’t think there’s a lot of things
News interview that aired
on Tuesday. “But did I
that would have happened in my life
make a mistake based on if my last name wasn’t Biden’
some ethical lapse? Abso-
Hunter Biden
lutely not.”
Joe Biden is a The younger Biden Trump and his Repub-
front-runner in the 2020
Democratic presidential
was a lawyer at a top
Washington law firm with
lican allies have targeted
Hunter Biden for his work
contest, and the interview expertise in corporate
in Ukraine and China,
with his son aired hours governance. But he ac-
making baseless claims of
before the fourth Demo- knowledged on Tuesday
corruption.
cratic presidential debate. that he probably would
Hunter Biden said he Trump’s July 25 phone
not have been asked to
did not discuss his foreign call pressuring Ukraine’s
serve on the board if not
business dealings with his for his name. leader to investigate the
Bidens is the focus of a
father. He served on the “I don’t think there’s
board of an energy com- a lot of things that would whistleblower complaint
pany in Ukraine, a fact have happened in my life that triggered the formal
he said his father learned if my last name wasn’t House impeachment in-
from press reports. Biden,” he said. quiry into Trump.

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MeToo leader launches new hashtag to mobilize voters

By ERRIN HAINES have largely been absent women are running in the
AP National Writer from the debate stage and 2020 Democratic field, and
campaign trail. women will be a pivotal
The founder of #MeToo
“You can’t have 12 mil- bloc in both the primary
is using the second anni-
lion people respond to a and the general election.
versary of the movement
hashtag in this country and Still, women are too often
to launch a new effort in-
tended to mobilize voters they not be constituents, treated like a special inter-
heading into the 2020 elec- taxpayers, and voters,” est group rather than the
tion. #MeToo founder Tarana majority of the American
The new hashtag #Me- Burke said in an interview electorate, said Ai-jen Poo,
TooVoter was unveiled with The Associated Press. director of the National Do-
Tuesday, on the same day “We need these candidates mestic Workers Alliance,
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Hood: Reeves commercial filmed Suit challenges speech

at private school is ‘phony’ rules at Mississippi
By EMILY
WAGSTER PETTUS
more,” Reeves says in the
commercial as he looks at
vate school talking about
public education and
abortion clinic
The Associated Press the camera.
Hood has also said he
teacher pay — he’s not
funded public education
Suit: Ordinance unconstitutionally
JACKSON — The
Democratic nominee for
wants to increase Missis-
sippi teacher pay. Hood
or given teachers raises.” limits free-speech rights as
Hood also said: “It’s
Mississippi governor said
Tuesday that his Republi-
said during a news con-
ference at his campaign
just a ... phony kind of people try to persuade women not
commercial in an election
can opponent should stop
running a “phony” cam-
Hood Reeves office Tuesday that tak-
year, where you come up to end pregnancies
ing inflation into account,
paign commercial about The ad that started with all these plans and
teachers are making By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
supporting public educa- airing Friday promotes he’s had an opportunity
$900 less now than when The Associated Press
tion. Reeves’ proposal to in- Reeves took office. and done nothing.”
Attorney General Jim crease public school “It makes my blood The Democrat called JACKSON — Abortion opponents in Missis-
Hood criticized Republi- teachers’ pay by about boil,” Hood said of the for Reeves to take the sippi have filed a lawsuit challenging a local or-
can Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves $4,000 to reach a South- Reeves ad. “You know, commercial off the air. A dinance that will restrict noise levels and require
for filming part of the ern average. for somebody who hasn’t Reeves campaign spokes- protesters to remain a certain distance from the
commercial at the private “Most teachers don’t done anything for pub- man did not immediately entrance of health care facilities.
New Summit School in do it for the money, but lic education for the past respond to a request for The lawsuit says the Jackson ordinance uncon-
Jackson. we’ve gotta pay them eight years to go to a pri- comment. stitutionally limits free-speech rights as people try
to persuade women not to end pregnancies.
Owners of nearby shops and restaurants have
complained about commotion outside Mississip-
pi’s only abortion clinic, Jackson Women’s Health
Organization. The bright pink clinic is in the

A THOUSAND WORDS eclectic Fondren neighborhood. Some protesters

use bullhorns and the clinic plays loud music to
cover the sound.
Jackson City Council members adopted the or-
dinance Oct. 1, and it is scheduled to take effect
Oct. 31.
Mississippi Justice Institute, which pushes for
limiting government regulations, filed the state
court lawsuit Friday for members of Sidewalk Ad-
vocates for Life.
“Our clients are engaging in quintessential free
speech, and they are doing so peacefully and re-
spectfully,” institute director Aaron Rice said in a
news release Monday. “They care deeply for the
unborn and feel morally led to offer life-affirming
alternatives to people entering an abortion facili-
ty.”
Clinic workers have said protesters harass
women.
Like many places in the Deep South, Missis-
sippi is a conservative state with a Republican-led
Legislature that has been enacting laws to restrict
access to abortion. Southern cities where abortion
clinics are located tend to be more socially and po-
litically liberal. That’s the case in Jackson, where
most City Council members are Democrats.
During the Jackson debate, council members said
limiting noise and creating a buffer zone is an at-
tempt to help patients and local businesses rather
than to help the clinic.
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff The Jackson ordinance prohibits people from
Bob Damm, center, leads about 30 people in a drum circle in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day at Fire Station protesting within 15 feet of any entrance to a
Park in Starkville on Monday. The group participated in a series of Native American drumming traditions and health care facility.
heard readings about the history of Oktibbeha County, formerly Choctaw Indian territory. Damm is a percussion
professor at Mississippi State University and gives private drumming lessons, where he met Jeri Mangum, his
co-organizer of the drum circle. “We really didn’t know what to expect,” said Mangum, an Oklahoma native and a
member of the Cherokee Nation.

Mississippi Lottery will

Around the state
manufacturing, possess-
Mississippi police ing and distributing child
accuse man of pornography.
molesting children Det. Steve Logan
under 16 said Coulston took por-
SOUTHAVEN — Au- nographic photos and
thorities in Mississippi video of himself with chil-
are looking for more vic- dren and shared them on-
tims of a man they accuse line.
of molesting children as The state attorney
young as 8 years old and general’s Internet Crimes
distributing pornograph- Against Children task
ic images. force began investigating
News outlets report after someone reported
the Desoto County Sher- seeing disturbing images.
iff’s Department arrested Investigators believe
24-year-old Daniel Coul- electronics seized during
ston at his family’s home a search of Coulston’s
on Monday. He’s charged home in Southaven, Mis-
with molesting children sissippi, could contain
under the age of 16 and more evidence.
WREG reported that
Coulston’s father said he
was shocked and heart-
broken.
Sheriff: Mississippi
inmate hurt after fight
over sandwich
QUITMAN — An in-
mate at a Mississippi jail
is being treated for inju-
ries after a fight investiga-
tors believe started over a
sandwich.
The Meridian Star re-
ports Sheriff Todd Kemp
says the incident between
two cellmates happened
Thursday.
Kemp says Joey Jen-
kins was being held on
charges of shooting into a
dwelling and aggravated
assault. Dusty Sullivan,
who shares a cell with
Jenkins, faces a burglary
charge.
Kemp says the men
have shared living space
for several months with-
out incident.
He says it’s not clear
who started Thursday’s
fight.
Kemp says Jenkins is
being treated for facial
injuries at University of
Mississippi Medical Cen-
ter in Jackson. He says as-
sault charges are pending
against Sullivan, who was
not hurt.
begin selling tickets Nov. 25
The Associated Press
JACKSON — The new Mississippi Lottery will
start selling scratch-off tickets Nov. 25.
That’s the Monday before Thanksgiving, and
it’s slightly earlier than expected.
The lottery corporation had said for months
that the sales probably would begin by early De-
cember. The organization announced the start
date in a news release Tuesday.
The corporation also is starting to let conve-
nience stores and other retailers know they have
been accepted to sell lottery tickets.
Mississippi has been one of six states without a
lottery, but lawmakers met in 2018 and authorized
the games of chance to help generate money for
highways.
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation said in
August the Multi-State Lottery Association ap-
proved Mississippi for Powerball and Mega Mil-
lions. Sales for those games are expected to begin
during the first three months of 2020.
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Scrutiny of vaccine exemptions Fort Worth chief:

banishes some from schools ‘Absolutely no excuse’
New York this year became the fifth state to passed in New York have led to un-
bending scrutiny and, in some cas-
for woman’s killing
require all students except those with valid medical es, decisions that overrule the guid-
ance of family doctors and force
The Associated Press

reasons to be fully vaccinated, when lawmakers
eliminated exemptions on religious grounds
By CAROLYN THOMPSON
The Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Carl and
Kerri Schwartz say they have good
medical reason for not vaccinat-
ing their disabled 11-year-old son,
Thorn, and until recently his local
public school went along with their
family doctor’s advice.
That changed, the Schwartz-
es said, when New York state did
away with religious exemptions for
vaccines in the middle of a measles
outbreak, and then clamped down
on medical exemptions like theirs.
Thorn is now barred from his
school in Fairport while his parents
challenge the district’s rejection of
his exemption.
Thorn Schwartz has autism, a
developmental disorder that affects
each child differently, and his fa-
ther said a new state policy is leav-
ing little room for exceptions.
“It’s just so specific for that pa-
tient. If that doctor can’t tie a par-
ticular vaccination to this particular
child’s body, it’s just denied. Peri-
od,” Carl Schwartz said.
Amid a flurry of proposals to
end personal-belief exemptions for
vaccines in states around the coun-
try, families like the Schwartzes
and others say the restrictions that
children into home-schooling.
New York this year became the
fifth state to require all students
except those with valid medical rea-
sons to be fully vaccinated, when
lawmakers eliminated exemptions
on religious grounds.
The state followed up with emer-
gency regulations toughening re-
quirements for medical exemptions.
State officials said they did not want
a repeat of what happened in Cali-
fornia, where medical exemptions
more than tripled in the three years
after they became the only allow-
able reason for a student to be un-
vaccinated. California lawmakers’
efforts to rein in the numbers by
giving the state greater oversight
sparked expansive protests during
the recent legislative session.
FORT WORTH, Texas — The furor Tuesday
over the killing of a black woman by a white Fort
Worth officer became increasingly about a gun
pointed at a bedroom window. But the police chief
and activists said the focus was on the wrong gun.
Officer Aaron Dean was arrested on a murder
charge Monday in the slaying of Atatiana Jeffer-
son. Police released an arrest warrant Tuesday
quoting the victim’s 8-year-old nephew as saying
Jefferson had pulled out a gun after hearing sus-
picious noises behind her house.
Black politicians and others criticized the
police and the media for bringing up Jefferson’s
weapon, angrily accusing the department of try-
ing to deflect blame onto an innocent victim.
“The Fort Worth Police Department is going
about the task of providing a defense for this offi-
cer,” said Lee Merritt, an attorney for the Jeffer-
son family.
Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus himself de-
clared there was “absolutely no excuse” for the
killing and said Jefferson behaved as any Texas
homeowner would have on hearing a prowler.

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New study: Opioid crisis cost US

economy $631B over 4 years
Opioids have killed
more than 400,000
Americans since 2000
By GEOFF MULVIHILL
The Associated Press
The opioid crisis cost the U.S.
economy $631 billion from 2015
through last year — and it may keep
getting more expensive, according
to a study released Tuesday by the
Society of Actuaries.
The biggest driver of the cost
over the four-year period is unreal-
ized lifetime earnings of those who
died from the drugs, followed by
health care costs.
While more than 2,000 state and
local governments have sued the
drug industry over the crisis, the
report released Tuesday finds that
governments bear less than one-
third of the financial costs. The rest
of it affects individuals and the pri-
vate sector.
The federal government is track-
ing how many lives are lost to the
opioid crisis (more than 400,000
Americans since 2000), but pinning
down the financial cost is less cer-
tain.
A U.S. Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention report from
found the cost for 2013 at $79 billion.
That’s less than half the cost that
the latest report has found in more
recent years. The crisis also has
deepened since 2013, with fentanyl
and other strong synthetic opioids
contributing to a higher number of
deaths. Overall, opioid-related death
numbers rose through 2017 before
leveling off last year at about 47,000.
A study published in 2017 by the
White House Council of Econom-
ic Advisers estimated a far higher
cost — just over $500 billion a year.
The new study notes that the White
House one used much higher fig-
ures for the value of lives lost to opi-
oids — attempting to quantify their
economic value rather than just fu-
ture income.
The actuaries’ report is intended
partly to help the insurance industry
figure out how to factor opioid use
disorder into policy pricing.
It found that the cost of the opi-
oid crisis this year is likely to be be-
tween $171 billion and $214 billion.
Even under the most optimistic sce-
nario, the cost would be higher than
it was in 2017.
The study was released just
ahead of the first federal trial on the
opioid crisis, scheduled to start next
week in Cleveland where a jury will
hear claims from Ohio’s Cuyahoga
and Summit counties against six
companies. The counties claim the
drug industry created a public nui-
sance and should pay.
The report found that criminal
justice and child-welfare system
costs have been pushed up by the
opioid epidemic.
Most of the added health care
costs for dealing with opioid addic-
tion and overdoses were borne by
Medicaid, Medicare and other gov-
ernment programs, according to
the report. Still, the crisis rang up
$18 billion in commercial insurance
costs last year. Lost productivity
costs added another $27 billion.

Fearing US abandonment, Kurds kept back channels open

‘We warned the Kurds that the Americans will ditch them’
Vladimir Chizhov, Russia’s ambassador to the European Union
By MAT THEW LEE
and SARAH EL DEEB
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — ditch them,” Russia’s am-
When Syria’s Kurdish
fighters, America’s long-
time battlefield allies
against the Islamic State,
announced over the week-
end that they were switch-
ing sides and joining
up with Damascus and
Moscow, it seemed like
a moment of geopolitical
whiplash.
But in fact, the move
had been in the works for
more than a year. Fear-
ing U.S. abandonment,
the Kurds opened a back
channel to the Syrian gov-
ernment and the Russians
in 2018, and those talks
ramped up significantly
in recent weeks, Ameri-
can, Kurdish and Russian
officials told The Associ-
ated Press.
“We warned the Kurds
that the Americans will
bassador to the European
Union, Vladimir Chizhov,
told Russia’s Tass news
agency on Monday.
The switch in alle-
giances is a stark illustra-
tion of how American foes
like Russia and Syria are
working steadily to fill the
vacuum left by President
Donald Trump’s retreat in
the region. It also betrays
the anxiety that U.S. al-
lies across the globe now
feel in the face of Trump’s
seemingly impulsive for-
eign policy decisions,
which often come as a
surprise to allies and crit-
ics alike.
When Trump an-
nounced Oct. 6 that he
was pulling American
troops back from north-
eastern Syria, paving the
way for an assault by Tur-
key, the Kurds knew ex-
actly where to turn.
Syria’s Kurds have
publicly acknowledged
courting the Syrian gov-
ernment and its allies
over the past year. But
much of the back-channel
diplomacy, including the
most recent talks, hap-
pened behind the scenes.
Discussions between
the Kurds, the Syrian
government and Moscow
began early last year as
the Kurds grew nervous
that the Americans would
leave them in the lurch,
Kurdish officials said.
Pulling U.S. troops out of
northeastern Syria would
leave the Kurds directly
in Turkey’s line of fire,
because the Americans
served as something of
a buffer between the two
sides.
The Turks have long
been eager for an oppor-
tunity to go into Syria
and flush out the Kurdish
fighters, whom they con-
sider terrorists.

End in sight?
GM CEO Barra
joins talks with
striking union
By TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writer

DETROIT — General
Motors CEO Mary Barra
joined negotiators at the
bargaining table, an indi-
cation that a deal may be
near to end a monthlong
strike by the United Auto
Workers union that has
paralyzed the company’s
factories.
Barra and GM Presi-
dent Mark Reuss were in
the bargaining room early
Tuesday, a person briefed
on the talks said, but they
left later in the morning as
committees began work on
specific contract language.
The person didn’t want to
be identified because the
talks are confidential.
The appearance of two
key executives is a strong
sign that bargainers are
closing in on a contract
agreement that would end
the strike, which began on
Sept. 16.
Another person briefed
on the talks said the only
issues that remain are
faster pay increases for
workers hired after 2007,
apprenticeships for skilled
trades workers, and the
specifics of winding down
a joint union-company
training center. The per-
son also didn’t want to
be identified because the
talks are ongoing.

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Voice of the people
On refusals to comply
with subpoenas
I don’t get it.
If I am being followed by a police car with
flashing lights, I am expected to pull over
whether I think I’ve done anything wrong or
not. If I don’t, the consequences get far worse.
The Trump administration, with the help of At-
torney General Bill Barr and Secretary of State,
Mike Pompeo, does not seem to think this same
logic applies to the President.
If I get a ticket I get a ticket and don’t pay for
it - a warrant is issued for my arrest. Whether
I think I deserved the ticket or not. Again,
Trump/Barr/Pompeo seem to think the Presi-
dent is exempt.
What if I am actually served a subpoena
by an officer of the court - and don’t appear? I
am held in contempt of court and can be fined
or even jailed. My opinion on whether or not
I should have been served doesn’t matter.
Trump/Barr/Pompeo? Maybe for you, but not
for us.
Consider now what is happening with the
House impeachment inquiry. The White House
and the Departments of State and Justice are
refusing to hand over documents requested by
the committee. They are also refusing to allow
witnesses employed by them to appear. Subpoe-
naed or not, doesn’t matter.
Just imagine if you did that. Worse, imagine
how nuts people would have gone if President
Obama had done what President Trump has
done. I hate that we are in this situation. But I
think we know what has to be done.
Fred Kinder MUSINGS
Columbus

Who’s on first?
Remember the “Who’s one first, What’s
A noggin of despair
on second” skit? That gives you an idea of the An Irish immigrant
council meeting Tuesday evening. The fire- friend of mine once told
man’s raise, that was tabled last meeting was me that, in the Ireland of
not mentioned. Word on the street has it, the his youth, the word “nog-
mayor was “NOT HAPPY” it was brought up gin” was, as he put it “the
in the first place at the last meeting. But who most elastic word in the
knows what goes on behind closed doors, as the language.”
Charlie Rich song goes. The financial report “If my uncle said he
was given, by the CFO rapidly, with one com- had a ‘noggin of whiskey,’
ment given, which could not be heard by the that meant anything from
gallery. All smiles from the council. And the a swallow to a quart,” my
report was approved. We’ve got money in the friend said.”
bank I guess, but who knows. That kind of word is Marc Dion
Did I say the council meeting is a spectator handy to know.
sport before? “I don’t know who’s on third” as
the skit goes because, when Mr. Irby came to
In America today, the
most elastic word is “trea-
The betrayal
address the council about awarding the low
contract for doing the demolition of six blighted
son,” which covers all the
ground between Pres.
of the
properties, not a single council member had a Donald Trump’s quid
pro quo with Ukraine, to
country’s
copy of the bids. Deer in the headlights reac-
tion. The deadline for the bids was September Hillary Clinton’s lost and
wandering emails.
laws we call
30, when they were opened. Now the way I un-
derstand it, Mr. Irby had the approval from the What I am writing right “treason,”
Federal Grant officials to take the low bid. But it now is probably treason,
was tabled. This is no way to do business. The or it will be soon. Besides, but is it not
city gives deadlines on bids, but doesn’t give at other times, I have used
those bids to the council for approval? Some- this column to give aid just as much
thing is just not right with this. Could it be the and comfort to African
bid was not the one’s the city wanted? Makes a Americans, gays, children of a crime to
fellow wonder. But that’s me. Well enough about killed in school shootings
that. I was going to address drainage in our fair and nonlegal immigrants betray our
held in dog cages. When
city, but that’s for another day. Pray for our city.
God bless Columbus and America. they come for me, I’m not ideals?
Lee Roy Lollar going to have to ask them
Columbus why.
The betrayal of the country’s
laws we call “treason,” but is it not
A letter to the editor is an excellent way to just as much of a crime to betray
participate in your community. We request the our ideals?
tone of your letters be constructive and respect- To mock the disabled is trea-
ful and the length be limited to 450 words. We son. It is treason to encourage the
welcome all letters emailed to voice@cdispatch. ugly worm of racism, and treason
com or mailed to The Dispatch, Attn: Letters to to cut taxes on corporations and
the Editor, PO Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703- raise them for everyone else. It is
0511. treason to dig poisonously away at
the root of civil discourse with lies
and name-calling. It keep the guns no one was trying to
is treason to imply take, the ones who wouldn’t accept
that a free press is the right to abortion as settled law,
the enemy of the the rebel-yelling buffoons who
people. It is treason wave the Confederate flag, the ban-
to say, over and over ner of slavery and treason.
again, that the elected If you have the votes, you can
representatives of the rewrite any law, and if you are
American people are unsatisfied with the rewrite, you
untrue to their oaths can bring the old law back again.
when they question The country did just that with the
your conduct. It is prohibition of alcohol, and we have
treason to suggest started that process again with the
that your loss of the legalization of marijuana.
next election may re-
sult in a revolution led
But the ideals of the nation are
not dry words in books. They are
by bikers and police
officers.
not rewritten at the whim of bitter
fools who want it to be 1950 again.
This failed realtor
at the top of our sick,
They are the cold wind that drives
over the beaches of Normandy to-
white-faced govern-
ment was elected by
day, the heights at Gettysburg from
which Union soldiers blew slavery
less than half those apart with cannon.
who voted, and that The ideas of the nation have
half was blind with a pumping heart that circulates
rage and hatred for the blood of liberty, a heart that
the country’s first feels compassion for the poor, for
black president. With the weak, for the enslaved, for the
his mail-order bride worker who risks his job and signs
and his callous butch- a union card, for the woman whose
ery of the English next $8-a-week raise will be eaten
language, this pus- by child care costs, for the elderly
filled toad of a leader man taking his blood pressure
is every self-made medication when he can afford to,
man who should have gotten some not when he should.
help with the making. Betraying those ideals is trea-
Treason? Trump stinks of trea- son.
son. The crazy religious zealots Step down, President Trump.
who crashed planes into office You are a traitor.
buildings full of husbands and Marc Dion, a nationally syndi-
wives didn’t harm America as much cated columnist, is a reporter and
as this president, and the crazy columnist for The Herald News, the
religious zealots who support him daily newspaper of his hometown,
re-crucify their Christ every day. Fall River, Massachusetts. For more
Treason? The traitors are those on Dion, go to go to www.creators.
who voted for Trump so they could com.

Other Editors

The dangerous growth of unchecked presidential power

For too long, the power of
the executive branch has long
exceeded the narrow set of
powers and expectations set
out by the U.S. Constitution.
Unfortunately, there is little
sign of this changing, with
President Trump and the Dem-
ocratic candidates alike perpet-
ually seeking to push the limits
of executive authority.
Just because someone
is elected president doesn’t
mean they can do whatever
they’d like. And even for those
who claim a “mandate,” any
purported mandate must be
constrained by the limits of the
constitution.
While presidents have a
tendency to take on an almost
cultish devotion among their
strongest supporters, Ameri-
cans ought to see the danger-
ous path of infusing a single
individual with so much power.
Though there is still plenty
of information to sort through,
there is legitimate cause
for concern about President
Trump’s apparent order to hold
up congressionally approved
aid to Ukraine ahead of a call
with Ukraine’s then new-
ly-elected president Volodymyr
Zelensky.
It raises, among other
things, red flags over the pres-
ident breaching the separation
of powers with regards to Con-
gress’ power of the purse.
But in addressing another
sort of abuse of power, these
pages have called out other
instances of President Trump
overextending the reach the
executive branch ought to
have.
This includes tariffs initi-
ated officially under dubious
national security grounds. It
also includes his perpetuation
of American involvement in
conflicts without congressio-
nal authorization, particularly
U.S.-support for Saudi Arabia’s
brutal war in Yemen. And it
includes his efforts to sidestep
Congress by declaring a na-
tional security at the southern
border after Congress refused
to fund a border wall.
Whatever the merits of
any of these ideas, there’s
supposed to be a process for
implementing and pursuing
such policies.
Unfortunately, in sidestep-
ping Congress and expanding
the power of the executive
branch, President Trump has
merely followed those who
came before him.
And to make matters worse,
those vying to succeed him ar-
en’t much better on that front.
Democratic presidential
candidates have been more
than happy to run with the idea
that they can abuse executive
authority, particularly by way
of executive orders, to get
what want without having to go
through Congress.
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Cal-
ifornia, for instance, has prom-
ised that if Congress doesn’t
agree to gun control policies to
her liking, she’ll simply issue
executive orders to impose gun
control policies.
Joe Biden’s website touts
the former vice president’s
promise to “sign a series of
new executive orders with
unprecedented reach that go
well beyond the Obama-Biden
Administration platform and
put us on the right track” with
respect to climate change.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren,
D-Massachusetts, meanwhile,
has vowed to “do everything
I can by executive order,” on
guns, while also wanting to use
that power to raise the pay of
women of color.
It’s unfortunate that the
American power have al-
lowed presidents and aspiring
presidents to get such an
outsized view of their powers.
It is likewise unfortunate that
Congress has been allowed to
do little more than allow things
to run on autopilot, with only
rare efforts to check presiden-
tial powers.
One thing is for certain: the
founders would not recognize
the federal government of
today as what they envisioned
and planned for.
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n EAST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus East Lions Club meets
every second and fourth Monday of the
month at 65 Airline Road. For more infor-
mation, call 662-251-1415 or 662-574-
7552.
n HOST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus Host Lions Club meets
every Friday at noon at EMCC Lion Hills
Center for a buffet lunch and business
gathering. For more information, call John
Michael, 601-955-2176.
n AARP COLUMBUS
AARP meets the first Wednesday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the Community Room
of Regions Bank, Main Street, Columbus.
Programs are geared to the needs and
interests of seniors 50 and up. For more
information, call 662-889-9496.
n AARP STARKVILLE
AARP Starkville meets the first Thursday of
each month at 10 a.m. in the Community
Room of Cadence Bank, West Main Street,
Starkville. Next meeting is Oct. 3. Speaker
will be Dr. Richard Harkness with Missis-
sippi State University Department of Plant
and Soil Science. For more information,
call Eileen Carr-Tabb, 662-312-3431.
n POSSUM TOWN TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters meet every
Friday at 7 a.m. at the Church of Christ,
Columbus. To become a better communi-
cator and leader, call 662-549-3483.
n POSSUM TOWN QUILTERS
Possum Town Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m.
the second and fourth Saturdays of each
month at the Rosenzweig Arts Center (low-
er level), 501 Main St., Columbus. Check
us out at possumtownquilters.blogspot.
com.
n LOWNDES REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican Women meets
the second Tuesday of each month at
the Lion Hills Center, 2331 Military Road.
Buffet line opens at 11:15 a.m., with call
to order at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters Guild meets
at 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the
Starkville Sportsplex Activities Building.
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■ DULCIMER PLAYERS
Friendly City Strummers meet twice month-
ly to practice and teach others to play
dulcimers. Join for $10/year for the whole
family. Dulcimers available to borrow.
Contact David Saum, 662-386-6836 or
DrSaum@cableone.net, or the Switzers,
662-312-6025.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 288 meets
Tuesdays at Community Baptist Church,
Yorkville Road East, Columbus. Weigh-in
begins at 5:30 p.m. Contact Pat Harris,
662-386-0249.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 270 meets
Thursdays at 4370 Cal-Kolola Road, Cale-
donia. Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30 p.m. Con-
tact Michelle Holliman, 662-386-3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the Starkville
Sportsplex Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Crafts provided by the parks department.
For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-323-
2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the activities room
adjacent to the multi-purpose facility at
the Starkville Sportsplex Thursdays 10
a.m.-noon. Bring your own project to work
on. For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-323-
2294.
Health Notes
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers CPR classes
for the community at 6 p.m. in the Patient
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Tower. Preregistration required. Call the
Education Department, 662-244-2498.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers Childbirth
and Breastfeeding classes each month, 6
p.m., in room 6, near the Gift Shop, $20.
For information or to register, call 662-244-
2498.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Emerson Family Center in Starkville offers
Childbirth classes from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
every Tuesday. For more information, call
662-320-4907.
n LUPUS SUPPORT
A lupus support group meets at 10 a.m.
the first Saturday of every month in room 6
of the Baptist Golden Triangle Patient Tow-
er. Open to anyone with lupus or any family
member or friend. For more information,
call Rashell Hopkins, 662-570-8342.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts a support
group for cancer survivors and their
families, noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of
every month in Classroom 5 of the Patient
Towers. Lunch provided. For information
and location, call 662-244-2923.
n HYPERTENSION SUPPORT
A pulmonary hypertension support group
meets at 2 p.m. the second Saturday of
every month at North Mississippi Medical
Center-West Point Education Center, 385
Medical Center Drive. For information, call
Dana Albert, 662-295-3642.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts day classes
for Diabetes Support on third Wednesdays
of each month, 10-11 a.m. in Patient Tower
room 6. For information, call Lacy Smith,
662-244-1392.
n DIALYSIS SUPPORT
A dialysis support group meets at 6 p.m.
the second Thursday of each month at
Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT, room 6.
Open to patients diagnosed with End Stage
Renal Disease. For more information, call
662-328-4440.
n CAREGIVER SUPPORT
A caregiver support group meets at 6 p.m.
the fourth Tuesday of each month at Bap-
tist Memorial Hospital-GT, room 4. Open
to adult family or other informal caregivers
age 18 or older providing care to individ-
uals with a disability, chronic illness or
dementia diagnosis. For more information,
call 662-328-4440.
n CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
This group meets at 11:30 a.m. the last
Thursday of each month at First United
Methodist Church, 602 Main St., Colum-
bus. A study on the book “No Act of Love is
Ever Wasted: The Spirituality of Caring for
Persons with Dementia” is underway.
n ABUSE RECOVERY GROUP
A Domestic Abuse Recovery Group meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. through Safe Haven
Inc. Group counseling for rape recovery is
available. For information, call 662-327-
6118 or 662-889-2067.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle seeks caring, com-
passionate volunteers to help in a variety
of hospital settings. For information, call
Lisa Bowers,662-244-1165.
n BAPTIST HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Hospice-Golden Triangle seeks
volunteers to assist in the office and with
Hospice families at 2309 Bluecutt Road,
Suite B. For more information, call Katie
Bostwick, 662-243-1173.
n DRUG/ALCOHOL INTERVENTION
Narconon offers drug and alcohol interven-
tions. For free screenings or referrals, call
1-800-431-1754.
n GOLDEN TRIANGLE AA
Golden Triangle AA meets daily for support.
If you want to drink, that is your business.
If you want to stop drinking, that is our
business. For information, call 662-327-
8941.
n AL-ANON MEETING
The Columbus Al-Anon Family Groups
meet Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30
p.m. When you don’t know where to turn
because someone drinks too much, we can
help. For information, call 888-425-2666
or go to msafg.org.
Subject: NATS
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 7A
OTHER EVENTS
n ANGEL TREE REGISTRATION
Registration for the Christmas Angel Tree
is 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Oct. 21-25 at
the Salvation Army, 2219 Main St., Colum-
bus. For a list of required documentation or
more information, call 662-327-5137.
n TALENT SEARCH
The True Foundation Outreach Center
hosts a talent search event at 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 26 at Genesis Church, 1820 23rd St.
N. All singers, dancers, poets, musicians
and mimes, ages 8-25, are encouraged
to compete. Registration is $5 individu-
als, $10 groups. To register or for more
information, call 662-549-7717 or 662-
549-5810.
n HALLOWEEN SOCIAL
The Columbus Young Professionals’
Halloween Social will be 6-9 p.m. Oct. 28,
at the Lion Hills Center/Mulligan’s, 2321
Military Rd.
n RECORD KEEPING WORKSHOP
Unlimited Community Agricultural Cooper-
ative (UCAC) hosts a record keeping work-
shop at 10 a.m. Oct. 28 at the Oktibbeha
County Extension Office, 106 Felix Long
Dr., Starkville, with Carolyn Banks of Alcorn
State University Extension Program. For
information, call UCAC President Orlando
Trainer, 662-769-0071 or email, orlando-
trainer@hotmail.com.
n BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Starkville Library Book
Sale is the first Monday of each month at
the Starkville Public Library, 326 University
Drive.
n ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING
Memphis Town Community Action Group
meets fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m. to discuss
issues related to the Kerr-McGee site. For
information, contact Leon Hines, 662-574-
6109.
n 50 DRESSES MINISTRY
Reach1 Teach1 Ministries’ 50 Dresses
Ministry Program to the Golden Triangle
area helps those in need of a dress or
suit for a job search. Donations accept-
ed. Call Regional Coordinator Cequeila
Bigbee, 870-627-2859 or e-mail, 1delivere-
din2014@gmail.com.
n ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES
Emerson Family Center, 1504 Louisville
St., Starkville, offers Adult Education class-
es from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 9.
n WALKING GROUP
J.L. King Center’s Families First of Oktib-
beha County invites the community to join
its Walking Group at 6:30 a.m. Monday-Fri-
day at Westside Park, 700 N. Long St.,
Starkville.
n EFFECTIVE PARENTING
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers free
effective parenting classes, with insight
on child safety, appropriate discipline,
effective communication and more. For
information, call 662-368-3603.
n ACTIVE PARENTING
Emerson Family Center, Starkville, offers
Active Parenting classes 10-11 a.m. Oct.
9. Free diapers for those who complete the
four class series. Free child care provided.
Call 662-320-4607.
n FREE COMPUTER CLASSES
Emerson Family Center, Starkville, offers
free computer classes 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays.
Call 662-320-4607.
n FREE TUTORING
Family Resource Center, 1575 Second
Ave. N., Columbus, offers free tutoring,
computer use and printing services for
pre-K-eighth grade. Limited slots. Call 662-
368-3603.
n PARENT CAFÉ
Emerson family Center, Starkville, offers
Parent Café meetings 11 a.m.-noon every
Monday. For more information, call 662-
418-5193 or visit fcp-parentcafe.com.
n TENN-TOM WATERWAY MUSEUM
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Trans-
portation Museum, 318 Seventh St. N.,
Columbus, is open for tours Monday-Friday,
8 a.m.-2 p.m. School field trips, civic clubs,
church groups encouraged. For group tours,
call 662-328-8936 or 662-574-5794.
8A Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Stewart
Continued from Page 1A
community and respect-
ing the people in my com-
munity, that meant a lot to
me. It showed in the num-
bers tonight.”
Terry said even in de-
feat she felt her campaign
had been successful.
“Congratulations to
Mrs. Stewart,” Terry said
in an email to The Dis-
patch. “This was a hard
fought race and I learned
so much about the inter-
working of politics. I am
hopeful that the needs
and concerns recognized
and expressed by the cit-
izens of Ward 1 and the
City of Columbus will not
be taken lightly. I want to
thank the citizens of Ward
1 who trusted me with
their votes, those who
supported me by canvass-
ing the ward, and those
who supported me both
financially and spiritually.
“I hope that we can all
come together and work
for the betterment of our
ward and the City of Co-
lumbus,” she added.
With the victory, Stew-
art becomes the first wom-
an on the six-member city
council since 2008, which
she said meant a lot to her.
But there was some-
thing that meant even
more, she said.
Stewart is the sister of
Gene Taylor, whose un-
expected death on Aug. 5
created the opening. Tay-
CMSD
Continued from Page 1A
One of Labat’s goals
when she took over was
to improve morale in the
district, which had been
rocked by several scan-
dals during Hickman’s
tenure. Morale was a key
concern of district stake-
holders — including par-
ents, district staff and
business leaders in the
community — when the
district was searching for
a superintendent in 2018.
“That was one of the
key takeaways from what
the stakeholders had con-
veyed to the board in our
meetings,” said board
president Jason Spears,
referring to a public meet-
ing introducing Labat
and two other candidates
during the superinten-
dent search.
He added multiple
stakeholders have told
board members they are
happy with Labat at the
district’s helm.
“We continue to re-
ceive ongoing feedback
Aldermen
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“I think it was perfect-
ly appropriate based on
the legal counsel, which I
am very confident in, and
the need to do the city’s
business,” Spruill told
The Dispatch after the
meeting.
The board approved
the minutes 4-2 with
Perkins and Vaughn vot-
ing no. Aldermen Ben
Carver, Sandra Sistrunk,
David Little and Jason
Walker, of Wards 1 to 4
respectively, voted yes.
Ward 5 Alderman Hamp
Beatty was absent.
Perkins has not re-
sponded to multiple mes-
sages from The Dispatch
asking why he was ab-
sent from the September
meeting.
Other business
The board voted 4-2
to petition area state
legislators to pass a lo-
cal and private piece of
legislation for the city to
allow dogs in addition to
service dogs on the pati-
os of restaurants.
State law currently
prohibits it as part of
the United States Pub-
lic Health Service Food
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Ethel Taylor Stewart’s lifelong friend Martha Whitfield
and sister-in-law Terry Taylor hug after Stewart’s victory
is announced in the election for Ward 1 Councilwoman
Tuesday night at the Columbus Municipal Complex.
Terry Taylor is the wife of previous Ward 1 Councilman
Gene Taylor, who died earlier this year.
lor was in his fourth term
on the council at the time
of his death.
Stewart was one of
nine candidates to quali-
fy for the special election
to fill Taylor’s unexpired
term, which ends in 2021.
“I was thinking of my
brother when I decided
to run,” Stewart said.
“People usually didn’t
run against him. When I
found out there were nine
of us, my thought was,
‘Oh my God, what have I
gotten into? I have a real
battle on my hands.’”
She began knocking on
doors, meeting residents
throughout the ward.
“My message to them
from various stakehold-
ers,” he said. “Everyone
seems to be in one accord
based on her effort and
her ability to improve it
dramatically.”
Internet plan
The board also vot-
ed during its meeting to
have board attorney Da-
vid Dunn draft a memo-
randum of understanding
with Columbus Light and
Water officially entering
into an agreement to pro-
vide district students with
free internet access at
home.
CMSD board members
initially came up with the
idea a year ago to pay
CLW to use its existing
fiber optic cable network
to provide internet. CLW
plans to broadcast the dis-
trict’s internet from five
sites: the Boys and Girls
Club building on 14th Ave-
nue North; the Townsend,
Propst Park and Sandfield
Code, but several local
restaurants allow dogs
on their patios without
knowing it is illegal, ac-
cording to the meeting
agenda. The proposed
policy would allow
restaurant owners to
still ban dogs from their
patios if they believe it is
better for their business.
Nine other states in-
cluding Oregon, Illinois
and Florida have altered
their adoption of the
federal code to make
the same allowance
Starkville is requesting.
No other municipality
in Mississippi has made
such a request, Spruill
said.
Six local restaurant
owners — Ty Thames,
Rick Welch, Robin Fant,
Barton Dinkins, John
Bean and Jay Yates —
cosigned a letter to
Spruill and the aldermen
expressing their support
for the request.
“Dining at restau-
rants is a time meant
to be spent with fami-
ly and friends and the
option to include man’s
best friend, when dining
outside, only enhances
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is I am here to serve the
citizens of Ward 1,” she
said. “I don’t have a lot of
things I can promise you,
but what I can promise is
that I will listen to your
needs and I will take care
of the issues and con-
cerns that we’re able to
take care of.”
Stewart emerged from
the Sept. 24 election as
the front-runner, with 64
more votes than Taylor,
sending the two candi-
dates to Tuesday’s runoff.
“In the runoff, I felt I
had built a relationship in
the community with peo-
ple,” she said. “I visited
the same people before. I
worked even harder with
community centers; and
East Columbus Gym.
CLW general manager
Todd Gale said the next
step is to conduct a prop-
agation study ensuring
each of those sites will
provide adequate cover-
age for the district’s stu-
dents.
“Then we’ll have to run
the fiber,”
he said.
“Then we’ll
hook the ra-
dios up and
we’ll be on
our way.”
He add-
ed CLW Gales
may have
to extend some already
existing fiber optic cables
about a mile around East
Columbus Gym, but for
the most part the infra-
structure needed to pro-
vide internet to the stu-
dents is already in place.
Though costs are still
preliminary, Labat and
Spears said the total cost
this quality time,” they
wrote.
The resolution passed
with little discussion.
Perkins and Vaughn
were again the dissent-
ing votes.
Additionally, the
board unanimously
approved the updated
placetype maps, which
illustrate the land use
designations in the city
limits, that the planning
department put forth as
part of a rewrite of the
unified development
code.
A placetype map is not
a zoning map but aims to
“translate the language
of the comprehensive
plan into the map,” city
planner Daniel Havelin
said. The previous maps
were inaccurate because
of misalignments, split
placetypes and conflicts
over how to use the land,
he said.
Tuesday’s meeting in-
cluded the second public
hearing for the maps,
and no one came forward
to speak.
Havelin and assistant
city planner Emily Cor-
ban have been working
the runoff because the
time frame was so short.
I came out ahead in the
first election, but I knew
I had to to stay ahead, so
I worked harder and pig-
gy-backed on what I did in
the first election.”
Among those who
gathered at the munici-
pal complex to support
Stewart was Terry Taylor,
Gene Taylor’s widow. She
said she encouraged her
sister-in-law to run, but
did not give any specific
advice.
“She came to me and
said, “You know, I want
to keep (Gene’s) legacy
alive. I’m going to run.’”
Taylor said. “I just said,
‘To God be the glory. I
support you 150 percent.’”
Taylor said she felt
Tuesday’s outcome was
personal.
“I feel like a winner, all
the way,” she said.
Stewart said the low
turnout — only 597 of
roughly 2,700 registered
voters in Ward 1 went to
the polls — is more of an
opportunity than a disap-
pointment.
“Usually when a per-
son who doesn’t vote or
complains a lot, that’s a
cry for help,” she said.
“My position now is to
work with the communi-
ty and find out what they
need and why they didn’t
vote and go from there.”
would be $160,000 over
five years, which the dis-
trict will pay at $1,500 per
month. If that cost chang-
es, Spears and Dunn said
during the meeting, the
board can still change or
back out of the agreement
before CLW accrues any
construction or installa-
tion costs.
Gale said right now the
$160,000 appears to cover
all the district’s costs, in-
cluding equipment.
Spears said it will be
several months before
the service is ready for
students as CLW installs
further equipment. In the
meantime, he said, the
district plans to hold pub-
lic meetings for parents
and students explaining
how the new service will
work.
“It may be toward the
end of this year, but hope-
fully it will be fully oper-
ational by the next school
year.”
on the updated unified
development code since
2017, and the board of al-
dermen will vote on the
code in December. The
new code will include a
new zoning map based
on the placetype maps.
Sports
Perturbed by middling start, Moorhead
shows true self in address to MSU fanbase
Mississippi State head coach Joe Moorhead watches the video replay in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against Tennessee.
By Ben Portnoy
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — As
Mississippi State coach
Joe Moorhead exited the
field at Neyland Stadium
Saturday, he shared a
quick embrace with his
daughter, Kyra.
Jeers and taunts from
orange and white-clad
Tennessee sympathizers
rained down on the pair
as the two headed for the
tunnel.
Kyra, a first-year stu-
dent at MSU, had been
brought to tears after the
PREP BASKETBALL
Columbus girls ready to face new foes
By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Bri Smith is counting
down the days.
Ten until her Colum-
bus High School girls
basketball team plays
in its jamboree event at
Itawamba Community
College in Fulton. Seven
more until the small for-
ward starts her senior
season at the Choctaw
Central Tournament on
Nov. 2.
Plenty has changed
since the Falcons’ 2018-
2019 season came to an
end with a tough loss to
Greenville in the second
round of the state play-
offs. Columbus lost six
seniors, including star
Hannah White, moved
down from Class 6A to
Class 5A and will enter
this season facing new
competition with a young,
largely unproven team.
“There’s new crowds,”
Smith said. “There’s new
coaches. There’s new
players. We’ve just gotta
be able to adjust to it and
to be able to adjust to it
quick.”
Despite the players
Columbus lost and the
plethora of new faces on
the team, Smith remains
confident: The Falcons
can not only match last
year’s 23-5 record but im-
prove in it.
“We’ve still got people
coming up,” Smith said.
“I’m expecting us to go
farther than we did last
year and possibly win in
Bulldogs fell to the Vol-
unteers in a game odd-
smakers predicted her
father’s squad to win by a
touchdown.
“You hear a few fans
as she’s walking out of
the stadium telling her
that her dad sucks,”
Moorhead said. “And you
know, they were right.
On this day, I did suck.
But that’s part of it.”
The anecdote, which
Moorhead recounted
Monday, capped off an
impassioned and emo-
tional plea by the sec-
ond-year head coach to
Aniya Saddler will be perhaps the most important of Columbus’ four seniors.
the championship.”
Smith and fellow se-
niors Sercora Tate, Ni-
tirah Barry and Aniya
Saddler will be leading
that charge for the Fal-
cons this season. Saddler,
in particular, has been
drawing recruiting inter-
est from area junior col-
leges, and her teammates
know her importance.
“Once she gets in the
game and they see what
she can do, there’s gon-
na be a lot of pressure on
her,” Barry said.
To counter opposing
teams’ preparations,
Smith said, Saddler will
have to take more outside
shots rather than continu-
ally driving to the basket
-- a problem that will af-
fect the team as a whole.
Last season, shooting
was one of the Falcons’
strengths, but a lot of the
team’s best markswomen
the MSU fanbase, asking
it to stick with him and
his program through a
middling start.
“Nothing means more
to me than to bring a
consistently success-
ful, championship-level
program to Mississippi
State,” Moorhead said,
choking up with each
word. “Every waking mo-
ment not spent with my
family is utilized in an
effort to make it happen,
and that’s what makes
losing games so diffi-
cult.”
Following the loss on
have departed.
“Now, we can shoot,
but it’s not consistent like
they were,” Barry said.
“We’ve got a lot of ‘basket
go-getter-ers,’ like our
coach says. We’ve got a
lot of good rebounders. I
feel like we can fill in a lot
of spots.”
The Falcons have plen-
ty of height among their
sophomore and junior
classes, something Barry
is happy to see when the
starting lineup needs re-
lief.
“We’ve got a starting
five, but we’ve got a whole
new six coming on,” Bar-
ry said.
That depth is espe-
cially important because
Columbus’ seniors don’t
have a ton of game ex-
perience, coach Yvonne
Hairston said -- last year’s
seniors played the bulk of
the minutes.
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Rocky Top, the Bulldogs
sit at 3-3 and 1-2 in SEC
play. More troubling, it
has been MSU’s anemic
offense — the supposed
centerpiece to a Moor-
head-led team — that
has caused many of the
issues.
An offensive ace at
Penn State, Moorhead’s
unit currently ranks No.
82 in scoring offense and
No. 94 in total offense
nationally. Further, poor
quarterback play has
marred a strong start
by junior running back
Kylin Hill, who sits sec-
Dispatch file photo
“We’re just gonna have
to wait and see as far as
how well they can handle
game situations,” Hair-
ston said.
She’ll need her four
leaders to take a leap this
season, to consistent-
ly show in games what
they’ve learned at prac-
tice.
“You can be an 11
o’clock player,” Hairston
said. “Can you be a 6
o’clock player when the
lights come on?”
Those lights will il-
luminate a variety of
new places this season
with the Falcons’ switch
to Class 5A play. Smith
said a slower pace in 5A
should benefit the team,
but the adjustment won’t
be easy.
“When you’re going
into different arenas,
the crowd and the fans
make a big difference in
Dispatch file photo/USA TODAY Sports
ond in the SEC in rush-
ing with 609 yards on the
year.
Monday, Moorhead
addressed the issue by
making a switch under
center from Penn State
transfer Tommy Stevens
to freshman Garrett
Shrader.
The move caps off a
disappointing and dis-
heartening start, and
perhaps end, to Stevens’
time in Starkville. A
Moorhead disciple in
Happy Valley, he won
the starting job out of fall
See MOORHEAD, 2B
the kids’ play, especial-
ly being 15, 16, 17 years
old,” Hairston said. “That
makes a big difference.”
New Hope, which Co-
lumbus will face on the
road Jan. 17 and at home
Jan. 31, is now a district
opponent, as are Grenada
and West Point. The Fal-
cons always look forward
to their matchups with
Starkville, including Nov.
12’s home game, and
they’re also excited to
face Pontotoc on Nov. 14.
“When I see them, I
look at us,” Smith said of
Pontotoc. “How we were
last year and a little bit of
this year. They’ve got a
lot of players that we can
match up with.”
Even before the Fal-
cons reach that matchup,
Hairston said, a good ba-
rometer for their season
should already be set. As
for where it will be set,
though, the Columbus
coach has no idea.
“Our first four games,
either we’re gonna go 0-4
or 4-0,” Hairston said. “It
all depends. We’ve got
some really tough games
really early.”
Whether it’s an old
Class 6A rival in the Yel-
low Jackets or a new dis-
trict foe like the Trojans,
everyone on Columbus’
schedule wants a piece.
The Falcons wouldn’t
have it any other way.
“Everybody wants Co-
lumbus,” Barry said. “Ev-
erywhere we go, there’s
gonna be competition.”
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SECTION
MISSISSIPPI STATE
WOMEN’S HOOPS
Bulldogs
picked
third in
SEC poll
By Ben Portnoy
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Bas-
ketball season is upon us
— almost.
Tuesday, the Mississip-
pi State women’s basket-
ball team was selected to
finish third in the South-
eastern Conference by
members of the media be-
hind South Carolina and
Texas A&M per a news
release.
Coming off an Elite
Eight appearance last
season, MSU returns just
one starter from in senior
guard Jordan Danberry,
though it does welcome
the nation’s No. 6 recruit-
ing class — headlined by
McDonald’s All-American
Rickea Jackson.
Jackson, the No. 5 over-
all recruit in the ESPN
HoopGurlz class of 2019
rankings, was a two-time
Michigan Gatorade Play-
er of the Year and aver-
aged 22.2 points per game
during this past summer’s
World University Games.
The Bulldogs come into
this season seeking their
third straight outright
SEC title — something
no team has done since
Tennessee did so between
2001 and 2004 — after
finishing last year 15-1 in
conference play while se-
curing the program’s first
ever SEC Tournament
championship.
SEC Women’s Basketball
Preseason Poll
1. South Carolina
2. Texas A&M
3. Mississippi State
4. Kentucky
5. Arkansas
6. Tennessee
7. Auburn
8. LSU
9. Missouri
10. Georgia
11. Alabama
12. Florida
13. Ole Miss
14. Vanderbilt
MISSISSIPPI STATE
MEN’S HOOPS
Perry named to
preseason All-
SEC first team;
MSU picked
seventh in poll
BY Garrick Hodge
ghodge@cdispatch.com
Mississippi State soph-
omore forward Reggie
Perry has been selected to
the Southeastern Confer-
ence’s preseason All-SEC
first team, the league an-
nounced Tuesday.
He becomes the 10th
player in program histo-
ry to receive preseason
first team honors and the
first MSU player since
the 2011-12 season (Dee
Boost). In his freshman
season, Perry picked up
All-SEC freshman team
honors after averaging 9.7
points and 7.2 rebounds
per game. Florida’s Kerry
Blackshear was tabbed
the league’s preseason
Player of the Year.
As a team, Mississippi
State was picked to finish
seventh in the league in a
See Bulldogs, 2B
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Moorhead
Continued from Page 1B
camp over junior incum-
bent Keytaon Thompson.
Entering the season, it
was Stevens’ comprehen-
sive understanding of the
playbook — one that was
gained in his two years
under Moorhead’s tute-
lage at Penn State — that
gave him the edge. But in
the time since winning
the job, a slew of injuries
has forced Stevens out of
three games and to miss
a home matchup against
Kentucky entirely.
“Yeah, it stinks,”
Moorhead said of Ste-
vens’ situation.
In his place, Shrader
has offered a glimpse at
what the future may hold
in Starkville. A four-star
recruit out of Charlotte
Christian School, he
has long been pinned as
“Moorhead’s guy” — a
narrative that persisted
Monday.
“I’ve kind of had it
in my head for the past
three years that he’s go-
ing to be a guy that what-
ever program he goes
to he was going to lead
them to great things,”
Moorhead said of Shrad-
er. “And I think from the
time he stepped on the
field to the helicopter
run, to everything that
he does on a daily basis to
be competitive and in his
preparation, and, quite
frankly, his performance
has earned the respect of
his teammates.”
Beyond the quarter-
backing issues, MSU’s
preparedness against
Tennessee and No. 11
Auburn have brought fur-
ther scrutiny on Moor-
head’s coaching capaci-
ties this season.
While the Bulldogs
were far from favored on
The Plains three weeks
ago, they were throttled
by the highly-ranked Ti-
gers — falling behind
21-0 just over six minutes
into the game.
With a bye week in
tow, Moorhead vowed to
be better heading into a
road trip to Tennessee
this past week. That said,
MSU was thoroughly
handled by a team that
hadn’t won against a
Power Five opponent this
season and lost its home More pressing, MSU is “This game, and
opener to Georgia State. 2-5 on the road in that coaching in the SEC for
“It takes time to build span and finished last about a year and a half
special things,” Moor- year 8-5 with a loss to now, has been a humbling
head said. “And it was Iowa in the Outback Bowl experience,” Moorhead
obviously not apparent all while boasting the na- said. “I don’t think you
with our performance tion’s No. 1 total defense. get to this point where I
on the field this week Admittedly a peo- am without a certain level
and against Auburn, but ple-pleaser, Moorhead of success and a certain
the long term thing, I has become wholly cog- level of confidence, but
couldn’t be more excited, nizant of the outside
this game and the SEC, it
and I know for a fact as I noise and harping critics
has a way of keeping you
stand here that it can and that have grown louder
honest.”
it will and it is going to with each succeeding
happen.” loss — defeats that man- “I’m not a Bible-thump-
Past three weeks ifested themselves in er by any means, but I am
aside, there’s legitimate the head coach’s heart- a man of God,” he con-
reason to question where felt address to the media tinued. “And I do believe
the program is headed Monday. And while the I was led to this path
under Moorhead’s direc- losses have visibly begun at Mississippi State to
tion. to weigh on him, he re- achieve great things, and
Through parts of two mains steadfast in his be- I remain steadfast in my
seasons, the Bulldogs lief he can build a winner belief that we are going
are 11-8 under his watch. in Starkville. to do it.”

Bulldogs MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Continued from Page 1B
preseason poll voted on by members of the media. Ken-
Wild-card Nats head to World Series with sweep of Cards
tucky was picked to win the league, followed by Flor- The Associated Press winning Game 3 at New
ida, Louisiana State and 2019 Final Four participant York 4-1 Tuesday.
Auburn. WASHINGTON — It “You only learn how to
Mississippi State opens the season Nov. 5 against was merely the first in- win through mistakes and
Florida International in Starkville. ning, yet fans kept rising failures,” Kendrick said.
out of their seats to ap- “All those failures paid off
SEC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll plaud or yell or twirl their today.”
1. Kentucky 8. Ole Miss red towels, to chant “Let’s The last time the
2. Florida 9. Georgia go, Nats!” and “M-V-P!”
3. LSU 10. South Carolina World Series came to the
and various players’
4. Auburn 11. Arkansas nation’s capital was 1933,
names, enjoying every
5. Tennessee 12. Texas A&M when the Washington
moment of a seven-run
6. Alabama 13. Missouri Senators lost to the New
outburst that would, even-
7. Mississippi State 14. Vanderbilt York Giants in five games.
tually, propel their city to
The lone baseball champi-
its first World Series ap- Brad Mills/USA TODAY Sports
First Team All-SEC pearance in 86 years. Washington Nationals catcher Yan Gomes hugs relief onship for the city was in
n Kerry Blackshear — Florida pitcher Daniel Hudson as they celebrate their win over 1924, when the Senators
And then, a couple of
n Anthony Edwards — Georgia hours and several innings the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the NLCS Tuesday. defeated the Giants.
n Ashton Hagans — Kentucky later, as the Washington The Senators eventu-
October. “Often, bumpy roads
n Breein Tyree — Ole Miss Nationals were protecting ally left D.C., which didn’t
Extending their stun- lead to beautiful places,”
n Reggie Perry — Mississippi State a shrinking lead, those ning turnaround, the manager Dave Martinez have a team at all for more
same spectators, 43,976 wild-card Nationals got said, “and this is a beauti- than three decades until
Second Team All-SEC strong, stood and shouted RBIs from middle-of- ful place.” the Montreal Expos —
n Kira Lewis Jr. — Alabama and reveled some more the-order stars Anthony Now NLCS MVP How- who were founded in 1969
n Isaiah Joe — Arkansas Tuesday night, giddily Rendon and Juan Soto ie Kendrick and his team- and never made it to the
n Andrew Nembhard — Florida counting down the outs in that breakout first in- mates get plenty of time to World Series — moved
n Tyrese Maxey — Kentucky needed to finish off an ning, and Patrick Corbin’s rest and set up their rota- to Washington in 2005.
n EJ Montgomery — Kentucky NL Championship Series 12-strikeout performance tion before beginning in a The Nationals had never
n Skylar Mays — LSU sweep of the St. Louis and a trio of relievers week against the Houston managed to advance in
Lamonté Turner — Tennessee Cardinals. helped hold on to beat St. Astros or New York Yan- the postseason since ar-
From 19-31 during a Louis 7-4 in Game 4 of a kees. Houston leads the riving, going 0-4 in the
SEC Player of the Year mediocre May to the Fall lopsided best-of-seven best-of-seven AL Cham- NLDS over the last seven
n Kerry Blackshear —Florida Classic in an outstanding NLCS. pionship Series 2-1 after years.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Cole pitches Astros past

Yankees for ALCS lead
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Gerrit
Cole is making his pitch
to own this October.
A gritty Cole held the
New York Yankees score-
less without his sharpest
stuff, Jose Altuve sparked
Houston at the plate and
the Astros locked down
a 4-1 victory Tuesday to
take a 2-1 lead in the AL
Championship Series.
Altuve and Josh Red-
dick homered early off
Luis Severino, who la-
bored into the fifth while
keeping the Yankees
close. But they never
broke through against
Cole, who grinded
through seven innings
to win his 19th straight
decision despite walking
five batters for the second
time in his career.
“Just boiled down to
making some good pitch-
es under pressure,” he
said.
Cole escaped a bas-
es-loaded jam in the first
and stranded nine run-
ners through five, improv-
ing to 3-0 with a 0.40 ERA
in three playoff outings
this year. Poised to be-
come a prized free agent
who could command more
than $200 million, he’s
putting together a domi-
nant run that’s beginning
to rival some of baseball’s
greatest postseason pitch-
ing performances.
The 29-year-old right-
hander, unbeaten in 25
starts since late May, al-
lowed four hits and struck
out seven. That ended a
streak of 11 consecutive
games with double-digit
strikeouts — the previ-
ous big league record was
eight. Cole led the majors
with 326 Ks this season.
“I think he’s the best
pitcher in baseball right
now,” Astros manager
AJ Hinch said. “Gerrit is
locked in. And to see him
do it on the big stage in
a playoff game with the
magnitude of this game, it
was pretty awesome.”
Game 4 in the best-of-
seven playoff is scheduled
for Wednesday night —
but that could change.
The gloomy weather fore-
cast calls for a substantial
rainstorm, potentially
forcing a postponement
that would likely alter
pitching plans for both
teams.
Gleyber Torres hom-
ered in the eighth off
Houston reliever Joe
Smith, one batter after
replay umpires reversed a
call and ruled Edwin En-
carnación out at first base.
That led to a little trash
and a ball being thrown
onto the field before pub-
lic address announcer
Paul Olden reminded fans
not to toss any objects out
of the stands.
Roberto Osuna got
three quick outs in the
ninth for a save.
“Two more to go,” Osu-
na said. “I’m excited.”
The bushy-haired Cole
grew up in California root-
ing for the Yankees and
was drafted by them 28th
overall in 2008. He didn’t
sign, choosing instead to
attend UCLA before the
Pittsburgh Pirates select-
ed him with the top pick
in 2011.
Making his second ca-
reer start at Yankee Sta-
dium, he got away with
several pitches in key sit-
uations. Other times, Cole
flashed the filthy break-
ing balls and 98-100 mph
heat that have made him
so unhittable in October
— and unbeatable since
May.
His winning streak is
the longest by a pitcher in
one year since Rube Mar-
quard began 19-0 for the
1912 New York Giants.
“He’s exceptional. And
he gets better and better
and better,” Hinch said.
“Once he found his cur-
veball, it was pretty lights
out. I think he finished his
outing as strong as ever.”
After rolling to a 7-0
victory in the series open-
er, the Yankees — the
highest-scoring team in
the majors this season —
have totaled three runs on
two homers in the last 20
innings.
“It’s obviously a little
frustrating we weren’t
able to break through
with him,” manager Aar-
on Boone said. “But I
think up and down we
gave ourselves a chance.
And anytime you’re facing
a guy like that, you want
that kind of traffic. And
we had that in several in-
nings. He made big pitch-
es when he had to.”
With two on in the fifth
and the Astros clinging to
a 2-0 lead, Didi Gregorius
lofted a high fly that Red-
dick caught at the right
field fence.
The three-time All-
Star finally found his
rhythm after that, retir-
ing his last seven batters
with three strikeouts.
He called his early fast-
ball command “spotty,”
but his ability to pitch out
of trouble prevented a live-
ly sellout crowd from real-
ly ever letting loose.
“I mean, we just had to
work it,” Cole said.
Gregorius also ground-
ed out with the bases load-
ed to end the first.
“Most of the game was
on me,” he said. “I didn’t
come through, so I was
the one that failed, not the
whole team.”

CALENDAR
Thursday
College Football
East Mississippi Community College, at
Coahoma Community College, 7 p.m.
Itawamba Community College at South-
west Mississippi Community College,
7 p.m.
College Volleyball
Sewanee at Mississippi University for
Women, 6 p.m.
Men’s College Tennis
Mississippi State at ITA Southern Re-
gional Championships, All Day
Friday
Prep Football
Columbus at Lake Cormorant, 7 p.m.
Heritage Academy at Starkville Acade-
my, 7 p.m.
Columbus Christian Academy at Hebron
Christian, 7 p.m.
Central Holmes at Oak Hill Academy,
7 p.m.
Hatley at Noxubee County, 7 p.m.
Grenada at West Point, 7 p.m.
Ezekiel at Victory Christian, 7 p.m.
Madison Central at Starkville, 7 p.m.
West Lowndes at Noxapater, 7 p.m.
New Hope at Center Hill, 7 p.m.
Caledonia at Pontotoc, 7 p.m.
College Volleyball
Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 7 p.m.
College Men’s Soccer
Mississippi University for Women at
Dallas Christian, 2 p.m.
Men’s College Tennis
Mississippi State at ITA Southern Re-
gional Championships, All Day
Saturday
College Football
LSU at Mississippi State, TBA
Texas A&M at Ole Miss, TBA
Tennessee at Alabama, TBA
Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech, 2:30
p.m.
College Volleyball
Mississippi University for Women at
Johnson University, 1 p.m.
College Men’s Soccer
Mississippi University for Women at
Southwestern Adventist, 7:45 p.m.
Men’s College Tennis
Mississippi State at ITA Southern Re-
gional Championships, All Day
Sunday
Women’s College Soccer
Georgia at Mississippi State, 4 p.m.
Birmingham Southern at Mississippi
University for Women, 3 p.m.
College Volleyball
Arkansas at Mississippi State, 1 p.m.
Men’s College Tennis
Mississippi State at ITA Southern Re-
gional Championships, All Day
Monday
Men’s College Golf
Mississippi University for Women at
Chick-fil-A Collegiate Invitational, 8 a.m.
Mississippi State at TVA Community
Credit Union Invitational, All Day
Men’s College Tennis
Mississippi State at USTA Futures, All
Day
Mississippi State at ITA Southern Re-
gional Championships, All Day
on the air
Today
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m. — South Alabama at Troy,
ESPN2
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m. — Indiana at Maryland, BTN
6 p.m. — Kentucky at Tennessee.
ESPNU
7 p.m. — Iowa at Ohio State, BTN
7 p.m. — South Carolina at Florida,
SEC
8 p.m. — Purdue at Nebraska, ESPNU
GOLF
9 p.m. — PGA Tour: The CJ Cup at Nine
Bridges, first round, Jeju Island, South
Korea, GOLF
1 a.m. (Thursday) — LPGA Tour: The
Buick LPGA Shanghai, first round,
Shanghai, GOLF
HORSE RACING
Noon — Belmont Live: From Elmont,
N.Y., FS2
MLB BASEBALL
7 p.m. — A.L. Championship Series:
Houston at NY Yankees, Game 4, FS1
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m. — Preseason: Atlanta at New
York, ESPN
9:30 p.m. — Preseason: Golden State
at LA Lakers, ESPN
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m. — Colorado at Pittsburgh,
NBCSN
8:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at Edmonton,
NBCSN
TENNIS
3 a.m. — ATP/WTA: The Stockholm,
European, Luxembourg Open, & The
Kremlin Cup, Early Rounds, TENNIS
5 a.m. — ATP/WTA: The Stockholm,
European, Luxembourg Open, & The
Kremlin Cup, Early Rounds, TENNIS
6:30 a.m. — ATP/WTA: The Stockholm,
European, Luxembourg Open, & The
Kremlin Cup, Early Rounds, TENNIS
3 a.m. (Thursday) — ATP/WTA: The
Stockholm, European, Luxembourg
Open, & The Kremlin Cup, Early
Rounds, TENNIS
5 a.m. (Thursday) — ATP/WTA: The
Stockholm, European, Luxembourg
Open, & The Kremlin Cup, Early
Rounds, TENNIS
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Wednesday, October 16, 2019 3B
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
As NBA-China tweet rift continues, James enters spotlight
The Associated Press beautiful game that we all love ed both Monday night and death of Trayvon Martin — an
again Tuesday morning about
to be able to bring people to- unarmed black teen who was
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — gether in the most positive the NBA star’s comments, ac- wearing a hoodie when he was
LeBron James has stepped way.” cusing him of “kowtowing to shot dead by a neighborhood
into the spotlight of the now- That is not the case right Communist China.” The office watch volunteer in Florida in
strained relationship between now. James was in China for of Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska 2012.
the NBA and China with his the two games last week be- also tweeted at James, saying He also has supported Col-
comments about the league tween his Los Angeles Lakers “you’re parroting communist in Kaepernick, the former San
executive who started the on- and the Brooklyn Nets that propaganda.” Francisco 49ers quarterback
going fallout with what James were played under most un- Morey has not apologized who began kneeling during
derided as a “misinformed” usual circumstances — with and has not said anything pub- the national anthem in an
tweet. Politicians, human no pregame or postgame me- licly since two tweets on Oct. 6 effort to raise awareness of
rights groups and ordinary dia sessions, first by decree of attempting to clarify his think- racial oppression and police
fans on social media have criti- the Chinese and then from the ing. brutality. He’s a frequent crit-
cized the outspoken superstar, NBA, and with several major At a media availability on ic of President Donald Trump,
questioning the motivation of league Chinese partners pull- Tuesday, several Rockets play- campaigned for 2016 Demo-
James’ comments. ing their support of the exhibi- ers and coach Mike D’Antoni cratic presidential nominee
James spoke out Monday, tions. declined to say much of any- Hillary Clinton and most re-
his seven-minute session with With the Lakers and Nets thing about James’ comments. cently sat with California Gov.
reporters putting him square- now home, the rift and debate “I haven’t seen it,” Rockets Gavin Newsom as the Demo-
ly in the center of the ongoing about what the league should star guard James Harden told crat signed into law a bill that
international schism. Houston have done continues, reinvigo- reporters. will allow college athletes in
general manager Daryl Morey rated by James speaking out. Rockets center Tyson that state to hire agents and
was “not really educated on “The situation ... has flared Chandler, who was James’ make money from endorse-
the situation,” James asserted, up again,” said Matt Powell, a teammate on the Lakers last ment deals.
when he sent out that since-de- sports business analyst at re- season, also passed on ex-
leted Oct. 4 tweet showing Newsom signed that bill
search firm The NPD Group. pressing an opinion.
support for Hong Kong’s while appearing on a special
“LeBron is getting a lot of crit- “I think again everybody’s
pro-democracy protests. episode of HBO’s “The Shop:
icism on social media.” thoughts are their own,” Chan-
On Tuesday, James ac- Uninterrupted” — part of
It wasn’t limited to the Twit- dler told reporters. “I think
knowledged the criticism — James’ off-court business em-
ter world, either. LeBron’s (are) his, Daryl’s
and said he expected that it pire. James is also the founder
Protesters in Hong Kong on (are) his and I like to stay out
would be coming. Tuesday trampled on James’ of people’s thoughts.” of a school for inner-city kids
“Obviously, it’s a tough sit- jerseys, burning one, and Teammate forward Tha- in his hometown of Akron,
uation that we’re all in right threw basketballs at a photo of bo Sefolosha, who was born Ohio.
now, ... I think when an issue the four-time NBA MVP — a in Switzerland and is in his James said his reaction to
Morey’s tweet, which read
comes up, if you feel passion- global sports icon whose im- first year with the Rockets,
“Fight For Freedom: Stand
ate about it or you feel like it’s age has taken a clear hit. did touch briefly on the free-
something you want to talk Among James’ comments speech issue. “Everybody is With Hong Kong” before it
about, then so be it,” James Monday night, his first pub- entitled to their opinion, enti- was deleted within hours as
said. “I also don’t think that licly shared thoughts on the tled to what they want to say. the Chinese backlash grew,
every issue should be every- matter: “So many people could That’s the beauty about this was not about its substance.
body’s problem as well.” have been harmed, not only country.” Rather, he wrote, it was his be-
Monday’s comments un- financially but emotionally, China is considered the lief that the Rockets’ executive
leashed an immediate back- physically and spiritually” by fastest-growing market for did not consider the ramifica-
lash against James, who has Morey’s tweet. Nike, with whom James has a tions — or the timing, while
often spoken out on social and That fanned the fallout fire, lifetime endorsement deal. In he and his teammates were in
political matters, with some including from U.S. lawmak- the most recent fiscal year, its China.
expressing dismay that this ers who said they believed the revenue from China jumped “My team and this league
time he seemed to be more NBA’s primary goal had been 21% from the previous year, just went through a difficult
concerned about protecting to protect the league’s mas- while overall, sales in China week. I think people need to
his own brand and financial sive financial interest when it made up 16% of Nike’s total understand what a tweet or
interests in China, where he comes to its relationship with revenue. statement can do to others.
enjoys enormous popularity. China instead of more vigor- James has often spoken out And I believe nobody stopped
“I’ve always been welcomed ously defending Morey’s right on issues he feels passionate and considered what would
with open arms,” James said. to free speech. about. When he played in Mi- happen. Could have waited a
“I’ve been to China probably Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, a ami, he and other Heat players week to send it,” he wrote on
15 to 20 times ... to have this frequent critic of James, tweet- wore hoodies in reaction to the Twitter.
Astros 4, Yankees 1
Baseball
Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:20 p.m. New Jersey 6 0 4 2 2 13 29 Detroit at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Houston New York Open: Tampa Bay, Cleveland, Carolina, Pitts- WESTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta at New York, 7 p.m.
ab r h bi ab r h bi burgh Central Division Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
MLB Playoff Glance Springer cf-rf 4 0 0 0 LeMahieu 1b 5 0 2 0 Monday, Oct. 21 GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado 5 5 0 0 10 22 12
San Antonio at Houston, 7 p.m.
WILD CARD Altuve 2b 5 2 2 1 Judge rf 4 0 1 0 New England at N.Y. Jets, 7:15 p.m. Portland at Utah, 8 p.m.
Nashville 6 4 2 0 8 28 23
Tuesday, Oct. 1: Washington 4, Milwaukee 3
Wednesday, Oct. 2: Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 1
Brantley lf 4 1 2 0 Gardner lf 4 0 0 0
Marisnick pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Encarnación dh 4 0 1 0 St. Louis 6 3 1 2 8 19 20
Melbourne United at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
DIVISION SERIES
Bregman 3b 2 0 0 0 Torres 2b 2 1 1 1
Gurriel 1b 4 0 1 1 Gregorius ss 4 0 0 0 Prep Football Winnipeg 8 4 4 0 8 26 30
Chicago 4 1 2 1 3 12 13
Dallas 7 1 5 1 3 13 23
Thursday’s Games
Miami at Orlando, 6 p.m.
(Best-of-5)
American League
Alvarez dh 3 0 0 0 Sánchez c 4 0 0 0
Correa ss 4 0 0 0 Urshela 3b 3 0 0 0 Mississippi Poll Minnesota 6 1 5 0 2 14 25 Atlanta at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Overall Pacific Division
Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2 Reddick rf-lf 4 1 1 1 Hicks cf
Maldonado c 4 0 1 0
2 0 0 0
School W-L Pts Prv GP W L OT Pts GF GA Portland at Denver, 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4: Houston 6, Tampa Bay 2 1. Madison Central (12) (7-0) 120 1 Edmonton 6 5 1 0 10 23 16 Dallas vs. L.A. Clippers at Vancouver, BC,
Saturday, Oct. 5: Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1
Totals 34 4 7 3 Totals 32 1 5 1
2. West Point (7-1) 105 2 Anaheim 6 4 2 0 8 13 10 9:30 p.m.
Houston 110 000 200—4
Monday, Oct. 7: Tampa Bay 10, Houston 3 New York 000 000 010—1 3. Starkville (6-2) 95 3 Vegas 7 4 3 0 8 26 19 Friday’s Games
Tuesday, Oct. 8: Tampa Bay 4, Houston 1 4. Picayune (7-0) 77 5 Calgary 7 3 3 1 7 18 21 Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
E_Severino (1). LOB_Houston 10, New York 9.
Thursday, Oct. 10: Houston 6, Tampa Bay 1 2B_Maldonado (1), Encarnación (3). HR_Al- 5. South Panola (7-1) 64 6 Vancouver 5 3 2 0 6 18 11
Arizona 5 2 2 1 5 11 9
Toronto vs. Brooklyn at Uniondale, N.Y., 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 0 tuve (4), Reddick (1), Torres (3). SB_Altuve (1). 6. Oxford (6-1) 56 7 Houston at Miami, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4: N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota 4 SF_Gurriel (1). 7. Petal (6-1) 43 10
Los Angeles 6 2 4 0 4 20 28 New Orleans at New York, 7 p.m.
San Jose 6 2 4 0 4 13 22 Memphis at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5: N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 2
Monday, Oct. 7: N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1
IP H R ER BB SO 8. West Jones (7-0) 39 8 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Houston 9. Pearl (5-2) 34 9 overtime loss. Top three teams in each division
National League Cole W,3-0 7 4 0 0 5 7 10. Brandon (5-3) 14 4 and two wild cards per conference advance to
Washington 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Smith 1-3 1 1 1 0 0 Others receiving votes: Lafayette 5, Corinth 4,
Thursday, Oct. 3: L.A. Dodgers 6, Washington 0
Friday, Oct. 4: Washington 4, L.A. Dodgers 2
Harris H,2
Osuna S,1-1
New York
2-3 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
West Marion 1, Greenwood 1, Greenville St. Jo-
seph 1, South Pike 1.
playoffs.
Monday’s Games
N.Y. Islanders 3, St. Louis 2, OT
Transactions BASKETBALL
Sunday, Oct. 6: L.A. Dodgers 10, Washington 4 Class 6A
Severino L,0-1 4 1-3 5 2 2 3 6 Boston 4, Anaheim 2 National Basketball Association
Monday, Oct. 7: Washington 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 School W-L Pts Prv
Green 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 Minnesota 2, Ottawa 0 LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Waived G David
Wednesday, Oct. 9: Washington 7, L.A. Dodgers 1. Madison Central (12) (7-0) 120 1
Kahnle 1 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 6, New Jersey 4 Stockton. Signed G Reggie Hearn.
3, 10 innings Ottavino 0 1 2 2 1 0 2. Starkville (6-2) 108 3 Buffalo 4, Dallas 0 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Waived G Dusty
St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2 Britton 1 0 0 0 1 0 3. South Panola (6-1) 87 4
Colorado 6, Washington 3 Hannahs. Signed G Ahmad Caver.
Thursday, Oct. 3: St. Louis 7, Atlanta 6 Cessa 2 1 0 0 0 3 4. Pearl (5-2) 54 5 Chicago 3, Edmonton 1 NBA G League
Friday, Oct. 4: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 0 Ottavino pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. 5. Petal (6-1) 46 NR Tuesday’s Games WESTCHESTER KNICKS — Traded the returning
Sunday, Oct. 6: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1 HBP_Cessa (Bregman). WP_Britton. Others receiving votes: Oxford 41, Brandon 24. Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 1 rights to G Paul Watson and a third-round draft
Monday, Oct. 7: St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4, 10 innings Umpires_Home, Jeff Nelson; First, Dan Bellino; Class 5A Toronto 4, Minnesota 2
Wednesday, Oct. 9: St. Louis 13, Atlanta 1 Second, Kerwin Danley; Third, Mark Carlson; School W-L Pts Prv Arizona 4, Winnipeg 2
pick to Raptors 905 for the returning rights to G JJ
Moore and a first-round draft pick.
1. West Point (10) (7-1) 118 1
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Right, Cory Blaser; Left, Marvin Hudson.
T_3:44. A_48,998 (47,309). 2. Picayune (2) (7-0) 109 2
Calgary 3, Philadelphia 1 FOOTBALL
Vancouver 5, Detroit 1 National Football League
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) 3. West Jones (7-0) 95 3 Nashville 5, Vegas 2 CAROLINA PANTHERS — Waived WR Ray-Ray
American League 4. Laurel (6-1) 82 4 Carolina 2, Los Angeles 0
Pro Football
McCloud. Released WR Tyron Johnson from the
Houston 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 5. Lafayette (5-2) 76 5 Today’s Games practice squad.
Saturday, Oct. 12: N.Y. Yankees 7, Houston 0 Others receiving votes: none.
Dallas at Columbus, 6 p.m. CHICAGO BEARS — Placed DT Akiem Hicks on
Sunday, Oct. 13: Houston 3, N.Y. Yankees 2, 11
NFL Glance Class 4A Colorado at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. IR. Signed OL Alex Bars from the practice squad
innings
Tuesday, Oct. 15: Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
AMERICAN CONFERENCE School
1. South Pike (8)
W-L Pts Prv
(8-0) 115 1
Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m. and LB Fadol Brown to the practice squad.
East Philadelphia at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed DE Kerry
Wednesday, Oct. 16: Houston at N.Y. Yankees, W L T Pct PF PA 2. Greenwood (3) (8-0) 110 2 Buffalo at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Wynn on IR. Claimed OL Fred Johnson off waiv-
7:08 p.m. (FS1) New England 6 0 0 1.000 190 48 3. Corinth (1) (6-1) 94 3
Thursday, Oct. 17: Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:08 Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 90 70 4. Louisville (6-2) 85 4
Carolina at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
ers from Pittsburgh.
5. Itawamba AHS (8-0) 76 5 CLEVELAND BROWNS — Traded OL Austin
p.m. (FS1)
x-Saturday, Oct. 19: N.Y. Yankees at Houston, 3:08
N.Y. Jets
Miami
1 4 0 .200 63 123
0 5 0 .000 42 180 Others receiving votes: none.
Tampa Bay at Boston, 6 p.m. Corbett to the Los Angeles Rams for an undis-
Minnesota at Montreal, 6 p.m. closed 2021 draft pick.
p.m. (FS1) South Class 3A N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 6 p.m. DETROIT LIONS — Released WR Tom Kennedy.
x-Sunday, Oct. 20: N.Y. Yankees at Houston, 6:38 W L T Pct PF PA School W-L Pts Prv
p.m. (FS1) Houston 4 2 0 .667 162 134 1. Columbia (11) (7-0) 119 1
Vancouver at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Signed DT John Atkins from the practice squad.
Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 113 115 2. West Marion (1) (8-0) 108 2 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released DT Braxton
National League Detroit at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Jacksonville 2 4 0 .333 117 131 3. North Panola (6-1) 93 3 Hoyett from the practice squad. signed WR
Washington 4, St. Louis 0 Tennessee 2 4 0 .333 98 92 Nashville at Arizona, 9 p.m. Gehrig Dieter to the practice squad.
Friday, Oct. 11: Washington 2, St. Louis 0 North
4. Magee (1) (6-1) 55 4 Ottawa at Vegas, 9 p.m. LOS ANGELES RAMS — Traded CB Marcus
Saturday, Oct. 12: Washington 3, St. Louis 1 W L T Pct PF PA 5. Booneville (6-1) 41 5 Buffalo at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m
Monday, Oct. 14: Washington 8, St. Louis 1 Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 184 140 Others receiving votes: Senatobia 21, Wino- Friday’s Games
Peters to Baltimore for LB Kenny Young and an
undisclosed 2020 draft pick.
Tuesday, Oct. 15 Washington 7, St. Louis 4 na 18, Noxubee County 12, Amory 7, Choctaw
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
2 4 0 .333 120 154
2 4 0 .333 123 131 County 6.
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released CB Johnson
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 6 p.m. Bademosi.
WORLD SERIES Cincinnati 0 6 0 .000 97 159
School
Class 2A
W-L Pts Prv
Colorado at Florida, 6 p.m. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed WR Davion
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) West Columbus at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Washington vs. Houston-N.Y. Yankees winner W L T Pct PF PA 1. Philadelphia (8) (7-1) 116 T1 Detroit at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Davis to the practice squad.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed TE
Tuesday, Oct. 22: Washington at Houston-N.Y. Kansas City 4 2 0 .667 172 144 2. Taylorsville (4) (7-1) 112 T1
Yankees winner (Fox) Oakland 3 2 0 .600 103 123 3. Bay Springs (7-1) 87 2
Carolina at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Ben Watson. Signed TE Eric Tomlinson. Signed
Denver 2 4 0 .333 106 106 OL Tyler Gauthier and WR Devin Ross to the
Wednesday, Oct. 23: Washington at Houston-N.Y.
L.A. Chargers 2 4 0 .333 120 118
4. Scott Central (6-2) 71 4
practice squad. Released QB Cody Kessler.
Yankees winner (Fox)
Friday, Oct. 25: Houston-N.Y. Yankees winner at
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
5. East Webster (7-1) 57 NR
Others receiving votes: Calhoun City 13, South
Delta 12, North Side 12.
Basketball Released K Younghoe Koo and TE Jason Vander
Laan from the practice squad.
Washington (Fox)
Saturday, Oct. 26: Houston-N.Y. Yankees winner
Dallas
W L T Pct PF PA
3 3 0 .500 153 114 Class 1A NBA Preseason Glance NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed RB Jon Hillman
School W-L Pts Prv EASTERN CONFERENCE to the practice squad.
at Washington (Fox) Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 161 149
1. Nanih Waiya (10) (6-2) 118 1 Atlantic Division NEW YORK JETS — Signed DB Blake Countess.
x-Sunday, Oct. 27: Houston-N.Y. Yankees winner N.Y. Giants 2 4 0 .333 111 160 W L Pct GB Waived CB Arthur Maulet. Signed OL Corbin
at Washington (Fox) Washington 1 5 0 .167 90 167 2. Noxapater (6-2) 100 3
Philadelphia 4 0 1.000 — Kaufusi to the practice squad,
x-Tuesday, Oct. 29: Washington at Houston-N.Y. South 3. Lumberton (6-2) 98 4
Yankees winner (Fox) W L T Pct PF PA 4. Resurrection Catholic (7-0) 53 NR
Boston
Brooklyn
4 0 1.000 —
3 0 1.000 ½
OAKLAND RAIDERS — Released RB Damarea
New Orleans 5 1 0 .833 128 122 5. Smithville (6-2) 47 2 Crockett. Signed RB James Butler and WR
x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: Washington at Hous-
ton-N.Y. Yankees winner (Fox) Carolina 4 2 0 .667 166 133 Others receiving votes: West Lowndes 46, Sim-
New York
Toronto
1 1 .500 2
1 2 .333 2½
Anthony Ratliff-Williams to the practice squad.
Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 173 185 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released LB Zach
Atlanta 1 5 0 .167 135 186
mons 12, Biggersville 6. Southeast Division
Brown. Waived CB Ryan Lewis. Signed RB
Private Schools W L Pct GB
Nationals 7, Cardinals 4
North
W L T Pct PF PA
School W-L Pts Prv Miami 3 0 1.000 — De’Angelo Henderson to the practice squad.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed DE Stephon
St. Louis Washington 1. Heritage Aca. (9) (9-0) 117 1 Orlando 3 2 .600 1
ab r h bi ab r h bi Green Bay 5 1 0 .800 142 115 2. Jackson Prep (1) (7-1) 105 2 Washington 2 2 .500 1½ Tuitt on IR. Signed DE L.T. Walton. Signed RB
Edman 3b-cf 4 0 0 1 Turner ss 4 1 2 2 Minnesota 4 2 0 .667 150 93 Charlotte 1 3 .250 2½ Tony Brooks-James and OL Christian DiLauro to
J.Martínez rf 4 0 1 2 Eaton rf 3 1 1 0 Detroit 2 2 1 .625 119 118 3. St. Joseph, Greenville (8-0) 96 3
4. Madison-Ridgeland (2) (7-2) 90 4 Atlanta 0 3 .000 3 the practice squad.
Chicago 3 2 0 .600 87 69
Goldschmidt 1b 4 0 0 0 Rendon 3b 3 0 1 1
Ozuna lf 4 0 1 0 Soto lf 4 1 2 1 West 5. Pillow Aca. (6-2) 48 5
Central Division
W L Pct GB
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed LB Nigel Harris
to the practice squad. Released LB Ukeme Eligwe
W L T Pct PF PA Others receiving votes: Starkville Aca. 6, Hart-
Molina c 3 1 1 1 Kendrick 2b 3 1 0 0
San Francisco 5 0 0 1.000 147 64 field Academy 6, Adams Christian 6, Carroll Aca. Milwaukee 4 0 1.000 — from the practice squad.
DeJong ss 3 0 0 0 Dan.Hudson p 0 0 0 0 Indiana 3 1 .750 1 WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed TE Jerome
6.
Bader cf 2 1 0 0 Zimmerman 1b 4 1 0 0 Seattle
L.A. Rams
5 1 0 .833 165 146
3 3 0 .500 153 154 All Associated Press members in Mississippi are
Detroit 2 2 .500 2 Cunningham on IR. Signed FB Michael Burton.
Crpntr ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Robles cf 4 1 1 1 Chicago 1 3 .250 3 Terminated the practice squad contracts of TE
Wong 2b 4 1 2 0 Gomes c 4 1 1 2 Arizona 2 3 1 .417 134 171 eligible to participate in the high school football Cleveland 1 3 .250 3 Drew Belcher and OT Victor Salako. Signed TE
Dak.Hudson p 0 0 0 0 Corbin p 1 0 0 0 poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: The WESTERN CONFERENCE
Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 Thursday’s Games Commercial Dispatch, Columbus; The Daily Corin- Southwest Division Wes Saxton to the practice squad.
Arozarena ph 1 0 0 0 Parra ph 1 0 1 0 New England 35, N.Y. Giants 14 thian, Corinth; Delta Democrat-Times, Greenville; W L Pct GB HOCKEY
Helsley p 0 0 0 0 Doolittle p 0 0 0 0 Sunday’s Games HubCitySpokes, Hattiesburg; Hattiesburg Impact, New Orleans 4 0 1.000 — National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned C Isac Lunde-
Fowler ph 0 1 0 0 Dozier 2b 0 0 0 0
Gallegos p 0 0 0 0
Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 26
New Orleans 13, Jacksonville 6
Hattiesburg; The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson; The Houston
Memphis
3 1 .750 1
2 1 .667 1½ strom to San Diego (AHL).
Natchez Democrat, Natchez; Starkville Daily
Muñoz ph 1 0 0 0 Houston 31, Kansas City 24 News, Starkville; Northeast Mississippi Daily Dallas 1 3 .250 3 DALLAS STARS — Reassigned Fs Nick
Miller p 0 0 0 0 Minnesota 38, Philadelphia 20 Journal, Tupelo; The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg; San Antonio 0 3 .000 3½ Caamano, and Joel L’Esperance to Texas (AHL).
Wieters ph 1 0 0 0 Washington 17, Miami 16 WTVA-TV, Tupelo; WCBI, Columbus. Northwest Division Recalled F Denis Gurianov from Texas.
Totals 32 4 5 4 Totals 31 7 9 7 Baltimore 23, Cincinnati 17 W L Pct GB DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned RW Evgeny
St. Louis 000 130 000—4 Seattle 32, Cleveland 28 Denver 3 0 1.000 — Svechnikov to Grand Rapids (AHL). Activated C
Washington 700 000 00x—7
E_Wong (2). DP_St. Louis 1, Washington 0.
LOB_St. Louis 6, Washington 4. 2B_J.Martínez
Arizona 34, Atlanta 33
San Francisco 20, L.A. Rams 7 Hockey Oklahoma City 2 1
Minnesota
Portland
.667 1
2 2 .500 1½
1 2 .333 2
Frans Nielsen and D Trevor Daley from injured
reserve.
(2), Eaton (2), Soto (1). HR_Molina (1). SF_Rendon
Denver 16, Tennessee 0
N.Y. Jets 24, Dallas 22
NHL Glance Utah 1 3 .250 2½
American Hockey League
AHL — Suspended Ontario D Chaz Reddekopp
(3). S_Corbin (1). Pittsburgh 24, L.A. Chargers 17
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB one game.
IP H R ER BB SO Atlantic Division
St. Louis
Open: Buffalo, Indianapolis, Chicago, Oakland GP W L OT Pts GF GA L.A. Lakers 2 2 .500 — MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Recalled D Adam
Smith from Florida (ECHL). Assigned D Brandon
Monday’s Games Buffalo 6 5 0 1 11 25 13 Sacramento 2 2 .500 —
Dak.Hudson L,0-1
Wainwright 1
1-3 5 7 4 1 0
2-3 2 0 0 0 0 Green Bay 23, Detroit 22 Boston 6 5 1 0 10 16 10 Phoenix 2 2 .500 — Fortunato to Florida.
Thursday, Oct. 17 Toronto 7 4 2 1 9 28 24 L.A. Clippers 2 2 .500 — SOCCER
Helsley
Gallegos
2 0 0 0 1 1
2 1 0 0 0 3 Kansas City at Denver, 7:20 p.m. Tampa Bay 6 3 2 1 7 23 18 Golden State 1 2 .333 ½ Major League Soccer
Detroit 6 3 3 0 6 17 21
Miller 2 1 0 0 0 3 Sunday, Oct. 20
Miami at Buffalo, Noon Florida 6 2 2 2 6 19 24
Monday’s Games
Miami 120, Atlanta 87
MLS — Fined FC Cincinnati M Joseph-Claude
Gyau an undisclosed amount for failure to leave
Washington
Corbin W,1-2 5 4 4 4 3 12 Houston at Indianapolis, Noon Montreal 6 2 2 2 6 22 24
Ottawa 5 1 4 0 2 12 19
Charlotte 120, Memphis 99 the field in a timely manner after receiving his red
Rainey H,1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Arizona at N.Y. Giants, Noon Dallas 107, Oklahoma City 70 card during an Oct. 6 match against D.C. United.
Doolittle H,3 1 2-3 1 0 0 0 1 Oakland at Green Bay, Noon Metropolitan Division Sacramento 128, Utah 115 Fined New York City FC M Valentin Castellanos
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Dan.Hudson S,4-4 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 L.A. Rams at Atlanta, Noon Denver 107, Phoenix 102 an undisclosed amount for simulation/embellish-
HBP_Dan.Hudson (Molina). Minnesota at Detroit, Noon
Carolina 7 6 1 0 12 26 16
L.A. Lakers 104, Golden State 98 ment during an Oct. 6 match against Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh 6 4 2 0 8 25 16
Umpires_Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Chad Fairchild; Jacksonville at Cincinnati, Noon Washington 7 3 2 2 8 22 23 Tuesday’s Games COLLEGE
Second, Fieldin Cubreth; Third, Chris Guccione; San Francisco at Washington, Noon N.Y. Islanders
6 3 3 0 6 15 17 Boston 118, Cleveland 95 OKLAHOMA STATE — Named Barry Hinson
Right, Bill Miller; Left, Chris Conroy. L.A. Chargers at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m. Philadelphia 4 2 1 1 5 11 9 Minnesota 119, Indiana 111 men’s basketball analyst.
T_3:02. A_43,976 (41,313). Baltimore at Seattle, 3:25 p.m. N.Y. Rangers 3 2 1 0 4 11 9 Philadelphia 106, Detroit 86 SHENANDOAH — Named Tim McGuire wrestling
New Orleans at Chicago, 3:25 p.m. Columbus 5 2 3 0 4 11 18 Today’s Games coach.
4B Wednesday, October 16, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

PREP FOOTBALL

Noxubee County out of Class 3A rankings in new poll

By Theo DeRosa each class and the top 10
tderosa@cdispatch.com overall.
The Tigers lost 51-14
Noxubee County (4-4) Thursday at Corinth after
dropped from the Class snapping a three-game
3A rankings again when losing streak with a 19-12
the new Associated Press
home win over Houston
Mississippi high school the week prior.
football poll was released
Columbia (7-0) re-
Tuesday. ceived 11 first-place votes
Twelve Mississippi me- to take first in Class 3A,
dia outlets, including The and West Marion (8-0)
Commercial Dispatch was second with the other
and WCBI, were polled first-place selection.
on the top five teams in Madison Central (7-
0) again claimed the top
spots in Class 6A and
in the overall rankings,
earning all 12 first-place
votes.
In other polls
Heritage Academy re-
ceived 9 of 12 first-place
votes among Mississippi
private schools to hold
the top spot. Jackson Prep
(7-1) received a first-place
vote and was second, and
Greenville St. Joseph
(8-0) was third. Fourth-
place Madison-Ridgeland
Academy (6-2) received
two first-place votes.
Starkville Academy (5-2)
is receiving votes among
private schools again,
earning one fifth-place
vote this week. The Vols
will host the top-ranked
Patriots on Friday.
West Point (7-1) main-
tained the No. 1 spot in
Class 5A and the No. 2
spot in the overall rank-
ings after a 27-14 win at
Lake Cormorant. The
Green Wave will host Gre-
nada (5-2) on Friday.
Starkville High kept
the No. 2 ranking in Class
6A and the No. 3 ranking
overall after a 49-26 win
at Greenville. The Yellow
Jackets will host Madison
Central in a massive Class
6A matchup on Friday.
After Friday’s win
against then-No. 2 Smith-
ville, West Lowndes (7-1)
came a single point short
of cracking the top five in
Class 1A. The Panthers,
whose only loss is to No. 1
Nanih Waiya (6-2), came
up just behind Smithville
(6-2) for the No. 5 spot.
West Lowndes travels to
face No. 2 Noxapater (6-
2) on Friday.
The ballot The Dis-
patch’s Theo DeRosa sub-
mitted is below.

Class 1A Class 2A Class 3A Class 4A Class 5A Class 6A

1. Nanih Waiya (6-2)
2. Noxapater (6-2)
3. Smithville (6-2)
4. Lumberton (6-2)
5. West Lowndes (7-1)
1. Philadelphia (7-1) 1. Columbia (7-0) 1. Greenwood (8-0) 1. West Point (7-1) 1. Madison Cen. (7-0)
2. Taylorsville (7-1) 2. North Panola (6-1) 2. South Pike (8-0) 2. Picayune (7-0) 2. Starkville (6-2)
3. Bay Springs (7-1) 3. West Marion (8-0) 3. Louisville (6-2) 3. Lafayette (5-2) 3. South Panola (7-1)
4. Scott Central (6-2) 4. Senatobia (6-2) 4. Corinth (6-1) 4. West Jones (7-0) 4. Oxford (6-1)
5. East Webster (7-1) 5. Magee (6-1) 5. Itawamba AHS (8-0) 5. Laurel (6-1) 5. Petal (6-1)

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My best
friend and I
are both male and
25. We’ve been
friends since third
grade. We were
apart for four
years of college
and two years
after because we
were employed in
ZITS different states.
He has now been
transferred and
lives and works
a few miles from
where I do. We
Dear Abby
see each other
frequently and often double
date.
He recently shared a secret
after pledging me to secrecy.
He’s a cross-dresser. He says
he’s not gay, and I believe him.
He has pictures he had taken
professionally in which he is
GARFIELD completely feminine and even
beautiful. He says he has been
dressing up since the age of
12.
Abby, he wants to go out
in public with me as a couple.
Even though he is small and
would easily pass, I’m just not
into it. And what explanation
would I give to my girlfriend?
He says if I won’t, I’m not a
true friend; I say HE isn’t. Is
there any way to resolve this?
— TESTED IN TAMPA
DEAR TESTED: There is a
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct.
16). Pardoning the faults of
others will release you from the
clutches of the past and give
you tremendous freedom and
enthusiasm for a bright future.
You’ll accept a new position in
December. You’ll keep excellent
company — the sort that makes
you laugh and inspires you to
plan shared events and points
BABY BLUES of connection. Leo and Pisces
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 19, 4, 38, 7 and 14.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). Being treated well is the
minimum requirement. Anyone
who wants a place in your inner
circle must go beyond that stan-
dard, bringing admired qualities
to the relationship.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
way, provided
your friend is
open to it. How
about you and
he AND YOUR
GIRLFRIEND go-
ing out together?
Of course, your
girlfriend would
have to know the
truth, and your
friend would have
to be OK with her
knowing. This
way if you were
seen with “an-
other woman,” it
wouldn’t cause
conflict with the
woman you’re dating. That
said, you should not do any-
thing you are uncomfortable
with, so think carefully before
deciding.
DEAR ABBY: I am in a
relationship with a woman 25
years my junior. We talked
at length about some of the
issues we might encounter
before we embarked on a re-
lationship. We love each other
completely. Her father, howev-
er, strongly disapproves based
solely on our age difference.
He has stated that he had no
issues with me personally.
She recently told me that
she isn’t happy and she wants
us to spend some time apart.
Neither of her two marriages
worked out. She says I’m not
the issue.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You give meaningful compli-
ments and in doing so magnify
people’s strengths. You might
be surprised at how little aware-
ness some people have of their
own talents. It takes an outsider
to provide illumination.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
If you feel like there’s a reason
you shouldn’t be your best self
around a person, take that as a
red flag. The truly loving hearts
you know are thrilled to see you
succeed.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Avoid small conflicts in favor of
conserving energy for the bat-
tles that matter. Do not avoid
big conflicts though. Try to work
them out as soon as possible.
She wants to be with me,
but her father would shun
her — and me — if we were
ever to be in the same room.
He has actually said he’d walk
out if I were present. She told
me he was this way with her
first marriage, which he did not
approve of.
What do I do? I love her,
but I can’t get her to see how
much I love and care for her
and her two boys. How much
space should I give her to
figure herself out? — TORN UP
IN PENNSYLVANIA
DEAR TORN UP: The
woman you love may be twice
divorced, but she isn’t free.
She is firmly under her father’s
thumb. The age difference is
the least of your worries.
Regardless of your feelings
for her, because she says she
is no longer happy with you,
it’s time to make a U-turn. And
when you do, suggest that if
she wants to have a future with
anyone, it will happen sooner
if she starts talking with a
licensed therapist about her
relationship with dear old Dad.
She will never have a life of her
own while he’s running it.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Contact Dear Abby
at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.
Start with honest and direct
communication to find out what
everyone wants.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Nar-
cissists only want to know about
what impacts them directly.
Love is more curious than that.
Love wants to understand who
the other person is and was out-
side of the current relationship.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22). The one who considers
your feelings before making
decisions may be capable of a
deep, connected and healthy
relationship. At the very least,
this person has passed a test
and is worthy of going to the
next level.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
One R&B classic suggested to
“try a little tenderness.” It will
require some initiative on your
part, and that’s what makes the
gesture meaningful. Anyone can
follow suit, but it takes extra
courage to make the first move.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Try to be able to provide
comfort to someone you love
— to ease a burden, smooth
the way or be a soft place to
land. For all the good it will do
the other person, it will lift you
even more.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). The day will bring a test of
your root chakra, which influenc-
es your sense of security and
relationship with money. You are
supported to whatever degree
you let yourself be.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You don’t always want
more choices, as you fear it will
make it harder to decide what
to do next. There’s nothing to
be afraid of. Open up to more
options and the right choice will
still be incredibly obvious and
deciding will be easy.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Creativity is not a problem
for you. Your imagination is
strong. Any time you feel like
coming up with a new vision,
you can dip into the infinite pool
of inspiration inside you at will.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Givers are happier than
takers. Getting out to do some-
thing for someone else will lift
your spirits when you’re low.
And when you’re already feeling
good, such acts will take you
even higher.

Wake-up call
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Ready for pecans?
The autumn harvest of pecans will soon be coming in. Duke Pecan Co. in West Point expects to begin processing cus-
tomers’ pecans by about Nov. 10. Read on for recipes using pecans, including one for this four-cheese pecan pizza.
Harvest time approaching for a fall favorite
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
I
t’s not uncommon at my Prairie house this
time of year to look out in the front yard and
see my better half on all fours with a 5-gallon
bucket. No matter how many helpful harvest
gadgets I buy, this is still how he prefers gath-
ering our annual pecans. Before the process
is over — and it lasts a few weeks — it seems
as though we’ve taken thousands of pecans in
buckets to Duke Pecan Co. in West Point to be
“cracked and blown.” We enjoy bagging them
and sharing them with family and neighbors. It’s
made more special to us because all our pecans
come from one now-very-big tree that started out
as a small sapling my husband transplanted from
his mother’s family’s original 1800’s homeplace
about 4 miles away.
Yes, pecans are beginning to fall, and many of
our favorite cool-weather and holiday recipes will
soon benefit from the fresh harvest. Bill Duke,
manager at Duke Pecan Co., expects to see the
first pecans coming in for processing at the
business on West Point’s Brame Avenue around
Nov. 10. It will signal the start of Duke’s busiest
season. In addition to processing customers’
harvests, the company buys and sells improved
variety nuts and an assortment of goodies
throughout the season. They range from pecan
log rolls to gifts packs of candy-coated pecans.
“Our best seller would be the assorted packs
that have chocolate (coated) pecans, white
chocolate, butterscotch and praline-coated,” said
Duke, adding that the business keeps shelled
pecans and pecan pieces for sale all year.
Thanks, in part, to the introduction and
improvement of pecan-processing equipment
that businesses like Duke use, the U.S. pecan in-
dustry has boomed since 1920 when the National
Pecan Shellers Association puts production at
2.2 million pounds. Today it’s between 250 to 300
million pounds.
See Pecans, 6B
Entertaining Grape sensation: delicious seasonal
with ease dishes for a happy holiday
FAMILY FEATURES
H B
osting a crowd can be
exciting and rewarding, but
it can also come with plenty
of challenges. One of the simplest
ways to make meal time stress-free
when entertaining is to focus on in-
gredients that can be incorporated
into a variety of different dishes.
From quick appetizers to grab-
and-go snacks, you can crowd-
please with ease by using smoked
sausage and deli meats. Whether
you’re celebrating an occasion,
hosting a family gathering or
watching a game, using a conve-
nient option like deli meat means
all you have to do is add it to your
favorite recipes for an extra boost
of flavor. Whip up some delicious
quiche cups in muffin tins for a
See Entertaining, 6B Grapes can be used in a variety of dishes including salmon, spinach and wild rice stuffing.
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
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Warm up with this recipe for sweet
potato and black bean chili.
Enjoy this
hearty chili
FAMILY FEATURES
C
old, crisp days call for hearty
pecannutbusters.com foods to warm up from the
inside-out. With just a few
tasty additions, you can take chili
– the classic comfort food – to the
next level. This Sweet Potato and
Black Bean Chili calls for bacon,
sweet potatoes and a chopped jala-
peno pepper for a spicier version of
the wintertime favorite.
Find more comforting, fami-
ly-favorite recipes at circulon.com.
SWEET POTATO
AND BLACK BEAN CHILI
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Servings: 6
Circulon Symmetry chocolate 5.5-quart
casserole
6 slices thick-cut smoked bacon,
chopped
1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and
diced into 3/4-inch pieces
2 medium onions, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely
chopped
5 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
2 cups chicken broth
1 can (14 1/2 ounces) no-salt-added
fire-roasted diced tomatoes
1 can (15 ounces) no-salt-added black
beans
1/2 cup quick-cooking barley
1/2 teaspoon salt
n Heat casserole over medium heat. Add
bacon and cook until browned and crisp,
about 7-8 minutes. Using slotted spoon,
transfer bacon to paper towel-covered
plate.
n Reduce bacon fat in casserole to 2
tablespoons and return to stove over
medium-high heat. Add sweet potatoes,
onions and jalapeno pepper; cook,
stirring occasionally, until onion is slightly
softened, about 5 minutes.
n Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir in
chili powder, cumin, oregano and ground
chipotle; cook until fragrant, 15 seconds.
Courtesy photo n Pour in broth, tomatoes, beans and
When you just want to shake those last stubborn pecans off barley; reduce heat to medium-low, cover
the tree: Oop Swoope goes after the last of the pecans on and simmer until sweet potatoes are ten-
der and barley is cooked through, about
the tree in his front yard in this 2016 photo. 20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir
in bacon and salt; let stand 15 minutes
before serving.
(Source: circulon.com)
FAMILY FEATURES
y incorporating versatile
ingredients into your holiday
cooking, you can make a vast
array of tasty seasonal goodies.
For example, California grapes
are abundant throughout the holi-
day season and add taste and visual
appeal to dishes of all kinds, such
as Seared Salmon with Spinach and
Grapes, Grape Caprese Salad Hors
d’ Oeuvres, and Wild Rice Stuffing
with Grapes and Hazelnuts. Plus,
they’re an easy, fresh, healthy snack
to keep on-hand for hungry guests
waiting for the meal. With their nat-
ural beauty, grapes can also be used
to create tablescapes and center-
pieces for festive holiday settings.
Find more holiday recipe inspira-
familyfeatures.com tion at grapesfromcalifornia.com.
See GRapes, 6B
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Pecans
Continued from Page 5B
A few storage tips
When you do get your pe-
cans this season, here are a few
facts from the NPSA that can
come in handy:
n Keep shelled pecans in
airtight containers and store
them in the refrigerator or
freezer. When ready to serve,
you can bring them to room
temperature or cook with them
right away, no thawing neces-
sary.
n Shelled pecans can be
kept in the fridge for about
nine months, and for up to two
years in the freezer.
n Pecans can be thawed and
refrozen repeatedly during the
two-year freezing period with-
out loss of flavor or texture.
n In-shell pecans can be
stored in a cool, dry place for
six to 12 months.
As far as I’m concerned,
there aren’t many recipes I
don’t consider improved by
adding pecans, so I’m eager for
this autumn’s harvest. Time to
get all our buckets cleaned and
ready.
CRISPY PECAN
FISH FILLETS
1 1/2 pounds fish fillets (catfish,
snapper, flounder or fish of choice)
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups yellow cornmeal
1 stick unsalted butter (8 table-
spoons)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup pecans (chopped)
Pecans add texture to many types of fish fillets, including catfish,
trout and snapper.
1 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
n Wash fish fillets under cold
running water and place in bowl with
milk, Tabasco and salt. Allow them
to sit at room temperature for 15
minutes. Just before cooking, drain
fillets and dredge in the cornmeal.
n Heat 2 tablespoons each of butter
and vegetable oil in skillet over medi-
um-high heat. Fry cornmeal-covered
fillets until crispy and brown (about 2
minutes on each side). Remove from
pan with slotted spatula and drain on
paper towels. Repeat until all fish is
fried. Keep warm.
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n Drain the skillet and add remain-
ing butter. Place over medium heat
and when melted, add pecans. Stir
constantly while pecans brown. Add
parsley and lemon juice and stir.
Pour sauce over fillets and serve
immediately.
(Source: National Pecan Shellers
Association)
PECAN FOUR CHEESE PIZZA
Serves 2-3
1 12-inch prepared pizza crust
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 large onions, sliced
3 tablespoons goat cheese, softened
3 tablespoons cream cheese,
softened
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Chopped parsley, for garnish
n Preheat oven to 450 F. Place
pizza crust on cookie sheet.
n In frying pan, heat oil. Add onions
and cook slowly until caramelized,
about 20 minutes. Cool slightly.
n Mix the goat and cream cheese
together and spread on crust;
spread the cooked onions over the
cheese. Sprinkle the feta and moz-
zarella cheeses over the onions; top
with the pecan pieces. Bake about
5 minutes or until cheeses melt.
Sprinkle parsley over top before
serving. Cut into 6 wedges to serve.
(Source: National Pecan Shellers
Association)
SPINACH PECAN QUICHE
1/2 pound spinach (raw or cooked
and well-drained)
1 tablespoon butter (melted)
8 slices bacon (cooked, crumbled)
4 eggs (beaten)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 dash nutmeg
1 onion (chopped)
1/3⅓cup pecans (chopped)
1 cup cheddar or Swiss cheese
(shredded)
2 cups half and half
1 dash black pepper
9-inch quiche/pastry shell
n Preheat oven to 450 F.
n Prepare quiche/pastry shell and
bake at 450 for five minutes.
n Combine all ingredients and pour
into baked quiche shell. Bake at 325
F. for 30 minutes.
n Bake another 5-10 minutes more,
until knife inserted off center comes
out clean. Let stand 10 minutes
before serving.
(Source: National Pecan Shellers
Association)
SWEET POTATO SOUP
WITH BUTTERED PECANS
Soup:
3/4 cup onion (finely chopped)
1 cup leeks (washed, drained and
finely chopped)
2 large garlic cloves (minced)
3 large carrots (sliced thin)
1 bay leaf
3 tablespoons melted butter or
margarine
2 pounds sweet potatoes (peeled,
halved lengthwise, sliced thin)
1 russet potato (peeled, halved
lengthwise, sliced thin)
5 cup chicken broth (plus additional
quantity to thin soup, if desired)
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 1/2 cup water
Sour cream (for topping)
Buttered pecans:
3/4 cup pecans, chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
n Cook the onion, leek, garlic,
carrots and bay leaf in butter over
moderate heat, stirring until the
vegetables are softened. Add sweet
potatoes, russet potato, broth, wine
and water. n
n Cover and simmer the mixture for
15-20 minutes, or until potatoes are
very tender. Discard the bay leaf.
n In a blender, puree the mixture
in batches until very smooth and
transfer each batch into one large
pot. Add additional broth to pot to
thin soup (if desired), and season
with salt and pepper to taste.
n For buttered pecans: In a skillet,
cook pecans in butter (salt to
taste) over moderate heat, stirring
occasionally. Stir 10 minutes or
until pecans are golden brown, then
transfer to paper towel to drain. Top
each bowl of soup with a dollop of
sour cream and buttered pecans
before serving.
(Source: National Pecan Shellers
Association)

Grapes
Continued from Page 5B

SEARED SALMON WITH SPINACH

AND GRAPES
Servings: 4

1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 salmon steaks or fillets (6 ounces each)
2 teaspoons honey
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1 large bunch spinach, washed and stemmed
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups red California seedless grapes, halved
1/2 cup dry red wine
n Heat oven to 325 F.
n In small bowl, combine salt, mustard, thyme
and pepper. Drizzle salmon fillets with honey
and sprinkle with seasoning. Reserve any
remaining seasoning.
n In nonstick skillet or saute pan, heat 2
teaspoons olive oil. Brown both sides of salmon
fillets over medium-high heat, about 4 minutes
per side.
n In baking dish, toss spinach and garlic with
remaining olive oil. Place browned salmon on
bed of spinach, cover loosely with aluminum foil
and bake 8-10 minutes, or until salmon is just
cooked through.
n In skillet used to brown salmon, over medi-
um-high heat saute grapes 1 minute. Add wine,
bring to boil and reduce quantity by half. Sea-
son sauce to taste with remaining herb mixture.
n Serve salmon on wilted spinach topped with
grape and wine sauce.
Nutritional information per serving: 449 calo-
ries; 36 g protein; 20 g carbohydrates; 23 g fat;
45% calories from fat; 4.3 g saturated fat; 9%
calories from saturated fat; 100 mg cholester-
ol; 730 mg sodium; 1,120 mg potassium; 1.6
g fiber.
GRAPE CAPRESE SALAD
HORS D’OEUVRES
Servings: 24
Extra-virgin olive oil
High-quality, aged balsamic vinegar
Freshly ground black pepper
24 decorative bamboo skewers
24 red seedless California grapes
24 fresh basil leaves
24 small, fresh mozzarella balls
Sea salt
n On serving plate or platter, drizzle olive oil
and balsamic vinegar, as desired. Sprinkle with
pepper.
n To assemble skewers: On each skewer, add
one red grape, one small basil leaf and one ball
fresh mozzarella.
n Lay skewers on serving platter and sprinkle
with dash of sea salt.
Nutritional information per serving: 44 calories;
2.5 g protein; 1 g carbohydrates; 3 g fat; 64%
calories from fat; 11 mg cholesterol; 20 mg
sodium; .07 g fiber.
familyfeatures.com
Grapes work for tablescapes and center-
pieces as well as in recipes.
WILD RICE STUFFING WITH GRAPES
AND HAZELNUTS
Servings: 12
2 cans (28 fluid ounces total) low-sodium
chicken broth
1 cup wild rice
4 slices bacon, diced
1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
1 large onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 1/2 cups button mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
2 cups California seedless grapes, picked from
stem and rinsed
n In heavy saucepan, bring chicken broth
to boil. Add wild rice and stir. Cover pan and
reduce heat to low. Let simmer 1 hour until rice
is tender and has popped open.
n In frying pan over medium heat, cook bacon
until almost crisp, about 8-10 minutes.
n Add butter to bacon pan then add onions,
celery, mushrooms, garlic, thyme, salt and pep-
per. Cook over medium heat 5-7 minutes until
onions are translucent.
n Remove from heat and fold in parsley, hazel-
nuts and grapes.
n Add rice with any remaining liquid to frying
pan and toss well to combine.
Nutritional information per serving: 166 calo-
ries; 5.4 g protein; 21 g carbohydrates; 8 g fat;
40% calories from fat; 1.4 g saturated fat; 8%
calories from saturated fat; 5 mg cholesterol;
126 mg sodium; 2.6 g fiber.

Entertaining
Continued from Page 5B
combo of deli ham, eggs
and other simple ingre-
dients for a speedy dish
that can ward off your
group’s hunger and allow
for more quality time
together.
Find more recipes for
entertaining with ease at
Eckrich.com.
QUICHE CUPS
IN MUFFIN TINS
5 eggs
1 cup skim milk
1 1/2 half cups shredded
familyfeatures.com
Deli ham, eggs, cheese
and a few flavorful addi-
tions go into these quick
quiche cups.
Swiss cheese
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
18 thin sliced deli ham
Nonstick cooking spray
n Heat oven to 350 F.
n In bowl, whisk eggs. Add
milk, cheese, onion, thyme,
salt and pepper; stir to com-
bine.
n Spray muffin pan with non-
stick cooking spray. Place one
slice ham in each chamber.
n Spoon about 3 tablespoons
egg mixture into each chamber
so each is three-fourths full.
n Bake about 25 minutes, or
until toothpick inserted into
center comes out clean and
tops begin to brown. Remove
from oven and cool about 10
minutes.
(Source: Eckrich.com)

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the legal holder of the in- of Chancery Clerk of Lowndes MAIN STREET MINI STORAGE BY: Tina Fisher, D.C.
debtedness secured and de- County, Mississippi. for storage space in which to
scribed by said Deed of Trust store personal property and PUBLISH:
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P.A., Substitute Trustee, by vir- Counter-Defendant in the suit and MAIN STREET MINI STOR- TICE OF SALE
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upon me in said Deed of Trust, son, Counter- Plaintiff, seeking authorized to sell personal WHEREAS, on March 19,
will offer for sale and will sell the Court to confirm the tax property to satisfy the past due 2008, Roosevelt Latham, a
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from a bank or other lending ten response to the Complaint MINI STORAGE will offer for benefit of JPMorgan Chase
entity pre-approved by the suc- filed against you in this action sale, and will sale at auction to Bank, N.A. which deed of trust
cessor trustee, during the leg- to William P. Starks, II, Attor- the highest bidder for cash all is of record in the office of the
al hours (between the hours of ney for Counter-Plaintiff, whose personal property in storage Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
11 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock address is Starks Law Firm, units leased by the following County, State of Mississippi in
p.m.) at the southeast front 407 7th Street N, Columbus, tenants at MAIN STREET MINI Book 2008 at Page 7635; and
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Trust, situated in Lowndes MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT the sale at any time by the auc- strument dated August 14, Transportation
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County, Mississippi in Plat BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU lease with the following and al- tions of said deed of trust and
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ten (10) foot wide utility ease- COMPLAINT. seq (Supp 1988). and payable in accordance with
ment across the entire West the terms of said deed of trust,
side of the above described Lot You must also file the original Joshua Hendrick H-2 Carrington Mortgage Services,
and subject to a fifteen (15) of your Response with the LLC, the legal holder of said in-
foot wide easement for utility Clerk of this Court within a Frank Loper G-3 debtedness, having requested
and drainage across the entire reasonable time afterward. the undersigned Substituted
side of said Lot. Tanzania Rupert D-3 Trustee to execute the trust
Issued under my hand and seal and sell said land and property
Title to the above described of said Court, this the 30th day Angela Spencer F-1 in accordance with the terms of
property is believed to be good, of September, 2019. said deed of trust and for the
but I will convey only such title Michael Strong A-16 purpose of raising the sums
as is vested in the aforemen- LISA YOUNGER NEESE due thereunder, together with
tioned Substitute Trustee. LOWNDES COUNTY CHAN- Michael Sykes E-11 attorney's fees, trustee's fees
CERY CLERK and expense of sale.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE , this (SEAL) WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
the 16th day of September, the October 14, 2019. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro &
2019. By: Tina Fisher Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust-
Deputy Clerk MAIN STREET MINI STORAGE ee in said deed of trust, will on
Sincerely, MKT November 6, 2019 offer for
/s/ Jillian Wilson, PUBLISH: 10/2, 10/9, & sale at public outcry and sell
WILSON & ASSOCIATES, PLLC, 10/16/2019 PUBLISH: 10/16, 10/23, & within legal hours (being
Substitute Trustee 10/30/2019 between the hours of 11:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the
PREPARED BY: SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO- Southeast Door of the County
TICE OF SALE IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
Wilson & Associates, PLLC LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- Courthouse of Lowndes
400 West Capitol Avenue SIPPI County, located at 505 2nd Av-
Suite 1400 WHEREAS, on August 13, enue North, Columbus, MS
2008, James Siegle, individu-
Little Rock, AR 72201 PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, 39701, to the highest and best
(501)219-9388 ally unmarried executed a cer- bidder for cash or certified
File # 325927 tain deed of trust to First Amer- LLC funds the following described
ican Title Insurance Company, PLAINTIFF
property situated in Lowndes
PUBLICATION TO BEGIN ON: Trustee for the benefit of Wells County, State of Mississippi,
Fargo Financial MIssissippi 2, VS.
October 2, 2019 to-wit:
PUBLICATION TO END ON: Oc- Inc. which deed of trust is of re-
cord in the office of the Chan- WAYNE DAVIS, SR. a/k/a Medical / Dental
tober 16, 2019 WAYNE VINCENT DAVIS, SR.; Lot 72 of Chilcutt Subdivision,
cery Clerk of Lowndes County,
State of Mississippi in Book SHARON A. DAVIS a/k/a SHAR- Columbus, Mississippi, as re-
PUBLISH: 10/2, 10/9, & ON ANN DAVIS; MARK SPEARS; corded in Plat Book 2 at Page
10/16/2019 2008 at Page 21214; and 4 on file in the Chancery
AMANDA D. SPEARS; MASTER
WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Bank, FINANCIAL; DEAN MORRIS LLC, Clerk's Office of Lowndes
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF N.A. has heretofore substi- solely in its capacity as Substi- County, Mississippi.
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- tuted Shapiro & Brown, LLC as tute Trustee; AND ANY AND
ALL PERSONS HAVING AN IN- I WILL CONVEY only such title
SIPPI Trustee by instrument dated
November 2, 2017 and recor- TEREST IN THE SUBJECT PROP- as vested in me as Substi-
ERTY BEARING THE ADDRESS tuted Trustee.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- ded in the aforesaid Chancery
TATE DEANNA L. CLARK, DE- Clerk's Office in Book 2017 at OF 129 CAIDE COVE, COLUM-
BUS, MS 39705 WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
CEASED Page 25106; and this 2nd day of October, 2019.
DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 2019-0126-F WHEREAS, default having been
CAUSE NO. 2019-0530 Shapiro & Brown, LLC
made in the terms and condi- SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION tions of said deed of trust and
the entire debt secured thereby SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI having been declared to be due 1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite
and payable in accordance with THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
B-202
TO: All Unknown Heirs-at-Law or the terms of said deed of trust, Flowood, MS 39232
Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the leg- TO: Any and All Persons having
an interest in the Subject Prop- (601) 981-9299
DEANNA L. CLARK deceased; al holder of said indebtedness,
and All Other Interested having requested the under- erty bearing the municipal ad-
dress of 129 Caide Cove, 117 Beech St
Parties. signed Substituted Trustee to Columbus, MS 39702
execute the trust and sell said Columbus, MS 39705 whose
identity and current post office 19-024579
You have been made a defend- land and property in accord-
ant in the Petition to Determ- ance with the terms of said address and street address are
unknown to the Plaintiff after Publication Dates:
ine Wrongful Death Beneficiar- deed of trust and for the pur- October 9, 16, 23 and 30,
ies, for Adjudication of Heir- pose of raising the sums due diligent search and inquiry to
ascertain same. 2019
ship of Deanna L. Clark, and thereunder, together with attor-
Other Relief, seeking a determ- ney's fees, trustee's fees and
ination of wrongful death bene- expense of sale. The Complaint against you,

grees 07 minutes West along
the South side of said road a
distance of 97 feet to a point
on the East right of way line of
New Hope Road; thence South-
easterly along said East right of
way line a distance of 165
feet; thence South 87 degrees
29 minutes East a distance of
134.2 feet to the initial point of
this description and containing
0.46 acres, more or less.
SUBJECT TO the restrictive cov-
enants and conditions con-
tained in instrument dated
November 7, 1975 and recor-
ded in Deed Book 525 at Page
611 in the office of the Chan-
cery Clerk of Lowndes County,
Mississippi.
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this 2nd day of October, 2019.
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite
B-202
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 981-9299
3187 New Hope Road
Columbus, MS 39702
Employment
ficiaries, adjudication of heir- which is on file at the Lowndes
ship of Deanna L. Clark, and NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro & County Chancery Clerk’s office
other relief to which Petitioner Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust- in Columbus, Mississippi, in
may be entitled. Other than ee in said deed of trust, will on the above numbered cause, is
you, the only other interested November 6, 2019 offer for important and you must take Call us: 662-328-2424
parties in this action are De'Ta- sale at public outcry and sell immediate action to protect
vion Deshawn Terry-Clark, Cour- within legal hours (being your rights.
tavien Terry Dashawn Clark, between the hours of 11:00
General Help Wanted
Jarvier Clark-Thompson and Ja- a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the You are required to mail or
nah Lorine Clark-Thompson. Southeast Door of the County hand deliver a written re- COLUMBUS VACCUM
Courthouse of Lowndes sponse to the Complaint filed
& SEWING CENTER
You are summoned to appear County, located at 505 2nd Av- against you in this action to is looking for a
and defend against the Peti- enue North, Columbus, MS Kimberly D. Mackey, Attorney
tion filed against you in this ac- 39701, to the highest and best for Plaintiff, whose address REPAIR PERSON &
tion at 9:00 o’clock a.m. on bidder for cash or certified 1820 Avenue of America, Mon- SALES PERSON
the 21st day of November, funds the following described roe, Louisiana, 71201. for Full or Part Time.
A.D., 2019, in the Courtroom property situated in Lowndes
of the Clay County Courthouse County, State of Mississippi, YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE REQUIREMENTS:
at West Point, Mississippi, and to-wit: MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT
* Be neat in appearance
in case of your failure to ap- LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS * Have own Transportation
pear and defend a judgment The land referred to in this AFTER THE -9th day of October,
will be entered granting the re- policy is situated in the Stale 2019 WHICH IS THE DATE OF * Be Mechanically minded
lief sought in the Petition. of Mississippi, County of THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF * Have computer skills
Lowndes, and described as fol- THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RE- * MUST pass drug test
You are not required to file an lows: SPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR * Be 18 years or older
answer or other pleading, but DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY
may do so if you desire. The following described real
property lying and being situ-
DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED
AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY
Call 662-327-7420 Looking for
9-11am for appointment.
Issued under my hand and seal ate in Lowndes County, Missis- OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED
IN THE COMPLAINT.
your dream
of said Court, this the 14th day sippi, to wit:
of October, A.D., 2019. Lot Number 112 in Chilcutt job?
Subdivision, Fourth Extension, You must also file the original SUBWAY OF Columbus is
LISA YOUNGER NEESE, CHAN- a subdivision of Lowndes of your Response with the now taking applications for Check here
Clerk of this Court within a
CERY CLERK
OF LOWNDES COUNTY, MIS-
County, Mississippi, as shown
by plat recorded in Plal Book 2, reasonable time afterward. opening shift at Walmart first!
SISSIPPI page 78, in the Office of the location. To set an inter-
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes Issued under my hand and the view, send your name and
BY: /s/ Shantrell W. Grander- County, Mississippi. seal of said Court, this 25th number to
son DEPUTY CLERK APN ft: 62W060209900 day of Sept., 2019. sub2000inc@gmail.com.
Being the same property con-

18-022024
Publication Dates:
October 9, 16, 23 and 30,
2019
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NO-
TICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on the October 27,
2004, Corine Hicks, executed
a Deed of Trust to Jane Bell,
Trustee for the use and bene-
fit of Mortgage Electronic Re-
gistration Systems, Inc., as be-
neficiary, as nominee for
United Financial Mortgage
Corp., its successors and as-
signs, which Deed of Trust is
on file and of record in the of-
fice of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
in Deed of Trust November 4,
2004, in Book No. 2004, at
Page 32449 thereof;
WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust
was ultimately assigned to
Planet Home Lending, LLC by
assignment on file and of re-
cord in the office of the Chan-
cery Clerk of Lowndes County,
Mississippi, in November 13,
2017, in Book No. 2017, at
Page 25285 thereof; and
WHEREAS, the legal holder of
the said Deed of Trust and the
note secured thereby, substi-
tuted Wilson & Associates,
PLLC, as Trustee therein, as
authorized by the terms there-
of, by instrument recorded in
the office of the aforesaid
Chancery Clerk in November
21, 2017, in Book No. 2017,
at Page 25984 thereof; and
PUBLISH: 10/16, 10/23, &
10/30/2019
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI
NANCY E. HORTON
PLAINTIFF/COUNTERDEFEND-
ANT
VERSUS
AJ STEVERSON
DEFENDANT/COUNTER-
PLAINTIFF
CAUSE NO. 2019-0282-DE
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: THE UNKNOWN COUNTER-
DEFENDANTS, ALL OTHER PER-
SONS, FIRMS AND CORPORA-
TIONS HAVING OR CLAIMING
ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE IN-
TEREST IN AND TO THE FOL-
LOWING DESCRIBED LAND,
SOLD FOR TAXES ON AUGUST
29,2016, PARCEL
NO.10W970011400, PPIN
966, DESCRIBED MORE PAR-
TICULARLY AS: All lands lying
and being situated in the West-
Half (W 1/2) of the Southwest
Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of Section Nine (9),
Township Sixteen (16), Range
seventeen (17) West; LESS
AND EXCEPT at least six (6)
tracts previously conveyed to
prior grantor as shown by
deeds located as follows: Land
Deed Book 381 at Pages 439-
442 and Land Deed Book 666,
at Page 421. And located on
Service Directory
veyed to James Siegle, indi- LISA YOUNG NEESE
vidually by deed from James LOWNDES COUNTY
Siegle, as beneficiary of the Es- CHANCERY COURT CLERK
tate of Agnes H. Siegle, as COLUMBUS, MS.
(SEAL)
filed in probate proceedings in
probate case no. 2000-0060.
BY: Tina Fisher, D.C.
dated 4-2-07, filed 4-11-07 and
recorded in Deed as Inst. No.
20072846 in Lowndes County
Records.
Promote your small business starting at only $25
PUBLISH:
10.9.19/10.16.19/10.23.19
Carpet & Flooring Excavating General Services Painting & Papering
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee. WORK WANTED: QUALITY PAINTING.
CLAY GRAVEL, fill clay,
Licensed & Bonded− Ext/Int Paint.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on & top soil for sale!
carpentry, painting, & Sheet Rock Hang & Finish.
this 8th day of October, 2019. Easy access off 82 East
demolition. Landscaping, Free Estimates.
Can load & deliver. gutters cleaned, bush Ask for specials! Larry
Shapiro & Brown, LLC Stokes Excavation:
hogging, clean−up work, Webber 662−242−4932.
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
662−689−0089. pressure washing, moving
Shapiro & Brown, LLC help & furniture repair.
1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite Plumbing
662−242−3608.
B-202 General Services
Flowood, MS 39232 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL:
Lawn Care / Landscaping ACME, INC.
(601) 981-9299 A & T TREE SERVICES
$99 WHOLE HOUSE Stan McCown
DAVID’S CARPET & Bucket truck & stump
513 Cypress St Cutting Edge Lawn Service Licensed Plumber
UPHOLSTERY removal. Free est.
Columbus, MS 39702 "We fix leaks."
CLEANING Serving Columbus Residential & Commercial
19-024503 662−386−2915
1 Room − $40 since 1987. Senior Mowing, Edging, Trimming,
citizen disc. Call Alvin @ Blowing, Mulching, Clean
Publication Dates: 2 Rooms − $70
Ups, Leaf Removal, Bush
October 16, 23 and 30, 2019 3+ Rooms − $30 EA 242−0324/241−4447
Hogging, Pruning. Tree Services
Rugs−Must Be Seen "We’ll go out on a limb for
Car Upholstery you!" Weekly/Bi−Weekly. Free
Cleaning Available Estimates. Licensed & J&A TREE REMOVAL
662−722−1758 Insured. 662−386−9559. Work from a bucket truck.
All notices must be Insured/bonded. Call
emailed to Jimmy for free estimate,
662−386−6286.
JESSE & BEVERLY’S
classifieds@ LAWN SERVICE.
cdispatch.com. Got leaky pipes? Find a Mowing, cleanup,
plumber in the classifieds. landscaping, sodding, Read local.
Are you a painter? Advertise here
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General Help Wanted
THE COMMERCIAL
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mechanically-minded
individual to work in its
pressroom. Applicants
paint, new central heat and
air. Large lot in great area.
NO HUD, No pets. $650/
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check. Call Long & Long @
662−328−0770.
Mobile Homes for Rent
2BR MOBILE HOME
246 WEST LOWNDES DR. the same number only once. The difficulty level
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EARLY BIRDS PLEASE. Lots
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must be comfortable work-
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Must pass drug test. Email
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Must have good transporta-
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Fri. afternoons. Apply at
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Medical / Dental
LPN/RN needed for fast
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Email resume and
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RN/LPN: PRN position
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HAY FOR SALE. 20 − 4X5
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