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Demand outweighs supply of new smoke detectors

300 residents have requested smoke
alarms in District 5 alone
By Tess Vrbin
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
Oktibbeha County
leaders say they are work-
ing as efficiently as pos-
sible to meet the demand
for new smoke detectors
while the supply is limited.
About 300 residents in
District 5, the southeast-
ern part of the county,
have signed up for new
smoke detectors through
a partnership between
county government and
the American Red Cross,
Supervisor Joe Williams
said at Monday’s board of
supervisors meeting.
The Red
Cross pro-
safety, which is especial-
ly important at this time
have them.”
Fire Safety Week was
vides free
smoke de-
of year, County Fire Ser-
vices Coordinator Kirk
Oct. 6-12. According to
Red Cross data, there is
tectors to Rosenhan said. a house fire every eight
entities that “It’s the start of the minutes and residents
can install heating season, where have only two minutes to
them, such people fire up their fur- get out of a burning house
Williams Rosenhan Campanella
as city and naces and portable heat- safely. Nearly two-thirds
county fire services and Mississippi chapter as ers and stuff like that,” he of all fire-related deaths
emergency management. part of the national Home said. “We’re asking people occur in homes with
Oktibbeha County EMS Fire campaign to install to check their detectors to no functioning smoke
began working in April smoke detectors and make sure they work and alarms.
with the Red Cross’ North teach families about fire we’ll give some out as we See Smoke alarms, 3A

West Point Columbus schools partner with African-American

woman charged leaders for mentorship program
with felony
child abuse
following death
of her infant
Authorities:
Investigation could
result in more arrests
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com

WEST POINT —
A West Point woman
has been charged
with felony child
abuse following the
death of her infant.
Deputies with Clay
County Sheriff’s Of- Fitzgerald
fice arrested Court-
ney Fitzgerald, 28, on Tuesday.
Officials did not release many de-
tails, but Clay County Sheriff Eddie
Scott confirmed the victim was Fitz-
gerald’s 6-month-old child. He said Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
there were traces of methamphet- Director of Planning and Community Development George Irby speaks to Columbus Middle School football players during the
amine in the child’s system. kickoff for a new mentorship program on Wednesday at the school. The new program, called Next Generation, hopes to intro-
See Fitzgerald, 3A duce men who have taken on roles in the community to the teens.

Local officials kick off ‘Next Generation’ get mentors in the com-
munity into the schools

initiative by meeting with CMS football players and form relationships

with students.

Former deputy BY ISABELLE ALTMAN

ialtman@cdispatch.com
I’m assistant fire chief now.”
He used the story to press on them
“Whenever we have
community leaders in
school, it’s a win-win for
faces additional COLUMBUS — Co-
lumbus Middle School
the importance of surrounding them-
selves with successful people.
“If you look at these men that (are)
students, for teachers,
for the community,” La-
Labat

embezzlement football players all got a bat said.

in this room, we all know each other Brooks said he got the
chuckle Wednesday af-
because we associate with each oth- idea from a similar pro-
ternoon when Columbus

charges
er,” he said. “Surround yourself with gram at schools in Flor-
Fire and Rescue Assis-
tant Chief Duane Hughes successful people. Instead of flaming ida and he, Shelton and
told them Mayor Robert people (insulting them), push them to Labat have been “tweak-
Hughes succeed.” ing” it to fit local needs.
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT Smith used to “paddle
him” when he was at school back in It was just one piece of advice the “This is just the first
team heard from the men in the room, Brooks
L O W N D E S 1980. stage of what we hope
COUNTY — A for- The team had gathered in a CMS who talked about the importance of fo- will get us going on this
mer Lowndes Coun- classroom to be introduced to about a cusing on academics and setting goals, program,” he said.
ty auxiliary deputy dozen business leaders, ministers and particularly goals that don’t necessari- Shelton said he wants to focus on
fired from his posi- public officials, including Hughes and ly have to do with football. getting police officers, who have spe-
tion at the sheriff’s Smith, all of whom were African-Amer- It was the first step in the “Next Gen- cific training in mentoring, into the
office and arrested ican men who had volunteered to be po- eration” program Columbus Municipal schools to work with the students.
for embezzlement tential mentors to the football players School District Superintendent Cherie “(We want them to know) they have
last month is facing Banks and their fellow students. Labat has been working on for about options,” he said. “... Everybody’s not
additional charges. “He paddled me for having a pack of a year with public officials, including going to make it in professional foot-
Jeffery Allen Banks, 47, of For- cigarettes,” Hughes said. “That stuck District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks and ball, but (there are) other careers.”
See Banks, 3A with me all my life, so I stuck with him. Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton to See Mentoring, 6A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

Preston Pridmore
First grade, Caledonia
1 What was the slowest the bus could Today through Sunday meetings
go without exploding in the movie Nov. 1:
■ “Southern Fried Funeral”: The West
“Speed”? Starkville Board
2 How many flag-raisers are depicted Point/Clay County Arts Council presents
this comedic play at 7 p.m. Oct. 24-26, of Aldermen
on the Iwo Jima Memorial near Arling-
ton National Cemetery? and 2 p.m. Oct. 27, at the Louise Camp- work session,
3 What is Charlie’s last name in bell Center for the Arts, 521 Commerce 1:15 p.m., City
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”? St., downtown West Point. Tickets are Hall
4 What is the common name for tibial $12 (cash or check only) at Petal Push-
Nov. 4:
stress syndrome, an affliction that ers, First United Methodist Church and

74 Low 57
often affects athletes? Oktibbeha
5 What car maker made the Aspire, the Growth Alliance, all in West Point.
High Probe and Tempo? Limited seating.
County Board
Sunny of Supervisors
Full forecast on Answers, 6B meeting, 5:30
page 2A. Friday p.m., Chancery
■ MSU/Bahamas National Youth Cliff Morton likes to play Courthouse
Choir: Mississippi State choirs and the the guitar. He also enjoys
Inside Bahamas National Youth Choir present playing sports and being
Nov. 5:
Starkville Board
Business 4B Dear Abby 3B a free concert at 7 p.m. at Starkville’s outdoors. Morton lives
First Baptist Church, 106 E. Lampkin St. in Reform, Alabama, and of Aldermen
Classifieds 5B Obituaries 5A
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Thursday
Say What?
Did you hear? “We know when Friday at 7 o’clock comes, the
friendship and the love will still be there. But we’re
Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s not talking about football when we’re talking.”
currency plans before Congress Columbus High football coach Joshua Pulphus on
Friday’s game against West Point. Story, 1B.

CEO: Company won’t move forward

Business briefs
with Libra without explicit approval
from all U.S. financial regulators
By MARCY GORDON, the panel appeared uncon-
BARBARA ORTUTAY vinced.
and KEN SWEET Rep. Maxine Waters,
AP Business Writers
the California Democrat
who chairs the panel, said
WASHINGTON —
Facebook CEO Mark the Libra project and the
Zuckerberg endured digital wallet that would be
hours of prickly ques- used with it, Calibra, “raise
tioning from lawmakers many concerns relating
Wednesday as he defend- to privacy, trading risks,
ed the company’s new discrimination ... national
globally ambitious project security, monetary poli-
to create a digital curren- cy and the stability of the
cy while also dealing with global financial system.”
widening scrutiny from Furthermore, Waters
U.S. regulators. told Zuckerberg, “You
Representatives also have opened up a discus-
grilled Zuckerberg on sion about whether Face-
Facebook’s track re- book should be broken
cord on civil rights, hate up.”
speech, privacy and mis- The social media giant
information — not sur- has sparked public and of-
prising given the litany of ficial anger at every turn,
Courtesy photo
scandals Facebook has from its alleged anticom-
SNELL NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER: Barry Keel, center, North Mississippi Medical Center-West
been dealing with over the petitive behavior to its shift Point administrator, and Howard Rumore, right, director of Facility Operations, present the most recent Employ-
past two years. into messaging services ee of the Quarter award to Jamie Snell, a systems technician with Facility Operations. A graduate of Oak Hill
The House Financial that allow encrypted con- Academy in West Point, Snell earned a bachelor’s degree in management of construction and land development
Services Committee’s im- versations, to its refusal to from Mississippi State University. He joined the NMMC-West Point staff in 2006.
mediate focus was Face- take down phony political
ads or doctored videos. Tupelo, JBHM maintains offices in Columbus and
book’s plans for the cur-
rency, to be called Libra. The breakup specter —
JBHM Architecture celebrates 50 years Jackson and has previously operated in Southaven,
JBHM Architecture is launching a yearlong
Zuckerberg took pains to the worst-case scenario for Hattiesburg, Biloxi and Memphis, Tennessee. JBHM
celebration to reflect on its 50-year history and the
reassure lawmakers that Facebook and other tech also serves clients in dozens of communities through-
individuals and innovations that helped shape the out the Southeast and has won more than 60 awards
his company won’t move behemoths — has been
company’s success. Founded by Jim Johnson in Tu- for outstanding design in educational, industrial,
forward with Libra with- raised by prominent poli-
ticians , notably Sen. Eliz- pelo on Oct. 28, 1970, JBHM now stands as one of the healthcare, civic and corporate sectors.
out explicit approval from
all U.S. financial regula- abeth Warren, a leading region’s most respected and prolific multi-discipline In 1991, JBHM Architecture President Richard
tors. Democratic presidential design firms. McNeel was named partner along with Joseph H.
Still, many members of candidate. JBHM has deep roots in Mississippi, where the Henderson, who now serves as JBHM Architecture’s
firm has completed 5,000+ projects and worked in vice president and principal-in-charge of the firm’s
nearly all of the state’s 82 counties. In addition to office in Columbus.
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Smoke alarms
Continued from Page 1A
EMS has installed 90
new detectors through-
out the county since the
partnership with the Red
Cross began in April and
received a new shipment
of 60 on Tuesday, EMS
director Kristen Cam-
panella said. The county
distributed the sign-up
sheet to the supervisors
and is working its way
down the list. District 5
is unique with its 300 ap-
plicants, she said, com-
pared to about 75 in the
rest of the county com-
bined.
Most residences re-
ceive more than one new
smoke detector at a time,
and the most they can
have is three.
“We provide them with
a little bit of fire safety
information, a floor plan
where they can draw out
the layout of their house,
so they can talk it over
with their family and
try to have those two es-
cape routes determined,”
Campanella said. “We
don’t just put up the de-
tector and leave.”
EMS also provides
flooding and tornado
safety information, she
said.
The partnership
between EMS and the
Red Cross
The Red Cross pro-
vides as many new smoke
detectors at a time as it
can, partly depending
on how many people are
available to install them,
said Red Cross disas-
ter relief specialist Gail
Thompson, who oversees
eight counties and is
based in Columbus.
The new smoke detec-
tors have durable batter-
ies and are sealed shut
so they will last a full 10
years, Rosenhan said.
All seven rural fire
departments within Ok-
tibbeha County Fire
Services have been re-
ceiving and installing
smoke detectors from
the Red Cross for years.
Rosenhan received 100 in
August and is waiting for
more, he said.
About 25 of those 100
smoke detectors went
to District 3, Supervisor
Marvell Howard said.
He helped distribute
several detectors a few
years ago, so the need in
District 3 is not signifi-
cant right now thanks to
the 10-year batteries, he
said.
The department was
already discussing a
collaboration with the
Red Cross in February
when a house near the
intersection of Mt. Olive
Road and Oktoc roads
caught fire, Campanella
said. The house was com-
pletely destroyed, but
the three residents got
out safely because they
heard the smoke alarm,
Campanella said.
The fire happened in
District 5, the area with
not only the most people
signed up but also with
the biggest need for new
smoke detectors, Rosen-
han said. Districts 5 and
2, the eastern part of the
county, have a combined
total of more than 10,000
people, according to data
provided by Rosenhan.
This part of the county
has the most low-income
individuals and therefore
the oldest structures and
the most fires, he said.
District 2 Supervisor
and Board President
Orlando Trainer said he
does not know how many
people in his district have
signed up for new smoke
detectors.
The Starkville Fire
Department regularly
holds smoke detector
drives, most recent-
ly in the Green Oaks
neighborhood on Oct.
12, where 24 houses re-
ceived new detectors,
Chief Charles Yarbrough
said. The next drive will
be in early November on
Northside Drive.
Funding fire depart-
ments is a key aspect of
fire prevention that Ro-
senhan said should not
be forgotten.
“A mantra I’ve got is
that fires are not put out
with water. They’re put
out with dollars,” he said.
“It’s not the gallons per
minute on the fire. It’s
the dollars per year in the
fire departments. Trucks
aren’t cheap, and even
though all our guys are
volunteers, I’ve still got
to equip them and train
them.”

Fitzgerald
Continued from Page 1A
Clay County Coroner
A lvin Carter declined
to identif y the child and
referred all questions to
CCSO.
Investigators are
expecting to make ad-
ditional arrests in the
case, according to a
CCSO press release.
A nyone with informa-
tion on the case is en-
couraged to call CCSO
at 662- 494 -2896 or
Golden Triangle Crime
Stoppers at 800 -530 -
7151.
Fitzgerald is being
held in Clay County Jail
on $100,000 bond.

Banks
Continued from Page 1A
rest Glenn Road, has
been charged with four
new counts of embez-
zlement, according to a
Lowndes County Sher-
iff’s Office press release.
Banks, who worked as a
part-time auxiliary depu-
ty at LCSO from 2017 un-
til September, is accused
of using his position at
Corey Herring Automo-
tive on Gardner Boule-
vard to convert cash mon-
ey for his personal use.
He faces a total of five
embezzlement charges
for allegedly misappropri-
ating more than $10,000
from the business.
Anyone with informa-
tion is asked to call LCSO
at 662-328-1136 or Corey
Herring Automotive at
662-328-2114.
Banks has been re-
leased from custody after
posting $20,000 bond.

Building permits
City of Columbus
Oct. 7-17, 2019
■ BH Properties, LLC; 416
17th St. S.; Demolition; DAV-
CO, LLC
■ Castle Columbus II, LLC;
3539 Bluecutt Rd.; Signs for
Optum Pharmacy; Mid-South
Signs
■ Ralph Null; 423 9th St. S.;
Reroof; Doug Wheeler Roofing,
Inc.
■ David Knoop; 114 Sand Rd.;
Remodel; Same
■ Illuminating IV, LLC; 419
Wilkins Wise Rd.; Signs for
Zion Church; Mid-south Signs
■ Grey Car Properties, LLC;
3255 Hwy. 45 N.; Fence;
Curtis Bordenave
■ Charles Coleman; 201 23rd
St. S.; Electrical permit; Vertis
Lee
■ Betsy Taylor; 91 Stokes Rd.;
Electrical permit; Weathers
Electric, Inc.
■ Robert L. Harris; 678 S.
Pickensville Rd.; Electrical
permit; Vertis Lee
■ Willie Carter; 1103 Ash St.;
Mechanical permit; James
Williams Heating & AC
■ Earlie B. Walls; 507 Spring-
dale Dr.; Plumbing permit;
Same
■ Kevin Brickey; 101 Brown
St.; Plumbing permit; Trues-
dale Plumbing
■ Joyce Latham; 105 23rd
St. S.; Plumbing permit; Tabor
Plumbing
■ Robert Smith; 1615 7th
Ave. S., Apts. A & B; Plumbing
permit; Tabor Plumbing
■ Charles Colvin; 201 23rd
St. S.; Plumbing permit; Tabor
Plumbing
■ JYD Partners, Ltd.; 939 Ala-
bama St.; Fire sprinkler/alarm;
McIlwain Services
■ Grey Car Properties, LLC;
3522 Hwy. 45 N.; Remodel
bathrooms; Curtis Bordenave
■ Johnnie B. Latham; 1820
6th Ave. N.; Demolition; Same
■ Londa LeBrun; 2629 Can-
terbury Rd.; Remodel; Bostick
Construction, LLC
■ David & Sharon Dickerson;
411 Dickerson Ln.; Reroof;
Doug Wheeler Roofing, Inc.
■ Sarah Sanders; 2734
Canterbury Rd.; Reroof; Doug
Wheeler Roofing, Inc.
■ Bo Jarrett; 212 2nd Ave. N.;
Demo block building;Same
■ Chuck Staten; 301 1st St.
S.; Reroof; Doug Wheeler
Roofing, Inc.
■ Deanna McIntyre; 724 19th
Ave. N.; Reroof; Doug Wheeler
Roofing, Inc.
■ Edward Bonner; 1415 6th
Ave. N.; Rebuild front porch;
Excellent Roofing
■ Fox Run Apts. of Columbus,
LLC; 636 31st Ave. N., Bldg.
3; Reroof; J Miller Roofing
■ JYD Partners, Ltd; 939 Ala-
bama St.; Signs for Marvin’s
Simmons Sign & Graphics
■ Flora Nicholson; 1008 &
1010 6th Ave. N.; Reroof;
Billings Roofing
■ Lehmberg Properties, LLC;
720 N. Lehmberg Rd., Ste. 3;
Sign for Shades ‘N Company;
Sign Design Plus
■ Fox Run Apts. of Columbus,
LLC; 636 31st Ave. N., Bldg.
5; Reroof; J Miller Roofing
■ Betty Bryan; 901 7th Ave.
N.; Electrical permit; George
Beavers
■ Jackson Square, LLC; 2013
Hwy. 45 N., Ste. 1; Electrical
permit; Advanced Electrics,
Inc.
■ Court Square Tower, LLC;
602 2nd ave. N., 2nd Fl.; Elec-
trical permit; Joseph Harris Jr.
■ James & Paula Gable; 214
Airline Rd.; Plumbing permit; P
& H Plumbing
■ Carolyn Moore; 3301 5th
St. N.; Plumbing permit; Trues-
dale Plumbing
■ Mary Alice Stewart Family
Trust; 924 3rd Ave. N.; Plumb-
ing permit; Benny Shelton
■ Dennis Long; 111 King
St.; Plumbing permit; Larry
Funderburk
■ Oak Manor Community,
LLC: 901 11th St. S., Apt.
O3; Plumbing permit; P & H
Plumbing
■ Alexander Blunt; 2404 6th
Ave. N.; Plumbing permit;
Tabor Plumbing
■ Willie Latham; 1812 7th
Ave. N.; Plumbing permit;
Tabor Plumbing
Lowndes County
Oct. 23, 2019
■ Jim Ray; 2337 Phillips Hill
Rd.; Remodel s/f residence;
Owner
■ Jefferson Davis Jordan;
3370 Old West Point Rd.; Con-
struct storage/shop; Owner
■ Robertson; Sterling Drive;
Construct s/f residence;
Clardy Home Development
■ Hill; Terraceview Lane; Con-
struct s/f residence; Clardy
Home Development
■ Mike Oglesby; 1310 Steens
Vernon Rd.; Construct pole
barn; Owner
■ Richard Heard; South Front-
age Road; Construct storage/
shop; Potts Metal Building
■ Bailey; Sterling Drive; Con-
struct s/f residence; Clardy
Home Development
■ Spec; Old Wolfe Road;
Construct s/f residence; Frye
Tile & Exterior
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PETER BIRNEY IMES Editor/Publisher
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MICHAEL FLOYD Circulation/Production Manager
MARY ANN HARDY Controller

Slimantics
In Starkville, it’s the Montagues vs. Capulets
I have great
empathy for
Starkville’s city of-
ficials as they try to
appease all those
who are up in arms
about how — or
if — the city should
regulate short-term
property rentals in
residential neigh-
borhoods.
Notice, I used Slim Smith
the word “empa-
thy” instead of
“sympathy.” Way back in the
previous century, when I was
the sports editor on The Sun
Herald on the Mississippi
Coast, I found myself in the
middle of a similar fight.
Since its inception, the
newspaper served a divided
readership, based on geogra-
phy. You were either on the
Biloxi side of our circulation
area or the Gulfport side and
that was no small matter.
Remember Shakespeare’s
Montagues and Capulets? It
was that kind of dynamic.
The camps were bitterly
divided that The Sun Herald’s
predecessor had offices in
both Biloxi and Gulfport to
make sure resi-
dents felt it was
“their newspaper.”
When the after-
noon Daily Herald
added a morning
edition, The South
Mississippi Sun, in
the early 1980s, the
entire operation
moved to a new
location on DeBuys
Road, which by no
coincidence is the
road that separates
Biloxi from Gulfport. Even
that wasn’t entirely satisfac-
tory. The building had to be
erected on one side of the
road or the other, after all,
and Biloxi people cynically
noted that the offices were
built on the Gulfport side.
But even then, the news-
paper did all it could do: It
chose to have a Biloxi mailing
address — which meant the
mail had to be picked up at
the post office in Biloxi — and
a Gulfport delivery address.
Readers in both cities
pored over the pages of the
newspaper with grave sus-
picion, jumping on anything
that remotely suggested favor-
able coverage of the other city
or critical coverage of their
own.
Nowhere was this more
prominent than in the sports
section because sports has a
way of making people aban-
don all sense of perspective.
The term “fan” — short for
“fanatic - was created as a
sports term. So you get the
picture.
As sports editor, there
wasn’t a week — and some-
times not a day — that I didn’t
an angry call or five from a
Gulfport or Biloxi fan certain
that I hated one city and loved
the other, even though I grew
up 300 miles away in Tupelo.
I never lived down the
damning fact that I lived in
Gulfport, though.
Football season was the
worst. Fans from either city
would scrutinize our coverage
of the Biloxi Indians or Gulf-
port Admirals like linguists
examining the Rosetta Stone.
People would go so far as
get out a ruler and measure
the lengths of the stories
devoted to the teams and cite
whatever disparity there was
as proof of bias.
Photos were treated much
the same: How come the big
photo on the front page was
from the Biloxi game? Why
did you use a photo of a Biloxi
player getting tackled when
you used a photo of a Gulfport
player breaking a tackle? Why
is the Gulfport photo grainy
and poorly-lit while the Biloxi
photo is clear, sharp?
Headlines were viewed
critically. Stories were picked
apart in the search for any
slight, real or imagined. Any
adverb or modifier, was con-
sidered an assault by stealth.
It didn’t take long to realize
that defending our work was
pretty much an exercise in
futility, like breaking up a dog
fight with your bare hands.
All you get for your efforts is a
mauling.
So finally, I just decided to
be as fair as I could be and
let the chips fall where they
would fall.
It didn’t end the criticism,
but I did sleep better.
I don’t know how Starkville
Mayor Lynn Spruill sleeps
these days, but my guess
is that this dispute over the
city’s efforts to please both
short-term renters and resi-
dents alike is something she
could live without.
The mayor and board of
aldermen have been doing
back-flips trying to find
common, peaceful ground
between the two parties —
the plan has been amended 10
times in the past three weeks
alone. But there is no peace
in the valley to date. The lion
will not lay down with the
lamb. Swords have not been
beaten into plowshares. Biloxi
despises Gulfport. Gulfport
wishes Biloxi would just go
away.
So ultimately, I think the
city will reach same conclu-
sion that I came to all those
years ago: Carefully consider
all the arguments, adopt a
plan that is as fair as you can
make it, then let the chips fall
where they may.
There is no solution that
will satisfy both parties.
So the best alternative is
to choose a plan that evenly
distributes the grumbling.
Slim Smith is a columnist
and feature writer for The
Dispatch. His email address is
ssmith@cdispatch.com.

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Democratic debate: 10 questions left on the cutting room floor

The New York Times
and CNN co-sponsored the
recent Democratic presiden-
tial debate. The New York
Times has not endorsed a
Republican for president
since 1956. Prior to the
Mueller report, the influen-
tial paper published story
after story about alleged
Russian collusion with the
Trump presidential cam-
paign. Larry Elder
Project Veritas, the
investigative reporting outfit that uses
undercover video, recorded CNN
employees complaining about the cable
news organization’s anti-Trump agen-
da. On one video, a voice, identified as
CNN president and CEO Jeff Zucker,
can be heard all but instructing his
staffers to focus on impeachment, to
the exclusion of what taped staffers say
they considered other important news.
“There’s a lot of people out here just
trying to do what they think is the best
of journalistic integrity,” said one CNN
staffer. “Then you get on the 9 a.m. call
and big boss Jeff Zucker f—ing tells you and 20 times more likely to end up in
what to do.”
So if viewers assumed the debate
moderators’ questions wouldn’t be
tough, they weren’t disappointed. Here
are just 10 questions that were not
asked:
1. About the Trump tax cuts,
Democrats like Rep. David
Cicilline, D-R.I., claim that
83% of the benefits would
go to “the top 1%, richest
people in this country, and
the most powerful corpora-
tions.” But the Washington
Post fact-checker said: “The
nonpartisan Tax Policy Cen-
ter found that initially more
than 80 percent of taxpayers
would get a tax cut, with less
than 5 percent getting a tax
increase.” Why, then, do you
keep restating what The Washington
Post said isn’t true?
2. Sen. Bernie Sanders, for years,
you’ve said, “We are now spending
twice as much per capita on health care
as do the people of any other country.”
And for years, PolitiFact has said that’s
false. So why do you keep saying it?
3. Many of you support reparations,
but former President Barack Obama
said, “Children who grow up without
a father are five times more likely to
live in poverty and commit crime, nine
times more likely to drop out of schools
prison.” Isn’t family breakdown a far
bigger problem than a need for repara-
tions?
4. In 1900, government at all three
levels — state, local and federal — took
less than 10% of Americans’ income.
Today, government takes close to 31%.
How much more income should govern-
ment take from the American people?
5. In 2017, nearly 40,000 Americans
were murdered or committed suicide
by firearms, so you’ve demanded that
Congress pass “commonsense gun con-
trol laws” to save lives. But how many
Americans are alive each year because
they used firearms in self-defense?
6. Some of you have proposed a
“buyback” of AR-15s and other “weap-
ons of war.” In 2018, according to the
FBI, there were 297 people killed by ri-
fles — all rifles, not just AR-15s. But 443
people were killed by hammers, clubs
and other blunt objects. And 672 were
killed by “fists, feet and other ‘personal
weapons.’” Gun rights advocates argue
that these numbers show you have lost
perspective. Please comment.
7. You criticize President Donald
Trump’s decision to withdraw troops
from Syria. But when President Obama
withdrew troops from Iraq, Democrats
supported the policy — even though it
ran counter to the advice Obama got
from his national security team. The
withdrawal allowed ISIS to grow and
metastasize. Obama sent back about
4,000 troops, and the troop level re-
mains about 5,000. Is it not hypocritical
to criticize Trump for doing the same
thing that Democrats applauded Obama
for?
8. Does President Trump deserve
any credit for an economy that’s produc-
ing rising incomes and record-low un-
employment for blacks and Hispanics?
9. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, you say
you’ve benefited from “white privilege”
and that America is built on “endemic”
and “foundational” racism. On the stage
with you are Sen. Cory Booker, of Afri-
can descent; Andrew Yang, of Chinese
descent; Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who is
Samoan American; and Sen. Kamala
Harris, whose background is Jamaican
and Indian. Why didn’t “endemic” and
“foundational” racism prevent these
candidates of color from being on the
same stage with you, on the same night,
competing for the same job?
10. About Charlottesville, where a
woman was killed by a white nation-
alist, you claim President Trump said
there were good white nationalists and
good neo-Nazis on “both sides.” In fact,
at that very same press conference,
Trump said, “I’m not talking about the
white nationalists and the neo-Nazis
— because they should be condemned
totally.” Why do you keep misquoting
the President?
Compared to previous Democratic
debates, this recent three-hour long one
aired on CNN rated pretty bad. Who
knows? A tough question or two might
have generated a bit more interest.
Larry Elder is a best-selling author
and nationally syndicated radio talk-
show host. To find out more about Larry
Elder, visit www.LarryElder.com.

Obituaries
Continued from Page 2A
Dorothy Foster
HAMILTON — Dor-
othy Fay Cook Foster,
72, died Oct. 22, 2019, at
her residence.
Services will be at
11 a.m. Saturday at
Tisdale-Lann Memorial
Chapel, with Robert
Earl Fowlkes officiating.
Burial will follow at
Pleasant Hills Ceme-
tery. Visitation will be
from 5-8 p.m. Friday
at the funeral home.
Tisdale-Lann Memo-
rial Funeral Home of
Aberdeen is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Foster was born
Feb. 27, 1947, in Moore-
ville, to the late Crosby
Lee Cook and Mary
Nolan Cook Yarbrough.
She was a graduate of
Hamilton High School
and was formerly em-
ployed as a seamstress
with TIL and a manager
with Jr. Food Mart.
In addition to her
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
husband, Jessie Ray
Foster; and daughter,
Sandy Foster.
She is survived by
her daughters, Tina
Smith of Aberdeen,
Tammy Blakeney of
Calhoun City and Ar-
lene Hissong of Ham-
ilton; son, Christopher
Foster of Hamilton; one
brother; seven grand-
children; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Gail Pritchard
COLUMBUS —
Juanita Gail Pritchard,
57, died Oct. 23, 2019, at
Baptist Memorial Hos-
pital-Golden Triangle.
No services will
be held at this time.
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home and
Crematory, Second
Avenue North location,
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Ms. Pritchard was
born March 21, 1962,
in Maben, to Thomas
Pritchard and the late
Patsy Ruth Weaver.
In addition to her
father, she is survived
by her stepmother, Lou-
ise Pritchard; sisters,
Wanda Harris, Donna
Johnson, Janet Curry
and Sheila Cantrell;
and brother, Thomas E.
Pritchard Jr.
James Wright Sr.
CARROLLTON, Ala.
— The Rev. James Carl
Wright Sr., 73, died Oct.
22, 2019, at Pickens
County Medical Center
in Carrollton.
Home Going Cele-
brations services will
be at 11 a.m. Saturday
at Mt. Hebron Baptist
Church. Burial will
follow at Pine Grove
Memorial Gardens.
There will be no visita-
tion. Lavender’s Funeral
Service of Aliceville is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Rep. Elijah
Cummings to lie
in state at US
Capitol ceremony
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The
late Maryland Rep. Elijah
Cummings will be remem-
bered by congressional
leaders and colleagues as
he lies in state at the Cap-
itol.
House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi, Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell
and other congressional
leaders will speak at an ar-
rival ceremony Thursday
before Cummings lies in
state at Statuary Hall. The
public will be allowed to
pay their respects to Cum-
mings later Thursday.
Ricky Mills
SMITHVILLE —
Richard Craig “Ricky”
Mills, 56, died Oct. 21,
2019, at Missouri Bap-
tist Medical Center in
St. Louis, Missouri.
Services will be at
11 a.m. Saturday at
Cleveland-Moffett Fu-
neral Home, with Kevin
Crook officiating. Burial
will follow at Pearce
Chapel Cemetery in
Smithville. Visitation
will be from 5-8 p.m.
Dean Young
Visitation:
Thursday, Oct. 24 • 9-11 AM
College St. Location
Services:
Thursday, Oct. 24 • 11 AM
College St. Chapel
Burial
Woodlawn Church of
Christ Cemetery
Steens, MS
Dawn Butz
Visitation:
Saturday, Oct. 26 • 10-11 AM
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Saturday, Oct. 26 • 11 AM
2nd Ave. North Location
Burial
Friendship Cemetery
Columbus, MS
Fred Kerby
Incomplete
College St. Location
Gail Pritchard
Held At A Later Date
2nd Ave. North Location
memorialgunterpeel.com
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Thursday, October 24, 2019 5A
Friday at the funeral the several area furni- Chris Caldwell, Kenny Brown, Anthony Brown,
home. Cleveland-Mof- ture factories. Tipton, Evan Hardin, Avery Mills and Shane
fett Funeral Home of In addition to his Ray Blaylock, Brock Mills.
Amory is in charge of father, he is survived by
Haskell Robbins
arrangements. his wife, Denise Mills;
Mr. Mills was born son, Eric Mills of Smith-
Feb. 11, 1963, in Mon- ville; daughters, Ally
roe County, to James Kissemme of Ft. Myers, Haskell Robbins, 81, of
Mills and the late Ger- Florida, Ashley Hardin
Columbus, MS, passed away
aldine Harris. He was and Myranda Frederick,
Monday, October 21, 2019,
a graduate of Hamilton both of Hamilton, Ala- at Baptist Memorial Hospi-
High School and was bama; brothers, Randy tal-Golden Triangle.
formerly employed as Mills of Hamilton and Visitation will be Friday,
owner and operator Rodney Mills; and two October 25, 2019, from 6:00-
driver with Landstar grandchildren. 8:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral
and as a supervisor in Pallbearers will be Home. Funeral service will
be Saturday, October 26,
2019, at 2:00 PM at Lowndes
Funeral Chapel, with Bro. Jerry Robbins officiat-
ing. Mr. Robbins will lie in state on hour prior to
the service. Interment will be in Springhill Cem-
etery, Millport, AL, with Lowndes Funeral Home
directing.
Mr. Robbins was born on October 6, 1938, in
Louisville, MS, to the late Lillie Green and Fant
Robbins. He was a member of Fernbank Baptist
Church. Mr. Robbins married the love of his life
Martha Lucille on October 10, 1959, at Spring-
hill Baptist Church, Millport, AL. He enjoyed the
outdoors, going to the smoky mountains, gar-
dening, and feeding and watching his humming-
birds. Mr. Robbins loved his family and spending
time with them. He was a caregiver to his wife of
53 years until her passing in 2013. Mr. Robbins
worked as a customer service agent for North-
west Airlines for 30 years.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Robbins is pre-
ceded in death by his wife, Martha Lucille Rob-
bins; brother, E.G. Robbins; daughter-in-law,
Nancey Robbins; and sisters-in-law, Delaine Rob-
bins and Helen Robbins.
Mr. Robbins is survived by his sons, Jerry
Haskell (Terisa) Robbins of Carrollton, AL, and
James Michael (Joyce) Robbins of Columbus,
MS; grandchild, Kayla (Jason) Junkin of Gordo,
AL; sister, JoAnn (Bobby) White of Okeechobee,
FL; and brother, Harold Robbins of Okeechobee,
FL.
Pallbearers will be Lee Shackelford, Bobby
White, David Robbins, Jason Junkin, Chris Peaks,
Ricky Ussery, Don Clay and JT Beard. Honorary
pallbearers will be Members of Fernbank Baptist
Church, Megan Gann and Kindred Home Nurs-
es, Kelley Harris and Baptist Hospice Golden Tri-
angle Staff, Dr. Ana Hilda Bonetti Lugo, MD and
Staff, Lifelong co-workers of Southern Airways
and Golden Triangle Regional Airport.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
Dean Young
Edna Dean Logan Young, age 89, of Steens,
MS, passed away October 22, 2019, at her resi-
dence.
Funeral services will be Thursday, October
24, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel
Chapel, College St. location, with Allen Jones
officiating. The interment will immediately fol-
low at Woodlawn Church of Christ Cemetery of
Steens, MS. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM un-
til the time of the service. Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home & Crematory, College St. location,
has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Young was born December 11, 1929, in
Fayette, AL, to the late Willis B. and Dona Hall
Logan. She was a graduate of Caledonia High
School. At age 5, she started singing with her fa-
ther’s quartet. At age 11, she started singing on
WCBI Radio with the Lowndes County Quartet
until age 20, when she married her husband, the
late Murl T. Young, Sr. Mrs. Young worked for
American Bosch, Young’s Twin Oak Grocery, E.
L. Robinson & Sons Grocery, and retired from
Gunter & Peel Funeral Home as an insurance
and prearrangement counselor.
In addition to her parents and husband, she
was preceded in death by her son, John David
Young; brothers, Albert Logan, Richard Logan,
and Jimmy Logan; sister, Merlene Yarbrough;
brothers-in-law, Raymond Higdon and Billy Yar-
brough; and sister-in-law, Virginia Logan.
Survivors include her children, Tommy Young,
Frankie Young and wife, Kathy, Gloria Taylor and
husband, Donald, and Louis Denney and wife,
Theresa; brothers, Elbert Logan, Wayne Logan
and wife, Joyce, and Willis Logan and wife, To-
nyaa; sisters, Bobbie Winters and husband, Ar-
thur, and Beverly Logan Higdon; grandchildren,
Kimberly McNorton and husband, Patrick, Murl
T. Young, III and wife, Angela, Dewayne Young
and wife, Robyn, Derrick Young and wife, Court-
ney, Lora Taylor Anderson and husband, Shawn,
and David Allen Taylor and Brandy Murphy; sis-
ter-in-law, Rae Logan; 17 great-grandchildren;
and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Dewayne Young, Murl
Young, David Taylor, Stephen Young, Steve
Yarbrough, Ronnie Jones, Chandler Young and
Shawn Anderson.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the
Woodlawn Church of Christ, patrons and the
Footloose Band of The Junction, staff of Legacy
Hospice, employees of Memorial Gunter Peel Fu-
neral Home & Crematory, Jamey Denney, Tim
Hudson and Dr. Harold Roy Thomas, Jr.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers
Association, 207 W. Jackson St., Suite 1, Ridge-
land, MS 39157.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
903 College Street • Columbus, MS
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STEWART SWORN IN

Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff

Ethel Taylor Stewart was sworn in as Ward 1 Columbus City Councilwoman during a ceremony Wednesday at the
Columbus Municipal Complex. Stewart is the sister of Gene Taylor, Ward 1 councilman who passed away earlier
this year. She is the first woman to have a seat on the council in more than 10 years.

Mentoring
Continued from Page 1A
While the program is
still in the works, Labat
said she hopes the men-
tors will be in and out of
the schools having lunch
with the students.
Wednesday’s event
lasted about 30 minutes,
just long enough for the
potential mentors to in-
troduce themselves, but
several of the visitors said
that if nothing else, they
hoped it made an impres-
sion for students to see
fellow African-American
men in successful commu-
nities here in Columbus,
many of whom, Brooks
pointed out, were the first
African-American men in
their positions.
“(These are) leaders,
men, professional men of
color who have achieved,
and you can do that,”
Brooks said after the
event. “You don’t have to
resort to drugs, crime.
... You can be successful
through hard work.”
City Planner George
Irby specifically encour-
aged the players to reach
out to them if they wanted
to know about what each
of the visitors do.
“I don’t know if you
heard somebody in here
today that kind of touched
you that you want to know
more or you feel like
there’s somebody in this
group that you would like
to one-on-one, get togeth-
er, talk to your teacher
or principal or somebody
to get in touch with Mr. Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
Brooks and everybody Columbus Middle School Principal Kimberly Gardner
here will make them- asks members of the eighth grade football team to close
selves available,” he said. their eyes and visualize themselves in the future during
“If we get one or two out a mentoring program held Wednesday at the school.
During the event, male leaders in the community came
of here that become suc- to speak with the boys about making good decisions
cessful because of some-
and setting themselves up for future success.
thing that we said, that
would be a good thing.”

Clerks have
Saturday hours
for Mississippi
absentee voting
The Associated Press

JACKSON — Circuit
clerks’ offices in Missis-
sippi are open on Satur-
days for people to cast ab-
sentee ballots.
Nov. 5 is the election
for governor and other
statewide races; transpor-
tation and public service
commissioners in three
regions; legislative seats;
and county offices.
The secretary of state’s
website says circuit clerks’
offices are open for nor-
mal business hours Mon-
day through Friday and
from 8 a.m. to noon the
two Saturdays before the
election. The deadline for
in-person absentee voting
is Nov. 2. Mail-in absentee
ballots must be received
by Nov. 4.
Mississippi law says ab-
sentee voting is available
to people who will be out
of town on election day, in-
cluding college students.
It is also available to any-
one who has a temporary
or permanent disability or
who is 65 or older.

Buckle up...
and your child, too
Sports
Aka embracing role after long-awaited opportunity
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Josh
Aka’s daily post-practice
routine was simple.
After concluding the
day with his teammates
in the early evenings at
Starkville High School,
Aka would ask Yellow
Jackets coach Chris Jones
to throw him an extra 50
passes.
“Any type of extra
work we did or wanted to
do, he was first in line be-
cause he wanted to show
us he wanted to get bet-
ter, he was willing to do
what it took to get better,”
Jones said.
Now nearing the end
of his senior season, Aka
has become a mainstay
in the Starkville offense
after nearly two years of
preparation.
“It’s been one heck of a
ride,” he conceded Tues-
day.
Looking back, Aka
is the first to admit he
needed the time to de-
velop. While classmate
and fellow receiver Rufus
Harvey took significant
snaps as a sophomore, he
was relegated to the scout
team.
Despite that, Aka
took his opportunities in
stride, both on the field
and in the weight room —
where he estimates he’s
put on between 20 and 25
pounds of muscle.
“With me, I just want-
ed to play my role,” he
said. “Anything I could
do to help the team at the
time I made sure I did it
at 100 percent, and I made
sure that I put my best
effort forward. And now
PREP FOOTBALL
With No. 1 West Point set to visit, Pats must stay focused
Columbus gears up for rivalry game to finish off perfect year
By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Joshua Pulphus is no
longer an assistant coach
at West Point, but his de-
parture doesn’t mean the
end of his friendship with
Green Wave coach Chris
Chambless.
“He’s just an all-around
good guy,” Chambless
said of Columbus High’s
first-year head coach.
“He’s a good friend.”
The two coaches give
each other advice on life,
school and family, but
ahead of Friday’s match-
up between their two pro-
grams, one thing isn’t on
the agenda.
“We know when Fri-
day at 7 o’clock comes,
the friendship and the
love will still be there,”
Pulphus said. “But we’re
not talking about football
when we’re talking.”
His Falcons (3-5) are
looking for a signature
home win against a West
Point program that Pul-
phus said “sets the stan-
dard” in high school foot-
ball in the region.
It would mean a lot
Starkville receiver Josh Aka hurdles an Oxford defender during an Aug. 30 game at Starkville High School.
actually contributing on
Friday nights when it mat-
ters, that I’m really glad to
have such a role.”
Entering his junior
season, Aka had reason
to believe he’d step into
a more prominent role.
Senior receivers Cam
Gardner and Cameron
Hines had both departed.
That said, a nagging ham-
string injury hampered
Aka’s ascent into an offen-
sive fixture, leaving him
Columbus sophomore Michael Mosley returns the
ball during the Falcons’ loss to Grenada on Oct. 11.
to us to go out and com-
pete and beat them,” said
Pulphus, who coached
tight ends at West Point
in 2018. “Any time you
get the opportunity to
step up and beat the best,
that’s all that matters.”
After a big road win
in overtime against Lake
Cormorant and a “great”
week of practice that fol-
lowed it, the Falcons feel
good about their chances
against the Green Wave
(8-1), winners of seven
straight.
In the inclement
weather conditions fore-
PREP FOOTBALL
with 251 yards and three
touchdowns on 23 recep-
tions last season.
Despite that, Aka re-
focused. With the injury
behind him and an offsea-
son to prepare, there was
a noticeable shift in his
game during spring ball.
“He’s always been a
hard worker, he’s always
been a playmaker, so he’s
had a chance to step up
and show it,” Harvey said.
Through nine games,
David Miller/Dispatch file photo
casted for Friday night,
Columbus’ defense will
have the chance to shine,
and Chambless knows it.
“You’ve gotta take ad-
vantage of your opportu-
nities when the weather’s
bad from a defensive
standpoint,” Chambless
said.
To counter the deluge,
West Point again worked
on overcoming the men-
tal and physical road-
blocks playing in the rain
tends to present.
“You gotta be mental-
ly prepared for that and
take extra precautions to
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that ability has persisted.
A complement to Har-
vey’s field-stretching abil-
ity, Aka has found a niche
as an interior/slot receiv-
er in Jones’ offense. In
this role, he’s totaled 467
yards and seven touch-
downs on 30 catches.
Of his seven scores,
perhaps none was more
important or meaning-
ful than his 12-yard
fourth-quarter reception
against then-No. 1 Madi-
take care of the football,”
Chambless said. “Both of
us will have to get men-
tally prepared for that.”
West Point star se-
nior Brandon Harris is a
game-time decision for
the contest, Chambless
said, adding more in-
trigue to a local rivalry
game.
But the Green Wave
have typically dominat-
ed the matchup, winning
55-6 at Columbus to open
the 2018 season and 42-14
in West Point to kick off
2017.
With the Falcons now
part of Class 5A, Pulphus
can only hope for a differ-
ent result. But no matter
how lopsided Friday’s
final score is, no matter
how many inches of rain
accumulate on the field,
both coaches know the
rivalry will deliver an en-
tertaining game — just
as it always has.
“The teams know
each other, and it’s good
bragging rights for the
Golden Triangle,” Cham-
bless said. “It’s just a big
game. It always is.”
Austin Frayser/Dispatch file photo
son Central.
Racing from the right
side of the formation to
the left upon the snap,
Aka crossed into Alt-
myer’s view. Seeing the
late-developing crossing
route, Altmyer took an
extra step and tossed the
ball toward his receiver.
Making the catch
around the Madison
Central 3-yard line, Aka
fought, turned and willed
his way through a Jaguar
PREP FOOTBALL CAPSULES
By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Heritage Academy
coach Sean Harrison is
proud of his team’s abil-
ity to block out the noise
no matter the opponent.
“Friday nights don’t
matter as far as who’s on
the other side,” Harri-
son said. “Every Friday
night’s an opportunity to
go out and get better.”
This week, that men-
tality will have to apply
to Thursday nights as
well, as the Patriots’
regular-season finale
against Washington was
moved up a day because
of weather concerns.
The Generals (2-7)
and the Patriots (10-0)
have played five of the
same opponents this sea-
son, with Washington
losing all but its match-
up with Bayou, but that
doesn’t mean Harrison’s
team can afford to over-
look its opponent.
“They’re not a team
that we just show up
and play,” Harrison said.
“We’re gonna have to go
out and play our game
and do what we’re sup-
posed to do and execute.
We don’t need a dogfight
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defender for the game’s
decisive score.
“You work so hard for
those moments, and it
seems like it may happen
or it may never happen.”
he said. “But I just can’t
stress enough — I put in
so much time, so much
effort, countless hours
on the field, countless
hours at home doing stuff
around the house and vi-
sualizing myself doing it.
And for it to become real,
at first it seemed like it
was a fantasy.”
“He’s that kind of play-
er,” Altmyer said of Aka’s
ability to break the extra
tackle. “He’s strong, and
he’s such a good asset for
this team.”
While three regu-
lar-season games and the
Mississippi High School
Activities Association 6A
playoffs are ahead, Aka’s
football future should ex-
tend far beyond this fall.
With offers from Austin
Peay, East Mississippi
Community College and
Mississippi Valley State,
he’ll make his collegiate
decision come spring.
And like Memphis’
Rodrigues Clark and
Mississippi State’s Kobe
Jones and Willie Gay, it
will be Aka who joins the
long lineage of collegiate
football players to come
out of the Yellow Jacket
program — a thought that
just two years ago seemed
improbable at best.
“I don’t have anything
bad to say about Josh,”
Jones said. “He’s the guy
who went from not being
‘the guy’ to being one of
‘the guys’ through per-
severing, hard work and
busting his butt.”
with them.”
Washington, Harri-
son said, has a strong
quarterback and a couple
good receivers, but the
Generals lack strength
where the Patriots have
it: along the offensive and
defensive lines. That’s a
matchup Harrison likes
to see.
No matter how the
Pats fare Thursday,
they’re assured a first-
round bye in the MAIS
Class 5A playoffs and a
home game Nov. 8. As
the current No. 1 seed,
they’ll be hosting again
on Nov. 15 “unless some-
thing crazy happens,”
Harrison said.
So though Heritage
Academy has at least one
more guaranteed home
game in the playoffs,
the Pats’ seniors will be
playing their final regu-
lar-season home contest
Thursday, and Harrison
is sad to see them go.
“This year everybody
knew that this year could
be the year, and they
kept that focus on this
year,” Harrison said.
“This group means a lot
to me.”
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Today
Prep Football Young has stressed all “Okolona always has
Starkville at Murrah, 7
Noxubee County (5-4) year will be keys to a good athletes,” King said.
p.m. at Choctaw Co. (6-3) big road win Thursday: “They lost quite a bit of
Caledonia at South Pon- For Noxubee County controlling possession, seniors, so they’re kind
totoc, 7 p.m. head coach Teddy Young, finishing drives and limit- of young, but they’re also
Washington at Heritage Thursday’s road district ing turnovers on offense; dangerous.”
Academy, 7 p.m. game at Choctaw County winning in the trenches, If the Panthers can
Calhoun Academy at is about control. gang-tackling running beat the Chieftains,
Columbus Christian Acad- Control of the clock backs and playing physi- they’ll earn an automatic
emy, 7 p.m. on offense. Control in the cally on defense. playoff berth. West Lown-
Noxubee County at Choc- trenches on defense. And “It’s gonna take play- des’ chances of hosting a
taw County, 7 p.m. what Young called “full ing great ball in all three playoff game are all but
West Lowndes at Okolo- control” of the No. 1 seed phases of the game,”
na, 7 p.m.
gone with the loss to Nox-
in Class 3A, Region 4, for Young said. apater, but the Panthers
Prep Volleyball
Thursday’s winner. are still fighting for the
Caledonia vs. Vancleave,
MHSAA Class 4A semifi-
The Tigers are 2-0 in West Lowndes (7-2) No. 3 seed in Region 2.
their region games this
nal, Starkville, 2 p.m.
year; so are the Chargers.
at Okolona (3-5) If they can win this week
New Hope vs. Long Last week’s 31-17 loss and beat Tupelo Christian
Beach, MHSAA Class 5A Young said Noxubee at No. 2 Noxapater told Prep, King said, they’ll
semifinal, 4 p.m. County is already guar- West Lowndes coach An- secure the third spot and
College Football anteed a playoff spot in thony King something would likely play Bald-
Itawamba Community its five-time region, but important about his team. wyn, the No. 2 team in Re-
College at Northwest Thursday’s game will be “Noxapater let us know gion 1, in the first round.
Mississippi Community huge in deciding the re- that we weren’t physically A win there would likely
College, 7 p.m. gion’s top team. strong,” King said. ”They set up a rematch with
Women’s College Soccer And on the road were physically a lot Noxapater.
Mississippi State at LSU, against a solid opponent, stronger than we were.” If the Panthers get the
7 p.m. it won’t be an easy game Spending time in the No. 4 seed, they’d face
for the Tigers, either. weight room has been Biggersville, the top team
Friday “They’re a great team critical for the Panthers in Region 1. King said he
Prep Football running the ball offensive- this week as they prepare was encouraged by Big-
West Point at Columbus, ly,” Young said. “They’re to take on Okolona in a gersville’s loss to Tupelo
7 p.m. fast on the defensive side road game on Thursday Christian Prep with the
Starkville Academy at of the ball.” that has implications for Panthers still battling
Jackson Academy, 7 p.m. The same things the Class 1A playoffs. TCPS for playoff position.
Oak Hill Academy at Win-
ona Christian, 7 p.m.
Hebron Christian at Hum-
phreys Academy, 7 p.m.
NBA ROUNDUP
Lafayette at New Hope,
7 p.m.
College Volleyball
Auburn at Mississippi
Kyrie scores 50 in Brooklyn debut
State, 8 p.m. The Associated Press Jayson Tatum had 21. year extension that will go
Kemba Walker scored 12 through the 2022-23 sea-
Saturday NEW YORK— Kyrie points on 4-of-18 shooting son, with a player option
College Football Irving scored 50 points after that.
in his Boston debut, and
Mississippi State at in a record-setting Nets Al Horford had 16 in his
Texas A&M, 11 a.m. debut but lost his balance
Southern Miss at Rice, and missed a potential
first game with the 76ers. Heat 120, Grizzlies 101
Furkan Korkmaz and MIAMI — Justise
Noon winning shot that allowed Tobias Harris buried con- Winslow scored 27 points,
Northeast Mississippi the Minnesota Timber- secutive 3-pointers for rookie Kendrick Nunn
Community College at wolves to pull out a 127-
East Mississippi Commu-
Philadelphia — after the scored 24 in his NBA de-
126 victory over Brooklyn Sixers had missed 21 of
nity College, 2 p.m. but and Miami ran away
in overtime Wednesday 24 through three quar-
Arkansas at Alabama, 6 in the fourth quarter to
night. ters — to stretch the lead
p.m. beat Memphis.
Karl-Anthony Towns to 10.
College Volleyball Goran Dragic scored
had 36 points and 14 re-
Mississippi University for 19 points for Miami,
bounds for Minnesota,
Women at Central Baptist and Andrew Wiggins add- Mavericks 108, which played without Jim-
College, 1 p.m.
Men’s College Golf
ed 21 points, including Wizards 100 my Butler because of per-
sonal reasons. Nunn and
the go-ahead basket with DALLAS — Luka
Mississippi State at 1:19 remaining. Doncic had 34 points and fellow rookie Tyler Herro
Steelwood Intercollegiate,
Irving had the ball in nine rebounds and Kri- started in the backcourt
All Day
his hands with a chance staps Porzingis scored instead.
to cap his dazzling debut 23 points in the European Bam Adebayo had 14
on the air with a victory, following a pair’s long-awaited first points and 11 rebounds
for Miami, and Winslow
Nets timeout. He ran the game together, leading
COLLEGE FOOTBALL added seven rebounds
clock down and then be- Dallas past Washington.
6:30 p.m. — SMU at and seven assists.
gan his drive, but lost his Porzingis missed his
Houston, ESPN Ja Morant, the No. 2
balance near the foul line. first four shots before tak-
6:30 p.m. — Jackson pick in this year’s draft,
He retained his dribble, ing a break and coming
State at Prairie View scored 14 points and had
A&M, ESPNU
got up and shot, but his back to score nine points
jumper missed. in the final 2:45 of the first four assists for Memphis.
COLLEGE SOCCER Jaren Jackson Jr. had 17
(WOMEN’S)
After signing with the quarter. The 7-foot-3 Lat-
Nets in July, Irving broke vian acquired in a block- points.
6 p.m. — Minnesota at
Northwestern, BTN Kiki Vandeweghe’s re- buster deal with the New
6 p.m. — Florida at Ten- cord for most points by York Knicks before the Pistons 119,
nessee, SEC a player in his first game trading deadline last sea- Pacers 110
7 p.m. — Wisconsin at with a team. Vandeweghe son was 7 of 16 from the INDIANAPOLIS —
Illinois, BTN scored 47 points for Port- field. Andre Drummond had 32
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL land at Kansas City on Doncic and Porzingis points and 23 rebounds,
(Women’s) Oct. 27, 1984. traded long 3-pointers and Luke Kennard made
9:30 p.m. — San Diego Irving finished with throughout the game, three 3-pointers in the
at Pepperdine, ESPNU eight rebounds and seven finishing 7 of 16 between final six minutes in De-
GOLF assists. Caris LeVert add- them (4 of 9 for Doncic, 3 troit’s opening victory
5:30 a.m. — EPGA Tour: ed 20 points. of 7 for Porzingis). Doncic over Indiana.
The Portugal Masters, was 12 of 19 overall. Kennard scored 30
first round, Quarteira, 76ers 107, Celtics 93 Washington rookie Rui points, a career best, and
Portugal, GOLF PHIL A DELPHI A Hachimura, the first Japa- matched his career high
9:30 a.m. — EPGA Tour: — Joel Embiid had 15 nese-born player drafted with six 3s.
The Portugal Masters, points and 13 rebounds, in the first round, had 14 Domantas Sabonis had
first round, Quarteira, Ben Simmons scored 24 points and 10 rebounds. 27 points and 13 rebounds
Portugal, GOLF points and Philadelphia Bradley Beal scored 19 for Indiana. Myles Turner
12:30 p.m. — LPGA Tour: beat Boston. points less than a week added 25 points, and Mal-
The BMW Championship, Gordon Hayward led after the All-Star guard colm Brogdon had 22 in
first round, Busan, South the Celtics with 25 points. signed a $72 million, two- his Pacers debut.
Korea, GOLF
9 p.m. — PGA Tour: The
ZOZO Championship, sec-
ond round, Tokyo, GOLF
5:30 a.m. (Friday) — Eu-
ropean Tour: The Portugal
Masters, second round,
Quarteira, Portugal, GOLF
HORSE RACING
Noon — Belmont Park:
From Elmont, N.Y., FS2
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m. — Milwaukee at
Houston, TNT
9:30 p.m. — LA Clippers
at Golden State, TNT
NFL FOOTBALL
7:20 p.m. — Washington
at Minnesota, FOX/NFL
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7 p.m. — MLS Playoffs:
Philadelphia Union at
Atlanta United, Eastern
Conference Semifinal,
ESPN2
9:30 p.m. — MLS
Playoffs: LA Galaxy at LA
FC, Western Conference
Semifinal, ESPN
TENNIS
6 a.m. — ATP/WTA: The
Swiss Indoors Basel, The
Vienna Open & The Elite
Trophy Tournament, Early
Rounds, TENNIS
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Strasburg stars as Nats rout Astros for 2-0 Series lead

HOUSTON — Stephen home to Washington for
Strasburg’s time had three games — if needed.
come. Adam Eaton paraded
Famously held out around the bases point-
of the postseason sev- ing to the Houston crowd
en years ago, Strasburg after a late home run as
delivered on the biggest the Nationals won their
stage of all Wednesday eighth in a row. They’ve
night. won 18 of 20 overall dat-
The right-hander out- ing back to the regular
dueled fellow ace Justin season, with the last two
Verlander, overcoming over AL Cy Young Award
a shaky start to give the favorites Gerrit Cole and
Washington Nationals a Verlander.
12-3 win over the Houston Game 3 is Friday night
Astros and a command- when Aníbal Sánchez
ing 2-0 lead in the World opposes Houston’s Zack
Series. Greinke in the first World
Kurt Suzuki hit a tie- Series game in the na-
breaking homer in what tion’s capital since 1933.
became a messy six-run The 31-year-old Stras-
seventh inning, and the burg had waited years for
Nationals headed back this chance. Back in 2012,
but, Strasburg allowed a
two-run homer to Alex
Bregman in the first be-
fore throwing five shut-
out innings to improve
4-0 this postseason. He
allowed seven hits and
struck out seven.
Verlander, so good in
the regular season, fell
to 0-5 in six World Series
starts. He gave up seven
hits and four runs, and
Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports was lifted after walking a
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Stras- batter following Suzuki’s
burg throws against the Houston Astros during the first home run.
inning of Game 2 of the 2019 World Series on Wednes- Verlander led the ma-
day at Minute Maid Park in Houston. jors with 21 wins this
he was about two years re- portant than pitching him season and struck out a
moved from Tommy John in the playoffs, so he was career-high 300 to reach
surgery when Nationals shut down late in a season 3,000 in his career. He
brass decided protecting full of promise. has a World Series ring,
his elbow was more im- Making his Series de- MVP and Cy Award tro-
phies, and three no-hit-
ters on his resume.
He struck out six to
become the career leader
in postseason Ks with 202
— another impressive sta-
tistic on a stellar resume
that is still missing that
elusive World Series win.
Their dominance
against Houston’s best
pitchers turned the un-
derdog Nationals into
heavy favorites to win
the title. Only three of
the previous 25 teams to
lose the first two games
at home under the 2-3-2
format have come back
to win the Series. No one
has done it since the 1996
New York Yankees.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I recently
started a
romantic relation-
ship with “Doug,”
a guy I have been
chasing for a
while. My friend
“Cassie” helped
to set us up, and
I am grateful.
Doug and I talk
ZITS every night and
are very close.
Cassie has
a reputation for
being a flirt, but
I didn’t think
Dear Abby
much of it. As
the months have progressed,
I notice her talking to my boy-
friend more often. I’m OK with
her being friendly, but when
she hugs him or tries to al-
ways sit next to him, it makes
me uncomfortable. I’m scared
she’s trying to come between
GARFIELD us. Recently she told me that
she thinks he’s cute.
She’s always telling me
I’m too good for him or I need
someone who understands
me better. Doug tells me that
Cassie is giving me strange
looks and telling him that I’m
too good for him. I am flat-
tered that she thinks this, but
I am scared about her true
motivations. — NERVOUS IN
NORTH CAROLINA
DEAR NERVOUS: Stop
feeling flat-
tered. Cassie’s
motivation may
be she’s sorry
she fixed you
up with Doug
because he has
begun looking
more and more
appealing to
her. It appears
she is trying to
manipulate you
and Doug into
breaking up,
and that’s not
friendship.
Tell her you
and Doug are
happy together, you’re NOT
“too good” for him and you
understand each other very
well. Tell her to back off
and stop flirting with your
boyfriend, and if she doesn’t,
recognize it’s time to distance
yourself.
DEAR ABBY: I have three
grown sons we don’t see
often. They’re married or live
with a girlfriend, and they
work a lot. I understand they
have their own lives, but it
seems their partners’ families
take priority over us. I feel
bad about it, but I understand
that this is just how it is.
We feel unimportant in
their lives. When our anni-
versary comes around, they
don’t bother to acknowledge
it. (They do acknowledge our
birthdays.) I always make
sure I don’t miss an occasion
by calling or sending a card.
When the one couple needs
something (like money), they
always call. I feel if we disap-
peared, they wouldn’t notice.
Our anniversary is the tip of
the iceberg. All the rest I can
let go of.
How can I tell them how
much it hurts without sound-
ing like a whiner? I’m not
asking for much more than an
unsolicited “Happy Anniver-
sary.” Our “golden” one is
coming up soon. Some peo-
ple’s kids give them parties
for such a special occasion.
I’m actually embarrassed. We
do have a life. We travel. But
a little acknowledgment from
our kids would be a big mo-
rale-booster. Advice? — LET
DOWN IN THE WEST
DEAR LET DOWN: Your
adult children are not mind
readers. They appear to
be very much centered on
themselves and their own
lives. TELL them how hurt
you are when they overlook
your anniversaries. If nothing
changes, the next time you
are hit up for money, say no.
If you do, it may lessen their
sense of entitlement, which
would be doing them a bigger
favor than dispensing dough
like an ATM machine.

CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct.
24). The older you get, the
younger your mind becomes as
your sense of curiosity keeps
the inspiration flowing through
the solar year. Your need to
explore is as real as your need
for food, and you’ll find a way to
adventure wondrously. Conflict
resolves in February. Family
will be the source of surprise,
delight and support. Gemini
BABY BLUES and Taurus adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 8, 60, 4, 40
and 1.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Your spirit is so big that its
warmth breaks down barriers
and defies the boundaries of
space and time. So you can be
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
there for people without being
there with them.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
The aim that a person attains
without forethought is not his
own. Having a thing is different
from achieving it. You will most
enjoy the processes you’ve long
imagined and anticipated.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You’ll adjust your energy to
that of the others in the room,
subduing it somewhat, and then
slowly turning it up to arrive at
a more joyful and expressive
place together.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Things have more impact when
they are fresh. You’re like a
chef, managing the ripeness of
your ingredients so that you can
use them at the exact optimum
time they will taste the best.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
The path before you will be
smoothed by people who like
you and want you to have an
easier time than you’ve had.
Accept the special attention.
You’ve earned it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Enthusiasm is an attractive
emotion, especially when it’s
dialed to a level that the other
person can accept. People will
be skeptical if they feel they
haven’t earned the level of
support on offer.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You’ll be dealing with a wide
variety of communication styles,
some of which will be rather
vague and imprecise, though
still not impossible to under-
stand. Most likely, they mean
what you think they mean.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Bad habits have their
rewards. To stay oblivious to
those or ignore them is to let
the habit rule unchecked. Once
you recognize the reward, you
can start to find other ways of
reaching that end.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You’re better off assuming
that you can improve the world
than believing you can’t. In all
likelihood, you have far more
power than you know. You’ll only
find out what you can do after
you’ve made your move.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You’ll be waving goodbye
to an unwanted burden soon
enough, so you may as well
make the most of its presence.
There are gifts inside even the
most inconvenient facts of
life. Why not savor them while
they’re still on offer?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Don’t use every aspect of
your presentation at once. Keep
some novelty in the back of the
closet so you can bring it out
to dazzling effect later when no
one is expecting it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Outsiders mistakenly
assume that success depends
on certain factors that may or
may not have anything to do
with the matter. Drop your pre-
vious notions and get in a little
deeper. Things are different on
the inside.

Haul over the coals

SOLUTION:
4B THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019
Business
Business moves with Mary
Steel Forest Furniture Store
in downtown slated to close
A
fter three years in
downtown, Steel Forest
Furniture Store is
closing its doors.
Chip Gerber, owner of the
handmade furniture shop at
124 Fifth St. S., announced
the Columbus store’s closure
on the company’s Facebook
page. Gerber said although
the physical location is clos-
ing, he will continue selling
custom furniture for custom- Mary Pollitz
ers who reach him through
Facebook.
“I get a tremendous amount of joy do-
ing it,” Gerber said. “...Basically this was
a hobby that turned into a business.”
The store will remain open Tuesday
through Friday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and
Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. likely through
the end of November.
“I appreciate the support that the
community has given us, I know a lot of
people are sad to see the store go,” Ger-
ber said. “We’re not going away forever,
we’re going to come back a little differ-
ent. ...We will be back, but we are going
to come back in a different fashion. We
are going to have a presence somewhere. and is going mobile. The People’s Cup
I know I’m going to change it up, I’m just
not sure how yet.”
Over in east Columbus, Kallie Stacy
Phillips opened an accounting firm ear-
lier this year. K.S. Phillips PLLC serves
any accounting or tax need including
business management, bookkeeping,
payroll and tax returns.
“If you have an accounting need, we
pretty much do it,” Phillips said.
Her office at 105-B Alabama St. is
open Monday through Friday from 9
a.m.-5 p.m. The four-woman accounting
firm is up and ready to help its custom-
ers. For all inquiries call 662-328-4919.
In other financial news, the Air Force
Federal Credit Union opened its Colum-
bus location at 1908 Hwy 45 N. Suite 1.
The credit union is open Monday
through Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Celebrating its grand opening, a ribbon
cutting with refreshments and other fes-
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tivities will be Friday at 8 a.m.
AFFCU first opened in
1952 at Lackland Air Force
Base in San Antonio, Texas,
with only 10 servicemen
pooling together $5 shares.
Nearly 70 years later, it has
expanded to serving more
than 47,000 members world-
wide.
Whew, business has been
booming while I’ve been
gone. In medical news, Rhett
Family Dental held its grand
opening. Dr. Cali Rhett opened her office
at 2102 Fifth St. N. Suite. 2. Hours are
Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m.-5
p.m. Dr. Rhett is accepting new patients
with a simple phone call at 662-328-6953.
With football season in full swing
and tailgates galore, thank goodness
Towne Liquor, 507-1 18th Ave. N., has
finally opened shop this week. Drown
your tears for the Bulldogs or celebrate
the New Orleans Saints miraculous stint
without Drew Brees Monday through
Saturday from 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Moving to Starkville, one of the
Cotton District’s coffee shops has closed
MicroRoastery has served its final cup
of coffee at its 12-1/2 Lummus Dr. shop,
and owner Blair Edwards said he will
start pushing his ethically sourced prod-
uct with daily pop-up shops throughout
Starkville.
Check Instagram each day to find out
where Edwards will be.
Starkville has also added a prosthetics
clinic. Methodist Orthotics and Pros-
thetics opened this month at 101 G.T.
Thames Dr. Suite A. The clinic offers
braces and artificial limbs to patients
of all ages. Methodist Orthotics and
Prosthetics first opened in Flowood
and has expanded with satellite offices
in Meridian, Hattiesburg, Cleveland,
Oxford, Monroe, Louisiana and now
Starkville. Those in need of care can call
800-223-6672, extension 8899 for a free
consultation.
Got business tips? Email them to mpol-
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Walter Smith Jr. 20DE
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20DE
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN FATHER OF
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
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RE: THE ESTATE OF MARY
ROUNSAVILLE, DECEASED
BY: DOROTHY RHOADES, PETI-
TIONER
CAUSE NO.: 2017-0133-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
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in a Petition for First and Final
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on the 29th day of January,
2020, in the courtroom of the
Lowndes County Courthouse at
Columbus, Mississippi, and in
case of your failure to appear
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money or other things deman-
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the 21st day of October, 2019.
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SHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 18
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SIPPI
WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY,
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION OWEN,
AND DEVISEES OF FRANK
OCTOBER 24, 2019
DECEASED, n 5B
AND ALL
PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAV-
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT- ING OR CLAIMING A LEGAL OR
LAW AND DEVISEES OF HENRY EQUITABLE INTEREST IN CER-
WILLIAMS, DECEASED, THE TAIN REAL PROPERTY LOC-
Legal Notices Legal Notices HEIRS-AT-LAW AND
UNKNOWN Legal Notices
ATED IN SECTION 16, TOWN-
DEVISEES OF CARRIE WILLI- SHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 18
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF AMS, DECEASED, AND ALL WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY,
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAV- MISSISSIPPI, BEING TAX PAR-
ING OR CLAIMING A LEGAL OR CEL NO. 61W080008800,
OFFICE OF GEOLOGY
Mining and Reclamation Divi-
EQUITABLE INTEREST IN CER-
TAIN REAL PROPERTY LOC-
LOCATED AT 311 5TH AVENUE
NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS-
sion ATED IN SECTION 16, TOWN- SIPPI
P. O. Box 2279 SHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 18
Jackson, MS 39225 WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY, You have been made Defend-
(601) 961-5527 MISSISSIPPI, BEING TAX PAR- ants in a lawsuit filed in this
CEL NO. 61W090004700, Court by the Columbus Re-
PUBLICNOTICE LOCATED ON 5TH AVENUE development Authority to con-
NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS- demn by eminent domain cer-
Public Notice No. 1703AAA Oc- SIPPI tain real property located in
tober 21, 2019 Block 22 North of Main, Colum-
Application No. A1703AAA You have been made Defend- bus, Mississippi, and being
ants in a lawsuit filed in this Lowndes tax parcel
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Court by the Columbus Re- 61W080008800. The property
development Authority to con- is necessary to renew and re-
The Office of Geology has re- demn by eminent domain cer- develop blighted conditions in
ceived an Application for a Sur- tain real property located in accordance with the Urban Re-
face Mining Permit pursuant to Block 22 North of Main, Colum- newal Plan (Burns Bottom) of
Sections 53-7-27 and 53-7-29 bus, Mississippi, and being the City of Columbus, Missis-
of the Mississippi Surface Min- Lowndes tax parcel sippi.
ing and Reclamation Act of 61W090004700. The property
1977, as described below: is necessary to renew and re- You are summoned to appear
develop blighted conditions in and defend against the com-
APPLICANT: W G Yates and accordance with the Urban Re- plaint or petition filed against
Sons Construction Company newal Plan (Burns Bottom) of you in this action at 9:30
dba Baldwin Sand and Gravel, the City of Columbus, Missis- o’clock a. m. on the 10th day
Lowndes County Mine Number sippi. of December, 2019, in the
3 County Court courtroom of the
PO Box 456 You are summoned to appear Lowndes County Courthouse in
Philadelphia, Mississippi and defend against the com- Columbus, Mississippi, and in
39350 plaint or petition filed against case of your failure to appear
you in this action at 9:30 and defend, a judgment will be
LOCATION: Northwest ¼ of o’clock a. m. on the 21st day entered against you for the
Section 5 and Northeast ¼ of of January, 2020, in the County money or other things deman-
Section 6, Township 18 South, Court courtroom of the ded in the complaint or peti-
Range 17 West, Lowndes Lowndes County Courthouse in tion.
County (Lat. N33° 31’ 49.59”, Columbus, Mississippi, and in
Long. W88° 20’ 48.09”) case of your failure to appear You are hereby further given
and defend, a judgment will be notice that not less than ten
DESCRIPTION: The Operator entered against you for the (10) days prior to the date of
proposes to open pit mine 25 money or other things deman- the trial on December 10,
additional acres to a total ded in the complaint or peti- 2019, you are required to file
depth of 50 feet for sand and tion. the Statement of Values pursu-
gravel. This is in addition to the ant to Miss. Code Ann. §11-27-
to the previously permitted 180 You are hereby further given 7, which shall be treated as
acres for a total of 205 acres. notice that not less than ten pleadings in this action. The
Sediment and erosion will be (10) days prior to the date of date of the filing of the Com-
controlled by settling ponds, di- the trial on January 21, 2020, plaint herein is the 10th day of
version berms and drainage you are required to file the September, 2019, and the
ditches. Reclamation will con- Statement of Values pursuant name and address of the attor-
sist of ponds with 3 to 1 to Miss. Code Ann. §11-27-7, ney for the Plaintiff is Martha
grassed cover slopes. which shall be treated as Bost Stegall, P. O. Box 7120,
pleadings in this action. The Tupelo, Mississippi 38802.
This public notice is being dis- date of the filing of the Com- Other than the Statement of
tributed to interested persons plaint herein is the 10th day of Values you are not required to
and agencies to assist in devel- September, 2019, and the file an Answer or other plead-
oping facts on which a de- name and address of the attor- ing but you may do so if you de-
cision by the Office of Geology ney for the Plaintiff is Martha
can be based. You are reques- Bost Stegall, P. O. Box 7120,
sire.
ted to communicate the inform-
ation contained in this notice
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802.
Other than the Statement of
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this 15th
to any other parties whom you Values you are not required to day of October, 2019.
deem likely to have interest in file an Answer or other plead-
the matter. All agencies and ing but you may do so if you de- TERESA BARKSDALE, CLERK
persons shall have until
November 4, 2019, to submit
sire. SPECIAL COURT OF EMINENT
DOMAIN,
comments, recommendations, Issued under my hand and the LOWNDES COUNTY, MS
or evaluations to the Office of seal of said Court, this 15th
Geology. Comments by an
agency shall include an enu-
day of October, 2019. BY: Ann Marie Langford, D.C.
meration of permits or li- TERESA BARKSDALE, CLERK Publish: October 17, 24 and
censes required under the SPECIAL COURT OF EMINENT 31, 2019
agency's jurisdiction. DOMAIN,
LOWNDES COUNTY, MS STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
If further information is COUNTY OF LOWNDES
needed, an agency may be fur- BY: Ann Marie Langford, D.C.
nished a copy of the notice of NOTICE OF SALE
intent or permit application. Publish: October 17, 24 and
Any person may inspect the 31, 2019 WHEREAS, the following ten-
permit application as specified
in Section 104 of the Rules
ants entered into leases with
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
IN THE SPECIAL COURT OF EM- HOUSES for storage space in
and Regulations.
INENT DOMAIN which to store personal prop-
In the event comments are not erty and
received by November 4, 2019, LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
the Office of Geology will con- SIPPI WHEREAS, default has been
sider that the agency has no made in the payment of rent
comments, recommendations COLUMBUS REDEVELOPMENT and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
AUTHORITY PLAINTIFF
and/or evaluations that the HOUSES pursuant to said
agency deems necessary and
Leases is authorized to sell the
proper based upon the effect VS. personal property to satisfy the
of the proposed operation on
MELODY BARRY WILSON AND
past due and any other
matters within the agency's jur- charges owed to it by the fol-
isdiction. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW
lowing tenants.
AND DEVISEES OF FRANK
PUBLISH: 10/24, 10/28, & OWEN, DECEASED, AND ALL NOW THEREFORE, notice is
PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAV-
11/4/2019 hereby given that FRIENDLY
ING OR CLAIMING A LEGAL OR CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of-
EQUITABLE INTEREST IN CER-
fer for sale, and will sell at auc-
IN THE SPECIAL COURT OF EM- TAIN REAL PROPERTY LOC- tion to the highest bidder for
INENT DOMAIN ATED IN SECTION 16, TOWN-
cash all personal property in
SHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 18
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY,
storage units leased by the fol-
lowing tenants at FRIENDLY
SIPPI MISSISSIPPI, BEING TAX PAR- CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 4504
CEL NO. 61W080008800,
Highway 69 South, Columbus,
COLUMBUS REDEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 311 5TH AVENUE MS. Auctions will begin at 8:30
AUTHORITY PLAINTIFF NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS-
A.M. on the 1st day of Novem-
SIPPI DEFENDANTS ber, A.D. 2019 at 308 Shoney
VS.
Drive, Columbus, MS and will
NO. 2019-0002-ED2 continue to all FRIENDLY CITY
MELODY BARRY WILSON, ET
MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in
AL. DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION the following sequence: 903
Alabama Street, Columbus,
NO. 2019-0001-ED2 TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
LAW AND DEVISEES OF FRANK bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION OWEN, DECEASED, AND ALL South, Columbus, MS. All auc-
PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAV-
tions are with reserve and
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT- ING OR CLAIMING A LEGAL OR therefore all units can be with-
LAW AND DEVISEES OF HENRY EQUITABLE INTEREST IN CER-
drawn from the sale at any
WILLIAMS, DECEASED, THE TAIN REAL PROPERTY LOC- time by the auctioneer/man-
UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND ATED IN SECTION 16, TOWN-
ager.
DEVISEES OF CARRIE WILLI- SHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 18
AMS, DECEASED, AND ALL WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY, Title to the personal property to
PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAV- MISSISSIPPI, BEING TAX PAR- be sold is believed to be good,
ING OR CLAIMING A LEGAL OR CEL NO. 61W080008800, but at such sale, FRIENDLY
EQUITABLE INTEREST IN CER- LOCATED AT 311 5TH AVENUE CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
TAIN REAL PROPERTY LOC- NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS- convey only such title as is ves-
ATED IN SECTION 16, TOWN- SIPPI ted in it pursuant to its lease
SHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 18 with the following and its al-
WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY, You have been made Defend- lowed under Mississippi Code
MISSISSIPPI, BEING TAX PAR- ants in a lawsuit filed in this Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
CEL NO. 61W090004700, Court by the Columbus Re- seq (Supp 1988).
LOCATED ON 5TH AVENUE development Authority to con-
NORTH, COLUMBUS, MISSIS- demn by eminent domain cer- Heather Verdin
SIPPI tain real property located in 58
Block 22 North of Main, Colum-
You have been made Defend- bus, Mississippi, and being Julie Weathers
ants in a lawsuit filed in this Lowndes tax parcel 39, 55, 56
Court by the Columbus Re- 61W080008800. The property
development Authority to con- is necessary to renew and re- Kristen Reeves
demn by eminent domain cer- develop blighted conditions in 80
tain real property located in accordance with the Urban Re-
Block 22 North of Main, Colum- newal Plan (Burns Bottom) of Ramona Greene
bus, Mississippi, and being the City of Columbus, Missis- 100
Lowndes tax parcel sippi.
61W090004700. The property Roy Pate
is necessary to renew and re- You are summoned to appear 18
develop blighted conditions in and defend against the com-
accordance with the Urban Re- plaint or petition filed against Shawnta Ross
newal Plan (Burns Bottom) of you in this action at 9:30 44
the City of Columbus, Missis- o’clock a. m. on the 10th day
sippi.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the com-
of December, 2019, in the
County Court courtroom of the
Lowndes County Courthouse in
Columbus, Mississippi, and in
Tanasha Roland
21
Wendy Blunt
plaint or petition filed against case of your failure to appear 60, 104
you in this action at 9:30 and defend, a judgment will be
o’clock a. m. on the 21st day entered against you for the WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
of January, 2020, in the County money or other things deman- this the 10th day of October,
Court courtroom of the ded in the complaint or peti- A.D. 2019.
Lowndes County Courthouse in tion.
Columbus, Mississippi, and in FRIENDLY CITY
case of your failure to appear You are hereby further given MINI-WAREHOUSES
and defend, a judgment will be notice that not less than ten By: L.O.
entered against you for the (10) days prior to the date of
money or other things deman- the trial on December 10, Publish: 10/11, 10/18, 10/24
ded in the complaint or peti- 2019, you are required to file & 10/25/2019
tion. the Statement of Values pursu-
ant to Miss. Code Ann. §11-27-
You are hereby further given 7, which shall be treated as
Preferred placement in search
notice that not less than ten
(10) days prior to the date of
pleadings in this action. The
date of the filing of the Com-
results and highlighted online.
the trial on January 21, 2020,
you are required to file the
plaint herein is the 10th day of
September, 2019, and the
Statement of Values pursuant name and address of the attor-
Graphic $10.50
to Miss. Code Ann. §11-27-7, ney for the Plaintiff is Martha
which shall be treated as Bost Stegall, P. O. Box 7120,
pleadings in this action. The Tupelo, Mississippi 38802.
date of the filing of the Com- Other than the Statement of
Enhance your ad with
plaint herein is the 10th day of Values you are not required to
September, 2019, and the file an Answer or other plead-
an attention getter.
name and address of the attor- ing but you may do so if you de-
ney for the Plaintiff is Martha sire.
Bost Stegall, P. O. Box 7120,
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802. Issued under my hand and the ADS STARTING AT
$12
Other than the Statement of seal of said Court, this 15th
Values you are not required to day of October, 2019.
file an Answer or other plead-
ing but you may do so if you de- TERESA BARKSDALE, CLERK
sire. SPECIAL COURT OF EMINENT
DOMAIN,
Issued under my hand and the LOWNDES COUNTY, MS
seal of said Court, this 15th
day of October, 2019. BY: Ann Marie Langford, D.C.
South, Columbus, MS. All auc-
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are with reserve and
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plaint or petition filed against tile floors in kitchen & Fri. 8a−6p & Sat. 8a−1p.
you in this action at 9:00 A.M.
on the 29th day of January,
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2 Bedroooms
dep. 770−658−7726.
2020, in the courtroom of the
Lowndes County Courthouse at Houses For Rent: Caledonia
3 Bedrooms
Columbus, Mississippi, and in
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1 yr lease. $650 rent plus
Merchandise
entered against you for the
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ded in the complaint or peti- 662−574−0227 or
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entrance
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$750 rent and $750 23 Cut drasti-
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3BR/1BA HOUSE w/ 1.5
24 Tale tellers
662−574−1561. 25 Hawks
2 Six
mechanically-minded ACRES IN ACKERMAN. Lg
individual to work in its yard. Investors welcome, 27 Yale rooter
pressroom. Applicants DOWNTOWN APT on 5th potential residential & 28 Orchard crop 4 Surprise hit 26 Shoulder dec-
must be comfortable work- commercial. $45,000 obo.
ing around heavy ma-
St. 2BR/1BA. 1100 sqft
205−310−3783.
29 South Ameri- 5 Vietnam’s oration
$700/mo. W/D. Deck on
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can nation capital 28 Garfield’s
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327−2588.
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Must pass drug test. Email
200 ACRES 8 Zodiac animal 31 — operandi
4 Shin splints
DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA dish
resume to CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
TIMBERLAND
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Main St, $575/mo. + $575 dep. 41 Looks over
$1,500.00/Acre 15 “Doggone!” 35 Red-ink
5 Ford
Columbus, MS 39701. NO PETS. 662−574−8789. Call: 615−719−8329
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