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Mississippi Democrats back Biden in primary

State awarded 36 Democratic delegates
BY EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Former Vice
President Joe Biden easily
won Mississippi’s Democratic
presidential primary Tuesday,
outdistancing Vermont Sen.
Bernie Sanders as many vot-
ers said they saw Biden hav-
ing the best chance to unseat
Republican President Donald
Trump in November.
“Anybody who can beat
Trump, I’m voting for him,”
said retired federal govern-
ment employee John Walters,
63, who voted for Biden at a
church in the northern Mis-
sissippi town of Southaven.
Walters said he likes Biden’s
record as a longtime senator
and as vice president — and
he thinks Biden can win the
general election:
“What I know
ance already takes about $400
from her check every month,
change,” said Ponton, who
also voted in Southaven.
about him, he’s and she’s scared to go to the Biden campaigned in Mis-
a decent guy, doctor because she’s already sissippi on Sunday, working to
and he’s for the thousands of dollars in debt shore up support among Afri-
working class.” from medical bills. can Americans, who make up
Patricia Pon- Ponton said she does not 38 percent of Mississippi’s pop-
ton said Sand- think Sanders has as strong
Biden ulation and most of the Demo-
ers earned her a chance of beating Trump as cratic electorate. He spoke to a
vote with his promises of big Biden, but she voted for the
predominantly black congrega-
change, particularly his sup- Vermont senator “to make my
tion during a worship service
port for universal health care. voice heard.”
at New Hope Baptist Church in
The 27-year-old kindergarten “He has a lot of radical
teacher said her health insur- ideas, but we need a big See BIDEN, 8A

County builds ‘expensive’ fence to match one Ethics Commission

dismisses Dispatch
built on property of supervisor’s brother complaint against
EMCC regarding
hype videos
Ruling: Providing copies
of videos increases
risk of school violating
federal copyright law
BY ZACK PLAIR
zplair@cdispatch.com

The Mississippi
Ethics Commission
last week dismissed
a public records com-
plaint The Dispatch
filed against East Mis-
sissippi Community
College in October in Easterling
lieu of obtaining re-
quested copies of hype
videos the school pro-
duced for its football
team.
Yue Stella Yu/Dispatch Staff In the dismissal
A 295-foot-long and eight-foot-tall decorative wood fence stands along the western border of Lowndes County Administrative order, the Ethics Com-
Building, shielding it from the residential area to the west. The fence, put up in late June, cost $14,160. mission cites that by
compelling EMCC Imes
‘High-end fence’ costing $14K replaced County
Board of
to release the videos
INSIDE
under state public n OUR VIEW:
cheaper structure destroyed by 2019 tornado Super vi-
sors Presi-
records law, it would Sometimes,
potentially expose the we complain
BY YUE STELLA YU vines and hardly visible, was dubbed dent Harry school to further vio- for clarity.
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syu@cdispatch.com “the jungle” by County Administrator Sanders. lations of federal copy-
Ralph Billingsley. T h e right law. Federal law,
Before it was torn apart by last year’s In its place now is a 295-foot long, price tag? Billingsley D. Sanders the ruling held, supersedes state law.
tornado that ripped through Columbus, eight-foot tall decorative wood fence with $14,160. The Dispatch requested copies of
a fence stood between Lowndes County six-by-six-inch posts and copper caps As required by Columbus city code, three years’ worth (2016-18) of the
Administrative Building on Main Street and trims. The county built it to match the county needed to build a fence that videos, which were shown to the foot-
and the house to its west. the aesthetics of a fence on the property shielded its parking lot for 20 or more ball team in a closed setting the night
The old fence, covered in weeds and of David Sanders, brother to Lowndes See FENCE, 3A See ETHICS COMMISSION, 8A

Complete Count chairman covers what will, won’t be asked on Census

Census will not inquire about
citizenship status, financial info
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com
When Giles Ward was
chosen as Mississippi’s
Complete Count chair-
man for the 2020 U.S.
Census last year, former
Mississippi Governor Ha-
ley Barbour gave him a
call.
Barbour, who had been
the Complete Count chair-
man in 1970, told Ward
a story as a sort of intro-
duction to the role, and
Ward relayed the same
story to a joint meeting of
the Lown-
des County
mation for the count. He
asked the administrator
don’t think we’ve had any
broken down by sex.’”
In his role as the state’s
Complete Count chair-
Republican
Women and
if she could give him a list
of the home’s residents,
Ward used the anec-
dote to make a point about
man, Ward travels the
state speaking to groups
Columbus “broken down by sex,” for the Census that always to raise awareness of the
Rotary on him to pick up the next seems relevant. Census and its impor-
Tuesday. day. “Every time the Cen- tance. He also uses those
During “The woman frowned,” sus rolls around every appearances to clear up
Ward
the 1970 Ward said, “then after a 10 years, there is always misconceptions about the
Census, Barbour had vis- moment said, ‘I’m certain some uncertainty about Census.
ited a nursing home and it’s true that we’ve had what it is and what in- “You’re probably won-
talked to the administra- a few residents broken formation the Census dering what’s going to
tor to collect some infor- down by alcohol, but I wants,” he said. See CENSUS, 3A

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AP VoteCast: Mississippi voters

say health care is top issue
Nearly 9 in 10 voters polled during state’s
Democratic primary support a public option
system, where every American could buy into a
government-run insurance plan if they wanted to
BY HOPE YEN
AND HANNAH FINGERHUT
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Voters in
Mississippi’s Democratic primary
ranked health care as the most im-
portant issue facing the country,
well above climate change, the econ-
omy, race relations, foreign policy
and many other social issues.
About 4 in 10 named health care,
an issue that has intensely divided
the field of Democratic candidates.
Roughly 2 in 10 had the econo-
my on their minds, according to a
wide-ranging AP VoteCast survey
of the Democratic primary elector-
ate in Mississippi.
The Associated Press declared
Joe Biden the winner just after the
polls closed in Mississippi. He was
boosted in particular by strong sup-
port from African Americans.
Here’s a snapshot of Democratic
voters in Mississippi — who they
are and how they voted — based on
preliminary results from AP Vote-
Cast, a survey of 1,091 voters, con-
ducted for The Associated Press by
NORC at the University of Chicago.
Do they want a big change ?
Voters in Mississippi’s Demo-
cratic primary were more likely to
support a candidate who would re-
store the political system to how it
was before Donald Trump was elect-
ed in 2016 than one who would bring
fundamental change to Washington.
What else voters want
About 9 in 10 said it was very
important that a nominee can beat
Trump, and about as many said it
was highly important that the can-
didate cares about people like them
and displays strong leadership.
Roughly 8 in 10 said a nominee
should have “the right experience”
and the best policy ideas.
Being willing to work across the
aisle was considered very signifi-
cant for a Democratic nominee by
about 7 in 10 voters.
Support by race
Among white voters in Missis-
sippi, Biden had an advantage over
Bernie Sanders.
That lead widened among black
voters. Nearly 9 in 10 black voters
supported the former vice president
over the Vermont senator.
Support by age
Biden led among voters across
age groups, though he enjoyed a
wider advantage among voters ages
45 and older compared with young-
er voters.
Largely unified against Trump
A wide majority say they will
definitely vote for the Democrat-
ic candidate against Trump in the
general election. Still, about 2 in 10
say their decision will depend on
which Democrat is on the ballot in
November.
Primary process skepticism
Voters in Mississippi were rath-
er confident that the Democratic
Party’s nomination process is fair.
About half the voters say they are
very confident that the process for
selecting a presidential nominee is
fair, and roughly 4 in 10 said they
are somewhat confident. Just about
1 in 10 have little to no confidence.
Debating health care
The campaign has featured a
contentious debate among candi-
dates over the best way to tackle
health care, an issue seen as the
most important facing the country
by about 4 in 10 voters.
There is majority support for a
government-run health care system
for all Americans, with about two-
thirds of voters saying they are in
favor. Roughly a third are opposed.
But support for a public option,
where every American could buy
into a government-run insurance
plan if they wanted to, is even high-
er. Nearly 9 in 10 are in favor.
About 6 in 10 voters are in favor
of either proposal, while roughly a
quarter say they favor a public op-
tion but oppose a single-payer sys-
tem.
The economy, climate change
and other issues
Roughly 2 in 10 voters said the
economy is the most important is-
sue facing the nation. A significant
majority described the economic
system in this country as unfair.
That includes about 4 in 10 voters
who said it’s very unfair.
About another 1 in 10 voters
called climate change the top is-
sue. About 6 in 10 voters expressed
support for a tax on the use of car-
bon-based fuels, such as coal, oil
and natural gas.
Roughly 1 in 10 named race re-
lations as most important. Small
shares of voters considered immi-
gration, foreign policy or abortion
most important.

States race to contain coronavirus as cases near 1,000

Virus has killed
at least 30
people in the US
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
As coronavirus cases
crop up across the Unit-
ed States, some gover-
nors and other leaders
are scrambling to slow
its spread, banning large
public gatherings, en-
forcing quarantines and
calling National Guard
troops.
With new deaths re-
ported and the number
of confirmed U.S. cases
closing in on 1,000, law-
makers and health offi-
cials set up containment
zones and quarantine
areas and sought to limit
contact with those who
might be infected.
In Washington state,
the governor was expect-
ed to ban gatherings of
more than 250 people in
virtually the entire Seat-
tle metro area, home to
some 4 million people.
Schools and houses of
worship were shuttered
in a New York City sub-
urb where a cluster of cas-
es could be the largest in
the nation, and the gover-
nor sent National Guard
troops to help clean pub-
lic spaces and deliver
food.
The moves came as
the battle to stop the vi-
rus from spreading inten-
sified. More schools and
universities, including
UCLA, Yale and Stanford,
have announced plans to
send students home and
move classes online.
The virus has infect-
ed more than 800 people
in the U.S. and killed at
least 30, with one state af-
ter another recording its
first infections in quick
succession.
For most people, the
virus causes only mild
or moderate symptoms
such as fever and cough.
For some, especially the
elderly and people with
existing health prob-
lems, it can cause more
severe illness, including
pneumonia. Most people
recover in a matter of
weeks, as has happened
with three-quarters of
those infected in China.
For those in the mid-
dle of a quarantine, it’s an
anxious time waiting for
the threat to pass.
Judy Aqua, who’s in her
60s, is quarantining her-
self at home in New Ro-
chelle, outside New York
city, after possibly being
exposed to someone with
the virus.
“People are really
afraid to go to the super-
market. They’re afraid
to go to the cleaner,” she
said. When her husband
made a recent run to a
post office, she told him
to wear gloves.
Life in many places
went on as usual, but
many major events were
canceled or postponed,
including the Coachella
music festival that draws
tens of thousands to the
California desert near
Palm Springs every April.

Court: House entitled to Mueller probe grand jury testimony

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS rial in its investigations of
President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — outweighed the Justice
The Justice Department Department’s interests
must give Congress se- in keeping the testimony
cret grand jury testimo- secret. The opinion au-
ny from special counsel thorizes access to infor-
Robert Mueller’s Russia mation that Democrats
investigation, a federal have sought since the
appeals court ruled Tues- conclusion of Mueller’s in-
day, giving the House a vestigation, enabling law-
significant win in a sep- makers to review previ-
aration-of-powers clash ously-undisclosed details
with the Trump adminis- from the two-year Russia
tration. probe.
The three-judge panel Writing for the major-
said in a 2-1 opinion that ity, Judge Judith Rogers
the House Judiciary Com- said that with Mueller
mittee’s need for the mate- himself having “stopped
short” of reaching conclu-
sions about Trump’s con-
duct to avoid stepping on
the House’s impeachment
power, the committee was
able to persuasively argue
that it needed access to
the underlying grand jury
material to make its own
determinations about the
president’s actions.
“Courts must take
care not to second-guess
the manner in which the
House plans to proceed
with its impeachment in-
vestigation or interfere
with the House’s sole pow-
er of impeachment,” Rog-
ers wrote, calling the com-
mittee’s request for the
grand jury material “di-
rectly linked to its need to
evaluate the conclusions
reached and not reached
by the Special Counsel.”
House Democrats
cheered the opinion, with
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the
Judiciary Committee
chairman, saying the pan-
el “remains committed
to holding the President
accountable to the rule
of law and preventing im-
proper interference in law
enforcement investiga-
tions.”

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones arrested for DWI in Texas

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN, Texas —
Conspiracy theorist Alex
Jones was arrested in
Texas on a misdemeanor
charge of driving while
intoxicated after his wife
called police to their
house over an argument,
according to court re-
cords released Tuesday.
The Infowars founder
was booked into an Austin
jail shortly after midnight
and released on bond a
few hours later, Travis
County Sheriff’s Office
spokeswoman Kristen
Dark said. Jones, 46, had
a “strong odor of alcohol”
coming from him and
his blood-alcohol level
was recorded at .076 and
.079, according to court
records.
In Texas, the legal
blood alcohol limit is .08
percent. Jones was also
allegedly unable to com-
plete sobriety tests, los-
ing his balance and failing
to touch heel to toe.
In an arrest affidavit,
the sheriff’s deputy said
he was originally respond-
ing to a family distur-
bance call at Jones’ home
just after 10 p.m. Monday.
“Dispatch advised the dis-
turbance now was only
verbal but earlier in the
day ‘it was physical,’” the
affidavit said.
An attorney for Jones
did not immediately re-
turn a message seeking
comment Tuesday.
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AP news guide: Mississippi reps win; Espy to face Hyde-Smith

BY EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Mississippi
held party primaries Tuesday
to choose nominees for a U.S.
Senate seat and four congres-
sional seats:
U.S. Senate
Mike Espy
won the Dem-
ocratic nomi-
nation, easily
defeating two
challengers. He
will face Repub-
lican Sen. Cindy
Hyde-Smith and Espy
Libertarian can-
didate Jimmy Edwards in No-
vember.
Hyde-Smith is an ally of Pres-
ident Donald Trump. She was
appointed to serve temporari-
ly when Republican Sen. Thad
Cochran retired in early 2018.
In November 2018, Hyde-Smith
defeated Espy in a hard-fought
special election to occupy Co-
chran’s seat for the remaining
two years of the six-year term.
Espy is a former congress-
man who served as U.S. agri-
culture secretary in the 1990s.
In the primary Tuesday, he de-
feated Tobey Bernard Bartee
and Jensen Bohren.
Bartee is a former military
intelligence officer who was
eliminated in the first round of
voting in the 2018 special elec-
tion for Senate. Bohren is a for-
mer teacher who unsuccessful-
ly challenged Republican U.S.
Sen. Roger Wicker in 2018.
In Lowndes County, Espy
won with 5,339 votes to Bar-
tee’s 168 and Bohren’s 155.
In Oktibbeha County, Espy
led with 4,178 votes, followed by
Baretee with 205 and Bohren
with 177.
In Clay County, Espy collect-
ed 2,711 votes to Bartee’s 123
votes and Bohren’s 104.
In Noxubee County, Espy
(1,584) won over Bartee and
Bohren, each of whom collect-
ed 68 votes.
U.S. House — 1st District
Republican U.S. Rep. Trent
Kelly will face Democratic
challenger Antonia Eliason in
November in north Mississip-
pi’s 1st Congressional District.
Neither had opposition in the
primary. Kelly is a former dis-
trict attorney and has been in
the House since he won a 2015
special election. Eliason is a law
professor at the University of
Mississippi.
U.S. House — 2nd District
U.S. House Homeland Se-
curity Committee Chairman
Bennie Thompson easily won
the Democratic primary in Mis-
sissippi’s 2nd Congressional
District, which stretches along
the Mississippi River, through
the Delta and into Jackson.
Thompson defeated Sonia
Rathburn, who owns a chiro-
practic business.
Thompson has been in
Washington since winning a
special election in 1993. He is
the longest-serving member of
Mississippi’s current congres-
sional delegation. He is also
the only Democrat and the only
African American representing
the state on Capitol Hill.
In November’s general elec-
tion, Thompson will face either
Thomas L. Carey or Brian Flow-
ers, who are going to a March
31 runoff after neither won
Tuesday’s Republican primary.
Carey is a retired real estate
agent who ran unsuccessfully
for U.S. Senate in 2014. Flowers
is a military veteran who works
at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.
The candidate eliminated Tues-
day was B.C. Hammond. He is
a volunteer firefighter and has
run unsuccessfully for the Mis-
sissippi Legislature.
U.S. House — 3rd District
Republican U.S. Rep. Mi-
chael Guest won his party pri-
mary in central Mississippi’s
3rd Congressional District.
He defeated radio talk show
host James Tulp. Guest is a for-
mer district attorney who was
first elected to the House in
2018.
Guest will face Dorothy
“Dot” Benford, who won the
Democratic primary after de-
feating first-time candidate
Katelyn Lee. Benford has run
unsuccessfully for several of-
fices.
In Oktibbeha County Ben-
ford had 2,062 votes to Lee’s
1,465. Benford led in Noxubee
County 981 votes to Lee’s 367.
U.S. House — 4th District
Republican U.S. Rep. Steven
Palazzo defeated three party
primary challengers in south
Mississippi’s 4th Congressional
District.
Palazzo is reelected because
he faces no opponent in the No-
vember general election. He is
a military veteran and former
state legislator who was first
elected to the House in 2010.
On Tuesday, Palazzo defeat-
ed Carl Boyanton, Robert L.
Deming III and Samuel Hick-
man. Boyanton is the former
owner of a produce business.
Deming is a Biloxi City Council
member. Hickman worked for
U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly in north
Mississippi’s 1st District.

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cars from adjacent resi-
dential properties to its
west. The code requires
at least a six-foot tall
fence, according to Co-
lumbus Building Official
Kenneth Wiegel, but does
not require certain build-
ing materials, meaning it
is not mandatory to match
fencing materials already
on the private property.
David Sanders, who
owns a residence two lots
west of the county admin-
istrative building, is now
also owner of the residen-
tial property next door
abutting the administra-
tive building. His fence
suffered damage during
the tornado as well, he
said, which prompted
him to “ride around town”
in search of a new one he
liked.  visors approval, decided
And when David Sand-
ers learned of the city
code requirement, he
approached Billingsley
with the idea of building
matching fences. Ulti-
mately, David Sanders
had two sides of the fence
built, and the county built
the third.
“I told him what kind
of fence I wanted to build
… and I told him I didn’t
think it made sense for it
to be incompatible,” Da-
vid Sanders said. “I gave
him the specifications for
my fence that I was go-
ing to build, and he took
those specifications and
got the bid.”
Based on David Sand-
ers’ design suggestions,
Billingsley said he solic-
ited quotes from two con-
tractors, the lower one
given by Columbus Fence
Company, the same con-
tractor who constructed
the fencing on Sanders’
property. County offi-
cials, with board of super-
to apply the same design
along the entire west-
ern border of the county
building, which shields it
from both David Sanders’
and his neighbors’ hous-
es.
Billingsley said he
thought it would only
“make sense” to match
David Sanders’ design.  the one that
“We tied it in for him
because it was just natu-
ral to tie it in with what
he was doing,” Billings-
ley said. “It would be cra-
zy to not have something
tied in from an aesthetic
standpoint.
“It has nothing to do
with what David wants or
doesn’t want, it’s what we
wanted,” he added. “He’s
got this nice beautiful
fence there, and … we
are Lowndes County gov-
ernment and we put up a
piece of junk that looks
like crap? Why would we
choose that?”
Harry Sanders ab-
stained from the vote to
build the fence but said
he supports the move. He
acknowledges, though, it
is a more expensive fence
than the county might
have built otherwise.
“There’s no reason in
the world why we would
put a fence $1,800 for materials, said nesses serving Colum-
that is dif- a sales assistant who bus, who spoke on the
ferent than works at the Home De- condition of anonymity,
pot in Tupelo. The price told The Dispatch that
we would of a wood fence may vary the five-figure price
be join- drastically, depending on tag of the county fence,
ing,” Harry the cost of materials and which averages at $48
Sanders labor, they said. Howev- per linear foot, seemed
said. “It H. Sanders er, the $14,160 fence the high and was only a rea-
might have cost the coun- county put in place would sonable price for high-
ty maybe $1,500 more be considered expensive end fences. The normal
than it would normally among all types of fenc- price range for fencing,
have cost to match with ing materials in stock in comparison, sits at
his fence, because he there, the source said. $10 to $12 per linear foot,
pretty much had an ex- Owners of two inde- one of them told The Dis-
pensive fence. And if we pendent fencing busi- patch.
wanted to put a cheaper
fence, it probably would
have saved the county
$1,500, but it would not
look anywhere near as
good as the fence does
now.”
But the savings could
have been bigger than
that, according to multi-
ple contractors The Dis-
patch interviewed. 
A basic pine wood
fence that stretches 300
feet long and eight feet
tall with four-by-four-inch
posts would cost roughly

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be asked,” Ward said.
“It might be even more
helpful for me to tell you
what you won’t be asked
because people are often
suspicious when the fed-
eral government comes
around asking questions.”
The Census does not,
he said, ask questions
about Social Security
numbers, banking or
credit card information,
money, donations or polit-
ical affiliation.
“You will not be asked
about your status as a cit-
izen,” he said. “Last year,
there was a good bit of
news about that. President
(Donald) Trump wanted
to ask about citizenship
status, which had never
been part of the Census
before. The federal courts
ruled against it, so there’s
no need to get bogged
down with that.”
The only demograph-
ics the Census asks about
are age, sex and race, he
said.
“What the Census will
ask is the number of peo-
ple living in the house-
hold as of April 1, when
the count actually be-
gins,” Ward said. “You’ll
be asked each person’s
name, sex, date of birth
and race. This data is
important to understand
who lives in the United
States.”
Ward said collecting
an accurate count of U.S.
residents helps establish
how many representatives
each state has in the U.S.
Congress. It is also used
to established city wards
and county districts for lo-
cal election purposes. in spending before the
But the biggest impact next Census is taken.
of the Census is on federal “Looking around
funds. The federal gov- this room, I’m estimat-
ernment uses Census data ing there are 75 people
to determine how $675 here,” Ward continued.
billion will be dispersed “If somehow everyone in
annually through dozens this room disappeared it
of federal programs, ev- would mean a loss of $3.75
erything from education million over the next 10
and health care to infra- years. So that’s how im-
structure. portant the Census is.”
Because of that, Ward
said, the Census has an
effect on every resident.
“The estimate is that
one person represents
$5,000 annually,” he said.
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Dorothy Hicks
STARKVILLE —
Dorothy “Dot” Hallum
Morris Hicks, 89, died
March 3, 2020.
Services will be at
3:30 p.m. Sunday, at
Welch Funeral Home.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to serviced
and the funeral home.
Welch Funeral Home of
Starkville is in charge
of arrangements. Mrs.
Hicks was born Sept.
26, 1930, to the late Ray-
mond and Ethel Hal-
lum. She was formerly
employed as the toy
department manager of
Wal-mart.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded
in death by her sister;
and four brothers.
She is survived by
her children; Danny
Morris of Benton,
Arkansas, Sherry Cook
of Bradenton, Florida,
Tom Hicks of Boise,
Idaho and Tracy Reeves
of Jackson; nine grand-
children; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Bertha Little
PANOLA, Ala. —
Bertha Little, 83, died
March 3, 2020, at DCH
Regional Medical
Center of Tuscaloosa,
Alabama.
A Home Going Cele-
bration will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday, at Greater Sa-
lem A.M.E Zion Church
in Panola. Burial will
follow in the church
cemetery. Visitation will
be from 3-5 p.m. Friday,
at Lavender’s Funeral
Service. Lavender’s
Funeral Service of
Aliceville is in charge of
arrangements.
Ethel Hughes
ALICEVILLE, Ala.
— Ethel B. Crowell
Hughes, 83, died March
6, 2020, at her resi-
dence.
A Home Going
Celebration will be
at noon Saturday, at
Bigbee Baptist Church
of Aliceville. Burial will
follow in the church
cemetery. Visitation will
be from 2-6 p.m. Friday,
at Lavender’s Funeral
Service. Lavender’s
Funeral Service of
Aliceville is in charge of
arrangements.
Teresa Lollar
STARKVILLE — Te-
resa Louise Lollar, 69,
died March 10, 2020, at
Starkville Manor Nurs-
ing Home.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Thursday, at the
Second Avenue North
Chapel of Memorial
Gunter Peel Funeral
Home and Crematory.
Burial will follow at
Friendship Cemetery.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to services
at the funeral home.
AREA OBITUARIES
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home Second
Avenue North location
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Toya Smith
NOXUBEE — Toya
Jackson Smith, 45, died
March 4,
2020, in
Macon.
Services
will be
at 2 p.m.
Saturday,
at Taberna-
cle M.B.C., Smith
with Rodri-
guez Broadnax offici-
ating. Burial will follow
at Oddfellow Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
1-5 p.m. Friday, at Car-
ter’s Funeral Services
of Macon. Carter’s
Funeral Services of
Macon is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Smith was born
May 29, 1974, in Nox-
ubee County, to James
Curtis Jackson and the
late Bernice Jackson.
She was a graduate of
Noxubee County High
School.
In addition to her
father, she is survived
by her children, Jakyla
Smith, Jamia Smith,
Arrionna Smith and
Ma Carter Stewart all
of Macon; siblings,
Shaulanda Jackson,
Roshaunda Williams,
Ashley Jackson, An-
thony Smith, Romoan
Jackson, and Rita Pruitt
all of Macon; and one
grandchild.
Pallbearers will
be Marlon Windham,
Demetries Taylor, An-
toin Patterson, Tyrone
Washington, Michael
Brandon Sr. and Der-
rick Price.
Dorothy Erby
COLUMBUS — Dor-
othy Ruth Erby, 84, died
March
5, 2020,
at North
Mississippi
Medical
Center of
Tupelo.
Services
will be Erby
at noon
Thursday, at Stephen
Chapel M.B. Church,
with the Rev. Joe L. Peo-
ples officiating. Burial
will follow at Union
Cemetery. Visitation is
from noon-6 p.m. today,
at Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices Chapel. Carter’s
Funeral Services of
Columbus is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Erby was
born June 13, 1935, in
Columbus, to the late
Robert and Emma Holt.
She was a member of
Stephen Chapel M.B.
Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
husband, Lincoln Erby
Sr.; children, Lincoln
Erby Jr.; and siblings,
Teresa Lollar
Visitation:
Thursday, March 12 • 10 AM
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Thursday, March 12 • 11 AM
2nd Ave. North Location
Burial
Friendship Cemetery
2nd Ave. North Location
Robert Proffitt Jr.
Visitation:
Sunday, March 15 • 1-3 PM
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Services:
Sunday, March 15 • 3 PM
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
2nd Ave. North Location
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Lucy Harrison and Erby, Roy Wallace Jr.,
Charles Holt. Robert Holt and Donter-
She is survived by rio Erby.
her children, Angela
R. Erby, Stephanie Ray Jarvis
B. Simmons, Janice SULLIGENT, Ala.
Wallace, Stanley L. — Ray E. Jarvis, 66,
Erby and Eric Erby all died March 7, 2020, at
of Columbus, Cynthia
DCH of Tuscaloosa,
Gordon of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Alabama and Zaveria L. Services are at 11
Erby of Ocala, Florida; a.m. today, at Otts
step children, Lester Funeral Home Chapel.
Taylor, Michael Taylor Burial will follow in the
and Shirley Taylor of Gilmer Addition of the
Cleveland, Ohio; sib- Sulligent City Ceme-
lings, Christine Hood, tery. Visitation is one
Lorian Taylor and hour prior to services
Catherine Singleton at the funeral home.
all of Columbus, Lillie Otts Funeral Home of
Weaver of Durant and Sulligent is in charge of
Gloria Lee of Birming-
arrangements.
ham, Alabama; 39 Mr. Jarvis was born
grandchildren; and 13
Nov. 4, 1953. He was
great-grandchildren.
formerly employed at a
Pallbearers will be
truck driver with Ver-
Adrian Erby, Roy Wal-
non Milling.
lace III, Jeffery Weaver,
Edward Lee, Hosie See OBITUARIES, 5A
Cherri Shaw Ernestine Cockrell
Cherri Denise Shaw, 58, of Ernestine Cockrell, 93, of Columbus, MS
Columbus, MS passed away passed away Monday, March 9th, 2020, at Baptist
Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital.
Windsor Place. Visitation will be 9:30-11:00 AM on Thursday,
Visitation will be Thursday, March 12th at Lowndes Funeral Home followed
March 12, 2020, from 1:00-2:00 by a funeral service at 11:00 AM in the Chapel
PM at Lowndes Funeral Home. with Bro. Steve Brown officiating and Mr.
A funeral service will follow at Jimmy Newell assisting. Interment will be
2:00 PM in the chapel with Bro. Memorial Gardens with Lowndes Funeral Home,
Melvin Mordecai officiating Columbus, MS directing.
and Elder Harold Weeks, Sr. Mrs. Cockrell was born August 30, 1926, in
assisting. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Louisville, MS, to the late Walter and Ida Lee
Cemetery with Lowndes Funeral Home directing. Flake White. She was a member of Calvary
Mrs. Shaw was born September 14, 1961, Baptist Church, Columbus, MS. Mrs. Cockrell
in Tuscaloosa, AL to the late Martin Ellis and taught in the Columbus School System for 35
Earnesteen Nickoles Ellis Butler. Mrs. Shaw was years. She loved cooking, flower gardening,
a member of First Christian Church. She enjoyed reading, teaching her Sunday School class and
shopping, reading, watching the news and singing in the adult choir.
keeping up with politics. Mrs. Shaw dedicated In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cockrell is
herself to her profession in nursing. She enjoyed preceded in death by her husband of 62 years,
spending time with family and her grandchildren. John Cockrell; daughter, Jean Bullard; grandson,
She is going to be greatly missed. Jonathan Cockerell; brothers, Walter White and
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Shaw is Jim White; and sisters, Sally Puckett and Dale
preceded in death by her stepdad, J. Calvin Robertson.
Butler; and sister, Diane Skinner. Mrs. Cockrell is survived by her son, Frank
Mrs. Shaw is survived by her daughter, (Sandra) Cockrell of Columbus, MS; brother,
Chasity (Brett) Burkhalter of Columbus, MS; Fred White of Shuqualak, MS; sisters, Ethel
grandchildren; Kyle Burkhalter and Cheyenne Strait of Columbus, MS, Janie Reynolds of
Burkhalter; brother, Wayne (Mott) Ellis of West Point, MS, Janelle (Jim) Bracken of
Columbus, MS; sister, Carol (Dewayne) Upton of Loganville, GA, Glenda Thomas of Louisville,
Columbus, MS. MS and Carol (John) Bullard of Corinth, MS;
Pallbearers will be John Dale, Carey Upton, grandchildren, Rodney Cockrell of Columbus,
Larry Melton, Eddie Shaw, Kevin Styron and MS, Bethany (Chad) Chaffee of Gulf Breeze,
Ellis Clark. FL, Debbie (Brain) Lamison of Porter, Texas,
Honorary pallbearers will be Harold Weeks, and Dianna Fortune of Columbus, MS; 10 great-
Sr., Tim Ward, Jeff Sullivan, Raymond Bell grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Sr., Dr. Christina Collins, Dr. John King, Dr. Pallbearers will be Rodney Cockrell, Larry
Cameron Huxford and deacons and elders at Cockrell, Chad Chaffee, Richie White, Tom
First Christian Church. Ferguson and Greg Duke
Memorials may be made to the charity of Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist
donor’s choice. Church Building Fund 295 Dowdle Dr. Columbus,
Compliments of MS 39702.
Lowndes Funeral Home Compliments of
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
Karen Ward
Patricia Schmitt
Karen Threadgill Ward passed away Sunday
March 8, 2020, at NMMC-West Point at the age
Patricia Lynne Schmitt, 61,
of 66.
of Columbus, MS passed away
She was born July 13, 1953, in Haleyville,
Thursday, March 5, 2020, at her
Alabama, to the late Kenneth Threadgill and
residence.
to the late Jackie Hunt Threadgill Christian.
Visitation will be Wednesday,
She was a graduate of Brilliant High School in
March 11, 2020, from 2:00-3:00
Brilliant, Alabama. She received a Bachelor
PM at Lowndes Funeral Home,
of Arts degree from Mississippi University of
Columbus, MS. A funeral
Women.
service will follow at 3:00 PM
Prior to retirement, she was a licensed social
in the Chapel, with Bro. Steve
worker with the Mississippi Department of
Brown officiating. Interment
Human Services, working first in protective
will be in Vaughn Cemetery, Caledonia, MS, with
services in child abuse and neglect and then as
Lowndes Funeral Home directing.
an adoption specialist.
Mrs. Schmitt was born July 5, 1958, in
She was an active member of the Episcopal
Pittsburg, PA, to the late Dorothy Tindle Ittel and
Church of the Incarnation in West Point,
Robert Watt. She worked at Baptist Memorial
Mississippi, where she was a long-time choir
Hospital-GT as a Scrub Tech with Labor and
member and active in nursing home ministry.
delivery for 26 years. Mrs. Schmitt was a loving
She was also active in the Project Homestead
mother and grandmother. She served in the
Food Pantry. She loved her church and her flower
United States Air Force for 10 years. She is going
gardens.
to be greatly missed.
The funeral service was Tuesday, March 10,
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Schmitt
2020, at 2 PM at The Episcopal Church of the
is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest
Incarnation, with The Reverend Randy Sellers and
Schmitt.
The Very Reverend Sandra DePriest officiating.
Mrs. Schmitt is survived by her daughter,
Visitation was from 1-2 PM on Tuesday at the
Amber (Greg) Shackelford of Steens, MS; sons,
church. Burial followed in Friendship Cemetery
Ernest Robert (Teresa) Schmitt of Carlisle,
in Columbus, Mississippi.
PA, Christopher Jean Schmitt of Columbus,
Pallbearers were Will Hardy, Tom Bowens,
MS, and Eric Robert Schmitt of Thailand;
Danny Rainey, Bruce Bennett, Joseph Boggess,
sister, Nancy (Rich) McKeown of San Diego,
John Stallworth, Cameron Magee and James
Chandler.
CA; grandchildren, James Shackelford, Sadie
Shackelford, Gabriel Schmitt, Katarina Schmitt
She is survived by her husband, Rufus A. Ward,
and Madison Schmitt; nieces, Jessalyn McKeown
Jr. of Columbus and West Point; son, Thomas
and Katie McKeown; and nephew, Michael
Bailey Ward of Gulfport; daughter, Sarah Hunt
McKeown.
Ward Hoffman (Aaron) of Alexandria, VA; two
Pallbearers will be Greg Shackelford, Ernes
grandchildren, Harper Lenore Hoffman and
Robert Schmitt, Christopher Jean Schmitt, Eric
Sykes Lee Hoffman.
Schmitt and Rich McKeown.
Memorials may be made to the Sally Kate
Honorary pallbearers will be all of Labor and
Winter’s Children Home PO Box 1233, West
Delivery staff at Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT,
Point, MS 39773 or Duncan Gray Episcopal
extended friends and family.
Camp and Conference Center, 1530 Way Road,
Memorials may be made to the American
Canton, MS 39046 or The Episcopal Church of
Heart Association, P.O. Box 16808, Jackson, MS
the Incarnation, 505 West Broad Street, West
39236.
Point, MS 39773.
Compliments of
Paid Obituary - Robinson Funeral Home Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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Flu and coronavirus: Similar

symptoms, different fears
Most people infected by
the coronavirus develop
comforting because flu is such a fa-
miliar foe. President Donald Trump
coronavirus develop mild or mod-
erate symptoms and recover after
regularly brings it up, noting in a
tweet how many more Americans
about two weeks.

mild or moderate
symptoms and recover
after about two weeks
BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer
Is it the flu, a cold or the new coro-
navirus? Patients and doctors alike
are parsing signs of illness to figure
out who needs what tests or care and
how worried they should be.
“You have three different major
viruses floating around at the same
time,” causing somewhat similar
symptoms — but different levels of
concern, said Dr. Gary LeRoy, pres-
ident of the American Academy of
Family Physicians.
So what’s the biggest danger? And
why are we responding to them so
differently?
Familiar foe
COVID-19, the disease caused by
the new coronavirus, is a flu-like ill-
ness that has killed a small fraction of
the number of people that the flu kills
every year. Through the first four
months of the outbreak, coronavirus
has killed about 4,300 people. Flu
kills 290,000 to 650,000 every year
around the world, according to the
World Health Organization.
To some, that comparison seems
die from flu and adding, “Nothing is
shut down, life & the economy go on
... Think about that!”
But to public health experts, the
huge number of flu deaths is exactly
why extraordinary steps should be
taken to try to prevent the new coro-
navirus from spreading widely.
The flu’s annual return can’t be
stopped because it’s already so em-
bedded in the population. There is
still a chance COVID-19 cases can be
limited or spread slowed while treat-
ments are developed.
How deadly are the viruses?
Flu kills about 0.1 percent of those
it infects, but that’s still hundreds of
thousands of people each year be-
cause it infects millions.
Researchers are still trying to
understand just how deadly the new
coronavirus is. The mortality rate
from infection with the virus isn’t
known yet because the cases caught
in an early part of an outbreak are
often the most severe, people with
mild or no symptoms aren’t being
tested, and sometimes overwhelmed
hospitals struggle to care for the sick-
est patients. Various reports have
estimated the fatality rate from less
than 1 percent to as high as 4 percent
among cases diagnosed so far, de-
pending on location.
Most people infected by the new
So what do I have?
Flu, cold and coronavirus often
share certain symptoms, but differ-
ences in intensity and how they ap-
pear can offer clues to which one is
causing the misery. Doctors can test
for the flu and get results within a day,
but coronavirus testing is still limited
by availability in the United States.
Colds are often suspected be-
cause adults get about two on aver-
age each year, said LeRoy, a family
medicine doctor and associate dean
at Wright State University in Day-
ton, Ohio.
“The common cold just starts
out with a sore or scratchy throat,
cough, runny nose, stuffy nose” and
any fever is usually mild, he said.
Flu symptoms are more intense
and usually come on suddenly, the
Yale New Haven Health System ad-
vises. They can include a high fever
(over 100.5 degrees), extreme ex- Is Estate or
haustion, muscle or body aches, a
dry cough and chills. Long Term Care
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people may start a day well but feel Planning Necessary
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Flu symptoms can include a to Protect Your
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at his residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
at 2 p.m. Saturday, at
two grandchildren; and
two great-grandchil- Mantee Baptist Church
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COLUMBUS — Caro-
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died March 11, 2020, at
Windsor Place.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
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Pearlie Allen
SULLIGENT, Ala. —
Pearlie Mae Allen, 75,
died March 9, 2020, at
Baptist Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle.
Services will be at 1
p.m. Thursday, at Otts
Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial and graveside
services will follow in
Wofford Cemetery, with
Willard Pless officiat-
ing. Visitation is from
6-8 p.m. today, at the
funeral home. Otts Fu-
neral Home of Sulligent
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Allen was
born May 12, 1944, in
Columbus, to the late
Van Buren Wheeler
and Rose Ann Murphy.
She was previously
employed with McCoy
Manufacturing and was
a member of Mt. Pleas-
ant Baptist Church.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded
in death by her siblings,
Johnnie Mae Thurman
and Robert Wheeler.
She is survived by
her husband, W.G. Allen
of Sulligent; son, Doug
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OUR VIEW
Sometimes, we complain for clarity
I
n Mississippi, we have laws that help
ensure citizens have access to public
meetings and to records (docu-
ments, emails, videos, etc.) created by
public bodies and employees. These
laws are collectively referred to as
Sunshine Laws.
Ensuring public bodies adhere to
these laws is one of The Dispatch’s
top missions. When we have concerns
Sunshine Laws have been violated, the
Mississippi Ethics Commission is who
we turn to.
Once a complaint is filed, the MEC
gathers facts and makes a determina-
tion based on law and prior rulings.
Last week, the MEC dismissed a
complaint The Dispatch filed against
East Mississippi Community College
in a disagreement about whether The
Dispatch had a right to obtain copies of
videos made by the community col-
lege’s staff. State law normally allows
people to not only view but also make
copies of public records. The videos al-
legedly contained song and video clips
that violated copyright law, so EMCC
was understandably balking at turning
over copies of the videos. It was afraid
doing so would open the school up to
additional liability.
Essentially, the commission ruled
the videos were public documents but
that federal copyright law held prece-
dent over the state’s open records law.
In short, the ruling said EMCC would
be forced to violate federal copyright
law if it complied with The Dispatch’s
request.
It should be noted that prior to us fil-
ing the complaint, EMCC allowed three
of our reporters to view the videos at
their attorney’s office. We pushed to
receive copies of the videos for a couple
of reasons. The first reason is that it’s
always ideal if we have source materials
in hand. This allows our reporters to re-
fer back to it while reporting the story.
The other reason is a little more
technical.
Sometimes, we file complaints be-
cause we are convinced of the merits of
our argument, but there are also times
when we seek clarity on where the line
is drawn on Sunshine Laws. In short,
the only way to know the answer is to
ask the question. Ethics complaints are
sometimes the only available avenue to
the answer.
That was the case with the EMCC
complaint. We simply wanted to know
if our request for the information was
valid under the law.
In this case, we understand the com-
mission’s ruling and do not object to its
findings. We also appreciate EMCC’s
willingness to comply with the law by
showing the views to our reporters.
Even so, we believe filing the com-
plaint was a necessary step because we
also believe it was a part of our obliga-
tion to the public.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Voice of the people
Biological defense is as
important as military defense
The statistical data suggests
that nearly 17 percent of the U.S.
population is 65 years and older, and
that percentage is growing. Medical
technology, diagnostics, medicines
and treatment are all helping the
longevity of our aging population.
I realized and felt happy when I
made a frequent visit to a crowded
local eye clinic last year. Talking and
listening to other visitors, I found I
was younger than all of them. When I
go for a wellness check up, my doctor
inquiries about colonoscopy, pneumo-
nia shot, influenza vaccine, Hepatitis
C vaccine, PSA, and other old age
related problems. And who doesn’t
admire the training of our 21st centu-
ry physicians?
For the last seven decades, we
have come across so many pandemic
situations and yet we are still march-
ing on. Over the years, influenza
killed thousands, so many from ma-
laria, cholera, diarrhea, and HIV. Still
we are fighting against cancer.
And in this year of 2020, the
majority of 7.7 billion people of the
world are obsessed with the two
words of “novel coronavirus.” I am STATE OF THE NATION
not sure why it is called “novel.” How
scary is the name now? Think about
a nano-size living being that can kill
humans in the hundreds or thou- Coronavirus in the age of ‘truthiness’
T
sands? We had to cancel our family
here’s an old song to hurt Donald Trump. trying.
reunion during this year’s spring
by The O’Jays that You’ve seen Rep. Matt It was in 2005 that Stephen Colbert
break. Daily updates by filtered
seems especially Gaetz mock concerns over coined the word “truthiness” to
media (maybe) made us too nervous
apropos to this moment. the virus by wearing a gas describe the then-new phenomenon
to travel. It is not dying; it is the
The refrain goes: “Those mask in the Capitol; he of Americans prioritizing information
fear of dying that prevented us from
lies done caught up with has since had to self-quar- they “felt” to be true over that which
traveling. We didn’t travel but still we
you this time.” antine after a possible objectively was. Though restricted
can die like Nashville tornado kills
The song was about a exposure. Meantime, to no ideology, truthiness was much
dozens of people.
faithless lover getting her King Liar himself, Trump, more common and — through a
The coronavirus is not new, may
comeuppance. But it also keeps doing what comes nexus of cable news, the internet
be this particular, COVID-19 is.
works as a verdict on so- naturally. and various integrity-free politicians
According to Lancet, “the COVID-19
called conservatives in an He said a vaccine will — much more encouraged on the
outbreak creates a sense of déjà vu
age of looming pandemic. Leonard Pitts be ready in just a few political right.
with the 2003 outbreak of SARS.”
At this writing, there months. It won’t. In 2005, the danger of this may
I wonder why no significant efforts
have been, according to a He said the number of have felt somewhat abstract — a
have been made by the virologists or
New York Times database, 747 diag- Americans afflicted is going down. It decline in the quality of political
medical scientists or political admin-
nosed cases of COVID-19 — caused isn’t. discourse. But by 2016, when a North
istrations to initiate, investigate and
by the novel coronavirus — in the He said anyone who needs a test Carolina man fired an assault rifle
do the ground work beforehand and
United States; 26 of the afflicted have can get one. They can’t. inside a Washington pizzeria because
develop a vaccine.
died. Meantime, the stock market has He said that the World Health he believed a debunked anti-Hillary
Global public health has now
dropped like a boulder from a cliff, Organization gave “a false number” Clinton conspiracy theory, it was
become a priority like global climate
colleges are canceling classes, sports in predicting a global mortality rate already glaringly clear that “alter-
change. What is the World Health
leagues are preparing to play in emp- of 3.4 percent. And on what basis did native facts” could have dangerous,
Organization doing?
ty arenas. Internationally, 114,000 he question a respected international real-world implications.
Dispatch readers, in this context, I
people have been stricken. All of Italy organization of medical profession- Now there is this. One wonders if
would like to point out the difference
is on lockdown, Spain has shuttered als? Trump said he had a “hunch.” it will be the breaking point; if, faced
in the way nearly every other country
every nursery school, high school Then there’s this recent tweet with direct risk to their own lives,
in the world handles another type of
and university in and around Madrid from writer Jelani Cobb of The New conservatives will finally quit suck-
threat. Even peaceful nations who are
and a St. Patrick’s Day parade has Yorker: “Overheard from the person ling at the teat of mass delusion. Let’s
not at war or under threat of invasion
been called off — in Dublin. in front of me on line at CPAC last hope so, for all our sake. A virus,
will still stockpile arms, ammunition,
Those are the grim facts. But the week: ‘I don’t believe anything the after all, respects no ideological
missiles, fighting jets and other tools
view from inside the facts-resistant CDC says about this virus. It’s full borders, so the right wing’s refusal to
of war. In this 21st century, do we
bubble that passes for conservatism of deep staters who want to use this respect reality puts everyone at risk.
need to fight each other or occupy
these days is quite different. to create a recession to bring down With apologies to The O’Jays,
another country? Look at the once-
If you live in there, you’ve heard the president.’” As it happens, it was those lies done caught up with us all.
mighty British Empire. The sun now
Presidential Medal of Freedom at CPAC — the annual Conservative Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the
rises and sets as usual for Britain too.
recipient Rush Limbaugh assure you Political Action Conference — that 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary,
Instead of fighting each other
that the virus that has galvanized Gaetz was apparently exposed. is a columnist for the Miami Herald.
whether it is gun violence or bomb-
doctors around the world is really You can’t make this stuff up. But Email him at lpitts@miamiherald.
ing or drone killing, we should rather
just “the common cold” weaponized that doesn’t stop right-wingers from com.
fight against these invisible tiny
living being that threaten all people,
regardless of national border.
Jiben Roy
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Census Bureau site goes live

as counting begins in earnest
2020 census is the first in which most people are
being encouraged to answer the questions online
BY MIKE SCHNEIDER
The Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2020
census is off and running for much
of America now.
The U.S. Census Bureau made a
soft launch of the 2020 census web-
site on Monday, making its form
available online. On Thursday, the
Census Bureau will begin mailing
out notices far and wide.
For the bureau, the once-a-de-
cade head count is akin to running
a sprint and marathon at the same
time. It takes awhile, but there’s
plenty of action throughout.
“It is that intense ... counting up
to 330 million people in a very di-
verse, very mobile population, and
over 140 million housing units,” Ste-
phen Buckner, a senior Census Bu-
reau executive, said during a recent
visit to Miami.
The bureau had an official in-per-
son launch in January in Toksook
Bay, Alaska. Mail service is spotty
and internet connectivity is unre-
liable in remote Alaska, making
door-to-door canvassing the best
way to gather responses.
There has been a U.S. census ev-
ery decade since 1790. The results
determine how many congressional
seats each state gets and how $1.5
trillion in federal spending is dis-
tributed.
The 2020 census is the first in
which most people are being en-
couraged to answer the questions
online, though people can still
answer the questionnaire by tele-
phone or by mailing back a paper
form if they prefer.
The notices mailed out starting
this week will include a census ID
that matches addresses. People fill-
ing out the form via the internet are
encouraged to use the ID, but those
who answer the questions online
before getting their IDs still will be
counted.
“The best user experience is
provided with a Census ID,” the
bureau said in a statement Monday
evening.
Some people couldn’t wait. Amit
Bagga jumped on the Census Bu-
reau website from his desktop com-
puter Monday after it went live and
filled out the form in about two min-
utes, using his address instead of
an ID number.
“It could not have been easier,”
said Bagga, who is deputy director
of NYC Census 2020, the outreach
initiative started by New York May-
or Bill de Blasio.
About 80 percent of households
receiving mailings will get notic-
es about how to answer the ques-
tions online, and about 20 percent
of households automatically will
receive a paper ballot if there are
large numbers of seniors in their
neighborhood or levels of internet
connectivity are low.
Census workers won’t begin go-
ing door-to-door in earnest until
May, when they’ll approach homes
that haven’t responded and ask the
questions in person. Bureau offi-
cials are monitoring the spread of
the novel coronavirus, which could
disrupt the door-to-door phase. If
there is a major disaster, such as an
epidemic, census workers instead
can drop off the questionnaires at
homes, with the hope that people
will respond on their own, accord-
ing to the bureau’s operational plan.

NEWS ABOUT TOWN

CLUBS
n OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
MASTER GARDENERS
Oktibbeha County Master Gar-
deners meet at 10 a.m. March
12 at the county Extension of-
fice on Felix Long Drive. Guest
speaker is Bob Brzuszek. For
more information, call Emily
Jones, 662-312-0832.
n AARP COLUMBUS
AARP meets the first Wednes-
day 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+. 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. For infor-
mation, call Eileen Carr-Tabb,
662-312-3431.
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 662-549-3421 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.
n POSSUM TOWN
TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters
meet every Friday at 7 a.m. at
the Church of Christ, Co-
lumbus. To become a better
communicator 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 (lower 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.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE
BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are
invited to Breakfast with the
Bulldogs on second Thursdays
each month at Starkville Café.
Dutch treat breakfast 7:30
a.m. Contact Carol Moss Read
at carolmoss@bellsouth.net or
662-312-0637.
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, Caledonia.
Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30 p.m.
Contact 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 Thurs-
days 10 a.m.-noon. Bring your
own project to work on. For
information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
HEALTH NOTES
n BALANCE CLASS
North Mississippi Medical
Center-West Point hosts
a balance class from 1-2
p.m. March 23-25. Free to
members; $20 nonmembers.
Instructor is Mary Ann Shows.
Beneficial for individuals with
unstable mobility issues or
weakened lower body muscles.
To register by March 18 or for
information, call the Wellness
Center, 662-495-9355 or
1-800-843-3375.
n 3D MAMMOGRAMS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers
Hologic’s new Genius 3D
mammography exams. Komen
Foundation funds are available
to cover cost of screenings or
diagnostic mammograms for
those without insurance or
whose insurance does not cov-
er the test and who meet other
criteria, low-income, uninsured
or underinsured, living in Clay,
Lowndes, Monroe or Oktibbe-
ha Counties. Call 662-244-
1000 or visit goldentriangle.
baptistonline.org to see if you
qualify. For appointment, call
662-244-2979 or 800-544-
8762, ext. 2979.
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers
6 p.m. CPR classes for the
community in the Patient
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 reg-
ister, call 662-386-5592.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Emerson Family Center in
Starkville offers childbirth
classes from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
every Tuesday. For more infor-
mation, call 662-320-4907.
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. Lunch provided.
For information and location,
call 662-244-2923.
■ 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 CARING FOR THE
CAREGIVER
This caregivers support group
meets at 11:30 a.m. on last
Thursdays at First United
Methodist Church, 602 Main
St., Columbus. All are welcome.
A study of the book “No Act of
Love is Ever Wasted: The Spir-
ituality 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 infor-
mation, call 662-327-6118.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle
seeks caring, compassion-
ate volunteers to help in a
variety of hospital settings. For
information, call Lisa Bow-
ers,662-244-1165.
n DRUG/ALCOHOL
INTERVENTION
Narconon offers drug and
alcohol interventions. 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 informa-
tion, call 888-425-2666 or go
to msafg.org.
OTHER EVENTS
n ANNUAL ESTHER DAY
The 14th District Order of The
Eastern Star, Mayhew Street,
West Point, hosts an Annu-
al Esther Day Program at 6
p.m. March 14. Rev. Timothy
Brinkley is guest speaker. The
public is invited. Contact Sister
Denise Inge, 662-418-0169,
or Sister Mildred Monroe, 662-
549-5769.
n SAFE HAVEN
VOLUNTEERS
Safe Haven Inc. seeks commu-
nity volunteers. Trainings are
held every three months. If you
or someone you know would
like to volunteer, contact Joyce
Tucker, 662-327-6118; Cequei-
la Bigbee, 662-435-1806; or
email 1deliveredin2014@gmail.
com.
n HOST FAMILIES
Ayusa, a nonprofit organization
promoting global learning,
leadership through cultural
exchange and leadership
programs for high school
students from around the
world, is taking applications for
American families in northeast
Mississippi interested in host-
ing international high school
students. Call Amy Benjamin,
662-205-6867, or email, aben-
jamin@ayusa.org.
n MINORITY CAUCUS
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Mississippi Association of
Supervisors accepts schol-
arship applications through
March 15 from all graduating
high school seniors for the
Minority Caucus Scholarship.
For applications or information,
visit mssupervisors.org/minori-
ty-caucus.
n JIM SPRUIELL
SCHOLARSHIP
The Health Care Foundation
of North Mississippi accepts
applications through March 31
for the Jim Spruiell Memorial
Scholarship from high school
seniors preparing to enter
college or individuals in the
workforce and pursuing a ca-
reer in emergency health care.
For applications or information,
visit nmhs.net/youth-education.
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-Mc-
Gee 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. Dona-
tions accepted. Call Regional
Coordinator Cequeila Bigbee,
870-627-2859 or e-mail 1deliv-
eredin2014@gmail.com.
n WALKING GROUP
J.L. King Center’s Families First
of Oktibbeha 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, Co-
lumbus campus, 1575 Second
Ave. N., offers free effective
parenting classes, with insight
on child safety, appropriate
discipline, effective communica-
tion and more. For information,
call 662-368-3603.
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 Wa-
terway Transportation Museum,
318 Seventh St. N., Columbus,
is open for tours Monday-Fri-
day, 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.

If you don’t read The Dispatch, how are you gonna know?
8A WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Columbus man leads deputies on chase into Monroe Co.

DISPATCH STAFF REPORT first offense for driving under the deputies on a chase onto Lackey
influence and fleeing and eluding Road in Hamilton, the press release
A Columbus man law enforcement officers, accord- says. Whaley lost control of the ve-
was arrested Monday ing to a Lowndes County Sheriff’s hicle and ran off the road, where
after leading Lown-
Office press release. Authorities deputies took him into custody.
des deputies on a car
chase into Monroe reported a Lowndes deputy at- He was taken to Baptist Memorial
County. tempted to stop Whaley’s vehicle Hospital-Golden Triangle for non
Christopher B. on Highway 45 North for speeding life-threatening injuries, treated
Whaley, 42, of Colum- at about 2:45 p.m. Monday. and released, the press release
bus, faces charges of Whaley Instead, the driver fled, leading says.

Ethics Commission
Continued from Page 1A
before each of their games,
after Lowndes County
Supervisor Leroy Brooks
alleged in a public meeting
they contained inappropri-
ate material.
In statements to The
Dispatch, EMCC officials,
including President Scott
Alsobrooks, admitted the
videos not only violated the
college’s acceptable use
policy but also federal copy-
right law.
Through 2017, EMCC
employees produced the
videos — which were com-
pilations of music videos,
scenes from movies and
television shows, and actu-
al highlights from EMCC
football games. But in 2018,
the school contracted the
work to multiple third par-
ties whom it paid as much
as $3,000, according to re-
cords EMCC provided The
Dispatch. The videos con-
tained violent lyrics, graph-
ic language, sexually sug-
gestive content and some
depicted acts of violence.
There were no such
hype videos produced
for the 2019 season, Also-
brooks previously told The
Dispatch.
After receiving the
request for copies of the
videos, EMCC officials al-
lowed three reporters from
The Dispatch to view them
and take notes on their con-
tent at the law office of Mi-
chelle Easterling, EMCC’s
attorney, in West Point. The
Dispatch again pressed to
obtain copies of the videos,
with Publisher Peter Imes
agreeing in principle to
sign a written agreement
not to publish or distribute
the videos to the newspa-
per’s website or social me-
dia accounts.
Easterling drafted a
non-disclosure agreement
for Imes that included ad-
ditional conditions and re-
strictions regarding how
the newspaper could report
the content of the videos,
which he refused to sign. At
that point, The Dispatch ap-
pealed to the Ethics Com-
mission to rule on whether
the records should be re-
leased.
The Ethics Commis-
sion dismissal order grants
that the videos, since they
were produced in some
cases by state employees
as a function of the school’s
football program, are pub-
lic records. However, since
EMCC allowed reporters
to view the videos, there
was no reason to expose
the school to greater copy-
right infringement liability
by producing and providing
copies.
Without signing a Imes said. “When report-
non-disclosure agreement,
The Dispatch held no lia-
bility in posting the videos
as part of reporting a news-
worthy issue because it
would qualify under a “fair
use” defense, EMCC ar-
gues in its response to the
complaint.
“Faced with a conflict
between state and feder-
al statutes, EMCC acted
in good faith to comply
with the spirit and letter
of the Public Records Act
by allowing access to the
records while avoiding a
potentially serious violation
of federal statute,” the com-
mission’s dismissal order
reads. “In declining to pro-
duce copies of the records
without a non-disclosure
agreement, EMCC did not
violate the Public Records
Act.”
Imes said he respects
the commission’s ruling.
“We appreciate EMCC’s
efforts to allow our report-
ers to view the videos,”
ing a story like this, we ide-
ally have the source materi-
al in hand, so that was our
goal. We had no intention
of publishing the videos in
any form, but the NDA re-
ceived from EMCC opened
the paper up to significant
liability.”
The Dispatch could not
reach Easterling or Also-
brooks by press time.

Biden
Continued from Page 1A
Jackson, then ate lunch at votes. De La Fuente and
a soul food restaurant be- President Dem - Primary Weld received four and
fore speaking to a racially 1,740 of 1,768 precincts - 98 percent three votes, respective-
diverse crowd at histori- Candidate Votes Percentage ly. In Noxubee County,
cally black Tougaloo Col- Trump won with 311 votes
lege. x-Joe Biden 212,622 81 percent
followed by De La Fuente
Sanders canceled a Bernie Sanders 39,071 15 percent
and Weld, who managed
plan to appear Friday in Michael Bloomberg 6,408 2 percent just two votes each.
Jackson so he could cam-
Elizabeth Warren 1,352 1 percent
paign in Michigan, which
was awarding more dele- Tulsi Gabbard 966 0 percent
gates Tuesday. Actor Dan- Pete Buttigieg 504 0 percent
ny Glover, Jackson Mayor Andrew Yang 428 0 percent
Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Amy Klobuchar 401 0 percent
and other Sanders surro-
gates knocked on doors Tom Steyer 361 0 percent
and worked on other get- Deval Patrick 250 0 percent
out-the-vote activities
during the weekend.
Six states voted Tues- President GOP - Primary
day. From highest to low- 1,733 of 1,768 precincts - 98 percent
est in the number of dele-
gates awarded, they were Candidate Votes Percentage
Michigan, Washington, x-Donald Trump (i) 234,289 99 percent
Missouri, Mississippi, Bill Weld 2,251 1 percent
Idaho and North Dakota.
Roque De La Fuente 1,053 0 percent
Mississippi awarded 36
Democratic delegates.
The other candidate imum wage. bard’s 11. In Oktibbeha
still seeking the Demo- “Every important event County, with 3,543 votes,
cratic presidential nomi- that’s happened in my life, Biden rolled past Sanders
nation is U.S. Rep. Tulsi every tragedy that’s hap- (960) and Gabbard (25).
Gabbard of Hawaii, but pened in my life, I can see In Clay County, Biden won
she trails Biden and Sand- an alternate reality if Ber- with 2,603 votes to Sand-
ers by a wide margin in nie had been president,” ers’ 263 and Gabbard’s 12.
the delegate count. Parsons said. Trump also easily won
The Mississippi bal- Locally, incumbents the Republican primary
lot was set before several and front-runners held with 3,702 votes in Lown-
Democratic candidates form with Biden and des County to Roque De
left the presidential race, Trump both claiming easy La Fuente’s 14 and Weld’s
and their names still ap- victories. 23. He rolled over Weld
peared. In Lowndes County, (32) and De La Fuente
The Republican pri- Biden won the Democrat- (7) in with 2,397 in Ok-
mary ballot in Mississip- ic race with 4,986 votes tibbeha County. In Clay
pi listed Trump and two to Sanders’ 714 and Gab- County, he won with 1,168
other candidates. Missis-
sippi was one of Trump’s
strongest states in the
2016 general election, and
he easily won the state’s
40 Republican delegates
Tuesday.
Dimitri Crain, 55, of
Brandon, attended the
Biden rally on Sunday
at Tougaloo. She said
she liked Biden when he
was President Barack
Obama’s vice president,
and she believes he can
defeat Trump in Novem-
ber.
“I’m a common work-
er, and I think he has the
back of common employ-
ees,” Crain said.
Jackson resident Shel-
by Parsons, 33, said she
supported Sanders in
2016 and is voting for him
this year. Parsons said she
grew up poor and saw rela-
tives struggle to pay bills,
including healthcare ex-
penses. She said she sup-
ports Sanders’ proposals
for universal health cover-
age, free tuition for public
colleges and a higher min-
Sports
HARDING SHINES AS BULLDOGS DOWN RED RAIDERS
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
BILOXI — Exiting the
mound in the fifth inning
of Mississippi State’s (11-
4) 6-3 win over No. 4 Tex-
as Tech (16-2) on Tuesday,
junior starter Houston
Harding motioned toward
the Mississippi State dug-
out.
Flicking his left hand
at the ground and yelling
as he crossed the first-
base line, Harding barked
his way back to the bench
as his Bulldog teammates
roared in approval.
“Right here! This in-
ning right here! This is
the inning we’re getting
them!” he bellowed.
Facing a Texas Tech
squad that entered Tues-
day’s game at MGM Park
in Biloxi ranked second
in the country in batting
average, slugging per-
centage, runs per game
and doubles per game,
Harding fooled the Red
Raiders roster with a four-
pitch mix of fastballs,
changeups, curveballs
and sliders.
Using his high spin
rate and changing veloci-
ties frequently, he backed
up a middling first start
in the maroon and white
against Alcorn State two
weeks ago with 5 2/3 in-
nings of two-hit ball on
just 76 pitches.
“That felt good to get
my feet wet in there,”
Harding said of his 1-2-3
first inning. “And then I
came out there the rest of
the game and felt pretty
confident going into the
approach we had and the
scouting report. We had
planned for them pretty
well and did a good job of
executing.”
MISSISSIPPI STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
A rooting guide for MSU fans as Caledonia rebounds from
conference tournaments approach early wake-up call to blow
BY GARRICK HODGE
ghodge@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE –– Ben
Howland said it best after
Mississippi State’s win
against Ole Miss on Sat-
urday.
“We have work to do,”
the fifth-year head coach
said of the Bulldogs’
chances at making the
NCAA tournament for the
second straight season.
MSU enters the South-
eastern Conference tour-
nament on the wrong
side of the bubble in most
bracketology predictions,
but that could change
with a win or two in Nash-
ville this week.
Since the Bulldogs
earned a double-bye by
finishing as the SEC’s No.
4 seed, they will play ei-
ther Florida, Ole Miss or
Georgia in the SEC quar-
terfinals Friday, depend-
ing on results of earlier
SEC tournament games.
Howland told reporters
Tuesday he expects it to
be Florida, which stands
as MSU’s most signifi-
cant win of the season to
this date. Make no mis-
take about it: A win is ab-
solutely crucial.
The bottom line is this:
Using his high spin rate and changing velocities frequently, Houston Harding backed up a middling first start in
the maroon and white against Alcorn State two weeks ago with 5 2/3 innings of two-hit ball on just 76 pitches.
While Harding coast-
ed through his first five
innings, an error on first
baseman Josh Hatcher
and a single by Texas
Tech second baseman
Brian Klein forced MSU
coach Chris Lemonis to
opt for graduate transfer
David Dunlavey in relief.
The scattered clang-
ing of cowbells meshed
with a raucous applause
from the near-capacity
crowd as Harding walked
off the mound toward the
dugout.
“I think that was the
biggest crowd I’ve ever
pitched in front of,” he
quipped. “So obvious-
ly it was a great feeling.
Just being able to get my
team a chance right there
was so big, and we have
the best fans in college
Mississippi State coach Ben Howland looks on during
Saturday’s contest against Ole Miss in Starkville.
Howland knows his Bulldogs have work to do in this
week’s SEC tournament to make the NCAA field of 68.
If Mississippi State loses
in the opening round of
the SEC tournament, it’s
not receiving an at-large
bid to the NCAA tourna-
ment. If the Bulldogs win
one game then lose in the
SEC semifinals, MSU will
be sweating come Selec-
tion Sunday but could re-
main in the conversation
depending on the per-
formance of other teams
hovering around the bub-
ble. Should MSU pick up
two wins and make it to
Sunday’s championship,
it has to feel good about its
chances of sneaking in,
regardless of that game’s
outcome. Obviously,
MSU will guarantee itself
an auto-bid if it wins the
MISSISSIPPI STATE 6, TEXAS TECH 3
baseball — add those two
things together, and we’re
a tough team to beat.”
“He was recruited by a
lot of people, but he want-
ed to be at Mississippi
State,” Lemonis added.
“And there is a lot to be
said for a kid that really
wants to wear a uniform.
You’ve got to be a good
player, too, but you see
that out there when he
pitches.”
Walking his first two
batters, Dunlavey was
promptly yanked after his
second free base brought
in a run and loaded the
bases with two outs.
Striding out of the
bullpen to the tune of
Whitesnake’s “Still of
the Night” blaring from
the stadium speakers,
Landon Sims slapped his
Jim Lytle/Dispatch file photo
SEC tournament.
Below is essentially
a rooting guide for Mis-
sissippi State fans. All of
the listed scenarios don’t
necessarily need to hap-
pen for the Bulldogs to
receive an at-large berth,
but the more that do, the
more likely the Bulldogs
are to get in with only one
or two SEC tournament
wins.
As a general rule of
thumb, the path to the
Big Dance is a lot easier
if this week’s conference
tournaments are won by a
firmly established NCAA
tournament team. Ad-
mittedly, it feels almost
dirty to say this. One of
the best parts of March
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chest with his left hand
and let out a roar as he
closed the door on Texas
Tech’s mid-inning oppor-
tunity with a 2-2 fastball
Red Raiders designat-
ed hitter Nate Rombach
failed to catch up to.
Trotting back out after
his deafening debut in the
sixth inning, Sims struck
out six of the nine batters
he faced in three innings
of relief — including the
first four batters he saw.
“This will be a point
in the season, if I’m ever
struggling, to just look
back on this and regain
my confidence,” he said.
“We talk about that a lot
as a pitching staff, just
looking back on good mo-
ments when you’re strug-
gling, and this will prob-
ably be the number one
is seeing all the upsets
and Cinderella runs. Not
for bubble teams, though.
If you’re a fan of a team
floating near the line,
you hope the blue bloods
use a sledgehammer and
smash the glass slippers
of would-be Cinderella
teams to smithereens.
Bid-stealers in smaller
conferences can steal the
heart of a nation. They’re
also a bubble team’s worst
nightmare.
Without further ado,
here’s what to root for:
Mississippi State:
Well, duh. This is all
pointless if the Bulldogs
can’t at least get a win Fri-
day, regardless of their
opponent.
If MSU can win Friday
(and preferably Saturday)
but can’t secure the SEC
championship, the Bull-
dogs would want Ken-
tucky, Auburn or LSU
to win the tournament.
Anyone else would be a
bid-stealer, and Florida
winning the tournament
means the Bulldogs lose
Friday.
Root for Texas Tech to
beat Texas on Thursday
in the Big 12 tournament.
While this feels like a
See BASKETBALL, 3B
Katy Knauss/Biloxi Shuckers
moment that I look at.”
With Harding dealing
early and Sims saving
the Bulldogs from fur-
ther damage, MSU did
its offensive dirty work
with a string of fifth-in-
ning small ball. Sending
the ball out of the infield
just twice in the frame,
the Bulldogs scored three
runs courtesy of a bloop
single to center, a passed
ball, an infield single,
three walks and a sacri-
fice fly.
Chasing Texas Tech
starter Mason Montgom-
ery — who entered the
game 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA
— without recording an
out in the fifth inning,
MSU cracked reliever
John McMillon’s 91 mph
fastball code one frame
later by way of an RBI sin-
PREP BASEBALL
out Lamar County (Ala.)
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
CALEDONIA — The
Caledonia High School
baseball team struggled
to hit with two out in all
three of its losses en-
tering Tuesday’s home
game against Lamar
County (Alabama).
So when senior first
baseman Tony Brooks
stepped to the plate with
two down in the bottom
of the first inning with
the bases loaded and the
Confederates already fac-
ing a 3-0 deficit, Caledo-
nia coach Travis Garner
knew the importance of
the situation.
If Brooks made an out
to end the inning, the
threat would be deflated,
and Garner would have
to send talented but mer-
curial sophomore pitcher
Josh Pitts out for the sec-
ond while facing a sizable
early deficit.
But Brooks came
through with a two-run
single into left field, and
sophomore designated
hitter Will Donald fol-
lowed with a double to
drive in two more runs.
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gle from sophomore left
fielder Brandon Pimentel
and a run-scoring double
off the wall in right cen-
ter field by junior short-
stop Jordan Westburg to
push the Bulldogs’ lead to
three runs.
“We’re trying to do
some different things,
but we had some big
hits,” Lemonis said. “And
those are power arms —
we’re facing some mid-
90s arms and some draft
picks. I’m really proud of
the way our guys jumped
on some balls and made
them work and laid off
some balls at times.”
Freshman catcher Lo-
gan Tanner, a native of
nearby Lucedale, added
to the Bulldogs’ offensive
outburst with an RBI sin-
gle to right field in the
seventh inning, scoring
junior second baseman
Justin Foscue from third
base.
While Texas Tech
tacked on a third run in
the top of the eighth in-
ning, senior reliever Spen-
cer Price earned his first
save of the season with a
perfect ninth inning.
“We just wanted to play
good baseball,” Lemonis
said. “As you’re jumping
into this week and all this
time down here to play
good ball is always what
we’re trying to do, and I
thought it was one of our
better games of the year.”
MSU and Texas Tech
will return to action
Wednesday for the final
contest of their two-game
set in Biloxi. First pitch
at MGM Park is slated
for 5 p.m. as the Bulldogs
turn to graduate transfer
Carlisle Koestler on the
mound.
All of a sudden, Caledo-
nia had the lead.
“That flipped the
whole game,” Garner
said.
As a result, Pitts set-
tled down, the ’Feds
didn’t allow another run,
and Caledonia’s offense
kicked things into gear
in an eventual 13-3 win
in five innings on the run
rule. Caledonia improved
to 8-3 with the victory.
“We don’t ever really
want to get down on our-
selves to where we can’t
come back, because we
know we can,” Donald
said. “Sometimes you
just start off slow. We
were able to pull together
as a team.”
The sophomore —
the starting catcher for
Caledonia’s junior varsi-
ty team — made just his
second varsity start of
the season Tuesday, but
he came up big. In the
bottom of the second,
he hit his second two-
run double in as many
innings, a chopper past
third base to score se-
nior third baseman Justin
Black and junior left field-
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2B WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020
BRIEFLY Virus impact on US sports grows; more restrictions in Europe
Men’s College Basketball THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reggie Perry named first-team all-SEC;
The novel corona-
Tyson Carter named sixth man of the year virus outbreak, which
Mississippi State’s Reggie Perry dominated the
Southeastern Conference for most of the 2019-2020 has already reshaped
season, and the sophomore forward was rewarded for it the professional sports
Tuesday by the league office. landscape in Europe,
Perry was selected to the all-SEC first team by prompted new restric-
SEC coaches after averaging 17.7 points and 10.1 re-
bounds per game. His 17 double-doubles led the SEC. tions to restrict fan
Meanwhile, senior guard Tyson Carter also took access in the U.S. on
home hardware, being named the SEC sixth man of the Tuesday, with major de-
year. Carter, who played in 31 games and started 16 of cisions looming about
them, averaged 13.9 points per game and shot 40 per-
cent from the field. It is the first time in program history a
baseball’s opening day
player has been named sixth man of the year. and college basketball’s
Kentucky’s John Calipari was tabbed the league’s NCAA tournament.
coach of the year after leading the Wildcats to an SEC College games will
championship, while Immanuel Quickley won SEC
be played without fans
Player of The Year after averaging 16.1 points per game,
while shooting 41,7 percent from the floor and 92.3 in Ohio and California,
percent from the charity stripe. and given restrictions
Potential NBA lottery pick Anthony Edwards was on large gatherings
selected as SEC freshman of the year and Tennessee’s there and elsewhere,
Yves Pons was given SEC defensive player of the year
honors.
more disruptions to the
The All-SEC first team is as follows: sports calendar appear
— Kira Lewis Jr., Alabama inevitable. The NCAA
— Mason Jones, Arkansas said it would “make de-
— Samir Doughty, Auburn
cisions in the coming
— Keyontae Johnson, Florida
— Immanuel Quickley, Kentucky days” about its men’s
— Nick Richards, Kentucky and women’s basketball
— Skylar Mays, LSU tournaments after two
— Breein Tyree, Ole Miss
conferences banned
— Reggie Perry, Mississippi State
fans from their cham-
pionships and another
College Baseball canceled its tourna-
Ole Miss beats ULM for 15th straight win ment altogether.
The Ole Miss baseball team edged Louisiana-Mon-
The baseball season
roe 6-3 on Tuesday in Monroe, Louisiana, to win its 15th
straight game — tying the second-longest win streak in
begins in just over two
school history. weeks and includes
Tim Elko hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the top games in Seattle, which
of the sixth for the Rebels (15-1), and Hayden Leather-
so far has been hit hard-
wood drove him in with a single in the ninth.
er by the virus than any
Tyler Keenan opened the scoring with a three-run
U.S. city. The Mariners
home run in the top of the first, but ULM responded
are set to host the Texas
with two runs in the first and one run of the second to
tie the game. Rangers on March 26 in
But Elko’s double down the left-field line gave the the first of seven con-
Rebels the lead for good.
secutive home games
Ole Miss and ULM conclude their two-game series
to start the season.
at 4 p.m. today in Monroe.
Washington Gov.
Jay Inslee plans to ban
Trimble drives in 6; Southern Miss beats Troy
Reed Trimble drove in six runs for the Southern gatherings and events
Miss baseball team as the Golden Eagles came back of more than 250 people
to beat Troy 9-7 at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, in virtually the entire
Alabama.
With Southern Miss trailing 7-4 in the top of the Seattle area, a person
familiar with the deci-
seventh, Trimble doubled down the left-field line to
score two runs. He then had a go-ahead, two-run single sion told The Associ-
in the eighth as the Eagles (12-4) won for the third time ated Press on Tuesday
in four games.
night. The person was
The freshman also had a two-run home run in the
top of the first inning. not authorized to dis-
Southern Miss starts Conference USA play with a close the decision and
home series against Florida International this weekend spoke on condition of
in Hattiesburg. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday anonymity.
at Pete Taylor Park.
Inslee scheduled a
news conference for
MUW splits games at College Bash tourney late Wednesday morn-
The Mississippi University for Women baseball
team split Tuesday’s games at the College Bash ing. The Mariners and
Tournament in Marietta, Georgia. Major League Base-
The Owls (7-2) lost to Trinity Baptist College 3-2 ball had no immediate
in their first game of the day but rebounded to beat comment, but the deci-
Aquinas College in the nightcap.
Brady Jones and Courtlan Frost were named sion would seemingly
MUW’s players of the game in the 3-1 win. force MLB to move the
MUW plays Aquinas at 10 a.m. today and games or bar fans from
Trinity Baptist at 1 p.m. today to close out play in the the Mariners’ stadium.
tournament.
Of the 29 known
SOURCE: From Special Reports deaths in the U.S., 24
have been in the Seattle
CALENDAR area, with 19 tied to a
single nursing home.
Today If MLB can’t play
Men’s College Basketball in front of fans at a
Ole Miss vs. Georgia, SEC Tournament, team’s home ballpark,
first round, 6 p.m. the sport’s first pref-
College Baseball erence likely would be
Mississippi State at Texas Tech, 5 p.m.
Ole Miss at ULM, 6 p.m.
College Softball
Mississippi State at Southern Miss, 6
PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP
p.m.
Youngstown State at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.
Prep Baseball
Burt throws two-hitter as New Hope beats Terry
BY THEO DEROSA
Starkville Academy vs. West Harrison at tderosa@cdispatch.com
Senatobia, noon
Starkville vs. St. Joseph at Long Beach, GULFPORT — New
2:30 p.m. Hope senior Ryan Burt
New Hope vs. North Pike at St. Martin, hurled a two-hit, com-
Spring Break Tournament, 2:30 p.m.
West Point vs. Itawamba Agricultural at
plete-game shutout as
the Trojans beat Terry
Saltillo Tournament, 3 p.m. 3-0 on Tuesday at the
West Point vs. Mantachie at Saltillo Battle at the Beach
Tournament, 5 p.m.
tournament at Harrison
Central High School in
ON THE AIR Gulfport.
Burt struck out nine
Today hitters in his seven in-
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
11 a.m. — ACC Tournament: Clemson
nings of work and also
recorded a hit at the
vs. Miami, Second Round, Greensboro, plate.
N.C., ESPN Presley Hall led the
1 p.m. — ACC Tournament: N.C. State way with three hits for
vs. Pittsburgh, Second Round, Greens-
boro, N.C., ESPN
6 p.m. — ACC Tournament: Notre Dame
vs. Boston College, Second Round, Pro Basketball
Greensboro, N.C., ESPN2 NBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
6 p.m. — Big 12 Tournament: Oklaho- Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
ma State vs. Iowa State, First Round, x-Toronto 46 18 .719 —
Boston 43 21 .672 3
Kansas City, Mo., ESPNU Philadelphia 38 26 .594 8
Brooklyn 30 34 .469 16
6 p.m. — Big East Tournament: George-
town vs. St. John’s, First Round, New
New York
20 45 .308 26½
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
York, FS1 Miami 41 23 .641 —
Orlando 30 35 .462 11½
6 p.m. — SEC Tournament: Ole Miss Washington 24 40 .375 17
Charlotte 22 42 .344 19
vs. Georgia, First Round, Nashville, Atlanta 20 46 .303 22
Tenn., SECN
x-Milwaukee
Central Division
W L Pct GB
53 12 .815 —
8 p.m. — ACC Tournament: Syracuse Indiana 39 26 .600 14
Chicago 22 43 .338 31
vs. North Carolina, Second Round, Detroit 20 45 .308 33
Cleveland 19 46 .292 34
Greensboro, N.C., ESPN2 WESTERN CONFERENCE
8 p.m. — Big 12 Tournament: TCU vs.
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Kansas State, First Round, Kansas Houston 40 24 .625 —
Dallas 39 27 .591 2
City, Mo., ESPNU Memphis 32 33 .492 8½
New Orleans 28 36 .438 12
8:30 p.m. — Big East Tournament: San Antonio 27 36 .429 12½
Northwest Division
Xavier vs. DePaul, First Round, New W L Pct GB
Denver 43 21 .672 —
York, FS1 Utah 41 23 .641 2
8:30 p.m. — SEC Tournament:
Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt, First Round,
Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 3
Portland
Minnesota
29 37 .439 15
19 45 .297 24
Pacific Division
Nashville, Tenn., SECN W L Pct GB
x-L.A. Lakers 49 14 .778 —
NBA BASKETBALL L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 5½
Sacramento 28 36 .438 21½
7 p.m. — Denver at Dallas, ESPN Phoenix 26 39 .400 24
Golden State 15 50 .231 35
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to switch games to the
visiting team’s stadium
if possible, a person fa-
miliar with the deliber-
ations told The Associ-
ated Press.
The person spoke on
condition of anonymi-
ty Tuesday because no
decisions have been
made.
Rangers catcher
Robinson Chirinos
said Tuesday he is con-
cerned about traveling
to Seattle.
“I know the season
starts in Seattle, and
we know how Seattle
is right now,” Chirinos
said. “That’s 2½ weeks
from now, so I think
we’re going to hear
some news when we’re
getting close to open-
ing day.”
None of North
America’s major sports
leagues has postponed
games or barred fans in
a bid to keep them safe,
but there was a flurry of
activity as college con-
ferences and schools
began making those
moves. The Ivy League
became the first Di-
vision I conference to
cancel its basketball
tournaments.
California Gov.
Gavin Newsom ques-
tioned why leagues
weren’t moving more
aggressively.
“I find it quite curi-
ous that the four major
organizations — NHL,
MLS, MLB and NBA
— put out guidelines
to protect their athletes
but not their fans,” said
Newsom, a Democrat,
referring to the leagues’
new restrictions on
locker room access.
Discussions about
next steps have been
ongoing for weeks as
postponements and
fan restrictions have
become common else-
where. Early Wednes-
day, London-based
football club Arsenal
announced that its play-
ers would be self-isolat-
ing because of possible
exposure to the virus,
forcing the postpone-
ment of its Premier
League game at Man-
chester City. It was the
first Premier League
game called off because
of the virus and the first
possible exposure in-
volving players in a ma-
jor sports league.
Scores of top-tier
soccer games in Spain,
New Hope (4-3), and
David Young and Cole
Ruffin each drove in a
run.
The Trojans contin-
ue play in the tourna-
ment when they face
North Pike at 2:30 p.m.
today at St. Martin
High School in Ocean
Springs.
Starkville 4,
St. George’s 3,
eight innings
D’IBERVILLE — Joseph at 2:30 p.m.
Starkville High School
outlasted St. George’s
4-3 in eight innings in
x-clinched playoff spot
Monday’s Games
Atlanta 143, Charlotte 138, 2OT
Denver 109, Milwaukee 95
Toronto 101, Utah 92
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 114, Indiana 111
Washington 122, New York 115
Houston 117, Minnesota 111
Chicago 108, Cleveland 103
San Antonio 119, Dallas 109
Orlando 120, Memphis 115
Portland 121, Phoenix 105
Brooklyn 104, L.A. Lakers 102
L.A. Clippers 131, Golden State 107
Today’s Games
Detroit at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
New York at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Utah at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Chicago at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Boston at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Portland, 9 p.m.
Brooklyn at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Cleveland at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
New York at Miami, 7 p.m.
Denver at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 8 p.m.
Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
College Basketball
Tuesday’s Scores
EAST
Delaware St. 68, Md.-Eastern Shore 64
Hartford 64, Stony Brook 58
Hofstra 70, Northeastern 61
Iona 70, Canisius 60
Manhattan 61, Fairfield 43
France and Portugal, Blue Jackets, among tially said he wanted no
as well as some in Ger- others; the Blue Jackets part of and would not
many and a European said they did not plan play, but said Tuesday
Championship qualify- to keep fans away from he would do whatever
ing match in Slovakia, games this week. The the NBA tells teams to
will be played in emp- state is also hosting a do.
ty stadiums in coming number of high school — In Germany, the
days. and collegiate tourna- Bundesliga said six of
The Spanish league ments this month and nine games this week
said matches in its first the first games of the will be played without
and second divisions NCAA men’s tourna- fans, including one of
will be played without ment — the First Four
Germany’s biggest ri-
fans for at least two — are scheduled for valries, Borussia Dort-
weeks. The league said next week in Dayton. mund against Schalke.
it was “prioritizing the First-round games are — Champions
health of fans, players, also set to be played in
League soccer match-
club employees, jour- Cleveland on March 20 es are also being af-
nalists, etc., due to the and 22. fected, including next
COVID-19 health cri- The NCAA released week’s game between
sis.” a statement three hours Barcelona and Napoli
The French league after the DeWine’s an-
in Spain and Bayern
said soccer matches in nouncement saying it Munich against Chel-
its top two divisions will “continues to assess sea in Germany. Both
be played without fans how COVID-19 impacts games will be played
until April 15 and Portu- the conduct or our tour-
without fans, as will
gal announced similar naments and events.” Dortmund’s match at
measures. Italy earlier “We are consulting Paris Saint-Germain on
this week said all sports with public health offi- Wednesday.
events, including Serie cials and our COVID-19
Liverpool manager
A soccer games and advisory panel, who are
Jürgen Klopp said clos-
preparatory events for leading experts in ep- ing stadiums to fans
the Tokyo Olympics, idemiology and public
were suspended until health, and will make
— a measure not yet
taken by English soccer
April 3. The Italian ski decisions in the coming
authorities — wouldn’t
team decided not to days,” the NCAA said.
necessarily be the best
send competitors to Slo- The Mid-American
solution.
venia for the last World Conference announced
“The problem with
Cup races of the season. its men’s and women’s
football games,” Klopp
For most people, the tournaments to be
said, “is if you are not
new coronavirus caus- played in Cleveland this
in the stadiums, then
es only mild or moder- week would be closed
you go watch it closely
ate symptoms, such as to the general public.
together in rooms and
fever and cough. For — The Big West
I’m not sure which is
some, especially older announced a similar
better in this case, to be
adults and people with move with its men’s and
existing health prob- women’s tournaments, honest.”
lems, it can cause more which will be played — One of the year’s
severe illness, includ- this week at Honda Cen- biggest tennis tourna-
ments, at Indian Wells
ing pneumonia. ter in Anaheim, Califor-
The vast majority of nia. in California, was can-
people recover from the Also in Southern celed. The next Grand
Slam tournament is the
new virus. According California, USC and
to the World Health Or- UCLA said all of its French Open, due to
ganization, people with home athletic events start in Paris on May
mild illness recover in will be held without 24. The French tennis
federation said it did not
about two weeks. Those fans at least until April
anticipate canceling the
with more severe ill- 10, or until further no-
ness may take three to tice. That would include Open.
six weeks to recover. first- and second-round — In MotoGP, the
Sports and govern- NCAA women’s tourna- Grand Prix of the
Americas in Austin,
ment officials in near- ment games likely to be
ly every corner of the hosted by UCLA. Texas, was postponed
globe have scrambled — The NHL was also until November.
to address concerns assessing the impact — The Noord-Bra-
fans could be at risk of a decision by Santa bant province in the
and to potentially stop Clara County health Netherlands called off
the spread of the virus. officials in California to all professional soccer
matches for the rest of
The fear has spread ban gatherings of more
from Asia — particu- than 1,000 people in re- this week. The province
larly about the Summer sponse to the spread of includes Eindhoven,
Olympics in Tokyo — the virus. The San Jose where the U.S. is sched-
uled to play the Dutch
to Europe and now to Sharks have games
North America: scheduled for March national team in an ex-
— Ohio Gov. Mike 19, 21 and 29. hibition on March 26.
DeWine recommended
that fans be kept away
— The NBA told
teams last week to pre-
The U.S. Soccer Feder-
ation said it is monitor-
from all indoor sport- pare for the possibility ing the situation there
ing events. The state of playing games in and in Cardiff, where
is home to the NBA’s empty arenas, which the Americans are to
Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers play Wales four days
the NHL’s Columbus star LeBron James ini- later.
the Battle of the Beach Beach. West Harrison High
tournament Tuesday School in Gulfport.
at D’Iberville High Wayne Academy 3,
School.
Jackson Owen drove Starkville Academy 1 Southern Academy
in two runs for the Yel- BILOXI — Starkville (Ala.) 12, Pickens
low Jackets (6-4) and Academy lost to Wayne Academy (Ala.) 0
tied for the team lead Academy 3-1 on Tues- CARROLLTON, Ala.
day at the Battle at the
with two hits. — Pickens Academy
Beach in Biloxi.
Freshman Ethan (Alabama) lost Tues-
Harris McReynolds
Pulliam, who commit- day’s home game to
ted to Mississippi State led the Volunteers (5- Southern Academy (Al-
on Sunday, pitched all 1) with two hits on the abama), 12-0.
eight innings, striking day, and Randall Fu- Bodhi Parham went
out seven hitters. tral drove in Starkville 1 for 2 with the Pirates’
Starkville faces St. Academy’s lone run. only hit and a walk.
The Vols continue Pickens Academy
today at Long Beach play in the tournament (0-3) will host Kemper
High School to continue when they face Sena- Academy at 5:30 p.m.
play in the Battle of the tobia at noon today at Thursday.
Niagara 56, Marist 54 Colorado 69 41 20 8 90 234 189 Florida at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Robert Morris 77, St. Francis (Pa.) 67
Vermont 81, UMBC 74
Dallas 69 37 24 8 82 180 177
Nashville 69 35 26 8 78 215 217
N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.
SOUTH Winnipeg 70 36 28 6 78 212 201
Minnesota 69 35 27 7 77 220 220
Friday’s Games
Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Howard 70, SC State 63
Jackson St. 69, Alcorn St. 52 Chicago 69 31 30 8 70 206 216 San Jose at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
North Carolina 78, Virginia Tech 56 Pacific Division Ottawa at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh 81, Wake Forest 72 GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Southern U. 67, Alabama St. 53 Vegas 71 39 24 8 86 227 211 Vancouver at Colorado, 8 p.m.
MIDWEST Edmonton 70 37 24 9 83 223 213
N. Dakota St. 89, North Dakota 53 Calgary 70 36 27 7 79 210 215
N. Kentucky 71, Ill.-Chicago 62
SOUTHWEST
Prairie View 82, Alabama A&M 60
Vancouver 69 36 27 6 78 228 217
Arizona
Anaheim
70 33 29 8 74 195 187
70 29 32 9 67 185 222
Transactions Tuesday’s moves
Texas Southern 75, Grambling St. 62 San Jose 69 29 35 5 63 180 220 BASEBALL
FAR WEST Los Angeles 69 28 35 6 62 175 210 National League
Gonzaga 84, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 66 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned OF Corey
loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild Ray and RHP Trey Supak to minor league camp.
cards per conference advance to playoffs. Re-assigned INF Lucas Erceg; C Mario Felicia-
Hockey Monday’s Games
Buffalo 3, Washington 2, SO
Florida 2, St. Louis 1
no and Payton Henry; LHPs Clayton Andrews
and Ethan Small; RHPs Thomas Jankins, Drew
Rasmussen and Miguel Sanchez to minor league
NHL Glance Winnipeg 4, Arizona 2 camp.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Vegas 3, Edmonton 2, OT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned RHP
Atlantic Division Los Angeles 3, Colorado 1 Enderson Franco and OF Joe McCarthy to Sac-
GP W L OT Pts GF GA ramento (PCL). Re-assigned IF Cristhian Adames
Boston 70 44 14 12 100 227 174
Tuesday’s Games
Boston 2, Philadelphia 0 and C Joey Bart to minor league camp. Claimed
Tampa Bay 70 43 21 6 92 245 195 OF Jose Siri off waivers from Seattle. Placed C
Toronto 70 36 25 9 81 238 227
Pittsburgh 5, New Jersey 2
Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1 Aramis Garcia on 60-day IL.
Florida
Montreal
69 35 26 8 78 231 228
71 31 31 9 71 212 221
Nashville 4, Montreal 2 FOOTBALL
Carolina 5, Detroit 2 National Football League
Buffalo 69 30 31 8 68 195 217 N.Y. Rangers 4, Dallas 2 CLEVELAND BROWNS — Released L Christian
Ottawa 70 25 33 12 62 189 240 Anaheim 5, Ottawa 2 Kirksey.
Detroit 71 17 49 5 39 145 267 Vancouver 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, SO HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed K Ka’imi Fairbairn
Metropolitan Division Today’s Games and TE Darren Fells to contract extensions.
GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose at Chicago, 7 p.m. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Josh Grizzard to
Washington 69 41 20 8 90 240 215 Winnipeg at Edmonton, 8 p.m. wide receivers coach.
Philadelphia 69 41 21 7 89 232 196 N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 9 p.m. TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed OLB Reggie Gil-
Pittsburgh 69 40 23 6 86 224 196
Carolina 68 38 25 5 81 222 193
Columbus 70 33 22 15 81 180 187
St. Louis at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Ottawa at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
bert to a one-year contract extension.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
N.Y. Islanders 68 35 23 10 80 192 193 Buffalo at Montreal, 6 p.m. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled D Matt Tenny-
N.Y. Rangers 69 37 28 4 78 232 219 Carolina at New Jersey, 6 p.m. son from Binghamton Devils (AHL).
New Jersey 69 28 29 12 68 189 230 Detroit at Washington, 6 p.m. NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with
WESTERN CONFERENCE Nashville at Toronto, 6 p.m. F Patrick Khodorenko on an entry-level contract.
Central Division Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. COLLEGE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m. FORDHAM — Named Alex Huettel as offensive
St. Louis 70 41 19 10 92 221 191 Vegas at Minnesota, 7 p.m. line coach.
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Mississippi State’s Abdul Ado blocks a shot by Ole Miss’ Blake Hinson during the first half of Saturday’s game in Starkville. Ado and the Bulldogs will likely need at least one win
this week in Nashville to make the Big Dance as an at-large team. If it wins the SEC tournament, MSU will guarantee itself an automatic bid.

Basketball
Continued from Page 1B
play-in game, it’s conceivable Texas
Tech could still get in should it lose
to Texas, but the Longhorns are likely
toast if they don’t win.
Root for bubble floater Richmond to
lose as early as possible in the Atlantic
10 tournament, preferably in the quar-
terfinals Friday or semifinals Saturday.
In the Big East tournament, Xavier
falling to DePaul on Wednesday would
likely be the end of the Muskeeters’
tournament chances.
NC State is one of the “bubbliest”
bubble teams entering the ACC tourna-
ment, so losing to either Wake Forest or
Pittsburgh on Wednesday would spell
the end for its postseason hopes, and it
may need two wins to be safely in.
Cincinnati losing to UCF or USF on
Friday in the American Athletic Con-
ference quarterfinals would be titled
bad news Bearcats for the Ohio-based
school.
MSU fans might as well adopt Cal-
ifornia for two rounds in the Pac-12
tournament. Cal could be a best friend
to the Bulldogs by beating Stanford
on Wednesday, downing UCLA (Ben
Howland’s former school) on Thursday
and promptly making sure it doesn’t
win the Pac-12 tournament after that.
Arizona State or USC losing in its first
game wouldn’t be the worst thing in the
world, either.
In the Big Ten, Indiana miraculous-
ly falling to a hapless Nebraska team
Wednesday would be a welcome sight
for the Bulldog faithful. So would Ohio
State beating Purdue on Thursday.

Preps
Continued from Page 1B
er Loren Cox.
“Both of his hits kind of busted it
open for us,” Garner said.
Junior second baseman Gavin Hollo-
man continued things for a double-hap-
py Caledonia offense with a two-bagger
of his own into right center field to score
Donald in the second. Holloman also
plated Cox and Donald with another
double to the same spot in the fourth.
“That’s kind of our bread and butter:
just hitting the baseball,” said Donald,
who contributed two of his team’s 13
hits on the night. Senior right fielder
Peyton McCollum led the way for Cale-
donia with three.
“Offense hasn’t been our problem,”
Garner said. “Our problem is throwing
enough strikes and playing defense.”
On Tuesday, those issues reared
their heads in the first inning — Cale-
donia usually has one inning per game
where things just go “haywire,” Garner
said.
With Lamar County leadoff hitter
Houston Avent aboard on a walk, Hollo-
man dropped a toss from junior short-
stop JC Dodson that likely would have
resulted in a double play. Mason Wise
followed with a single, Ethan Wilkins
brought home a run on a groundout, and
TJ Eskridge doubled home Wise as the
Bulldogs went up 3-0.
But Caledonia’s pitching and defense
tightened up from there. Holloman’s
misplay was the team’s only error, and
Pitts improved on his rough first inning
on the mound.
“Coach told me I wasn’t going back
out there if I didn’t get in a groove,” Pitts
said. “I had to get in a groove.”
He rebounded to strike out the side
around a second walk to Avent in the
second inning. In the third, he struck
out Wise swinging and Wilkins looking
before getting Eskridge to ground out
to shortstop.
Pitts’ outing came to an end with a
2-0 count on Avent, runners on first and
second and two out in the fourth, when
fellow 10th grader Jacob Humbers was
called in. Humbers struck out Avent
looking to end the threat then pitched
a scoreless top of the fifth.
“We have confidence in them, and
both of them threw well today,” Garner
said of his sophomore hurlers.
Caledonia added five runs in the
fourth on a sacrifice fly from Black, a
single from Cox, a balk and Holloman’s
two-run double. In the fifth, McCollum
beat out an infield single and senior
catcher Nathan McLemore scored the
run that put Caledonia at the 10-run
mercy rule mark, ending the game.
For Caledonia, the big win was a re-
lief after a string of close games — a
6-4 loss to Fayette County (Alabama)
on Friday, an 11-8 win in Saturday’s
slugfest with Mantachie and a 2-1,
eight-inning victory against Calhoun
City on Monday.
“After the grind we’ve had, that
there was a good win to come out here
and handle their business the way we
did,” Garner said.
It’s a big step up from the early
portion of last season, Garner said,
in which Caledonia’s record suffered
while the ’Feds got acclimated to play-
ing together.
On Tuesday, though, the team
showed that won’t be the case this sea-
son.
“Last year, we lost while we learned,”
Garner said. “This year, we’re able to
win games while we’re still learning, so
that’s good for us.”

Report: No illegal meds in deaths of horses at Santa Anita

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — A
report released Tuesday
by the California Horse
Racing Board on a spate
of horse deaths at Santa
Anita found that no illegal
medications were used on
the animals and 39 per-
cent of the 23 fatalities
occurred on surfaces af-
fected by wet weather.
However, the report
found no singular cause
for the deaths.
The long-awaited re-
port focused on 23 deaths
as a result of racing or
training between Dec. 30,
2018, and March 31, 2019.
Seven more deaths oc-
curred from April 1-June
23, 2013, but weren’t
included in the report.
Another seven deaths
occurred at the fall meet
last year, including Mon-
golian Groom in the
Breeders’ Cup Classic on
national television. The
fatalities roiled the indus-
try and led track owner
The Stronach Group to
institute several reforms
involving safety and med-
ication.
Nine fatalities have
occurred this year at the
track in Arcadia, where a
decline in the horse pop-
ulation has led to fewer
races being run.
“There has been a 64
percent reduction in cata-
strophic injuries at Santa
Anita Park this year, and
we have not had a single
fatality during racing on
our main track for the
entirety of this season,”
The Stronach Group said
in a statement Tuesday.
“While the first number
represents a positive de-
velopment, the second
number is always the
goal. We welcome the
opportunity to work to-
gether with our industry
partners to implement the
suggested reforms and to
make 2020 a year we can
all be proud of.”
The report found that
19 of 22 horses’ cata-
strophic musculoskeletal
injuries (CMI) included
proximal sesamoid bone
fractures, which are relat-
ed to racing and training
intensity. Twenty-one of
those 22 cases showed
“evidence of pre-existing
pathology” that is pre-
sumed to be associated
with high exercise inten-
sity, which predisposes
horses with CMI to cata-
strophic injury.
“The indication is
horses are overtrained
and overraced,” Dr. Rick
Arthur, the racing board’s
equine medical director,
said on a conference call.
Other key findings in
the report were that sev-
eral trainers said they
felt pressured to run their
horses, although “none
blamed the track itself
for any fatality,” and there
was no evidence of animal
welfare violations.
The report found that
a majority of trainers
hadn’t reviewed necropsy
reports on their horses
and many didn’t possess
“good working knowl-
edge of anatomy.” Also,
record-keeping by train-
ers was “poor” except in
a couple instances. The
report also noted that in
several cases investiga-
tors suspected that some-
one else was overseeing
horses’ care other than
the listed CHRB-licensed
trainer.
Arthur said anatomy
will be part of trainers’ 12
hours of continuing edu-
cation that are required to
renew their license.
Rick Baedeker, CHRB
executive director, said
the rules to obtain a train-
ers’ license already have
changed. Now a person
has to serve a year-long
apprenticeship under a
CHRB-licensed trainer
and appear before the
track stewards to obtain a
full license.
Among the recommen-
dations in the 76-page re-
port are to establish strict
criteria for canceling rac-
ing based on weather; to
require continuing edu-
cation for trainers; and to
seek industry support for
research into sesamoid
bone and fetlock injuries,
which caused the majori-
ty of the fatalities.
The report suggested
that Santa Anita continue
to consider replacing its
dirt track with a synthetic
surface. The racing board
mandated synthetic
tracks in the state several
years ago, but it proved to
be a failure.
The report listed 47
recommendations, 12 of
which are already in the
regulatory process. Most
involve establishing pro-
tocols for training, racing
and when to cancel rac-
ing, moving toward dig-
ital record-keeping and
transparency in medical
records. It also requests
a look at how the use of
the riding crop, or whip,
and breakdowns may be
related.
“We have very good
confidence that many of
the recommendations will
be implemented,” Arthur
said.
The report details all
23 horses’ cases, with
notes about their veteri-
narian history and a list
of possible contributing
factors. The names of
horses, trainers, owners,
jockeys and veterinarians
were withheld because
various reports are con-
fidential under California
law.
The report said seven
complaints will be filed
alleging violation of fail-
ure to turn in daily vet
reports, and three com-
plaints will be filed al-
leging training without a
proper license.
The racing board said
it issued more than 70
subpoenas to trainers and
vets for documents, while
over 100 interviews with
trainers, jockeys and vets
were conducted.
The report was issued
a day after the sport was
rocked by a federal in-
vestigation that revealed
systematic and wide-
spread doping of horses.
The indictments named
27 trainers, veterinarians
and drug distributors.
4B WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 2 Gonzaga beats Saint Mary’s for 17th WCC title
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS — Gonza-
ga stumbled in last year’s
West Coast Conference
tournament, losing to ri-
val Saint Mary’s in the ti-
tle game after dominating
the regular season.
The Zags won another
regular-season title this
year with a new group of
players and again found
themselves in a champi-
onship-game fight with
the Gaels.
Instead of buckling
under the pressure, Gon-
zaga pushed back with a
dominating second half
to reclaim the title and,
potentially, a No. 1 NCAA
Tournament seed.
Drew Timme scored
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
15 of his 17 points in the
first half, Filip Petrusev
had a double-double and
No. 2 Gonzaga beat Saint
Mary’s 84-66 to reclaim
the West Coast Confer-
ence tournament title
Tuesday night.
“It wasn’t always easy,
but we adapted at half-
time,” said Gonzaga’s Joel
Ayayi, who had 17 points.
“We came out with an
edge and that was the dif-
ference in the game.”
The top-seeded Zags
(31-2) recovered from a
middling performance in
the semifinals to win their
eighth WCC tournament
title in 10 years and 17th
overall.
Playing in its 23rd
straight WCC title game,
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Gonzaga raced away from
the Gaels in a dominating
second half.
Ayayi scored 17 points
and Petrusev finished
with 10 points and 14 re-
bounds to help the Zags
outscore Saint Mary’s 48-
22 in the paint.
“They’re really big
inside. That’s their
strength,” Saint Mary’s
coach Randy Bennett
said. “It’s a little bit of a
problem for us because
we don’t have the size.
They kept bringing it
down in the post and that
was the story of the game,
why they beat us.”
Saint Mary’s (26-8) up-
set Gonzaga in last year’s
title game to earn the
WCC’s automatic NCAA
Tournament bid and kept
pace with the Zags in an
entertaining first half this
time.
Jordan Ford and Ma-
lik Fitts combined to
score Saint Mary’s first
34 points to keep things
close, but Gonzaga tight-
ened up defensively in the
second half to pull away.
Ford finished with 27
points and Fitts 17 for the
Gaels, who should be in
decent shape to make the
NCAA Tournament de-
spite the loss.
“We needed to get the
ball out of Jordan Ford’s
hands,” Gonzaga coach
Mark Few said. “He’s an
unbelievable player and
when he gets going like
that and Fitts is making
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I have been
married for
30 years. I still
work full time,
and my husband
is now retired. We
have had issues
during most of
our marriage,
mainly concerning
his not getting
enough sex. A
couple of times
a week isn’t
sufficient.
In the past,
he looked at porn
a lot. He likes to
take pictures of
me that he stores on his phone,
wants me to wear seductive
clothing when we go out and
demands that I send him naked
pictures of myself from work. It
makes me very uncomfortable,
but he gets angry when I don’t
play his game.
He tells me often that I am
no fun. When he gets angry, he
says I am not sexy enough, too
fat, not smart enough, etc. Yes,
we have gone to marriage coun-
seling in the past, and I have
gone to counseling alone.
I’ve tried to learn to cope
with living with him because I
really don’t want to divorce and
destroy our family unit. We have
three grown children, and in the
past he bullied our only son for
not being the best sports player
he could be, even though he
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March
11). You have the means to
raise up appearances, though
you’re fully aware that people
are not cool because of what
they look like on the outside.
It’s that special attention you
give people, your genuine
acknowledgement of their being
and your unique way of serving
the needs of the moment that
give you a super-cool aura. Leo
and Gemini adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 8, 43, 1, 22
and 16.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
One thing you often provide
without even thinking about it
is reassurance. It’s in the way
you calmly respond — a head
nod, an encouraging word — as
though you believe in the other
those deep 3s, we had to
change the dynamic a lit-
tle bit.”
The Zags and Gaels
eked their way into their
11th title-game meeting.
Gonzaga struggled
putting away San Fran-
cisco 81-77 in the semis
while Saint Mary’s ad-
vanced with a 51-50 vic-
tory over No. 14 BYU on
Ford’s last-second shot.
The Zags won the two
regular-season meetings
between the rivals by a
combined 40 points on
their way to claiming an
eighth-straight WCC reg-
ular-season title.
Petrusev did most of
the damage in the final
game of the regular sea-
son, scoring 27 points.
excelled.
I would like to
retire soon, but
now I wonder if he
expects me to be
his entertainment
once I do. He
has no hobbies.
Do you have any
advice? — PLAY-
THING IN TEXAS
DEAR PLAY-
THING: I am
amazed you were
willing to tolerate
your husband’s
criticism and
abuse for the
Dear Abby length of time you
have. Not once
in your letter did
you mention a single positive
trait in the man. You wish to
keep together a family that your
husband has eroded.
My first tidbit of advice is
this: Go back to counseling!
If you actually plan to live out
your life this way, you will need
every ounce of support you can
pay for. My second tidbit would
be to talk to a lawyer. You may
want to keep the family unit
intact, but the price seems
exorbitant to me.
DEAR ABBY: I have a very
close friend, “Sandy.” Sandy
and I talk about everything. She
suffers from bi-polar disorder,
which, for the most part, is
controlled. However, she has hit
a downswing.
A few months ago, she vol-
unteered to start babysitting my
child, one evening a week for a
person’s ultimate capability.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). The sort of plans you’ll be
making today will only work out
if they have a date attached
to them. Sixty days is a magic
number. Figure out what you
might be able to do in that
amount of time, and declare
that as the aim.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
As you prepare to present your
work, don’t forget to prepare a
defense of it, too. It’s an exer-
cise that will strengthen your
position. When you’re ready to
fight for your cause, you proba-
bly won’t have to.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
The muses will speak to you —
a gift from the mystic beyond.
Of course this is not quite
It was Timme’s time in
Las Vegas. The 6-foot-10
freshman repeatedly got
deep post position against
the Gaels and took advan-
tage, hitting 7 of 8 shots
for 15 points in the first
half.
Ford and Fitts carried
nearly all the load for
Saint Mary’s, combining
to score but seven of the
Gaels’ first-half points.
Gonzaga led 42-41 at
halftime.
“It was a good game —
for a half,” Bennett said.
The Bulldogs locked in
on Ford, Fitts and the rest
of the Gaels to start the
second half, forcing them
to miss six of their first
eight shots while building
a 56-46 lead.
few hours. Sandy has never had
the first complaint about my
child or her behavior. Recently,
she came over for a visit and
unloaded on me. She said she
finds my child annoying, that my
child has a problem listening
and constantly interrupts and
complains. I was completely
taken aback. Abby, I have never
received complaints about my
child’s behavior, and over the
course of the months, Sandy
never indicated that something
was wrong.
I have been a great friend
to her, always welcoming her in
my home and helping however
I can. I don’t know what to do.
I am hurt and angry. I feel like
she just barged in and insulted
my kid. I’m no longer sure I
want to remain close to her be-
cause of this. Is this character-
istic of bi-polar disorder? How
do I express my feelings to her
without risking having her fly
off the handle? Please help! —
HARSH WORDS IN THE SOUTH
DEAR HARSH WORDS: Not
having met your child, I am not
going to weigh in on whether
what Sandy said was a slight.
She may have been conveying
something she thought you
needed to know.
That said, because Sandy
finds your child annoying, she
should no longer babysit for
you. All children interrupt at one
point or another. They don’t
always behave perfectly. I hope
you won’t take what Sandy told
you as an insult worthy of end-
ing a longtime friendship over,
enough to make things happen
in your world. It’s the start of
something, a zephyr for your
sail, and now you must steer.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
You’re a creator. You make
things — deals, scenes of life,
expressions of your stance
and of your feelings, and other
things. Hold yourself to a high
standard of originality, and then
give yourself credit for that.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
People around you are making
decisions against their best in-
terest. Since it is not technically
your job to advise or educate
them, if you are to assert your-
self into the scenario, you must
go diplomatically.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
There are a few different as-
pects of the work you’ll be doing
today. Success comes from
focusing on the most mundane
side of it: the craft, not the art,
the cleanup and organization.
This will keep you grounded.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Smooth stones, storm
clouds, the softness of an
animal’s fur, the smell of damp
earth... these are the sorts of
observances that will involve
you, lift you and send you far
from the workaday world.
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Sweeten up
St. Patrick’s Day
culinary.net
Over the years, corned beef and
sauerkraut Reuben sandwiches
have become popular for St. Pat-
rick’s Day.

A St. Paddy’s
Day sandwich
FAMILY FEATURES

I
n honor of the day when every-
one is Irish, welcome family and
friends to a traditional St. Pat-
rick’s Day lunch with this Reuben
sandwich recipe.
Find more seasonal recipes at
culinary.net.

REUBEN SANDWICH
Servings: 2

2 tablespoons butter, softened

4 slices rye and pumpernickel swirl bread
4 slices Swiss cheese
6 ounces corned beef
2 tablespoons, plus 2 teaspoons, Thou-
sand Island Dressing, divided
4 tablespoons sauerkraut

n Heat nonstick skillet over medium

heat.
n Spread 1 tablespoon butter on one
side of two bread slices. Place buttered
side down in heated skillet. Add two
slices cheese to each bread slice. Spread
2 tablespoons dressing over cheese
slices. Add 3 ounces corned beef to each
bread slice. culinary.net
n Spread 2 teaspoons dressing over Memories of Ireland include the food. Here’s a treat for St. Patrick’s Day coming up May 17: a Luck O’ the Irish mint pie.
corned beef. Spread 2 tablespoons sau-
erkraut over corned beef.
n Spread remaining butter on one side
BY JAN SWOOPE Irish alphabet. We found isolated of the seas, farmstead cheeses,
jswoope@cdispatch.com beaches and high mountain passes. game and fowl and locally-sourced
of remaining bread slices. Place buttered

side up on top of sauerkraut.
n Cook 4-7 minutes each side, flipping
once, until golden brown and cheese is
melted.
A minty
O
n the shelf of a decorative
tabletop cabinet at home sits
a tiny porcelain replica of an
Irish cottage. With its thatched roof
and white-washed walls, it sits atop
the lid of a small oval box designed
to hold some miniature treasure.
The keepsake, which I purchased
on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland
Stayed in homes where dairy cows,
bells clanging, were herded past
our bedroom windows. We took
ferry boats, scrambled up craggy
hillsides and visited Gaelic hamlets
in the west, passing an occasional
horse-drawn gypsy wagon along
the way.
For all the marvel of Ireland,
meats. On this isle smaller than
South Carolina, much of the land
is used for agriculture. Cookery
schools such as Ballymaloe in Cork
even entice aspiring cooks from
other countries to come for study.
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches
March 17, I’m reminded of all this
— the Cliffs, the seas, the mu-

seasonal shake many years ago, didn’t cost much,

but it is dear to me. That trip — a
horseback riding adventure with
FAMILY FEATURES
three friends — was so humbling,
though, I can’t recall being bowled
over by what we ate. My stron-
gest food memory is of a full Irish
breakfast being set on the table
sic, the gallops, the people ... the
breakfast. Here in the states, some
will mark St. Paddy’s next Tuesday
with Irish stew, Irish coffee, corned

S
so wonder-making. We made stops in front of me. It was something beef and cabbage, or green beer. I
t. Patrick’s Day may call to propose a sweet treat instead. This
you might expect: the Cliffs of Mo- — sausages, bacon, eggs, baked
mind hearty meals and pots
her, Waterford Crystal, the Blarney beans, mushrooms, grilled toma- Luck O’ the Irish mint pie recipe
o’ gold, but that doesn’t mean
Stone, the Irish National Stud. But toes, potatoes. Even before my Em- from culinary.net makes a special
sweets can’t be part of the equa-
for the most part, we looked for less erald Isle visit 20 years ago, how- dessert for bridge, bunco, garden
tion, too. Add dessert to your cel-
ebration with this green St. Pat’s beaten paths, like remote church ever, the country’s cuisine began club or family dinner. The recipe
minty shake, a cold, refreshing ruins and cemeteries with worn evolving. Inspired Irish chefs are makes enough for two pies.
way to honor the colorful tradition. markers in ogham, an ancient Old taking full advantage of the bounty See MINT PIE, 6B
Find more seasonal dessert
recipes at culinary.net.
See SHAKE, 6B

BUTTER TOGETHER
Make cents
Just another fake-out meal of a healthy diet
O
ne of the make doughnuts more labor-intensive version For the chicken: FAMILY FEATURES
things so we can all de- I usually make, which is 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast, cut

that is
really difficult
about having
food allergies is
the fact that they
make eating out
less enjoyable
and relaxing. At
every turn, we
have to harass
Amelia Plair
servers, manag-
ers, and chefs to
be sure there are no hidden
tree nuts in the peppercorns
(yes, really) or peanuts
in the sauce or soy in the
bread.
At the end of the day,
that translates into eating
at home more often than
we might otherwise choose
to. That’s good, of course,
because it is better for our
health and budget.
But still, there are a few
favorite meals that we miss
from eating out. I try to rep-
licate those as best I can: we day of work.
make sweet and sour chick-
en at home with coconut
aminos instead of soy sauce, at both Kroger and Walmart.
and I occasionally (rarely!)
stroy our health
together, the way
a good family
should.
But until this
past week, one
of my favorite
Mexican foods
had eluded me:
the P5. You know
the one, right?
Chunks of chick-
en or steak on top of a bed
of Mexican rice, all smoth-
ered with white cheese dip.
It’s not health food by any
stretch of the imagination,
but it is totally delicious.
I do have a great recipe
for white cheese dip, and of
course I knew how to make
chunks of chicken breast
and a Mexican-style rice ...
but trying to pull all those
recipes off together for just
one meal sounded like a lot
of dishes to dirty after a full
Enter Pancho’s white
cheese dip. I found it locally
It tastes very similar to the
itself a replica of the one at
my favorite Mexican restau-
rant. With the cheese dip
in the fridge, all I had to do
was make rice and chicken,
which is certainly no more
work than the average
dinner.
I found this recipe for
Mexican rice on a blog
called Tastes Better from
Scratch. I have adjusted
it to suit what I could find
available locally and to fit
our allergies.
Amelia Plair is a mom
and high school teacher in
Starkville. Email reaches her
at mamabadgerplair@gmail.
com.
CHEESY CHICKEN AND RICE
Serves 4-6
For the cheese dip:
1 tub Pancho’s (or similar) white
cheese dip
2 tablespoons milk
n Remove cheese dip to a micro-
wavable glass mixing bowl. Add
milk and stir. Heat in microwave,
covered, for one minute at a
time until desired temperature is
achieved.
into bite-sized pieces
Salt
Pepper
Taco seasoning (about half of a
packet)
n Season chicken breast liberally
with salt, pepper, and taco sea-
soning. Place into nonstick pan
over medium heat. Cover pan for
the first 5 minutes of cooking
time. Then uncover, stir, and cook
until chicken bites are cooked
through, about 5 minutes longer.
For the rice:
1 1/2 cups white rice
1/4 cup butter or oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 medium onion, finely diced
or grated
1/4 cup tomato sauce
2 teaspoons Better than Bullion
organic chicken OR 2 bullion
cubes
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups water
n Full disclosure: The original
recipe called for rinsing and
sautéing the rice in oil with the
garlic and onion. I followed those
directions, and it yielded firm,
separate grains of rice. It tasted
very good, but that is not the
type of rice I am used to getting
at my local Mexican restaurants,
so I changed these directions to
eliminate those steps. Add them
back if you prefer.
See BUTTER TOGETHER, 6B
O
ne of the great myths of
healthy eating is that it’s
expensive. Making health-
ier choices can actually save you
money when you know how to shop
smart.
To help encourage healthier
communities, the American Heart
Association and Aramark have
simple tips to keep in mind as you
seek out affordable, nutritious and
tasty food options for your family:
n Shop with a plan in mind.
Taking a list to the store helps lim-
it impulse purchases, but it’s OK to
make smart swaps while shopping
if items you’d normally use are on
sale.
n Consider your fruit and
veggie options. Locally grown,
seasonal fruits and vegetables are
often reasonably priced for recipes
like this Mediterranean chicken
and grain bowl. Canned and frozen
options, meanwhile, can be just as
nutritious as fresh options.
n Cook once, eat twice. Choose
recipes that make enough food
to enjoy fresh for one meal and
as leftovers later, such as this
four-serving curry-spiced tofu with
See HEALTHY, 6B
6B WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020
Healthy
Continued from Page 5B
Asian vegetables.
n Buy in bulk. Look
for items with long shelf
lives like whole grains
and non-perishables such
as canned beans and
vegetables.
n Focus on dishes
with limited, common in-
gredients. They are easy
to prepare and allow you
to avoid purchasing items
like rarely used spices.
n Develop a budget.
Assess your current food
expenses each week.
Multiply by the number
of weeks that month to
find your monthly food
budget and determine if
this fits with your other
monthly expenses.
Find more recipes
and tips to make healthy
meals more affordable at
fyp365.com or heart.org/
healthyforlife.
MEDITERRANEAN
CHICKEN AND GRAIN
BOWL
Servings: 6
8 ounces farro or brown rice
6 cups spinach, stems re-
moved 1 tablespoon, plus 1 1/2 tea-
1 1/2 cups diced seedless
cucumbers
1 1/2 diced tomatoes
6 thin slices red onion 1 tablespoon water
3 cups cauliflower florets
3/4 cup balsamic vinaigrette
3 cups cooked skinless
chicken breast, visible fat
discarded
6 tablespoons fat-free or low-
fat crumbled feta cheese
3 tablespoons kalamata olives
n Cook farro according to
package instructions.
n On serving plate, place
1/2 cup farro. Around farro,
arrange 1 cup spinach; 1/4
cup cucumber; 1/4 cup
tomatoes; 1 slice red onion,
separated into rings; and 1/2
cup cauliflower.
n Drizzle balsamic vinaigrette
over salad. Top with 1/2 cup
chicken and garnish with 1
tablespoon feta cheese and 1
1/2 teaspoons olives. Repeat
with additional servings.
Per serving: 342 calories; 12
g total fat; 52 mg cholesterol;
551 mg sodium; 35 g carbohy-
drates; 4 g fiber; 8 g sugars;
25 g protein.
Shake
Continued from Page 5B
ST. PATRICK’S
MINTY SHAKE
Serves: 1
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon peppermint
extract
2 teaspoons powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 3/4 ounces Baileys Irish
Cream liqueur
3 scoops mint chocolate chip
ice cream
Chocolate syrup
Chopped sugar cookies, for
garnish (optional)
Butter Together
Continued from Page 5B
n Pressure cooker directions:
Place all ingredients into the
inner pot of the pressure
cooker. Close the lid, set knob
to sealing, and press the Rice
button. When the cook time
ends, place a kitchen towel
over the vent and carefully
Mint pie
Continued from Page 5B
Spare a thought for
Eire — Ireland — and
her many wonders on St.
Patrick’s Day. Watch “Riv-
erdance” again, look for
shamrocks, eat well and
wear a little green. On
Sunday, support the an-
nual St. Patrick’s-themed
“pawty,” a fundraiser for
the Columbus-Lowndes
Humane Society from 1-6
p.m. at Zachary’s in down-
town Columbus.
Erin go bragh.
LUCK O’ THE IRISH
MINT PIE
Makes: two 9-inch pies
3 3/4 cups heavy whipped
cream, divided
8 ounces cream cheese,
softened
1 1/4 cups, plus 2 table-
spoons, powdered sugar,
divided
5 drops green food coloring
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla ex-
tract, divided
1/4 teaspoon mint extract
1 bag mint chocolate candies,
chopped, divided
2 chocolate cookie crusts (9
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familyfeatures.com
Healthy eating doesn’t have to be expensive. One option is this Mediterranean chick-
en and grain bowl.
(Source: Courtesy of Aramark)
CURRY-SPICED TOFU
WITH ASIAN
VEGETABLES
Servings: 4
12 ounces light, extra-firm
tofu, drained and patted dry,
cut into four slices
spoons, curry powder, divided
12 ounces packaged fresh
stir-fry vegetables
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 teaspoon toasted sesame
oil
1 large onion, cut into 3/4-
inch wedges
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup light coconut milk
1/4-1/2 teaspoon chili garlic
sauce
n Put tofu on large plate.
Sprinkle tofu on both sides
with 1 tablespoon curry
powder.
n In large microwaveable
bowl, microwave vegetables familyfeatures.com
and water on high 2-3 min- Curry-spiced tofu with Asian veggies is another option
utes, or until vegetables are for the healthy diet.
almost tender-crisp. Pour off
remaining water. sesame oil over medium-high garlic sauce and remaining
n In large nonstick skillet, heat, swirling to coat bottom. curry powder. Bring to boil
heat canola oil over medi- Cook onion 1 minute, stirring over medium-high heat. Spoon
um-high heat, swirling to coat frequently. vegetable mixture over tofu.
bottom. Cook tofu in single Per serving: 151 calories; 6.5
layer 3-4 minutes on each n Stir in vegetables and gar- g total fat; 86 mg sodium; 14
side, or until browned. Trans- lic. Cook 1-2 minutes, or until g carbohydrates; 4 g fiber; 4 g
fer to separate large plate. vegetables are tender-crisp, sugars; 10 g protein.
Cover loosely to keep warm. stirring constantly. (Source: Courtesy of American
n In same skillet, heat n Stir in coconut milk, chili Heart Association)
Pistachios, for garnish (optional)
Mint chocolate candy, for gar-
nish (optional)
n Using mixer, whisk whipping
cream until soft peaks form.
Add peppermint extract and Baileys
powdered sugar; mix until well Irish Cream
blended. Set aside. liqueur and
n In blender, blend milk, liqueur mint choc-
and ice cream until smooth. olate chip
Drizzle chocolate syrup inside ice cream
soda glass. Pour ice cream help give
mixture into glass. Top with this shake • Firestarter
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n To make filling: In bowl of
stand mixer, whisk 2 1/2 cups
heavy cream until stiff peaks
form. Transfer to bowl.
n In separate stand mixer
bowl, beat cream cheese on
high 2 minutes. Gradually add
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
and green food coloring; mix
until smooth. Add 1/4 tea-
spoon vanilla and mint extract;
mix well.
n Fold prepared whipped
cream into cream cheese mix-
ture. Fold 1 cup chopped mint
chocolate candies into filling.
n To make frosting: In bowl of
stand mixer, whisk remaining
heavy cream and remaining
powdered sugar. Add remain-
ing vanilla extract and mix until
stiff peaks form.
n Pour filling into crusts and
smooth tops.
n Fill decorating bag with
frosting and pipe thick band
around edges of pies. Then
pipe circle dollops evenly
around edges of pies.
n Scatter 1 cup chopped mint
chocolate candies in middle of
pies. Place whole mint choco-
late candies into each dollop
of frosting around edges of
Tell your child a bedtime story.
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gister said claim will forever
bar the same.
This the 24th day of February,
2020.
Wanda Jones, Executrix
PUBLISH: 2/26, 3/4, &
3/11/2020
Legal Notices
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN RE: ESTATE OF
MARY P. CURTIS, DECEASED
ANN MARIE CURTIS JOHNSON,
EXECUTRIX
NO. 2020-0053-F
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that all
persons having claims against
the Estate of MARY P. CURTIS,
Deceased, are required to have
the same probated and re-
gistered by the Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi; that Let-
ters Testamentary were gran-
ted to the undersigned ANN
MARIE CURTIS JOHNSON, by
the Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi in Cause
No. 2020-0053-F, on the 6th
day of March, 2020; that a fail-
ure to probate and register
such claims with the Clerk of
the Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi for ninety
(90) days, from the first public-
ation hereof, will bar such
claims.
Witness my signature on this
the 5th day of March, 2020.
ANN MARIE CURTIS JOHNSON, titled:
Executrix of the Estate of MARY
3/25/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
MRAVICH, DECEASED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all paper prints or as digital cop-
the Estate of Michael Lee
Mravich, Deceased, that Let-
ters Testamentary were gran-
ted the undersigned, Barbara
estate, by the Chancery Court
of said County on the 5th day
of March, 2020, and all per-
that estate are hereby notified
gistered according to law by
the Chancery Clerk within
date of publication of this no- Partial sets will not be issued.
tice; otherwise, such claim or
claims not so probated will be Proposals shall be submitted in
publication of this Notice to
Creditors is March 11, 2020.
2020.
Lee Mravich, Deceased
Michael D. Tapscott, Esq.
322 Jefferson Street (38804)
P. O. Drawer 409
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802-
0409
Telephone: (662)842-1721
Transportation
Facsimile: (888)559-0138
Solicitors for Executor
March 11, 2020
March 18, 2020
March 25, 2020
April 1, 2020
be
General Help Wanted
the Chancery Clerk within registration. $50,000.00 by a Prime or Sub-
ninety (90) days from the first contractor to do any erection,
date of publication of this no- Partial sets will not be issued. building, construction, repair,
ADS APPEAR IN THE COMMERCIAL DISPATCH,
tice; otherwise, such claim or
claims not so probated will be
forever barred. The first date of duplicate only upon the blank
maintenance, or related work
Proposals shall be submitted in must comply with the Missis-
sippi Contractors Act of 1985,
Creditors is March 11, 2020.THE STARKVILLE DISPATCH AND ONLINE
publication of this Notice to proposal forms provided with by securing a Certificate of Re-
the specifications and must be sponsibility from the State
accompanied by Proposal Se- Board of Contractors. Each bid,
This the 5th day of March, curity in the form of Certified exceeding $5,000.00, must be
2020. Check or acceptable Bid Bond To place ads starting at only $12,
accompanied by the Bidder's
in the amount equal to at least certified check or a bid bond,
/s/ Barbara M. Vlahakis
BARBARA M. VLAHAKIS, Ex-
call 662-328-2424 or visit ads.cdispatch.com
five percent (5%) of the Base
Bid; such security to be for-
duly executed by the Bidder as
principal and having surety
ecutor of the Estate of Michael feited as liquidated damages, thereon, a surety company ap-
Lee Mravich, Deceased not penalty, by any bidder who proved by the Owner and
THEoutDISPATCH
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nregularly
Michael D. Tapscott, Esq. the proposal, execute contract commissioned and licensed to
Hillen, Wicker & Tapscott, P.A. and post Performance Bond in transact business in Missis-
322 Jefferson Street (38804) the form and amount within the sippi, in the amount of five per-
P.Legal
O. Notices
Drawer 409 Legal specified.
time Notices Legalof
The Bid Bond, if cent Notices
the bid. All bid bonds
EMPLOYMENT
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802- used, shall be payable to the must be accompanied by the
0409 Owner. appropriate Power of Attorney.
Telephone: (662)842-1721 No Power of Attorney is neces-
Facsimile: (888)559-0138 Bids on the Project must be re- sary with a certified check.
Solicitors for Executor ceived on or before the period
scheduled for the Project and The Owner reserves the right to
CALL US: 662-328-2424
Publication Dates: no bid withdrawn after the reject any and all bids on any
March 11, 2020 scheduled closing time for the or all projects and to waive in- General Help Wanted
March 18, 2020 Project for a period of forty-five formalities.
March 25, 2020 (45) days. CALEDONIA BUSINESS
April 1, 2020 OWNER:
All bids submitted in excess of needs General Laborer.
$50,000.00 by a Prime or Sub- EAST MISSISSIPPI COM- Valid driver's license,
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
contractor to do any erection, MUNITY COLLEGE transportation & experi-
Notice is hereby given that building, construction, repair, P O BOX 158 ence helpful. Will train on
sealed bids or electronic bids maintenance, or related work 1512 KEMPER STREET the job if needed. Call
will be received for the project must comply with the Missis- SCOOBA, MISSISSIPPI 39358 Jesse & Beverly's Lawn
named below by East Missis- sippi Contractors Act of 1985, Service at 662-356-6525.
sippi Community College, P O by securing a Certificate of Re- ARCHITECT:
Box 158, 1512 Kemper Street, sponsibility from the State
Scooba, Mississippi 39358 un- Board of Contractors. Each bid, JBHM Architects, PA
til 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April exceeding $5,000.00, must be P O Box 9127 (39705) OFFICE HELP NEEDED!
7, 2020 at which time bids will accompanied by the Bidder's 104 THIRD Street SOUTH Must know: Quickbooks,
be open. certified check or a bid bond, (39701) Microsoft Excel, Purchas-
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Location for Receipt of Bids: principal and having surety PH: (662) 329-4883 Fax resume to
thereon, a surety company ap-
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EAST MISSISSIPPI COM-
signed by an agent, regularly Wednesday, March 4, 2020 or email to
MUNITY COLLEGE
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ADMINISTRATION CONFER- transact business in Missis-
ENCE ROOM, 2ND FLOOR sippi, in the amount of five per-
STUDENT UNION BUILDING cent of the bid. All bid bonds
must be accompanied by the
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8731 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD
MAYHEW, MS 39753 appropriate Power of Attorney.
No Power
Medical of Attorney is neces-
/ Dental
Location for Receipt of Elec- sary with a certified check.
tronic Bids:
www.jbhmplans.com The Owner reserves the right to
reject any and all bids on any
Plans and Specifications En- or all projects and to waive in-
formalities.
EAST MISSISSIPPI COM- OWNER:
MUNITY COLLEGE
GOLDEN TRIANGLE CAMPUS EAST MISSISSIPPI COM-
DOUGLAS HALL-PHASE 3 MUNITY COLLEGE
REROOF P O BOX 158
MAYHEW, MISSISSIPPI 1512 KEMPER STREET
SCOOBA, MISSISSIPPI 39358
May be inspected at the office
of the Architect named below, ARCHITECT:
or may be obtained from the Ar-
chitect as set out below: JBHM Architects, PA
P O Box 9127 (39705)
Qualified Prime (General) Con- 104 THIRD Street SOUTH
tractors, Subcontractors, and (39701)
Material Suppliers are required COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
to register and order bid docu- PH: (662) 329-4883
ments at www.jbhmplans.com.
DATES OF ADVERTISEMENT:
Bid documents are available as Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Format) is $50 per CD. Bid doc-
uments are non-refundable and
must be purchased through the
website.
Questions regarding website re-
gistration and online orders
please contact our web sup-
port line at (662) 407-0193.
have a valid email address for
registration.
proposal forms provided with
the specifications and must be
accompanied by Proposal Se- Medical / Dental
curity in the form of Certified
Check or acceptable Bid Bond
in the amount equal to at least
five percent (5%) of the Base
Bid; such security to be for-
not penalty, by any bidder who
fails to carry out the terms of
the proposal, execute contract
the form and amount within the
time specified. The Bid Bond, if
used, shall be payable to the
Owner.
Bids on the Project must be re-
ceived on or before the period
scheduled for the Project and
no bid withdrawn after the
scheduled closing time for the
Project for a period of forty-five
(45) days.
All bids submitted in excess of
$50,000.00 by a Prime or Sub-
contractor to do any erection,
building, construction, repair,
maintenance, or related work
must comply with the Missis-
sippi Contractors Act of 1985,
by securing a Certificate of Re-
sponsibility from the State
Board of Contractors. Each bid,
exceeding $5,000.00, must be
accompanied by the Bidder's
certified check or a bid bond,
duly executed by the Bidder as
principal and having surety
thereon, a surety company ap-
proved by the Owner and
signed by an agent, regularly
commissioned and licensed to
transact business in Missis-
sippi, in the amount of five per-
cent of the bid. All bid bonds
must be accompanied by the
appropriate Power of Attorney.
No Power of Attorney is neces-
sary with a certified check.
The Owner reserves the right to
reject any and all bids on any
or all projects and to waive in-
formalities.
OWNER:
EAST MISSISSIPPI COM-
MUNITY COLLEGE
P O BOX 158
1512 KEMPER STREET
SCOOBA, MISSISSIPPI 39358
ARCHITECT:
JBHM Architects, PA
P O Box 9127 (39705)
104 THIRD Street SOUTH
(39701)
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
PH: (662) 329-4883
DATES OF ADVERTISEMENT:
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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