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41-year-old Starkville native, former

music minister, succumbs to COVID-19
‘He had overcome so much over the years. ... This was different.’
BY ZACK PLAIR over the years,” Kaile said. “But
zplair@cdispatch.com this one; this was different.”

W
hen Kaile King visited
Mississippi State Uni-
versity as a high school
senior from Carthage in spring
1998, she had all but decided to
attend Ole Miss.
Then she noticed the drum-
mer for the MSU Black Voices
and he made enough of an
impression for Kaile to enroll in
Starkville that fall instead.
Her hunch wasn’t wrong.
By September, Kaile and Jason
Minor were officially a couple.
By 2000, they were married.
But on Monday, in the inten-
sive care unit of a Charlotte,
North Carolina hospital, Kaile
Minor, flanked by two of her
three daughters, said goodbye
to Jason, who had spent much of
the previous month on a venti-
lator fighting for his life against
the unpredictable adversary
COVID-19.
“The doctor told me the virus
had just ravaged his heart, and
his heart gave out,” Kaile said.
Jason, 41, was no stranger
to health problems. He had
been diagnosed with diabetes
at age 12, and the condition had
completely claimed his eyesight
by 2008. He received a kidney
transplant in 2011 and suffered
a mild heart attack during the
year he had waited on the trans-
plant list. Still, he had bounced
back from each challenge, even
holding down a job and work-
ing out at the gym three days a
week.
“He had overcome so much
A lover of music and people
Jason sang tenor, quite well
if you ask his mother, Charlene
Minor.
But his musical passion was
percussion.
He played the drums in
school bands through elemen-
tary and middle school, Char-
lene said, and played football at
Starkville High School, where he
graduated in 1997. He continued
playing drums and singing with
the Black Voices at MSU, though
he never joined the Famous
Maroon Band.
“He was a lover of music and
singing,” said Charlene, who
retired in 2001 from a 35-year
career as an elementary school
teacher at Starkville Public
Schools and still lives in the city.
“He was so well known around
Starkville and well liked. He was
just Jason.”
Growing up as a member of
Ebenezer Baptist Church on Ok-
toc Road, he was the youngest
of three brothers, all of whom
ended up working in the minis-
try. Jason served stints as music
minister at Emmanuel Baptist
and Life Church in Starkville
after he graduated from college.
But after he lost his eyesight,
Kaile said Jason began wanting
to do something other than
church work. He found that
opportunity in Charlotte at a
Courtesy photo
Lions Services Inc. factory that Jason Minor is pictured with his wife, Kaile. Jason, a 1997 graduate of Starkville
specializes in employing the High School, passed away Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina, of complications
vision impaired. from COVID-19. He spent the last month of his life in a Charlotte hospital, and
See MINOR, 3A for most days he needed a ventilator to breathe.

Gas prices likely to continue to fall during pandemic CampusKnot sees

Low demand already pulls
Mississippi average down
to $1.52 per gallon
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com
Audrey Gregory stood at the gas
pump at Kroger in Columbus Thursday
afternoon filling up her SUV.
She doesn’t expect to be back for a
while, she said.
“I’m not driving as much, so this tank
will last me maybe a couple of weeks,”
said Gregory, who is self-employed and
lives in New Hope. “Before the virus, I
was filling up about once a week.”
Gregory’s story is fairly typical. With
shelter in place orders throughout the
country, demand for fuel has dropped
by 40 percent, which knocked the bot-
tom out of the crude oil market.
“It went from $56 a barrel in Feb-
ruary to less than $20 now, which is a
30-year low,” said Don Redman of AAA.
“Gasoline prices are following suit.”
In Mississippi, the average cost of
a gallon of gas is at $1.52, which is 39
cents lower than it was in February and
a full dollar less than it was in April
2019. The average price is slightly high-
business boom
during pandemic
Software developed
by MSU alum allows
students, teachers
to interact online
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
In the past four weeks, the
learning management system
CampusKnot received 8,000 visi-
tors to its website, with schools at
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff all levels worldwide forced into dis-
Audrey Gregory of New Hope fills the tank of her SUV at Kroger in Columbus tance learning by the COVID-19
Thursday afternoon. With a gallon of gas priced a full dollar lower than it was coronavirus pandemic.
last April, Gregory said she’s not only paying less, but buying less gas as a CampusKnot offers software
result of the COVID-19 shelter in place order. “I’m probably driving about half as
much as I did before,” she said.
that allows interaction between
students and teachers.
er locally — $1.66 in Columbus and Matt Bogue of The Dutch Group, Educational institutions from
$1.60 in Starkville. which provides Shell gas products all across the world — from Ita-
Nationally, the average price of a throughout north Mississippi, mostly ly to Ghana to the Philippines, to
gallon of gas is 1.79. Wisconsin, with an through its Sprint Mart stores, said fuel name a few — reached out to the
average price of $1.19, has the lowest av- pricing is a complicated equation. Starkville-based company seeking
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‘Republicans are nervous’: Trump set to sign bill with

nearly $500B more in virus aid
Some in GOP eye protests warily BY ANDREW TAYLOR AND ALAN FRAM
The Associated Press

‘I’m neither encouraging nor discouraging them’
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson on right-wing groups
protesting the state’s stay-home ordinance
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
hats but no face masks. Six months
away from an election, the protests
MADISON, Wis. — The latest
are forcing some Republicans to
demonstration by right-wing groups reckon with a restless right flank ad-
against measures to contain the
vocating an unpopular opinion even
coronavirus will be held Friday in as the party seeks to make gains
Wisconsin, where hundreds, and
with moderates, women and subur-
possibly thousands of people plan to
ban voters.
descend on the state Capitol to pro-
Polls show the sentiment behind
test the Democratic governor’s stay-
these groups is currently unpopular.
home ordinance.
A survey by The Associated Press-
It’s expected to be among the big-
NORC Center for Public Affairs
gest of the protests that have popped
Research found only 12 percent of
up around the U.S. in recent days.
Americans say the measures in place
But as with some earlier events, one
where they live to prevent the spread
group will be noticeably absent: the
state’s most prominent Republicans. of the coronavirus go too far, though
Republicans are roughly four times
That includes Sen. Ron Johnson,
as likely as Democrats to say so —
a Trump ally, who says he’ll be shel-
tering in place at his home in Osh- 22 percent to 5 percent. The majori-
kosh about 90 miles from Madison. ty of Americans — 61 percent — feel
“I’m neither encouraging nor dis- the steps taken by government offi-
couraging them,” said Johnson, 65, cials in their area are about right.
whose career was launched by the Still, a network of conservative
tea party movement, a protest ef- groups has activated to support the
fort with ties to the current one. He efforts — seizing on the anxiety and
urged anyone who decides to attend distrust that comes with a moment
the protest to practice good personal of turmoil. Conservative groups with
hygiene and social distancing. national networks, including Free-
Johnson’s distance and ambiva- domWorks and Tea Party Patriots,
lence is shared by many Republicans have pushed the “reopen” message
as they warily watch the protests — on social media.
with their images of gun-toting ac- Friday’s rally was promoted by
tivists, the occasional Confederate Thomas Leager, a prominent Wis-
flag, and protesters wearing Trump consin gun-rights advocate. Those
who are members of the Facebook
group for the event or have advocat-
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump
will be holding a signing ceremony Friday for
ed for rallying to reopen the state
a bill providing a nearly $500 billion infusion of
include Matt Batzel, the executive coronavirus spending, rushing new relief to em-
director of the Wisconsin chapter ployers and hospitals buckling under the strain of
for American Majority, a group
a pandemic that has claimed almost 50,000 Amer-
that helps conservative candidates ican lives and one in six U.S. jobs.
get elected; Christian Gomez, re-
The measure passed Congress almost unan-
search project manager at the John imously Thursday, but the lopsided tally belies
Birch Society; and Stephen Moore,
a potentially bumpier path ahead as battle lines
a fellow at the conservative Heritage
are being formed for much more ambitious future
Foundation.
legislation that may prove far more difficult to ma-
“The polls are very clear. That’s
neuver through Congress.
why I think Republicans are nervous
The bipartisan measure passed as lawmakers
about this,” said Moore, who is on
gathered in Washington as a group for the first
Trump’s economic task force and
time since March 27, adopting stricter social dis-
has promoted some of the protests
provided attendees should follow tancing rules while seeking to prove they can do
their work despite the COVID-19 crisis.
social distancing guidelines. “But
Lawmakers’ face masks and bandannas added
these things can change. That’s the
a somber tone to their effort to aid a nation stag-
point of these protests — to change
public opinion.” gered by the health crisis and devastating eco-
The many unknowns of pandem- nomic costs of the pandemic.
ic — including what the death toll
might be if restrictions like stay-
home orders are lifted — compli-
cate the political calculations. And
Trump himself has positioned him-
self on both sides of the divide in this
party. After issuing guidelines for
states to reopen, he tweeted support
for protesters who were violating
them, calling on them to “LIBER-
ATE” three states with Democrat-
ic governors. He empathized with
protesters, saying they have “cabin
fever” and “want their lives back,”
then criticized Georgia’s governor
for reopening his state too early.

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Mississippi city revises limit on drive-up church amid virus

Greenville’s new policy erases any distinction
between drive-up church services and other
types of drive-up interactions, including
picking up food at restaurants
BY EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — A Mississippi
city facing freedom-of-religion
lawsuits and pressure from
the U.S. attorney general has
revised its policy that banned
drive-up church services
during the coronavirus pan-
demic, now saying the services
are OK with windows rolled up.
The Greenville City Council
made changes Tuesday — the
first time it had met since May-
or Errick D. Simmons prom-
ised revisions. The Justice De-
partment took the rare step last
week of backing a church that
sued over the city’s restrictions
on worship.
Greenville’s new policy
erases any distinction between
drive-up church services and
other types of drive-up interac-
tions, including picking up food
at restaurants. It says, for ex-
ample, that customers may roll
windows down to get food but
must roll them up while sitting
in the car to eat.
Conflicts have arisen in sev-
eral places over religious prac-
tices as officials set limits on
people’s movements because
of COVID-19. A federal judge
in California on Wednesday de-
nied a request by three church-
es to have in-person services
during the pandemic. A Loui-
siana pastor has continued to
hold in-person services in de-
fiance of public health orders.
A Kentucky church that held
in-person services on Easter
filed a federal lawsuit challeng-
ing restrictions on gatherings
that state.
Ryan Tucker is an attorney
for Alliance Defending Free-
dom, one of the groups repre-
senting the Baptist church that
sued Greenville over the origi-
nal policy — the lawsuit backed
by the Justice Department.
Tucker said Wednesday that
the group commends Green-
ville “for dropping its unconsti-
tutional ban.”
“Public officials are right to
care about public health and
safety during the coronavi-
rus crisis, but they are wrong
when they treat churches more
harshly than others in govern-
ment orders related to it,” Tuck-
er said.
Two lawsuits were filed
against Greenville after the
city’s April 7 order. It had said
that churches would be closed
for in-person and drive-in ser-
vices while Gov. Tate Reeves’s
statewide stay-at-home order
remains in place to combat the
spread of COVID-19. Reeves
has said he doesn’t believe gov-
ernment can ban types of wor-
ship, but he has encouraged
people to worship online or in
other ways that allow for social
distancing.
On April 8, Greenville po-
lice issued $500 tickets to sev-
eral people attending drive-in
church services. Some of those
ticketed said the city was vio-
lating their First Amendment
right of religious freedom.
The mayor later said people
wouldn’t have to pay the fines,
but he wanted the Republican
governor to give clear guid-
ance about worship services.
Simmons said Reeves weighed
in during an April 15 call with
mayors, saying drive-up ser-
vices are acceptable. Simmons
said that day that the City Coun-
cil would revise Greenville’s
policy during its next meeting,
which happened Tuesday.
Simmons said Tuesday that
the city’s interest all along has
been “the health and safety of
over 30,000 lives in the City of
Greenville.”
The two lawsuits against
Greenville remain alive.
For most people, the new
coronavirus causes mild or
moderate symptoms, such as
fever and cough that clear up
within a few weeks. For some,
it can cause more severe illness
and even death.

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“That was really our
motivation to move from
Starkville (about five
years ago),” Kaile said.
“… After Jason lost his
sight, he handled it a lot
better than I did. He was
never depressed or dis-
couraged. It was always a
motivator for him to show
he could still overcome.
“He would tell me,
‘The only thing I wish I
could see is my girls’ fac-
es and how they grow up
through the years,’” she
added. “So I would tell
him sometimes what they
look like. The middle
daughter (Kailynn) looks
just like him.”
Classified as a train-
er, Jason worked in
just about every part of
the factory, Kaile said,
diligently managing
his health and diet and
insisting on being as self
sufficient as he could.
“He worked out, he
was a vegetarian and he
was very serious about
his health,” Kaile said.
“(Before March), he
hadn’t been in the hospi-
tal the whole time we had
been in Charlotte. … The
only thing he couldn’t do
was drive, so we would
have to take him places
sometimes. Everything
else, he pretty much did
on his own.”
That included minis-
tering to his 400 or so
coworkers, which often
took lots of help from
Kaile.
“Many of the people
he worked with were un-
married … so sometimes
he would ask me to cook
something that he would
take to them at work,”she
said. “He wanted to treat
his friends to things they
didn’t necessarily get all
the time.”
In Charlotte, Jason
also met friends and
coworkers who came
from other countries. For
them, he tried to pick up
what he could of their
native language.
“He had learned some
Spanish, some Manda-
rin,” Kaile said. “He was
even learning how to
send text messages to
one of his coworkers in
Russian.”
The ‘rollercoaster ride’
By mid-March, as
discussions had begun
in earnest about busi-
nesses closing, citizens
self-quarantining and
states enacting shelter
in place orders, Jason
learned Lions Services —
which would be deemed
essential due to produc-
ing for government con-
tracts — would remain
open.
Because of Jason’s un-
derlying health problems,
Kaile pleaded with her
husband not to return to
work until the pandemic
passed, even if that meant
taking unpaid leave.
Kaile, executive director
for a men’s shelter in a
nearby South Carolina
town, was already work-
ing from home, and they
determined they could
make it short-term on
just her income. So Jason
complied with his wife’s
wishes.
“As far as we can tell,
he had already contract-
ed the virus by then,”
Kaile said. “He was sick
and we didn’t know it.”
For five days after
Jason stopped working,
he just seemed to have
a minor cough and cold.
By March 21, he had
developed a fever of more
than 101 degrees Fahr-
enheit. He was admitted
to a nearby hospital and
tested for COVID-19,
officially finding out the
test was positive two days
later.
“By the time we
got the results, he was
already on a ventilator,”
Kaile said. “That’s how
fast it ravaged his lungs.”
He was moved to
the larger Presbyterian
Medical Center where
he was in-and-out of the
ICU and on-and-off the
ventilator. His breathing
improved by March 25
when the ventilator was
first removed, but four
days later his condition
worsened and he was
intubated again. Doctors
tried again to remove
the ventilator around
Easter, Kaile said. Jason
breathed on his own for
about 15 minutes before
he was intubated a third
time.
“During those days it
was really a rollercoaster
ride,” Kaile said. “One
day, he would be on 75
percent ventilator, some
days 60 percent and one
day they got him down to
50 percent.”
Kaile called the
hospital multiple times
a day and kept Charlene
abreast of her son’s
condition, even as Jason’s
breathing became
100-percent dependent
on the ventilator.
“I was really optimistic
until I talked to him once
on the phone (during the
span in March when he
wasn’t on the ventilator),”
Charlene recalled. “He
was so short of breath,
and I told him not to call
me any more and to save
his strength. … I couldn’t
sleep well (during that
time). But I could pray.”
Jason developed a
blood clot in his lungs me and the girls, and it
doctors unsuccessful- was evident. … We’re
ly tried to treat with going to make a special
medicine. They gave effort for Kason to know
him azithromycin and how much he meant to
hydroxychloroquine, his grandfather.”
neither of which seemed By summer, or as soon
to help, Kaile said. as possible, Charlene
Still, on Sunday, Kaile hopes to have a “big
talked to a nurse at about memorial” for Jason at
11 p.m., who told her Ebenezer in Starkville. In
Jason was stable and had the meantime, she said
his ventilator dialed back friends have been send-
to 95 percent. ing their condolences by
She awoke at 5:45 phone and mail.
a.m. Monday, though, to “All this coronavirus
a call from the hospital stuff will pass one day,”
that Jason’s situation had she said. “It’s all in God’s
deteriorated. hands. We have no con-
“They said his oxygen, trol over it.”
his blood pressure, all
his vitals were dropping,”
Kaile said. “The nurse
told me, ‘we can’t keep
him alive much longer.’”
Though family hadn’t
seen Jason since he had
been admitted, the hos-
pital allowed Kaile and
her younger two daugh-
ters — Kailynn, 19, and
Kariah, 17, who live in
Charlotte — to come say
goodbye. About 30 min-
utes after they arrived,
Jason was gone.
“I’ve always believed
this virus was serious,”
Kaile said. “I’ve been
telling everyone I encoun-
ter, ‘Don’t take it lightly.’
… The (medical profes-
sionals) don’t know how
it works because it’s so
new. They’re experiment-
ing on patients because
we have no true answers
and there is no cure.”
Moving forward
Jason’s eldest daugh-
ter, Raven, is graduating
from MSU next week
with a degree in fashion
merchandising.
The Minors had
planned to arrive in
Starkville this week to
celebrate the accomplish-
ment. COVID-19 had al-
ready changed that plan,
as campus closures are
forcing Raven to “gradu-
ate virtually.”
Instead, Raven, and
Jason’s parents, all hit the
road Thursday headed to
Charlotte so they could
celebrate Jason’s life and
mourn his passing.
There will be no
visitation or big funeral
service. Jason’s body will
be cremated.
Saying goodbye will
be hard. Keeping his
memory and spirit alive
will be much easier,
Kaile said, and especially
critical for his 7-month-
old grandson Kason, the
apple of Jason’s eye in
the six months before he
became ill.
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OTHER EDITORS
When it comes to
data on the virus,
we are behind other
states and behind
the times
S
ince March 11, it has been the same thing
every day. In some demented version of a tele-
thon, county officials, local medical officials,
media members and residents log on to the Missis-
sippi State Department of Health’s website looking
for new numbers.
We wait to see how many new confirmed cases
of COVID-19 are being reported statewide and in
particular counties. We wait to see how many more
virus-related deaths are being reported. And, we
hope and pray, the number of new confirmed cases
and virus-related deaths slow.
But, while the state has been routine in their
reporting, and while they have provided some
valuable information, they have failed to begin re-
porting the number of people who have recovered
from the illness, and they have failed to report the
number of tests that have been performed in each
county or at each medical facility.
The have reported such things as “outbreaks” in
long-term care facilities, but that statistic has done
nothing else than spark fear and concern in some
areas, since an “outbreak” is at least one case in a
hospital, nursing home or assisted living facility.
The state does not report how many are in-
volved in a so-called “outbreak” and does not list
which facility it is.
For all the numbers and statistics the state is
reporting, they are providing far fewer details and
far fewer figures than other states — including
Louisiana and Alabama.
We should be better.
And while the reporting is sluggish, so too is
the time it has taken for the results to be released
— not just to the public, but to the individuals who
the tests were performed on. There is no reason
that a person who is sick enough to qualify for
testing must wait more than a week to find out the
results.
We deserve beer.
Not only should the public have beer data to
make decisions for themselves and their families,
but our elected officials — from the state level to
the city level — need beer, quicker data to make
beer, more timely decisions.
We have learned plenty of lessons from the on-
slaught of the virus, including yet again that we as
a state we are behind others and behind the times.
Vicksburg Post
“
A MOMENT OF CALM
When we love, we always strive to
become better than we are. When we
strive to become better than we are,
everything around us becomes better
too.
— Paul Coelho
(“The Alchemist”)
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Friday, April 24, the 115th day of 2020.
There are 251 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 24, 1877, federal troops were
ordered out of New Orleans, ending the North’s
post-Civil War rule in the South.
On this date:
In 1800, Congress approved a bill establishing
the Library of Congress.
In 1913, the 792-foot Woolworth Building, at
that time the tallest skyscraper in the world, offi-
cially opened in Manhattan as President Woodrow
Wilson pressed a button at the White House to
signal the lighting of the towering structure.
In 1915, in what’s considered the start of the
Armenian genocide, the Ottoman Empire began
rounding up Armenian political and cultural lead-
ers in Constantinople.
In 1961, in the wake of the failed Bay of Pigs
invasion of Cuba, the White House issued a state-
ment saying that President John F. Kennedy “bears
sole responsibility for the events of the past few
days.”
In 1967, Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov
was killed when his Soyuz 1 spacecraft smashed
into the Earth after his parachutes failed to deploy
properly during re-entry; he was the first human
spaceflight fatality.
In 1980, the United States launched an unsuc-
cessful attempt to free the American hostages in
Iran, a mission that resulted in the deaths of eight
U.S. servicemen.
In 1986, Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, for
whom King Edward VIII had given up the British
throne, died in Paris at age 89.
SOURCE: The Associated Press
CARTOONIST VIEW
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Voice of the people
An open letter to Harry Sanders
To my esteemed colleague
Harry Sanders, before I share my
thoughts with you, I have a ques-
tion, do you really want to travel
down this road of firing employ-
ees, disrupting county operations
and ruling by a vote of three?
I watched your interview on
WCBI television. I thought, this
is deja’vu from twenty years
ago. There you were, knowingly
passing on false information and
distorting the truth to accommo-
date your narrative. As always, you
wanted to make the conversation
about me. No, it’s about you and
your disregard for the law. In
2000, you came to the board and
fired countless employees and
adversely impacted their lives,
for no reasons other than you
had two other votes. You were in
your mid-fifties full of energy and
listening to some of your misguid-
ed supporters. Here we are 2020,
you’re seventy five years old and
it shows. Of course, twenty years
shows on all of us. Time has a way
of limiting our physical and mental
faculties. Seemingly, the differ-
ence with you and other people, is
twenty years changes our perspec-
tive on life. We’re not trying to be
the “Boss” or destroy the lives of
people on a whim. We are trying
to add value to our well-being. Our
community, like the rest of the
world is in a state of crisis. Our
lives have been altered. Sickness
and death is ravaging our commu-
nities, people are out of work, with
little or no income, the economy
is on the brink of collapsing, and
you’re consumed with power.
Does serving as President of the
Board make you feel privileged or
you just feel privileged anyway?
Regretfully, everyone has not been
afforded the good life and finan-
cial stability you enjoy. Perhaps,
it’s your luxurious life that gives
you the opportunity to indulge in
so much tomfoolery. People are
filled anxiety and uncertainty, and
you’re fixated on being a “delusion-
al powerbroker.”
Mr. Sanders, before you ven-
ture down this road of contention
and disruption, stop by the mirror
and reflect for a second. The
year is not 2000. People are not
cheering for you to get Leroy, the
economy is not flowing like milk
and honey and your support base
is dwindling. We have all watched
your shortcomings in the board
room. I’ve tried to be there to help,
when needed, but if you’re going
to resort to your old ways, have at
it. Are you sure you can trust your
two colleagues to support your
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plantation mindset for three years?
Remember, one has been there
only three months and has not
been tried in the fire of politics.
Mr. Harry Sanders, I want to
make it clear to you and this com-
munity. I will not engage in your
tomfoolery and bully behavior in
the board room or anywhere else.
I will spend my energy focusing
on the welfare of my family, my
friends and this community. We’re
in the need of trusted leadership,
not delusional power seekers. If
you and other members of the
board want to disrupt the well-be-
ing of this county, so be it. I will
not be a part of it. However, please
note, I will not be disrespected,
nor will you and your accomplices
diminish my role on the board. I
have served with approximately
twenty men during my tenure on
the board. You have been the most
astute businessman. However,
your good deeds will never be
recognized because of your lack of
empathy and compassion. Harry,
you are a master of manipulat-
ing others. What’s the secret in
getting men to compromise their
integrity? Perhaps, you recognize
their lack of integrity from the
beginning.
Harry, the action by you, John
and Trip toward Ralph Billingsley
is shameful. Even more disgust-
ing, is your personal attacks on
his job performance and personal
character to deflect from your
illegal actions. Ralph has been the
most effective County Administra-
tor since the implementation of the
unit system of government. With
his strong financial background
and management skills, he has
saved the taxpayers millions of
dollars. His “team” as he fondly
refer to his employees, are pro-
ductive and the reason Lowndes
County is envied by others. Your
blatant lies and allegations against
Ralph are unfounded, and you
know it.
I hope John and Trip under-
stand the implications of their
actions. John has always shown an
uncompromising loyalty to you.
But, for him to follow you down
this road is shocking. During his
tenure on the board, he has been a
decent man. Whether in the board
room or on the street, John Holli-
man has been a kind and pleasant
individual. The employees have al-
ways like him. Whenever needed,
he has always been there for the
employees. I’m sure my theory is
right on his course of action, but I
don’t have the space to talk about.
Harry, again your magical
skills to manipulate other men
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should be studied. In less than
three months on the board, you
were able to get Trip Hairston to
buy into this heinous plot of firing
the County Administrator. It’s
ironic he would buy into such a
move, considering his relationship
with the last Administrator you
pushed out. His bold and arrogant
statements will stick with me,
“firing Ralph wasn’t personal, but
I wanted my friend to have this
job.” I hope this is not a pattern
he plans to follow. For the past
eight years, our relationships have
been harmonious. Meetings in
the board room were almost like
sitting around a camp fire, cook-
ing marshmallows. I’m convinced
it was due to the moral character
of Bill Brigham and his lifelong
friendship with you. At least he
provided you with a moral com-
pass. Bill, I miss you for more than
one reason.
Whenever the next individual
assumes the role of County Ad-
ministrator, I hope he recognizes
the citizens elected five Supervi-
sors and not three. As a retired
Military Colonel, I would hope
he would still cherish the idea of
honor and duty and not be misled
by you, my esteemed colleague,
Mr. Harry Sanders.
Leroy Brooks
Lowndes Supervisor
District Five
Columbus National Day of
Prayer to be held online
Yes, the annual National Day of
Prayer will be observed this year.
However, like other things that
have changed in our daily lives —
school, jobs, shopping, socializing,
church — observing this national
event for the 69 th year must also
change. For those of us in the Co-
lumbus area, the presentation and
location has changed.
Thanks to today’s technolo-
gy, the Christian Community in
Prayer Committee will be hosting
a Facebook Live event at Noon,
May 7 th , on the Columbus
National Day of Prayer Facebook
page. Please note that this event
will also be available for replay on
our Facebook page after the initial
noon time setting. We invite our
friends, neighbors, fellow citizens
to join us for this special time of
prayer and praise. Our communi-
ty, our world could certainly ben-
efit from an opportunity to pause
and enjoy the blessing of praying
together.
Nell Bateman
Christian Community
in Prayer Committee
Columbus
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Obituaries
Continued from Page 2A

Jeremiah Harrison
COLUMBUS — Jere-
miah Hezekiah Har-
rison, 67,
died April
18, 2020,
at Baptist
Memorial
Hospi-
tal-Golden
Triangle.
Harrison
Visi-
tation is
from 2-5 p.m. Sunday,
at Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services of Columbus
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Harrison was
born Jan. 9, 1953, to the
late Freddie Baker and
Martha Coleman. He
was formerly employed
with Graham Roofing.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
her daughter, Cynthia
Wright.
She is survived by
her children, Felicia
Wright, Lamarcus
as a general manager
of Hardee’s Restaurant.
She was a member of
Brick M.B. Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
brother, George Griffin.
She is survived by
her husband, Sammy
McShan; children, Kim-
berly Griffin McShan
of Houston, Texas and
Kyara McShan of Hat-
tiesburg; siblings, Jean
Griffin, Sammie Ball,
Billy Griffin, Henry Lee
Griffin all of Columbus,
Eddie Griffin Jr. of
Landover, Maryland,
Steve Ball of McGee
and Johnny Ball of
Musket, Michigan; and
three grandchildren.
Gloria Hawkins
COLUMBUS — Glo-
ria Hawkins, 64, died
April 23, 2020.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Carter’s
Funeral Services of
Mason and Angel John-
son. He was a graduate
of Columbus High
School and formerly
employed with PECO
Foods. He was a mem-
ber of 4th Street M.B.
Church.
In addition to his
parents, he is survived
by his siblings, Mario
Mason Jr., D’Asia John-
son, Marion Mason and
Kashayla McCoy.
Henry Tucker
STARKVILLE —
Henry H. Tucker, 62,
died April 15, 2020.
Graveside services
will be Saturday, at
Oddfellow Cemetery.
West Memorial Funeral
Home of Starkville is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Sarah Fisher
COLUMBUS — Sar-
ah J. Fisher, 54, died
April 17,
2020, at
Baptist
Tennessee, Thomas In addition to his Hasty Long Oglesby of,
Christopher Fisher of parents, he is survived Reform, Alabama and
Columbus and Tomme- by his siblings, Phil- Jarvette Hasty Glass,
sha Shelton of Gulfport; lip Dale of Chicago, Savannah, Georgia;
and siblings, Henry L. Illinois, Tonnie Dale sisters, Faye Moore
Jennings, Patricia A. of Newport, Virgin- Weathers of Colum-
Brooks, Willie Jen- ia, Danny Dale Jr., bus and Helen Moore
nings, Barbara Ferrow, of Newton, Georgia, Webster of Kennedy,
Steven Jennings, Renee Dandranesha Dale of
Alabama; grandchil-
Green all of Columbus Shuqualak, Kayla Ivory
and Elizabeth Sherrod of West Point and Davi- dren; and great-grand-
children.
of Florence, Alabama. on Dale of Dekalb.
Memorials may be
made to Causeyville
Larry Carney Frank Moore
COLUMBUS — COLUMBUS — Baptist Church, 6192
Larry Carney, 77, died Frank Dean Moore, Causeyville Clarke Rd,
April 23, 2020, at Bap- 81, died April 21, 2020, Meridian, MS 39301.
tist Memorial Hospi- at Anderson Region-
tal-Memphis. al Medical Center of
Arrangements are Meridian.
incomplete and will be A family graveside
announced by Memori- service will be at 2 p.m.
al Gunter Peel Funeral Saturday, at Memorial
Home and Crematory Gardens, with Gilbert
Second Avenue North Eaves officiating.
location of Columbus. Lowndes Funeral
Home of Columbus is
Gary Speed in charge of arrange-
COLUMBUS — ments.
Gary Don Speed, 73, Mr. Moore was
died April 21, 2020, at born Jan. 21, 1939, in Ruth Pigué
Services:
his residence. Fayette, Alabama, to A memorial service will be held in
Arrangements are the late Charlie S. and Biloxi at a later date.

Wright, Timothy Columbus. Memorial incomplete and will be Addie Lou Godfrey. He 2nd Ave. North Location

Wright, Lawanda Hospi- announced by Lown- was formerly employed

Wright all of Columbus,
Jerry Harrison, Tom
Harrison and Lawonda
Harrison all of Panola,
Alabama; and sister,
Martha Key of Colum-
bus.
Melinda McShan
COLUMBUS — Me-
linda McShan, 58, died
April 15,
2020, at her
residence.
Service
will be at
11 a.m. Sat-
urday, at
Brick M.B.
McShan
Church
Cemetery,
with the Rev. Everett
Little. Visitation is
from 2-5 p.m. today, at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services of Columbus
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. McShan was
born Nov. 4, 1961,
in Columbus, to the
late Eddie Griffin and
Classie Griffin. She was
Mattie Crowell
COLUMBUS — Mat-
tie Crowell, 78, April 22,
2020, at Saint Francis
Hospital in Barlett,
Tennessee.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Carter’s
Funeral Services of
Columbus.
Xavier Johnson
COLUMBUS —Xavi-
er Markeece Johnson,
20, died
April 20,
2020,
A pri-
vate family
graveside
service will
be at 3 p.m.
Johnson
Saturday,
at Sand-
field Cemetery, with
the Rev. Jimmy Rice
officiating. Visitation is
from 2-5 p.m. today, at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services of Columbus
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
tal-Golden
Triangle.
Private
Fisher
family
graveside
services will be at 2
p.m. Saturday at Oak
Grove M.B. Church
Cemetery, with the
Rev. Therman Cun-
ningham. Visitation is
from 2-5 p.m. today, at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services of Columbus
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Fisher was born
Dec. 4, 1965, in Co-
lumbus, to Emma Jean
Jennings and the late
Henry C. Jennings. She
was a graduate of Lee
High School and was
formerly employed with
Dale Personal Care, Au-
rora Nursing Home and
as a dietary supervisor
for Vineyard Court
Nursing Home. She was
a member of Northside
M.B. Church.
In addition to her
mother, she is sur-
vived by her husband,
Faye Mullican
des Funeral Home of as an electrician with Services:
Columbus. IBEW and was a A family graveside service will be
member of First Baptist held at Egger Cemetery.
2nd Ave. North Location
Church.
Emanuel Dale He is survived by
NOXUBEE COUN- Kenneth Sanderock
his wife, Jackie B. Services:
TY — Emanuel Dale, A memorial service will be
Moore; children, Boyd
20, died held at a later date.
Dewayne Moore of College St. Location
April 15,
Concord, North Car-
2020,
in Little
olina, Carol N. Moore Larry Carney
Byard of Simpsonville, Incomplete
Rock, Ar-
South Carolina, Linda 2nd Ave. North Location
kansas.
G. Moore Walsh, Dar-
A pri-
rell Ray Moore, Frank
vate family
Dean Moore Jr., all of
graveside Dale
Concord, North Caro-
service
lina, Phillip Lee Moore
will be at 2 p.m. Satur- memorialgunterpeel.com
of Livingston, Alabama,
day, at New Jerusalem
Gerald Hasty of Rin-
M.B.C. Cemetery, with
con, Georgia, Denise
Leroy Horne officiating.
Private family visitation
is from 4-5 p.m. today,
at Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services of Macon is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Dale was born
Sept. 26, 1999, in Nox-
ubee County, to Danny
Dale and Tedra Bester
Dale. He was formerly
employed as a painter
with Phoenix Fabrica-

Jai Shree Krishna

a 1979 graduate of S.D.
Lee High School and
was formerly employed
Mr. Johnson was
born Feb. 23, 2020, in
Columbus, to Mario
Tommy Lee Fisher; tors and was a member
children, Najee Rashad of New Jerusalem
Fisher of Nashville, M.B.C.
Our beloved mother
Gomatben Motirambhai
Patel, Gaam Baben passed
away peacefully in Columbus,

Blues legend Bobby Rush recovers from coronavirus symptoms
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSON — Symp-
toms of the new corona-
virus have subsided for
Blues legend Bobby Rush,
and now he’s warning oth-
ers about the seriousness
in Nashville, Tennessee,
news outlets reported.
Rush, 86, was never of-
ficially diagnosed with the
coronavirus, but told news
outlets that he experi-
enced weakness, a cough
and a high fever.
no party to go to,” Rush
told WREG-TV in a phone
interview.
Rush said he’s looking
forward to getting back on
stage once it’s safe for peo-
ple to gather again. He’s
Mississippi on April 23, 2020,
at 1:05 AM.
nominated for the B.B.
King Entertainer of the Born in Bhuvasan and
Year award at this year’s married to late Motirambhai
Blues Music Awards, Becharbhai Patel.
which will be held online
next month due to the Born on March 25, 1923 (age 97) her life
coronavirus pandemic. spanned four continents – in India, Tanzania,
England, and America.

of COVID-19.
“Stay in and sanitize…
because it saves lives,”
Rush told fans in a Face-
book post Tuesday. He
began feeling sick in
February and was told to
quarantine after falling ill
following a performance
A doctor recently gave
him a clean bill of health,
but according to Rush,
people shouldn’t let their
guards down.
“I know they are in the
house and ready to party,
(but) if they don’t stay in
the house, they won’t have
Mary Sisson
Mary Frances Sisson, 85, of Columbus, MS,
passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020, at Baptist
Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle, Columbus,
MS.
A family funeral service will be Saturday, April
25, 2020, at 2:00 PM in Lowndes Funeral Home
Chapel, with Rev. Tim Lee officiating. Interment
will be at Beersheba Cemetery, Columbus, MS
with Lowndes Funeral Home directing. Friends
may view service at www.lowndesfuneralhome.
net.
Ms. Sisson was born April 7, 1935, to the late
Clifton and Lavader Jones Ayers in Millport, AL,
and was a member of Beersheba Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, Columbus, MS. She
retired after 30 years as a bookkeeper with
Dill and Norris in Columbus, MS. Ms. Sisson
enjoyed quilting, crocheting, sewing, crafts and
collecting glassware and antiques. She loved
cooking Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for
her family, going to and having garage sales, and
her pets.
In addition to her parents, Ms. Sisson was
preceded in death by her sisters, Grace Cannon
and Maudine Hall; and daughter, Cynthia Sisson.
Ms. Sisson is survived by her sons, David
(Gwen) Sisson and Doyle (Blair) Sisson;
grandchildren, Clifton (Caree) Sisson, Andrew
(Amanda) Sisson, Daniel Sisson, Mary Katherine
(Nick) Howard and Patrick Sisson; two great-
grandchildren; and sister, Sherlene Graham.
Memorials may be made to Beersheba
Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery Fund, 1736
Beersheba Rd., Columbus, MS 39702.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
She leaves behind:
4 children:
Son Rameshbhai M. Patel & Daughter-in-law
Hansaben, Collierville, TN, Son Sureshbhai M.
Patel & Daughter-in-law Manjuben, Madison,
MS, Son Arvindbhai M. Kumar & Daughter-in-
law Monaben, Columbus, MS, Son Babubhai M.
Patel & Daughter-in-law Jayaben, Clinton, MS
Grandchildren:
Bharat & Wife Jasmina, Bhupender & Wife
Hetal, Hiren &; Wife Arti, Mitesh & wife Manisha
Dev & Wife Pooja, Late Mitun A Kumar, Nita
& Husband Upendra (OH), Kanta & Husband
Dr. Satis (TX), Tina & Husband Nishal (GA),
Sarina & Husband Jiten (VA), Sarika & Husband
Gerardo (TX)
24 Great Grandchildren:
Anjali, Alisha, Alina, Aliya, Amar, Aryan,
Arya, Radha, Gita, Shiv, Hemeeka, Tanisha,
Shivani, Ayden, Sahil, Alyssa, Jayden, Aryana,
Shaan, Shayla, Suniya, Milan, Myles, & Zyan
Motiram
…….. and lots of LOVE!
Given the current unfortunate national and
global COVID-19 health crisis and the shelter-in-
place orders from the governor, funeral service
will be limited to the allowed 10 people only.
Also in line with the Shelter in Place order,
NO visitation or Prathna will be conducted at the
residence. Just your blessings!!
Om Shanti
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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CampusKnot
Continued from Page 1A
to use their social me-
dia-like platform’s teach-
ing tools. CampusKnot
has been “hit up right and
left” by professors across
the country and works
with them individually
or with institutions as a
whole, co-founder and
CEO Rahul Gopal said.
“We’re operating in
full gear, and we’re ex-
cited about the exposure
and excited about serv-
ing all of these people,”
he said.
Such fast growth and
widespread reach was be-
yond imagination when
Gopal and two other Mis-
sissippi State University
students began forming
the company in 2012, he
said, or when they se-
cured their first investors
in 2015.
“There are two im-
portant things the pan-
demic has done for us:
it’s definitely expedited
our roadmap for (devel-
oping) the online side of
things, and it’s given us
some real exposure that
we should be able to bank
on moving forward,” Go-
pal said.
CampusKnot imple-
ments “feeds and discus-
sions” like a social media
outlet and is completely
accessible via mobile
devices, Gopal said. It’s
designed to make course
material easy to access
and aid communication
between students and
their teachers or profes-
sors, whether the class
is online, in-person or a
hybrid of both.
The platform receives
between 300 and 600
users daily, but not the
same users every day,
and currently has 5,000
active users, Gopal said.
He anticipates an in-
crease of “three to four
times the current user
base” for the summer and
fall semesters, he said.
About 15 to 20 institu-
tions, including the Mis-
sissippi University for
Women and the Universi-
ty of Southern Mississip-
pi, are using the platform
now and plan to do so in
the fall semester. Gopal
predicts a total of be-
tween 20,000 and 30,000
active users by then, both
institutions and individu-
al professors.
Some of CampusK-
not’s new customers,
thanks to the pandemic,
From left, Sagar Shetty, Clint VanCourt, Ana Gonzalez, Rahul Gopal and Blake Tarver
worked in CampusKnot’s American office in the fall of 2018 when this photo was
taken. The online learning management system company has 25 employees and two
offices, one in downtown Starkville and one in India.
are vocational schools,
ranging from cosmetolo-
gy to insurance licensing,
Gopal said. The platform
is free for all users until
July 31 so they can finish
the spring and summer
semesters.
Gopal said every fea-
ture and tool on Campus-
Knot is being used four
times more now than
they were before educa-
tion went entirely virtual.
Bringing in new us-
ers is much easier at the
beginning of a semester
than in March or April,
and most of the spike in
use came from existing
CampusKnot customers,
Gopal said.
“The people we al-
ready had definitely used
our platform a lot more
than they would be using
it on a normal day,” he
said.
CampusKnot antici-
pates about a threefold
increase in all three of its
revenue streams: institu-
tional licensing, profes-
sor and student subscrip-
tions and app creation for
local clients, Gopal said.
Useful during
the transition
Gopal, Hiten Patel and
Perceus Mody, all from
India, launched Cam-
pusKnot through MSU’s
Center for Entrepreneur-
ship and Innovation in
the College of Business.
The company was based
in MSU’s business in-
cubator building at the
Thad Cochran Research,
Technology and Econom-
ic Development Park and
now operates out of an of-
fice downtown and has an
office in India.
West Point High
School implemented
CampusKnot in the fall
as part of a statewide pi-
lot program funded by
the Legislature.
A few professors at
MUW also started using
CampusKnot as a pilot
program, and Gopal said
it was “extremely suc-
cessful” and the software
will most likely be used
campuswide starting this
fall.
MUW biology profes-
sor Ross Whitwam said
CampusKnot made for
a “really smooth transi-
tion” from in-person to
online classes in March.
He already used the poll
function to quiz students
in real time during lec-
tures, he said.
“When I switched to
online, I still wanted to
do that, but I couldn’t just
throw it in the middle of a
lecture, so what I can do
now is make the (ques-
tions) open for 36 hours,”
Whitwam said.
MSU does not work
with CampusKnot as an
institution, but several in-
dividual faculty members
use it, Gopal said. One of
them, chemistry lab co-
ordinator Teresa Brown,
uses the poll function as
well, but since classes
Courtesy photo/Logan Kirkland
went online she has used
it mainly for student feed-
back, such as when would
be the most convenient
time to hold office hours,
she said.
CampusKnot is inte-
grated with the video
conference tool Zoom
and makes it easy for
Brown to start her office
hours and for students
to access the video, she
said.
The documents fea-
ture in CampusKnot
“saved” Brown during
the transition to online
learning, she said, when
she needed to upload a
week’s worth of videos
and PDFs for her 1,000
chemistry students, and
MSU’s learning manage-
ment system of Canvas
was not working.
Brown has been using
CampusKnot since the
fall 2019 semester and
“loved it from the intro-
duction,” she said.
“It’s more like an ed-
ucational social media
platform, so students
tend to be a little more
relaxed when using it,”
she said. “They’re more
apt to jump on that first,
and they know I check it
first before I even check
Canvas. It creates a lit-
tle bit of a relaxing envi-
ronment they’re used to
using with their phones,
apps, social media and
things like that. It’s kind
of a happy medium be-
tween casual life and ac-
ademic life.”

Gas prices
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“It’s almost impossible to boil
it down to a simple answer,” said
Bogue, who said the lower demand
has led to many retailers dropping
prices dramatically to compete for
customers. “As a local Mississippi
business, I can say that when de-
mand is dramatically impacted by
an outside force — like COVID-19
— those retailers in the hardest-hit
markets are often compelled to
price fuel more aggressively in a
fight for their share of rapidly dwin-
dling demand.”
In effort to prop up prices, oil
executives are cutting refinery pro-
duction, Redman said.
“In addition to crude oil, market
analysts are also watching refinery
rates,” Redman said. “The U.S. re-
finery utilization average is down
to 82percent, a low not seen since
September 2017 (when Texas re-
fineries were shut down because of
Hurricane Harvey). Given the drop
in crude oil prices and in gasoline
demand, which is expected to push
even lower, refineries are reducing
production in hopes this could help
to balance the amount of gasoline
supply in the country.”
Redman said the trend isn’t like-
ly to change in the immediate fu-
ture.
“Prices are likely to push lower
as Americans are urged to stay at
home at least until the beginning of
May,” he said.
No problem, said Gregory.
“I’m liking the price right now,”
she said. “It’s nice to see something
that’s cheaper for a change.”
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BROTHER OF FORMER MSU QB PRESCOTT DEAD AT 31
STARKVILLE — The
brother
of former
Mississippi
State quar-
terback
and current
Dallas Cow-
boy Dak
P r e s c o t t J. Prescott
has died,
according to multiple re-
ports.
Jace Prescott, 31, re-
Ranking MSU’s best value picks since 2010 ahead of Day 2
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Round 4, Pick 99
While no Mississippi
State players heard their
names called during the
first round of the NFL
draft Thursday night,
there remains ample pro-
fessional talent among
the Bulldog contingent.
Since 2010, 26 former
MSU players have been
taken in rounds 2-7. For
the purposes of this piece,
we’re qualifying “value”
as anyone not selected
in the first round relative
to their eventual NFL fu-
tures.
With that in mind, let’s
dive right in:
QB Dak Prescott — Dal-
las Cowboys
Round 4, Pick 135
(2016)
Five years on from
MSU’s magical run to the
first No. 1 ranking in the
College Football Playoff
poll’s brief history, quar-
terback Dak Prescott has
become synonymous with
the program. In four years
in Starkville, Prescott
threw for 9,376 yards, 70
touchdowns and just 23 in-
terceptions.
A dynamic runner, he
also finished just 14 yards
shy of the 1,000-yard
mark in 2014 and totaled
2,521 yards on the ground
during his career.
Entering the 2015
draft, Prescott was seen
as a bit of a project, but he
MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S GOLF
Gilliam shows promise in shortened freshman season Moreno getting
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
As the final minutes of
her freshman season un-
knowingly slipped away,
Ashley Gilliam calmly
strode toward the 18th
green.
The Mississippi State
golfer was as serene as
ever despite the frantic-
ness of the moment as the
Bulldogs battled Okla-
homa in the final round
of the Westbrook Spring
Invitational on Feb. 24 in
Peoria, Arizona.
Mississippi State faced
a five-stroke deficit head-
ed into the back nine of
that decisive third round,
but unbeknownst to Gil-
liam, her team had closed
the gap.
The freshman, who
would finish in a tie for
second place in the indi-
vidual standings, made
her par putt to finish
a round of 5-under 67.
As Gilliam stepped off
the green, she had one
question for her fellow
Bulldogs: “‘Where do we
stand?’”
Gilliam’s teammates
embraced her, happy to
deliver good news: Mis-
sissippi State and Oklaho-
ma were tied.
portedly passed away
Thursday morning, ac-
cording to The Shreve-
port Times, who con-
firmed the death with
Northwestern State as-
sistant athletic director
for media relations Jason
Pugh. His cause of death
is unclear at this time.
Prescott played foot-
ball for the Demons af-
ter a standout career at
Haughton High School in
It’s hard to call Darius Slay a sleeper as the fourth pick of the second round, but the Brunswick, Georgia, native
has lived up to his billing and then some during his NFL career. Slay was traded to Philadelphia this offseason.
quickly blossomed into
the Cowboys’ franchise
quarterback. A two-time
Pro Bowler and the 2016
Associated Press Offen-
sive Rookie of the Year,
Prescott has blossomed
into one of the elite signal
caller’s in the game.
DL Chris Jones —
Kansas City Chiefs
Round 2, Pick 37
(2016)
To call Chris Jones a
complete steal is proba-
bly overselling it given
that he was the fifth pick
of the second round in
Mississippi State freshman golfer Ashley Gilliam is pic-
tured with her coach, Ginger Brown-Lemm. Gilliam set
the Bulldogs’ record for stroke average this season.
Not long after, Mis-
sissippi State found out
something even better:
Thanks to solid play by
Gilliam and freshman
teammate Abbey Daniel
and a late charge by ju-
nior Blair Stockett, they’d
edged the powerhouse
Sooners by a stroke to
win as a team for the first
time since 2014.
“We came out on top,
so it was a really cool feel-
ing to finally get the win,”
Gilliam said.
It was a fitting last hur-
rah for the Bulldogs and
their star freshman. Two
and a half weeks later,
just before heading back
to Arizona to compete in
Louisiana.
The Cowboys released
the following statement
on Prescott’s passing to
NFL.com reporter Tom
Pelissero:”It is with great
sadness and support that
we share the news of the
passing of Jace Prescott
today. The loss of Tad
and Dak’s brother is dev-
astating. At this incred-
ibly difficult time, the
Prescott family asks only
NFL DRAFT
2016. A college teammate
of Prescott’s, Jones has
started 41 of his 61 ca-
reer games for the Chiefs
— totaling 136 tackles
and 33 sacks. A major
snub following his 15.5
sack campaign in 2018,
the Houston, Mississip-
pi, native earned his first
Pro Bowl nod in 2019
while helping the Chiefs
to a Super Bowl title.
A bit of a late bloomer
in NFL circles, Jones was
projected as a first- or
second-round pick fol-
lowing his junior season
at MSU. Falling out of the
Mississippi State Athletics
the Clover Cup, Missis-
sippi State’s season was
suspended due to the
COVID-19 coronavirus
pandemic. Soon after-
ward, the rest of the sea-
son was canceled.
“Obviously, it’s not
what we all wanted to hap-
pen, but I think we all un-
derstand the reason why
it had to end that way,”
Gilliam said.
Gilliam, whose show-
ing in Peoria earned her
SEC women’s golfer of
the week honors, lost out
on a chance to compete in
three more tournaments
and excel in postseason
play.
Named an honorable
for prayers and respect
for their privacy.”
Ado declares for draft,
likely to return
Mississippi State’s Ab-
dul Ado has entered the
NBA Draft process, but
the intent is mostly for in-
formation-gathering pur-
poses, sources tell The
Dispatch.
A source close to the
draft’s first night, he has
been a stalwart for the
Chiefs ever since.
CB Darius Slay —
Detroit Lions
Round 2, Pick 36
(2013)
Like Jones, it’s hard to
call Darius Slay a sleep-
er as the fourth pick of
the second round, but
the Brunswick, Georgia,
native has lived up to his
billing and then some
during his NFL career.
After playing two
seasons at Itawamba
Community College in
mention all-American by
the Women’s Golf Coach-
es Association on Tues-
day, the freshman still
has plenty of room to im-
prove in three more sea-
sons with the Bulldogs.
“You’re talking half
a shot here, a quarter of
a shot there, and you’re
looking at first-team
all-American,” Missis-
sippi State coach Ginger
Brown-Lemm said. “The
sky’s the limit.”
Making a Bulldog
Gilliam didn’t come
out of nowhere to have
the freshman season she
did, finishing in the top
10 four times in a row and
setting the Mississippi
State record for stroke av-
erage at 70.64.
The Manchester, Ten-
nessee, product was a
well-regarded junior golf-
er before she ever came
to Starkville. She tied for
eighth in the 2018 Amer-
ican Junior Golf Associa-
tion girls championship,
then qualified for the 2019
U.S. Women’s Amateur in
August at Old Waverly
Golf Club in West Point.
“That was probably
one of my favorite events
that I’ve ever played in,”
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situation said Ado, a
6-foot-11 forward, fully in-
tends to return for his se-
nior season,
but wanted
to receive
feedback
from pro
scouts.
M S U
r e g u l a r s Ado
R o b e r t
Woodard II, Reggie Perry
and Nick Weatherspoon
Raj Mehta/USA TODAY Sports
Fulton, Slay appeared
in all 26 games during
his time at MSU. As a
senior, his five intercep-
tions led the Southeast-
ern Conference, and his
101 interception return
yards were fourth in the
league.
Since MSU, Slay has
been to three Pro Bowls
and earned All-Pro hon-
ors in 2017. His 24 career
interceptions also rank
19th among active NFL
players.
Slay was traded to the
Philadelphia Eagles in
the offseason.
MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL
‘second chance’
with Bulldogs
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Shea Moreno knew
something was up.
Throughout Wednes-
day, she’d been receiving
texts from relatives and
family friends. Texts with
weird questions: What’s
your favorite candy? What
do you like to drink?
But at 6 p.m., when
her mother Krystal asked
for her help outside their
house in Elk Grove, Cal-
ifornia, Moreno had no
idea what was coming.
As she stepped out,
cars began to roll down
the street in front of her
— friends and family
members come to cele-
brate her recent signing
with the Mississippi State
softball program. Twenty
or 30 in all, compressed
into 15 vehicles, they bore
signs, streamers and the
sweets Moreno liked
best.
“I was just so over-
whelmed with emotion, I
instantly started crying,”
Moreno said.
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SECTION
have announced their in-
tentions to go pro. Only
Woodard II has the option
of returning to school.
Ado, known for his
defensive prowess, aver-
aged 5.7 points and 6.7
rebounds per game while
making 31 starts for the
Bulldogs in the 2019-2020
season.
SOURCE: From
Special Reports
LB K.J. Wright —
Seattle Seahawks
(2011)
K.J. Wright was one
of four former Bulldogs
selected in the 2011
draft. Playing in 47 ca-
reer games, Wright was
elevated to a starting role
as a sophomore, record-
ing 251 tackles and nine
sacks over the final three
years in Starkville.
As a prospect, he was
the 13th linebacker tak-
en in the 2011 draft but
blossomed into a key cog
in the Seahawks’ “Legion
of Boom” defense that
helped the franchise to
the 2014 Super Bowl.
Durable throughout
his NFL career, Wright
played in 107 games over
his first seven profession-
al seasons, earning his
lone Pro Bowl selection in
2016.
LB Benardrick McKin-
ney — Houston Texans
Round 2, Pick 43
(2015)
Benardrick McKinney
was a staple in the middle
of the Bulldogs’ defense
during the Dak Prescott
years in Starkville. As a
junior in 2014, he earned
first-team SEC and first-
team All-American honors
while racking up 71 tack-
les and three sacks.
Mel Kiper Jr. rated
McKinney as a top-30
prospect in the 2015 NFL
See DRAFT, 2B
“There were big old
streams of tears just com-
ing down my face.”
She wasn’t the only one
getting emotional. Her
relatives and the “soft-
ball family” — friends of
Krystal’s who supported
Moreno throughout her
standout career at Shel-
don High School in Sacra-
mento — teared up, too.
“They’ve all seen my
journey,” Moreno told
The Dispatch.
Joining the Bulldogs
was just the latest step in
a path that took the catch-
er and infielder through
the highs and lows of
college softball. After
signing with powerhouse
UCLA — her dream
school — out of Sheldon,
Moreno redshirted and
transferred to the College
of San Mateo, a junior col-
lege in the Bay Area.
For more on Bulldogs
softball signee Shea
Moreno, please see
cdispatch.com/sports
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NFL draft
selections
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday
First round
1. Cincinnati, Joe Bur-
row, qb, LSU.
2. Washington, Chase
Young, de, Ohio State.
3. Detroit, Jeff
Okudah, cb, Ohio State.
4. N.Y. Giants, An-
drew Thomas, ot, Geor-
gia.
5. Miami, Tua Tagov-
ailoa, qb, Alabama.
6. L.A. Chargers, Jus-
tin Herbert, qb, Oregon.
7. Carolina, Derrick
Brown, dt, Auburn.
8. Arizona, Isaiah
Simmons, lb, Clemson.
9. Jacksonville, CJ
Henderson, cb, Florida.
10. Cleveland, Jedrick
Wills Jr., ot, Alabama.
11. N.Y. Jets, Mekhi
Becton, ot, Louisville.
12. Las Vegas, Henry
Ruggs III, wr, Alabama.
13. Tampa Bay (from
Indianapolis through
San Francisco), Tristan
Wirfs, ot, Iowa.
14. San Francisco
(from Tampa Bay), Javon
Kinlaw, dt, South Caroli-
na.
15. Denver, Jerry
Jeudy, wr, Alabama.
16. Atlanta, A.J. Ter-
rell, cb, Clemson.
17. Dallas, CeeDee
Lamb, wr, Oklahoma.
18. Miami (from Pitts-
burgh), Austin Jackson,
ot, Southern Cal.
19. Las Vegas (from
Chicago), Damon Ar-
nette, cb, Ohio State.
20. Jacksonville (from
L.A. Rams), K’Lavon
Chaisson, lb, LSU.
21. Philadelphia, Ja-
len Reagor, wr, TCU.
22. Minnesota (from
Buffalo), Justin Jefferson,
wr, LSU.
23. L.A. Chargers
(from New England),
Kenneth Murray, lb,
Oklahoma.
24. New Orleans, Ce-
sar Ruiz, c, Michigan.
25. San Francisco
(from Minnesota), Bran-
don Aiyuk, wr, Arizona
State.
26. Green Bay (from
Houston through Mi-
ami), Jordan Love, qb,
Utah State.
27. Seattle, Jordyn
Brooks, lb, Texas Tech.
28. Baltimore, Pat-
rick Queen, lb, LSU.
29. Tennessee, Isaiah
Wilson, ot, Georgia.
30. Miami (from
Green Bay), Noah Ig-
binoghene, cb, Auburn.
31. Minnesota (from
San Francisco), Jeff Glad-
ney, cb, TCU.
32. Kansas City,
Clyde Edwards-Helaire,
rb, LSU.
Gilliam
Continued from Page 1B
Gilliam said. “It felt like I
was home.”
By then — just two
weeks before her first
semester of college start-
ed — she already was.
Gilliam and the Bulldogs
train at The Barn across
the street and have ac-
cess to Old Waverly and
Mossy Oak golf courses.
Those resources and
the “family” ambience
Gilliam found at Mis-
sissippi State were her
reasons for picking the
Bulldogs in her fresh-
man year of high school,
back when the NCAA still
permitted for golfers that
young to commit to col-
leges.
“She’s just been a Bull-
dog since then,” Brown-
Lemm said.
During her high
school career, Gilliam
also made trips to West
Point to work with Old
Waverly teaching profes-
sional VJ Trolio on her
swing. Watching Gilliam
hone her skills, Trolio
could tell the Tullahoma
High School star’s talent
was real.
“She’s just a hardwork-
ing girl that loves the
game and is a real role
model for young junior
golfers out there,” Trolio
said. “She’s been good at
every level she’s played
at.”
But in Mississippi
State’s first two tourna-
ments of the season —
the Branch Law Firm/
Dick McGuire Invita-
tional and the Mason Ru-
dolph Invitational — Gil-
liam struggled a bit more
than usual, tying for 23rd
place in each event.
Realizing she wasn’t
eating enough to stay
strong on the course,
she started working with
Brown-Lemm and the
Bulldogs’ strength and
conditioning staff to im-
prove her nutrition hab-
its. By taking in more car-
bohydrates and calories,
adding protein to help
with workouts and eat-
ing more than just three
meals per day, Gilliam
began to swing faster and
send balls flying farther.
“There’s just a lot that
goes into playing this
Draft
Continued from Page 1B
draft before he fell into
the second round. In five
professional seasons, he
earned a Pro Bowl selec-
tion in 2018 and has start-
ed 73 of 76 career games
for the Houston Texans.
P Logan Cooke — Jack-
sonville Jaguars
Round 7, Pick 247
(2017)
While Logan Cooke
doesn’t fall into the slew
of defensive talent MSU
has produced in the past
decade, he’s been one of
the NFL’s most productive
punters over the last two
seasons.
Cooke’s 46.8 yards per
punt average ranked sixth
in the league in 2019, while
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elite-level golf, and she
embraced it,” Brown-
Lemm said. “It took a lit-
tle while, as any kind of
new skill takes, but the
result stands very, very
clear.”
Gilliam tied for third
place in her next two tour-
naments — the Schooner
Fall Classic in Norman,
Oklahoma, and the Mag-
nolia Invitational at Old
Waverly.
On a windy day in Par-
adise Island, Bahamas,
she tied for sixth against
a strong field to close out
the Bulldogs’ fall sched-
ule; at the Westbrook, she
shot a 13-under-par 203
even after rain wiped out
her practice round for the
first time all season.
For her coach, look-
ing back, the midseason
improvements Gilliam
made were tantalizing as
to what she could have of-
fered had the season been
played as scheduled.
“To see her move for-
ward like that as a player,
kind of coming into her
own — her own confi-
dence level at the elite
collegiate level of the
SEC; shooting 13-under
par for the Westbrook —
one can only dream about
what the finish was,”
Brown-Lemm said.
‘Firing on all cylinders’
For Gilliam, the best
way to stay positive —
and stay in shape — in
the absence of regular
competition has been to
keep things as normal as
possible. At home, she’s
training and working out
to maintain a schedule
similar to the one she had
before her season was
canceled and her classes
moved online.
Every other week,
she’s even making the
4.5-hour trip to West Point
to work with Trolio on her
swing. Accustomed to the
drive, Gilliam said she
always heads straight to
Old Waverly and back to
Manchester without stay-
ing overnight.
To her coach, Gilliam’s
unwillingness to forgo
her lessons is part of the
inimitable competitive
he’s ranked in the top 10 in
total punts and punt yards
in each of his two profes-
sional campaigns in Jack-
sonville.
And though he has yet
to receive a Pro Bowl nod
in his young NFL career,
the Columbia, Mississippi,
product figures to remain
among the league’s best at
the position given the early
returns.
OL Elgton Jenkins —
Green Bay Packers
Round 2, Pick 44
(2019)
I’ll concede putting El-
gton Jenkins on this list
could be slightly prema-
ture. That said, in his one
professional season to
drive she possesses.
“She wants to be a
great player,” Trolio said.
“She has all the stuff that
I’ve seen in people before
her that were really good
players.”
And with the NCAA’s
recent ruling that spring
sport student-athletes
will receive an extra year
of eligibility to compete,
Gilliam could have four
years left in Starkville to
make her mark.
She’ll do it alongside
a talented group of team-
mates at Mississippi
State, too. Stockett, who
will have two years of el-
igibility remaining, tied
for third at the Magnolia
Invite and excelled late
with four birdies on the
back nine to help her
team make a charge at
the Westbrook.
Senior Clara Moyano,
whom Brown-Lemm is
excited to get back next
season, finished in the
top 20 four straight times
before the team’s final
two events.
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date, Jenkins was a bona
fide stud on the Green Bay
Packers’ offensive line.
Starting 14 of 16 games
last season, the former first
team All-American didn’t
allow a single sack on 571
pass-blocking snaps. He
was rewarded with a spot
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Like Cooke, Jenkins’
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looks the part of a budding
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Honorable mentions
Gabe Jackson
Pernell McPhee
Preston Smith
Vick Ballard
Anthony Dixon

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
For all the uniqueness
of this NFL draft, includ-
ing the angst over a po-
tential communications
fiasco, things looked and
sounded pretty normal
Thursday night.
Quarterbacks were in
demand. Ohio State and
the Southeastern Con-
ference dominated. The
Patriots traded out of the
first round.
And Commissioner
Roger Goodell even got
booed, if only digitally.
“I do believe this draft
is going to be the most
memorable we have ever
had,” said Goodell, noting
that it is accompanied by
a “Draft-A-Thon” to ben-
efit six organizations on
the front lines battling the
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coronavirus pandemic,
which is what forced the
NFL to cancel all in-per-
son draft events.
The first round wasn’t
all that remarkable for the
picks. Beginning with Joe
Burrow of national cham-
pion LSU, three quarter-
backs went in the top six.
Hardly unusual.
For months, the
Heisman Trophy winner
from LSU was linked with
the Bengals. Cincinnati
began the draft by send-
ing his name to Goodell in
the basement of his home.
This digital/remote/
virtual draft — take your
choice — was up and run-
ning. With no apparent
glitches.
Of course, there were
no fireworks on the Las
Vegas Strip. No bear hug
FAMILY CIRCUS
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between Goodell and Bur-
row; the commissioner
said he would miss those,
even if his body wouldn’t.
This most basic selection
show had team personnel
making picks from their
homes and players sit-
ting on their own couches
while learning their fu-
ture employers.
The NFL canceled
all draft activities in Las
Vegas when the national
shutdown of large gath-
erings began. The league
had gone full bore into
free agency last month
and, now, seven rounds
of the draft through Sat-
urday.
“I just believe that our
job is to continue on and
operate within whatever
guidelines are necessary
to keep our personnel
safe, whether it’s players
or coaches or their exec-
utives or league person-
nel,” Goodell said. “We
need to make sure that
we’re doing things safely
and put public safety No.
1, but we also need to car-
ry on. We need to move to-
ward the future. We need
to make sure that we’re
prepared when we come
out of this to be in a posi-
tion to start our season on
time and play our season.
That’s our role.”
Normalcy, at least
among the picks, was
the order of the evening,
though.
First came Burrow:
In his spectacular senior
season, he threw for 60
— yes, 60 — touchdowns
with only six intercep-
tions. The Tigers beat six
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I am a
39-year-old
woman, recently
separated. I have
been seeing
a 45-year-old
man who is also
separated, but
not divorced from
his wife. We have
been a couple for
about a year. I
don’t understand
why he doesn’t get
a divorce.
When his
wife (who has
Dear Abby
also been seeing
someone for more than a year)
found out we were seeing each
other, it got ugly. She came to
our place of employment (her ex
and I work in the same place,
different departments) and tried
to get me fired. Fortunately,
she was unsuccessful, and she
tried to get physical. She told
me she is his wife — she told
him as well — and said she tells
him what to do, and she “owns
him.” At that point I had to stop
seeing him.
After a month apart, I be-
came really depressed, and we
hooked back up. We go out and
enjoy each other’s company,
and the sex is AMAZING. He
told me he has never felt like
this with any other woman nor
has he ever introduced anyone
to his daughter (who loves me
dearly). We are taking things
slower and more carefully, but I
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April
24). Love is the star this year.
You want a deep relationship
and you’ll get it; you’re able
to be vulnerable and open to
enrichment. You’ll connect with
the emotions of others because
you take the time to understand
your own emotions better. You’ll
soar on the confidence of a
personal or professional win in
late August. Libra and Aquarius
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 30, 22, 31, 45 and 17.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
If you feel that a relationship
has an imbalance of power,
shore up the difference. There
are many different ways to
account for power and points of
top 10 teams on their way
to the national title.
“To jump up to No. 1
overall is crazy to me,”
Burrow said.
He joins a team that
went 2-14 last season and
desperately needs a jolt of
energy.
The second overall
selection, Ohio State
All-America edge rusher
Chase Young, also was
predictable. Washington
fielded several offers for
that spot, but many scouts
and personnel executives
felt Young was the best
player in this crop.
At 6-foot-5, 264 pounds,
Young led the nation with
16 1/2 sacks and forced
fumbles with six last
season. The All-Ameri-
can won the prestigious
Bednarik and Nagurski
am falling in love.
He tells me he
misses me when
we are intimate
and how grateful
he is for me, but
it isn’t enough. I
want more, but
I don’t want to
scare him away.
Is this a dead
end? Should I be
patient, or should
I just walk away?
— IT’S COMPLI-
CATED IN THE
EAST
DEAR COM-
PLICATED: I have
to wonder why, after a year, you
are not in the process of being
divorced. You also need some
straight answers about what
keeps this man under his wife’s
thumb. The woman appears to
have serious mental issues. Is
the reason financial? Emotion-
al? Once you know, you will have
a better idea of what to do.
I am troubled by the fact
that your boyfriend’s wife is
so volatile. As it stands, that
woman is controlling not only
him but also you, and that’s not
healthy.
DEAR ABBY: I was raised in
a very strict household. At 19,
I left home and never looked
back. Today, I am 54, divorced
and own my own home.
My mother passed away,
and my father moved in with me
a few months ago because he
didn’t like living alone. I have
leverage that are not immediate-
ly obvious.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You’ll fill needs that people
didn’t even realize they had. It’s
also possible that you create
need by providing something
very interesting and getting
people used to having it in their
lives.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You’re like a hybrid car today,
except you’ll toggle between
more than two kinds of fuel to
keep your wheels spinning. En-
ergy sources may be emotional,
inspirational, nutritional and
caffeinated.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Among the most primal body
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2020 3B
awards in 2019, leading
the Buckeyes to the Big
Ten title.
If not for the NFL’s
obsession with finding
the latest, greatest quar-
terback prospect, Young
might have been the top
overall selection. That QB
infatuation led Miami to
Tua Tagovailoa and the
Los Angeles Chargers to
Justin Herbert — no sur-
prises there. But Green
Bay took a chance at No.
26 by taking Utah State
QB Jordan Love.
Alabama’s Tagovailoa
went fifth, followed in
the next spot by Herbert.
They were preceded by
Ohio State’s Jeff Okudah,
the highest-rated corner-
back, to Detroit and Geor-
gia tackle Andrew Thom-
as to the Giants.
had to make several adjust-
ments to accommodate him.
The problem is, he’s ex-
tremely traditional and refuses
to change his way of thinking
where I am concerned. In his
eyes, I am still his child, and I
should respect and abide by his
rules.
I have a boyfriend who lives
several miles away. When he
visits, I would like him to spend
the night with me in my room.
My dad insists (demands) that
my boyfriend sleep on the couch
or in the guest bedroom. He
has informed me that it is my
choice, but if I don’t abide by
his wishes (demands), he will
refuse to talk with my boyfriend,
which undoubtedly will cause
stress in my relationship.
I have told my father that I
am a grown woman and that I
refuse to give up my freedom to
accommodate him in this area.
After all, this is my home. How
should I handle this? — ALL
GROWN UP IN ARKANSAS
DEAR ALL GROWN: If you
knuckle under to Dear Old Dad’s
demands, you are making a big
mistake. Sit him down, “remind”
him that you are no longer a
little girl and if he cannot accept
that you are an adult with needs
of your own and be respectful to
your boyfriend, he will no longer
be welcome to live under your
roof. Do not try to placate him
or you will be living the rest of
your father’s life in a second
childhood, and it won’t be a
happy one.
language cues for engendering
trust and projecting charisma
is the often-overlooked show of
hands — open palmed, proving
the lack of a rock or spear. Use
this and make a friend.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Try-
ing to change too many habits
at once almost always fails,
especially if the environment
stays the same. Your winning
move involves taking on one
behavioral change at a time.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
When things seem harder than
they should be, figure out why.
Ask, “How can I make this eas-
ier?” You might be surprised at
how a few decisions can change
the whole game.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Don’t ask other people for green
lights. Green lights don’t work
that way. Usually, they are on
timers. And often, when you
hit one, you’ll start to hit them
all. Or you can always take the
backroads.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). It’s fortifying to spend time
with people who appreciate
you or to spend time doing the
things that really make you ap-
preciate yourself. The opposite
is detrimental.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). As much as you’d like to re-
lease something into your past,
it’s not going to happen until
you’re really ready. Accept your
emotions. Feeling them fully is
part of becoming ready.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Relationships don’t fix the
problems of individuals, though
they may distract from those
problems or cloak them in a
different garb. Each individual
must ultimately solve for their
own soul.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You sense when people
aren’t telling the whole truth,
but you often don’t press the
issue out of a respect for priva-
cy or a realization that there’s
little to gain by making people
uncomfortable.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Your positive attitude is
grounded in this: Everyone is ca-
pable of improving. So whether
a person is innately talented or
disadvantaged is really beside
the point and certainly not worth
dwelling on.
Tear jerker
SOLUTION:
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DC’s high school ‘makers’ fire up 3D printers to create PPE

Print to Protect, a network of around 100
3D printers, most in individual homes, has
printed 3,000 face shields so far with a goal
of completing 10,000 in April
BY ASHRAF KHALIL
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — It started
in late March with a self-pro-
fessed high school “news junk-
ie” and a lone 3D printer.
Georgetown Day School se-
nior Jonah Docter-Loeb was
transfixed by television footage
of the “suffering on such a large
scale” caused by the coronavi-
rus pandemic.
After learning that supplies
of protective medical gear were
being depleted, Docter-Loeb
sought a way to help. He tapped
into the online community of
“makers” — 3D printer enthu-
siasts — and found an open-
source design for a welder’s
mask-style face shield he could
print at home.
Things moved quickly from
there.
In less than a month, that idea
has mushroomed into Print to
Protect, a network of around 100
3D printers, most in individual
homes, producing face shields
for distribution to Washington
area hospitals. The group says it
has printed 3,000 shields so far
with a goal of completing 10,000
in April.
“For a lot of us, it can be over-
whelming what’s happening,”
said Emily Scarrow, a junior at
the private school and part of a
collective of students running
the project. She said working on
the campaign helped her deal
with the feelings of “helpless-
ness and isolation” of the ongo-
ing stay-at-home orders.
The supplies are much need-
ed as Washington and the larger
capital region of southern Mary-
land and northern Virginia brac-
es for a looming surge.
Twice a week, volunteer driv-
ers such as William Olsen gath-
er up the printed materials from
people’s homes. To maintain
social distancing and reduce
personal interactions, residents
leave the newly printed parts
in a sealed bag or box on their
porches.
“I have a car and I have a
bunch of free time. I’m privi-
leged and this is the least I can
do,” said Olsen, a Georgetown
Day junior who is thinking of
studying medicine.
The parts are delivered to
Eaton DC, a communal work-
space downtown that’s serving
as a distribution hub. There,
more volunteers assemble the
two basic components — a plas-
tic headband and a clear sheet
of flexible plastic that hangs in
front of the face.

Despite risks, auto workers step up to make medical gear

‘It’s a neat thing to do for the community, for the first
responders who definitely need this kind of protective gear’
BY TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writer
DETROIT — Cindy
Parkhurst could have
stayed home collecting
most of her pay while
the Ford plant where she
normally works remains
closed due to coronavirus
fears.
Instead, she along with
hundreds of workers at
Ford, General Motors,
Toyota and other com-
panies has gone back to
work to make face shields,
Detroit Ford plant worker Cindy Parkhurst
surgical masks and ven-
tilators in a wartime-like
effort to stem shortages of
protective gear and equip-
ment.
“I didn’t give it a second
thought,” said Parkhurst,
55, a tow motor driver
who is now helping Ford
and its partner 3M manu-
facture and ship respira-
tors. “It’s a neat thing to
do for the community, for
the first responders who
definitely need this kind
of protective gear.”
All over the country,
blue-collar and salaried
workers have raised their
hands to make medical
equipment as companies
repurpose factories to an-
swer calls for help from be-
leaguered nurses, doctors
and paramedics who are
treating patients with the
highly contagious virus.
Workers also are making
soap and hand sanitizer,
which early in the crisis
were in short supply.
At Ford, over 800 peo-
ple returned to work at
four Detroit-area sites.
General Motors, which
President Donald Trump
had alternately criticized
and praised for its work,
has about 400 at a now-
closed transmission plant
in suburban Detroit and
an electronics factory in
Kokomo, Indiana, work-
ing on shields and venti-
lators. About 60 Toyota
workers, both salaried
and blue-collar, are mak-
ing protective equipment
in Kentucky, Texas, Mich-
igan and Alabama.
Most automakers in the
U.S. temporarily stopped
making vehicles about
a month ago after work-
ers complained about the
risks of infection at the
factories. Many white-col-
lar workers are being
paid to work remotely but
members of the United
Auto Workers who don’t
have that option are still
collecting pay and unem-
ployment benefits that
equal about 95 percent of
regular take-home wages.
Those workers making
medical gear will get their
full base pay, but that’s not
what’s motivating them to
keep coming to the facto-
ries. Many simply want to
help.
Jody Barrowman has
been making face masks
at a repurposed former
General Motors transmis-
sion factory near Detroit
since early April.
“Instead of being home
and not helpful, I thought
I’d be productive here,”
she said.
She jumped at the
chance to work because
GM is donating the masks
to hospitals and first re-
sponders “which is where
it needs to go,” she said.
Barrowman said that
the operation has been
so efficient that workers
have been allowed to take
masks home for family
members.
“I dropped some off
at my grandparents. My
parents took a full packet
of masks at my house. So,
it’s not just helping the
first responders. It’s help-
ing me and my family feel
safe,” she said.

Historic Church
Homecoming Canceled
Historic Mt. Pleasant Meth-
odist Church, Wright Road,
Caledonia, MS Annual Home-
coming on May 10, 2020 has
been canceled due to the
current Coronavirus Pandemic
shutdown orders and it has
not been rescheduled.
School of Ministry
Enrollment
Mississippi State School
of Ministry is now taking ap-
plications for enrollment. Earn
a certification, associates,
bachelor, master or doctoral
degree in divinity. For more
information, call Dr. Michael T.
Boyd, 662-425-8443.
CANCELED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE
Forgive and Live
Forgive and Live meets
from 6-7 p.m. every 2nd and
4th Tuesday of each month
in the downtown YMCA Board
Room and every 3rd Wednes-
day at Vibrant Church Cafe.
Inquire and seek informa-
tion to succeed spiritually,
physically and financially and
be eager to be a blessing to
the community, churches and
families through the Word of
God. The public is invited to
attend. For more information,
call Pat Fisher Douglas, 662-
251-5899.
Fellowship Dinner,
Youth Service
Pleasant Ridge Faith Cen-
ter, 923 Ridge Road, hosts a
fellowship dinner and youth
service every 3rd Sunday.
Gospel Book Club
Friendship M.B. Church,
1102 12th Ave. S., invites the
public to join its Community
Gospel Book Club from 6-7
p.m., on the fourth Friday of
each month, to study and
share views of the Holy Bible.
Open to all ages and ethnic-
ities. For more information,
call Barbara Mattison or Lillian
Murray, 662-570-5595.
Grief Support Group
The Oil of Joy for Grief
and Mourning offers a grief
support group at 6 p.m. every
2nd Thursday of the month
at United Christian Baptist
Church, 232 Yorkville Road
RELIGIOUS BRIEFS
East. “Making your grieving
journey easier.” For more in-
formation, call 662-327-0604
or e-mail unitedchristian@
cableone.net.
Celebrate Recovery
The Assembly Church,
2201 Military Road, and
Meadowview Church, 300 Lin-
den Circle in Starkville, host
Celebrate Recovery at 6 p.m.
every Sunday at The Assem-
bly Church (next to Lowe’s)
and at 6 p.m. every Tuesday
at Meadowview Church. Get
help, healing and support for
any habit, hurt or hang-up
using the Christ-centered 12
steps.
Prayer for Youth
Every 2nd and 3rd Sat-
urday, Pleasant Ridge Faith
Center hosts a prayer for the
youth from 2-3 p.m.
Prayer, Free Coffee
Mount Zion Missionary
Baptist Church, 2221 14th
Ave. N., hosts free coffee and
a prayer community outreach
service from 8-9 a.m. every
5th Saturday. For information,
contact Jesse Slater, 662-
328-4979.
p.m. For information, call Pas- Thursdays 5-7 p.m. and both
Radio Program tor District Elder Lou Nabors, on Saturdays 9-11 a.m.
Apostles Patrick Perkins 662-329-1234.
invites the public to tune in to
Youth Fellowship
WTWG, radio 1050 AM for Per- Fitness The Transformational
fecting the Saints Broadcast,
Transformations Church, 2301 Jess Lyons
Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. The Transformational Road, hosts Youth Fellowship
Church, 2301 Jess Lyons from 7-8:30 p.m. every Tues-
Women Prayer, Road, hosts boxing lessons day. Games, prayer, service,
Worship Service Mondays and Wednesday food, & more. Transportation
Church of the Eternal from 5-7 p.m., weight-loss available. For information, call
boot camp Tuesdays and Iris Roberson, 662-295-7456.
Word, 106 22nd St. S., holds
a prayer and worship service
every Thursday from 5-6 p.m.
Call Marie Nabors, 662-549-
4322 or 662-329-1234, for
prayer requests.
Prayer Ministry
New Beginning Everlasting
Outreach Ministry invites the
public to call in with their
prayer requests at 662-327-
9843.
Prayer Service
Church of the Eternal
Word, 106 22nd. St. S., Co-
lumbus, holds prayer service
Thursday nights 5-6 p.m.
Contact Marie Nabors, 662-
549-4322. Church service
times: Sunday school 10
a.m.; Sunday worship 11:15
a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 7

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LEGALS
Call us: 662-328-2424
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ANNA
MAE WILSON DRAPER, DE-
CEASED
RUTH DRAPER RECTOR, AD-
MINISTRATOR
CAUSE NO.: 2018-00017-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
LAW OF ANNA MAE WILSON
DRAPER, DECEASED
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Ruth Draper Rector, in
a suit to allow sale of real es-
tate, disburse funds and de-
termine heirship of Anna Mae
Wilson Draper. Defendants oth-
er than you are unknown.
You are to mail or hand deliver
a copy of a written Answer
either admitting or denying
each allegation in the Petition
to COURTNEY B. “CORKY”
SMITH, whose address is Post
Office Box 648, Columbus, MS
39703-0648.
YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS and reformation of certain in-
FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUB- struments in the chain of title.
LICATION.
You must also file the original
of your Answer with the Clerk of Daisy Flowers Hawkins, Sarah
this Court within a reasonable
time afterward and you are
summoned to appear and de-
fend against the suit at 9:00
o’clock a.m. on the 3rd day of
June 2020, in the courtroom of known heirs of Peach Flowers
the Chickasaw County Chan-
cery Courthouse at Houston,
Mississippi, before the Honor-
able Rodney P. Faver and in
case of your failure to appear
and defend, a judgment will be ten response to the Complaint
entered against you for the
things demanded in the Com-
plain. You are not required to
file an answer or other plead-
ing to the Complaint, but you
may do so if you desire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND
THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, on
this the 22nd day of April
2020.
Cindy Egger Goode
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan-
cery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi
By: Tina Fisher , D.C.
PUBLISH: 4/24, 5/1, &
5/3/2020
Cellco Partnership and its con-
trolled affiliates doing busi-
ness as Verizon Wireless (Veri-
zon Wireless) proposes to build
a 221-foot self-supporting lat-
tice tower communications
tower. Anticipated lighting ap-
plication is a medium intensity
dual red/white strobes. The
Site location is 104 Antler Way,
Columbus, Lowndes County,
Mississippi, 39701, (33 28
36.31 N, 88 32 29.36 W). The
Federal Communications Com-
mission (FCC) Antenna Struc-
ture Registration (ASR, Form
854) filing number is
A1158182.
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – In- 1020 Highland Colony Pkwy,
terested persons may review
the application by entering the Ridgeland, MS 39157
filing number
(www.fcc.gov/asr/applications) 5609 (fax)
. Environmental concerns may
be raised by filing a Request
for Environmental Review
(www.fcc.gov/asr/environment- May 8, 2020
alrequest) and online filings are May 15, 2020
strongly encouraged. The mail-
ing address to file a paper copy
is: FCC Requests for Environ-
mental Review, Attn: Ramon
Williams, 445 12th Street SW, SIPPI
Washington, DC 20554.
HISTORIC PROPERTIES EF-
FECTS - Public comments re-
garding potential effects on his-
toric properties may be submit- VERSUS
ted within 30 days from the
date of this publication to:
MPH (RE: EBI #6120001746), MONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
6876 Susquehanna Trail
South, York, PA 17403,
(504) 458-4444,
mhouston@ebiconsulting.com.
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Legal Notices
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING,
LLC PLAINTIFF
V.
LARRY SMITH, MYKLE K.
SMITH, JUDY K. SMITH, DAISY
FLOWERS HAWKINS, SARAH
FLOWERS SYKES, TOMMIE LEE
FLOWER, Jr., a/k/a TOMMIE
LEE FLOWERS, Jr., EDDIE B.
SMITH, III, THE UNKNOWN
HEIRS OF EDDIE B. SMITH,
SR., DECEASED, THE UN-
KNOWN HEIRS OF EDDIE B.
SMITH, JR., DECEASED, and
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
PEACH FLOWERS SMITH,
a/k/a PEACH FLOWER SMITH,
DECEASED DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 44CH1:20-cv-
00080-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
TO: Eddie B. Smith, III
P.O. Box 222
Addis, LA 70710-0222
Eddie B. Smith, III
4652 Jaselyn Ann Avenue
Addis, LA 70710-29311
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Bayview Loan Servi-
cing, LLC (the “Plaintiff”) seek-
ing a judgment in favor of the
Plaintiff for confirmation of title
Defendants other than you in
this action are Larry Smith,
Mykle K. Smith, Judy K. Smith,
Flowers Sykes, Tommie Lee
Flower, Jr., unknown heirs of
Eddie B. Smith, Sr., deceased,
unknown heirs of Eddie B.
Smith, Jr., deceased, and un-
Smith a/k/a Peach Flower
Smith, deceased.
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a copy of a writ-
filed against you in this action
to: G. Dewey Hembree, III,
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC,
1020 Highland Colony Parkway,
Ste 702, Ridgeland, MS
39157, the attorney for the
Plaintiff.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT
LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS
AFTER THE FIRST PUBLISH
DATE, WHICH IS THE DATE OF
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RE-
SPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR
DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY
DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED
AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY
OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED
IN THE COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original
of your response with the Clerk
of this Court within a reason-
able time afterward.
Issued under my hand and seal Answer or other Pleading, but
of said Court, this 16th day of you may do so if you desire.
April, 2020.
Cindy E. Goode, Chancery Clerk of said Court, this 1st day of
Lowndes County, Mississippi
BY: s/Shantrell W. Granderson
D.C.
(Seal)
SUBMITTED BY:
G. Dewey Hembree, III (MSB
No. 2247)
MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD, PLLC
Ste 702
(769) 524-2300; (601) 510-
Publish: April 24, 2020
May 1, 2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
KIMBERLY DAVIS SANDLIN
AND JONATHAN SANDLIN
PETITIONERS
JOSHUA W. EGLER AND COM-
CABINET FOR HEALTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES
RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO:2019-0258-S
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
TO: JOSHUA W. EGLER, whose
whereabouts are unknown
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
THE DOCUMENT THAT IS AT-
TACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS
IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
Your are summoned to appear
and defend against the Peti-
tion for Termination of Parent-
al Rights at 9:00 o’clock a.m.,
on Friday, the 15th day of May,
The best place for personalized
2020, in the Lowndes County
Chancery Court, at the Chickas-
aw County Courthouse,
Okolona, Mississippi, and in
advertising in your community.
case of your failure to appear
and defend, a judgment will be
entered against you for the
money or other things deman-
ded in said Petition.
You are not required to file and
Answer or other Pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and seal
of said Court, this 1st day of
April, 2020.
Chancery Court Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi
Cindy E. Goode
By: Tina Fisher, D.C.
(SEAL)
PUBLISH: 4/10, 4/17 7
4/24/2020
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
KIMBERLY DAVIS SANDLIN
AND JONATHAN SANDLIN
PETITIONERS
Letters Testamentary have
Ads appear in The Commercial Dispatch,
been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the Estate of
VERSUS
JOSHUA W. EGLER AND COM-
Janice Stone, Deceased, by the
Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, on the
The Starkville Dispatch and Online
MONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY 17th day of April, 2020. This is
CABINET FOR HEALTH AND
FAMILY SERVICES
to give notice to all persons
having claims against said es-
RESPONDENTS tate to probate and register
same with the Chancery Clerk
CAUSE NO:2019-0258-S of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, within ninety (90) days
SUMMONS from the first publication date
of this Notice to Creditors. A
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI failure to so probate and re-
COUNTY OF LOWNDES gister said claim will forever
bar the same.
LegalJOSHUA
TO: Notices W. EGLER, whose Legal Notices
whereabouts are unknown This the 20th day of April,
2020.
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
/s/ James Blake Bruce
THE DOCUMENT THAT IS AT-
TACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS
McBrayer
JAMES BLAKE BRUCE MCBRAY-
IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST ER
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO A/KA/ BLAKE MCBRAYER, Ex-
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. ecutor
Your are summoned to appear
PUBLISH: 4/24, 5/1,
and defend against the Peti- 5/8/2020
tion for Termination of Parent-
al Rights at 9:00 o’clock a.m.,
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
on Friday, the 15th day of May,
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
2020, in the Lowndes County SIPPI
Chancery Court, at the Chickas-
aw County Courthouse,
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
Okolona, Mississippi, and in TATE OF LULA PEARL TURNER
case of your failure to appear
LEIGH (DECEASED)
and defend, a judgment will be
entered against you for the
CHESTER LEIGH, PETITIONER
money or other things deman- PETITIONER
ded in said Petition.
vs
You are not required to file and
Answer or other Pleading, but
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW
you may do so if you desire.
OF LULA PEARL TURNER LEIGH
(DECEASED) WHOSE STREET
Issued under my hand and seal ADDRESSES AND POST OF-
of said Court, this 1st day of FICE ADDRESSES ARE UN-
April, 2020.
KNOWN AFTER DILIGENT
SEARCH AND INQUIRY, AND
Chancery Court Clerk of WHO ARE UNKNOWN AFTER DI-
Lowndes County, Mississippi
LIGENT SEARCH AND INQUIRY
Cindy E. Goode
RESPONDENTS
By: Tina Fisher, D.C.
(SEAL)
CASE NO:18-238-RPF
PUBLISH: 4/10, 4/17 7
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
4/24/2020
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
OF LULA PEARL TURNER LEIGH
SIPPI
(D),WHOSE STREET AD-
KIMBERLY DAVIS SANDLIN DRESSES AND POST OFFICE
AND JONATHAN SANDLIN ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN
PETITIONERS AFTER DILIGENT SEARCH AND
INQUIRY
VERSUS
You have been made Respond-
JOSHUA W. EGLER AND COM- ents in a Petition filed in this
MONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY Court by Chester Leigh, Peti-
tioner, seeking to Determine
CABINET FOR HEALTH AND
The Unknown Heirs of Lula
FAMILY SERVICES
Pearl Turner Leigh (d).
RESPONDENTS
You are summoned to appear
CAUSE NO:2019-0259-S
and defend against said Peti-
SUMMONS tion at 9:00 a.m. o’clock on
the 21st day of May, 2020, in
the Chancery Courtroom of the
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Oktibbeha County Courthouse
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
at 101 E. Main Street, Stark-
TO: JOSHUA W. EGLER, whose ville, Mississippi, in case of
your failure to appear and de-
whereabouts are unknown
fend a Judgment will be
entered against you for the
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
money or other things deman-
ded in the Petition.
THE DOCUMENT THAT IS AT-
TACHED TO THIS SUMMONS IS
You are not required to file an
IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO answer or other pleadings but
you may do so if you desire.
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.
Issued under my hand and offi-
Your are summoned to appear
and defend against the Peti- cial seal of said Court, this the
3rd day of April, 2020.
tion for Termination of Parent-
al Rights at 9:00 o’clock a.m.,
on Friday, the 15th day of May, CINDY GOODE
CHANCERY CLERK
2020, in the Lowndes County
LOWNDES COUNTY,
Chancery Court, at the Chickas-
aw County Courthouse, BY: Shantrell W. Granderson,
D.C
Okolona, Mississippi, and in
case of your failure to appear
PUBLISH: 4/10, 4/17 &
and defend, a judgment will be
4/24/2020
entered against you for the
money or other things deman-
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
ded in said Petition.
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
You are not required to file and SIPPI
IN THE ESTATE OF ROBERT
THOMAS ROBERTSON
Issued under my hand and seal
CAUSE NO.:19-00059-RPF
April, 2020.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
Chancery Court Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Cindy E. Goode
By: Tina Fisher, D.C. TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
(SEAL) LAW OF ROBERT THOMAS
ROBERTSON, DECEASED
PUBLISH: 4/10, 4/17 &
4/24/2020 You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by VERNON TAD
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF ROBERTSON, in a suit to de-
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- termine heirship of ROBERT
SIPPI THOMAS ROBERTSON. Defend-
ants other than you are un-
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- known.
TATE OF JANICE STONE, DE-
CEASED You are to mail or hand deliver
a copy of a written Answer
CAUSE NO.2020-0066-RPF either admitting or denying
each allegation in the Petition
NOTICE TO CREDITORS to COURTNEY B. “CORKY”
SMITH, whose address is Post
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Office Box 648, Columbus, MS
COUNTY OF LOWNDES 39703-0648.
Letters Testamentary have YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
been granted and issued to the MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
undersigned upon the Estate of LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS
Janice Stone, Deceased, by the FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUB-
Chancery Court of Lowndes LICATION.
County, Mississippi, on the
17th day of April, 2020. This is
You must also file the original
to give notice to all persons
of your Answer with the Clerk of
having claims against said es-
this Court within a reasonable
tate to probate and registertime afterward and you are
same with the Chancery Clerksummoned to appear and de-
of Lowndes County, Missis- fend against the Application for
sippi, within ninety (90) days
Determination of Heirs at 9:00
from the first publication date
o’clock a.m. on the 28th day of
of this Notice to Creditors. A
May 2020, in the courtroom of
failure to so probate and re-
the Lowndes County Chancery
gister said claim will forever
Courthouse at Columbus, Mis-
bar the same.
sissippi, before the Honorable
Rodney P. Faver and in case of
This the 20th day of April, your failure to appear and de-
2020. fend, a judgment will be
entered against you for the
/s/ James Blake Bruce things demanded in the Com-
McBrayer plain. You are not required to
JAMES BLAKE BRUCE MCBRAY- file an answer or other plead-
ER ing to the Complaint, but you
A/KA/ BLAKE MCBRAYER, Ex- may do so if you desire.
ecutor
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND
PUBLISH: 4/24, 5/1, THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, on
5/8/2020 this the 22nd day of April
2020.
Cindy Egger Goode
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan-
cery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi
By: Tina Fisher , D.C.
PUBLISH: 4/24, 5/1, &
5/8/2020
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YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
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and payable in accordance with tion are unknown.
the terms of said deed of trust,
LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS Wells Fargo Bank, National As- You are summoned to appear
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your failure to appear and de-
fend, a judgment will be cash the following described
entered against you for the property situated in Lowndes Issued under my hand and the
things demanded in the Com- County, Mississippi, to wit: seal of said Court, this the
20th day of April, 2020
plain. You are not required to
file an answer or other plead- TRACT 1:
ing to the Complaint, but you Lot Number Twenty-Two (22) of Cindy E. Goode
may do so if you desire. Myers Estates, Lowndes CHANCERY CLERK OF
County, Mississippi, as shown LOWNDES COUNTY,
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND by plat recorded in Plat Book 3, MISSISSIPPI
BY: Tina Fisher, D.C.
THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, on page 61, in the Chancery
this the 22nd day of April Clerk`s Office, Lowndes (SEAL)
2020. County, Mississippi.
Issuance requested by:
Cindy Egger Goode SUBJECT TO those restrictive Janice T. Jackson, Esq.
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan- covenants and conditions con- Jackson Law Firm, PLLC
PO Box 24044
cery Clerk tained in deed from Donald F.
Jackson MS 39225
Lowndes County, Mississippi Myers and Sid Myers, Jr. to
John B. Dexter and wife, Cyn-
PUBLISH: 4/24, 5/1,
By: Tina Fisher , D.C. thia L. Dexter, dated Novem-
ber 5, 1978, filed for record 5/8/2020
PUBLISH: 4/24, 5/1, & November 14, 1978 and ap-
5/8/2020 pearing of record in Book 600,
Public Notice
page 495, of the land records
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF in the office of the Chancery
Mississippi Environmental
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
Quality Permit Board
SIPPI sissippi; and
P. O. Box 2261
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- SUBJECT, ALSO, to the reserva- Jackson, MS 39225
515 East Amite St.
TATE OF ROSIE MAE LEWIS tion or easements for utility
CLAY, DECEASED and drainage installation as set Jackson, MS 39201
Telephone No.
forth in said restrictive coven-
(601) 961-5171
KIMBLER GEAN DAVIS PETI- ants and as shown by said re-
TIONER corded plat.
Public Notice Start Date: April
TRACT 2: 24, 2020
CAUSE NO. 44CH1:19-pr-
00212-RPF Beginning at the Southeast
corner of Lot 22 of Myers Es- MDEQ Contact: Jeffrey Bland
NOTICE TO CREDITORS tates, a residential community
Southern Natural Gas Com-
in Lowndes County, Missis-
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI sippi, as shown by plat thereof pany’s Muldon Storage Facility
located at 10156 Old Magno-
COUNTY OF LOWNDES recorded in Plat Book 3 Page
lia Highway, near Prairie, MS,
61 in the office of the Chan-
(662) 319-6777, has applied
By the Chancery Court of cery Clerk of said county (said
to the Mississippi Department
Lowndes County: corner being in the centerline
of a ditch) as the POINT OF BE- of Environmental Quality for the
GINNING; thence North 44 de- following permitting action(s):
Letters of Administration have Renewal of Title V Operating
been granted and issued to the grees 47 minutes East along Permit Ref. No. 1840-00039.
undersigned upon the Estate of the East side of said lot for
79.7 feet; thence South 59 de- The applicant's operations fall
Rosie Mae Lewis Clay, de- within SIC Code 4922 – Natur-
ceased, by the Chancery Court grees 38 minutes East for 34.6 al Gas Transmission. A State-
of Lowndes County, Missis- feet; thence South 29 degrees
03 minutes East along the ment of Basis has been pre-
sippi, on the 30th day of pared that contains a discus-
South side of a public road
March, 2020. This is to give sion of the decision-making
notice to all persons having known as Sanders Lane (as
that went into the develop-
claims against said estate to built) (20 feet from centerline)
probate and Register same for 67.8 feet; thence South 44 ment of the permit and
with the Chancery Clerk of degrees 56 minutes East along provides the permitting author-
ity, the public, and other gov-
Lowndes County, Mississippi, said South side of road for 57
feet; thence South 39 degrees ernment bodies a record of the
within (90) days from the first technical issues surrounding is-
publication date of this Notice. 49 minutes West for 30 feet to suance of the permit. The
A failure to so Probate and Re- the centerline of a ditch; Statement of Basis also ad-
gister said claim will forever thence North 59 degrees 10
dresses any changes to emis-
bar the same. minutes West along said
sions and/or discharges result-
centerline for 163 feet to the
ing from any modification of the
point of beginning, containing
THIS the 31st day of March,
2020. 0.2 acres, more or less, and ly- facility.
ing in the Northeast Quarter of
Southern Natural Gas Com-
/s/Kimber Gean Davis the Southeast Quarter of Sec-
pany owns and operates its
Administrator of the Estate of tion 8, Township 16 South,
natural gas storage facility de-
Rosie Mae Lewis Clay, De- Range 17 West, Lowndes
signed for injection, storage,
ceased County, Mississippi.
and withdrawal of natural gas.
I will convey only such title as The facility operates three (3)
BRANDI E. SOPER, 7,250 HP natural gas-fired re-
MSB#105026 vested in me as Substituted
ciprocating compressor en-
WEBB SANDERS & WILLIAMS, Trustee.
gines, two (2) 930 HP natural
PLLC
Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC gas-fired emergency backup
P.O. Box 496 power generator engines, one
TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 38802- Substituted Trustee
(1) 1.5-MMBTUH natural gas-
0496
Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC fired boiler, three (3) 7.38-
PH: (662) 844-2137 MMBTUH natural gas-fired with-
FAX: (662) 842-3863 244 Inverness Center Drive
drawal heaters, two (2) 15.38-
Attorney for Administrator Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35242 MMBTUH natural gas-fired with-
drawal heaters, one (1) 15.29-
Publication Dates: 4/3, 4/10, (205) 970-2233
MMBTUH natural gas-fired with-
4/17 & 4/24/2020 drawal heater, two (2) 15.0-
Publication dates: April 24,
MMBTUH natural gas-fired re-
2020, May 1, 2020, May 8,
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NO- generation heaters, one (1)
2020, May 15, 2020
TICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 21.76-MMBTUH natural gas-
fired withdrawal heater, one (1)
WHEREAS, on November 6, IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF 11.3-MMBTUH natural gas-fired
2006, Samuel Lance Luckey LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- withdrawal heater, and six (6)
and Tammy Luckey executed a SIPPI
certain deed of trust to Vinh
natural gas condensate stor-
age tanks. The facility also has
Pham, Trustee for the use and IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- facility blowdowns, truck load-
benefit of Mortgage Electronic TATE OF SHIRLEY ANN BAR- ing operations, fugitive emis-
Registration Systems, Inc. act- RETT, DECEASED
ing solely as nominee for BNC
sions, as well as, insignificant
activities.
Mortgage Inc, a Delaware Cor- STANLEY BARRETT
poration, which deed of trust is PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF The staff of the Permit Board
of record in the office of the has developed this draft per-
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes, V.
mit based on information sub-
County, state of Mississippi, in mitted to the Permit Board by
Book 2006, Page 31982; and UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SHIRLEY the applicant, appropriate
ANN BARRETT, DECEASED State and Federal agencies
WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Bank, RESPONDENTS/DEFENDANTS and other interested parties.
National Association, as Trust- The staff of the Permit Board is
ee for Structured Asset Securit- NO. 2019-145-JNS
soliciting all relative informa-
ies Corporation Mortgage Pass- tion pertaining to the proposed
Through Certificates, Series SUMMONS
activity, including public com-
2007-BC1, the current holder ment, to ensure that the final
and/or assignee, substituted THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
staff recommendation on the
Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC as draft permit complies with all
Trustee by instrument recor- TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SHIR- State and Federal regulations.
ded in the Chancery Clerk’s Of- LEY ANN BARRETT, DECEASED Public review and comment on
fice on November 5, 2018 in
the draft permit and support-
Book MORT 2018, Page You have been made a Re- ing documentation is an import-
23508; and spondent/Defendant in the suit ant element in the staff evalu-
filed in this Court by STANLEY ation and resulting recommend-
WHEREAS, Default having been BARRETT, PETITIONER/ ation to the Permit Board. The
made in the terms and condi- PLAINTIFF, seeking to summon draft permit conditions have
tions of said deed of trust and all unknown heirs of Shirley been developed to ensure com-
the entire debt secured thereby Ann Barrett, deceased. Defend- pliance with all State and Fed-
having been declared to be due ants other than you in this ac- eral regulations but are sub-
and payable in accordance with tion are unknown. ject to change based on inform-
the terms of said deed of trust, ation received as a result of
Wells Fargo Bank, National As- You are summoned to appear public participation.
sociation, as Trustee for Struc- and defend against the com-
tured Asset Securities Corpora- plaint or petition filed against Persons wishing to comment
tion Mortgage Pass-Through you in this action at 9:00 upon or object to the proposed
Certificates, Series 2007-BC1, o'clock A.M. on the 23rd day of determinations are invited to
the legal holder of said in- June, 2020, in the courtroom submit comments in writing to
debtedness, having requested of the Lowndes County Court- Jeffrey Bland at
the undersigned Substitute house Columbus, Mississippi, jbland@mdeq.ms.gov or to the
Trustee in said deed of trust, and in case of your failure to Permit Board’s address shown
will on May 21, 2020 offer for appear and defend a judgment above if email is not available,
sale at public outcry and sell will be entered against you for no later than the end of the
within legal hours (being the money or other things de- thirty (30) day public notice. All
manded in the complaint or pe- comments received by this
between the hours of 11:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the tition.
date will be considered in the
main front door of the County formulation of final determina-
Courthouse of Lowndes County You are not required to file an
in Columbus, Mississippi, to answer or other pleading but
tions regarding the
application(s). A public hearing
the highest and best bidder for you may do so if you desire. will be held if the Permit Board
cash the following described finds a significant degree of
property situated in Lowndes Issued under my hand and the public interest in the proposed
County, Mississippi, to wit: seal of said Court, this the permit(s). Persons wishing to
20th day of April, 2020 request a public hearing may
TRACT 1: do so by submitting that re-
Lot Number Twenty-Two (22) of Cindy E. Goode quest to Jeffrey Bland at jb-
Myers Estates, Lowndes CHANCERY CLERK OF land@mdeq.ms.gov, or to the
County, Mississippi, as shown LOWNDES COUNTY, Permit Board’s address spe-
by plat recorded in Plat Book 3, MISSISSIPPI cified shown above if email is
page 61, in the Chancery BY: Tina Fisher, D.C. not available, or the Chief of
Clerk`s Office, Lowndes (SEAL) the Environmental Permits Divi-
County, Mississippi. sion at
Issuance requested by: krudolph@mdeq.ms.gov. The
SUBJECT TO those restrictive Janice T. Jackson, Esq. Permit Board is limited in the
covenants and conditions con- Jackson Law Firm, PLLC scope of its analysis to environ-
tained in deed from Donald F. PO Box 24044 mental impact. Any comments
Myers and Sid Myers, Jr. to Jackson MS 39225 relative to zoning or economic
John B. Dexter and wife, Cyn-
and social impacts are within
thia L. Dexter, dated Novem- PUBLISH: 4/24, 5/1, the jurisdiction of local zoning
ber 5, 1978, filed for record 5/8/2020 and planning authorities and
November 14, 1978 and ap- should be addressed to them.
pearing of record in Book 600,
page 495, of the land records After receipt of public com-
in the office of the Chancery
ments and thorough considera-
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis- tion of all comments, the staff
sissippi; and will formulate its recommenda-
ADS STARTING AT
tions for permit issuance and a
SUBJECT, ALSO, to the reserva- proposed permit if that is the
tion or easements for utility
$12
recommendation. The Title V
and drainage installation as set Permit to Operate is a permit
forth in said restrictive coven- that is required by Title V of the
ants and as shown by said re- Federal Clean Air Act and the
corded plat. Mississippi Air and Water Pollu-
tion Control Law. The Title V
TRACT 2: permit is a Federally-enforce-
Beginning at the Southeast able permit as well as a State
corner of Lot 22 of Myers Es- permit. Therefore, the U.S. En-
tates, a residential community
in Lowndes County, Missis-
vironmental Protection Agency
(EPA) will also be allowed an
sippi, as shown by plat thereof
recorded in Plat Book 3 Page
opportunity to review the ap-
plication, proposed permit, and
61 in the office of the Chan-
all comments received during
cery Clerk of said county (said the public comment period pri-
corner being in the centerline or to Permit Board action on
of a ditch) as the POINT OF BE- the application.
GINNING; thence North 44 de-
grees 47 minutes East along The status regarding EPA’s 45-
the East side of said lot for
79.7 feet; thence South 59 de-
day review of this project and
the deadline for citizen’s peti-
grees 38 minutes East for 34.6 tions can be found at the fol-
feet; thence South 29 degrees lowing website address:
03 minutes East along the https://www.epa.gov/caa-per-
South side of a public road mitting/mississippi-proposed-
comments received by this
6b
dateFriday, April 24,in2020
will be considered the The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
formulation of final determina-
tions regarding the
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will be held if the Permit Board
finds a significant degree of
public interest in the proposed
permit(s). Persons wishing to
request a public hearing may
do so by submitting that re-
quest to Jeffrey Bland at jb-
land@mdeq.ms.gov, or to the
Permit Board’s address spe-
cified shown above if email is
not available, or the Chief of
the Environmental Permits Divi-
sion at
krudolph@mdeq.ms.gov. The
Permit Board is limited in the
scope of its analysis to environ-
mental impact. Any comments
relative to zoning or economic
and social impacts are within
the jurisdiction of local zoning
and planning authorities and
should be addressed to them.
After receipt of public com-
ments and thorough considera-
tion of all comments, the staff
will formulate its recommenda-
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Rentals
tions for permit issuance and a
proposed permit if that is the 2BR/1BA @ 1521 2018 40FT Gooseneck
recommendation. The Title V Shepherd Rd. Trailer w/ 5ft dovetail, 12
Permit to Operate is a permit Sold as is, needs work. ton axles, 10−4inch straps
that is required by Title V of the Ads starting at $25 Serious inquiries only, & tarps. $8,500. 662−251
Federal Clean Air Act and the 769−274−4110.
Mississippi Air and Water Pollu- −3001.
tion Control Law. The Title V Apts For Rent: West
permit is a Federally-enforce- WANTED FREON R12.
COLEMAN
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permit. Therefore, the U.S. En- We pay CA$H.
vironmental Protection Agency R12 R500 R11.
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tions can be found at the fol-
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grid
lowing website address: $9500. 662−574−2617. Visit 516 Main Street 1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 5 1 8 9 2 7 6 4 3
1, 2, & 3 Baths CREDIT CHECK given
so thatnumbers. The
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mitting/mississippi-proposed- Houses For Sale: New Hope each row, each 7 4 6 5 3 8 9 1 2
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column and each 3x3 the
is to place
662-329-2323
title-v-permits. box
numbers 3 9 2 6 4 1 5 8 7
Additional details about the ap- & Credit Check 16 WIDNER IN NEW HOPE contains the1same to 9 number
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the empty spaces so
Vehicles
plication(s), including a copy of Newly remodeled. 3BR/
viceinvestments.com 2411 HWY 45 N only once. The difficulty 9 3 1 8 7 2 4 5 6
the draft permit(s), are avail- 2BA home. Approx. 1,500 that each row, each
able by writing or calling the
Public Records Request Officer 327-8555 COLUMBUS, MS sq. ft. Has 25’x30’ wired
metal shop w/ roll−up front
level increases from
column and each
Monday
3x3 boxtocontains
Sunday.
4 6 5 1 9 3 7 2 8
Ads starting at $12 Difficulty Level 4/23
at the above Permit Board ad- & side door. $154,500.
Commercial Property For Rent
dress and telephone number or
by completing the form at the Apts For Rent: Caledonia 662−549−9298. the same number only once. The difficulty level
following website: FOR RENT LOCATED NEAR Boats & Marine increases from Monday to Sunday.
https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/ab 2 BR, 1 BA w/ W/D DOWNTOWN. 3,000 sq. ft. Lots & Acreage
out-mdeq/public-records-re- connections. Application truck terminal, 9,500 sq. 15FT FISHING BOAT w/
quest/public-records-request- ft. shop & 3,200 sq. ft. 1.75 ACRE LOTS. motor & trailer (needs
form/. Additionally, a copy of
Fee, Background and Credit
Checks required. $500.00 office/shop. Buildings can Good/Bad Credit Options. tires). $900.
the draft permit and statement Good credit as low as 10%
of basis may be found on the 662−436−2255 be rented together or 662−327−5480.
separately. All w/ excellent down, $299/mo. Eaton
MDEQ’s website at:
http://opc.deq.state.ms.us/pu access & Hwy. 82 visibility. Land, 662−361−7711. Campers & RVs
blicnotice.aspx. This informa- 662−327−9559.
tion is also available for review 2012 JAYCO EAGLE 5th
Houses For Rent: Other
Garage Sales
at the office of MDEQ at the WHEEL, 39ft, 4 slide−outs.
address specified above dur-
ing normal business hours; 2BR, 48" TV & 27" TV.
HOUSE NEAR MUW W/ $26,500. 662−386−9605.
however, should the MDEQ of- APARTMENT. 323 13th St.
fice be closed, the application
and related information will be
N. 3 Blks from MUW. LR, Two free signs Motorcycles & ATVs
made available at DR, 2/3BR−3BA, lg den w/
https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/en- fire place, kitchen, laundry, Garage Sales: New Hope
outside fenced patio, 1993 KAWASAKI
search/epd-permits-at-public-
notice/ upon request. Please Take down that “for screened side porch & 2212 NEW HOPE RD.
VOYAGER XII Only 25,500
miles. Runs & looks good.
bring the foregoing to the atten- work room & ATTACHED
tion of persons whom you know rent” sign and get APARTMENT: 1BR/1BA,
Fri/Sat/Sun, 6am−6pm. No problems. $3000 OBO.
will be interested. Coats, clothes, tools, furn, Can be seen local.
fast results with an living room/kitchenette
area. NO HUD. Ref req.
etc. 901−293−7608. 501−545−7750.
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