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Commercial Dispatch Eedition 5-27-20
Commercial Dispatch Eedition 5-27-20
Commercial Dispatch Eedition 5-27-20
Columbus resi-
dents are no longer
banned from non-
essential travel be-
tween 10 p.m. and 6
a.m. as Mayor Robert
Smith lifted the city-
wide curfew Wednes-
day morning, accord- Smith
ing to a press release.
The curfew, which prohibited
all travel for residents who are 18
or younger and nonessential trav-
els for those older during that time
frame, was implemented on March
21 due to the COVID-19 pandem-
ic. It remained in place when mul-
tiple surrounding municipalities,
including Starkville, Oktibbeha
County and Lowndes County, had
lifted theirs as the state worked to
reopen.
See CURFEW, 8A
Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
Less than an hour before the only flight of the day at Golden Triangle Regional Airport, very few passengers and staff workers
are visible in the terminal. Roughly 12 to 15 passengers a day come through the airport, a slight increase over the average of
five to seven about two weeks ago.
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most famous work? Board of Supervisors,
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Full forecast on City Council, 5 p.m.,
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Crossword 8B Opinions 6A center, and Shykerriah Smart are from Board of Supervisors,
141st Year, No. 65 Dear Abby 3B Brooksville. 9 a.m. Courthouse
Jones
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‘A family man’ she said. “But (he said) asking for help search- The siblings all said
Michael’s mother died next time, if they thought ing for him. Bethie filed they have been keeping
when he was a teenager those places were hard to a missing persons report in touch more now, plan-
and Keisha just 2, the oth- find, next time he’s going at Lowndes County Sher- ning vacations and ways
er siblings all falling in to have some even hard- iff’s Office, whose inves- to spend time in each
between them. Chris said er places to look for the tigators later teamed up other’s company, not just
that’s when Michael be- eggs.” with Bessemer Police De-
sending each other mes-
came like an “extra par- Immanuel called his partment.
father a “true family sages through a Face-
ent” to the rest of them. On Friday afternoon,
man,” and Tatum called Bessemer police found book thread they’ve had
“He had to grow up for several years now.
real fast,” Chris said. “… him a “gem of a father.” Michael’s truck, said
“I wouldn’t have traded BPD’s Public Informa- Chris said it’s similar
It just extended through-
this man for anything,” tion Officer Lt. Christian to what they went through
out the last 20 years.
He’s always been that big she said in a message Sa- Clemons. Bessemer po- when they were children
brother person we could lone delivered. lice began searching the when their mother died.
lean on. And he always Salone said even surrounding area and Except this time, he and
did the right thing.” though Michael was her found Michael’s body in his siblings agreed, Mi-
Michael’s other broth- brother-in-law, he was an abandoned house in chael isn’t here to help
ers, Joseph and Lester Jr., more like a brother. The the 1800 block of Fair- them through it.
said Michael was the one two often spent time to- fax Avenue. He had been “The only way we got
to offer guidance, and oc- gether watching movies shot.
with Michael and Beth- through it … was that we
casionally get the young- “He was led up here
ie’s children, she said. to purchase a phone had each other,” he said.
er siblings out of trouble. “That’s missing now. It’s
His sister, Chanda His hobby was garden- through (an) app,” Clem-
ing, Salone said. ons said. “We did not find hard.”
Burns, agreed.
“He was the best part “He used his hands to his phone or the mon-
of us,” she said. “He was plant beautiful gardens,” ey he was using to buy
the best part of all of us.” she said. “... We’d pick a phone … at the crime
When Chris moved fresh vegetables from the scene.”
away from Columbus at gardens and make salads That’s what led police
19, it was Michael who and Michael loved that. to believe he was the vic-
was constantly putting He was always so proud tim of a robbery, Clemons
money on his emergency of his garden. He’d tell ev- said.
credit card to make sure eryone, ‘You see my gar- There are no suspects
Chris had funds. den? You see my garden? in custody yet.
“Mike … was able to Look what I did.’” Michael’s family mem-
take out the noise and just His other hobby was bers said the news took
point you in the right di- finding good deals on everyone by surprise.
rection,” said Joseph. “No second-hand items at Chris said Michael’s su-
matter what.” trade shows and online. pervisor at work called
Michael graduated He used to call people in tears when he learned
Mississippi State Uni- to tell them what a good Michael was missing.
versity with a degree in deal he’d found. Tatum said she received
computer science and It was that love of a deal numerous messages of
math, his siblings said that led Michael to go to support, and thanked ev-
— something not many Bessemer on May 20. He eryone for sending them.
people knew since Mi- was going to buy a phone Joseph said his nor-
chael worked at Steel when he was killed. mally “jovial family” has
Dynamics and enjoyed Salone said she finds suddenly become much
manual labor. He married it strange that a hobby more somber.
his wife, Bethie, and the Michael loved so much “I can tell you the hard-
two raised two children: played a role in his death. est thing right now is to
Taytiyona Tatum, now 21; “He was always look- laugh and joke,” he said.
and Immanuel Jones, 18. ing for a good deal,” she Bethie said she prays
In a message delivered said tearfully. Michael’s family sees jus- SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates
to The Dispatch through tice served. peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Wed. Thurs.
her sister, Martha Salone, The investigation His siblings, in partic- Major
Minor
5:01a
10:40a
5:58a
11:48a
Bethie said Michael will Michael first went ular, have been working Major 5:30p 6:25p
Minor 12:23a 1:11a
“forever be her sweet- missing early Wednes- on their own unofficial Courtesy of Mississippi Department
of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
heart.” She said he always day morning when he left investigation, feeding ev-
The Dispatch
used to watch movies and work at Steel Dynamics at ery piece of information
play games with their about 6:15 a.m. He didn’t they think might be rele-
children, finding special arrive for his next shift vant to investigators.
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4A WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
AREA OBITUARIES
COMMERCIAL DISPATCH In addition to her Carolyn Diehl Euting. She was former-
OBITUARY POLICY parents, she was pre- ly employed with Missis-
Obituaries with basic informa- COLUMBUS — Car-
ceded in death by her sippi State Department
tion including visitation and olyn Diehl, 72, died May
step-mother. of Health. She was a
service times, are provided
She is survived by 25, 2020, at Baptist Me-
free of charge. Extended obit- member of First Baptist
her husband, Charlie morial Hospital-Golden Church.
uaries with a photograph, de-
tailed biographical information Gerald Gates; children, Triangle. She is survived by
and other details families may John Wayne Gates and Memorial serviced her children, Julie
wish to include, are available Marty Gerald Gates; will be held at a later Gilchrist of Richmond,
for a fee. Obituaries must be
siblings, Nan Elliott, date. Lowndes Funeral Virginia and Thomas
submitted through funeral
homes unless the deceased’s
Diane Cowart, Jeanette Home of Columbus is in Gilchrist of Las Vega,
body has been donated to sci- Swain, Bobby Jones, charge of arrangements. Nevada; and brother,
ence. If the deceased’s body Bubba Jones and Son- Ms. Diehl was born Lee Euting of Buffalo
was donated to science, the ny Johnson; and five July 30, 1947, to the late Junction, Virginia.
family must provide official grandchildren. George and Kathryn See OBITUARIES, 5A
proof of death. Please submit Memorials may be
Alice Lancaster
all obituaries on the form pro- made to St. Jude Chil-
vided by The Commercial Dis-
patch. Free notices must be
dren’s Hospital, 501 St.
submitted to the newspaper Jude PL, Memphis, TN
no later than 3 p.m. the day 38105. Alice Stallworth Lancaster
prior for publication Tuesday departed this life for her
through Friday; no later than 4 Jessie Wheeler Heavenly home on Ascension
p.m. Saturday for the Sunday
VERNON, Ala. — Day, May 21, 2020, at Merit
edition; and no later than
Jessie Mae Wheeler, Health Central Hospital in
7:30 a.m. for the Monday edi-
83, died May 24, 2020, Jackson, Mississippi.
tion. Incomplete notices must She is survived by her
be received no later than 7:30 at her residence.
A private family husband, Judge Robert L.
a.m. for the Monday through
Friday editions. Paid notices funeral service is at 2 “Bob” Lancaster; daughter,
must be finalized by 3 p.m. for p.m. today, at Chandler Lea Alice Lancaster Parker and
inclusion the next day Monday Funeral Home chapel, husband, Matthew, of Arlington, VA; daughter,
through Thursday; and on Katie Lancaster Johnson and husband, Bill, of
Lisa Richardson
with Danny Thomp-
Friday by 3 p.m. for Sunday
son and Stuart Vail Nashville, TN; son, Dr. Richard Jeptha Lancaster
and Monday publication. For
officiating. Burial will and wife, Chelsey, of Fairhope, AL; three
more information, call 662-
follow in Shiloh Cem- grandsons, Knox George Parker, Logan Lancaster
328-2471.
Parker of Arlington, VA and William Jeptha Lisa Carol Richardson
etery. Services will be passed away May 21, 2020, at
live streamed at www. Lancaster of Fairhope, AL; two granddaughters,
Jimmie Turner Mary Francis Johnson and Kingslea Stallworth her residence at the age of 55
chandlerfh.net. after valiantly battling cancer.
NOXUBEE COUN- Mrs. Wheeler was Johnson of Nashville, TN; mother-in-law,
Irene Burrow Lancaster of Columbus, MS; A Memorial service was
TY — Jimmie Turner, born Feb. 6, 1937, in
and brother-in-law, William Otis Lancaster held Saturday, May 23, 2020, at
78, died May 25, 2020. Vernon, to the late Coy
and wife, Lynn, of Columbus, MS. Alice is also Stateline Baptist Church.
Arrangements are Lee and Ila Mae Shel-
survived by her sister, Nancy Stallworth Thomas Lisa was born on November
incomplete and will be ton. She was formerly
of Houston, TX; sister, Clementine Stallworth 14, 1964, in Columbus, MS.
announced by Carter’s employed with Chrom-
deRoode of Huntsville, AL; and brother, Dr. She was married to Gary
Funeral Services of alox.
John Clement Stallworth and wife, Pamela, of Allen Richardson for 37 years. She is survived
Macon. In addition to her
Highlands Ranch, CO. Alice was pre-deceased by their two daughters, Brandy (Ike) Andrews
parents, she was pre- of Madison, MS and Amanda (Jason) Drish of
Ann Gates ceded in death by her by her parents, Dr. William Lea Stallworth and
Dr. Alice Johnston Fitch Stallworth of Columbus, Guntown, MS.
CARROLLTON, Ala. daughter, Vickie Reed; Lisa was extremely devoted to her family
— Ann Jones Gates, 71, and siblings, Wayne MS; brother, Dr. William King Stallworth and his
wife, Jean, of Mt. Pleasant, SC; father-in-law, Otis and friends. She loved spending time with her
died May 18, 2020, at Shelton and Grady grandchildren, gardening, her dog Dixie, and
DCH Regional Medical Shelton. G. Lancaster; and brother-in-law, Dr. Sellers J.
Thomas of Houston, TX. Fox news. Family and friends would describe
Center. A graveside She is survived by Lisa as both fierce and loyal.
service was at 11 a.m. her children, Jimmy Alice was born in Columbus, MS on January
13, 1949, and delivered by Dr. Tom Wolford at She was extremely proud of her five
May 20, 2020, in Sprin- Wheeler of Vernon grandchildren, Brantley Andrews, Spencer
ghill Baptist Church and Cheryl Sizemore the Columbus Hospital. She took piano lessons
from Mrs. McPherson. She was a graduate of Andrews, Kyle Drish, Mary Caroline Drish and
Cemetery, with Tommy of Sulligent; siblings, Ella Rose Drish.
Smothers officiating. Daniel Shelton, Betty Demonstration School, Cook Junior High and
S. D. Lee High Class of 1966. At Lee High, she Lisa was a loyal sister and is survived by her
Visitation followed in Jack and Anna Tanner; sisters, Kathy Littles, Kay Patterson, Rene Vasser
the church. Skelton two grandchildren; and was President of the Student Council, member
of Hall of Fame, received the DAR Good (Jason), Lynn Browning (Joe), Robbie Brown
Funeral Home of Re- three great-grandchil- (Adam), Angie Browning; and brothers, Bubba
dren. Citizenship Award, Four year letterman on Lee
form was in charge of Browning, Casey Browning and Luke Browning.
High Tennis Team, member of the LAT Social
arrangements. She also has a host of nieces and nephews that
Club, and member of Columbus Pilgrimage
Mrs. Gates was she loved dearly.
Court. She attended Sophie Newcomb College,
born Sept. 3, 1948, in She is proceeded in death by her parents,
Tulane University where she was a member of
Columbus, to the late Juanita and Bobby Browning; and sister, Rebecca
the Chi Omega Sorority. She was presented
James Frank Jones and Browning.
to Society at the Gold and White Ball of the
Willie Lucille Duncan
Southern Debutante Assembly in Greenwood,
Jones. She was for- MS. She graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
merly employed with degree from Mississippi University for Women
Pickens County Herald and with a Master of Fine Arts degree from
and was a member the University of Mississippi. She taught art at
of Springhill Baptist Sign the online guest book at
the University of Mississippi; Mississippi State www.memorialgunterpeel.com
Church. University; Mississippi University for Women; 716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
and the Columbus Public Schools. She had
one high school student win a Bill and Melinda
Michael Spencer
Gates Scholarship. She did free-lance artwork,
calligraphy, and painting. She won first place in
Graphics at the First Gum Tree Arts Festival.
Send in Alice was the 1970 Columbus Pilgrimage Michael Wayne
your church event! Brian Fedorka Queen; a member of the Billups Garth Foundation; Spencer, 47, of
Incomplete President of the Columbus Garden Club 1989- Columbus, MS
College Street Location 90 and 2012-2013; Member of the Northeast passed away Friday,
Email Mississippi Chi Omega Alumni Association; May 22, 2020, at
editorialassistant@ President of Susanna Pope Chapter and Alabama Baptist Memorial
cdispatch.com State Organizing Secretary of the National Hospit al – Golden
Society of Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Triangle, Columbus,
Century; Recording Secretary and past Regent MS.
Subject: of Colonel George Reade Chapter and Alabama A family memorial service was held Sunday,
Religious brief State Regent of the National Society Daughters May 24, 2020, at 2:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral
memorialgunterpeel.com of the American Colonists; Past Regent of the Home Chapel, with Pastor Chuck Eubanks
Bernard Romans Chapter and Mississippi officiating. Immediately following the service
State Recording Secretary of Daughters of the there was a drive-through visitation in the funeral
American Revolution; member of the Master home parking lot. Friends may view the service
Gardeners Association; volunteer at Friendship online at www.lowndesfuneralhome.net.
Obituaries
Continued from Page 4A
Anthony Aycock
DALLAS, Texas —
Anthony Nolen Aycock,
35, died May 22, 2020,
at his residence.
A family funeral
service will be at 10
a.m. Thursday, at
Tisdale-Lann Memo-
rial Chapel, with John
Longmire officiating.
Burial will follow in
Mixon Cemetery in
McCondy. Tisdale-Lann
Memorial Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Aycock was born
Feb. 8, 1985, in Amory,
to Laurenda Provias
Aycock and William
Wade Aycock III. He
was a veteran of the
Army National Guard
and was a graduate
of The University of
Mississippi. He was
formerly employed as
an accounting repre-
sentative with Osburn
Contractor, LLC.
He was preceded in
Opinion
6A WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020
PETER BIRNEY IMES Editor/Publisher
BIRNEY IMES III Editor/Publisher 1998-2018
BIRNEY IMES JR. Editor/Publisher 1947-2003
Dispatch
The
BIRNEY IMES SR. Editor/Publisher 1922-1947
OUR VIEW
OTHER EDITORS
State legislators
should target the help
The $1.25 billion Mississippi has received
in coronavirus relief is a chunk of money. To
put it in perspective, that’s about one-fifth of
the state’s annual general fund budget.
But, as with all pots of money that state
government has, there will be more requests
and needs than there will be money to cover. STATE OF THE WORLD
That means the Legislature, which has assert-
ed its control over how most of the money is
spent, will have to make some choices.
It already has made a $300 million choice.
Jinping takes up the US challenge
I
That’s how much lawmakers have set aside s the U.S. up for a President Tsai Ing-wen, and Nikita Khrushchev?
for grants to small businesses, with priority second Cold War — and pointedly dropped Said Secretary of State Mike
given to those that have not received forgiv- this time with China? the word peaceful from Pompeo ruefully this month:
able loans from the federal government for What makes the its annual call for uni- “China’s been ruled by a brutal,
keeping their employees on the payroll. Ear- question newly relevant fication with the island authoritarian regime, a communist
lier, during a dust-up with Gov. Tate Reeves, is that Xi Jinping’s China democracy. regime since 1949. For several de-
the Legislature gave him discretion over $100 suddenly appears eager “Chinese troops cades, we thought the regime would
million for emergency spending related to for a showdown with squared off again last become more like us through trade,
battling the spread of COVID-19. the United States for week with India’s along scientific exchanges, diplomatic
That leaves $850 million still to allocate — long-term supremacy in their contentious border outreach ... (but) that didn’t happen.
and there will be no shortage of suitors. The the Asia-Pacific and the in the Himalayas.” “We greatly underestimated the
Mississippi Department of Education has said world. To warnings that degree to which Beijing is ideolog-
With the U.S. con- Patrick Buchanan China is risking Cold ically and politically hostile to free
it would like $250 million to equip all of the
sumed by the corona- War II, Beijing seems nations. The whole world is waking
state’s public school students with computers
virus pandemic that to be responding: If a up to that fact.”
and broadband access on the possibility that
has killed 100,000 Americans and Cold War with the United States is Yet, the rising totalitarian power
the schools will still be closed in the fall and
crashed our economy to depths not the price of securing our strategic of China, even with its imperial
forced to continue distance learning. Missis-
seen since the Great Depression, interests and position in Asia and ambitions undisguised, does not
sippi hospitals are asking for more than $300
China’s dictator seems to be making the world, bring it on. threaten the vital interests of the
million to offset some of the losses they are his move. Beijing has put the ball in Ameri- United States.
suffering from treating COVID-19 patients. At the Communist Party conclave ca’s court. What do we do now? So, again, the question: If China
Municipal governments, which are anticipat- this May, China announced that it Consider the list of nations with is prepared for a Cold War II with
ing a huge drop in revenues due to a decline was seizing control of Hong Kong’s which China has territorial quarrels the United States to establish its
in sales tax receipts, want help. So do county security. From now on, subversion, that have lately produced military predominance, what are we pre-
governments. sedition, secession and foreign clashes. pared to do should China absorb
Lawmakers can take two approaches with meddling within the city will be Beijing claims Indian lands China Hong Kong and convert it into a
this money. It can try to spread it as far as it crushed. has occupied since their 1962 war. second Shanghai?
can, giving as many corners of the public and Whatever sanctions the U.S. and China claims virtually all the What are we prepared to do if
private sectors a piece so as to try to amelio- its allies impose, there will be no islets and reefs in the South China China puts new pressure on Taiwan
rate the most people possible. That seems to free and independent Hong Kong. Sea and now uses naval vessels and seizes offshore islands in the
be the federal government’s approach in the “For an Ascendant China, Rein- to deal with the rival claimants of East China Sea, as she did in the
$3 trillion it has spent so far on relief. ing in Hong Kong Is Just the Start,” Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and South China Sea? Sanctions against
Or it can target the funding to a few select is the headline over The New York the Philippines. Vladimir Putin’s Russia to compel it
areas — such as health care and manufactur- Times story on China’s new asser- Beijing asserts that Taiwan and to return Crimea and vacate eastern
ing — that could produce the biggest bang for tiveness. all of its offshore islands in the East Ukraine have conspicuously failed.
the buck. “China’s move to strip away China Sea belong to China. While Are we prepared to fight for any
For Mississippi, which, unlike the feder- another layer of Hong Kong’s the Senkaku Islands have long been of the islands, none of which we
al government, does not have the power to autonomy was not a rash impulse. controlled by Japan, China claims claim and many of which we agree
print money, we would recommend the more It was a deliberate act, months in these islands as well. ultimately belong to Beijing?
targeted approach. the making,” writes reporter Steven As for protests of the suppression The Chinese have stolen our in-
Most areas of the economy have been Lee Myers. “It took into account the of Tibetans and incarceration in tellectual property, coerced technol-
hit hard by the shutdowns of the past two risks of international umbrage and concentration camps of Muslim Ui- ogy transfers from our businesses
months. Even though Mississippi is gradually reached the reasonable assumption ghurs and Kazakhs, Beijing brushes and sent spies posing as students
lifting many of those restrictions, it looks like that there would not be a significant them off. into our universities to thieve our
it will be a slow recovery. The quicker that geopolitical price to pay. ... Should the U.S. seek sanctions secrets.
some of the state’s largest job providers are “With the world distracted by the on China if it crushes the resistance Meanwhile, we allowed ourselves
back on their feet, the quicker the recovery pandemic’s devastating toll, China in Hong Kong, how many U.S. allies to become dependent on China for
can come and ripple through to everyone else. has taken a series of aggressive would support those sanctions, medicines and drugs vital to the
A targeted approach means having to set steps in recent weeks to flex its when, for Australia, South Korea, health and the survival of millions of
priorities. That’s not easy politically, but that’s economic, diplomatic and military Japan and Taiwan, China, not Americans.
what lawmakers signed up for when they ran muscle across the region. America, is their largest market and Who did this to us? We did it to
for office — that is, to help manage the state’s “China’s Coast Guard rammed trading partner? ourselves.
finances through the good times and the bad. and sank a fishing boat in disputed How did we allow ourselves to Patrick J. Buchanan, a nationally
In all times, but particularly in bad times, waters off Vietnam, and its ships get into this position where a lately syndicated columnist, was a senior
that means saying “no” to requests that may swarmed an offshore oil rig operat- backward China is suddenly a great- advisor to presidents Richard Nixon,
be worthy but just not worthy enough. ed by Malaysia. Beijing denounced er rival for global hegemony than Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. His
Greenwood Commonwealth the second inauguration of Taiwan’s was the Soviet Union of Josef Stalin website is http://buchanan.org/blog.
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020 7A
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden ATLANTA — Neither public rivals nor personal friends, Keisha
said Tuesday that wearing a mask Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams spent years climbing parallel lad-
in public to combat the spread of the ders at Atlanta City Hall and the Georgia Capitol.
coronavirus is a sign of leadership They are now Georgia’s most influential African American women.
and called President Donald Trump Bottoms, the 50-year-old Atlanta mayor, is a top surrogate for Joe
a “fool” who was “stoking deaths” Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Abrams is
for suggesting otherwise. the 46-year-old voting rights activist who nearly became the first black
The presumptive Democratic female governor in American history. Now, the pair occupy the same
presidential nominee’s comments political intersection: Biden’s list of potential running mates.
came a day after he wore a black That potential has highlighted the different styles of the two law-
face mask while making his first yers-turned-politicians. Abrams embraces the possibility of the vice
public appearance in more than two presidency and, already having acknowledged her own presidential as-
months. Biden has remained at his pirations, openly touts how she’d help Biden win and govern. Bottoms,
Delaware home amid a pandemic while not sidestepping the talk, plays the more traditional role of loyal
that has frozen the presidential cam- party lieutenant.
paign, but he marked Memorial Day While the possibility of being up for the same job could stoke con-
by laying a wreath at a nearby veter- flict, Abrams, Bottoms and their associates instead frame their national
ans’ memorial with his wife, Jill. profiles as a boost for black women.
Trump later retweeted a post that “I see them leading in very different ways because of the positions
appeared to make fun of a photo of they hold, and I adore them both,” said state party chairwoman Nikema
Biden in his mask, though he later Williams. It’s “inspiring” to watch “two black women from the South be
said he didn’t mean to be critical. elevated.”
In an interview with CNN, Biden Beyond Abrams and Bottoms, Biden is believed to be considering
responded, “He’s a fool, an absolute other women of color as his running mate, including California Sen.
fool, to talk that way.” Kamala Harris and Rep. Val Demings of Florida.
“He’s supposed to lead by exam-
ple,” Biden said. The former vice distancing of at least 6 feet, aren’t “It’s just absolutely this macho
president also noted that nearly possible. But the issue has become stuff,” Biden said of Trump bristling
100,000 Americans have been killed increasingly politically charged, at wearing a mask in public, a prac-
by the virus and suggested that as with Trump refusing to wear a mask tice the former vice president called
many as half of those deaths were and polls finding that conservative being “falsely masculine.” “It’s cost
avoidable but for Trump’s “lack of Americans are more likely to forgo people’s lives.”
attention and ego.” them as well. Biden added that the president is
Federal officials have recom- Biden didn’t wear a mask during politicizing the issue and “it’s stok-
mended that people cover their nose the CNN interview, which was con- ing deaths. That’s not going to in-
and mouth in public when other ducted outside his house, but he sat crease the likelihood that people are
measures, such as practicing social 12 feet from the reporter. going to be better off.”
cdispatch.com
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the airport limited to
once a day — around 1:30
p.m. — due to decreased
passenger traffic at the
airport. After waiting a
while, Binford headed
back inside the terminal
to rent a car from the
Avis/Budget kiosk inside. Hainsey Wynn
Binford’s journey gion. Memorial Day week-
was just a reminder that end, however, offered an
things are far from back increase in volume.
to normal at GTR in the Wynn said 39 rent-
face of the coronavirus als have been booked
pandemic. The airport is in roughly the past two
down to one flight per day weeks, a step up from the
from its normal four, and company’s pandemic av-
Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
passenger travel is just 10 erage of 11 per week be- The first four rows of Golden Triangle Regional Airport’s parking area are typically full, but Avis/Budget sales-
percent of what it was this fore that. person Robin Wynn said the lot has been thin during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wynn has been able to snag a
time last year. She said before the “prime” parking spot every day of late.
But Executive Director pandemic, the first four
Mike Hainsey said the rows of the airport’s “Since it is going to five people filled the spa- stations are all around the “We’ll take the mea-
situation at GTR is im- parking area were always take a while to recover, cious gate area roughly terminal, and Hainsey — sures required and make
proving — if only slight- chock full; now, Wynn al- it’ll allow us to still stay in half an hour before the citing safety as his “No. 1 sure both the people that
ly. In the past two weeks, ways lands a “prime park- good financial position,” only departing flight of concern” — said the jan- travel and also our em-
Hainsey said, the airport ing spot” at the very front he said. the day, the 2:40 p.m. Del- itorial and maintenance ployees, the people that
has gone from an average of the lot. The airport will sustain ta jaunt to Atlanta, left the staffs are still working are working there, are
of five-to-seven passen- Hainsey said the air- an estimated $300,000 to airport. hard to keep the airport protected and taken care
gers a day to an average port remains fairly busy $400,000 loss due to the But hand sanitizing clean. of, too,” he said.
of 12-to-15. It’s far off the with non-commercial pandemic, Hainsey said,
pre-pandemic average of travel. A flight school, but with the grant, it won’t
175 passengers per day, a crop-dusting service, have to tap into roughly a
Hainsey said, but it’s a medical helicopters and year’s worth of reserves.
start. military training ensure Hainsey said the mon-
Typically, nearly 80 GTR is never empty. ey from the CARES Act
percent of passenger will be used over the cur-
travel at the airport is for rent fiscal year as well as
business, but Hainsey Federal grant helps the next one.
said travelers like Binford airport survive GTR’s board decided
make up most of the cur- According to previ- early on not to cut any
rent populace. ous Dispatch reporting, staff during the pandem-
“The passengers we’re Hainsey estimated in ear- ic, Hainsey said.
seeing are ones that ly April that GTR could
have to fly to see family,” receive up to $190,000 in
Hainsey said. “The busi- aid from the federal gov-
Social distancing,
ness community is not ernment during the pan- sanitation measures
traveling yet.” demic. still in place
Robin Wynn, salesper- But he said Tuesday Social distancing mea-
son for Avis/Budget at that the airport received sures and sanitation pre-
GTR, said the terminal $1.2 million of funding cautions are still priori-
has been fairly empty through the CARES Act, ties at GTR despite the
since the end of spring significantly more than limited passenger traffic.
break at Mississippi State he expected. The money Though, as Hainsey
and Mississippi Universi- will fund payroll and reg- pointed out, “(i)t’s not
ty for Women, when the ular budget operations, hard social distancing in
pandemic first hit the re- Hainsey said. the terminal.” Fewer than
Suspect
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press release. The suspect had alleged-
ly been harassing guests at the hotel by
knocking on doors. He attacked the em-
ployee when the employee confronted
him.
The employee was treated for inju-
ries at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Gold-
en Triangle before being released, the
press release says.
The video released shows a bearded,
African-American man in a black shirt
and a head covering.
“We have a good clear picture of the
suspect,” said Police Chief Fred Shel-
ton in a prepared statement. “Someone
knows who this is, so all we ask them to
do is to call us and give us the name. The
information will be held confidential.”
Investigators are asking anyone Courtesy image
with information to call Golden Trian- Columbus police are seeking the public’s
gle Crime Stoppers at 800-530-7151 or help to find a suspect, pictured here in
leave a tip through the P3 app for smart- security footage, accused of assaulting an
phones. employee of a local hotel over the weekend.
Curfew
Continued from Page 1A
“I appreciate the co- expire. At this time, end- “This is not the time
operation of our citizens ing the curfew is the best to be less careful,” Smith
during these trying decision for our city, our said. “You are protect-
times,” Smith said in the residents and visitors as ing yourself and those
release. “The curfew was we work to return life to around you with social
put in place to protect normal.” distancing and other
our citizens, and now However, Smith still safety practices. Please
as part of our ‘Restart encouraged residents to stay six feet apart and
Columbus’ work, I am remain cautious amid wear a mask to protect
allowing the curfew to the pandemic. yourself and others.”
Sports MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL
SPORTS LINE
662-241-5000
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BY BEN PORTNOY the barrier he’d jumped One of the six spe- his home in Lilburn, low you, so I would drive have long been familiar
bportnoy@cdispatch.com prior to his discovery and cial teams commitments Georgia was closed when about 40 minutes every with each other, but never
headed toward the park- MSU boasts between the a group of athletes left a other day just to get on a close. That’s changed of
STARKVILLE — late as the kicker-holder
ing lot. classes of 2020 and 2021, mess following a session field, but they kicked ev-
Perched in the middle of combination have spent
“I’ve been jumping a lot Nichols’ chase with an At- of seven-on-seven, 2020 eryone off because people
the field in the midst of a
of fences and been chased lanta-area security guard kicker Nolan McCord has were littering. So I’m driv- ample time practicing
workout, 2021 Mississippi
off by a lot of security is just a glimpse at the begun trekking wherever ing an hour to an hour and kicks and holds off the
State commit Marshall
guards,” he joked of how varying sacrifices and he hears others have had a half just to kick.” ground in anticipation
Nichols took off running.
he’s adapted to finding creative endeavors he and success working out. McCord, an Atlanta-ar- of their joint futures in
Having previously
jumped the fence at a near- field space in the midst of his future Bulldog spe- “There’s certain fields ea native, and Nichols Starkville.
by high school to access the COVID-19 pandem- cialists have endured to we can go to and certain have also spent a handful Allowed at the high
its field, Nichols could see ic. “The last month or so get their kicks, holds and one’s we can’t because of of sessions together in re- school level, but barred
a security guard heading my school has kind of let punts in over the past two cops and stuff like that,” cent weeks. Acquainted collegiately, Nichols ex-
his way. Rather than wait it slide for me to get on months. McCord told The Dis- through camps over the plains a kicking block af-
for orders, he sprinted at there.” After field space near patch. “Private schools al- past few years, the pair See RECRUITS, 2B
Dolphins owner: There definitely the coronavirus pandemic makes venue The NBA, NHL and MLB have been games, and perhaps limiting crowds to
changes or games without fans neces- idled by the pandemic. 15,000.
will be an NFL season sary. “One thing we miss is our sports,” “We’ve done a lot of things down in
MIAMI — Miami Dolphins owner “Right now, today, we’re planning Ross said. “I don’t think a lot of people Miami,” Ross said. “We’re prepared ei-
Stephen Ross says he’s confident the on having some fans in the stadiums,” realize it until they no longer have it. ther way, and hopefully there will be
NFL will play in 2020, with or without Ross said. “But I think the NFL is very Certainly the NFL, I think, will be ready
spectators. fans in the stadiums.”
flexible so that we will be able to start to go. I know we’re all looking forward to
“I think there definitely will be a foot- Ross, a New York real estate develop-
on time and bring that entertainment it. I know I am.”
ball season this year,” Ross said Tuesday er and chairman of Related Companies,
that is really so needed to all of us in this Earlier this month, the Dolphins said
during an interview on CNBC. “The real country.” their stadium committed to becoming said the hotel and retail industries are
question is will there be fans in the sta- The league has kept to its offseason the first to receive accreditation from a being hit hardest by the pandemic.
diums?” schedule of conducting free agency, the cleaning industry association for infec- “You are going to have such a flood
The NFL has said it expects to play draft and the release of the schedule. tious disease prevention efforts. CEO of cases going to the bankruptcy court,”
a full schedule beginning Sept. 10, but Some teams reopened training complex- Tom Garfinkel said the team is consid- Ross said.
is preparing contingency plans in case es on a limited basis last week. ering social distancing proposals for SOURCE: AP
Recruits
Continued from Page 1B
fords a physical point to put the ball down right in finding field space Brock during his time baseball fields as he pre- join Arizona State transfer
look at when approaching where he set up his steps around his home in Hous- at Washington State, he pares for his first fall camp kicker Brandon Ruiz and
a kick or hold. By con- off of, so he can hit the ton. again recruited Martin at MSU. long snappers Colby Cox
trast, working from the ball right.” Rated the No. 17 kick- upon taking his new post “I’ve really just grinded and Hayes Hammond as
ground takes away some “It’s been kind of cool er in the class of 2020 in Starkville. and (I’m) getting a lot of newcomers to this year’s
of the leverage a tee al- just getting the rhythm by 247sports composite, “When Brock gave detail work in so that I’m specialist group.
lows, while also making down for the future,” Martin was previous- me the opportunity I for polished for when I get to And though it remains
the actual spot in which McCord, the elder of the ly committed to Hous- sure couldn’t pass him up Mississippi State,” he said. to be seen exactly when
the kicker will aim for duo, added. “It allows us ton before then-special twice,” Martin told The “I’m not trying to come the Bulldogs’ special
less exact. to connect faster when he teams coordinator Blake Dispatch. from behind, I want to be teams contingent will get
“He sets off where my gets to campus quicker Gideon moved into the Now working through on top of everything.” the chance to kick, punt,
finger is,” Nichols said. on the hold and snap.” same role at Ole Miss. an offseason that has While Nichols is still a snap or hold on the field
“And if I lift my finger up In Texas, kicker com- After being offered by been plagued with coro- year away from arriving at Davis Wade Stadium,
it completely messes up mit Aidan Martin has current MSU special navirus concerns, Martin in the maroon and white, there should be less
the spot. So I’ve got to also had to get creative teams coordinator Matt has spent time kicking on Martin and McCord will fence climbing involved.
Students
Continued from Page 1B
to tell my mom we final- overjoyed to receive different head coaches by none other than Lei- trail she has blazed. just teach them the ba-
ly finished something her bachelor’s degree, in her five years of col- lua, whom Soliz had of- “I think it’s a big re- sics,” Leilua said.
that we worked so hard she wishes she’d been lege to date. ten seen playing on T V sponsibility,” she said. Leilua’s own school-
for,” Leilua said. able to call her father so “I just couldn’t really and looked up to. (Lei- “I’m kind of making a ing — both within and
Leilua’s time in they could celebrate the fathom it just because lua, used to young play- path they can hopefully outside of softball —
Starkville isn’t over yet, news together. of all the years and hard ers coming in and out, follow.” isn’t over just yet. In the
as she has taken anoth- “It’s something that I work I put in,” Leilua doesn’t remember the Three-year-old Ga- fall, she’ll start her mas-
er year of collegiate el- know he was proud of,” said. “It was a very sur- event.) briel is nowhere close to ter’s program, some-
igibility and will play she said. “That’s some- real moment for me.” “She was kind of a big such a decision, but Sol- thing she said goes be-
for the Bulldogs in 2021 thing I can trust and For freshman Ce- name, really,” Soliz said iz hopes 15 -year-old Co- yond the goal she and
while pursuing a mas- have faith in.” leste Soliz, the first of the player who would rey is inspired by what Sio set so many years
ter’s degree. But her Leilua’s mother, who member of her family be her teammate years she’s accomplished. If ago.
graduation — despite helped support the to attend college in the later and more than Corey wants to go to col- “This is something
being virtual — acted as dream her husband had United States, that un- 1,500 miles away. “She lege, he can just look at that my dad and I didn’t
the culmination of years for their daughter, re- real feeling — of doing still is.” his sister as an example even think to do or didn’t
and years of hard work. assured Leilua that Sio something unprece- Soliz eventually set- of how to achieve that even have a perspective
As a first-genera- was still proud of her. dented — didn’t mani- tled on the Sun Devils, dream, Soliz said. on,” Leilua said.
tion college student, “‘He’s smiling down fest itself until she was but after the fall se- “I hope he can look at She said she hopes
the Hawthorne High on you,’” Paiao said home in Texas after the mester, she needed a me and say, ‘My sister the things she has al-
School and Arizona that day on the phone. Bulldogs’ 2020 season change. She transferred did it. I can do it, too,’” ready accomplished will
State product knows “‘From here on out, was cut short by the to MSU mid-year and she said. inspire people like her
the importance of her you’ve just gotta keep COVID-19 pandemic. switched her major from Leilua, who said that who don’t feel like they
recent accomplishment. moving forward.’” “‘At a time like this, earth and space explora- she never would have have a shot at achieving
Attending college was Losing her father was yeah, this is kind of cra- tion to mechanical engi- made it to college with- the same goals.
a goal shared by Leilua just one of the obstacles zy — in a good way,’” neering. out softball, hopes to be “I’m here to say that it
and her father, Sio, ever Leilua encountered as Soliz thought to herself. “Going to Mississippi an example to the gen- is possible,” Leilua said.
since Leilua received she fought to achieve a The catcher and util- State was like a brand- erations to come. While You can get through it.”
her first-ever letter of goal she wasn’t initial- ity player, an academ- new opportunity, real- her two brothers, Sio Leilua, who hopes to
interest from the Uni- ly sure was possible for ic standout at Lovejoy ly,” Soliz said. and Lipo, and her sis- become a college coach
versity of Arizona in her. High School in Lucas, Soliz’s grandmother, ter Nila did not attend when her playing ca-
eighth grade. She had to balance Texas, said she planned raised in Mexico, was college, Leilua has her reer and her schooling
But after Leilua had time spent on the field to attend college regard- the valedictorian of the eyes on her two nieces: eventually come to an
two standout seasons at with time spent in the less of softball but that 1980 graduating class of 10 -year-old Kinai and end, emphasized that
Arizona State, Sio died classroom. She battled the scholarship she re- the Instituto Tecnológi- 6 -year-old Kiairagi. her graduation was just
of a heart attack while the towering expecta- ceived definitely helped co de Zacatecas, but the She wants her broth- the close to one chapter
his daughter was home tions she set for herself, her reach that point. Bulldogs’ freshman is in er’s daughters to live of her life, just a step-
for Christmas break realizing she played best During her high a unique spot stateside. out their childhood a bit ping-stone for her and
in 2017. Leilua sat out when she was having school days, attending Acknowledging the more first, but before the people she hopes to
the 2018 season, then fun and relaxing on the a long-ago softball camp opportunity she’s got- long, their softball edu- inspire.
transferred to Missis- diamond. She also had at Arizona State, Soliz ten, Soliz hopes to be cation will begin. A fter all, there’s still
sippi State in search of a to deal with changing remembers that she and a good role model and “Soon, we’re gonna more to be done.
fresh start. circumstances in soft- a friend were given a invite her two young- pop up some nets and “It doesn’t only stop
And while Leilua was ball, playing under five tour of the locker room er brothers to walk the some tees and kind of here,” Leilua said.
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020 3B
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May tickle of humor, the shiver of All rewards have a cost. You can
27). The solar journey is marked distaste and the tingle of an have what you want, so long as
by the qualities of determination electric idea. you want the cost of it just as
and stamina. Many mornings, TAURUS (April 20-May much as you want the rest of
you will be up before the sun to 20). Bad feelings need air, too. it. In figuring that out, experi-
get the most productivity out There’s no one correct way to ence will teach you more than
of your days. Loved ones make release them. Some pestiferous analysis.
you proud as they build on what feelings are effectively pro- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If
you’ve given them and shine on. cessed through the structure of the rules are not written down,
An important rite of passage media, sports, art or religion. spoken or communicated other-
BABY BLUES will be crossed in August. Libra GEMINI (May 21-June 21). wise, then the only way to find
and Sagittarius adore you. Your Goodness, faith and sweet- out what they are is to break
lucky numbers are: 6, 30, 21, ness owe a debt to wrongness, them. This is also the fastest
44 and 11. faithlessness and bitterness, way to get to the actual rules as
ARIES (March 21-April 19). as they would not exist without opposed to the ideal ones.
There are more senses than their opposites. Recognizing VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
touch, taste, smell, sight and shadows allows you to dance in You hate to say no, but it’s
sound. Senses will come alive the light of wisdom. necessary for honest living. It’s
in your intellect — the cerebral CANCER (June 22-July 22). easier when no comes quickly,
briefly and impersonally. No
offer can be right for everyone.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You can succeed alone, but it
will take three times longer, and
will feel like 10 times longer,
BEETLE BAILEY as that route is a slog. Bring
another person in or, better yet,
a team.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You may imagine you know
how a scene will play out, but
even an Oscar-winning script-
writer can’t predict what people
will say and do in real life. You’ll
never know unless you make
your entrance.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). The last thing you want
to be perceived as right now is
bossy. Even if you are the boss,
MALLARD FILLMORE asserting authority will only go
over well if done with genial
diplomacy.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You don’t need a dance
floor. All you need is a floor.
Your dance will be spontaneous,
if subtle, and expressive of an
emotion you know well, just not
usually at this level of intensity.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). A true empath, you will
read all cues, mostly without
even being aware you are doing
it. And you’ll hear people before
FAMILY CIRCUS they tell you in words what it is
they are feeling.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Many learn a thing, but
few act on it. It is action, not
education, that creates change.
When you make your move,
it will be straight to the top,
mostly because of your timing
and initiative.
In on the secret
SOLUTION:
Food LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
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A simply
sensational
summer meal
FAMILY FEATURES
W
hipping up a fresh cooked meal is one of the
true joys of summer, especially when grilled
grub is paired with tantalizing sides and familyfeatures.com
tempting desserts. Cheesy black bean toast with pico de gallo delivers fla-
vor on toasty bread, one of America’s comfort foods.
Spice things up with Mexican Beef Sliders with
Comfort food
Jalapeno Salsa and Avocado Cream coupled with
a side like roasted potatoes then cap off a filling
meal with sweet and decadent Strawberry Cream
Cheese Tartlets. If you’re looking for ways
to mix meat and veggies all at once,
these ideas for kebabs are a surefire
with zest and flavor
way to please a variety of palates. FAMILY FEATURES
Find more summer meal ideas at
A
Culinary.net. s families spend more time at home, Amer-
icans are finding comfort in a surprising
Cook up kebabs source: bread. In fact, a 20-year trend of declin-
As one of the most versatile main ing grain food consumption has been reversed.
courses that can be grilled, kebabs offer nearly A national
endless opportunities for customization. From study by the
protein to veggies, soaked wooden skewers can Grain Food
be loaded with just about any favorite flavors Foundation
before hitting the grates. Consider these op- suggests that
tions for kicking your kebabs up a notch: Steak, the turnaround
cut into chunks; chicken, cut into chunks; is more than a
bratwurst or sausage, cut into slices; ground one-time sales
beef, shaped into balls; shrimp; salmon, cut blip due to pan-
into chunks; bacon, cut into small pieces; try loading. In
sliced onions, bell peppers, jalapenos, mush- reality, consum-
rooms, cucumbers or tomatoes. ers count bread
See SUMMER MEAL, 5B among their top
comfort foods.
The study
revealed one- familyfeatures.com
third of Amer- Whole grain rotini pasta with
icans named mushrooms and sausage makes a
filling dish.
pasta and bread
as foods that are comforting during a stressful time.
In addition to comforting flavor, this trend pro-
vides valuable nutritional benefits. As a part of many
healthy eating plans, bread and pasta are nutritionist
approved and provide nutrients needed for healthy
aging such as B vitamins, magnesium, selenium, iron,
folate and fiber.
“For years, we’ve been telling consumers that grain
foods are the foods we love that love us back,” said
Christine Cochran, executive director of the Grain
Foods Foundation. “The stress has given us permis-
sion to enjoy bread and pasta again, but unlike most
comfort foods, consumers recognize that grains have
TOP: Versatile grilled kebabs of- nutritional value.”
fer endless ways to combine pro-
teins and veggies for a summer The highest-ranking comfort foods were ice cream;
meal. RIGHT: Strawberry cream baked goods like cakes, cookies and pastries; salty
cheese tartlets are a refreshing snacks; candy; and fast food. However, when asked to
dessert to cap off a warm-weath- identify comfort foods with nutritional advantages,
er feast. consumers identified bread and pasta as the top two.
Photos by familyfeatures.com
“We can all rest assured that there is enough sup-
ply of grain food products in this country,” Cochran
said. “Shoppers may be experiencing some sporadic
unavailability of certain high-demand items. Howev-
er, manufacturers are working closely with retailers
to make sure that out-of-stocks are short lived. Con-
sumers will be able to buy their favorite grain-food
products and eat them, too.”
To learn more about the role of grain foods in a
healthful diet, visit GrainFoodsFoundation.org.
See COMFORT FOOD, 5B
W
ith more than half of Americans Falafel:
willing to eat more plants and 1 raw sweet potato (12 ounces), peeled and cut
less meat in 2020 (and beyond), into chunks
according to a study conducted by Yale and 1 cup cooked quinoa
Earth Day Network, one thing holds true: 1/2 cup California walnuts
1 teaspoon sea salt
Even when food is better for you and the 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
planet, families crave quality taste. 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Walnuts are one of the original plant- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
based superfoods that can carry sweet 1/2 cup flour
1 egg
or savory flavors to satisfy snackers, add vegetable oil
hearty crunch to salads or breakfast dishes
and serve as a simple, whole-food meat Tahini dressing:
alternative. In addition to being a delicious 1/4 cup tahini
3 tablespoons lemon juice
plant-based staple, 1 ounce of walnuts 2 tablespoons water
contains important nutrients including 4 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber and good 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
fats with 2.5 grams of monounsaturated 1/4teaspoon garlic powder
Sea salt, to taste
fat and 13 grams of polyunsaturated fat,
including 2.5 grams of omega-3 alpha-lino- Bowls:
lenic acid (ALA). 4 cups loosely packed curly kale, coarsely chopped
Try walnuts as an alternative to meat 2 cups cooked quinoa
1 cup julienned carrots
in recipes like Walnut “Chorizo” Tacos or 1 avocado, sliced
Sweet Potato Walnut Falafel Bowls, and
find more plant-based recipes at walnuts. Toasted, chopped California walnuts, for garnish familyfeatures.com
org/plant-based. See PLANT POWERED, 5B Sweet potato walnut falafel bowls pack flavor as well as nutrients.
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020 5B
Summer meal
Continued from Page 4B Family fun
with fudgsicles
ribbons top buns. Press down gently and poke
Slide into summer 3/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped in skewers to secure sliders.
Summer sliders with a 1 red onion, finely sliced
spicy kick are an idea way to 1/2 cup pickled jalapenos, finely
chopped
enjoy a downsized version of a
warm-weather favorite. These
Salt, to taste STRAWBERRY CREAM FAMILY FEATURES
Pepper, to taste
CHEESE TARTLETS
P
Mexican Beef Sliders with Jala- Olive oil lanning snacks you can enjoy with your
peno Salsa and Avocado Cream Makes: 24 tartlets (4 ounces each)
Lime juice children is a winning parenting strategy for
are perfect for summer with 1/2 cup water spending more time together while creating
their spicy kick of salsa and Avocado cream: 2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 avocado, mashed tasty treats.
bright, cooling cream. 3 tablespoons lemon zest
1/2 cup sour cream 2 tablespoons gelatin Take it a step further with a recipe like these
Find more tasty summer reci- 1 lime, juice and zest only Homemade Fudgsicles, which are an ideal exam-
4 cups WellPict Strawberries, sliced,
pes at beefandlambnz.com. Salt, to taste divided ple of an easy treat made with the goodness of real
Pepper, to taste 1/3 cup honey milk kids can help make, giving them an added
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream
MEXICAN BEEF SLIDERS 8-12 slider buns, halved
2-3 cobs sweet corn, cooked and
cheese incentive to enjoy moments together. To help your
1/2 cup sour cream children reach the recommended two to three
WITH JALAPENO SALSA sliced into shards 1 cup ice cubes servings of dairy each day, serve with a glass of
8-12 small bamboo skewers
AND AVOCADO CREAM 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup melted butter
milk.
Prep time: 20 minutes n To make patties: In bowl, combine 1 cup WellPict Strawberries, rinsed, Find more snack recipes at milkmeansmore.
Cook time: 15 minutes beef, garlic, onion, egg, kidney beans, for garnish org.
Servings: 4 tomato paste, oregano, paprika, cum- 1 cup WellPict Raspberries, rinsed, for
in, coriander, Parmesan cheese, salt, garnish
Patties:
1 1/3 pounds lean ground beef (New
to taste, and pepper, to taste. Shape
into 8-12 small patties. Cover and
HOMEMADE FUDGSICLES
n In blender, mix water, lemon juice, Total time: 10 minutes, plus 12 hours chill time
Zealand grass-fed beef recommended) refrigerate 15 minutes. lemon zest and gelatin until frothy. Servings: 12
1 clove garlic, crushed n Heat grill or frying pan to medium n Add 2 cups strawberries and honey;
1 medium onion, grated or finely heat. blend until smooth. Pour into bowl and 3 cups milk
chopped n Brush patties with oil on both chill mix 15 minutes. 1 cup sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten sides. Cook 2-3 minutes on each n In blender, mix cream cheese, sour 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup red kidney beans, rinsed and side, turning once to brown both sides cream and ice cubes while incorporat- 1/4 cup honey
drained evenly, until cooked through. ing strawberry mixture. Mix in remain- 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons tomato paste n To make Jalapeno salsa: In bowl, ing strawberries. 12 ice pop sticks
3 teaspoons dried oregano, chopped combine cucumber, cilantro, onion n In blender or food processor, mix
2 teaspoons mild smoked paprika and jalapenos; season with salt and graham crackers and melted butter to
2 teaspoons ground cumin pepper, to taste. Drizzle with olive oil
n In pot over medium heat, heat milk, sugar, cocoa powder,
crumb consistency. Lightly grease two honey and salt, stirring often, until sugar dissolves. Remove
1 teaspoon ground coriander and lime juice. medium muffin pans and pack graham
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated n To make avocado cream: In bowl, from heat and cool to room temperature. Pour into ice pop
cracker mixture at bottom of each molds and insert sticks then freeze until firm, about 12
Salt, to taste combine avocado, sour cream, lime opening. Pour strawberry mixture over
Pepper, to taste juice and lime zest; season with salt graham cracker mixture and chill until hours.
Olive oil and pepper, to taste. set. Gently pull tartlets from muffin n Remove ice pops from molds and place in freezer-safe
n Spread avocado cream on bottom tins and place on serving tray. Garnish bag until ready to eat.
Jalapeno salsa: buns and place patties on top. Top with strawberries and raspberries. (Source: Milk Means More)
1 cup cucumber, thinly sliced into long patties with Jalapeno Salsa, corn and (Source: WellPict.com)
Comfort food
Continued from Page 4B
chopped of the Grain Foods Founda- 1 cup leeks, thinly sliced medium heat. Cook sausage
CHEESY BLACK BEAN 1 lime, juice only
n In medium mixing bowl,
combine tomatoes; onion; tion) 1 cup green onions, thinly 2-3 minutes, or until well
TOAST WITH 1 ⁄8 teaspoon oregano, finely
crushed
garlic; peppers; cilantro; lime
juice; oregano; salt, if desired;
sliced
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
browned. Add leeks, onions
and mushrooms; cook until
PICO DE GALLO 1 ⁄8 teaspoon salt (optional) pepper; and avocado; set ROTINI WITH SAUSAGE 1 cup chicken stock tender. Add chicken stock
1 ⁄8 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup parsley chopped and simmer 3-5 minutes,
Prep time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
1 ⁄2 Hass avocado, diced
aside.
n On medium platter, split
AND MUSHROOMS 6 leaves from tarragon sprigs, or until hot. Fold sausage
4 bolillos (6 inches) or large Prep time: 18 minutes chopped mixture into warm pasta. Add
Kaiser rolls, sliced in half rolls. With medium spatula, Servings: 8 1 cup Romano cheese grated parsley, tarragon and Romano
6 Roma tomatoes, diced lengthwise spread refried beans onto Parmesan-Romano cheese cheese; toss again. Top with
1 ⁄2 medium onion, finely 1 can (16 ounces) seasoned each bread half; sprinkle 1 box (13 1/4 ounces) whole- (optional) Parmesan-Romano cheese, if
chopped low-fat refried black beans cheese among bread. grain rotini desired.
1 clove garlic, finely minced 2 cups shredded Chihuahua or n Bake 5-8 minutes, or until 1 tablespoon olive or vegeta- n Prepare rotini according to (Source: Sylvia Melen-
2 serrano or jalapeno pep- mozzarella cheese cheese is melted ble oil package directions. Drain and dez-Klinger, MS, RD, on behalf
pers, finely chopped (Source: Sylvia Melen- 1 pound chicken sausage, transfer to large bowl. of the Grain Foods Founda-
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, n Heat oven to 350 F. dez-Klinger, MS, RD, on behalf sliced n In large skillet, heat oil over tion)
Plant-powered
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(optional) 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
Minced red onion, for garnish (optional) 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
n For falafel: In food processor, pulse sweet 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
potato until finely minced. Add quinoa, walnuts, 1 teaspoon ground chipotle
ground cumin, onion powder and garlic powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin
pulse until all pieces are uniform in size. Add 1 teaspoon ground coriander
flour and egg; pulse until well mixed, scraping
down sides as needed. Tacos:
n Using wet hands, shape mixture into 16 16 whole wheat tortillas
equal balls. Olive oil
n In deep skillet or pot, heat oil. Cooking in Thinly sliced romaine lettuce
batches, fry falafel balls 2-3 minutes on each Gresh cilantro leaves
side, or until golden brown and cooked through. Lime wedges
Let drain on paper towel-lined tray.
n For tahini dressing: In small bowl, whisk n To make pickled vegetables: In small bowl,
tahini, lemon juice, water, maple syrup, ground stir lime juice, sugar and sea salt. Stir in
cumin, garlic powder and salt. radishes, jalapenos and garlic slices; let stand
n For bowls: Place equal amounts kale, 30 minutes to pickle.
quinoa, carrots and avocado in four large salad n To make walnut “chorizo” crumble: In food
bowls. Place four falafel balls in each bowl; driz- processor, pulse beans and walnuts until
coarsely chopped. Add 2 tablespoons oil,
zle with dressing. Garnish with toasted walnuts white vinegar, paprika, chili powder, oregano,
and minced red onion, if desired. salt, chipotle, cumin and coriander; pulse
until mixture is finely chopped and resembles
WALNUT ‘CHORIZO’ TACOS ground meat, stirring several times and moving
mixture from bottom of food processor bowl to
top to evenly mix.
Pickled vegetables: n In large nonstick skillet over medium heat,
1/2 cup fresh lime juice heat remaining oil. Add “chorizo” mixture and
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar cook 10 minutes, or until mixture is browned
3/4 teaspoon sea salt and resembles ground meat, stirring frequently.
8 radishes, thinly sliced n To prepare tacos: Brush each tortilla lightly
2 medium jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced with oil. On skillet over medium-high heat, cook
1 large clove garlic, thinly sliced briefly to brown on both sides, keeping warm in
foil until all tortillas are cooked.
Walnut chorizo crumble: n Remove pickled vegetables from liquid and
1 1/2 cups black beans, rinsed and drained discard garlic slices. Fill each tortilla with equal
2 cups California walnuts amounts “chorizo” and pickled vegetables.
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided Garnish with lettuce and cilantro; serve with
1 tablespoon white vinegar lime wedges.
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI od of five (5) years may be filed
COUNTY OF LOWNDES with the County Superintend-
LEGALS Employment
Quarter (SW 1/4) of the South- Lowndes County, Mississippi,
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF west Quarter (SW 1/4) of Sec- located at 1053 Highway 45
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- tion 16, Township 18 North, South, Columbus, Mississippi
SIPPI Range 17 East; thence run- 39701. You are also notified
Call us: 662-328-2424 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GAYRON
ning East 00 degrees, a dis-
tance of 5 chains, thence
that as a condition of obtain-
ing these hunting and fishing
Call us: 662-328-2424
A. WITTKE, JR., DECEASED South 5 degrees West, a dis- rights, you will be required to
Legal Notices tance of 10 chains; thence due furnish and maintain general li- Customer Service
RETHA M. WITTKE, EXECUTOR West to the Section line, and ability insurance in an amount
PUBLIC NOTICE: thence North 5 degrees West, not less than $1,000,000.00 LOCAL LAW FIRM is seek-
CAUSE NO. 2020-0086-F a distance of 10 chains to the which shall protect and hold
point of beginning; containing harmless the Lowndes County
ing Receptionist/Secretary.
Metro Site, Inc., is proposing to Previous experience
build a 265-foot Self-Suppor- NOTICE TO CREDITORS five (5) acres, more or less; to- School District from any and all
ted Telecommunications Tower. gether with a right-of-way 50 liability on the part of the LESS- helpful but not necessary.
Anticipated lighting application STATE OF MISSISSIPPI feet wide from the Jackson EE(S), its licensees, invitees or Computer skills a must.
is medium intensity dual COUNTY OF LOWNDES Highway along the Section line trespassers , and any and all Email resume to:
red/white strobes. The site loc- to the corner of the Southwest other third parties, should they job109@cdispatch.com
ation is 281 Mount Vernon Letters of Testamentary have Quarter (SW 1/4) of the South- file suit or have a claim in any
Road, Columbus, Lowndes been granted and issued to the west Quarter (SW 1/4) of said form or fashion against the
undersigned upon the Estate of Section 16; and being the land LESSEE(S). General Help Wanted
County, MS 39702 (33° 29’
18.48” North and 88° 18’ GAYRON A. WITTKE, deceased, and property conveyed by C. H.
12.76” West). The Federal by the Chancery Court of Cocke to Prairie Consolidated The sealed bids which are sub- EXPERIENCED AUTO Body
Communications Commission Lowndes County, Mississippi, School District of Lowndes mitted will be opened at the Repair man & painter
(FCC) Antenna Structure Regis- on the 4th day of May, 2020. County, Mississippi, by deed time and on the date above set needed. Call
tration (ASR, Form 854) filing This is to give notice to all per- dated October 13, 1924, and forth, or as soon thereafter as 662-617-9320 to discuss
number is A1166446. sons having claims against recorded in Deed Book 122 at conveniently possible. terms and conditions.
said estate to probate and re- page 613 of the land records
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – gister same with the Chancery of Lowndes County, Missis- Prospective bidders are here-
Interested persons may review Court of Lowndes County, Mis- sippi; said real estate being with informed that there is sub-
the application sissippi, within ninety (90) days also known and described as: ject to bid only the annual
(www.fcc.gov/asr/applications)
by entering the filing number.
from the first publication date
of this Notice to Creditors. A
failure to so probate and re-
Beginning at a point on the
Section line between Section
lease rental amount to be paid
to the Lowndes County Board
of Education at the beginning
Read local.
Environmental concerns may
be raised by filing a Request gister said claim will forever 16 and Section 17 in Town- of each of the five (5) years in- cdispatch.com
for Environmental Review bar same. ship 18 North, Range 17 East, cluded in the term of the lease.
(www.fcc.gov/asr/environment- which said point is a distance Also, the current leaseholder of
alrequest) and online filings are THIS the 18th day of May, of 869 feet North of an iron pin these rights, if he/she/they
strongly encouraged. The mail- 2020. at the Southwest corner of the have made an offer, shall have
ing address to file a paper copy Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of the final right to extend Medical / Dental
is: FCC Requests for Environ- /s/ Retha M. Wittke said Section 16, Township 18 his/her/their lease at an annu-
mental Review, Attn: Ramon Retha M. Wittke North, Range 17 East; thence al rental equal to said highest
Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Executrix running North along said Sec- offer.
Washington, DC 20554. HIS- tion line a distance of 667
TORIC PROPERTIES - Public PUBLISH: 5/20, 5/27, 6/3 & feet; thence South 84 degrees The Board of Education of
comments regarding potential 6/10/2020 30 minutes East, a distance of Lowndes County reserves the
effects on historic properties 338 feet; thence South 0 de- right to reject all bids for lease
may be submitted within 30 IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF grees 30 minutes East (interi- of hunting and fishing rights on
days from the date of this pub- LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- or angle of 96 degrees) a dis- said tract.
lication to: Rachel A. Keane, SIPPI tance of 673.5 feet; and
Terracon, 524 Elmwood Park thence North 82 degrees 35 /s/ Sam Allison
Boulevard Suite 170, New Or- IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- minutes West, a distance of Sam Allison
leans, LA 70123; (504) 321- TATE OF JIMMY N. LEWIS, DE- 343 feet to the point of begin- Superintendent of Education
9379; CEASED ning; containing 5.2 acres and Lowndes County, Mississippi
rachel.keane@terracon.com. being situated partly in the
NO. 2020-0096-PDE Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of PUBLISH: 5/20/20 & 5/27/20
PUBLISH: 5/27/2020 the Southwest Quarter (SW
ERNEST NEIL LEWIS, EXECUT- 1/4) and partly in the Southw- NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
OR est Quarter (SW 1/4) of the
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of Bryan Jones, who was sen-
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- said Section 16, Township 18
SIPPI NOTICE TO CREDITORS tenced for two counts of Sale
North, Range 17 East, of of Cocaine and one count of
Letters Testamentary have Lowndes County, Mississippi; Aggravated Assault in Lowndes
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ERN- together with a strip of land
ESTINE W. COCKRELL, DE- been granted and issued to County, Mississippi, has ap-
Ernest Neil Lewis, Executor of known and more particularly plied for executive clemency.
CEASED described as and being en-
the Estate of Jimmy N. Lewis, Persons wishing to comment
closed by a line run as follows, should send information in writ-
JOHNNY FRANK COCKRELL, EX- deceased, by the Chancery to wit:
ECUTOR Court of Lowndes County, Mis- ing to the above address with-
sissippi, on the 15 day of May, in fifteen (15) days after the
2020. This is to give notice to Beginning at a Point on the date of publication.
CAUSE NO. 2020-0081-S Section line between Section
all persons having claims
against said estate to Probate 16 and Section 17 in Town- Bryan Jones was arrested in
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ship 18 North, Range 17 East, 2007, and subsequently con-
and Register same with the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes which said point is a distance victed of two counts of Sale of
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI of 1536 feet North of an iron
COUNTY OF LOWNDES County, Mississippi, within Cocaine and one count of Ag-
ninety (90) days from this date. pin at the Southwest corner of gravated Assault, following his
A failure to so Probate and Re- the Southwest Quarter (SW plea and sentenced to six (6)
Letters of Testamentary have 1/4) of said Section 16, Town- years to serve in the custody of
been granted and issued to the gister said claim will forever ship 18 North, Range 17 East; Mississippi Department of Cor-
undersigned upon the Estate of bar the same. thence running North along
ERNESTINE W. COCKRELL, de- rections for each count of Sale
said Section line between said of Cocaine to run consecut-
ceased, by the Chancery Court THIS the 15 day of May, 2020. Section 16 and said Section
of Lowndes County, Missis- ively to each other and one
17,a distance of 475 feet to count of Aggravated Assault to
sippi, on the 27th day of April, /s/ Ernest Neil Lewis the South line of a county road serve ten (10) years in the cus-
2020. This is to give notice to Ernest Neil Lewis
(formerly known as the Jack- tody of Mississippi Depart-
all persons having claims son Highway); thence North-
against said estate to probate OF COUNSEL: ment of Corrections to run con-
William T. Cooper, MBN 9588 easterly along the South line of secutively to the two counts of
and register same with the said road, a distance of 82.6
Chancery Court of Lowndes Crowell Gillis & Cooper, PLLC Sale of Cocaine.
Post Office Box 1827 feet; thence South parallel with
County, Mississippi, within said Section line a distance of Mr. Jones is by any measure
ninety (90) days from the first Columbus, MS 39703
PHONE: (662) 243-7334 545.5 feet; and thence North rehabilitated and ready have all
publication date of this Notice 84 degrees 30 minutes West,
to Creditors. A failure to so pro- FAX: (662) 328-6890 rights restored based on my
wcooper@cgclawpllc.com a distance of 50 feet of the encounters and correspond-
bate and register said claim Point of Beginning. Containing
will forever bar same. ence with him. In addition, as
PUBLISH: 5/20, 5/27 & in the aggregate 395.00 acres, evidenced by the character let-
6/3/2020 more or less, and further identi- ters from family and friends,
THIS the 18th day of May, fied, as Tax Parcel NO. 27E00- Mr. Jones has demonstrated
2020. 00-01400
PUBLIC NOTICE his willingness to work well
/s/ Johnny Frank Cockrell within the rules, policies and
You are hereby notified that expectations of society. Mr.
Johnny Frank Cockrell INVITATION TO BID FOR HUNT- sealed proposals to lease the
Executor ING AND FISHING LEASE Jones presents no danger to
above described tract for hunt- himself, and is not a threat to
ing and fishing rights for a peri- others. The retributive in-
PUBLISH: 5/20, 5/27, 6/3 & STATE OF MISSISSIPPI od of five (5) years may be filed terests of justice have been
6/10/2020 COUNTY OF LOWNDES with the County Superintend- fairly and adequately served.
ent of Education of Lowndes
To all persons interested in the
Did you
County, Mississippi, at his of- PUBLISH: 5/20, 5/27, 6/3,
following described school trust fice located at 1053 Highway
?
land classified as "FOREST 6/10, 6/17 & 6/24/2020
45 South, Columbus, Missis-
know LAND" in Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, to wit:
sippi 39701 so as to arrive pri-
or to 10:00 AM, Monday, June
1, 2020 . Any bid received
The West Half (W 1/2) of Sec- after 10:00 AM will be rejec-
tion 16, Township 18 North, ted. Please identify your bid by
Range 17 East; the West Half placing the words "BID FOR
(W 1/2) of the Northeast HUNTING AND FISHING LEASE
All notices must be
Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 16/T18N/R17E" on the face of emailed to
16, Township 18 North, Range your envelope.
In 2015 The Dispatch won the 17 East, LESS AND EXCEPT classifieds@
Daniel E. Phillips Freedom of THE FOLLOWING tract or par- The lease form and the terms
cel of land, to wit: so prescribed for this lease are cdispatch.com.
Information Award for our on file and available for inspec-
investigative journalism. Beginning at the Northwest tion in the office of County Su- Good help isn’t hard to find if you know where to look.
corner of the Southwest perintendent of Education of
Quarter (SW 1/4) of the South- Lowndes County, Mississippi, Start your search here.
west Quarter (SW 1/4) of Sec- located at 1053 Highway 45
tion 16, Township 18 North, South, Columbus, Mississippi
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Beginning at a point on the to the Lowndes County Board
Section line between Section of Education at the beginning
16 and Section 17 in Town- of each of the five (5) years in-
ship 18 North, Range 17 East, cluded in the term of the lease.
which said point is a distance Also, the current leaseholder of
of 869 feet North of an iron pin these rights, if he/she/they
at the Southwest corner of the have made an offer, shall have
Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of the final right to extend
said Section 16, Township 18 his/her/their lease at an annu-
North, Range 17 East; thence al rental equal to said highest
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