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Lowndes County supervisors at standoff
over Sanders’ refusal to resign
Hairston hopes to replace Sanders with new board president;
Brooks, Smith urge for Sanders’ departure from board
BY YUE STELLA YU
syu@cdispatch.com
Lowndes County supervisors have
reached a deadlock over their stanc-
es on embattled Board of Supervi-
sors President Harry Sanders, with
LCSD
researches
changing
Confederate
mascot
Board approves effort
to gather feedback
from Caledonia
administration,
students on matter
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Lowndes County
School District Su-
perintendent Sam Al-
lison will work with
administration at
Caledonia schools to
gather opinions about
the school’s Confed-
erate mascot for the Allison
board to review.
Those opinions could conceiv-
ably result in a future change in the
schools’ mascot.
LCSD’s board approved the re-
quest at Thursday’s meeting, three
days after the county board of su-
pervisors voted 3-2 along racial
lines not to relocate the Confeder-
ate monument outside Lowndes
See LCSD, 3A
Mississippi State Athletics Di-
rector John Cohen was among
university officials Thursday
to respond to Southeastern
Conference Commissioner
Greg Sankey’s statement on
the Mississippi flag. Sankey
called on Mississippi to change
its flag or face its two SEC uni-
versities, MSU and Ole Miss,
being precluded from hosting
conference championships.
Both Cohen and MSU Pres-
ident Mark Keenum echoed
support for changing the flag to
remove the Confederate battle
emblem, but they expressed
concern for “unintended conse-
quences” for student athletes
from potential SEC action.
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District 1 Supervisor
Harry Sanders lis-
tens as Bishop Scott
Volland asks the
county to consider
two supervisors hoping to discuss ward African Americans, is asking removing a Confeder-
Sanders’ removal as president, and for a special-call meeting to decide ate monument from
two others urging for his resignation the courthouse lawn
on Sanders’ position as president of
during a board of
from the board. the five-member board, according supervisors meeting
District 2 Supervisor Trip Hair- to a letter he sent The Dispatch on on Monday at the
ston, who previously criticized Thursday. He also hopes to discuss Lowndes County
Sanders’ recent racist remarks to- See SUPERVISORS, 6A Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Courthouse.
BACK TO PRACTICE
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Junior Kamerun Gibson holds a weight while doing squats during football practice on Thursday at Starkville High School.
Gibson has been playing football since he was in eighth grade. Head coach Chris Jones said players come to practice in two
shifts to keep them spread out due to COVID-19. MORE COVERAGE, SEE SPORTS, 1B.
SEC Commissioner: Mississippi must change flag or risk
losing opportunities to host conference championships
MSU, Ole Miss respond Sankey issued a ma-
jor statement on the
“It is past time for change to
be made to the flag of the state
to Sankey statement controversial ban- of Mississippi,” he said in a news
ner Thursday. release. “Our students deserve an
Thursday Sankey called for opportunity to learn and compete
the removal of the in environments that are inclusive
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com Confederate demar- and welcoming to all.”
cations on the flag Sankey The last time an SEC champi-
and threatened that onship was hosted in the state of
As calls to remove the Con-
federate battle emblem from the should it remain, the SEC could Mississippi was in May 2016 when
Mississippi state flag have grown preclude future conference cham- the conference softball champion-
in recent weeks, Southeastern pionships from being held in the ships were held in Starkville. MSU
Courtesy photo/Mississippi State Athletics Conference Commissioner Greg state. See SEC, 3A
FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC
1 Which Akron-based band and fans of Today and Saturday MEETINGS
matching jumpsuits had an iconic 80s hit June 25: Clay
■ Juneteenth events: A trio of
with “Whip It”? County Board of
events are scheduled today and
2 Which physicist known for his theory of Supervisors, 9 a.m.
gravity, did NASA honor by sending a piece Saturday to celebrate the day the
last U.S. slaves were notified of Courthouse
of his apple tree into space in 2010?
3 In the “Archie Comics” series, who is their emancipation after the Civil June 30: Lowndes
Archie’s main rival? War. While not specifically marketed County Board of Su-
4 How many miles does the globe skim- as a Juneteenth event, A “Cry for pervisors meeting,
mer dragonfly migrate, the longest on Justice” march and rally will begin 9 a.m., Lowndes
record for any insect — 5,000, 8,000 or at 5 p.m. today at Kroger in West County Courthouse
11,000? Point with a rally following at 6 at
5 In a box of “Lucky Charms” cereal, which July 6: Lowndes
City Hall. On Saturday, Columbus
color are the horseshoe marshmallows? County Board of Su-
will stage a Juneteenth car parade,
Answers, 6B pervisors meeting,
which will begin at 1 p.m. at the Co-
9 a.m., Lowndes
lumbus Soccer Complex. Those who
County Courthouse
want to participate should arrive at
INSIDE the soccer complex by 12:30 p.m. July 7: Columbus
In Starkville, the NAACP and the J.L. Shane Kinder lives in Columbus City Council, Munici-
Classifieds 6B Obituaries 5A
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Confederate monument at Ole Miss to be moved to cemetery
‘We shouldn’t run from our past. ...
But we shouldn’t glorify it.’
Associated Student Body President Joshua Mannery
BY EMILY
WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — A Con-
federate monument that’s
been a divisive symbol at
the University of Missis-
sippi will be moved from a
prominent spot on the Ox-
ford campus to a secluded
Civil War cemetery.
The state College
Board on Thursday ap-
proved a plan to move the
monument, but did not
say when it might happen.
The decision hap-
pened amid widespread
debate over Confeder-
ate symbols as people
across the U.S. and in
other countries are pro-
testing racism and police
violence against African
Americans.
The University of Mis-
sissippi was founded in
Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain
­— and now national action
Holiday celebrates the day in 1865
that all enslaved black people learned
they had been freed from bondage
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In just about any other
year, Juneteenth, the hol-
iday celebrating the day
in 1865 that all enslaved
black people learned they
had been freed from bond-
age, would be marked by
African American families
across the nation with a
cookout, a parade, a com-
munity festival, a soulful
rendition of “Lift Ev’ry
Voice and Sing.”
But in 2020, as the
coronavirus ravishes
black America dispropor-
tionately, as economic un-
certainty wrought by the
Cream of Wheat, Mrs. Butterworth confront race in packaging
BY DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Business Writer
Colgate, Cream of
Wheat and Mrs. Butter-
worth are the latest brands
reckoning with racially
charged logos.
The soul-searching
comes in the wake of
PepsiCo’s announcement
Wednesday that it’s renam-
ing its Aunt Jemima syrup
brand. Mars Inc. says it’s
also reviewing its Uncle
Ben’s rice brand.
New York-based Col-
gate-Palmolive Co. said
Thursday it is working
with its Chinese partner,
Hawley & Hazel Chemical
Co., on changes to its Dar-
lie brand toothpaste.
The toothpaste, which
is popular in Asia, was
called Darkie when it was
first introduced in the
1930s. Packages featured a
drawing of a minstrel sing-
er in blackface with a wide
smile; a Hawey & Hazel ex-
ecutive came up with the
logo after visiting the Unit-
ed States and seeing Al Jol-
son perform. The Chinese
name on the box translated
to “black man toothpaste.”
Colgate-Palmolive ac-
quired a 50 percent stake
in Hawley in 1985. In 1989,
the name of the toothpaste
was changed to Darlie and
the logo was changed to a
racially ambiguous figure
in a top hat. But Colgate
said the product is under
further review.
“We are currently work-
ing with our partner to
review and further evolve
all aspects of the brand, in-
cluding the brand name,”
the company said in a
statement.
B&G Foods Inc., which
makes Cream of Wheat hot
cereal, said Wednesday it
is initiating “an immediate
1848, and the marble stat-
ue of a saluting Confed-
erate soldier was put up
in 1906. It is one of many
Confederate monuments
erected across the South
more than a century ago.
Critics say its display
near the university’s main
administrative building
sends a signal that Ole
Miss glorifies the Con-
federacy and glosses over
the South’s history of
slavery.
“We shouldn’t run
from our past. ... But we
shouldn’t glorify it,” Josh-
ua Mannery, the Associ-
ated Student Body Presi-
dent, said Thursday.
Mannery attended the
College Board meeting
with a diverse group of 15
other Ole Miss students
who have been pushing
officials to move the mon-
pandemic strains black
pocketbooks, and as police
brutality continues to dev-
astate black families, June-
teenth is a day of protest.
Red velvet cake, barbe-
cued ribs and fruit punch
are optional.
For many white Ameri-
cans, recent protests over
police brutality have driv-
en their awareness of June-
teenth’s significance.
“This is one of the first
times since the ‘60s, where
the global demand, the in-
tergenerational demand,
the multiracial demand is
for systemic change,” said
review” of its packaging. A
smiling black chef holding
a bowl of cereal has ap-
peared on Cream of Wheat
packaging and in ads since
at least 1918, according to
the company’s web site.
“We understand there
are concerns regarding
the Chef image, and we
are committed to evalu-
ating our packaging and
will proactively take steps
to ensure that we and our
brands do not inadvertent-
ly contribute to systemic
racism,” Parsippany, New
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For now, Virginia still can’t remove massive Lee statue
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ralph Northam plays out. On Thursday, Cavedo grant-
Northam, a Democrat, recent- ed the state’s motion to dismiss
RICHMOND, Va. — A judge on ly ordered the statue’s removal, the suit, agreeing that the origi-
Thursday extended a court order citing the pain gripping the na- nal complaint had issues of legal
preventing Virginia’s governor tion over the videotaped killing standing. But he also gave the
from removing a historic statue of of George Floyd, a black man in plaintiff, William C. Gregory, an-
Gen. Robert E. Lee from a famed
Minneapolis who pleaded for air other 21 days to file a new one.
avenue in the former capital of the
as a white police officer pressed a “I want Mr. Blackburn to have
Confederacy.
knee into his neck. A man describ- another shot at it,” the judge said,
Richmond Circuit Court Judge ing himself as a descendant of the referring to Gregory’s attorney,
Bradley Cavedo ruled that an ear- family that once owned the land Joseph Blackburn Jr. Gregory and
lier 10-day injunction will contin- where the statue sits filed the suit Blackburn declined to comment
ue while a lawsuit against Gov. to stop him. as they left the courtroom.
ument. Mannery, who is churned for years. outside and raised her Lisa Langley of Vicks-
African American, said The estimated cost of voice at the students. burg, who later identified
the statute represents the move is $1.2 million, “Why do y’all want to herself as being part of a
white supremacy. which will be paid with change everything about group called Make Ole
Because of the coro- private donations, not that school? ... Y’all are Miss Great Again.
navirus pandemic, board public money, the board the ones that don’t even The students smiled,
members met by confer- said. have the money,” said waved at Langley and left.
ence call as a few peo- Mannery told his fel-
ple listened in the room low students gathered
where the board usually outside after the vote:
meets. The vote hap- “We did it!”
pened quickly and with As they celebrated, a
no discussion during the woman who had attend-
meeting, quietly culmi- ed the meeting to oppose
nating a debate that has moving the statute came
Cornell University profes-
sor Noliwe Rooks, a seg-
“I think this year is go-
ing to be exciting to make
regation expert. “There is
some understanding and
white people celebrate
with us that we’re free,”
acknowledgment at this
point that there’s some-
said 35-year-old Army vet-
eran David J. Hamilton III,
thing in the DNA of the
country that has to be un- who has organized a June-
done.” teenth march and protest
Friday’s celebrations through a predominantly
will be marked from coast black, Hispanic and immi-
to coast with marches and grant neighborhood in the
demonstrations of civil Brooklyn borough of New
disobedience, along with York.
expressions of black joy in
spite of an especially trau-
matic time for the nation.
And like the nationwide
protests that followed the
police involved deaths of
black men and women in
Minnesota, Kentucky and
Georgia, Juneteenth cel-
ebrations are likely to be
remarkably more multira-
cial.
Jersey-based B&G said in
a statement.
Chicago-based
Conagra Brands, which
makes Mrs. Butterworth’s
syrup, said its bottles —
which are shaped like a
matronly woman — are
intended to evoke a “lov-
ing grandmother.” But the
company said it can under-
stand that the packaging
could be misinterpreted.
Critics have long claimed
that the bottle’s design is
rooted in the “mammy”
stereotype.
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Aldermen approve certification training for some city employees

Move makes exceptions to Starkville’s ongoing travel freeze said. SFD will also send a max-
imum of seven more employees
department will send at least
two employees to the first of at
BY TESS VRBIN The training opportunities to the travel suspension, which to fire instructor training that is least two trainings hosted by
tvrbin@cdispatch.com for all three departments were is one of several cost-cutting necessary for promotions and the Tennessee Valley Public
postponed due to the COVID-19 measures the board enacted in will cost $1,800. Power Association. More em-
Starkville al- The police department will ployees are on standby in case
coronavirus pandemic and only response to the expected sales
dermen voted 3-1 send two employees to motor-
just became available again, tax revenue shortfall as a result more positions in the training
in a special-call cycle training, since motorcy-
and employees from other cit- of the pandemic. open up, Kemp said.
meeting Thurs- cles are becoming increasingly
ies are signing up quickly for Aldermen Ben Carver of The cost is built into the
day to allow some important to the department,
city firefighters, a limited number of training Ward 1, David Little of Ward 3 department but totals about
Chief Mark Ballard said. The
police and utili- slots, Mayor Lynn Spruill said. and Henry Vaughn of Ward 7 class would normally cost $2,000 per person, he said.
ties employees to Aldermen Sandra Sistrunk were absent. $2,100 per person but instead is Sistrunk, the board’s budget
Spruill of Ward 2, Jason Walker of Starkville Fire Department chairperson, said the board is
attend necessary free thanks to the department’s
and recently available training, Ward 4 and Hamp Beatty of will send up to five firefighters, membership in the Mississippi not revisiting the budget cuts
making an exception to their Ward 5 voted for the training. all hired within the past year, to Law Enforcement Officers’ As- and other cost-saving measures
decision in April to suspend all Vice Mayor Roy A. Perkins of certification training required sociation, he said. yet, “but I expect that will be
new travel and equipment pur- Ward 6 voted no and said he did by state law that will cost $6,800, Starkville Utilities general happening over the next two or
chases until further notice. not want to make an exception Training Chief Clarence Parks manager Terry Kemp said the three or four weeks.”

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also hosted the 2015 SEC
outdoor track and field
championships, while Ole
Miss last hosted an SEC
Championship in 2013
when the men’s tennis
tournament took place in
Oxford.
In response to San-
key’s staunch remarks,
Mississippi State Presi-
dent Mark Keenum and
Athletic Director John
Cohen issued statements
Thursday confirming
their continued support
for a change in the flag —
though Keenum argued
discussing the possibility
of MSU and Ole Miss los-
ing hosting opportunities
for conference champion-
ships could bring “unin-
tended consequences” to
the universities.
“I have great respect for
Commissioner Greg San-
key, and I understand why
he has taken this position
regarding Mississippi’s
state flag,” Keenum said
in a news release. “Clear-
ly, the current national cli-
mate is such
that this
debate may
produce
unintended
consequenc-
es for our
student ath-
letes here at Keenum
Mississippi State Univer-
sity and those at the Uni-
versity of Mississippi.
“We are disappointed
that our student-athletes
and coaches were affect-
ed by something outside
of their control,” Cohen
added in a news release.
“At the same time, we
understand and support
Commissioner Greg San-
key’s stance on the flag of
the state of Mississippi.
Mississippi State Univer-
sity is proud to be among
the most diverse universi-
ties in the SEC. Alongside
our university leadership,
we aim to continue our
support for changing the
state flag, which should
unite us, not divide us.”
MSU football coach
Mike Leach — who has
drummed up ample con-
troversy of his own this
offseason after tweeting
a photo depicting a noose
that he later deleted and
apologized for — also
chimed in on Sankey’s
comments via Twitter.
Retweeting the link to
Keenum’s official state-
ment, Leach wrote, “I
support President Kee-
num. At Mississippi State
University I embrace the
inclusion of all People and
open dialogue on all is-
sues. Hail State!”
In Oxford, Ole Miss
Chancellor Glenn Boyce
and Athletic Director
Keith Carter issued a
joint statement in support
of removing the Confed-
erate iconography from
the state’s flag, writing,
“Mississippi needs a flag
that represents the qual-
ities about our state that
unite us, not those that
still divide us.”
Shortly after Sankey’s
comments, Mississippi
Today published a letter
reportedly sent to NCA A
administrators on Thurs-
day signed by 31 former
collegiate student-ath-
letes from schools across
the state — including
former MSU men’s bas-
ketball standout Ontario
Harper and former first
round NBA draft pick and
Mississippi Valley State
men’s basketball coach
Lindsey Hunter — calling
on the NCA A to prevent
the state from hosting
college baseball region-
als or women’s basketball
tournament games until
the flag is changed.
Should the NCA A fol-
low through with the re-
quest it would be a major
hit to both the baseball
and women’s basketball
programs at MSU as both
squads hosted regional
events in the past two
years and are annual con-
tenders to do so.
“Mississippi stu-
dent-athletes are realiz-
ing their voice, and their
days of playing sports flag concerns. However,
underneath a confederate those restrictions do not
flag in Mississippi will include NCA A postsea-
soon be over, one way or son events like baseball
another,” the letter reads.
or softball regionals that
“Please consider your
mission and join us in our are not pre-selected, nor
movement forward. To- do they disallow MSU
gether and united we will from hosting rotating
have our change.” events like the aforemen-
While there are no im- tioned SEC softball cham-
mediate legislative plans pionships in 2016.
to remove the Confeder-
ate battle flag from the
state banner, such an un-
dertaking is not without
past precedent. In 2001, a
referendum was put forth
asking voters to choose
between the current state
flag — originally incor-
porated in 1894 — and a
newly designed model,
but more than 64 percent
of voters chose in favor
of keeping what remains
Mississippi’s official ban-
ner.
That same year, the
NCA A restricted Missis-
sippi from hosting pre-se-
lected NCA A Champion-
ships over Confederate

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County Courthouse to
Friendship Cemetery.
After Monday’s board
of supervisors meeting,
District 1 Supervisor Har-
ry Sanders, that board’s
president, told The Dis-
patch that African Amer-
icans have remained
“dependent” since slav-
ery. His comments have
drawn ire and calls for his
resignation from citizens
and public officials across
the state this week.
Allison said after
Thursday’s meeting that
he talked with school
board members from
Caledonia and decided
the best step for the dis-
trict would be to gather
more information on the
mascot.
“We just want to have
all the information before
a decision is made,” Alli-
son said. “We’ll work with
the principals at those
schools to come up with a
way to make sure the pub-
lic knows that we want to
hear from you going for-
ward.”
Allison told The Dis-
patch that the district
hasn’t finalized how it
will work with the school
administrations to gather
opinions, but he acknowl-
edged hearing from stu-
dents is important.
“We haven’t come up
with it yet, but we’ll come
up with a way that we’ll
gather that information,”
Allison said.
He told The Dispatch
that if a decision was
reached to change Cale-
donia’s mascot, it would
likely not be an immediate
replacement.
“If it were going to
change, that process
would probably need to
start this year, but it prob-
ably wouldn’t happen this
year,” he said. “It might
happen for next year.”
Allison and board
member Brian Clark both
told The Dispatch the
mascot is a sensitive issue,
so proceeding slowly is in
the board’s best interest.
“I think on something
of this nature, you have
to move carefully and get
plenty of feedback,” Clark
said.
Board President Rob-
ert Barksdale said he
supported Thursday’s de-
cision and Allison’s efforts
to gather information but
offered no other com-
ment.
LCSD hires new
business manager
The board officially
announced the hiring
of Sayonia Garvin as its
new business manager at
Thursday’s meeting.
Garvin, the former
school business adminis-
trator for Monroe County
School District, was pres-
ent Thursday and has al-
ready helped Allison and
the board with financial
matters of late.
“From my viewpoint,
it means everything,”
Allison said of Garvin’s
help. “Her knowledge has
already been such a bless-
ing for me as superinten-
dent.”
Garvin’s annual salary
will be $95,000. She de-
clined to comment to The ing at the same level rath-
Dispatch prior to officially er than cut it by 10 percent
beginning her position because of the coronavi-
July 1. rus pandemic.
Former business man- “If we could have level
ager Kenneth Hughes’ funding, that would be a
contract was not renewed big boost in this time of
for the 2020-21 school unknowns,” Allison said.
year and he was terminat- He said it may be a
ed May 4, less than two “pipe dream” but that the
months before his exist- state was in the most sol-
ing contract was to expire. id financial position ever
Hughes was removed before COVID-19 hit, a
during an investigation promising sign.
into district finances that Allison isn’t sure how
Allison said resulted in much money might carry
“significant findings.” over to education from the
Hughes’ last few years Legislature’s rainy day
with the district have fund, but he’s crossing his
been plagued by financial fingers for good news.
issues. An independent “My hope is that it’s as
audit into the district’s close as it can be for next
finances last year found year just because it’s a
several examples of ma- tougher time anyway,” he When was the last time you
jor purchases and other said. picked up a piece of litter?
financial decisions were
documented incorrect-
ly and possibly never
brought before the board.
The district has also had
to borrow money to pay
teachers in December for
the last two years.
The superintendent
acknowledged it was hard
not having a business
manager in the period be-
tween Hughes’ removal
and Garvin’s hiring.
Starting July 1, Garvin
will help the board pre-
pare a schedule for the
completion of the Fiscal
Year 2021 budget.
Allison hopes
for level funding
Allison said he has
heard rumors that the
Mississippi Legislature
will keep education fund-

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JACKSON — A Mississippi man plead-
ed guilty Thursday to making counterfeit
money and using it at yard sales.
Purvis Dustin Ward, 33, of Rankin
County, was caught Nov. 2 after several
yard-sale organizers in Rankin County
called police saying a man and woman
were using counterfeit bills, according
to a news release Thursday from the U.S.
stopped the car, apparent counterfeit bills
were in plain view, the news release said.
Both people in the car were arrested.
Rankin County sheriff’s deputies
found counterfeit bills both cut and in
uncut sheets, and two computers, three
printers and specialty ink and paint that
had been used to produce them, accord-
ing to the statement.
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late, great Willis nially removed the the troops and lead them into and serve as inspiration and and more” I would say Sam
Pope, who always flag and replaced it battle, as well as to mark won encouragement as you face the and I would both agree on
wanted Possumhaw with a much, much, territory. As school children challenges of life.” the Christian flag. Sam would
to be about some- smaller, friendlier we pledge our allegiance to the In light of current events probably want a flag with
thing. American flag flag. Politicians campaign in I’ve spent a good bit of time crappie fish and fishing boats,
taped to one side of front of large banners bearing thinking about the signifi- maybe a 1969 Chevelle auto-

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passed hard- the patriotic idea of adorn our homes with seasonal mean, and what they say about bulldog flag-we’d both agree
ly without an American flag. flags as entertaining decora- us. Our family does not have on a bulldog flag. I would like a
my notice when on Opening the tions. a family flag like the Children lot of flags-cats, birds, nature,
June 14, I opened a devotional, I read Throughout our lives, of Israel. I would say we do not flowers, gardens, Southern
devotional reading Shannon Bardwell with interest the banners and flags declare our need a flag to keep us orga- authors, and book flags come
titled “Rallying meaning of flags interests, intentions, concerns, nized and focused. We need to mind.
to the Flag.” The as described by promises, loyalties, and more. no flag to rally the troops, nor So, if it’s true some flags
American flag that reigned the author, Stephen R. Clark. While some flags come and go, to be led into battle; certainly come and go, the important
over my mailbox had been Clark wrote, “In Biblical times, one remains above all others. not to mark out our territory. thing is to decide who you are
whipped to smithereens by the a banner or flag was used Unlike the failed slogans of We have no flag other than the today and what banner do you
wind. I also suspect on windy as a rallying point. As they politicians, God’s promises and American flag to pledge our want flying over you, over your
days depending on the wind’s wandered in the desert, each love remain steadfast. Song of allegiance. We’re not politi- family, and over your friends.
direction the flag also whipped family of the Children of Israel Solomon 2:4 states about God cians. We don’t even hang out Columns by Shannon Bard-
into the face of the mail deliv- had a unique banner. These ‘…his banner over me is love.’ seasonal or holiday flags. well of Columbus appear in The
ery lady. She had to have been banners helped keep them He is both rallying point and If there was a flag declar- Dispatch weekly. Email reaches
annoyed but never complained. organized and focused. In covering. Flags and banners ing “our interests, intentions, her at msdeltachild@msn.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Voice of the people

Comments’ effect
on a friendship
Harry, the intent of
this letter is to share the
effect your recent public
comments have had on
me. I finished at Lee High
School in 1977. We had
a fantastic class in terms
of race relations and still
do. Our reunions are well
attended. We all genuinely
enjoy seeing each other
every five years, and we
like keeping in touch on
our class Facebook page.
Shortly before your com-
ments were released, I was
in a group text with four
high school classmates,
one of whom is black. We
were discussing ways to
honor a classmate, who
was black, who recently
passed away. We agreed
on ordering a floral spray
representing the LHS class
of ’77 for his Columbus
service.
The evening of your
comments, the white
classmates in the group
received a text from our
black classmate. This friend was/is a
leader of our class and an individual we
all highly respect. He included your
remarks in his text to us that follows:
“Good afternoon guys. I need, I
really need honesty from each of you.
Above are comments from our Board
of Supervisors President. I need to
know if you guys feel the same way. We
are all men, but right now, I need your
honesty, please.”
We all assured him, as he continued
to challenge us, that your statements,
in no way, reflect our views of black
Americans. We exchanged multiple
texts that evening and the next morning
that were respectful and empathetic.
Fortunately, everything ended well. I
want you to know that the most salient
aspect of our text exchanges was the
pain a friend of mine was experienc-
ing because of your public comments.
Frankly, it was painful for all of us.
Your comments actually challenged our
friendships, momentarily. Although
that concerns me, my greatest concern
is the damage done to other black-
white relationships that are not strong
enough, or not connected enough, to
talk it through as we did.
I hope you don’t really believe what
you said, but at this point, it doesn’t mat-
ter. If you care at all about the commu-
nity you’ve served for so long, you will
resign. By doing so, you will allow the
healing process to begin. If you don’t,
the wounds you created will fester for a
long time to come. It is encouraging to
see that the vast majority of Lowndes
County residents, in no way, share your
worldview. You can’t take back what you
said, and I don’t expect you to; but you
can mitigate the damage by doing the
right thing, now. Resign.
Mark Bean
Columbus
Let’s tackle our challenges now
I’m tired...
I’m tired of seeing our State always
on the losing side of history. For my sev-
enty years we have battled the forces of
progress, enlightenment, justice, equal-
ity, and compassion. We have many
people who want these things, but have
been blinded by a culture that is deter-
mined to maintain the status quo. This,
in spite of the fact that it has kept us at
the bottom of almost every category of
well being that is measured. This is a
moment to break out of the restraints
we have bound ourselves with.
We don’t need to have people like
Harry Sanders keeping us all in the
slavery of the past. We will have to look
at our own attitudes and behaviors
though to accomplish this. I was raised
in this culture as a middle class, white,
male. I loved reading about the South,
the Civil War, and its Confederate
heroes. Some of my ancestors fought
for the Confederacy. My great uncle
served Mississippi as Lt. Governor for
several terms. My grandfather served
as the head of the State Tax Commis-
sion while another was Superintendent
of Schools in Starkville. I went to school
here, loved MSU, and graduated from
UMMC to become a doctor. I left the
State to do my residency, but always
wanted to come back to serve my fellow
Mississippians. I’m no “outside agita-
tor.” This place means the world to me
and it deserves better! I’ve had to face
some of the old racist bias that showed
itself in many “harmless” forms. I’m
tired of it for myself and Mississippi.
Let’s elect people who will work
for all of us, improve our educational
systems , our health care, and inspire
young people to stay here. I’m tired of
the same old pointless struggles with
the same old failed arguments. Move
the statues to appropriate places and
change the flag to build unity -NOW!
Get rid of these distractions and then
begin the serious work of confronting
racism, violence, and reconciliation.
We have many challenges, but we
have many people who are ready. We
may not agree on all the specifics, but
if we can agree on the goals we can
reach them. As my grandfather used to
say “we don’t see dinosaurs anymore
because they couldn’t adapt to change.”
Raymond Overstreet
Columbus
Thoughts on monument
Despite the county supervisors’ vote,
the matter of moving the Confederate
monument from the courthouse will
resurface in one context or another.
We are heartened by our city officials’
joining the discussion: maybe board
will vote again and maybe the city will
help financially.
Other than the understandable
aversion to reacting to “the cause of
the day” of the “woke,” we see no good
reason for keeping the monument at the
courthouse corner. The general will has
changed since its installation in 1912.
And we see three reasons for moving it
to the southwest comer of Friendship
Cemetery.
First: no one learns any history from
the statue where it is. People go to the
courthouse on immediate business;
they are not studying history.
But at that corner of the cemetery,
the monument would be near many
Civil War graves and near two memori-
als involving that war. One is a marker
noting the first Memorial Day there at
Friendship — a highly commendable ef-
fort toward unity by Columbus citizens.
The Children of the American Revo-
lution placed the marker in 1932. The
other memorial is a statue of a Civil War
soldier bearing only the word: “Rest.”
The people who go to that part of the
cemetery are in fact studying history
and would thus, if we move the court-
house statue, be seeing three different
reactions to the war that created the
graves nearby.
Second: Just west of those two
memorials is an open area big enough
for the courthouse piece (assuming
the space is available). Little if any
tree-trimming would be needed. And
Magnolia Road passes very close to that
space for easy viewing.
Third: We disagree with the view
that the statue’s present location causes
any citizen­assuming he even sees it —
to doubt that he can get a fair hearing
in today’s courthouse. But its govern-
mental location does imply admiration
for those who, depending on your view,
sought to leave the United
States or sought to estab-
lish another country within
the territory of the United
States. Moving the mon-
ument to Friendship kills
that implication and lets
us contemplate, at a most
appropriate place, what
the historian Paul Johnson
calls the “ocean of tears
and blood” that is, as we
are seeing, part of every
American’s inheritance.
Eulalie Davis and
George Hazard
Columbus
‘Tear down that statue’
County supervisor
Harry Sanders’ comments
as reported by the Dis-
patch following the vote he
cast to defeat a motion to
relocate the Confederate
monument on the court-
house lawn reveal so much
bigotry and historical ig-
norance, such an absence
of reason and logic, that it
would take a whole book to
parse them.
Borrowing from Ronald Reagan’s
1987 Berlin speech would be a simpler
way to go: “Mr. Sanders, tear down that
statue!”
William Hairston
Lamar County, Alabama
City employee calls
for Sanders’ resignation
Editor’s note: The following is an edit-
ed version of a text message sent to Harry
Sanders by City of Columbus COO David
Armstrong. It is being run as a letter to
the editor at Armstrong’s request.
Harry, I was shocked beyond belief
when I read your incredibly insensitive
and stupid comments in The Dispatch
today. And then to tell the Clarion-Led-
ger that you “stood by your words”
— what a racist old devil you are! How
does someone like you grow to be so
mean and bitter? If I were as old as you,
I think I’d try to be making peace with
my fellow man and God while I still had
the chance.
I fought this kind of ignorance and
racism 32 years ago when I was mayor
of Natchez and appointed the first black
department head in the town’s history.
I never dreamed it was still alive and
well. You, John Holloman and Trip Hair-
ston have just given Mississippi another
black eye, which it definitely didn’t
need. Are you proud of this?
One other thing: When you, John
and Trip pushed to get Ralph to resign,
this was unbelievably stupid, as well.
Speaking as a former county adminis-
trator of one of the largest counties in
this state, I can assure you that Ralph
was a great county administrator.
As much as I detest racists like you,
I truly feel sorry for you. How sad that
someone your age is such an unrepen-
tant old devil. Just as you called for
Ralph to resign, I call for you to resign
immediately! I seriously doubt, though,
that you are man enough and decent
enough to do so.
David Armstrong
City of Columbus COO

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BROOKSVILLE —
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died June
15, 2020,
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Freda Taylor, both of
Columbus; siblings,
Geneva Taylor, Bob-
bie Grassiree, Archie
Taylor Jr., and Lester
Taylor, all of Colum-
bus, Arthur Taylor
of West Point, Avery
Taylor of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and Alex Taylor
of Brooksville; seven
grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
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COLUMBUS —
Dorothy Hodges, 90,
died June 8, 2020, at
the Arrington Assisted
Living.
A graveside service
will be held at 11 a.m.
Sunday, at Vaughan
Cemetery, in Steens.
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Funeral Home and
Crematory, Second
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Ms. Hodges was
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Columbus, to the late
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Chappell Hodges Sr.
She was a U.S. Army
veteran, serving during
the Korean Conflict.
She was formerly
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with New York Life Sandra Hammack at Lee-Sykes Funeral re Hospital School of sisters, Frances Boyles
Insurance Company, Home Chapel. Lee- Nursing at Delta State. of Greenville and Rosa
ABERDEEN — San-
in New York, and in dra Varnell Hammack, Sykes Funeral Home of She was formerly em- Warford of Batesville;
the timeshares and 69, died June 17, 2020, Macon is in charge of ployed as a registered and two grandchildren.
sales department at the at North Mississippi arrangements. nurse in California, Memorials may be
Island Club, in Arrow Medical Center, in Ms. Shanklin was Mississippi, and Ten- made to St. Jude Chil-
Head Island, South Car- Tupelo. born Feb. 8, 1965, in nessee, and as a indus- dren’s Research Hospi-
olina. She was a mem- Services will be at Noxubee County, to trial health nurse with tal, 501 St. Jude Place,
ber of Antioch Baptist John Ellis and the late
11 a.m. Saturday, at Nike Inc. in Memphis. Memphis, TN 38105 or
Church. Tisdale-Lann Memorial Wazzie Marie Joiner She is survived by to Sanctuary Hospice
In addition to her Funeral Home, with Shanklin. her daughter, Melis- House, P.O. box 2177,
parents, she was pre- Don Harding officiat- In addition to her sa Simons Cockrell; Tupelo, MS 38803.
ceded in death by her ing. Burial will follow mother, she was pre-
sister, Helen Atkins. at Lebanon Cemetery. ceded in death by her
She is survived Visitation will be from brother, James Shank-
by her sister, Rebec- 9:30-11 a.m. prior to lin; and sister, Janet
ca Hodges Roach of services at the funeral Mae Davis.
Marietta, Georgia; home. Tisdale-Lann In addition to her
and brothers, Thomas Memorial Funeral father, she is survived
S. Hodges Jr. and Jim Home of Aberdeen is by her daughter, Kayla
Hodges, both of Colum- in charge of arrange- Shanklin; sons, Jayla
bus. ments. Shanklin and Demar-
Memorials may be Mrs. Hammack was cos Boykins; sisters,
made tot he Colum- born Feb. 19, 1951, in Ora Dean Shanklin
bus-Lowndes Humane Louisiana, to the late and Jaqueline Shank-
Society, P.O. Box 85, Minnie Bell Higgin- lin, both of Columbus,
Columbus, MS 39703. botham Priest. Annie Ross Harris,
In addition to her John Lou McCoy, and
John Wofford parents, she was pre- Angela Shanklin, all of
WEST POINT — ceded in death by her Macon; brothers, John
John Scott Wofford, 61, brothers and sisters. Ellis Shanklin Jr. of
died June 18, 2020, at She is survived by Huntsville, Alabama,
Select Specialty Hos- her daughters, Angela Tecumseh Shanklin
pital. Gilreath of Aberdeen of Macon, Bourgeois
A memorial service and Lynn Moore of Shanklin of Columbus,
will be held at a later Jasper, Alabama; son, Bankhead Shanklin and
date. Robinson Funeral Steve Hammack of Martin Shanklin, both
Home of West Point is Caledonia; sister, Sally of Chicago.
in charge of arrange- Hamm of Rayville, Pallbearers will be
ments. Louisiana; six grand- Reginald Hawkins,
Mr. Scott was born children; and two Augusta McCleod,
June 21, 1958, in Hous- great-grandchildren. Johnaman Harris, Troy
ton, to Joanne Smith Memorials may be Anderson Jr., Cedric
and the late James made to Lebanon Cem- Shanklin, and Jermain
Scott Wofford. He was etery, 10292 Darracott Shanklin.
formerly employed in Road, Aberdeen, MS
the construction indus- 39730. Larry Johnson
try as a welder. COLUMBUS — Lar-
In addition to his
mother, he is survived
Robert Skinner ry Mitchell Johnson, 72,
MACON — Robert died June 18, 2020, at
by his brother, James his residence.
Skinner, 76, died June
E. Wofford of Olive Arrangements are
12, 2020,
Branch; and sister, Judy incomplete and will be
at his resi-
Dukeminier of West announced by Lown-
dence.
Point and Joy Wofford des Funeral Home of
Grave-
of Columbus. Columbus.
side ser-
vices will
Patsy McCloskey be held Barbara Simons
COLUMBUS — Pat- at 1 p.m. STARKVILLE —
sy McCloskey, 76, died Saturday,
Skinner
Barbara Ann Brown
June 18, 2020, at her at Drake- Simons, 79, died June
residence. hill United Methodist 17, 2020, at Sanctuary
Arrangements are Church, in Brooskville, Hospice House, in
incomplete and will be with Aubrey Mitchell Tupelo.
announced by Lown- officiating. Burial will Services will be at 2
des Funeral Home of follow. Visitation will be p.m. Sunday, at Mead-
Columbus. held today, at Lee-Sykes owview Baptist Church,
Funeral Home. Lee- with the Rev. Jason
William Pearman Sykes Funeral Home of Middleton officiating.
COLUMBUS — Wil- Macon is in charge of Burial will follow at
liam Crump Pearman, arrangements. Memorial Garden Park
64, died June 18, 2020, Mr. Skinner was Cemetery. Visitation
at his residence. born Aug. 31, 1943, in will be one hour prior to
Arrangements are Noxubee County, to the services at the church.
incomplete and will be late George Skinner Welch Funeral Home of
announced by Memori- and Alice Will Steven- Starkville is in charge
al Gunter Peel Funeral son Skinner. He was of arrangements.
Home and Crematory, formerly employed in Mrs. Simons was
College Street location. the construction indus- born Sept. 21, 1940, in
try and was a member Charleston, to the late
Lou Reed of Drakehill United Lorene Logan Brown
COLUMBUS — Lou Methodist Church. and David H. Brown.
Ella “Lella” Reed, 88, He is survived by She was a graduate
died June 16, 2020, at his wife, Joyce Skinner; of Drew High School
College View Personal sons, Robert Skinner Jr. and Greenwood-Leflo-
Care Home. of Brooksville, Ronnie
A graveside service Skinner and Darrell
will be held at 10 a.m. Skinner, both of Co-
Saturday, at Taberna- lumbus; stepsons, L.C.
cle United Methodist Clemons and Verdell
Church, in Ethelsville, Clemons, both of Ma-
with Tommy Gillon con; daughters, Brenda
Evelyn Fitzgerald
officiating. Lowndes Bush and Nikki Clem-
Funeral Home of Co- ons, both of Columbus;
lumbus is in charge of and sister, Joyce Dancy
arrangements. of Altard, Illinois. Evelyn Grace Fitzgerald, 85, of Columbus,
Mrs. Reed was born Pallbearers will be MS, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at Col-
Oct. 24, 1931, in Me- Patrick Hopkins, L.C. lege View Personal Care Home, Columbus, MS.
ridian, to the late John Clemons III, Carnell A graveside service will be Saturday, June 20,
Skinner, Demetrius
Joshua Morris Finch 2020, at 10:00 AM at Ebenezer Cemetery, Fern-
Webster and Cleba Visitation:
Brown Winslett. She Skinner, Jalil Clemons, Friday, June 19 • 10-11 AM
bank, AL, with Bro. Kenny Gardner officiating,
was a member of Fair- and Devin McCleod. 2nd Ave. North Location and Lowndes Funeral Home directing.
Services: Mrs. Fitzgerald was born January 6, 1935,
view Baptist Church. Friday, June 19 • 11 AM
In addition to her Linda Shanklin 2nd Ave. North Chapel to the late John Frank and Leah Ellen Wilburn
Burial Brewer, in Belzoni, MS. She graduated from
parents, she was pre- MACON — Linda Rowan Cemetery
ceded in death by her Shanklin, 55, died June Hamilton High School, Hamilton, AL, in 1953,
where she was Miss Hamilton High. Mrs. Fitz-
husband, Charles Reed 10, 2020, at Dorothy Hodges gerald was a secretary, for over 40 years, with
Jr.; and one grandchild. her resi- Graveside Services:
She is survived by dence.
Sunday, June 21 • 11 AM Standard Life Insurance Company and MetLife
Vaughan Cemetery
her daughters, Nic- Grave- Steens, MS
Insurance Company. She worked with Mother’s
ki Cole, Debra Erb, side ser- 2nd Ave. North Location Day Out at First Baptist Church, Columbus, MS,
Charla Boyd, and Gail vices will for 18 years. Mrs. Fitzgerald was a member of
Henderson; son, Wes be held Brad Lamar Canaan Baptist Church, Columbus, MS. She en-
Memorial Service joyed antiquing and loved her puppies.
Reed; and 13 grandchil- at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 28 • 2 PM
dren. Saturday,
Shanklin 2nd Ave. North Chapel In addition to her parents, Mrs. Fitzgerald was
at Shanklin preceded in death by her husband, John Fitzger-
Memorials may be
made to St. Jude Chil- Cemetery, with Donnie Olaf Burgess ald Sr.
Memorial Service: Mrs. Fitzgerald is survived by her son, John
dren’s Research Hospi- Fields officiating. Buri- Private Family Service
al will follow. Visitation 2nd Ave. North Location
(Abby) Fitzgerald Jr., Columbus, MS; grandchil-
tal, 501 St. Jude Place,
is from 2-5 p.m. today, dren, Ninna (Robby) Knight and Victoria (Jus-
Memphis, TN 38105.
William Pearman tin) Bridgman; great-grandchild, William Adam
Incomplete Knight; sister, Shelia (Bill) Robertson; nieces,
College St. Location ReNay (Rick) Robertson, Terri (Bill) York-Linz,
and Debbie (Mike) Paoloini.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the
donor’s choice.
memorialgunterpeel.com Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
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City to close North Lehmberg Road

bridge for two weeks for repairs
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
A bridge on North Lehmberg
Road will stay closed for two weeks
while repairs of deteriorating pil-
ings are underway.
The city will close the bridge
near Dutch Village on Monday and
reopen it on July 7. Drivers can take
a detour down West Lehmberg
Road during the closure.
Project costs are $48,750, said
City Engineer Kevin Stafford. Phil-
lips Contracting is tasked to con-
duct the repairs for $46,000 and
Triangle Maintenance will provide
the detour signage for $2,750.
The bridge condition is regular-
ly inspected, Stafford said. The city
last repaired the bridge in 2016, he
said, when another row of pilings
under water was damaged.

Supervisors
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relocating the Confeder-
ate monument in front of
the courthouse, which the
board voted 3-2 Monday
along racial lines to leave
in place.
However, two super-
visors, Leroy Brooks of
District 5 and Jeff Smith
of District 4, have said
they will not attend a spe-
cial-call meeting and will
accept nothing short of
Sanders’ full resignation
from the board, echoing
other local officials and
protesters.
Following his Monday
vote against relocating the
monument to Friendship
Cemetery — where both
Confederate and Union
soldiers are buried —
Sanders told The Dispatch
he thinks the black com-
munity has been “depen-
dent” since slavery ended
and is the only ethnicity
not “assimilating” into the
country. The remarks
drew sharp criticism from
community advocates and
public officials, both local-
ly and nationally.
In his letter, Hairston
said he thinks Sanders’
resignation from the board
is “warranted based on
comments and the harm
they have caused our
county.” However, he said,
supervisors cannot force
Sanders to resign.
“To date, Mr. Sanders
has refused
to resign
complete -
ly from the
boa rd,”
Hairston
said in his
letter. “This
puts our Hairston
board and
ultimately our county com-
pletely unable to respond
to the current situation
and at an impasse.”
One thing he can do,
Hairston said, is cast a vote
on who Sanders’ replace-
ment is as the board presi-
dent. Sanders, he said, can
no longer lead the board
effectively with his “repre-
hensible comments.”
Hairston said District 3
Supervisor John Holliman
has agreed to the meet-
ing, but for it to take place,
Hairston needs three su-
pervisors. As of now, he’s
one man short.
Hairston’s appeal did
not sway Brooks and
Smith. Removing Sanders
as the president but al-
lowing him to stay on the
board, they said, would not
satisfy the community.
Brooks, who joined
more than 100 protesters
Wednesday calling for
Sanders’ resignation by
June 30, said picking an-
other president is merely
“a slap on the wrist.”
“If you remove a racist
from the head of the table
and set him
on the side
of the table,
you still
have a racist
in the room,”
Brooks told
The Dis-
patch on Brooks
T h u r s d a y.
“It doesn’t serve any pur-
pose.”
Even if Sanders steps
down as president, Brooks
said he thinks the new
president would just be an-
other white supervisor.
If the board has to even-
tually decide whether to
replace Sanders as the
president, Brooks said he
is not interested in voting
on the issue at all. Smith
said he has yet to decide
what to do and refused to
comment further. Holli-
man did not return calls
and messages from The
Dispatch seeking com-
ment.
Sanders, who previous-
ly told The Dispatch he
won’t resign, declined to
comment when reached
Thursday.
Brooks acknowledged
the current standoff
among supervisors, but
he said the board’s func-
tionality is already under-
mined.
“It’s already dysfunc-
tional,” he said. “It’s go-
ing to be a dysfunctional
board. It’s going to be a
dysfunctional communi-
ty.”
Push for resignation
Brooks said Sanders’
remarks, which have
gained national attention,
have hurt the black com-
munity and will potentially
hurt the county’s econo-
my. Calling for Sanders’
resignation Wednesday,
Brooks urged protest-
ers to come back to the
courthouse for the June 30
board meeting if Sanders
doesn’t resign by then.
The community will
take the issue to the “next
level” to push for Sanders’
removal from the board,
Brooks told The Dispatch
Thursday, including
bringing national leaders
to Columbus to add pres-
sure to Sanders. He has
received many calls from
people across the country
willing to travel to the city
and assist in his effort,
Brooks said.
“He ought to be honor-
able enough to say, ‘I’ve
caused damage,’” he said.
“If he thinks what he said
is fine and he feels good
saying it, that’s a hell of
a notion throughout the
community. If people are
willing to just sit quietly
and let Harry Sanders
have his way, if he gets by
with this, what is he going
to do next?”
With Sanders unwilling
to resign, Hairston said in
his letter the only other
way for his removal from
the board is for Sanders to
“be recalled by his constit-
uents.” Sanders, who was
re-elected for a four-year
term last November, is less
than a year into his fifth as
the board president.
An elected official can
be removed by a judge if
convicted of a felony, ac-
cording to state law. The
governor also has the pow-
er to remove any elected
officials “knowingly or
willfully failing, neglect-
ing, or refusing” to fulfill
their duty in their official
capacity. In that case, at
least 30 percent of the of-
ficial’s constituents will
have to sign a petition for
the governor to consider
the removal.
Sanders previously told
The Dispatch the commu-
nity cannot force his re-
moval over his comments.
“I haven’t been convict-
ed of a felony and my re-
marks are not a felony,” he
said in a Wednesday text
message to The Dispatch.

Memphis music
festival, barbecue
cooking contest
canceled
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —
The Beale Street Music
Festival, the World Cham-
pionship Barbecue Cook-
ing Contest and other
“Memphis in May” events
were canceled Thursday
due to the coronavirus
outbreak in the Tennessee
city.
Both the music festival
and the barbecue cooking
contest are the corner-
stones of the city’s month-
long tourist event in May.
They attract music fans
and barbecue cooking
teams from around the
world.
In March, Memphis in
May events were pushed
to late September and Oc-
tober in hopes that the vi-
rus outbreak would have
slowed down.
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JACKETS KICK SUMMER WORKOUTS INTO GEAR
Players stretch during football practice on Thursday at Starkville High School. Head coach Chris Jones said players come to practice in two shifts to keep them spread out.
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Back
when Chris Jones played
basketball at Noxubee
County High School, off-
season workouts were
typically along the same
lines. The team didn’t
even use a ball.
“They’d just turn the
clock on, and I’d run for
hours,” Jones said.
Now, with the first week
of summer workouts over,
the Starkville High School
football coach said he feels
a similarity to those years-
ago runs. This week,
Jones has had the Yellow
Jackets running and lift-
ing weights on their field,
and the team isn’t allowed
to use a ball until June 29
thanks to MHSAA restric-
tions imposed because of
the COVID-19 pandemic.
But Jones said Wednes-
day there’s no need to rush
things.
“It’s not honestly that
big of a difference other
than us not doing sev-
en-on-sevens,” the coach
said.
GOLF
Birdies galore at Hilton Head
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The RBC Heritage be-
gan two month later than
usual with a little rain, a
little sunshine and a lot
of birdies, most of them
from Jordan Spieth to
turn a rough start into a
furious finish.
Ian Poulter holed a
30-foot birdie putt and
followed with a 5-iron
to 4 feet for a birdie that
closed out his round of
7-under 64, giving him a
share of the lead Thurs-
day with Mark Hubbard
at Hilton Head.
“I’ve always loved com-
ing here to play golf,” said
Poulter, and he has plenty
of company this year.
The RBC Heritage,
typically a week after the
Masters in April, is the
second tournament since
the PGA Tour returned
after 90 days from the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The top three players
in the world are at Hilton
Head — Rory McIlroy, Jon
Rahm and Justin Thomas
— and none broke par on
a day in which 66 players
Indeed, apart from
those drills and being
outside rather than in-
side, not much is differ-
ent at Starkville High.
But adapting to the new
restrictions hasn’t hap-
pened overnight.
“Every day’s an adjust-
ment period,” Jones said.
“Right now, we’re just try-
ing to get them in shape.”
Senior cornerback
Brandon Scott said that
wasn’t always easy to do
at home.
“We can’t really work
on the stuff that we want
to work on because of the
coronavirus,” Scott said.
He was able to run,
do push-ups and use the
weight set behind his
house, but it wasn’t the
same as getting on the
field and seeing the team-
mates he missed.
“Being back, it brings
a good feeling to you,”
Scott said. “Like hope.”
Jackets have
plenty of experience
Jones’ squad graduat-
ed plenty of talent from a
in the 151-man field shot
in the 60s. A year ago,
only 38 players in the 132-
man field opened with
rounds in the 60s.
Spieth wouldn’t have
guessed he would be one
of them after a tee shot
what was 5 yards right of
the 12th fairway hit a tree
and didn’t stop rolling un-
til it was out-of-bounds.
He made triple bogey and
was 3 over through three
holes.
“All of a sudden, I’m 3
over through three, and
you start to see guys go-
ing 2 under through two,
2 under through three
early,” Spieth said. “It’s
not a great feeling.”
Determined to at least
try to get under par for
his round, Spieth had a
career-best six straight
birdies on his back nine
and finished with seven
birdies over his last eight
holes for a 66.
Poulter and Hubbard,
who started birdie-eagle,
were a shot ahead of a
group that included Webb
Simpson, Ryan Palmer
and Viktor Hovland, Colo-
Assistant coach Tri Nason sprays weights with sanitizer
during Thursday’s practice. Nason said that the team
must clean the weights between each group rotation
and any time two players are sharing a set.
2019 team that lost to Ox-
ford in the MHSAA Class
6A north state champion-
ship game.
Linebacker Tyrese
Hopkins will be playing
for Southern Miss, defen-
sive linemen Jaylan Ware
heads to Hinds Commu-
nity College, and Mis-
sissippi State incoming
freshman Rufus Harvey
headlines a group of four
standout senior wide re-
ceivers who played their
final high school season
last fall.
nial winner Daniel Berg-
er, Brooks Koepka, Ernie
Els and that incredible
bulk, Bryson DeCham-
beau, were in the large
group at 67.
DeChambeau, who
added some 40 pounds
of mass to increase his
swing speed, was ham-
mering shots over the
range during practice
earlier in the week. He
had to tone it down on the
tight, tree-lined Harbour
Town Golf Links.
“I couldn’t unleash the
Kraken today,” DeCham-
beau said, a student of
physics and Scandinavian
folklore. “It was just too
tight out there. The wind
was swirling all day, and I
couldn’t feel comfortable
to give it a good whack,
but I was still able to man-
age keeping it mostly in
the fairway.”
Dustin Johnson was
poised to make a move
until hit into the water on
the par-3 14th and com-
pounding the error with
a three-putt triple bogey.
He still managed a 68.
It was the first PGA
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
And yet Jones is con-
fident the Jackets have
plenty of returning expe-
rience and talent to suc-
ceed as they seem to each
year.
Quarterback Luke Alt-
myer, a Florida State com-
mit, recently accepted an
invitation to play in the
Under Armour All-Amer-
ica Game. Running back
Amariyon Howard is
pledged to Mississippi
State. Inside linebacker
Keyshawn Lawrence and
defensive end/lineback-
Tour with spectators on
the property, just not on
the golf course with tick-
ets.
Harbour Town is lined
with vacation homes, vil-
las and townhouses, and
plenty of people spilled
onto their decks and into
their yards to watch. The
tour has ropes to line the
fairway. This year, they
put up ropes to line the
yards to keep people from
coming all the way onto
the course.
One family had a sign
up for Spieth as he walked
along the eighth fairway,
one of only two holes on
the front nine where he
failed to make birdie.
That shot out-of-
bounds had all markings
of bad breaks he has seen
too often during three
winless years. With a
provisional tee shot in
the fairway, Spieth went
over to look at the trees,
and then some 20 yards
to the right at his origi-
nal tee shot nestled in the
pine straw. And then he
three-putted.
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er duo Ahmir Taylor and
Ronnie Randle will be key
pieces, too.
“We’ve got a lot of kids
who played a lot of foot-
ball last year,” Jones said.
“We’re not having to de-
pend on one or two guys.”
While wideouts Josh-
ua Aka, Tae Lucious and
Orien Thompson all grad-
uated along with Harvey,
Jones pointed to return-
ees Leroy Hollingshed,
Sam Hunt and Stacy Rob-
inson as the best candi-
dates to replace their pro-
duction.
“We’ve got some kids
who played a lot last year,
so we don’t have to worry
about replacing every-
body,” Jones said. “We’ve
just got to fill in some
spots.”
Unanswered questions
Workouts run from 8
a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday
through Thursday, and
Jones has split his players
in two groups — one that
comes in from 8 to 9:30
and the other from 9:30
to 11.
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
New Hope coach hits hole
in one at Elm Lake — again
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
New Hope High School
boys basketball coach
Drew McBrayer was on
the 15th hole at Elm Lake
Golf Course on Wednes-
day with his friends Lee
Bates and Ben Henry
when the conversation
turned to one of golf’s elu-
sive achievements.
Asked if he’d ever
made a hole in one before,
Bates said
no. In fact,
he’d never
even seen
one.
T h a t
wouldn’t
last long.
T h e McBrayer
three play-
ers started their 18-hole
round on the back nine,
and when they got to
the 133-yard, par-3 third
hole, McBrayer hit his tee
shot straight toward the
pin with a 9-iron.
“It was headed right
at it the whole way,” Mc-
Brayer said.
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That way, were one
player to test positive,
Starkville would need
only quarantine the play-
ers in that group rather
than the entire team.
Jones acknowledged
that the pandemic has
left several key questions
unanswered still. He
hopes the Yellow Jackets
can play a full season but
admitted it may be mod-
ified or shortened; the
MHSA A has given no
direction on how many
fans can fill the stands
at home games this fall,
either.
“We don’t know,”
Jones said. “I don’t think
anybody knows.”
He said until more
information is provided
to him, Starkville will
simply continue what it’s
been doing: preparing for
the season as best it can.
“I haven’t been hear-
ing too much about it,”
Jones said. “We’re just
going to take it one day
at a time. Whatever cards
they give us, we’re going
to play.”
From the tee box,
the players couldn’t tell
where the ball landed.
Then they approached
the green to see Mc-
Brayer’s shot nowhere in
sight.
They knew what that
meant.
“It was really close,
so we weren’t looking
around for it at all,” Mc-
Brayer said.
McBrayer, who beat
his friends by shooting an
even-par 72 for the round,
bent down to retrieve
from the cup his second
career hole in one (and
Bates’ first as a witness.)
“It was awesome,” Mc-
Brayer said.
His first such accom-
plishment came 18 years
ago, when McBrayer
was in college, on the
eighth hole at the very
same course. That one,
the coach said, can’t be
topped.
“I think the first one
was a lot more exciting —
it was the first one,” Mc-
Brayer said.
2B FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020
Players at 70 games, MLB at 60;
Manfred says deadline nearing
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Base-
ball players proposed a
70-game regular-season
schedule Thursday, a
plan immediately rejected
by baseball Commission-
er Rob Manfred with the
sides 10 games and about
$275 million apart on
plans to start the corona-
virus-delayed season.
As part of the union
proposal, players would
wear advertisement
patches on their uniforms
during all games for the
first time in major league
history.
“This needs to be
over,” Manfred said. “Un-
til I speak with owners, I
can’t give you a firm dead-
line.”
Both sides envision
spring training resuming
June 26. Counting back,
that means pitchers and
catchers would have to
travel Monday for the
start of medical intake
testing the following day.
While the gap has nar-
rowed, both sides remain
opposed to additional con-
cessions, The path toward
an agreement remains un-
certain and difficult.
“We believe this offer
represents the basis for an
agreement on resumption
of play,” union head Tony
Clark said in a statement.
Manfred met with
Clark in Arizona for about
five hours Tuesday, and
MLB said Wednesday
that they had reached a
framework for the season.
The union disputed that,
saying it was merely an-
other proposal.
“We had a list of is-
sues. We stated positions
on each of those issues.
We then made trades
and compromises across
and within those issues,”
Manfred said. “At sever-
al points in time, I went
back to the list of issues
with Tony and reviewed
where we were, and I did
that again at the end of
the meeting. We shook
hands and we both agreed
we were going to -- push
was the word -- push our
sides to reach an agree-
ment consistent with that
framework.”
Rams, Chargers to appear on ‘Hard Knocks’
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — It
will be lights, cameras,
Los Angeles again for
“Hard Knocks,” but for
the first time, the show
will feature two franchis-
es.
HBO and NFL Films
announced Thursday
that this year’s show will
include the Rams and
Chargers, which are both
moving into SoFI Stadi-
um in Inglewood and will
be attempting to bounce
back from disappointing
seasons. The five-week
series will premiere Aug.
11.
Chronicling two teams
won’t be the only differ-
ence. With the corona-
virus pandemic having
shut down team facilities
for most of the offsea-
son, players, coaches and
production crews will be
going through new proto-
cols to prevent or mitigate
any possible infections.
“The protocols, prac-
Golf
Continued from Page 1B
Instead of getting
down, he told caddie Mi-
chael Greller on the next
tee, “That’s over. Let’s get
four (birdies) today and
shoot under par.”
“I ended up getting a
few more than that,” he
said.
Just like last week’s
opening round at Colo-
nial, he got hot on his
back nine. The streak
began with an 8-foot putt
on the par-5 second hole,
That plan included
a 60-game regular-sea-
son schedule that would
have $1.48 billion in sal-
aries plus a $25 million
players’ postseason pool,
people familiar with the
framework told The As-
sociated Press, speaking
on condition of anonym-
ity because details were
not announced. MLB for
the first time agreed to
pay full pro-rated salaries
with games in empty ball-
parks.
“He was clear that it
wasn’t going to be easy
and we were both clear
that we needed approval
from our respective con-
stituencies,” Manfred
said. “Tony in fact in-
formed me last night on
the phone that he could
not sell the framework
even to his subcommit-
tee, and that it was going
no further and it was not
going up for a vote of the
players or anything like
that because the subcom-
mittee had rejected it. He
then encouraged me to
offer improvements in the
framework. I told him I
was not going to do that,
but if he could make what-
ever counter-proposal he
wanted to make any top-
ic.”
The union proposal
would have $1.73 billion
in salaries, plus a $50 mil-
lion postseason pool, peo-
ple familiar with that plan
said.
“In my discussions
with Rob in Arizona
we explored a potential
pro-rata framework, but
I made clear repeatedly
in that meeting and after
it that there were a num-
ber of significant issues
with what he proposed,
in particular the number
of games,” Clark said. “It
is unequivocally false to
suggest that any tentative
agreement or other agree-
ment was reached in that
meeting.”
MLB’s plan would have
players receive about 37%
of salaries that originally
totaled $4 billion, and the
union’s proposal would
have them get roughly
43%.
“I told him 70 games
was simply impossible
tice schedule, how teams
use practice and locker
rooms, we’ll have to adjust
to that,” said NFL Films’
Ken Rodgers, who is the
senior coordinating pro-
ducer of “Hard Knocks.”
“When you consider some
of the players are going to
be meeting their coaches
for the first time and then
going through the proto-
cols, it is going to be an
empathetic process for
the audience to watch.”
Rodgers said the test-
ing process will be a sto-
ryline and that some tests
may be shot if approved
by the NFL and NFL Play-
ers Association. He added
that testing results would
not dominate the content
unless it became news
with the amount of posi-
tive tests.
Rams coach Sean
McVay echoed the sen-
timents of Baltimore
Ravens coach John Har-
baugh in wondering how
teams might be able to
get work done in an era of
and included a 7-iron to 4
feet to a left pin near the
water on the par-3 fourth.
He was on such a roll that
Spieth began to contem-
plate eight straight bird-
ies to end his round. But
he saw enough mud on
his ball from the fairway
on No. 8 that he played
conservatively to 30 feet,
and then finished with an-
other short birdie.
McIlroy and Thomas,
who both had chances
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given the calendar and
the public health situa-
tion, and he went ahead
and made that proposal
anyway,” Manfred said.
Both MLB and the
union proposed starting
the season on July 19, and
players said it should end
Sept. 30, three days later
than management. Cit-
ing Dr. Anthony Fauci,
director of the National
Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, MLB
does not want to extend
playing deeper into the
autumn.
“Dr. Fauci’s out there
telling us that football
should playing in a quar-
antine. The other two
sports are playing in a
quarantine,” Manfred
said, referring to plans for
the NBA and NHL. “Our
guys want nothing to do
with that. Number two,
Fauci says we shouldn’t
be playing in October and
their proposal contem-
plates lengthening the
season.”
MLB also does not
want to bunch more
games into the same time
period.
“We told them we’re
not playing doublehead-
ers,” Manfred said. “Our
public health guys tell us
you should not put people
together for that number
of hours in the day. It’s not
safe. But they just keep ig-
noring those things.”
Baseball’s postseason
would expand from 10
teams to 16 this year, and
the two wild-card games
would transform into
eight best-of-three series.
That would create a min-
imum of 14 new playoff
games whose broadcast
rights could be sold, and
MLB would have the op-
tion of 14 or 16 postseason
teams in 2021.
Manfred said MLB
would give the additional
playoffs games to broad-
cast partners for free this
year to make up for the
shortened regular sea-
son and MLB would sell
the games for 2021. Play-
ers proposed they split
broadcast revenue 50-50
from the additional 2021
games. That was a change
in stance for a union that
social distancing.
“There’s such an influx
of information that is ever
changing. It is a little bit
mind-numbing when you
get down to it,” he said.
“It’s figuring out what is
going to be the best way
to operate and having the
agility to adjust. It’s crazy,
we’re talking about some
of this stuff and we’re
playing football. We’re go-
ing to social distance but
we play football? This is
hard for me to understand
this. I don’t get it, I really
don’t.”
The two teams
wouldn’t have been select-
ed if they had not volun-
teered. Teams aren’t usu-
ally eligible if they have
appeared on the show
during the past 10 years
(the Rams did “Hard
Knocks” in 2016, their
first year back in LA), or
appeared in the playoffs
the past two years (both
were in the postseason in
2018), or have a first-year
coach.
to win going into the fi-
nal round at Colonial last
year, had 72. Rahm had a
71. For McIlroy, it was the
first time since the ZoZo
Championship in Japan in
late October that he was
over par after the first
round.
Rory McIlroy was
among those who strug-
gled, and only a pair of
birdies on the back nine
kept it from being worse.
He opened with a 72. That
has steadfastly resisted
sharing revenue because
of fears it would become
a step toward a salary cap
system.
Players also would
allow MLB to move post-
season games this year to
neutral sites if needed be-
cause of the coronavirus.
Both sides would ex-
pand use of the desig-
nated hitter to games in-
volving National League
teams.
The luxury tax would
be suspended for 2020,
which with a 70-game
schedule projects to save
the Yankees $9.95 million,
Houston $1.52 million,
the Dodgers $506,000
and the Cubs $135,000.
At 60 games, New York
is projected to save $8.5
million, the Astros $1.3
million, the Dodgers
$434,000 and the Cubs
$116,000.
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split contracts, who get
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“We want to play. We
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“We’re committed to do-
ing whatever is necessary
to find a way to play, hope-
fully by agreement.”
The Rams join the Cin-
cinnati Bengals (2009,
’13) and Dallas Cowboys
(2002, ’07) as teams that
have done “Hard Knocks”
twice while the Chargers
are making their first
appearance. This will be
the 15th season for the
show, which started in
2001 with the Ravens.
HBO and NFL Films also
announced Thursday that
they have agreed to renew
the series through 2024.
The Chargers and
Rams usually hold train-
ing camp only six miles
(9.7 kilometers) apart
from each other, but that
will not be the case this
season with the NFL man-
dating that teams have to
hold camp at their own
facilities. The Rams, who
have held camp at UC Ir-
vine the past four seasons,
will be at their home base
in Thousand Oaks, about
80 miles (128 kilometers)
from the Chargers’ facili-
ty in Costa Mesa.
ended a streak of seven
straight tournaments in
which he broke par in the
opening round dating to
the ZoZo Championship
in Japan last October.
“I’m sort of missing my
3-wood left and missing
my driver right,” McIlroy
said. “If you’re in any way
like in two minds what
to do off the tees around
here and get a little bit
sort of guidey, it can bite
you.”

Vikings, Cook present NFL’s latest RB contract standoff
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — ly praised for his work
Dalvin Cook logged off
last week from virtual
team activities with the
Minnesota Vikings, no
longer willing to partici-
pate until he has secured
a new contract.
Cook’s situation is the
latest standoff of sorts
between an NFL team
and a star running back,
with the possibility of sev-
eral more in the coming
year in a league that has
steadily driven down the
financial value of the po-
sition.
The Vikings, though,
have made no secret of
their desire to make Cook
the centerpiece of their
offense. It’s difficult to
envision them not even-
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team created earlier this
spring for the release of
the 2020 schedule.
“I consider Dalvin as
one of those core group of
players that we definitely
want to try to keep,” gen-
eral manager Rick Spiel-
man said earlier this off-
season.
A person with direct
knowledge of Cook’s de-
cision confirmed to The
Associated Press that the
Pro Bowl pick will not
take part in the remain-
der of the offseason pro-
gram or report to training
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camp without a new con-
tract. The person spoke
on condition of anonymity
because of the confiden-
tial nature of the negotia-
tions.
If Cook were to skip
part or all of camp, which
remains a tentative event
due to the uncertainty of
the COVID-19 pandemic,
the Vikings wouldn’t wor-
ry much about the lost
repetitions.
“Dalvin could teach
class. He’s that bright and
that smart of a football
player,” offensive coordi-
nator Gary Kubiak said
this week. “It’s part of the
business, and guys like
him, professionals like
him, take care of them-
selves.”
Cook had a breakout
season in 2019, with 1,135
yards and 13 touchdowns
rushing plus 519 yards re-
ceiving in 14 games. He
had 303 total touches, a
per-game average (21.6)
that ranked fourth in the
NFL. Cook has missed
21 games including
playoffs to injuries over
three years in the league,
however. The 2017 sec-
ond-round draft pick tore
his ACL as a rookie, had a
hamstring strain in 2018,
and dealt with shoulder
trouble last season.
Carolina’s Christian
McCaffrey set the posi-
tion bar high two months
ago with his four-year, $64
million extension, after
the All-Pro selection be-
came just the third player
in NFL history to reach
1,000 yards rushing and
receiving in one season.
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My wife
and I have
been married
five months.
Her 40-year-old
son lives in our
basement. He has
a job, but I have
no idea if he pays
rent. If he doesn’t,
it really doesn’t
bother me.
What does
bother me is that
at his age, he
should be out on
his own by now. Dear Abby
He’s trying to
pay off school loans, which I
understand. However, he is the
one who incurred these bills.
All he had to do was finish his
dissertation and he would have
had his doctorate. Instead, he
quit school and doesn’t plan on
going back.
My wife doesn’t think she’s
an enabler, but I disagree. It’s
getting very hard for me to put
up with this situation. — UPSET
IN COLORADO
DEAR UPSET: Much depends
upon the reason your wife’s
son quit school instead of
getting that doctorate. I wish
you had mentioned whether he
has been living in his mother’s
house since childhood, or if this
is something relatively recent.
He may have emotional or
mental health issues that need
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June
19). You are as young as your
dreams, which happen to be
particularly youthful. It’s as
though you never lost the inno-
cence of your first imaginings of
what you would be in this life.
This year proves you will fulfill
them yet. Next month brings
a surprise that sends you on
a new trajectory. Friends help
with a vital project. Virgo and
Capricorn adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 9, 4, 13, 2 and
18.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
You’ll put quite a lot of thought
into a gift. You want it to be
appropriate and yet slightly
“I’d put McCaffrey in
his own camp. He’s an
anomaly, and he’s been
paid as such now,” said
Mike Ginnitti, the man-
aging editor of Spotrac,
the website he founded to
evaluate pro sports con-
tracts.
The six-year, $90 mil-
lion deal Dallas reached
with Ezekiel Elliott, the
fourth overall pick in the
2016 draft, prior to last
season would also be hard
for the Vikings to mimic
considering the amount of
salary cap space they’ve
devoted to quarterback
Kirk Cousins and several
standouts on defense.
The three-year, $39
million contract Arizo-
na gave David Johnson,
who’s now with Houston,
might be the most realis-
addressing.
Because this
is creating friction
in your marriage,
it may be some-
thing you and your
wife should talk
through with the
help of a licensed
marriage and fam-
ily therapist.
DEAR ABBY: I
am 30 years old
and single. I met
this guy while
I was working
downtown three
or four months
ago. He is almost
twice my age. At first I didn’t
think of him as more than just a
customer, but he’s very attrac-
tive for his age.
One day last month he told
me he had lost his phone during
my shift, so I asked him to give
me his number so I could call
him in case somebody found his
phone, which I did. Later that
night he called me asking, “Who
is this?” so I told him who I was.
We have been talking ever since
and I have been spending every
weekend at his house.
I’m starting to think I can
see a future with this guy
because I feel butterflies in my
stomach. I like how things are
between us. I care about him
and maybe want more one day.
What should I do? — LIKING AN
OLDER MAN
surprising. Take your time. Think
it through, and you’ll hit just the
right note.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You balance your independence
and interdependence so well,
operating as a one-person
operation when you need to and
a cog in the wheel of humanity
when you don’t.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Your powerful radar extends
from your heart to the hearts
of those around you. You don’t
have to know a person to recog-
nize their pain and be a part of
their healing.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Your attention is a precious
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020 3B
tic model. Spotrac pegged
Cook for a deal with an
annual average value of
around $12.5 million,
perhaps $25 million guar-
anteed over the next two
seasons.
While Cook could al-
ways choose to preserve
his health and sit out an
entire year like Le’Veon
Bell did with Pittsburgh
in 2018, failing to report
for the first day of train-
ing camp would hurt
Cook, The new collective
bargaining agreement
keeps such a player from
receiving an accrued sea-
son toward unrestricted
free agency. He would be
a restricted free agent in
that scenario without a
new deal, severely limit-
ing his market.
DEAR LIKING: What you
should do is continue exploring
a relationship and find out if
he feels the same way you do.
But the two of you should take
things slowly and discuss the
age difference before making
any commitments. Although
his age isn’t necessarily a
deal-breaker, it is significant.
DEAR ABBY: Am I hoping for
too much with my husband of
40-plus years? In the evening,
we (or I) watch TV, and he’s very
agreeable to “watch” anything
— mostly because he hardly
watches at all. He’s playing
games on his iPad and glancing
at the TV. He’ll ask questions oc-
casionally about the characters
or the plotlines, but it’s obvious
he’s not following. For some rea-
son, I find it disappointing that
he’s not really watching, even
if it’s something he’s shown an
interest in or selected. Should I
just be grateful he’s in the same
room with me and alive? —
FEELING SOLO IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR FEELING SOLO: Fo-
cusing on gratitude that you are
together doing things you both
enjoy is healthy. If you don’t
care for the program he isn’t
watching, feel free to change
the channel to something you
prefer. However, the two of you
should make a point of doing
something together in which you
are both fully engaged because
if you do, it will bring you even
closer to each other.
commodity that you nonethe-
less give quite generously to
your loved ones. They are,
in fact, spoiled by the many
benefits bestowed by your
listening ears and the pupils of
your eyes.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). As
dancers know, in a kick line, it’s
important that the entire chorus
of dancers hit the same mark
with their leg extension. It just
looks better that way. In the
name of conformity, you’ll save
your high kicks for later.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Though you are always com-
municating, you’re not always
aware of what. Your message
will be imparted without words
now. You say it all with action
and lifestyle.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You’re tough and resilient. Why?
A lot of it is your sense of hu-
mor. It’s hard to say which came
first, the laughs or the hardship,
but you’ve found a way to bring
them together.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). All the good jobs will go
to the eager volunteers. You’ll
be one of them. Responsibility
doesn’t scare you. Your hand
goes right up. Do well, and this
is only the start.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). You don’t know what
connects you with someone,
though you can be sure there
is an important and mysterious
reason you converge in this
same place and time.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Doing what is responsible
doesn’t always seem like a
lot of fun, but there’s a way to
make the medicine more palat-
able, Mary Poppins style, with a
spoonful of sugar.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Willpower can be hard to
come by, which is why today’s
starry boon is wonderful. An
infusion of cosmic willpower will
help you ignore the discomfort
of self-discipline so you don’t
have to suffer the pain of regret.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Dented cars show their
history of collision while the
patched cars move on as if
nothing bad ever happened.
You’re wise to be on the lookout
for signs of repair.
Run amok
SOLUTION:
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Prosecutors charge police, push

reforms amid Floyd protests
‘Prosecutors realize that
they’re being watched. Atlanta police officers call out
My hope is that this is a
change and that we are
sick over charges in fatal shooting
BY K ATE BRUMBACK

turning a tide.’ The Associated Press

Mark Dupree Sr., district ATLANTA — Atlanta police officers called out sick to protest the
attorney for Kansas’ filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a man in the back,
Wyandotte County while the interim chief acknowledged members of the force feel aban-
BY ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
doned amid protests demanding massive changes to policing. Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
Interim Chief Rodney Bryant told The Associated Press in an inter-
AND MICHAEL TARM
The Associated Press
view that the sick calls began Wednesday night and continued Thurs- Sudoku
Sudoku is a number-
placing puzzle based on
Yesterday’s answer
day, but said the department had sufficient staff to protect the city. It’s Sudoku 1 3 5 6 2 7 4 8 9
a 9x9 gridis a several
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not clear how many officers called out. ber-placing
Prosecutors across the country given numbers.puzzle
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are defying traditionally cozy rela- “Some are angry. Some are fearful. Some are confused on what we based onthea 9x9
is to place numbers 7 4 9 3 8 5 1 2 6
do in this space. Some may feel abandoned,” Bryant said of the officers. grid
tionships with police departments,
“But we are there to assure them that we will continue to move forward 1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 4 5 3 7 1 2 6 9 8
swiftly charging officers with given
so that numbers. The
each row, each 9 2 7 8 6 4 5 3 1
and get through this.” object
murder, assault and other crimes column and each 3x3 the
is to place box 8 6 1 5 9 3 2 4 7
following protests over the death numbers
contains the1sameto 9 number
in
of George Floyd and dropping prosecutors charged Atlanta offi- tester. Atlanta police were charged the empty spaces so 5 1 4 2 7 9 8 6 3
only once. The difficulty 6 9 2 1 3 8 7 5 4
charges against demonstrators. cer Garrett Rolfe with murder for with assault in a protest-related that each row, each
level increases from
Even just a few years ago, when a shooting during a sobriety check stop. In Philadelphia, a police offi- column and each
Monday to Sunday.
3 7 8 4 5 6 9 1 2
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Difficulty Level 6/18

other black men by police, officers
were rarely arrested for suspected
criminal acts during the demon-
strations. It’s been rare to charge
police with crimes in the death of
civilians, and winning a conviction
is harder.
But the tide may be turning, led
by progressive prosecutors press-
ing for criminal justice reforms to
better hold police accountable for
wrongdoing.
“Prosecutors realize that they’re
being watched,” said Mark Dupree
Sr., district attorney for Kansas’
Wyandotte County, which includes
Kansas City. “My hope is that this
is a change and that we are turning
a tide.”
On Wednesday, Fulton County
other officer involved in Rayshard
Brooks’ death faces lower-level
charges. The shooting happened
less than a week ago.
Derek Chauvin, the officer who
pinned George Floyd to the ground
by the neck, was charged with mur-
der days after Floyd’s death, and
three other officers were charged
shortly afterward.
Most of the time it takes months,
if not years, to charge an officer in
an on-duty death.
Meanwhile, in New York City, a
police officer caught on video shov-
ing a woman to the ground is facing
criminal charges, and prosecutors
in Buffalo charged two officers with
assault after a video showed them
knocking down a 75-year-old pro-
ming from video that shows him the same number only once. The difficulty level
striking a student protester in the increases from Monday to Sunday.
head with a metal baton.
And in Chicago, investigators
are looking at whether more than
half a dozen officers broke the law
after security video captured them
lounging around a side-street of-
fice with its windows smashed in,
making popcorn and napping on
a couch, as a shopping center was
ransacked nearby.
“This is the time to be aggres-
sive,” Kim Foxx, the first black
woman to hold the top prosecutor’s
job in Chicago, said about pressing
for overhauls of contracts with po-
lice that have helped abusive offi-
cers sidestep charges.

Facebook removes Trump ads with symbols once used by Nazis

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Facebook executive who
Facebook has removed
campaign ads by Presi-
dent Donald Trump and
Vice President Mike
Pence that featured an
upside-down red triangle,
a symbol once used by Na-
zis to designate political
prisoners, communists
and others in concentra-
tion camps.
The company said in a
statement Thursday that
the ads violated “our policy
against organized hate.” A
testified at a House Intel-
ligence Committee hear-
ing on Thursday said the
company does not permit
symbols of hateful ideolo-
gy “unless they’re put up
with context or condem-
nation.”
“In a situation where
we don’t see either of
those, we don’t allow it
on the platform and we
remove it. That’s what we
saw in this case with this
ad, and anywhere that that
symbol is used, we would
take the same action,” Na-
thaniel Gleicher, the com-
pany’s head of security
policy, told lawmakers at a
hearing.
The Trump campaign
spent more than $17,000
on the ads for Trump and
Pence combined. The
ads began running on
Wednesday and received
hundreds of thousands of
impressions.
In a statement, Trump
campaign communications
director Tim Murtaugh
said the inverted red trian-
gle was a symbol common-
ly used by antifa so it was
included in an ad about an-
tifa. He said the symbol is
not in the Anti-Defamation
League’s database of sym-
bols of hate. The Trump
campaign also argued that
the symbol is an emoji.

Mississippi State
School Ministry
Mississippi State School
of Ministry will be taking ap-
plications for enrollment into
their online degree granting
program. Earn your Certifica-
tion, Associates, Bachelor,
Master and Doctoral Degree
in Religious Studies. We are
an accreditation School of
Ministry authorized through
State of Mississippi and
Federal Government. Our
degrees are for ecclesiastical
purposes only. We accept
transcripts and your life expe-
rience also can also be used
for degree granting purposes.
For further information feel
free to call 662-425-8443
CANCELED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE
Forgive and Live
Forgive and Live meets
from 6-7 p.m. every second
and fourth Tuesday of each
month in the downtown YMCA
Board Room and every third
Wednesday at Vibrant Church
Cafe. Inquire and seek infor-
mation 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 third Sunday.
Gospel Book Club
Friendship M.B. Church,
1102 12th Ave. S., invites
the public to join its Commu-
nity Gospel Book Club from
ACROSS
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6 Showed ner-
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11 Dear, in Dijon
6-7 p.m., on the fourth Friday to WTWG, radio 1050 AM for times: Sunday school 10 12 Without aid
of each month, to study and Perfecting the Saints Broad- a.m.; Sunday worship 11:15 13 Sign of
share views of the Holy Bible. cast, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 7 sorrow
Open to all ages and ethnic- p.m. For information, call Pas- 14 Future fungus
ities. For more information,
call Barbara Mattison or
Women Prayer, tor District Elder Lou Nabors,
662-329-1234.
15 Harden
Worship Service 16 Fitting
Lillian Murray, 662-570-5595.
Church of the Eternal 18 Pert talk
Word, 106 22nd St. S., holds Fitness 19 “— was
Grief Support Group a prayer and worship service Transformations saying ...”
The Oil of Joy for Grief The Transformational 20 Victory sign
every Thursday from 5-6 p.m.
and Mourning offers a grief 21 Tea cooler
Call Marie Nabors, 662-549- Church, 2301 Jess Lyons
support group at 6 p.m. 22 Detecting
4322 or 662-329-1234, for Road, hosts boxing lessons
every second Thursday of the device
prayer requests. Mondays and Wednesday 44 Gofer’s work 10 Intensify
month at United Christian
from 5-7 p.m., weight-loss 24 A party to 45 Carwash 17 Less languid
Baptist Church, 232 Yorkville
Road East. “Making your Prayer Ministry boot camp Tuesdays and 25 Staring worker, at times 23 Held a
grieving journey easier.” For New Beginning Everlasting Thursdays 5-7 p.m. and both stupidly session
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christian@cableone.net. prayer requests at 662-327- Youth Fellowship 32 Building wing 2 Fondue stuff 26 Close
9843. The Transformational 33 For every 3 Systems with 27 Move on the
34 Bullring cry
Celebrate Recovery Prayer Service
Church, 2301 Jess Lyons
Road, hosts Youth Fellow- 35 Mud bath site
boilers
4 Mess up
schedule
28 Llama’s kin
The Assembly Church,
2201 Military Road, and Church of the Eternal ship from 7-8:30 p.m. every 36 Bonanza stuff 5 Repudiate 30 Go by
Meadowview Church, 300 Lin- Word, 106 22nd. St. S., Co- Tuesday. Games, prayer,
service, food, and more.
37 Used to be 6 Cut’s counter- 31 Annoy
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Celebrate Recovery at 6 p.m. Thursday nights 5-6 p.m. Transportation available. For divisions 7 Swiss peak ports
every Sunday at The Assem- Contact Marie Nabors, 662- information, call Iris Rober- 40 Skilled 8 Power plant 39 Mouse-spot-
549-4322. Church service son, 662-295-7456. 42 Quartet
bly Church (next to Lowe’s) sights ting cry
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at Meadowview Church. Get 43 Swear Caruso
help, healing and support for
any habit, hurt or hang-up
using the Christ-centered 12
steps.
Prayer for Youth
Every second and third
Saturday, 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
fifth Saturday. For informa-
tion, contact Jesse Slater,
662-328-4979.
Radio Program
Apostles Patrick Perkins
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which to store personal prop-
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continue to all FRIENDLY CITY
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failure to so probate and re-
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which to store personal prop-
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Beatty Road, Columbus, MS.
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A.D. 2020 at 308 Shoney
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bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
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be sold is believed to be good, tion.
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TATE OF PRESTON CHARLES
BELLE, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2019-00099JNS
BY: CHARLEEN WILLIAMS, EX-
ECUTOR
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
By The Chancery Court of
Lowndes County:
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the HOUSES pursuant to said
undersigned upon the Estate of Leases is authorized to sell the
Preston Charles Belle, de-
ceased, by the Chancery Court past due and any other
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, on the 3rd day of March, lowing tenants.
2019. This is to give notice to
all persons having claims
against said estate to probate hereby given that FRIENDLY
and Register same with the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, within (90) tion to the highest bidder for
days from the first publication
date of this Notice. A failure to storage units leased by the fol-
so Probate and Register said
claim will forever bar the same. CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 4504
THIS the 21st day of May,
2020.
/s/Charleen Williams, Executor Columbus, MS and will contin-
Publish: June 5, 12 and 19,
2020
IN THE SPECIAL COURT OF EM-
INENT DOMAIN
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
COLUMBUS REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY PLAINTIFF
VS.
ANTHONY FRISON, ET AL. DE-
FENDANTS
NO. 2020-0010-ED2
ALIAS SUMMONS BY PUBLICA-
TION
TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW
AND DEVISEES OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON, DECEASED, UN-
KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
VISEES OF MINNIE WASHING-
TON, DECEASED, UNKNOWN
HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
OF LESTER FRISON, DE-
CEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-
LAW AND DEVISEES OF JOHN-
NIE MORRIS MOODY FRISON,
UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND
DEVISEES OF MELVIN MOODY,
Medical / Dental
DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS-
AT-LAW AND DEVISEES OF
RICHARD MOODY, DECEASED,
UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND
DEVISEES OF UNKNOWN
HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
OF NATHANIEL MOODY, AND
MICHAEL MOODY, DECEASED,
AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR
ENTITIES HAVING A LEGAL OR
EQUITABLE INTEREST IN REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 512
4TH STREET NORTH, COLUM-
BUS, MISSISSIPPI BEING TAX
PARCEL NO. 61W080010200
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
You have been made Defend-
By: C.H.L.
ants in a lawsuit filed in this
Court by the Columbus Re-
Publish: 6/5, 6/12, &
development Authority to con-
6/19/2020
demn by eminent domain cer-
tain real property located in
Block 22 North of Main, Colum-
bus, Mississippi, and being
Lowndes tax parcel
61W080010200. The property
is necessary to renew and re-
development blighted condi-
tions in accordance with the
Urban Renewal Plan (Burns
Bottom) of the City of Colum-
bus, Mississippi.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the com-
plaint or petition filed against
you in this action at 10:30
o’clock a. m. on the 17th day
AUTHORITY PLAINTIFF
VS.
ANTHONY FRISON, ET AL. DE-
FENDANTS
NO. 2020-0010-ED2
ALIAS SUMMONS BY PUBLICA-
TION
TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW
AND DEVISEES OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON, DECEASED, UN-
KNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DE-
VISEES OF MINNIE WASHING-
TON, DECEASED, UNKNOWN
HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
OF LESTER FRISON, DE-
CEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-
LegalAND
LAW NoticesDEVISEES OF JOHN-
NIE MORRIS MOODY FRISON,
UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND
DEVISEES OF MELVIN MOODY,
DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS-
AT-LAW AND DEVISEES OF
RICHARD MOODY, DECEASED,
UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW AND
DEVISEES OF UNKNOWN
HEIRS-AT-LAW AND DEVISEES
OF NATHANIEL MOODY, AND
MICHAEL MOODY, DECEASED,
AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR
ENTITIES HAVING A LEGAL OR
EQUITABLE INTEREST IN REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 512
BUS, MISSISSIPPI BEING TAX
You have been made Defend-
ants in a lawsuit filed in this
Court by the Columbus Re-
development Authority to con-
demn by eminent domain cer-
tain real property located in
Lowndes tax parcel
61W080010200. The property
development blighted condi-
tions in accordance with the
Urban Renewal Plan (Burns
Bottom) of the City of Colum-
bus, Mississippi.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the com-
you in this action at 10:30
o’clock a. m. on the 17th day
of September, 2020, in the
second floor County Court
County Courthouse in Colum-
of your failure to appear and
defend, a judgment will be
entered against you for the
money or other things deman-
You are hereby further given
(10) days prior to the date of
the trial on September 17,
2020, you are required to file
ant to Miss. Code Ann. §11-27-
7, which shall be treated as
pleadings in this action. The
date of the filing of the Com-
plaint herein is the 13th day of
April, 2020, and the name and
address of the attorney for the
Plaintiff is Martha Bost Stegall,
P. O. Box 7120, Tupelo, Mis-
sissippi 38802. Other than the
Statement of Values you are
not required to file an Answer
or other pleading but you may
do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this 10th
day of June, 2020.
TERESA BARKSDALE, CLERK
SPECIAL COURT OF EMINENT
DOMAIN,
LOWNDES COUNTY, MS
BY: Ann Marie Langford, D.C.
Publish: 6/12, 6/19 &
6/26/2020
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES for storage space in
which to store personal prop-
erty and
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of rent
and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
personal property to satisfy the
charges owed to it by the fol-
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of-
fer for sale, and will sell at auc-
cash all personal property in
lowing tenants at FRIENDLY
Highway 69 South, Columbus,
MS. Auctions will begin at 8:30
A.M. on the 3rd day July, A.D.
2020 at 308 Shoney Drive,
ue to all FRIENDLY CITY MINI-
WAREHOUSE locations in the
following sequence: 903
Alabama Street, Columbus,
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
South, Columbus, MS. All auc-
tions are with reserve and
therefore all units can be with-
drawn from the sale at any
time by the auctioneer/man-
ager.
Title to the personal property to & insurance. Delivers on
be sold is believed to be good, Sunday morning and Mon-
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves- Main Street in Columbus.
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
seq (Supp 1988).
Billy Ferguson
- H42
Cindy Parker
- H72
Kyron Taylor
- H98
Jennie G. Johnson
- H96
James Walker
- H65 & H102
Brittany Beard
- H49
Wendy Blunt
- H60 & H104
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 4th day of June, A.D.
2020.
time by the auctioneer/man-
ager.
Ads appear in The Commercial Dispatch,
Title to the personal property to
be sold is believed to be good,
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
The Starkville Dispatch and Online
convey only such title as is ves-
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
seq (Supp 1988).
Billy Ferguson
- H42
Cindy Parker
- H72
Kyron Taylor
- Legal
H98Notices
Jennie G. Johnson
- H96
James Walker
- H65 & H102
Brittany Beard
- H49
Wendy Blunt
- H60 & H104
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 4th day of June, A.D.
2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 6/5, 6/12, &
6/19/2020
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with
CALEDONIA BUSINESS
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES for storage space in needs General Laborer.
which to store personal prop-Experienced weed-eater,
erty and $10-12/hour. Valid driver's
WHEREAS, default has been license, transportation &
made in the payment of rent experience helpful. Call
and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE- Jesse & Beverly's Lawn
HOUSES pursuant to said Service at 662-356-6525.
Leases is authorized to sell the
personal property to satisfy the ORGANIST POSITION at St.
past due and any other
charges owed to it by the fol-
lowing tenants.
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of- ence with Anglican Liturgy
fer for sale, and will sell at auc- helpful, but not necessary. house or make application.
tion to the highest bidder for
cash all personal property in
storage units leased by the fol- mon Pray & the 1940 Epis-
lowing tenants at FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 308
Shoney Drive Columbus, MS,
at 8:30 am on the 3rd day of
July, A.D. 2020 and will contin-
ue to all FRIENDLY CITY MINI-
WAREHOUSE locations in the
following sequence: 903
Alabama Street, Columbus,
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
South, Columbus, MS. All auc-
tions are with reserve and
therefore all units can be with-
drawn from the sale at any
time by the auctioneer/ man-
ager.
Title to the personal property to pet friendly, and furnished
be sold is believed to be good, corporate apts.
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves-
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et SURVEILLANCE. Benji &
seq (Supp 1988).
Hank Johnson
- N132
Lashea Atiana Stagat
- N161
Lindsey G. Montgomery
- N125
Hiyoshida McGee
- N141
Heather K. Christopher
- N251
Amanda Thomas
- N109
Benjamin Morris
- N264
Patricia Webber
- N216
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 4th day of June, A.D.
2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 6/5, 6/12 &
6/19/2020
Employment
Call us: 662-328-2424
General Help Wanted
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DISPATCH seeks a motiv-
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the Brooksville & Macon
area. Excellent opportunity
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Must have good transporta-
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General Services
A & T TREE SERVICES
Bucket truck & stump
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is seeking a mature,
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equipment and/or farm
work are desired but not
required. Person needs to
be flexible enough to pitch
in where ever needed but
also keep their core
responsibilities in mind.
If you enjoy a different ex-
perience on the regular,
meeting new people and
believe in customer
satisfaction this job might
be for you.
Please submit resume to:
Blind Box 675 c/o The
Commercial Dispatch
PO Box 511
Columbus, MS 39703
HOUSE FOR RENT BY
OWNER. 220 Mclemore
Road, Columbus. 1750sqft
Brick house in quiet neigh−
borhood. 3 bedrooms & 2
David Anglican Church in
full baths. No HUD,
Mayhew, MS, to provide Columbus City school
music for Sunday service & district. $1000/mo with
occasional special ser-
1 mo deposit. Serious
vices. Knowledge/experi- inquiries only please. Call
662−574−3202 to see the
The 1928 Book of Com-
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2−3 Bedroom w/ 1.5 Bath
(318)527-9213 for info.
Rentals
Ads starting at $25
Apts For Rent: North
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1 & 2 BR near hospital.
$595−$645 monthly.
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General Services
Garage Door Services
M&M Garage Door, LLC
Offering competitive prices
and quality service.
Available for all of your
garage door needs.
Call us today for your free
consultation.
662−251−4904
WORK WANTED:
Licensed & Bonded.
Carpentry, minor electrical,
minor plumbing, insulation,
painting, demolition,
gutters cleaned, pressure
washing, landscaping,
cleanup work, moving help.
662−242−3608.
To place ads starting at only $12,
Apts For Rent: Other Garage Sales: New Hope
COLEMAN
2212 New Hope Rd.
Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon, 6a−6p.
RENTALS Womens/Mens/Kids
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS clothes.
662−370−9356.
1 BEDROOM
2 BEDROOMS MOVING SALE!
255 Pinecrest Cir.
3 BEDROOMS Fri & Sat, 7:30am until.
Furn, h/h, linens, dishes,
LEASE,
© The Dispatch
garden & misc.
DEPOSIT
AND
Merchandise
CREDIT CHECK
662-329-2323 Ads starting at $12
2411 HWY 45 N Bargain Column
COLUMBUS, MS 5−PIECE DINETTE SET
Houses For Rent: North Good condition. $90.
662−242−4563.
135 HORSESHOE LOOP,
FREE HORSE MANURE,
COLUMBUS. 3BR/2BA,
fenced yard, quiet & retired mixed with sawdust.
area. Storage building in By appointment. Will load.
West Lowndes.
back yard. $700/mo +
662−364−6990.
dep. 901−314−3098.
General Merchandise
2018 40FT Gooseneck
Trailer w/ 5ft dovetail, 12
ton axles, 10−4inch straps
& tarps. $7,000.
662−251−3001.
5X10 UTILITY TRAILER
Good condition, single axle.
$500. 662−425−2454.
HOUSE FOR RENT WHITE POSTER BOARD
$0.50 each − 24"x23"
Fenced in yard. $675. Visit 516 Main Street
or call 662−328−2424
662−549−9555.
Ask for Glenn or text.
Lawn & Garden
Mobile Homes for Rent
HAYES DAYLILIES
RENT A CAMPER!
CHEAPER THAN A MOTEL! Open mornings. M−S.
Utilities & cable included, 1069 New Hope Rd. Call
662−251−6665.
from $145/wk − $535/mo
Columbus & County School
Wanted To Buy
locations. 662−242−7653
or 205−442−2011.
USED COMPUTER. Must
work good. 803 Shiloh Dr.
662−889−6619.
Real Estate
Vehicles
Ads starting at $25
Lots & Acreage Ads starting at $12
1.75 ACRE LOTS.
Autos For Sale
Good/Bad Credit Options.
Good credit as low as 10%
2004 FORD T−BIRD. Two
down, $299/mo. Eaton
Land, 662−361−7711. tops, hard & soft. Little
over 100k mi. Excellent
Waterfront Property
Condition. Call Holly at
Eaton Motor Company in
NEWLY RENOVATED three Houston, 662−705−1143.
bedroom, two 1/2 bath
Trucks, Vans & Buses
home in private community
with community boat
landing. Property sits on 2009 Red, Extended cab,
Tibbee Creek and is Chevrolet Silverado 1500,
conveniently located to less than 78k mi. Can be
seen @ Stokes on 82 on
West Point, Columbus, and
Starkville. Home has a Monday, 6/22. Cashier’s
screened in back patio with check only. $11,500.
662−327−7845.
a deck that overlooks
Tibbee Creek. $198,800.
662−549−2768
Community
Garage Sales
Ads starting at $12
Two free signs Travel & Entertainment
Estate Sales
PUBLIC CATFISH POND
@ 130 Hillcrest Drive.
HUGE ESTATE SALE
Open Tues−Sat, 7a−5p
3431 Hwy.12 E. 662−386−8591
Steens, MS 39766
Call for pricing.
Fri. 19th 9−5, Sat. 20th 9−
5, Sun. 21th 1−5, Mon
Five Questions:
22nd 9−5, selling the
estate of Eldon and
Frances Barham, selling
contents of home, shop,
outdoor buildings, tractor
1 Devo
shed. Thousands of items,
too much to list! Photos @
www.estatesales.net
Stewart’s Antiques,
2 Isaac Newton
Appraisals & Estate Sales
662−251−1515
Garage Sales: North
BIG SALE FRI/SAT/SUN!
7a−6p @ 1523 27th ST N. 3 Reggie
All must go!! Antq, jewelry,
bikes, shoes, furn, records,
4 11,000
speakers. 662−242−8655.
Garage Sales: New Hope
HUGE SALE! 37 Carney Dr.
5 Purple
8am until. Baby/kid items
and much more!
General Services Lawn Care / Landscaping
JESSE & BEVERLY’S
CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY
$545 plus Filing Fee LAWN SERVICE
Mowing, cleanup,
CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY
landscaping, sodding,
All Attorney Fees Through The Plan & tree cutting.
Jim Arnold, Attorney 662−356−6525
662-324-1666 • 601-656-6914
104 South Lafayette Street, Starkville Lawn Care
Mow, Trim, Edge and Blow.
Free Estimate.
SKILLED CRAFTSMAN. Any Call 662−574−1225.
kind of work! We can build, If no answer please leave
paint, drywall, clean,
message.
pressure wash & cut grass.
Painting & Papering
Reasonable rates. Safe &
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Lawn Care / Landscaping Ext/Int Painting.
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in the classifieds.
662−435−6528