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CPD chief pitches police athletic league to bridge

gap between community, law enforcement
Shelton: Police must be
part of crime prevention,
not just enforcement
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
Columbus Police Chief Fred Shel-
ton said he can still remember the
“watchdog” for his community when
he was growing up.
Her name was Ms. Williams and
she lived on the seventh floor of his
apartment building.
“She would snitch on everybody,”
he told members of Columbus Rota-
ry Club during their weekly meeting
Columbus Police Chief
Fred Shelton speaks
Tuesday at Lion Hills Center. “She with Rotary Club mem-
ber Dr. James Brooks
would whoop you. And then she would
tell your mama and you’d get another
after the club’s weekly
meeting at Lion Hills
whooping.” Center Tuesday.
Still, he said, people like Ms. Wil- Shelton spoke to the
liams contributed to a sense of com- club about community
munity and, among the local children, policing and his plans
respect that he thinks is missing today. for a police athletic
league, in which offi-
“We had a sense of value, because
cers with play sports
we would not cut up in public, because with teenagers to fos-
we knew what was going to happen,” ter relationships and
he said. “Now there’s a lack of respect. help keep teenagers
If a child is not going to respect his out of trouble.
See SHELTON, 6A Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff

Council approves 10 new hires for public works, 4-County using

citing delayed services and financial recovery CARES funds
for limited
broadband
buildout
$13M project will serve
parts of Choctaw, Clay
and Noxubee counties
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com

City leaders vote on matters concerning whether to go back to the pre-pandemic work schedule and the hiring freezes for the
public works department during a morning meeting on Tuesday at Columbus City Hall.
Most city departments adopt five-day work schedules Monday
BY YUE STELLA YU
syu@cdispatch.com
Columbus City Council
unanimously voted Tuesday
morning to add 10 full-time
employees to the city’s pub-
lic works department, lifting
a hiring freeze on the depart-
ment that was supposed to
last through December as a
cost-saving measure during
the COVID-19 pandemic.
The increased manpower
will help address citizen com-
plaints about delays in the
department’s services, such
as grass cutting and trash
pickup, said Mayor Robert
Smith and council members
during the special-call meet-
ing. The decision to lift the
freeze early was also prompt-
ed by an uptick in the city’s
monthly sales tax revenue,
which they said suggested
economic recovery since the
pandemic first hit in March.
The public works depart-
ment is responsible for mul-
tiple city services, including
street and drainage repair,
grass cutting and tree re-
moval on city property and
easements, trash pickup and
condemned house demoli-
tion. But since the city imple-
mented a series of cost-sav-
ing measures in April, the
Rural parts of
Choctaw, Clay and
Noxubee counties
will receive broad-
band internet access
from the 4-County
Electric Power As-
sociation thanks to a
state-run grant pro- Clark
gram distributing
Antranik Tavitian/Dispatch Staff federal funding.
4-County execu-
tives say the program
could bring them
department has experienced
“tremendous” delays in deliv-
closer to meeting the
demand for broad-
ering services to each ward, band in rural Lown-
said Director Casey Bush on des and Oktibbeha Turner
Tuesday. counties as well.
The hiring freeze cut the The COVID-19 Connectivity
maximum number of depart- Act, approved by the state Leg-
ment employees from 64 to islature and signed by Gov. Tate
53, he said, and the depart- Reeves earlier this month, allocat-
ment has been operating ed $65 million for Mississippi’s 26
with 51 since. The city also member-owned electric coopera-
cut department hours from tives to provide broadband service
40 to 30 per week, which he to rural areas with little or no inter-
said added to the burden. net access. The $65 million came
See COUNCIL, 6A See BROADBAND, 3A

OCH CEO: Federal relief funds likely won’t be used for employee raises, hazard pay
‘We just don’t see a clear explanation of how $13 million from
the federal Coro-
meeting. The purpose for the
money is to “offset the incre-
will be provided to the adminis-
tration on Aug. 17. The hospital
we’re going to be allowed to utilize these funds’ navirus Aid,
Relief, and Eco-
mental cost of treating COVID
patients” and not to cover extra
has to justify its use of the mon-
ey, and it might be able to claim
BY TESS VRBIN pay raises from the hospital’s nomic Security compensation for employees, payments for contract nurses
tvrbin@cdispatch.com supply of federal financial re- Act (CARES Act) who have been asking if that is if they were necessary to meet
lief, but administration and the and has used a possibility, he said. staffing needs, Russell said.
STARKVILLE — OCH Re- board of trustees said Tuesday about $5.1 million Chief Financial Officer Su- Much of the money is in an
Jackson
gional Medical Center employ- that is unlikely to happen. so far, CEO Jim san Russell said guidelines for escrow account, meaning it
ees have been hoping to receive The hospital received about Jackson said at Tuesday’s board the use of the CARES money See OCH, 6A

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New York newspapers hoax, large man- Aug. 3: Lowndes County
bats, unicorns and upright-walking beavers Board of Supervisors
lived where? meeting, 9 a.m., Lown-
2 Clove hitch, bowline and sheet bend are
des County Courthouse,
types of what?
3 What city is home to the Dynamo and facebook.com/Lown-
Maylen Borden the Rockets? desCountyMississippi/
4 The border between what two states is Aug. 4: Columbus City
Kindergarten, Annunciation
formed entirely by the Colorado River? Council, 5 p.m., Munici-

87 Low 74
5 What is the name of the shadowy villain
pal Complex
High in the film “The Usual Suspects”?
Aug. 7: Lowndes County
T-storms likely Answers, 8B
School District Board of
Full forecast on
Trustees budget hearing,
page 3A.
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Republicans tuck $8 billion

for military weaponry in virus bill
Democrats slammed the add-ons and Senate GOP
leader Mitch McConnell said the final package
should not stray from coronavirus response
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A new $1 tril-
lion COVID-19 response package
by Senate Republicans is supposed
to give the government more weap-
ons to battle the surging coronavi-
rus pandemic. But GOP lawmakers
have more than just the “invisible
enemy” in mind.
The Republican measure in-
cludes billions for F-35 fighters,
Apache helicopters and infantry
carriers sought by Washington’s
powerful defense lobby. Overall,
the proposal stuffs $8 billion into
Pentagon weapons systems built
by defense contractors like Boe-
ing, Lockheed Martin and General
Dynamics — corporate titans that
sit atop the Washington influence
industry.
The bill, drafted by Senate Ap-
propriations Committee Chair
Richard Shelby, R-Ala., would
deposit $2.2 billion in Pentagon
shipbuilding accounts, boost mis-
sile defense systems in California
and Alaska and deliver about $1.4
billion for C-130 transport planes
and F-35 fighters manufactured by
Lockheed Martin Corp. Some of
the F-35s could be delivered to an
Air National Guard unit in Mont-
gomery, Alabama.
In several cases, Shelby propos-
es restoring cuts imposed by the
administration that diverted almost
$4 billion to help pay for construc-
tion of President Donald Trump’s
border wall. The Pentagon won sig-
nificant defense increases last year
with passage of a budget agree-
ment that erased automatic spend-
ing cuts known as sequestration.
The $8 billion weapons procure-
ment package is part of a $29.4 bil-
lion defense portion of the GOP’s
$1 trillion coronavirus response
measure, a White House-backed
package released Monday. Pro-
viding that money now would help
build headroom into the annual
defense funding bill that Congress
plans to write later this year.
The outlook for Shelby’s pro-
posed defense projects could be
dim. Democrats slammed the add-
ons, and Senate Republican lead-
er Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
said Tuesday that the final package
should not stray from the coronavi-
rus response.
The weapons bazaar galled
Democrats whose votes will be re-
quired to pass the bill amid wide-
spread divisions inside the Senate
GOP conference on the measure.
They are pressing items such as
food aid and funding for mail-in
voting.
“We are not going to be support-
ing anything that does not acknowl-
edge the incredible hardship peo-
ple are facing on food,” said Sen.
Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
“Did you see the states it goes
to? Maine. Arizona. Kentucky —
we have a list,” said Senate Minori-
ty Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,
naming states where Republicans
are defending seats in the fall elec-
tion.
The administration never offi-
cially asked for the defense fund-
ing. It instead delivered informal
requests to the powerful lawmak-
ers like Shelby who sit atop the
defense funding panel, aides say.
Even those informal requests left
out the $8 billion for items like
planes, ships and missile defense
systems, though the White House
grew to embrace some of the items.

GOP’s jobless benefit plan could mean delays, states warn

Some states took a month to figure
out how to process the initial $600 a
week benefit when it went into place
BY GEOFF MULVIHILL
The Associated Press
A Republican proposal
to slash the $600 weekly
benefit boost for those
left jobless because of the
coronavirus shutdown
could result in weeks or
even months of delayed
payments in some states.
Older computer sys-
tems that took weeks to
set up for the initial fed-
eral unemployment en-
hancement would need to
be reprogrammed again
twice under the GOP plan.
In Florida, state Rep.
Anna Eskamani, a Dem-
ocrat from Orlando, said
the state has not even
gotten the original supple-
mental benefit to every-
one entitled to it.
“So the idea of chang-
ing the current process
that has taken us months
to put into place, that is
still not even perfect, is a
scary thought,” she said.
“These changes, what-
ever they end up being,
are going to create more
bureaucratic layers for
people to get the relief
they need. Meanwhile we
have bills to pay, we have
to put food on the table,
we have medical expens-
es and a lot of people are
suffering.”
How to handle unem-
ployment is a fiercely con-
tested part of the debate
as Congress negotiates
the latest relief legislation.
Democrats want to
bring back the federally
what’s doable technolog-
ically, especially on soft-
funded $600-a-week un-
employment bonus that is
ware many states use that
dates to the 1970s.
expiring, saying it’s a way
to keep families and the
Some states took
a month to figure out
economy afloat in a time how to process the ini-
when there are far more tial $600 a week benefit
people out of work than when it went into place
jobs available. this spring, leaving laid-
Republicans argue the off workers in the lurch
current amount is so high as the numbers of un-
that it encourages people employed skyrocketed.
to remain on unemploy- Last week, more than 16
ment. They want to re- million Americans were
duce it in two steps: First, receiving unemployment
by cutting the benefit by benefits.
two-thirds — to $200 a
week through September.
Then they want to switch
that flat rate to a per-
centage in which the un-
employed would receive
benefits equal to no more
than 70 percent of their
previous incomes in No-
vember and December.
The debate isn’t only
about the economy and
ideology. It’s also about

Mississippi health officials hesitant to add overflow beds

Nine of state’s largest hospitals did not ing pop-up facilities would
be addressing equipment
have any intensive care beds Monday and staffing logistics,
among other things.
BY LEAH WILLINGHAM tributed much of that to “The best place to
Associated Press/ Report a 300-patient decrease in get care is in your local
for America
non-coronavirus patients hospital, but if you can’t
statewide in Mississippi get that, then we’ll have
JACKSON — As inten-
hospitals in the last week. to find another way that
sive care units fill up at
hospitals in Mississippi, Health officials in maybe is not going to be
state health officials are Mississippi said they are as optimal,” Dobbs said.
considering opening pop- going to try to find open “But we need to make
up facilities to provide space in hospitals for ad- sure people are getting
more beds for coronavirus ditional beds before mov- taken care of, even if it’s
patients. However, they ing patients elsewhere. not the way we would nor-
say the quality of care at The challenges of open- mally want to.”
those facilities won’t be
what people are used to.
“If we need sort of a
mash-style hundred-bed
facility, where we are put-
ting patients, we will take
the necessary steps to do
that,” Gov. Tate Reeves
said last week. “Keep in
mind, the quality of care
in those facilities is not
going to be the same level
as if you go to a level one
facility in Mississippi to-
day.”
On Monday, nine of
Mississippi’s largest hos-
pitals did not have any in-
tensive care beds. At the
peak of the virus, states
like New York and New
Jersey opened up addi-
tional facilities to house
patients. Nearby, Georgia
is looking to a convention
center in Atlanta to house
overflow patients.
State Health Offi-
cer Thomas Dobbs said
Monday numbers of hos-
pitalizations — 961 coro-
navirus patients in ICUs,
as of last week — were
“stable” for now. He at-
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The following arrests

AREA ARRESTS
Unions sue USDA over
were made by Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office:
n Travis Blanton, 26,
faster chicken plant
was charged with posses-
sion of methamphetamine
and suspended drivers li-
production speeds
cense.
n Rakeem Wilson, 26, Blanton Wilson Murphree Brandon Mayfield Hill Unions say faster speeds make
was charges with posses-
sion of a controlled sub-
adequate worker distancing
stance.
n Christopher Mur-
during pandemic nearly impossible
phree, 46, was charged BY DAVID PIT T
with driving under the The Associated Press
influence — fourth or sub-
sequent. WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The union rep-
Coleman Simpson McGee Nash Burkis Moore resenting workers at chicken processing plants
n Lee Brandon, 23,
was charged with felony beha County Sheriff’s Of- in six states sued the U.S. Department of Agri-
taking of a motor vehicle,
fice: culture on Tuesday, saying its policy of allowing
false information and dis- n Robert Simpson,48, companies to slaughter birds more quickly en-
obeying a traffic control
was charged with aggra- dangers workers and makes it more difficult to
device. vated domestic assault. protect against spread of the coronavirus.
n Henry Mayfield, 26, n Omartra McGee, The United Food and Commercial Workers In-
possession of a controlled
37, was charged with ternational Union and local unions representing
substance and simple as-possession of controlled 10 plants in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Ken-
Reese Yates Withers Lewis tucky, Mississippi and Missouri joined with non-
sault by threat. substance, possession
n Justin Hill, 40, was
of a weapon by a felon, was charged with sale of was charged with posses- profit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen to
charges with three counts
tampering with evidence, marijuana more than 30 sion of marijuana more file the lawsuit in federal court in Washington,
trafficking of controlled
MDOC HOLD and no grams, speeding and no than 30 grams. D.C.
substances. seatbelt. insurance. n Barron Withers, 32, The USDA first allowed line speed waivers in
n Kelvin Coleman, 37, n Benjamin Nash, 27, n Denver Reese, 25, was charged with proba- 2018 after the National Chicken Council, a poul-
was charged with pos- was charged with an in- was charged with pos- tion violation. try industry trade group, petitioned it to increase
session of controlled sub-
dictment. session of controlled sub- n Corey Lewis, 25, was speeds.
stance. n Todd Burkis, 51, was stance, no insurance and charged with two counts The lawsuit alleges that the waivers violate
charged with DUI 3rd of- driving on a suspended armed robbery, burglary the Administrative Procedure Act because USDA
The following arrests fense. license. of vehicle, and hold for failed to provide public notice or allow public
were made by the Oktib- n Demonta Moore, 20, n Kendrin Yates, 26, other agency. comment and should be set aside.
The unions claim workers are endangered
by faster line speeds and further at risk during
the coronavirus pandemic because faster speeds
make adequate worker distancing nearly impos-

Broadband
Continued from Page 1A
from the $1.25 billion Mis-
sissippi received from the
federal Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Se-
curity (CARES) Act, the
relief package Congress
passed in March in light
of the COVID-19 corona-
virus pandemic.
4-County spokesman
Jon Turner said the coop-
erative chose the portions
of its nine-county service
territory — northeast
Choctaw County, west
Clay County and north
Noxubee County — that
are currently in the most
need of service.
“We hope this is going
to get us moving to be
able to provide (broad-
band) for everybody,”
Turner said. “It’s a limited
amount of money, so we
had to allocate it in a way
we felt we were going to
get the best bang for our
buck.”
The state provided
$5.5 million, and 4-Coun-
ty will match with about
$7.5 million, he said. The
roughly $13 million proj-
ect will serve about 7,000
people and 2,400 homes.
The cost to broadband
customers and the time-
line of construction and
availability are still to be
determined.
4-County’s Certificate
of Incorporation needs to
be updated in order to cre-
ate a subsidiary company
to provide broadband to
the three targeted areas,
so the co-op will mail
ballots to its members in
the first week of August,
according to a Tuesday
press release. At least 60
percent of members must
vote in favor by Aug. 21,
and the results will be an-
nounced at a special-call
meeting Sept. 9.
Demand for broad-
band in rural areas of the
Golden Triangle has been
a topic of discussion for
the past few years, with
both citizens and elected
officials calling for expan-
sion. Broadband access
and the disparities within
the region became even
more apparent in March
when the pandemic forced
schools to close and stu-
dents to learn from home.
One broadband project
could cost $110 million,
which is why $13 million
only covers a small por-
tion of the service territo-
ry, Turner said.
Current education and
health care needs have
convinced people that
broadband access is a
necessity and not a luxu-
ry, 4-County CEO Brian
Clark said.
“Whether you’re a
young kid trying to be
educated or an elderly
person trying to socially
distance and not catch
COVID, this was the per-
fect year to prove that ev-
erybody needs access to
good broadband,” Clark
said. “Before this year,
some people saw it as just
entertainment, but now
we see there’s really a
need for it.”
sible.
“America’s poultry workers have been on the
front lines of this pandemic since day one, put-
ting themselves in harm’s way to make sure our
families have the food we need during this cri-
sis,” said UFCW International President Marc
Perrone. “As COVID-19 continues to infect thou-
sands of meatpacking workers, it is stunning
that USDA is further endangering these workers
by allowing poultry companies to increase line
speeds to dangerous new levels that increase the
risk of injury and make social distancing next to
impossible.”
The lawsuit claims the USDA has allowed 53
of 124 chicken processing plants to process up
to 175 birds per minute instead of capping pro-
duction at 140 birds as specified in regulations
adopted in 2014.
A spokeswoman for the USDA’s Food Safety
and Inspection Service said the agency does not
comment on pending litigation.
Representatives of meat processing compa-
nies Tyson and Wayne Farms, which are men-
tioned in the lawsuit, did not immediately re-
spond to messages seeking comment.

AROUND THE STATE

Mississippi community college
renames Jefferson Davis campus
GULFPORT — A Mississippi com-
munity college has announced that it
renamed one of its campuses that pre-
viously honored Confederate President
Jefferson Davis, according to school of-
ficials.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community
College’s Jefferson Davis Campus in
Gulfport was renamed last week to Har-
rison County Campus, President Mary
S. Graham said in a statement obtained
by news outlets Monday.
Graham said the college’s board of
trustees chose to change the name as
part of the school’s new strategic plan,
which called for reviewing the names of
all facilities “to ensure they support and
align with the college’s mission, vision
and values.”
The college was in the process of
updating its publications and website
to reflect the change, The Hattiesburg
American quoted the college’s public in-
formation coordinator as saying.

SOLUNAR TABLE
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peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Wed. Thur.
Major 8:13p 9:10p
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of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

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Wear the damn mask
I
’ve never understood the that way. Belief must come the mask off another person to yell in Besides, that whole “rights” argu-
point of the proselytizing from more than hedging their face. ment is especially bogus when it comes
atheist. your bets. Wearing a mask It’s almost like those people want to from many of the same people who
Even as a person of Chris- during a pandemic, on the give COVID-19 to someone just to prove believed so strongly post-9/11 that we
tian faith, I understand how other hand, absolutely can be a point. What point, I couldn’t reckon. If had a “patriotic duty” to give up some of
a person’s life experiences summed up with this basic that’s the case, then give it to yourself our civil liberties to ensure our national
would lead them to decide logic. and leave me out of it. security. What happened to that? It’s
not to have faith themselves. Let’s look at the pros/ But just for fun, let’s take some of the not like the government will tap your
People, as a rule, are poor cons of wearing a mask in anti-mask arguments one at a time. phone to see if you intend to wear a
witnesses after all, and for public. Research says it helps “What if COVID isn’t as serious mask. Although, I guess with The Patri-
many atheists and agnos- keep YOU from spreading as the media insists it is?” Well, I’m ot Act, it could.
tics, bad experiences with the virus to OTHERS, not no scientist, but the virus has killed I have every right to expect my gov-
professed Christians serve Zack Plair necessarily the other way nearly 700,000 people globally since ernment — local, state and federal — to
as their primary evidence to around. Multiple scientific November, including almost 150,000 in implement policies that make citizens
not become one — as sad as that makes authorities have shown mask wearing is the U.S. since January. Seems serious protect each other’s safety. In this case,
me. effective, especially as a way to mitigate enough. if wearing a mask helps stem a public
But I’ve never fathomed why, for spreading COVID-19 while keeping the “What if the mask suffocates me health crisis, a mandate to do so is no
some, the existence of faith in God is economy open. or poisons me with trapped carbon more a violation of civil liberties than a
such a threat that they aim to convert But what if the research is wrong dioxide?” It won’t. But if you’re that lane divider painted on a highway or a
people away from it. and masks don’t really help much more concerned about lung health, maybe speed limit sign meant to protect driver
Believe me, this comes up, or at least than doing nothing? Then, we adjust you should stop smoking or refuse to be safety.
I’ve seen it dozens of times — people to something more effective when we around others who do. An anti-masker’s “feelings” about
who actively profess no faith who discover it, and all you’re out is the “Well, I don’t have a problem with it should not dictate policy. But that
fervently beseech others to also believe inconvenience. At least you tried and people wearing a mask. I might even seems to be the prevailing voice keep-
there is no God, heaven, afterlife, etc. showed your fellow man that — using wear one myself. But I don’t think the ing some governments from executing
When those conversations come my the information you had at the time — government should tell me I have to. I their charge. Both that attitude from
way, first I ask, “Why does it matter to you actually gave a damn about whether should have a choice. What about my the public and the government bending
you what I believe?” Then I take it one you might possibly kill them. That’s got rights?” to it at the expense of people’s health
step further. to be worth something. In the words of one of my favorite are disgraceful.
Say you’re right, I tell them, and I’m Yet, many anti-maskers are as angry all-time TV characters, Col. Sherman Wear the damn mask.
wrong. I’ll never know it and I won’t lose about the prospect of being inconve- Potter, “Buffalo bagels.” If you don’t, at least do us all a favor
anything for the trouble. And we’ll both nienced as proselytizing atheists are You don’t have the right to hurt and refuse to take your shoes off the
be in the same place when we die. But if about people believing in God. Some other people, negligently or otherwise. next time you’re at a TSA checkpoint.
I’m right and you’re wrong, our ends will show that anger by refusing to wear a It doesn’t matter if you agree with That ought to keep you out of the super-
be very different and you will absolutely mask and calling people who do cow- the research. The mere possibility of market for a while.
know about it. So, logically, it makes ards on Facebook. Others, as we’ve spreading a deadly virus before we have Zack Plair is managing editor of The
more sense to believe, right? seen, have gone so far as to scream at a vaccine is enough for governments to Dispatch. His email address is zplair@
Of course, faith doesn’t really work business owners who require it or rip enact measures to keep you from it. cdispatch.com.

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE CARTOONIST VIEW

Dismisses politically broad characterizations
In a recent letter, I tried to describe what makes Co-
lumbus and my neighborhood feel like where I belong. I
believe our neighborly cohesiveness developed because we
focus on what brings us together rather than on where we
differ.
I only wish that some of our national leaders would do
the same. Recently, Devin Nunes (R-CA) said on Fox News
that Democrats “hate white people.” What?! I’m a Demo-
crat who does not hate anyone. I know, like, and respect
a significant number of white people. None of my Dem-
ocratic friends and acquaintances has ever done or said
anything to support Nunes’ ridiculous claim.
Unlike Nunes, I would never accuse those with whom
I disagree of hating a group or not loving their country —
because I do not believe it to be true.
It is sad that I mention Nunes before John Lewis
(D-GA) whose death and funeral this past week revived
strong memories of the Civil Rights movement and of
those activists who made their stand no matter how
unpopular. Unlike Nunes, whose principles I question,
civil rights activists like Lewis did not get interviews on
Fox News — instead, they got beaten, sometimes got their
skulls fractured.
Let me expand what I said in my neighborhood letter.
I care about my neighbors because they are good people
— their politics and religion, skin color has nothing to do
with it. This is not a special rule for my neighbors — it
applies to everyone.
Hate our country? Hate the people that make it up?
Absurd. I would probably sleep better if I did not care so
much! As a perfectionist, I have never seen anything that I
did not think could be improved — my own life, in partic-
ular; no matter how it seems at the time. I view my citizen-
ship and my country the same way.
So, let me be clear. I love my country. I never want
to live anywhere else. So did John Lewis and, precisely
because of that, he pushed ceaselessly to be part of the
national conversation. That is all any of us are aiming for
when we criticize — Republican or Democrat.
We recognize that we do not have all the answers for
how best to move forward. We just want to be part of the
process that seeks to find them. Is that not what this coun-
try is supposed to be all about?!
Paul Mack
Columbus

Hopes the country can unite in a bipartisan way

Froma Harrop’s July 28 column got me to thinking
about the protests being Trump’s only hope and how it is
all a ploy on his part to divide the nation for his gain. For
us as U.S. citizens to unite bipartisan would mean winning
over part of the Republican base.
Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous are in authority,
the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the
people mourn.
The nation is in a state of mourning from the rampant
disease, a plummeting economy and self isolation.
The campaign statement that “You won’t be safe in Joe
Biden’s America,” could not be further from the truth.
On the contrary I look forward to God healing our nation
under a new administration.
Proverbs 16:12 It is an abomination to kings to commit
wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
We must continue to pray for the healing, knowing that
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Cosmetology students,
hairstylists describe a race divide
Some cosmetology schools include educators
with experience on a range of textured hair,
but students said highly textured hair is often
barely mentioned during training
BY LEANNE ITALIE
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — After repeatedly
being denied service by high-end
salons because her hair was per-
ceived as “too difficult” to style, Ka-
nessa Alexander took an unusual
step. She opened a shop of her own
in a predominantly white Boston
neighborhood with four Black styl-
ists serving all hair textures.
“I wanted to be someplace
where we existed but were not rep-
resented,” the African American
cosmetologist said of her decision
five years ago to set up Perfect 10
in West Roxbury, near where she
grew up. “So many salons were just
seeing a Black person.”
As a racial reckoning unfolds
around the globe, Alexander and
more than a dozen other people of
color in the beauty industry trace
such bias and discrimination in
mostly white salons to the sidelin-
ing of formal education on tightly
curled, coiled or kinky hair.
The lack of experience, or in-
terest, is particularly acute when
it comes to hair worn naturally,
a growing trend among African
American women who want to cel-
ebrate both personal identity and
Black culture.
“They didn’t learn Black hair.
They’ve been taught Black hair is
difficult,” Alexander said. “Nobody
will come in here and hear that
their hair is too difficult.”
About 25 miles from Alexan-
der’s salon, in mostly white West-
borough, Massachusetts, Dama-
lyn Matthews knows the struggle
firsthand. Matthews, who is white
and Native American, has three
children with her African Amer-
ican husband. She recently sent
her two oldest, ages 7 and 5, to her
regular salon, a Supercuts, with her
21-year-old niece, who is white.
A white stylist grumbled that the
children’s race should have been
disclosed when the appointments
were made because: “We don’t cut
Black people’s hair here,” Matthews
said. While service wasn’t denied,
the remark and others like it made
by the stylist led to her termination
and an apology from the salon.
Such stories are not uncommon,
from outright refusals to botched
treatments and cuts by stylists who
don’t know what they’re doing but
are reluctant to say so, fearing le-
gal retribution or out of embarrass-
ment or guilt.
Some cosmetology schools in-
clude educators with experience
on a range of textured hair, but
students said highly textured hair
is often barely mentioned during
training. Mannequins of color are
not routine.
Kayla Naclerio, 23, of Albuquer-
que, New Mexico, is enrolled in
beauty school near her home. She
plans to graduate in September.
“They don’t really tend to teach
ethnic hair,” said Naclerio, who is
white. “I would like to learn how to
do Black hair. I don’t really see why
there seems to be such a big lack of
education on Black hair.”
Naclerio found her own manne-
quin of color to supplement her ed-
ucation.
Serving Black people in the beau-
ty business has become increasing-
ly lucrative. In 2018, the Black hair
care industry raked in an estimated
$2.51 billion as Black consumers
have progressively made the switch
from general products to those that
cater specifically to them. Black
women spend nine times more on
ethnic-targeted beauty and groom-
ing products than the average for
all consumers in the hair sector, ac-
cording to Nielsen.
Kari Williams in Los Angeles
has a seat on the California Board
of Barbering and Cosmetology,
which administers exams and li-
censes in the state. She said most
beauty schools focus on salon safe-
ty and sanitation, and the use of
heat styling tools and chemicals for
straightening, coloring, perming
and relaxing.
“When you have a stylist going
through 1,100 hours of training,
when it comes to Black hair, they’re
learning how to destroy Black hair,”
Williams said.

Experts worry about errors if census schedule is sped up

Officials had warned as recently as early July it was already islation, but the Repub-
lican-controlled Senate
too late to have the numbers ready without an extension has yet to do so. Senate
Republicans on Monday
BY MIKE SCHNEIDER asked Congress to extend poned finishing field op- instead proposed an ad-
The Associated Press the deadlines required for erations for the 2020 cen- ditional $448 million in
the U.S. Census Bureau sus from the end of July to funding for the 2020 cen-
ORLANDO, Fla. — to turn in the head count the end of October. sus in its coronavirus-re-
After asking for corona- data used for redrawing The Democratic-con- lief bill.
virus-related deadline congressional district and trolled House agreed to
extensions in April, the legislative districts. The the extensions as part of
Trump administration Census Bureau also post- coronavirus-relief leg-
now appears to be aban-
doning that request by
asking Congress for extra
funding to wrap up the
2020 census “as quickly,
and safely as possible” in
a move that could help en-
sure the number-crunch-
ing for redrawing con-
gressional districts takes
place on President Don-
ald Trump’s watch.
Census Bureau offi-
cials had warned as re-
cently as early July that
it was already too late to
have the numbers ready
without an extension. And
outside experts predicted
Tuesday that speeding up
the timetable would lead
to an inaccurate head
count that misses people
in hard-to-count minority
communities.
“It would be like giv-
ing an expectant moth-
er in the early stages of
pregnancy a lot of mon-
ey to have the baby in
4.5 months,” said John
Thompson, a former Cen-
sus Bureau director in the
Obama administration.
The Census Bureau
is in the middle of the
2020 census, and some
of the bureau’s 500,000
door-knockers started
heading out this month to
households that haven’t
yet answered the ques-
tionnaire.
With the new corona-
virus disrupting census
operations in April, the
Trump administration

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Council
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“Right now the sched-
ule is trying to do … three
wards in a
day, which
is hard to
try to do
with that
30 hours,”
Bush said.
“Right now,
we are … Bush
behind may-
be three to four weeks.”
As a result, multiple
council members said
Tuesday many residents
from their wards ex-
pressed frustration about
the delays.
Ward 3 Councilman
Charlie Box told The Dis-
patch he received com-
plaints about delays in
grass cutting.
“The grass is grow-
ing so fast.
We are just
short of
people, we
can’t get it
all done,”
Box said.
“We need to
get the city Box
cleaned up
again and looking good.”
Ward 5 Councilman
Stephen Jones told The
Shelton
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parent, he’s not going to
respect a police officer.”
Shelton wants Colum-
bus Police Department
— along with community
partners like the Rota-
ry Club — to contribute
to getting that sense of
community back by im-
plementing programs to
work with kids and fami-
lies.
Specifically, he said,
he wants to start a police
athletic league for young
people between the ages
of 14 and 21. The idea is
that police officers would
play and coach sports
with teenagers and help
keep them out of trouble
that way.
“That fosters a rela-
tionship between the po-
lice officers and that fami-
ly and the community,” he
said.
“One of the big things
is boxing,” he continued.
“Let these little guys, in-
stead of shooting it out,
box it out. And if you win
the boxing match, you get
a trophy instead of hand-
cuffs. That’s a better deal:
a trophy instead of hand-
cuffs.”
He hopes for part of the
program to be focused on
helping those same young
people — and in some cas-
es, their parents — learn
OCH
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can’t be applied to the
hospital’s income state-
ments “until we can match
those funds up with valid
COVID expenses,” Jack-
son said.
“We just don’t see a
clear explanation of how
we’re going to be allowed
to utilize these funds,” he
said. “We’re trying to be
very careful that we don’t
spend these funds only to
find out later they have to
be repaid.”
Trustees Michael Had-
dix of District 2 and Kim-
berley Brooks of District
5 said salary increases
and hazard pay for front-
line health care workers
would be the most reason-
able use of the money.
“What we’re doing
is we’re taking the sen-
timents out of the kind
of work these people do
and we’re only looking at
the dollars,” Haddix said.
“I’m trying to understand
where we are in reference
to human relationships
and caring for people.”
Brooks said nurses
Dispatch he also received
similar complaints. The
department tried to keep
up with its workload, he
said, but sometimes he
had to help pick up trash
in the ward.
“I’ve picked up (trash)
s ever a l
times my-
self in ar-
eas, and the
next day,
it’d be right
back there,”
he said. “So
that’s going Jones
to be a hard
problem to fix.”
The need for the de-
partment to catch up with
its workload prompted
the council’s approval of
the additional personnel,
Jones said, even though
it will generate extra cost
to the city. The 10 new
employees at the public
works department will
each work 40 hours a
week at an hourly rate of
$10.30, Smith told The
Dispatch. That will cost
the city $4,120 per week
and more than $200,000
a year.
“Finances (are) always
a concern, but we don’t
job skills like how to write
resumes, how to dress for
interviews and how to fill
out applications online.
Many of the details
to the program are still
being worked out, but
Shelton said he hopes to
use the old Palmer Home
property, which has been
sold to Columbus Housing
Authority, to host some of
the events. The goal is to
set up the program by Oc-
tober, though he said the
COVID-19 pandemic is
complicating that. For ex-
ample, he’s not sure how
many kids they can work
with at one time.
But with more than 12
million people in the Unit-
ed States in jail, Shelton
said he doesn’t believe
police are solving crime
in the country by merely
arresting criminals. In-
stead, police need to be
part of crime prevention
by being involved in the
community, helping kids
and helping resolve con-
flicts in families before
they occur.
That’s particularly
important now as nation-
wide protests against po-
lice brutality in the wake
of George Floyd’s death
have called for changes to
law enforcement.
While Shelton said he
and other essential work-
ers that “go above and
beyond for these patients”
deserve extra compensa-
tion since costs of living
have increased due to the
pandemic.
However, District 3
Trustee Linda Breazeale
said the board should
not “get carried away
with emotions” because
spending money carefully
will preserve health care
workers’ jobs in the fu-
ture. Jackson agreed that
the money might have to
last the hospital for sev-
eral months, and he said
a “major challenge” for
him as CEO is to make
sure the hospital does not
operate at the multimil-
lion-dollar yearly losses it
did in 2018 and 2019.
“Many hospitals just
like us always seek to
serve the community first
with the best-quality care
even if it means breaking
even, but you still have to
have the financial where-
withal to continue,” Jack-
son said.
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Mayor Robert Smith leads a city leaders meeting con-
cerning the possibility of returning to the pre-pandemic
work schedule and the hiring freezes for the Public
Works Department on Tuesday at Columbus City Hall.
know which way things
are going to go,” Jones
said. “With that said, we
still have to maintain the
city. People want to see
grass cut, they don’t like
snakes, they don’t like
grass and things like
that.”
Smith told The Dis-
patch he has confidence
in the city’s ability to
shoulder the cost of those
10 new hires, due to an in-
crease in the city’s month-
ly sales tax revenue. The
city collected $892,395.40
in June, which is a de-
crease of roughly $4,000
is against defunding the
police, he does think po-
licing needs to change.
“Columbus Police De-
partment, we’re ahead
of the game,” he said.
“We’ve been practicing
community policing since
2015.”
Crime and COVID-19
During the meeting,
Shelton also spoke about
the issues CPD has dealt
with this year, includ-
ing the need to enforce
restrictions set in place
to curb the spread of
COVID-19. When the pan-
demic began in March,
the city of Columbus
temporarily closed busi-
nesses and enacted a 10
p.m. curfew. While both
restrictions have been
lifted, citizens are now
required to wear masks in
businesses unless eating,
drinking or exercising.
“My job is to serve and
to protect,” Shelton said.
“I’m to serve and protect
you from gunfire, from
knife attacks and from
physical assaults. Now,
I’m switching hats and
I’ve got to protect you
from an unseen virus that
I can’t detect.”
It’s been a challenge
particularly to protect
District 1 Trustee
Neil Amos said he un-
derstands Brooks and
Haddix’s concerns but
believes preventing a fi-
nancial deficit should be a
high priority.
“I wish we were in a po-
sition (to) give everybody
a bonus and thank them
and go on,” Amos said.
“I do think we need to be
transparent with them
because they are hearing
we’re getting extra mon-
ey, and it’s probably hard
for them to understand
that we can’t use that
money in the way of a bo-
nus.”
Operating expenses
for the first nine months
of the fiscal year exceed-
ed $51.6 million, Russell
said.
In other business, the
recent increase in positive
COVID-19 cases has in-
creased turnaround times
for test results to between
five and seven days, when
it had previously been 24
to 48 hours, Jackson said.
OCH is operating
ment will have more em- said Smith in a Tuesday
ployees than the police Facebook post.
department (which em- As part of the city’s
ploys 54 officers) and the cost-saving measures in
fire department (which April, most employees
has 56 firefighters). Both began working 30 hours
departments are still un- a week. Police and fire de-
der a hiring freeze, Smith partments’ schedules re-
said. mained the same during
Bush said the new the cutback.
hires, as well as going The measure expires
back to a 40-hour weekly Saturday.
work schedule, will help Beginning Monday,
a lot. public works, landfill and
Antranik Tavitian/Dispatch Staff
“That would help be- Trotter Convention Cen-
cause my guys can pick ter employees will work
up the extra 10 hours that five days a week from
we lost,” he told The Dis- 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The
patch. “That would help zoning and inspection de-
my guys catch back up on partment will work from
from last year but an in- the wards.”
crease of almost $190,000 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. All other
from the May figure, said departments, except for
Chief Financial Officer
Most city departments the police and fire depart-
Deliah Vaughn at the July will work five-day ments, will work five days
21 council meeting. schedules a week from 8 a.m. to 5
“This past month The council also unan- p.m.
is our second highest imously voted to allow “We now see that we
month that we’ve had this most city departments to can go back to a full-time
year,” Smith said. “Our fi- work a five-day 40-hour schedule for our employ-
nances have picked back week beginning Monday, ees and catch up on the
up, and it’s not what we a shift from its pre-pan- work we have fallen be-
thought it would be back demic four-day schedule. hind,” Smith said in the
when we first presented Apart from the police post. “We are a service
this (plan).” and fire departments, the organization, and the
The addition will bring other city departments regular five-days-a-week
the total number of de- have worked 40 hours schedule will allow us to
partment workers to 61, per week from Monday serve better the citizens
Bush said. The depart- to Thursday since 2008, that depend on us.”
people “who don’t want doesn’t think it’s neces- he added. “Summer time
to be protected,” he said sarily higher than in pre- crime rate usually always
— either because they vious years. spikes a little bit because
refuse to wear a mask or, “During the lockdown, you’ve got more people
during the curfew, they I would say violent crime out of school, you’ve got
refused to go home. was down a lot,” Swan juveniles out of school.
He said he’s increased said. “We probably were But this year’s been un-
patrols in the areas where not as proactive as we are usual because of COVID.
there is most likely to be now. 2020 has not been a year
“partying” and that he “I think we’re proba- that you could really use
and command staff have
been patrolling more as
bly about average what as comparison to previous
we normally would be,” years anyway.”
the pandemic goes on.
Shelton told The Dis-
patch after the meeting
that while people were in
quarantine in March and
April, there was relative-
ly little criminal activi-
ty. Now that restrictions
have been lifted, there
has been a jump in crime
“as people are getting out
and getting more active,”
he said.
Possibly there is a lit-
tle more crime this year
than there was last year,
he said, and he contrib-
utes that at least partial-
ly due to COVID-19 and
how people are letting out
pent-up stress and anger
brought on by quarantine.
In the county, Lown-
des County Sheriff’s Of-
fice Chief Deputy Brent
Swan said law enforce-
ment has also seen an in-
crease in criminal activity
as individuals come out
of quarantine, though he
“right at maximum ca-
pacity” of COVID-19
patients, with 14 in the
hospital Tuesday, Jackson
said. Five patients were
in the intensive care unit,
and one was breathing
through a ventilator.
COVID-19 care and
“normal hospital opera-
tions” is a “delicate bal-
ance,” Chief Medical
Officer Todd Smith said,
especially since other hos-
pitals have asked OCH to
care for their COVID-19
patients when they run
out of beds. The hospital
had a request from Shar-
key-Issaquena Communi-
ty Hospital, two and a half
hours away in the Delta,
this past weekend.
“That presents a very
difficult challenge to be
able to treat those pa-
tients being transferred
in, in addition to treating
our local community, but
as of now we’re able to
meet that need,” Smith
said.
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As crime surges on his watch, Trump warns of Biden’s America

‘He’s turning to the old playbook — appeal Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda
to the fears of Americans and then associate THE ASSOCIATED PRESS disproportionately claims people of color as its
victims, or in an election-year reckoning with
those fears with the Democratic Party ...’ WILMINGTON, Del. — Democratic pres-
idential candidate Joe Biden promised Tues-
police violence against Black men.
Robert Spitzer, a political scientist at the State “He can’t turn the economy around. He’s de-
day that his economic agenda would combat termined to stoke division and chaos,” Biden
University of New York College at Cortland
long-standing racial inequalities as he sought said, speaking in a community center gymna-
BY A AMER MADHANI book — appeal to the fears of to draw another sharp contrast with President sium in his hometown of Wilmington, Dela-
The Associated Press Americans and then associate Donald Trump. ware. “It’s not good for the country, but Donald
those fears with the Democrat- Biden said the Republican president is ex- Trump doesn’t care. His campaign is failing and
President Donald Trump is ic Party, specifically Joe Biden.” acerbating social discord across the country, he’s looking for a lifeline.”
painting a dystopian portrait of Trump’s attempt to cast including by sending federal authorities into Biden countered with a litany of proposals
what Joe Biden’s America might Biden in that light follows a major cities under the pretense of addressing to steer federal money and tax credits to small
look like, asserting crime and pattern seen throughout his crime. And he said Trump has little interest in business and economic development programs
chaos would ravage commu- presidency, where he attempts addressing the racism that Biden said has been for minority-owned firms and disadvantaged
nities should the former vice to shift responsibility, often to laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, which neighborhoods.
president win the White House President Barack Obama, even
in November. more than three years after tak- wane. Violent crime around the so if bad things are happening breaks into her home and get-
Left unsaid: A recent surge ing office. U.S. has been on a downward right now, they get blamed on ting a voice recording inform-
in violent crime in several With echoes of Richard Nix- trajectory for the better part of him,” Erickson said. “I don’t ing her that, because the police
American cities has happened on’s law-and-order campaign the last three decades. know how he can persuade vot- have been defunded, no one is
on his watch. in 1968, Trump is trying to en- Lanae Erickson, a senior vice ers that it’s Joe Biden’s fault.” available to take her call.
“Irony is way down the list ergize his conservative base president for social policy and Trump has tried to paint The Republican president
of things that President Trump while also making an appeal politics at the center-left think Biden as captive of his party’s recently tweeted a warning
worries about,” said Robert to a small patch of undecided tank Third Way, said Trump’s most liberal elements who have to “Suburban Housewives of
Spitzer, a political scientist at voters by posing the question: attempt to use the Nixon play- called to dramatically reshape America” that “Biden will de-
the State University of New Which man will keep you safer? book and tap into anxieties policing in America. stroy your neighborhood and
York College at Cortland whose By leaning hard on select about crime is odd given that, His campaign has aired ad- your American dream.”
research focuses on gun poli- scenes of violence, Trump is unlike Nixon in 1968, Trump is vertising in battleground states “No one will be SAFE in Joe
tics and the American presiden- banking on that unrest con- already in the White House. that shows a woman calling Biden’s America!” Trump de-
cy. “He’s turning to the old play- tinuing. But the protests could “Trump is the incumbent, police for help as an intruder clared.

US officials: Russia behind spread

of coronavirus disinformation
Moscow’s military intelligence service
is using a trio of English-language
websites to exploit pandemic ahead
of presidential election
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — been downgraded so they
Russian intelligence ser-
vices are using a trio of
English-language web-
sites to spread disinforma-
tion about the coronavirus
pandemic, seeking to ex-
ploit a crisis that America
is struggling to contain
ahead of the presidential
election in November, U.S.
officials said Tuesday.
Two Russians who have
held senior roles in Mos-
cow’s military intelligence
service known as the GRU
have been identified as re-
sponsible for a disinforma-
tion effort meant to reach
American and Western au-
diences, U.S. government
officials said. They spoke
to The Associated Press
on condition of anonymity
because they were not au-
thorized to speak publicly.
The information had
previously been classified,
but officials said it had
could more freely discuss
it. Officials said they were
doing so now to sound the
alarm about the particular
websites and to expose
what they say is a clear
link between the sites and
Russian intelligence.
Between late May
and early July, one of the
officials said, the web-
sites singled out Tuesday
published about 150 ar-
ticles about the pandem-
ic response, including
coverage aimed either at
propping up Russia or den-
igrating the U.S.
Among the headlines
that caught the attention
of U.S. officials were “Rus-
sia’s Counter COVID-19
Aid to America Advances
Case for Détente,” which
suggested that Russia had
given urgent and substan-
tial aid to the U.S. to fight
the pandemic, and “Bei-
fight falsehoods. Trump
himself has come under
jing Believes COVID-19
is a Biological Weapon,”
scrutiny for sharing mis-
information about a dis-
which amplified state-
ments by the Chinese.
proven drug for treating
the coronavirus in videos
The disclosure comes that were taken down by
as the spread of disinfor-
Twitter and Facebook.
mation, including by Rus-
sia, is an urgent concern Though U.S. officials
heading into November’s have warned before about
presidential election as the spread of disinforma-
U.S. officials look to avoid tion tied to the pandemic,
a repeat of the 2016 con- they went further on Tues-
test, when a Russian troll day by singling out a par-
farm launched a covert ticular information agency
social media campaign that is registered in Rus-
to divide American pub- sia, InfoRos, and that op-
lic opinion and to favor erates a series of websites
then-candidate Donald — InfoRos.ru, Infobrics.
Trump over Democratic org and OneWorld.press
opponent Hillary Clinton. — that have leveraged the
The U.S. government’s
pandemic to promote an-
chief counterintelligence
ti-Western objectives and
executive warned in a rare
public statement Friday to spread disinformation.
about Russia’s continued
use of internet trolls to ad-
vance their goals.
Even apart from poli-
tics, the twin crises buf-
feting the country and
much of the world — the
pandemic and race rela-
tions and protests — have
offered fertile territory
for misinformation or out-

Trump admin won’t accept new DACA applications

BY SOPHIA TAREEN tion of the immigration to apply, according to the
AND ELLIOT SPAGAT laws,” Wolf wrote in the nonpartisan Migration
The Associated Press
memo. Policy Institute.
CHICAGO — The About 650,000 people The government will
Trump administration are part of DACA, which deny all new applications,
said Tuesday that it will allows young immigrants limit renewals to one year
reject new applications who were brought to the instead of two, and deny
and shorten renewal peri- country illegally as chil- requests by DACA recip-
ods for an Obama-era pro- dren to work and shields ients to visit their home
gram that shields young them from deportation. countries unless there are
people from deportation, Roughly 66,000 people “exceptional circumstanc-
taking a defiant stance meet age requirements es.”
after the U.S. Supreme
Court refused to let it be
scrapped completely.
The move, detailed
in a memo from Acting
Homeland Security Sec-
retary Chad Wolf, ended
a month of uncertainty
about how the administra-
tion would respond to its
Supreme Court defeat in
an election year that has
President Donald Trump
looking for ways to ener-
gize his base.
Wolf said the adminis-
tration may try to end the
Deferred Action for Child-
hood Arrivals program
again, casting it as a law
enforcement issue that
could contribute to illegal
immigration. He said the
federal government needs
more time to consider
next steps, presenting the
measures as a temporary
change.
“DACA makes clear
that, for certain large
classes of individuals,
DHS will at least tolerate,
if not affirmatively sanc-
tion, their ongoing viola-
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Barr defends aggressive

federal response to protests
Attorney General:
‘Violent rioters and
anarchists have hijacked
legitimate protests’
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WA S H I N G T O N
— Attorney General
William Barr defend-
ed the aggressive fed-
eral law enforcement
response to civil un-
rest in America as he
testified for the first
time before the House Barr
Judiciary Committee, pushing back
against angry, skeptical Democrats
who said President Donald Trump’s
administration is unconstitutionally
suppressing dissent.
The hearing, held Tuesday as
the late civil rights icon John Lew-
is lay in state steps away outside
the Capitol, highlighted the wide
election-year gulf between the two
parties on police brutality and sys-
temic racism in law enforcement.
Massive protests have sparked un-
rest across the nation following the
death of George Floyd at the hands
of Minneapolis police, and calls for
police reform are growing louder.
But Barr said “violent rioters and
anarchists have hijacked legitimate
protests” and argued the violence
taking place in Portland, Oregon,
and other cities is disconnected
from Floyd’s killing, which he called
a “horrible” event that prompted a
necessary national reckoning on
the relationship between the Black
community and law enforcement.
But he also said there was no sys-
temic racism in law enforcement.
“Largely absent from these
Source: US, Oregon in talks
about pulling agents in Portland
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Trump administration has started talks
with the Oregon governor’s office and indicated that it would begin to
draw down the presence of federal agents sent to quell two months of
chaotic protests in Portland if the state stepped up its own enforcement,
a senior White House official said Tuesday.
The official stressed to The Associated Press that the talks with the
office of Democratic Gov. Kate Brown are in the early stages and there
is no agreement. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss pri-
vate conversations and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Brown didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Tues-
day. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office also didn’t immediately re-
spond to an email.
Just a day earlier, the U.S. Marshals Service and Department of
Homeland Security were weighing whether to send in more agents. The
marshals were taking steps to identify up to 100 additional personnel
who could go in case they were needed to relieve or supplement the
deputy marshals who work in Oregon, spokesman Drew Wade said.
Homeland Security was considering a similar measure with Cus-
toms and Border Protection agents, according to an administration offi-
cial with direct knowledge of the plans who was not authorized to speak
publicly about the plans and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
scenes of destruction are even su- out their frustrations and cut Barr
perficial attempts by the rioters off as he attempted to answer ques-
to connect their actions to George tions.
Floyd’s death or any legitimate call The hearing comes during a tu-
for reform,” Barr said of the Port- multuous stretch in which Barr has
land protests. taken actions cheered by President
The hearing marks Barr’s first Donald Trump but condemned by
appearance before the committee Democrats and other critics. Among
after 18 months in office, bringing them: the Justice Department’s de-
him face-to-face with the panel that cision to drop the prosecution of for-
voted last year to hold him in con- mer Trump administration national
tempt and is holding hearings on security adviser Michael Flynn and
what Democrats say is politiciza- Barr’s urging for a more lenient sen-
tion of the Justice Department un- tence for Trump ally Roger Stone, a
der his watch. But little new ground move that prompted the entire trial
was uncovered; fuming Democrats team’s departure. Trump later com-
often used their five minutes to lay muted the sentence entirely.

Target joins Walmart in ending Thanksgiving store shopping

BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO holiday and allowing their Minnesota-based Mall of always remained closed
AP Retail Writer workers to spend it with America, reversed course on Thanksgiving, noting
family. In response to the and have not to opened on they want to respect the
NEW YORK — Target backlash and also poor Thanksgiving in recent holiday.
is joining Walmart in clos- sales, some stores and years. Costco and Nord-
ing its stores on Thanks-
malls like Bloomington, strom among others have
giving Day, ending a
decadelong tradition of
jump-starting Black Fri-
day door buster sales.
The move, announced
Monday, comes as stores
are rethinking this year’s
Black Friday shopping bo-
nanza weekend — along
with other key retail days
during the holiday season
— as the country battles
the coronavirus pandem-
ic.
Stores always depend-
ed on big holiday crowds
and work as much as
a year in advance with
manufacturers on secur-
ing exclusive items. Now,
the virus has turned the
holiday shopping mod-
el upside down. Stores
have slashed orders and
crowds are an anathe-
ma. With fears of a wave
of virus cases in the fall,
the biggest nightmare
would be if retailers had
to reclose during the most
critical time of the year,
analysts said.
“Historically, deal
hunting and holiday shop-
ping can mean crowded
events, and this isn’t a
year for crowds,” Min-
neapolis-based Target
said in a corporate blog
posted. It said its holiday
deals would come earlier
than ever — starting in
October.
Walmart, the na-
tion’s largest retailer,
announced its move last
week.
Target opened for the
first time on Thanksgiv-
ing in 2011, joining other
stores in starting Black
Friday sales a day early
and creating a new tradi-
tion of shoppers heading
out to the stores after
their turkey feast. Many
retailers did so because
they were trying to bet-
ter compete with Amazon
and other online players.
But sales ended up eat-
ing into Black Friday and
many critics lambasted
stores for not honoring the

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GOLDEN TRIANGLE GANG GETS CLOSER, FINDS NEW FRIENDS IN NEW ALBANY SUMMER LEAGUE
Miller Hancock (5) of the University of West Florida University hits the ball during the third inning at a summer league
baseball game earlier this month at BNA Bank Park in New Albany.
MSU’s Lemonis reflects on season’s sudden end
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — coach took the time Tues-
Chris Lemonis has had
ample time to work on his
swing, though not on a
baseball diamond.
After Mississippi
State’s season fell victim
to the COVID-19 pan-
demic after the Bulldogs
swept a two-game set off
then-No. 4 Texas Tech,
Lemonis has spent much
of his offseason on the golf
course alongside assis-
tant coach Jake Gautreau.
“I shot an 81 yester-
day,” he said through an
ear-to-ear grin on Tues-
day night’s Virtual Road
Dawgs Tour episode.
“That’s my highest ever.”
While Lemonis’ golf
game has assuredly im-
Tsutsugo gets key hit as Rays beat Braves 5-2
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PETERSBURG,
Fla. — Yoshi Tsutsu-
go hit a two-run single
during Tampa Bay’s five-
run third inning, and the
Rays beat the Atlanta
Braves 5-2 on Tuesday
night for their fourth
straight win.
Yonny Chirinos
pitched four effective in-
nings for Tampa Bay af-
ter missing part of sum-
mer camp following a
positive coronavirus test.
He allowed one run and
four hits.
proved since the nation
shut down in mid-March,
the second-year head
day to discuss the final
hours of MSU’s 2020 sea-
son and the shock sur-
rounding the squad when
they were
alerted to
the state
of affairs
around the
world.
Strolling
through the
u n d e r b e l - Lemonis
ly of MGM
Park in Bi-
loxi following MSU’s 3-2
win over Texas Tech on
March 11 as droves of
Bulldogs fans spilled out
of the ballpark, Lemonis
was alerted by a media
relations staffer that the
The Rays loaded the
bases in the third on
three walks, and then
chased Kyle Wright (0-1)
with three consecutive
two-out hits.
“That’s the most frus-
trating thing about it,”
Wright said. “In those
first two innings, I don’t
think I threw any more
than five balls. Those
first two innings I was
just really athletic and
trusted what I’d been
working on so much and
just attacked the hitters.
The third inning I felt
I still did that but once
COTTON STATES BASEBALL LEAGUE
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NBA had suspended its
upcoming games. Upon
returning to Starkville,
the squad was told it
would play Arkansas that
coming weekend with no
fans in the stands — a se-
ries that never occurred.
“We went inside there
in the clubhouse in Biloxi
and let the guys shower
and then we had to have
a team meeting and talk-
ed about what happened,”
Lemonis said. “Man those
next couple days were a
blur.”
Beyond reflecting on
last season’s end, Lemonis
explained how the coach-
ing staff has attacked the
recruiting trail in recent
months. As youth base-
ball tournaments have
persisted nationwide
despite the ongoing pan-
those runners got on
base, I kind of sped up
a little bit and lost (my)
grip.”
“I don’t want to make
excuses, first off,” Wright
added. “I usually lick my
fingers, can’t lick my fin-
gers, but it’s the rules,
figure it out. I’ve got to do
a better job of doing that.
I’ve had some issues in
the past of finding a grip,
but it’s time to get going,
time to figure it out. I
think it’s a good learning
experience for me.”
After Tsutsugo de-
livered, Jose Martinez
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demic, the MSU baseball
staff has spent countless
hours watching games
through live broadcasts
nationwide in an attempt
to maintain the usual flow
of summer recruiting sea-
son.
Given that persistence,
Lemonis quipped scholar-
ship offers have occurred
through cyberspace rath-
er than in-person during
the pandemic.
“It’s crazy out there
in the world that we’re
in, our kids are out there
playing ball everywhere,”
he said. “Not just our kids
in our program but re-
cruits. We’ve signed kids
over the computer over
this time frame.”
Now heading into his
third season in Starkville
after a four year run at
and Joey Wendle add-
ed run-scoring singles.
Tampa Bay went up 5-1
when Martinez scored
on a wild pitch by Josh
Tomlin.
“We’re on a good win-
ning streak,” Tsutsugo
said through a translator.
“I’m feeling very produc-
tive these days.”
Tsutsugo, a big league
rookie after a standout
career with Yokohama in
Japan, has driven in five
runs in the Rays’ first five
games.
Atlanta loaded the bas-
es with no outs in the top
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
NEW ALBANY —
Miller Hancock was head-
ed to Virginia.
It’s where the gradu-
ate of East Webster High
School in Maben planned
on playing in a summer
baseball league after his
junior season at the Uni-
versity of West Florida
wrapped up.
But the COVID-19 pan-
demic had other plans for
Hancock. After starting
19 games for the Argo-
nauts this spring, Han-
cock’s junior season was
cut short, though he’ll get
a second crack at it next
year. His hopes of playing
summer ball in Virginia
were dashed, too.
So Hancock turned to
the Cotton States Base-
ball League in New Alba-
ny, where he’d spent the
summer once before. He
knew the quality of the
competition was up to par,
and he signed up.
But he never expected
to be placed on a team
with 11 players from the
Golden Triangle area.
That’s right: More than
half of the Hill Country
Generals hail from Cale-
Indiana, Lemonis also
sang the praises of the
recent facility upgrades
to Dudy Noble Field that
have WORD in recent
years. Having undergone
an over $60 million reno-
vation ahead of the 2018
season, new memories
have quickly been formed
in the age-old ball park.
Among them, Lemonis
offered a glowing recap
of last season’s Super Re-
gional victory over Stan-
ford.
Reflecting on a surreal
ninth inning, he raved on a
frame in which Southeast-
ern Conference all-time
hits leader Jake Mangum
slapped one final single
onto the playing surface,
before senior Elijah Mac-
Namee spent his final at-
bat belting a home run
of third but scored just
one run on Marcell Ozu-
na’s two-out single.
“I think the momen-
tum was started with the
way we got through the
top of the third,” Rays
manager Kevin Cash
said. “That’s kind of the
ballgame.”
Ozzie Albies singled
in a run in the seventh
for the Braves. Wright,
the fifth overall pick in
the 2017 draft, allowed
five runs and four hits in
2 2/3 innings in his fifth
career big league start.
“We’re going to keep
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tage Academy and Oak
Hill Academy alone.
“That’s the first time
that’s happened in this
league,” Hancock said.
Eight of the local Gen-
erals are incoming fresh-
men, while the other three
are rising sophomores,
so Hancock didn’t know
any of his summer league
teammates coming in. He
quickly got to see that the
area players on the team
knew each other well and
associated often. Many
of the Generals played
together or against each
other in Little League and
travel ball since age 8.
“They stick together,”
Hancock said. “They’re
good kids.”
But the team’s Golden
Triangle players haven’t
excluded everyone but the
players with whom they
grew up as teammates or
even rivals. Cade Stacy,
who graduated from Cale-
donia in 2019, said joining
the Generals offered him
similar opportunities to
make new friends as did
heading off to play at Me-
ridian Community Col-
lege.
“It’s always fun meet-
See BASEBALL, 2B
deep into the Starkville
night as the MSU faithful
roared in approval.
“All the kids know
about (Dudy Noble) now,”
Lemonis said. “We get
people who come through
Starkville all the time,
‘Hey we just want to come
by and see the facility.’
I just got an email this
morning from a family,
‘Hey can we come get a
tour.’ It’s a very special
place.”
Past history aside, Le-
monis has since shifted
his optimism toward next
season — one in which
the Bulldogs return the
bulk of their 2020 roster
aside from first round
picks Jordan Westburg,
Justin Foscue and second
round selection JT Ginn.
See MSU, 2B
running him out there,”
manager Brian Snitker
said. “You saw his stuff.
He just needs to pitch.
The only way he’s going
to learn is to go out there
at this level and pitch.
You see that stuff the
first two innings, it’s real-
ly, really good.”
Pete Fairbanks (1-0)
struck out three, Ron-
ald Acuna Jr, Albies and
Freddie Freeman, during
a perfect fifth to get the
win. Oliver Drake, the
fifth Tampa Bay reliever,
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MLB suspends Marlins’ season through weekend

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MIAMI — Major League Base-
ball suspended the Miami Marlins’
season through Sunday, and the
Philadelphia Phillies will remain
idled by the coronavirus pandemic
until Friday, while the rest of base-
ball forges ahead with trepidation.
“There’s real fear, there’s real
anxiety for me, for all my team-
mates,” Milwaukee Brewers slug-
ger Ryan Braun said Tuesday. “I
think we’ve found it very difficult to
focus on baseball at all the last cou-
ple of days.”
In the wake of a virus outbreak
that infected half the Marlins’
staff members tested positive earli-
er.
The Marlins had been scheduled
to play at Baltimore on Wednesday
and Thursday. Instead, the Yankees
will play at Baltimore on those days.
Miami’s three home games this
weekend against Washington were
postponed. Nationals players had
voted against making the trip, man-
ager Dave Martinez said.
“We all decided that it was prob-
ably unsafe to go there,” Martinez
said. “It had nothing to do with the
Miami Marlins. It was all about Mi-
ami and the state of Florida, this
pandemic. They didn’t feel safe.”
The Marlins underwent another
those things add up to a real prob-
lem,” Biden said, “and we’re not go-
ing to really overcome that until we
follow science and get a vaccine.”
In Cleveland, Chicago White Sox
manager Rick Renteria returned to
the team Tuesday after awakening
with some COVID-19 symptoms a
day earlier and being isolated for 24
hours.
And everyone across baseball
seemed to be feeling uneasy.
“It’s important that we are able
to provide a source of entertain-
ment and an outlet for people who
are dealing with such a challenging
time in their lives,” Braun said. “But
at the same time, the health and
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to focus on providing care for their
players and to plan for a resump-
tion of play early next week. MLB
also postponed the three remaining
games in this week’s Phillies-New
York Yankees series.
The Marlins remained stranded
in Philadelphia, where they played
last weekend. The Phillies-Yankees
games were postponed “out of an
abundance of caution,” MLB said,
although no Phillies players have
tested positive.
The Marlins received positive
test results for four additional play-
ers, bringing their total to 15, a per-
son familiar with the situation told
The Associated Press. The person
declined to be identified because
the results had not been publicly
released.
Nine players on the 30-man ros-
ter, two taxi squad players and two
players, the owners, the managers
— have put a lot of effort into get-
ting together and putting protocols
that we feel would work,” Fauci
said. “It’s very unfortunate what
happened with the Miami (Mar-
lins).”
Presumptive Democratic presi-
dential nominee Joe Biden, speak-
ing to reporters in his hometown of
Wilmington, Delaware, expressed
reservations about sports such as
baseball and football being played
during the pandemic, especially in
the wake of the Marlins’ wave of in-
fections.
“It seems to me that when you
have to travel, when you have to be
in a hotel room and places that are
different than you’ve been the day
before, when you are in a position
where you’re walking, going into
an area where there is a high con-
centration of spread of COVID, all
the same number only once. The difficulty level
Phillies on contact tracing to con- increases from Monday to Sunday.
tain the spread of the virus.
“All of our players, coaches and
staff are, understandably, having a
difficult time enduring this expe-
rience,” Marlins CEO Derek Jeter
said.
Additional MLB rescheduling
during the week of Aug. 3 will be
announced later this week. New
York Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered
up his state to any team needing a
place to play.
While baseball deals with its lo-
gistical challenges, the NBA and
NHL are resuming their seasons in
bubble environments, with basket-
ball at Lake Buena Vista, Florida,
and hockey at Edmonton, Alberta,
and Toronto.
The NFL has opted not to create
a bubble environment as training
camps open this week.

Braves quickly run out
of patience with Folty
ATLANTA — Call it a sign of the
times.
Facing a sprint of a season rath-
er than a marathon because of the
coronavirus pandemic, the Atlanta
Braves didn’t have time to let Mike
Foltynewicz sort out his perplexing
problems.
So, after a dismal showing in his
first outing of an abbreviated cam-
paign, the Braves cut ties with a
28-year-old pitcher who was an All-
Star in 2018 and started two games
in the NL Division Series last sea-
son.
It was a stunning turn for a right-
hander just entering what should be
the prime of his career, who has no
apparent injury issues and isn’t eligi-
ble for free agency until 2022.
The Braves designated Foltyne-
wicz for assignment after a 14-5 loss
at Tampa Bay on Monday night, a
move that effectively ended his ten-
ure with a team that once viewed
him as its staff ace.
The move came after Foltynewicz
surrendered six runs, three homers
and four walks in 3 1/3 innings.
“He’s been a stuff guy the entire
time we’ve had him,” manager Bri-
an Snitker said. “But his stuff hasn’t
been there.”
Atlanta now has 10 days to try
to work out a trade, though any re-
turn would surely be far less than
what might’ve been expected for a
pitcher with Foltynewicz’s resume.
If the Braves can’t make a deal, the
pitcher would be placed on waivers
and any team making a claim would
assume his prorated $6.43 million
contract.
Given what Foltynewicz showed
during a summer camp and in his
first start, the Braves felt they had
no choice other than dumping him
before they got too deep into the 60-
game season.
Throughout his career, Fol-
tynewicz’s velocity had regularly
been in the mid-90 mph range. But
against the Rays, he labored in the
low 90s and struggled with com-
mand of his pitches — continuing
the disturbing trend he showed in ACROSS
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worked the ninth for his second save. Rays: OF Austin Meadows (positive coronavirus test) stage
got four at-bats in a simulated game at the team’s alternate 17 Courtroom
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Atlanta catcher Alex Jackson doubled off Chirinos in rus test) has been cleared for baseball activities. ... 1B Ji- 19 Spanish king
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Flowers (bad cold symptoms) worked out in Georgia and series. Tampa Bay RHP Charlie Morton (0-1) and Atlanta 26 Under seda- 1 Carry on 23 In a way
could return within the next few days. Both have had mul- RHP Mike Soroka (0-0) are the scheduled starters for the tion 2 Rent agree- 24 Aviator
tiple negative coronavirus tests. Braves’ home opener on Wednesday night. 29 Band blaster ments Earhart

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bunches in school history as weekend starters Chris- in addition to newcomers Mikey Tepper and Jackson 36 Starts the 10 Good name 30 Stock holders
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ing new people, just like when I went
to college,” Stacy said. “You meet
friends who you’ll know forever and
probably never forget.”
Seth Harris, who graduated from
Heritage Academy this year and will
play for East Mississippi Communi-
ty College, said he knew New Hope
players Ryan Burt, Presley Hall and
Stallone Shelton but not many others
on the Generals roster. He said the
ability to meet new teammates and to
play at a higher level of competition
to prepare for college baseball is what
makes the CSBL appealing.
“It’s a new experience for me since
I’ve been playing high school, but
everybody welcomes you, and it’s a
good time,” Harris said.
Generals coach Jeffrey Cook
said that good time is occasionally
interrupted by rivalry smack talk
— Caledonia/New Hope debates in
the dugout aren’t uncommon — but
that the atmosphere is friendly over-
all. Competition in the CSBL runs
Friday through Monday, and five or
six Golden Triangle players stay in
Oxford each weekend and carpool
together on the 40-minute drive.
“It’s nice to see these guys step up
and play together,” said Cook, who
coached baseball at Columbus High
School for eight years. “I watched
them grow up, so it’s kind of fun.”
His roster also features Blayze
Berry of Heritage Academy, who is
signed to Mississippi State; Berry’s
high school teammate, Banks Hyde,
who will play for Pearl River Commu-
nity College; EMCC signees Jonah
Caskey of Oak Hill and Tony Brooks
of Caledonia; and EMCC rising soph-
omores Beau Bates of Caledonia and
Rye McGlothin of New Hope.
Hancock said he’s been instruct-
ing the Generals’ plethora of young-
er players how to handle the infield,
with two recurring themes: “Play
hard and run everything out.” His
advice seems to be working, as the
team has improved plenty since the
start of the season June 6. A last-
ditch comeback effort against the
DeSoto Xplorers on June 10 earned
the Generals a 4-3 walk-off win and
gave them a winning record on the
season.
“As it goes on, we’re slowly
molding together,” Hancock said.
That goes for both the players
from the Golden Triangle area and
the new friends they’ve found on
the field.
“It’s been fun,” Stacy said. “It’s
been good to come out here and
have fun with people that you know
and new people that you find and
play baseball, finally.”

Top NBA rookies poised to close out debut seasons in style
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Forget hitting a rookie
wall or stumbling into the
playoffs exhausted and
banged-up.
The NBA’s break be-
cause of the coronavirus
pandemic gave rookies an
offseason within a season.
They’ve had the chance
to heal up, study film and
gain some much-needed
pounds to better handle
the grueling season in a
league filled with savvy
veterans.
Some rookies will re-
sume play a bit smarter
and stronger, giving them
a chance to finish off their
debut seasons in style.
“I took the time off
really to ... focus on my
body, do the right things
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MALLARD FILLMORE
to continue to get better,”
said Grizzlies guard Ja
Morant, the likely NBA
rookie of the year. “Stud-
ied a lot of film. Kind of
like I had an offseason but
still preparing to come
back and play.”
Improving during a
pandemic had its chal-
lenges.
Some rookies filled
garages with weights.
Those living in apart-
ments or condos had to be
very creative to even find
a basket to get up shots.
“It was challenging
for everyone. No one has
ever been through this,”
said Pelicans coach Alvin
Gentry, whose club has
three first-round picks in
the rotation this season,
led by first overall draft
FAMILY CIRCUS
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
choice Zion Williamson. “I’m happy we can final-
“The younger players, ly get back into a gym.
I think the thing with Working in the driveway
them is that they tried to wasn’t necessarily the
stay in shape and tried to best time.”
keep themselves in a con- Not all rookies will be
ditioning situation that playing as the NBA wraps
they felt like, when they up the season. Coby
came back, they wouldn’t White and his Chicago
be behind. ... We’ll have Bulls missed the cut to
to see how it works out, keep playing in Florida.
but I think those guys did So too did RJ Barrett and
put in work during the hi- the Knicks, and Golden
atus.” State’s Eric Paschall.
Perfecting 3-point Rookies to watch when
shots were also was a ma- the NBA’s resumes its
jor focus. season:
Heat guard Tyler Her-
ro spent a day putting Ja Morant
together a portable hoop Morant worked with
sent to him by teammate trainers at his Mem-
Jimmy Butler. phis home and put on 12
“I definitely put it to pounds of mostly muscle.
use outside getting some That’s what the Grizzlies
shots up,” Herro said. have wanted since the
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
Three
months ago,
my husband ran
into a second
cousin he hadn’t
seen in 40 years.
They were close
for a short time
during high school
and saw each oth-
er a couple times
after that.
I was not
aware until
recently that he
had looked her up
on social media
Dear Abby
and has been
communicating with her every
day since then. I didn’t think
much of it when he did tell
me — until one night when he
stayed on the computer with
her until 3 a.m.
He has lied to me about the
number of times he has been
online with her and, if she calls
or texts, he tells me it is some-
one else. She sent him pictures
— which I saw — yet he denied
receiving them. One time he
forgot to sign off on a message
he sent and, of course, I read
it. To my shock, he was confid-
ing a lot of things he has done
while married to me that I was
unaware of. It hurt me deeply,
and I told him so.
Recently I was in the hospi-
tal. When I called him a couple
of times at night, he claimed he
didn’t pick up because he was
“tired.” I found out later he was
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July
29). Your head and heart hav-
en’t always wanted the same
thing, which makes this solar re-
turn so satisfying. With perfect
inner alignment, and the overall
sense that it’s what’s best for
all, you’ll glide into a beautiful
outcome. Projects and relation-
ships open professional doors.
December brings a celebration
of love. Cancer and Pisces
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 6, 40, 15, 46 and 8.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
You do not want people to be
overly reliant on you. This would
lead to them feeling disem-
powered, and you feeling like
a babysitter. When everyone
knows what to do on their own,
moment they drafted him
at No. 2 overall last June
behind top pick Zion Wil-
liamson.
The point guard also
watched a lot of film, look-
ing to improve after aver-
aging 17.6 points a game
and 6.9 assists a game.
“He’s a great student of
the game,” Grizzlies first-
year coach Taylor Jenkins
said. “So I think he put a
lot of time over the break
doing those things, and I
think we’re already see-
ing that right now.”
Zion Williamson
Williamson’s weight
was an issue when he
arrived at training camp
back in September. Less
so now. His extended re-
hab from knee surgery
on the computer
with her.
I have asked
him more than
once why this
relationship is
so private, and
he says they are
just friends. But
when I asked to
see some of the
things he has
written to her, he
refused to show
me. I said fine,
then I will ask
HER. Well, he
blew up!
When I told
him it hurts me that he spends
so much time with her in the
evening, he didn’t give an
answer. Am I overreacting? If
so, can you please tell me how
to settle down and deal with
what is happening? — COUSIN
TROUBLE IN THE MIDWEST
DEAR COUSIN TROUBLE:
You are not overreacting. It’s
time to do what you said you
were going to do — call the
woman and ask her what has
been going on. After she fills
you in, ask yourself if you
still want to be married to
a man who has cheated on
you emotionally and probably
physically.
If you feel there is any hope
of saving your marriage, offer
your husband the option of
seeing a marriage and family
therapist together. However,
knowing he has no compunc-
the whole team progresses.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
It happens today, as it has from
time to time, an instance of
profundity, quick as a hand clap,
jarring you into an experience
of all life as a sudden, painful
flash of beauty, and then it’s
over, back to normal.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
One essential part of knowing
yourself well is knowing what
triggers your responses to the
world. It’s often a minor cue
that sets major events in motion
for you. Now, you’ll recognize
just what is that cue.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Vague abstractions and big
explanations will get no traction.
You just want to know what to
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 3B
involved a focus on los-
ing weight and flexibili-
ty, and it was apparent he
stuck to his new workout
regimen during the past
few months.
Williamson is listed
at 6-foot-6, 285 pounds.
The team has declined
to specify how much
weight he has lost, but
teammates noted how
much leaner he looked
when the Pelicans got
back together a few
weeks ago.
“He looks amazing.
He looks fully healthy.
He looks even stronger
than he was before, if
that’s even possible,”
Pelicans guard Lonzo
Ball said. “I was happy
to see him, happy to see
that he’s in shape.”
tion about lying to you or any
respect for your feelings, you
might prefer to simply consult
a lawyer about what your next
steps should be.
DEAR ABBY: I am an
18-year-old woman. My par-
ents are divorced. My father
says I should be out having fun
and I owe no explanations to
anyone. My mother, on the oth-
er hand, is very strict. I respect
her wishes and don’t do what
most people my age would
do. I try to be very careful with
what I say in any conversation
with her, but it always ends up
with her very angry toward me.
I want to live my life or at least
try to. What do I do? — CLUE-
LESS TEEN IN TEXAS
DEAR TEEN: An 18-year-
old should be carefree and
engaged in self-discovery. But
people of every age are having
to hunker down and curtail
their social activities these
days because their lives could
depend on it. And as to owing
no explanations to anyone, un-
til you are self-supporting and
on your own, you WILL have to
be accountable.
Your mother may be feeling
insecure because her daughter
is now a young adult rather
than her little girl who needs
protecting. She may also be re-
acting to the “advice” your dad
is doling out. You are going to
have to figure out what triggers
your mother’s anger during
those conversations and find a
happy medium.
do next. You’ll ask for, receive
and deliver communication
that’s direct and succinct.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
You’ll spend hours in practice,
focusing on a particular aspect
of the larger picture. You’ll do it
fast, do it slow, do it differently
and when you do it wrong, you’ll
stop and correct in small moves
until you get it just right.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
In this circular life, perhaps
nothing is ever really complete.
Yet, today it will lift your entire
being to feel that a matter of
importance has been resolved
to whatever degree it can be.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
It is engaging and motivat-
ing to do purposeful work.
Sometimes, you have to find
that or even create it. You will
reconnect with the reasons you
are doing a thing, and this will
reenergize you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). In an ideal relationship,
it’s easy to see the confluence
of interests. Needs match up
and what is given and received
makes sense to both parties. In
a less-than-ideal relationship,
you can still focus on what’s
working.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You’ll be thinking about
the many ways you build a
lifestyle, and then your lifestyle
builds you. You are very much
in control of this construction
project today.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). The bad habit you want to
lose is not going to be gently
tossed aside; rather, it will need
to be ejected with great force.
Do this and you’ll experience
radical results as early as the
weekend.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). It is dangerous to spend
too much time imagining the
outcome because this could set
up a dynamic in which fantasiz-
ing is so pleasurable a payoff
that no further action feels
necessary.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). There is no need to rigidly
stick to a joyless plan. Your life
is constructed of flexible stuff.
Agreements can be changed,
appointments moved around,
relationships reconsidered or
reconstructed.
Seasick
SOLUTION:
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Leroy Bourland
ABERDEEN ­— Le-
roy Clinton Bourland,
98, died July 26, 2020.
A graveside service
will be held at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, in Oddfel-
lows Rest Cemetery.
Tisdale-Lann Memo-
rial Funeral Home of
Aberdeen is in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Bourland was
born May 18, 1922, to
the late Jimmy Leroy
Bourland and Eunice
Howell Bourland. He
was a veteran of the
United States Army
Air Corp and was a
member of First United
Methodist Church.
In addition to his par-
ents, he was preceded
in death by his wives,
Ruth Dickens Bradley
Bourland and Martha
Watkins Bourland;
and siblings, Harry
Bourland, Hal Bour-
land, Jimmy Bourland
and Addine Bourland
Cooper.
He is survived by
his children, Larry
M. Bradley of Utica,
Patricia Boudreaux of
Dickinson, Texas and
Elizabeth Pantazis of
Birmingham, Alabama;
sister, Jean Bourland
Whitworth of Hamil-
ton; seven grandchil-
dren; 11 great-grand-
children; and three
great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Memorials may be
made to Aberdeen
First United Methodist
Church, P.O. Box 93,
Aberdeen, MS 39730.
Bessie Wilkins
STARKVILLE —
Bessie Mae Wilkins,
72, died July 21, 2020.
Graveside services
will be at 11 a.m. Thurs-
day, in Sykes Cemetery.
Visitation is from 1-6
p.m. today, at West Me-
morial Funeral Home.
West Memorial Funeral
Home of Starkville is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
She is survived by
her children, Richard
and Wanda Wilkins;
and siblings, Mitchell
Williams and Betty
Daniels.
Trump on his own yet again as he skips farewell to Lewis
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — One by one, they
passed through the grand Capitol Rotun-
da to pay respects to the civil rights icon.
It was a solemn display of unity as
congressional leaders from both sides
of the aisle offered praise for longtime
Georgia Rep. John Lewis. There was
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who called
Lewis the “conscience of the Congress”;
and Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc-
Connell, who praised him as a model of
courage. Vice President Mike Pence and
former Vice President Joe Biden, the pre-
sumptive Democratic nominee, came as
well.
Bebe Newman
MILLPORT — Bebe
Joy Hydrick Newman,
90, died July 26, 2020.
A private graveside
service will be held.
Dowdle Funeral Home
of Millport is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Newman was
born June 23, 1930, in
Millport, Alabama, to
the late Roy Lee and
Ava Dobson Hydrick.
She attended Millport
High School and was
a graduate of Florence
State Teachers College
and the University
of Alabama. She was
formerly employed as
an educator. In addition
to her parents, she was
preceded in death by
her husband, Max; and
daughter, Anne Rector.
She is survived by
her children, David
Newman, Jeff Newman
and Michelle Lange;
and eight great-grand-
children.
K.C. Henry
CALEDONIA —
K.C. Henry, 72, died
July 26, 2020, at Bap-
tist Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle.
Graveside services
will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday, in Sturdivant
Cemetery. Visitation is
from 2-5 p.m. today, at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services of Columbus
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Henry was born
May 18, 1948, in Cale-
donia, to the late Antho-
ny Henry and Ollie Mae
Henry. He was formerly
employed with Phillips
Contracting and was a
member of Hopewell
M.B. Church.
In addition to his par-
ents, he was preceded
in death by his siblings,
Willis Neal Rush and
L.D. Henry.
He is survived by his
children Marco Henry
and Angela Craddieth
both of Columbus; and
siblings, Hustyteen
Barry, Allen Henry,
Rosetter Burnett all of
Caledonia and Annie
Hill of Columbus.
Adam Bennett
WEST POINT —
Adam Bennett, 89, died
at his residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Carter’s
Funeral Services of
Columbus.
James Harmon
CEDAR BLUFF —
James R. “Bobby” Har-
mon, 81, died July 25,
2020, at his residence.
Funeral services will
be at 10 a.m. Friday, at
Enon Baptist Church,
with John Dendy and
Rev. Danny Avery offici-
ating. Burial will follow
in the church ceme-
tery. Calvert Funeral
home of West Point is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Harmon was
born March 26, 1939,
in Clay County, to the
late Edith Caradine
Harmon and James
William Harmon. He
was a veteran of the Na-
But missing was a man whose ab-
sence spoke volumes: President Donald
Trump.
“No, I won’t be going,” Trump told re-
porters when asked whether he planned
to pay his respects to Lewis, the first
Black lawmaker to lie in state in the Ro-
tunda. Lewis’ body was later moved to
the steps on the Capitol’s east side for a
public viewing.
Trump’s absence was another break
in convention for a president who has
broken so many norms, and one that un-
derscored his separation from much of
Washington society, along with his dis-
mal relationship with Democrats on Cap-
itol Hill — especially members of color.
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AREA OBITUARIES
tional Guard Army and
was formerly employed
with B&W Boilermaker
Company. He was a
member of Enon Bap-
tist Church.
He is survived by his
wife, Barbara Ann Har-
mon; children, Karen
Cliett, Cindy Terry and
Alen Harmon; brother,
Billy Harmon; eight
grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Memorials may be
made to Mississippi
State Veterans Affairs
Board, P.O. Box 5947,
Pearl, MS 39202 or to
Enon Baptist Church,
c/o Margie Cartee,
17708 Hwy 50W, Cedar
Bluff, MS, Cedar Bluff,
MS 39741.
Michael Williams
COLUMBUS — Mi-
chael Williams, 37, died
July 25, 2020.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lee-
Sykes Funeral Home of
Columbus.
Derrick Salter
COLUMBUS — Der-
rick Salter, 43, died in
Ft. Worth, Texas.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lee-
Sykes Funeral Home of
Columbus.
Desi Shephard
COLUMBUS — Desi
Shephard, 32, died July
25, 2020.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lee-
Sykes Funeral Home of
Columbus.
Murry Anthony
COLUMBUS —
Murry Anthony, 88,
died July 28, 2020.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lee-
Sykes Funeral Home of
Columbus.
David Langford Sr.
ARTESIA — David
Aubrey Langford Sr.,
85, died July 28, 2020,
at his residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus.
William Warnock
CALEDONIA —
William Duane “Bill”
Warnock, 73, died July
27, 2020, at his resi-
dence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Memori-
al Gunter Peel Funeral
Home and Crematory
Second Avenue North
location.
Mary Huerkamp
MACON — Mary
Catherine “Katie” Huer-
kamp, 90, died July 19,
2020, at Trinity Health-
care of Columbus.
A private graveside
service was held in
Oddfellows Cemetery,
with Jeffrey Waldrep
officiating. Cockrell
Funeral Home of Ma-
con was in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Huerkamp was
born Jan. 17, 1930, in ces Johnson Campbell. He is survived by
Sandusky, Ohio, to the He was a graduate of
his daughter, Hannah
late Edward Fred Voe- East Lowndes Acade- Colburn; siblings,
gle and Amanda Mary my and was formerly Ellen Campbell, Kath-
Moyer Voegle. She was employed in the TV
a graduate of Sandusky cable business and as a erine Marsh, Christy
High School and was supervisor with South- Campbell and Edward
formerly employed as a ern Telecommunication Campbell; and three
telephone operator. Services. grandsons.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
her husband, Frances
Bernard Huerkamp;
daughter, Jan Caro-
line HuerKamp; and
siblings, Gerry Riedy,
Jim and Eugene Chuck
Voegle.
She is survived by
her children, Judith
Ann Therrell, James
Edward Huerkamp, Jef-
fery Joseph Huerkamp;
John Francis Huerkamp
and Joseph Bernard
Huerkamp; eight grand-
children; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be
made to Corpus Chris-
ti Catholic Church,
6357 Prairie Point Rd.,
Macon, MS 39341 or St.
Jude Children’s Hospi-
tal, 262 Danny Thomas
Place, Memphis, TN
38105.
Edna Kimble
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.
— Edna “Sutter Boot”
Kimble, 81, died July
19, 2020.
A graveside home
going celebration will
be at 11 a.m. Saturday,
in New Cemetery of
Aliceville, Alabama.
Visitation will be from
4-6 p.m. Friday, at
Lavender’s Funeral
Service. Lavender’s
Funeral Service of
Aliceville is in charge of
arrangements.
Larry Harper
PICKENSVILLE,
Ala. — Larry Donell
“Shorty” Harper, 69,
died July 24, 2020, at
his residence.
A home going cel-
ebration will be at 11
a.m. Saturday, at New
Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church of Carroll-
ton, Alabama. Visitation
will be from 2-5 p.m.
Friday, at Lavender’s
Funeral Service. Laven-
der’s Funeral Service of
Aliceville is in charge of
Marion Whitley
arrangements.
Bland Hayden
Campbell III Marion Whitley passed away July 23, 2020,
COLUMBUS — at her home in New York City. She was born in
Bland Hayden Camp- Caledonia, MS to Joseph and Willie Mae Whitley.
She attended schools in Caledonia and Columbus,
bell III, 62, died July 27,
graduating from Lee High School in 1950 and
2020.
from Mississippi State College for Women
A graveside ser-
(MUW) in 1954. She was elected “Miss MSCW”
vice will be at 11 a.m.
and acted in a number of theatrical productions
Saturday, in Friendship
on the “W” campus. She was honored to be
Cemetery. Memorial
named Columbus’ “Miss Hospitality”, giving
Gunter Peel Funeral
a warm welcome to visitors to “The Friendly
Home and Crematory
City”. The old Varsity Theater in Columbus
College Street location
chose Marion to compete in the “Main Street to
is in charge of arrange-
Broadway” competition in Memphis, TN. This
ments.
honor gained her a small role in the movie, “Jesse
Mr. Campbell was James’ Women.” She continued to pursue her
born March 4, 1958, in
theatrical interests in summer stock productions
Monroe, Louisiana, to in the northeast.
the late Bland Hayden
Marion moved to New York City, received
Campbell Jr. and Fran- a master’s degree in speech and hearing, and
until her retirement worked with deaf children
and those with speech impairments throughout
the NYC school system, and particularly in
Harlem. She traveled the world, filling her
home with furnishings and décor from many
countries. She served two years with the Peace
Corps in the Fiji Islands, continuing her work
with special-needs children. Following her
retirement, Marion was employed as a buyer for
the Museum of American Folk Art in Manhattan.
She was a prolific storyteller and writer, and
an occasional contributor to this newspaper
Louis Mutch through her column, “Musings”, in which she
Visitation: shared memories of her youth in Mississippi and
Saturday, Aug. 1 • 2-4 PM
2nd Ave. North Location observations and experiences of her life in her
beloved New York City.
Hayden Campbell She was preceded in death by her parents; and
Graveside Services: one sister, Celia Whitley Holder of Madison, AL.
Saturday, Aug. 1 • 11 AM
Friendship Cemetery
She leaves a daughter, Whitley Hill (Alan Hill) of
College St. Location Nashville, TN; one sister, Judith Whitley Webb
of Huntsville, AL; two grandchildren, Maya
Bill Warnock Genson (Michael Bogert) of Ann Arbor, MI and
Graveside Services: Sam Genson of Chicago, IL.; goddaughter Anna
Friday, July 31 • 1 PM
Corinth National Cemetery Lee Whitley of Huntsville, AL; along with one
Corinth, MS niece, one nephew; and a number of cousins.
2nd Ave. North Location
A private memorial service will be held at a
later time.
Memorials may be made to the Egger
memorialgunterpeel.com Cemetery Maintenance Fund, P. O. Box. 73,
Caledonia, MS, 39740.
Food
So
berry
good
Adeline Fendley of Columbus looks over blueberries in a local grocery Tuesday. July is National Blueberry Month.
Read on for ways to use the nutrient-packed fruit you may not have tried before.
Blueberries go with everything from Brie to brownies
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
W
hat’s round and blue and
refreshing in the middle
of summer’s heat? Blue-
berries. July is National Blueberry
Month. The little berry high in
potassium, vitamin C and enough
good stuff to make the roster of
“superfoods” on many health care
professionals’ “eat this” list is still
making limited appearances at
area farmers’ markets. In much of
the hot Deep South, most harvests
have wrapped. But that doesn’t
mean we can’t enjoy what health-
line.com calls the “king of antioxi-
dant foods” long past its Mississippi
picking season. In fact, research
by South Dakota State University
suggests frozen blueberries are
even higher in disease-fighting
antioxidants than fresh.
“I tell everyone to have a serving
(about 1/2 cup) every day,” says
Dr. Ann Kulze of Charleston, South
Carolina, in a webmd.com article
by Susan Seliger. “Frozen are just
as good as fresh.”
New food trends
can save time
and money
FAMILY FEATURES
A
s families continue to adjust
their meal routines amidst a
worldwide pandemic, there
are trends you and your loved ones
can follow to improve your gener-
al health, maintain a budget and
spend more time together.
Home cooking: According
to a study conducted by Hunter
Public Relations on how COVID-19
has changed home cooking, 54
percent of Americans are cooking
more and 50 percent have more
confidence in the kitchen. Many,
perhaps for the first time, found
that cooking at home and learning
cooking techniques could be a fun
family activity.
See FOOD TRENDS, 6B
If your pandemic-weary grocery
list is mired in boring sameness, as
mine is, maybe picking up blueber-
ries at the supermarket — or farm-
ers’ market if you’re in the right
place at the right time — can add
some pop to your menus. Snack
on the mildly sweet-to-tart berries
whole, sprinkle them on ice cream,
oatmeal or yogurt. Or use them in
everything from fruity smoothies
to pancakes to cakes, entrees and
even cocktails, if you’re so inclined.
Toss them into a green garden
salad, make a relish for grilled
chicken, a glaze for roast turkey, a
compote for pork tenderloin.
Rhonda Head at The Blueberry
Patch in Oktibbeha County had
a good crop this year. She was
introduced to blueberries years
ago in Maine, while her dad was in
military service. When her father
retired to south Georgia, she and
her sister helped a small grower
pick berries.
“Once you get out there, it’s al-
most like a meditative thing,” said
Head, who likes making blueberry
ice cream and blueberry pie. If this
Take the fear out of fish
FAMILY FEATURES
W
ith more time
spent in the
kitchen, people
are increasingly looking
to different ingredients for
inspiration. That includes
seafood — sales of canned
and frozen seafood are
37 percent higher than
last year, according to IRI
Worldwide.
If you’re not familiar
with buying and cooking
seafood, there’s nothing
to fear. Frozen seafood is
an affordable, nutritious
and sustainable protein
that can earn a spot in
your kitchen. Good food
pioneers chef Nora Pouil-
lon, a James Beard Life-
time Achievement Award
winner, and her daughter,
Blue Circle Foods product
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 n 5B
Add variety to the weeknight
familyfeatures.com
table with pierogies, or stuffed
dumplings, in dishes like this taco
casserole.
Quick, easy
and delicious
school night
meals
FAMILY FEATURES
W
hen it comes to back-to-
school season, whether
students are heading back
to the classroom or learning from
home, one of the biggest challeng-
es for busy parents remains the
same: how to serve up delicious
homemade meals the whole family
will love. With the right prepa-
ration and ingredients on hand,
parents can easily pass the test.
One ingredient to consider add-
ing to your shopping list is Mrs. T’s
Pierogies. Found in the frozen food
aisle, they are stuffed with creamy
mashed potatoes, cheesy goodness
and other big, bold flavors. Avail-
Jan Swoope./Dispatch staff able in 14 varieties, including mini
and full size, they can be boiled,
baked, sautéed and even grilled,
making them a versatile addition to
your favorite everyday meals, apps,
sides and snacks.
If you’re looking for fun ways to
winter and next spring serve up the spend more quality time with your
right weather, and if pollinators do family this back-to-school season,
try getting everyone involved in
their part, she expects to welcome
the public back to her you-pick-’em the kitchen while prepping tasty
berry crop next growing season. recipes like Pierogy Taco Cas-
serole or Mini Pierogy Mac ’n’
Cheese Skillet.
In the meantime Visit mrstspierogies.com to find
When shopping for blueberries,
more back-to-school recipes.
look for firm, smooth-skinned ber-
ries with even coloring. Shake the
container gently to make sure they PIEROGI TACO CASSEROLE
move easily and are free of mold, Prep time: 10 minutes
moisture or damage. Kulze notes Total time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4
that the darker they are, they more
antioxidants they have. 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
Once you get blueberries home, 1 box Mrs. T’s Classic Onion Pierogies
don’t wash them. 1 red pepper, diced
1 cup corn, drained and rinsed
“If storing the berries for use 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
later, wait until just before you want 1 teaspoon cumin
to use them to wash them,” Susan 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Collins Smith writes for the Mis- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
sissippi State Extension Service. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
Washing berries before refriger- 1/4 cup diced tomatoes
ating or freezing will make them 1/4 cup diced red onions
break down and leak. 1 handful cilantro, roughly chopped
If purchasing frozen berries,
they should feel loose and not n Preheat broiler to high heat.
n In large skillet over medium heat, add
clumped together in the bag. 1/2 tablespoon olive oil and saute piero-
Good sources for blueberry info gies until golden brown, about 8 minutes
See BLUEBERRIES, 6B per side.
n Remove pierogies and add remaining
olive oil. Saute red peppers, corn, black
beans, cumin, chili powder, salt and pep-
See SCHOOL NIGHT, 6B
caught. Stores generally
carry a larger selection of
frozen fish and it’s typically
less expensive than fresh
seafood. Because frozen
fish keeps longer, you can
find greater variety and
more sustainable options.
Plus, it’s convenient — use
exactly the portion you
need and save the rest for
later — making it perfect
for meal planning.
What about taste?
When done right,
familyfeatures.com freezing locks in flavor and
Use frozen salmon fillets for this pumpkin seed crusted nutrients, so you can enjoy
salmon recipe. frozen fish that’s every bit
as delicious as when it was
director Nina Damato, Why buy frozen? caught.
offer these recommenda- Frozen seafood is just
tions for sustainable frozen as high quality as fresh How long will it last?
seafood, from defrosting since modern techniques Frozen fish is safe indef-
techniques to cooking tips like flash-freezing preserve initely, but for best quality,
and seasonal pairings. fish moments after it is See FISH, 6B
6B WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Blueberries
Continued from Page 5B
include the MSU Exten-
sion Service at extension.
msstate.edu. Another
good stop that can make
this a berry-good summer
is blueberrycouncil.org.
BLUEBERRY
SWISS MELTS
2 whole-wheat English muffins,
cut in half
4 teaspoons grainy mustard
8 slices Swiss cheese
1 cup fresh or frozen blueber-
ries
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
n Preheat broiler. Arrange
English muffins on foil-lined
baking sheet; broil for 30 to
60 seconds per side, or until
lightly toasted.
n Spread mustard over each
toast. Place one slice of Swiss
cheese on each toast and
divide blueberries evenly;
top with additional remaining
cheese slices.
n Broil for 1 to 2 minutes or
until cheese is melted and
bubbling; garnish with thyme.
Note: If using frozen blueber-
ries, rinse before use.
(Source: blueberrycouncil.org)
BLUEBERRY SWIRL
CHEESECAKE
BROWNIES
Prep time: 16 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Makes 16 servings
Blueberry compote:
1 cup fresh blueberries,
divided
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoon apple cider
vinegar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon ground cinna-
mon
Cheesecake layer:
1 tablespoon butter, at room
temperature
8 ounce package cream
cheese, room temperature
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 tablespoon heavy cream,
room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Brownie layer:
1/2 cup unsalted butter
blueberrycouncil.org/pinterest
When it comes to uses
for blueberries, fresh or
frozen, think outside the
box — like these blueberry
Swiss melts.
2 ounces unsweetened choco-
late, finely chopped
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
n In a small saucepan set
over medium-high heat,
combine 3/4 cup blueberries,
sugar, vinegar, cornstarch
and cinnamon; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium and
cook for 5 to 8 minutes or until
thickened. Fold in remaining
blueberries. Let cool com-
pletely.
n For cheesecake layer:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease
9-inch square baking pan with
butter. Line bottom and sides
of pan with enough parchment
paper to overhang edges. Us-
ing electric mixer, beat cream
cheese with sugar until light
and fluffy; beat in egg. Add
cream and vanilla and beat
until well combined; set aside.
n For brownie layer: In a
heatproof bowl set over larger
pot of barely simmering water,
melt butter and chocolate,
stirring occasionally. Remove
from heat. Stir in sugar, cocoa
powder and salt. Let cool
slightly. Stir in eggs, one at a
time, until well combined. Stir
in flour. Scrape into prepared
pan; smooth top.
n Pour cheesecake layer over
top of the brownie batter. Drop
heaping tablespoonfuls of
blueberry compote over top;
swirl with tip of knife. Bake for
40 to 45 minutes, or until only
a few moist crumbs adhere to
toothpick when inserted into
center. Let cool completely in
pan.
n Using parchment paper,
transfer to cutting board. Cov-
er and refrigerate for at least
4 hours or overnight until firm
enough to cut into squares.
Note: Can be wrapped and
refrigerated for up to 4 days or
frozen for up to 1 month.
(Source: blueberrycouncil.org)
BLUEBERRY BRIE
TARTLETS
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes (+30
minutes standing)
Makes 16 servings
16 frozen, unbaked mini pastry
shells, thawed according to
package directions
1 cup fresh or frozen blueber-
ries
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped
fresh rosemary
8 ounces Brie cheese, refrig-
erated
1/4 cup finely chopped toast-
ed almonds
n Bake tartlets according to
package directions. Let cool
completely.
n In a small skillet set over
medium-high heat, combine
blueberries, honey, lem-
on zest, lemon juice and
rosemary; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium; cook,
stirring frequently, for 10 to 12
minutes, or until thickened to
jam-like consistency. Let cool
completely.
n Remove Brie from fridge;
carefully cut off rind (tip:
rind is easier to cut off when
cheese is cold). Cut into cubes
and place in mixing bowl. Let
stand for about 30 minutes
or until softened and at room
temperature.
n Using electric mixer, beat
Brie on high for 10 to 15 min-
utes or until smooth and fluffy,
scraping down side of bowl as
needed. Spoon into tart shells.
Top with blueberry compote
and sprinkle with almonds.
For a nut-free option, sprinkle
with roasted pumpkin seeds or
sunflower seeds.
Note: If using frozen blueber-
ries, rinse before using.
(Source: blueberrycouncil.org)

Fish
Continued from Page 5B
the USDA recommends using
frozen fish within 3-8 months
after purchase.
How to thaw frozen
fish safely?
If you know you’ll be serving
fish, pop frozen fillets in the
fridge the night before or the
morning you plan to cook them.
How to cook directly
from frozen?
n Preheat your oven to 375
F.
n Remove frozen fillets from
packaging and rinse under
cold water. Pat dry with a paper
towel.
n Arrange fillets on a bak-
ing sheet. Brush lightly with
oil on all sides and season with
salt and pepper, to taste. Bake
25-30 minutes, or until fish is
tender and flakes easily.
How to season frozen fish?
Salt and pepper can en-
hance seafood’s flavor. If you’re
feeling bold, a simple glaze or a
crust of seasonings can elevate
your fish to the next level.
What pairs well?
Frozen fish is a versatile
protein that plays well with
many recipes. Fatty fish like
salmon brings out the flavors
in seasonal veggies including
zucchini and summer squash,
while leaner fillets like cod can
be breaded or used in tacos.
Fish also pairs excellently
with a variety of wines. The
trick is to serve delicate fish
with light wines and heartier
fish with richer, more sub-
stantial wines. If you’re in the
mood for salmon, try Pouil-
lon’s Pumpkin Seed Crusted
Salmon. This recipe also
works well with cod and can be
served with a rosé for a tasty
seasonal pairing.
To learn more about frozen
seafood and purchase sustain-
able fish, visit bluecirclefoods.
com.
PUMPKIN SEED
CRUSTED SALMON
2 cups frozen sweet corn
1 can (4 ounces) black beans,
rinsed and drained
1 red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon smoked chili (option-
al)
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
1 cup pumpkin seeds
4 teaspoons pumpkin seed oil or
olive oil
2 tablespoons sliced scallions
2 Blue Circle Frozen Atlantic Salmon
Fillets
n Preheat oven to 375 F.
n Mix corn, black beans, bell
pepper, cilantro, ground cumin and
smoked chili, if desired. Season with
salt and pepper, to taste. Spread
onto baking dish.
n In blender, pulse pumpkin seeds,
oil, sliced scallions and salt and pep-
per, to taste, until paste forms.
n Coat frozen salmon fillets with
pumpkin seed paste.
n Place fillets in baking dish on top
of black bean and corn salad. Bake
25-30 minutes.
(Source: Recipe courtesy of chef
Nora Pouillon)

Food trends
Continued from Page 5B
Trusting frozen:
Frozen foods have seen a
renaissance in 2020. Many
families discovered that
new technologies allow
frozen foods to deliver
innovations in flavors,
recipes, authenticity and
affordability without com-
promising taste. For ex-
ample, Aqua Star’s frozen
Cutting Board Meal Kits
are available at grocers
nationwide and feature full
chef-inspired meals like
Chipotle Shrimp Street
Tacos and Southwest
Chili-Lime Tilapia.
Saving money: It’s
common knowledge for
many consumers that eat-
ing at or ordering takeout
from a restaurant is more
expensive than cooking
at home. Eating at home
showed families just how
much they could save,
and this trend is likely to
continue. According to
a Simon-Kucher Restau-
rants Survey, 26 percent of
consumers who ate meals
from casual restaurants
before the pandemic
anticipate eating meals
primarily at home for up to
a year after lockdown.
More seafood: Accord-
ing to a national survey
by Aqua Star, one of the
country’s largest seafood
companies, 75 percent
of Americans want to
eat more seafood. Sea-
food provides nutritional
benefits for a multitude of
recipes, but many people
don’t know how to prepare
it. One of the easiest ways
to introduce your family to
seafood is through familiar
comfort food recipes and
convenient one-pan meals.
Online grocery
shopping: Nearly daily
trips to the grocery store
can be an expensive habit
since impulse buying is a
bane to healthy eating and
saving money. As online
grocery shopping grows
in popularity, it provides
families with a conve-
nient, time-saving way to
keep must-haves on hand
without overspending at
the store.
Dinners with family:
After years of families
grabbing meals on the
run, the pandemic has
brought many back to the
dining room table. For a
simple family meal that
focuses on frozen seafood
and pantry staples, try
this recipe for Shrimp
Scampi that involves just
a few steps of preparation
that can even allow kids
to help in the process.
If you don’t have time to
cook, Aqua Star’s Shrimp
Scampi MicroSteam Bowl
is a simple way to enjoy the
same flavors in minutes,
from the microwave, with
no clean-up required.
Find more at-home sea-
food solutions at aquastar.
com.
SHRIMP SCAMPI
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
8 ounces pasta linguine
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive
oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup dry white wine or
seafood broth
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 dash crushed red pepper
flakes
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 pounds large or
extra-large Aqua Star shrimp,
shelled
1/3 cup parsley, chopped
1/2lemon, juice only
n Cook pasta according to
package directions.
n In large skillet, melt butter
and oil. Add garlic and saute
until fragrant. Add wine or broth,
salt, red pepper flakes and
black pepper. Bring to simmer
and reduce by half.
n Add shrimp and saute until
shrimp turn pink and opaque,
approximately 2-4 minutes de-
pending on size. Stir in parsley,
lemon juice and cooked pasta.

School night
Continued from Page 5B
per until fragrant, about 3-4
minutes.
n Spread red peppers, corn
and beans into square baking
dish. Nestle in pierogies.
Sprinkle with shredded
cheese.
n Melt cheese under broiler
about 2 minutes. Top with
tomatoes, onions and cilantro
before serving.
MINI PIEROGI MAC ’N
CHEESE SKILLET
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4
2 tablespoons olive oil,
divided
1 box Mrs. T’s Mini 4 Cheese
Medley Pierogies
2 scallions, thinly sliced,
white and green parts sepa-
rated
1 cup broccoli florets
1 small red pepper, diced
1 small yellow squash, diced
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
1 ounce cream cheese, cubed
1 cup shredded white ched-
dar cheese
n In large skillet over medium
heat, add 1 tablespoon
olive oil and saute pierogies
until golden brown, about 6
minutes per side. Remove
pierogies from pan.
n Add remaining olive oil to
skillet. Saute white parts of
scallions over medium-high
heat until fragrant and trans-
lucent, about 2 minutes.
n Add broccoli, peppers and
squash. Cook 5-8 minutes
until tender but still crisp.
Remove veggies from pan.
n In same skillet, whisk
flour, salt, pepper and heavy
cream. Simmer until thick-
ened, about 2-3 minutes. Add
cream cheese, stirring until
melted.
n Remove skillet from heat.
Stir in cheddar cheese until
sauce is melted and smooth.
Add pierogies and veggies
back to pan, gently stirring
until coated. Top with green
scallions before serving.
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IN THE SPECIAL COURT OF EM- Township 19 South, Range 17
INENT DOMAIN
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bus, Mississippi, and being
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You are summoned to appear
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of September, 2020, in the
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You are hereby further given
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(10) days prior to the date of
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the Statement of Values pursu-
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pleadings in this action. The
date of the filing of the Com-
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March, 2020, and the name
and address of the attorney for
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Issued under my hand and the
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF Lowndes
WHEREAS, on the 13th day of
February, 2001, Robert Harold
Nethery, Jr. and Sandy M. Neth-
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ecuted and delivered a certain
Deed of Trust unto Jeff Surratt,
Trustee for Conseco Finance
Servicing Corp., Beneficiary, to
secure an indebtedness
therein described, which Deed
of Trust is recorded in the of-
fice of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi in
Trust Deed Book 1359 at Page
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WHEREAS, on the 8th day of
July, 2020, Ditech Financial
LLC fka Green Tree Servicing
LLC fka Conseco Finance Servi-
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WHEREAS, on the 13th day of
July, 2020 the Holder of said
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and
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the payments of the
indebtedness secured by the
said Deed of Trust, and the
holder of said Deed of Trust,
having requested the under-
signed so to do, on the 12th
day of August, 2020, I will dur-
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11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at
public outcry, offer for sale and
will sell, at the south east front
door of Lowndes County Court-
house, 505 2nd Ave. North at
Columbus, Mississippi, for
cash to the highest bidder, the
following described land and
property situated in Lowndes
County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Beginning at the Southwest
corner of the Southwest
Quarter (SW 1/4) of Section 3,
Township 19 South, Range 17
February, 2001, Robert Harold
Nethery, Jr. and Sandy M. Neth-
ery, Joint with Spouse, ex-
ecuted and delivered a certain
Deed of Trust unto Jeff Surratt,
Trustee for Conseco Finance
Servicing Corp., Beneficiary, to
secure an indebtedness
therein described, which Deed
of Trust is recorded in the of-
fice of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi in
Trust Deed Book 1359 at Page
500; and
WHEREAS, on the 8th day of
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July, 2020 the Holder of said
Deed of Trust substituted and
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will sell, at the south east front
door of Lowndes County Court-
house, 505 2nd Ave. North at
following described land and
property situated in Lowndes
County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Beginning at the Southwest
corner of the Southwest
Quarter (SW 1/4) of Section 3,
West; thence run North 00 de-
grees 30 minutes East for a
distance of 289.9 feet to a
point; thence run South 87 de-
grees 40 minutes East for a
distance of 133.5 feet to the
point of beginning; from said
point of beginning thence run
South 87 degrees 40 minutes
feet to a point; thence run
North 00 degrees 30 minutes
East for a distance of 270.2
feet to a point; thence run
North 87 degrees 40 minutes
West for a distance of 221.6
feet to a point; thence run
South 00 degrees 30 minutes
West for a distance of 270.0
feet, to the point of beginning.
I will only convey such title as
is vested in me as Substitute
Trustee.
15th day of July, 2020.
Substitute Trustee
855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste.
404, Bldg. 400
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(318) 330-9020
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