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Family of Columbus man missing since
July 14 remains optimistic for safe return
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
James Ryan Taylor can talk
about anything.
“If he wanted to talk about
rocks, he could talk about
rocks,” his mother, Laura Taylor,
said. “If he wanted to talk about
the news, he could talk about the
news.”
On July 14, her loving, out-
going son — the “clown” of the
Taylor family, as his niece Karli
SOCSD
purchasing
devices for
all students
Some students
switching from virtual
to traditional learning
after 2 days of school
BY TESS VRBIN
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All students in Starkville-Oktib-
beha Consolidated School District
will have their own electronic de-
vice thanks to a grant from Missis-
sippi Department of Education and
a unanimous vote Tuesday from the
SOCSD Board of Trustees at a spe-
cial-call meeting.
The state Legislature passed
the Equity in Distance Learning
Act in June, authorizing the use of
$150 million in federal Coronavirus
Aid, Relief and Economic Security
(CARES) Act funds to provide ev-
ery student in the state with a lap-
top or tablet, since many students
are learning remotely due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
See SOCSD, 8A
OCH CEO: MSU
students not likely to
require hospitalization
for COVID
BY TESS VRBIN
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Administrators at both OCH
Regional Medical Center and Mis-
sissippi State University have been
in contact as MSU has resumed
in-person classes, but OCH CEO
Jim Jackson said he does not fore-
see the hospital having to admit
See OCH, 8A
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‘I’LL NEVER LOSE HOPE’
Taylor affection- “‘I’ll see you later, Mama,” where Ryan is or what happened plate LTE 7723, hasn’t been
ately described Ryan replied. to him. Her “good-hearted” son found yet. Anyone with informa-
him — came back But she hasn’t seen her son loves his family, Karli said, and tion on Taylor’s whereabouts can
to their house on since. Ryan has been missing for checked in with his ailing father, contact CPD at 662-244-3500 or
Plymouth Road more than a month, last seen at Mike, via text or in person every Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers
in Columbus to the Plaza Motel on The Island day before he went missing. at 800-530-7151.
shower and eat a that evening. A phone call be- “This is just out of character Laura said CPD and Lowndes
big supper. Ryan, Taylor tween 2 and 4 a.m. the following completely for him not to let any- County Sheriff’s Office are do-
39, was joking morning with his older brother one know where he is or what’s ing their best to locate Ryan and
around, as usual, before heading Kevin was Ryan’s last commu- going on,” Laura said. urged anyone with tips to con-
out for the night. nication before he disappeared, Columbus Police Chief Fred tact the departments rather than
“Go on, get out of here, boy,” and the conversation was nor- Shelton said there are no updates her family, which has happened
Laura told her son lovingly. “You mal, Laura said. on the case and that Taylor’s sil- on occasion.
be careful. You be safe.” She said she has no idea ver 2011 Ford Fiesta, license See MISSING, 8A
Golden Triangle small businesses
weathering COVID-19 storm
Antranik Tavitian/Dispatch Staff
Terrance Bonner, right, administers a facial treatment on Twania Davis on Aug. 19 at Glam Station and Spa in Columbus.
Bonner had to resort to online sales only while the salon was closed for two months, but he feels confident he’ll be able to
financially survive COVID-19.
Many taking ‘big hit’ because of pandemic, but experts say there’s cause for optimism
THEO DEROSA two years later, the COVID-19 pandem- can’t say the same. According to a study
tderosa@cdispatch.com ic has called her dream into question.
“It’s been a challenge, but we’re
by Yelp cited in the Washington Post in
mid-August, about 60,000 small busi-
Deloris Doss grew up as one of 14
children — seven boys and seven girls.
When she was young, she saw how
hanging in there because we trust God
and we have faith,” Doss said. “... We
nesses in the U.S. permanently closed
between March 1 and July 25, casual-
hard her parents worked to support the
family — how they always got their chil-
never thought anything like this would
happen.”
ties of COVID-19.
Mississippi and the Golden Triangle
dren what they needed, not what they
wanted.
Her store was shut down for near-
ly two months in the spring, and sales
area haven’t been immune, but accord-
ing to local and state experts, they’ve
Seeing her parents struggle helped have dropped 20 percent overall even fared better than expected. Mitch Mc-
Doss decide something for herself. with the business open again as of late Dowell, assistant director of the Mis-
“When I grew up, I wanted to have May. Church and school clothing hasn’t sissippi Small Business Development
my own business,” she said. “I wanted sold well, Doss said. Center, which provides resources and
to have my own stuff. I wanted to be But with her part-time job at City counseling for small businesses across
able to tell myself what to do, not have Hall and the full- and part-time jobs her the state, is optimistic about small busi-
people tell me what to do.” three daughters hold, she expects her ness strength.
In February 2018, Doss achieved store to survive the pandemic. “Overall, it’s not as doom and gloom
that goal when she opened the cloth- “I think we’ll be OK — at least, I pray as everyone seems to think,” McDowell
ing store Three Daughters on Main in we’ll be OK,” she said. said.
downtown West Point. Just more than Many small businesses, however, See SMALL BUSINESSES, 3A
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Courtesy images/Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Left: “The Great River Flag” design by Micah Whitson. Right: “The New Magnolia” design by Rocky Vaughn, Sue
Anna Joe and Kara Giles.

Final 2 Mississippi flag

proposals: Shield vs. magnolia
Flag commissioners will choose a single design
next week, and that will go on the Nov. 3 ballot
for Mississippi voters to accept or reject
BY EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — As Mississippi re-
places its former flag that had the
Confederate battle emblem, five
proposals were literally run up a
flagpole Tuesday. A group then nar-
rowed the choice to two designs:
One with a shield and one with a
magnolia.
“When you fly a flag up a flag-
pole, it sure does look different than
it does on paper,” said the chairman
of the nine-member flag commis-
sion, former state Supreme Court
Justice Reuben Anderson.
Commissioners will choose a
single design next week, and that
will go on the Nov. 3 ballot for vot-
ers to accept or reject.
By law, the old flag with the Con-
federate battle emblem is not an
option, and the replacement cannot
have the emblem that’s widely con-
demned as racist. Legislators also
mandated that the new flag include
the phrase, “In God We Trust.”
Each of the final designs con-
tains a single star made of diamond
shapes to represent the Native
American people who lived in Mis-
sissippi before others arrived. The
magnolia design has 21 stars, with
one representing the Choctaws,
Chickasaws and other tribes, and
the others representing Mississippi
as the 20th state.
The Mississippi Department of
Archives and History is putting the
designs online so people — inside
or outside the state — can vote on
their favorite. But the online voting
is not binding. Commissioners can
choose their own favorite to put on
the ballot.
If a majority of those voting in
the November election accept the
lone design, it will become the new
state flag. If they reject it, the de-
sign process will begin again and
another design will go on the ballot
later.
In late June, Mississippi legisla-
tors voted to retire the last state flag
to include the Confederate battle
emblem — a red field topped by a
blue X with white stars. The change
came amid widespread national
protests over racial injustice after
Minneapolis police killed George
Floyd, who was Black, in their cus-
tody in May.
Leaders from business, religion,
education and sports lobbied legis-
lators to furl Mississippi’s 126-year-
old flag, saying that the banner did
not properly represent a state with a
38 percent Black population. A cru-
cial push came from the Southeast-
ern Conference, which said Missis-
sippi could lose some postseason
events if it kept the old flag.
The law that shelved the old
flag also created the commission
to recommend a new one. The gen-
eral public submitted nearly 3,000
design proposals, and the commis-
sion last week narrowed that to the
final five: the shield with wavy lines
representing water; one with the
Mississippi River snaking along the
state’s western border, plus a mag-
nolia blossom; one with a magnolia
blossom on a white background;
one with the magnolia blossom on
a dark blue background; and one
with a stylized magnolia tree.
The five designs were manufac-
tured into flags, and more than 50
people watched Tuesday as those
were raised on a pole outside the
Old Capitol Museum — the same
building that was still an active
statehouse in 1894 when white
supremacists in the Mississippi
Legislature adopted the Confeder-
ate-themed flag during backlash to
political power that African Amer-
icans briefly gained during Recon-
struction.
Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert
Hosemann, who worked to retire
the old flag, watched as the new
proposals were raised Tuesday, but
he refrained from expressing any
preference.
“I think I’m going to love which-
ever one they pick,” he said.
Jasmine Dennis, an architecture
student from Jackson, watched
as some of the proposed designs
were flown. Dennis, who is African
American, said she was pleased the
state no longer uses the old flag.
“The fact that they’re taking the
initiative and changing the state
flag and putting something that’s
a little bit more peaceful and uni-
versal and has a positive message
to it — I’m really proud that they’re
changing it,” she said.

Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane

Laura has grown nearly 70 percent in power in 24 hours,
with maximum sustained winds increasing to 110 mph
BY JEFF MARTIN, JOHN
MONE AND STACEY
PLAISANCE
The Associated Press
GALVESTON, Tex-
as — Hurricane Laura is
forecast to rapidly power
up into a “catastrophic”
Category 4 hurricane,
even stronger than pre-
viously expected, as it
churns toward Texas
and Louisiana, gather-
ing wind and water that
swirls over much of the
Gulf of Mexico.
Satellite images show
that Laura has become “a
formidable hurricane” in
recent hours, threatening
to smash homes and sink
entire communities. It
has undergone a remark-
able intensification, “and
there are no signs it will
stop soon,” the National
Hurricane Center said in
an update early Wednes-
day.
“Some areas when
they wake up Thursday
morning, they’re not go-
ing to believe what hap-
pened,” Stacy Stewart, a
senior hurricane special-
ist at the hurricane cen-
ter, said Wednesday.
“We could see storm
surge heights more than
15 feet in some areas,”
Stewart said. “What
doesn’t get blown down
by the wind could easily
get knocked down by the
rising ocean waters push-
ing well inland.”
Laura has grown near-
ly 70 percent in power in
just 24 hours, with maxi-
mum sustained winds in-
creasing to 110 mph with
higher gusts, forecasters
said early Wednesday.
“We are expecting
widespread power outag-
es, trees down. Homes
and businesses will be
damaged,” said Donald
Jones, a National Weather
Service meteorologist in
Lake Charles, Louisiana,
which is near the bullseye
of Laura’s forecast track.
“I’m telling you, this is
going to be a very serious
situation,” Jones said.
A Category 4 hurri-
cane will do catastrophic
damage: “Power outages
will last weeks to possibly
months. Most of the area
will be uninhabitable for
weeks or months,” the
weather service says.
In the largest U.S.
evacuation of the pan-
demic, more than half
a million people were
ordered Tuesday to flee
from an area of the Gulf
Coast along the Tex-
as-Louisiana state line.
More than 385,000 res-
idents were told to flee the
Texas cities of Beaumont,
Galveston and Port Ar-
thur, and another 200,000
were ordered to leave
low-lying Calcasieu Par-
ish in southwestern Lou-
isiana, where forecasters
said as much as 13 feet
of storm surge topped by
waves could submerge
whole communities.

Doc: Biloxi High School closed because of ‘unnecessary’ gatherings

‘If we want to have football, if we want to have school, we
can’t have social events that violate the executive orders ...’
BY LEAH WILLINGHAM Monday that students
The Associated Press/ Report would learn virtually un-
for America til at least Sept. 8. Extra-
curricular activities were
JACKSON — A Missis- also temporarily suspend-
sippi high school is shut- ed, including some of the
ting down for two weeks first football games of the
because of a coronavirus season, causing some
outbreak that happened negative reactions from
after large “unnecessary” athletes and parents.
social gatherings where “If we want to have
distancing guidelines football, if we want to
were ignored, the state have school, we can’t have
health officer said Tues- social events that violate
day. the executive orders that
Dr. Thomas Dobbs are on the books,” Dobbs
said officials at Biloxi said during a news confer-
High School made the ence.
“exactly right decision” Gov. Tate Reeves said
when they announced the school made the de-
Dr. Thomas Dobbs
cision to close after be-
tween one-third and one-
fifth of all students were
exposed, a situation he
described as a “learning
experience” for Biloxi
and other districts in
the state. The school an-
nounced Monday that 15
people in the community
tested positive COVID-19
and 324 students were
sent to quarantine.
“At some point, that’s
such a large number, that
they decided to more or
less decide to quarantine
the school for at least 14
days,” Reeves said Tues-
day. He added: “Don’t
have parties with 150 to
200 people there. It’s not
going to work out well for
anyone.”
While Biloxi High
School is closed, other
schools in the district for
younger students will re-
main open.
Since Mississippi
schools began reopen-
ing in-person in late July,
districts have sent almost
4,000 students and 600
teachers home to quaran-
tine because of outbreaks,
Dobbs said Tuesday. An
entire fourth grade class
in the Lafayette County
School District was sent
to quarantine over the
weekend after more than
half of the fourth-grade
teachers tested positive
for the virus.

Small businesses
Continued from Page 1A
‘Here for the long haul’
According to McDow-
ell, the crucial factor in
whether a small business
can outlast the pandemic
is simple: How well was
the business doing before
COVID-19?
Hypothetically, Mc-
Dowell said, a business in
good shape could weath-
er a 30-percent hit in
gross sales and still have
enough money to pay its
bills and its employees.
For a business struggling
to break even, though,
the same decrease would
pose a big problem
“Once they run out of
cash, it’s kind of game
over,” McDowell said.
Greater Starkville De-
velopment Partnership
CEO Mike
Tagert said
the mar-
ket during
C OV I D -19
is somewhat
reinforcing
established
trends with- Tagert
in small
businesses.
“If you were a weak
business before, then
you’re struggling like nev-
er before,” Tagert said. “If
you were doing relatively
well, you’re just having an
average year.”
Terrance Bonner, who
owns The Glam Station
and Spa in Columbus, had
to face those concerns
when he reopened May
19 after being closed for
two months. Bonner said
he was worried about the
long-term viability of his
business during the clo-
sure, as he was only able
to sell products online for
shipping and pickup.
But he’s kept the salon
financially stable enough
to stay open long term,
which he said feels like a
“blessing” in the wake of
West Point man accused of trying to run woman off the road
Incident occurred on Highway 47
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A West Point man was
arrested Monday for al-
legedly trying to run a
woman off the road with
his car.
Cain: Mississippi hiring probation, parole, corrections officers
‘If you want a job, we have one for you’
MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSON — Amid a
federal investigation of its
prison system, the Mis-
sissippi Department of
Corrections is working on
hiring probation, parole
and correctional officers.
“If you want a job, we
have one for you,” Com-
missioner Burl Cain said
in a statement. “These
are good, stable jobs that
will enable you to provide
for yourself and your fam-
ilies, and these are excit-
ing jobs where you can
help us ensure the safety
of our state. These are
jobs for the future.”
Cain has streamlined
the hiring process that
CORRECTION
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about the first school day
at Starkville-Oktibbeha
Consolidated School Dis-
trict, The Dispatch mis-
takenly stated the grade
and school of Erin Daw-
son. She is a ninth-grader
at Armstrong Jr. High
School.
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news about other small
businesses closing. In the
Yelp study, roughly 8 per-
cent of closures — almost
5,000 — were in the beau-
ty industry.
Bonner said he doesn’t
think his salon will be
added to the list of clo-
sures, even if it were
forced to shut down again
due to a possible surge in
COVID-19 cases.
“It’s my hope that we
will be OK,” he said. “I
don’t foresee anything
happening.”
Retail businesses and
restaurants were hit the
hardest, accounting for
more than 34 percent of
closures with more than
20,000. Tagert said sales
tax revenue is actually up
3 percent from last year in
Starkville, but food and
beverage tax and hotel tax
collections have taken the
biggest hit.
“People are still spend-
ing,” Tagert said. “They’re
just allocating that in dif-
ferent categories.”
Scott Reed of Petal
Pushers in downtown
West Point said business
at the flower shop took a
“big hit” with events like
weddings and funerals
canceled or significantly
limited because of the vi-
rus.
Reed had to turn to
curbside and delivery
service in order to recoup
the losses. His business
already had a sales pres-
ence on Facebook and Ins-
tagram, and he expanded
it.
“We already had really
amped that up because
that’s the way the world
is going, but with the
pandemic, we really had
to kick it into high gear,”
Reed said.
The turn toward social
media is one of the modi-
fications COVID-19 has
Jason Dean, 41, has
been charged with do-
mestic violence aggravat-
ed assault, according to
a Clay County Sheriff’s
Office press release. The
previously took weeks.
People seeking the pro-
bation/parole agent posi-
tions must apply through
the state Personnel
Board, which will send
lists to the Department of
Corrections to conduct in-
terviews across the state.
“You can be on the
payroll the day after we
hire you,” Cain said. “You
won’t have to wait long for
a paycheck after you have
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forced him to make in
order to keep Petal Push-
ers alive and well on Com-
merce Street.
“I’m very optimistic
that we’re here for the long
haul,” Reed said. “We’re
going to have to change
up some things and make
some adjustments to see it
through.”
Reinvention
Doss, Bonner and Reed
all said they expect their
businesses to survive,
but other area compa-
nies have already thrown
in the towel — some on
brick-and-mortar loca-
tions, others altogether.
The CURiO Store on
Main Street in Starkville
announced July 1 it will
close its physical store-
front in September, citing
an ongoing turn away
from physical sales to
e-commerce and citing
COVID-19’s influence as
well.
“We realize the impact
our store has on the com-
munity, and that has been
a key reason we have
chosen to keep our doors
open thus far,” the store
said on its Facebook page.
“As we continue to navi-
gate through a global pan-
demic and the economic
hardships it has created,
it has become clear that
maintaining our CURiO
physical storefront no lon-
ger makes sense for our
business.”
While CURiO isn’t
gone for good — it will
maintain its online
sales presence, and its
Starkville office and man-
ufacturing facility will re-
main open — other busi-
nesses in the city could
follow its lead.
McDowell said tour-
ism-dependent college
towns like Hattiesburg
and Oxford have been
incident occurred on
Highway 47 west of West
Point. The victim was not
injured.
The press release said
deputies stopped Dean’s
vehicle on the road and
Dean was taken into cus-
tody.
started working.”
Starting pay for a pro-
bation/parole agent is
$37,185 and for a proba-
tion/parole agent trainee
is $31,568. The starting
pay for a correctional offi-
cer trainee is $27,149.
Interviews will be held
simultaneously at six
probation/parole offices:
Leflore County in Green-
wood; Lee County in
Tupelo; Hinds County in
Jackson, Forrest County
in Hattiesburg; Jackson
County in Pascagoula
hit especially hard. That
could follow in Starkville,
where football season and
busy season are one and
the same.
“When football sea-
son rolls around, people
come in, and they rent
hotel rooms, and they
get Airbnbs, and they go
out to eat, and they buy
merchandise,” McDowell
said. “That’s a big part of
what goes on in college
towns.”
Mississippi State has
said that Davis Wade Sta-
dium will be limited to 25
percent capacity pursuant
to an order by Gov. Tate
Reeves — if football is
played at all. Either way,
Mississippi State Small
Business Development
Center Director Chip
Templeton said, the com-
munity must “reinvent”’
in order to survive.
He’s already seen that
happen in his center’s
10-county region, where
new businesses — retail,
clothing and more —
have begun to spring up.
“I’m really, really proud
of the entrepreneurs in
our area,”
Templet on
said. “They
have really
been very
creative.”
He of-
fered the
same ad- Templeton
vice to busi-
ness owners new and es-
tablished: put together a
“B.A.I.L.” team by estab-
lishing relationships with
a banker, an accountant,
an insurance agent and a
lawyer; monitor the mar-
ket and current trends;
and constantly update the
business plan and projec-
tions accordingly.
“I don’t care if it’s the
best of times or the worst
of times: You still have
He is
currently in
Clay Coun-
ty Deten-
tion Center
on $50,000
bond, the
release
Dean
said.
and Lauderdale County in
Meridian.
The Mississippi pris-
on system has struggled
to hire guards who work
for little pay in dangerous
conditions.
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to always keep up with
what’s going on, because
it changes quickly,” Tem-
pleton said.
Small businesses
helping each other
Even in those worst
of times, Reed saw oth-
er nearby businesses,
including Three Daugh-
ters, as well as his regular
customers keep buying
flowers — just to support
Petal Pushers. He did the
same for them.
“The only reason
they’re coming in and get-
ting flowers to take home
is because you know they
want to be helping you,
and that makes you feel
good about the town you
live in and your clients
and your neighbors and
your friends,” Reed said.
He said patronizing lo-
cal businesses is safer at
this point in the pandemic
than earlier on due to lim-
ited crowds, and he’s seen
an uptick in support for
other businesses, too.
“I really think, now
more than ever, people
are being conscious about
shopping locally,” Reed
said.
That kind of communi-
ty support is fundamental,
said Barbara Bigelow, ex-
ecutive director for Main
Street Columbus.
“One way to help our
downtown retailers is
to contin-
ue to shop
local and
help these
business -
es remain
open,” Bi-
gelow said
in an email. Bigelow
“They work
very hard to provide ser-
vices and merchandise
that are needed by those
in our community.”
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Before the pandemic,
Bigelow said, there were
83 businesses in what
Main Street Columbus
considers the downtown
business district: from
Second to Sixth streets on
Main and College Streets
and from Second Avenue
North to Fifth Avenue
South on Fifth Street. As
of Friday, there were 85, a
sign downtown Columbus
isn’t just treading water
but managing to grow.
C olu mbus - L ow nde s
Chamber of Commerce
Director
W i l s o n
Beck said a
kindly “net-
work” of
people and
businesses
in the city
serves to Beck
keep local
businesses afloat. He said
that the majority of busi-
nesses he’s talked to are
doing well; just a few are
struggling.
Overall, Beck said, Co-
lumbus has “weathered
the storm” — something
many other cities can’t
say.
“Our community is
thriving,” he said.
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FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus

‘What I should have said better is that the data show a relative risk
reduction not an absolute risk reduction’
BY MAT THEW PERRONE
AND DEB RIECHMANN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Respond-
ing to an outcry from medical
experts, Food and Drug Ad-
ministration Commissioner
Stephen Hahn on Tuesday
apologized for overstating the
life-saving benefits of treating
COVID-19 patients with conva-
lescent plasma.
Scientists and medical ex-
perts have been pushing back
against the claims about the
treatment since President Don-
ald Trump’s announcement on
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn
Sunday that the FDA had decid-
ed to issue emergency authori-
zation for convalescent plasma,
taken from patients who have
recovered from the coronavirus
and rich in disease-fighting an-
tibodies.
Trump hailed the decision
as a historic breakthrough even
though the treatment’s value
has not been established. The
announcement on the eve of
Trump’s Republican National
Convention raised suspicions
that it was politically motivated
to offset critics of the president’s
handling of the pandemic.
Hahn had echoed Trump in
saying that 35 more people out
of 100 would survive the corona-
virus if they were treated with
the plasma. That claim vastly
overstated preliminary findings
of Mayo Clinic observations.
Hahn’s mea culpa comes at
a critical moment for the FDA
which, under intense pressure
from the White House, is re-
sponsible for deciding whether
upcoming vaccines are safe
and effective in preventing
COVID-19.
The 35 percent figure drew
condemnation from other sci-
entists and some former FDA
officials, who called on Hahn to
correct the record.
“I have been criticized for
remarks I made Sunday night
about the benefits of convales-
cent plasma. The criticism is
entirely justified. What I should
have said better is that the data
show a relative risk reduction
not an absolute risk reduction,”
Hahn tweeted.
The FDA made the decision
based on data the Mayo Clinic
collected from hospitals around
the country that were using
plasma on patients in wildly
varying ways -- and there was
no comparison group of un-
treated patients, meaning no
conclusions can be drawn about
overall survival. People who re-
ceived plasma with the highest
levels of antibodies fared better
than those given plasma with
fewer antibodies, and those
treated sooner after diagnosis
fared better than those treated
later.
Hahn and other Trump ad-
ministration officials presented
the difference as an absolute
survival benefit, rather than a
relative difference between two
treatment groups. Former FDA
officials said the misstatement
was inexcusable, particular-
ly for a cancer specialist like
Hahn.
“It’s extraordinary to me that
a person involved in clinical tri-
als could make that mistake,”
said Dr. Peter Lurie, a former
FDA official under the Obama
administration who now leads
the nonprofit Center for Sci-
ence in the Public Interest. “It’s
mind-boggling.”

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Mae James Gowan. She was a Secretary for 20
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Richard Prisock Sr.
ALICEVILLE, Ala.
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“Gene” Prisock Sr., 85,
died Aug. 22, 2020, at
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grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren;
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Jane Niles
1944-2020
Martha Jane Gardner Niles,
age 75, a resident of Columbus
passed away on Monday, March
16, 2020, in Columbus.
She is preceded in death
by her husband, Joe Mitchell
Niles; her father, Thomas
Yates Gardner; and her mother,
Mary McLlwain; and her
grandparents, Dr. A.T. and Effie
McLlwain and Robert E. and Lillian Y. Gardner.
Jane is survived by her children, Melissa
Richards Clark and her husband, Joseph Brady
Clark, and Mary Elizabeth Richards Symmes
and her husband, Cowles Edgar Symmes; her
siblings, Josephine McCracken and Thomas
Yates Gardner (Bonnie); her grandchildren,
Joseph Brady Clark Jr., Tedford Cowles Symmes,
Yates Quitman Symmes and Mary Frances
Symmes; her nieces and nephews, Stacy
McCracken Lovoy (Henry), Thomas Gardner
(Mollie) and Robert Gardner (Kayla); and her
“adopted” daughter, Melanie Phillips.
Jane graduated from Murrah High School
in 1963 and attended MSCW where she
graduated in 1967. Jane began her lifelong
service for Mississippians in the Lowndes
County Department of Human Services as a
case worker and continued working for the State
of Mississippi until she retired in 2008 as the
Columbus Regional Supervisor for the Division
of Medicaid.
Jane loved her church family at First United
Methodist Church in Columbus, and could always
be found preparing the flower arrangements for
Sunday service or other activities as an active
member of her church. She was actively involved
in the community where she devoted her time
as a Pink Lady at Baptist Memorial Hospital in
Columbus, a volunteer at the Good Samaritan
Clinic in Columbus, a member of the Columbus
Garden Club and a member of the Citizens’ Police
Academy. She was also a lifetime member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution and the
United Methodist Women.
Jane would tell it like she saw it, but in a way
that made everyone know she truly cared. Her
neighbors and friends nicknamed her “the
Mayor of 4th Street” and she was always quick to
tell a story that would make you laugh. She made
everyone feel welcome and was a wonderful
Christian woman who loved life, her friends, and
her family (both two legged and four legged).
The family would like to thank all of Jane’s
friends and neighbors for all the support and
well wishes. The COVID epidemic has affected
the family’s plan to hold a service that is fitting
for such a fine, outstanding lady and has decided
to proceed with a private memorial service
to be held Saturday, August 29, 2020, at the
columbarium at First United Methodist Church
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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION

Trump — ‘No Mr. Nice Guy’ —

shows softer side to win voters
‘I’ve seen private moments where he comforts
Americans in times of pain and sadness’
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel
BY JONATHAN LEMIRE
AND ZEKE MILLER
The Associated Press
WA S H I N G T O N
— President Donald
Trump kicked off his
reelection campaign
with a swaggering
World Series ad that
declared he’s “No Mr.
Nice Guy,” but his
campaign has taken Trump
pains to highlight a softer side of
the famously brusque and bom-
bastic chief executive during this
week’s Republican convention.
The competing depictions of
the president come after the Dem-
ocrats spent last week showcasing
the compassion of Joe Biden. But
the attempt to humanize Trump
was already in the works, part of
a strategy to win back senior and
suburban voters who have aban-
doned him in no small part due to
his aggressive rhetoric and lack of
obvious empathy during the coro-
navirus pandemic.
Republicans went all-out to de-
pict a gentler Trump over the first
two nights of their convention.
House Minority Whip Steve
Scalise of Louisiana on Monday
recalled how Trump sat by his hos-
pital bedside as he recovered from
a near fatal gunshot wound in 2017.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio spoke of
how Trump embraced his request
two years ago to talk with relatives
whose son had died in a car acci-
dent. The president was shown
talking to COVID-19 first respond-
ers, thanking his “friends” for their
service.
And Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday
revealed how the president support-
ed his medical missions to perform
emergency eye surgeries in Guate-
mala and Haiti.
Trump’s tough-guy persona,
built over half a lifetime in busi-
ness, is well known. He made mil-
lions telling people “you’re fired” on
“The Apprentice” and championed
his hard-nosed business practices.
Recognizing that it is an immutable
part of Trump’s image, his allies
have long worked to hold it up as an
asset, both in last October’s splashy
ad campaign as well as during the
convention.
“Joe Biden is a very good guy. I
know him. He’s just as nice as they
come,” former U.N. Ambassador
Nikki Haley said Tuesday on Fox.
“But that’s just the problem. We
saw what happens when you try to
be nice at the United Nations. Basi-
cally, everybody was running over
America when Obama and Biden
were in there.”
Herschel Walker, the former
NFL player, acknowledged in a con-
vention speech Monday night that
“Some people don’t like Trump’s
style.” But he added: “People on
opposing teams didn’t like it when
I ran right over them either. But
that’s how you get the job done.”
Walker acted as a pivot point
in the Republican messaging, re-
laying a story of how Trump — in
his business suit — once joined
the ex-NFL star and their respec-
tive kids on a trip to Disney World.
Republican National Committee
Chair Ronna McDaniel did much
the same, offering testimony to
Trump’s toughness but also saying,
“I’ve seen private moments where
he comforts Americans in times of
pain and sadness.”
Notably, however, none of the
three adult Trump children who
spoke during the first two days of-
fered a humanizing anecdote about
their father, sticking to political
talking points.

‘Fighting for you’: First lady makes her case for Trump vote
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS scaled-down Republican
National Convention.
WASHINGTON — Mrs. Trump offered
First lady Melania Trump a polished portrait of
portrayed her husband Trump’s presidency Tues-
as an authentic, uncom- day night that was often
promising leader in a at odds with the crises,
Rose Garden address as division and unforgiving
President Donald Trump actions of his administra-
turned to family, farmers tion.
and the trappings of the But it was part of a
presidency to boost his broader effort to show a
reelection chances on more forgiving side of a
the second night of the combative president who
will soon face the voters.
Beyond the first lady’s re-
marks, Trump pardoned
a reformed felon and
oversaw a naturalization
ceremony for several im-
migrants in the midst of
the program, though he
frequently states his vig-
orous opposition to more
immigration, legal as well
as illegal.
“In my husband, you
have a president who will
not stop fighting for you
and your families,” said
Mrs. Trump, an immi-
grant herself. “He will not
give up.”
Democrat Joe Biden’s
camp was not impressed.
“Immigrants and Lati-
nos are not props, and
these empty gestures
won’t make us forget Don-
ald Trump’s failures,” said
the Biden’s Latino media
director, Jennifer Molina.
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SLIMANTICS
A House Divided redux
I
n his acceptance advocates will push then, the logistics of vaccinat- Trump seems to place far to employ a cohesive, national
speech for the it forward, till it ing 330 million Americans is more emphasis on saving plan, instead deferring largely
state of Illinois’ shall become lawful daunting. It may take months. the economy. Democratic to the states to implement and
Republican nomi- in all the States, And, of course, there are likely challenger Joe Biden focuses execute policy. It’s the mod-
nation for President old as well as new to be many who will refuse the more on addressing the public ern-day “state’s rights” argu-
in 1858, Abraham — North as well as vaccine at a time where there is health crisis. In both cases, the ment that was also prevalent
Lincoln delivered South.” popular “anti-vax” sentiment. candidates are reflecting the on the question of slavery in
his “House Divided” Now, 162 years We know the effectiveness of prevailing view of their bases. Lincoln’s time.
speech. Apart from later, we find our na- any vaccine relies heavily on Again, this is generally true. That approach has saved
his Gettysburg tion again a House how much of the population There are Democrats who defy neither lives or the economy.
Address, it is the Divided as we enter submits to vaccination. safeguards. There are Republi- Biden has stated he will
most famous speech another presidential Given all that, there can be cans who follow the safeguards implement a national plan.
of America’s most Slim Smith election. no realistic expectation that faithfully. Whether or not Americans
poetic president. As it was in 1858, the end of COVID-19 is just What has the result been? will comply is another matter,
At a time when the stakes are high. around the corner. We are neither fish nor fowl. of course. It stands to reason,
the issue of slavery was This is no trivial difference of Unlike most other countries, We aren’t saving lives or though, that a consistent mes-
approaching critical mass, opinion. Lives and livelihoods our efforts to coalesce around saving the economy. Along sage from our president will
Lincoln was prescient. hang in the balance. a strategy to mitigate the virus with those 178,000 deaths, the have some good effect.
“A house divided against The issue today is the until a solution arrives has nation’s second-quarter GDP What should be beyond
itself, cannot stand. I believe COVID-19 pandemic and our become hyper-political. Ours saw a 32.9 percent decline, the dispute ­— based on the state of
this government cannot endure response to it. By all objective is among the few nations that worst single-quarter fall in the public health and our economy
permanently half slave and half criteria, our response has not does not have a national strate- nation’s history, more than four ­­— is that continuing the pres-
free... I do not expect the house been good. The U.S. mortality gy to fight the virus. times greater than any quarter ent is not working and cannot
to fall — but I do expect it will rate from COVID-19 is fifth By rhetoric and example, during the Great Recession. work.
cease to be divided. It will highest in the world with Republicans are less likely So here’s an interesting A house divided cannot long
become all one thing or all the more than 178,000 deaths in to accept the consensus of exercise. endure.
other. Either the opponents of six months. Cases continue to medical experts. Refusing to Go back to the start of this It was true in 1858. It is still
slavery will arrest the further spike as the summer nears an wear masks, in particular, has column and apply Lincoln’s true today.
spread of it, and place it where end. The consensus of most become a political statement. words to the pandemic rather Slim Smith is a columnist
the public mind shall rest in experts in the field is that a There is a stark contrast than slavery. and feature writer for The
the belief that it is in the course vaccine to arrest the virus between the two presiden- That’s where we are. Dispatch. His email address is
of ultimate extinction; or its remains months away. Even tial candidates. President President Trump has yet ssmith@cdispatch.com.

THE NATION CARTOONIST VIEW

Stocks actually did
better under Obama
T
rump supporters have been
sending me short messag-
es asking, “How is your
401(k) doing?” They are making
three assumptions.
1. That the stocks in my retire-
ment account are doing well.
2. That I’m happy about it.
3. And that I have President
Donald Trump to thank for my
good fortune.
Assumptions one and two are
correct. Three is not. The stock Froma Harrop
market and the larger economy
actually did much better under
Barack Obama than they have under Trump.
First off, presidents don’t have nearly as much control
over the stock market as many believe. Presidents inherit
different business cycles. New technology (the internet, for
example) influences economic developments, as do black
swan events, such as the Sept. 11 attacks. We could add
the COVID-19 pandemic to the surprises, though in such
cases, presidents who meet the challenges can speed up a
recovery. Trump has not.
But since Trump and his boosters break out the brass in-
struments every time stock prices make a notable advance,
let us inspect claims crediting the president for these pleas-
ant market closes.
Start with the numbers. In the first 43 months of the
Trump presidency, the S&P 500 index rose about 49 per-
cent — a nice gain, for sure. But in the first 43 months of
Obama’s, it was up more than 70 percent.
Keep going. Over Obama’s two terms, the S&P 500 rose
176 percent. Under Bill Clinton, it absolutely soared, by
211 percent! So the idea that Trump is some kind of stock
market miracle man is — excuse my French — BS.
Then there is the real economy, where misery continues
to haunt the land. The wealthiest 10 percent of Americans
own 84 percent of the stock, which suggests that there are
a heck of a lot more working stiffs going broke during the
coronavirus recession than stockholders riding high.
The real economy remains in tatters, largely because
of Trump’s incompetence and uninterest in bringing this
virus under control. At least 22 million jobs were lost, and
despite some comeback, only 42 percent of them have re-
turned. The unemployment rate remains above 10 percent.
On that subject, Trump produced 1.5 million fewer jobs
in the first three (pre-COVID) years of his presidency than
Obama produced in his last three years. And as the econo-
my boomed, Obama saw no need to push a deficit-explod-
ing tax cut that would have favored the top incomes while
producing only a temporary bump in capital investment.
It is true that the stock market is not the economy, but it
doesn’t follow that they are unrelated. Investors are rightly
worried that the weak economy will come back to bite
them. They know that most of the gains reflect a handful
of tech stocks that many Wall Street analysts warn are now
grossly overpriced.
“Stressed About U.S. Stocks, Investors Are Betting Big
on Europe,” reads a Bloomberg News headline. The story
cites a survey of fund managers that finds a growing prefer-
ence for investing in Europe over this country. The reason
is that Europe, having brought the virus largely in check, is
reopening. We remain stuck in the jaws of the pandemic.
One other consideration. I like a healthy 401(k), but I
love my country more. The coronavirus was bound to hit
here, but we didn’t have to suffer this level of sickness and
death. And even as stock prices have held up (so far), the
economy remains dreadful for millions of shops, restau-
rants and other Main Street businesses not listed on any
exchange.
Meanwhile, investors who still think that Trump is pull-
ing prosperity out of his magic MAGA hat need reminding:
They did much better under Obama — and so did everyone
else.
Froma Harrop, a syndicated columnist, writes for the
Providence (Rhode Island) Journal. Her e-mail address is
fharrop@gmail.com.
RACE IN AMERICA
How many people would choose
whiteness over democracy?
“If people were given
the choice between
democracy and white-
ness, how many would
choose whiteness?”
Taylor Branch, the
Pulitzer Prize-winning
historian of the Civil
Rights Movement,
drops that question like
a bomb on Page 352 of
“Caste,” the new book
by Isabel Wilkerson, Leonard Pitts
herself also a winner
of Joseph Pulitzer’s prestigious prize. There
are many moments in “Caste” that bring you up
short in the starkness of their truth. But none
hits quite as hard as that one, nor cuts quite as
close to the bone of American fears.
“Caste” is the follow-up to 2010’s “The
Warmth of Other Suns,” a history of The Great
Migration, the mass exodus in which 6 million
African Americans left the South in search
of America. If anything, Wilkerson, a former
reporter for The New York Times, is even more
ambitious in her new book. “Caste” seeks noth-
ing less than to reframe our understanding of
America’s original sin.
What bedevils us, she argues, is not merely
“racism,” a word that rarely appears in the book’s
nearly 400 pages. Race, after all, is “fluid and
superficial, subject to periodic redefinition,” as
seen in the fact that Irish, Jewish and Armenian
Americans like Conan O’Brien, Ruth Bader Gins-
burg and Kim Kardashian are uniformly consid-
ered “white,” a status their forebears would have
been enthusiastically denied.
But caste, the stratification of humanity into
desirables, undesirables and those in-between,
is “fixed and rigid.” And in America, “black” peo-
ple, whether blonde and blue-eyed like former
NAACP chief Walter White, or dark of hair and
skin like actor Sterling K. Brown, are always at
the bottom of that hierarchy.
“Caste is the bones, race the skin,” writes
Wilkerson. Which is to say, it is the excuse, the
justification.
Germany in the 1930s, she reminds us, was a
caste system; in fact, the Nazis modeled their op-
pression of the Jews on America’s Jim Crow laws,
which they greatly admired. India still maintains
a complex caste system. On a 1959 visit, Martin
Luther King was initially “a bit shocked and
peeved” to hear himself introduced to a group
from the lowest caste as “a fellow untouchable.”
It took him some time to recognize the truth in
what he’d heard. Like every other “Negro,” he
later wrote, “I am an untouchable.”
Wilkerson’s book arrives at a time when it is
sorely needed. It’s not just that we are seeing
democracy stolen before our eyes, the postal ser-
vice under assault, polling places closed, voter
rolls purged, Donald Trump openly flirting with
ignoring election results — not just the fact of it
all, but the why of it all. The soul of this nation is
being sacrificed to assuage the abject terror felt
by too many white people in knowing that people
of color will outnumber them in about 20 years.
One often hears it said that those white folks
vote against their own interests, siding with tax
cuts for billionaires over their own pocketbooks,
refusing better healthcare because that means
black people will get it, too. But Wilkerson says
this misses the point. Those people are voting
for their interests: It’s just that they have no
interest higher than protecting whiteness —
defending their caste.
Consider the 2016 election. “They were
willing to lose health insurance now, risk White
House instability and government shutdown,
external threats from faraway lands, in order to
preserve what their actions say they value most
— the benefits they had grown accustomed to
as members of the historically ruling class in
America.”
It’s a truth that lends pungent urgency to Tay-
lor Branch’s question. How many people would
choose whiteness over democracy?
November is coming. So we’re about to find
out.
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulit-
zer Prize for commentary, is a columnist for the
Miami Herald. Email him at lpitts@miamiherald.
com.
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New COVID-19 mandates on health

care facilities get pushback
Long-term care facilities represent less than 1
percent of the U.S. population, but they account
for 42 percent of the COVID-19 deaths
BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Threaten-
ing fines and funding cut-offs, the
Trump administration on Tuesday
issued new COVID-19 requirements
for nursing homes and hospitals,
prompting immediate pushback
from beleaguered industries.
To check the spread of the corona-
virus in nursing homes, the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services
announced it will require facilities to
test staff regularly or face fines.
The move comes months after
the White House first urged gov-
ernors to test all nursing home
residents and staff. With residents,
nursing homes are being required
to offer them coronavirus tests if
there is an outbreak or if any show
symptoms.
Officials also reinforced a report-
ing mandate for hospitals. It includ-
ed a thinly veiled threat to cut off
Medicare and Medicaid funds to
facilities that fail to report certain
COVID-19 data daily to the federal
Health and Human Services depart-
ment. Hospitals responded with
a sharp rebuke, calling the move
“heavy-handed” and raising the
specter of loss of vital services for
local communities in a pandemic,
less than three months before Elec-
tion Day.
Long-term care facilities repre-
sent less than 1 percent of the U.S.
population, but they account for 42
percent of the COVID-19 deaths,
with more than 70,000 fatalities re-
ported by the COVID Tracking Proj-
ect.
The plight of frail elders in nurs-
ing homes is politically sensitive for
President Donald Trump, who is try-
ing to maintain support from older
voters amid disapproval of the gov-
ernment’s pandemic response. His
administration is distributing fast-
test machines to nursing homes,
but there are continued reports that
cases have been rising and facilities
still face shortages of supplies like
masks.
“Our recommendations for test-
ing in nursing homes go back as far
back as March and April,” said See-
ma Verma, head of the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, or
CMS. “What’s different about today
is that this is now a requirement ...
we want to make sure every single
nursing home is complying.”
Independent research indicates
that the coronavirus most likely
gets into nursing homes via staffers
who unwittingly bring it in from sur-
rounding communities where it has
started to spread. Staffers who have
yet to develop symptoms may have
no clue that they’re infected.
Verma said the testing require-
ment for staff will be keyed to the
level of virus activity in local areas.

Lawyer says Blake paralyzed, protests erupt for 3rd night

Legal team plans to file a civil lawsuit
against Wisconsin police department
over the Sunday shooting
BY MIKE HOUSEHOLDER
AND SCOT T BAUER
The Associated Press
KENOSHA, Wis. — Ja-
cob Blake, the Black man
shot multiple times by po-
lice in Wisconsin, is para-
lyzed, and it would “take a
miracle” for him to walk
again, his family’s attor-
ney said Tuesday, while
calling for the officer who
opened fire to be arrest-
ed and others involved to
lose their jobs.
The shooting of Blake
on Sunday in Kenosha
— apparently in the back
while three of his children
looked on — was cap-
tured on cellphone video
and ignited new protests
over racial injustice in
several cities, coming just
three months after the
death of George Floyd at
the hands of Minneapolis
police touched off a wider
reckoning on race.
Some demonstrations
devolved into unrest, in-
cluding for a third night in
Kenosha, where multiple
gunshots could be heard
in social media posts
from at least one neigh-
borhood where residents
and people carrying long
guns and other weapons
remained in the streets
hours after they city’s
8 p.m. curfew. Kenosha
Police were investigating
after videos appeared to
show at least two people
with gunshot wounds, the
Milwaukee Journal Senti-
nel reported.
Earlier Tuesday,
Blake’s father spoke
alongside other family
members and lawyers,
telling reporters that po-
lice shot his son “seven
times, seven times, like
he didn’t matter.”
“But my son matters.
He’s a human being and
he matters,” said Blake’s
father, who is also named
Jacob Blake.
The 29-year-old was
in surgery Tuesday, said
attorney Ben Crump, add-
ing that the bullets sev-
ered Blake’s spinal cord
and shattered his verte-
brae. Another attorney
said there was also severe
damage to organs.
“It’s going to take a
miracle for Jacob Blake
Jr. to ever walk again,”
Crump said.
The legal team plans to
file a civil lawsuit against
the police department
over the shooting. Police
have said little about what
happened, other than that
they were responding to
a domestic dispute. The
officers involved have not
been named. The Wiscon-
sin Department of Justice
is investigating.

AP-NORC poll:
Many in US shoring
up finances amid
downturn
BY JOSH BOAK
AND EMILY SWANSON
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — It’s
the paradox of a pandemic
that has crushed the U.S.
economy: 12.9 million lost
jobs and a dangerous rash
of businesses closing, yet
the personal finances of
many Americans have re-
mained strong — and in
some ways have even im-
proved.
A new poll from The
Associated Press-NORC
Center for Public Affairs
Research finds that 45
percent of Americans
say they’re setting aside
more money than usual.
Twenty-six percent are
paying down debt faster
than they were before the
coronavirus pandemic. In
total, about half of Amer-
icans say they’ve either
saved more or paid down
debt since the outbreak
began.
The findings highlight
the unique nature of the
current crisis. Nearly $3
trillion in government aid
in the form of direct pay-
ments, expanded jobless
benefits and forgivable
payroll loans helped cush-
ion against the fastest eco-
nomic downturn in Amer-
ican history. Meanwhile,
health fears and mandat-
ed closures prompted
many Americans to spend
less on restaurant meals,
clothing and travel.
About two-thirds say
they’re spending less than
usual during the pandem-
ic. Since February, there
has been a $1.3 trillion
jump in money kept in
checking accounts — a 56
percent increase tracked
by the Federal Reserve.
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Caledonia man arrested

for sexual assault of child
31-year-old was arrested on Friday in Columbus
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
A Caledonia man has been ar-
rested for allegedly assaulting a
child.
Bryant Shinn, 31, of Kidd Road,
has been charged with sexual bat-
a Columbus address.
The press release
tery, according to a Lowndes Coun- said the victim is un-
der the age of 12.
ty Sheriff’s Office press release.
Shinn is currently
Deputies first received a report out of Lowndes Coun-
that Shinn had assaulted a child on ty Adult Detention
Aug. 3. They arrested him Friday Center on $27,000 Shinn
after receiving a tip that he was at bond.

SOCSD
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SOCSD will use its ex-
isting supply of iPads for
grades pre-K through 1
and use the grant money
to buy 4,200 Chrome-
books for grades 2-12
and 500 laptops for teach-
ers, said Leanne Long,
SOCSD’s director of in-
structional technology
and distance learning.
“For pre-K through
first grade, they have a
really hard time using a
Chromebook because it
has a keyboard,” Long
said. “We have enough
iPads in the district not
to have to buy more of
those.”
EDLA will provide $1.6 Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
million through the grant, Leanne Long, right, director of instructional technology and distance learning for
and SOCSD will shoulder Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, details the district’s plan to
a $600,000 match, for a to- provide electronic devices to all students with grant funding from the state’s Equity
tal of $2.2 million. in Distance Learning Act while Board President Debra Prince (center) and Vice
EDLA’s other priorities President Sumner Davis (left) listen at Tuesday’s special-call meeting of the SOCSD
Board of Trustees.
for Mississippi schools
besides access to devices to create more Wi-Fi ing, it’s not because of the final allocation of
include learning manage- hotspots throughout the internet connectivity, it’s $23,264,907 in MAEP
ment systems and access county, possibly in col- because (of) the ability (Mississippi Adequate
to broadband internet, laboration with 4-County at home to help support Education Program)
Long said. Electric Power Associa- and sustain that child’s funds from the state Leg-
Three virtual learning
tion, she said. learning,” Tullos said. islature. The budget that
tools — Canvas, Zoom and
Amanda Tullos, the “The parent may need to the board approved ear-
Clever — experienced na-
SOCSD community and go to work, or (children) lier this month included
tionwide outages Monday
parent liaison, said the may be staying with a $22,879,257, about a 2
and posed difficulties for
SOCSD on its first day of district plans to park its grandparent that’s unsure percent decrease from
school. Long said Canvas Wi-Fi-capable buses at ru- of how to support, so fam- last year.
was still having problems ral churches once its bus ilies are changing their Chief Financial Officer
with uploading and down- routes are determined. minds to come back to Tammie McGarr said the
loading documents on This could take some traditional learning.” final amount is still less
Tuesday. time because the number Another determining than last year’s allocation
EDLA will help the of students in the different factor might be the num- of $23,609,554.
district provide wireless learning environments ber of devices being used Legislators said earli-
connectivity to rural parts SOCSD offers is still flu- in one place at the same er this year that because
of the county, Long said, id, with several switching time, Board President of costs associated with
but the amount of funding from virtual to traditional Debra Prince said. the COVID-19 pandemic,
for the endeavor has not in just the first two days of Additionally, the board districts may have to sup-
been determined. In the school, Tullos said. amended the Fiscal Year plement state funds with
meantime, SOCSD hopes “From what I’m hear- 2021 budget to include reserves.

OCH
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any students
who test
positive
for the
C OV I D -19
coronavirus.
O C H
has treated
a couple of Jackson
students for the virus in
the emergency room but
has not admitted any for
treatment, and the hospi-
tal should be able to han-
dle the increased popula-
tion of the area now that
in-person classes have
resumed for the first time
since March, Jackson
said.
“If a student does re-
quire admission, they’ll
probably be going to their
hometowns, but it would
be rare for a student in
that age group to require
admission,” he said.
The hospital had six
positive COVID-19 pa-
tients as of Tuesday morn-
ing, Jackson told the OCH
Board of Trustees at its
monthly meeting. Some
ventilators have been
malfunctioning recently,
and OCH will return two
ventilators to MSU and
buy two more next month,
most likely with funds
from the federal Coro-
navirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act
(CARES) Act, he said.
The board voted unan-
imously to defer a schol-
arship for pre-med MSU
students for a year and to
decrease a regular contri-
bution to The TRUST, a
private investment group
within the Golden Trian-
gle Development LINK.
Jackson said these deci-
sions were meant to save
the hospital some money
in light of the continuing
COVID-19 pandemic.
Operating expenses
for the first ten months
of the fiscal year exceed-
ed $57.2 million, Chief
Financial Officer Susan
Russell said. The board
will approve the hospital’s
fiscal year 2021 budget in
September.
Additionally, OCH and
other hospitals in north-
east Mississippi are in the
early stages of forming a
“regional collaborative”
to ensure all COVID-19
patients can be treated
somewhere in the region,
Jackson said. OCH has
a shared document with
several facilities, includ-
ing Baptist Memorial Hos-
pital-Golden Triangle in
Columbus and North Mis-
sissippi Medical Center in
West Point and Tupelo, to
keep each other aware of
how many beds they have
available, he said.
OCH hopes to expand
the network to include
hospitals in the Delta,
which have been sending
patients to OCH recently,
Jackson said.

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“They are diligently
looking at each lead and
trying to find him,” Laura
said.
She said that not having
heard from her son at all in
six weeks has been heart-
breaking and frustrating
for the Taylor family.
“I just believe if it was
possible that he would
have gotten in touch with
us,” she said.
That’s especially true
given who Ryan is —
someone never afraid to
speak his mind.
“He’d tell you what he
thought about a situation,”
Laura said. “He didn’t beat
around the bush about any-
thing. He was just up front
with you about anything.”
Karli, who saw her un-
cle at least three times a
week before moving from
Columbus to Hatties-
burg in 2017, said she had
good memories of riding
four-wheelers together and
hanging around the lake
behind the Taylor house
when she was young.
Ryan often spends time
at the lake to fish; he just
likes being outside, Lau-
ra said, whether it’s fish-
ing, talking, grilling food
or just sitting around. A
Columbus High School
graduate, he was laid off
by United Furniture Indus-
tries of Amory this spring
because of the COVID-19
pandemic, after which he
spent even more time out-
doors.
Karli said she remem-
bers her uncle’s goofy per-
sonality shining through
often. Once, during her
visit to Columbus in 2018,
Ryan put on an odd out-
fit just to go to the store:
plaid pajamas, shorts and
a short-sleeve shirt worn
over a long-sleeve shirt —
just for fun.
“He looked funny,” she
said.
She made another trip
to Columbus the weekend
before Ryan went missing,
as the family spent time to-
gether at the house and ate
a big dinner prepared by
Laura. Everything seemed
normal.
Karli echoed her grand-
mother’s sentiment: Ryan
going missing without a
word was not at all like
him, and she wants to see
him back soon.
“I hope he pulls up any
day,” Karli said.
Mike, who has been
dealing with health prob-
lems for years, offered a
message for the son who
always checked in on him.
“Ryan, come home,”
he said in a text message.
“There is nothing so bad
that we can’t get through
it. Just call your mama or
me, and we can help. We
all love you and miss you.”
Laura has held out hope
through six weeks without
Ryan and says that will
never change — she be-
lieves she will see her son
again.
“Every morning, I
think, ‘Well, maybe today’s
the day he’ll call, or I’ll find
out where he is,’” she said.
“But I’m always hopeful.
I’ll never lose hope, and
I’ll always have faith that
God’s going to do the right
thing: He’s going to bring
him home.”
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TIGHT ENDS-TURNED-WIDE RECEIVERS OFFER SIZE ON THE OUTSIDE
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — For
what Mississippi State’s
2020 wide receiving
corps lacks in experience,
it makes up for in size.
While the Bull-
dogs boast the tower-
ing twosome of senior
Osirus Mitchell and ju-
nior Alabama transfer
Tyrell Shavers, it’s the
broad-shouldered trio
of converted tight ends
Geor’quarius Spivey,
Brad Cumbest and Don-
tea Jones that the Bulldog
coaching staff are eager
to experiment with come
game time.
“I’m excited about the
aspect (of having) big
guys out there,” first-year
head coach Mike Leach
said. “Guys like that in
the past were playing
(defensive) end for me,
but we had enough (de-
fensive) ends here, so it’s
a luxury and one that I
think is going to be really
good for everybody.”
Both standing 6-foot-5
and at least 240 pounds,
Spivey and Cumbest are
perhaps the most logical
additions to an offense
not lacking in stature. A
dynamic receiving threat
during his high school
days, Spivey spent the
better part of his time at
Richwood High School in
Monroe, Louisiana, ter-
rorizing opposing defen-
sive backfields en route
to 69 catches for 1,406
yards and 16 touchdowns
receiving over his junior
and senior seasons.
Cumbest’s high school
track record proved simi-
lar, as he corralled a com-
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New Hope makes quick work of Columbus Parsons, Sewell among AP
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
During a timeout in
the third set of Tuesday’s
match at Columbus High
School, New Hope volley-
ball coach Allison Wool-
bright had a question for
sophomore libero Kens-
ley Woolbright: Was it
time to come out?
With New Hope up two
sets to none and the Tro-
jans yet to give up a point
in the third set, it was a
fair question, as coach
Woolbright hoped to ro-
tate in some of her junior
varsity players to get
them experience playing
in a varsity match.
But Kensley, who had
yet to give up her serve
all set, decided she’d
rather stay behind the
service line rather than
head to the bench.
“Well,” coach Wool-
bright told her, “just go
for it.’
Kensley did, returning
to the court and serving
out the third set without
losing a single point.
It was a fittingly em-
phatic way for the Trojans
(2-0) to close out Tues-
day’s quick sweep of the
district rival Falcons. Set
scores were 25-5, 25-4
and 25-0.
“We feel like we’re
on top of the world right
now,” New Hope senior
Micaela Hudgins said.
“We just want to keep
A dynamic receiving threat at Richwood High School in Monroe, Louisiana, Geor’quarius Spivey spent the better
part of his time terrorizing opposing defensive backfields.
bined 66 catches for 1,459
yards and 15 touchdowns
for East Central High
School while doubling as
a Division I baseball re-
cruit between his junior
and senior years — a tal-
ent he now uses to pull
double duty between Da-
vis Wade Stadium in the
fall and Dudy Noble Field
in the spring in Starkville.
“Well they’re not real-
ly wide receivers; they’re
tighter receivers,” Leach
quipped of their positions
Saturday. “But no, they do
a good job. Both of them,
when they play their best,
they’re not coverable,
really. Both are strong
enough to move the de-
fenders around a little bit
The Columbus High School volleyball team returns
a serve from New Hope during Tuesday’s match in
Columbus. The Falcons lost in straight sets.
rocking and rolling.”
Hudgins said Tues-
day’s match was an op-
portunity for the Tro-
jans to work on their
aggressive hits and some
of their more intricate
“We feel like we’re on top of the
world right now. We just want to
keep rocking and rolling.”
New Hope senior Micaela Hudgins
plays, which New Hope
practiced a lot in the third
set. Coach Woolbright
said she knew that even if
the Trojans dropped the
set, they’d have two more
to make up for it and still
win the match.
New Hope, of course,
was far from that. In their
perfect third set, several
of Kensley Woolbright’s
serves dropped between
Columbus defenders; oth-
MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL
as they’re running their
route.”
Jones also figures to
add another massive body
to MSU’s already bulky
contingent of converted
tight ends. Not as athletic
a pass-catcher as Spivey
or Cumbest, he has pro-
filed more as a blocker
throughout his career,
though he’s caught 10
passes for 110 yards and a
touchdown in his career.
Speaking with the
media Tuesday night,
outside receivers coach
Steve Spurrier Jr. said
Jones estimated he’s
weighed as much as 280
pounds during his time
in Starkville but has got-
ten into the 220-pound
Antranik Tavitian/Dispatch Staff
ers were bumped back-
wards or sideways and
out of play. Woolbright
finished the match with a
team-leading 17 aces and
three digs.
But despite the Fal-
cons’ struggles, coach
Woolbright said her team
took Columbus seriously
and praised its strength
keeping the ball alive.
“They have a lot of
very great athletes, and
we knew that they would
be very good at getting
the ball back over,” Wool-
bright said. “They have a
lot of great blockers.”
Her team got to try
out some new blockers of
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range ahead of this fall in
anticipation of his added
route-running responsi-
bilities.
“I call ’em ‘trees,’”
Spurrier Jr. said. “We’ve
got some guys that can
run there. And again, as
long as those guys play
to their strengths, that’s
good. Big guys have got
to know what their role
is, and it’s being big and
fighting with people and
fighting to come down
with the ball.”
While MSU’s stable of
converted tight end tar-
gets is deep, the pairing
of Mitchell and Shavers
should also offer the Bull-
dogs ample size in those
players who’ve spent the
its own later on, incorpo-
rating several JV players
into the mix — important
with a varsity roster that
is only nine deep, she
said.
“If something happens
to one of them, those
players have to be ready
to fill these spots,” coach
Woolbright said. “So any-
time I can get them some
extra playing time and
get them on the court, I
want to do that. Tonight
was a good opportunity
to do that.”
When sophomore mid-
dle blocker Hayslie El-
more joined the fray and
landed a kill to push the
score to 22-0 in the third
set, New Hope players
cheered her heartily from
the floor and the bench.
“I love her,” Hudgins
said. “I’ve built up the
middles, and to see them
playing at the varsity lev-
el is awesome for me.”
Hudgins and Daylyn
Nettles, both seniors, led
New Hope with six kills
apiece. Freshman setter
Annie Woolbright led
with 12 assists.
New Hope will play
its first home game of
the season at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday against Choc-
taw County.
“They’re usually good
competition,” coach
Woolbright said. “That’s
why we keep them on our
schedule.”
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bulk of their careers actu-
ally playing wide receiv-
er. Mitchell enters this
fall after leading MSU
in receiving yards and
touchdowns a season ago
despite not catching more
than two passes in the fi-
nal five games of his 2019
campaign.
A more prolific athlete
than Mitchell, Shavers
arrives at MSU from Ala-
bama with high expecta-
tions. Rated a top-100 re-
cruit in the class of 2017
out of the greater Dallas
area, the former Crimson
Tide receiver spent the
bulk of his time in Tus-
caloosa on special teams
and battled a number of
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
preseason All-Americans
not playing in 2020 season
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Penn State linebacker
Micah Parsons and Ore-
gon tackle Penei Sewell
are among 11 players
selected to The Asso-
ciated Press preseason
All-America first team
who are not slated to play
this fall.
The team was selected
by 47 AP poll voters, who
were asked to consider all
Division I players — even
those who had already
opted out of the season
or whose teams had post-
poned football.
The results show just
how much star power
will be missing from this
pandemic-altered college
football season. Twelve
second-team All-Ameri-
cans will also not play in
the fall, including quar-
terback Justin Fields
from defending Big Ten
champion and preseason
No. 2 Ohio State.
The Big Ten, Pac-
12, Mid-American and
Mountain West confer-
ences have decided to try
to play football in the sec-
ond semester. As of now,
Fields has given no indi-
cation that he won’t be
with the Buckeyes if they
do. Same goes for Sewell,
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nagging injuries. But now
a member of an offense
that necessitates a mass
of pass catchers, he’s ex-
pected to play a major role
this fall.
“I told him, ‘The pres-
sure’s always on you
because of your track
record; because of your
background; because of
your history; because
of your high school; be-
cause of your ranking;
because of your size and
speed; and everywhere
you go, people expect you
to be the best player out
here,’” Spurrier Jr. said.
“So he’s doing well. He’s
still learning the ropes
a little bit — what we do
and how we do it — but
he’s a talented guy that’s
quick and can run and
has got good hands, and
we expect big things from
him.”
Now heading into the
second week of fall camp,
Spurrier Jr. estimates
he and inside receivers
coach Dave Nichol are
still working their way
down from 11 or 12 re-
ceivers to the eight or
nine who will be in line for
major reps during game
week. And though it’s not
altogether clear who will
be the eight or nine play-
ers slated for time when
MSU opens its season
against LSU on Sept. 26
in Baton Rouge, that num-
ber should include sever-
al sizable targets.
“This offense allows
big guys to play too,”
Spurrier Jr. said. “It’s not
all just a bunch of skinny
guys that run all over the
place. We find a place for
those inside, big guys.”
the Outland Trophy win-
ner and potential top-five
NFL draft pick, and Or-
egon teammate Kayvon
Thibodeaux, a sopho-
more defensive end.
Parsons is among a
handful of stars who have
said they are gone for
good, opting out of the
season to concentrate on
preparing for the draft.
Along with Parsons, Pur-
due’s Rondale Moore, se-
lected as an all-purpose
player, Miami defensive
end Gregory Rousseau
and Pittsburgh defensive
tackle Jaylen Twyman
were first-team All-Amer-
ica opt outs.
The All-Americans
who will play this season
include Clemson quarter-
back Trevor Lawrence,
Oklahoma State running
back Chuba Hubbard and
LSU receiver Ja’Marr
Chase.
First team
Offense
Quarterback — Trev-
or Lawrence, junior,
Clemson.
Running backs —
Chuba Hubbard, junior,
Oklahoma State; Travis
Etienne, senior, Clem-
son.
See FOOTBALL, 3B
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NBA

Murray scores 42; Nuggets beat Jazz in Game 5

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS balky right hip sidelined him
again. His last NBA game was
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. March 11.
— Jamal Murray scored 33 of
his 42 points in a second half
where he played every minute
Lost focus
Mike Conley said there’s a
and the Denver Nuggets avoid-
lesson to be learned after the
ed elimination by beating the
Jazz lost some of their focus
Utah Jazz 117-107 on Tuesday
with the lead.
night in Game 5.
“Not to let our minds get
The Nuggets trail the
away from our task at hand,”
sixth-seeded Jazz 3-2 with
Conley said. “The other team
Game 6 on Thursday.
Murray was unstoppable doesn’t care what’s going on
down the stretch in nearly in your mind. They’re going to
matching his 50-point effort in keep pushing and keep going
Game 4. He hit 17 of 26 shots and keep fighting. That’s what
and had eight assists, includ- teams like Denver do. They’re
ing a pass to Nikola Jokic for a very good. They’re not going to
3-pointer with 23.6 seconds re- lay down easy.”
maining that sealed the win.
“Whenever he’s like that we Hot hand
are winning the game or we are Jokic hit all five 3-pointers
really close,” said Jokic, who he took in the first quarter. He’s
also didn’t sub out in the second the third player in the series
half. “That’s what we need from to have five in a quarter, join-
him.” ing Murray (fourth quarter in
The dynamic tandem of Mur- Game 4) and Mitchell (third in
ray and Jokic clearly weren’t Game 2).
ready to leave the NBA bubble According to Basketball Ref-
just yet. Jokic had it going early erence, the playoff record for
as he scored 21 of his 31 points 3-pointers in a quarter is held
in the the first quarter. by Antoine Walker. He had six
Murray took over late after by in the second quarter on
his team fell behind by as many April 28, 2002.
as 15 points in the third quarter.
“We’ve all got a will to win. M&M show
Simple as that,” explained Murray and Mitchell keep
Murray, who played through a turning in big performances.
bruise on his knee. “That can
Mitchell has a pair of games in
carrying you. That can take you
the series where he went for 50
places.”
or more points.
With the game tied at 101,
“It’s fun,” Murray. “Not fo-
Murray scored nine straight for
cusing on it. But it’s hard to not
Denver to put the Nuggets up
notice.”
by nine with 1:20 to go.
Donovan Mitchell finished Mike Ehrmann/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports
with 30 points while wearing Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray drives the ball against Utah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale during Social injustice
a pair of bright, multicolored the first quarter of Game 5 of the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs at ESPN Wide World of Sports Before their walk-through
shoes. The sharpshooter is av- Complex on Tuesday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Tuesday morning, Malone and
eraging 37.6 points over the five when we have to come together “This was a very important Rudy Gobert had his two-year the Nuggets talked about the
games. even more. Our guys know that, win for us to stay here and keep reign as the NBA’s Defensive situation with Jacob Blake, a
Reserve Jordan Clarkson and we’ll come out ready to play the series alive. We have to go Player of the Year come to an Black man whose shooting by
added 17 points and Joe Ingles out there and find a way to get police in Kenosha, Wisconsin,
the next game.” end with Milwaukee’s Giannis
found his rhythm with 13. In- on Sunday has roiled the nation.
The Nuggets turned in their a Game 6 and force a deciding Antetokounmpo winning the
gles had a combined two points “I am wearing a Black Lives
best third period of the series Game 7,” Nuggets coach Mi- award. Gobert had 11 points
in the previous two games. Matter T-shirt. Black Lives
when they needed it most. chael Malone said. “Jamal and and 12 rebounds.
“I thought at some level, we Matter is on the courts. But a
Trailing 63-54 at halftime, they Nikola will be the keys to us Nuggets: F Michael Porter
just lost our composure when T-shirt and a slogan on a court
we were ahead,” Jazz coach outscored the Jazz 28-23. Utah continuing doing that.” Jr. had 15 points and F Jerami is obviously not doing any-
Quin Snyder said. “Oftentimes, has dominated the third quar- Grant chipped in 13. ... Although thing to stop the vicious cycle
when a team’s making a run you ter by a 142-92 margin before Tip-ins G Gary Harris was upgraded to that we’ve seen time and time
get a little distracted, and that’s Tuesday. Jazz: Before the game, C “questionable” for Game 5, that again,” Malone said.

3:10 p.m., 1st game

MLB Glance Boston (Brewer 0-1) at Toronto (TBD), 5:37 p.m. Houston 2, Oklahoma City 2

Have you checked the

Baltimore (Wojciechowski 1-3) at Tampa Bay (Rich- Tuesday, Aug. 18: Houston 123, Oklahoma City 108
National League ards 0-0), 5:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20: Houston 112, Oklahoma City 98
East Division Chicago Cubs (Lester 2-1) at Detroit (Fulmer 0-0), Saturday, Aug. 22: Oklahoma City 119, Houston 107,
W L Pct GB 6:10 p.m. OT

Atlanta 16 12 .571 _
Miami 14 11 .560 ½
Philadelphia 11 14 .440 3½
New York 12 16 .429 4
Washington 11 16 .407 4½
Central Division
Chicago
W L Pct GB
18 11 .621 _
St. Louis 10 9 .526 3
Milwaukee 13 15 .464 4½
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
11 17 .393 6½
7 18 .280 9
West Division
W L Pct GB
Los Angeles 22 8 .733 _
San Diego 18 13 .581 4½
Colorado 14 15 .483 7½
San Francisco 14 16 .467 8
Arizona 13 17 .433 9
Classifieds?
Minnesota (Berríos 2-3) at Cleveland (Clevinger 1-1), Monday, Aug. 24: Oklahoma City 117, Houston 114
6:10 p.m. Today: Oklahoma City vs. Houston, 5:30 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 0-1) at Atlanta (Fried 4-0), 6:40 Friday: Houston vs. Oklahoma City, TBD
p.m., 2nd game x-Sunday: Oklahoma City vs. Houston, TBD
Oakland (Fiers 3-1) at Texas (Allard 0-2), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Junis 0-0) at St. Louis (Hudson 0-2),
7:15 p.m.
Seattle (Walker 2-2) at San Diego (Lamet 2-1), 8:10 NHL Glance (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
p.m.
Thursday’s Games (Seeding in parentheses; home team listed last)
Seattle at San Diego, 3:10 p.m.
Boston at Toronto, 5:37 p.m.
Eastern Conference
At Toronto
Oakland at Texas, 5:37 p.m. FIRST ROUND
Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 5:40 p.m. (1)Philadelphia 4, (8)Montreal 2
Minnesota at Detroit, 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12: Philadelphia 2, Montreal 1
Friday, Aug. 14: Montreal 5, Philadelphia 0
Chicago White Sox 4, Sunday, Aug. 16: Philadelphia 1, Montreal 0
Tuesday, Aug. 18: Philadelphia 2, Montreal 0
Pittsburgh 0 Wednesday, Aug. 19: Montreal 5, Philadelphia 3

EmploymEnt
Monday’s Games Friday, Aug. 21: Philadelphia 3, Montreal 2
Pittsburgh Chicago
Miami 11, Washington 8
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Chicago Cubs 9, Detroit 3 (2)Tampa Bay 4, (7)Columbus 1
E.González ss 3 0 0 0 Anderson ss 3 0 1 1
Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 2 Tuesday, Aug. 11: Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 2, 5OT
Frazier 2b 3 0 0 0 Jiménez lf 4 0 2 1
St. Louis 9, Kansas City 3 Thursday, Aug. 13: Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1
Reynolds lf 3 0 0 0 Abreu 1b 3 0 1 0
Colorado 3, Arizona 2 Saturday, Aug. 15: Tampa Bay 3, Columbus 2
Bell 1b 3 0 0 0 Encarnación dh 40 1 0
Tuesday’s Games Monday, Aug. 17: Tampa Bay 2, Columbus 1
Polanco dh 3 0 0 0 Moncada 3b 3 1 0 0
Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 0, 7 innings, 1st game

BUSInESS
Riddle 3b 3 0 0 0 Robert cf 4 1 3 0 Wednesday, Aug. 19: Tampa Bay 5, Columbus 4, OT
Philadelphia 8, Washington 3
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0 McCann c 2 1 1 1
Detroit 7, Chicago Cubs 1 (6)N.Y. Islanders 4, (3)Washington 1
Dyson cf 3 0 0 0 Mendick 2b 3 1 0 0
Chicago White Sox 4, Pittsburgh 0 Wednesday, Aug. 12: N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 2
Murphy c 2 0 0 0 Engel rf 4 0 0 1
Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2 Friday, Aug. 14: N.Y. Islanders 5, Washington 2
Osuna ph 1 0 0 0
Kansas City 5, St. Louis 4 Sunday, Aug. 16: N.Y. Islanders 2, Washington 1, OT
Totals 27 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 9 4
Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 0, 7 innings, 2nd game Tuesday, Aug. 18: Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000—0
Seattle 8, San Diego 3 Thursday, Aug. 20: N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 0
Chicago 031 000 00x—4

REntalS
Colorado at Arizona, late
DP_Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 0. LOB_Pittsburgh 1, Chi-
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, late (4)Boston 4, (5)Carolina 1
cago 8. 2B_Encarnación (3), Jiménez (5), Robert (7).
Today’s Games Wednesday, Aug. 12: Boston 4, Carolina 3, 2OT
SF_McCann (1).
Pittsburgh (Williams 1-4) at Chicago White Sox Thursday, Aug. 13: Carolina 3, Boston 2
IP H R ER BB SO
(Keuchel 4-2), 1:10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15: Boston 3, Carolina 1
Pittsburgh
N.Y. Yankees (Cole 4-0) at Atlanta (Anderson 0-0), Monday, Aug. 17: Boston 4 Carolina 3
Brault L,0-1 3 5 4 4 4 0
3:10 p.m., 1st game Wednesday, Aug. 19: Boston 2, Carolina 1
Tropeano 4 3 0 0 0 4
Philadelphia (Nola 2-2) at Washington (Corbin 2-2),
Neverauskas 1 1 0 0 0 1

REal EStatE
5:05 p.m. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Chicago
Chicago Cubs (Lester 2-1) at Detroit (Fulmer 0-0), (6)N.Y. Islanders 1, (1)Philadelphia 0
Giolito W,3-2 9 0 0 0 1 13
6:10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24: N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 0
HBP_Brault (McCann). WP_Brault.
Miami (Hernandez 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 2-0), Today: N.Y. Islanders vs. Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
Umpires_Home, CB Bucknor; First, Erich Bacchus;
6:10 p.m. Thursday: Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.
Second, John Tumpane; Third, Jose Navas.
N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 0-1) at Atlanta (Fried 4-0), 6:40 Saturday: Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Islanders, 11 a.m.
T_2:23.
p.m., 2nd game x-Monday: N.Y. Islanders vs. Philadelphia, TBD
Cincinnati (Gray 4-1) at Milwaukee (Houser 1-2), 7:10 x-Wednesday, Sept. 2: Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Island-

GaRaGE SalES
p.m.
Kansas City (Junis 0-0) at St. Louis (Hudson 0-2),
7:15 p.m.
NBA Glance
All games in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
ers, TBD
x-Thursday, Sept. 3: N.Y. Islanders vs. Philadelphia,
TBD
Seattle (Walker 2-2) at San Diego (Lamet 2-1), 8:10 FIRST ROUND
p.m. (Best-of-7); x-if necessary) (4)Boston 1, (2)Tampa Bay 1
Colorado (Gray 1-3) at Arizona (Ray 1-3), 8:40 p.m. Home team listed last Sunday, Aug. 23: Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2
L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 3-1) at San Francisco (Gaus- Tuesday, Aug. 25: Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3, OT
man 1-1), 8:45 p.m. Eastern Conference Today: Tampa Bay vs. Boston, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s Games
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m., 1st game
Seattle at San Diego, 3:10 p.m.
Colorado at Arizona, 5:10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 5:37 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 5:45 p.m., 2nd game
Miami at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.
Milwaukee 3, Orlando 1
Tuesday, Aug. 18: Orlando 122, Milwaukee 110
Thursday, Aug. 20: Milwaukee 111, Orlando 96
Saturday, Aug. 22: Milwaukee 121, Orlando 107
Monday, Aug. 24: Milwaukee 121, Orlando 106
Today: Orlando vs. Milwaukee, 3 p.m.
x-Friday: Milwaukee vs. Orlando, TBD
mERchandISE
Friday: Tampa Bay vs. Boston, 6:30 p.m.
x-Sunday: Boston vs. Tampa Bay, TBD
x-Tuesday, Sept. 1: Tampa Bay vs. Boston, TBD
x-Wednesday, Sept. 2: Boston vs. Tampa Bay, TBD
Western Conference
At Edmonton, Alberta

VEhIclES
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:05 p.m. x-Sunday: Orlando vs. Milwaukee, TBD
Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. FIRST ROUND
Toronto 4, Brooklyn 0 (1)Las Vegas 4, (8)Chicago 1
Monday, Aug. 17: Toronto 134, Brooklyn 110 Tuesday, Aug. 11: Las Vegas 4 Chicago 1
American League Wednesday, Aug. 19: Toronto 104, Brooklyn 99 Thursday, Aug. 13: Las Vegas 4, Chicago 3, OT
East Division Friday, Aug. 21: Toronto 117, Brooklyn 92 Saturday, Aug. 15: Las Vegas 2, Chicago 1
W L Pct GB Sunday, Aug. 23: Toronto 150, Brooklyn 122 Sunday, Aug. 16: Chicago 3, Las Vegas 1
Tampa Bay 20 11 .645 _ Tuesday, Aug. 18: Las Vegas 4, Chicago 3

New York 16 9 .640 1
Toronto 14 14 .500 4½
Baltimore 14 15 .483 5
Boston 10 20 .333 9½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 20 11 .645 _
Chicago 18 12 .600 1½
Boston 4, Philadelphia 0
Monday, Aug. 17: Boston 109, Philadelphia 101
Wednesday, Aug. 19: Boston 128, Philadelphia 101
Friday, Aug. 21: Boston 102, Philadelphia 94
Sunday, Aug. 23: Boston 110, Philadelphia 106
Miami 4, Indiana 0
Tuesday, Aug. 18: Miami 113, Indiana 101
commUnIty
(2)Colorado 4, (7)Arizona 1
Wednesday, Aug. 12: Colorado 3, Arizona 0
Friday, Aug. 14: Colorado 3, Arizona 2
Saturday, Aug. 15: Arizona 4, Colorado 2
Monday, Aug. 17: Colorado 7, Arizona 1
Wednesday, Aug. 19: Colorado 7, Arizona 1
(3)Dallas 4, (6)Calgary 2
Tuesday, Aug. 11: Calgary 3, Dallas 2

Cleveland 18 12 .600 1½
Detroit 12 16 .429 6½
Kansas City 12 18 .400 7½
West Division
W L Pct GB
Oakland 21 10 .677 _
Houston 17 14 .548 4
Seattle 12 19 .387 9
Thursday, Aug. 20: Miami 109, Indiana 100
Saturday, Aug. 22: Miami 124, Indiana 115
Monday, Aug. 24: Miami 99, Indiana 87
Western Conference
L.A. Lakers 3, Portland 1
Tuesday, Aug. 18: Portland 100, L.A. Lakers 93
SERVIcES
Thursday, Aug. 13: Dallas 5, Calgary 4
Friday, Aug. 14: Calgary 2, Dallas 0
Sunday, Aug. 16: Dallas 5, Calgary 4, OT
Tuesday, Aug. 18: Dallas 2, Calgary 1
Thursday, Aug. 20: Dallas 7, Calgary 3
(5)Vancouver 4, (4)St. Louis 2
Wednesday, Aug. 12: Vancouver 5, St. Louis 2
Friday, Aug. 14: Vancouver 4, St. Louis 3, OT

lEGalS
Texas 11 18 .379 9 Thursday, Aug. 20: L.A. Laker 111, Portland 88 Sunday, Aug. 16: St. Louis 3, Vancouver 2, OT
Los Angeles 10 22 .313 11½ Saturday, Aug. 22: L.A. Lakers 116, Portland 108 Monday, Aug. 17: St. Louis 3, Vancouver 1
Monday’s Games Monday, Aug. 24: L.A. Lakers 135 Portland 115 Wednesday, Aug. 19: Vancouver 4, St. Louis 3
Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 4 Today: Portland vs. L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21: Vancouver 6, St. Louis 2
Chicago Cubs 9, Detroit 3 x-Friday: L.A. Lakers vs. Portland, TBD
Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2 x-Sunday: Portland vs. L.A. Lakers, TBD CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Texas 3, Oakland 2 (Best-of-7)
St. Louis 9, Kansas City 3 L.A. Clippers 3, Dallas 2 (1)Las Vegas 1, (5)Vancouver 1
Houston 11, L.A. Angels 4 Monday, Aug. 17: L.A. Clippers 118, Dallas 110 Sunday, Aug. 23: Las Vegas 5, Vancouver 0
Tuesday’s Games Wednesday, Aug. 19: Dallas 127, L.A. Clippers 114 Tuesday, Aug. 25: Vancouver 5, Las Vegas 2
Houston 6, L.A. Angels 3, 7 innings, 1st game Friday, Aug. 21: L.A. Clippers 130, Dallas 122 Thursday: Las Vegas vs. Vancouver, 8:45 p.m.

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Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 2 Sunday, Aug. 23: Dallas 135, L.A. Clippers 133, OT Saturday: Las Vegas vs. Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Cleveland 4, Minnesota 2 Tuesday, Aug. 25: L.A. Clippers 154, Dallas 111 x-Monday: Vancouver vs. Las Vegas, TBD
Boston 9, Toronto 7 Thursday: L.A. Clippers vs. Dallas, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, Sept. 1: Las Vegas vs. Vancouver, TBD
Detroit 7, Chicago Cubs 1 x-Saturday: Dallas vs. L.A. Clippers, TBD x-Thursday, Sept. 3: Vancouver vs. Las Vegas, TBD
Chicago White Sox 4, Pittsburgh 0
L.A. Angels 12, Houston 5, 7 innings, 2nd game Utah 3, Denver 2 (3)Dallas 2, (2)Colorado 0

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Oakland 10, Texas 3 Monday, Aug. 17: Denver 135, Utah 125, OT Saturday, Aug. 22: Dallas 5,Colorado 3
Kansas City 5, St. Louis 4 Wednesday, Aug. 19: Utah 124, Denver 105 Monday, Aug. 24: Dallas 5, Colorado 2
Seattle 8, San Diego 3 Friday, Aug. 21: Utah 124, Denver 87 Today: Colorado vs. Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games Sunday, Aug. 23: Utah 129, Denver 127 Friday: Colorado vs. Dallas, 9 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Williams 1-4) at Chicago White Sox Tuesday, Aug. 25: Denver 117, Utah 107 x-Sunday: Dallas vs. Colorado, TBD
(Keuchel 4-2), 1:10 p.m. Thursday: Denver vs Utah, 3 p.m. x-Monday: Colorado vs. Dallas, TBD
N.Y. Yankees (Cole 4-0) at Atlanta (Anderson 0-0), x-Saturday, Aug. 29: Utah vs. Denver, TBD x-Wednesday, Sept. 2: Dallas vs. Colorado, TBD
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Preps Football
Continued from Page 1B Continued from Page 1B

Other scores Tackles — x-Penei Defense Syracuse. fornia. junior, Southern Califor-
Caledonia 3, South Sewell, junior, Oregon; Ends — x-Kayvon Punter — Max Duffy, Center — x-Tyler Lin- nia; x-Levi Onwuzurike,
Pontotoc 0 Alex Leatherwood, se- Thibodeaux, sophomore, senior, Kentucky. derbaum, junior, Iowa. senior, Washington.
Caledonia rebounded nior, Alabama. Oregon; y-Gregory Rous- Tight end — Charlie Linebackers — Chazz
from Monday’s sweep by Guards — x-Wyatt seau, junior, Miami. Second team Kolar, junior, Iowa State. Surratt senior, North Car-
New Hope with a sweep Davis, junior, Ohio State; Tackles — Marvin Receivers — Tylan olina; Nick Bolton, junior,
Offense
of its own against South Trey Smith, senior, Ten- Wilson, senior, Florida Wallace, senior, Okla- Missouri; x-Paddy Fisher,
Quarterback — x-Jus-
Pontotoc on Tuesday at nessee. State; y-Jaylen Twyman, homa State; y-Rashod senior, Northwestern.
tin Fields, junior, Ohio
home. Center — Creed Hum- junior, Pitt. Bateman, junior, Minne- Cornerbacks — Pat-
phrey, junior, Oklahoma. Linebackers — y-Mi- State. sota.
Set scores were 25-15, Running backs — Na- rick Surtain II, junior,
25-15 and 25-10. Tight end — x-Pat cah Parsons, junior, Penn All-purpose player —
jee Harris, senior, Ala- Alabama; y-Caleb Farley,
Libby McMurphey led Freiermuth, junior, Penn State; x-Hamilcar Rashed Jaylen Waddle, junior, Al-
Jr., senior, Oregon State; bama; Kenneth Gainwell, junior, Virginia Tech.
Caledonia with six kills, State. abama.
Receivers — Ja’Marr Dylan Moses, senior, Al- sophomore, Memphis. Kicker — Gabe Brkic, Safeties — x-Jevon
while Zoe Hansen had Tackles — Samuel Holland, junior, Oregon;
Chase, junior, LSU; abama. sophomore, Oklahoma.
three. Cosmi, junior, Texas; Trevon Moehrig, junior,
DeVonta Smith, senior, Cornerbacks — Derek
Emily Clark led the x-Cole Van Lanen, senior, TCU.
Alabama. Stingley Jr., sophomore, Defense
team with six assists and Wisconsin. Punter — x-Adam Kor-
All-purpose player — LSU; x-Shaun Wade, ju- Ends — Carlos Bash-
five aces, while Hansen Guards — x-Nolan sak, junior, Rutgers.
y-Rondale Moore, junior, nior, Ohio State. am, senior, Wake Forest;
had four aces. Laufenberg, senior, Air (x-team not scheduled
Purdue. Safeties — Richard Quincy Roche, senior,
Megan Chandler and Force; x-Alijah Vera-Tuck- to play in the fall; y-opted
Kicker — x-Keith Dun- LeCounte, senior, Geor- Miami.
Jaelynn Hebert each gia; Andre Cisco, junior,
can, senior, Iowa. er, junior, Southern Cali- Tackles — y-Jay Tufele, out of season)
had two solo blocks, and
Alexa Lindsey had four
digs. NHL
Caledonia plays at

Palat’s OT goal lifts Lightning over Bruins in Game 2

Starkville at 7 p.m.
Thursday.

Starkville 3, South
Panola 0 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS thought we had an an- second period, ad Cole- in Game 1, had a goal by goalie Tuukka Rask opt-
BATESVILLE — swer,” Tampa Bay’s Blake man’s second of the game Barclay Goodrow disal- ed out of the playoffs.
Starkville High School TORONTO — The Coleman said. put the Lightning ahead lowed in the opening pe-
pressure of overtime
improved to 2-0 on the
hardly fazes the Tampa
Reigning Vezina Tro- with 9:20 left in the third. riod when the Bruins suc- Notes
season with a sweep of phy winner Andrei Vasi- Brad Marchand’s sec- cessfully challenged that The Lightning played
Bay Lightning, who have levskiy had 22 saves and ond goal of the night, off a Tampa Bay’s Brayden
South Panola in Tues- without D Ryan Mc-
been as resilient as any became Tampa Bay’s all- nifty feed from Sean Ku- Point was offside seconds
day’s road match. Donagh, who was injured
team in the NHL playoffs. time playoff leader with raly, tied it 3-3 with just before the apparent score
Set scores were 25-7, during the third period
Ondrej Palat scored 22 wins. under 4 minutes to go in that would have have
25-9 and 25-11. of Game 1. Coach Jon
less than five minutes “He’s been our best regulation. erased Boston’s early 1-0
The Yellow Jackets will Cooper inserted both
into yet another extra pe- player all playoffs, kept us The Lightning outshot lead.
host Caledonia at 7 p.m. Braydon Coburn and
riod for the second-seed- in games and given us a the Bruins 40-25, includ- Instead of dwelling on
Thursday in Starkville. Luke Schenn into the
ed Lightning, who beat
chance to win,” defense- ing 9-1 in overtime. the reversal, the Light- lineup, electing to go
the Boston Bruins 4-3
Prep Girls Soccer on Tuesday to even their
man Zach Bogosian said
of Vasillevskiy, a final-
“I think they had the
mindset that they were
ning kept working until
Coleman’s diving shot
with seven defensemen
Heritage Academy Eastern Conference and 11 forwards. Neither
11, Kirk Academy 5 ist for the award as the going to pound the puck off a feed from Bogosian Coburn nor Schenn had
semifinal series at one
The Heritage Acade- league’s top goaltender at us all night and get to made it 1-1 at 12:42 of appeared in the team’s
game apiece.
my girls soccer team won Tampa Bay improved again this season. the net,” Cassidy said. the opening period. It re- first nine playoff games.
its second straight match to 4-0 in overtimes games Now the teams face Nick Ritchie also mained tied after March- ... Boston’s David Krej-
with an 11-5 road victory this postseason, includ- the challenge of a short scored for the Bruins, and scored for Boston ci’s career-best playoff
at Kirk Academy on Tues- ing a five-OT win during turnaround for Game 3 of and Jaroslav Halak fin- and Nikita Kucherov point streak (three goals,
day in Grenada. the team’s first-round vic- the best-of-seven match- ished with 36 saves. countered for Tampa Bay seven assists, 10 points)
Caroline Peal followed tory over the Columbus up, which is Wednesday David Pastrnak, the within a 55-second span ended at seven games.
up Monday’s hat trick Blue Jackets. night in Toronto. league’s leading scorer of the second period. It was the team’s longest
with a four-goal night for The Lightning over- “Sometimes it’s good during the regular sea- “We were playing since Patrice Bergeron
the Patriots (4-3), and came one-goal deficits to get right back at it when son, had the primary well enough that it real- had a seven-game streak
Reagan Merchant scored twice, had a first-period you lose a hockey game,” assist on Marchand’s ly didn’t faze us,” Cole- in 2014. ... The Lightning
twice. Sarah Curtis, score reversed and re- Boston coach Bruce Cas- power-play goal at 14:33 man said. “We thought it have gone seven consecu-
Chloe Boyd, Carly Rog- linquished its first lead sidy said. “We’ll see.” of the second period. He was just a matter of time tive games without a pow-
ers, Shannon McElhin- of the series with under Coleman had two goals picked up another assist before we would score er-play goal, going 0-for-
ney and Emma Britt all four minutes left in regu- and Nikita Kucherov also on the goal that tied it in again.” 15 during the stretch.
scored once. lation. scored for Tampa Bay. the third. The loss stopped Bos- They were 0-for-2 Tues-
Kirk scored on a pen- “Any time we hit ad- Kucherov tied it 2-2 with The Lightning, who ton’s four-game winning day night and are 2-for-20
alty kick and two direct versity in this game, I 4 1/2 minutes left in the trailed 3-0 before scoring streak since starting this postseason.
free kicks to keep the
match from ending early
on the mercy rule.
Heritage Academy
Messi tells Barca he wants to leave, signaling end of era
will host Lamar School THE ASSOCIATED PRESS club hinted that a legal would normally have end- Manchester City widely crises ever.
on Sept. 1 in Columbus. battle could be coming ed in May but was pushed seen as perhaps the most Messi had been out-
BARCELONA, Spain and said it won’t automat- back because of the coro- likely destinations. spoken about his dissat-
— After dozens of titles,
Prep Softball hundreds of goals and
ically grant the Argentina
great his wishes. Barce-
navirus pandemic.
“If Messi is to leave
The 33-year-old Mes-
si has won a record six
isfaction with some of
Barcelona’s decisions
Central Holmes
Christian 8, Oak Hill countless records, Lionel lona said it told Messi in Barcelona by activating Ballon d’Or awards this season, talking about
Academy 4 Messi’s spectacular ca- response that it wants a release clause, then I during his time at Bar- the team’s problems and
LEXINGTON — The reer at Barcelona could him to stay and finish his hope the club (tries) to celona as the top player contesting club directors.
Oak Hill Academy soft- be coming to an abrupt career at the club. help, not hinder him,” in the world, and has Sporting director Éric
ball team lost Tuesday’s end. The dispute centers former Barcelona strik- helped the club win 10 Abidal, who was criti-
road game at Central The divorce may turn around a clause in Mes- er Gary Lineker said on Spanish league titles and cized by Messi, left the
Holmes Christian, 8-4. ugly, too. si’s contract. Twitter. “He’s been fierce- four Champions League club last week.
Ruth Andrews went 3 Messi told Barcelona Barcelona said the ly loyal and their greatest crowns. Messi had been silent
for 4 and drove in a run on Tuesday that he wants document sent by Messi ever player. It would be Messi’s announce- since the loss to Bayern,
for the Raiders, and Mor- to leave after nearly two referenced a clause allow- terribly sad if it finished ment came 11 days after though, raising doubts
gan Dabbs went 2 for 4 decades at the club, hav- ing him to leave for free with a fight between the Barcelona’s humiliating about his future. The
with an RBI. ing grown unhappy after at the end of the season. player and the club.” 8-2 loss to Bayern in the defeat may have been
Kara Reed and Dovie a trophy-less season end- However, the club said If Messi can leave Champions League quar- the tipping point for the
Suggs were each 2 for 3 ed with a humiliating loss the deadline for trigger- for free, he will have no terfinals, one of the worst playmaker. He and his
with a walk. to Bayern Munich in the ing that clause expired shortage of suitors. How- defeats in his career and teammates faced furi-
Central Holmes built Champions League. in June and that it would ever, only a handful of in the club’s history. ous Barcelona fans who
up a 5-0 lead after the Barcelona confirmed seek legal advice. Messi’s clubs could realistically The defeat capped a confronted them and
first two frames. to The Associated Press contract also includes a afford to pay his wages difficult season for Barce- criticized the team at the
Oak Hill hosts Hebron that Messi sent the club a 700 million euro ($826 even without a transfer lona — the first without a club’s training center af-
Christian at 6 p.m. Thurs- document expressing his million) buyout clause. fee — with mega-rich title since 2007-08 — and ter the squad returned
day in West Point. desire to leave. But the The Spanish season Paris Saint-Germain and ignited one of its worst from Portugal.
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Frustrated NBA players wonder again whether they should play
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAKE BUENA VIS-
TA, Fla. — As the NBA
sought to resume the sea-
son, players had to weigh
whether playing basket-
ball aided or distracted
from their calls for social
justice reform.
Those discussions are
starting again.
With the second round
of the postseason set to
begin Thursday when To-
ronto plays Boston, play-
ers from both teams say
there have been discus-
sions about whether they
should boycott games fol-
lowing the police shoot-
ing in Wisconsin of Jacob
Blake, a Black man.
Players and coaches
around the league say
they have been frustrated
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
and are upset after see-
ing cellphone video that
showed Blake being shot
multiple times after they
have spent a month and a
half in the bubble calling
for reform.
“But it’s not working,
so obviously something
has to be done and right
now our focus really
shouldn’t be on basket-
ball,” Celtics guard Mar-
cus Smart said. “I under-
stand it’s the playoffs and
everything like that but
we still have a bigger is-
sue, an underlying issue
that’s going on and the
things that we’ve tried
haven’t been working.
“So we definitely need
to take a different ap-
proach and we need to
try new things out to try
to get this thing working
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the way that we know it
should and get our voices
heard even more.”
They’ve certainly been
trying. At Disney, players
have walked onto a bas-
ketball court lined with
the words Black Lives
Matter, went to a knee for
the playing of the nation-
al anthem, and afterward
used interviews to call for
justice for Breonna Tay-
lor, a 26-year-old Black
emergency medical tech-
nician who was shot eight
times in Louisville, Ken-
tucky, on March 13 by
plainclothes officers serv-
ing a narcotics search
warrant without knock-
ing at her apartment. No
drugs were found.
In the early weeks at
Disney, players felt their
message was getting
out when anger over the
death of George Floyd at
the hands of Minneapolis
police was still so fresh.
But lately, having moved
into the playoffs, the con-
versations had largely
shifted toward basket-
ball.
Now with Blake’s
shooting coming so soon
after the start of the play-
offs, Toronto guard Fred
VanVleet said it was hard
to get excited about the
second-round matchup
with Boston — if they de-
cide to play it.
“Coming down here,
making the choice to play
was not supposed to be
in vain but it’s starting
to feel like everything
we’re doing is just going
through the motions and
nothing’s really chang-
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I’m a
28-year-old
male who is still
a virgin. I always
wanted to be
intimate with a
virgin female for
my first time,
but I have never
met one. I’ve had
opportunities for
sex but refrained
because she
wasn’t a virgin.
The older I have
gotten, the harder
it has become
Dear Abby
to achieve my
dream of being someone’s
first and sharing this wonderful man. His 26-year-old daughter,
experience together. I doubt
there are any virgin females
my age left.
I know I have missed out
on an important aspect of life
that so many others have had.
Should I start dating younger
women, or let go of my fairy-tale ny, but she has no outside
first-time fantasy and have sex
with just anybody, knowing I’ll
regret it? Or should I hold out
longer and wait for another
virgin to come into my life? —
FAIRY-TALE DREAM
DEAR FAIRY-TALE DREAM:
Consider pushing the pause
button on your fantasy until the
pandemic is under control, and
do nothing that you know you’ll
regret. Before going forward,
figure out why sex with another
virgin is so important to you.
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug.
26). People come with their own
strange math. It takes but a few
chosen loved ones with whom
you share thoughts and hours
to enrich your life beyond mea-
sure. The relationships you build
are among your finest creations.
A move figures into 2021. You’ll
inhabit new and transform old
environments. Aries and Virgo
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 8, 44, 22, 1 and 49.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
When you challenge yourself,
you discover yourself. If you
wait, the world will do it for you,
but it won’t be the same kind of
challenge — not as specific, not
as interesting.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
ing,” VanVleet said, “and
here we are again with
another unfortunate inci-
dent.”
Blake was shot Sunday
in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
On Monday, George Hill
of the Milwaukee Bucks
said players shouldn’t
even have come to the
bubble because it took fo-
cus off the racial injustice
issues, where they want-
ed the attention to be.
Some players, in-
cluding LeBron James,
wouldn’t comment on
Hill’s thoughts. But they
understand the frustra-
tion of not being able to
join protesters or activist
groups in their communi-
ties.
“I’ll be honest, I don’t
think there’s anything we
can do here that’s going
Once you have
the answer to
that, consider
what you have to
offer a girl like
the one you fanta-
size about. Many
virgins are saving
themselves for
marriage. If you
are willing to wait
until marriage to
fulfill your fantasy,
you may find what
you’re looking for.
(Or not.)
DEAR ABBY:
I am 55 and
recently started
dating “Paul,” a 54-year-old
“Andrea,” lives with him. My
problem is, she invites herself
along on our weekend get-
aways, small trips, etc. He tells
me he knows it’s a problem.
Andrea is a college graduate
working for her dad’s compa-
interests, no social skills and
she’s afraid to talk to people
one-on-one. She also doesn’t
care about her appearance.
Paul doesn’t know what to
do. His daughter doesn’t want
to live with her mom, and he’s
trying to get her acclimated
to being her own person and
independent. I suggested a life
coach. He knows he enables
her to a certain extent. Other
than this issue, our relation-
ship is wonderful. Please help.
Maybe it wasn’t your quest to
be extremely attractive inside
and out, but it happened
anyway — a benefit of tending
to the important things, serving
the people around you consis-
tently, making pleasantness
your job.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
It really doesn’t matter whether
you do a thing alone or with lots
of help. What matters is getting
this thing done and in the bag,
so to speak. You may as well
accept whatever help you are
offered.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Attempt to debunk your own the-
ories. Most mistakes, be they
personal, professional, financial
or other, are mistakes of ego.
to stop what’s happening
across this country, with
the latest example being
Kenosha,” Denver coach
Michael Malone said. “I
saw George Hill say in
his press conference, why
are we even here? Why
are we doing this? By
being here we’re isolat-
ed and can’t help where
maybe we need to help.
It’s frustrating for a lot of
players, a lot of coaches
to be here.”
Toronto’s Normal Pow-
ell wondered if the imag-
es that TV viewers are
seeing from the bubble,
such as players wearing
Black Lives Matter war-
mup shirts, have become
so familiar that that aren’t
resonating anymore.
“It’s starting to get
washed out,” he said.
— THREE’S A CROWD IN THE
MIDWEST
DEAR THREE’S A CROWD: It
should be obvious that Paul’s
attempts to help his daughter
not only haven’t worked, but
may have contributed to her
problem. She needs profes-
sional help for her severe
social anxiety. Start with her
physician. Her doctor or insur-
ance company can refer her to
someone qualified. Her father
should insist upon this, rather
than continue to enable her.
DEAR ABBY: I was cheated
on by my ex-husband. Since our
divorce, I am interested only
in married men. I have been
to therapy, but I can’t seem to
shake it. I hit on married men
because I don’t believe all men
are faithful. Is this unhealthy,
and what can I do about it? —
NOT RIGHT IN THE NORTH
DEAR NOT RIGHT: What
you’re doing is definitely
unhealthy! You didn’t mention
how long ago your divorce
happened, but hitting on mar-
ried men may be your way of
ensuring that you won’t become
so deeply involved your heart
is broken again. Perhaps you
will be less inclined to con-
tinue these liaisons if, before
starting another one, you take
a moment to consider their
effect on the wives and children
involved.
P.S. And since your first
therapist was unable to help
you, contact another one.
Leaving oneself unchecked is
arrogance. Instead, ask, “Could
I be wrong?”
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Of all the things you could rail
against, one of the most futile
is that of human nature, which
is indomitable, illogical and
wildly successful. Since human
nature often wins out, it makes
sense to work with it, not
against it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You feel successful when you
are lifting others, creating ease
in the world, building beauty,
contributing to health, breaking
down barriers to emotional
sunshine.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
If the person who’s the best
is also the worst, maybe it’s
love. Love is a 3D experience.
If you’re getting the good, bad
and ugly, then you’ve brought
a person all the way into your
heart — no angle left behind.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Plow ahead while your
energy is high. You’ll feel
like taking detours, following
distractions and generally going
your own way, but don’t. Where
deep focus meets high energy,
there’s exciting progress to be
had.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Not every debt has to be
paid back. Sometimes people
give to you out of a deep need
to contribute. The usefulness
they feel in that moment fulfills
the transaction.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). The complex problems
beckon you today, and you’re
uniquely qualified to take them
on. Note that you’ll likely need
to look at the situation from a
dozen or more different angles
before it starts to make sense.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You’re more open to new
experiences than most people,
and because of this, you’ll find
yourself in a colorful place
today, if not physically then at
least intellectually or virtually.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Without the evil queen,
there is no fairytale. Every
superhero needs a nemesis.
In other words, someone has
to be the bad guy, and if it’s
you, don’t sweat it. There’s an
advantage in disagreement.
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A lentil salsa pairs well with juicy
pork chops.

Simple steps
toward
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meals
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tep up your snack game with
a salsa that takes flavor to the
next level. With a variety of
veggies mixed together, this Lentil
Salsa brings balance to snack time
by offering a more nutritious way
to curb hunger. Plus, it can serve
as a perfect complement for juicy,
tender pork chops at the dinner
table.
As part of the Power Pairings
initiative, launched by the National
Pork Board and USA Pulses in an
effort to promote pairing whole
extension.psu.edu foods to bring taste, balance and
Research shows our mamas were right: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Whether going “back to nutrition to the center of the plate,
school” or trying to do your best at work, breakfast — like this yogurt and fruit, scrambled eggs and whole wheat this recipe encourages a healthier
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chool — in whatever form
that means for your house-
hold — is back in session.
For kids, sleeping in is (or should
be) just a memory now. Families
have spent the past six months
adjusting in every way, shape and
form. Fall semester 2020 calls for
no less.
Whether attending in-person
classes or distance learning from
home, kids have hopefully re-
gained some sense of academic
routine. But after such a long
break, early mornings can throw
us into a tizzy. My own great-niec-
es attend two different Columbus
schools. The youngest is going
in-person; she’s one of four chil-
dren in her classroom. The elder,
in middle school, is opting for
distance learning. Their schedules
vary a bit, but both situations call
for rise-and-shine and breakfast to
start the day out right.
When we sleep, we are in a state
Agent Jill Breslawski of the Uni-
versity of Florida/Institute of Food
and Agricultural Sciences penned
in a past article about on-the-go
breakfast ideas.
“Breakfast means to ‘break
the fast,’ to begin waking up and
energizing ourselves again with
nutrition,” Breslawski wrote.
Adults, that means for you, too.
Breakfast provides energy to
function, reason and think. Even
something quick and nutritious
can do the job.
Sure, it’s easy to reach for sweet
cereals or icing-smothered toaster
tarts. But the empty calories and
sugar-load aren’t really beneficial.
These alternatives suggested
by Breslawski go a longer way
toward keeping minds and bodies
energized until lunch. Pair them
with low-fat milk or 100 percent
fruit juice.
n A slice of whole wheat toast
with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
n A piece of fresh fruit and a
n Low-fat or fat-free yogurt
with granola and a piece of fruit
n Egg burrito: scrambled egg
on a small, whole grain tortilla
with salsa
n Homemade fruit smoothie
n Oatmeal with fresh fruits and
nuts.
Set the stage
A few choices that can help
school days — or work days —
get off to a smooth start include
getting clothes ready the night
before, allowing time for breakfast
by waking up 10 minutes earlier
if need be, keeping menus simple
and avoiding controversial table
conversation. Try to get everybody
off to a positive start, recommends
Penn State Extension Service. Get
everyone to sit down at the table
for a few minutes if possible; it’s a
great time to check schedules or
talk about upcoming events.
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LENTIL SALSA
Servings: 6
6 pork chops
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus additional, to
taste
Pepper, to taste
Olive oil
1/2 cup canned lentils, rinsed
1 pound cherry or heirloom tomatoes,
scrubbed with vegetable brush under
running water and finely diced
1/2 red onion, scrubbed with vegetable
brush under running water and finely
diced
1 jalapeno pepper, scrubbed with vegeta-
ble brush under running water and finely
diced
1/4 cup cilantro, gently rubbed under
cold running water and roughly chopped
2 limes, juice only
n Pat pork chops dry with paper towels.
Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
n In pan over medium heat, heat oil.
Add pork chops and cook 3-5 minutes
each side until they reach 145 F internal
temperature. Let rest 3 minutes.
n In large bowl, mix canned lentils,
tomatoes, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro,
lime juice and kosher salt.
n Serve salsa immediately or cover and
refrigerate 2-3 days.
(Source: Recipe courtesy of the National
Pork Board and USA Pulses)

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ly requires a commitment to
any- the right routines and smart
time can decisions, but it doesn’t have to
be difficult. Simple ingredients
be a good
already in your kitchen may offer
time for a
powerful protection to keep your
decadent
heart healthy.
dessert.
For example, more than a
This
decade of research shows 100 per-
Creamy cent orange juice and its vitamins
Raspberry and minerals may play a beneficial
Mocha role in helping lower blood pres-
Parfait, sure and other risk factors for
which heart disease.
combines A study published in the “Eu-
culinary.net
the flavors ropean Journal of Nutrition” by
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coffee, day? Try this Creamy Tecnològic de Catalunya, in Reus,
chocolate Raspberry Mocha Spain, provides further support for
and rasp- Parfait. 100 percent orange juice’s role in
berries, can be a perfect nightcap heart health, and offers additional
to almost any meal. insight into a unique component
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Breakfast
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About those menus,
don’t get stuck in a rut.
Mix things up with a tur-
key or chicken sandwich
with fruit, celery stuffed
with peanut butter, mac
and cheese with fruit, or
frozen waffles or pancakes
with applesauce topping.
Try different breads, like
bagels or pita bread. Incor-
porate a variety of fruits in
season, like apples, kiwi,
berries, grapes, oranges
or melons.
The bottom line is, for
school or work, we need
routine. We need fuel. We
need focus. Breakfast can
kick-start them all.
For more advice on
healthy eating for chil-
dren, visit choosemyplate.
gov.
BREAKFAST PIZZA
Makes 2 servings
1 whole regular or 2 mini pitas
4 tablespoons low-fat ricotta
or cottage cheese*
1 small apple
1 medium banana
2 teaspoons sugar
1 ⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons raisins (op-
tional)
*4 tablespoons peanut butter
can be substituted for the
ricotta or cottage cheese.
Salmon
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and contribute to orange
juice’s cardiovascular
benefits.
The study, which was
funded by the Florida
Department of Citrus, de-
termined that adults with
pre- or stage-1 hyperten-
sion who drank about
2 cups of 100 percent
orange juice per day saw
significant reductions in
systolic blood pressure
and other markers of
heart health and inflam-
mation.
“Nearly half of adults
in the United States have
high blood pressure,”
said Dr. Rosa Walsh, sci-
entific research director
at the Florida Depart-
ment of Citrus. “For those
with mild hypertension,
including something as
simple and pure as 100
percent orange juice in
your daily healthy routine
may help make signif-
icant improvements in
such a prevalent prob-
lem.”
Beyond its heart
health benefits, many
studies, including a Na-
tional Health & Nutrition
Survey published in
“Nutrition Journal,” have
found that 100 percent
orange juice consumption
is associated with higher
diet quality and increased
levels of key nutrients,
including many that are
under-consumed, like
potassium.
“The vitamin C,
antioxidants and potassi-
um found in 100 percent
Parfait
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CREAMY RASPBERRY
MOCHA PARFAIT
Servings: 4
2 tablespoons hot water
1 tablespoon instant coffee
1 packet chocolate pudding
mix
2 cups milk
1 carton whipped topping
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
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Leave out the sugar and
cinnamon. Follow the same
directions.
n Preheat oven to 400 F.
Slice pita bread through
the middle to make rounds.
Spread 2 tablespoons ricotta
or cottage cheese on each
half of the pita bread.
n Thinly slice the apple
and the banana. Place 1/2
the sliced apple and 1/2
the sliced banana on each
piece of the pita. Sprinkle
1/2 teaspoon of sugar and
1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon
on each pita. Place both pita
halves on a baking sheet and
bake in the oven for 10 to 12
minutes.
Nutrition: 269 calories, 8
grams protein, 7 grams fiber,
and 7 grams fat.
(Source: extension.psu.edu)
FRITTATA
Makes 6 servings
1 egg
3⁄4 cup of flour
1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 ⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 cup 2 percent milk
1 cup grated mozzarella
cheese
3 tablespoons grated Parme-
san cheese
n Mix egg, flour, salt oregano,
and milk. Pour into a blender
and blend until foamy.
n Add mozzarella cheese and
pour into greased pie pan.
Bake 400 F for 30 minutes.
orange juice can help
maintain a healthy blood
pressure, which is a big
factor in heart health,”
said Kaleigh McMordie,
RDN and founder of the
blog “Lively Table.”
With no added sugar
and no fat, cholester-
ol or sodium, Florida
Orange Juice can help
you take advantage of
these nutritious benefits
from breakfast to dinner
with dishes like Poached
Salmon with Collard
Green Salad, an easy way
to add potassium and
vitamin C at the family
table, especially when
paired with an 8-ounce
glass of 100 percent
orange juice. For those
busy mornings on the go,
an Orange Kale Smoothie
can be the fuel you need
as a filling option with
less than five ingredients
that’s an excellent source
of vitamin C, folate and
vitamin K and a good
source of potassium and
thiamin.
For more information,
visit FloridaJuice.com.
POACHED SALMON
WITH COLLARD GREEN
SALAD
1 1/4 cups Florida Orange
Juice, divided removed
Nonstick cooking spray
1 pound salmon filets
1 cup white wine
2 cloves garlic, smashed
2 teaspoons finely grated
fresh ginger, divided
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups raspberries
Whipped cream, for topping
Chocolate powder, for dusting
n In small bowl, mix hot
water and instant coffee. Cool
completely.
n In medium bowl, mix milk
and chocolate pudding mix
until blended and thickened.
Add cooled coffee; mix well.
Add whipped topping; mix well.
Chill.
n In large bowl, add heavy
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Top with Parmesan cheese.
Boil until Parmesan is slightly
melted. Serve warm or cold.
Nutrition: One serving pro-
vides 157 calories, 10 grams
protein, and 5 grams fat.
(Source: extension.psu.edu)
SURPRISE MUFFINS
Makes 12 muffins
1 1 ⁄4 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 ⁄3 cup sugar
2 cups cornflake cereal
1 cup milk
1 egg
1 ⁄3 cup shortening
1 ⁄4 cup preserves or jam
n Mix together flour, baking
powder, salt and sugar. Set
aside. Measure cornflake
cereal into large mixing bowl.
Stir in milk. Let stand 2 to
3 minutes or until cereal is
softened.
n Add egg and shortening to
the cereal mixture. Beat well.
Add flour mixture to the cereal
mixture, stirring only until
combined. Divide batter evenly
into 12 greased 2 1/2 -inch
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indentation in top of batter
for each muffin. Fill each with
one measuring teaspoon of
preserves.
n Bake at 400 F about 25
minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition: One serving pro-
vides 168 calories, 3 grams
protein, and 6 grams fat.
(Source: extension.psu.edu)
1 tablespoon apple cider
vinegar
1 tablespoon finely minced
shallot
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
1 small bunch collard greens
(about 8 ounces), stems and
center ribs removed
1/2 cup toasted, slivered
almonds
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with nonstick cooking spray.
Set salmon in dish.
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cent orange juice, white wine,
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with salt and pepper, to taste.
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mixing bowl. Pour dressing
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to combine and fully coat.
n Remove salmon from liquid
and serve on top of collard
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salt and pepper, to taste, and
serve.
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1/4 cup frozen pineapple
1 cup kale, tough stems
4 mint leaves
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vanilla extract. Beat mixture
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sugar. Continue beating mix-
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whipped cream mix and rasp-
berries. Top raspberries with
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LOWNDES COUNTY
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SER-
VICES, LLC PLAINTIFF
VS.
DARCELLIA WINDHAM;
ROOSEVELT LATHAM; AND THE
UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS OF
117 Beech Street, Columbus,
MS 39702
NO. 2020-0025-CV
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Roosevelt Latham
You have been made a Defend-
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MS 39702. Defendants other
than you are Darcella Wind-
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P.O. Box 31
Columbus, MS 39703
(Seal)
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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SER-
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ROOSEVELT LATHAM; AND THE
UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS OF
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MS 39702
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
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LOWNDES COUNTY
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2020.
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the use and benefit of distance of 460.3 feet to a
CLAUSON S. CHISM REVOC- point in the centerline of an ex-
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF and other allowed expenses.
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- Together with and including the
SIPPI Notice is given that I will on the following access easement:
A thirty (30) feet wide tract of
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
18th day of September 2020,
within the legal hours (between land to be used as an access
TATE OF MARY C. GARDNER, 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) of- easement and being located in
DECEASED fer for sale and will sell at pub- the Southwest Quarter (SW ¼)
lic auction to the highest and of the Southeast Quarter (SE
NO. 2020-0157 best bidder for cash, at the ¼) of Section 12, Township 19
South, Range 18 West,
eastern front door of the
G.C. GARDNER, JR. AND KAY Lowndes County Courthouse in Lowndes County, Mississippi
GARDNER AASAND, CO-EX- Columbus, Mississippi, the and more particularly de-
scribed as being 15 feet right
ECUTORS property described herein
which is situated in Lowndes of and 15 feet left of the follow-
NOTICE TO CREDITORS County, Mississippi, and more ing described line:
particularly described as fol- Commencing at the Southeast
Letters Testamentary have lows: corner of the Southwest
Quarter (SW ¼) of the South-
been granted and issued to
G.C. Gardner, Jr. and Kay Gard- A tract of land being located in east Quarter (SE ¼) of said
ner Aasand, Co-Executors of the Southwest Quarter (SW ¼) Section 12; Run thence West
the Estate of Mary C. Gardner, of the Southeast Quarter (SE along the South line of said
deceased, by the Chancery ¼) of Section 12, Township 19 Section a distance of 15 feet
Court of Lowndes County, Mis- South, Range 18 West, to a point on the West right-of-
way of a public road known as
sissippi, on the 6th day of Au- Lowndes County, Mississippi
gust, 2020. This is to give no- and more particularly de- Hughes Road; Run thence
South 00 degrees 21 minutes
tice to all persons having scribed as follows:
claims against the estate to East along said right-of-way a
Probate and Register same Commencing at the Southeast distance of 295.0 feet to a
with the Chancery Clerk of corner of the Southwest point; Run thence South 77 de-
grees 02 minutes West a dis-
Lowndes County, Mississippi, Quarter (SW ¼) of the South-
within ninety (90) days from the east Quarter (SE ¼) of said tance of 532.0 feet to a fence
corner; Run thence North 37
date of first publication of this Section 12; Run thence West
Notice. A failure to so Probate along the South line of said degrees 07 minutes West a
Section a distance of 15 feet distance of 314.7 feet to a
and Register the claim will
forever bar the same. to a point on the West right-of- point; Run thence North 10 de-
way of a public road known as grees 03 minutes West a dis-
Hughes Road; Run thence tance of 608.8 feet to a point;
THIS the 10th day of August,
South 00 degrees 21 minutes Run thence North 89 degrees
2020.
East along said right-of-way a 35 minutes West a distance of
distance of 295.00 feet to a 68.2 feet to a point in the
Estate of Mary C. Gardner
point; Run thence South 77 de- gravel drive; Run thence North
By: G.C. Gardner, Jr., Co-Ex-
grees 02 minutes West a dis- 22 degrees 03 minutes East
ecutor
along the centerline of said
By: Kay Gardner Aasand, Co-Ex- tance of 532.00 feet to a
fence corner; Run thence North gravel drive a distance of 32.7
ecutor
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distance of 314.7 feet to a North 36 degrees 35 minutes
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI tance of 401.9 feet to a fence West a distance of XX.X feet to
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COUNTY OF LOWNDES
01 degrees 34 minutes West a herein described easement
distance of 555.5 feet to a centerline; Run thence South
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE point; Run thence North 89 de- 52 degrees 20 minutes East a
grees 12 minutes East and distance of 45.0 feet to a
along the projection of a wire point; Run thence South 82 de-
On September 4, 2014, KIM-
grees 03 minutes East a dis-
BERLY JILL ROSS, Grantor, ex- fence a distance of 466.7 feet tance of 53.3 feet to a point on
ecuted and delivered to JEF- to a point; Run thence South
01 degrees 34 minutes East a the centerline of a gravel drive;
FREY C. SMITH, Trustee, for
distance of 460.3 feet to a Run thence North 80 degrees
the use and benefit of
CLAUSON S. CHISM REVOC- point in the centerline of an ex- 16 minutes East a distance of
isting gravel drive way; Run 224.2 feet to a point on an ex-
ABLE TRUST, a Deed of Trust
thence Southwesterly along isting cul-de-sac of a county
covering the property de-
said centerline and a curve to road known as Chism Road
scribed herein which is recor-
ded in Trust Deed Book 2014 the left a distance of 21.5 feet and the end of the herein de-
(Radius: 124.7 feet, Chord scribed easement line.
at Pages 18500 through
18506 of the land records of bearing: South 41 degrees 31
Lowndes County, Mississippi. minutes West – 21.5 feet) to a Title to the property is believed
point; Run thence South 36 de- to be good, but I will sell only
such title as is vested in me.
There was a default in the pay- grees 35 minutes West along
ment of the indebtedness se- the centerline of said gravel
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
cured by the Deed of Trust, and drive a distance of 60.0 feet to this the 21st day of August
the owner and holder of the a point; run thence South 22
degrees 03 minutes West 2020. All notices must be
Deed of Trust requested the
undersigned to foreclose the along said centerline a dis- emailed to
/s/ Jeffrey C. Smith
Deed of Trust and sell the prop- tance of 32.7 feet to the point JEFFREYclassifieds@ C. SMITH, Trustee
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11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) of- easement and being located in
fer for sale and will sell at pub- the Southwest Quarter (SW ¼)
lic auction to the highest and of the Southeast Quarter (SE
best bidder for cash, at the ¼) of Section 12, Township 19
eastern front door of the South, Range 18 West,
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along the South line of said degrees 07 minutes West a
Section a distance of 15 feet distance of 314.7 feet to a Tree Services
to
WORKa point on the West
WANTED: right-of- point; Run thence North 10 de-
Licensed
way of a public road known as grees 03 /minutes West a dis- J&A TREE REMOVAL
& Bonded. Carpentry, minor Lawn Care Landscaping
tance of 608.8 feet to a point;
Hughes Road; Run thence Work from a bucket truck.
electrical, minor plumbing,
South 00 degrees 21 minutes Run thence North 89 degrees Insured/bonded.
insulation, painting, demo− JESSE &West
35 minutes BEVERLY’S
a distance of Call Jimmy Prescott for free
East along said right-of-way a
lition, gutters cleaned,
distance of 295.00 feet to a 68.2 feet
LAWN to a point
SERVICEin the
estimate, 662−386−6286.
pressure
point; Run washing,
thence South land−77 de- gravelMowing,
drive; Runcleanup,
thence North
grees
scaping, 02 minutes
cleanupWest work. a dis- 22 landscaping,
degrees 03 minutes sodding,East
along the centerline of said
tance of 532.00 feet to a
662−242−3608. & tree cutting.
fence corner; Run thence North gravel 662−356−6525 drive a distance of 32.7
feet to a point; run thence
37 degrees 07 minutes West a
distance of 314.7 feet to a
HILL’S PRESSURE North 36 degrees 35 minutes
point; Run thence North 10 de- East along LAWN
said centerline a
WASHING. Commercial/ SAM’S SERVICE
distance of 60.0 feet to a
grees 03 minutes
Residential. West a dis-
House, No lawn too large or too
tance of 608.8 feet to a&point; point; Run thence Northeast-
concrete, sidewalks small.
erly along Mowing, trimming
said centerline and&a
Run thence North 89 degrees
mobile
35 minutes washing.
West a Free
distanceest.of curve to weedeating.
the right a distance of
68.2 feet to a point in a gravel 21.5Call
662−386−8925. feet662−243−1694
(Radius: 124.7 feet,
drive and the point of begin- Chord bearing: North 41 de-
grees 31 minutes East – 21.5
ning of the herein described
Got leaky pipes?
tract; Run thence South 88 de- feet) to a point; Run thence
grees 55 minutesAre West youa dis- a North
painter?01 degrees 34 minutes
tance of 401.9 feet to a fence West a distance of XX.X feet to
Find a plumber in the
corner post; Run thence Advertise
North thehere!
point of beginning of the classifieds.
01 degrees 34 minutes West a herein described easement
distance of 555.5 feet to a centerline; Run thence South
point; Run thence North 89 de- 52 degrees 20 minutes East a
grees 12 minutes East and distance of 45.0 feet to a
point; Run thence South 82 de-
along the projection of a wire
fence a distance of 466.7 feet grees 03 minutes East a dis-
to a point; Run thence South tance of 53.3 feet to a point on
01 degrees 34 minutes East a the centerline of a gravel drive;
distance of 460.3 feet to a Run thence North 80 degrees
point in the centerline of an ex- 16 minutes East a distance of
isting gravel drive way; Run 224.2 feet to a point on an ex-
isting cul-de-sac of a county
thence Southwesterly along
said centerline and a curve to road known as Chism Road
the left a distance of 21.5 feet and the end of the herein de-
scribed easement line.
(Radius: 124.7 feet, Chord
bearing: South 41 degrees 31
minutes West – 21.5 feet) to a Title to the property is believed
point; Run thence South 36 de- to be good, but I will sell only
such title as is vested in me.
grees 35 minutes West along
the centerline of said gravel
drive a distance of 60.0 feet to WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
a point; run thence South 22 this the 21st day of August
2020.
degrees 03 minutes West
along said centerline a dis-
tance of 32.7 feet to the point /s/ Jeffrey C. Smith
of beginning and containing 5.9 JEFFREY C. SMITH, Trustee
ADS STARTING AT
acres, more or less.
PUBLISH: August 26, 2020
Together with and including the September 2, 2020
$12
following access easement: September 9, 2020
A thirty (30) feet wide tract of September 16, 2020
land to be used as an access
easement and being located in
the Southwest Quarter (SW ¼)
of the Southeast Quarter (SE
¼) of Section 12, Township 19
South, Range 18 West,
Lowndes County, Mississippi
and more particularly de-
scribed as being 15 feet right
of and 15 feet left of the follow-
ing described line:
Commencing at the Southeast
corner of the Southwest
Quarter (SW ¼) of the South-
east Quarter (SE ¼) of said
Section 12; Run thence West
along the South line of said
Section a distance of 15 feet
to a point on the West right-of-
way of a public road known as
Hughes Road; Run thence
South 00 degrees 21 minutes
scribed easement line.
8B WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
Title to the property is believed
to be good, but I will sell only
Legal Notices
such title as is vested in me. Apts For Rent: West Houses For Rent: Other General Merchandise

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 21st day of August
2020.
/s/ Jeffrey C. Smith
JEFFREY C. SMITH, Trustee
PUBLISH: August 26, 2020
September 2, 2020
September 9, 2020
September 16, 2020
State of Mississippi
Notice of Sale
VIP
NEAR CAFB: 3BR/2BA @
525 Co−Op Rd, Columbus.
Rentals
1600sqft, quiet area,
Columbus City Schools.
ALL appliances, washer/
Apartments & Houses dryer, pool table, & dining
room furn incl. Large
1 Bedrooms private lot close to golf
course. $850/mo + dep.
2 Bedroooms 662−574−1711.
3 Bedrooms
Furnished & Unfurnished
Mobile Homes for Rent
FOR SALE: Side by side
white whirlpool refrigerator ON THE WEB
with icemaker, 25 cuft,
great cond, $300. Visit www.cdispatch.com
Lazyboy Queen Sofa
for a printable copy of
Hidabed, exc cond, $250.
Recliner, good cond, $50.
662−386−4707 or these puzzles.
662−356−6352.

3BR/2BA Trailer, New

WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with
Gateway Center Mini Storage
for storage space in which to
store personal property and
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of rent
and Gateway Center Mini Stor-
age pursuant to said Leases is
authorized to sell the personal
property to satisfy the past due
Apts For Rent: Other
and any other charges owed to
it by the following tenants.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that Gateway Cen-
ter Mini Storage will offer for
sale all personal property in
storage units leased by the fol-
lowing tenants at Gateway Mini
Center Storage 217 McCrary
Road, Columbus, MS 39702 at
10:00 am the 12th day of
September 2020, office loc-
ated 201-J Alabama Street,
Columbus, MS 39702. All auc-
1, 2, & 3 Baths Hope school dist. $650/
Lease, Deposit
mo & $650 dep. No pets,
no drugs, no partying. Call
& Credit Check b/w 10a−9p. 662−386−
4292. NO TEXT MGS.
viceinvestments.com
327-8555
REAL ESTATE
ADS STARTING AT $25
Commercial Property For Sale
MILITARY QUICK STOP for
lease or sale. High traffic
count. Busy location.
Possibly some owner
financing. B.F. at 662−329
−3833 or 662−889−0837.
VEHICLES
ADS STARTING AT $12
Autos For Sale
2012 RED Cadillac CTS
Coup, 3.5 engine, loaded,
65k hwy mi only, new tires,
fully serviced & well−
maintained. $32,000.
662−726−1649.
Motorcycles & ATVs
2005 HONDA 250 REBEL
MOTORCYCLE.
Black, red, and gray.
1,428 miles. $1500.
662−364−0120.
Trucks, Vans & Buses
Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

Sudoku
Lots & Acreage
tion's are with reserve and Sudoku is a number- Yesterday’s answer
therefore all units can be with-
1.75 ACRE LOTS. Good/ placing puzzle based on
drawn from the sale at any
time by the auctioneer/man- Bad Credit Options. Good Sudoku
a 9x9 gridis witha several
num- 9 5 7 3 2 6 8 1 4
ager. The following tenants credit as low as 20% down, ber-placing
given numbers.puzzleThe object 3 2 8 1 4 5 9 6 7

2020 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

have the right to pay the entire
amount due, including ex-
$499/mo. Eaton Land, based onthe
is to place a 9x9
numbers 1 6 4 9 7 8 2 3 5
662−361−7711.
penses incurred, prior to sale. grid
1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 8 3 9 4 5 2 6 7 1
You can thereby avoid the sale given
so thatnumbers.
each row, each The 7 4 5 8 6 1 3 9 2
and retrieve your personal prop-
erty. LOWNDES COUNTY, MS: Exceptional one−owner object
column and each 3x3 the
is to place box
numbers 6 1 2 7 3 9 4 5 8
contains the1same to 9 number
in
36 ACRES ON GATLIN RD. maintained Ram 3500
Title to the personal property to Excellent timber & building w/5.9L Cummins
the empty spaces so 2 7 3 6 1 4 5 8 9
be sold is believed to be good,
but at such sale, Gateway Cen-
COLEMAN sites. $72,000. For more
info, call 205−799−9846
engine, automatic
transmission & spray−
only once. The difficulty
that each row, each
level increases from
5 8 1 2 9 3 7 4 6
ter Mini Storage will convey RENTALS or 205−695−2248. in Bedliner. Truck has column and each 4 9 6 5 8 7 1 2 3
only such title as is vested in it TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS 203,000+ miles, but Monday
3x3 boxtocontains
Sunday. Difficulty Level 8/25
pursuant to its lease with the runs like new and looks
following and its allowed under 1 BEDROOM great! $12,000. the same number only once. The difficulty level

GARAGE SALES increases from Monday to Sunday.

Mississippi Code Annotated
Section 85-7-123. 2 BEDROOMS 662−574−4640

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE this

3 BEDROOMS
27th of August, 2020.
LEASE, TWO FREE SIGNS
© The Dispatch

/s/ OWNER

NICKIE THOMPSON B67

DEPOSIT
Garage Sales: Other
Need a new
AND
Sean D Martin E231
CREDIT CHECK HOUSE MOVING SALE!
companion?
Justin S. Booker E155 China to crystal, kit/BR,

Toni Rush I347 662-329-2323 kid/adult toys & more.

Come find a treasure!
Sat, 8/29, 8am−6pm.
ROYISA SPENCER E191 2411 HWY 45 N 52 Oakmont Dr, Macon
Lateria Jones F267 COLUMBUS, MS

Tammy S Moore H312
Andrea M. Lacy D150
ROSCHELLE ROSS H320
Yanci Lavender E195
ROBERT WEBBER E153
Terry Thomas I343
Katrina Monique Hicks G281
Cortney Barron I352
MERCHANDISE
Houses For Rent: Other
3BR/2.5BA, CUSTOM−
BUILT−HOUSE ON 40
ACRES. 10 minutes from ADS STARTING AT $12
CAFB, 5 minutes from West
Point. Very private. CH/A. Burial Plots
Fenced backyard. Ceramic
tile throughout. Pets
When looking
4 BUIAL PLOTS
negotiable. No HUD. in Friendship Cemetery.
$1,200/mo + $1,200 dep. South West corner. $2000
Call 662−574−5420
for a new pet,
864−634−4192

Emani Parker I349 Houses For Sale: Other

LaChe' W SPRAGGINS A6 adoption is

Lawunda J or Nickie Johnson
G292 always a
good option.
ROBERT WEBBER C91

Tommie Carnell Coleman I329

Shirley Marie Thomas D146

Mary W Hargrove F275

Suberna H Harvill D122

Shanina M. Scott I344 Five Questions:

Elizabeth Elois Patrick C102

1 Bilbao
Debbie Roland F262

Jennifer Stinson F257

Alonzo Selvie D130

ACROSS
2 Light-
Shaniqua M. Spruill C103

ROBERT WEBBER D148

1 Bonanza find
5 Pros’ charges
Gwendolyn Taylor E186 emitting 9 “Ready or not,

diode
Andrea D Cotton E158 here —”
KARLOS LOWERY C104
11 Koran deity
12 Admit
Emmett Calmes H302 13 Kitchen
NEDRA LOWERY G288

Elise Jennings H303

3 True cooker
14 Boxing great
15 Gather
PUBLISH: 8/26/20 17 Firm
4 Harlem 19 Tennis court
divider
EMPLOYMENT 20 Make fun of
21 Barracks bed
CALL US: 662-328-2424 5 Skateboard 22 Very begin-
ning 2 Spotted cat 23 Arcade group
General Help Wanted 24 Victory sign 3 Serve a sen- 24 Colorful
NOWETA'S Flower Shop is 26 Alerts tence flower
accepting applications for 29 Knight’s title 4 Punk rock 25 Royal fur
an experienced Floral 30 Covenant
Designer. EXPERIENCE
offshoot 27 Local resident
REQUIRED. Apply Mon-Fri, 32 Write 5 Commotion 28 Treats with
2-4pm or Sat 9am-12pm 34 Sock part 6 Weath- tea
at 1325 Main Street. 35 Visitor from er-changing 29 Battle sou-
No phone calls please.
space current venirs
Restaurant / Hotel 36 Lorelei’s river 7 Aerie young- 30 Scoop holder
38 Zellweger of ster 31 Prom crowd
CAFE UNIQUE: Part-time
Prep cook and dish washer “Judy” 8 Paper unit 33 Small sound

Place an ad safely
wanted. 15-20 hours per 39 Common dice 10 Sheathe 37 Dress edge
week. Apply in person @ 94 roll 11 Base group
Airline Rd. or call 662-327-
0840 or 662-386-1554 for
40 Dance bit 16 Boxing
more information. Leave 41 Clutter combos

from home with

message if no answer. DOWN 18 Book part
Transportation 1 Pastel shade 21 NYSE entry

PART TIME Shuttle Bus

the Classifieds.
Drivers needed for Stark-
ville area. CDL with pas-
senger endorsement req.
Contact Cory 314-422-
2020, ggaoil@yahoo.com

RENTALS
ADS STARTING AT $25
Apts For Rent: North

FOX RUN APARTMENTS 1

& 2 BR near hospital.
$595−$645 monthly.
Military discount, pet area,
pet friendly, and furnished
corporate apts.
24−HOUR PROFESSIONAL
GYM. ON SITE SECURITY.

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ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
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SURVEILLANCE. Benji &
Ashleigh, 662−386−4446.