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Labor Day
Starkville plans to suspend gatherings,
‘untenable’ recycling program travel could
Service losing money despite customer charge; meanwhile Columbus,
Lowndes program, free to customers, still going strong bring COVID
BY TESS VRBIN
spike to area
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
Universities, school
The declining market for recy-
clable materials and the COVID-19 districts prepare
pandemic have led Starkville of-
ficials to rethink the usefulness
for impact of holiday
of having a recycling program for
the city.
weekend
Starkville suspended curbside BY YUE STELLA YU
recycling pick-up in March as a AND TESS VRBIN
cost-saving measure due to the syu@cdispatch.com, tvrbin@cdispatch.com
pandemic and gave participants
the option of dropping off their re- Ned Browning
cyclable materials at the sanitation and his wife usually
building on North Washington travel from Starkville
Street. Since then, the city has ac- to Natchez, Birming-
tually had to pay more than it did ham or Nashville,
before to get rid of the materials, where each of their
Ward 2 Alderman Sandra Sistrunk children live, for La-
said. bor Day weekend.
The city will suspend the recy- But Browning said Browning
cling program entirely at the start he realized by June this year that
of Fiscal Year 2021, on Oct. 1, a they might have to call off the trip
budgetary decision in response due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
to the ongoing pandemic. Only One of his children teaches
about 10 percent of city residents in a school that has seen several
have signed up for recycling, said COVID-19 cases, and Birmingham
See RECYCLING, 6A has a high positivity rate, so Brown-
ing said it was best not to risk see-
See LABOR DAY, 3A
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
James Yarbrough, center, moves recyclable materials from the ground to the bins at Starkville’s dropoff site near
the city sanitation headquarters on North Washington Street on Thursday. Starkville suspended curbside recycling NO PAPER MONDAY
pickup in March and plans to suspend the program entirely in October due to low participation rates and high ■ In observance of Labor Day, the
costs that do not turn a profit for the city, Ward 2 Alderman Sandra Sistrunk said. offices of The Dispatch will be closed
on Monday. Normal operations will
resume on Tuesday at 8 a.m.

Port Authority celebrates new $1.22M material handler

MDOT grant that helped fund equipment shows
department’s ‘commitment’ to waterways
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com
“Big” was the operative word
Thursday at the east bank of the
Lowndes County Port.
Port Authority Director Will
Sanders, along with port board
members, Tenn-Tom Waterway
and Mississippi Department of
Transportation officials gath-
ered for a ribbon-cutting cere-
mony in the shadow of its new
material handler.
The big equipment came
courtesy of a big grant from
MDOT and will have a big im-
pact on port operations, Sanders
said.
“We wanted to show MDOT
officials what their grant mon-
ey went to this year, a brand
new 110-ton Liebherr material
handler,” Sanders said in a brief
Antranik Tavitian/Dispatch Staff
ceremony, attended by about 20 A ribbon is cut in celebration of new equipment for the East Lowndes
people. “Adding this material Port on Thursday in Columbus. The new equipment cost $1.2 million
handler to our inventory will cut and was funded through a matching grant from MDOT. At more than
See PORT, 6A $700,000, it is the largest MDOT ever granted to the port.

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oath-taking with the first official inaugural outside Army veteran of Supervisors
ball, in 1809? Bradford Freeman’s
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White House faces skepticism Federal task force kills Portland

shooting suspect at arrest
over prospects for a vaccine THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LACEY, Wash. — A man suspected of fatally

Dr. Fauci: Unlikely but ‘not impossible’ that a
vaccine could win approval in October, instead of
November or December, as many experts believe
BY LINDA A. JOHNSON
AND MICHELLE R. SMITH
The Associated Press
Could the U.S. really see a coro-
navirus vaccine before Election
Day?
A letter from federal health offi-
cials instructing states to be ready
to begin distributing a vaccine by
Nov. 1 — two days before the elec-
tion — has been met, not with exhil-
aration, but with suspicion among
some public health experts, who
wonder whether the Trump admin-
istration is hyping the possibility or
intends to rush approval for politi-
cal gain.
The skepticism comes amid
growing questions about the sci-
entific credibility of the Food and
Drug Administration and the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, and their vulnerability to
political pressure from President
Donald Trump.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the govern-
ment’s top infectious-disease ex-
pert and a member of Trump’s coro-
navirus task force, told CNN on
Thursday that it is unlikely but “not
impossible” that a vaccine could
win approval in October, instead of
November or December, as many
experts believe.
“And I would assume, and I’m
pretty sure, it’s going to be the
case that a vaccine would not be
approved for the American public
unless it was indeed both safe and
effective,” he said.
Similarly, Dr. Moncef Slaoui,
chief adviser to Operation Warp
Speed, the administration’s project
to hasten the development of a vac-
cine, told NPR that it is possible but
“extremely unlikely” a vaccine will
be ready before the election.
White House spokeswoman
Kayleigh McEnany, meanwhile,
gave assurances that Trump “will
not in any way sacrifice safety”
when it comes to a vaccine.
shooting a supporter of a right-wing group in Port-
land, Oregon, last week after a caravan of Donald
Trump backers rode through downtown was killed
Thursday as investigators moved in to arrest him,
the U.S. Marshals Service said Friday.
The man, Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was killed
as a federal task force attempted to apprehend him
in Lacey, Washington, about 120 miles north of Port-
land. Reinoehl was the prime suspect in the killing
of 39-year-old Aaron “Jay” Danielson, who was shot
in the chest Saturday night, a senior Justice Depart-
ment official told The Associated Press.
Federal agents from the FBI and the U.S. Mar-
shals Service had located Reinoehl on Thursday
after a warrant was issued for his arrest. During the
encounter, Reinoehl was shot by a law enforcement
officer who was working on the federal task force,
the official said. The official could not discuss the
matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of
anonymity.
The official said Reinoehl had pulled a gun
during the encounter.

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Charlie Bradshaw Sr.
WEST POINT —
Charlie “Nitty” James
Bradshaw Sr., 87, died
Aug. 27, 2020, at North
Mississippi Medical
Center.
Graveside services
will be at 11 a.m. today,
in Greenwood Cem-
etery, with the Rev.
Eddie A. Longstreet
officiating. Visitation
will be held at the
cemetery. Carter’s
Mortuary Services of
West Point is in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Bradshaw was
born Nov. 20, 1932,
in West Point, to the
late Luther and Marie
Bradshaw. He was
formerly employed as
a machine operator
with Babcock and
Wilcox. In addition to
his parents, he was
preceded in death by
his wife, Mary Earl
Bradshaw; daughter,
Evelyn Melton; and sib-
lings, Luther Bradshaw
Jr., George Bradshaw,
Pearl Banks, Annie
Bell Gandy and Melba
Bradshaw.
AREA OBITUARIES
preceded in death by vices. Carter’s Funeral Lowndes County, to
her husband, Roosevelt Services of Columbus the late Aaron Wil-
Randle; and siblings, is in charge of arrange- liams and Christine
Ira Murrah, Annie ments. Smith. He was for-
Thompson, Ethel Lee Mrs. Turnipseed merly employed as a
Wilson, Rose Lee Walk- was born Feb. 2, 1947, construction worker
er and Violet Johnson. in Columbus, to the for Gandy Steel and a
She is survived by late Luther Harris Sr. member of Northside
her children, Willie B. and Mollie Harris. She M.B. Church.
Randle, Willie Clint was formerly employed In addition to his
Randle, James Eddie as a security guard for parents, he was pre-
Walker, Nora Bell Columbus Municipal ceded in death by his
Robertson and Louise School District and a siblings, Curtis Lee
Leak; 29 grandchil- member of Friendship Williams and Otisbrat
dren; 75 great-grand- Williams.
M.B. Church.
children; and one In addition to her He is survived by
great-grandchild. parents, she was his wife, Fishun Jones
preceded in death by Douglas of Colum-
Allene Sanders her husband, Johnny bus; children, Angela
COLUMBUS — Al- Turnipseed; and sister, Robertson, Bryston
Douglas of Jackson,
lene Sanders, 96, died Rosie Wright.
Sept. 3, 2020, at her She is survived by Tennessee, Terrance
residence. her children, Tracy Douglas of Starkville,
Arrangements are Turnipseed and Stacy Vante Jones, Vanquela
incomplete and will be Turnipseed both of Jones, Vontrais Jones
announced by Carter’s McGee; siblings, Addie all of Columbus and
Funeral Services of Harris, Margaret Vanesha Jones of Mari-
Columbus. Grand, John Harris Sr. etta, Georgia; siblings,
all of Columbus, Lillie Shirley Hood, Earnest
Bobbie Grassiree Lowery of Jackson and Williams, Regina
COLUMBUS — Luther Harris Jr. of Lange, Shandra Low-
Bobbie J. Grassiree, 76, Holly Springs. ery, Tommie J. Lowery,
died Sept. 2, 2020. Willie C. Sanders and
Tyrone Lowery; and 19
Arrangements are Aaron Douglas Jr. grandchildren.
incomplete and will be COLUMBUS —
announced by Carter’s Aaron Douglas Jr., 63,
Funeral Services of died Aug. Marleigh Hawkins
Columbus. 29, 2020, COLUMBUS — In-
at Baptist fant Marleigh Cherrel
Reigh Hawkins died
Dorothy Turnipseed Memorial
Aug. 28, 2020, at DCH
COLUMBUS — Dor- Hospi-
tal-Golden in Tuscaloosa, Ala-
othy Turnipseed, 73,
Triangle. bama.
died Aug.
Grave- Douglas Jr. Graveside services
29, 2020,
side ser- will be at 1 p.m. Sun-
at Windsor
vices will day in New Baptist
Nursing
be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Temple Memorial
Home.
Gardens, with the Rev.
Grave- in Memorial Gardens,
Stephen Sykes officiat-
side with Leon Williams Sr.
ing. Carter’s Funeral
services officiating. Visitation is
Turnipseed Services of Columbus
will be at from 2-5 p.m. today, at
is in charge of arrange-
11 a.m. Carter’s Funeral Ser-
ments.
Sunday, in Sandfield vices. Carter’s Funeral
She is survived by
Cemetery, with the Services of Columbus
her parents, Marcus
Rev. Sammie Hill offici- is in charge of arrange-
ating. Visitation will be ments. Hawkins and Marieka
Sykes.
from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Mr. Douglas was
at Carter’s Funeral Ser- born April 29, 1957, in See OBITUARIES, 5A

Lucile Randle
WEST POINT —
Lucile M. Randle, 101,
died Aug. 29, 2020, at
Home Residence of
Cedar Bluff.
Graveside services
will be at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, in St. Robert-
son Church Cemetery,
with the Rev. Polee
Webber officiating.
Visitation will be Sat-
urday in the cemetery.
Carter’s Mortuary of
West Point is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Randle was
born April 5, 1919, in
Clay County, to the
late John Murrah and
Minnie Murrah.
In addition to her
parents, she was

Labor Day
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ing them this weekend.
He has been careful not
to “get out much at all”
throughout the pandemic
as a person over 65 years
old with an underlying
health condition, he said.
“We’ve recently seen
them (in August), and
they’re the only people we
would go see,” Browning
said.
As Labor Day weekend
begins, state leaders and
health experts are urging
caution among citizens
to avoid COVID-19 case
spikes following the hol-
idays — when family re-
unions and large gather-
ings tend to take place. In
Lowndes and Oktibbeha
counties, each of which
has a sizable college stu-
dent population, universi-
ty officials are concerned
that student travel during
the holidays may lead to
higher case counts after
they return to class.
The weekends of Me-
morial Day and July 4 led
to increases in COVID-19
cases in several states,
including Mississippi. Ar-
chived data from the Mis-
sissippi Department of
Health shows that Lown-
des and Oktibbeha coun-
ties saw case spikes about
two weeks after the July
4 weekend, each adding
more than 100 new cases
in a few days.
The fear of holiday
spikes, said Gov. Tate
Reeves during a Monday
press conference, is partly
why he has extended the
statewide mask mandate
for another two weeks.
“We know that Labor
Day is upon us. We know
that with
both Me-
morial Day
and July
4, large
gatherings
occurred.
And in
many in- Reeves
stances,
there was transmission
that led to increased cas-
es,” Reeves said Monday.
“My ask for you is this: As
we move into Labor Day
weekend, please continue
to make the effort.”
State Health Offi-
cer Thomas Dobbs said
during a Tuesday press
conference he recom-
mends a “relaxing” holi-
day weekend with outdoor
activities and hangouts
among small groups. Big
family gatherings, he
said, should be discour-
aged.
“We had a massive in-
crease in cases and deaths
because we got carried
away,” Dobbs said, refer-
ring to the holiday spikes.
“Please, please, follow
these warnings.”
As of 6 p.m. Wednes-
day, Mississippi has had
85,116 positive COVID-19
cases and 2,536 deaths.
Locally, Oktibbeha Coun-
ty has had 1,526 cases
and 46 deaths, and Lown-
des County has had 1,304
cases and 55 deaths.
Starkville’s population
is nearly twice what it
was during
Memorial
Day week-
end and
July 4, since
Mississippi
State Uni-
versity stu-
dents have Spruill
returned
to campus. The city has
been requiring the use of
protective face coverings
indoors since July, and
Mayor Lynn Spruill said
the city is “always con-
cerned” about potential
increases in COVID-19
Buckle up...
and your child, too
spread whether or not a
holiday is coming up.
“We ask people to do
what we’ve been asking
them to do since we initiat-
ed the mask requirement,
which is to wear a mask,
stay socially distant and
be smart,” Spruill said.
Holiday spikes concern
area universities
In a July 31 tweet,
Dobbs urged Mississip-
pians to stay sharp as
in-person classes during
the new semester brought
students back to school.
“When in-person
school does start, many
will bring COVID with
them into the classroom,”
he said. “We cannot let
our guard down.”
Following students’
return for the fall semes-
ter, both Mississippi State
University and Mississip-
pi University for Women
have witnessed outbreaks
on campus. School offi-
cials worry holiday travels
during Labor Day week-
end may further fuel the
spread of the virus.
Among the roughly
22,000 MSU students en-
rolled for the semester,
the daily average number
of students on campus is
about 13,000, said MSU
Chief Communications
Officer Sid Salter. As of
Thursday, more than
1,000 MSU students were
in isolation, including 137
students under quaran-
tine at the two hotels the
school rented as quaran-
tine facilities, according
to the university’s web-
site. Over the past two
weeks, the campus saw
247 students testing pos-
itive.
Salter told The Dis-
patch on Thursday uni-
versity leaders are con-
cerned about a potential
jump in the number of cas-
es among students follow-
ing Labor Day weekend.
With the two hotels —
with a total of 155 rooms
— already approaching
their full capacity, the
university may consider
renting more space to ac-
commodate more isolated
students, he said.
“We have always
known that the two ho-
tels that
were origi-
nally under
contract
might not
be enough,
particularly
if there was
a significant Salter
spike,” Salt-
er said. “Those aren’t the
only two hotels that are
available. (We could) look
at existing housing inven-
tory on campus.”
The university has set
up temperature check
stations in “high-traffic”
classroom buildings and
residence halls, Salter
said. Roughly 5,000 stu-
dents have also signed
up for a “daily wellness
check” through an app
the school uses to send
out notifications and
alerts, he said. Faced
with the holiday, the uni-
versity will recommend
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limited travels during the
weekend to curb the virus
spread.
“We are advocating the
students, for the protec-
tion of their families and
… the university commu-
nity, that they limit their
travel as much as possi-
ble,” he said. “We have
reiterated — and will con-
tinue to do so — the dan-
gers of large gatherings,
particularly gatherings
where masks are not worn
and where social distanc-
ing is not done very con-
sistently.”
MUW President Nora
Miller told The Dispatch
the university has ample
space for students who
need to be quarantined
or isolated. Roughly 2,800
students are enrolled at
MUW, 315 of whom live
on campus, she said, and
the school has set aside
on-campus rooms for
fewer than 100 students.
So far, 22 students have
reported a positive test
result, some of whom live
off campus, according to
the university’s website.
“We have been able to
handle the case load so
far,” she said.
However, the holiday
weekend concerns her,
Miller said. MUW has
reached out to student
groups to encourage
mask wearing, handwash-
ing and social distancing
among students during
the weekend, she said.
She also hopes parents
could discourage stu-
dents from big family re-
unions.
“We would like for ev-
erybody to stay put, just
sleep for
two weeks,
to wake up
and have
it over. It’s
not going
to happen,”
she said.
“As much Miller
as they miss
their kids and would like
to see them again, I hope
that parents discourage
kids from (visiting) too.”
MUW has spent $2,920
on eight testing kits that
could detect coronavirus
from human feces from
the wastewater, which
Miller said could return
results and help prevent
an outbreak from taking
place. The university has
moved several in-person
classes online following
outbreaks in classrooms,
she said. There is also ad-
ditional quarantine space
reserved on campus in
case of large outbreaks,
she said.
Impact on K-12
districts
Although at lower risk,
healthy children can also
get seriously sick from
COVID-19, Dobbs said
via social media Thurs-
day. School districts in
Lowndes and Oktibbeha
counties have reported
a total of seven students
and four school staff who
tested positive during the
weeks of Aug. 21 and 28,
according to MSDH.
Columbus Municipal
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 3A
Mississippi governor
School District Super-
intendent Cherie Labat
told The Dispatch the
defends his use of
risk of COVID-19 expo-
sure during the holidays
is no different from that
phrase ‘China virus’
during its daily opera- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
tions. Sixty percent of
its students participate JACKSON — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate
in “hybrid” learning and Reeves on Wednesday defended his practice of re-
attend in-person classes ferring to the new coronavirus as the “China virus.”
two days a week and vir- Reeves has used the phrase several times, in-
cluding in social media posts. Reeves supports
tual classes three days a
President Donald Trump, who has also used the
week, whereas the oth-
phrase.
er 40 percent opt to take
During a news conference Wednesday, Reeves
classes strictly online,
was asked about his use of the phrase, including
The Dispatch previously
whether such language could be used to bully peo-
reported.
ple of Asian descent.
With hybrid-learning
“I don’t condone anyone bullying them,” Reeves
students, Labat said the
said. “I don’t condone mask bullying, either.”
risk of exposure off-cam-
Reeves added: “Had this virus not escaped from
pus always exists. During
— however it occurred — from the lab in China,
the holidays, she said,
I don’t know that we’d be having the kind of con-
the district has no con-
versations that we’re having all day, every day. And
trol over students’ where-
that’s just a fact.”
abouts and will have to
Trump and some of his advisers have repeated
trust parents to be “cau-
the unsubstantiated theory about the virus origi-
tious” and “mindful.”
nating in a virology lab in China.
“We have to assume
“The reality is, the people who are from China
that our students are ex-
who are in America are not our enemies,” Reeves
posed every
said. “The people of China are not our enemies.
day,” she
But there is no question that the Communist Party
said. “I feel
of China certainly is no friend or ally to the United
that there
States of America.”
is not any
Later Wednesday on Twitter, Reeves wrote:
more risk
“Whether it was a Chinese wet market or lab as in-
than we
tel first said, the Chinese Communist Party needs
take every
to own the fact they unleashed this virus and lied
day with Labat
about it. I’ll never be sorry for assuming the worst
them not being in school
about a government that works against the USA
three days a week.”
and commits ethnic cleansing.”
In the Starkville-Ok-
In other developments at the news conference
tibbeha Consolidated
Wednesday, the Mississippi state health officer
School District, more said a “healthy child between 1 and 5” years old
than 2,600 students chose has died from COVID-19 and the child had multi-
to attend school in person system inflammatory syndrome from the virus.
this fall semester, more Dr. Thomas Dobbs would not release any identi-
than 1,700 students opt- fying information, including the county where the
ed for all-virtual learning child lived or the child’s sex or race.
and about 300 students
chose hybrid learning,
though several students
switched learning meth-
ods in the first week of
school, The Dispatch pre-
viously reported.
SOCSD has remind-
ed all students, families,
faculty and
staff “about
the per-
sonal re-
sponsibility
that all of
us share to
keep each
member of Thomas
our Jack-
et family safe,” district
spokeswoman Nicole
Thomas said.
The district will re-
mind everyone again
today to follow the guide-
lines of state and federal
medical experts, from
hand-washing to limit-
ing interpersonal inter-
actions, throughout the
weekend, Thomas said.
According to the
SOCSD website, the dis-
trict saw three positive
COVID-19 cases and had
10 students in quarantine
during the first week of
classes, from Aug. 24 to
Aug. 28.
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OUR VIEW
A different kind of Labor Day
O
f all our national
holidays, Labor Day is
unique in this sense:
While rest, relaxation, travel
and social gatherings some-
times distract from the intent
of other holidays, those activ-
ities are in perfect harmony
with Labor Day.
Established by an act of
Congress in 1894, Labor Day
is a creation of America’s
labor movement, dedicated
to the social and economic
achievements of our nation’s
working people. What better
way to express the importance
of workers than a long holiday
weekend filled with fun activ-
ities? It is rightly considered a
well-deserved respite from our
toils.
Over the past 126 years, La-
bor Day weekend has arrived
at critical junctures in our
history, sometimes altering the
celebrations.
In 1918, for example, many
Labor Day events were can-
celed as the nation focused
its attention on the carnage of
World War I. Although the end
of the “Great War” was just a
couple of months away, the end
of the bloodshed was not in
view in September.
On Sept. 2, 1918, the most
talked-about aspect of the
holiday was leaflets dropped by
airplanes in major cities with
a simple message: “American
boys in France are calling to
you. A voice is coming over the
waters saying, ‘Give us the toil
of your hand.’”
That message has been a
consistent theme in times of
war. As the first truly indus-
trialized nation, America’s
working people have been
the backbone of our military
efforts.
In World War II, “the arse-
nal of America” sustained Brit-
ain and Russia before Amer-
ica’s entry into the war and
overwhelmed the Axis powers
with its enormous military pro-
duction once Americans joined
the fight.
Those wars were won with
great sacrifice of lives, but
the contributions of America’s
workers played an integral role
in victory.
If ever there was a Labor
Day weekend that emphasized
that point, it came in 1945, a
Labor Day celebration like no
other before or since.
On Sunday of the holiday
weekend, Japan surrendered to
U.S. forces in Japan, marking
the official end of World War
II, touching off celebrations in
cities and towns throughout
the country.
Now, as we approach Labor
Day 2020, the celebration will
more likely resemble 1918 than
1945, and for understandable
reasons.
As it was with the wars
that held our attention in 1918
and 1945, there is a looming
presence that attends this
weekend.
To date, more than 187,000
Americans have died from
COVID-19 and, as it was in
1918, there is no obvious end
in sight.
In the interest of public
health, we are asked to alter
our normal holiday activities
by avoiding large gatherings,
maintaining social distanc-
ing and limiting contact with
people who do not share our
households.
As has been the case in
times of previous crises, we
are asked to make sacrifices to
meet these challenges.
We wish all of our working
people a happy and safe Labor
Day weekend.
In these unusual circum-
stances, we place special
emphasis on “safe.”

OTHER EDITORS CARTOONIST VIEW

We can be far
better than
we are
Tuesday marked just two
months until the Nov. 3 general
election — the presidential elec-
tion. Which means, we have just
two months remaining before we
can start arguing with each other
on social media about more im-
portant topics — college football.
It’s true that the Southeastern
Conference begins play in just a
few weeks, but the topic of choice
these days when you’re scrolling
through your newsfeed for new
pictures of your brother’s child, or
short videos of your grandchild’s
first steps, is a cascade of hateful
rhetoric and misleading news sto-
ries — as they are called — about
one political party or the other or
one candidate or another.
It’s exhausting.
By no means are we here
to criticize anyone expressing
their First Amendment rights by
writing, saying or sharing what
they want, but what has become
of social media is anything but
sociable.
Gone are the days where some-
one could have an opinion and be
respected for having that opinion.
Gone are the days where we as a
CAMPAIGN 2020
The aftermath
people could have an honest con-
versation about our differences; a
debate standing on the principles

we believe in. We have turned to
belittling and demeaning one an-
other for an opinion, for a belief.
We have gone to tearing down one
another in order to gain another
step on or over someone else.
Politics has always been a
contact sport in many ways; it has
been a spectator sport from the
very beginning. But what we have
turned our politics into is a game
of gotcha, a ruthless battlefield
of kill or be killed. And, social
media — Facebook, Twitter, and
the like — have only helped fan
the flames.
We all would like to think
America is better than others — a
stronger society than others – but
as our updates, our posts, our
shares and our likes have proven,
we are not the America we would
hope to be, nor the America we
need to be.
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W
ith the conclu-
sion of both the
Democratic and
Republican conventions,
there was one aspect of the
RNC convention that truly
stood out, and that was the
diversity of the speakers.
With the media continually
painting President Donald
Trump as racist or racially
insensitive, the first night of
the RNC convention show- Armstrong Williams ocrats, urban cities across
cased something else, and
so did the stories told by the
speakers.
It was titled “The Land of Promise,”
highlighting America’s promise to
all who seek to work for it — a future
where one’s dreams and aspirations
can become a reality. It wasn’t a prom-
ise that all people will equally succeed, for us” message?
which is what Democrats promise;
instead, it was a promise that America
will always be a place where you have
an opportunity to succeed, a guarantee what the Black community needs, and
to partake in and enjoy the fruits of
one’s labor, though not a guarantee of
outcomes.
As America’s cities currently under
Democratic leadership burn to the
ground, — a result of violence spread-
ing across the country, from Portland,
Oregon, to high-crime cities like Bal-
timore, Baltimore — Black and poor
residents will be impacted the most. As programs and extracurricular activi-
Republican Congressional candidate
Kimberly Klacik noted in her speech,
“I am asking you to help President
Trump complete this great American
comeback, and then I’m asking you to
help me complete this great Baltimore
come back.” Trump understands, as
HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson point-
ed out in his speech, that “a rising tide
lifts all boats,” and that is his promise
to Black Americans and all Americans. look for real results that can make
Contrast that with the message
from Democrats. All we heard was
that Trump is horrible,
racist and not good for
America. Yet, they laid out
no detailed alternatives
to Trump’s policies — be-
cause they don’t have any.
Their only message is that
Trump is horrible, so elect
us instead. Black Ameri-
cans shouldn’t fall for it.
After decades of voting
overwhelmingly for Dem-
the United States remain
in shambles. Crime is high,
poverty remains high and education
remains third-rate. Why in the world
would anyone continue to vote for a
party that spouts promises they rarely
deliver on? Why should Black Ameri-
cans fall for “Trump’s a racist, so vote
I’m in no way saying Donald Trump
is perfect; he’s far from it and certainly
has his share of problems. However,
needs now, is economic independence.
Then, as a community, more Black
Americans can chart their course for
success. Higher incomes generate
more tax dollars for better schools,
libraries and other shared public ser-
vices such as transportation.
When people are making a good liv-
ing, they’re able to afford after-school
ties for their children. These opportu-
nities build character, discipline and
teach children the necessary skills to
be successful in life.
Economic freedom will permit more
African Americans to become home-
buyers, thus building and strengthen-
ing Black generational wealth for our
children and grandchildren.
Black America must wake up and
a difference in the lives of everyday
Black people. You don’t have to like
Trump, that’s fine, but let’s look at his
results. Trump was able to sustain
President Obama’s economic growth
and expand it to heights that no one
expected. This led to the lowest Black
unemployment ever recorded in Ameri-
can history. Though our country is bat-
tling the coronavirus pandemic right
now, Trump can once gain restore
America’s economic engine.
Trump has outlined a robust plan to
get Americans back to work, which will
benefit all Americans, notably Black
Americans. If given a second term, the
Trump administration will work with
the private sector and government to
foster an environment that leads to
the creation of 10 million new jobs in
10 months and 1 million new small
businesses, which have been devastat-
ed by COVID-19. He plans to cut taxes
to boost take-home pay, which will put
more money into the pockets of those
who need it most.
You’re not free until you have eco-
nomic freedom, and the reality is that
most Black Americans do not. Most
do not have enough in their savings
for an emergency or good enough
credit to purchase a home, and that
must change if Black Americans are to
prosper. No other group in the Unit-
ed States gives 90% of their vote to a
single party, because there is strategic
leverage in not doing so, and Black
America must understand this. It’s
not about liking Trump; it’s about the
results that have happened and can
continue to happen under Trump that
should be a priority to Black Ameri-
cans.
Ask yourselves this: Out of every-
thing that Democrats have promised
and continue to promise, why haven’t
they accomplished it before? The
results speak for themselves.
Armstrong Williams is an American
political commentator, entrepreneur,
author, and talk show host.
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Obituaries
Continued from Page 2A

Bessie Griffin in charge of arrange- her children, Annie at the funeral home. Florida Brown Billups, Carnell Billups,
COLUMBUS — Bes- ments. Roby of Birmingham, Tisdale-Lann Memo- COLUMBUS — Flor- Russell Billups, Den-
sie O’Neal Griffin, 60, Mrs. Roby-DeLoach Alabama, Roger Brown rial Funeral Home of ida Ann Brown, 90, died nis Billups and Susie
died Aug. was born Aug. 27, 1998, of St. Louis, Missouri, Aberdeen is in charge Aug. 29, Billups-Glenn.
28, 2020, in Noxubee County, to Dennis Brown, Debra of arrangements. 2020.
at Baptist Tony DeLoach Jr. and Stevens and Chris- Mr. Gilmore was Grave- Jennifer Baskins
Medical Natasha Owens. She at- topher Brown all of born Nov. 14, 1954, in side ser- HAMILTON, Ala.
Cen- tended MS Valley State Macon; siblings, Lucy Columbus, to Royce vices will — Jennifer Flippo
ter-Jack- and EMCC. She was Roby, Charles Roby Jr. Filmore and the late be at noon
formerly employed as a and Lorraine Cunning- Hazel Nell Rye Gilm- Baskins, 48, died Aug.
sonville, Saturday, 28, 2020, at Duke
Florida. custodian with MSU. ham all of Macon; 14 ore. He was a gradu- in Memori-
Griffin In addition to her grandchildren; and 17 ate of Caldwell High University Hospital of
Grave- al Gardens Brown Durham, North Caro-
side parents, she is survived grandchildren. School, Itawamba Cemetery,
by her siblings, Denzell Community College lina.
services will be at with the Rev.f Joe L. Funeral services
11 a.m. Saturday, in Clemons, DeQuadrion Willie Smith and Mississippi State Peoples officiating.
are at 2 p.m. today, at
Union Cemetery, with Clemons, Getaveious NOXUBEE COUN- University. He was Visitation is from 1-5:30
Dickson, Contreze Ow- TY — Wil- formerly employed with Hamilton First Baptist
Rayfield Evins Jr. p.m. today, at Hairston
officiating. Visitation is ens, Akyriah DeLoach, lie Earl Glenn Machine Works and Hairston Funeral Church, with Jeremy
from 2-5 p.m. today, at Yamyiah DeLoach all Smith, 72, and was a member of Home. Hairston and Sorrells officiating.
Carter’s Funeral ser- of Brooksville, D’An- died Aug. Hamilton Methodist Hairston Funeral Burial will follow in
vices. Carter’s Funeral tonia DeLoach, Tony 30, 2020, at Church. Home of Columbus is Happy Hill Cemetery.
Services of Columbus DeLoach III, Sasha his resi- In addition to his in charge of arrange- Visitation is one hour
is in charge of arrange- DeLoach of Carthage, dence. father, he is survived ments. Mrs. Brown prior to services at the
ments. Kazarrie DeLoach, A by his wife, Jeanette was born Oct. 11, 1929, church. Otts Funeral
Mrs. Griffin was Macaiyah DeLoach private Smith Gosa Hodges Gilmore; in Brooksville, to the Home of Sulligent is
born Jan. 3, 1960, all of Macon and Nyla family only son, Bradley Gilmore late Willie B. Jones in charge of arrange-
in Macon, to Hattie DeLoach of Nashville, graveside service will of Hamilton; sister, and Doshie McCarter ments.
Anthony O’Neal and Tennessee. be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Cathy Gilmore Lindsay Jones. Mrs. Baskins was
the late John Robert Pallbearers will be in Macedonia MBC of Columbus; and one She is survived by born Sept. 27, 1971, to
O’Neal. She was a De’Angelo Johnson, Cemetery, with Armon- grandchild. her children, W.T. Diana Flippo and the
graduate of Mississippi Travin Davis, Anthony do Adams officiating. Brown Jr. of Colum- late Wayne Flippo. She
University for Women Belgrave Jr., Keaun- A private family only Joe Dancy bus, John Brown of was a graduate of Ham-
and was formerly em- tay Edwards, Jacoby visitation is from 2-5 SHUQUALAK — Joe Stockbridge, Georgia,
Henley and Antavious ilton High School and
ployed as an accountant p.m. today, at Carter’s Dancy, 71, died Aug. 29, Willie Brown of Mem-
Belgrave. attended Bevill State
with Weyerhaeuser Funeral Services. Car- 2020. phis, Tennessee, Sarah
ter’s Funeral Services Community College.
Company. She was a Grave- Gordon, Lillie Brown,
Kymbreyanah Roby of Macon is in charge of side ser- She was a member of
member of Southside Lisa Neal-Brown all of First Baptist Church.
MB Church. NOXUBEE COUN- arrangements. vices are Columbus and Mary
TY Mr. Smith was born at 11 a.m. In addition to her fa-
In addition to her fa- Thompson of Valdos-
— Kym- Dec. 6, 1947, in Nox- Saturday, ther, she was preceded
ther, she was preceded ta, Georgia; siblings,
in death by her hus- breyanah ubee County to Alma in Martin in death by her brother,
Joe L. Jones, Charlie
band, Echols Giffin Sr. “Toosie” Smith and the late Wil- Ceme- Jones, Robert Jones, Jonathan Flippo.
In addition to her De’Shaya- liam Smith Sr. He was tery, with Dancy Burt Jones, Nettie In addition to her
mother, she is sur- ne Roby, a member of Miller’s Theodore Dora, Sarah Brown, mother, she is survived
vived by her children, 16, died Chapel MBC. Chamberlain offici- Eveline Jones, Rosie by her husband, Lee
LaToya Jonnese Aug. 30, In addition to his ating. Visitation is Scott, Carrie Clay and Warnock; children,
O’Neal of Gaines- 2020, in Roby mother, he is survived from 1-5 p.m. today, Martha Lagrone; 15 Madison Baskins and
ville, Florida, Wynton Oktibbeha by his wife, Rebec- at Lee-Sykes Funeral grandchildren; and 14 Daniel Warnock; and
Sinclair Henderson of County. ca Smith of Macon; Home. Lee-Sykes Fu- great-grandchildren. brother, Christopher
Starkville and Vonae A private family only children, James Smith neral Home of Macon Flippo.
service will be at 2 p.m. of Starkville, Teresa is in charge of arrange-
Griffin Richardson of
Sunday, at Carter’s Brown, Marcus Smith ments.
Willie Billups
Riverside, Alabama; CINCINNATI, Ohio
step-children, Echols Funeral Services, with and Deandra Smith Mrs. Dancy was
all of Macon; siblings, ­ Rev. Willie D. Bil-
—
Griffin III and Justina Billy Goodwin offici- born July 22, 1949, in
Annie Shambley, Wil- lups, 80, died Aug. 26,
Griffin; four grandchil- ating. Private family Shuqualak, to Bernice
liam Smith Jr., Richard 2020.
dren; three step-grand- only visitation is from Dandcy and the late
Smith, Eddie Smtih, Services will be at 1
children; and siblings, 2-5 p.m. today, at the Elder Bert Dancy.
Alma Turner and Juani- p.m. Saturday, at Beth-
John O’Neal, Michael funeral home. Carter’s He was a graduate of
ta Trimuel all of Macon, El M.B. Church, with
O’Neal, Ty O’Neal and Funeral Services of Noxubee County High
Emma Smith of Colum- the Rev. Ronnie Tucker
Roberto O’Neal. Macon is in charge of School and was former-
bus and Clara Dunn officiating. Burial will
arrangements. ly employed as a truck
of St. Louis Missouri; follow in the church
Willie Robertson Ms. Roby was born driver.
seven grandchildren; cemetery. Visitation
STARKVILLE — June 24, 2004, in Noxu- In addition to his
and four great-grand- will be from 11:30 a.m.
bee County, to Tavares father, he was preceded
Willie J. Robertson, 81,
Kincaid and Kimberly children. in death by his brother,
until the time of service Don Richardson
died Aug. 23, 2020. Pallbearers will be at the church. Hairston Visitation:
Roby. She was a student Robert Earl Dancy.
Graveside services Timmy Williams, Ricky anf Hairston Funeral Saturday, Sept. 5 • 12-1 PM
at Noxubee County In addition to his College St. Location
will be at 11 a.m. Williams, Dennis Wil- Home of Starkville is Services:
High School. mother, he is survived
Saturday, in Sessums liams, Kendrick Smith, in charge of arrange- Saturday, Sept. 5 • 1 PM
In addition to her by his wife, Mable College St. Location
Community Cemetery. Corey Williams and ments. Burial
parents, she is survived Dancy; children,
Visitation is from 1-6 DeMarcus Williams. Rev. Billups was Mt. Vernon Cemetery
by her siblings, Kym- Jabreka Dancy and Joe College St. Location
p.m. today, at West Me- born Sept. 19, 1939, in
berneshia Roby, Kym- Dancy Jr.; sister, Diane
morial Funeral Home. Starkville, to the late Oliver Powe Chesnut
West Memorial Funeral
berlexus Roby both Annie Ward Eckford of St. Louis,
Willie Irvin and Kath-
of Brooksville, Kabria STARKVILLE — Missouri; and three Incomplete
Home of Starkville is erine Billups. He was 2nd Ave. N Location
Kincaid, Nakiyah Annie Dell Ward, 77, grandchildren.
in charge of arrange- formerly employed as a
Kincaid both of Macon, died Aug. 30, 2020. Pallbearers will be
ments. pastor.
Davarius Kincaid of Graveside services Larry Brown, Bobbie
He is survived by He is survived by his
North Carolina and will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dale, Reggie Dancy,
his children, Willie Lee wife, Marjorie Billups;
Demyer Slaughter of in Beth-El Cemetery, Robert Park and De-
Johnson, Billy Robert- Ida L. Harrell, Annie M. memorialgunterpeel.com
Brooksville. with the Rev. Andrew wayne Hammock.
son, Parrish Petty, Gail Hodges, James Billups,
Pallbearers will be Windrick officiating.
Stallings and Tammy Mary L. Thurston, An-
Jones; brother, William
Quinton Tate, Andrew Visitation will be from Donald Francisco nie R. Hill, Johnny M.
Roby, Marco Roby, 2-6 p.m. Saturday, at COLUMBUS — Don-
T. Robertson; and 16
Joshun Tate, Casey Hairston and Hair- ald Hugh Fransisco,
grandchildren.
Smith and Temila ston Funeral Home. 78, died Sept. 1, 2020,
Thomas. Hairston and Hair- at North Mississippi
Oliver Chesnut ston Funeral Home of Medical Center of West
COLUMBUS — Ol-
iver Powe Chesnut, 70,
Irene Brown Starkville is in charge Point.
NOXUBEE COUN- of arrangements. No memorial ser-
died Sept. 4, 2020, at Mrs. Ward was
TY — Irene R. Brown, vices are scheduled
his residence. born April 9, 1943, in
70, died Aug. 28, 2020, at this time. Calvert
Arrangements are Starkville, to the late
at her residence. Funeral Home of West
incomplete and will be Loe Ward Sr. and Man-
A private family only Point is in charge of
announced by Memori- dy Harris Ward. She
graveside service will arrangements.
al Gunter Peel Funeral was formerly employed
be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Mr. Francisco was
Home and Crematory with Blazone in West
in Oddfellows Ceme- born Oct. 19, 1941, in
Second Avenue North Point.
tery of Macon, with Ron Miami, Florida, to the
location. In addition to her
Houston Sr. officiating. late Dorothy Small and
Private family only parents, she was pre- Hugh Fransisco. He
Nakendria visitation is from 2-5 ceded in death by six was a veteran of the
Roby-DeLoach p.m. today, at Carter’s siblings. United States Army.
NOXUBEE COUN- Funeral Services. Car- She is survived by He was employed as
TY — Nakendria ter’s Funeral Services her son, Marvin D. a commercial fisher-
Mobrisha of Macon is in charge of Ward of Starkville; man. In addition to
Shy’ya arrangements. siblings, Ella Jonson, his parents, he was
“Shugga” Mrs. Brown was Mary Windrick, Emma preceded in death by
Roby-De- born Jan. 5, 1950, in Ward, Robert L. Ward his wife, Barbara Ann
Loach, 22, Noxubee, to the late and Thomas Ward. Francisco; and siblings,
died Aug. Charles Roby Sr. and Marie Babb and Wayne
30, 2020, in Bobbie Ree Roby. She Rick Gilmore Francisco.
Oktibbeha was formerly employed HAMILTON — Rick He is survived by his
County. Roby-DeLoach as a cook for ICS Head Earl Gilmore, 65, died children, Robin Or-
A pri- Start and was a mem- Sept. 2, 2020, at Aber- thober of Slidell, Lou-
vate family only service ber of Miller’s Chapel deen Monroe County isiana, Kielie Juckem
will be at 2 p.m. Sun- MBC. Hospital. of Yorkville, Illinois,
day, at Carter’s Funeral In addition to her A memorial ser- Johnny Lightfoot Fran-
Services, with Billy parents, she was pre- vice will be at 11 a.m. cisco of Patlaka, Florida
Goodwin officiating. ceded in death by her Wednesday, at Tis- and Neal Orthober of
Private family only vis- siblings, Bobbie Jean dale-Lann Memorial El Paso, Texas; brother,
itation is from 2-5 p.m. Robby, Martha Ann Chapel, with Robert Harvey C. Francisco of
today, at the funeral Roby, Hazel Roby and Moore officiating. Sanford, Florida; two
home. Carter’s Funeral Rickey Lee Cotton. Visitation will be one grandchildren; and two
Services of Macon is She is survived by hour prior to services great-grandchildren.

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Judge: Absentee voting OK

with pre-existing health issues
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSON — Mississippi voters
with health conditions that might
make them vulnerable to COVID-19
must be allowed to vote by absentee
ballot, a state court judge has ruled.
However, the judge rejected an ar-
gument that people without pre-ex-
isting conditions should be allowed
to vote absentee if they are following
public health guidelines to avoid
large social gatherings.
Hinds County Chancery Judge
Denise Owens handed down the or-
der Wednesday and it applies state-
wide.
Secretary of State Michael Wat-
son said Thursday that he is appeal-
ing Owens’ order to the state Su-
preme Court. He said in a statement
that he wants clarification so circuit
clerks can know what does or does
not qualify as a “temporary disabili-
ty” under the state law that governs
absentee voting.
“The goal is to make sure the
application of the term is consistent
for every Mississippi voter,” Watson
said.
Attorneys from the American Civ-
il Liberties Union of Mississippi and
the Mississippi Center for Justice
filed a lawsuit Aug. 11 against Wat-
son, who is the state’s top elections
officer, and against circuit clerks
in Hinds and Rankin counties, who
oversee elections in those places.
The lawsuit was filed in Hinds Coun-
ty because it’s home to the seat of
state government.
The lawsuit said Mississippi’s
absentee voting law is confusing
and could be applied inconsistently
during the coronavirus pandemic. It
sought a statewide declaration that
would allow absentee voting by peo-
ple with health conditions that could
put them in extra danger because of
the highly contagious virus.

Recycling
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Sistrunk, who chairs an
ad hoc committee that
formed last year with the
goal of improving the re-
cycling program.
“It not only didn’t turn
a profit, it was losing
money, and
when the
people who
pick up and
haul our ma-
terials away
raised their
rates, it just
became un- Sistrunk
tenable,”
she said.
Starkville had a free
citywide recycling pro-
gram until 2009, when it
started collecting from
paying customers who
put out their recyclables
in city-issued bags or
bins, funded by a $25,000
grant from the state. The
grant has since dried up
and the market for recy-
clable products has dwin-
dled, Mayor Lynn Spruill
said.
“Even if we had a grant
for bins, that doesn’t
change the fact that recy-
cling has no market,” she
said. “If they’re not turned
into goods or something,
there’s no point in recy-
cling.”
Volatile markets
The national and in-
ternational markets to
sell different recyclable
products are all different
and therefore fluctuate in-
dividually, said Rob Gra-
ham, owner of the GoBox
waste management ser-
vice in Lowndes County,
which hauls recyclables
in the county and Colum-
bus. The ability for enti-
ties such as cities to cover
the cost of hauling fluctu-
ates with market prices,
he said.
“Columbus and Lown-
des County have been
willing to realize you can’t
run a recycling program
just off what you can sell
the recyclables for,” Gra-
ham said. “They pay us to
collect them, we sell them
and give a rebate back
based partly on transpor-
tation. … It doesn’t cover
all of the cost, but they’re
willing to participate fi-
nancially to offer (recy-
cling) to the community.
It’s hard for a recycling
program to stand on its
own just based on the val-
ue of what you collect.”
Starkville’s program
tried to do just that. The
city has a contract with
Waste Management to
haul the recyclables to
Tupelo, and the cost
has gone up from about
$40,000 to about $60,000
this year, Sistrunk said.
Revenues, on the other
hand, total about $24,000.
“That doesn’t include
anything other than the
contract fee and raw reve-
nue,” she said. “It doesn’t
get into what it costs us to
send crews in trucks to
pick up (curbside) recy-
cling.”
Starkville used to send
a truckload of recyclables
to Tupelo once a week
but does so twice a week
since the suspension of
curbside pick-up, which
explains the increased
hauling costs, Environ-
mental Services Director
Calvin Ware said.
People who have not
signed up for the program
have been depositing re-
cyclables at the dropoff
site anyway, Sistrunk
said.
“If we continue
(dropoff service), we’re
going to have to find a way
to ensure the people who
are dropping off recycling
are actually paying for it,
and we’re going to have
to make sure that we gen-
erate enough revenue to
cover the contract service
of having it picked up and
hauled away,” Sistrunk
said.
Monitoring dropoffs
would not be an easy
endeavor, and raising
the cost of participation
from the current $2 per
month might cause some
customers to drop out
of the program, “so it’s a
Catch-22 at the moment,”
Sistrunk said.
Waste Management
representatives would not
comment for this report
when reached by The Dis-
patch.
Meanwhile, Columbus
has never run its own re-
cycling program. Before
its contracts with GoBox
and the local Waste Pro
USA office, it had a curb-
side pickup contract with
BluBox, a division of Tri-
angle Maintenance Ser-
vice in Lowndes County,
which has since gone out
of business.
Columbus discontin-
ued curbside recycling
pick-up in 2013, when
Waste Pro USA stopped
providing that service.
However, the city and
Lowndes County have
a recycling dropoff pro-
gram through the con-
tract with GoBox, city
spokesman Joe Dillon
said.
Columbus pays GoBox
$8,300 per month but gets
part of it reimbursed by
Lowndes County, Dillon
said. GoBox handles the
hauling of recyclable ma-
terials, so the city and
county do not field that
cost, and citizens do not
have to pay for the pro-
gram.
‘The nail in the coffin’
Dillon and Graham
both said house-to-house
recycling pick-up would
be significantly more
expensive and is not
economically viable in a
small city and rural area,
as Starkville has seen.
Both population and
population density affect
the profitability of curb-
side recycling, since it
costs less to collect more
materials in a denser
area, Graham said.
“If you’re driving half a
mile between households,
it’s hard to make it work,”
he said.
While Starkville has
only one dropoff location,
there are several in Co-
lumbus and a few in the
rest of Lowndes County,
including New Hope High
School and the Caledonia
Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment. Locations in the
city include the Hitching
Lot Farmer’s Market,
Gateway Shopping Center
and Joe Cook Elementary
School.
“We were very careful
about where we located
the contain-
ers, and
most people
pass them
on the way
to work or
somet h i ng
like that,”
Dillon said. Dillon
Sistrunk
and Ware said Starkville
has seen higher levels of
contamination in its recy-
clables since March, but
customers in Columbus
clean their materials be-
fore dropping them off,
Graham said.
“People are pretty re-
spectful of the fact that if
they contaminate a load,
a lot of times it contami-
nates decent recycling,”
he said.
Participation is not
limited to Columbus and
Lowndes County, Dillon
said.
“We’ve seen cars from
outlying cities, some
from Alabama that might
not have (recycling pro-
grams),” he said. “We
want to have recycling
available for everyone.”
Columbus Ward 6
Councilman Bill Gavin
said a sense
of personal
responsibil-
ity plays a
role in the
success of
the recy-
cling pro-
gram. Gavin
“ P e o -
ple need to be more con-
scious about their litter
and about their trash,
so like anything else, it
starts at home,” Gavin
said.
Sistrunk agreed that
keeping trash out of the
environment is up to indi-
viduals.
“We tend to forget that
when recycling came to
be such a thing 30 to 40
year ago, it wasn’t ‘recy-
cle, recycle, recycle,’ it
was ‘reduce, reuse, recy-
cle,’” she told the rest of
the Starkville aldermen at
the Aug. 28 work session.
She told The Dispatch
the public would have to
view recycling as a ser-
vice in order for the pro-
gram to succeed. The ad
hoc committee in Novem-
ber recommended that
the board of aldermen in-
vest in a print and digital
marketing campaign for
the program and make it
easier for people to sign
up. Online signup was not
an option, and people had
to sign up in person with
the sanitation depart-
ment.
Sistrunk said these
recommendations did not
come to fruition.
In the meantime,
Starkville continues to
look for a company that
will contract for curbside
pick-up but has not had
any luck, she said.
“The nail in the coffin
for me was that we could
not find a commercial
entity that was willing
to take this role on,” she
said.

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down on our off-loading
time and increase produc-
tion dramatically.”
Although MDOT has
provided grants to sup-
port the port every year,
the grant that allowed
the port authority to pur-
chase the material han-
dler is the largest single
grant in the port’s history,
Sanders said.
The $1,220,000 mate-
rial loader was purchased
through a $739,000
MDOT grant with the
port paying the balance of
$481,000.
Northern District
Highway Commissioner
John Caldwell said the
grant was evidence of
MDOT’s commitment to
its waterways.
“When most people
think of MDOT, they
think of highways,” Cald-
well said. “Transportation
infrastructure is much
more than highways. A
port like this is an integral
part of that infrastructure
so you try to find a way
to improve each piece of
the network, whether it’s
highways, rail or water-
ways. So when you can
get her and be efficient-
ly loaded and off-loaded,
time is money. I appreci-
ate the forward thinking
of the (port) board in
saying, ‘We’re not going
to stand pat on what we
have. We’re going to make
it better.’ We’re excited to
see something like this.
It’s a good investment.”
The new equipment,
which has been in use for
two weeks, replaces an
old material loader that
Sanders said will be sold
at auction.
“The 100-ton loader we
had was built in 1972 and
was on its fourth rebuilt
engine,” Sanders said.
“We really needed a more
reliable, efficient piece of
equipment to take us into
the future.”
Sanders said that while
operators are still famil-
iarizing themselves with
the new German-built
loader, the off-loading
times have already been
cut dramatically.
“It used
to take sev-
en hours
to off-load
a barge of
rock,” Sand-
ers said. “It
only took
Sanders
four hours
last week.”
Use of the equipment,
along with the Port’s oth-
er East Bank facilities, is
conducted by the private
company Logistic Ser-
vices Inc. (LSI) under a
contract with the port.
Logistic Services uses
the material loader to load
and off-load bulk cargo,
in particular limestone,
coal, rip-rap and other in-
dustrial-use materials.
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SOUTHERN MISS FALLS TO SOUTH ALABAMA AS FBS FOOTBALL RETURNS

BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
HATTIESBURG — It’s been
28 years since Billie and Billy
Roberts first called section H,
seats No. 1 and 2 home on Satur-
days in the fall.
Both 1969 graduates of
Southern Miss, the pair met
during their junior years in
Hattiesburg — dating for one
quarter, separating for five and
getting together for their final
few months on campus before
marrying on May 1, 1970.
Living in nearby Biloxi and,
more recently, in Gulfport, fol-
lowing a three-year spell in John-
son City, Tennessee and a one-
year stint in Asheville, North
Carolina due to Billy’s work as a
kinesiotherapist for the U.S. De-
partment of Veteran’s Affairs,
the couple has spent the better
part of the past four decades
making the hour-and-15 minute
trek in their decked out mobile
home for game days.
Having retired their tailgate
on wheels two years ago with
their ages creeping past 70, Bil-
lie shook her black and yellow
tinged pom-pom viciously, while
Billy hunched over a walking
cane courtesy of the full hip re-
placement he endured 67 days
ago Thursday night. Inching
toward the edge of her seat as
South Alabama’s Jalen Tolbert
dashed down the Southern Miss
sideline for a 73-yard touchdown
reception, Billie reamed her
alma mater.
“Tackle him!” she exclaimed
through a deep southern drawl
as her pom-pom came to rest.
“Aw shoot. That was not sup-
posed to happen.”
Five days since FCS foes
Austin Peay and Central Arkan-
sas quelled the rabid palettes
of college football faithful with
their season opening showdown
last weekend in Montgomery,
UAB became the first FBS team
to officially kick off its year just
an hour prior to the festivities in
Hattiesburg.
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles run onto the field at M.M. Roberts Stadium for their game against the
South Alabama Jaguars Thursday in Hattiesburg.
But for a Southern Miss team
that’s notched winning seasons
in 23 of the past 26 years, the
national spotlight afforded by
Thursday night’s 32-21 loss to
South Alabama in the first con-
test between two FBS teams
this fall is a microscope that’s
proved rare.
There have been spurts of
attention, sure. Brett Favre car-
ried the Golden Eagles to a No.
18 and 23 ranking in the Associ-
ated Press Poll in 1989 and 1990,
respectively. More recently,
Larry Fedora guided Southern
Miss to the winningest season
in school history in 2011 with a
12-2 campaign he later parlayed
into the head coaching gig at
North Carolina.
“We’ve had winning seasons
and then (head coach) Ellis
Johnson came in and ruined that
all,” Ethan Boykin, 21, contend-
ed in reference to the Golden
Eagles’ winless 2012 campaign
that saw Johnson relieved of his
duties after just one year.
Just 21 years old, Boykin es-
timates it’s been 17 years since
he first attended a game at M.M
Roberts Stadium. But wander-
ing a mostly empty concourse
on the fifth floor behind the
press box, the images of fans
spilling into aisles that night
proved a fading memory.
Two weeks ago, Gov. Tate
Reeves announced stadiums in
Mississippi would be limited to
25 percent amid COVID-19 con-
cerns. Donning a shirt colored
the same yellow that spattered
the stands Thursday night, Boy-
kin and his black-and-yellow
clad family did their part in com-
bating the bizarre optics of a
stadium that held 31,706 Golden
Eagle faithful in last year’s open-
er, while other reminders of the
ongoing pandemic were sprin-
kled throughout the stadium.
Hand sanitizer stations were
posted at most every gate. Floor
stickers marking socially distant
spots were scattered through-
out. Face coverings were worn
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by all in the press box, on the
sideline and those who milled
about the empty corridors.
“It’s weird — very, very
weird,” Boykin said of the spa-
cious openings spread about
the hallways and concourses of
M.M. Roberts Stadium. “It’s dif-
ferent, but I guess it’s still foot-
ball season.”
Now heading into his fifth
season at Southern Miss, head
coach Jay Hopson has largely
continued the winning culture
started by his predecessors, yet
Thursday’s contest looked the
part of a game played under the
most uncanny of circumstances.
Frank Gore Jr.’s stalled rush
at the goal line was promptly
pitched to senior quarterback
Jack Abraham for a would-be-
touchdown that was called back
as Gore’s forward progress was
stopped. A mishit punt preceded
it. Both plays were capped by
Briggs Bourgeois’ grotesquely
shanked field goal with 14:04
remaining in the fourth quarter
that would have kept Southern
Miss within a score.
Helmed by Abraham and
aided by a trio of receivers in-
cluding West Point product and
former East Mississippi Com-
munity College standout Jason
Brownlee — who caught five
passes for 54 yards — the Gold-
en Eagles combined for 409
yards of total offense in their
steamy and sloppy season open-
ing affair.
“I think we just kept shooting
ourselves in the foot,” Abraham
said postgame. “Started with
a penalty and really never got
into a solid rhythm.”
In the weeks prior to the
season opener, Southern Miss
Athletic Director Jeremy Mc-
Clain’s stomach churned with
uncertainty.
For weeks, nights like
Thursday night felt more hope-
ful than plausible. One by one,
the Mid-American, Mountain
West, Big Ten and PAC-12
conferences postponed their
seasons. In Hattiesburg, seven
players opted out of the season
entirely, while the offensive line
dealt with its own slew of posi-
tive COVID-19 tests according
to the Biloxi Sun Herald.
“It’s been quite the wind-
ing road, a roller coaster, how-
ever you want to describe it,”
McClain told The Dispatch on
Wednesday. “There have been
some days that are better than
others and there were times
during the summer that I defi-
nitely didn’t think that we would
be here talking about a game.”
As the country continues its
wayward bout against a global
pandemic of biblical propor-
tions, McClain’s previous un-
certainty proved, to his delight,
for naught Thursday night.
Football returned not only to
the Magnolia State, but the en-
tire FBS.
“This is what it’s all about,”
Billy said. “...Southern Miss
brings back a lot of good mem-
ories.”

PREP VOLLEYBALL

New Hope sweeps Starkville in battle of undefeated teams

BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
NEW HOPE — Daylyn
Nettles knew something
had to give.
With her New Hope
team and opposing
Starkville bringing identi-
cal 5-0 records into Thurs-
day evening’s match, the
senior outside hitter and
her Trojans teammates
were understandably ner-
vous.
“Tonight,” Nettles rea-
soned, “was going to be
the night one of us had to
lose.”
So she made sure it
wouldn’t be New Hope.
Nettles led the way
with 17 kills as the Tro-
jans calmed their nerves
to beat the Yellow Jackets
in straight sets Thursday
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New Hope senior Micaela Hudgins spikes the ball in Thursday’s match against Starkville season.
High School in New Hope. The Trojans won in straight sets to improve to 6-0 this season. “They settled down
and pulled it through,”
New Hope coach Allison
Woolbright said.
Set scores were 25-18,
25-16 and 25-20 as the
Trojans kept alive their
streak of winning every
set so far this regular
season. In a tournament
Aug. 29 in Brookhaven,
they won seven out of
eight sets over the course
of four two-set contests,
dropping just one set to
Corinth.
Otherwise, New Hope
has been practically per-
fect, and Thursday’s win
over Starkville (5-1) solid-
ified that for the Trojans.
“I really have confi-
dence that we can go all
the way this year, and
we’re only getting better
every practice and every
day,” Nettles said.
New Hope reached the
MHSAA Class 5A semifi-
nals last season without
a single senior on the
roster, and Nettles said
the team’s familiarity and
cohesiveness have only
grown with time.
Starkville coach Sierra
Pittman saw that, too, re-
alizing the Jackets didn’t
come prepared to beat a
team of the Trojans’ cali-
ber.
“We know how good
and how scrappy they are,
and I think we kind of un-
derestimated how great
their potential really has
become,” Pittman said.
Starkville won the first
two points of the first set
and the opening point
of the second set just to
watch New Hope surge
into the lead and never
relinquish it. Pittman said
she was disappointed that
the Jackets’ struggles
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Heritage Academy faces Magnolia Heights in first district test

BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Heritage Academy
football coach Sean Harri-
son knows winning MAIS
Class 5A, District 1 this
year likely means going
undefeated in division
play.
That’s why it’s import-
ant to Harrison that his
Patriots (1-1) put up a
good showing in Friday’s
district opener at home
against Magnolia Heights
(2-0). “Really a must-win,
if there’s such a thing,”
Harrison said.
The Pats beat the
Chiefs 42-13 last year
in Senatobia, but Her-
itage Academy lost a
prized crop of 13 seniors
while Magnolia Heights
brought in some talented
new players and returned
most of last year’s team as
well.
Chiefs quarterback
Blake Kirby, a three-year
starter, is back for his se-
nior year, so it’ll be up to
Heritage Academy’s sec-
ondary to keep Kirby and
three standout receivers
in check.
Do that, and Heri-
tage Academy can say
it’s passed its first test in
Class 5A after a loss to
Class 6A Jackson Prep in
Week 1 was followed by a
shutout of Class 4A Kirk
Academy last Friday.
“We took a step for-
ward last week against
Kirk, and it’s still about
us improving week in and
week out,” Harrison said.
Caledonia at Amory
Running the football
has been Caledonia’s
identity under third-year
coach Michael Kelly.
“That’s what we be-
lieve in doing here — just
making it a physical foot-
ball game,” Kelly said.
The run game — the
key component of Cale-
donia’s “flex-bone” option
offense — helped lead
Kelly’s team to a 35-21
win over Amory last year,
and Kelly knows it will be
critical again for Friday’s
road game against the
Panthers.
“There’s no doubt
we’ve got to be able to run
the football on them,” Kel-
ly said.
Kewon Wyatt and
Darius Triplett will be
Caledonia’s feature backs
again as Kelly hopes his
team will improve after
last week’s scrimmage
against rival New Hope.
“I hope they all just
play together and just play
a little better than they
did last week, and I hope
we’ll be a little bit better
come this Friday night
than what we were last
Friday,” Kelly said.
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West Lowndes at Kem-
per County
Getting off to a strong
start in last season’s
game against Class 3A
Kemper County was the
reason Class 1A West
Lowndes survived to post
a 36-34 win.
And once again, Pan-
thers coach Anthony
King said, his team will
have to “hold on” to beat
the Wildcats, who have a
bigger roster and a better
ability to spell their key
players.
“We’re very worried
about Kemper County,”
King said. “They’ve got
more depth than us.”
The Wildcats gradu-
ated senior quarterback
De’Onte Rush, a “pretty
tough” player in King’s
view, and will have to re-
place him this year.
Still, King said it won’t
be easy for West Lown-
des to post back-to-back
wins against a bigger
program. The Panthers
found success in last
year’s game by keeping
the intensity up the whole
way through, and King
will employ the same
strategy Friday night in
De Kalb.
“This year, we’ll have
to do the same thing: try
to play for four quarters,”
King said.
Noxapater (0-0) at
Starkville Academy
(0-1)
When Starkville Acad-
emy hosted French Camp
Academy last Friday, the
Volunteers made efforts
not to call the two-quar-
ter exhibition contest a
scrimmage or a jambo-
ree.
Rather, they called it
a game — just like any
other, head coach Chase
Nicholson said.
“They didn’t treat
it like it was an early
game,” Nicholson said.
“They treated it like it
was the second game of
the season and the most
important game of the
week. It was.”
Starkville Academy
won the contest 29-7
ahead of Friday’s home
matchup with another
MHSA A Class 1A school,
Noxapater, and Nichol-
son hopes his team will
treat the game with the
same energy.
Against a Noxapater
team that lost by one
point in the state semifi-
nals to eventual Class 1A
champion Nanih Waiya
last year, the Vols will
need to bring it once
again.
“They’re going to
have weapons all over
the field,” Nicholson said.
“That’s who they are.
Our job is to go out there,
out-execute them and
eliminate those weapons
on every play.”
Starkville Academy
won 22-7 last year at Nox-
apater, and Nicholson
said this year’s contest
should again show the
Vols how it stacks up ear-
ly on.
“We love the measur-
ing stick they kind of give
us on things we should
improve upon on the foot-
ball team,” he said.
Shannon at Noxubee
County
Noxubee County
hasn’t played a regu-
lar-season game yet, but
the Tigers already feel
like they’re headed in the
right direction.
Coach Teddy Young
said beating Louisville —
a team likely to be picked
to win the MHSA A Class
4A title this year — 14-7
in last week’s scrimmage
is already a good sign.
“It just shows that po-
tential to be a great team
this year,” Young said.
If Noxubee County
can tap into that potential
again in Friday’s season
opener against Shannon,
they could be capable of a
sizable victory.
The Tigers beat the
Red Raiders 22-14 on the
road last year, but this
week’s game is in Macon.
To limit a Shannon team
returning its quarterback
and several explosive
players, Young said win-
ning at the line of scrim-
mage is paramount.
“Our defense will have
to come to play,” Young
said.
Ben’s Ford Christian (1-
1) at Hebron Christian
(0-2)
Hebron Christian
School learned an import-
ant lesson in last year’s
22-14 win over Ben’s Ford
Christian School in Boga-
lusa, Louisiana.
Hebron got ahead early
only to miss multiple op-
portunities to capitalize
on Ben’s Ford turnovers
and watch the opposing
Eagles tighten the gap.
But coach David Foster
and Hebron pulled away
late to earn their first win
of the season.
“We just kept fighting
back after we finally fig-
ured out you can’t just
play part of a game; you
have to play the whole
game,” Foster said.
Just like last year, Fos-
ter’s Eagles take an 0-2 re-
cord into their Week 3 dis-
trict matchup with Ben’s
Ford, and once again,
Hebron is in sore need
of a victory to straighten
things out for the rest of
the season.
“We need to get a win
so we can go try to even
this thing up,” Foster said.
Other games
New Hope at Houston
Lee (Ark.) Academy (1-
1) at Columbus Christian
Academy (0-2)
Two games canceled
due to COVID-19 con-
cerns
Oak Hill Academy and
Pickens Academy (Ala-
bama) won’t be playing their
scheduled games Friday
because of COVID-19 con-
cerns with their opponents.
Oak Hill (0-1) was sched-
uled to host Newton County
Academy (0-2), while Pick-
ens (2-0) was supposed to
play at Sparta Academy
(1-1).

FALL 2020 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

MHSAA
Columbus: 0-0
Sept. 4: Columbus at Louisville
Sept. 11: Columbus at Holmes County
Central
Sept. 18: Columbus at DeSoto Central
Sept. 25: New Hope at Columbus
Oct. 2: Columbus at Center Hill
Oct. 9: Columbus at Grenada
Oct. 16: Lake Cormorant at Columbus
Oct. 23: Columbus at West Point
Oct. 30: Columbus at Lafayette
Nov. 6: Saltillo at Columbus
New Hope: 0-0
Sept. 4: New Hope at Houston
Sept. 11: Itawamba Agricultural at New
Hope
Sept. 18: Aberdeen at New Hope
Sept. 25: New Hope at Columbus
Oct. 2: New Hope at Lake Cormorant
Oct. 9: Saltillo at New Hope
Oct. 16: Center Hill at New Hope
Oct. 23: Lafayette at New Hope
Oct. 30: West Point at New Hope
Nov. 6: New Hope at Grenada
Caledonia: 0-0
Sept. 4: Caledonia at Amory
Sept. 11: Heritage Academy at Caledo-
nia
Sept. 18: Caledonia at Nettleton
Sept. 25: OPEN
Oct. 2: Shannon at Caledonia
Oct. 9: Caledonia at Mooreville
Oct. 16: Pontotoc at Caledonia
Oct. 23: South Pontotoc at Caledonia
Oct. 30: Caledonia at Itawamba Agricul-
tural
West Lowndes: 0-0
Sept. 4: West Lowndes at Kemper
County
Sept. 11: West Lowndes at Hamilton
Sept. 18: West Lowndes at Nanih Waiya
Sept. 25: Vardaman at West Lowndes
Oct. 2: West Lowndes at French Camp
Academy
Oct. 9: West Lowndes at Smithville
Oct. 16: Noxapater at West Lowndes
Oct. 23: Okolona at West Lowndes
Oct. 30: OPEN
Nov. 6: Tupelo Christian Prep at West
Lowndes
West Point: 0-0
Sept. 4: West Point at Starkville
Sept. 11: West Point at Tupelo
Sept. 18: Noxubee County at West Point
Sept. 25: Lafayette at West Point
Oct. 2: West Point at Saltillo
Oct. 9: Lake Cormorant at West Point
Oct. 16: West Point at Grenada
Oct. 23: Columbus at West Point
Oct. 30: West Point at New Hope
Nov. 6: Center Hill at West Point
Starkville: 0-0
Sept. 4: West Point at Starkville
Sept. 11: Starkville at Louisville
Sept. 18: Meridian at Starkville
Sept. 25: Starkville at South Panola
Oct. 2: Starkville at Germantown
Oct. 9: OPEN
Oct. 16: Starkville at Madison Central
Oct. 23: Laurel at Starkville
Oct. 30: Warren Central at Starkville
Nov. 6: Starkville at Clinton
Noxubee County: 0-0
Sept. 4: Shannon at Noxubee County
Sept. 11: Noxubee County at Philadel-
phia
Sept. 18: Noxubee County at West Point
Sept. 25: OPEN
Oct. 2: Noxubee County at Houston
Oct. 9: Corinth at Noxubee County
Oct. 16: Noxubee County at Hatley
Oct. 23: Choctaw County at Noxubee
County
Oct. 30: Aberdeen at Noxubee County
MAIS
Heritage Academy: 1-1
Aug. 21: Jackson Prep 41, Heritage
Academy 13
Aug. 28: Heritage Academy 42, Kirk
Academy 0
Sept. 4: Magnolia Heights at Heritage
Academy
Sept. 11: Heritage Academy at Caledo-
nia
Sept. 18: Bayou Academy at Heritage
Academy
Sept. 25: Heritage Academy at Pillow
Academy
Oct. 2: Tuscaloosa Academy (Ala.) at
Heritage Academy
Oct. 9: Heritage Academy at Lamar
School
Oct. 16: Starkville Academy at Heritage
Academy
Oct. 23: Heritage Academy at Washing-
ton School
Starkville Academy: 0-1
Aug. 21: Lamar School 33, Starkville
Academy 30, OT
Aug. 28: Starkville Academy 29, French
Camp Academy 7, scrimmage
Sept. 4: Noxapater at Starkville Acad-
emy
Sept. 11: Starkville Academy at Magno-
lia Heights
Sept. 18: Leake Academy at Starkville
Academy
Sept. 25: Starkville Academy at Wash-
ington School
Oct. 2: Pillow Academy at Starkville
Academy
Oct. 9: Bayou Academy at Starkville
Academy
Oct. 16: Starkville Academy at Heritage
Academy
Oct. 23: Jackson Academy at Starkville
Academy
Oak Hill Academy: 1-1
Aug. 21: Benton Academy 42, Oak Hill
Academy 34
Aug. 28: OPEN
Sept. 4: Newton County Academy at Oak
Hill Academy — forfeit, COVID-19
Sept. 11: Oak Hill Academy at Tunica
Academy
Sept. 18: Winston Academy at Oak Hill
Academy
Sept. 25: Marshall Academy at Oak Hill
Academy
Oct. 2: Oak Hill Academy at Rossville
Christian Academy (Tenn.)
Oct. 9: Carroll Academy at Oak Hill
Academy
Oct. 16: Oak Hill Academy at Central
Holmes Christian
Oct. 23: Winona Christian at Oak Hill
Academy
Columbus Christian Academy: 0-2
Aug. 21: Humphreys Academy 50, Co-
lumbus Christian Academy 22
Aug. 28: Delta Streets Academy 34,
Columbus Christian Academy 14
Sept. 4: Lee Academy (Ark.) at Colum-
bus Christian Academy
Sept. 11: Columbus Christian Academy
at Marvell Academy (Ark.)
Sept. 18: Deer Creek Academy at Co-
lumbus Christian Academy
Sept. 25: Columbus Christian Academy
at Kemper Academy
Oct. 2: Columbus Christian Academy at
Delta Academy
Oct. 9: Ben’s Ford Christian (La.) at
Columbus Christian Academy
Oct. 16: Hebron Christian at Columbus
Christian Academy
Oct. 23: Columbus Christian Academy at
Calhoun Academy
Hebron Christian: 0-2
Aug. 21: Marvell Academy (Ark.) 32,
Hebron Christian 6
Aug. 28: Calhoun Academy 32, Hebron
Christian 14
Sept. 4: Ben’s Ford Christian (La.) at
Hebron Christian
Sept. 11: Hebron Christian at Delta
Academy
Sept. 18: Kemper Academy at Hebron
Christian
Sept. 25: Hebron Christian at West
Memphis Christian (Ark.)
Oct. 2: Hebron Christian at Unity Chris-
tian Academy
Oct. 9: DeSoto School (Ark.) at Hebron
Christian
Oct. 16: Hebron Christian at Columbus
Christian Academy
Oct. 23: Humphreys Academy at Hebron
Christian
AISA/CFA
Pickens Academy (Ala.): 3-0
Aug. 21: Pickens Academy 42, Banks
Academy 41
Aug. 28: Pickens Academy 55, Coosa
Valley Academy 0
Sept. 4: Pickens Academy (Ala.) at Spar-
ta Academy (Ala.) — forfeit, COVID
Sept. 11: Snook Christian Academy
(Ala.) at Pickens Academy (Ala.)
Sept. 18: Abbeville Christian Academy
(Ala.) at Pickens Academy (Ala.)
Sept. 25: OPEN
Oct. 2: Pickens Academy (Ala.) at South-
ern Academy (Ala.)
Oct. 9: Pickens Academy (Ala.) at Jack-
son Academy (Ala.)
Oct. 16: South Choctaw Academy (Ala.)
at Pickens Academy (Ala.)
Oct. 23: Meadowview Christian (Ala.) at
Pickens Academy (Ala.)
Victory Christian: 0-0
Sept. 11: Victory Christian Academy at
Russell Christian Academy (Ala.)
Sept. 18: Tabernacle Christian (Ala.) at
Victory Christian Academy
Sept. 25: Victory Christian Academy at
New Life Christian Academy (Ala.)
Oct. 2: Victory Christian Academy at
Tuscaloosa Christian (Ala.)
Oct. 9: Cornerstone Christian (Ala.) at
Victory Christian Academy
Oct. 16: Jacksonville Christian Academy
(Ala.) at Victory Christian Academy
TBA: Evangel Christian Academy (Ala.) at
Victory Christian Academy
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Volleyball
Continued from Page 1B

coming back continued into a con-
test with stakes as high as Thurs-
day’s.
“That’s one thing we’ve been
trying to work on in practice, but
we’ve got to start in practice more
so we can show it in a game,” Pitt-
man said.
Starkville improved on that
in the third set, where a block
by Jakailyn Brown was the third
straight Jackets point, tying the set
at 12-12. Brown had another kill
soon afterward to put Starkville
ahead 14-13, but it was then that
New Hope’s “next point” mentality
saved the Trojans from dropping a
set.
“The next point is what mat-
ters,” Woolbright said. “If we can
get that point, then it’s a new ball-
game, and we start over, and we
just move forward from there.”
Senior middle blocker Micaela
Hudgins dropped a soft shot onto
the Starkville side of the court for
a kill, MaKayla Johnson followed
with a kill, and Madyson McBray-
er had an ace.
Then Nettles slammed down a
kill of her own on the next point,
celebrating so excitedly with her
teammates that she didn’t notice
the volleyball had been tossed
back over to the New Hope side. It
hit her lightly in the head, eliciting
surprise and laughter.
“I was not expecting the ball to
hit me at all,” Nettles said, smiling,
after the match.
New Hope won four of the next
five points, watched the deficit
narrow to 22-20 and took the last
three points to complete the sweep
against a dangerous Starkville
team led by Brown and senior
Brayland Ferguson.
“This was probably our best
competition,” Woolbright said.
“Their front row is just amazing,
and their setter is also amazing.
We knew going into it that it was
going to be very challenging.”
But New Hope prevailed re-
gardless, walking off the court
with a win that proved to be ex-
citing — but also a little scary in
some ways, Woolbright said.
“I worry about the next game,”
she said. “I think we have the po-
tential to go really far and be suc-
cessful, but I want my girls to stay
humble and continue to work hard
and to take every team that we
play as a serious opponent and play
like we played tonight every time
we play. If we do that, then we will
be successful.”
Other scores
Caledonia 3,
New Albany 1
NEW ALBANY — Caledonia
earned a four-set win over New
Albany in Thursday’s road match.
Set scores were 25-22, 26-24,
16-25 and 25-17.
Caledonia caught up from a 22-
14 deficit to win the pivotal second
set, even trailing 24-21 before win-
ning the next five points.
Caledonia will host Starkville at
7 p.m. Tuesday.
Grenada 3,
Columbus 0
GRENADA — Columbus High
School was swept by Grenada in
Thursday’s road match.
Set scores were 25-11, 25-13
and 25-23.
The Falcons (0-2) will host Gre-
nada on Sept. 10.
Prep Girls Soccer
Starkville Academy 4,
Washington School 1
STARKVILLE — Four differ-
ent Starkville Academy players
had goals as the Volunteers beat
Washington School 4-1 on Thurs-
day in Starkville.
Sara Stokes McReynolds, Lau-
ren Bock, Kat McCaskill and Mia
Kate Cade all scored for the Vols
(9-3-1).
Starkville Academy will host
Magnolia Heights at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday.
Prep Softball
Starkville Academy 19, Heri-
tage Academy 4
STARKVILLE — Starkville
Academy softball run-ruled Her-
itage Academy 19-4 in just three
innings Thursday in Starkville.
Ali Grace Williams led the Vol-
unteers with five runs driven in,
while Calliope Koiva and Brown-
ing Hughes each had four RBIs.
Williams led with three hits,
while Koiva and Heritage Acad-
emy’s Sara Kate Thompson
each had two.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My wife of
10 years
keeps all kinds
of secrets from
me. We let her
adult daughter,
“Maude,” move in.
Maude is 35 and
has one daughter.
I recently found
out that Maude is
ZITS pregnant again.
I heard they had
decided to “sur-
prise me” with the
news. (The father
is the same guy as
before.) I’m tired
of being the third wheel, and
I think it’s time for me to call
it quits. What do you think? —
STAY OR GO IN CONNECTICUT
DEAR STAY OR GO: I’m glad
you asked. What I think is that
you are outnumbered. Maude
should be living on her own or
GARFIELD with the father of her children.
If I am reading between the
lines correctly, you have allowed
yourself to be stuck with the
financial burden that Maude
and her irresponsible boyfriend
should be carrying. I also think
it’s time you gave your wife
an ultimatum — either Maude
and her daughter move out or
you will. Whichever option she
chooses, your situation will
improve.
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been
married for five years. Before
CANDORVILLE
meeting my
husband, I never
thought I would
find “the one.”
Recently, I have
been having feel-
ings of wanting to
experience sleep-
ing with a woman.
I’ve always
been sexually
adventurous, and
I have mentioned
a threesome, but
he isn’t interest-
ed.
I don’t want
Dear Abby to die without
experiencing sex
with a woman, but I also love
my husband dearly, and we
have a great partnership that
I don’t want to destroy. Help!
— WOMAN SEEKS WOMAN IN
NEW YORK
DEAR WOMAN: It’s time for
another frank conversation with
your husband. Explain clearly
that although you love him
dearly and do not want to de-
stroy your partnership, you are
bi-curious and you would like to
experience sex with a woman.
However, if his reaction is nega-
tive, you must then decide how
important fulfilling this fantasy
is to you in light of the fact that
it could threaten your marriage.
DEAR ABBY: I’m a stay-at-
home mother. My husband
works Monday to Friday, 10
hours a day. We have been
married nearly four years. My
problem is we never have alone
time. I feel if it continues, we
will just fall apart.
On weekends, we sit home,
and it’s claustrophobic. We
have only one vehicle, which
he needs to use, so during the
week, I’m stuck at home. Being
home 24/7 is driving me nuts.
We never get out and have
family time or a date night. I tell
him we need it, but he doesn’t
seem to care. Could you guide
me on what to do? — IN NEED
OF COUPLES’ TIME
DEAR IN NEED: Stop telling
your husband “we” need a date
night and say instead, “I need
this! If you want our marriage to
survive, you will take me out of
here so we can spend time with-
out the kid (or kids) because I
feel like I’m going nuts.”
A date night every few weeks
or once a month isn’t too much
to ask for. If he is worried about
the expense, make sure he
knows a hamburger, a sand-
wich, a drive ALONE WITH HIM
is what you need. But if he still
doesn’t seem to care, then your
problem is greater than cabin
fever.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Contact Dear Abby
at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept.
4). A lively new influence enters
your world then it’s one lucky
turn after another over the next
ten weeks. An entirely new set
of goals, interests and priorities
becomes relevant in 2021. Re-
main open-minded because the
unfolding is different from what
BABY BLUES you’d imagined and will make
you happier beyond measure.
Aquarius and Sagittarius adore
you. Your lucky numbers are:
12, 4, 44, 38 and 10.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). Self-awareness is one
of the more advanced and
difficult of human feats. Since
you are always inside yourself,
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
trustworthy feedback from the
outside world is necessary to
your perspective. You’ll get it
today.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). Don’t worry about what’s
going to happen if you choose
what promises to be the harder
route. The activities that will be
difficult and stressful will also
be exciting and exhilarating.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Challenge yourself physically.
Not only are you up for it, but
also you’ll grow quickly in all
the ways that matter to you —
speed, strength, grace and even
cognitive function.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You’re afraid to commit, and
that’s because you don’t know
when the commitment is over.
Put a button on it. When you
give it a timeframe, especially
a short one, fear is allayed and
talent rises up.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It
won’t be that hard to do three
times the work that the others
around you are doing. This
brings up the question: Are you
in the right crowd for your skills?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
People come to depend on you,
not by accident, but because
you’ve essentially trained them
to. Every time you show up and
solve the problem, the training
is reinforced.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Remember when you fantasized
and then it more or less came
true? As you gain experience,
your new fantasies are even
closer to what is likely to unfold.
Enjoy.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). People use problems as
ways to connect with others.
Even so, be mindful of what
you want to get involved in, as
things will not be as simple to
solve as they first appear.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). There’s a ticker tape
running through your head.
Sometimes, you stop reading
it. Possibly, thoughts get so
repetitive you tune them out.
More likely, they run too fast
and better cognition requires
slowing down.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). When you are sensitive to
what drains you and what gives
you energy, decisions become
easy. You’ll do only what fills you
up or what is so important that
it’s worth being drained over.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You want the best for your-
self and your loved ones. Bigger
is not always better though.
Today, it will be the smaller
investments that have the best
ratio of value to effort.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Suffering is usually linked
to a distortion of thought.
Eliminate the distortion and
what’s left will be a manageable
problem that is far less painful
with which to cope.

Laughing gas
SOLUTION:
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Blessings on Blessings
Outreach Ministries
United Faith Inter-Denominational
Ministries and Providence Missionary
Baptist Church, 1701 22nd St. N.,
invites the public for a Love Box Give-
away at 9 a.m. First come, first serve.
While supplies last. For more informa-
tion, call Pastor Johnny Durrah, 662-
549-8747 or Pastor Gilbert Anderson,
662-549-6926.
Mississippi State School
Ministry
Mississippi State School of
Ministry will be taking applications for
enrollment into their online degree
granting program. Earn your Certifi-
cation, Associates, Bachelor, Master
and Doctoral Degree in Religious
Studies. We are an accreditation
School of Ministry authorized through
State of Mississippi and Federal Gov-
ernment. Our degrees are for ecclesi-
astical purposes only. We accept tran-
scripts and your life experience also
can also be used for degree granting
purposes. For further information feel
free to call 662-425-8443
CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE Forgive and Live
Forgive and Live meets from
6-7 p.m. every second and fourth
Tuesday of each month in the down-
town YMCA Board Room and every
third Wednesday at Vibrant Church
Cafe. Inquire and seek information
to succeed spiritually, physically
and financially and be eager to be a
blessing to the community, churches
and families through the Word of
God. The public is invited to attend.
For more information, call Pat Fisher
Douglas, 662-251-5899.
Fellowship Dinner,
Youth Service
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center, 923
Ridge Road, hosts a fellowship dinner
and youth service every third Sunday.
Gospel Book Club
Friendship M.B. Church, 1102
12th Ave. S., invites the public to
join its Community Gospel Book
Club from 6-7 p.m., on the fourth
Friday of each month, to study and
share views of the Holy Bible. Open
RELIGIOUS BRIEFS
to all ages and ethnicities. For more
information, call Barbara Mattison or
Lillian Murray, 662-570-5595.
Grief Support Group
The Oil of Joy for Grief and Mourn-
ing offers a grief support group at 6
p.m. every second Thursday of the
month at United Christian Baptist
Church, 232 Yorkville Road East.
“Making your grieving journey easier.”
For more information, call 662-327-
0604 or e-mail unitedchristian@
cableone.net.
Celebrate Recovery
The Assembly Church, 2201 Mili-
tary Road, and Meadowview Church,
300 Linden Circle in Starkville, host
Celebrate Recovery at 6 p.m. every
Sunday at The Assembly Church
(next to Lowe’s) and at 6 p.m. every
Tuesday at Meadowview Church.
Get help, healing and support for
any habit, hurt or hang-up using the
Christ-centered 12 steps.
Prayer for Youth
Every second and third Saturday,
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center hosts a
prayer for the youth from 2-3 p.m.
Prayer, Free Coffee
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, 2221 14th Ave. N., hosts
free coffee and a prayer community
outreach service from 8-9 a.m. every
fifth Saturday. For information, con-
tact Jesse Slater, 662-328-4979.
Radio Program
Apostles Patrick Perkins invites
the public to tune in to WTWG, radio
1050 AM for Perfecting the Saints
Broadcast, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.
Women Prayer,
Worship Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106
22nd St. S., holds a prayer and wor-
ship service every Thursday from 5-6
p.m. Call Marie Nabors, 662-549-
4322 or 662-329-1234, for prayer
requests.
Prayer Ministry
New Beginning Everlasting Out-
reach Ministry invites the public to
call in with their prayer requests at
662-327-9843.
Prayer Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106
22nd. St. S., Columbus, holds prayer
service Thursday nights 5-6 p.m.
Contact Marie Nabors, 662-549-
4322. Church service times: Sunday
school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship
11:15 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study
7 p.m. For information, call Pastor
District Elder Lou Nabors, 662-329-
1234.
Fitness Transformations
The Transformational Church,
2301 Jess Lyons Road, hosts boxing
lessons Mondays and Wednesday
from 5-7 p.m., weight-loss boot camp
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-7 p.m.
and both on Saturdays 9-11 a.m.
Youth Fellowship
The Transformational Church,
2301 Jess Lyons Road, hosts Youth
Fellowship from 7-8:30 p.m. every
Tuesday. Games, prayer, service,
food, and more. Transportation
available. For information, call Iris
Roberson, 662-295-7456.

Former Catholic brother returned to face Mississippi charges

Mississippi cousins have accused
former franciscan Friar and teacher
of molesting them when they were
elementary school students
BY MICHAEL REZENDES
The Associated Press
A former Catholic
brother has been extradit-
ed from his home state of
Wisconsin to Mississippi,
where he faces sexual bat-
tery charges in a case in-
volving two impoverished
Black boys who say they
were pressured as men
into accepting paltry pay-
outs to settle their abuse
claims.
The men have accused
Paul A. West, once a Fran-
ciscan Friar and fourth-
grade teacher, of molest-
ing them in Mississippi,
Wisconsin and New York
while they were elementa-
ry school students.
West, 60, did not con-
test his extradition at a
hearing in Outagamie
Country, Wisconsin on
Aug. 17. He arrived at
the Leflore County Jail in
Greenwood, Mississippi,
earlier this week follow-
ing an investigation by
the Mississippi attorney
general’s public integrity
division. West also has
been charged with sec-
ond-degree sexual assault
of a child in Wisconsin.
The men making the
allegations, La Jarvis
Love and Joshua Love,
both 37, are cousins who
grew up together and
encountered West in the
1990s, when he was a
teacher and later the prin-
cipal at the St. Francis of
Assisi School in Green-
wood, Mississippi. Three
years ago, the cousins re-
ported that West sexually
assaulted them on school
grounds and on road
trips, including one to a
New York summer camp
established by the Fran-
ciscans, a Roman Catho-
lic religious order.
As The Associated
Press first reported, near-
ly two years ago La Jarvis
Love and Joshua Love
each agreed to settle
their claims for $15,000
— far less than most cler-
gy abuse victims receive.
A third man, Joshua’s
younger brother, Raphael,
also alleged West sexual-
ly abused him and report-
ed the abuse to church
authorities in 1998, after
which West returned to
Wisconsin. Raphael Love
rejected a settlement sim-
ilar to those signed by his
brother and cousin.
In November, La Jar-
vis Love and Joshua Love
filed a lawsuit in federal
district court in New York,
claiming the Franciscans
pressured them into sign-
ing low-ball settlements
that required their silence
about their allegations. At
the time they signed the
settlements, they were
not represented by an at-
torney.
“They felt they could
treat us that way because
we’re poor and we’re
Black,” Joshua Love told
the AP.
American bishops
pledged in 2002 that,
when settling clergy sex
abuse claims, they would
stop using nondisclosure
agreements because they
may contribute to clergy
abuse cover-ups. Howev-
er, religious orders such
as the Franciscans are
not bound by the Charter
for the Protection of Chil-
dren and Young People,
which contains the pro-
vision on nondisclosure
agreements.
On Wednesday, La
Jarvis Love said he was
pleased to learn West
was in custody, adding
that the experience of
stepping forward to iden-
tify West had taught him
courage. “It’s crazy that
you can learn something
from someone you hate,”
he said. “It took a lot of
courage to come forth
because you never know
how people are going to
take this kind of thing.”
Mark Belenchia, the
Mississippi coordinator of
the Survivors Network of
those Abused by Priests,
lashed out at the Jackson
Diocese and the Francis-
can order for failing to
take more decisive action
against West in 1998, af-
ter the first abuse allega-
tion, and for offering La
Jarvis Love and Joshua
Love low-ball settlements
with nondisclosure claus-
es after they reported
their abuse.
“They were harmed as
children and they were
harmed as adults,” Bel-
enchia said of the Love
cousins. “The Diocese
of Jackson and the Fran-
ciscan order ought to be
ashamed of their perfor-
mance.”

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time by the auctioneer/man-
ager.
Title to the personal property to tion, other than you are Skye
be sold is believed to be good, Loraine Sparks and FNU/LNU,
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves-
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et tion at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on
seq (Supp 1988).
Larry Gillard II - B26
Damon Cruse - B41
Jonathon Ensz - B10
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 3rd day of September, other things demanded in the
A.D. 2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 9/4, 9/11 &
9/18/2020
Invitation for Bids:
Finance and Administration Of-
fice of Personal Service Con-
tract Review will accept sealed
bids until 11:00 AM CST on Oc-
approved list of providers of
Security Services. Detailed spe-
contacting Victoria James at
victoria.james@dfa.ms.gov or
601-359-6580 or by going to
Finance and Administration Of-
fice of Personal Service Con-
tract Review website at
http://www.dfa.ms.gov/bid-rfp-
notices/
PUBLISH: 8/28 & 9/4/2020
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
CAUSE NO.: 2020-0176
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
LOWNDES COUNTY
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the against said Estate to present
undersigned upon the estate of the same to the Clerk of this
VIRGINIA C. HILDRETH, de-
ceased, by the Chancery Court tion according to law, within
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, on the 2nd day of
September, A.D., 2020. This is they will be forever barred.
to give notice to all persons
having claims against said es-
tate to Probate and Register
same with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, within ninety (90) days
from this date. A failure to so Executrix of the Estate of
Probate and Register said
claim will forever bar the same. ceased
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2020.
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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
YOUTH COURT DIVISION
IN THE INTEREST OF M.L.B, A
MINOR CHILD
MATTHEW PHILIP PEARSON
AND WIFE ALLISON P. PEAR-
SON PETITIONERS
VS.
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES,
KEVIN PATRICK BIRMINGHAM,
SKYE LORAINE SPARKS AND
FNU/LNU RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO. 20-038-Y2
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Kevin Patrick Birmingham
1822 Chandler Road, Apt. 38
Statesboro, GA 30458
Who is an adult non-resident of
the State of Mississippi, or not
to be found therein after dili-
gent inquiry, and whose post
office address, except as set
forth above, is unknown to the
Plaintiff after diligent inquiry.
You have been made Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this court
by Matthew Philip Pearson and
wife Allison P. Pearson,
Plaintiffs seeking termination
minor child described above
and named in the Petition, pre-
liminary to their adoption of the
child. Defendants in this ac-
the unknown putative father of
the child.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the Peti-
tion filed against you in this ac-
the 29th day of September,
2020, at the Court Room of
the Lowndes County Juvenile
Justice Complex at 1602 Col-
lege Street in Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, and in case of your
failure to appear and defend, a
judgement will be entered
against you for the money or
Petition.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of the Court, this the 31st
day of July, 2020.
TERESA BARKSDALE,
LOWNDES
COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK
(SEAL)
BY: s/ RITA GREGORY, D.C.
PUBLISH: 8/21, 8/28 &
9/4/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
ESTATE OF MARTHA JANE
RICHARDS, DECEASED
MELISSA CLARK, EXECURTIX
NO.: 2020-0133-RPF
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having
been granted on the 1st day of
September, 2020, by the Chan-
cery Court of Lowndes County,
Mississippi, to the under-
signed Executrix of the Estate
of Martha Jane Richards, De-
ceased, notice is hereby given
to all persons having claims
Court for probate and registra-
ninety (90) days from the first
publication of this notice, or
THIS the 1st , day of Septem-
ber, 2020.
s/ Melissa Clark
Melissa Clark
Martha Jane Richards, De-
Chance C. Fair
Tompkins Law Firm
P.O. Box 1804
Columbus, MS 39703
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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
YOUTH COURT DIVISION
IN THE INTEREST OF B.M.B, A
MINOR CHILD
MATTHEW PHILIP PEARSON
AND WIFE ALLISON P. PEAR-
SON PETITIONERS
VS.
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES,
KEVIN PATRICK BIRMINGHAM,
SKYE LORAINE SPARKS AND
FNU/LNU RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO. 20-039-Y2
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Kevin Patrick Birmingham
1822 Chandler Road, Apt. 38
Statesboro, GA 30458
Who is an adult non-resident of
the State of Mississippi, or not
to be found therein after dili-
gent inquiry, and whose post
office address, except as set
forth above, is unknown to the
Plaintiff after diligent inquiry.
You have been made Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this court
by Matthew Philip Pearson and
wife Allison P. Pearson,
Plaintiffs seeking termination
of the parental rights to the
minor child described above
and named in the Petition, pre-
liminary to their adoption of the
child. Defendants in this ac-
tion, other than you are Skye
Loraine Sparks and FNU/LNU,
the unknown putative father of
the child.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the Peti-
tion filed against you in this ac-
tion at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on
the 29th day of September,
2020, at the Court Room of
the Lowndes County Juvenile
Justice Complex at 1602 Col-
lege Street in Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, and in case of your
failure to appear and defend, a
judgement will be entered
against you for the money or
other things demanded in the
Petition.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of the Court, this the 31st
day of July, 2020.
TERESA BARKSDALE,
LOWNDES
COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK
(SEAL)
BY: s/ RITA GREGORY, D.C.
PUBLISH: 8/21, 8/28 &
9/4/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF JOSEPH OLAN KING,
DECEASED
MARY JO SPEED, PETITIONER
CAUSE NO. 2020- 0168-F
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the McGee, deceased, by the
undersigned upon the Estate of Chancery Court of Lowndes
Joseph Olan King, Deceased,
by the Chancery Court of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
on the 31st day of August
2020. This is to give notice to
all persons having claims
against said estate to probate Lowndes County, Mississippi,
and register same with the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, within
ninety (90) days from the first
publication date of this Notice
to Creditors. A failure to so pro-
bate and register said claim
will forever bar the same.
This the 1st day of September
2020.
/s/ Mary Jo Speed
MARY JO SPEED, Executrix
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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
YOUTH COURT DIVISION
IN THE INTEREST OF M.L.B, A
MINOR CHILD
MATTHEW PHILIP PEARSON
AND WIFE ALLISON P. PEAR-
SON PETITIONERS
VS.
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES,
KEVIN PATRICK BIRMINGHAM,
SKYE LORAINE SPARKS AND
FNU/LNU RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO. 20-038-Y2
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: FNU/LNU, the unknown pu-
tative father of the child
Who is an adult non-resident of
the State of Mississippi, or not
to be found therein after dili-
gent inquiry, and whose post
office address, except as set
forth above, is unknown to the
Plaintiff after diligent inquiry.
You have been made Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this court
by Matthew Philip Pearson and
wife Allison P. Pearson,
Plaintiffs seeking termination
of the parental rights to the
minor child described above
and named in the Petition, pre-
liminary to their adoption of the
child. Defendants in this ac-
tion, other than you are Kevin
Patrick Birmingham and Skye
Loraine Sparks.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the Peti-
tion filed against you in this ac-
tion at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on
the 29th day of September,
2020, at the Court Room of
the Lowndes County Juvenile
Justice Complex at 1602 Col-
lege Street in Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, and in case of your
failure to appear and defend, a
judgement will be entered
against you for the money or
other things demanded in the
Petition.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of the Court, this the 31st
day of July, 2020.
TERESA BARKSDALE,
LOWNDES
COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK
(SEAL)
BY: s/ RITA GREGORY, D.C.
PUBLISH: 8/21, 8/28 &
9/4/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF W. PAUL MCGEE, DE-
CEASED
NO. 2020-0156
PAUL RONALD MCGEE and
ERNEST RANDALL MCGEE, CO-
EXECUTORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to
Paul Ronald McGee and Ern-
est Randall McGee, Co-Execut-
ors of the Estate of W. Paul
County, Mississippi, on the 18
day of August, 2020. This is to
give notice to all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate
to Probate and Register same
with the Chancery Clerk of
within ninety (90) days from the
date of first publication of this
Notice. A failure to so Probate
and Register said claim will
forever bar the same.
THIS the 18 day of August,
2020.
/s/ Paul Ronald McGee
Paul Ronald McGee
/s/ Ernest Randall McGee
Ernest Randall McGee
OF COUNSEL:
William F. Gillis, MBN 4854
Crowell Gillis & Cooper, PLLC
Post Office Box 1827
Columbus, MS 39703
PHONE: (662) 243-7329
wgillis@cgclawpllc.com
PUBLISH: 8/21, 8/28 &
9/4/2020
4, 2020
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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
YOUTH COURT DIVISION
IN THE INTEREST OF B.M.B, A
MINOR CHILD
MATTHEW PHILIP PEARSON
AND WIFE ALLISON P. PEAR-
SON PETITIONERS
VS.
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES,
KEVIN PATRICK BIRMINGHAM,
SKYE LORAINE SPARKS AND
FNU/LNU RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO. 20-039-Y2
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: FNU/LNU, the unknown pu-
tative father of the child
Who is an adult non-resident of
the State of Mississippi, or not
to be found therein after dili-
gent inquiry, and whose post
office address, except as set
forth above, is unknown to the
Plaintiff after diligent inquiry.
You have been made Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this court
by Matthew Philip Pearson and
wife Allison P. Pearson,
Plaintiffs seeking termination
of the parental rights to the
minor child described above
and named in the Petition, pre-
liminary to their adoption of the
child. Defendants in this ac-
tion, other than you are Kevin
Patrick Birmingham and Skye
Loraine Sparks.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the Peti-
tion filed against you in this ac-
tion at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on
the 29th day of September,
2020, at the Court Room of
the Lowndes County Juvenile
Justice Complex at 1602 Col-
lege Street in Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, and in case of your
failure to appear and defend, a
judgement will be entered
against you for the money or
other things demanded in the
Petition.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of the Court, this the 31st
day of July, 2020.
TERESA BARKSDALE,
LOWNDES
COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK
( S E A L ) BY: s/ RITA
GREGORY, D.C.
PUBLISH: 8/21, 8/28 &
9/4/2020
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES for storage space in
which to store personal prop-
erty and
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of rent
and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES pursuant to said
Leases is authorized to sell the
personal property to satisfy the
past due and any other
charges owed to it by the fol-
lowing tenants.
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of-
fer for sale, and will sell at auc-
tion to the highest bidder for
cash all personal property in
storage units leased by the fol-
lowing tenants at FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 4504
Highway 69 South, Columbus,
MS. Auctions will begin at 8:30
A.M. on the 2nd day October,
A.D. 2020 at 308 Shoney
Drive, Columbus, MS and will
continue to all FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in
the following sequence: 903
Alabama Street, Columbus,
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
South, Columbus, MS. All auc-
tions are with reserve and
therefore all units can be with-
drawn from the sale at any
time by the auctioneer/man-
ager.
Title to the personal property to South, Columbus, MS. All auc-
be sold is believed to be good, tions are with reserve and
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves- time by the auctioneer/ man-
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et be sold is believed to be good,
seq (Supp 1988).
Natasha Kyle - H48
Wendy Blunt - H60, H104
Dewayne Edward Roby - H55
Breana Newton - H91
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 3rd day of September, Onterrio Lowery - N34
A.D. 2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 9/4, 9/11 &
9/18/2020
ADS STARTING AT
$12
A.M. on the 2nd day October,
A.D. 2020 at 308 Shoney
Drive, Columbus, MS and will
continue to all FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in
the following sequence: 903
Alabama Street, Columbus,
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
South, Columbus, MS. All auc-
tions are with reserve and
therefore all units can be with-
drawn from the sale at any
time by the auctioneer/man-
ager.
n 5B
property to
be sold is believed to be good,
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves-
LegalinNotices
ted it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
seq (Supp 1988).
Natasha Kyle - H48
Wendy Blunt - H60, H104
Dewayne Edward Roby - H55
Breana Newton - H91
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 3rd day of September,
A.D. 2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 9/4, 9/11 &
9/18/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
PALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN
PLAINTIFF
VS
MICHAEL DAVID SIMPSON,
CRYSTAL GAIL PUTNEY
AND MISSISSIPPI DEPART-
MENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 2014-00427-JNS
SUMMONS
(Service by Publication)
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: CRYSTAL GAIL PUTNEY,
148 COBB STREET, VERONA,
MS, but whose current ad-
dress, location and where-
abouts is unknown after dili-
gent search and inquiry.
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Palmer Home for Chil-
dren, seeking Modification of
Custody.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against said com-
plaint or petition filed against
you in this action at 9:00
O’clock a.m. on the 12th day of
October, 2020, at the Lowndes
County Court House in Colum-
bus, Mississippi, and in case
of your failure to appear and
defend a judgment will be
entered against you for the
money or other things deman-
ded in the complaint or peti-
tion.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this the
10th day of August, 2020.
Cindy E. Goode
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi
Shantrell W. Granderson
Deputy Clerk
(Seal)
Dated: 8/17/2020
PUBLISH 8/21, 8/28 &
9/4/2020
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES for storage space in
which to store personal prop-
erty and
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of rent
and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES pursuant to said
Leases is authorized to sell the
personal property to satisfy the
past due and any other
charges owed to it by the fol-
lowing tenants.
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of-
fer for sale, and will sell at auc-
tion to the highest bidder for
cash all personal property in
storage units leased by the fol-
lowing tenants at FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 308
Shoney Drive Columbus, MS,
at 8:30 am on the 2nd day of
October, A.D. 2020 and will
continue to all FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in
the following sequence: 903
Alabama Street, Columbus,
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
therefore all units can be with-
drawn from the sale at any
ager.
Title to the personal property to
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves-
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
seq (Supp 1988).
Alesia B. Epps - N50
Susan Mackay - N11, N62
Doris Jones - N245
Kitty Davis - N64, N65
Tyqunia Skequria Kidd - N152
Tyler Jones - N108
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 3rd day of September,
A.D. 2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 9/4, 9/11 &
9/18/2020
tions are with reserve and
6B FRIDAY,
therefore September
all units
can be with-4, 2020
drawn from the sale at any
time by the auctioneer/ man-
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ager.
Title to the personal property to
be sold is believed to be good,
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves-
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
seq (Supp 1988).
Alesia B. Epps - N50
Onterrio Lowery - N34
Susan Mackay - N11, N62
Doris Jones - N245
Kitty Davis - N64, N65
Tyqunia Skequria Kidd - N152
Tyler Jones - N108
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 3rd day of September,
A.D. 2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 9/4, 9/11 &
9/18/2020
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
YOUTH COURT DIVISION
IN THE INTEREST OF M.L.B, A
MINOR CHILD
MATTHEW PHILIP PEARSON
AND WIFE ALLISON P. PEAR-
SON PETITIONERS
VS.
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES,
KEVIN PATRICK BIRMINGHAM,
SKYE LORAINE SPARKS AND
FNU/LNU RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO. 20-038-Y2
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Skye Loraine Sparks
1822 Chandler Road, Apt. 38
Statesboro, GA 30458
Who is an adult non-resident of
the State of Mississippi, or not
to be found therein after dili-
gent inquiry, and whose post
office address, except as set
forth above, is unknown to the
Plaintiff after diligent inquiry.
You have been made Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this court
by Matthew Philip Pearson and
wife Allison P. Pearson,
Plaintiffs seeking termination
of the parental rights to the
minor child described above
and named in the Petition, pre-
liminary to their adoption of the
child. Defendants in this ac-
tion, other than you are Kevin
Patrick Birmingham and
FNU/LNU, the unknown putat-
ive father of the child.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the Peti-
tion filed against you in this ac-
tion at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on
the 29th day of September,
2020, at the Court Room of
the Lowndes County Juvenile
Justice Complex at 1602 Col-
lege Street in Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, and in case of your
failure to appear and defend, a
judgement will be entered
against you for the money or
other things demanded in the
Petition.
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TERESA BARKSDALE,
LOWNDES
COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK
(SEAL)
BY: s/ RITA GREGORY, D.C.
PUBLISH: 8/21, 8/28 &
9/4/2020
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
YOUTH COURT DIVISION
IN THE INTEREST OF B.M.B, A
MINOR CHILD
MATTHEW PHILIP PEARSON
AND WIFE ALLISON P. PEAR-
SON PETITIONERS
VS.
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES,
KEVIN PATRICK BIRMINGHAM,
SKYE LORAINE SPARKS AND
FNU/LNU RESPONDENTS
CAUSE NO. 20-039-Y2
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Skye Loraine Sparks
1822 Chandler Road, Apt. 38
Statesboro, GA 30458
Who is an adult non-resident of
the State of Mississippi, or not
to be found therein after dili-
gent inquiry, and whose post
office address, except as set
forth above, is unknown to the
Plaintiff after diligent inquiry.
You have been made Defend-
Service Directory
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by Matthew Philip Pearson and
wife Allison P. Pearson,
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of the parental rights to the
minor child described above
and named in the Petition, pre-
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GREGORY, D.C.
Walter, 662−251−8664.
PUBLISH: 8/21, 8/28 &
9/4/2020
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
SIPPI
Legal Notices
YOUTH COURT DIVISION Apts For Rent: Other Garage Sales: East
COLEMAN
609 Dublin Dr. Sat, 7am.
IN THE INTEREST OF B.M.B, A
MINOR CHILD
Lots of house hold Items, ON THE WEB
RENTALS Large Ladies clothing &
MATTHEW PHILIP PEARSON TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS scrubs, baby & clothing for Visit www.cdispatch.com
entire family, purses,
for a printable copy of
AND WIFE ALLISON P. PEAR-
SON PETITIONERS 1 BEDROOM shoes, cosmetology
equipment. Too much to
VS. 2 BEDROOMS name. Please Wear Mask. these puzzles.
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
3 BEDROOMS
Garage Sales: North
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES,
LEASE,
© The Dispatch
KEVIN PATRICK BIRMINGHAM,
SAT. 7A−until wife wears
SKYE LORAINE SPARKS AND
FNU/LNU RESPONDENTS
DEPOSIT out! 411 Hwy. 373 next to
AND middle school. Liquidating
CAUSE NO. 20-039-Y2 household.
CREDIT CHECK
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
662-329-2323
2−3 FAMILY SALE
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI in parking lot at Cox
Automotive, 7502 Highway
TO: Skye Loraine Sparks 2411 HWY 45 N 45 N. Saturday, September
1822 Chandler Road, Apt. 38 5th, 7am−until.
Statesboro, GA 30458 COLUMBUS, MS
Garage Sales: New Hope
Who is an adult non-resident of Commercial Property For Rent
the State of Mississippi, or not
to be found therein after dili- 924 10TH St N Sat. 8a−
gent inquiry, and whose post 8000 SQ ft. dock height until. New & used items.
office address, except as set warehouse w/ office
forth above, is unknown to the space. $2000/month. BIG TWO FAMILY GARAGE
Legal Notices
Plaintiff after diligent inquiry. Call Bud Phillips SALE! 801 Hughes Rd.
Rentals
662−549−2302 Sat. 6−11a. Lots of things!
You have been made Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this court
by Matthew Philip Pearson and Houses For Rent: East MOVING SALE!
wife Allison P. Pearson,
Plaintiffs seeking termination
Ads starting at $25 1607 SHEPHARD RD.
83 Bowling Green Cir. Sat.
Everything must go!
of the parental rights to the $750/month. Plus
minor child described above
and named in the Petition, pre-
liminary to their adoption of the
Apts For Rent: North deposit.3br/1ba.
No pets. No HUD.
TWO FAMILY YARD SALE.
Sat. 9/5 7a.−until. 97
Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
Sudoku
FOX RUN APARTMENTS 1 Call 662−889−2031
child. Defendants in this ac-
tion, other than you are Kevin & 2 BR near hospital.
Reeves Rd. Sudoku is a number- Yesterday’s answer
Patrick Birmingham and $595−$645 monthly. Houses For Rent: Other placing puzzle based on
Military discount, pet area, Sudoku
a 9x9 gridis witha several
num- 6 8 5 1 4 9 2 7 3
Merchandise
FNU/LNU, the unknown putat-
ive father of the child. pet friendly, and furnished IDEAL FOR 1 OR COUPLE! ber-placing
given numbers.puzzleThe object 2 1 7 3 6 8 9 4 5
2020 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
corporate apts. 2BR/1BA w/ workshop.
You are summoned to appear 24−HOUR PROFESSIONAL Caledonia school area. No based onthe
is to place a 9x9
numbers 9 4 3 5 2 7 6 1 8
and defend against the Peti- GYM. ON SITE SECURITY. HUD. No pets. $675 dep + Ads starting at $12 grid
1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 3 5 4 8 7 2 1 9 6
tion filed against you in this ac- ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
tion at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on
$687 rent, incl trash. given
so thatnumbers.
each row, eachThe 1 6 2 9 5 4 8 3 7
the 29th day of September, ON SITE MANAGEMENT. 662−386−5000.
Bargain Column object
column and each 3x3 the
is to place box
24−HOUR CAMERA
numbers 8 7 9 6 3 1 5 2 4
contains the1same to 9 number
in
2020, at the Court Room of
SURVEILLANCE. Benji &
the Lowndes County Juvenile
Justice Complex at 1602 Col- Ashleigh, 662−386−4446.
NEAR CAFB: 3BR/2BA @ ANTIQUE DUNCAN PHYFE the empty spaces so 5 9 1 4 8 3 7 6 2
525 Co−Op Rd, Columbus. only once. The difficulty 4 2 6 7 9 5 3 8 1
lege Street in Columbus, Mis- 1600sqft, quiet area,
SOFA with original that each row, each
sissippi, and in case of your upholstery. Good shape. level increases from
failure to appear and defend, a Apts For Rent: West Columbus City Schools. column and each 7 3 8 2 1 6 4 5 9
ALL appliances, washer/
$100. Monday
3x3 boxtocontains
Sunday. Difficulty Level 9/03
judgement will be entered Call 662−241−7148.
VIP
against you for the money or
other things demanded in the
dryer, pool table, & dining
room furn incl. Large
the same number only once. The difficulty level
Petition. private lot close to golf Baby activity center $35. increases from Monday to Sunday.
Rentals
662−798−9811
course. $850/mo + dep.
You are not required to file an 662−574−1711.
answer or other pleading, but Hearth cushion $4.
you may do so if you desire. Apartments & Houses Mobile Homes for Rent 662−798−9811
Issued under my hand and the
seal of the Court, this the 31st 1 Bedrooms 3BR/2BA Trailer, New Samsung Tablet Samsung
day of July, 2020. 2 Bedroooms Hope school dist. $650/
mo & $650 dep. No pets,
Galaxy Tab 4 16 GB
Excellent Condition $100
TERESA BARKSDALE,
LOWNDES
3 Bedrooms no drugs, no partying. Call Columbus 662−245−
b/w 10a−9p. 662−386− 3635
COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK Furnished & Unfurnished 4292. NO TEXT MGS.
(SEAL)
1, 2, & 3 Baths
Swimming pool fountain
BY: s/ RITA GREGORY, D.C. NICE DW 3BR/2BA MH, $45. 662−798−9811
Lease, Deposit Columbus School Dist.
PUBLISH: 8/21, 8/28 &
9/4/2020 & Credit Check No HUD. No Section 8.
$600/mo + 600 dep.
Tom Tom GPS $20
Excellent Condition 662−
viceinvestments.com 601−940−1397 or 245−3635
327-8555
205−442−2011.
Employment
Burial Plots
RENT A CAMPER!
CHEAPER THAN A MOTEL! 4 BUIAL PLOTS
Apts For Rent: Other
in Friendship Cemetery.
Call us: 662-328-2424 Utilities & cable included,
from $145/wk − $535/mo South West corner. $2000
Call 662−574−5420
Columbus & County School
General Help Wanted locations. 662−242−7653
or 205−442−2011. Farm Equipment & Supplies
BUCHANAN HARDWOOD
Flooring LLC in Aliceville, AL
is in need of maintenance RV/MOBILE HOME SITE John Deere Tractor with
personnel, please email East or West Columbus or accessories John Deere
near CAFB, Caledonia 790, 432 hours, very
resume to joe@ schools. 601−940−1397.
buchananhardwoods.com good condition, 72"
"Frontier" finishing
Rooms For Rent mower, 60" Country
Box Blade. $8,500.00
FIRST CUMBERLAND PRES-
BYTERIAN CHURCH seeks ROOM FOR RENT, FULLY 662−497−2309
a pianist for Sunday morn- FURNISHED, WEST POINT.
Includes appls, furn & util.
must be familiar with $350 or $500 per month.
Vehicles
hymns and accompanying No deposit.
congregational singing. 662−295−4701.
Email resume to Ads starting at $12
fcpcsecretary@gmail.com
Real Estate Autos For Sale
Ads starting at $25 2012 Red Cadillac CTS
DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA Coup, 3.5 engine, loaded,
Read local. CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
historic district, 1 block Lots & Acreage 65k hwy mi only, new tires,
fully serviced & well−
from downtown.
cdispatch.com $575/mo. + $575 dep. 1.75 ACRE LOTS. maintained. $28,000.
662−726−1649.
NO PETS. 662−574−8789. Good/Bad Credit Options.
Peaceful & Quiet area. Good credit as low as 20% ACROSS
down, $499/mo. Eaton Motorcycles & ATVs 1 Price holders
Land, 662−361−7711.
Medical / Dental 2005 HONDA 250 REBEL 5 Canadian
LOWNDES COUNTY, MS: MOTORCYCLE. native
36 ACRES ON GATLIN RD. Black, red, and gray. 9 Bitter
1,428 miles. $1500.
Excellent timber & building
662−364−0120. 11 Ship steerers
sites. $72,000. For more
info, call 205−799−9846 13 Play part
Trucks, Vans & Buses 14 Smithy sight
or 205−695−2248.
15 Gunpowder
Mobile Homes for Sale
container
1997 Fleetwood Riverview 16 Old Spanish
16x80, 3BR/2BA MH. Incl kingdom
HVAC & propane tank.
Good cond. Ethelsville, AL,
18 Washington
$9,950 OBO, will need city
moved. 662−364−0552. 20 Small drink
21 Pollster’s find
Reduced!!!...Exceptional 22 Glasgow
Garage Sales
one−owner maintained
2001 Dodge Ram 3500 native town 17 Linking word
Quad Cab w/5.9L 23 By now 40 Order to Spot 19 Cutting
Cummins engine, 24 Cow call
Two free signs automatic transmission 41 “Bonanza” 22 Enjoy the tub
& spray−in Bedliner. 25 Do a check- son 24 Strolls along
Garage Sales: East Truck has 203,000+ out chore DOWN 25 Iron output
miles, but runs like new
1607 GARDNER BLVD. Sat, and looks great!
27 Comedic 1 Gofer’s work 26 Elevator
9/5, 6:30a−until. Furn, $10,500. 662−574− tribute 2 Go along with connections
pictures, lamps, linens, Q 4640 29 Bar bill 3 “Shake You 27 Warning color
mattress, dishes & more. 30 In-box setting
Rain/Shine. No early birds. Down” singer 28 Rich cakes
32 Hit song of
Please wear mask. 4 Immoral act 30 Daily log
Community 1953 5 Run down 31 Baby car-
34 Go astray
6 Monthly bill riages
35 Hilo hello 7 “Veronica” 33 “Take —
Ads starting at $12 36 Conference singer Train”
Travel & Entertainment
site of 1945 8 Designer Pucci 37 Contented
38 Poet’s con-
10 Allow to sound
cern breathe, in a way
PUBLIC CATFISH POND
39 Witch trial
@ 130 Hillcrest Drive. 12 Sacked out
General Services General Services Lawn Care / Landscaping Open Tues−Sat, 7a−5p
662−386−8591
A & T TREE SERVICES SAM’S LAWN SERVICE Call for pricing.
Bucket truck & stump No lawn too large or too
removal. Free est. small. Mowing, trimming &
Serving Columbus
since 1987. Senior
weedeating.
Call 662−243−1694
Five Questions:
citizen disc. Call Alvin @
Painting & Papering
1 “The
242−0324/241−4447
"We’ll go out on a limb for
you!" QUALITY PAINTING.
Wild One”
Ext/Int Painting.
Sheet Rock Hang, Finish &
WORK WANTED: Licensed
Repair. Pressure Washing.
& Bonded. Carpentry, minor Free Estimates. Ask for
2 James
electrical, minor plumbing, specials! Larry Webber,
insulation, painting, demo−
662−242−4932.
Madison
lition, gutters cleaned,
pressure washing, land−
SULLIVAN’S PAINT
scaping, cleanup work.
662−242−3608. SERVICE
Special Prices.
Lawn Care / Landscaping Interior & Exterior Painting.
662−435−6528 3 Franz Kafka
LIST YOUR JESSE & BEVERLY’S Tree Services
4 Seaweed
LAWN SERVICE
BUSINESS HERE! Mowing, cleanup, J&A TREE REMOVAL
Ads starting at $25 landscaping, sodding, Work from a bucket truck.
ads.cdispatch.com. & tree cutting. Insured/bonded.
5 Ted Williams
662−356−6525 Call Jimmy Prescott for free
estimate, 662−386−6286.