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OCH administers first doses of vaccine
Registered Nurse Kath-
leen Hilbun gives a Mod-
erna COVID-19 vaccine
to Pulmonologist and
Critical Care Specialist
Dr. Harry Holliday at
OCH Regional Medical
Center in Starkville on
Monday. Holliday was
the first OCH employee
to receive the vaccine.
“This is the first step in
being able to create the
immunity in our commu-
nities where, hopefully,
we can work our way out
of this pandemic and
get back to some nor-
malcy down the road,”
Holliday said.
Spruill, 5
aldermen to
seek re-election
in 2021
Little, Walker stepping
aside after two terms
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
Starkville’s first
female mayor will
run for re-election in
2021.
Mayor Lynn
Spruill announced
her candidacy in a
press release Mon-
Spruill
day, in which she said
she wants to focus on “continuing
the growth in Starkville” if re-elect-
ed.
“I want to make sure our busi-
nesses and community recover
and build back stronger from the
COVID pandemic; complete the
building of the Cornerstone Park
Complex; and finish the annexation
process,” she said. “I also want to
lead our city in the process of de-
veloping and improving services in
the northern part of the city.”
The announcement came two
weeks before candidates will begin
See RE-ELECTION, 6A
Oktibbeha supes
appoint former water
management district
director as county
representative
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
Oktibbeha supervisors appoint-
ed David Kennard, former exec-
utive director of the Tombigbee
River Valley Water Management
District, to the state-run agency’s
board as an Oktibbeha County rep-
resentative.
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Hang on. Big things are coming
COVID halts new 4-H director’s plans to increase hands-on activities
for kids; club memberships have remained steady nonetheless
Darrell Banks, who took over as Lowndes County 4-H director in February, has had to hold off implementing many of the
programs he wants to begin with the clubs because of COVID-19 restrictions, including taking full advantage of the 45,000
square-foot open air arena just out the back door of his office at the MSU Extension Service on Tom Rose Road. “The possi-
bilities are endless,” Banks said.
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com
When Darrell Banks took over as
Lowndes County 4-H Director, he had
several new ideas he wanted to imple-
ment to grow programs and member-
ship.
Almost all of them remain filed away
in his desk at the Mississippi State
Extension Service office on Tom Rose
Road.
Banks, 46, took over as 4-H Director
on Feb. 16. A month later, COVID-19
arrived, delaying indefinitely most of
Banks’ plans.
“Right now, a lot of things are on
hold,’’ Banks said. “That’s definitely
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to make rugby balls — cow, pig or goat?
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Moderna shipment delayed at Baptist of the end of the pandemic,”
OCH Director of Pharmacy
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT Stacy Weaver said. “That’s
was Pulmonologist and Crit-
ical Care Specialist Dr. Har- what we’re all hoping.”
Monday saw some of the ry Holliday, according to an In Columbus, Baptist Me-
first doctors in Starkville OCH press release. morial Hospital-Golden Tri-
to receive the Moderna OCH Accreditation Man- angle was originally sched-
COVID-19 vaccine at OCH ager Savannah Brown said uled to receive 500 doses
Regional Medical Center. staff from emergency medi- of the Moderna vaccine on
The hospital, which re- cal services, the emergency Monday, but the shipment
ceived a shipment of 100 room, anesthesia, nursing was delayed and will instead
doses of the vaccine on and respiratory therapy re- arrive on Wednesday, a hos-
Monday, administered the ceived the shot as well, the pital spokesperson told The
vaccine based on a tier-sys- Dispatch. Due to the vac-
press release said. Hospital
tem that prioritizes hospital staff are monitoring the em- cine’s arrival at a time when
staff most likely to come into ployees’ side effects, and so many staff will be home
contact with COVID-19 pa- far, none have reported im- for the Christmas holiday,
tients. The first staff mem- mediate serious side effects. hospital staff will begin ad-
ber to receive the vaccine “I hope it’s the beginning See VACCINE, 6A
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff
not what I had in mind.” said. “We were able to get a lot of ideas,
4-H is a nationwide program whose
goal is to develop citizenship, leader-
but with COVID, we’re having to wait.
The good news is that we’ve started
ship, responsibility and life skills of
youth through hands-on learning pro-
building those relationships, so we’ll be
ready to go to work when the COVID
grams. Though typically thought of as
an agriculturally focused organization
situation is over.”
Banks came to the Lowndes 4-H or-
as a result of its history, 4-H today fo- ganization from his job in the research
cuses on citizenship, healthy living, and compliance department at the Ex-
science, engineering and technology tension Service on the MSU campus.
programs. Before that, the Starkville native and
When COVID restrictions are lifted, MSU graduate served 5 1/2 years as
Banks said he plans to get kids back the Extension Service’s county agent in
“outside, working with their hands.” Choctaw County, which was a primary
“When I first came here, I talked motivator in his decision to pursue the
with schools and industries and com- Lowndes 4-H job.
munity leaders about ideas,” Banks See 4-H, 3A
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Congress approves $900B COVID Biden gets COVID-19

relief bill, sending to Trump
Congress also approved a one-week stopgap
spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown
and give Trump time to sign the sweeping legislation
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Congress
passed a $900 billion pandemic re-
lief package that would finally deliv-
er long-sought cash to businesses
and individuals and resources to
vaccinate a nation confronting a
frightening surge in COVID-19 cas-
es and deaths.
Lawmakers tacked on a $1.4 tril-
lion catchall spending bill and thou-
sands of pages of other end-of-ses-
sion business in a massive bundle
of bipartisan legislation as Capitol
Hill prepared to close the books on
the year. The bill approved Mon-
day night went to President Donald
Trump for his signature, which was
expected in the coming days.
The relief package, unveiled
Monday afternoon, sped through
the House and Senate in a matter of
hours. The Senate cleared the mas-
sive package by a 92-6 vote after
the House approved the COVID-19
package by another lopsided vote,
359-53. The tallies were a biparti-
san coda to months of partisanship
and politicking as lawmakers wran-
gled over the relief question, a log-
jam that broke after President-elect
Joe Biden urged his party to accept
a compromise with top Republicans
that is smaller than many Demo-
crats would have liked.
The bill combines coronavi-
rus-fighting funds with financial
relief for individuals and business-
es. It would establish a temporary
$300 per week supplemental jobless
benefit and a $600 direct stimulus
payment to most Americans, along
with a new round of subsidies for
hard-hit businesses, restaurants,
and theaters and money for schools,
health care providers and renters
facing eviction.
The 5,593-page legislation — by
far the longest bill ever — came to-
gether Sunday after months of bat-
tling, posturing and postelection
negotiating that reined in a num-
ber of Democratic demands as the
end of the congressional session
approached. Biden was eager for a
deal to deliver long-awaited help to
suffering people and a boost to the
economy, even though it was less
than half the size that Democrats
wanted in the fall.
“This deal is not everything I
want — not by a long shot,” said
Rules Committee Chairman Jim
McGovern, D-Mass., a longstand-
ing voice in the party’s old-school
liberal wing. “The choice before
us is simple. It’s about whether
we help families or not. It’s about
whether we help small businesses
and restaurants or not. It’s about
whether we boost (food stamp) ben-
efits and strengthen anti-hunger
programs or not. And whether we
help those dealing with a job loss or
not. To me, this is not a tough call.”
Congress also approved a one-
week stopgap spending bill to avert
a partial government shutdown at
midnight and give Trump time to
sign the sweeping legislation.
Treasury Secretary Steven
Mnuchin, a key negotiator, said on
CNBC Monday morning that the di-
rect payments would begin arriving
in bank accounts next week.
vaccine, says ‘nothing
to worry about’
BY ALEXANDRA JAFFE AND JILL COLVIN
The Associated Press
NEWARK, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden on
Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus
vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort
to convince the American public the inoculations
are safe.
The president-elect took a dose of Pfizer vaccine
at a hospital not far from his Delaware home, hours
after his wife, Jill Biden, did the same. The injec-
tions came the same day that a second vaccine,
produced by Moderna, will start arriving in states.
It joins Pfizer’s in the nation’s arsenal against the
COVID-19 pandemic, which has now killed more
than 317,000 people in the United States and upend-
ed life around the globe.
“I’m ready,” said Biden, who was administered
the dose at a hospital in Newark, Delaware. The
president-elect rolled the left sleeve of his turtle-
neck all the way up to his shoulder, then declined
the option to count to three before the needle was
inserted into his left arm.
“You just go ahead anytime you’re ready,” he told
the nurse practitioner who administered the shot.

Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win

‘I just don’t think that it makes a lot bers can use the event to
object to a state’s votes.
block the election results
in Congress was “just not
of sense to put everybody through Rep. Mo Brooks,
R-Ala., said he organized
going anywhere.”
“I mean, in the Sen-
this when you know what the ultimate Monday’s session with
about a dozen House Re-
ate, it would go down like
a shot dog,” Thune told
outcome is gonna be’ publicans who are willing CNN. “I just don’t think
Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican to challenge the results. that it makes a lot of sense
“President Trump is to put everybody through
BY KEVIN FREKING ic efforts to overturn the very supportive of our this when you know what
AND LISA MASCARO will of the majority of effort,” Brooks said in an the ultimate outcome is
The Associated Press
American voters. Biden interview late Monday. gonna be.”
will be sworn in as presi- With Democrats hold- Still, Trump has con-
WASHINGTON — ing the House majority tinued to dangle the pos-
dent on Jan. 20.
President Donald Trump and several Republican sibility of congressional
hosted several House With no credible legal
senators now acknowl- intervention.
Republican lawmakers options remaining and the
edging Biden’s victory, Brooks said Monday’s
at the White House on Electoral College having
any effort to block con- White House meeting
Monday to discuss an ul- confirmed Biden’s victory
gressional approval of was originally scheduled
timately futile effort to earlier this month, Trump the election appears sure for about an hour, but last-
block Congress from af- is turning his attention to fail. Senate Majority ed for three hours, with
firming President-elect to Jan. 6. That’s when Leader Mitch McConnell Trump participating for
Joe Biden’s victory in the Congress participates in has warned his members much of it. Other attend-
November election. a count of the electoral against taking such a ees including Trump’s
The meeting under- votes, which Biden won step. personal lawyer, Rudy Gi-
scored Trump’s refusal 306-232. Sen. John Thune, the uliani, who has spent the
to accept the reality of his The count, required by No. 2 Senate Republican, weeks since the election
loss and his willingness the Constitution, is gener- urged lawmakers to re- promoting false claims of
to entertain undemocrat- ally a formality. But mem- member that an effort to voter fraud.

Barr undercuts Trump on election and Hunter Biden inquiries

BY MICHAEL BALSAMO
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — agencies, not China as the
Undercutting President
Donald Trump on multi-
ple fronts, Attorney Gen-
eral William Barr said
Monday he saw no reason
to appoint a special coun-
sel to look into the pres-
ident’s claims about the
2020 election or to name
one for the tax investiga-
tion of President-elect Joe
Biden’s son.
Barr, in his final public
appearance as a member
of Trump’s Cabinet, also
reinforced the belief of
federal officials that Rus-
sia was behind a massive
hack of U.S. government
president has suggested.
Barr is leaving the
Justice Department this
week, having morphed
from one of Trump’s most
loyal allies to one of the
few members of the Cab-
inet willing to contradict
the president openly.
That’s been particularly
true since the election,
with Barr declaring in an
interview with The AP
that he had seen no evi-
dence of widespread vot-
ing fraud, even as Trump
continued to make false
claims about the integrity
of the contest.
The president has also
grown particularly angry
that Barr didn’t announce
the existence of a two-
year-old investigation of
Hunter Biden before the
election. On Monday,
Barr said that investiga-
tion was “being handled
responsibly and profes-
sionally.”
“I have not seen a rea-
son to appoint a special
counsel and I have no plan
to do so before I leave,” he
said, adding that there
was also no need for a spe-
cial counsel to investigate
the election.
A special counsel
would make it more dif-
ficult for Biden and his
yet-to-be-named attorney
general to close inves-
tigations begun under
Trump. Such an appoint-
ment could also add a
false legitimacy to base-
less claims, particularly
to the throngs of Trump
supporters who believe
the election was stolen
because Trump keeps
wrongly claiming it was.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2020 3A

Columbus councilman Box does not plan to run again in Ward 3

Mayor plans to run for re-election; other council
members at least considering 2021 runs
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
Ward 3 Colum-
bus Councilman
Charlie Box said
Monday he does
not plan to run
for a fourth term
in 2021.
“I’ll keep my
options open, but Box
my mind’s pret-
ty much made up,” Box told
The Dispatch. “I’ve been made
up for the last two or three
months.”
Box, first elected in 2009,
said while some of his constit-
uents have asked him to run
again, he feels many citizens
are offering nothing but com-
plaints about how the city is run
with no solutions.
“I’ve had a lot of people ask-
ing me to run again and all that,
but this is not fun,” said Box,
who at 80 is the council’s eldest
member. “It’s a thankless job.
… It’s just aggravating. If peo-
ple are really sincere, they’ll
come up and talk and try to
work things out.”
Box’s announcement comes
two weeks before candidates
must qualify for the upcoming
elections at the city clerk’s of-
fice. Qualifying begins on Jan.
4.
Box was the only elected of-
ficial in the city who told The
Dispatch he won’t
run again, with
Mayor Robert
Smith saying he
definitely would,
and the other
council members
all saying they
will at least con- Smith
sider re-election.
The nearly-four term mayor,
who was first voted in office in
a 2006 special election after
former mayor Jeffrey Rupp re-
signed, confirmed this morning
he plans to qualify.
“I look forward to serving the
city of Columbus for the next
four years, and working with
the businesses, the (Golden
Triangle Development) LINK
and all other organizations to
help improve and progress the
city of Columbus,” Smith told
The Dispatch. “There are some
things that, due to COVID-19,
we haven’t had a chance to com-
plete and finish. It’s been a chal-
lenging year, 2020, because of
the pandemic for all elected of-
ficials and their respective mu-
nicipalities.”
Both Ward 2 Councilman
Joseph Mickens and Ward 5
Councilman Stephen Jones told
The Dispatch they would run
again.
Mickens has served three
terms on the council, beginning
in 2009. Jones was first elected
in a special election in 2016 to
fill former Councilman Kabir
Karriem’s seat after Karriem
was elected to the state Legis-
lature. Jones won re-election in
2017 and is about to complete
his first full term in office.
Both Ward 4 Councilman
Pierre Beard and Ward 6 Coun-
cilman Bill Gavin told The Dis-
patch they are still considering
their options. Beard said he will
announce his decision in Janu-
ary.
Gavin was also first elected
in 2009 and would be seeking
his fourth term.
Beard was elected in a spe-
cial election in 2019 after for-
mer Ward 4 Councilman Fred
Jackson resigned July 3.
Ward 1 Councilwoman Eth-
el Stewart, who was voted into
office during a special election
in 2019 after the death of her
brother, former Ward 1 Coun-
cilman Gene Taylor, did not
return a message from The Dis-
patch by press time.
Conflict disclosure: Managing
Editor Zack Plair took part in ed-
iting this article. He is current-
ly involved in legal proceedings
with the city of Columbus.

Oktibbeha
Continued from Page 1A
Kennard recently re- 13 northeast Mississippi to Reeves recommending COVID-19.
tired from the executive counties, most recently he appoint William Hil- Additionally, the board
director position and had Oktibbeha County after bun, an insurance agent will consider purchasing
expressed an interest in the supervisors voted 3-2 in Starkville, whom Train- new voting machines for
representing the county in May to join the district. er said he had been hop- the county at the next
on the board, District 1 Flooding and drainage is- ing to recommend that
meeting.
Supervisor and Board sues have been a priority the supervisors appoint.
Bill Lowe, an account
President John Mont- for the supervisors due In other business, the
gomery said at Monday’s to heavy rains over the supervisors voted 3-0 to representative with Elec-
meeting. past year, and the vote extend the county’s cur- tion Systems and Soft-
“I don’t think anybody came after months of few, from midnight to 4 ware (ES&S), showed the
could give debate over whether the a.m., until the next meet- board a machine on Mon-
us a better $133,000 annual member- ing on Jan. 4. day that would replace
leg up than ship fee would be worth Oktibbeha County is the current touchscreen
him,” he it. one of the counties under voting machines with
said. “He Montgomery and Mill- Reeves’ mask mandate as- units that would process
would cer- er both voted against signed to individual coun- and record paper ballots Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
tainly give joining the agency, citing ties in which COVID-19
at polling locations. Bill Lowe, left, an account representative with Election
Ok t ibbeha their concerns that Ok- coronavirus cases are Systems and Software, shows the Oktibbeha County
Montgomery said after
County our Montgomery tibbeha County would be continuing to spike. supervisors a voting machine that would replace the
money’s low on the agency’s pri- Reeves added Oktibbe- the meeting that the cur-
current touchscreen machines Monday. The proposed
worth.” ority list and that it would ha to the list of counties, rent machines are outdat- units from ES&S would process and record paper
The board voted 3-0 take workers years to get now totaling 61, on Dec. ed and the proposed new ballots at polling locations, and the board will consider
with Montgomery, Dis- to the county’s drainage 1. The mandate will last ones require less mainte- purchasing them in January.
trict 2 Supervisor Orlan- projects. Kennard told through Jan. 15. nance.
do Trainer and District 5 the board in June that the The board unanimous- “This (machine) gives
Supervisor Joe Williams agency works on a few ly approved a memoran- you a paper backup,
present. Marvell Howard projects per county every dum of understanding whereas now you only
of District 3 and Bricklee year, rotating from Al- with the Mississippi State get generated a number,”
Miller of District 4 were corn County in the north Department of Health to
he said. “That number is
absent. to Kemper County and allow the department to
something you want to be
The Tupelo-based wa- back. direct traffic in the park-
ter management district Gov. Tate Reeves will ing lot outside the coun- able to trust, and to have
oversees and coordinates appoint Oktibbeha Coun- ty health department some backup like (the)
flood control, cleanup ty’s other district board building after people re- paper ballot, I think, gives
and repair projects on member, and the board ceive both tests and up- people more confidence
waterways of all sizes in voted 3-0 to write a letter coming vaccinations for in our election process.”

4-H
Continued from Page 1A
“As county agent in bership to holding on to fair and walk, but we in January, is a resource
Choctaw County, 50 per- what we have.” couldn’t do that this year. like no other, Banks said.
cent of my time was de- The ability to retain So instead, we worked “The possibilities are
voted to running the 4-H membership (there are with the state health de- endless,” Banks said,
program,” Banks said. roughly 400 members) partment and gave out “not just livestock shows
“Here, I get to spend 100 when in-person activities masks at an event in Au- and horse shows, but all
percent of my time with are limited is a credit to gust. We did that again in kinds of things. It’s open
4-H. I loved getting out, the local club volunteers, October. We also raised to the public and we do
working with farmers Banks said. money for the United Way have people use it, main-
and 4-H kids. I was tired “They’ve done a great Christmas food program. ly for riding horses. But
of sitting behind a desk job staying connected, So we’ve found ways to when COVID is over, 4-H
all day.” finding ways to work get out a little bit, which is really going to be able
As fate would have it, around the restrictions,” is what the kids want.” to use it in a big way. So
Banks has spent much Banks said. Although Banks has our motto is: Hang on.
more time behind a desk Martha Smith, who had to hold off implement- Big things are coming.”
than working with the has volunteered with 4-H ing most of his ideas, he
kids, thanks to COVID. at the West Lowndes 4-H remains optimistic.
“We have been able to Club, said she’s pleased “When (COVID) is
do some programs,” he that her club hasn’t lost all over, we’re going to
said. “We have a sports any of its dozen members. be able to do so many
fishing program and we “We’ve worked really things,” Banks said. “Just
had Zoom meetings most- hard to use Zoom meet- with our (horse riding)
ly, but we did get to the ings and other things arena here, it opens up so
point where we could get to keep the children in- many possibilities.”
the kids out and let them volved,” she said. “We The 45,000-square
fish. They were ready to normally sponsor a health foot arena, which opened
get out and about, you
could tell.”
Those activities have
become the exception
rather than the rule, how-
ever.
“With COVID, what
we’ve had to do is adapt
and the main way we did
that was by having Zoom
meetings, mainly to stay
connected to the kids,”
he said. “We went from
the goal of growing mem-

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4A TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2020
SLIMANTICS
The War on
Christmas
rages on
N
ews from
the front.
Today
is Dec. 22 and
the winter cam-
paign in the War
on Christmas
is now headed
for its climactic
finish, although
it may take years
before total
victory can be Slim Smith
achieved.
Through much of the fall, leaders
carefully developed the strategic battle
plan, which was rolled out on Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
This year, as in recent years, leaders
have relied on a most insidious strategy
called “psychological warfare,” which has
proven to be very effective.
The strategy of this type of warfare
relies not on a full frontal assault, but a
war of attrition, picking off Christmas
enthusiasts one by one in a slow, yet
methodical campaign designed to ensure
that Christmas will ultimately end not
with a bang, but with a whimper.
The tactics used are primarily senso-
ry overload, an approach that has been
proven to be very effective when applied
to hostage situations or prolonged sieges
against fortified positions.
In the War on Christmas, this sensory
overload technique is rich in irony: It uses
something Christmas supporters general-
ly love against them: Christmas music.
What the War of Christmas (WOC)
leaders have learned is that when Christ-
mas supporters are subjected to Christ-
mas music repeatedly over long periods of
time, their enthusiasm begins to decline,
sometimes dramatically. There have been
reports that under these assaults, people
have lost their Christmas spirit as early as
Dec. 1.
This year, as in years past, the cam-
paign has employed radio stations
throughout the country, who devote their
programming to “Continuous Christmas
Music.” From Thanksgiving right on
through Christmas and until New Year’s
Day, unsuspecting Christmas supporters
are bombarded with Christmas songs of
every genre.
The innocent aren’t likely to realize
that there is a carefully-developed, nu-
anced methodology behind the campaign.
But every song is carefully scheduled to
raise the stress level incrementally.
Typically, the campaign begins with
happy, benign tunes — “All I Want for
Christmas is You,” for example, along
with old standards like “Santa Claus is
Coming to Town,” or “We Wish You a
Merry Christmas.”
The campaign shifts to more “mes-
sage-oriented” tunes that emphasize both
the secular and religious aspects of the
holiday - again calculated to affect the
broadest possible audience.
At this point, the victims will hear a lot
of “O, Holy Night” and “Little Drummer
Boy” and “Mary, Did You Know,” as well
as heart-string tugging secular tunes
such as “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” and
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
These are calculated to produce in the
unsuspecting listener what is known in
Latin as “Motus Maturam,” i.e., prema-
ture emotions. You can get weepy about
some imagery for only so long, the theory
goes.
As the victim’s emotions are exposed
and assaulted, time and repetition takes
its toll.
By Dec. 15, even the cheeriest Christ-
mas enthusiast may hear, yet again,
“Silent Night,” and be alarmed by his own
internal dialogue. “Well, it would be a
silent night if you would stop yammering
about it.”
By today, any playing of “I Want A Hip-
popotamus For Christmas” immediately
produces cruel thoughts. “In the natural
world, hippopotamuses annually kill more
humans than lions, so I hope that nasal-
ly-brat DOES get a hippo for Christmas
and give me a little peace and quiet.”
By Christmas Day, the work is done.
You know it when “Away in The Manger”
is dismissed as the whining of illegal
immigrants who refused to do things “the
right way.”
The weak have been picked off, the
survivors left to nurse their wounds
and recover, as best they can, until next
Thanksgiving.
That’s the thing about war: It’s never
pretty.
Slim Smith is a columnist and feature
writer for The Dispatch. His email address
is ssmith@cdispatch.com.
Voice of the people
A Columbus
memory of
Gov. William
Winter
It was with
sadness that
I read in the
December 20
edition of The
Commercial
Dispatch
about the
passing of
former Gov.
William Win-
ter.
My pur-
pose in writ-
ing this letter
is to share the
interest and
support he showed to Columbus in
conjunction with the Remembering
“Red” Barber celebration held on
February 16, 2008.
It all came about as a result of a
speech I gave at the Possum Town
Toastmasters Club in September
of 2007 entitled “I’ll be a suck egg
mule.” This speech featured the life
of one of the most famous Colum-
bians Walter Lanier “Red” Barber.
Barber was a long time broadcaster
for the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn
Dodgers and New York Yankees.
Later on he became Director of
Sports for CBS where he was the
first person to broadcast a Major
League baseball game on TV as well
as the first person to broadcast an
NFL game on TV. In 1981 he was
paired with Bob Edwards on the
NPR Morning Edition Program for
which he stayed 12 years. In 1978
Barber won the first Ford C. Frick
award for Broadcasting Excellence
bestowed by the Baseball Hall of
Fame in Cooperstown New York.
My speech was given on a Friday.
Then-Dispatch Publisher Birney
Imes was in attendance. Two days
later he wrote a column about “The
Ol’ Redhead.” The next day on a
Monday he called me and said, “You
will never guess who just called me.”
It was Bob Edwards. “You know
that his 100th birthday is coming
up in March of 2008. He went on to
tell Birney that if Columbus would
do something to honor Barber on
his birthday that he — Edwards —
would come and speak at no charge.
A committee was established
with Birney and myself as co-chairs.
We also secured the services of
Curt Smith from Rochester New
York who is the foremost expert on
broadcast journalism in America to
come and speak. People came to this
event from as far away as New York
and Florida. National Media gave us
great coverage including the New
York Times and the Washington
Post. Video tributes poured in from
Tommy Lasorda, Jerry Coleman,
Duke Snider, Ernie Harwell, Bob
Ley, Chris Berman, Vin Scully,
Bob Picozzi, Ralph Lowenstein and
George Grande.
When Gov. Winter learned about
the celebration he contacted us and
said he was coming. Thanks to Dixie
Butler, Temple Heights was the site
for a luncheon prior to the dedica-
tion of the historical marker at the
intersection of Military Road and
Fourth Avenue North. Gov. Winter
spoke at the dedicatory celebration.
The February 18, 2008 edition of
The Commercial Dispatch has a
picture of Gov. winter speaking at
the event.
After returning to Jackson
he sent an email to Birney Imes
expressing his appreciation which
reads as follows:
Dear Birney
I simply want to tell you how much
Elsie and I appreciated and enjoyed
that wonderful weekend which you
afforded us.
I don’t know when I have been
more thoroughly entranced by an
event than the one which you and your
colleagues arranged to celebrate the
career of Red Barber. It was all done
with so much creativity and imagina-
tion, not to mention style and class.
We shall always remember your
kindness and courtesies to us. Please
express to the other members of the
committee our special appreciation.
I look forward to keeping in touch
and remain grateful for your friend-
ship.
William F. Winter
Jackson
Over the years I kept in touch
with Gov. Winter. I told him about
the other people we were honoring
and the other events we were pre-
Dispatch
The
paring. He wanted to know about the
other celebrations but always men-
tioned how much the Red Barber
Celebration meant to him. He was a
real gentleman in every sense of the
word. I count it a special privilege to
have know him.
Glenn Lautzenhiser
Columbus
Community advocate
responds to article
Thanks for the article in Sunday’s
paper. While I thought the article
was intelligent, nuanced, and a good
read, it seems reading comprehen-
sion is not a common ability, even
at the mayor’s office. (I particularly
enjoyed the subtitle “Bitter” [as seen
by the mayor’s regime] or “Better”
[as seen by the people that still care
about the long term success of this
city.] I was contacted by people that
thought the quoted bits from the
mayor’s office were statements of
fact rather than suppositions and
propaganda. I was concerned that
the statement from the mayor’s
office appeared published without
challenge.
(Monday), the mayor’s office pub-
lished its full response, I found that
action a bit unprofessional, particu-
larly that innocent parties were not
redacted. For my words that may
cause offence to the innocent par-
ties, I apologize. The mayor’s office
was not a party to the conversation
that preceded the email. It may now
appear that the regime of this mayor
cares for nobody but themselves and
the acts of caring, e.g. giving away
things like turkeys, free lunches,
picking up litter, and such are just
that, acts performed for the camera.
Columbus is not in “financial
good standing” as far as anyone with
the ability to understand finances
can tell. For this regime to make
such a representation is BOLD. I
call for truth, transparency, and
audited financial statements. Look
at your pothole-filled streets, look at
the underfunded and understaffed
police and fire departments. If Co-
lumbus were in financial good stand-
ing would this be the indicators?
I take this opportunity to also call
for the citizens of Columbus to once
again care for and believe in a better
community. Columbus deserves
better!
Will Sanders
Columbus
Comparing local mortality rate
to that of San Francisco’s
According to an Associated
Press headline, there have been
176 deaths from COVID-19 in San
Francisco (population: 881,289) so
far. In Lowndes County (population:
59,719), the death toll so far is 77.
With almost fifteen times the pop-
ulation, San Francisco has only 2.3
times as many deaths.
San Francisco enforces its
COVID-19 mandates.
Seventy-seven people dying may
seem trivial to many people, a toll
not justifying the inconvenience or
economic loss of the mandates. The
AP article compared San Francisco’s
COVID-19 deaths to that city’s drug
overdose deaths (621). They were
horrified at the explosion of OD
fatalities. Opponents of mandates
point to the numbers to play down
pandemic deaths. But think about
how we in Lowndes County might
react to 77 deaths from other causes.
Suppose, like Flint, Michigan, our
people were dying from drinking
contaminated drinking water. Say,
77, so far. Would people be up in
arms if the mayor mandated drink-
ing bottled water? Suppose there
was a lethal chemical leak of about
the same danger level as COVID-19.
PETER BIRNEY IMES Editor/Publisher
BIRNEY IMES III Editor/Publisher 1998-2018
BIRNEY IMES JR. Editor/Publisher 1947-2003
BIRNEY IMES SR. Editor/Publisher 1922-1947
ZACK PLAIR, Managing Editor
BETH PROFFITT Advertising Director
MICHAEL FLOYD Circulation/Production Manager
MARY ANN HARDY Controller
Would people
refuse to wear
masks?
I think it is
embarrassing
for our county
to have more
than six times
the mortality
rate of San
Francisco, of
all places. We
need to save
face.
Bill Gillmore
Columbus
Takes issue
with letter
praising the
President
To no one’s surprise, I take issue
with several statements in Nan B.
Lott’s letter in the December 20th
Dispatch, most pointedly — al-
though not only - with her giving
President Trump for his “leadership”
in the development of the vaccines
for Covid-19. Despite her welcome
efforts to spread the credit around, I
think she short-changes the sci-
entists involved thereby implicitly
handing the acclaim they deserve to
the President instead.
More to the point, why should the
President be given credit for doing
what you would expect any president
to do under similar circumstances?
Can you imagine any modern Pres-
ident not providing public support
to vaccine development in the wake
of a pandemic? President Trump, as
far as I can tell, did little else besides
not get in the way of the science (at
least as far as vaccine development
is concerned). Perhaps if Mr. Trump
had been present at a coronavirus
task force meeting more recently
than May of this year he would actu-
ally deserve more of the credit Ms.
Lott wants to give him.
In addition, over the past few days
reports have surfaced of meetings
in the Oval Office attended by not
only the increasingly unstable Rudy
Giuliani, but fringe lawyer Sidney
Powell (didn’t Trump just distance
himself from her 2 weeks ago?), and
QAnon/conspiracy theory champi-
on, Marjorie Taylor Greene. They
are reported to have discussed
such anti-democratic maneuvers
as seizing the voting machines and
declaring martial law to repeat the
presidential election — but both in
swing states only. Add that to con-
sistent reports that various Trump
administration officials are working
to disrupt the Biden transition team
including hampering Biden’s ability
to learn about the massive Russian
hack of 6 key federal agencies and
Trump’s recent tweets attacking not
only Mitch McConnell but Vice-pres-
ident Pence to make you consistently
wonder what will happen next to
destabilize the country.
As of now these latter reports
require more substantiation but I do
wonder if Ms. Lott has heard them
and, if she has, how she feels about
President Trump now.
Paul Mack
Columbus
Reader praises column
Mona Charen’s “Bye-bye William
Barr” is really an excellent column.
One that is loaded with truth, and
with much more of it, will destroy
Trump and the poison he is leaving
behind.
Maybe Barr realized since Trump
lost the election, it’s time for him
to be the AG for the people not just
for Trump. And he may have had
this in mind, that almost everyone
in Trump’s closest circle, sooner or
later goes to jail.
One of those is Michael Flynn,
who Trump pardoned, says to
Trump, you need to declare martial
law and have the election over. And
Trump’s thinking about doing it.
America now needs from Biden
more truth, which we will get, and
debunking of a swamp of conspir-
acies that is destroying America’s
democracy.
The debunking of one conspiracy
has already started with FOX News
and Newsmax walking back election
fraud claims after voting machine
manufacturer threatens legal action.
Google: Lou Dobbs of FOX News
debunks his own lies of election
fraud.
James Hodges
Steens
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AREA OBITUARIES
Noxubee High School Adolphus Wilson the late L.C. Millican er for Bosch (United She is survived by
and was a member of and Exie Williams. Technologies). She was her children, James M.
COLUMBUS —
Christian Hill MBC. Adolphus Wilson, 77, He attended Sulligent a member of Church of Edwards Jr., Calvin Ed-
In addition to her passed High School and was Christ Divine. wards, Essie E. Austin,
parents, she was away. formerly employed as In addition to her Gloria Smith, Sheila
preceded in death by Grave- an insurance agent with parents, she was pre- Edwards, Yolanda E.
her sister, Dorothy M. side ser- Mutual Savings. He was ceded in death by her Davenport and Doro-
Bradshaw. vices will a member of Liberty husband, James Earl thy R. Moore; sister,
She is survived by be at 2 p.m. Missionary Baptist Talley; brother, Jessie Cleaster Gibson; nine
her children, Shanta Wednes- Church. James Prude; and one grandchildren; and 13
Newby of Columbus, day, in In addition to his child. great-grandchildren.
Emmanuel Wells, Sandfield Wilson parents, he was preced- She is survived by
Markeshia Wells and Cemetery. ed in death by his wife, her siblings, Gloria
Johnny Daniel Wells all Visitation is from noon- Sue Millican. Moore, Willie Prude
of Meridian; siblings, 5 p.m. today, at Lee- He is survived by his and Melvin Prude; four
Johnnie R. Harris, children, Angie Kelly grandchildren; and 11
Sykes Funeral Home.
Angela Brooks, Lashell and Kim King both great-grandchildren.
Lee-Sykes Funeral
Hughes all of Brooks- Home of Columbus is of Detroit; sister, Lois
ville, Irene Harris of in charge of arrange-
Banks of Columbus; Earline Edwards
Prattville, Alabama, and two grandchildren. WEST POINT —
ments.
Janice Stevenson of Pallbearers will be Earline Gibson Ed-
Mr. Wilson was born
Montgomery, Alabama, Johnny Johnson, Kenny wards, 88, died Dec. 15,
Oct. 19, 1943, to Toy
Mashell Holman of Ballard, Jerry Banks, 2020, at her residence.
and Davis Dean Blair
Columbus, Bobby L. Blake Gilstrap, Tommy Graveside services
Wilson. He attended
Harris of Brooksville, Spruiel, Larry Lann and will be at 11 a.m.
Fayette County, Ala-
Rufus Harris Sr. and Leamon Edgeworth. Wednesday, in Union
Kaye Duncan
bama schools.
Michael Buckhalter In addition to his Star Cemetery, with the Graveside Services:
both of Columbus; and parents, he was pre- Sherry Allen Rev. Eric Ratcliff offi- Thursday, Dec. 24 • 11 AM
Egger Cemetery
12 grandchildren. WEST POINT — ciating. Register book
ceded in death by his College St. Location
daughter, Cassandra Sherry Lynn Allen, 57, signing is from 10:30-11
John Chancellor Perry; three sisters; died Dec. 19, 2020, at a.m. prior to services. Rick Manning
MACON — Lt. Northwest Medical Carter’s Mortuary Graveside Services:
four brothers; and three A private graveside
Colonel John Murphey grandchildren. Center of Winfield, Services of West Point service will be held.
Chancellor, 76, died Alabama. is in charge of arrange- College St. Location
Dec. 17, 2020, at Jack- Graveside services ments.
Kaye Duncan Mrs. Edwards was Iva O’Callaghan
son Madison General
CALEDONIA —
are at 3 p.m. today, in
Incomplete
Hospital. Memorial Gardens born Aug. 27, 1932, in
Kaye Ruth Duncan, 76, Cemetery, with Kris West Point to the late College St. Location
A family grave-
died Dec. 21, 2020, at Hollis officiating. Willie Gibson Sr. and
side service was held Betty Land
Windsor Place. Mrs. Allen was Leanne Shaffer Gibson.
Sunday, in Oddfellows Incomplete
Graveside services born Feb. 22, 1963, to She was formerly em-
Cemetery, with the 2nd Ave. N. Locationt
will be at 11 a.m. Thurs- the late Dorothy Jean ployed as a cook with
Rev. Don Chancellor
day, in Egger Cemetery. McCarty and Arvil Lee Moore’s Restaurant.
officiating. Cockrell
Memorial Gunter Peel Hollis. In addition to her
Funeral Home of Ma-
Funeral Home and Cre- In addition to her parents, she was
con was in charge of
matory, College Street parents, she was pre- preceded in death by
arrangements.
location is in charge of ceded in death by her her husband, James
Mr. Chancellor was
born May 7, 1944,
arrangements. siblings, Dennis Hollis, Monroe Edwards Sr;
memorialgunterpeel.com
and daughter, Gail
in Goldsboro, North Randy Hollis, Deborah
Betty Land Edwards.
Carolina, to the late Hollis and Cynthia
COLUMBUS — Bet-
Tinky and Tiny. He was Stapp.
ty Land, 92, died Dec. Memorials may be
a graduate of Noxubee
21, 2020, at Baptist Me- made to American Di-
high School, East Mis-
morial Hospital-Golden abetes Association, PO
sissippi Junior College,
Triangle. Box 7023 Merrifield,
Mississippi State and
Arrangements are VA 22116-7023.
the University of Ala-
incomplete and will be
bama. He was a veteran
announced by Memori-
of the United States Air
al Gunter Peel Funeral
Hattie Talley
Force and was formerly COLUMBUS — Hat-
employed with W.P. Home and Crematory, tie B. Talley, 70, died
Chancellor and Sons. Second Avenue North Dec. 16,
In addition to his location. 2020, at
parents, he was pre- Baptist
ceded in death by his Gary Millican Memorial

at Rush
Specialty
Hospital of
Meridian.
Grave-
side
Wells
services
will be at
1 p.m. Wednesday, at
Christian Hill MBC,
with Bobby Bowen
officiating. Visitation is
from 2-5 p.m. today, at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services of Macon is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Wells was
born March 5, 1963,
in Noxubee County, to
the late Lucious Harris
and Earnestine Harris.
She was a graduate of
Robert Perkins
brother, Don Chancel- DETROIT, Ala. — Hospi-
lor. Gary C. Millican, died tal-Golden
He is survived by his Dec. 19, 2020, at North- Triangle.
wife, Jeanette; children, west Medical Center of Grave- Robert Merritt Perkins, 78 of Columbus,
John Chancellor Jr. and Winfield, Alabama. side Talley MS passed away Friday, December 18, 2020,
Callie Zaugg; siblings, Funeral services services
at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle,
Poo Chancellor and with Masonic rites are will be at 10 a.m. Columbus, MS.
Mary Ann Walker; at 2 p.m. today, at Otts Wednesday, in Memo- A graveside service was held Monday,
seven grandchildren; Funeral Home Chapel. rial Gardens. Visitation December 21, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Mount
and six great-grand- Burial will follow in is from noon-5 p.m. Vernon Cemetery, Columbus, MS, with Bro. Joe
children. Liberty Missionary today, at Lee-Sykes Fondren officiating and Lowndes Funeral Home
Memorials may be Baptist Church Cem- Funeral Home. Lee- directing.
made to First United etery. Visitation was Sykes Funeral Home of Mr. Perkins was born March 31, 1942, in
Methodist Church of from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Columbus is in charge Aurora, IL, to the late Elder Merritt Perkins
Macon, P.O. Box 162, at the funeral home. of arrangements. Mrs. and Geraldine Brill Stewart. He was a member
Macon, MS. 39341, Otts Funeral Home of Talley was born Feb. of Mount Vernon Baptist Church and the Lake
Pickwick United Meth- Sulligent is in charge of 20, 1950, in Columbus, Norris Fishing Club. Mr. Perkins retired in 2015
odist Church, P.O. Box arrangements. to the late Jessie B. and from McCrary West Construction as a supervisor
28, Counce, TN, 38326 Mr. Millican was Edna Prude. She was for close to 30 years. He loved his family, friends,
or The Maine Military born Nov. 4, 1946, in formerly employed as fishing, classic cars, music, coffee, butter
Museum, 27 Kavana- Detroit, Alabama, to an assembly line work- cookies, and most importantly, the Lord, his
ugh Road, Old Orchard Savior, Jesus Christ.
Julia McNees
Beach, ME 04064, In addition to his parents, Mr. Perkins was
AT TN: Lee Humiston. preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Sexton
Perkins; sisters, Deanna Froman and Nina

Rick Manning
Charles E. “Rick” Manning, Jr., age 78, of
Columbus, MS, passed away December 19, 2020,
at Windsor Place.
A private family graveside committal will be
Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Friendship
Cemetery with Rev. Byron Benson officiating.
Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home &
Crematory 903 College St. location is in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Manning was born December 13, 1942, in
Vardaman, MS, to the late Charles E. and Joyce
McGraw Manning, Sr. He worked for many years
as a real estate appraiser and was a member of
East End Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his son-in-law, Royce Sesser.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Maro
Malone Manning of Columbus, MS; son, Andrew
Manning and his wife Robin of Birmingham,
AL; daughter, Michelle Sesser, late husband
Royce Sesser, of Columbus, MS; brother, Mike
Manning of Amory, MS; sisters, Martha Rodgers
of Amory, MS and Missy Staggers of Starkville,
MS; grandchildren, Anna Catherine Fort, David
It is with a sorrowful heart and a joyful soul
that we say goodbye to our mother Julia Ann
Crenshaw McNees passed from this world on
Saturday, December 19, 2020, at her residence.
Graveside service will be Wednesday,
December 23, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Mt. Zion
Baptist Church Cemetery, with Bro. Sammy
Crawford officiating and Lowndes Funeral
Home, Columbus, MS directing.
Mrs. McNees was born on September 21, 1944,
in Meridian, MS to the late Ruby Julia Snowden
Crenshaw and Arthur Anderson Crenshaw. She
was a caregiver for her parents and a faithful
member of Fairview Baptist Church. Mrs.
McNees enjoyed crocheting, reading, loved
spending time with her grandchildren, and was
very proud of them. She was very independent
and would not ask for help. Mrs. McNees was
the founder and owner of Johnson’s Superette,
Country Market, and Country Closets.
Mrs. McNees is survived by her siblings,
David Crenshaw of Rogersville, AL and Deborah
Stafford of Vado, New Mexico; children, Gary
A. (Ann Marie) Johnson of Starkville, MS and
Jeffery S. (Vicki) Johnson of Beverly Hill, FL;
grandchildren, Joshua Johnson, Sarah Johnson,
Avyana Johnson and Tiffanie Marsh; great-
Richardson; brother, Richard “Dick” Perkins;
step-father, Ed Stewart; and step-mother, Fran
Perkins.
Mr. Perkins is survived by his wife, Jacqueline
Honeycutt Merchant; his children, Deborah
Perkins Fuller, Sturgis, MS, Bobby Perkins,
Columbus, MS, Michelle Perkins Couture,
Stephenville, TX, Jamie Perkins (Bobby)
Kendrick, Columbus, MS and Matthew
(Savannah) Perkins, Columbus, MS; sister,
Nancy Vaghy, Detroit, MI; six grandchildren;
and 11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Matthew Perkins, Justin
Willis, Bobby Kendrick, Luke Holman, Michael
Cox and Leon Ellis IV.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Perkins,
Bob Cox, Jay McCrary, Hudson Adams, Danny
Johnson, Andy Caldwell and the employees of
McCrary West Construction.
Memorials may be made to American Family
Radio P.O. Box Drawer 2440, Tupelo, MS 38803.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net

Cooper Manning, Harli Malone Sesser and Rider
Manning Sesser; and great-grandson, John
Mixon Fort.
Memorials may be made to the East End
Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 8480,
Columbus, MS, 39705.
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grandchildren, Quinton Black and Liam Mosier.
Pallbearers will be Gary Johnson, Jefferey
Johnson, Joshua Johnson, David Crenshaw, Tyler
Crenshaw and Cody Dennis.
Honorary pallbearers will be Adam Stafford,
Aaron Stafford, Joe Atkins, Robert Malone and
Weekly Crochet Club.
Memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist
Church 127 Airline Road Columbus, MS 39701
or Bethany Christian Services 116 Lawrence Dr.

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she said.
expression,

bringing happiness and unconditional they’ll encounter on a

love to residents and staff alike.’
Daniel Reingold, founder of the pet therapy program
and president and CEO of RiverSpring Health
BY MARY ESCH
The Associated Press
Eileen Nagle sees her
family in video chats and
drive-by visits, but that
hasn’t made up for the
lack of warm hugs in the
nine months since the
pandemic led her nursing
home to shut its doors to
visitors.
Enter Zeus.
“Zeus is a friendly lit-
tle snowball, very happy,”
said Nagle, 79, after the
peppy bichon frise paid
a visit to her room at He-
brew Home at Riverdale,
overlooking the Hudson
River in the Bronx. “Pet-
ting and playing with
the dogs breaks up the
day and gets you to for-
get about yourself for a
while.”
Hebrew Home has had
a pet therapy program
for 20 years; tiny Zeus
and gentle giant Marley
the Great Dane are the
current snugglers in resi-
dence. Now, the activities
department is expanding
the canine corps with two
new recruits in training
to give residents more of
the affectionate physical
contact that has become
so scarce and precious in
the coronavirus era.
“It’s uplifting to have
Zeus come and visit me,
especially with COVID
and being restricted to
my room,” said 80-year-
old Jeff Philipson, beam-
ing as he ran his fingers
through Zeus’ silky white
fur while the dog clam-
bered on his bed. “I talk
on the phone every day
with my daughter and my
son, but that’s as good as
it can get for now.”
When the pandem-
ic lockdown began in
March, dog therapy was
suspended along with
most other activities at
the nursing home.
“I decided we needed
to re-energize the pet
visiting program since
there’s no outside visita-
tion allowed,” said Daniel
Reingold, founder of the
pet therapy program and
president and CEO of Riv-
erSpring Health, nonprof-
it operator of 103-year-old
Hebrew Home. “They’ve
been on the floors bring-
ing happiness and uncon-
ditional love to residents
and staff alike.”
The dogs belong to
staff members who bring
them to work every day.
But the program doesn’t
allow just any dog.
“It has to be a combi-
nation of the right owner,
right dog and right tem-
perament,” said Reingold,
whose own rescue dog,
Kida, is one of the new re-
cruits. “The dogs have to
be assessed, follow basic
commands and be able to
cope with wheelchairs, el-
floor.”
Cohen recalls one
woman who was strug-
Cats are also used
in the pet therapy pro-
gling with anxiety and
having trouble coping
gram — but only robotic with the new environment
ones. Hebrew Home has
when she moved into the
numerous lifelike anima-
home. “Nothing would
tronic cats that purr and
meow as residents hold get through to her to help
her,” Cohen said. “But
them in their laps and
stroke their fur. “The cats when I brought the dog to
are especially soothing to her, her complete affect
people with dementia,” changed from crying to
said Catherine Farrell, having her face light up
director of therapeutic ac- and telling stories about
tivities, primary dog han- her own experiences.”
dler and owner of Marley.
“The love of an ani-
mal is incredible,” Far-
rell said. “It releases en-
dorphins, reduces blood
pressure, reduces anxi-
ety. For people here who
had animals in their life
history, seeing dogs trig-
gers memories and opens
communication.”
While Farrell has to
remain 6 feet away from
residents and wear a face
mask and plastic shield,
Marley can plop his head
on their beds as they pet
him.
“To break through the
social distancing barrier
is really important,” Far-
rell said. “It’s one of the
only ways they’re able to
touch another living be-
ing and gain satisfaction
from that physical con-
nection.”
But it’s not just about
petting a dog, said Oliv-
ia Cohen, dog handler
and assistant director of
the therapeutic activities
program. For some resi-
dents, the interaction can
break down barriers and
open communication and

Re-election
Continued from Page 1A
filing paperwork with the
city clerk’s office to quali-
fy for candidacy.
Additionally, five of
the seven aldermen will
defend their seats. The
other two, David Little of
Ward 3 and Jason Walk-
er of Ward 4, said in No-
vember they will not seek
re-election after each
serving two terms.
Ward 1 Alderman Ben
Carver announced his
re-election bid on Face-
book in November, while
Sandra Sistrunk of Ward
2, Hamp Beatty of Ward
5, Vice Mayor Roy A. Per-
kins of Ward 6 and Henry
Vaughn of Ward 7 all told
The Dispatch that they
will run again.
Sistrunk will be seek-
ing a third term. She lost
her re-election bid in 2013
to former alderman Lisa
Wynn, whom she defeat-
ed in 2017 to regain her
seat.
Beatty won a special
election in May 2019 to
succeed Patrick Miller,
who resigned from the
board to take a job in Bi-
loxi.
Perkins will seek an
eighth term, and Vaughn
will seek a fourth term.
The qualifying period
for city elections begins
Jan. 4.

Vaccine
Continued from Page 1A
ministering the vaccine
in Columbus early next
week.
The spokesperson
said Baptist officials were
not sure what caused the
delay but that Mississip-
pi Department of Health
would send the doses by
Wednesday.
The vaccine is cur-
rently only available for
staff at hospitals and
long-term care facilities
who are most at risk of
coming into contact with
the virus, according to
MSDH.
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West preview: LeBron’s Lakers load up for a run at a repeat

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS contract extensions, the looking like the favor- of that. The Lakers fran- eight years, so it won’t be 5. Utah — The Jazz
Lakers added Montre- ites to remain the best chise, the bull’s-eye has easy for any West team to have shooting outside,
LeBron James barely zl Harrell and Dennis in the West and perhaps been on this franchise for snatch it from him. Rudy Gobert inside, and
had time to put down his S c h r o d e r, the whole NBA, which a long time as well. 2. Denver — The Ni- Donovan Mitchell to
latest trophy before hav- who fin- would break a tie with “So understanding koka Jokic-Jamal Murray do it all on nights when
ing to start defending it. ished 1-2 Boston to make them that everyone’s going to combination could be the those things aren’t good
It was an extremely last season the winningest fran- come at us, everyone’s envy of many teams for enough.
short offseason for the in voting chise in league history. going to try to take away years. 6. Phoenix — Unde-
Los Angeles Lakers, for the James won back-to-back from us defending our ti- 3. Los Angeles Clip- feated run in the bubble
who won their 17th NBA Sixth Man titles in Miami and un- tle. But for me personally, pers — Kawhi Leonard, followed by the acquisi-
championship on Oct. A w a r d . derstands the difficulty last year we won the ring, Paul George will have to tion of Chris Paul has the
11. That didn’t leave F o r m e r James in trying to stay on top. we won a title and this shake off an ugly ending Suns thinking big.
much time for rest and Defensive “I guess the bull’s-eye year is a new challenge.” to last season when they 7. Dallas — Luka Don-
relaxation before get- Player of just becomes even great- A look at the West, in start up again under new cic might very well win
ting back to work in ad- the Year Marc Gasol er, even if that’s even predicted order of regu- coach Tyronn Lue. the MVP award, but Kri-
vance of their Dec. 22 now mans the middle possible,” said James, lar-season finish: 4. Portland — Damian staps Porzingis needs to
season opener. and Wesley Matthews beginning his 18th sea- Lillard and CJ McCollum stay healthy to be in the
But it was long will be counted on to son. “For me personally, Playoff bound might finally have the lineup with him for the
enough to load up for a knock down the open the bull’s-eye has always 1. Los Angeles Lakers health and talent in their Mavericks to win much
run at a repeat. shots created by James, been on my back, or my — Once LeBron James frontcourt to allow the more than that.
Besides signing who led the league last front, since I entered the had his grip on the East- Trail Blazers to play like 8. Houston — Could
James and fellow super- season in assists. league and then you add ern Conference title in they did in the bubble all finish much higher — or
star Anthony Davis to That has the Lakers in the Laker name on top 2011, he held onto it for season. See WEST, 2B

Bengals MISSISSIPPI STATE 87, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 48

ride big
first half to MSU blows out MVSU
shocking
win over in nonconference finale
Steelers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CINCINNATI —
Giovani Bernard scored
two first-half touch-
downs after turnovers
and the Cincinnati Ben-
gals held on to stun the
badly slumping Pitts-
burgh Steelers 27-17 on
Monday night.
The Bengals led
17-0 at halftime and
survived a rally by the
Steelers, who lost their
third straight after 11
consecutive wins to
start the season. Pitts-
burgh didn’t get a first
down until more than
halfway through the
second quarter.
Cincinnati (3-10 -1)
snapped a streak of 11
straight losses to Pitts-
burgh in most unlike-
ly fashion, with Ryan
Finley at quarterback.
The second-year play-
See STEELERS, 2B

Shrunken
bowl season
makes it more
important to
watch’em all
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Well, hope you’re

happy, Mr. (or Miss)
There Are Too Many
Bowls guy (or gal).
This long season
through a pandemic has
whittled the bowl lineup
from the 43 that were
originally scheduled to
fewer than 30. That’s a
lot less college football
and there is no reason
to be happy it.
Most of us will miss
the Bahamas Bowl,
with its track around
the field. And the Guar-
anteed Rate Bowl, what-
ever that is and wherev-
er it was to be played.
It is understandable
why so many teams
were not keen on keep-
ing this slog of a season
going. Those that decid-
ed to suit up one more
time deserve a round of
applause.
This season, this
year, has been anything
but ordinary, but bowl
season is still great and
there is a good reason to
See BOWLS, 2B
MSU forward Tolu Smith (35) dunks the basketball Monday against Mississippi Valley State. MSU defeated MVSU 87-48.
BY GARRICK HODGE
ghodge@cdispatch.com
STARK VILLE — ‘Twas
four days before Christmas at
Mississippi State’s house.
Limited fans were stirring,
watching a rout. The Bulldogs
did their best to treat the ball
with care, while Mississip-
pi Valley State’s shots found
mostly air.
Made up Christmas poems
aside, Mississippi State (5-3)
ran roughshod through the
Christmas-colored Delta Dev-
ils (0 -8) Monday at Humphrey
Coliseum, picking up a 87-48
victory in its final nonconfer-
ence game.
“I’ll give them some cred-
it, this game, the final score
didn’t feel like a 40 -point (win)
to be honest with you,” MSU
coach Ben Howland said. “I’m
glad we got a lot of guys the
chance to play tonight.”
The in-state visitors didn’t
bolster a roster on paper that
posed much of a challenge to
the Bulldogs, as KenPom.com
ranks Mississippi Valley State
as the worst Division I men’s
basketball team (out of 357
teams). In its seven games en-
tering play, the closest MVSU
had come to a victory was a
27-point defeat. In their other
6 games, the Delta Devils had
lost by point spreads of 80, 54,
36, 39, 37 and 43. MVSU lived
up to its billing (or lack there-
of ) by shooting 28.6 percent
from the floor and getting
outrebounded 47-24. Vegas
had the Bulldogs as a 37-point
favorite before tipoff, with
Howland’s bunch covering the
spread by two points.
Regardless of who it
played, a win’s a win, so they
say, and MSU will now set its
eyes on facing Southeastern
Conference opponent Georgia
in eight days. The Bulldogs’
NCA A tournament resume
to this point lacks any quali-
ty wins, but doesn’t have any
backbreaking losses either.
On Monday, MSU broke
away from its trend from the
previous four home games,
not wasting any time separat-
ing itself from an inferior op-
ponent. At the half, MSU led
42-25. MVSU went without a
field goal the last 6 minutes of
the half, causing MVSU coach
Lindsey Hunter to throw down
his clipboard in a timeout right
before halftime. The lead only
grew larger from there and in-
flated in the final minutes af-
ter both teams emptied their
bench.
Leading the Bulldogs in
scoring was Iverson Molinar
with 18 points on a 6 of 10
shooting effort, followed by
D.J. Stewart, who chipped in
15 points while going 5-of-8
from the floor.
“Iverson and D.J. are fast
forming one of the best back-
courts in the SEC in my opin-
ion,” Howland said.
In his second consecutive
Mississippi State athletics
game in the starting lineup,
Jalen Johnson scored in dou-
ble figures (10) for the sec-
ond straight game, while Tolu
Smith picked up a double-dou-
ble with 13 points and 12 re-
bounds. Quinten Post was the
other MSU player in double
figures with 10 points.
“I know my role now and
know what coach Howland ex-
pects of me,” Post said of com-
ing off the bench.
The Bulldogs destroyed
the Delta Devils in transition,
scoring 28 fastbreak points
while shooting 55.9 percent
from the field in the contest.
If there was any negative, it
came from the foul line, as the
Bulldogs shot a subpar 12-of-
22 from the charity stripe.
“Our foul shooting is still
really disappointing,” How-
land said.
MSU is back in action at
6 p.m. on Dec. 30 in its SEC
opener against Georgia on the
road.
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Bowls
Continued from Page 1B
watch each and every one
of the games:
Famous Idaho Potato
Bowl (Boise, Idaho): Tu-
lane (minus 3) vs. Nevada
Why watch? About half
Tulane’s game this season
have been bonkers, with
huge blown leads, wild
comebacks and late-game
heroics. Plus, its Angry
Wave helmet logo sort of
looks like it could be one
of Santa’s elves and will
help you get in the holiday
spirit.
Pick: Tulane 31-27.
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl:
UCF vs. No. 13 BYU (mi-
nus 7)
Why watch? When your
friends are talking about
Trevor Lawrence and Jus-
tin Fields being the top
two quarterbacks in the
2021 NFL draft, you can
say: “But have you seen
Zach Wilson from BYU?”
Also, you can start talking
up UCF’s Dillon Gabriel
for the 2022 draft.
Pick: BYU 45-35.
New Orleans Bowl: Lou-
isiana Tech vs. Georgia
Southern (minus 5 1/2)
Why watch? You still
have Christmas shopping
to do? It’s a pandemic! Shop
online and enjoy Georgia
Southern’s triple-option.
Pick: Georgia Southern
24-17.
Montgomery (Ala.)
Bowl: Memphis vs. FAU
(plus 8)
Why watch: Mem-
phis quarterback Brady
White plays the final
college game of a distin-
guished 12-year career.
OK, White’s only a sixth-
year senior who was in the
same recruiting class as
Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen
and Kyler Murray.
Pick: Memphis 24-21.
New Mexico Bowl (Fris-
co, Texas): Hawaii (plus
13) vs. Houston
Why watch? Hawaii in
the New Mexico Bowl in
Texas on Christmas Eve is
maybe the most 2020 bowl
experience.
Pick: Houston 31-24
Camellia Bowl (Mont-
gomery, Ala.): Buffalo vs.
Marshall (plus 3)
Why watch? Interesting
matchup of strength vs.
strength. Marshall has the
fourth-best run defense in
the country and allowed
four rushing TDs in nine
games. Behind RB Jaret
Patterson, Buffalo leads
the nation in rushing and
has 30 rushing TDs in six
games.
Pick: Marshall 28-24.
Gasparilla Bowl (Tam-
pa, Fla.): UAB (minus 6)
vs. South Carolina
Why watch? You can
say you watched the first
— and hopefully the last —
bowl game with a 2-8 team.
Pick: UAB 31-21.
Cure Bowl (Orlando,
Fla.): No. 9 Coastal Caro-
lina (minus 6 1/2) vs. No.
23 Liberty
Why watch? Watch-
ing the Chanticleers play
counts as reading Chau-
cer. Seriously, just tell your
high school teacher that.
It’s totally cool.
Pick: Coastal Carolina
31-23.
SERVPRO First Re-
sponder Bowl (Dallas): No.
16 Louisiana-Lafayette vs.
UTSA (plus 13 1/2)
Why watch? A coach
who turns down Auburn
to stay with the Ragin’ Ca-
juns? Check out ULL’s Bil-
ly Napier. At some point,
he will be coaching in the
Power Five.
Pick: Louisiana-Lafay-
ette 28-17.
Lendingtree Bowl (Mo-
bile, Ala.): Western Ken-
tucky (plus 4 1/2) vs. Geor-
gia State
Why watch: A lot of peo-
ple are really interested in
what’s going on in the state
of Georgia these days.
This is more fun.
Pick: Western Ken-
tucky 23-21.
Cheez-It Bowl (Orlando,
Fla.): No. 18 Miami (plus
2) vs. Oklahoma State
Why watch? The Jim-
my Johnson Bowl, the
winner gets to claim the
former coach all to its
own.
Pick: Miami 27-23.
Alamo Bowl (San An-
tonio): No. 20 Texas vs.
Colorado (plus 12)
Why watch? If you
want to watch a Pac-12
team this bowl season,
this is one of two oppor-
tunities.
Pick: Texas 35-27.
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
(Charlotte, N.C.): Wis-
consin (minus 6 1/2) vs.
Wake Forest
Why watch? Wiscon-
sin in the Mayo Bowl. A
perfect match for all that
Badgers’ beef up front.
Pick: Wisconsin 34-24.
lyptic at times.
Music City Bowl Pick: Arkansas 24-21.
(Nashville, Tenn.): No. 17
Iowa (minus 14 1/2) vs. Peach Bowl (Atlanta):
Missouri No. 6 Cincinnati vs. No.
Why watch? Hawkeyes 11 Georgia (minus 6 1/2)
closed with a six-game Why watch? Bear-
winning streak and cats get the opportuni-
might be the second-best ty to score a victory for
team in the Big Ten. all those disrespected
Pick: Iowa 38-21. Group of Five teams.
These Bulldogs, with J.T.
Cotton Bowl (Arling- Daniels at quarterback,
ton, Texas): No. 8 Okla- might be looking to set
homa (plus 3) vs. No. 10 the tone for next season.
Florida Picks: Georgia 27-20.
Why watch: The Big
12 team is the one with Citrus Bowl (Orlando,
the pretty good defense. Fla.): No. 15 Northwest-
Crazy, right? ern vs. Auburn (plus 3
Pick: Oklahoma 35-31. 1/2)
Why watch? North-
Armed Forces Bowl western is trying to ex-
(Fort Worth, Texas): No. tend a three-game bowl
22 Tulsa (minus 2) vs. winning streak. Not a big
Mississippi State. deal for many schools,
Why watch? Tulsa LB but the Wildcats did not
Zaven Collins is a pos- win a bowl game until
sible NFL first-rounder 2012 and have won four
and the only player in the of five since.
country with at least four Picks: Northwestern
interceptions and four 23-20.
sacks.
Pick: Tulsa 27-20. College Football Play-
off Semifinal (Arlington,
Arizona Bowl: No. 19 Texas): No. 1 Alabama
San Jose State vs. Ball (minus 19 1/2) vs. No. 4
State (plus 7) Notre Dame
Why watch? Arizona Why watch? The last
needs a coach and San time the Crimson Tide
Jose State’s Brent Bren- played the Fighting Irish
nan is a former grad as- in a big postseason game
sistant for the Wildcats. it ended 42-14. Can it get
Will the Spartans get to any worse?
leave with him? Picks: Alabama 45-21.
Pick: San Jose State
27-22. Sugar Bowl (New Or-
leans): No. 2 Clemson vs.
Texas Bowl: TCU vs. No. 3 Ohio State (plus 7
Arkansas (plus 5 1/2) 1/2)
Why watch? Hogs vs. Why watch? A rematch
Frogs sounds like an ap- of last season’s thrilling
propriate way to end a semifinal and the like-
year that has felt apoca- ly last college game for
Clemson QB Trevor Law-
rence and Ohio State QB
Justin Fields.
Pick: Clemson 31-28.
Gator Bowl (Jackson-
ville, Fla.): No. 24 North
Carolina State (plus 2
1/2) vs. Kentucky
Why watch? The eight-
win team is an underdog
to the four-win team,
which is weird.
Pick: N.C. State 23-20.
Outback Bowl (Tampa,
Fla.): No. 7 Indiana (mi-
nus 6 1/2) vs. Ole Miss
Why watch? How will
excitable Indiana coach
Tom Allen celebrate with
his players and will he
survive it? He says he has
gotten black eyes and
lost teeth before from
sideline antics.
Pick: Indiana 42-31.
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale,
Ariz.): No. 12 Iowa State
vs. No. 25 Oregon (plus 4)
Why watch? Oregon
DE Kayvon Thibodeaux
was a monster in the Pac-
12 championship game
and will be one of the
best defensive players in
the country in 2021.
Pick: Oregon 27-24.
Orange Bowl (Miami
Gardens, Fla.): No. 5 Tex-
as A&M (minus 7) vs. No.
14 North Carolina
Why watch? Notre
Dame’s 31-17 victory
against the Tar Heels
helped keep the Aggies
out of the playoff. Think
Texas A&M would like to
top that?
Pick: Texas A&M 35-
24.

West
Continued from Page 1B
lower — depending on
what happens with the
James Harden situation
that lingers over coach
Stephen Silas’ first season.
In the mix
9. New Orleans — The
Pelicans have Zion Wil-
liamson from the start of
the season this time as
they begin play under new
coach Stan Van Gundy.
10. Golden State —
Stephen Curry will try to
shoot the Warriors back
into the playoffs, but it
won’t be easy with Klay
Thompson set to miss a
second consecutive sea-
son with an injury.
11. Memphis — Rookie
of the Year Ja Morant and
the Grizzlies won’t sneak
up on anyone like they did
last season in a surpris-
ing run that nearly netted
them a playoff spot.
Facing long odds
12. Sacramento —
De’Aaron Fox will have the
Kings playing fast and fun,
but it takes a little more
than that to contend in the
West.
13. Minnesota — in the bubble, when they
Karl-Anthony Towns and
D’Angelo Russell are prov-
en players, but it might
take No. 1 pick Anthony
Edwards time to make an
NBA impact with such lit-
tle preparation time.
14. San Antonio —
Seems strange starting
any season without slotting reach for the franchise. streak of playoff appear- potentially on his way out
San Antonio into a playoff ances at eight years, amid reports he wants to
spot, but Gregg Popovich’s Houston’s problem all since James Harden be traded, Houston goes
Spurs are no longer the The Rockets have the arrived for the 2012-13 into the season as an
surest thing in the NBA. NBA’s longest current season. But with Harden unknown.
15. Oklahoma City —
The Thunder are stocked
with future draft picks, but
that’s not going to do them
any good on the court now.
L.A.’s other team
The Clippers’ collapse
blew a 3-1 lead against
Denver in the Western
Conference finals, cost
them a showdown with
the Lakers and coach Doc
Rivers his job. Tyronn Lue
will now try to lead them
to the NBA Finals spot
that’s remained out of

Steelers
Continued from Page 1B
er, making his first start
in place of injured No.
1 overall draft pick Joe
Burrow, completed sev-
en passes for 89 yards,
but his 23-yard touch-
down run early in the
fourth quarter all but
sealed it for the Bengals.
It was the second
huge upset of this NFL
weekend. Pittsburgh
was a 14-point favorite,
and the Los Angeles
Rams were favored by
17 before losing to the
previously winless New
York Jets on Sunday. It
was the first time since
the 1970s that two teams
favored by 14 points or
more lost on the same
weekend.
Three weeks ago, the
Steelers (11-3) were on
track for the top overall
seed in the AFC, but now
they could end up a wild
card. Pittsburgh has
tough matchups remain-
ing against Indianapolis
(10 -4) and Cleveland
(10 -4), which trails the
Steelers by one game in
the AFC North.
The Steelers rallied
within 17-10 in the sec-
ond half before Finley
ran untouched around
the left side for a 23-yard
touchdown with 11:21
left in the game to push
the lead back to 14.
Pittsburgh scored
again on a plunge by
Bennie Snell after get-
ting a pass-interference
call in the end zone on
fourth-and-4 from the
Cincinnati 12.
The Steelers got the
ball back with 2:17 left
in the game at their own
24 but four incomplete
passes by Ben Roethlis-
berger all but finished
it. Austin Seibert kicked
a 33-yard field goal with
12 seconds left for the fi-
nal margin.
In the first half, Ber-
nard ran for a touch-
down after Pittsburgh
lost a fumble and then
caught a 14-yard pass
from Finley for a score,
two plays after Roethlis-
berger was picked off by
Mackensie Alexander.
The Bengals held Ro-
ethlisberger to 19 pass-
ing yards in the first
half. He finished 20 for
38 for 170 yards with a
touchdown and an inter-
ception.
Bernard had 25 car-
ries for 83 yards as
the Bengals stuck to a
ground-heavy approach
with Finley under cen-
ter.
Making the trip
There were more
Terrible Towels than
Bengals jerseys in Paul
Brown Stadium, where
the limited crowd was
announced at 10,249.
Quarterback shuffle
Finley was the third
starting QB for the Ben-
gals this season. Burrow
suffered his season-end-
ing knee injury on Nov.
22 and Brandon Allen
started the next three
games, all losses. Allen
suffered a knee injury in
a loss to the Dallas Cow-
boys on Dec. 13.
Watt’s up
With a first-quarter
sack, Steelers LB T.J.
Watt joined Hall of Fam-
ers Reggie White and
Derrick Thomas as the
only players to record at
least 13 sacks in three of
their first four seasons.
Injuries
Steelers: FB Derek
Watt went to the lock-
er room with a possible
concussion in the first
quarter and was ruled
out. TE Eric Ebron suf-
fered a back injury in
the second quarter and
did not return.
Bengals: Tyler Boyd,
Cincinnati’s top receiv-
er, suffered a concus-
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La Russa resolves DUI case, feels ‘deep remorse and regret’
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — White
Sox manager Tony La Rus-
sa says he doesn’t have a
drinking problem. He also
says he has to prove that
with his behavior.
The 76-year-old La
Russa pleaded guilty Mon-
day to a lesser charge
to resolve misdemeanor
drunken driving charges
stemming from his arrest
nearly 10 months ago on a
freeway in metro Phoenix.
La Russa also pleaded
guilty to driving under
the influence in Florida
in 2007 after police found
him asleep inside his run-
ning SUV at a stop light
and smelling of alcohol.
After the 2007 case was re-
solved, La Russa accepted
responsibility and said it
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would never happen again.
La Russa’s Arizona
arrest occurred Feb. 24,
but the charges were filed
Oct. 28 — one day before
he was hired to manage
the Chicago White Sox.
He pleaded guilty to reck-
less driving in Maricopa
County Justice Court and
was sentenced to one day
of home detention, a fine of
nearly $1,400 and 20 hours
of community service.
“I know I don’t have a
drinking problem, just like
I know I made a serious
mistake in February,” La
Russa said on a conference
call with reporters, “and
where I am right now is
to prove that I don’t have
a drinking problem and
to prove it every day off
the field that I’m going to
handle it and what’s pain-
FAMILY CIRCUS
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fully clear to me is if I have
a drink I will not drive.
There’s always an alterna-
tive.”
Authorities say La Rus-
sa, who won a World Se-
ries with Oakland and two
more with St. Louis, blew
out a tire on the grey Lex-
us he was driving. The Hall
of Fame manager smashed
into a curb, leaving the ve-
hicle smoking. Tests tak-
en the night of his arrest
showed his blood alcohol
concentration was .095 —
above the legal limit of .08.
La Russa said he feels
“deep remorse and regret”
about what happened. He
underwent 20 hours of al-
cohol counseling after his
arrest, which he described
as “very helpful.”
“It’s impossible to ex-
plain how daily and deep-
ly this gets at you and has
bothered me for a long
time,” he said. “Obviously
I displayed bad judgment
that night in February.”
La Russa, the oldest
manager in the majors,
was hired by Chicago in a
surprise move after Rick
Renteria was let go in what
the team said was a mutual
decision. He is friends with
White Sox owner Jerry
Reinsdorf and started his
managing career with the
team during the 1979 sea-
son.
He is returning to the
dugout for the first time
since 2011, when he led
St. Louis past Texas in the
World Series.
La Russa said he let
the White Sox know about
his arrest when they ex-
pressed interest in him for
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I raised my
kids right
as a single mom.
I took pride in
supporting them
and giving them
what they need-
ed and wanted.
I have a
daughter who
lives out of town
with her husband
and children. I
don’t get to see
them often, so I
love buying them Dear Abby
gifts that are
waiting for them
when they get here. For the
kids’ birthdays and holidays,
I always have nice gifts for
them, too.
For the past few years,
my daughter has refused to
take any of the gifts home
with her, so the toys sit in
my spare rooms. She smirks
and laughs when someone
says something about leaving
behind the gifts I buy. She
and her husband stay at my
house when they visit, so the
kids play with their toys then.
I’m hurt by her lack of
appreciation and have decid-
ed to stop buying anything
for the kids on holidays or
birthdays. I don’t enjoy giving
monetary gifts. I want to see
the kids’ faces when they
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.
22). Doors open this year,
doors to opportunity, adventure,
friendship, and doors to where
the money is. Each opening is
remarkable in its way, though
none so much as the opening
of the innermost door, which
happens solely at your discre-
tion (though with consent partly
unconscious) because love is
worth it. Cancer and Scorpio
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 3, 38, 2, 25 and 16.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
There’s something you’re better
at than anyone around. The fact
that it’s offbeat makes it all the
more exciting. Acknowledge,
praise, celebrate this unique
manner in which you can’t be
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2020
the manager job.
“Before the conversa-
tions got serious at all, I
made sure that I informed
them that there was this
mistake situation in Feb-
ruary that was now getting
close to coming to some
kind of conclusion,” he
said, “and their decision
was that it is a mistake,
they know how serious it
is, but they decided to sup-
port me and I appreciate
them for that.”
Coming off their first
playoff appearance since
2008, the White Sox are re-
garded as one of baseball’s
up-and-coming clubs head-
ing into next season. But
skepticism about the hiring
of La Russa was compound-
ed by his arrest, making a
dent in the positive picture
surrounding the franchise.
open a present
and play with
it. Would it be
wrong for me to
just stop buying
gifts? — GENER-
OUS GRANNY IN
OHIO
DEAR GEN-
EROUS GRANNY:
This is some-
thing you should
discuss with
your daughter.
Could it be that
your grandchil-
dren have so
many toys at
home that there
isn’t room for more?
I’m not sure why your
daughter would “smirk and
laugh” when “someone”
mentions the gifts left behind
when your family leaves. That
kind of behavior is rude. But I
don’t think children should be
punished for something their
parent does. To deny them
gifts on birthdays and Christ-
mas because of it would be
petulant and a mistake.
DEAR ABBY: My mother
is close to death. I haven’t
had contact with her in 30
years. While we were growing
up and even into adulthood,
she was incredibly abusive,
neglectful and manipulative.
She didn’t provide the basic
needs of food and clothing
outdone, champ!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
The reason to be confident
isn’t so that you can feel better
about what you’re doing. The
confidence is for them. It will
help them feel stable. From that
stability, all can do their best
work.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
One reason you strive to listen
and observe keenly is because
you realize the power that lends.
To see something in a person
they cannot seem to and relay
it with gentle clarity — this is a
rare and life-changing gift.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
And if you can’t seem to drum
up confidence in your message,
say nothing. Do more research,
3B
The team said Monday
in a statement that it under-
stands “the anger and con-
cern expressed by some
about hiring Tony under
these circumstances.” It
also said La Russa knows
“there is no safety net be-
low him.”
“Tony has a proud and
productive history with
the White Sox and Major
League Baseball, which
is why we are standing by
him,” the team said. “He
has done his job exception-
ally well in the past. He has
always shown an ability
to inspire his players and
to bring his teams to a
championship level. We
are confident that Tony
will improve our team,
while improving himself.”
for us. She prioritized her
boyfriend over us kids and
engaged in crazy behavior.
She would chase us with
knives, walk around naked
and expect us to accompany
her to throw garbage on her
boyfriend’s car.
I’m not a bad person.
I don’t wish any harm on
her, but she’s not part of
my life for a reason. As she
approaches death, how do I
deal with this? No one should
die alone. None of my sib-
lings want anything to do with
her, either. What do I even
say? — POST-TRAUMATIC IN
CALIFORNIA
DEAR POST-TRAUMATIC:
What do you even say ... to
WHOM? To the person who
informed you that your moth-
er has little time left? To your
mother if you choose to be
with her? Are you sure your
mother wants you there?
Because you asked for my
advice, I am suggesting that
you may have fewer regrets
— and less anger, righteous
as it may be — if you are
with her at the end. You
don’t have to say anything
more than, “Mom, I’m here
for you,” if you don’t wish to.
From your description of her,
your mother may have had
serious emotional problems
for much of her life. Please al-
low me to offer my sympathy.
formulate your opinion, write it
out, check it. The high level of
care you give to communication
will pay off in interesting ways.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). May-
be you’re not the one making
a decision, but if you’re pretty
sure you’re not going to rebel,
then get on board as quickly as
possible. The reward will be the
thrill of momentum, which is
lost on those who hesitate and
vacillate.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
People around you have had
enough of superficiality. They
long for the kind of fresh depth
that you so readily offer in even
the most casual of interactions.
It’s no wonder you’re so popular.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Act practically; act now. To
dilly-dally is to fall prey to the
perils of doubt and inertia. Con-
sider that most of the evil in the
world is not a product of active
malevolence but of stagnation.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
The key to change isn’t anything
particularly magical. Instead,
it’s in creating different rhythms
and patterns in your days.
Experiment with it. How can
you make healthy habits more
addicting so they’ll catch on?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You’ll be the initiator of
wonderful things, for instance
connecting with friends, per-
haps remotely. Bonds will be
strengthened through laughter
and sharing.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-
Jan. 19). Certain forces gain
intensity as they lose visibility.
Persuasion is like this. Influence
is most effective when it is
unfelt. Love is the opposite. It’s
strongest when demonstrated
visibly.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). A solitary mood sets in
for part of the day, providing a
chance to hear quiet messages
from your own heart. Out of
caring and curiosity, people will
check in whether you want them
to or not.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). As for rock-solid stability,
there is very little of it in the civ-
ilized world. However, if you can
promise to be there for yourself
and accept yourself as you are,
the trouble (which springs from
insecurity) will avoid you.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
SOLUTION:
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BEFORE THE MISSISSIPPI PUB-
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MS SOLAR 5, LLC
IN RE: PETITION OF MS SOLAR
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PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NE-
CESSITY AUTHORIZING THE
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERA-
TION OF A SOLAR ELECTRIC
GENERATING AND STORAGE
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COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
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Notice is hereby given that on
the 11th day of December,
2020, MS Solar 5, LLC filed
with the Mississippi Public Ser- the specifications and must be
vice Commission the above ref-
erenced matter.
Any person desiring to particip- in the amount equal to at least
ate in or receive further notice five percent (5%) of the Base
of these proceedings is re-
quired under RP 6.121 of the
Public Utility Rules of Practice not penalty, by any bidder who
and Procedure of Mississippi
Public Service Commission and the proposal, execute contract
Public Utilities Staff to file a and post-Performance Bond in
written petition to intervene on the form and amount within the
or before twenty (20) days from time specified. The Bid Bond, if
the publication date of this no- used, shall be payable to the
tice.
This cause is returnable to the Bids on the Project must be re-
regular meeting of the Commis- ceived on or before the period
sion to be held at 10:00 A.M., scheduled for the Project and
Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at no bid withdrawn after the
the Mississippi Public Service
Commission Hearing Room,
1st Floor, Woolfolk State Of-
fice Building, Jackson, Missis-
sippi. If a hearing is required, All bids submitted in excess of
the Commission, by sub-
sequent order, will set a time
and place for said hearing. This building, construction, repair,
cause is subject to being set
for disposition on a hearing
date not less than twenty (20)
days from the date of publica-
tion of this Notice. If protest, sponsibility from the State
answer or other appropriate
pleading is on file in response exceeding $5,000.00, must be which Deed of Trust is recor-
to this matter, the Commis-
sion will consider same on said certified check or a bid bond,
hearing date.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE
OFFICIAL SEAL of the Missis-
sippi Public Service Commis-
sion, on this, the 16th day of
December 2020.
Katherine Collier
Executive Secretary
(SEAL)
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids or electronic bids
will be received for the project
named below by Mississippi
University for Women, 1100
College Street, MUW-1628,
Columbus, Mississippi 39701
until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday,
January 14, 2021.
Location for Receipt of Bids:
Mississippi University for Wo-
men
Whitfield Hall, Office of Re-
sources Management
1100 College Street, MUW-
1628
Columbus Mississippi 39701
OR
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Plans and Specifications En-
titled:
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men
Library and Educational Build-
ing
Miscellaneous Reroofing -
2020
Columbus, Mississippi
May be inspected at the office
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or may be obtained from the Ar-
chitect as set out below:
Qualified Prime (General) Con-
tractors, Subcontractors, and
Material Suppliers are required
to register and order bid docu-
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gistration and online orders
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registration.
Partial sets will not be issued.
Proposals shall be submitted in
duplicate only upon the blank
proposal forms provided with
the specifications and must be
accompanied by Proposal Se-
curity in the form of Certified
Check or acceptable Bid Bond
in the amount equal to at least
five percent (5%) of the Base
Bid; such security to be for-
feited as liquidated damages,
not penalty, by any bidder who
fails to carry out the terms of
the proposal, execute contract
and post-Performance Bond in
the form and amount within the
time specified. The Bid Bond, if
used, shall be payable to the
Owner.
Bids on the Project must be re-
ceived on or before the period
scheduled for the Project and
no bid withdrawn after the
scheduled closing time for the
Project for a period of Thirty
(30) days.
All bids submitted in excess of
Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids or electronic bids
will be received for the project
named below by Mississippi
University for Women, 1100
College Street, MUW-1628,
Columbus, Mississippi 39701
until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday,
January 14, 2021.
Location for Receipt of Bids:
Mississippi University for Wo-
men
Whitfield Hall, Office of Re-
sources Management
1100 College Street, MUW-
1628
Columbus Mississippi 39701
OR
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Miscellaneous Reroofing -
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Columbus, Mississippi
May be inspected at the office
of the Architect named below,
Qualified Prime (General) Con-
tractors, Subcontractors, and
Material Suppliers are required
ments at www.jbhmplans.com.
Bid documents are available as
paper prints or as digital cop-
ies on CD. Cost of CD (.pdf
Format) is $50 per CD. Bid doc-
uments are non-refundable and
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port line at (662) 407-0193.
All plan holders are required to
have a valid email address for
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Partial sets will not be issued.
Proposals shall be submitted in
duplicate only upon the blank
proposal forms provided with
accompanied by Proposal Se-
curity in the form of Certified
Check or acceptable Bid Bond
Bid; such security to be for-
feited as liquidated damages,
fails to carry out the terms of
Owner.
scheduled closing time for the By: Ann marie Langford, D.C.
Project for a period of Thirty
(30) days.
$50,000.00 by a Prime or Sub-
contractor to do any erection,
maintenance, or related work
must comply with the Missis-
sippi Contractors Act of 1985, single man, executed a Deed
by securing a Certificate of Re- of Trust to Christopher D.
Board of Contractors. Each bid, fit of Joseph Carl Froshour,
accompanied by the Bidder's
duly executed by the Bidder as 20552-20557 in the office of
principal and having surety
thereon, a surety company ap- County; and
proved by the Owner and
signed by an agent, regularly
commissioned and licensed to made in the terms and condi-
transact business in Missis-
sippi, in the amount of five per- the entire debt secured
cent of the bid. All bid bonds
must be accompanied by the
appropriate Power of Attorney.
No Power of Attorney is neces- Deed of Trust, and the legal
sary with a certified check.
The Owner reserves the right to requested the undersigned
reject any and all bids on any
or all projects and to waive in- and sell said land and property
formalities.
OWNER:
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WOMEN
1100 COLLEGE STREET, MUW- trustee's fees and expense of
1628
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
39701
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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE AC-
QUISITION CORP.,
PLAINTIFF,
VS.
DELORES A. ATKINS; JOHN
DOE N/K/A MARTY ATKINS
AND THE UNKNOWN OCCU-
PANTS OF 106 Westview Lane. Lowndes County, Mississippi;
Columbus, MS 39705
DEFENDANTS.
CASE NO. 2020-0045-CV2
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Delores A. Atkins
You have been made a Defend- the said West a distance of 75
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by J.P. Morgan Mortgage 05 minutes East along the said
Acquisition Corp., Plaintiff,
seeking possession of prop-
erty at 106 Westview Lane,
Columbus, MS 39705. Defend- East along the West side a dis-
ants other than you are John
Doe, n/k/a Marty Atkins and
the Unknown Occupants of 106 East along the said West side
Westview Lane, Columbus, MS a distance of 94.76 feet to an
39705.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the Com-
plaint or Petition filed against
you in this action at 1:30
o'clock P.M. on the 14th day of feet, to an iron pipe; thence
January, 2021, before Judge Al- North 60 degrees 20 minutes
lison Kizer, in the courtroom of West a distance of 423.48 feet
the Lowndes County Court loc- to an iron pipe; thence South
ated at 502 2nd Avenue,
Columbus, 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 8th day
of December, 2020.
Lowndes County Court Clerk
502 2nd Avenue
Columbus, MS 39703
(Seal)
PUBLISH: 12/22/20,
12/29/20 & 1/5/21
TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on September 27,
2019, Jeremy Iria Brownlee, a
Hemphill, Trustee, for the bene-
ded on September 30, 2019,
in Mort. Book 2019 at pages
the Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
WHEREAS, default having been
tions of said Deed of Trust and
thereby, having been declared
to be due and payable in ac-
cordance with the terms of said
holder of said indebtedness,
Joseph Carl Froshour, having
Trustee to execute the trust
in accordance with the terms of
said Deed of Trust and for the
purpose and satisfying the
sums due thereunder, togeth-
er with attorney's fees,
sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christoph-
er D. Hemphill, Trustee of said
Deed of Trust will on the 23rd
day of December 2020 offer for
sale at public outcry for cash to
the highest bidder, and sell
within legal hours (being
between the hours of 11:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the
south east front door of the
Lowndes County Courthouse at
505 2nd Avenue North, Colum-
bus, County of Lowndes, State
of Mississippi, the following de-
scribed property situated in
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
together with all improvements
and appurtenances now erec-
ted on, and all fixtures of any
kind, or description now at-
tached to said land:
Commencing at the Southeast
corner of the Southwest
Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of Section 3, Township
20 South, Range 17 West,
Lowndes County, Mississippi;
thence North a distance of 533
feet; thence West a distance of
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grees 20 minutes East a dis-
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point of beginning and contain-
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and being located and situ-
ated in the Southwest Quarter
of Section 3, Township 20
South, Range 17 West,
Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Including the following manu-
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16x82 Mobile Home, Serial No.
HL11075AL.
1999 Legend 16x82 Mobile
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I WILL CONVEY only such title
as is vested in me as Trustee.
Witness my signature this the
24th day of November 2020.
/s/ Christopher D. Hemphill
Christopher D. Hemphill, Trust-
ee (MSB #9367)
Dunn & Hemphill, P.A.
214 5th Street South
Columbus, MS 39701
chemphill@marketstreetlaw.co
m o'clock P.M. on the 14th day of pages 24522-24526, in the of- Dunn & Hemphill, P.A.
Telephone: (662) 327-4211
Facsimile: (662) 328-3468
Posted: 11/30/20
Publish: 12/1/20, 12/8/20,
12/15/20, 12/22/20
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE AC-
QUISITION CORP.,
PLAINTIFF,
VS.
DELORES A. ATKINS; JOHN
DOE N/K/A MARTY ATKINS
AND THE UNKNOWN OCCU-
PANTS OF 106 Westview Lane.
Columbus, MS 39705
DEFENDANTS.
CASE NO. 2020-0045-CV2
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: John Doe, n/k/a Marty
Atkins
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by J.P. Morgan Mortgage
Acquisition Corp., Plaintiff,
seeking possession of prop-
erty at 106 Westview Lane,
Columbus, MS 39705. Defend-
ants other than you are De-
lores Atkins and the Unknown
Occupants of 106 Westview
Lane, Columbus, MS 39705.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the Com-
plaint or Petition filed against
you in this action at 1:30
o'clock P.M. on the 14th day of
January, 2021, before Judge Al-
lison Kizer, in the courtroom of
the Lowndes County Court loc-
ated at 502 2nd Avenue,
Columbus, 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 8th day
of December, 2020.
Lowndes County Court Clerk
502 2nd Avenue
Columbus, MS 39703
(Seal)
By: Ann Marie Langford, D.C.
PUBLISH: 12/22/20,
12/29/20 & 1/5/21
DOE N/K/A MARTY ATKINS
AND THE UNKNOWN OCCU-
PANTS OF 106 Westview Lane.
Columbus, MS 39705
DEFENDANTS.
CASE NO. 2020-0045-CV2
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Atkins
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ants other than you are De-
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Occupants of 106 Westview
Lane, Columbus, MS 39705.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the Com-
plaint or Petition filed against
you in this action at 1:30
o'clock P.M. on the 14th day of VS
January, 2021, before Judge Al-
lison Kizer, in the courtroom of WILCO SEWER AND WATER
the Lowndes County Court loc-
ated at 502 2nd Avenue,
Columbus, 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 Sewer and Water.
seal of said Court, this 8th day
of December, 2020.
Lowndes County Court Clerk
502 2nd Avenue
Columbus, MS 39703
(Seal)
By: Ann Marie Langford, D.C.
PUBLISH: 12/22/20,
12/29/20 & 1/5/21
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE AC-
QUISITION CORP.,
PLAINTIFF,
VS.
DELORES A. ATKINS; JOHN
DOE N/K/A MARTY ATKINS
AND THE UNKNOWN OCCU-
PANTS OF 106 Westview Lane. of publication of this Notice. If
Columbus, MS 39705
DEFENDANTS.
CASE NO. 2020-0045-CV2
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Unknown Occupants
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by J.P. Morgan Mortgage
Acquisition Corp., Plaintiff,
seeking possession of prop-
erty at 106 Westview Lane,
Columbus, MS 39705. Defend-
ants other than you are De-
lores Atkins and John Doe,
n/k/a Marty Atkins.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the Com-
plaint or Petition filed against
you in this action at 1:30
January, 2021, before Judge Al- fice of the Chancery Clerk of
lison Kizer, in the courtroom of Lowndes County, Mississippi;
the Lowndes County Court loc- and
ated at 502 2nd Avenue,
Columbus, 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 8th day WHEREAS, Christopher D.
of December, 2020.
Lowndes County Court Clerk
502 2nd Avenue
Columbus, MS 39703
(Seal)
By: Ann Marie Langford, D.C.
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Trust in the place and stead of
Trustee, J. Douglas Dalrymple,
and in said Correction and Ap-
pointment of Substitute Trust-
ee in place and stead of Sub-
stituted Trustee, Charles E.
Yow, II, Esq., by instrument
dated November 16, 2020,
and recorded on November 20,
2020, in Mort. Book 2020 at
To place ads starting at only $12, pages 30954-30956, in the of-
fice of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi;
and
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the terms 22, 2020 n 5B
and condi-
tions of said Deed of Trust and
the entire debt secured
thereby, having been declared
to be due and payable in ac-
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cordance
Deed of Trust, and the legal
BEFORE THE MISSISSIPPI PUB- holder of said indebtedness,
LIC SERVICE COMMISSION Lawrence P. Walker, having re-
quested the undersigned Sub-
2020-AD-191 stituted Trustee to execute the
trust and sell said land and
DR. BRICE AND SHANEEKA property in accordance with the
MILLER terms of said Deed of Trust
and for the purpose and satis-
fying the sums due thereunder,
together with attorney's fees,
Substitute Trustee's fees and
expense of sale.
IN RE: FORMAL COMPLAINT OF
DR. BRICE AND SHANEEKA NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christoph-
MILLER AGAINST WILCO SEW- er D. Hemphill, Substituted
ER AND WATER Trustee of said Deed of Trust
will on the 23rd day of Decem-
NOTICE ber 2020 offer for sale at pub-
lic outcry for cash to the
NOTICE is hereby given that a highest bidder, and sell within
Formal Complaint was filed legal hours (being between the
with the Mississippi Public Ser- hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
vice Commission on November p.m.) at the south east front
17, 2020, by Dr. Brice and door of the Lowndes County
Shaneeka Miller against Wilco Courthouse at 505 2nd Aven-
ue North, Columbus, County of
Lowndes, State of Mississippi,
The Mississippi Public Service the following described prop-
Commission has examined the erty situated in Lowndes
Request, and is hereby issuing County, Mississippi, together
Notice of said Request, pursu- with all improvements and ap-
ant to its' Public Utility Rules of purtenances now erected on,
and all fixtures of any kind, or
Practice and Procedure,
description now attached to
(RP11.101.3).
said land:
THEREFORE, Notice is hereby
given that this cause is return- 5.14 acres, more or less, lying
in the Southwest Quarter of the
able to the next regular meet-
Northwest Quarter of Section
ing of the Commission to be
6, Township 19 South, Range
held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday,
the 12th day of January, 2021, 17 West, Lowndes County, Mis-
in the Mississippi Public Ser- sissippi, described as follows:
vice Commission Hearing
Room, 1st Floor, Woolfolk Commencing at the Northwest
State Office Building, Jackson, corner of the Southwest
Mississippi. If a hearing is re- Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of Section 6; run
quired, the Commission, by
thence South for 16 feet; run
subsequent order, will set a
thence East for 22 feet to an
time and place for said hear-
existing fence corner, as the
ing. This cause is subject to
being set for disposition on a POINT OF BEGINNING; thence
South 87 degrees 00 minutes
hearing date not less than
twenty (20) days from the date East along a fence and the
South right-of-way of a public
protest, answer or other appro- road known as Oswalt Road for
415 feet; thence South 00 de-
priate pleading is on file in re-
grees 09 minutes East for 540
sponse to this matter, the
Commission will consider same feet; thence North 87 degrees
00 minutes West parallel with
on said hearing date.
the South right-of-way of afore-
mentioned Oswalt Road for
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE
415 feet to the East right-of-
OFFICIAL SEAL of the Missis-
way of a public road known as
sippi Public Service Commis-
sion, on this the 17th day of Crowe Road; thence North 00
degrees 09 minutes West
December, 2020.
along the East right-of-way of
said Crowe Road and along a
PUBLISH: 12/22/2020
fence for 540 feet to the POINT
OF BEGINNING.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NO-
TICE OF SALE I WILL CONVEY only such title
as is vested in me as Substi-
WHEREAS, on November 5, tuted Trustee.
2015, Troy Anderson, ex-
ecuted a Deed of Trust to J. Witness my signature this the
Douglas Dalrymple, Trustee, for 24th day of November 2020.
the benefit of Lawrence P.
Walker, which Deed of Trust is /s/ Christopher D. Hemphill
recorded on November 9, Christopher D. Hemphill, Sub-
2015, in Mort. Book 2015 at stituted Trustee (MSB #9367)
214 5th Street South
Columbus, MS 39701
chemphill@marketstreetlaw.co
m
WHEREAS, Charles E. Yow, II, Telephone: (662) 327-4211
Esq., was duly substituted as Facsimile: (662) 328-3468
Trustee in said Deed of Trust in
the place and stead of the Posted: 11/30/20
Trustee, J. Douglas Dalrymple,
by instrument dated May 15, Publish: 12/1/20, 12/8/20,
2019, and recorded on June 3, 12/15/20, 12/22/20
2019, in Mort. Book 2019 at
pages 10488-10489, in the of- STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
fice of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi; TATE REEVES GOVERNOR
and
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Hemphill, was duly substituted
as Trustee in said Deed of Chris Wells, Interim Executive
Trust in the place and stead of Director
Trustee, J. Douglas Dalrymple, December 1, 2020
and in said Correction and Ap-
pointment of Substitute Trust- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ee in place and stead of Sub-
stituted Trustee, Charles E. Notice is hereby given that the
Yow, II, Esq., by instrument Mississippi Environmental
dated November 16, 2020, Quality Permit Board will hold a
and recorded on November 20, public meeting on Tuesday, at
2020, in Mort. Book 2020 at 9:00 a.m. on January 12, 2021
pages 30954-30956, in the of- in the Mississippi Department
fice of the Chancery Clerk of of Environmental Quality, 515
Lowndes County, Mississippi; Amite Street, Jackson, Missis-
and sippi 39201.
WHEREAS, default having been Consideration will be given to
made in the terms and condi- the following surface mining
tions of said Deed of Trust and bond release application (s) :
the entire debt secured
thereby, having been declared
to be due and payable in ac-
Valley Gravel Company, Al 099,
Permit No. P97-039t Lowndes
cordance with the terms of said County, Mississippi
Deed of Trust, and the legal
holder of said indebtedness, The applicant seeks the re-
Lawrence P. Walker, having re- lease of 90% of the perform-
quested the undersigned Sub- ance bond posted to cover the
stituted Trustee to execute the reclamation of 7 acres of sur-
trust and sell said land and face mined land located in Sec-
property in accordance with the tion 29, Township 18N, Range
terms of said Deed of Trust 18E, Lowndes County, Missis-
and for the purpose and satis- sippi .
fying the sums due thereunder,
together with attorney's fees, All comments must be re-
Substitute Trustee's fees and ceived by the Office of Geology
expense of sale. no later than January 1, 2021,
in order to forward a copy of
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christoph- the comments to the operator
er D. Hemphill, Substituted and to incorporate the com-
Trustee of said Deed of Trust ments into the hearing records
will on the 23rd day of Decem- as required by law.
ber 2020 offer for sale at pub-
lic outcry for cash to the For further information, write
highest bidder, and sell within the Mississippi Department of
legal hours (being between the Environmental Quality, Office of
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 Geology, P. O. Box 2279, Jack-
p.m.) at the south east front son, Mississippi 39225, or call
door of the Lowndes County (601) 961-5527.
Courthouse at 505 2nd Aven-
ue North, Columbus, County of Sincerely,
Lowndes, State of Mississippi, James Matheny
the following described prop- Division Director
erty situated in Lowndes Mining and Reclamation Divi-
County, Mississippi, together sion
with all improvements and ap-
purtenances now erected on, PUBLISH:
and all fixtures of any kind, or 12/8/2020,12/15/2020,12/
description now attached to 22/20
said land:
5.14 acres, more or less, lying
in the Southwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter of Section
6, Township 19 South, Range
17 West, Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest
corner of the Southwest
Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of Section 6; run
thence South for 16 feet; run
thence East for 22 feet to an
existing fence corner, as the
POINT OF BEGINNING; thence
South 87 degrees 00 minutes
East along a fence and the
South right-of-way of a public
road known as Oswalt Road for
415 feet; thence South 00 de-
grees 09 minutes East for 540
feet; thence North 87 degrees
00 minutes West parallel with
the South right-of-way of afore-
mentioned Oswalt Road for
415 feet to the East right-of-
way of a public road known as
ADS STARTING AT
$12
Crowe Road; thence North 00
degrees 09 minutes West
along the East right-of-way of
said Crowe Road and along a
fence for 540 feet to the POINT
OF BEGINNING.
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as is vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee.
bond release application (s) :
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Valley Gravel Company, Al 099,
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