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Strict safety measures contain SPD COVID outbreak

Sgt. Kenley Reaves
of the Starkville Six of seven officers infected have fully
Police Department
sanitizes his hands
after cleaning
recovered; one still hospitalized in Jackson
his shoes on a BY TESS VRBIN be around a lot of people.”
bleach-infused tvrbin@cdispatch.com Starkville Police Department
mat at the west immediately administered rap-
entrance of the Sgt. Kenley Reaves was the first id COVID-19 tests
building Thursday. to get sick. for employees and
The sanitization The Starkville police officer
checkpoint is one started ramping up
started feeling like he might have its safety protocols.
of several safety
measures SPD the flu on Oct. 1. Over the next But within a week of
implemented in nine days he experienced a range Reaves’ symptoms
March at the start of symptoms, from chills and a beginning, six more
of the COVID-19 102-degree fever to dizziness and officers had contract-
pandemic. Reaves sore eyes. He was briefly admitted ed the novel corona- Ballard
was the first of sev- to North Mississippi Medical Cen- virus, with four in
en people in SPD, high-ranking positions. All seven
including Chief Mark ter in West Point.
“I don’t know where I got it from,” showed symptoms, including Chief
Ballard, to contract
the virus in October. Reaves said. “I’m a mask-wearer, I Mark Ballard.
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff socially distance and I don’t want to See SPD, 6A

COVID-19 LAP DOG FAIL

cases in four-
county area
nearing 6,000
Area schools continue
to see growing numbers
of virus cases
BY YUE STELLA YU
syu@cdispatch.com

As COVID-19 cas-
es keep soaring both
statewide and nation-
wide, the numbers in
the four-county area
continue to climb.
As of Wednesday afternoon,
the latest when data is available,
the four counties have seen close
to 6,000 cases and more than 160
deaths since March, according to
the Mississippi State Department
of Health.
Lowndes County had seen a to-
tal of 2,179 cases as of Wednesday,
including 113 new cases from the
past week — the sharpest increase
in the Golden Triangle area. Ok-
tibbeha County had a total of 2,317
cases, adding 107 cases from last
week.
Clay County saw a total of 827
cases, with only 34 new cases. Nox-
ubee County had 37 new cases in
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff
the past week, bringing its total to Wrigley, a 3-year-old Great Dane, tries to share a chair with receptionist Liz Marler Friday afternoon at the Columbus Lown-
671. des Humane Society. Wrigley belongs to CLHS director Karen Johnwick and is now considered an unofficial staff member in
Mississippi schools have also charge of slobbering kisses. Johnwick says the CLHS is in need of donations as the holidays approach, especially items such
See COVID-19, 3A as cat litter, cat and dog food (Pedigree or Purina brands), laundry detergent, dish detergent and paper towels.

Bulldog Football Weekend Guide

Mississippi State at Georgia, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
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United Way of North Central Mis-

I
t’s lining up to be a relatively
quiet weekend before Thanks-
giving, but there’s still an op-
portunity to express thankfulness
through helping others.
sissippi’s “United We Feed” project,
which has been collecting food
items to stock 24 local food pantries
and programs. The food drive will
help those in need not only during
Thanksgiving, but in the days and
weeks to come. The drive began in
October. Donations of both per-
See WEEKEND GUIDE, 6A

WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC

1 What country is home to the cities of Shen- Saturday MEETINGS
zhen, Chengdu and Guangzhou? ■ Hitching Lot Holiday Mar-
Nov. 30:
2 Which long-running court TV show opens Lowndes County
with the words, “The people are REAL. The ket: Find locally homegrown,
cases are REAL. The rulings are FINAL.”? homemade and handcrafted Board of Super-
3 What “American” animal became the Na- items from 9 a.m.-noon at this visors meet-
tional Mammal of the United States in 2016? annual event at the Hitching Lot ing, 9 a.m.,
Elizabeth Woodson 4 What Coachella fashion trend inspired a Farmers’ Market, Second Street
2017 Vogue article suggesting wilt-proof alter- Lowndes County
Third grade, Heritage and Second Avenue North,
natives, including a headscarf, faux wig and a Columbus. 662-328-6305.
Courthouse,

71 Low 46
bunny-ear headband? facebook.com/
High 5 A gene that causes what hair color was
Sunny
announced in a 2016 study published by the
University of College London?
Monday LowndesCounty-
Mississippi/
Full forecast on Answers, 6B ■ Virtual Christmas Tree
page 3A. Lighting: Columbus lights its Dec. 1:
city tree via Facebook Live and Columbus City
WCBI at 6 p.m., with carolers
INSIDE and special guests including
Council, 5 p.m.,
Municipal Com-
Classifieds 5,6B Obituaries 5A Santa and Miz Claus. Virtually
plex, facebook.
Comics 3B Opinions 4A chat with Santa following the Leah, Adaline, 4, and Brett Donahoo live in
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Biden chides Trump for lack of cooperation on vaccine

President-elect reiterated his previous cluding security briefings.
Participating from a theater
“There has to be a prioritiza-
tion.”
task force that also took place
Thursday made no mention of
pledge not to institute a nationwide shutdown in Wilmington, Delaware, with
Vice President-elect Kamala
“That’s why I’d like to know
exactly what this administra-
the incoming administration or
Trump’s refusal to coordinate
BY STEVE PEOPLES tration hasn’t been able to get Harris, Biden specifically cit- tion has in mind in terms of with Biden on plans to distrib-
AND WILL WEISSERT everything we need,” Biden ed Operation Warp Speed, the their Operation Warp Speed ute upcoming vaccines.
The Associated Press
said during a video conference federal government’s partner- and how they plan it,” he said of But it did reinforce Biden’s
with the National Governors ship with private pharmaceu- the Trump White House. “And tough-love message to the
W ILMING -
Association’s leadership team, tical companies to develop a that’s what we talked about American people, including
TON, Del. —
P resident- ele c t which consists of five Republi- COVID-19 vaccine. with the governors today. They warnings that a “dark winter”
Joe Biden met cans and four Democrats. “We haven’t been able to get all mentioned the need to focus is coming as virus cases spike
Thursday with His remarks highlighted into Operation Warp Speed, but on the communities that have across the country. Task force
governors from the stakes of the Trump ad- we will take what we learned to- been left behind.” coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx
both parties ministration’s refusal to begin day and build it into our plan,” Even as he warned of the sounded the alarm over the
and criticized a formal transfer of power to Biden said in remarks after gravity of the situation, how- rate of new infections — sharp-
President Don- Biden Biden’s team. Besides being a the meeting, which included ever, Biden reiterated his pre- er than the surge this summer
ald Trump’s unprecedented pillar of American democracy, Republicans Larry Hogan of vious pledges not to institute a or even the initial outbreak last
attempt to block the peaceful it is especially important this Maryland, Asa Hutchinson of nationwide shutdown to curb spring.
transition of power, saying it year since Biden will be inherit- Arkansas, Kay Ivey of Alabama, the virus’s spread, and repeat- While there have been im-
was hindering the flow of infor- ing responsibility for managing Charlie Baker of Massachu- ed that more states instituting provements in treatment proto-
mation about programs to de- the worst public health crisis in setts and Gary Herbert of Utah. mask-wearing mandates could cols and new therapeutics, tens
velop a vitally important coro- a century. The president-elect Afterward, Biden spoke save tens of thousands of lives. of thousands of people — or
navirus vaccine. also has been denied access to about distribution of a vac- An hourlong briefing by more — will die before vaccines
“Unfortunately, my adminis- other critical information, in- cine once one is ready, saying, the White House coronavirus are widely available, she said.

Trump’s election lawsuits plagued

by attorneys’ elementary errors
BY NOMA AN MERCHANT
The Associated Press
When President Don-
ald Trump sends lawyers
to court, it seems he’s not
sending his best.
Fighting to challenge
an election he lost to
President-elect Joe Biden,
Trump has launched a
barrage of lawsuits across mentary errors in those erasing entire arguments
the country. Top Repub- high-profile cases: mis- they’re using to challenge
licans have stood behind spelling “poll watcher” as results.
him and said they will “pole watcher,” forgetting “The sloppiness just
wait for those cases to be the name of the presid- serves to underscore the
resolved before officially ing judge during a hear- lack of seriousness with
recognizing the winner, a ing, inadvertently filing which these claims are
standard that has no mod- a Michigan lawsuit be- being brought,” said Rick
ern precedent. fore an obscure court in Hasen, a law professor at
But his attorneys have Washington and having the University of Califor-
repeatedly made ele- to refile complaints after nia, Irvine.

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obituaries with a photograph, County, to the late Feb. 3, 1968, in West born Oct. 1, 1923, in
detailed biographical informa- Willie McCotry Sr. and Point, to Katie Cooper- Noxubee County, to the
tion and other details families Elonzia Lane. He was wood and the late late Neil and Bernice
may wish to include, are avail-
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homes unless the deceased’s He is survived by mother, she is survived Baptist Church.
body has been donated to his siblings, JoAnn by her husband, How- In addition to her
science. If the deceased’s Lane, Rev. Essie ard Barner; children, parents, she was pre-
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prior for publication Tuesday
James Howlett.
through Friday; no later than 4
Grady, Mike Wilburn She is survived by
p.m. Saturday for the Sunday Fannie Edwards-Barner and Johnny Barner; and her children, Lawyer
edition; and no later than 7:30 WEST POINT seven grandchildren. Howlett Jr and Terry
a.m. for the Monday edition. — Fannie R. Ed- Howlett; siblings Emma
Incomplete notices must be re-
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wards-Barner, 52, died Girtha Howlett McNeese and Hattie G.
for the Monday through Friday Nov. 9, 2020, at Evan- SHUQUALAK — Williams; 16 grandchil-
editions. Paid notices must be ston Hospital of Chica- Girtha Ree Howlett, 97, dren; 24 great-grand-
finalized by 3 p.m. for inclusion go, Illinois. died Nov. 13, 2020, at children; and three
the next day Monday through Graveside services her residence. great-great-grandchil-
Thursday; and on Friday by 3 will be at 11 a.m. Sat- Graveside services dren.
p.m. for Sunday and Monday
urday, in Greenwood will be at 1 p.m. Sat- Pallbearers will be
publication. For more informa-
tion, call 662-328-2471. Cemetery, the Rev. urday, in Slaughter Montreal Burrage,
Sammie Hill officiating. Cemetery, with Richard Deon Bryant, Timothy
Visitation will be from Morgan officiating. McNeese, Earl Mosley,
Ollie Manning 10:30-11 a.m. prior to Visitation is from 1-5 Ricky Brim and Willie
WEST POINT — services at the ceme- p.m. today, at Lee- B. McNeese.
Ollie Mae Manning, 71, tery. Carter’s Mortuary Sykes Funeral Home See OBITUARIES, 5A
died Nov. 8, 2020, at her
residence.
Graveside services
will be at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, in Union Star
M.B. Church Cemetery,
with Israel Lee offici-
ating. Visitation will be
from 3-3:30 p.m. prior
to services Saturday, in
the cemetery. Carter’s
Mortuary Services of
West Point is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Manning was
born Dec. 28, 1948, in
West Point to the late
Freddie B. Cunning-
ham and Alice Dunlap.
She is survived by
her children, Eddie
Manning Jr, W.C.
Cannon Jr. and Al-
ishia A. Manning; six
grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.

Bobby Lane
WEST POINT —
Bobby Lee Lane, 70,
died Nov. 5, 2020, at
North Mississippi Med-
ical Center of Tupelo.
Graveside services
will be at 11 a.m. Sun-
day, in Tibbee Com-
munity Cemetery, with
the Rev. Donald Wesley
officiating. Carter’s
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Holiday Farmers’ Market will celebrate the season Saturday

Annual market will open from 9 a.m.-noon
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
shop for your Thanksgiving
feast.”
Street North, according to The The same vendor rules that
Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market apply to the regular farmers’
To learn more about the Hol-
iday Market or to inquire about
being a vendor, contact the
Main Street Columbus office at

M
ore than 60 vendors of-
fering homegrown and
handcrafted holiday
foods and gifts will help the
Hitching Lot Holiday Farmers’
Market kick off the festive
season in Columbus Saturday.
From 9 a.m.-noon area grow-
ers, artists and craftspeople
will be set up at the site located
at Second Avenue and Second
Advisory Board and Main
Street Columbus.
“This is the 13th year for
the Holiday Market and is
the perfect time to get those
last-minute goodies just in time
for Thanksgiving and to get a
start on holiday shopping,” said
Main Street Columbus Execu-
tive Director Barbara Bigelow.  stock up your favorite vendors’
Market Coordinator Kather-
Bigelow Lucas
ine Lucas added, “Our regular
market season has ended, and
this is a fabulous chance to
goods. It’s also a great time to
market season apply for the
Holiday Market.
“This will be the last chance
to experience the Hitching Lot
Farmers’ Market until next
May,” Lucas noted.
To comply with current
COVID-19 safety guidelines,
all shoppers are asked to wear
a mask and maintain social
distancing. Public restrooms on
site will not be available.
662-328-6305. Booth spaces are
$10. Advance vendor registra-
tion is required.
The mission statement of the
Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market
is to support the development
of local sustainable farming by
cultivating a vibrant farmers’
market that serves as a commu-
nity gathering place celebrating
local farmers, food producers
and artisans. 

COVID-19
Continued from Page 1A
witnessed a spike in
COVID-19 infections,
adding 1,023 cases among
students and 523 among
staff, state data shows.
Locally, case counts con-
tinue to climb, although
at a milder rate.
After two weeks of
case spikes, Lowndes
County School District
continues to see the high-
est COVID-19 case counts
— 22 among students and
staff between Nov. 9-13
— among area school dis-
tricts. As of Nov. 13, the
district had seen a total
of 119 cases since school
began. The case numbers
are updated every Mon-
day at https://www.lown-
des.k12.ms.us/.
Columbus Municipal
School District saw one
student and three staff
members test positive
last week, Superinten-
dent Cherie Labat told
The Dispatch. However,
the district quarantined
132 students and 16 staff
during the same time-
frame, she said, an “ex-
tra cautious” measure to
prevent the virus spread.
She said some of the quar-
antined students and staff
were potentially exposed
after engaging in athletic
activities, but she refused
to comment further due
to the potential of disclos-
ing identifying informa-
tion.
S t a rk v i l le - Ok t ibb e -
ha Consolidated School
District had nine positive
cases among students
and three among staff
during the week of Nov.
9, double the figures
from the prior week,
according to its week-
ly reporting at https://
w w w.starkvillesd.com/
covid19/numbers/index/.
Since school began
Aug. 24, SOCSD has wit-
nessed at least 55 positive
cases among students
and 16 among staff, ac-
cording to the district’s
archived data.
Only seven of the
eight schools within the
West Point Consolidated
School District are listed
as reporting to MSDH,
according to the depart-
ment’s website. When
schools report fewer than
five confirmed COVID-19
cases in a week, MSDH
lists the number as be- could not be reached for five employee cases as of Overall, the state has
tween one and five. The comment by press time. Nov.11. seen a steep spike in
seven schools have wit- For the week of Nov. Cases at Mississippi COVID-19 cases in the
nessed between 30 and 9, Annunciation Catho- University for Women, past week, data shows.
72 cases since school be- lic School in Columbus, however, seem to be As of Wednesday, Missis-
gan, data shows. Between Millcreek of Golden Tri- slowing. The university sippi had seen a total of
Nov. 9-13, Church Hill angle in Columbus, Mag- updates its numbers on 138,791 cases and 3,619
Elementary School and nolia Christian School its website every Friday deaths.
Fifth Street School both in Macon and Starkville morning, and as of today The United States has
recorded 1-5 cases among Christian School report- had only two new cases recorded a total of 11.5
staff, and another 1-5 ed no new cases, and Oak among staff and four new million cases and 249,670
cases took place among Hill Academy in West cases among students deaths since Jan. 21, ac-
students at Fifth Street Point reported 1-5 cases this week, compared to cording to the Centers
School. The remaining among students, MSDH 15 total new cases last for Disease Control and
five schools recorded no data shows. Other private week. MUW has seen Prevention. The nation
new cases. schools were not listed as a total of 70 cases since added almost 1.2 million
WPCSD had planned reporting to MSDH. Aug. 14. cases over the past week.
to bring students back in Mississippi School for
the classrooms for four Mathematics and Sci-
days a week on Dec. 1, but ence had one teacher and
canceled the plan after no students test positive
four staff members test- last week, Director for
ed positive and 17 staff Academic Affairs Kelly
members were quaran- Brown said. Since classes
tined over the weekend, began Aug. 10, the school
according to a Tuesday only had two staff mem-
letter to district parents. bers testing positive, she
Superintendent Burnell said.
McDonald could not be Mississippi State Uni-
reached for comment by versity publishes daily
press time. COVID-19 case updates
None of the schools on its website. As of
within the Noxubee Wednesday, MSU had
County School District 46 positive student cases
is listed as reporting to and eight employee cas-
MSDH. Superintendent es. There were 28 pos-
Rodriguez Broadnax itive student cases and

Child care center’s infant license suspended after baby dies

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OXFORD — The Mis-
sissippi State Department
of Health said Thursday
that it has suspended a
Lafayette County child-
care facility’s license to
care for infants after an
8-week-old baby died.
Mother Goose of Ox-
ford, Inc. “has been de-
termined to constitute
a substantial hazard to
the health and safety of facility must immediate-
infants entrusted to and ly stop providing care
cared for by said facili- for infants, according
ty,” according to an order to a Health Department
signed by State Health Of- statement. The depart-
ficer Dr. Thomas Dobbs. ment did not say when the
The order means the death occurred.

One injured in Old West Point Road shooting

DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
Investigators with Lowndes County
Sheriff’s Office are searching for the
suspect in a Thursday morning shooting
west of Columbus.
Deputies were called to a home on
Old West Point Road at about 11:47 a.m.
where one victim had been shot after an
argument in the residence, according to
an LCSO press release. The victim was
airlifted to an area hospital and is in crit-
ical condition.
Authorities ask anyone with infor-
mation on the case to contact LCSO at
662-328-6788 or Golden Triangle Crime
Stoppers at 800-530-7151, or report a tip
on the P3 phone application.

SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates
peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Fri. Sat.
Major 5:43a 6:35a
Minor 1:22p 2:03p
Major 6:09p 6:35a
Minor 10:56p —
Courtesy of Mississippi Department
of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

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Opinion
4A FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020
SLIMANTICS
Food for thought
on Thanksgiving
O
n Nov. 26,1621, the settlers of
Plymouth Colony and members of
the Wampanoag Indian Tribe met to
celebrate the first Thanksgiving, or so the
story goes.
The Indians brought venison, turkey,
rabbit, fish and corn. I suppose the Pil-
grims’ contribution was the utensils, along
with smallpox, bubonic plague, chickenpox,
cholera, the common cold, diphtheria,
influenza, malaria, measles, scarlet fever,
typhoid, and various other diseases for
which the Indians had no immunity. Slim Smith
A mask mandate would have been a pret-
ty good idea, in retrospect.
There is no historical record that the groups made this an annu-
al event, though, and I’m not at all surprised, especially where the
Wampanoag folks were concerned.
While the historical record does agree that the two groups did
indeed break bread together, there is no mention of the event being
called a Thanksgiving celebration, either. It almost certainly would
not have been a religious holiday since religious holidays among
the Pilgrims were solemn occasions, often including fasting. The
Pilgrims were, by and large, a pretty austere group.
It would be far more accurate to date the origin of the holiday
to either 1789 by proclamation of President George Washington or
1870, when Congress made it a federal holiday.
But it’s not a lot of fun drawing pictures of proclamations or Con-
gress, so the Pilgrim story does provide a creative outlet for kids.
The idea that the Pilgrims’ story is largely a myth probably enrag-
es folks like Gov. Tate Reeves, who embrace every “white people as
the good guys” narrative available, even when they don’t line up with
accuracy. But I doubt the Pilgrims would be very disappointed not
to be credited with the first Thanksgiving. After all, they didn’t even
celebrate Christmas in their religious sect.
Historical history in no way diminishes the importance of Thanks-
giving, of course. To set aside a day each year to reflect on our
blessings and good fortune is a healthy exercise. A spirit of thankful-
ness never produces harm, that’s for sure. Given the toll COVID-19
has taken on us, pausing to consider the good things we have helps
maintain our spirits under these difficult circumstances.
Now, almost 400 years after the Pilgrims and Wampanoag In-
dians, we are told gathering in large groups for our Thanksgiving
celebrations carries with it considerable risks.
Last week some of the state’s top health officials urged us to fore-
go our normal Thanksgiving celebrations, confining them to those
to members of our own household so as not to spread the coronavi-
rus to those family members who are most vulnerable to the worst
outcome of the disease.
The experts painted a bleak portrait of what failing to heed that
advice might mean.
“You’re going to have a lot of sick folks who caught (COVID-19)
during Thanksgiving,” said Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the state health
officer. “We know this is the perfect milieu, having young folks and
old folks and folks with chronic illness around the table — and then
death.”
Dr. Mark Horne, president of the state’s medical association, put
it in graphic terms: “We don’t really want to see Mamaw at Thanks-
giving and bury her by Christmas,” Horne said. “You’re going to say
hi at Thanksgiving, it’s so nice to see you, and you’re either going to
be visiting her by Facetime in the ICU or planning a small funeral by
Christmas.”
Given those dire predictions, the prudent course of action would
be to avoid the typical large gathering of family and friends this
Thanksgiving.
Keep it simple. Keep it safe.
Thanksgiving, as well as Christmas, comes along every year - but
only if you are alive to celebrate them.
Slim Smith is a columnist and feature writer for The Dispatch. His
email address is ssmith@cdispatch.com.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Trusting numbers
Here are some more of what I think of as facts. After learning of the
viral video from South Dakota ER nurse, Jody Doering, I found myself
wondering how many others see them as believable?
1. The number of deaths due to coronavirus through 11/18/20:
253,640;
2. The number of deaths due to coronavirus recorded on 11/18/20:
1,962;
3. The number of new coronavirus cases recorded on 11/18/20:
187,833.
These statistics vary slightly from source to source but the numbers
do not differ by much — not enough to matter.
Here’s the question — WHY do we believe the numbers we trust?
I believe the Covid-19 statistics. No, I did not observe all of these in-
stances myself. That would be impossible. But there are other numbers
that we all believe that we did not personally observe.
For instance, I am a Los Angeles Dodgers fan. My team finished
the regular season this year with a record of 43 wins and 17 losses. I
streamed many of these games but I did not personally observe any of
them. Same with the postseason which resulted in my team winning
the World Series. Same thing — didn’t observe any of them directly.
I still believe the Dodgers are the 2020 champions. Why? The whole
thing could have been faked in some fashion or another and presented
as actual results. After all, most of those games were played without
any spectators. Absurd, you say. Well, why couldn’t they have been? I
wasn’t there.
I do know this. I never distrusted the sports page of the LA Times as
a kid. Why should I be suspicious of the results I see on ESPN now —
or ever? They are trustworthy sources — just as they have always been
in the past.
My point? This is no different than any other number we choose to
accept as true — it’s the source that matters, not so much the num-
ber itself. To use other means to judge — specifically, that is, to put
credence only in numbers that you have been told to or that you are
pleased by is completely arbitrary; there is very little in the way of
statistics that anyone can observe personally and directly.
But they can trust a source — especially if that source has been
trusted in the past. Like Johns Hopkins University and Medical School.
And also like all these state boards of election - including ones
where conservative candidates won close elections.
But decidedly not Rudy Giuliani — especially after yesterday’s
unhinged press conference.
Paul Mack
Columbus
Dispatch
The
CARTOONIST VIEW
LOCAL VOICES
Musing the 2020 Census
Y
ou probably
did not notice
the quiet
closing of the epic
pandemic Census
on October 15. Yep,
we’re done counting!
Ten weeks in the
field gave rise to
interesting interac-
tions with people
and places. I signed
up for a temporary Desiree’ Wilson
learning experience;
I was not disappointed!
The heat of early August gave way to
balmy October afternoons as I drove creep-
ing along, peering at mailbox numbers while
simultaneously keeping up with the NRFU
pin location on the Census-issued smart
phone. A little tricky, at best. “Is this such-
and-such address?” I ask. “I’m here with the
Census. Thanks for your time in answering
a few questions.” “So, what is the Census?”
asks a 32-year-old dad.
Sources cite 1790 as the first census con-
ducted on United States soil. These brave
workers rode horses to homes on desig-
nated Census day, March 1. Constitutional
law then required the matter of recording
the population. So, as the mail must be
delivered in rain or shine, the Census must
happen, pandemic or not. 2020census.
gov informs that the Census is integral in
dispensing with hundreds of billions of
dollars of federal money. Demographics
are essential in determining money spent
on highway planning to educational grants;
programs for senior housing to restoration
of wildlife and school lunches to child abuse
prevention. Furthermore, population count
is paramount in reapportioning representa-
tive government. The Census count matters
greatly.
One way to think about those annoying
census-takers, also known as enumerators,
is service workers. Our role is very similar
to the power company people who you find,
without warning, climbing the power pole on
your property. Or, you can compare enumer-
ators to the insurance photographer who
slips in to takes pictures of your property
while you are at work. Maybe the familiarity
of these workers makes them seem differ-
ent that the woman on your porch asking
you how many folks lives at your address.
She only comes around every ten years.
Trespassing is requisite with census work.
Gun-toting landowners leery of uninvited
guests do not look kindly upon trespassers.
Smack-dab in the middle of dove season and
get-ready-for-deer-season, I found myself
on a field road deep in hunting territory in
Caledonia. As the road gave way to impas-
sible footpath, I parked my little Toyota car
and began the search for a phantom struc-
ture that could be a mobile home. Keeping
an eye on my phone pin location, I walked
a few hundred feet. Just as I decided “No
residence here, just a deer stand”, I heard
an engine getting closer behind me. “Great!
I can confirm no residence with whomever
just showed up and knock this address out.”
I can truly say the posse on 4-wheeler and
two pickups did not expect a middle-aged
lady bearing a Census bag to be their guest.
I can also truly say they were not as happy
to see me as I was them! I am married to a
gun-toting hunter myself and respect the
idea of private property. Additionally, I grew
up on a dairy farm and witnessed the fact
that not all people hold that same respect;
we caught all manner of strangers fishing
our private pond. Enumerators trespass.
That’s the job.
Choruses of barking dogs were common.
I carried a little seafoam green container of
pepper spray with me for confidence. Late
into the job, I deemed it necessary to use. I
pressed the tab. Nothing happened. Fortu-
nately, nothing happened with the large bull-
dog approaching me. I had failed to consider
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that the container was so old that the spray
had long ago evaporated! I came up with
what I considered an ingenious way to alert
man’s best friend of my presence. My proce-
dure was to step out of the car whistling and
vigorously shaking the ring on that empty
container, scanning my new-every-stop
environment. No dog bites. Yay!
A memorable place I visited was a
massive cotton field on Highway 45 S. A lot
happens in ten years, you know. Granny
dies; the old homestead is bulldozed; the
land changes hands. The area that once
reared children now raises commodity. But
Granny’s house is still on the books. I need
to go check. Knowing I would need daylight
for the address, I head south. With not too
much daylight to spare, and eye on my gas
tank, I travel down another one of those field
roads in my little
Toyota. Daylight fades. The distance is
much farther than I had anticipated. No
to worry, the road is good with only small
potholes, no mud. I arrive at my destination,
confirm no residence and turn around. The
moon is just rising above
the tree line. Honestly, it was surreal.
Endless cotton glowing in the moonlight.
Enumerating at its best.
I lost count of how many friendly Lown-
des county residents gave their blessing for
my safety. “You be safe out there!” The wish-
es fell on thankful ears. Kind respondents
handed me bottles of cold water, especially
appreciated in August. I was additionally re-
minded to be thankful for our protectors in
uniform. Twice a sheriff patrol car stopped
to check on me. Driving slowly and retrac-
ing an area attracts the attention of local law
enforcement. I felt a sort of comradery with
them as we together took care of our com-
munity in different ways. Other residents
helped me by adding to my private garden
collection. Pulling into a shaded driveway,
I immediately noticed luscious ferns. I had
to exclaim over them. Having finished our
business, the woman of the house gracious-
ly, in true Southern style, offered to dig
some and share with me. I picked up the
carefully bagged treasure at the end of the
day. Sally, the ferns are doing great, sprout-
ing new green growth. Thanks! In like
fashion, Angela took some quick cuttings of
her large rosemary and handed them to me
as I left her house. She explained soaking
the long sprigs in water before using them
as kabobs on the grill. Thanks, Angela!
One wet Sunday evening I approached a
home and heard sound from within before
reaching the front porch. Stepping closer
to the closed door, I heard a familiar sound:
the hymn “I’ve Got a Mansion”. I could not
bring myself to knock and disrupt. I just
stood and listened to the final verse. Clearly,
the singers had an unseen abode in mind.
I smiled as I surveyed the humble home I
was visiting, tears in my eyes. They finished
singing. I knocked. About five friends gather
most Sunday evenings in a tiny living room,
encouraging one another. We sang one
verse of “Amazing Grace” together before I
left. So sweet.
In ten years, it will be census time again.
You will receive a notice to fill out your
information. Please do! Only about 57% of
Mississippians filled out forms initially. A
low initial response puts a higher workload
on traveling enumerators. Invariably, some
of you will again have an enumerator tres-
passing with the best of intentions. She will
be there to gather information that helps
your community. She will be driving slowly,
peering at mailbox numbers. Go ahead and
get new, legible numbers on your mailbox
in January 2030! She will so appreciate
your thoughtfulness. Thanks in advance for
getting off the tractor, turning off the lawn
mower, pulling off your garden gloves, or
getting up from lunch to assist your local
Census worker.
Desiree’ Wilson is a resident of Lowndes
County.

Obituaries
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Louiseanner
Harris-Hughes
COLUMBUS —
Louiseanner “Bam”
Harris-Hughes, 86, died
Nov. 14,
2020, at her
residence.
Graveside
services
will be at
11 a.m.
Saturday, in
Harris-Hughes
Memorial
Gardens,
with the Rev. Robert
Bowers officiating.
Visitation is from 2-6
p.m. today, at Carter’s
Funeral Services. Car-
ter’s Funeral Services of
Columbus is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Harris-Hughes
was born Dec. 31, 1933,
in Columbus, to the late
Henderson Harris Sr.
and Ethel Jones. She
was formerly employed
with M.U.W. and with
Private Home Health-
care. She was a mem-
ber of Mt. Zion M.B.
Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
her husband, Charlie
Hughes; and siblings,
Marshall Harris, James
Earl Harris, Henderson
Harris Jr. and Roosevelt
Collins.
She is survived by
her siblings, Ollie James
Harris, Jessie Harris,
Arthur Harris, Wood-
row Harris, MacArthur
Harris, Margaret Harris
Weston, Rosie Ann
Turner and Karen Har-
ris all of Columbus.
Edward Walton
COLUMBUS — Ed-
ward Leroy Walton, 76,
died Nov.
15, 2020, at
his resi-
dence.
Grave-
side
services
will be at
Walton
11 a.m.
Saturday,
in Union Cemetery,
with Henry Williams
officiating. Visitation is
from 2-6 p.m. today, at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services of Columbus
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Walton was born
Aug. 5, 1944, in Colum-
bus, to the late Lemon
Waldon and Lilla Scott
Hayes. He was a veter-
an of the United States
Army and was previous-
ly employed at CECO
and Pizza Hut. He was a
member of 10th Avenue
Church of Christ.
In addition to his par-
ents, he was preceded
in death by his siblings,
Charles E. Walton, Rob-
ert Lee Hayes, Robert
E. Hayes, Henry Lee
Scott, Jerry Hayes and
L.D. Walton.
He is survived by
his siblings, Cherry
Johnson, Perry Hayes,
Danny Hayes, Faye
Morris all of Columbus
and Lindsey Waldon of
Southfield Michigan.
Joy Clay
COLUMBUS — Joy
Clay, 88, died Nov. 19,
2020, at Trinity Health
Care.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus.
Johnnie Brooks
COLUMBUS —
Johnnie Brooks, 74,
died Nov. 7, 2020, at his
residence.
Graveside services
are at 2 p.m. today, in
Sandfield Cemetery,
with the Rev. W.C. offici-
ating. Visitation is from
11 a.m.-1 p.m. today, at
Hairston and Hairston
Funeral Home. Hairston
and Hairston Funeral
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Home of Columbus is in the cemetery. Carter’s Boe and Ruby Hacker and Bertha Mae Hill. She is survived by
charge of arrangements. Mortuary Services is in Rea. He was a graduate She was a member of her children, Johnny
Mr. Brooks was born charge of arrangements. of Hamilton High school Bigbee Baptist Church Williams of Maben,
Aug. 26, 1946, in Noxu- Mr. Robinson was and College of Lake but attended Smithville Yolanda “Ms. Piggy”
bee County, to the late born Sept. 11, 1956, County, Illinois. He was Baptist Church. Bruce Clayton of Hous-
Beatrice Tucker Wil- in Prairie, to the late formerly employed with In addition to her ton, Texas and Clorisa
liams and Gus Brooks. Simon and Mary Rob- Abbott Laboratories and parents, she was Bruce of Memphis,
He was formerly em- inson. He was formerly MTD. He was a veteran preceded in death by Tennessee; siblings,
ployed as a cook. of the U.S. Army and her husbands, William Eddie Williams and
employed as a barge
He is survived by his was a member of Ham- West and Joe White; Charlie Williams Jr.; and
unloader with Tom Soya
siblings, Angela New- ilton Church of God of son, John Edward West; six grandchildren.
Grain Co.
man and Mary McClel- Prophecy. brother, Eugene Hill;
He is survived by his
lar. children, Catrina Con- He is survived by his and two grandchildren. Betty Poe
ner of Macon and Regi- wife, Janice Maxwell She is survived by STARKVILLE —
Beulah McDowell na Clark of West Point; Rea; children, Amy Rea her children, Wayne Betty Joyce Poe, 71,
COLUMBUS — Beu- siblings, Willie Rob- Fulton of Hamilton and West of Amory, Joe died Nov. 17, 2020, in
Angela Rea Cerminara West and Donna West
lah Johnson McDowell, inson, Janie M. Seals, Columbus.
of Antioch, Illinois; Chaney both of Smith-
85, passed Annie Pearl Robinson Graveside services
siblings, Brenda Rea of ville; sister, Shirley
away. and Georgia Robinson; will be at 2 p.m. Satur-
Okolona and Steve Rea Steinke of Amory; and
Grave- six grandchildren; and day, in Plair Cemetery.
of Hamilton; four grand- 13 grandchildren.
side eight great-grandchil- Visitation is from 3-6
children; and three Pallbearers will be
services dren. p.m. today, at West Me-
great-grandchildren. Will Moore, Austin
will be at morial Funeral Hone.
Pallbearers will be James, Lincoln Mays,
11 a.m. Annie Kessinger Keegan Hays, Tim Chris Pickle, Robbie
West Memorial Funeral
Saturday, COLUMBUS — An- Home of Starkville is in
McDowell Fulton, Terry Cantrell, Carson, Fermin Haro,
in Union nie Kessinger passed charge of arrangements.
Caleb McNutt, David Eric Keeton and Cory
Cemetery, away. She is survived by
Maxwell and Matt Glenn.
with Therman Cun- Graveside ser- her siblings, Brenda
Simonson.
ningham Sr. officiating. vices will be at 1 p.m. Jean Tipton of Jackson,
Visitation is from 2-5 Wednesday, in Friend- Ruby Bruce Robert Henry and
p.m. today, at Lee-Sykes ship Cemetery. Memo- Patricia West MABEN — Ruby Lee Larry Tipton both of
Chapel. Lee-Sykes rial Gunter Peel Funeral AMORY — Patricia Bruce, 61, died Nov. 15, Starkville.
Funeral Home of Co- Home and Crematory, Ann Hill West, 75, died 2020.
lumbus is in charge of College Street location Nov. 18, 2020, at North Graveside services John Shepherd
arrangements. is in charge of arrange- Mississippi Medical will be at 11 a.m. Sat- SULLIGENT, Ala. —
Mrs. McDowell was ments. Center-Gilmore. urday, in Spring Valley John Shepherd, 84, died
born June 17, 1935, to Funeral services will Cemetery of Mathiston. Nov. 20, 2020, at his
the late Prince Albert be at 1 p.m. Saturday, at Visitation is from 2-6 residence.
and Susie Jones John-
Hazel Edwards Cleveland Moffett Fu- p.m. today, at West Me- Arrangements are
STARKVILLE —
son. She was a member neral Home, with Scott morial Funeral Home. incomplete and will be
Hazel Nell Edwards, 76,
of Tenth Street Fairlawn Carter and Kevin Crook West Memorial Funeral announced by Lown-
died Nov. 12, 2020, in
M.B. Church. officiating. Visitation Home of Starkville is in des Funeral Home of
Columbus.
She is survived by will be one hour prior to charge of arrangements. Columbus.
Graveside services
her children, Vernon services at the funeral
Joy Clay
will be at 11 a.m.
Humphries, Sherrie home. Cleveland-Mof-
Saturday, in Spring
Humphries Smith, Pe- fett Funeral Home of
nesha McDowell, Sam Hill Church Cemetery. Amory is in charge of
McDowell all of Colum- Visitation is from noon-6 arrangements. Joy Marie Pearson Clay, 88, passed away
bus, Miriam Marsh of p.m. today, at West Me- Mrs. West was born Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Trinity Nursing
Oakland, California and morial Funeral Home. Aug. 14, 1945, in Hous- Home, Columbus, MS.
Vincent McDowell of West Memorial Funeral ton, to the late Robert A graveside service will be Saturday, November
West Point; sister, Sher- Home of Starkville is in 21, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Whitehall United
rie Johnson Justice of charge of arrangements. Methodist Church Cemetery Louisville, MS
Great Neck, New York; She is survived by with Rev. Andy Pearson officiating and Lowndes
grandchildren; and her husband, Aaron Funeral Home, Columbus, MS directing.
great-grandchildren. J. Edwards; children, Joy, who indeed brought great joy to everyone
Vonda Knight and she knew, was born on September 20, 1932, in
Sonia G. Edwards; four
Jennifer Hayden- grandchildren; and nine
Choctaw County, MS to the late Walter Roy
Bankhead Pearson and Alice Narcissus Gordon Pearson.
great-grandchildren. She attended Winston County schools where
ALLENHURST,
Ga. — Jennifer Denice she was on the basketball team. With a truth life
Hayden-Bankhead, 41,
Bobby Rea story of love at first sight, Joy married Raymond
HAMILTON — Bob- Paul Clay on December 25, 1950, in Louisville,
died Nov.
by Rea, 70, died Nov. 18, MS. They moved to Columbus in 1956 were soon
10, 2020, at
2020, at his residence. Reta Burchfield afterward they opened up Fairlane Barber Shop.
Memorial Visitation:
Funeral services will Friday, Nov. 20 • 11 AM - 1 PM Joy helped her husband with the bookkeeping of
Medical
be at 3 p.m. Saturday, College St. Location his business and was a homemaker. They enjoyed
University Services:
at Cleveland-Moffett a wonderful life together until his death in 1983.
Health- Friday, Nov. 20 • 1 PM
Funeral Home Chapel, College St. Location Joy was very proud of her home and loved to
care of Burial
with Billy Stevens and improve on it and move things around. Her yard
Savannah, Memorial Gardens
Hayden- James Gray officiating. College St. Location was immaculate and she loved working in it. It
Georgia.
Bankhead Burial will follow in received comments from many as one of the
Grave-
McDuffie Cemetery. “prettiest yards anywhere”. Joy was a dedicated
side ser-
Visitation will be from Annie Kessinger mother first and foremost. She treasured her sons
vices will be at 11 a.m. Graveside Services:
1-2:45 p.m. prior to Wednesday, Nov. 25 • 1 PM and embraced every moment with them. When
Saturday, in Mt. Olive Friendship Cemetery
services at the funeral her sons were older she worked at Quality Stamp
M.B. Church Ceme- College St. Location
home. Cleveland-Mof- Store and later in life retired from The National
tery, with Billy Hayden
fett Funeral Home of Bank of Commerce Accounting Department.
officiating. Visitation is
Amory is in charge of She especially loved and was devoted to her role
from 2-6 p.m. today, at
arrangements. as “Mama Clay” to her grandsons who all adored
Carter’s Funeral Ser- memorialgunterpeel.com
Mr. Rea was born her. Her daughters in law were indeed blessed to
vices. Carter’s Funeral
April 16, 1950, in Aber- have had such a loving and Christian woman for
Services of Columbus
is in charge of arrange- deen, to the late Elmer their Mother-in-love”. Her laugh was contagious
ments. and a sound that her family will always treasure.
Mrs. Hayden-Bank- Joy was of very strong faith and served the Lord
head was born March wholeheartedly as a long-time member of Wesley
1, 1979, in Columbus, Methodist Church. Joy was a member of Circle 4
to Lee Walter Jones at Wesley and enjoyed her time of fellowship with
and Magalene Hayden. these ladies and her Sunday School Class. She
She was a graduate of loved antiques, refinishing furniture, searching
Columbus High School flea markets for that special treasure, and
and attended Bevill reading her bible. She was there to cheer on her
State Community Col- grandsons at any event that they participated in
lege. She was formerly if her health and the weather allowed.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Clay is
employed as a nursing
assistant and phleboto- preceded in death by husband, Paul Clay;
my tech with St. Jo- sister, Warlene Hathorn; brothers, H.J “Foots”
seph’s Candler and as a Pearson, Estel Pearson, Earcel Pearson, Burrel
medical records tech for Pearson, Fearon Pearson, Eldridge Pearson and
Department of Defense Paul “Jack” Pearson; and great-grandson, John
Pearson Clay.
at Winn Army Hospital.
Joy is survived by her sons and wives, Stewart
In addition to her
“Catfish” (Malinda) Clay of Columbus, MS and
parents, she is survived
Mark (Sharon) Clay of Hernando, MS; sister-
by her husband, Chris-
in-law, Nora Clay of Gulfport, MS; grandsons,
topher Bankhead; chil-
Jeremy (Karen) Clay of Columbus, MS, Wesley
dren, Asiajanna Bank-
Clay of New Orleans, LA, Adam (Kacy) Clay
head, Alaila Bankhead
of Oxford, MS, Brantly (Anna) Clay of Morris,
and Cianiya Bankhead;
AL, T. J. Moore of Caledonia, MS and Jonathan
and siblings, Daphne
(Lacey) Clay of Hernando, MS. Mama Joy was
Bush of Starkville and
also blessed with 12 great-grandchildren that she
Gerald Jones of Colum-
was so very proud of and her eyes would shine
bus.
with love and pride when speaking of them. She
was “Aunt Joy” to numerous nieces and nephews
Jessie Robinson and other extended families that she loved
WEST POINT — Jes- dearly and enjoyed making her famous caramel
sie James Robinson, 64, cake for their reunions. All of these people she
died Nov. 13, 2020, at loved dearly and touched deeply. We will not say
North Mississippi Medi- goodbye but will keep her memory and love alive
cal Center of Tupelo. in our hearts until we meet again.
Graveside services Mama Clay’s grandsons will have the honor of
will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, serving as pallbearers to carry her to her final
in Baptist Grove M.B. resting place beside Grandaddy Clay.
Church Cemetery in Memorials may be made to Whitehall UMC
Prairie, with the Rev. 5547 MS 14 Louisville, MS 39339.
Leroy Bragg officiat-
ing. Visitation will be Compliments of
from 2:30-3 p.m. prior Lowndes Funeral Home
to services Sunday, in www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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SCOUTS EARN BOBCAT BADGE

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On Nov. 8, members of the Heritage Academy Tiger Scouts earned their Bobcat badge. The Scouts earning this
honor are, from left to right: Owen Boulware, son of Chad and Chelsea Boulware; Rivers Dunn, son of Jason and
Ashli Dunn; Wade Woodson, son of Ben and Anna Woodson; Bowen Thornton, son of Michael and Jana Bowen;
Pearson Spears, son of Jason and Paige Spears; Treston Holcombe, son of Thad and Tracey Holcombe; Sam
Heard, son of Richard and Katie Heard; Tate Galjour, son of Chris and Morgan Galjour; Dade Whitaker, son of
Robert and Macaulay Whitaker; and Miles Frost, son of Jerry and Sally Frost.

Tyson suspends Iowa plant

managers amid virus betting claim
BY RYAN J. FOLEY
The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Tyson
Foods suspended top officials at its
largest pork plant on Thursday and
launched an investigation into alle-
gations that they bet on how many
workers would get infected during
a widespread coronavirus outbreak.
The company’s president and
CEO, Dean Banks, said he was “ex-
tremely upset” about the allegations
against managers at its plant in
Waterloo, Iowa, saying they do not
represent the company’s values. He
said Tyson has retained the law firm
Covington & Burling LLP to con-
duct an investigation, which will be
led by former U.S. Attorney General
Eric Holder.
“If these claims are confirmed,
we’ll take all measures necessary to
root out and remove this disturbing
behavior from our company,” Banks
said in a statement.
Banks said the accused manag-
ers have been suspended without
pay. He traveled to Waterloo on
Thursday to explain the company’s
response to workers, who were dis-
missed early from the first shift,
Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson
said.
Mickelson said the Arkan-
sas-based company would not re-
lease the names of those suspended
during the investigation by Holder,
who served as attorney general for
six years under President Barack
Obama.
Tyson has faced a backlash over
recently amended wrongful death
lawsuits in which plaintiffs’ lawyers
allege that Waterloo plant manager
Tom Hart “organized a cash buy-in,
winner-take-all betting pool for su-
pervisors and managers to wager
on how many employees would test
positive for COVID-19.”
Hart allegedly organized the
pool last spring as the virus spread
through the Waterloo plant, ulti-
mately infecting more than 1,000
of its 2,800 workers, killing at least
six and sending many others to the
hospital.

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Continued from Page 1A
“By the time we were
notified that we tested
positive and tried to get
our (safety) protocols
in place, we had already
been infected,” Ballard
said.
The department had
to adjust on the fly with
seven of its 63 mem-
bers testing positive for
the illness despite rigid
safety measures in the
building, especially with
top-ranked officers tem-
porarily out of commis-
sion. However, thanks to
a combination of isolation,
increased sanitation and
the ability to work from
home, SPD continued to
run smoothly during the
outbreak, which was lim-
ited to those seven people
— Ballard, two captains
and a lieutenant, as well
as Reaves, a dispatcher
and a records clerk.
SPD’s safety mea-
sures had been in place
long enough for the de-
partment to adjust quick-
ly, Ballard said. When
the pandemic began in
March, SPD implement-
ed more than just social
distancing, temperature
checks and required pro-
tective face coverings.
The department placed
bleach-infused mats that
clean people’s shoes at
the entrances and at cer-
tain checkpoints through-
out the building to pre-
vent the transmission of
any infectious material
from outside. Officers
also had to sanitize their
hands and belts, and SPD
provided extra masks and
gloves as well.
SPD had slightly re-
laxed its safety protocols
after several months but
returned them to their
initial level due to the out-
break. The entire build-
ing was deep-cleaned
twice, and the dispatch
area “probably became
the cleanest spot in the
United States,” Ballard
said.
Patrols were unaffect-
ed by the outbreak, and
officers could do most of
their work remotely, such
as conducting briefings
via Google Meets, Ballard
said.
“We were able to oper-
ate mostly without actual-
ly coming to the office,”
he said.
Several officers in ad-
ministrative positions
stepped up to fill in the
gaps when the high-rank-
ing officers were sick,
Ballard said. Assistant
Chief Henry Stewart ful-
filled the role of acting
chief in Ballard’s absence.
Stewart was fortunate
enough not to contract
COVID-19 after he had
been in contact with some
of his colleagues who had
it, Ballard said.
Ballard implemented
the position of assistant
chief at the start of the
year, when he restruc-
tured the police depart-
ment with the city’s ap-
proval just after being
appointed successor to
former chief Frank Nich-
ols. The restructure made
the chain of command
clearer, which Ballard
saw as a necessity be-
fore anyone had heard of
COVID-19.
“Nothing demonstrat-
ed that quicker than this
pandemic,” he said.
Symptoms and severity
The virus affects peo-
ple differently — Ballard
and records clerk Lee
Upchurch both had a fe-
ver for just a few days,
Reaves was ill for more
than a week and Opera-
tions Capt. Tom Roberson
and Lt. Shane Kelly both
experienced debilitating
symptoms for at least a
month. Kelly is still recov-
ering at the University of
Mississippi Medical Cen-
ter in Jackson, and he is
the only officer who has
not been able to return to
work since the outbreak.
Roberson said he ini-
tially thought his symp-
toms were a cold, a sinus
infection or just exhaus-
tion after a busy two
weeks.
“I went from thinking it
was a simple cold to (hav-
ing) a fever, shivers and
shakes and struggling
to get up and walk to the
bathroom and back,” he
said.
The illness hit Kelly,
38, with similar force.
Ballard said he remem-
bers the lieutenant telling
jokes in the officers’ group
text channel and mention-
ing that he was feeling
tired one afternoon. That
night as he struggled
to breathe, Kelly’s wife
called an ambulance that
took him to OCH Region-
al Medical Center, which
later sent him to Jackson
for further treatment.
Ballard said Kelly’s sta-
tus fluctuates, better one
day and worse the next,
also similar to Roberson’s
experience, though Rob-
erson was never hospital-
ized.
“I thought I was getting
past it, and that’s when it
actually got worse,” Rob-
erson said.
However, Kelly is on
the mend overall, Ballard
said, and hospital resourc-
es are scarcer now than
they were a month ago as
positive COVID-19 cases
continue to rise locally,
statewide and nationally.
“I’m not sure he would
have access (to a ventila-
tor) now if he were to con-
tract it now with the same
level of severity,” Ballard
said.

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ishable and non-perish-
able foods are welcome.
Among the food items
needed are: canned fruits
and vegetables; canned
meats, stews, soups and
chili; coffee and tea; dried
beans, breakfast foods
and snacks (e.g., oat-
meal, granola bars); Jelly
(plastic jars only); juices;
macaroni & cheese;
packaged dinners and
pasta. For information on
the eight drop-off loca-
tions, visit: https://www.
unitedwayncms.com/
united-we-feed-1.
The Hitching Lot
Farmers Market in Co-
lumbus will be open for
one day only on Saturday
for its annual Holiday
Market. In addition to
seasonal produce, the
market will feature the
wares of area craftsmen
and artists, so this is a
good opportunity to pick
up a unique Christmas
gift for the people on your
list. The market will be
open from 8 a.m. until
noon at the market site on
Second Avenue North and
Second Street.
The Starkville Com-
munity Market at Fire
Station Park will be open
for its usual hours (8-11
a.m.) featuring seasonal
produce, art and other
items.
As for college foot-
ball, the battle of SEC
Bulldogs comes after an
unscheduled open date
last week. Both Missis-
sippi State’s game against
Auburn and Georgia’s
game with Missouri
were canceled because of
COVID-19 protocols that
left MSU and Missouri
without enough scholar-
ship players to compete
under SEC rules. MSU
(2-4) is coming off an
uninspiring seven-point
win over winless Vander-
bilt while Georgia (4-2)
is still stinging from a
surprising blowout loss
to rival Florida two weeks
ago. Experts don’t expect
much of a battle, though.
Georgia is favored by a
whopping 25 points.
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SECTION

Inside Mike Leach and Hal Mumme’s five-year run at Valdosta State
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Herb
Reinhard sat in his home
in the early months of
1992 and slipped a grainy
VHS tape into his televi-
sion.
Transitioning from his
role as an assistant ath-
letic director at Florida
A&M to the athletic direc-
tor job at nearby Valdosta
State, a Division II school
located 19 miles north of
the Florida-Georgia bor-
der, Reinhard inherited a
football program without
a coach, as incumbent
Mike Cavan had accepted
the job at East Tennessee
State.
With the familiar tones
of John Mellencamp’s
“Small Town” blaring
over highlights that, un-
beknownst to Reinhard at
the time, had been com-
piled as a fundraising vid-
eo to aid in NAIA program
Iowa Wesleyan’s playoff
game the previous year,
he combed through all
48 Tigers passing touch-
downs from that season.
He was smitten.
“I watched it two or
three times and I thought
to myself, ‘Wow, this is
something that we can
hang our hats on. I can
sell this. I can market this
in Valdosta,’” Reinhard re-
called.
At Iowa Wesleyan,
head coach Hal Mumme
had just concluded his
third season running cir-
cles around NAIA defens-
es in the southwest cor-
ner of the Hawkeye State.
Having orchestrated a
10-win turnaround in just
three years courtesy of a
high-flying passing attack
later dubbed “basketball
on grass,” he was prepar-
ing to move up the ranks.
Ahead of Christmas
break, Mumme’s mercu-
rial offensive coordinator
approached him about the
Valdosta State job.
“When you send me to
Florida recruiting, I drive
right through Valdosta,”
a 30-year-old Mike Leach
said. “I’ve stopped off
there a bunch of times.
They have a swimming
pool right next to the
coach’s office.”
Intrigued by the idea
of a pool next to his office,
Mumme told Leach to
have his resume mailed
to the school despite pre-
monitions that a Georgia
native might be preferred.
By February 1992, Re-
inhard had hired Mumme
as the fourth coach in
Valdosta State history.
Leach came along as the
offensive coordinator. In
five years guiding the
Blazers, the pair helped
the program to a 40-17 re-
cord and launched the air
raid into college football’s
mainstream.
As for the pool, Mumme
conceded through a laugh
it was an added bonus.
“It was a great recruit-
ing tool,” he quipped. “... If
we could have had signing
day in May, we’d have got-
ten every kid in the state
of Georgia.”
nnn
The walls of Betty’s
Diner have worn over time
but still glimmer with the
memories of years past.
Opened in 1950 as By-
num’s Diner and altering
its name due to a change
in ownership during the
early 2000s, the local
watering hole serves as
a gathering place for Val-
dosta State boosters past
and present.
During Leach and
Mumme’s tenure, the pair
ate breakfast at Betty’s
every Thursday morning
while holding court with
local fans. Current Val-
dosta State head coach
Gary Goff, who played for
Mumme between 1993
and 1996, still pokes into
the eatery regularly to
dine with boosters.
“You better have thick
skin, because they’re
going to ask you exact-
ly what’s on their mind,”
Goff noted through a
chuckle.
Upon Leach’s and
Mumme’s arrivals, much
of Valdosta’s storied foot-
ball tradition had been
reserved for its high
schools. Bitter cross-
town rivals Valdosta High
School and Lowndes High
School have combined
for 29 state champion-
ships, while the former
also claimed six national
championships between
1962 and 1992.
Hoping to drum up
interest for a largely dor-
mant college program,
Mumme organized a
coaching clinic during his
first spring on the job with
a slew of NFL and college
coaches set to speak. No
one showed. Instead, the
coaches sat in circles
in the gymnasium and
taught one another.
“The people in Georgia,
when we first got there,
they weren’t too fired up
about us,” Mumme said.
“These guys from Iowa
and they’re going to throw
the ball all the time — that
was heresy.”
“In Georgia, growing
up, you’re used to three
yards and a cloud of dust,”
Mississippi State offen-
sive line coach and former
Valdosta State running
back Mason Miller added.
“And we were throwing
the ball everywhere.”
Initial support aside,
the opportunity at Valdo-
sta State was a welcome
one for Mumme. During
his first summer in south
Georgia, he recalled how
See VALDOSTA, 2B

BRIEFLY HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

College Football
Report: Warren enters transfer portal
STARKVILLE — Another Mississippi State player
is reportedly on the move.
Pulliam’s hat trick leads Starkville over Grenada
Matt Zenitz of AL.com reported Thursday
afternoon that sophomore receiver Powers Warren has
entered the transfer portal. Should Warren leave, he
would become the 18th player to depart the program in
some fashion or another since Mike Leach took over as
head coach in January.
The son of Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren,
the Minnesota native appeared in six games during his
Bulldog career but did not record any statistics.
A source with knowledge of the situation told The
Dispatch that Warren had been dealing with an injury
and had not been available since MSU’s game against
Kentucky on Oct. 10.

SOURCE: Ben Portnoy

ON THE AIR
Today
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
6 p.m. — Syracuse at Louisville, ESPN
6:30 p.m. — Purdue at Minnesota, BTN
7 p.m. — Massachusetts at Florida
Atlantic, CBSSN
8:30 p.m. — New Mexico at Air Force,
FS1

Saturday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
11 a.m. — Indiana at Ohio State, FOX
11 a.m. — Clemson at Florida State,
ABC
11 a.m. — Florida at Vanderbilt, ESPN
11 a.m. — Appalachian State at Coast-
al Carolina, ESPN2
11 a.m. — LSU at Arkansas, SECN
Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
11 a.m. — Illinois at Nebraska, BTN Starkville High School sophomore Ethan Pulliam (8) dribbles the ball in the second half of Thursday’s match against Grenada.
11 a.m. — Arkansas State at Texas
State, ESPNU BY THEO DEROSA the sophomore queued up with “He did a great job tonight Sure, the Yellow Jackets al-
11 a.m. — Georgia Southern at Army, tderosa@cdispatch.com Watson and a few teammates, getting into open space and ready had four goals to their
CBSSN senior Connor Davis shouted putting the ball in the back of name in Thursday’s match,
2:30 p.m. — Wisconsin at Northwest-
STARKVILLE — Ethan the nickname to anyone who the net.” but why not add a fifth in the
ern, ABC
Pulliam just wanted one. would listen. Starkville’s first goal finally closing seconds?
2:30 p.m. — Cincinnati at UCF, ESPN
When the Starkville High “Hat trick hero!” Davis opened things up — Pulliam Elder’s kick, ultimately,
2:30 p.m. — UCLA at Oregon, ESPN2 School sophomore reentered yelled indiscriminately. “Hat noted it visibly pumped up tailed wide left. But it hard-
2:30 p.m. — San Diego State at Neva- Thursday’s home soccer trick hero!” home fans, players and coach- ly mattered. Though missed
da, CBS match against Grenada a little It was a fair sobriquet for es alike — after the Chargers chances like Elder’s were
2:30 p.m. — California at Oregon more than midway through Pulliam, who completed the flummoxed the Jackets in a common throughout the sec-
State, FS1 the second half, he hoped to feat with a nifty back-heel tap- hard-fought, goal-free first ond half, Starkville (2-2) had
2:30 p.m. — Iowa at Penn State, BTN break the scoreless tie with a in precisely nine minutes and half. played well enough to be not
goal to give the Yellow Jackets one second after his first score only pleased with a 4-0 shut-
3 p.m. — Kansas State at Iowa State, “We weren’t ready for these
FOX a boost of energy. of the night. guys,” Watson said. “They out win but hoping for an even
3 p.m. — Georgia State at South Ala- Pulliam delivered more While Pulliam, when asked played a little different kind of bigger margin.
bama, ESPNU than that. to choose, singled out his soccer than we were used to “I was happy with how our
3 p.m. — Kentucky at Alabama, SECN As promised, he scored, third tally as his best Thurs- seeing. It took us a little bit of girls moved the ball,” Phillips
3 p.m. — Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh, cashing in a breakaway day, it went without saying time to get adjusted.” said. “Got to work on getting
ACCN chance in the 64th minute. that his opening score proved The latter sentence could the ball in the back of the net
6 p.m. — Tennessee at Auburn, ESPN Then he scored the 66th. And the most important. apply to Pulliam, too. With more, but we have increased
6 p.m. — San José State at Fresno the 73rd. Less than eight min- As soon as the sophomore Starkville’s football season our shots on goal from previ-
State, CBSSN utes later, Pulliam had pulled went to the right to beat Gre- coming to an end just two ous games, so I’m happy about
6:30 p.m. — Oklahoma State at Okla- the Jackets (4-1) to a 3-0 win nada’s goalkeeper, Watson weeks ago, the sophomore is that.”
homa, ABC over the Chargers. swung his glance to the other still acclimating to soccer con- Veronica Dunne opened the
6:30 p.m. — Mississippi State at “With him, you’ve just got Chargers on the field. Then he ditioning. Consequently, he’s scoring for the Yellow Jackets
Georgia, SECN to be ready,” Starkville coach looked back at his own bench.
still coming off the bench. off a corner kick in the 17th
6:30 p.m. — Michigan at Rutgers, BTN Evinn Watson said. “Some- It was time.
For now. minute. Emma Wilson dou-
7 p.m. — Arizona at Washington, FOX times he’ll click it on like that, “They’re deflated, guys,”
or sometimes he’ll hold off. It With the team’s next game bled the lead in the 52nd, and
9:30 p.m. — Southern California at Watson told his players. “This
was lucky that he was on to- coming Dec. 30 at Pontotoc, Skyler Miller and Meg Rodg-
Utah, ESPN is when we need to put it on
night.” Pulliam and the Jackets will ers added second-half goals.
9:30 p.m. — Washington State at them.”
A standout punter on the have plenty of time to enjoy “Some girls stepped up, so
Stanford, FS1 After the goal, Watson re-
football team and a Missis- what Thursday brought them. I’m super proud of them,” Phil-
10 p.m. — Boise State at Hawai’i, configured Starkville’s forma-
sippi State baseball commit, “We had to get back into lips said.
CBSSN tion to give Pulliam help on
Pulliam doesn’t just deliver on the groove of things, and I Among them was Wilson,
the left side. The sophomore
think this is going to keep us a sophomore playing her first
Sunday the soccer field, and Watson rewarded his coach within
flowing on,” Pulliam said. year of high school soccer.
NFL FOOTBALL knows it. three minutes on a laser from
“He’s an athlete,” the coach close range on that side of She scored twice in a win over
Noon — Tennessee at Baltimore, CBS
Noon — Atlanta at New Orleans, FOX said. “He can get on any field, the goal, somehow fitting his Starkville girls 4, Grenada 0 Caledonia on Saturday but
didn’t expect to add to that
3:25 p.m. — Green Bay at Indianapolis, any court, any sport — he will rocket of a shot through a tight As Zoe Elder’s shot curled
thrive.” window into the net. toward the Grenada goal, tally Thursday — until she
FOX
Thursday, Pulliam’s clutch “Man, he has a powerful left Starkville girls coach Abby cleaned up a loose ball in the
7:20 p.m. — Kansas City at Las Vegas,
play earned him a new moni- foot, and we love to get him in Phillips let out a brief squeal box to push the Jackets’ lead
NBC
ker from his teammates. As when we can,” Watson said. of excitement. See PREPS, 2B
2B FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Valdosta
Continued from Page 1B
he’d head out to the practice field
simply to admire the Bermuda grass
that had been installed.
“We’d been coaching in Iowa basi-
cally on a cow pasture,” he said, only
half-kidding. “We were just in love
with the grass.”
Early returns in the Mumme era
were mixed. Former quarterback
Chris Hatcher, who played at the
school from 1991 to 1994 and current-
ly serves as head coach at Samford,
noted Mumme’s way of doing things
was a far cry from Cavan’s staff. So dif-
ferent, he joked, even the simplistic air
raid had to be dumbed down a touch.
“I tell people all the time I’m the
guy — not Hal Mumme and Mike
Leach — I invented (the air raid) be-
cause I wasn’t smart enough to do all
the things they wanted to do,” Hatcher
said, laughing at the thought.
After a 5-4-1 opening season,
Mumme’s and Leach’s squad found its
footing during an 8-3 1993 campaign.
An 11-2 third season culminated with
the school’s first ever Division II play-
off appearance. A second followed two
years later.
“I think part of it is we started do-
ing some good things at Iowa Wesley-
an, and then of course we continued
at Valdosta,” Leach said Wednesday.
“I thought we got a lot accomplished,
but also it was a great learning point,
development in my career.”
nnn
For a coach whose antics boast
their own lexicon of sorts, the Val-
dosta State years offered among the
earliest looks at Leach’s captivating
personality.
Walking into Leach’s office hoping
to ask about a specific play, Goff was
greeted by the youthful offensive coor-
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to 2-0. Prep Boys Soccer
“It felt really good,” Vardaman
Wilson said. “I was really Columbus 0
surprised, honestly, be-
cause I didn’t think I was Prep Girls Basket-
going to score.”
ball
Heritage Academy 41,
Other scores Magnolia Heights 26
Prep Girls Soccer Smithville
Vardaman 2, Caledonia 44
Columbus 1 Columbus
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dinator and a desk covered in papers,
binders and other varying tchotchkes.
The only thing hanging on the wall? A
picture of the Apache warrior Geron-
imo.
“You know, Gary, Geronimo, he
would lead his troops across the des-
ert with just a little bit of water in their
mouth,” Leach said, launching into a
sermon on the famed Native Ameri-
can leader.
Goff listened, perplexed at the spi-
raling dialogue.
“I’m sitting there, whatever I was,
18, 19 years old at the time, thinking
to myself, ‘What in the world is he
talking about? I just had a question
about 92,’” he said.
Leach’s quirks weren’t reserved
to the offices. Splitting a handful of
happy hour appetizers at the local
Ruby Tuesday’s one night, former Val-
dosta State strength coach Michael
Doscher wandered out to the parking
lot only to discover his wife’s car had
been stolen.
“My brand-new pullover was in
that car!” Leach cried out, seemingly
unconcerned with the missing vehi-
cle. “They stole my pullover!”
Around the corner, the group
found the car still running and were
informed it had been used to trans-
port a group of thieves who’d broken
into a nearby jewelry store. Upon dis-
covering the thought-to-be-stolen car,
Doscher flipped open the trunk to re-
veal Leach’s missing pullover.
“Great, I didn’t lose my pullover,”
Leach said excitedly.
“Yeah, well, I didn’t lose my car ei-
ther,” Doscher retorted.
nnn
A little over a year after Reinhard
hired Mumme, his wife, Linda, ap-
Academy 37, Starkville
7, Christian 30
Kirk Academy 34,
Oak Hill Academy 25
Columbus Christian
Academy 61, Grace Chris-
tian 20 — Monday
Prep Boys Basket-
52, ball
Heritage Academy 67,
Christian Magnolia Heights 45
proached Mumme at a Christmas
party.
“You know, I knew you were going
to get this job,” Linda said.
“Really?” Mumme asked, puzzled.
“How’d you know?”
Pointing toward a familiar video-
tape perched beside the television,
Linda responded, “My husband would
come home after all those committee
meetings, and he’d put this tape in,
and he’d sit here and watch it.”
Selling tickets and an offensive
system that has since become syn-
onymous with the school, slews of
Mumme and Leach disciples with
connections to Valdosta State have as-
cended the college football coaching
ladder.
Hatcher served as the head coach
at his alma mater between 2000 and
2006, winning two Division II national
titles. Houston head coach and former
Iowa Wesleyan product Dana Hol-
gorsen served in a handful of roles for
Leach and Mumme during the early
1990s. Former South Carolina head
coach Will Muschamp and Georgia
head coach Kirby Smart — whom
Leach will face Saturday in Athens —
even spent time at Valdosta State as
assistants on Hatcher’s staff.
Goff remains particularly close
with Leach. During the coaching
search that brought Goff on board as
the head coach at Valdosta State in
2019, Leach made a phone call to Re-
inhard on his behalf.
“The great thing about (Leach
and Mumme) is it didn’t matter at
Valdosta State if we were fixing to
line up against the Atlanta Falcons,”
Goff said. “They both knew we were
going to win, not hoping to win. And
because of that, they really fed that to
the program and to the team.”
Houston 85, West Point
41
Starkville Christian 45,
Columbus Christian Acad-
emy 44
Oak Hill Academy 63,
Kirk Academy 27
Smithville 71,
Caledonia 48
Grace Christian 67, Co-
lumbus Christian Acade-
my 43 — Monday
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Heritage Academy goalkeeper Tuggle signs to play soccer at MUW

BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Haven Tuggle admits she
wasn’t always an elite goal-
keeper.
The first time she played the
position — pressed into service
in a Columbus United under-12
game when her team’s regular
keeper got kicked in the throat
— the score was lopsided.
When the ball was at the other
end of the field, Tuggle sat in
the grass and picked flowers.
It was an inauspicious intro-
duction for a player who went
on to star at the position at Her-
itage Academy. For at least the
past two years, Patriots coach
Tom Velek has consistently re-
ferred to Tuggle as one of the
best high school goalkeepers
in Mississippi, if not the best.
But now, Tuggle will get a
chance to “start back at the be-
ginning,” Velek said.
On Thursday morning, Tug-
gle signed her letter of intent
to continue her soccer career
at Mississippi University for
Women, a strong program with
plenty of talent at goalkeep-
er. Tuggle will have to earn
her way into playing time, but
that’s a challenge she’s willing
to tackle.
“I think it’ll be a good fresh
start,” she said.
For Tuggle, The W will be
plenty more than that. Its nurs-
ing program presented a natu-
ral fit; its proximity allows Tug-
gle to keep her home close.
“Since I’m at home, I can al-
ways come and see my family,”
she said. “It’s not like if I for-
get something at home I can’t
go back and get it, whereas if I
moved states or towns, it would
be harder for me to come home
during the week and visit my
family or come home and get
something if I needed it.”
She’ll also have a chance to
continue her relationship with
Velek, who has coached her
for 11 years. Tuggle was part
of Velek’s first-ever under-8
development program with the
Columbus Soccer Organiza-
tion and one of his first players
at Heritage Academy when he
took the job five years ago.
“Haven has just been a real-
ly steady part of that team for
the last five years,” Velek said.
“It’s been a pleasure to coach
her.”
In addition to his boys and
girls coaching relationships,
Velek is a professor at The W,
and although he and Tuggle
have agreed she’ll never take
one of his classes — she said
history isn’t her forte — he’ll
be there for guidance.
“Freshman year can be very
difficult to transition, so I know
she knows she can always
reach out to me,” Velek said.
Velek said Thursday was a
great day for both Tuggle and
MUW — and a tough one for
Heritage Academy’s program.
“I know she and her family
have worked toward this for a
very long time, and I just could
not be more proud of her but
also sad that we’re seeing her
go from this team, because
she’s been a big asset for the
last five years,” Velek said. “...
She leaves a big hole that we’re
going to have to fill next year.
Part of me is very happy for her
and very excited for this next
chapter in her life. There’s an-
other part of me that is like,
‘We’ve got a big gap to fill.’”
In fact, the Patriots will have
two such gaps. Jonathan Tug-
gle, Haven’s father, has served
as Velek’s assistant coach
while his daughter played for
Heritage Academy. Now, both
are moving on.
“Losing her means I lose
my assistant that I’ve really
enjoyed working with for five
years,” Velek said. “He’s been a
great asset to the team.”
Jonathan Tuggle said he’s
served as assistant and head
coach for his daughter at dif-
ferent times over the years
and has gotten to watch Haven
grow and mature in the pro-
cess.
“I’ve been on the soccer
field with her pretty much her
whole time and haven’t missed
much,” he said. “It’s been a joy.”
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DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: I favors. But when the day you asked him for the
have a good you do, realize it favor. Have you told him that
friend I’ll call will probably be he hurt your feelings? If you
Josie. She’s kind, part of a farewell didn’t, rather than nurse hurt
generous and speech rather feelings, clear the air. If this has
always willing to than an oppor- happened more than once, find
help. There is only tunity for a new a “better” Christian to ask.
one problem — she beginning. DEAR ABBY: This letter is
lies. DEAR ABBY: I for people who are involved
The lies she can’t travel too far with folks who say they are
tells are ridicu- by myself because separated. If you have feelings
lous. I find myself I’m agoraphobic. for someone who is separated,
getting more and I’m having my ASK when they plan on getting
ZITS more angry as she house painted, divorced. If they come up with
stumbles through and I asked my excuses like there are children
her stories. If brother if he could involved, property disputes or
someone makes pick up some they can’t afford a lawyer, end
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takes over the needed more. He Do not start dating or sleep-
conversation and we hear a brought the paint to me and I re- ing with a separated person.
looong story about the same imbursed him. He then accused They can easily return to their
thing happening to her but much me of being needy and using him spouse, leaving you high and dry
worse. I could say I climbed because I mentioned I was short (or pregnant, if you’re female).
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say she climbed it twice. Abby, when I ask him to do divorced, and afterward proceed
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finally hears it from others and good Christian. He really hurt my ic advice, and I hope readers will
realizes that it isn’t achieving the feelings, and he said other mean heed your warning. As anyone
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Tell Josie in plain English that IN NEED IN THE EAST from heartbroken readers who
what she’s doing is infuriating DEAR IN NEED: Your brother wasted time and energy on
and that she’s doing herself no may have been in a bad mood partners who weren’t free.

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situation, stars bring you sweet
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
relief now as they now align to
indicate the fallacy.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
The obstacles of the day do not
need to be smashed through.
The difficulties needn’t be
broken down. A gentle approach
will win not only the day but the
month. What can be bent?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Many forms of deception hold
no evil intent. Just as some
animals change their colors to
avoid being eaten, you’ll come
across people who create illu-
sions to survive and thrive.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You are still being much too
hard on yourself. Change that. If
you believe that you have a right
to grow, then you must also
believe that you have a right to
make a few mistakes, as that is
the price of growth.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Your brain loves a workout, and
today serves up a training that
seems custom-made by a time
traveler as it perfectly caters
to the needs and wants of your
future self.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
When you think about the times
you felt most alive yesterday,
what were you doing? It’s a clue
about where you can find more
of the vitality you’ll need to get
in the zone today.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You consider your commitments
first and your own desires sec-
ond. Because of this instinctive
order, you will not get to your
own desires if you keep taking
on new commitments. Be care-
ful in this regard today.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Some of the solutions for
creating a better life are so
obvious that they are easy to
miss, though today’s stars point
them out. For instance, you
can immunize yourself against
stress with regular exercise.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You know what it’s like to
be defeated. The knowledge
of that lower limit is golden
because anything above the
limit is fair game. When you’re
well-matched, you fight hard
and win.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Most people are so easy
for you to win over that when
faced with a tough cookie, you
love the challenge. Your mind
immediately races for a way
to reach, inspire and open the
person up. It will probably take
a few tries.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Make your environment
work for you. Structure it in a
way that keeps you focused
on the things that you want to
do and be. Decide where you
should be “looking” and nix the
distractions.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). A little recipe can be a
big deal. This is why secret
instructions for making things
like Coca-Cola or Kentucky
Fried Chicken are locked away.
Your way of creating success
is a kind of sacred recipe and
should be protected as such.

Money talks
SOLUTION:
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Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery, the nation’s largest
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healing, and support for hurts, habits, and
hang-ups using our popular Biblical 12 step
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Prayer for Youth
Every second and third Saturday, Pleasant
Ridge Faith Center hosts a prayer for the youth
from 2-3 p.m.
Prayer, Free Coffee
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 2221
14th Ave. N., hosts free coffee and a prayer
community outreach service from 8-9 a.m.
every fifth Saturday. For information, contact
Jesse Slater, 662-328-4979.
Radio Program
Apostles Patrick Perkins invites the public to
tune in to WTWG, radio 1050 AM for Perfecting
the Saints Broadcast, Wednesdays 8:30 a.m.
Women Prayer, Worship Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106 22nd St. S.,
holds a prayer and worship service every Thurs-
day from 5-6 p.m. Call Marie Nabors, 662-549-
4322 or 662-329-1234, for prayer requests.
Prayer Ministry
New Beginning Everlasting Outreach Ministry
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requests at 662-327-9843.
Prayer Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106 22nd St. S.,
Columbus, holds prayer service Thursday nights
5-6 p.m. Contact Marie Nabors, 662-549-4322.
Church service times: Sunday school 10 a.m.;
Sunday worship 11:15 a.m.; Tuesday Bible
study 7 p.m. For information, call Pastor District
Elder Lou Nabors, 662-329-1234.
Fitness Transformations
The Transformational Church, 2301 Jess
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and Wednesday from 5-7 p.m., weight-loss boot
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Recovery Room Youth Fellowship

New Life Assembly, 4474 New Hope Road
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6:30 p.m. each Sunday. Find help, healing, and
support for any hurt, habit, or hang-up using
our Christ-centered 12 steps.
The Transformational Church, 2301 Jess
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p.m. every Tuesday. Games, prayer, service,
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Catholics divided as bishops

examine Biden’s abortion stance
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
head: President-elect’s support for
abortion rights presents the church
with a ‘difficult and complex situation’
BY DAVID CRARY
AP National Writer
Catholics split almost
evenly in supporting Don-
ald Trump or Joe Biden in
the presidential election.
Now they’re sharply di-
vided over a declaration
by the head of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic
Bishops that the presi-
dent-elect’s support for
abortion rights presents
the church with a “diffi-
cult and complex situa-
tion.”
The USCCB’s presi-
dent, Los Angeles Arch-
bishop José Gomez, made
that statement Tuesday
near the close of the con-
ference’s national meet-
ing and announced the
formation of a working
group of bishops to assess
the dilemma. Some ex-
perts said it’s possible the
group will discuss wheth-
er Biden — a practicing
Roman Catholic — should
be barred from partaking
in Holy Communion.
Catholic anti-abortion
activists hope the bishops
follow through with tough
words and action, mak-
ing clear that Catholic
politicians who support
abortion are in breach of
church teaching.
Biden’s policy agenda
“is incompatible with the
Catholic position on abor-
tion and the protection of
innocent human life,” said
Marjorie Dannenfelser,
president of the Susan B.
Anthony List, a leading
anti-abortion group.
But others criticized
the USCCB as setting the
stage for potential conflict
with the president-elect
just days after he received
a congratulatory call from
Pope Francis. Biden said
he hopes to work with the
pontiff on issues such as
climate change, poverty
and immigration.
“The USCCB leader-
ship simply can’t embrace
the idea of engagement
and goodwill that Pope
Francis has asked of
them,” said David Gib-
son, director of Fordham
University’s Center on
Religion and Culture.
“That the pope called to
congratulate Biden and
discussed working to-
gether while the Ameri-
can bishops capped their
meeting with plans to do
battle with the incoming
president says it all.”
Natalia Imperato-
ri-Lee, a professor of
religious studies at Man-
hattan College, also was
dismayed by the USCCB.
“It seems they’d like to
start an antagonistic rela-
tionship with only the sec-
ond Catholic to be elected
the president of this coun-
try,” she said via email.
“This is appalling.”
“The bishops have
chosen to continue the
culture war that uses
abortion to drive wedg-
es in our church and our
society, because they see
that as a winning issue for
them,” she wrote.
Gomez has welcomed
many of Biden’s stances,
including on immigration,
racial justice and climate
change. But some con-
servative bishops, citing
the church’s opposition to
abortion, have been out-
spoken in their criticism
after Gomez congratulat-
ed Biden on his victory.

Jobless claims rise to 742,000; millions to lose aid

BY CHRISTOPHER
RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON — The
number of Americans
seeking unemployment aid
rose last week to 742,000,
the first increase in five
weeks and a sign that the
resurgent viral outbreak is
likely slowing the econo-
my and forcing more com-
panies to cut jobs.
The worsening pan-
demic and the arrival of
cold weather could accel-
erate layoffs in the weeks
ahead. Of the roughly 20
million Americans now
receiving some form of
unemployment benefits,
about half will lose those
benefits when two federal
programs expire at the end
of the year.
“The risk of further job
and income loss is high
now from business opera-
tions being curtailed,” said
Rubeela Farooqi, chief
U.S. economist at High
Frequency Economics, a
forecasting firm. “Also, ex-
piration of federal benefits
later this year will put re-
newed strain on household
incomes. Overall, the la-
bor market remains under
stress.”
The Labor Depart-
ment’s report Thursday
showed that applications
for jobless aid rose from
711,000 in the previous
week. In March, when the
pandemic first intensified,
the number had soared to
6.9 million. Before then,
applications typically hov-
ered about 225,000 a week.
The surge in confirmed
viral infections, and wor-
ry about its effect on the
economy, are putting pres-
sure on financial markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial
Average declined in ear-
ly trading Thursday for a
third day.
The economy’s modest
recovery is increasingly
at risk, with newly con-
firmed daily infections in
the United States having
exploded 80 percent over
the past two weeks to the
highest levels on record.
More states and cities are
issuing mask mandates,
limiting the size of gath-
erings, restricting restau-
rant dining, closing gyms
or reducing the hours and
capacity of bars, stores and
other businesses.

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LEGALS
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The following vehicle has been
abandoned at Shelton's Tow-
ing, Inc., 1024 Gardner Blvd.,
Columbus, MS 39702.
2001 Ford Econoline Van
Vin: 1FBSS31L21HA53920
This vehicle will be put up for
sale on the 4th day of Decem-
ber, 2020 at 10 am at
Shelton's Towing, Inc., 1024
Gardner Blvd., Columbus, MS
39702.
PUBLISH: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES for storage space in
which to store personal prop-
erty and
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of rent
and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES pursuant to said
Leases is authorized to sell the
personal property to satisfy the
past due and any other
charges owed to it by the fol-
lowing tenants.
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of-
fer for sale, and will sell at auc-
tion to the highest bidder for
cash all personal property in
storage units leased by the fol-
lowing tenants at FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 903
Alabama St. Columbus, MS.
Auctions will begin at 8:30
A.M. on the 4th day of Decem-
ber, A.D. 2020 at 308 Shoney
Drive, Columbus, MS and will
continue to all FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in
the following sequence: 903
Alabama Street, Columbus,
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
South, Columbus, MS. All auc-
tions are with reserve and
therefore all units can be with- AFTER THE FIRST PUBLISH
drawn from the sale at any
time by the auctioneer/man-
ager.
Title to the personal property to DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY
be sold is believed to be good, DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves- IN THE COMPLAINT.
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et of this Court within a reason-
seq (Supp 1988).
Shanie Parr - E279
Jerry Stockman - E246
Monique Chatman - E2
Latisha Williams - E3
Chelsey Jones - E244
Chelsey Kirby - E484
Caroline Payne - E366
Shelby Barnhill - E19
LaShana Scott - E58, E372
Alyssa Harris - E478
Jonathan Doss - E214
Cedrick Clemons - E1
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 5th day of November,
A.D. 2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
SHARON GAYE WICKS-MUR-
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ROBERT RAY,
L. EDMONSON, JR., DECEASED PETITIONER
THERESA GORE EDMONSON,
EXECUTRIX
CAUSE NO. 2020-0213-F
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Letters Testamentary having
been granted on the 2nd day of Estate of Hubert Strange
November, 2020, by the Chan- Wicks, Deceased, notice is
cery Court of Lowndes County, hereby given pursuant to Mis-
Mississippi, to the under-
signed Executrix of the Estate tion 91-7-145 (1972) to all per-
of Robert L. Edmonson, Jr., de- sons having claims against the
ceased, notice is hereby given Estate to present the same to
to all persons having claims
against the estate to present
the same to the Clerk of this
Court for probate and registra- Court granting Letters within
tion according to law, within
ninety (90) days from the first publication of the Notice to
publication of this notice or
they will be forever barred.
This the 4th day of November,
2020.
Theresa Gore Edmonson,
Executrix of the Estate of
Robert L. Edmonson, Jr., De-
ceased
Prepared by:
James P. Wilson, Jr., Esq.
(MSB#10783)
Mitchell McNutt & Sams, PA
P.O. Box 1366
Columbus, MS 39703-1366
Publish: 11/6, 11/13,
11/20/2020
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING,
LLC PLAINTIFF
V.
LARRY SMITH, MYKLE K.
SMITH, JUDY K. SMITH, DAISY
FLOWERS HAWKINS, SARAH
FLOWERS SYKES, TOMMIE LEE
FLOWER, Jr., a/k/a TOMMIE
LEE FLOWERS, Jr., EDDIE B.
SMITH, III, THE UNKNOWN
HEIRS OF EDDIE B. SMITH,
SR., DECEASED, THE UN-
KNOWN HEIRS OF EDDIE B.
SMITH, JR., DECEASED, and
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
PEACH FLOWERS SMITH,
a/k/a PEACH FLOWER SMITH,
DECEASED DEFENDANTS
CAUSE NO. 44CH1:20-cv-
00080-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
TO: Tommie Lee Flower, Jr.
a/k/a Tommie Lee Flowers, Jr.
15743 Basin Lane
Victorville, CA 92394
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Bayview Loan Servi-
cing, LLC (the “Plaintiff”) seek-
ing a judgment in favor of the
Plaintiff for confirmation of title
and reformation of certain in-
struments in the chain of title.
Defendants other than you in
this action are Larry Smith,
Mykle K. Smith, Judy K. Smith,
Daisy Flowers Hawkins, Sarah
Flowers Sykes, Eddie B. Smith,
III, unknown heirs of Eddie B.
Smith, Sr., deceased, un-
known heirs of Eddie B. Smith,
Jr., deceased, and unknown
heirs of Peach Flowers Smith
a/k/a Peach Flower Smith, de-
ceased.
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a copy of a writ-
ten response to the Complaint
filed against you in this action
to: G. Dewey Hembree, III,
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC,
1020 Highland Colony Parkway,
Ste 702, Ridgeland, MS
39157, the attorney for the
Plaintiff.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT
LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS
DATE, WHICH IS THE DATE OF
THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RE-
SPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR
AGAINST YOU FOR THE MONEY
OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED
You must also file the original
of your response with the Clerk
able time afterward.
Issued under my hand and seal
of said Court, this 9th day of
November, 2020.
Cindy E. Goode, Chancery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi
BY: /s/ Shantrell W. Grander-
son
D.C.
(Seal)
SUBMITTED BY:
G. Dewey Hembree, III (MSB
No. 2247)
MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD, PLLC
1020 Highland Colony Pkwy,
Ste 702
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(769) 524-2300; (601) 510-
5609 (fax)
Publish: November 13, 2020
November 20, 2020
November 27, 2020
December 4, 2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWLOWNDES COUNTY, MIS-
SISSIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF HUBERT STRANGE
WICKS
VS
CAUSE NO.: 2020-0074
NOTICE OF CREDITORS
Letters of Administration have
been granted on the 31st day
of August, 2020, by the Chan-
cery Court Cause Number
2020-0074 of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, to the un-
dersigned Administratrix of the
sissippi Code Annotated sec-
the Clerk of this Court. Failure
to have a claim probated and
registered by the Clerk of the
ninety (90) days from the first
Creditors will bar such claim as
provided by MISSISSIPPI CODE
ANN §91-7-157 (1972).
This the 8th day of October,
2020.
SHARON GAYE WICKS-MURRAY
Administratrix and Sister of
Hubert Strange Wicks, De-
ceased
Aelicia Thomas (MSB# 10792)
COUNSEL FOR THE ESTATE
Post Office Box 912
Rosedale, Mississippi 38732
Telephone: (662) 843-3777
PUBLISH: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
Legal Notices
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES for storage space in
which to store personal prop-
erty and
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of rent
and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE- sissippi Code of 1972. If the
HOUSES pursuant to said
Leases is authorized to sell the
personal property to satisfy the stating must appear on the
past due and any other
charges owed to it by the fol-
lowing tenants.
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of-
fer for sale, and will sell at auc- No bidder may withdraw his bid all persons having claims
tion to the highest bidder for
cash all personal property in
storage units leased by the fol- thereof.
lowing tenants at FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 44
Beatty Road, Columbus, MS.
Auctions will begin at 8:30
A.M. on the 4th day of Decem- minority business participation bate and Register said claim
ber, A.D. 2020 at 308 Shoney
Drive, Columbus, MS and will
continue to all FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in
the following sequence: 903
Alabama Street, Columbus,
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
South, Columbus, MS. All auc- contracts to Mississippi Con-
tions are with reserve and
therefore all units can be with- circumstances. In order to en-
drawn from the sale at any
time by the auctioneer/man-
ager.
Title to the personal property to his/her resident state’s cur-
be sold is believed to be good, rent laws pertaining to such
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves-
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
seq (Supp 1988).
Eric Yarbrough - B59
Kayla Kunz - B39
Larry Gillard II - B26
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 5th day of November,
A.D. 2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
INVITATION FOR BID
First Pentecostal Church of
Columbus, MS is accepting
bids for a Commercial General partment
Contractor to build a new
Church build according the ap- DATES OF PUBLICATION:
proved blueprints. Job site is at November 13, 2020
311 Tuscaloosa Road, Colum-
bus, MS. Blueprints can be
examined in the office at 311
Tuscaloosa Road in Columbus, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
MS 39702.
Bids will be accepted through
Monday November 30, 2020.
Please call 662-245-1098 or
662-574-3202 or email
pab282@aol.com for more
information.
PUBLISH: 11/20 &
11/27/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF VIRGINIA R. LOWE, DE- charges owed to it by the fol-
CEASED
CAUSE NO: 2020-0217-F
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
LOWNDES COUNTY
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 4504
undersigned upon the Estate of Highway 69 South, Columbus,
Virginia R. Lowe, deceased, by MS. Auctions will begin at 8:30
the Chancery Court of Lowndes A.M. on the 4th day December,
County, Mississippi, on the
2nd day of November, A. D.,
2020. This is to give notice to
all persons having claims
against said estate to Probate the following sequence: 903
and Register same with the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, within
ninety (90) days from the first
publication date of this Notice
to Creditors. A failure to so Pro- therefore all units can be with-
bate and Register said claim
will forever bar the same.
This is the 3rd day of Novem-
ber, 2020.
/s/GENE D. LOWE, SR., EX-
ECUTOR
Steven R. McEwen
McEwen Law Firm
P. O. Box 709
Columbus, MS 39703
PUBLISH: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
COLUMBUS LIGHT AND WATER
DEPARTMENT
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
Sealed bids will be received by
the Columbus Light and Water
Department, Columbus, Missis-
sippi in the second floor confer-
ence room at the Columbus
Light and Water Department,
420 4th Avenue South, Colum-
bus, MS 39703, until 10:00
A.M., Local Time, on Decem-
ber 4, 2020, for supplying all
labor and materials (as spe-
cified) necessary for the Right
of Way Clearing.
The above general outline of
features of the work does not
in any way limit the responsibil-
ity of the Contractor to perform
all work and furnish all labor,
equipment and materials re-
quired by the specifications
and/or the drawings referred to
therein.
CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBIL-
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bid and on the face of the en-
velope containing the bid, his
Certificate of Responsibility
Number, as required by Sec-
tion 31-3-21 and 21-3-15, Mis-
sissippi Code of 1972. If the
bid does not exceed
$50,000.00, a notation so
stating must appear on the
face of the envelope.
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bus, MS 39703, until 10:00
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face of the envelope.
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tion is given as specified.
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the same basis as the non-res-
ident bidder’s state awards
tractors bidding under similar
sure that Mississippi’s Golden LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
Rule is followed, state law re-
quires a non-resident bidder to
attach to his bid, a copy of
state’s treatment of non-resid-
ent contractors.
Bid documents are being made CAUSE NO. 2020-0196-F
available via original paper
copy.
The Columbus Light and Water STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Department hereby notifies all
Bidders that it will affirmatively
insure that in any contract
entered into pursuant to this
advertisement, disadvantaged
and women’s business enter-
prises will be afforded the full
opportunity to submit bids in
response to this invitation and 13th day of October 2020. This been granted and issued to the puter skills including Mi-
will not be discriminated
against on the grounds of race, having claims against said es-
color, or national origin in con- tate to Probate and Register
sideration for an award.
The Columbus Light and Water sippi, within ninety (90) days
Department reserves the right
to reject any and all bids and to of this Notice to Creditors. A
waive any informalities or irreg- failure to so Probate and Re-
ularities therein.
BY: /s/ Todd Gale
Todd Gale, General Manager
Columbus Light and Water De- 2020.
November 20, 2020
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES for storage space in
which to store personal prop-
erty and
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of rent
and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE- and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES pursuant to said
Leases is authorized to sell the Leases is authorized to sell the
personal property to satisfy the personal property to satisfy the
past due and any other
lowing tenants.
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of-
fer for sale, and will sell at auc-
tion to the highest bidder for
cash all personal property in
storage units leased by the fol-
lowing tenants at FRIENDLY
A.D. 2020 at 308 Shoney
Drive, Columbus, MS and will
continue to all FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in
Alabama Street, Columbus,
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
South, Columbus, MS. All auc-
tions are with reserve and
drawn from the sale at any
time by the auctioneer/man-
ager.
Title to the personal property to
be sold is believed to be good,
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves-
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
seq (Supp 1988).
Wendy Blunt - H60, H104
Charles Mateer - H14
Breana Newton - H91
Natasha Kyle - H48
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 5th day of November,
A.D. 2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
All notices must be
emailed to
classifieds@
cdispatch.com.
call 662-328-2424 or visit ads.cdispatch.com
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM
Legal Notices
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
NER, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2020-0204-DE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Letters of Administration have
been granted and issued to the with the following and its al-
undersigned upon the Estate of lowed under Mississippi Code
Martha Ann Fortner, deceased, Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
by the Chancery Court of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
on the 21st day of October
2020. This is to give notice to
against said estate to Probate
and Register same with the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, within
ninety (90) days from the first
publication date of this Notice
to Creditors. A failure to so Pro-
This the 2nd day of November
2020.
PUBLISH: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF SHIRLEY McDILL, DE-
CEASED
TONY McDILL, PETITIONER
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
undersigned upon the Estate of LOWNDES COUNTY
Shirley McDill, deceased, by
the Chancery Court of Lowndes Letters Testamentary have
County, Mississippi, on the
is to give notice to all persons
same with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
from the first publication date
gister said claim will forever
bar the same.
This the 28th day of October
/s/ Tony McDill
PUBLISH: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
NOTICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, the following ten-
ants entered into leases with
FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE-
HOUSES for storage space in
which to store personal prop-
erty and
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of rent
HOUSES pursuant to said
past due and any other
charges owed to it by the fol-
lowing tenants.
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of-
fer for sale, and will sell at auc-
tion to the highest bidder for
cash all personal property in
storage units leased by the fol-
lowing tenants at FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 308
Shoney Drive Columbus, MS,
at 8:30 am on the 4th day of
December, A.D. 2020 and will
continue to all FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in
the following
Medical / Dentalsequence: 903
Alabama Street, Columbus,
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
South, Columbus, MS. All auc-
tions are with reserve and
therefore all units can be with-
drawn from the sale at any
time by the auctioneer/man-
ager.
Title to the personal property to
be sold is believed to be good,
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves-
ted in it pursuant to its lease
with the following and its al-
lowed under Mississippi Code
Annotated Section 85-7-121 et
seq (Supp 1988).
Lashea Atiana Stagat - N161
Kitty Davis - N64, N65
Doris Jones - N245
Sharon D. Little - N276
Rhonda McClain - N272
Debbie Gardner - N22
Onterrio Lowery - N34
Robert Snow - N88
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this the 5th day of November,
A.D. 2020.
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L.
Publish: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
WHEREAS, default has been
made in the payment of rent THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
and FRIENDLY CITY MINI-WARE- LOWNDES COUNTY
HOUSES pursuant to said
Leases is authorized to sell the
personal property to satisfy the
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the
past due and any other
charges owed to it by the fol-
lowing tenants.
undersigned upon the Estate of
THOMAS SCOTT BERRY, de-
ceased, by the Chancery Court
of Lowndes County, Missis-
To place ads starting at only $12,
NOW THEREFORE, notice is
hereby given that FRIENDLY
sippi, on the 5th day of Octo-
ber, A. D., 2020. This is to give
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will of- notice to all persons having
fer for sale, and will sell at auc- claims against said estate to
tion to the highest bidder for Probate and Register same
cash all personal property in with the Chancery Clerk of
storage units leasednbyFRIDAY,
the fol- NOVEMBER
Lowndes County, 20, Mississippi,
2020 n 5B
lowing tenants at FRIENDLY within ninety (90) days from the
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES 308 first publication date of this No-
Shoney Drive Columbus, MS, tice to Creditors. A failure to so
at 8:30 am on the 4th day of Probate and Register said
Legal Notices A.D. 2020 and will claim
December, Legal Notices
will forever bar the same.
continue to all FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSE locations in This the 3rd day of November,
the following sequence: 903 2020.
Alabama Street, Columbus,
MS; 44 Beatty Road, Colum-
bus, MS; 4504 Highway 69
/s/RUTH T. BERRY, EXECUTRIX
South, Columbus, MS. All auc- McEwen Law Firm
tions are with reserve and Steven R. McEwen
therefore all units can be with- P. O. Box 709
drawn from the sale at any Columbus, MS 39703
time by the auctioneer/man-
ager. PUBLISH: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
Title to the personal property to
be sold is believed to be good,
but at such sale, FRIENDLY
Employment
CITY MINI-WAREHOUSES will
convey only such title as is ves-
ted in it pursuant to its lease
Call us: 662-328-2424
seq (Supp 1988).
General Help Wanted
Lashea Atiana Stagat - N161
PERSONAL CARE: Full and
Kitty Davis - N64, N65 part-time employees
needed at small personal
Doris Jones - N245
care home in Columbus,
Sharon D. Little - N276 MS. Must pass back-
ground check. Call
Rhonda McClain - N272 Collegeview Personal Care
662-327-9463.
Debbie Gardner - N22
Onterrio Lowery - N34
PART TIME mature person
Robert Snow - N88 for retail store. Sales ex-
perience a plus, computer
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on skills and very flexible
this the 5th day of November, hours. Email resume to
A.D. 2020. job115@cdispatch.com
FRIENDLY CITY
MINI-WAREHOUSES
By: C.H.L. RETAIL STORE needs entry
level employee. Part time,
Publish: 11/6, 11/13 & flexible hours, ideal for
11/20/2020 local college student.
Email letter of introduction
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF or resume to
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- job114@cdispatch.com
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF THOMAS SCOTT JOB OPPORTUNITIES:
BERRY, DECEASED SECRETARY will provide
general clerical & office
CAUSE NO: 2020-0188-PDE support. Clerical duties will
include but not limited to
NOTICE TO CREDITORS answering the phone, re-
cord keeping, file mainten-
ance, editing employee
time, Accounts Payable &
Receivable, basic com-
undersigned upon the Estate of crosoft Word, Excel, etc.
THOMAS SCOTT BERRY, de-
Must be able to function in
ceased, by the Chancery Court high volume setting & pos-
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, on the 5th day of Octo- sess great communication
ber, A. D., 2020. This is to give and interpersonal skills.
notice to all persons having SITE LEAD SUPERVISOR
claims against said estate to will be responsible for su-
Probate and Register same pervision of employees on
with the Chancery Clerk of the job site. Interested
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
candidates should mail
within ninety (90) days from the
resume to: Blind Box 678
first publication date of this No-
tice to Creditors. A failure to so c/o Commercial Dispatch
Probate and Register said PO Box 511
claim will forever bar the same. Columbus, MS 39703
This the 3rd day of November,
Medical / Dental
2020.
/s/RUTH T. BERRY, EXECUTRIX
McEwen Law Firm
Steven R. McEwen
P. O. Box 709
Columbus, MS 39703
PUBLISH: 11/6, 11/13 &
11/20/2020
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