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Lake dam remains intact; overnight shelter opens

Howard: ‘A lot of concern about where we go from here and
if we’re going to continue to just keep our fingers crossed’
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
As county officials were
briefing law enforcement
and reporters on the status
of the Oktibbeha County
Lake dam on Tuesday eve-
ning, American Red Cross
employees were driving
from Greenville to Starkville Howard
in order to open the First
Baptist Church Outreach Center as an
overnight shelter for potential evacuees.
American Red Cross
staff members Johnnie
Donald, Jewrell Crisler
and Bonnie Edwards
stand by at the First
The warehouse on South Jackson Baptist Church Outreach
Street is a Red Cross-designated lodging Center in Starkville on
shelter that can house 400 displaced cit- Wednesday evening. The
izens overnight and about 200 on a long- Red Cross called Donald
term basis, volunteer Wanda Webb said. and Crisler in from
She and fellow volunteer Johnnie Donald, Greenville with supplies
a registered nurse, arrived in Starkville Tuesday night to turn the
between 8 and 9 p.m. Tuesday with a outreach center into an
U-Haul trailer full of supplies, including overnight shelter in case
the Oktibbeha County
cots and blankets. The warehouse already Lake Dam breaches and
has bathrooms and showers, and the Red floods the surrounding
Cross staff will set up the cots on the bas- area, displacing hun-
ketball court if needed. dreds of local residents.
See Dam, 3A Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff

Higgins
Dorothy comes to Columbus appointed to
EMCC board
Sanders hopes LINK
CEO can break gridlock,
help increase fiscal
health at college
By Yue Stella Yu
syu@cdispatch.com

Joe Max Higgins,

chief executive offi-
cer for the Golden
Triangle Develop-
ment LINK, will soon
serve the area in an
additional role.
On Wednesday,
Lowndes County Higgins
supervisors unan-
imously appointed
Higgins to the Board
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff of Trustees for East
Columbus Municipal School District math coach and former librarian LaToria Johnson, right, dressed as Glinda Mississippi Commu-
from the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz,” stands with Columbus Middle School eighth grader Jamar Taylor and sev- nity College. The ap-
enth grader Alexandria Magee, dressed as the Wicked Witch of the West. Both students recorded lines for scenes pointment came sev-
in the student-made movie “The Wonder Grove Wizard of Oz,” which made its Columbus premiere at Malco Cine- eral months after the
ma Wednesday night. Taylor played a gatekeeper and a munchkin, while Magee helped design scene background. opening of Commu- Sanders
Taylor is the son of Trena Taylor and Magee is the daughter of Jennifer and Antonio Magee.
niversity, a $42 million workforce
training facility for EMCC that the

CMSD holds red carpet for the Movie review Higgins-led LINK helped develop
on Highway 82 in Lowndes County.
‘Wonder Grove’: A The seat on the board was va-

premiere of student-made ‘The story told well through

cated by former county appointee
Lance Walters, who resigned from
the position in December to move

Wonder Grove Wizard of Oz’
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
It’s not often that Malco
Cinema in Columbus hosts the
stars and designers of the mov-
ies it shows.
But when a limousine pulled
up in front of the theater and
expelled a crowd of students,
their family members and fac-
ulty from Columbus Municipal
School District just after 4:30
p.m. Wednesday, that’s exactly
what happened.
The students came straight
from a “red carpet” event at
CMSD’s Brandon Central Of-
fice to the showing of “The
Wonder Grove Wizard of Oz,” a
movie animated and voice-act-
ed by students from schools
around the country, including
Stokes-Beard Elementary and
Columbus Middle School.
CMSD is one of several
school districts that partnered
with California-based Wonder
Media, a Hollywood produc-
tion company that wrote and
produced “The Wonder Grove
Wizard of Oz.” Using Story
Maker, a literacy and technol-
ogy platform that helps teach
the basics of building a 3-D
animated story, the students
created two scenes for the
roughly one-hour movie. Stu-
dents drew the backgrounds
and brought to life characters
pulled straight from Frank L.
Baum’s “Wonderful Wizard of
Oz.”
See CMSD, 6A
the kids’ perspective
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
A few minutes into the premiere
of “The Wonder Grove Wizard of
Oz” at the Malco Cinema in Colum-
bus one thing was clear: Only kids
could have made this film.
More than eight decades have
passed since the debut of the orig-
inal “Oz,” the 1939 film that estab-
lished Judy Garland as a star. The
re-telling of the much-loved story
— essentially two women fighting
over a pair of shoes — does some-
thing that even the original, despite
its brilliance, could not.
The 1939 film told a child’s story
from an adult perspective. In that
respect, this animated “Wonder
Grove” version tells the story from
See Review, 6A
to Brazil for a new job. Higgins was
the only applicant for the board
seat, said Lowndes County Admin-
istrator Ralph Billingsley. He will
finish Walters’ tenure, which lasts
through March 2023.
EMCC has two campuses, a main
campus in Scooba and a satellite in
Mayhew, along with the Commu-
niversity. Each county in EMCC’s
service area — Lowndes, Oktib-
beha, Clay, Noxubee, Kemper and
Lauderdale — has two members on
the college board, all of whom are
appointed by the respective coun-
ty’s board of supervisors.
Higgins said in a Wednesday
press release that many Lowndes
County citizens encouraged him to
apply for the position.
“As a general rule, I don’t serve
on boards but the success of EMCC
is vital to our success as a region,”
he said. “Lance will be really diffi-
cult to replace and I look forward to
working with the other board mem-
bers to get the finances on more sta-
See Higgins, 3A

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■ Exhibit reception: Starkville
holding hands in a Vancouver aquarium? Starkville Board
Area Arts Council hosts a free
2 Which Wildcats coach was inducted into the of Aldermen work
Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015, the same Art in Public Places exhibit
session, 1:15
year he won his third College Coach of the Year reception for work by Gerard
p.m., City Hall
award? Woods at The Partnership lob-
3 What is the world’s largest island in land-mass Jan. 21:
by, 200 E. Main St., Starkville.
(not counting Australia, which is a continent)? Starkville Board
4 What Netflix drama features characters with of Aldermen
the nicknames Crazy Eyes, Pennsatcky, Big Boo Friday meeting, 5:30
and Taystee? ■ UNCF Banquet: The Golden p.m., City Hall
5 What state had to recount presidential election Triangle UNCF (United Negro Jan. 21: Oktibbe-
votes because of hanging and dimpled chads in
2000?
College Fund) Banquet begins ha County Board
Answers, 6B at 6:30 p.m. in the Hogarth Din- of Supervisors
ing Center on The W campus. meeting, 5:30
Speaker is Judge Constance p.m., City Hall
Inside Slaughter-Harvey. Donation Jerquin Hunter enjoys his job Jan. 31:
Business 5B Dear Abby 4B is $30. For more information, at Rock Bottom furniture store. Starkville Board
Classifieds 6B Obituaries 5A contact Tavetia Hughes, 662- “I love delivering and putting of Aldermen
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Senate takes over Trump’s

impeachment after House handoff
‘Today we will “Today we will make history,’’
Pelosi said as she signed the docu-
make history. This ments, using multiple pens to hand
out and mark the moment. “This
president will be held president will be held accountable.”
Moments later the prosecutors
accountable.’ walked solemnly through the stately
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hall, filing into the Senate back row
as the clerk of the House announced
By LISA MASCARO the arrival: “The House has passed
The Associated Press House Resolution 798, a resolution
appointing and authorizing manag-
WA S H I N G T O N ers of the impeachment trial of Don-
— In a dramatic pro- ald John Trump, president of United
cession across the States.”
U.S. Capitol, House The Senate will transform itself
Democrats carried into an impeachment court at noon
the formal articles of Thursday. The Constitution calls for
impeachment against
Chief Justice John Roberts to pre-
President Donald
side at the trial, administering the
Trump to the Senate, Trump
oath to senators who will serve as ju-
setting the stage for only the third rors and swear to deliver “impartial
trial to remove a president in Amer- justice.”
ican history. The trial will play out before a
Trump complained anew deeply divided nation at the start of
Wednesday that it was all a “hoax,” this election year as Trump seeks a
even as fresh details emerged about second term and voters review his
his efforts in Ukraine. presidency. Three senators are run-
The ceremonial pomp and proto- ning for the Democratic nomination.
col by the lawmakers prosecuting Senate Majority Leader Mitch
the case against Trump moved the McConnell pledged to have the Sen-
impeachment out of Speaker Nan- ate “rise above the petty factional-
cy Pelosi’s Democratic-run House ism” and “factional fervor and serve
to the Republican-majority Sen- the long-term, best interests of our
ate, where the president’s team is nation.’’ He called it “a difficult time
mounting a defense aiming for swift for our country.”
acquittal. Technically, the House was sim-
ply notifying the Senate of its deliv-
ery of the articles, with a more for-
mal presentation Thursday. Opening
arguments are to begin next Tues-
day after the Martin Luther King Jr.
holiday.
Earlier Wednesday, the House
voted 228-193, almost entirely along
party lines, ending a weeks-long de-
lay to deliver the charges with a tally
reflecting the nation’s split.
The House impeached Trump
last month alleging he abused his
presidential power by pressuring
Ukraine to investigate Democratic
rival Joe Biden, using military aid to
the country as leverage. Trump was
also charged with obstructing Con-
gress’ ensuing probe.
“This is what an impeachment is
about,” Pelosi said before the vote.
“The president violated his oath of
office, undermined our national se-
curity, jeopardized the integrity of
our elections.”
Trump’s political campaign dis-
missed the House effort as “just a
failed attempt to politically damage
President Trump leading up to his
reelection.”
The top Republican in the House,
Kevin McCarthy of California, said
Americans will look back on this
“sad saga” that tried to remove
the president from office with the
“weakest case.”

Fever chart: Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s

‘If you think you’ve heard this story tale signs, are not precise
enough to say that with
in the top 10 were 2005 and
1998.
before, you haven’t seen anything yet’ certainty.
The 2010s averaged
NASA and NOAA also
calculated that 2019 was
Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s
58.4 degrees Fahrenheit the second-hottest year
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
worldwide, or 1.4 degrees in the 140 years of re-
By SETH BORENSTEIN Schmidt said Earth as higher than the 20th cen- cord-keeping. Five other
AP Science Writer a whole is probably the tury average and more global teams of monitoring
hottest it has been during than one-third of a degree scientists agreed, based
WASHINGTON — The the Holocene — the past warmer than the previous on temperature readings
decade that just ended was 11,500 years or so — decade, which had been taken on Earth’s sur-
by far the hottest ever mea- meaning this could be the hottest on record, ac- face, while various satel-
sured on Earth, capped the warmest period since cording to the National lite-based measurements
off by the second-warm- the dawn of civilization. Oceanic and Atmospheric said it was anywhere from
est year on record, two But scientists’ estimates Administration. the hottest year on record
U.S. agencies reported of ancient global tempera- The decade had eight of to the third-hottest.
Wednesday. And scientists tures, based on tree rings, the 10 hottest years on re-
said they see no end to the ice cores and other tell- cord. The only other years
way man-made climate
change keeps shattering
records.
“If you think you’ve
heard this story before,
you haven’t seen anything
yet,” Gavin Schmidt, di-
rector of NASA’s Goddard
Institute for Space Stud-
ies, said at the close of a
decade plagued by raging
wildfires, melting ice and
extreme weather that re-
searchers have repeatedly
tied to human activity.

3 who brought
mortar round
to gate at Pearl
Harbor released
The Associated Press

HONOLULU — A mor-
tar round was found in a ve-
hicle at a gate to the sprawl-
ing Pearl Harbor military
base, shutting down the
base for hours and leading
three people to be taken
into custody, military offi-
cials said Wednesday.
It’s not clear what the
trio planned to do or where
they wanted to go when
they were stopped late
Tuesday, base spokesman
Charles Anthony said, but
added, “I don’t think their
intention was to get on
base.”
A mortar is a portable
weapon that is loaded and
fired by dropping an ex-
ploding shell into a tube.
Anthony said there was no
explosive material inside
the round and no firing de-
vice in the car.
It was an “inert training
round,” Naval Criminal In-
vestigative Service spokes-
man Jeff Houston said in
an email.
“NCIS does not believe
that terrorism played any
role in the gate incident
yesterday and we don’t be-
lieve there is any threat to
the community,” he wrote
Wednesday.
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Dam
Continued from Page 1A
“We’re here just in
case, to give people some-
where safe to go,” Webb
said.
Recent storms have
put the levee at the Oktib-
beha County Lake Dam
in “imminent” danger of
breaching and flooding
17,500 acres of nearby
land, which would force
about 250 people to evac-
uate at least 130 house-
holds, from area imme-
diately around the lake
northwest of Starkville
all the way to parts of
southwest Clay County.
Two inspections Tuesday
morning showed that wa-
ter was seeping between
the dam and the bedrock
underneath it, pushing
sand boils to the surface
and forming a crack on
the slope.
The county Emergen-
cy Management Agency
and board
of supervi-
sors issued
a warning,
encourag-
ing area
residents
to evacuate
to higher Campanella
ground. The
warning will upgrade to
an emergency and the rec-
ommendation to evacuate
will become a mandate if
water starts streaming
out of the levee, EMA Di-
rector Kristen Campanel-
la said.
A second situation that
will prompt an evacuation
order is if the mudslide in
the seeping area of the le-
vee reaches the pavement
on County Lake Road,
Campanella told county
officials, law enforce-
ment and reporters at a
Wednesday briefing.
District 3 Supervisor
Marvell Howard told The
Dispatch the levee status
was “about the same” this
morning.
The National Weather
Service predicts three to
five inches of rain in the
area this weekend, and
Campanella said she is in
regular contact with the
NWS office in Jackson to
monitor the forecast. Half
an inch of rain can raise
the water level in the lake
by about four feet in 24 to
36 hours.
Howard, who lives just
behind the levee, said he
checked the levee once
an hour Tuesday night to
make sure the situation
had not worsened. He has
received several phone
calls from constituents,
ranging from prayers and
offers of help to worries
about the future.
“Some calls have been,
‘How did we let it get to
this state?’” Howard said.
“(There is) a lot of con- Courtesy image
cern about where we go Pictured is a map of roads to be closed near Oktibbeha County Lake.
from here and if we’re
going to continue to just to Hurricane Katrina, but if evacuees arrived, and
sort of keep our fingers “we’re just thankful we’ve they will adjust Sunday’s
crossed or if we’re going never really had to use it,” activities if necessary.
to make a concerted ef- Associate Pastor Clifton “Everything’s kind of
fort to do what it takes to Curtis said. hypothetical right now,
remedy this situation.” Pets are not allowed at but we’re flexible,” Curtis
The county storm shel-
either shelter, but the Ok- said.
ter at the intersection of
tibbeha County Humane Webb said the staff is
Lynn Lane and Industrial
Park Road in Starkville Society will temporarily prepared to provide three
was open for evacuees house pets if owners drop full meals for evacuees
on Tuesday, but no one them off. as well. She and Donald
showed up and the county The church’s sched- both said they find their
did not reopen it Wednes- uled youth ministry work with the Red Cross
day, Campanella said. events went on as planned fulfilling.
The shelter at FBC has on Wednesday, but Curtis “I like helping people,”
been in place for years said they were prepared Webb said. “I could stay
and was built in response to clear out the warehouse out here for two months.”

Mississippi: Wide search for new leader of troubled prisons

Gov. Tate Reeves will hold a news
conference Thursday to announce the
group that will conduct the search
By EMILY
WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Missis-
sippi will conduct a na-
tionwide search for a new
commissioner to lead a
state prison system that’s
reckoning with a recent
outburst of deadly vio-
lence and longstanding
problems with vacant jobs
and damaged facilities.
Republican Gov. Tate
Reeves will hold a news
conference Thursday af-
ternoon to announce the
group that will conduct
the search.
Reeves’ spokeswoman,
Renae Eze, said the group
will be led by Vicksburg
Mayor George Flaggs,
who is a former state law-
maker.
Reeves served the past
eight years as lieutenant
governor and was inaugu-
rated as governor on Tues-
day. He is replacing some
state agency directors
and keeping others.
Pelicia Hall had been
commissioner of the Mis-
sissippi Department of
Corrections since 2017.
She announced Dec. 31
that she would leave the
job in mid-January, which
coincides with the transi-
tion from former Repub-
lican Gov. Phil Bryant to
Reeves.
Between Dec. 29 and
Jan. 3, five inmates were
killed and an undisclosed
number of others were
injured in violence inside
the prisons.
More than two dozen
inmates sued the state
Tuesday, saying un-
derstaffed prisons are
“plagued by violence” and
inmates are forced to live
in decrepit and dangerous
conditions. All of the plain-
tiffs have been inmates in
the Mississippi State Peni-
tentiary at Parchman.
Because of damage
caused during the un-
rest, hundreds of prison-
ers were moved from one
unit at the Parchman to
another unit there that
closed years ago because
of decrepit conditions.
The state then entered
an emergency contract to
move 375 of those inmates
to a private prison nearby.
Hall said in a news
release Monday that
even after moving the
375 inmates, the state
would have to find dif-
ferent housing for 625
other maximum-security
inmates who had been
housed at Parchman’s
Unit 29, which was dam-
aged in the violence.
Hall and her prede-
cessors repeatedly told
Mississippi legislators
that prisons have too few
guards because the pay
is low and working condi-
tions can be dangerous.
As lieutenant governor,
Reeves was one of the top
budget writers.
State corrections of-
ficials are seeking an
additional $67 million
for the budget year that
begins July 1 at the three
state-run prisons. That
would allow them to hire
800 more guards, raise
guards’ starting salaries
from the current $25,650
to $30,370, and increase
pay for current employ-
ees.
Officials also are re-
questing $22.3 million to
renovate Unit 29.
Bryant sought some
increased prison funding,
but not as much as $67
million. Top legislators
are recommending that
Mississippi spend even
less next year than this
year.

Higgins
Continued from Page 1A
ble ground.”
EMCC has been laden with financial
woes over the past decade as its operat-
ing fund balance dropped by more than
$10 million primarily due to high athlet-
ic spending and declining enrollment.
EMCC’s board “deadlocks” on issues be-
tween its northern and southern county
members, both of which hold different
priorities, said Harry Sanders, president
of the Lowndes County Board of Super-
visors.
While the northern county trustees
look to bolster workforce training and
make the Communiversity a success,
he said, the southern county trustees
more highly prioritize athletics. Specif-
Sanders said it’s crucial to have Hig-
gins fill Walters’ shoes and advocate
for economic development. Faced with
the fund balance drop, Sanders said he
hopes that Higgins will help hold the
trustees accountable and bring more fi-
nancial oversight to the EMCC.
“Not just the Communiversity,” Sand-
ers said. “For the whole school.”
EMCC President Scott Alsobrooks
said the board members
get along well with each
other. “Sometimes we just
got different viewpoints
on things,” he said. “I do
think they care most about SOLUNAR TABLE
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“(The trustees) have not been able to reserve.” of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

appoint a sitting president to that board,”
Sanders said. “The three southern coun-
ties are all for funding their athletic pro-
gram …; the three northern counties
want to fund economic development and
education.
“As of right now, (the board) is dys-
functional,” he added. “Nothing gets
done.”
On the appointment of Higgins, Also-
brooks said the LINK CEO is a “super-
star” with expertise in economic devel-
opment to guide the college forward.
“(He’s) a really good fit to have … to
govern the college and make us better at
what we do, particularly when it comes
to workforce development,” Alsobrooks
said.
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OUR VIEW

As more
cold weather
approaches,
warm donations
are needed
W
inter in the Golden Triangle
has multiple personality
disorder — unseasonable
warm for a while, rain-soaked for a
while longer and then, desperately
cold.
It is the arrival of the cold that
represents the greatest danger for
the most vulnerable people in our
community, those who are homeless
or, perhaps, live in homes that have
inadequate heating.
With temperatures expected
to fall into the 20s this weekend,
the city of Columbus, working
with the Golden Triangle Regional
Homeless Coalition and Loaves
and Fishes, will open a temporary
shelter for those who need a warm
place to sleep on nights when the
temperature drops below freezing.
The shelter is available both for the
homeless or for homeowners and
renters without adequate heating in
their homes.
The shelter is located at the Farm-
ers Market Annex (previously the
Boy Scout Hut), next to the Hitching
Lot Farmers Market. It will open
Saturday through Tuesday, 5 p.m.-8
a.m.
Sandra DePriest, co-president
of the Golden Triangle Regional
Homeless Coalition, said Loaves and
Fishes Soup Kitchen would provide
food each of those nights. Columbus
Police Department will provide secu-
rity, and there will be two volunteers
each night.
Community support is also need-
ed, especially in the form of new
pillows and blankets. Games, books
and other things to help occupants
pass the time are also being solicit-
ed.
Anyone wishing to make dona-
tions should call Columbus Com-
munity Outreach Director Glenda
Richardson at 662-364-1850.
Columbus is promoted as “The
Friendly City,” but it could also be
accurately described as the “Giving
City.” Our history has shown that
when a need arises, our community
responds.
We expect that to be true in this
case as well as the worst of winter
weather approaches.
RACE IN AMERICA
Past time for slavery, in all its permutations, to end
L
ast week, the Missis-
sippi Supreme Court
upheld Willie Nash’s
sentence: 12 years for
possession.
Of a cellphone.
Read it twice, if you
want. It won’t make any
more sense the second
time around.
Nash, it should go
without saying, is African
American. And his vic- Leonard Pitts
timization by Mississippi
“justice” lends a certain
pungent perspective to an event that
occurred simultaneously.
Meaning the wide-screen release
of “Just Mercy,” the film adaptation
of attorney Bryan Stevenson’s book
by the same name. In it, Stevenson
fights to free Walter McMillian, an
African-American man who spent six
years on Alabama’s Death Row for
the murder of a young white wom-
an, convicted solely on the coerced
testimony of a white jailhouse snitch
whose story was far-fetched to the
point of being comical. Never mind
that well over a dozen black witness-
es placed McMillian miles away at
the time of the crime.
If your temptation is to say that
that was awful, but it happened 30
years ago and things have changed
since then, well, tell it to Willie Nash. Douglas Blackmon recounts how,
He’s a husband and father who, while after the Civil War, law enforce-
confined to the Newton County Jail
on a misdemeanor, passed his smart-
phone to a guard asking for “some
juice,” i.e., a charge. The guard
confiscated the device.
It turned out that Nash,
obviously unbeknownst
to him, was not allowed
to have it in jail. Who-
ever searched him had
apparently missed it.
For this, in 2018, Nash
was sentenced to 12
years. Now the Missis-
sippi Supremes, while
conceding the sentence
is “obviously harsh,”
claim it is “not grossly
disproportionate.” For
what it’s worth, that bizarre ruling
came just days after federal prosecu-
tors recommended former national
security adviser Michael Flynn get
six months (they had previously
asked for probation) for lying to the
FBI in a federal investigation.
So ... six months for lying to
the feds. Twelve years for having a
cellphone. Of course, Flynn, it should
go without saying, is not black. As
numerous studies attest, American
“justice” treats black people more
harshly. Richard Pryor famously
said that courts give black folks time
“like it’s lunch ... You go down there
looking for justice, that’s what you
find: just us.”
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning
book, “Slavery By Another Name,”
ment was pressed into service as
a surrogate for slavery, which had
theoretically ended. Black men were
systematically arrested on ludicrous,
trumped-up charges, then leased to
de facto “owners” who forced them
to work under conditions worse than
slavery. For black people, the justice
system came to be — and remains
— less about justice than about the
control of a despised population.
So Willie Nash is no aberration.
No, he is the latest victim of a “just
us” system that promiscuously
discards black life, a three-card-mon-
te-thumb-on-the-scale-ace-up-the-
sleeve shell game of a system where
justice evades and eludes, but the
chance of going away for years for
nothing lies ever in wait like explo-
sives in a minefield.
It wears you out, living in a mine-
field. Twelve years? For a cellphone?
Seriously?
If that seems insane to you, there
are petitions seeking a pardon or
clemency for Nash at Change.org
for you to sign. For those who prefer
the more direct approach, the phone
number for incoming Gov. Tate
Reeves is: 601-359-3150.
Tell them what Fannie Lou Hamer
said about getting sick and tired of
being sick and tired.
Tell them to send Willie Nash
home to his family.
And tell them it’s past time for
slavery, in all its permutations, to
end.
Let my people go.
Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the
2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary,
is a columnist for the Miami Herald.
Email him at lpitts@miamiherald.
com.

Mississippi Voices
Lack of funding is choking state-run parks system
M
ississippi
has a lot
of wonder-
ful people. One of
them is Sam Polles,
27-year executive
director of the Mis-
sissippi Department
of Wildlife, Fisher-
ies and Parks.
Like most
Mississippians,
providence birthed Wyatt Emmerich
Dr. Polles in Clarks-
dale, where his fam-
ily had been in the restaurant
business for 60 years.
He grew up working in
the family business and was
graduated from Clarksdale
High School, then attended
Delta State and Mississippi
State. His father encouraged
him to pursue his education
and young Sam ended up with
a doctorate from Mississippi
State.
He moved to Georgia where line and Patrick Farms — all
he worked with the Universi-
ty of Georgia in agricultural
research for seven years then
returned to Stoneville, Missis-
sippi, to continue his research
at the federal research facility once teed off at the U. S. Open
there.
An opportunity opened
up to manage a private com-
pany involved in
pecan orchards,
nurseries, hunting
leases and oil and
gas. He eventually
took an ownership
position, which led
to an eventual sale
and a return to ag
consulting.
Along the way he
and his wife of 48
years, Mary Marga-
ret Humber Polles,
raised three sons
and now have six grandsons.
In 1992, Gov. Kirk Ford-
ice hired him to his current
position as executive director
of Wildlife, Fisheries and
Parks (MDWFP), which is
how I came to be sitting in his
conference room last week.
Joining us was Randy Wat-
kins, owner of Randy Watkins
Golf Group, which manages
Whisper Lake, Lake Caro-
18-hole golf courses in the
Jackson metro area.
Randy is another great Mis-
sissippi success story. In his
youth, he was a pro golfer and
alongside Jack Nicklaus, Lee
Trevino and other legends.
Randy didn’t come from a
wealthy family and he didn’t
make it big on the pro tour, but
through hard work and a great
personality, he has forged a
successful golfing company in
Jackson. He works it. I see him
all the time working weekends
at his courses, monitoring his
operation and shaking hands
with his customers.
The Northside Sun has
written about the future of
LeFleur’s Bluff nine-hole golf
course, which the City of Jack-
son ceded to MDWFP in 1986.
Dr. Polles and Randy wanted
to explain the situation.
Randy, with absolute com-
mand of every single cost and
requirement of a golf course,
explained to me why it would
be impossible to make the
golf course self-sufficient by
upgrading. It’s caught between
the high end and the low end.
There’s simply not enough
high-end demand to make it a
quality course.
So the only Lefleur Bluff
self-sustaining model to appeal
to the casual, occasional
golfer, often retired, who just
want to get outside every once
in a while and whack a golf
ball without spending much
money. This is especially true
with Flowood about to open its
new high-end upgrade of The
Refuge.
MDWFP manages three
other public golf courses for
the state: Quail Hollow in
McComb, Mallard Pointe in
Sardis and The Dogwoods in
Grenada. These courses were
built using state legislature
bond bills in the 1990s and
given to MDWFP to run.
There’s only one problem:
The legislature hasn’t given
MDWFP any money to run the
courses. Located in rural areas
during an era of declining golf-
ers and diminishing number of
courses nationwide, MDWFP
has struggled to find a profit-
able sweet spot.
Meanwhile, neighboring
state of Alabama has the
Robert Trent Jones Trail — 468
holes at 11 sites, all top-quality
courses. These courses are
funded through the Alabama
public employees retirement
fund. They lose about $20 mil-
lion a year, but the fund’s CEO,
David Bronner, says they are
good for tourism.
Dr. Polles has bigger prob-
lems than just golf courses.
His 2020 general fund appro-
priation is less than half what it
was 20 years ago. That makes
it difficult to maintain 65 state
parks with 607 structures, 85
miles of road, 45 miles of pow-
er lines, 288 transformers, 300
cabins and rooms and 1,856
campsites.
Are we willing to let our
parks go down the tubes?
What sort of impression does
that project throughout the
state? Our Republican lead-
ership wants to “starve the
beast,” but we’re talking basic
park maintenance here.
Dr. Polles is no wide-eyed
radical. He’s about as strait-
laced and conservative as a
Mississippian can be.
I am sympathetic to the
difficulties of generating funds
in a state like Mississippi with
a small population. But pris-
ons, law enforcement, roads,
mental health, education and
parks are basic functions of
government that must be
properly maintained or they
will deteriorate into nothing.
MDWFP’s total budget is one-
fourth the average of our four
neighboring states. Something
has got to give.
Wyatt Emmerich is the editor
and publisher of The Northside
Sun, a weekly newspaper in
Jackson. He can be reached by
e-mail at wyatt@northsidesun.
com.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com THURSDAY, January 16, 2020 5A

New Iowa caucus rules could spark clashing claims of victory

Party officials in Iowa and at the national level argue the new process will enhance transparency
By ALEX ANDRA JAFFE
The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa — The
Iowa caucuses are never sim-
ple. Voters spend hours in high
school gymnasiums or public
libraries, starting their night
by declaring support for their
preferred presidential candi-
date. That’s followed by a fever-
ish round of lobbying in which
supporters of eliminated can-
didates are pressed to make a
new pick by the evening’s end.
This year, the caucuses
could be even more chaotic.
New rules that will be imple-
mented for the Feb. 3 contest
could give presidential candi-
dates an unprecedented oppor-
tunity to spin the results. In
previous years, the Iowa Dem-
ocratic Party reported just one
number: the number of state
delegates won by each can-
didate. For the first time, the
party will this year report two
other numbers — who had the
most votes at the beginning and
at the end of the night.
The additional data is a nod
to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sand-
ers and his supporters, who
argue the previous rules es-
sentially robbed him of victory
in his 2016 race against Hillary
Clinton. That contest ended in
a narrow delegate victory for
Clinton in Iowa.
Party officials in Iowa and
at the national level argue
the new process will enhance
transparency. But as the cau-
cuses approach in less than
three weeks, there’s a growing
sense that the new information
will breed confusion by giving
multiple candidates the chance
to claim victory.
The Iowa caucuses are sup-
posed to set the tone for the
contests that follow, ultimate-
ly helping winnow the field. If
multiple candidates can claim
success in Iowa, it could pro-
long the fight for the Democrat-
ic nomination.
“Adding additional numbers
is going to make it more confus-
ing for news organizations and
people watching the caucuses,”
said Derek Eadon, who worked
as Julián Castro’s deputy cam-
paign manager, was a top Iowa
aide to Barack Obama in 2008
and is now supporting Sand-
ers. “People are going to want
to know who won, and I don’t
know if there’s consensus on
one number that people will use
to declare that.”
What’s happening in Iowa
will also play out in other states
that hold caucuses, including
in Nevada on Feb. 22. Three
numbers will be reported: the
first round of votes, the final
vote total after low polling
candidates are eliminated and
what are called state delegate
equivalents. They represent the
number of delegates each can-
didate will have at the party’s
state convention in June. That,
in turn, determines how many
national convention delegates
each candidate receives.
The Associated Press said
Thursday it will base its race
call of the winner on state del-
egate equivalents, because del-
egates are the metric used to
decide the eventual winner of
the nomination. Iowa and na-
tional Democratic Party figures
emphasize this is the number to
watch.

Business brief
The Desais join Women’s Group
The Women’s Group and
North Mississippi Medical
Center-West Point announce the
addition of obstetrician-gyne-
cologists, Pranjal Desai, M.D.,
and Sneha Desai, M.D., to the
medical staff.
The Desais are joining Drs.
Barbrette Baldwin, Cherita
Brown and John Shields, and
nurse practitioner Becky Mitch-
ener.
The couple is relocating
to West Point from Ardmore,
Oklahoma, where they have
practiced with Mercy Clinic
since 2017.
Courtesy photo
Dr. Pranjal Desai trained in
Obstetrician-gynecologists Pranjal Desai and Sneha Desai medicine and surgery at Smt.
have joined The Women’s Group at North Mississippi Medical NHL Municipal Medical College
Center-West Point. of Gujarat University in India,
followed by a rotating internship.
He completed residency train-
ing in general surgery there
in 2004. In 2015, he completed
residency training in obstetrics
and gynecology at Morristown
Medical Center in Morristown,
New Jersey, an affiliate of the
Atlantic Health System. He also
holds a master’s degree in public
health from the University of
Miami Miller School of Medi-
cine. After completing medical
school and residency, he became
an attending surgeon and the
administrator of a 60-bed rural
hospital in India.
Dr. Sneha Desai also trained
in medicine and surgery at
Smt. NHL Municipal Medical
College of Gujarat University
in India, followed by a rotating
internship. She completed
residency training in obstetrics
and gynecology there in 2004.
She completed a residency in
obstetrics and gynecology, with
Morristown Medical Center
and Overlook Medical Center
in Summit, New Jersey, in 2013,
serving as chief resident from
2012-2013. She was honored for
“Clinical Excellence in Obstet-
rics” in 2012 and 2013, and Best
Research Award in 2013, by
the obstetrics and gynecology
department at Atlantic Health
System.
Both physicians have a spe-
cial interest in robotic surgery,
which will become available at
NMMC-West Point in January.
The couple has one daughter,
Anaya.

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COLUMBUS — Mar-
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son, 68,
died Jan.
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Hospi-
tal-Golden
Triangle.
Services Thompson
will be at 2
p.m. Friday at Friend-
ship M.B. Church, with
the Rev. Stanley Mc-
Crary officiating. Burial
will follow at Spring-
field M.B. Church
Cemetery. Visitation is
from noon-6 p.m. today
at Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices Chapel. Carter’s
Funeral Services of
Columbus is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Thompson was
born March 29, 1951, in
Columbus, to the late
Jimmy Billups and Wil-
lie M. Thompson. She
was formerly employed
in the housekeeping
department at Aurora
Nursing Home and was
a member of Friendship
M.B. Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
her husband, Frank
Thompson; son,
Dwayne Fisher; and
sister, Clara Fisher.
She is survived by
her siblings, Hattie Wil-
son and Charlie Fisher,
both of Columbus; and
two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be
Ken Sanders, Anthony
Sanders, Lucious Wil-
son, Edward Lee, Nate
Weatherspoon, Freddie
West and Marquisto
Miller.
Everette Hamilton
STARKVILLE —
Everette E. Hamilton,
77, died Jan. 11, 2020, in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Services will be at
noon Friday at St. Paul
M.B. Church, with
James A. Boyd officiat-
ing. Burial will follow
at Plair U.M. Church
Cemetery. Visitation
is from 1-5 p.m. today
at Century Hairston
Funeral Home. Cen-
tury Hairston Funeral
Home of Starkville is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Hamilton was
born Feb. 26, 1942, in
Starkville, to the late
Henry Hamilton and
Willie Myles Shelton
Hamilton.
He is survived by
his brothers, James
Hamilton of Starkville
and Harvey Hamilton of
Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Robert Hughes
MACON — Robert
Earl Hughes, 79, died
Jan. 8,
2020, at
Baptist
Memorial
Hospi-
tal-Golden
Triangle.
Services
Hughes
will be at
11 a.m.
Friday at Mt. Moriah
U.M. Church, with Billy
Goodwin officiating.
Burial will follow at
church cemetery. Vis-
itation is from noon-5
p.m. today at Carter’s
Funeral Services of
Macon. Carter’s Funer-
Area obituaries
al Services of Macon is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Hughes was
born June 20, 1940, in
Noxubee County, to
the late Marion and
Teresa Hughes. He was
formerly employed as
a supervisor with the
Brickyard in Macon
and was a member
of Mt. Moriah U.M.
Church.
In addition to his par-
ents, he is preceded in
death by his son, Randy
Moore.
He is survived by
his children, Maurice
Moore and Calvin
Moore, both of Macon,
Phydellis Edmonds of
Germany, and Carla
Thomas of Decatur,
Georgia; siblings,
Margaret Horne and
Booker T. Hughes,
both of Macon, Annie
B. Baker and Shirley
Hughes, both of St.
Louis, Missouri; 12
grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
William McGuire
BURLESON, Tex-
as — William Michael
“Mike” McGuire, 68,
died Nov. 16, 2019, at
Community Hospice
Center.
A memorial service
was held at Truitt
Chapel, Southwestern
Baptist Theological
Seminary Dec. 7, 2019.
A graveside service will
be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at
Cockrell Funeral Home.
Cockrell Funeral Home
of Macon is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. McGuire was
born March 20, 1951,
in Macon, to the late
William F. McGuire and
Virginia Morrison Mc-
Guire. He was a gradu-
ate of Mississippi State
University and Dallas
Theological Seminary.
He served as an assis-
tant pastor at Emman-
uel Baptist Church and
Korean First Baptist
Church of Dallas. He
was formerly employed
as a faculty member
with Southwestern
Theological Seminary
in Fort Worth.
In addition to his par-
ents, he was preceded
in death by his brother,
J. Chris McGuire.
He is survived by
his wife, Yunja Lee
McGuire of Burleson;
son, William Eric Mc-
Guire; siblings, Vir-
ginia “Ginny” McGuire
Winchester and Phillip
Owen “Buz” McGuire,
both of Macon; and
three grandchildren.
Michael Flaishans
COLUMBUS — Mi-
chael L. Flaishans, 67,
died Jan. 15, 2020, at
his residence.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Lown-
des Funeral Home of
Columbus.
Dennis Faggert
TUPELO — Dennis
Faggert, 66, died Jan.
15, 2020, at North Mis-
sissippi Medical Center.
Graveside services
will be at 3 p.m. Sat-
urday at Memorial
Theo Burns
Graveside Services:
Friday, Jan. 17 • 2 PM
Friendship Cemetery
2nd Ave. North Location
E.W. Price
Visitation:
Saturday, Jan. 18 • 1-2 PM
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Saturday, Jan. 18 • 2 PM
2nd Ave. North Chapel
Kuydgalyn “Lynn”
McClusky
Memorial Service:
Sunday, Jan. 19 • 2 PM
Living Faith Tabernacle
2nd Ave. North Location
memorialgunterpeel.com
Gardens of Columbus, in death by his brother,
with Jimmy Bryan Wayne Faggert.
officiating. Visitation He is survived by
will be Saturday at his wife, Gwen Boone
Faith Outreach Church Faggert; sons, Adam
of Okolona. Holland Fu- Drummon and Donnie
neral Home of Tupelo Smith; daughter, Shan-
is in charge of arrange- non Herrington; and
ments. sister,  Becky Smith.
Mr. Faggert was
born March 14, 1953, David Tilley
in Columbus, to the COLUMBUS — Da-
late James Faggert vid S. Tilley, 80, died
and Hazel Perrigin. Jan. 15, 2020, at his
He was a graduate of residence.
Caldwell High School Arrangements are
and a member of Faith incomplete and will be
Outreach Church. announced by Lown-
In addition to his par- des Funeral Home of
ents, he was preceded Columbus.
Lisa Moore
Lisa Dale Moore, 57, of Colum-
bus, MS passed away Sunday,
January 12, 2020, at her residence.
Visitation will be Thursday,
January 16, 2020, from 6:00-8:00
PM at Lowndes Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be Friday,
January 17, 2020, at 10:00 AM at
Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel,
with Bro. Kenny Gardner officiat-
ing. Interment will be in Memorial
Gardens, with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Moore was born June 13, 1962, in Columbus,
MS, to the late Shirley Burchfield and Johnny Hayes.
She worked at United Technologies as a line work-
er for 20 years. Mrs. Moore loved her grandchildren
and enjoyed watching movies.
Mrs. Moore is survived by her sons, Chris (Kallie
Pollard) Moore of Columbus, MS and Terence (Lau-
ren) Moore of Columbus, MS; grandchildren, Made-
line Moore, Emma Moore, Aubree Pollard and Pratt
Bailey; sisters, Anita Ming and Diane Jones; nieces,
Jamie (Ben) Lowery, Jennifer (Bryan) Ferguson and
Jessica (Cody) Street; nephews, Daryl (Amy) Ming
and Dusty (Leslie) Ming; and a host of great-nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Daryl Ming, Terence Moore,
Ben Lowery, Terry Moore, Billy Moore and Dennis
Ming.
Memorials may be made to the TK Martin Center,
326 Hardy Road, P.O. Box 9736, Mississippi State, MS
39762.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff

Students from Columbus Municipal School District who worked on the student-made film “The Wonder Grove
Wizard of Oz” disembark from a limousine at Malco Cinema in Columbus Wednesday afternoon for the Columbus
premiere of their movie. CMSD teachers and administrators threw a red carpet celebration for the students at
Brandon Central Offices and hired a limo to take the students from there to the theater.

CMSD
Continued from Page 1A
Computer lab teach-
er Kimberly Hyde, who
worked with the students
with Story Maker, said
the students have been
using Story Maker tech-
nology for the past couple
of years to produce their
own news program, but
it wasn’t until last year
that Wonder Media ap-
proached district admin-
istrators and teachers
about letting the kids help
make the movie.
“Of course we said
yes,” Hyde said.
Though the script was
written and each charac-
ter designed by producers
at Wonder Media, the stu-
dents recorded lines and
handled the characters’
movements in each indi-
vidual scene.
“Our students did the
voices, did the animation,
and they had to splice
everything and put ev-
erything together,” Hyde
said at the red carpet pre-
miere, before the students
all headed to the theater.
“... When they were sat-
isfied with their voice
acting and the motions,
the animations, that they
did with these characters,
then we emailed all of that
to Wonder Grove and the
Wonder Media team put
it all together, and that’s
Hyde Baldwin
what you’ll see tonight.”
Stokes-Beard student
Malik Baldwin explained
he and the other students
working on the animation
came up with the charac-
ters’ movements based
on what was happening in
the scenes and what emo-
tions the characters were
feeling.
“So if I was sad, it
wouldn’t be a happy move-
ment, it would be a sad
movement,” said Baldwin,
who in addition to han-
dling some animation got
to voice his favorite char-
acter, the Scarecrow.
“A sad movement
would either have a frown
on his or her face, wiping
her tears or just some-
thing like that,” he added.
On Wednesday when
the two scenes CMSD
students created came on
the movie screen, the 150
people in the theater all
began cheering and clap-
ping.
“We were in a forest
and there was a road, and
Smith Labat
then we saw a robot-like
character that was far
away, but it wasn’t mov-
ing,” said Stokes-Beard
fourth grader, Richard
Smith, describing the
first scene. “So we went
up ... to get a closer view
and we found out that it
was rusting, so we put oil
on it to make it feel better
and to fix the robot. That
was the scene where I was
Dorothy.”
Hyde and CMSD Su-
perintendent Cherie La-
bat held the red carpet
premiere before the movie
to give the kids a taste of
the full Hollywood experi-
ence. Students in formal
clothes — or sometimes
dressed as characters —
posed for their pictures,
chatted with media and
ate their fill of popcorn
before piling into a lim-
ousine to see the movie,
which had them laughing
and clapping the whole
time.
“What more excite-
ment for these children
in Columbus, Mississippi,
then to have a red carpet
premiere” Hyde said. “...
Treat them right. They
earned it.”
Labat said all 300 seats
for the movie’s two show-
ings Wednesday night
were sold out, and tickets
are still selling for next
Wednesday’s two show-
ings as well. If they keep
selling, Malco may show
it for a third day, and after
that, CMSD will show it at
each school.
She added she hopes
residents get to see the
movie and support the
kids.
In the very last scene
CMSD students worked
on, when Dorothy is about
to leave Oz and go home,
she says, “I want to get
back to Columbus.”
“Her home was in Co-
lumbus,” Labat said.

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the view of what histori-
ans refer to as primary
sources: The kids.
Hundreds of elemen-
tary and middle-school
students from California,
Idaho, Washington, New
York and Mississippi col-
laborated on the project,
aided by the animation
and production talents of
Wonder Media, the Holly-
wood animation company
founded by Terry Thoren,
the producer of the pop-
ular TV animated series
“Rugrats” and “The Wild
Thornberrys.”
While remaining faith-
ful to the original sto-
ryline, “Wonder Grove”
introduces another im-
portant theme — redemp-
tion. In the re-telling, the
wicked witch’s heart is all
that melts. In the end, the
story is one of affirmation,
highlighting the impor-
tance of facing the fear of
the unknown, kindness,
the value of friendships,
self-confidence and of be-
ing one’s genuine self.
The story begins with
Dorothy and her three
best friends on the last day
of elementary school as
they consider the move to
middle school with equal
parts excitement — “We
get to dissect frogs!” and
have lockers — and trep-
idation — “We might get
hairy” and less play time.
Those latter fears are
compounded through
an encounter with high
school kids and the mid-
dle-school horror stories
they share, especially
those of Amanda, who
Courtesy image
reappears in Dorothy’s
dream sequence as the
wicked witch.
The familiar charac-
ters remain: Scarecrow,
Tin Man and The Coward-
ly Lion, although in “Won-
der Grove,” the beast is a
lioness.
There are other de-
partures form the origi-
nal script — the ruby red
slippers become lavender
shoes designed by “the
top fashion designer in
Oz.” The protagonists are
not induced into a sleep-
ing spell in a field of pop-
pies, but are lured into a
state of forgetfulness at a
pizza party and the disen-
chanting music of the yet-
to-be-redeemed wicked
witch.
There’s plenty of hu-
mor to accompany the
story, as when Scarecrow
tries to console the heart-
less Tin Man that “at least
you don’t have to worry
about having a heart at-
tack.”
In another scene, Al-
ice and the Cheshire Cat
appear, only to be told
they’ve stumbled into the
wrong movie.
The film featured about
two dozen scenes, with
each school responsible
for developing the back-
drops and animation and
voice characters of the
scene.
The work of students
from the Columbus Mu-
nicipal School District
(about 30 from Columbus
Middle School and five
from Stokes-Beard) were
featured in two import-
ant scenes — when Dor-
othy and Scarecrow first
encounter the Tin Man
and, near the film’s end,
when Dorothy bids a tear-
ful goodbye to her three
friends.
Ultimately, “Won-
der Grove” achieves its
purpose: It is faithful,
charming retelling of the
old cherished film while
adding new elements and
themes to give it new vi-
tality.
It’s a kids’ movie, in ev-
ery sense.
There will be two more
viewing of the film at the
Malco — at 5 p.m. and 7
p.m. on Jan. 22, though
CMSD Superintendent
Cherie Labat said Mal-
co may hold additional
shows if ticket sales are
high enough. Tickets ($5)
may be purchased by vis-
iting eventhbrite.com and
searching for Wonder
Grove.” All students must
be accompanied by an
adult.
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Kylin Hill, Erroll Thompson will return to MSU for senior seasons
By BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — The good
times continue to roll in the ear-
ly days of the Mike Leach era.
Just days after Leach was
formally introduced as the 34th
head coach in Mississippi State
history, the former Washing-
ton State coach received news
Wednesday that junior running
back Kylin Hill and linebacker
Erroll Thomp- new identity. After leading the
son will return Southeastern Conference in
for their senior rushing in 2019, the Columbus
seasons. native figures to be a receiving
Both players threat out of the backfield in
released state- Leach’s new-look air raid attack.
ments over Twit- “I hope he leads the SEC in
ter to declare all-purpose yards,” Leach said
Hill their intentions. of Hill at his introductory press-
Hill had pre- er. “In the Air Raid, one thing
viously declared for the NFL everybody forgets is the run-
draft but will now help anchor ning back position gets most of
an MSU offense adopting a the yards and gets most of the
touches. They’re the closest to
the quarterback — it’s easier to
get them the ball than anybody.”
As for Thompson, a source
with immediate knowledge of
the situation told The Dispatch
on Jan. 3 he was leaning toward
entering the draft in the wake of
Joe Moorhead’s firing. Instead,
Thompson will anchor the mid-
dle of the MSU defense after
finishing the 2019 season with
84 tackles, including 3.5 for a
loss. He also served as a team
captain last year.
“I’m thankful and blessed for
these last three years at Mis-
sissippi State University,” he
wrote. “But my story isn’t done
being written, our story isn’t
finished. There’s so much more
to accomplish both as a player,
student and teammate.”
The deadline for underclass-
men to enter their names into
the NFL draft is Jan. 20.

MISSISSIPPI STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Wiggins and Bibby finding stride for Bulldogs

BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Mis-
sissippi State sophomore
guard Xaria Wiggins is
finding her place.
Having lost three start-
ers from last season’s
Elite Eight team, coach
Vic Schaefer has strug-
gled to find a coherent
rotation in the early going
this year. But now riding
a 3-0 start to SEC play,
Wiggins’ ability to pro-
vide instant offense off
the bench coupled with
a lanky 6-foot-1 frame
that can match anywhere
from a point guard to a
power forward defensive-
ly has given the eighth-
year head coach an added
weapon in his arsenal.
Working mostly as a
three-and-D option, Wig-
gins has come on strong
of late. She notched sea-
son-high 13 points on
4-of-6 shooting in last
week’s win at Georgia,
marking her first dou-
ble-digit scoring output
of the year, and she’s now
knocking down 3-point-
ers at a 39.1 percent clip.
“This year I knew I
had to step up seeing as
we don’t have the seniors
that we had last year this
year,” Wiggins said. “I
definitely had to work
harder in the summer-
time, I got prepared in It-
aly and this year working
in individuals with coach
Schaefer.”
Beyond Wiggins, the
Bulldogs have also re-
ceived an added offensive
boost from junior forward
Chloe Bibby.
Bibby, who played just
18 games last year before
suffering a season-ending
knee injury, has shown
a comparable propensi-
ty from behind the arc,
draining her 3-point shots
at a slightly less prolific
rate of 38.5 percent. The
Warracknabeal, Austra-
lia native has also given
Xaria Wiggins shoots a 3-pointer over Florida’s Lavender Briggs during the second quarter Jan. 2 in Starkville.
the Bulldogs a noticeable
edge on the boards, as
she’s bumped her per
game average from 4.1 to
6.8.
“There’s nobody on my
team that spends more
time in the gym than
Chloe Bibby,” Schaefer
said. “I’m really proud of
her for her being able to
overcome her injury fairly
quick and do it at the level
that she’s done it at.”
With Bibby and Wig-
gins now giving the Bull-
dogs added offensive
spark, Schaefer is hopeful
his team has begun to hit
its stride heading into the
heart of SEC play.
With Holmes now
Danberry aiding in graduated, point guard
Taylor’s development responsibilities have fall-
While finding a cohe- en upon redshirt soph-
sive rotation has been omore Myah Taylor. A
a process, the Bulldogs minute 5-foot-7-inches,
have been further chal- Taylor is small but scrap-
lenged in replacing Jazz- py — averaging 4.1 as-
mun Holmes at point sists to just 1.7 turnovers
guard. per contest through 17
Holmes — who was games.
named an honorable men- And while Taylor’s
tion Associated Press numbers have been solid
All-American and an SEC through the season’s first
All-Defensive team se- half, graduate Jordan
lection as a senior — av- Danberry has aided in
eraged 30.4 minutes per her continuing develop-
game last season, leaving ment.
plenty to be proven at the Danberry, a fifth-year
No. 1 guard spot this win- senior who was granted
ter. an extra year of eligi-
Jim Lytle/Dispatch file photo
bility shortly before the
season, has often been
referred to as an extra
point guard at times this
year. And as Taylor con-
tinues to find her groove
running the show, Dan-
berry and her 14.1 points
and 3.2 assists per game
have and will continue to
expedite the process.
“She’s going to give
me my props when I’m do-
ing well, but she’s going
to know when messing
up and doing wrong, and
for that I’m forever grate-
ful,” Taylor said. “She’s a
second voice on the floor
with her being a senior
and her being a leader on
this team. I feel like when
she says something, ev-
eryone is engaged, every-
one is listening. If Jordan
says something, you need
to listen, (because) she’s
exactly right.”
No rest for the weary
While the Bulldogs
are riding a seven-game
win streak heading
into Thursday’s contest
against LSU, Schaefer
is cognizant of the task
ahead.
The Tigers come
into the contest having
downed then-No. 10 Tex-
as A&M and Ole Miss
last week and sit at 13-3
on the year.
Further complicat-
ing, the Bulldogs are in
the midst of a two-game
stretch that stands to de-
fine their final seeding
come SEC tournament
time. After welcoming
LSU to Humphrey Coli-
seum, MSU hits the road
for a Monday night con-
test against No. 1 South
Carolina.
Through 17 games,
the Gamecocks sit at 16-1
— including five wins
over ranked opponents
— with their lone loss
coming against No. 15
Indiana in the U.S. Vir-
gin Islands on Nov. 28.
With a week-long
break since MSU’s win
over Missouri, Schaefer
was less than thrilled to
give his players an off
day Sunday. But with a
dangerous LSU team
coming to town Thurs-
day night, he said the
team’s focus ought to be
on the immediate future
rather than Monday’s po-
tential top-10 matchup.
“I would be really dis-
appointed if we’re not fo-
cused tomorrow night,”
Schaefer said. “We’ve
had an extra day of prep,
and I would be really
disappointed if we’re not
locked in on LSU.”

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL

After ‘wonderful’ 13-0 start, West Lowndes feels confident — but still cautious
By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Ask players on the
undefeated West Lown-
des girls basketball team
about the Panthers’ road
ahead, and you’ll receive
nothing but unbridled op-
timism.
“We’re gonna win
state,” senior Marvaysha
Seals proclaimed.
But ask head coach
Takeea Bozeman about
West Lowndes’ “wonder-
ful” start, and there’s a
note of caution, too.
“It’s kinda scary, be-
cause you don’t want to
get down far in the play-
offs and meet somebody
you can’t play against,”
Bozeman said.
So far in the regular
season, the Panthers have
yet to encounter such a is finally making a differ- up, but it’s great having team and will be sorely
team, winning all of their ence,” she said. her on my side on and needed next season.
first 13 games. After fin- Seals has been consis- off the court,” Seals said “With improvement
ishing under .500 a sea- tent in her leadership role of Hood. “She’s there over the summer, we
son ago and bowing out to with the Panthers, and talking to me, and we mo- should still be playing at
Ethel in a one-point game junior Tydajasha Hood tivate each other.” the same level,” Bozeman
in the first round of the — one of Seals’ closest Hood leads a six-play- said.
playoffs, Bozeman said friends on the team — has er junior class that might Defense is critical
she’s just grateful to see emerged as a similarly po- be West Lowndes’ deep- to West Lowndes’ fast-
the substantial improve- tent scoring threat. est group. Juniors Nenah paced offensive scheme,
ment her team has made. “It doesn’t mean as Young, Averi Sanders and so having two standout
“The hard work we much of the load on me Quankeria Halbert play defenders in Sanders and
put in for all these years now since she’s stepping significant roles for the See PANTHERS, 3B
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briefly COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Prep Soccer
New Hope sweeps Columbus High
Injured NBA prospects deal with
shut-it-down conversations
The New Hope boys and girls soccer teams both
posted district wins over Columbus High School on
Wednesday at New Hope in matches rescheduled from
Tuesday at Columbus.
The Trojans girls beat the Falcons 4-0, scoring
twice in each half. New Hope made a penalty kick in
each half.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
For Columbus, goalkeeper C’Asia Grayer made 14
saves, and Alexus Gillian and Destiny Troop each had CHAPEL HILL,
a shot on goal. N.C. — When college
New Hope improved to 10-4, while Columbus fell stars like Cole Antho-
to 6-10-1.
ny are injured, they are
On the boys side, New Hope pulled off a 7-0 win
over Columbus, scoring six times in the first half alone. faced with the question
The Trojans improved to 11-1-1, and the Falcons of whether they should
fell to 7-10. they return or just sit
Columbus will face West Point today on the road, out the season to pro-
and New Hope will travel to face Grenada on Friday.
tect their looming draft
prospects.
Women’s College Basketball Like Anthony, who
EMCC’s Hollings named player of the week has said he plans to
East Mississippi Community College freshman return to action with
Ja’Mia Hollings, a graduate of West Point High School,
was named the MACJC women’s basketball player of North Carolina, most
the week for her role in victories over Meridian Commu- want to return to the
nity College and Holmes Community College. basketball court, which
Hollings scored 24 points, grabbed 21 rebounds has proven to be a good
and had seven steals and four assists for the EMCC
option — provided
women (12-2) over the two-game span. She owns
seven double-doubles on the season. they’re healthy. Look no
Against Meridian on Jan. 6, Hollings scored 14 further than last year,
points and pulled down 11 rebounds as well as record- when Zion Williamson
ing three assists and three steals. On Thursday against returned to Duke’s line-
Holmes, she had 10 points and 10 rebounds as well as
four steals and an assist. up after a freak injury
Hollings made 12 of her 14 shots Monday in a and went on to become
79-48 home win over Coahoma Community College, the No. 1 pick in the
finishing with 27 points, eight rebounds and four steals. NBA draft.
She leads EMCC in scoring with 13.9 points per game,
The more prospects
rebounding with 9.1 boards per game, steals with 3.1
swipes per game, blocked shots with 11 and field goal can showcase how they
percentage at 60.3 percent. handle game situations
EMCC will face Northwest Mississippi Community certainly helps in their
College at 5:30 p.m. today in Senatobia. NBA draft evaluations.
SOURCE: From Special Reports “Seeing them play
in a game is always go-
ing to be better than
CALENDAR an individual workout
Today or 3-on-3,” said Ryan
Prep Girls Soccer Blake, an NBA consul-
Columbus at West Point, 5 p.m. tant with a long scout-
Mississippi School for Math and Sci- ing background said
ence at Yazoo County, 5:30 p.m. of players in general.
Prep Boys Soccer “That doesn’t mean
Columbus at West Point, 7 p.m. those aren’t important.
Mississippi School for Math and Sci- One of the most import-
ence at Yazoo County, 7 p.m. ant things is getting to
Prep Girls Basketball know a player, during
Hebron Christian at Columbus Christian the drive from the air-
Academy, 6:30 p.m. port to having dinner.
Prep Boys Basketball … The combine, indi-
Hebron Christian at Columbus Christian vidual workouts, those
Academy, 8 p.m. are important as well.
Women’s College Basketball “But it’s always to get
LSU at Mississippi State, 7 p.m.
East Mississippi Community College
at Northwest Mississippi Community COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
College, 5:30 p.m.
Alabama hands No. 4 Auburn first loss of season
Men’s College Basketball
East Mississippi Community College
at Northwest Mississippi Community
College, 7:30 p.m.
The Associated PRESS
on the air TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) — Kira Lewis Jr. scored
6 p.m. — Cincinnati at Memphis, ESPN 25 points, and Alabama
6 p.m.— Charleston Southern at Camp- handed No. 4 Auburn
bell, ESPNU its first loss of the sea-
7 p.m. — Old Dominion at Western son with an 83-64 rout
Kentucky, CBSSN on Wednesday night.
7:30 p.m. — Utah at Arizona, PAC-12N The Crimson Tide
8 p.m. — Colorado at Arizona State, (9-7, 2-2 Southeastern
ESPN2 Conference) led wire-
8 p.m. — Eastern Kentucky at Belmont, to-wire over their in-
ESPNU state rival. The Tigers
8 p.m. — Oregon at Washington State, (15-1, 3-1) had a mis-
FS1 erable shooting night
9:30 p.m. — California at Southern and left No. 7 San Di-
California, PAC-12N ego State (18-0) as the
10 p.m. — Santa Clara at Gonzaga, nation’s last unbeaten
ESPN2 team.
10 p.m. — Oregon State at Washing- It was the Tide’s first
ton, FS1 win over a Top 5 team
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) since a 79-57 home de-
5 p.m. — Florida State at North Caroli- feat of then-No. 5 Texas
na State, ACCN
A&M on Dec. 30, 2017.
5 p.m. — Ohio State at Michigan State, This one was largely
BTN
one-sided, too.
5:30 p.m. — Texas A&M at Kentucky, Lewis scored 17
SECN
points in the second
7 p.m. — Notre Dame at Duke, ACCN
half for Alabama. He
7 p.m. — Nebraska at Maryland, BTN
was 8 of 14 from the
7:30 p.m. — South Carolina at Missou-
ri, SECN
field and made 8 of 9
free throws.
8 p.m. — Stanford at Oregon, ESPN
Herbert Jones had 14
COLLEGE GYMNASTICS (WOMEN’S)
points and 12 rebounds.
6 p.m. — Penn State at Nebraska,
ESPN2
GOLF
Pro Basketball
11 a.m. — LPGA Tour: The Diamond
Resorts Tournament of Champions, NBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
First Round, Orlando, Fla. Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
2 p.m. — PGA Tour: The American Boston 27 12 .692 —
Toronto 26 14 .650 1½
Express, First Round, Palm Springs, Philadelphia 26 16 .619 2½
Calif., GOLF Brooklyn
New York
18 22 .450 9½
11 30 .268 17
NBA BASKETBALL Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
7 p.m. — Boston at Milwaukee, TNT Miami 28 12 .700 —
Orlando 19 21 .475 9
9:30 p.m. — Denver at Golden State, Charlotte 15 29 .341 15
Washington 13 27 .325 15
TNT Atlanta 9 32 .220 19½
NHL HOCKEY Central Division
W L Pct GB
7 p.m. — Tampa Bay at Minnesota, Milwaukee 36 6 .857 —
Indiana 26 15 .634 9½
NBCSN Chicago 15 27 .357 21
Detroit 15 27 .357 21
TENNIS Cleveland 12 29 .293 23½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
2 a.m. — ATP/WTA: Adelaide-ATP/WTA Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
& Hobart-WTA Quarterfinals; Australian Houston 26 14 .650 —
Open Qualifying, TENNIS Dallas
Memphis
25 15 .625 1
19 22 .463 7½
5 a.m. — ATP/WTA: Adelaide-ATP/WTA San Antonio 17 22 .436 8½
New Orleans 15 26 .366 11½
& Hobart-WTA Quarterfinals; Australian Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Open Qualifying, TENNIS Denver 28 12 .700 —
Utah 28 12 .700 —
5 p.m. — ATP/WTA: Auckland-ATP, Oklahoma City 23 18 .561 5½
Adelaide-ATP/WTA & Hobart-WTA Portland 18 24 .429 11
Semifinals; Australian Open Qualifying,
Minnesota
15 25 .375 13
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
TENNIS L.A. Lakers 33 7 .825 —
L.A. Clippers 28 13 .683 5½
2 a.m. (Friday) — ATP/WTA: Ade- Phoenix 16 24 .400 17
laide-ATP/WTA Semifinals, Hobart-WTA, Sacramento 15 25 .375 18
Golden State 9 33 .214 25
Tuesday’s Games
TENNIS Atlanta 123, Phoenix 110
5 a.m. (Friday) — ATP/WTA: Ade- Utah 118, Brooklyn 107
Memphis 121, Houston 110
laide-ATP/WTA Semifinals, Hobart-WTA, Milwaukee 128, New York 102
L.A. Clippers 128, Cleveland 103
TENNIS Dallas 124, Golden State 97
Wednesday’s Games
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
as much intel, and in-
game situations, there’s
so much more that you
can get from that, too.”
Williamson, fellow
No. 1 overall draft pick
Kyrie Irving and first-
round pick Michael Por-
ter Jr. are some of the
highest-profile players
who have faced that de-
cision. Each returned to
finish his lone college
season.
Williamson has yet
to play for the NBA’s
New Orleans Pelicans
following surgery on
his right knee in Octo-
ber. He recently start-
ed full practices and
Pelicans executive vice
president of basketball
operations David Grif-
fin said Wednesday he
anticipates Williamson
making his NBA debut
Jan. 22 against San An-
tonio barring any set-
backs.
As for Anthony, he
has been actively cheer-
ing on Tar Heels team-
mates from the bench
and offered some hope
for UNC fans Tuesday
night, replying to an In-
stagram post: “I will be
back soon.”
North Carolina has
struggled without its
point guard, who had
arthroscopic surgery
Dec. 16 to repair a par-
tially torn meniscus in
his right knee. His pro-
jected recovery time
was 4-6 weeks.
The Tar Heels beat
current No. 8 Oregon
in the Battle 4 Atlantis
with him, but have lost
five of seven without
Alex Reese scored 13
points and James Bold-
en had 11 for the Tide.
It was a season low
in points for Auburn,
which had won 27 of 28
games dating back to
last season’s Final Four
run.
No. 2 Baylor 68,
Iowa State 55
WACO, Texas — Da-
vion Mitchell had 17
points, scoring just be-
fore and after halftime
as No. 2 Baylor started
stretching its lead, and
the Bears beat Iowa
State 68-55 on Wednes-
day night for their 13th
win in a row.
Baylor (14-1) is the
only Big 12 team to
make it through the
first four conference
games without a loss.
Jared Butler had
19 points and five as-
sists to lead the Bears,
whose only loss came
against Washington in
Alaska the first week
of the season. They had
Philadelphia 117, Brooklyn 106
Detroit 116, Boston 103
Miami 106, San Antonio 100
Indiana 104, Minnesota 99
Toronto 130, Oklahoma City 121
Chicago 115, Washington 106
Denver 100, Charlotte 86
Portland 117, Houston 107
Dallas at Sacramento, late
Orlando at L.A. Lakers, late.
Today’s Games
Phoenix at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Boston at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Utah at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Denver at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Washington at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Miami at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 2:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 5 p.m.
Phoenix at Boston, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Orlando at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 8 p.m.
College Basketball
Wednesday’s Scores
EAST
Albany (NY) 76, New Hampshire 73
American U. 61, Bucknell 60
Duquesne 58, Fordham 56
Fairfield 61, St. Peter’s 51
George Washington 73, George Mason 67
Georgetown 83, Creighton 80
Hartford 68, Stony Brook 65
LIU 69, St. Francis Brooklyn 66
Lafayette 71, Colgate 67
Maine 104, Mass.-Lowell 98
Merrimack 71, Bryant 67
him to slide near the tola, a former Army I shouldn’t return,” Wil-
bottom of the Atlan- player and Duke di- liamson said during the
tic Coast Conference rector of basketball ACC trophy presenta-
standings. That in- operations who now tion, “I couldn’t aban-
cludes last weekend’s is an ESPN analyst. don my brothers and
first-ever home loss to “So when you look at it coaches like that.”
Clemson in 60 meet- strictly through a static Porter understands
ings. economic prism, it ba- that feeling, too.
Coach Roy Williams sically comes down to: It was in 2017 when
said last week Anthony ‘OK, what is he risking the 6-foot-10 current
has done some shoot- in terms of his finan- Denver Nuggets for-
ing but hasn’t practiced. cial future moving for- ward arrived at Mis-
The coach has out- ward?’ souri as a possible No.
lined a simple plan for “But what you ignore 1 overall pick, only to
Anthony: “I’m going to is the human element play 2 minutes before
treat him like he was to this. And I think, to needing back surgery.
my son, like I would his me, … those guys want He was expected to
want his parents to treat to play. They want to be miss the rest of the sea-
my son.” a part of their teams, son, though he recov-
Williams said no one at least for the limited ered enough to play one
at North Carolina would time that they’re going game for the Tigers in
push Anthony to return, to be in college.” the Southeastern Con-
adding “He’s got to feel It wasn’t nearly as ference Tournament,
completely safe about it much of a discussion then one in the NCAA
himself.” nine years ago when Tournament.
But that doesn’t stop Irving went down with Porter fell to No. 14 in
the question. a toe injury after just the 2018 draft, though
The topic of whether eight games as Duke’s he could prove to be an
a top prospect should freshman point guard. injury-discounted steal
return from injury has He returned for three for the Nuggets. In an
become more common NCAA Tournament interview with The
in recent years amid games before going No. Associated Press, the
the NBA draft’s mini- 1 to the Cleveland Cav- rookie who sat out last
mum age requirement aliers. year to rehab his back
that typically steers a By comparison, that was asked what advice
handful of players to
college basketball for
conversation was roll-
ing about Williamson
he’d give another top
pro prospect recovering
one season. even before he suffered from injury.
It follows a recent a freak-injury knee “I would tell him
trend in college foot- sprain that would side- if he feels fully, fully
ball that has had some line him for nearly six recovered — back to
NFL prospects skip full games, with NBA 100 percent — college
bowl games rather than Hall of Famer Scottie is an amazing time of
risk a career-jeopardiz- Pippen among the shut- your life,” Porter said.
ing injury ahead of the it-down supporters in “That’s going to be
draft. an ESPN interview. some of the most fun
“I think it’s an exten- But Williamson re- you’ll ever have. If you
sion of the way we’re turned to lead Duke to can get back out there
looking at things so the Atlantic Coast Con- and be 100 percent, do
much more in college ference Tournament that. If you’re feeling a
these days, and it’s championship and the little limited, you’ve got
through an economic NCAA Elite Eight. to make sure you’re ful-
prism,” said Chris Spa- “For people who said ly recovered.”
road wins last week at cluding a 3-pointer and ference). When it went
No. 23 Texas Tech and
No. 6 Kansas, the latter
a pair of free throws in
the final seconds, and
through the net, Couis-
nard and his teammates
its first ever at Allen Florida State beat Vir- ran around the court in
Fieldhouse. ginia. celebration as the fans
Anthony Polite came erupted in cheers.
No. 18 Seton Hall 78, off the bench to drill
four 3-pointers for the
Moments
Immanuel
earlier,
Quickley
No. 5 Butler 70 Seminoles (15-2, 5-1 banked home a shot
INDIANAPOLIS — Atlantic Coast Confer- with 4.1 seconds to go
Myles Powell scored
19 of his 29 points in
ence), who have won that tied things at 78.
eight straight and 15 of
the second half and
Romaro Gill matched
their last 16. Georgetown 83,
Mamadi Diakite
his career high with 17 scored 16 points on
No. 25 Creighton 80
points to lead No. 18 WASHINGTON —
6-of-8 shooting for Vir-
Seton Hall back from a Omer Yurtseven had 20
ginia (11-5, 3-3).
10-point halftime deficit points and 13 rebounds,
for a 78-70 victory at No. Mac McClung scored
5 Butler on Wednesday
South Carolina 81, 19 points and George-
night. No. 10 Kentucky 78 town beat Creighton.
COLUMBIA, S.C. The Hoyas (12-6,
The Pirates (13-4,
— Freshman Jermaine 2-3 Big East) went on
5-0 Big East) closed the
Couisnard hit a 3-point- a 13-2 run early in the
game on a 13-4 run to
win their seventh in a er as the buzzer sound- second half and never
ed and South Carolina looked back as coach
row. They are the only
team still unbeaten in rallied from 14 points Patrick Ewing picked
down in the second half up his first win over the
league play.
to stun Kentucky. Bluejays in five tries.
Couisnard had a ca- The Hoyas snapped a
No. 9 Florida State reer-high 26 points, in- five-game losing streak
54, Virginia 50 cluding his game-win- to Creighton and beat
TA LL A H A S SEE, ner that banked in for a ranked opponent for
Fla. — Devin Vassell the Gamecocks (9-7, the second time this
scored 18 points, in- 1-2 Southeastern Con- season.
Navy 88, Lehigh 83 Marlins for LHP Stephen Tarpley. put from Tucson (AHL).
Providence 63, St. John’s 58
Rhode Island 71, Saint Joseph’s 61
TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with C
Robinson Chirinos and 3B Todd Frazier on one-
DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned D Brian
Lashoff to Grand Rapids (AHL).
Rutgers 59, Indiana 50 year contracts. Designated LHP Kyle Bird and LHP VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS — Fired coach Ge-
Sacred Heart 66, CCSU 55 Jeffrey Springs for assignment. rard Gallant. Named Peter DeBoer coach.
St. Bonaventure 74, UMass 61 National League ECHL
St. Francis (Pa.) 100, Fairleigh Dickinson 85
Syracuse 76, Boston College 50
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms
with LHP Alex Wood on a one-year contract. Des-
READING ROYALS — Announced G Felix Sand-
ström was reassigned to Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Vermont 72, Binghamton 53 ignated RHP Casey Sadler for assignment. OLYMPIC SPORTS
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Placed INF Zack Athletics Integrity Unit
Alabama 83, Auburn 64 Cozart on unconditional release waivers. AIU — Suspended runner Alfred Kipketer for fail-
Chattanooga 72, Wofford 59 Frontier League ing to make himself available for doping tests.
ETSU 88, Samford 63 NEW YORK BOULDERS — Traded RHP Carter SOCCER
Florida St. 54, Virginia 50 Hope to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the Major League Soccer
Furman 83, W. Carolina 79 American Association for OF Chase Harris and CHICAGO FIRE — Named Adin Brown goalkeeper
Georgia 80, Tennessee 63 future considerations. coach.
Mercer 73, VMI 62 SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Traded 2B Trey LA GALAXY — Signed G Eric Lopez.
NC State 80, Miami 63 Hair to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the LOS ANGELES FC — Acquired G Kenneth Ver-
Northwestern St. 73, Nicholls 72 American Association for LHP Aaron Ford, RHP meer using targeted allocation money.
Notre Dame 78, Georgia Tech 74 Michael Hope, and 1B Jake Vieth. NASHVILLE SC — Signed M Tah Brian Anunga.
SE Louisiana 62, Texas A&M-CC 56 BASKETBALL VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Announced the
South Carolina 81, Kentucky 78 National Basketball Association club and M Jon Erice have agreed to a mutual
Tulsa 65, East Carolina 49 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Signed G Dami- contract termination.
UNC-Greensboro 79, The Citadel 69
MIDWEST
on Lee to a multiyear contract. Signed F Marquese
Chriss.
United Soccer League
USL — Announced Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 will
Bradley 91, Missouri St. 78 PHOENIX SUNS — Signed F Tariq Owens to a join USL League Two for the 2020 season.
Indiana St. 65, Evansville 42 two-way contract. COLLEGE
Marquette 85, Xavier 65 FOOTBALL NCAA — Granted Northwestern graduate QB T.J.
N. Dakota St. 72, South Dakota 70 National Football League Green a sixth year of eligibility and will be eligible
N. Iowa 88, Valparaiso 78 ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed WR Larry Fitz- to compete in the upcoming 2020 season.
S. Dakota St. 87, North Dakota 66 gerald to a one-year contract. AUBURN — Named Tim Hudson volunteer assis-
Seton Hall 78, Butler 70 GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed CB DaShaun tant and pitching coach.
SOUTHWEST Amos to a reserve/future contract. BOISE STATE — Promoted Eric Kiesau to offen-
Arkansas 75, Vanderbilt 55 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Announced the sive coordinator.
Baylor 68, Iowa St. 55 retirement of TE Antonio Gates. CLEMSON — WR Tee Higgins will enter the NFL
New Orleans 106, Houston Baptist 98 WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named Pete Hoen- draft.
Sam Houston St. 80, Lamar 75 er tight ends coach; Jim Hostler wide receivers CUMBERLAND, TENN. — Announced the
Stephen F. Austin 77, Cent. Arkansas 76 coach; Randy Jordan running backs coach; John resignation of women’s volleyball coach Kathy
Texas 76, Oklahoma St. 64
FAR WEST
Matsko offensive line coach; Drew Terrell as-
sistant wide receivers coach; Travelle Wharton
Slaughter. Promoted Hannah Vadakin to women”s
volleyball coach.
Air Force 85, Boise St. 78 assistant offensive line coach; Ken Zampese LSU — WR Justin Jefferson, S Grant Delpit, OL
Colorado St. 105, New Mexico 72 quarterbacks coach; Chris Harris defensive backs Saahdiq Charles, OL Lloyd Cushnberry, LB Pat-
coach; Sam Mills III defensive line coach; Richard rick Queen and LB Jacob Phillips will enter the
Transactions BASEBALL
Rodgers assistant defensive backs coach; Steve
Russ linebackers coach; Brent Vieselmeyer
assistant defensive backs coach; nickel coach;
NFL draft.
MISSOURI STATE — Named Bobby Petrino foot-
ball coach.
American League Luke Del Rio offensive quality control coach; Ben POST (Conn.) — Named Ray Skjold baseball
BOSTON RED SOX — Acquired LHP Jeffrey Jacobs assistant special teams coach; Vincent coach.
Springs from the Texas Rangers for 1B/OF Sam Rivera defensive quality control coach; and Todd RUTGERS — Named Bob Fraser linebackers
Travis. Designated LHP Bobby Poyner for assign- Storm offensive quality control coach. coach.
ment. HOCKEY SETON HALL — Named Tatum Colitz senior
NEW YORK YANKEES — Acquired 3B James National Hockey League associate athletics director for compliance & stu-
Nelson and cash considerations from the Miami ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled F Michael Cha- dent-athlete development coach/SWA.
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Panthers
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Halbert means a lot, Boz-
eman said.
Sanders, though, has
been out a while with an
ankle injury. Bozeman
expects her back before
the district tournament,
which begins Feb. 10,
and hopes she will be
back even as soon as next
week.
Halbert, who has had a
recent uptick in her scor-
ing, can play shooting
guard, small forward or
power forward — “wher-
after the Panthers fell to
Ethel 57-56 in last year’s
MHSAA Class 1A first-
round matchup. Ethel (7-
8) joined West Lowndes’
region this season, and
the Panthers will go on
the road to face the Tigers
on Friday.
Ethel will make the
return trip to Columbus
on Feb. 4, three days
before West Lowndes
sends off its four seniors
West Lowndes’ four se-
niors — Seals, Takara
through, but that’s a spe-
cial group.”
Those growing pains
included finishing 11-20
freshman year and hover-
ing around .500 the next
two seasons. Now, Seals
and her senior teammates
have started their senior
year the right way.
On the way to their
13-0 start, the Panthers
swept Class 3A Noxu-
bee County and Class
5A West Point and New
Hope, earning bragging
in ourselves,” Bozeman
said. “They want to see
better teams and beat bet-
ter teams, so that helped
a lot.”
The Panthers are in
the thick of district play
now, beating McAdams,
Nanih Waiya and French
Camp Academy by at least
15 points.
Now West Lown-
des has a string of five
straight road games, be-
ginning Friday and end-
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MLB

Mets stay silent on Beltrán’s future

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — While
the Houston Astros and
Boston Red Sox took de-
cisive action in jettisoning
their managers after Ma-
jor League Baseball con-
cluded they were involved
in nefarious sign stealing,
the New York Mets have
stayed silent on Carlos
Beltrán’s future.
Houston fired AJ
Hinch one hour after
baseball Commissioner
Rob Manfred released
his findings Monday. Bos-
ton’s management took
29 1/2 hours to announce
Alex Cora’s departure on
Tuesday.
Beltrán remains in lim-
bo, with the Mets refus-
ing to say whether their
new manager stays or
goes. In Manfred’s nine-
page statement, Beltrán
was the only player identi-
fied as a participant in the
cheating scheme.
“They have to fire
Carlos Beltrán,” a former
New York Yankees team-
mate, Mark Teixeira, said
Wednesday on ESPN,
where he works as an ana-
lyst. “There’s no way that
Carlos Beltrán, especially
in the pressure cooker of
New York, there’s no way
he can be the manager of
the Mets. ... You cannot
have that guy lead your
team. The New York pa-
pers, the Daily News and
the Post and all of the
tabloids will eat up Carlos
Beltrán every single day
until he’s fired.”
Cora was Houston’s
bench coach in 2017 and
the instigator of the As-
tros’ use of a camera in
center field and monitor
near the dugout to steal
catchers’ signals.
“Approximately two
months into the 2017 sea-
son, a group of players,
including Carlos Beltrán,
discussed that the team
could improve on decod-
ing opposing teams’ signs
and communicating the
signs to the batter,” Man-
fred wrote.
Hinch and Astros gen-
eral manager Jeff Luh-
now received one-season
suspensions before own-
er Jim Crane fired them.
Manfred decided not to
discipline players — 2017
was Beltrán’s final sea-
son.
Mets management
must ponder whether Bel-
trán can be an effective
leader given his behavior.
Would young players view
him as a cheater pushing
them to break the rules?
Would Beltrán turn timid,
afraid of attracting scru-
tiny from MLB investiga-
tors?
What would be the
benefit of sticking with
Beltrán, who has no pre-
vious managerial experi-
ence?
Red Sox owner John
Henry, chairman Tom
Werner, CEO Sam Ken-
nedy and chief baseball
officer Chaim Bloom
concluded Cora could not
remain in Boston under
similar circumstances.
“Alex by his own ad-
mission, and we agreed,
played a central role in
what went on in Hous-
ton,” Werner said. “We all
agreed that it was wrong
and that we had a respon-
sibility as stewards, as
John had said, to have a
standard here where that
sort of behavior is not ac-
ceptable.”
Kennedy said it wasn’t
a close call.
“While it was difficult
personally for a lot of peo-
ple, professionally it was
ultimately an easy deci-
sion for the Red Sox and
for Alex. It was a mutual
decision,” Kennedy said.
”Alex came to the con-
clusion that he could not
effectively lead the orga-
nization going forward in
light of the commission-
er’s findings and the rul-
ing. And we came to that
conclusion as well.”
Beltrán’s playing time
with the Mets is best re-
membered for when he
walked away — from
home plate after taking
a called third strike from
St. Louis Cardinals pitch-
er Adam Wainwright that
ended a 3-1 loss in Game 7
of the 2006 NL Champion-
ship Series with the based
loaded.
As Mets manager, he
might be none and done.
“I wish Carlos Bel-
tran had the signs after I
walked in the 2006 play-
offs,” tweeted former
Met Paul LoDuca, whose
walk loaded the bases and
brought Beltrán to the
plate.
New York has strug-
gled since reaching the
2015 World Series, where
the Mets lost to Kansas
City. Terry Collins was
fired in 2017 following
his seventh season and
Mickey Callaway was dis-
missed in October after
his second. Steve Cohen,
the hedge fund billionaire,
is in the process of buying
a controlling share of the
team from the families of
Fred and Jeff Wilpon, and
of Saul Katz. After evalu-
ating operations this sea-
son, Cohen may decide on
large-scale changes.
With the start of spring
training less than a month
away, there is not much
time to decide on a suc-
cessor. Options could
include new bench coach
Hensley Meulens and
ESPN analyst Eduardo
Pérez, who interviewed
for the manager job with
GM Brodie Van Wagenen
last fall.
Cora, unsolicited,
brought up Beltrán last
June after the Yankees
swept a two-game series
from the Red Sox in Lon-
don. Beltrán spent last ACROSS
season as an adviser to 1 Walk unevenly
Yankees general manager 5 Propeller type
Brian Cashman and was 10 Freshener
on hand. target
Now they will be forev- 11 Relaxed
er linked. 12 Too
“I was joking with 13 Enjoy a
somebody that their big- bookstore
gest free-agent acquisi- 14 Online slang
tion is Carlos Beltran,” 16 Personal
Cora said, winking. “I annoyance
know how he works. He’s 20 Baltimore
helped them a lot.” team
23 Bear lair
24 Watchful
25 Like some

Cora remorseful; Red Sox begin search for new manager

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON — The Bos-
ton Red Sox need to find
a new manager, and it
sounds like they haven’t
gotten over their old one.
Heaping praise on Alex
Cora a day after showing
him the door, Red Sox
owner John Henry said
on Wednesday the team
was going to miss “just
about everything” about
the man who led Boston
to the 2018 World Series
title only to be torpedoed
in a cheating scandal.
“It was a sad day be-
cause we all have such
respect for Alex,” said
chairman Tom Werner,
who was one of several
Red Sox officials keeping
in touch with the deposed
manager since his depar-
ture. “He admitted that
what he did was wrong,
but that doesn’t mitigate,
in our opinion, the ex-
traordinary talent that he
has. And we continue to
be very fond of Alex.”
A player on Boston’s
2007 World Series-win-
ning team who led the
club to another title in
his first year as a rookie
manager, Cora was oust-
ed on Tuesday, a day after
baseball Commissioner
Rob Manfred identified
him as the ringleader in
a sign-stealing scheme
when he was the bench
coach for the 2017 Astros.
Major League Base-
ball is also looking into
whether Cora installed a
similar system in Boston
after arriving the follow-
ing year. No conclusions
have been reached, and
there is no timetable; the
Astros investigation took
two months.
“We would ask that
everyone to reserve judg-
ment until MLB com-
pletes its investigation
and determines whether
rules were violated,” Hen-
ry said. “I can tell you that
we are working with base-
ball to the fullest extent
possible.”
The Red Sox insisted
that Cora’s departure was
a mutual decision because
he could not continue to
lead the team effectively.
Team president Sam Ken-
nedy said he anticipated
a day that Cora would re-
turn to baseball.
“While it was difficult
personally for a lot of peo-
ple, (and) professionally,
it was ultimately an easy
decision for the Red Sox
canaries DOWN 20 Tolled
27 Dijon denial 1 Bank offering 21 Lotion ingre-
28 Stocks the 2 Not active dient
and for Alex,” Kennedy looking for a manager, party 3 Largest 22 Let off steam
said. “Alex is an incred- and New York Mets man- 29 Series featur- amount 25 2006 Pixar
ibly talented manager ager Carlos Beltrán was ing Agent 86 4 Do well film
and accomplished great also implicated in the 32 Divers wear 5 Satchel part 26 Brought into
things with us. He ex- cheating from his time in them 6 Carburetor harmony
pressed remorse. He apol- Houston. 36 Change back valve 28 Malicious
ogized yesterday to us for “There’s no question 39 Nick 7 Squabble 30 Take an oath
the embarrassment that it’s an unusual time to Charles’s wife 8 Print measures 31 Gleeful
this caused.” be doing a managerial 40 Bird sanc- 9 Petite 33 Tiny amount
The decision leaves the search,” Bloom said, “Be- tuary 11 Assists 34 Easy gait
Red Sox, who went 84-78 ing this close to spring 41 School on the illegally 35 Reasonable
and missed the playoffs training, it’s impossible Thames 15 Cooped (up) 36 Maze runner
last year for the first time for that not to be a factor
42 Mournful 17 Border 37 Planning time
since 2015, without a in how we proceed. But
43 Postmark part 18 Turn suddenly 38 Through
manager and less than a it’s not going to be the
month to find one before 19 Ceases
only factor. And we want
spring training. Chief to make sure we do this
baseball officer Chaim
justice.”
Bloom, who was hired in
Bloom said there will
October, said he hadn’t
be internal candidates,
had time yet to formulate
along with ones from
a short list.
“The short answer outside the organization.
is we don’t know yet,” Among those who have
Bloom said when asked been mentioned are Ja-
about the current coach- son Varitek, the former
ing staff. “Obviously, this catcher who is now a spe-
just happened.” cial assistant, and bench
Complicating the coach Ron Roenicke, who
search for a replacement managed the Milwaukee
is that the Red Sox don’t Brewers from 2011-15.
know if anyone else will “Jason is a beloved —
face sanctions from the not only alum, but mem-
commissioner. And with ber of our organization,”
just a month before spring Kennedy said. “Our hope
training other teams may and desire has been for
be reluctant to grant him to continue to take on
permission to interview more and more of a role as
members of their staffs. he develops the next stage
The Astros are also of his baseball career.”
4B THURSDAY, January 16, 2020
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
South Carolina continues to put in work as top-ranked team
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBIA, S.C.
— South Carolina point
guard Tyasha Harris
didn’t do a much celebrat-
ing when the Gamecocks
ascended to the top of the
rankings this week. She
understands how tenuous
it can be trying to hold
onto the top.
“It feels good, but we’re
going to stay level headed
and humble about it and
just continue what we’ve
been doing,” said Harris,
one of only two Game-
cocks on the roster from
the 2017 NCAA Tourna-
ment champions.
The Gamecocks (16-1)
became the fourth wom-
en’s program to earn the
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
top spot this season after
1-2-3 (UConn, Oregon
State and Oregon) from
the previous week all lost.
South Carolina has beat-
en five ranked opponents
this season, most notably
No. 2 Baylor back in No-
vember.
But Harris believes
its foolish to think that
her team will just run
through the rest of a dif-
ficult schedule that starts
Thursday night at Mis-
souri and continues Mon-
day against No. 10 Missis-
sippi State. Looming in
February are those UCo-
nn Huskies, currently
No. 4 who are 8-0 all-time
against South Carolina
including the last six with
Dawn Staley as coach.
FAMILY CIRCUS
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Staley said things have
been largely the same
with the team since Mon-
day’s news with crisp,
solid workouts to prepare
for the trip to Missouri
— where the Gamecocks
have lost two straight.
Staley did allow her
players use of social me-
dia (she bans it during
the season) on Monday to
share their feelings about
their status as the coun-
try’s top team.
“Then we shut it off
and we worked,” she said.
The shuffling at the
top in the women’s game
mirrors things in men’s
college basketball where
six programs have held
the top spot in the first 11
weeks of rankings.
College basketball ana-
lyst Debbie Antonelli said
the the carousel at the top
of the polls is a reflection
of the growth of women’s
basketball as result of
the gradual increase and
spread of talent from two
or three dominant pro-
grams to teams all around
the country.
Antonelli, a Associ-
ated Press Top 25 voter,
said the shuffling could
continue given South
Carolina’s youth — two of
the Gamecocks top three
scorers and their top two
rebounders are freshmen.
The Gamecocks, 5-1
against teams ranked
in the Top 25 when they
played, still have con-
tests with current ranked
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
When I was
a junior in
high school, I
sustained a neck
injury (at school)
that damaged
my spinal cord. I
recovered mostly
from that, but
I have residual
weakness in my
right side and
severe neck pain.
I was able to work
until, at 57, I had
to go on disability.
Because of that,
my financial situ- Dear Abby
ation is difficult,
increasingly so now that my
wife will be retiring.
At the time of my injury, my
parents didn’t sue the school,
although clearly the school was
responsible. I was too young
and certainly in no shape to
address the situation.
A lawyer approached my
parents at the time, and my
physician stated my injuries
would limit my long-term work
abilities and drastically affect
my life. My parents were aware
that I would have limited
work years, thus affecting my
financial situation. I feel anger
toward them because of their
inaction regarding my injury and
not suing the school.
I see them once or twice
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
16). Harmony is your forte and
superpower this solar journey.
You will be a peacemaker,
liaison, diplomat or contract
negotiator. You’ll lose yourself
in work for weeks at a time, a
blessing because being in the
flow of your passion fills your
spirit. New mentors help you
see the way to earn from what
thrills you. Leo and Sagittarius
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 8, 4, 44, 21 and 40.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Many beliefs come through
osmosis, and we are not even
aware of adopting them from
the people around us. That’s
why questioning your beliefs
regularly is so important. You’ll
ask “is this true?” at least 10
times today.
Southeastern Conference
teams, including Ken-
tucky, Texas A&M, Ar-
kansas and Tennessee.
Freshman Zia Cooke
was excited about the
jump to No. 1 and got
congratulation texts from
friends and family mem-
bers. She, though, looked
to leaders like Harris and
senior Mikiah Herbert
Harrigan to set the steady
tone for what’s ahead.
South Carolina’s new-
comers, led by top scor-
er and rebounder Aliyah
Boston, have so far lived
up to their billing as the
country’s No. 1 recruiting
class.
Staley said the group
came in ready to dig in,
work and improve, at-
a week, and I’m
wondering if I
should bring this
up to them now.
They’re in their
mid-80s but
are quite lively
and take care
of themselves.
It consumes my
thoughts each
time I visit them,
but I’ve said noth-
ing. Do you think
I should bring
this up to them?
— INJURED IN
TENNESSEE
DEAR
INJURED: Yes, I
do. You deserve to know why
they were so apathetic in taking
care of your welfare — and they
should be made aware of the
impact it has had on your life.
It may be too late to sue the
school for what happened to
you, but at least you will have
some answers.
DEAR ABBY: I am suffering
from postpartum depression
while trying to reconcile with
my husband, “Derek.” He had
several emotional affairs during
my recent pregnancy, as well as
after I gave birth.
His parents attacked me
about the postpartum. I was
hospitalized for a week because
of it, but they said it was an
act. Recently, his mom texted
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
The creative process brings you
joy, and that’s not all! There’s
also impatience, wonder, envy,
excitement, frustration, flow,
embarrassment, laughter, sat-
isfaction and innumerable other
emotions -- all for the low, low
price of diving in.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
The twins can see things from
different angles more easily
than the rest, and yet it’s im-
portant to keep to one story for
everyone today when consisten-
cy matters. Which story? Check
your heart.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). You’ll mix into the world
with gusto, seeking a greater
breadth of experience. It’s the
way to figure out how people are
thinking, what their pain points
tributes the coach add-
ed isn’t always common
among older players.
“I will say this, some
things we’ve had to deal
with with some teams we
don’t have to deal with
with this particular team,”
she said. “That gives us
as a coaching staff great
comfort in knowing that
they can handle some-
thing.”
Staley believes her
team is moving in the
right direction, no matter
their ranking entering
the postseason.
The coach said, “It just
so happens that we’ve got
a group of youngsters and
a group of experienced
players on one accord.”
him saying he should use my
mental illness as grounds to
divorce me. I texted her, asking
her to stop attacking me that
way. She responded, calling
me a devil, saying she’s always
hated me. Now she’s turning
his entire family against me,
spreading vicious lies. She even
accused me of trying to sleep
with my father-in-law, which
Derek knows is ridiculous.
I have asked Derek to
address the situation, but what
else can I do? I’m no longer
comfortable around his parents
or sending my children to be
around them. I don’t want
Derek to be in an awkward
position, but it’s not fair for me
to be attacked with malicious
lies because of her jealousy —
especially 12 years in. Please
help. — DISRESPECTED IN
ILLINOIS
DEAR DISRESPECTED: You
may be suffering from post-
partum, but your mother-in-law
appears to have more problems
than you do. I don’t envy you for
being her target, or your hus-
band for having to buffer you.
It might be helpful if the two
of you consult a licensed men-
tal health provider to figure out
how to deal with her, if that’s
possible. And Derek should
waste no time letting the rest
of the family know that none
of what his mother is saying
is true.
are and how you might help.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Relationships come and go
as needs change. People are
transactional like that. There
are very few ties that extend
beyond immediate circumstanc-
es not reliant on a confluence of
interests. Cherish those; hold
them sacred.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Most bad habits can be more
easily bent than broken. Poke,
prod and lean on your patterns
to see how flexible they are.
Perhaps what’s needed isn’t
blunt force but a twist.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
It is natural to imagine oneself
as very different from other peo-
ple when, in fact, it is likely that
the very particular and unique
feelings you are having have
been processed by humans for
thousands of years. Do share.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). While you’re trying to
improve, don’t turn your internal
world into a battlefield where
the you of your dreams fights
the you of your nightmares.
Tenderness and inclusion are
the way. Accept yourself.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). When you act out of
curiosity, a need for a challenge
or a desire to grow yourself, all
works well. Don’t take action
because you think it will bring
you love. Love is a connection
of being, not doing.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Children in the playground
scream freely and for a wide
range of non-anger related
reasons including joy, fun, alarm
and release. Your screams are
now on the inside. You’ll benefit
from listening and interpreting
them.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). The work you do to build
relationships may not feel
like work to you, but it is. By
connecting as you do, you get
the benefit of a strong support
system, a network to call on,
friendships that buoy you and
love, sweet love.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Other people don’t see the
totality of who you are, a fact
you’re sometimes glad about
and sometimes lonely over. Con-
tinue to work on accepting this
truth of the human condition,
which affects each and every
one.
Chew it over
SOLUTION:

Business
Business moves with Mary
Goody’s to Gordman’s in Starkville
PLUS: New nail
salon opens in
Columbus
G
oody’s in Starkville
is now advertising
its “store-closing”
sale with up to 60 percent
of its inventory.
Signage in the win-
dows and social media
posts from Goody’s
announced a new depart-
ment store will replace the
outgoing Goody’s at 844
Hwy. 12 W. Gordman’s,
which along with Goody’s
is under the Stage Stores
Inc., is slated to open this
spring.
“Gordman’s is an en-
tirely new, super fun store
where big brands meet
everyday low prices,”
Goody’s social media page
announced.
Emphasis on US exports, trade secrets in China trade deal
By KEVIN FREKING
and PAUL WISEMAN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — of his presidency and
The United States and
China reached a trade
deal Wednesday that eas-
es tensions between the
world’s two biggest econ-
omies, offers massive
export opportunities for
U.S. farms and factories,
and promises to do more
to protect American trade
secrets.
Still, the Phase 1 agree-
ment leaves unresolved
Washington’s funda-
mental differences with
Beijing, which is relying
on massive government
intervention in the econ-
omy to turn China into a
technological power.
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Business brief
Gordman’s,
which first
opened in
Nebraska
in 1915, has
slowly gained
steam in
recent years.
Stage Stores
Inc., which in-
cludes Bealls,
Goody’s Palais
Royal, Pee-
Mary Pollitz
bles, Stage
and Gordman’s stores,
announced late last year
the company would be
transitioning “substan-
tially all” of its stores to
Gordman’s.
“We are excited about
our future as we fully
transition to an off-price
business model,” Stage
Stores CEO Michael Glaz- we broke the news that
er said in a press release
last year. “Compared to
their performance as a de- Development at 401 Uni-
partment store, off-price
President Donald
Trump is wanting to show
progress on an issue that
he has made a hallmark
hopes to use in his reelec-
tion campaign this year.
Wednesday’s signing cer-
emony at the White House
gave him the chance to do
that just hours before the
House voted to send ar-
ticles of impeachment to
the Senate for a trial.
Trump promoted the
trade signing as a way of
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
conversions
have consis-
tently deliv-
ered higher
sales with
less inventory,
similar retail
margins and
lower selling,
general and
administrative
expenses.”
The off-
price market
is a store that offers high-
er-end name brand prod-
ucts for slashed prices. In
2019, there were nearly
160 Gordman’s stores
nationwide. That number
is expected to increase to
700 stores by end of Fiscal
Year 2020.
More than a year ago,
Godfather’s Pizza would
be coming to the Midtown
versity Drive. Represen-
delivering economic jus-
tice for American work-
ers he claims have been
betrayed by past admin-
istrations and their trade
policies.
“We mark more than
just an agreement. We
mark a sea change in in-
ternational trade,” Trump
declared during a ram-
bling ceremony in which
he made references to for-
mer FBI Director James
Comey, the impeachment
proceedings and a possi-
THURSDAY, January 16, 2020 5B
tatives from Godfather’s
Pizza confirmed that
replacement shake or a
high energy tea. Keep up
can pick up your teas and
shakes Monday through
opening day should be by
the end of January. A pizza
with Downtown Nutri-
tion with its social media
Friday from 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
and Saturdays from 9 a.m.
you can’t refuse is coming
soon. Be on the lookout
page. Once opened, you -1 p.m.
for the new business near
downtown Starkville.
Moving over to Co-
lumbus, we’ve got new
businesses opening up
near downtown.
Late last month, VA
Nail Salon opened shop at
703 Hwy. 45 N. Sit back,
relax and get pampered
Monday through Saturday
from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and
Sunday noon-6 p.m.
Also, another herbal
tea and meal replacement
nutrition shop is gearing
up for its opening day.
Downtown Nutrition,
owned by Kimberly
Peterson, is slated to open
by the end of next week at
404 Second Ave. N. Drop
on by for healthy meal
ble visit to Mount Rush-
more on July Fourth for a
fireworks display.

Classifieds
LEGALS
Call us: 662-328-2424
Legal Notices
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO-
TICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on September 1,
2005, Mona H. Ahmed ex-
ecuted a certain deed of trust
to Jim B. Tohill, Trustee for the General Manager
benefit of Ameriquest Mort-
gage Company which deed of
trust is of record in the office January 23, 2020
of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, State of Mis- NOTICE TO BIDDERS
sissippi in Book 2005 at Page
29869; and
WHEREAS, Deutsche Bank Na- partment located at 420 4th
tional Trust Company, as Trust- Avenue South, Columbus, Mis- PO Box 511,
ee for Ameriquest Mortgage Se- sissippi, 39701 until 2:00 p.m. Columbus, MS 39703.
curities Inc., Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2005-R10 has hereto-
fore substituted Shapiro &
Brown, LLC as Trustee by in-
strument dated August 20,
2019 and recorded in the
aforesaid Chancery Clerk's Of-
fice in Book 2019 at Page
17494; and
PryorMorrow Project Number:
2019105
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the terms and condi- Bid documents are being made lcrt@cableone.net
tions of said deed of trust and
the entire debt secured thereby
having been declared to be due
and payable in accordance with
the terms of said deed of trust,
Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, as Trustee for
Ameriquest Mortgage Securit-
ies Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificates, Series
2005-R10, the legal holder of
said indebtedness, having re-
quested the undersigned Sub-
stituted Trustee to execute the
trust and sell said land and
property in accordance with the
terms of said deed of trust and
for the purpose of raising the
sums due thereunder, togeth-
er with attorney's fees,
trustee's fees and expense of
sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro & cordance with Section 00200 – Submit work experience/
Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust- Instructions to Bidders, bound
ee in said deed of trust, will on in the Project Manual.
February 6, 2020 offer for sale
at public outcry and sell within BID GUARANTEE: Proposals
legal hours (being between the shall be submitted with Propos- PO Box 511
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.), at the Southeast Door of
the County Courthouse of
Lowndes County, located at
505 2nd Avenue North, Colum-
bus, MS 39701, to the highest
and best bidder for cash or cer-
tified funds the following de-
scribed property situated in
Lowndes County, State of Mis-
sissippi, to-wit:
THE NORTH NINETY (90) FEET
OF LOTS FIVE (5) AND SIX (6)
OF BLOCK OR SQUARE
TWENTY NINE (29) OF SAID
FRISCO CITY ADDITION, ALSO
KNOWN AS FRISCO CITY ADDT.
(1926), A SUBDIVISION OF
LAND TO THE CITY OF COLUM-
BUS, MISSISSIPPI, AS SHOWN
BY PLAT OR MAP, OF SAID
SUBDIVISION ON FILE IN THE
OFFICE OF SAID CHANCERY
CLERK.
SOURCE OF TITLE: BOOK
2003, PAGE 5935, (RECOR-
DED 07/22/2003)
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this 2nd day of January, 2020.
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite
B-202
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 981-9299
522 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
Columbus, MS 39701
19-024577
Publication Dates:
January 16, 23 and 30, 2020
Notice to Bidders
Sealed bids will be received in
the office of the General Man-
ager, City of Columbus, Missis-
sippi, Light and Water Depart-
ment until 10:00 a.m. on Janu-
ary 31, 2020 for a “2004 or
Newer Caterpillar Dozer, Model
D5G XL with a minimum hours
of 3,700.”
Specifications may be ob-
tained by dialing (662) 328-
7192 ext. 121. Any questions
regarding the bid may be direc-
ted to Steve Barksdale at (662)
251-4512.
Bids should be signed by an
authorized agent of the com-
pany and delivered to 420 4th Publish:
Avenue South, Columbus, MS
or mailed to General Manager’s Thursday, January 16, 2020
office, P.O. Box 949, Colum-
bus, MS 39703 and should be
clearly marked on the outside
of the envelope “Bid For 2004
Caterpillar Dozer.”
Columbus Light & Water re-
serves the right to reject any
and/or all bids and to hold bids
for a period of 30 days or until
after the monthly Board of
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fore award or rejection.
No bidder may withdraw a bid
for a period of thirty (30) days
after the date set for opening
of bids.
City of Columbus, Mississippi
Light and Water Department
Todd Gale
General Manager
Publish: January 16, 2020
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Specifications may be ob-
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7192 ext. 121. Any questions
regarding the bid may be direc-
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Bids should be signed by an
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Avenue South, Columbus, MS
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office, P.O. Box 949, Colum-
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Commissioner’s meeting be-
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fore award or rejection.
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after the date set for opening 662−329−2323 info, call 662−549−8507.
of bids. Seeking energetic Custom-
er Service Representative New Hope Mobile Home
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Light and Water Department with the ability to learn new Park 2 prime lots open
computer skills quickly, be Christian Women’s Job
− BRING YOUR HOME! WINTER SPECIAL. 1.75
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Email resume to: Seeking Women.
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Mail resume to: our friendly established
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on Thursday, February 13, No phone calls accepted. Equivalent required. Call
between great 662−722−3016 or visit
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partment Every other Sat 7:30-12:00 water and sewer. First 662−295−2274. Pets
(Columbus, Mississippi)Must have valid drivers month free with 6
month lease and
license. Good customer AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD
deposit. General Merchandise
COLEMAN
service skills a must. PUPPIES. Exc. ped. Blk/
Lot 6 − oversized lot red. Vet checked, w/s,
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ideal for 16 x 80 or wormed. Ready to go! 662
RENTALS double wide, $185/
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TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS month includes water
copy or electronically. Planhold- R12 R500 R11.
LOCAL COMPANY looking and sewer. We will
ers are required to log-in or re-
gister for an account at for receptionist/secretary. 1 BEDROOM prepare site. First
Convenient.
Pet Supplies / Accessories
Certified professionals.
www.pryor-morrowplans.com to Previous experience 2 BEDROOMS month free with refrigerantfinders.com/ad
view and order Bid Documents. helpful but not necessary. minimum 12 month
All planholders are required to Computer skills a must. 3 BEDROOMS lease. Please call Pam,
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OPEN FOR SEASON!
Columbus, MS 39703. CREDIT CHECK
Buy,
of an electronic bid in lieu of a OFFICE SPACE FOR 9−5: Tues−Fri &
sealed bid shall be submitted LEASE. 1112 Main St., 9−12: Sat.
at www.pryor-morrowplans.com.
Questions regarding website re-
gistration, online orders elec-
General Help Wanted
662-329-2323 Ste. 5. 3700 sq. ft.
Plenty of private parking.
Over 50 years experience!
Repairs, cleaning,
Sell,
GARDEN CENTER 662−327−9559.
tronic bidding please contact
Plan House Printing at (662) EMPLOYMENT: 2411 HWY 45 N refinishing, scopes
mounted & zeroed,
407-0193. Sales experience, basic COLUMBUS, MS handmade knives.
Real Estate
knowledge of plants & Located: Hwy 45 Alt, North
Bid preparation will be in ac- landscape maintenance. of West Point, turn right on
SEVERAL 2 & 3 BR UNITS Yokahama Blvd, 8mi & turn
Discover.
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history & 3 references to: left on Darracott Rd, see
Blind Box 672 c/o locations−$435.00 & up. Ads starting at $25 sign, 2.5mi ahead, shop on
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al Security in the form of Certi- Columbus, MS 39703 Commercial Property For Rent In The Dispatch
fied Check or acceptable Bid
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SENSATION ADULT Classifieds section.
least five percent (5%) of the RESTAURANT SPACE STORE/SMOKE SHOP
is opening a new location AVAILABLE. 1200 sq. ft. For Sale. 662−549−4760.
base bid; such security is to be
forfeited as liquidated dam- in Columbus. $1100/mo. Serious
ages, not penalty, by any bid- Licensed Cosmetologists inquiries only. 662−328− Houses For Sale: North
are needed.
der who fails to carry out the
terms of the proposal. The Bid No booth rent.
8655 or 662−574−7879.
FSBO: 3BR/2BA, 3304 5th
Five Questions:
Bond, if used, shall be payable No clientele needed. Houses For Rent: North St N. Fenced back yard w/
to the Owner. Bonds on the For more info, call or text
1 Sea otters
project must be received on or sm shop. Great neighbor−
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before the period scheduled for
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withdrawn after the scheduled bath townhouses. $625 to
closing time for the project. $675. 662−549−9555.
Houses For Sale: New Hope when you advertise
Rentals
Bids must be firm for a period Ask for Glenn or text.
of forty-five (45) days after the
scheduled time of opening. Houses For Rent: East 16 WIDNER IN NEW HOPE and shop here! 2 John
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Newly remodeled. 3BR/
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stove. Convenient to sq. ft. Has 25’x30’ wired
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surety company authorized to Apts For Rent: North & side door. $164,900.
do business in the State of $525/mo. Call 662−352−
3 Greenland
Mississippi will be required 4776. 662−549−9298.
Community
within ten (10) days after the
Large 1 Bedroom, upstairs
successful bidder has been no- apartment for rent. $450/ 3 OR 4BR/1.5BA. Newly Houses For Sale: Caledonia
tified of the award of the con- month and $450 deposit. renovated, w/d hookup, all
tract to him. Water, Sewer, and Trash stainless steel appliances FSBO: 3BR/2BA ON 2.5
Ads starting at $12
4 Orange
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CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBIL-
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Smoking. Located between Call 662−425−6954. Completely remodeled.
ITY: All bids submitted by a
is the New
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lic works or public projects 4BR/2.5BA BRICK HOME 7113.
where said bid is in excess of
Black
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($50,000) to perform con- 1015 11th Ave. N. $300/ tomatoes & more! Available
tile floors in kitchen &
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31-3-21, Mississippi Code of bathrooms. Located at 1 ACRE OF LAND on Sand
1972, shall contain on the out-
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5 Florida
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ope or container of such bid FOX RUN APARTMENTS 770−658−7726. elevated. 662−241−7384. 1270 or 662−425−9116.
the contractor’s current certific- 1 & 2 BR near hospital.
ate number. No bid shall be $595−$645 monthly.
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such contractor’s current certi- Military discount, pet area,
ficate number appears on the pet friendly, and furnished
outside or exterior of said en- corporate apts.
velope or container or unless 24−HOUR PROFESSIONAL
there appears a statement on GYM. ON SITE SECURITY.
the outside or exterior of such ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
envelope or container to the ef- ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
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therewith does not exceed fifty
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tronically, the requirement for
including a certificate of re- Apts For Rent: West
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VIP
that the bid enclosed does not
exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars
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Robert W. Work wanted. Carpentry,
concrete, electrical &
Carpentry, minor electrical,
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