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DA calls for prisoner clemency, guard raises
In addressing the
recent prison riot
outbreak and poor liv-
ing conditions inside
the state facilities,
Mississippi 16th Cir-
cuit District Attorney
Scott Colom urged for
criminal justice reform
at the Martin Luther
King Jr. Day Unity
Breakfast in Colum-
bus Monday morning.
During his speech,
Colom called for legis-
lators to raise the pay
for prison guards and
for Gov. Tate Reeves
to pardon inmates
who are eligible.
Jared Brock, left, and Jared Kimes help clean up Odd Fellows Cemetery in Starkville during their day off from school for
Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Hundreds of volunteers participated in a Day of Service to honor King’s legacy. SEE
MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 2A.
Bishop, Davis honored at Unity Park
Annual MLK ceremony includes call to
promote unity in time of ‘more division’
By Tess Vrbin
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Carole
McReynolds Davis knew ev-
erybody in Starkville. She
used to walk up to a visitor
or a newcomer in Starkville
Cafe, talk to the person for
several minutes, and return
to her table with a napkin
that had the person’s name
and contact information on
it, her daughter Elizabeth
Williams told a crowd of
about 100 on Monday.
“She wanted to make
sure that everybody was
welcomed in this town,”
she said.
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Mississippi prison system in ‘state of emergency’
By Yue Stella Yu deaths of inmates and poor living conditions
syu@cdispatch.com behind bars.
Five inmates were killed within days ear-
As riots rock Mississippi prisons and con- lier this year, and another inmate was found
tinue to claim lives, 16th Circuit District At- hanging in his cell at the Parchman prison
torney Scott Colom called for actions from Saturday evening, the Associated Press re-
state leadership Monday to improve Missis- ported. Meanwhile, the Mississippi Center
sippi’s detention system at the Martin Luther for Investigative Reporting has revealed
King Jr. Day Unity Breakfast in Columbus. photos of molded walls, flooded hallways,
To honor the civil rights leader King’s rats running rampant inside the cells and
legacy, Colom said he decided to speak up more.
about a challenging issue that “asked us to “The last inspection report found that
see the dignity and humanity in others.” 300 cells didn’t have electricity,” Colom said.
Mississippi’s prison conditions, he said, are “One building had one working shower for
“already inhumane.” 50 inmates.”
“Our prison system is in a state of emer- Coupled with the deteriorating living
Yue Stella Yu/Dispatch Staff gency,” Colom said, addressing the recent See Colom, 3A
DAY OF SERVICE Council to
discuss hiring
assistant chief,
head of criminal
investigations
Doran Johnson
recommended for
assistant chief position;
Rick Jones as CID head
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
Columbus City
Council is expected to
hire an assistant chief
and head of criminal
investigations for the
police department
during this evening’s
meeting, scheduled to
begin at 5 in the Mu- Shelton
Austin Frayser/Special to The Dispatch
nicipal Complex.
A letter from city Human Resourc-
es Director Pat Mitchell attached in
the council’s agenda recommends
the hiring of Doran Johnson for as-
sistant chief and Rick Jones for head
of the department’s Criminal Investi-
gation Division.
Chief Fred Shelton said with the
hiring of Anthony Nelson as captain
of patrol at the last council meeting,
these hires, if approved by the city
council, would bring CPD back to a
full command staff.
“It would be a tremendous help
and it would take some burden off
me,” Shelton said. “... I won’t just have
The crowd gathered to make decisions by myself. I’ll have
on Dr. Douglas L. Conner an assistant chief and two captains.
Drive Monday afternoon With that amount of experience, we
to march through down- should be able to move forward in
town Starkville in honor this police department, become more
of Dr. Martin Luther King efficient, effective and proactive.”
Jr.’s birthday and to recog- Johnson is one of five applicants
nize the 2020 Unity Park for the assistant chief position since
honorees. Davis and Doro- Mitchell began advertising for the
thy Bishop both dedicated position in December 2019, accord-
much of their lives to bridg- ing to her letter to the council. He
ing racial divides. Both currently serves as the chief school
died in 2014, when Bishop resource officer for Columbus Mu-
was 71 and Davis was 72. nicipal School District.
The two women became Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
Jones, one of three applicants for
the ninth and 10th honor- Daril Clinton, left, daughter of Dorothy Bishop, and Oktibbeha
CID head, is the former administra-
County NAACP President Yulanda Haddix listen as Elizabeth
ees at Unity Park, as well as Williams speaks in honor of her mother, Carole McReynolds Da- tor of Lowndes County Adult Deten-
the third class of local hon- vis, at Unity Park on Monday. Bishop’s and Davis’ names were tion Center. He retired in 2017 and
orees, for creating commu- added to the park in honor of their work for racial justice during went to work for CPD part-time.
See Unity Park, 3A their lives. See COUNCIL, 6A
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DAY OF SERVICE

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Jasmine Topps, a junior at Mississippi State University, tutors Carter Shamily on phonics Monday at the Need-
more Community Center in Starkville. A group of MSU students volunteers at the local tutoring agency Ms.
Smith’s Educational Services every year as part of the Starkville MLK Day of Service. Carter is 6 years old and
the son of Carla Shamily.

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Starkville locals marched down Jefferson Street and through downtown Monday for the Oktibbeha County Branch
of NAACP March and Rally in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The crowd sang “We Shall Overcome” and
then gathered in Unity Park to recognize individuals who were devoted to racial justice in Oktibbeha County.

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Yue Stella Yu/Dispatch Staff
Tiffany Ramsey, a teacher with the Noxubee County
School District, drove her truck to pick up school sup-
plies for her students at the Trotter Convention Center
in Columbus Monday morning. “We don’t get paid that
much,” Ramsey said, “but it does show that people
recognize our struggle.”
Shaun Kohlhein, left, and Reginald Williams III hoist a
slab of wood into a dumpster at the Habitat for Human-
ity Warehouse on Rockhill Road. They were part of a
group of 15 volunteers to clean up the warehouse as
part of the Starkville MLK Day of Service on Monday.
Both attend Mississippi State University and belong to
the Omega Psi Phi service fraternity.

Colom
Continued from Page 1A
conditions and increasing
violence, Colom said, is
the sharp decline in the
number of prison guards
and shrinking budgets
for the Department of
Corrections from the
state Legislature, even as
state and federal agencies
warned state leaders that
“Parchman was a ticking
time bomb.”
“If these current con-
ditions don’t drastically
improve, it’s only a matter
of time before the entire
system is under (federal)
government oversight…,
leaving state policy mak-
ers as merely spectators,”
Colom said. “How many
more people have to die
in the meantime?”
Calling for solutions to
fix the prison system, Co-
lom urged the Legislature
to prioritize pay raises for
prison guards, which he
said would attract bet-
ter candidates for the
job and discourage them
from taking bribes. The
starting salary for prison
guards at Parchman is
$25,650, AP reported.
“We can’t expect peo-
ple to do one of the most
dangerous jobs in state
government for the same
amount of money as
somebody working at fast
Unity Park
Continued from Page 1A
nity unity and promoting
racial equality. Plaques
bearing their names will
hang alongside other hon-
orees at the park located
just east of the Oktibbeha
County Courthouse An-
nex.
Davis was a member
of the first local race re-
lations team in the 1990s
and organized the annu-
al MLK Day parade. She
painted a portrait of a civil
rights leader every year
and presented the works
to various churches. She
also painted landscapes
and buildings, but Wil-
liams’ personal favorites
of her mother’s work were
her portraits of everyday
community members, she
said.
“My mom had this way
of not only painting the
exterior of a person, but
somehow also capturing
the spirit of a person and
putting that on canvas as
well,” Williams said. “She
did that by talking and
listening and asking ques-
tions and engaging with
whoever it was she was
with, and that’s exactly
what we have to do.”
The subjects of Davis’
paintings included King,
local civil rights activist
and physician Dr. Douglas
L. Conner and even Bish-
op.
Bishop was the first fe-
male president of the Ok-
tibbeha County NAACP.
In addition to advocating
for voter registration and
racial justice, she made
headlines in 2005 for her
unique way of protesting
Mississippi’s plan to re-
move the poverty-level
aged and disabled catego-
ry from its Medicaid pro-
gram. She was on bed rest
for diabetes and a thyroid
condition, but she brought
her bed to the Oktibbeha
County Courthouse, the
state Capitol in Jackson
and even Washington D.C.
She advocated for the
creation of Unity Park,
founded in 2013, as a
monument to the civil
rights movement and ap-
proached the board of su-
pervisors with the idea for
it several years ago.
“She was a visionary
that God gave a lot of vi-
sion to,” Bishop’s daugh-
ter, Daril Clinton, said
at Monday’s ceremony.
“She was chosen. She was
a chosen vessel and she
was willing to be used. It’s
time for us to be used, to
let God put the love of God
in our hearts.”
‘Where all God’s
children would stand
as equals’
Unity Park is dedicated
to recognizing individuals
food,” Colom said, earn-
ing a round of applause
from the audience.
Another solution, Co-
lom said, is for newly
elected Gov. Tate Reeves
to use his clemency pow-
er to pardon eligible in-
mates, reducing the jail
population and the cost
thereafter. He suggest-
ed the governor should
set up a committee to
recommend inmates for
pardons based on the
reviews of prison behav-
ior records and to hold
hearings to gather public
opinions.
The policy, which re-
wards good behaviors,
would offer incentives to
prisoners to better be-
have, Colom said.
“This improves the
safety and conditions of
our prisons without cost-
ing a dime,” he said.
In response to Colom’s
suggestions, Reeves’
spokesperson Renae Eze
said in an email that “all
options for improving the
system are on the table.”
The governor is in search
for a new Department of
Corrections commission-
er and has asked a state
Bureau of Investigation
officer to look into the
prison system, Eze said.
and events that advanced
civil rights locally and na-
tionally.
In 2018, the park began
adding plaques annually
to recognize local individ-
uals who have contributed
to civil rights in Oktibbe-
ha County. Honorees in-
clude King and Conner,
former Gov. William Win-
ter, Medgar Evers, Fannie
Lou Hamer, Wilson Ash-
ford Sr., Adelaide Jeanette
Elliott and the Mississippi
State University’s “Game
of Change” with the Uni-
versity of Loyola-Chicago.
To be honored, a per-
son must have lived in Ok-
tibbeha County for at least
part of his or her life, been
deceased for at least five
years, “advanced commu-
nity unity” and “made a
significant contribution to
civil rights in Oktibbeha
County,” according to the
Unity Park website.
District 5 Supervisor
Joe Williams said he had
been hoping
for years
that Unity
Park would
add some
local names.
“If we use
local funds,
we should Williams
have local
representa-
tion,” Wil-
liams said.
Mayor
Lynn Spruill
said during
her remarks
Monday that Spruill
she wants
the march to grow, hope-
fully by 100 next year, and
include as many people as
possible.
“We want them to feel
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“Progress will happen
one day at a time, and
Governor Reeves will be
there every step of the
way,” Eze said.
Chism: Prisons getting
‘our full attention’
In the wake of the
problems across Mis-
sissippi prisons, local
lawmakers all agree that
it’s vital to retain prison
guards with higher pay.
They also agree it should
be the Legislature’s prior-
ity to fix the system, but
they differ on the fitting
approach.
Rep. Gary Chism
(R-Columbus) said the
prison sys-
tem has not
been a high
priority for
the Legis-
lature until
the out-
break of the
riots. Chism
“ B e -
cause of the deaths and
because of the gang ac-
tivity that is occurring
now,” Chism said, “they
are going to get our full
attention.”
But money is not the
only answer, Chism said.
Aside from the pay raise
The two newest Unity Park honorees, Dorothy Bishop
and Carole McReynolds Davis, were recognized in a
ceremony Monday after a march through downtown
Starkville. Bishop and Davis spent much of their lives
working to bridge racial divides. Bishop was a protester
and activist while Davis was an artist who organized the
annual march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
that they’re a part of the
community in a way that
we don’t necessarily do
every day,” Spruill said.
“We strive to, but mak-
ing a highlight of it today
in particular is one of the
things that makes it stay
so special.”
Former Starkville po-
lice chief R. Frank Nich-
ols, who retired Dec.
31, was the ceremony’s
keynote speaker. He said
everyone has a responsi-
bility to promote unity, es-
pecially in a time with in-
creasingly “more division
amongst Americans,” and
reminded the crowd of
Mark 3:25 in the Bible: “If
a house is divided against
itself, that house cannot
stand.”
Nichols also cited Dr.
King’s “I’ve Been to the
Mountaintop” speech, in
which he mentioned but
did not define “the prom-
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 3A
for guards, he recom- Overcrowding, inmates, among other
mends setting up more things.
drug courts for non-vio- inhumane treatment Agreeing with Colom’s
lent drug-related crimes create issues suggestions, Taylor said
instead of sending those Rep. Cheikh Taylor granting clemency would
offenders to correction- (D-Starkville) however, be “the ultimate show of
al facilities. In addition,
Chism called for con-
d is a g re es .
Instead of
compassion” for the new
governor.
sistency among judges’ fixing the “We have to look at
method of sentencing, prison sys- a well-rounded, holistic
saying that the sentences tem, he approach to criminal jus-
should be kept minimum said, the tice,” Taylor said.
for non-violent crimes. approach Rep. Kabir Karriem
“Sometimes, some would allow (D-Columbus) said the
judges give twice the private pris- Taylor riots reflect
amount of time to be ons to gain the deeper
served as other judges,” profits. problem of
Chism said. “The root cause (of an overpop-
Hoping to dial down the problem) is that peo- ulated pris-
gang activities in pris- ple are being treated like on system.
ons, Chism said the only animals, and, because of He said the
solution now is to transfer these harsh conditions, state needs
gang members to private starting to behave like to develop Karriem
prisons to protect other them,” Taylor said. “Ship- a healthi-
inmates from harm. For- ping people around is not er program to introduce
mer Gov. Phil Bryant had solving the problem.” former prisoners back to
moved 375 prisoners to Taylor said he would society, which is one of
private facilities, many of introduce legislation to the objectives held by the
whom Chism said were reduce jail population, Mississippi Legislative
“hardcore” gang mem- such as eliminating min- Black Caucus that he vice
bers. imum sentencing and chairs.
“Once they have really making it easier to qual- “We’ve got over 800
taken hold of a facility, it’s ify for parole in cases people right now that are
hard to stop them,” Chism of non-violent crimes. A eligible for parole but
said. “In some of the cas- smaller prison popula- can’t be paroled because
es, they actually run the tion could save millions they don’t have a (home)
prisons. As an inmate, of dollars for the state, address to go to,” Kar-
you are really scared not he said, money that could riem said. “Now we need
to join. Otherwise you are be reinvested into work- some clear-cut legislation
going to be isolated and force training and men- that will help bring our
picked upon.” tal health treatment for folks back home.”
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ised land.”
“That audience of
striking sanitation work-
ers and their supporters,
those long-suffering wom-
en and men who erupt-
ed in cries and shouts
already knew,” Nichols
said. “The promised land
is where you did not have
to march for your dignity,
where you didn’t have to
sing for your freedom. It’s
where you had no need for
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Letters to the editor AREA VOICES

Voice of the people
Supports proposed clemency committee
E
I was inspired by Scott Colom’s thought-
ful words at the MLK Breakfast Monday
morning. Creating a clemency committee to
examine the sentences and prison records
of all Mississippi prisoners, which then rec-
ommends to Governor Reeves candidates
for his pardons, I thought to be a brilliant
suggestion. When such a committee is
formed, I would like to serve on it.
Bonnie Oppenheimer
Columbus
Comments on presidency and round-
abouts
Being positive is a trait that President
Trump is good at. If the Republican party is
the party of the privilege, then that in-
cludes me. I am privileged to be born in the
greatest country in the world. If supporting
the Second Amendment and not supporting
abortion makes me an elitist, I guess I’m
one. Abraham Lincoln “The Great Eman-
cipator” freed the slaves. By the way he
was a Republican. A little history lesson.
The Democrats are the race-baiters today.
I wished all would think “Make America
Great Again” is a good thing. President
Trump’s record speaks for itself. But if you
listen to MSNBC, CNN and read only the
left leaning papers, I see why you are so
negative and don’t walk the walk. President
Trump is not only walking the walk, he is
talking the talk. It is proven by his accom-
plishments. That can’t be denied. You can
woller in the woe-is-me syndrome if you
want. I am going to enjoy America being
great again. That light you see in the tunnel
is the Trump train. Get aboard or get left
behind.
To close, I totally agree with Tanner
Imes in Sunday’s paper. The money being
spent on the roundabout could be better
spent other places. We’ve got a fire station
and an amphitheater not completed plus in-
frastructure items in the city that is in need
of repair. It’s about priorities I guess.
God Bless America.
Lee Roy Lollar
Columbus
A real game of thrones
Netflix has finally released the eighth
season of Game of Thrones, and seeing the
show again gave me an epiphany. Presi-
dent Trump is a Lannister! He is blond,
rich, covets a throne (his best buddies are
autocrats), and finally, he subscribes to the
Lannister view of truth. Way back in Season
1, Cercei Lannister said to her son Joffrey,
the crown prince, “When you are king, the
truth will be what you say it is.”
Will there be an Iron Throne installed at
Mar-A-Lago?
Bill Gillmore
Columbus
You can’t impeach connection
verywhere you
turn this week
you’re reading and
hearing about a Donald
Trump presidency in a
free fall, in turmoil, in
disarray. It’s as though
the media which can’t get
enough of this guy also
can’t get enough of piling
on him at the same time.
First let me state — no
Donald Trump apologist Everette Cribb
am I. Does he say things
that sometimes should
be left unsaid? Yes. Is he extremely
blunt? Yes. Does he tweet too much?
Yes. But, here’s something I learned understanding of the genuine
since his election victory in 2016
— and all the Donald Trump haters
need to grasp this, too.
The folks who have been with
Trump from the beginning don’t
give a damn what you or your “pro-
tectors of democracy,” also known
as the media, think about him or
them. In fact, you probably never
understood or cared to know who
they were from the start.
You didn’t create Donald Trump.
You didn’t understand, legitimize,
or even entertain the man as stand-
ing a chance when he declared his
candidacy. You still don’t grasp that
his breaking with tradition, conven-
tion, and even social and political
etiquette doesn’t matter to millions
of Americans. In fact, you don’t —
maybe can’t — understand that it’s
why they love him.
Finally, you don’t understand that their alarm goes off. To which they
all the snarky, dismissive, “isn’t he
embarrassing” eye rolling you’re
doing in your daily conversation
only galvanizes his support.
The incalculable variables of this
impeachment trial make my head
spin, and genuinely frighten those
in media and traditional politics,
horrified by the prospects of anoth-
er four years of a Trump adminis-
tration. Simply because he won an
election they felt belonged to them.
We will simply never know how
many millions will sit out this elec-
tion to protest Trump or their own
party. We’ll never know how many
vote third party. Maybe millions.
But here’s what else we don’t
know.
How many will vote for Trump
and never admit it aloud? How many es. They “strap it on” every day and
will finally take the time to vote for
Trump after having sat it out for
multiple election cycles because
this economy has improved their
financial situation? How many peo-
ple connect with Donald
Trump even though you
may find him objection-
able in every way?
I have a feeling there
are millions of them, too.
Perhaps millions more
than can be estimated.
The passion for
Trump is as intense for
many as the blind faith
and trust millions had
for Obama when guys
like me shook their
heads in disbelief in
2008 and 2012.
To me, it comes down to an
working class of this country. Not
pencil pushers, or bean counters, or
middle managers.
There is a demographic, or class,
or group of Americans who relate to
Donald Trump on a deeply personal
level. And there’s more of them than
I, and people like me really take the
time to consider.
There are certain jobs where
every single day involves physi-
cally challenging work with other
tough-minded people. Steeled by
their jobs, they wake up knowing
they will earn every penny of their
money. They aren’t working to
“fulfill themselves” or “find their
passion” in life. They’re working to
live.
Just going to work requires a
certain mindset. It starts with their
head pounding or body aching when
exclaim, “here we go again.” If you
work in one of these fields (con-
struction, for example) long enough,
it changes you. You feel confident in
yourself for good reason. Nothing
comes easy. You show up to work
every day and do your job.
Many of these people talk like
Donald Trump talks. They might
seem overly enthusiastic, angry, or
yes, even “vulgar.”
It’s a by-product of their job and
you have to have worked in it to
truly understand it. Pajama boys,
media types, and academics won’t
ever really understand this.
These people are often incredibly
loyal, too. Maybe a bit like sharing a
foxhole. There’s a deep bond among
them. They have shared experienc-
fight until the whistle blows. They
don’t let anyone bully, take advan-
tage or in any way emasculate them.
Donald Trump is a billionaire
who talks and acts like these
people I’m describing. He can be
funny, crass, occasionally get his
tail kicked, maybe even embar-
rass himself by saying “the wrong
thing.” But then, he gets back up
and brings it the next day. Wholly
unapologetic and never internaliz-
ing what anyone else might think.
Trump has created a bond with
the millions of people in this coun-
try I’m describing. And there are
millions. In fact, I dare say it’s most
working Americans. This bond or
connection with Trump can’t be bro-
ken because Trump is attitudinally
one of them and they are Trump.
They won’t give up on him. That
would be the equivalent of giving up
on themselves.
I know plenty of people who find
Trump embarrassing, dangerous,
ill-suited for the job, ideological-
ly direction-less, a Democrat in
disguise, and on and on and on. I’ve
been guilty of tossing some of that
his way myself in the past.
But I’ve given up trying to ex-
plain him to people who refuse to
view any opposing train of thought
as sufficient. Those who support
him don’t really care what you or
media think. Trump is a champion
to millions of everyday Americans
and he seems to connect with who
they are.
That may make you exclaim,
“How is that possible? How could
anyone support this guy?”
Maybe it’s time you tried to
understand who these millions of
Americans are and less time look-
ing down your nose at their candi-
date of choice.
I have no idea if there are enough
of them to give Trump a victory
once again in November. But I do
know there are many millions of
them the political parties, media,
and perhaps you don’t care to ac-
knowledge.
That might say a whole lot more
about you and them than about
Trump and those who support him.
So enjoy your impeachment play.
The trial might make way for a
temporary high of power, but come
November the American citizens
will have their chance to impeach
the same people who have spent
four years dragging their fighter
through the mud.
Everette Cribb lives in Millport,
Alabama. He is a millwork specialist
at Lowe’s and an Operations Man-
agement student at the University
of Alabama. He can be reached at
everette.cribb@yahoo.com.

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Trump tells business leaders of ‘spectacular’ US economy

President said he was attending World
Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,
to encourage business to invest in the U.S.
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
The Associated Press
DAVOS, Switzerland —
President Donald Trump
sought Tuesday to sell the Unit-
ed States to the global business
community, telling an econom-
ic conference in the Swiss Alps
that America’s economic turn-
around has been “nothing short
of spectacular.”
Trump addressed the annual
World Economic Forum in Da-
vos, Switzerland, hours before
his historic impeachment trial
was to reconvene in the U.S.
Senate in Washington.
Trump reminded the audi-
ence that when he spoke here
two years ago, early in his pres-
idency, “I told you that we had
launched the great American
comeback.”
“Today I’m proud to declare
the United States is in the midst
of an economic boom, the likes
of which the world has never
seen before,” the president said.
Trump’s participation in the
annual gathering of political
and business elites in the Al-
pine ski resort will provide a
conspicuous split-screen mo-
ment in a presidency familiar
with them. The two-day Swiss
visit will test Trump’s ability
to balance his anger over be-
ing impeached with a desire to
project leadership on the world
stage.
Speculation had mounted
that Trump would cancel the
trip due to the Senate trial, but
aides said he remains focused
on producing results for the
American people.
Climate issues were to be a
main theme at the forum and
“Act on Climate” was written
in the snow at the landing zone
where Trump’s Marine One
helicopter set down in Davos.
Trump, however, said he was at-
tending the forum to encourage
businesses to invest in the U.S.
“America is thriving. Ameri-
ca is flourishing and yes, Amer-
ica is winning again like never
before,” Trump said before
talking about a newly signed
trade deal with China and a
pending trade agreement with
Thunberg scolds Davos elites over climate
By PAN PYLAS
The Associated Press
‘We need to start listening to
DAVOS, Switzerland — Four young climate
the science, and treat this crisis
activists, including Greta Thunberg, scolded
the elites gathered at the World Economic Fo-
with the importance it deserves’
rum for not doing enough to deal with the cli- Climate activist Greta Thunberg
mate emergency and warned them that time
was running out. was due to give a speech. Trump has pulled
At a panel in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, the U.S. out of the Paris accord to limit climate
the four said Tuesday that they hoped their gen- change and has traded barbs with Thunberg on
eration had found its voice and can work with social media.
those in power to bring about the necessary “Without treating it as a real crisis we cannot
change to limit climate change. Yet Thunberg solve it,” Thunberg said.
said not enough has been done. The Swedish teenager came to fame by stag-
“We need to start listening to the science, ing a regular strike at her school, sparking a
and treat this crisis with the importance it de- global movement that eventually earned her
serves,” said the 17-year-old, just as U.S. Presi- Time Magazine’s award as the 2019 Person of
dent Donald Trump was arriving in Davos and the Year.
Mexico and Canada. with the leaders of Iraq, Paki- many disagreements with Eu-
Trump also spoke of record stan, Switzerland and Iraq’s rope over tax and trade policy,
low unemployment, stock mar- self-governing Kurdish region, like a new digital levy by the
ket gains and millions removed as well as the forum’s founder, French that will force Ameri-
from unemployment. the White House said. can tech giants such as Amazon
Trump planned to meet with Trump also will have his first and Google to pay up.
world leaders and business ex- meeting with the new European “She’s new and she’s for-
ecutives after the speech. Commission president, Ursula midable,” said Goodman, who
The White House has not von der Leyen, the first woman studies international economic
named any of the business lead- to hold the position. policy as a senior vice president
ers Trump is set to meet with. That meeting could be the at the Center for Strategic and
But he is scheduled to hold most significant, said analyst International Studies in Wash-
talks Tuesday and Wednesday Matt Goodman, given Trump’s ington.

Feds allow use of opioid funds to stem meth, cocaine surge

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — uents and state officials,
Alarmed by a deadly new
twist in the nation’s drug
addiction crisis, the gov-
ernment will allow states
to use federal money
earmarked for the opioid
epidemic to help growing
numbers of people strug-
gling with meth and co-
caine.
The little-noticed
change is buried in a mas-
sive spending bill passed
by Congress late last
year. Pressed by constit-
lawmakers of both parties
and the Trump adminis-
tration agreed to broaden
the scope of a $1.5 billion
grant program previously
restricted to the opioid
crisis. Starting this year
states can also use those
federal dollars to counter
addiction to “stimulants,”
a term the government
uses for methamphet-
amine and cocaine.
“Meth and cocaine are
making a comeback and
they are more potent than
they were during the last
wave,” said Mark String-
er, director of Missouri’s
Department of Mental
Health. He oversees the
state’s efforts to prevent
addiction, get drug-de-
pendent people into treat-
ment, and support them
in recovery. “Where meth
is much more prevalent
than opioids, this will be a
game-changer.”
About 68,000 people
died of drug overdoses
in the U.S. in 2018, with
opioids involved in about
two-thirds of the cases.
Opioids are a drug class
that includes fentanyl,
heroin, certain prescrip-
tion painkillers, and var-
ious chemical combina-
tions concocted for street
sales. But the national
numbers also hide dra-
matic differences in the
deadliest drugs across
the land.
In most states west of
the Mississippi meth is
the biggest killer, accord-
ing to government data
for 2017. Meanwhile, the
highly lethal opioid fen-
tanyl maintains its grip
on the East and Midwest.
Cocaine ranks third over-
all nationally in drug-in-
volved deaths.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen,
D-N.H., whose state has
been hard-hit by the opi-
oid epidemic, said she
was hearing from all
quarters last year that the
drug-addiction scourge is
gradually changing.
“They were seeing
much more impact from
meth and from cocaine,
substances they couldn’t
address because of spe-
cific language in the law,”
said Shaheen, referring
to previous restrictions in
the federal grant program
aimed at opioids.

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Couple together for nearly 65 years die on the same day

‘I’m sad. But I know they’re at peace
and they’re back together. It truly
was a love story for the books.’
Sue Wagener, a niece raised by Jack
and Harriet Morrison
The Associated Press
ARNOLD, Mo. — A
couple who had been to-
gether for nearly 65 years
have died on the same day
at a St. Louis-area nursing
home.
Jack and Harriet Mor-
rison’s beds were placed
next to each other in their
final hours, allowing them
to hold hands, the St. Lou-
is Post-Dispatch reported.
E i g ht y - s i x- ye a r - ol d
Jack died first. Harriett,
who was 83, died later on
Jan. 11.
“I’m sad. But I know
they’re at peace and
they’re back together,”
said Sue Wagener, a niece
raised by the Morrisons.
“It truly was a love story
for the books.”
The couple went on
their first date on Hallow-
een of 1955. “They went
to a little diner and never
separated from that day
on,” Wagener said. They
married about six months
later.
They met as Harriett
accompanied her father
on a trip with the drum
and bugle corp he played
in. Jack was behind the
wheel of a charter bus that
drove the group to some of
its concerts.
Together, the couple
ran and grew V-K Bus
Lines while raising Wage-
ner and their two sons.
They were active
Moolah Shriners, a fra-
ternal order devoted to
philanthropy, and traveled
the world next to each oth-
er, often on Shrine-related
trips, including to Europe
and Australia.
“You didn’t see Jack
unless you saw Harriet,”
said Wayne Price, a fellow
Shriner.
About a year ago, Har-
riet tripped while walking
their dog, breaking her
pelvis and hip, Wagener
said. She had dementia,
and moved into The Wood-
lands of Arnold nursing
home and rehabilitation
center.
Meanwhile, Jack was
having trouble living at
home. Wagener said she
talked him into moving
into a villa at the Wood-
lands in May. In Septem-
ber, he also fell, breaking
his neck. He then moved
into the nursing home,
four doors down the hall
from his wife.
Even then, they would
nap together, one in a
wheelchair, the other in
bed — their hands inter-
twined.
“Some days she knew
him; other days she
didn’t,” said Wagener.
Wagener said she told
Jack on Christmas Eve
that Harriet had stopped
eating and drinking. He
barely ate or drank after
that.
About 11 p.m. on Jan.
10, she got a call from a
nurse saying Harriet ap-
peared close to death. The
nurse asked if staff could
move furniture out of
Jack’s room so the couple
could be together.
Wagener said there was
nothing she’d love more.
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Health
Health tip
n Trans fats are unhealthy: Their production involves high
pressure, heat and hydrogen gas in the presence of a metal
catalyst. This process makes liquid vegetable oils solid at
room temperature. Studies show that they are unhealthy and
linked to a drastic increase in heart disease risk.
Source: healthline.com

Health Briefs

Courtesy photo
NEW TREATMENT AT BAPTIST: Dr. Chris LeBrun, nephrologist, talks with Joseph Bush of Columbus, as Bush
recently undergoes dialysis. Bush was the first patient to undergo therapeutic plasma exchange (a specific form
of plasmapheresis) to treat his kidney disease — a technique in which a patient’s plasma is rapidly exchanged
and replaced to remove a substance produced from a certain disease. In the past, a patient needing this treat-
ment would have to be transferred to another hospital. Now this life-saving treatment can be performed at Baptist
Golden Triangle. “Having it now available at Baptist Golden Triangle is a step closer in the more rapid treatment
response for our patients,” said LeBrun.

OCH Regional Medical
Center receives award
OCH Regional Med-
ical Center has been
named one of America’s
Best Hospitals for Patient
Safety by the Women’s
Choice Award, America’s
trusted referral source
for the best in health
care. The award signifies
that OCH is in the top 8
percent of 4,797 U.S. hos-
pitals for patient safety.
Nationwide, health
care has made significant
strides in patient safety
in recent years. Hospi-
tal-acquired conditions
declined 21 percent from
2010 to 2015, resulting
in 125,000 fewer patient
deaths, according to a
report from the U.S. De-
partment of Health and
Human Services. Hospi-
tal-acquired conditions
are conditions that a
patient develops while in
the hospital being treated
for something else.
The methodology
used to select OCH as
one of America’s Best
Hospitals for Patient
Safety is unique in that it
evaluates 11 Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid
Services’ (CMS) mea-
sures of infections and
complications, Hospital
Consumer Assessment
of Health Care Providers
and Systems (HCAHPS) operating room or proce-
survey results along with dural area.
primary research about OCH is one of 399
women’s health care award recipients rep-
preferences. It is the only
resenting the hospitals
award recognizing ex- that have met the highest
cellence in patient safety
standards for patient
based on robust criteria
that considers patient safety in the U.S. by the
satisfaction and clinical Women’s Choice Award.
excellence.
To receive the award,
hospitals must also use
an inpatient safe sur-
gery checklist to assess
effective communication
and safe practices during
three perioperative peri-
ods: prior to administra-
tion of anesthesia; prior
to skin incision; and prior
to the patient leaving the

Health tips from Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen

Put spice in your (longer) life
Variety may be the spice of life, at
least folks have been claiming that since
William Cowper coined the phrase in
his 1785 poem “The Task.” But in 2019,
science may have changed the saying
by proving that spice itself is the heart
of life.
Italian researchers have found that
eating chili peppers four or more times
weekly reduces your risk of dying from
a heart attack by 40 percent and from
stroke by over 50 percent! Their study,
published in the Journal of the Amer-
ican College of Cardiology, tracked
around 22,000 men for eight years, and
the researchers say peppers convey
those benefits regardless of whether
you have any cardiovascular risk factors
or eat a healthy Mediterranean diet.
This follows a 2017 study published
in PLOS that found Americans who
eat chili peppers (not counting dried
pepper flakes) reduce their risk of death
over a 19-year timespan by 13 percent!
What makes chili peppers so
health-friendly when they can be so
hot they seem heart-stopping? The
benefits appear to be the result of the
tongue-searing chemical capsaicin,
which helps moderate your insulin
response after eating and lowers your
resting heart rate, and phytonutrients
that help process fats, dilate blood ves-
sels and knock out bacteria.
So, enjoy whole wheat pasta arrabi-
ata or diavolo using pepperoncini (like
spicy Calabrian peppers that register
15,000 to 30,000 on the Scoville scale).
And don’t shy away from Asian peppers
found in dishes like Szechuan Dan Dan
noodles or spicy vegetarian eggplant.
Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The
Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D.
is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of
Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. To
live your healthiest, tune into “The Dr. Oz
Show” or visit www.sharecare.com.

Council
Continued from Page 1A
Jones and Nelson both
ran unsuccessfully for
Lowndes County sheriff in
2019.
Police Chief Fred Shel-
ton declined to comment
further on Johnson’s or
Jones’ qualifications until
after the council meeting.
CPD has been without
an assistant chief since
Shelton was promoted in
January 2018, except for
two months in 2018 when
Indianola Police Chief Ed-
rick Hall served in that
role. Hired in May, Hall
left in July to resume his
position as police chief in
Indianola.
CPD’s former CID head,
Capt. Stacey Deans, passed
away in August 2019 after
several months of severe
health issues. Cpl. Eric
Lewis has been serving as
head of investigations in
the interim.
In the letter included in
the agenda packet, Mitch-
ell recommends an annual
salary of $63,000 for the as-
sistant police chief position
and $59,037.45 for the CID
position.
The city council is
also expected to discuss
allocating $15,000 to the
Juneteenth Festival, per
an inter-local agreement
between the city, Lown-
des County and Columbus
Lowndes Convention and
Visitors Bureau signed last
year.
Also on the agenda are
board vacancies on mul-
tiple boards, including
an upcoming vacancy on
the CMSD board, with
board member Telisa Clay
Young’s term set to expire
March 3.
Sports
Upset denied Against south Carolina
Mississippi State’s Rickea Jackson (5) shoots an underhanded layup ahead of the defense from Louisiana State’s Faustine Aifuwa (24) during the first half of their NCAA
college basketball game Thursday in Starkville.
MSU women fall just short against No. 1 South Carolina
By Ben Portnoy
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
Spinning to her left as
a gaggle of South Caro-
lina defenders collapsed
on her, Mississippi State
senior guard Jordan Dan-
berry looked on in disbe-
lief.
Gazing toward the
front of the rim as her
floater trickled with 16
seconds left trickled off
the iron, Danberry could
only watch as Gamecocks
Major League Baseball
When it comes to unanimous
Hall picks, Jeter could be No. 2.
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — When
it comes to unanimous
picks for baseball’s Hall
of Fame, Derek Jeter
quite appropriately has
the chance to be No. 2.
Yankees closer Mari-
ano Rivera became the
first player to appear
on every ballot when
he swept 425 votes in
last year’s election. Ken
Griffey Jr. was three
votes short perfection in
2016, breaking the mark
of five shy that had been
held since 1992 by Tom
Seaver.
Bill Madden, the
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(18-1, 6-0 SEC) freshman itive spirit how hard they over 10,000 fans for the 12 to one by halftime. er through the hoop. An-
Aliyah Boston secured fought.” first time, 2019 McDon- As Jackson aided in other 3-pointer from the
the rebound and with it While Schaefer has ald’s All-American Rickea the comeback effort early, left wing followed. So too
a 81-79 win over the No. lamented his team’s inex- Jackson lived up to her it was streaky freshman did a layup in transition
9-ranked Bulldogs (16-3, perience over the season’s her recruiting hype as she guard Aliyah Matharu as she stepped around a
4-1 SEC) Monday night in opening half, it was a cast flashed the inside-outside who bridged the gap. South Carolina defender.
Columbia. of freshmen characters offensive approach that Coming off the bench in In just three minutes the
“My kids played their that aided in MSU’s offen- made her the No. 6 player place of senior stalwart minute Matharu had giv-
hearts out,” Schaefer said sive effort and a 12-point in the 2019 class. Jordan Danberry, Matha- en MSU 10 straight points
postgame. “It was a heck comeback that ultimately Notching nine of her ru afforded Schaefer’s and a 56-54 lead with just
of a basketball game. Tre- fell two points short. 16 points in the game’s squad instant offense. over four minutes remain-
mendous crowd as always Following a first quar- second 10 minutes, Jack- First it was a 3-point ing in the third quarter.
great atmosphere for a ter in which the Bulldogs son helped the Bulldogs jumper from the top of the With sophomore cen-
game and for the nation looked the part of a dis- to a 29-21 edge in the sec- key. One possession later, ter Jessika Carter -- who
to see. I’m just proud of jointed, youthful contin- ond quarter as the Game- Matharu drove left, hung entered the contest av-
our kids of their compet- gent playing in front of cocks’ lead shrunk from in midair and lofted a float- See msu, 4B
Perry named SEC
Player of the Week
By Garrick hodge
ghodge@cdispatch.com
me to finish plays off,”
Perry said after MSU’s
win over Georgia.
longtime New York Dai- through late Monday in the launching pad of After two straight 20- The honor is the first
ly News baseball writ- evening by Ryan Thi- Denver’s Coors Field, plus point performanc-
of Perry’s career. The
er, said attitudes had bodaux’s Hall of Fame was at 175 (83.3%). Curt es, Mississippi State’s
sophomore forward won
changed and Rivera’s vote tracker, about half Schilling, a three-time Reggie Perry has been
SEC Freshman of the
performance could lead the expected ballots. A World Series champion named the SEC Player of
Week twice a season ago.
to more 100% results 14-time All-Star short- for Arizona and Boston, the Week, the conference
announced Monday. Perry is one of five Power
from the Baseball Writ- stop who hit .310, Jeter was next at 166 (79%).
Perry scored 23 points Five players and the only
ers’ Association of Amer- led New York to five While Walker and Schil-
and grabbed 10 rebounds SEC player to average
ica, whose 2020 votes are World Series titles and ling were thus far above
in a 72-45 victory against a double-double on the
announced Tuesday. captained the Yankees the 75% threshold needed
Missouri on Jan. 14, then season (16.4 points, 10.1
“Nobody wants to be for his final 11 1/2 sea- for election, percentages
contributed 22 points rebounds). His 10 dou-
branded or held account- sons. New York retired usually decline among
and 12 rebounds in the ble-doubles this season
able on social media if No. 2 in his honor, but the non-public ballots.
Bulldogs’ 91-59 victory lead the SEC and his 19
they’re not voting for an Jeter has struggled for Attitudes have
against Georgia Satur- career double-doubles
obvious selection,” Mad- success in his post-play- changed since the initial
day. The 6-foot-10 for- are tops among SEC ac-
den said Monday. “I could ing days as CEO of the of Hall vote in 1936, when
Ty Cobb was left off four ward has now scored at tive players.
see people’s lives being the Miami Marlins.
ballots, Babe Ruth and least 21 points in four of MSU (11-6, 2-3 SEC) is
threatened if they didn’t Larry Walker, who
Honus Wagner were his last six games. back in action at 6 p.m.
vote for Derek Jeter.” hit 383 homers in a ca-
omitted from 11, Christy “It’s about my team- Wednesday against Ar-
Jeter was picked by reer boosted by nearly a
See mlb, 4B mates finding me and be- kansas at Humphrey
all 210 voters tabulated decade of home games
lieving in me and trusting Coliseum.
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BRIEFLY Vekic ousts 5-time major winner Sharapova at Australian Open

The Associated Press Since her return from elaide International in the sport. in the final set. Milos
Prep Basketball the suspension, her an attempt to manage “It would be nice to Raonic returned to play
Starkville, Heritage Academy boys pick up MELBOURNE, Aus- best showing at a major her injury. Even before see more of us out here two games to finish off
tralia — Maria Shara- has been the quarterfi- she left for Australia, on tour,” Jabeur said. Lorenzo Giustino 6-2,
wins at Rumble in the South pova hasn’t won a tour-
Forte Prater had the biggest shot of the night for nals at the 2018 French the British No. 1 told of- After torrential rain 6-1, 6-3.
Starkville High School. nament since 2017, and Open. ficials she wouldn’t play hit Melbourne Park
her ranking slipped to Sinner, the Next Gen
With 6.8 seconds remaining in overtime, Prater She reached the Fed Cup this year. on Day 1, organizers
drilled the go-ahead 3-pointer that helped the Yellow 136th by the end of last fourth round in Aus- Konta had always had to move dozens of ATP Finals champion,
Jackets past Center Hill at Rumble in the South in
year. tralia last year, and her made at least the sec- matches over to Tues- only had to win two
Madison, 75-74.
Prater was the game’s MVP with 18 points and After a 6-3, 6-4 loss profile means she still ond round in four previ- day. games on Day 2 to com-
seven assists. Jarmarvious Phillips contributed 15 to 19th-seeded Donna gets a spot on center ous appearances in the Second-seeded Kar- plete his first match win
points, while Coltie Young added 14 and Eric Green had Vekic at the Austra- court. It was only Ve- main draw here. Still, olina Pliskova beat Kris- at a Grand Slam event.
13 for Starkville (17-2). lian Open on Tuesday,
Meanwhile, Heritage Academy took down Class 4A
kic’s second time on she was upbeat after tina Mladenovic 6-1, 7-5 “I was up in the
opponent North Pike 69-62. former No. 1-ranked Rod Laver Arena. the loss. and sixth-seeded Belin- score, so it was a little
Jared Long led the Patriots with 29 points and Sharapova is on a run of “Ï always enjoy the “I think ultimately da Bencic advanced 6-3, bit easier for me,” Sin-
also grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double. He three first-round exits big stages,” Vekic said. the main thing was to 7-5 over Anna Karolina ner said of the suspen-
was named the game’s MVP. Eli Acker also had a at the Grand Slam tour- “I’m happy to leave with start playing again, and Schmiedlova.
double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while sion. “Obviously I want-
Steele Altmyer chipped in 10 points. Alijah Martin led
naments. a win this time.” I am,” she said. “And In a men’s match
The five-time ma- ed to finish yesterday.
North Pike with 39 points. Johanna Konta, a how I physically felt suspended from Mon-
Heritage (16-7) is back in action today at home jor winner got into 2016 Australian Open out there is obviously day, 18-year-old Jannik We waited here till 8
against Leake Academy. the main draw at Mel- semifinalist, lost her a massive tick for me Sinner completed a 7-6 p.m., so it’s been a long
SOURCE: From Special Reports bourne Park via a wild day yesterday for me,
first-round match to compared to where I (2), 6-2, 6-4 win over
CALENDAR card granted by orga-
nizers, helped by the
Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-2. It
was only her second
was in September of
last year. Before Bris-
Australian qualifier
Max Purcell, 2018 Aus-
for every player.”
Top-ranked Rafa-
Today fact she won the 2008 ti- match since she lost in bane, I had been out for tralian Open finalist el Nadal was playing
Prep Girls Basketball tle here. Drawing Vekic the quarterfinals of last almost 4-1/2 months. Marin Cilic beat Coren- his first-round match
Caledonia at Shannon, 6 p.m. in the first round was year’s U.S. Open be- So it’s been quite a bit of tin Moutet 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. against Hugo Dellien.
West Point at Starkville, 6 p.m. tough. cause of a tendinitis-re- time, not far off getting No. 12-seeded Fa- Only one of Nadal’s 19
West Lowndes at Noxapater, 6 p.m. The 32-year-old Rus- lated problem in her a protected ranking.” bio Fognini lost the
Grand Slam singles ti-
Leake Academy at Heritage Academy, sian has had a series right knee. Jabeur said her goal first two sets Monday
6 p.m. of right shoulder inju- The 12th-seeded this year is to make it against Reilly Opelka tles have come at the
Winston Academy at Starkville Acade- ries and also served a Konta lost in the first into the top 20 — she’s but rallied Tuesday to Australian Open — in
my, 6 p.m. 15-month suspension round at the Brisbane currently 78th — and win 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 2009— and he lost last
Starkville Christian at Columbus Chris- for a positive doping International and then to inspire other African 6-3 7-6 (5), including year’s final to Novak
tian Academy, 6 p.m. test to meldonium. withdrew from the Ad- Arab players to pick up the 10-point tiebreaker Djokovic.
Oak Hill Academy at Carroll Academy,
6 p.m.
Hebron Christian at Kemper Academy,
6 p.m.
Prep Boys Basketball
Caledonia at Shannon, 7:30 p.m.
West Point at Starkville, 7:30 p.m. Mahomes gives Reid best hope to win that elusive Super Bowl
West Lowndes at Noxapater, 7:30 p.m. The Associated Press draft to grab the for- The Eagles won their Eagles after a 4-12 sea- Led by the dynam-
Leake Academy at Heritage Academy,
mer Texas Tech star. last division title under son in 2012, the year ic Mahomes, Reid’s
7:30 p.m.
Andy Reid revital- It was the same fore- Reid with Michael Vick his oldest son, Garrett, offense has scored 86
Winston Academy at Starkville Acade-
ized the Kansas City sight he had in 1999 at quarterback in 2010. died from a drug over- points in two playoff
my, 7:30 p.m.
Chiefs the same way he when, as a rookie head Vick revived his career dose at training camp.
Starkville Christian at Columbus Chris- games. The NFL’s No.
did with the Philadel- coach in Philadelphia, in Philadelphia after He quickly landed
tian Academy, 7:30 p.m. 2 defense awaits. The
phia Eagles. Reid selected McNabb missing two seasons in Kansas City, taking
Oak Hill Academy at Carroll Academy,
He’s one win away 49ers allowed 281.8
7:30 p.m. with the No. 2 overall while serving a prison over a 2-14 team, and
from finishing the job. yards per game in the
Hebron Christian at Kemper Academy, pick even though the sentence. He had his turned the Chiefs into
The only thing city wanted Ricky Wil- best all-around season a winner even faster regular season, second
7:30 p.m. only to the Patriots.
Prep Girls Soccer missing from Reid’s liams. with Reid. than he did the Eagles.
impressive resume is Reid was patient In 14 seasons in The Chiefs went 11-5 in They held Minnesota
Tishomingo County at West Point, 5
p.m. a Super Bowl title. He with McNabb, holding Philadelphia, Reid led Reid’s first year. to 10 points last week
Mississippi School for Mathematics is seventh on the ca- him out of the starting the Eagles to six NFC But Reid was 1-4 in and Aaron Rodgers
and Science at New Hope, 5:30 p.m. reer wins list and every lineup until Week 10 East titles, nine playoff the playoffs with Smith and the Packers to 20
Greenville at Starkville, 5:30 p.m. coach ahead of him has while veteran and long- appearances and five at quarterback in his points after taking a
Columbus at Caledonia, 5:30 p.m. a championship. time backup quarter- conference champion- first five seasons in 27-0 halftime lead.
Prep Boys Soccer Thanks to Patrick back Doug Pederson ship games. He won Kansas City. He draft- Reid is 22-5 in his
Mississippi School for Mathematics Mahomes, Reid gets groomed the rookie. more games than any ed Mahomes to take career when he has
and Science at New Hope, 7 p.m. another shot when the Once McNabb took coach in franchise his- the team to the next two weeks to prepare
Greenville at Starkville, 7 p.m. Chiefs (14-4) play the over, the Eagles were tory but couldn’t win level. After making
for an opponent, so it’ll
West Point at Kosciusko, 7:15 p.m. San Francisco 49ers on their way. In 2000, the only one that mat- him sit behind Smith
(15-3) in Miami on Feb. be an interesting chess
Columbus at Caledonia, 7:30 p.m. Reid and McNabb led tered to Eagles fans. for a season, just like
Men’s College Basketball 2. Philadelphia to the first Still, he played a role McNabb waited in match against San
Ole Miss at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Mahomes did it all of five straight play- in helping Philadelphia Philadelphia, Reid took Francisco defensive
Wednesday in Kansas City’s 35-24 off appearances. They get its first Super Bowl a risk. He traded Smith coordinator Robert
Men’s College Basketball victory over Tennessee went to four consecu- title because Pederson, away following consec- Saleh.
Arkansas at Mississippi State, 6 p.m. in the AFC champion- tive NFC title games, Reid’s protege, was utive division titles and The only coach who
Women’s College Basketball ship game Sunday. He losing the first three, the coach who guided handed the offense to waited longer than
Tougaloo College at MUW, 5:30 p.m. threw for 294 yards including two at home. the Eagles to that elu- Mahomes. Reid for a return trip
Prep Soccer and three touchdowns The Eagles got past sive championship two All Mahomes did to the Super Bowl was
Columbus at Mississippi School for and led the team with that hurdle after the years ago, with backup was win the NFL MVP his friend and former
Math and Science, 7 p.m. 53 yards rushing, in- 2004 season, advanc- quarterback Nick Foles award in his first year Eagles coach Dick Ver-
Thursday cluding a nifty 27-yard ing to the Super Bowl beating the Patriots. as the starter in 2018. meil. After Philadel-
Prep Girls Basketball score. only to lose 24-21 to the Reid drafted Foles in The Chiefs fell short
phia lost to Oakland in
Okolona at Noxubee County, 6 p.m. Reid, the quarter- New England Patriots. the third round in his at home against New
the 1981 Super Bowl,
Heritage Academy at Starkville Acade- back guru who helped Reid led them to the final season in Phila- England in the AFC
develop Brett Favre brink one more time delphia and persuad- title game last season, Vermeil led the St.
my, 6:30 p.m.
and Donovan McNabb, four years later as a No. ed him not to retire in dropping Reid to 1-5 in Louis Rams to victory
Winona Christian at Columbus Christian
Academy, 6:30 p.m. saw tremendous poten- 6 seed before they lost 2016 when he brought conference champion- over Tennessee follow-
Prep Boys Basketball tial in Mahomes when to Arizona as a road him to Kansas City to ships. ing the 1999 season.
Okolona at Noxubee County, 7:30 p.m. he traded up to the No. favorite in the NFC back up Alex Smith. They couldn’t be It’s Big Red’s turn to
Heritage Academy at Starkville Acade- 10 spot in the 2017 NFL championship game. Reid was fired by the stopped this time. win the big game.
my, 8 p.m.
Winona Christian at Columbus Christian
Academy, 8 p.m.
Women’s College Basketball
Mississippi State at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.
‘My mission was to win’: Coco tops Venus at Australian Open
on the air The Associated Press Gauff said. “Definitely but a heavy storm that had very little trouble day, my mission was
Today a bit more positive com- arrived in the after- getting past 18-year-old to win,” said Gauff,
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) MELBOUR NE, ing into this match.” noon suspended nine Anastasia Potapova of whose good friend
6 p.m. — Butler at Villanova, CBSSN Australia — Everyone
6 p.m. — Georgia at Kentucky, ESPN It was the most an- matches on outside Russia 6-0, 6-3 to begin and doubles partner,
6 p.m. — Kansas State at Kansas, had the same question ticipated contest of courts in progress and her latest bid for a 24th 18-year-old American
ESPN2 when the Australian Day 1 at the first ma- postponed more than Grand Slam singles qualifier Caty McNally,
6 p.m. — Wichita State at South Flori- Open draw was re- jor tennis tournament 20 others entirely, cre- championship. upset 2011 U.S. Open
da, ESPNEWS vealed: What were the
6 p.m. — Illinois at Purdue, ESPNU of the decade, and it ating a jam-packed Serena took the last champion Sam Stosur
6 p.m. — Maryland at Northwestern, odds that Coco Gauff did not disappoint. schedule for Tuesday. three games of the of Australia 6-1, 6-4 at
FS1 and Venus Williams The first set, in partic- The start will be a match, then declared night.
6 p.m. — Florida at Louisiana State, would face each other ular, was intriguing, half-hour earlier than with a laugh: “I started Another past cham-
SECN again in the first round
7 p.m. — Wake Forest at Clemson, with Gauff repeatedly usual, and three courts out well today. Ended pion at Flushing Mead-
ACCN at a Grand Slam tourna- pulling ahead, only to have seven-match pro- well.” ows, Sloane Stephens,
8 p.m. — Nebraska at Wisconsin, BTN ment? have Williams — who grams. Her most recent bowed out, too, beaten
8 p.m. — Virginia Commonwealth at St. “I was a bit shocked,” already had won four of Among the players major trophy came in by Zhang Shuai 2-6,
Joseph’s, CBSSN Gauff said, “I’m sure
8 p.m. — Miami at Duke, ESPN her seven Grand Slam who got a chance to Australia in 2017; that 7-5, 6-2.
8 p.m. — Texas A&M at Missouri, everyone was a bit singles trophies by the play — and win — were also had been her last Earlier, Gauff and
ESPNU shocked.” time her foe was born Novak Djokovic, Roger title of any sort until this Venus Williams com-
8 p.m. — St. John’s at Marquette, FS1 Gauff, 15, played — rebuff her. Federer, 2019 semifi- month, when she won bined for far more un-
8 p.m. — Mississippi at Tennessee, Williams, 39, to begin
SECN It wasn’t until her nalist Stefanos Tsitsi- a hard-court tuneup in forced errors, 71, than
10 p.m. — Wyoming at San Diego her first appearance fourth set point that pas, defending wom- Auckland, New Zealand. winners, 42.
State, CBSSN in the main draw at Gauff finally pulled en’s champion Naomi Gauff beamed Mon- One key was that
10 p.m. — Air Force at Utah State, Melbourne Park, just it out. She quickly Osaka, 23-time major day while discussing a Williams ended up with
ESPNU like they matched up
GOLF grabbed a 3-0 lead in champion Serena Wil- dance routine she did 41 of those miscues, 11
1 p.m. — Korn Ferry Tour: The Baha- to start things off at the second and never liams, No. 1 Ash Barty with Serena that went more than Gauff.
mas Great Abaco Classic, Third Round, Wimbledon about six let that edge go. and 2018 Australian viral on social media. Another was that
Great Abaco, Bahamas, GOLF months ago. And, just Gauff already has Open winner Caroline There were laughs Williams, long one of
NBA BASKETBALL like at the All England
7:30 p.m. — LA Clippers at Dallas, demonstrated all sorts Wozniacki, who is re- about her love of TikTok the most feared servers
NBATV Club, the youngest of terrific qualities on a tiring after this tourna- and her self-deprecating on tour, was outdone in
NHL HOCKEY woman in the field got tennis court, from her ment. discussion of a propen- that category by her op-
6:30 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, the better of the oldest big, gutsy serves to an Barty got off to a sity for procrastination ponent on this day. Not
NBCSN woman in the field, with
SOCCER (MEN’S) ability to track down rough start, dropping when it comes to school- only did Gauff face only
1:25 p.m. — Premier League: Arsenal Gauff beating Williams opponents’ shots. Now her opening set, before work. two break points, sav-
at Chelsea, NBCSN 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Monday. you can add stick-to-it- asserting herself and She is, after all, still ing one, but she often
TENNIS “I definitely was iveness to the list. coming back for a 5-7, just a 15-year-old. came up with the goods
2 a.m. — The Australian Open: First more confident this The match was held 6-1, 6-1 victory over Le- One with lofty goals, at the most crucial mo-
Round, Melbourne, Australia, ESPN2
1 p.m. — The Australian Open: First time. I think I was in Margaret Court sia Tsurenko. though. ments, pounding an
Round, Melbourne, Australia (taped), used to playing on big Arena, one of three Serena, who is 38, “I mean, my mission ace at 115 mph, say, or
ESPN2 courts, so the crowd — stadiums with a re- did what her older sister is to be the greatest. hitting a risky second
6 p.m. — The Australian Open: Second I guess the size of the tractable roof, and that couldn’t: defeat a teen. That’s my goal, to win serve at a high velocity
Round, Melbourne, Australia, TENNIS
8 p.m. — The Australian Open: Second crowd didn’t startle me was a good thing. The Other than a brief as many Grand Slams to the perfect spot to
Round, Melbourne, Australia, ESPN2 as much as last time,” air quality was fine, second-set blip, Serena as possible. But for to- draw a no-good return.

49ers impressive turnaround leads to Super Bowl
The Associated Press
SANTA CLAR A, Ca-
lif. — As the celebration
raged in the victori-
ous 49ers locker room,
general manager John
Lynch showed off a “Mo-
bile to Miami” T-shirt
that symbolized the
turnaround in San Fran-
cisco.
The team that was
so bad a year ago that
the coaching staff got
rewarded with a week
coaching the Senior
Bowl in Alabama is now
playing for the cham-
pionship in the Super
Bowl on Feb. 2 in Miami
against the Kansas City
Chiefs.
“It is amazing,” defen-
sive lineman Arik Arm-
stead said. “It means
a lot to us, especially
going through all of the
adversity that we went
through over the past
couple of years. To be
going to the Super Bowl
and have the chance to
be the top of the league
is amazing.”
The 49ers (15-3) got
there thanks to a big-
play running game led
Chiefs stick to game plan in AFC title game win over Titans
The Associated Press
K ANSAS CITY, Mo.
— The Kansas City
Chiefs advanced to their
first Super Bowl in 50
years by doing things
decidedly their way.
They let Patrick Ma-
homes and their potent
offense wing the ball
all over the field, never
worrying for a moment
that they were being too
cavalier. They stuffed
the line of scrimmage
to take away Tennessee
running back Derrick
Henry, then did just
enough in pass defense
to ensure the Titans’
Ryan Tannehill didn’t
beat them through the
air.
It sounds like a sim-
ple formula, but it’s one
the Chiefs have followed
all season, even when
they trailed the Texans
by 24 points in the divi-
sional round and when
they trailed the Titans
by 10 in the AFC cham-
pionship game.
“I think it’s that nev-
er-give-up mentality,”
New Baylor coach Aranda sensed something special with Bears
The Associated Press
WACO, Texas —
Dave Aranda sensed
something special
about Baylor even be-
fore the Bears were
looking for a new head
coach.
“I could see the to-
getherness of the team,
I could see the tough-
ness of the team,” said
Aranda, who as national
champion L SU’s defen-
sive coordinator saw
Baylor on film when the
Tigers were preparing
last month to play Big
12 champion Oklahoma
in a national semifinal
game.
Baylor is now his
team.
“When this job came
open, I said this is in
my heart, this is me,”
said Aranda, who was
formally introduced as
coach of the Bears on
Monday, four days after
being hired as a first-
time head coach and
a week after L SU fin-
ished its 15 -0 season.
“I feel like this is God
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by Raheem Mostert that before the team leaves
rushed for 285 yards and for Miami, with coach-
a defense that tormented es putting in the game
Aaron Rodgers in a 37- plan on Tuesday and
20 win over the Green then players returning
Bay Packers on Sunday. Wednesday for three
That sent the Niners straight days of practice.
to the Super Bowl for the The players will then
get Saturday off before
first time since the 2012
season. leaving for the game on
Only a handful of Sunday and getting an-
players such as corner- other week of prepara-
back Richard Sherman, tion in Miami.
tackle Joe Staley, receiv- “We try to do every-
thing before,” Shanah-
er Emmanuel Sanders
an said. “We definitely
and center Ben Garland
know we have the whole
have Super Bowl playing
week when we get there.
experience.
But there’s different me-
Coach Kyle Shanahan
dia obligations that get
went there once before
as an offensive coordi- you out of your routine
nator for Atlanta in the and everything. You
2016 season when the don’t want to play catch-
Falcons memorably blew up at the end of the Su-
a 28-3 lead and lost 34- per Bowl week. You want
28 in overtime to New to do that now.”
England.
Shanahan took les- What’s wrong
sons from that game, Running game. One
including never feeling week after Tevin Cole-
comfortable with a lead. man ran for 105 yards
But the biggest thing and two TDs, Mostert
he learned was how to did even better. Mostert
approach Super Bowl had 29 carries for 220
week. yards and four touch-
He plans to have a downs, posting the sec-
normal week of practice ond-best rushing total
Mahomes said. “It’s that ry. In fact, they matched
we’re going to go out Tennessee in time of
there and give our best possession, a big win
effort every single play given their propensity
and really had to take for quick scores.
advantage of every sin- On defense, the
Chiefs took the Titans
gle play the rest of the
game. We don’t care if out of their run-run-run
we’re down 10 -0 or if game plan. Henry man-
we’re up 10 -0, we’re go- aged just 7 yards after
ing to go out there and halftime, and he never
execute and do every- once carried the ball in
thing we can to have the fourth quarter be-
cause of Kansas City’s
success on every single
play.” big lead.
The Chiefs certainly “Something we have
had their share of suc- been preaching though
cess in their 35-24 victo- is chasing perfection
ry on Sunday. and improvement,”
Mahomes was 23 of Chief safety Daniel So-
35 for 294 yards and rensen said “You see
that show up and reso-
three touchdowns while
running for 53 yards nate as the season has
and another score — a gone on, and now we’re
memorable 27-yard run going to strive to get
in which he cut at the better as we go into
sideline, chugged up these next two weeks.
field and bowled over That’s our focus.”
a trio of tacklers at the
goal line. What’s working
The Chiefs were 6 of The offense is hum-
10 on third down, allow- ming and the defense
ing them to control the has been playing as well
ball and keep it out of as any in the NFL since
the hands of Titans run- Week 10. In other words,
ning back Derrick Hen- just about everything
talking to me.” Rhoades said. “And it
Matt Rhule became continued to build when
head coach of the NFL’s I understood that this
Carolina Panthers on was a man that was tru-
Jan. 7, after taking the ly a leader of young men
Bears from an 1-11 re- and had done it and had
cord in his 2017 debut believed in it and didn’t
to 11 wins this season. just talk about it but
Baylor played in its lived that life.”
first Big 12 champion- A standing-room-on-
ship game and the Sug- ly crowd filled the
ar Bowl before being Baylor Club inside the
ranked 13th in the final school’s football stadi-
AP Top 25 poll. um for the introduction
Athletic director Monday. The team, in-
Mack Rhoades had to cluding returning start-
cut short a vacation to ing quarterback Char-
the mountains with his lie Brewer, sat together
wife, and he was in a on one side of the room.
tiny office in a regional “He’s won at the
airport in New Mexico highest level. He’s done
on his way home Jan. something that very
9 when he first spoke few people have done,”
by phone with Aranda. Brewer said. “Coach
That was four days be- Rhule did a lot for this
fore the national cham- university and I have a
pionship game. ton of respect for him.
“I just remember as Coach Aranda coming
that conversation con- in, I think will have
tinued that the momen- that same amount of re-
tum continued to build. spect. I think he’s real-
And it continued to ly going to take it to the
build as he was talking next level and I think
about his faith, and that everyone’s real excit-
his faith was at the core ed.”
of the way he coached,” Aranda told the play-
Contacting the Sports Department
in playoff history to Eric biggest defensive plays
Dickerson’s 248 yards of the game. He inter-
for the Rams on Jan. 4, cepted Aaron Rodgers
1986. Mostert had the late in the first half to
11th game since 1950 set up Mostert’s third
with at least 200 yards TD run that made it
rushing and at least four 27-0. Moseley will be
TDs. counted on again in the
Super Bowl against the
What needs help high-powered Chiefs
Not much. Just about passing game.
everything is going right
for the Niners, who have Stock down
won back-to-back playoff Garoppolo’s stats.
games in the season by Jimmy Garoppolo threw
at least 17 points for the the ball only eight times
fourth time in franchise against the Packers, the
history. The first three third fewest for a team
times that happened in a playoff game since
ended in championships at least 1940. Only the
following the 1984, ‘88 Dolphins threw it less in
and ‘89 seasons. The the playoffs with six and
defense did allow a cou- seven attempts on the
ple of big pass plays in way to the Super Bowl
the second half but the title following the 1973
game was well in hand season. Garoppolo com-
by then and that caused pleted six of the throws
little damage. for 77 yards but was
asked to do little with
Stock up the defense and running
CB Emmanuel Mose- game playing so well.
ley. Thrown back into
the starting lineup after Injured
Ahkello Witherspoon Coleman left the
got benched against game with a dislocated
Minnesota, Moseley shoulder. He was under-
came up with one of the going an MRI on Mon-
is working, whether it’s ing the Titans plenty of
the passing game with bulletin board material.
Tyreek Hill and Sammy But he came through
Watkins or the running with aplomb. Clark
game with Damien Wil- helped hold Henry to
liams or the defense, led 69 yards rushing while
by newcomers this sea- providing plenty of pres-
son in Tyrann Mathieu sure on Tannehill, even
and Frank Clark. sacking him late in the
game to put an exclama-
What needs help tion point on the win.
Special teams have
hardly been special in Stock down
the playoffs. The Chiefs Dave Toub, the
had a punt blocked and Chiefs’ special teams
fumbled a punt return coordinator, has been
in the divisional round, among the best in the
and they allowed Ti- business for years, and
tans punter Brett Kern as recently as last off-
to throw a pass to Am- season got some inter-
ani Hooker for an easy est for head coaching
conversion on a fake jobs. But his units have
punt Sunday. It was par- struggled throughout
ticularly embarrassing the postseason, and a
given it was 35-17 in the mistake in the third
fourth quarter and just phase of the game in the
about everyone in Ar- Super Bowl could be the
rowhead Stadium was difference against the
looking for the fake — 49ers.
except the 11 guys on
the field wearing red. Injured
Nobody for a change.
Stock up The Chiefs have weath-
Clark brashly talked ered plenty of injuries
about shutting down this season, including
Henry all week, provid- injuries to Mahomes,
ers that he “wanted to time Texas high school
earn their trust” and be state champion coach
a part of them. who was associate head
The 43-year-old coach under Rhule and
Aranda, who got a re- the interim head coach
ported six-year con- for 10 days.
tract, takes over a much While he was a Pow-
different Baylor pro- er Five defensive coor-
gram than Rhule, who dinator the past seven
arrived from Temple to seasons, at Wisconsin
a depleted roster and from 2013-15 before his
turmoil in the wake of four seasons at LSU,
the sprawling sexual Aranda doesn’t plan to
assault scandal at the call defensive plays for
private Baptist school the Bears. Baylor’s de-
that led to the firing in fense was drastically
May 2016 of two-time improved this season
Big 12 champion coach but had seven senior
Art Briles. starters, and All-Ameri-
The NCA A still ca defensive end James
hasn’t issued any rul- Lynch is one of two ju-
ings on its investigation niors who already said
of the case, and there they were leaving early
could still be penalties. for the NFL draft.
Aranda said Rhoades This isn’t Aranda’s
and Baylor officials first time in Texas. His
have been transparent was graduate assistant
with him about where at Texas Tech for Mike
things stand, and he is Leach from 2000 -02,
comfortable with that. and he spent the follow-
Aranda said he was ing two seasons as line-
still in the process of backers coach at Hous-
hiring his Baylor staff ton for Briles.
and was working to There is also his con-
keep on staff Joey Mc- nection to three current
Guire, the former three- Big 12 head coaches: He
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 3B
day to determine the se-
verity but Shanahan said
he expects Coleman will
have a chance to play. ...
S Jaquiski Tartt irritated
a rib injury that side-
lined him for the final
four games of the regu-
lar season but should be
OK for the Super Bowl.
Key number
25.2. The Niners have
passed on just 25.2% of
plays this postseason,
including sacks. San
Francisco has run the
89 times in two playoff
games, becoming the
first team in 16 years
to post back-to-back
40 -carry games in a sin-
gle postseason. Carolina
did it following the 2003
season on the way to a
Super Bowl loss.
Next steps
The Niners seek their
record-tying sixth Super
Bowl title in two weeks
in Miami. Only the Pa-
triots and Steelers have
won six Super Bowls.
Clark and Tyreek Hill,
but everyone should be
ready to go in Miami.
That includes defensive
tackle Chris Jones, who
played through a calf
injury against the Ti-
tans but came out of the
game feeling good.
Key number
50 — Is there another
more incredible number
than the five decades
since the Chiefs were
last in the Super Bowl?
Next steps
Chiefs coach Andy
Reid spent Monday
morning breaking down
film of San Francisco,
and the team planned to
meet in the afternoon.
The Chiefs will spend
the week in Kansas
City before departing
for Miami, where the
festivities begin in ear-
nest with opening night
next Monday at Marlins
Park.
was college roommates
at Cal Lutheran in the
late 1990s with Texas
coach Tom Herman,
was Utah State’s defen-
sive coordinator in 2012
when Texas Tech coach
Matt Wells was offen-
sive coordinator there
and was hired at LSU by
Les Miles, now the Kan-
sas coach.
Aranda spoke a few
days ago to Rhule, a
coach he had wanted to
visit in the past. He pre-
viously watched videos
online of Rhule’s moti-
vational talks with the
team.
“Here’s a guy that’s
doing it the right way,
here’s a guy that I would
aspire to be. And so
when I had the chance to
talk to him, it was really
fulfilling for me,” Aran-
da said. “And you could
tell right away, such a
great person. He has
built such a great foun-
dation here. I’m excited
about taking the next
step in that foundation
and furthering the prog-
ress that he’s made.”
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Protests or not, politics and

Olympics are intertwined
The Associated Press
More than a half-cen-
tury later, Tommie Smith
and John Carlos are ce-
mented into Olympic
lore — their names en-
shrined in the Olympic
Hall of Fame in the Unit-
ed States, their portrait
an indelible fixture on
the universal sports land-
scape.
As for that raised-fist
salute that transformed
them into Olympic icons,
has often contradicted
key athlete movements
in other Olympic areas,
to get out front on the is-
sue and offer its advice.
It was essentially no dif-
ferent from what the IOC
itself has been touting
for years. Not surpris-
ingly, some view it as an
out-of-touch, retrograde
attempt to stifle an in-
creasingly outspoken
generation of athletes.
The mushrooming of
live TV, to say nothing of
Who, exactly, will ad-
judicate the individual
cases and how will cases
be adjudicated?
Who, exactly, will
have ultimate responsi-
bility for implementing
sanctions?
While those questions
went unanswered, the
document did include the
reminder that “it is a fun-
damental principle that
sport is neutral and must
be separate from politi-
cal, religious or any other
does not condone them
on the field of play or the
medals stand. It made all
the more striking the pic-
ture the IOC tweeted out
last Monday: Bach pos-
ing on a mountain with
athletes in uniform from
the United States and
Iran at the Youth Olym-
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whose athletes’ commis-
sion banned kneeling and
hand gestures during
medals ceremonies and
competiton. It’s all part of
an attempt to tamp down
political demonstrations
at this summer’s Tokyo
Games.
“The eyes of the world
will be on the athletes
and the Olympic Games,”
IOC President Thomas
Bach said, in delivering
an impassioned defense
of the rules.
IOC athlete’s rep
Kirsty Coventry por-
trayed the guidance as
a way to provide some
clarity on an issue that
has confounded both ath-
letes and authorities for
decades.
The issue, always bub-
bling, surfaced last year
when two U.S. athletes
— Gwen Berry and Race
Imboden — used medal
ceremonies to make po-
litical statements at the
Pan American Games.
Those gestures brought
a strong rebuke from
the U.S. Olympic and
Paralympic committees,
but the groups still ap-
pear confused and con-
flicted about the entire
matter. (The USOPC
didn’t welcome Smith
and Carlos to an official-
ly sanctioned event until
2016. )
The IOC got its athel-
tes’ commission, which
Rapinoe’s reaction to
the IOC announcement:
“We will not be silenced.”
As much as her play, Rapi-
noe’s outspoken fight for
equal pay for the U.S.
women’s soccer team un-
derscored the American
victory in the World Cup
last year and made her,
in the minds of many, the
most influential athlete of
2019.
“So much for being
done about the protests,”
Rapinoe wrote on Insta-
gram last weekend. “So
little being done about
what we are protesting
about.”
The athletes’ commis-
sion said disciplinary
action would be taken
“on a case-by-case basis
as necessary” and list-
ed the IOC, the sports
federations and the ath-
letes’ national governing
bodies as those who will
have authority to make
the call. It made no men-
tion of what the sanctions
could be. In that respect,
it added confusion, and
might have served to em-
phasize the power dispar-
ity between the athletes,
who are the show, and
the agencies who run this
multibillion-dollar enter-
prise and, for all intents
and purposes, control the
invitation list.
Among the other ques-
tions not answered in the
guidance document:
cludes:
—Hitler’s hosting of
the 1936 Games (winter
and summer) in Nazi
Germany.
—IOC President Avery
Brundage’s ham-handed
handling of South Afri-
ca’s status in the Olym-
pics during apartheid.
—The 1972 massacre
of Israeli athletes during
the Munich Games.
—The U.S. boycott of
the 1980 Moscow Olym-
pics, followed by the So-
viet Union’s boycott of
the 1984 Los Angeles
Games.
—The IOC’s award-
ing of the 2008 Olympics
to Beijing, in part com-
pelled by promises to
shine a light on the coun-
try’s attempt to improve
human rights.
More recently, Bach
has found the committee
a permanent place at the
United Nations, used the
Pyeongchang Games in
South Korea to strive for
better relations between
the Koreas and spent
ample time negotiating
deals with leaders who
have been kind enough
to spend billions to stage
the Olympics.
Though the IOC would
argue that there are
still places to make po-
litical statements in the
Olympic space — news
conferences and social
media among them — it
are princes, princesses, the same number only once. The difficulty level
dukes or sheiks — and increases from Monday to Sunday.
that list doesn’t include
the multitude of govern-
ment officials involved
in organizations that
branch out of the IOC.
For instance, half the
World Anti-Doping Agen-
cy’s board comes from
governments across the
globe.
Bach has singled out
political concerns as a
major divider in the Rus-
sian doping scandal that
has embroiled the Olym-
pics the past five years —
implying it’s as much an
East vs. West issue as one
based on decisions that
stem from painstakingly
accumulated evidence.
The latest move comes
in the run-up to what fig-
ures to be a divisive elec-
tion year in the United
States, the country that
sends the largest con-
tingent to the Olympics,
wins the most medals
and often lands some of
the most outspoken ath-
letes on the podium.
Smith and Carlos were
booted from Mexico City
after their protest. If his-
tory — to say nothing of
Rapinoe’s reaction — is
any guide, the IOC could
be placed in the position
to decide whether to
make that same sort of ACROSS
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Mathewson from 21 and
Walter Johnson from 37.
Joe DiMaggio re-
ceived one vote in 1945
after the second of three
seasons he missed while
serving in the U.S. Army
Air Forces, fell short in
his first two ballot ap-
pearances after retire-
ment and was elected in
1955, when 28 voters left
him off. Yogi Berra was
elected in his second ap-
pearance in 1972 after
missing by 28 votes in
his first try. Willie Mays
was deemed unworthy
by 23 voters when he was
elected in 1979, and 52
bypassed Sandy Koufax
when he was voted to the
Hall in 1972.
John Thorn, Major
League Baseball’s offi-
cial historian, called last
year’s election a prece-
dent.
“Mariano was the very
best at what he did. Der-
ek Jeter will not be the
very best at what he did,”
Thorn said. “The mean-
ingfulness of Mariano
achieving unanimity just
testifies to a herd mental-
ity.”
Walker is on the BB-
WA A ballot for the 10th
and final time after im-
proving from 34.1% in
2018 to 54.6% last year.
Schilling is making
his eighth appearance
after going up from 51.2%
to 60.9%. He dropped
from 52.3% in 2016 to
45% the following year
and claimed his support
dropped because he pub-
licly supported the elec-
tion of Donald Trump for
president.
Barry Bonds and Rog-
er Clemens, both tainted
by accusations of ste-
roids use, also are on for
their eighth time. Each
received just over one-
third of the vote in his
first appearances in 2013
and both were at about
hearts
13 Nutritious
drink
15 Piano part
16 Industrious
59% last year. Bonds was cated in using electronics insect
at 71.9% on this year’s to steal signs with Hous- 17 Industrious
vote-tracker and Clem- ton in 2017, his final sea- insect
ens at 71%. son as a player. 18 Small porch
Manny Ramírez, sus- “It seems to me that 20 Bulgaria’s
pended twice under Ma- as the older voters get capital
jor League Baseball’s lopped off the list be- 23 Ford’s prede-
drug program, was at cause they haven’t cov- cessor 2 Lotion additive cheer
31.4% on the vote-track- ered a baseball game in 27 Baseball’s 3 Risqué 22 Swamp
er. Sammy Sosa, another decades,” Thorn said, “it Rodriguez 4 Punk rock 24 14, in old
steroids-tainted star, was makes the perceptions 28 “In — veritas” offshoot Rome
at 17.1%. sharper so that younger 29 Principle 5 Bach work 25 Binary digit
Bonds and Clemens voters are going to have 31 Imitate a UFO 6 Best Picture of 26 Negative link
could benefit next year, attitudes that permit 32 Metal man 1970 30 Tribe symbols
when the most prominent them to vote for Bonds or 34 Spots on TV 7 Money ma- 31 Top dog
players eligible for the Clemens or Sosa or Schil- 37 Shoe shade chine 33 Saloon
first time are Torii Hunt- ling or any number of in- 38 Relaxing spot 8 Tot’s spot 34 Somewhat
er and Mark Buehrle. dividuals with presumed 41 Bonbon type 9 Floor piece 35 Slacker
The 2022 ballot will black marks against their 44 Figure of 10 Benefit address
include David Ortiz and record.” speech 14 25-Down, for 36 Agitate
Alex Rodriguez, who Players elected by the 45 Door part Juan 38 Transmit
served a season-long sus- BBWA A will be inducted 46 Shorebirds 18 Philly cager 39 Book unit
pension in 2014 for viola- on July 26 at the Hall in 47 Poet Nash 19 Turning point 40 Prayer finish
tions of the drug program Cooperstown, New York, 20 Plopped 42 Cargo
and baseball’s collective along with catcher Ted DOWN down amount
bargaining agreement. Simmons and former 1 Bad writer 21 Flamenco 43 Equip
Joining the ballot in 2023 players’ association head
is newly tainted Carlos Marvin Miller, who were
Beltrán, who quit as New voted in last month by the
York Mets manager last Hall’s Modern Era Com-
week after he was impli- mittee.

MSU
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eraging better than a
double-double -- battling
foul trouble throughout,
Schaefer was also forced
to use backups Yemiyah
Morris and Promise Tay-
lor in major spurts. Having
challenged both players’
toughness earlier in the
week, the pair responded
as they combined for four
points and five rebounds
in 10 minutes played.
After leading by as
many as nine points in
the final frame, MSU was
afforded one final chance
after Danberry’s errant
layup with 6.2 seconds
remaining. Standing be-
neath the South Carolina
basket as the inbounder,
Matharu tossed an ill-ad-
vised pass to the center
of the court where Game-
cocks guard Zia Cooke
swiped the ball and drib-
bled out the clock to cap
off an over three-minute
scoreless run by the Bull-
dogs in which they missed
their final four shots of the
contest.
MSU now heads to
Nashville for a road date
with Vanderbilt Thursday.
And while the Bulldogs
ended up on the losing
end Monday against a
South Carolina team that
was voted No. 1 in the As-
sociated Press top 25 for
the second-straight week,
Schaefer remains confi-
dent in his young team’s
showing.
“That’s a heck of a
basketball team,” he said.
“I think everybody saw
across the country that
if they’re No. 1, we’re not
far behind.”

Baylor jumps Zags to give AP poll record-tying seventh No. 1
The Associated Press
Baylor and Gonzaga
were the only two teams in
the top five that took care
of business last week.
That doesn’t mean they
didn’t move around, too.
The Bears (15-1) leaped
over the Bulldogs and
into the No. 1 spot in The
Associated Press men’s
college basketball poll on
Monday, using wins over
Iowa State and Oklahoma
State to give the Top 25 its
seventh team on top this
season. That matches the
record set in 1983 for the
most No. 1s in the history
of the poll, which dates to
the 1948-49 season.
Gonzaga (20-1) was
merely a victim of its con-
ference schedule. The
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Bulldogs blew out Santa
Clara and BYU, but just
enough voters considered
those wins to be less im-
pressive than the Bears’
perfect Big 12 start. Bay-
lor received 33 first-place
votes and had 1,591 points
from the 65-member me-
dia panel while Gonzaga
received 31 first-place
votes for 1,588 points.
“It takes a team to win,”
said Baylor coach Scott
Drew, whose team also
reached the top of the poll
two years ago. “As a coach,
you’re just really proud
when different people step
up, especially guys that
have been working hard.”
The rest of the top five
looks a whole lot different
after Duke, Auburn and
Butler all lost both of their
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games last week.
Kansas (14-3) rose
three spots to No. 3 after
victories over Oklahoma
and Texas, the latter re-
quiring a big comeback
in Austin. San Diego
State (19-0) remained
perfect with wins over
Fresno State and Nevada,
and Florida State (16-2)
barged into the fifth spot
after it beat reigning na-
tional champion Virginia
and survived overtime to
best Miami.
The Seminoles haven’t
lost since playing Indiana
in the Big Ten-ACC Chal-
lenge the first week of De-
cember.
Louisville, which tast-
ed the top spot earlier this
season, jumped five spots
to sixth after beating
Pittsburgh in overtime
and handling the Blue
Devils. Dayton was next,
followed by Duke, Villa-
nova and Seton Hall to
round out the top 10.
Duke also lost to Clem-
son earlier in the week,
sending coach Mike
Krzyzewski’s team tum-
bling five spots.
“We just have to get
older,” he said after the
Blue Devils’ 79-73 loss to
the Cardinals on Saturday
at Cameron Indoor Stadi-
um. “I’m really up on my
team. It’s a long journey.
I’ve never told you that
we’re great. It’s a process
for us, playing these two
teams. Getting beat, we
have to learn from it and
move on. It’s a long jour-
ney.”
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I have been
dating a
great guy for
a year and a
half. He’s funny,
smart, and when
he comes to my
house, he washes
my dishes and
plays with my son.
He is attentive,
and he cooks for
me. He is always
buying me little
things like a desk
coffee heater be-
cause he knows
Dear Abby
I love hot coffee,
or smart bulbs that create
cool colors in the living room.
He’s a super fun guy, and he
often leaves sweet little notes
around the house for me.
The downside is, he has
zero ambition, zero motivation
and no life goals. We are in our
early 30s, and I’m a profes-
sional with my own home.
He lives in a small room in a
house with two housemates.
His job pays very little, but
although he has few responsi-
bilities, he has been very slow
to look for other jobs.
Abby, I have talked to him
about our future. We both want
to be together, but I told him I
am not going to support him.
We want to move in together,
but he needs to be more finan-
cially stable. He needs to be
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
21). You’re good at relation-
ships of all kinds this year, and
it comes quite naturally, too.
Others would call this “work,”
but indeed it’s your pleasure.
You and a dear one will develop
a language between you
filled with inside jokes, deep
meaning, tender phrases and
silliness that only the two of
you can understand. Leo and
Capricorn adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 7, 39, 30, 13
and 45.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
The world is a sticky place filled
with honey pots, tar pits and a
wide variety of flytraps. It’s very
easy to get stuck. Keep moving.
Action makes you hard to trap.
Movement opens potential.
Krzyzewski’s team
wasn’t alone in getting a
tough lesson last week.
Fourth-ranked Auburn
fell all the way to No.
16 after losing a pair of
blowouts to Alabama and
Florida, and fifth-ranked
Butler was bounced all
the way to 13th after the
Bulldogs followed up a
loss to Seton Hall by get-
ting soundly beaten by
DePaul.
“It’s the time of the
year when we should be
trying to elevate our play,
and we’re not,” said Ti-
gers coach Bruce Pearl,
whose team had won
its first 15 games. “Ob-
viously, there’s a pretty
big price on our head be-
ing ranked fourth in the
country. And so I think
my equal.
When we
spoke, he agreed
with me and
the fact that he
can do better.
He promised he
would be looking,
but I have been
waiting months to
see a change in
him and — noth-
ing. Should I wait
for him? Should I
talk to him again?
I want so much
more, and I am
not sure he can
deliver. I don’t
want to stay just because my
son loves him so much. What
should I do? — HOPELESSLY
VEXED
DEAR HOPELESSLY: I
understand your position.
You seem to want the whole
package, and from what you
have written, this person is
not it. You should not have to
support him, and he shouldn’t
expect it.
It appears that while the
two of you care for each other,
he simply cannot summon up
the motivation to make the
effort to better himself finan-
cially. Could you accept this in
the long run? Is the status quo
what you want forever? Bear
in mind, if this man moves in,
it will prevent you from finding
a partner who is your equal in
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
So much is going right for you!
Take stock. List at least five
and feel your mood lift. Staying
grateful is to your spiritual
health as staying fit is to your
physical health.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Take a break from self-improve-
ment. There is a point when it
reinforces a quiet belief that
you’re not enough just as you
are. There’s a time to push, but
right now is a time to trust life
and let things develop naturally.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
In a prevailing culture of narcis-
sism, it’s more important than
ever to make sure that you’re
doing a fair amount of focusing
on others. Bonus: This is also
the way to happiness.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5B
we have to respond to the
step-up that we saw this
week from both Alabama
and Florida.”
Rutgers on the rise
The Scarlet Knights
bounced back from a loss
to Illinois by beating In-
diana and Minnesota at
home, running their re-
cord at the RAC to 13-0 this
season — the best start in
school history. That was
enough to get Rutgers (14-
4) into the poll at No. 24 for
the first time since the final
poll of the 1978-79 season.
And with Seton Hall at No.
10, the state of New Jersey
has two teams ranked for
the first time since the Pi-
rates were joined by Princ-
eton in the last poll of the
1990-91 season.
all ways.
DEAR ABBY: My son got
married eight months ago. I
recently found out he and his
wife haven’t sent thank-you
notes to anyone. Some of our
friends and family took time
off work, traveled across the
country, spent a lot of money
on airfare, hotels, meals, as
well as wedding gifts. I am
mortified.
Abby, there were only 60
guests, so there were fewer
than 30 thank-you notes to
send. When I asked my son
about it last week, he said they
hadn’t sent them because so
much time had passed and it
was too late. I told him it was
inexcusable, and they need to
get those notes written now be-
cause this is definitely a case
of better late than never.
If they don’t do it within the
next week, I intend to contact
my friends and family and
thank them myself and apolo-
gize for their rudeness. My son
was not raised to be ungrateful
and rude. What do you think?
— FURIOUS IN ARIZONA
DEAR FURIOUS: What you
have in mind may be well-inten-
tioned, but it won’t make up for
your son and daughter-in-law’s
lack of courtesy. If they fail to
contact the guests who made
such an effort to attend their
wedding, do not speak up on
their behalf because it will only
make them look worse.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
You’ll be making interesting
trades today. Of course, you’re
always trading something —
attention for relationships,
hours for dollars — it’s just that
today’s trades are outside of
the norm, and they make you
think.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Fantasies have no consequenc-
es. Reality is pretty much built
on them. It’s a long string of
cause and effect, some of
which one would be hard-
pressed to correlate, and yet we
sense they are balanced in the
grand math.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.
23). You can do something
that the majority of people
can’t — that’s a talent. Don’t
consider it a talent? That’s just
an oversight on your part. This
is the ideal time to change your
assessment and start toying
with possible applications.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Those with an affliction
want so much to be released
from it, and yet there’s some-
thing terrifying about giving
up the crutch that goes with
it. You’ve a special heart for
helping people let go of what’s
no longer needed.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). When not knowing how a
thing works, it’s easy to dismiss
it as working in an unintelligent
way, but that’s probably not the
truth today. There’s a benefit to
staying alert to different styles,
especially simple ones.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). It is very difficult to help
others when you are, in fact,
injured yourself. The same ap-
plies to emotional and soul-level
wounds. By resolving inner con-
flicts, you nudge yourself toward
an empathetic state.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Have you ever texted
someone or been texted by
someone “accidentally” on pur-
pose? You’ll witness today how
the desire for a specific kind of
attention can inspire odd and
unpredictable behaviors.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Rigid perspectives lead to
errors of all sorts. Try to find a
gentle frame of mind. There is
plenty of common ground be-
tween two points of contention
for anyone willing to look for it.
Live it up
SOLUTION:
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Classifieds
TO: LINDA OWENS

You have been made a Defend-

ant in a lawsuit filed in this
Ads appear in The Commercial Dispatch,
Court by the Columbus Re-
development Authority to con-
demn by eminent domain cer-
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tain real property located at
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LEGALS Real Estate

and defend against the com-
plaint or petition filed against
you in this action at 9:30
o’clock a. m. on the 3d day of
Call us: 662-328-2424 March, 2020, in the second
floor courtroom of the Lowndes
County Courthouse in Colum-
Legal Notices bus, Mississippi, and in case
of your failure to appear and
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF defend, a judgment will be
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- entered against you for the
money or other things deman-
SIPPI
ded in the complaint or peti-
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- tion.
TATE OF BESSIE JONES, DE-
CEASED You are hereby further given
notice that not less than ten
(10) days prior to the date of
STEPHEN JONES, PETITIONER
the trial on March 3, 2020, you
CAUSE NO.: 2017-0189-RPF are required to file the State-
ment of Values pursuant to
SUMMONS Miss. Code Ann. §11-27-7,
which shall be treated as
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI pleadings in this action. The
date of the filing of the Com-
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
plaint herein is the 10th day of
TO: THE UNKNOWN OR KNOWN September, 2019, and the
GENERAL HEIRS-AT-LAW AND name and address of the attor-
ANY AND ALL OTHER PER- ney for the Plaintiff is Martha
SONS CLAIMING RIGHT, TITLE, Bost Stegall, P. O. Box 7120,
OR INTEREST AS HEIRS OF THE Tupelo, Mississippi 38802.
ESTATE OF BESSIE JONES, DE- Other than the Statement of
CEASED. Values you are not required to
file an Answer or other plead-
You have been made Respond- ing but you may do so if you de-
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN RE: THE ADOPTION OF
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E.R.M., A MINOR CHILD, AND
THE TERMINATION OF PARENT- Houses For Sale: North
AL RIGHTS OF KRISTINA MAR-
IE MAXEY AND THE UNKNOWN FSBO: 3BR/2BA, 3304 5th
FATHER OF E.R.M.
St N. Fenced back yard w/
sm shop. Great neighbor−
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YOU HAVE BEEN MADE A DE- Pets
FENDANT IN THE SUIT FILED IN
2 bedrooms, kitchen/
Apts For Rent: Other dining and step down den.
THE CHANCERY COURT OF

ents in the lawsuit filed in this
Court by Stephen Jones, Peti-
tioner. The Petition filed
against you is a civil action
seeking to have Willie T. Jones, of January, 2020.
Carolyn Baldwin Aviles , Janice
Jones, Laverne Jefferson, Wil-
lie Tyrone Jones, Stephanie
Jones Theaker, and Stephen
Jones, the Petitioner herein,
adjudicated as the only heirs-
at-law of Bessie Jones, De-
ceased, as fully set forth in the
Petition on file in the Chancery Publish: January 7, 14 and 21,
Court of Lowndes County , Mis- 2020
sissippi .
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO AP-
PEAR AND DEFEND AGAINST
sire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this 2d day
TERESA BARKSDALE, CLERK
SPECIAL COURT OF EMINENT
DOMAIN,
LOWNDES COUNTY, MS
BY: Ann Marie Langford, D.C.
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO-
TICE OF SALE
LOWNDES COUNTY MISSIS-
SIPPI BY CHESTER KEITH
MAXEY, PLAINTIFF, IN AN AD-
OPTION AND THE TERMINA-
TION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OF
YOUR MINOR CHILD, E.R.M,
THE UNKNOWN FATHER, AS A
DEFENDANT.
You are summoned to appear
and defend agains said Adop-
tion and Termination of Parent-
al Rights at 9:30 A. M. on the
24th day of February, 2020, in
the Courtroom of the Lowndes
County Courthouse at Colum-
bus, Mississippi, and in case
of your failure to appear and
defend a judgment will be
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metal shop w/ roll−up front
LEASE,
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$450.00. 205−243−3653. CREDIT CHECK

a new pet?
entered against you for the FSBO: 3BR/2BA ON 2.5
THE PETITION FILED AGAINST
YOU IN THIS ACTION AT 9:00
A.M. O' CLOCK ON THE 27TH
WHEREAS, on the 5th day of
October, 2017, Mary H.
money or other things deman-
ded in the complaint for peti- FOX RUN APARTMENTS 662-329-2323 ACRES. 1600 sqft.
Completely remodeled.
Humphries a/k/a Mary H. Sum- tion. 1 & 2 BR near hospital. $178,000. 662−386−
DAY OF JANUARY, 2020, IN
THE CHANCERY COURTROOM
merville, unmarried, executed a $595−$645 monthly. 2411 HWY 45 N 7113.
certain Deed of Trust to Angie
OF THE LOWNDES COUNTY
COURTHOUSE AT COLUMBUS,
A COPY OF YOUR WRITTEN RE-
Dellinger, Trustee for the bene- SPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR Military discount, pet area,
pet friendly, and furnished
COLUMBUS, MS
fit of Regions Bank, which DELIVERED TO THE ATTORNEY Lots & Acreage
MISSISSIPI; AND IN CASE OF corporate apts.
Deed of Trust was recorded in OF THE PLAINTIFF, MOSE LEE
YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AND 24−HOUR PROFESSIONAL
the office of the Chancery Clerk SUDDUTH, JR. AT HIS AD- Commercial Property For Rent
DEFEND, A JUDGMENT WILL BE LAND FOR SALE.
of Lowndes County, Missis- DRESS OF P.O. BOX 369, VER- GYM. ON SITE SECURITY.
ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR Caledonia School District.
sippi, and recorded in Deed of NON, ALABAMA 35592, NOT ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN RESTAURANT SPACE Cleared Acreage ready to
Trust Book 2017 at Page LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
THIS PETITION. AVAILABLE. 1200 sq. ft. build. Approx 6.5 acres @
23491 of the land records; AFTER THE 7TH DAY OF JANU- 24−HOUR CAMERA
and, ARY, 2020, WHICH IS THE $1100/mo. Serious corner of Dale & Cal−
You are not required to file an SURVEILLANCE. Benji &
answer or any other pleading, DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA- Ashleigh, 662−386−4446. inquiries only. 662−328− Kolola roads. For more
WHEREAS, Simpson Law Firm, TION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF 8655 or 662−574−7879. info, call 662−549−8507.
but you may do so if you de-
P.A. has been substituted in YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO
sire in care of J. Douglas
the place and stead of Angie MAILED OR DELIVERED, A
Dalrymple II, Dalrymple Law
Dellinger, Trustee for Regions
Apts For Rent: West
Firm PLLC, 508 2n d Avenue JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL Houses For Rent: North WINTER SPECIAL. 1.75
Bank, said Appointment of Sub- BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU

VIP
North, Columbus, MS 39701. acre lots. Good/bad credit.
stitute Trustee being recorded FOR THE MONEY OR TOHER
in Book 2019 at Page 23326 COLONIAL TOWNHOUSES. 10% down, as low as
Issued under my hand and seal RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PE-
2 & 3 bedroom w/ 2−3

Rentals
of the records of the Chancery TITION OF ADOPTION AND TER- $299/mo. Eaton Land.
of Court, this the 18th day of
Clerk of said County; and, MINATION OF PARENTAL bath townhouses. $625 to 662−361−7711.
December, 2019.
RIGHTS OF YOUR MINOR $675. 662−549−9555.
WHEREAS, fee simple title is CHILD E.R.M.. Ask for Glenn or text.
CHANCERY CLERK
(SEAL)
vested in Mary H. Summerville; Apartments & Houses

BY: Tina Fisher, D.C.
Prepared By:
J. Douglas Dalrymple II (MSB#
105401)
DALRYMPLE LAW FIRM, PLLC
508 2ND Avenue North Colum-
bus, MS 39701 Telephone:
(662) 327-1088
jase@recsi.net
PUBLISH: 1/7, 1/14, &
1/21/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF:
BROOKELLE PERRIGEN, A
MINOR
BY: AMY GILLIAN, GUARDIAN
AND NEXT OF FRIEND
OF BROOKELLE PERRIGIN, A
MINOR
CAUSE NO.: 2019-0248-F
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: SHELBY AUSTIN PERRI-
GEN, whose present address
and current whereabouts are
Merchandise
and, You must also file the original
Response with the clerk of this
WHEREAS, default having been Court within a reasonable time
1 Bedrooms Houses For Rent: East
made in the terms and condi-
tions of said Deed of Trust and
afterward. 2 Bedroooms
the entire debt secured thereby ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND 3 Bedrooms 2BR/1BA. Gas heat & Ads starting at $12
stove. Convenient to
having been declared to be due THE SEAL OF THIS COURT on
and payable in accordance with this the 2nd day of January, A. Furnished & Unfurnished shopping. 133 King St. Bargain Column
the terms of said Deed of D., 2020. $525/mo. Call 662−352−
Trust, the legal holder of said
indebtedness, Regions Bank,
1, 2, & 3 Baths 4776. TURQUOISE NECKLACE &
having requested the under-
CINDY GOODE
CHANCERY CLERK OF Lease, Deposit earring set $9. Cross
shaped opal earrings $2.
signed Substituted Trustee to LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
execute the trust and sell said SIPPI & Credit Check Pearl & Turquoise earring
3 OR 4BR/1.5BA @ 804
land and property in accord- set $4. 662−244−5861.
ance with the terms of said
(SEAL) viceinvestments.com Cypress St. Newly
Deed of Trust and for the pur-
pose of raising the sums due
BY: Shantrell W. Granderson
DEPUTY CHANCERY CLERK
327-8555 renovated, w/d hookup, all
stainless steel appliances General Merchandise
thereunder, together with attor- included, fenced backyard.
ney's fees, trustee's fees and OF COUNSEL: Call 662−425−6954. WANTED FREON R12.
expense of sale. Apts For Rent: Other We pay CA$H.
R12 R500 R11.
MOSE LEE SUDDUTH, JR.
NOW, THEREFORE, Simpson 1ST MONTH − RENT FREE!
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Convenient.
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p.m.), at the Southeast Front
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Courthouse, in Columbus, Mis- 1/21/2020
mo + dep. Available 2/1.
770−658−7726.
ED SANDERS GUNSMITH
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ing described property situated more. $435/mth with Houses For Rent: Other
1 Coney
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The following described real es-
made a Respondent in the suit tate located in Lowndes heat & air, new appliances handmade knives.
filed in this Court by Amy Gil- County, Mississippi, to-wit: and floor covering. No HUD Located: Hwy 45 Alt, North
lian in a Petition for Authority to Call us: 662-328-2424 or pets. LEASE/PURCHASE of West Point, turn right on
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You are summoned to appear
and defend against the com-
plaint or petition filed against
you in this action at 9:00 A.M. East side of said Quarter-
on the 29th day of January,
2020, in the courtroom of the
Lowndes County Courthouse at corner; thence North 86 de-
Columbus, Mississippi, and in
case of your failure to appear
and defend a judgment will be
entered against you for the
money or other things deman-
ded in the complaint or peti-
tion.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Cohen
Quarter (NE1/4) Section 19,
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left. 662−494−6218.
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the 17th day of January, 2020. ginning, containing 0.76 acre, knowledge of plants &
landscape maintenance.

/s/ Cindy Goode by Shantrell
W. Granderson, Deputy Clerk
CINDY GOODE, Chancery Clerk east Quarter (NE1/4) of Sec-
Lowndes County, Mississippi
PUBLISH: 1/21/2020
IN THE SPECIAL COURT OF EM-
INENT DOMAIN
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
COLUMBUS REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY PLAINTIFF
VS.
LINDA OWENS DEFENDANT
NO. 2019-0003-ED2
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: LINDA OWENS
You have been made a Defend- ee.
ant in a lawsuit filed in this
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Court by the Columbus Re-
development Authority to con- the 12th day of December,
demn by eminent domain cer-
tain real property located at
407 4th Street North, Colum-
bus, Mississippi, and being
Lowndes tax parcel
61W090004200. The property
is necessary to renew and re-
develop blighted conditions in
accordance with the Urban Re-
newal Plan (Burns Bottom) of
the City of Columbus, Missis-
sippi.
You are summoned to appear
and defend against the com-
plaint or petition filed against
you in this action at 9:30
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 516 Main Street
2019.
/s/ T. Frank Collins
Simpson Law Firm, P.A., Sub-
stituted Trustee
SIMPSON LAW FIRM, P.A.
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 1410
Ridgeland, MS 39158-1410
(601) 957-6600
Dates of Publication: Decem-
ber 31, 2019, January 7, Janu-
ary 14 and January 21, 2020
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