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Lowndes supes vote to move Confederate

monument to Friendship Cemetery
Protesters continue calling for Sanders’ resignation
BY YUE STELLA YU
syu@cdispatch.com
The Confederate
Monument that has
sat outside Lowndes
County Courthouse for
more than a century is
moving to Friendship
Cemetery.
Lowndes County su-
pervisors voted unan- Sanders
imously Monday to
relocate the monument
to the cemetery where
both Confederate and
Union soldiers are
buried. The vote came
three weeks after su-
pervisors voted 3-2 in
June to leave it where Turnage
it is.
During those
weeks, Lowndes Coun-
ty witnessed multiple
protests calling for an
end to systemic racism
against African Ameri-
cans, which were part-
ly spurred by District Brooks
1 Supervisor Harry
Sanders’ comments to a reporter
that Black people had remained “de-
pendent” in society since the end of
slavery. Between the two votes on the
Lowndes monument, the Legislature
voted to remove the Mississippi flag,
which for 126 years has included the
Confederate battle emblem in its up-
per left corner.
Sanders, who made the racist
comments while he was explaining
his June vote to leave the monument
in place, told The Dispatch Monday
he now no longer has a problem with
relocating it.
“I just think it’s the right thing to
do,” he said. “I talked to the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy people and
they said they didn’t have a problem
with moving it (to) the Friendship
Cemetery as long as they had some
say-so in the spot that’s going to be
down at Friendship, and as long as
they didn’t damage the monument. If
they didn’t have a problem with it, I
don’t have a problem with it.”
To move the monument in com-
pliance with state law, Columbus
will have to yield a piece of property
at the city-owned cemetery to the
county, the details of which are in the
works, according to board of super-
visors attorney Tim Hudson and city
attorney Jeff Turnage.
Turnage told The Dispatch the
city can either donate the land or sell
it at a low price.
“The monument would then be
relocated within the county to coun-
ty-owned property,” Turnage said.
“That will just take the city out of
the loop except for making the con-
veyance of the real property to the
county.”
Trip Hairston of District 2 and John
Holliman of District 3 on Monday
also changed their original votes on
whether to relocate the monument,
which was erected in 1912 to honor
Confederate soldiers who fought for Claire Hassler/Dispatch File Photo
the South during the Civil War. The Protesters in June call for the removal of the Confederate monument in
inscription describes the war as a front of Lowndes County Courthouse. Though county supervisors originally
“noble cause,” and a stone statue of voted to leave the monument in place, they voted unanimously on Monday
See MONUMENT, 6A to relocate it to Friendship Cemetery.

New SFD rating to lower home, Masks now required

business insurance premiums
Class 3 rating places
SFD among 5 best
departments in state
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
in Oktibbeha County
Board will revisit the order in 2
weeks; violators could be fined
up to $1,000 on third offense
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com

As of this month, Starkville Fire All visitors to Oktibbeha County-owned

Department officially boasts a Class
3 rating from Mississippi State
Rating Bureau, Chief Charles Yar-
brough announced at a ceremony at
Fire Station 1 Monday.
The Mississippi State Rating
Bureau rates departments on a 1-10
scale, with 1 being the best and 10
the worst. SFD’s new rating puts it
in a class with only five other depart-
ments in the state, including Colum-
bus Fire and Rescue, which earned a
Class 3 rating in 2018.
“I am proud (of) the commit-
ment to ongoing improvement at
Starkville Fire Department,” said
Yarbrough, who made a Class 3 rat-
ing one of his goals for the depart-
ment when he became chief in 2015.
“The staff that make up this depart-
ment care deeply about their work to
improve the lives of the people of the
buildings, as well as churches and social gath-
erings outside the Starkville city limits, must
wear protective face coverings in order to curb
the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the
board of supervisors voted 4-0 at Monday’s
meeting.
District 4 Supervisor Bricklee Miller was
Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff absent, but the remaining four supervisors
Mayor Lynn Spruill shares how proud she is of the Starkville Fire Department agreed that requiring masks is in the public’s
during a press conference on Monday at Fire Station One. Fire Chief Charles best interest as confirmed cases of the virus
Yarbrough announced that the Starkville Fire Department’s class rating has have been on the rise in the Golden Triangle
moved from Class 4 to Class 3. The new rating puts the Starkville Fire Depart-
and the state over the past few weeks.
ment’s service abilities in the top 5 in Mississippi and means that Starkville
residents’ insurance premium rates will decrease. On Sunday, 357 new cases and three new
deaths were reported to Mississippi State De-
city of Starkville. … This improved In order to earn the rating, Yar- partment of Health. Overall, there have been
rating validates the excellent ser- brough said, over the last few years more than 31,257 confirmed cases and 1,114
vice provided.” the department has implemented deaths from the virus since the pandemic be-
Ratings for the department are several changes, including a repair- gan.
based on factors from response ing and replacing some of the city’s Starkville aldermen will consider a similar
times and number of personnel to fire hydrants and fully staffing Fire ordinance at tonight’s meeting for businesses
training available for firefighters Station 5 in December 2019. When and gatherings within the city limits.
and fire hydrant placement, Yar- Yarbrough first became chief, the The mask requirement went into effect this
brough said. See SFD, 3A See SUPES, 3A

WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC

1 What North American insect migrates MEETINGS
up to 3,000 miles over the winter after July 7: Starkville
going through three and four genera- Board of Alder-
tions during the summer? men meeting,
2 Who was the first New York Met in- 5:30 p.m., City
ducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame? Hall
3 On which peninsula is Balaklava,
where the futile Charge of the Light July 17: Starkville
Lydia Frauendienst Board of Aldermen
Brigade took place in 1854?
Kindergarten, Annunciation work session, 10
4 Which actor founded the Sundance

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Film Festival? a.m., City Hall
High 5 In 1889, American journalist Nellie July 20: Oktibbe-
Mostly cloudy
Bly became the first woman to do what ha County Board
in 72 days, 8 less than Jules Verne of Supervisors
Full forecast on penned?
page 3A. Answers, 6B meeting, 5:30
p.m., Chancery
Courthouse
INSIDE July 21:
Classifieds 6B Health 3A Starkville Board
Comics 3B Obituaries 4B of Aldermen meet-
Crossword 6A Opinions 4A Eric Kennedy is a preacher who likes to ing, 5:30 p.m.,
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Doctors say experimental

treatment may have rid man of HIV
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Brazilian man infected with
the AIDS virus has shown no sign
of it for more than a year since he
stopped HIV medicines after an
intense experimental drug therapy
aimed at purging hidden, dormant
virus from his body, doctors report-
ed Tuesday.
The case needs independent
verification and it’s way too soon to
speculate about a possible cure, sci-
entists cautioned.
“These are exciting findings but
they’re very preliminary,” said Dr.
Monica Gandhi, an AIDS specialist
at the University of California, San
Francisco. “This has happened to
one person, and one person only,”
and it didn’t succeed in four others
given the same treatment, she said.
Another UCSF specialist, Dr.
Steven Deeks, said: “This is not a
cure,” just an interesting case that
merits more study.
The case was described at an
AIDS conference where research-
ers also disclosed an important
prevention advance: A shot of an
experimental medicine every two
months worked better than daily
Truvada pills to help keep unin-
fected gay men from catching HIV
from an infected sex partner. Hun-
dreds of thousands of people take
these “pre-exposure prevention”
pills now and the shot could give a
new option, almost like a temporary
vaccine.
If the Brazil man’s case is con-
firmed, it would be the first time
HIV has been eliminated in an adult
without a bone marrow or stem cell
transplant. Independent experts
want to see whether his remission
lasts and for the intense drug com-
bination that he received to under-
go more testing.
“I’m very moved because it’s
something that millions of people
want,” said the 35-year-old man,
whose spoke to The Associated
Press on condition that his name
not be published. “It’s a gift of life, a
second chance to live.”
Transplants are how two other
men, nicknamed the Berlin and
London patients for where they
were treated, were cured previous-
ly.
“I’m the living proof it’s possible
to be cured,” Adam Castillejo, the
London patient, said in a news con-
ference at the AIDS meeting, which
is being held online because of the
coronavirus pandemic.
He and the Berlin patient, Tim-
othy Ray Brown, had donors with a
gene that confers natural immunity
to HIV infection. Such transplants
are too medically risky and imprac-
tical to attempt on a large scale, so
doctors have been trying other ap-
proaches.
It’s hard to eliminate HIV be-
cause it establishes an early “res-
ervoir” of blood cells where it lies
dormant and can’t be attacked by
medicines or the immune system.
Infections can be controlled with
drugs, but as soon as patients stop
taking them, the dormant virus ac-
tivates and renews the disease.

AROUND THE WORLD

Hong Kong grappling
with future under
national security law
HONG KONG — Hong
Kong’s leader Carrie Lam
offered scant reassurance
Tuesday over a new nation-
al security law that critics
say undermines liber-
ties and legal protections
promised when China took
control of the former Brit-
ish colony.
A year ago, Hong
Kong residents felt se-
cure enough in their free-
doms under the territory’s
“one-country, two-sys-
tems” regime to bring
their children to mass
protests. Now, after the
June 30 implementation
of the security law, some
are worrying they might
be punished for what they
post on Facebook Twitter
or even TikTok.
Short-form video app
TikTok, which has sought
to distance itself from
its Chinese roots — it is
owned by Chinese internet
giant ByteDance — said
Tuesday it will stop opera-
tions in the city “in light of
recent events.”
Hong Kong was prom-
ised 50 years of semi-au-
tonomy after the July 1,
1997, handover. That al-
lowed the city’s 7 million
residents to keep a free
press and other freedoms
forbidden in the commu-
nist-ruled mainland.
Many of Hong Kong’s
older generations fled
political upheaval on the
Chinese mainland. Young-
er Hong Kongers grew
up expecting to achieve
more democracy in their
lifetimes. All are strug-
gling to understand the
implications of the new
law, which prohibits what
Beijing views as secession-
ist, subversive or terrorist
activities or as foreign in-
tervention in the city’s in-
ternal affairs.
“I didn’t have a strong
view against formalizing
a national security law but
the way it was implement-
ed is intrusive and dis-
respectful,” said Jen Au,
who works in the banking
industry. “It’s basically just
bullying. Hong Kong has
come a long way in the
last 20 years to warm up to
China and this really just
backfired.”
Lam, the city’s Bei-
jing-backed chief exec-
utive, said Tuesday the
work of the Committee
for Safeguarding National
Security she chairs, which
oversees enforcement of
the law, will not be made
public. So implementation
rules giving police sweep-
ing powers to enforce the
law won’t be subject to ju-
dicial review.
Asked if she could
guarantee that media can
still report freely in Hong
Kong without facing cen-
sorship, Lam said, “If the
Foreign Correspondents
Club or all reporters in
Hong Kong can give me a
100% guarantee that they
will not commit any offenc-
es under this national leg-
islation, then I can do the
same.”
Hong Kong was con-
vulsed with massive,
sometimes violent an-
ti-government demonstra-
tions for much of last year.
Initially, the protests
were against extradition
legislation, since with-
drawn, that might have led
to some suspects facing
trial in mainland Chinese
courts. But the protests ex-
panded to encompass calls
for greater democracy and
more police accountability.
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Health
HEALTH TIP
n Eat eggs, preferably for breakfast:
Governor self-isolates,
Eggs are incredibly healthy, especially if you eat
them in the morning. They are rich in high-quality
protein and many essential nutrients that people
awaiting COVID test results
often don’t get enough of, such as choline. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Source: healthline.com
JACKSON — Mississippi’s Re-
publican governor said Monday he
is isolating himself after coming into

Health tips from Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen

Tai chi improves heart
patients’ quality of life
After Lou Reed’s death, Laurie
Anderson published a eulogy about
her musician husband: “He died
on Sunday morning looking at the
trees and doing the famous 21 form
of tai chi with just his musician
hands moving through the air.”
Reed was a longtime practitioner
of the Chinese martial art, and
Anderson said when her husband
practiced the form, he was looking
for magic.
Reed was onto something.
Research suggests that tai chi
can have lasting health benefits
and is great for strengthening
your mind-body connection. It can
improve balance and coordination,
and calm the mind, thanks to its
Drs. Oz and Roizen
focus on mindfulness, motion and
breath. It has also been found to
improve bone density and immune
function. According to research
recently published in the European
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing,
this mind-body exercise is linked
to a boost in both mood and quality
of life in people with cardiovascu-
lar disease.
That’s something that many of
the nation’s 121.5 million people
with cardiovascular disease can
certainly benefit from. Nearly a
quarter of those folks suffer from
depression, and symptoms of
heart disease, such as shortness
of breath, can lead to lower qual-
ity of life. The new study found
practicing tai chi can alleviate such
symptoms.
So, if you’ve been diagnosed
with heart disease, one way to safe-
ly and enjoyably increase physical
activity and decrease stress is to
take up tai chi. Google “online Tai
Chi instruction” for a lot of free re-
sources, and check out sharecare.
com for in depth info and videos on
the practice.
contact with a member of the state
House of Representatives who tested
positive for the coronavirus.
In a tweet Monday, Gov. Tate
Reeves said he received a virus test
and is awaiting results. Reeves
“Best thing for all: if someone you
know gets the virus, isolate until your test comes
back at least. That’s my plan,” Reeves tweeted.
“Stay safe and stay smart.”
Reeves did not identify the lawmaker, only that
he came into contact with the individual “briefly”
last week. Reeves was visibly in close contact last
week with House Speaker Philip Gunn during the
signing of a bill that removed the Confederate em-
blem from Mississippi’s state flag.
Gunn announced Sunday that he had tested pos-
itive for the coronavirus.
Gunn, a Republican from the Jackson suburb of
Clinton, said in a video posted to Facebook that he
got tested because he had been in close proximity
to another member of the House who tested posi-
tive. He didn’t identify the other lawmaker.
At least one other lawmaker, Democrat Rep. Bo
Brown of Jackson, has announced a positive test re-
sult in the last several days. During a Facebook Live
video Monday afternoon, Reeves said a “large num-
ber” of legislators have tested positive for the virus.
“I felt like I needed to go get myself tested just

Supes
Continued from Page 1A
morning and will last un-
til at least the supervisors’
next meeting on July 20.
District 1 too, and Chancery Court
S up er v isor
and Board
President
John Mont-
gomery said
the board
will recon-
sider the Montgomery
ordinance
at each subsequent meet-
ing depending on public
health data.
Montgomery told The
Dispatch last week he
did not see the need for
a mask requirement out-
side county buildings,
but District 2 Supervisor
Orlando Trainer changed
his mind during the
meeting by suggesting a
countywide ordinance.
“I wish we didn’t have
to employ any of this, but
safety first,” Montgom-
ery said. “The customer
comes in expecting a safe
environment to shop in
just as much as the busi-
ness owner expects cus-
tomers to come in and be
safe as well, so I think it’s
a two-way street.”
Businesses are re-
quired to have signs and
door monitors at their
entrances to make cus-
tomers aware of the ordi-
nance and to prevent peo-
ple without masks from
entering. Both customers
and business owners who
do not adhere to the rule
will get a warning for a
first offense, a fine of up
to $500 for the second and
up to $1,000 for the third.
County employees are
required to wear masks
Clerk Sharon Livingston
said the lack of door mon-
itors at county buildings
recently has accidentally
allowed some people with
COVID-19 to enter. She
suggested placing bailiffs
at the doors, but Sheriff
Steve Gladney said they
would be unlikely to take
on another responsibility.
“They only make $55
per day, so if you stand
them out there in front of
this courthouse, I don’t
know if you’re going to
get anyone who wants to
do that, especially at their
age,” Gladney said.
He also said it will be
difficult to hold people
who defy the mask re-
quirement accountable,
since they will most likely
have left a business before
deputies arrive if a busi-
ness owner calls. He and
the supervisors agreed
that the responsibility for
compliance and enforce-
ment mainly falls on the
owners and customers.
District 3 Supervisor
Marvell Howard said he
would support any efforts
to prevent the spread of
COVID-19 in line with
Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention rec-
ommendations, including
wearing masks.
“It’s incumbent on us
as leaders to do every-
thing we possibly can
to protect the citizens,”
he said. “Sometimes I
know it’s aggravating to
a citizen to have to wear
a mask, but this is not
all about that individual.
This is about protecting
other citizens.”
New structural
challenges
at county lake dam
The Oktibbeha Coun-
ty Lake Dam’s structural
issues now include the
wearing
down of the
west side of
the levee,
to the point
that 24 per-
cent of it is
gone, Coun-
ty Engi- Pritchard
neer Clyde
Pritchard told the board.
Pritchard said in 2016
that the levee might need
to be completely replaced
after he found excessive
slope failures on the same
side of the levee, the side
facing the lake. He told
The Dispatch the new
slides are not in the same
place but just north of the
repaired section from
2016.
Pritchard found a mud-
slide on the other side of
the levee in January that
posed a threat of breach-
ing and flooding the
surrounding area. The
supervisors have since
been debating whether to
spend about $8 million on
replacing the dam, which
Pritchard says is the saf-
est option.
If the board votes to
replace the dam, con-
because I had been with this person and this morn-
ing was informed that I too have tested positive
for COVID,” Gunn said. “I feel very fortunate that
I don’t really have very many symptoms and feel
struction crews can use fine.”
dirt from within the ex- Gunn said he called everyone he had been close
isting dam to repair the to recently to advised them of his diagnosis and
west side of the levee, self-quarantine plan. He also called on the state’s
Pritchard told the board. residents to do likewise if they find out they’re in-
“Some of the materi- fected. “We need to make sure that we do every-
al that’s in the lake, we thing we can to get this past us as quickly as pos-
sible.”
can probably use, and
Gunn became the state’s highest-ranking politi-
it’s cheaper than going to
Louisville or somewhere cal figure to publicly disclose a positive test for the
and getting better-quality coronavirus.
dirt,” he said. This is the second time Reeves has isolated
Pritchard said he no- himself after potential exposure to coronavirus.
tified both the board of In March, Reeves isolated himself after returning
supervisors and the Mis- from a family trip to Spain.
sissippi Department of
Environmental Quality
of the new slides as soon
as he found them, and
he gave them an update
Monday on the plans he
has been drafting since
March to replace the dam
if the board allows it.
The plans include a
new emergency spillway,
since the existing one is
less than one-third the
size it needs to be in or-
der to expel water quickly
enough to keep the dam
from overflowing in a haz-
ardous rain event, he said.
He maintains his po-
sition that the county
should authorize the re-
placement of the dam
instead of more research
to determine whether it’s
truly necessary, he said.
“It’s hard for me to
look the county in the eye
and say we need to spend
money to evaluate this
when I can look at (the
spillway) and see that it’s
cracked and busted and
know I have to replace it
anyway,” Pritchard told
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city’s newest fire station
only operated once every
three days with a full staff,
according to previous re-
porting by The Dispatch.
Mayor Lynn Spruill said
each fire station is staffed
with a minimum of three
firefighters per shift.
Other departments,
such as Starkville Utilities
and Oktibbeha County
E-911 had to make their
own improvements to help
lower the city’s rating.
“It all came together
for a Class 3 rating,” Yar-
brough said.
He also credited the
mayor and board of alder-
men for their support of
the department, particu-
larly when it came to hir-
ing and fully staffing Fire
Station 5.
City officials, including
Mayor Lynn Spruill and
Ward 5 Alderman Hamp
Beatty, attended Monday’s
city because of the lower
insurance premiums. It
also will lower insurance
premiums for homeown-
ers.
Spruill said she didn’t
know how much, exactly,
the insurance premiums
will improve, pointing out
that it likely depends on
the individual insurance
company. However, she
expects insurance premi-
ums to lower 5- to 10-per-
cent “at a minimum.”
Beatty said the new rat-
ing puts the department
in an “elite class” of fire
departments throughout
the state.
“This is a testament to
our commitment to pub-
lic safety in the city of
Starkville,” he said.
Spruill said the city’s
firefighters have particu-
larly shown their colors in
recent weeks, referencing
an accident they respond-
ed to at a construction
site on South Montgom-
ery Street where two con-
struction workers died
when a trench collapsed
on them on May 20. Fire-
fighters spent more than
two hours trying to free
the victims from the de-
bris.
“I can’t say enough
about what you guys have
done,” Spruill said. “They
have been showing their
stuff for the last few weeks.
They did an incredible job
when we had that tragedy
in the trench, and now for
you guys to be awarded a
Class 3, it’s just wonderful.
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4A TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020
SLIMANTICS
Beyond the
pain, there
is potential
M
onday,
the
Lown-
des County
Board of Su-
pervisors voted
unanimously to
have the Con-
federate Memo-
rial relocated
from the court-
house grounds, Slim Smith
presumably
to Friendship
Cemetery, although a few obstacles are
yet to be navigated.
That decision came exactly three
weeks after the same board rejected a
proposal to relocate the monument by a
3-2 vote strictly along racial lines.
Today, it is easy to speculate how
things might have been different had
the board chosen to relocate the statue
back on June 15 when it first had the
opportunity.
So much of the pain and anguish
we have experienced could have been
prevented. Faith in the board’s ability to
represent all of the citizens of Lowndes
County would have been sustained.
The reputation of the board’s presi-
dent would not have been unalterably
destroyed.
All that was required on the morning
of June 15 was a single white vote.
It couldn’t be found.
In the intervening weeks, Board
President Harry Sanders has been the
target of the backlash, not so much for
his vote, but for his appalling comments
in explaining his vote. Sanders sug-
gested that the demand to relocate the
monument was due to the Black com-
munity’s inability to assimilate as other
racial/ethnic groups have managed.
Blacks who were “dependent” on slave
owners during the era of slavery remain
dependent today, he claimed.
Such overt, unapologetic racism has
made Sanders a pariah. His refusal to
resign from the board has only cement-
ed his infamy.
Sanders remains defiant in his refus-
al to step down. Those calling for his
resignation remain equally committed
in their demands for his resignation.
Where it all leads, no one can confident-
ly predict.
What we can say with confidence is
that what has happened in our commu-
nity could have been easily avoided.
Yet in another sense, that fateful deci-
sion on June 15 may ultimately work to
the benefit of our community.
In the same way that Joseph rede-
fined the betrayal of his brothers —
“You meant evil against me, but God
meant it for good,” he told his brothers
— the pain inflicted on our community
by Sanders, Trip Hairston and John
Holliman may ultimately work out for
our benefit.
Over the past three weeks, the Black
community has rallied together, aided
by growing support of white citizens.
Community leaders from every endeav-
or have lent their support in rejecting
Sanders’ racist attacks and demanding
his resignation. Black and white citi-
zens are having those often difficult
conversations about race and justice
and finding common ground.
It is a moment of unity that provides
an opportunity that must be swiftly
grasped.
The monument will soon be gone.
Harry Sanders will someday be gone as
well.
What will remain is to what extent
we will address the issues uncovered by
this painful episode.
Imagine if our community, especially
all those leaders who have finally raised
their voices, applied the same commit-
ment to addressing the racial disparities
that have long plagued our community.
Imagine those voices unified in a
commitment to supporting our public
schools, investing in our depressed
Black neighborhoods and providing
opportunities too long denied many of
our Black citizens.
Think what might emerge from the
ashes.
We have the power to make June 15 a
day of change, not one of infamy.
Carpe diem!
Slim Smith is a columnist and feature
writer for The Dispatch. His email ad-
dress is ssmith@cdispatch.com.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Defends letter from NAACP to businesses
Last week a letter was sent out on behalf of the
Columbus-Lowndes County NAACP to fellow members
of the Chamber of Commerce asking them to state
their position about the recent racist comments made
by Supervisor Harry Sanders. Most have responded to
this letter in solidarity with the NAACP’s position that
Mr. Sanders’ continued presence on the board hurts the
wellbeing of our community. However, there have been a
few business owners and community members, like Mr.
Lee Roy Lollar, who have expressed concern with the
NAACP vocalizing its intent to find out which businesses
stand against racism and leverage the economic power of
the NAACP in response to that information.
I find it revealing that Mr. Lollar mentions our letter
was “sent by Nadia Colom, the wife of the local D.A.”
Nadia is a volunteer with the NAACP and will occasion-
ally help me with communications. Her name was on the
email because she helped me create the email account.
The email was from the branch, not from her. Why men-
tion Nadia is married to the D.A. instead of noting any of
her professional and community accomplishments? The
1950s called and they want their sexism back.
This is a moment of reckoning for our community, one
where we’re forced to answer whether the status quo will
continue. While grappling with this question many re-
cently chose to speak out against that status quo, calling
for a better, more culturally inclusive Mississippi. And as
a result, the divisive and painful confederate battle flag
no longer represents our great state.
We know, however, that it was not the moral argu-
ment against this flag alone that pushed it through the
legislature, but also the economic pressure that the state
faced if it chose to maintain the old flag. Simply put, the
NCAA has a choice where to place their dollars, just as
Mr. Lollar did when he felt ignored in a Black-owned
business and chose not to continue to patronize them.
The NAACP in its correspondence to the business com-
munity simply pointed out that its supporters, too, have a
choice in where to place their dollars.
While there have been many businesses like those
standing with the LINK in calling for his resignation,
there have also been too many reaping the benefits of
our support while remaining silently complicit with Mr.
Sanders’ comments. To go to the extreme of calling this
extortion is nothing more than an example of entitlement
and privilege. Turbulent waters towards a better commu-
nity, we will not fall into the counterproductive narrative
that this is “just about race again” as Mr. Lollar seems to
suggest. The stakes are too high for such a narrow-mind-
ed approach.
Lavonne Harris
President, Lowndes County Branch NA ACP
Proposes alternate monument
Gentleman of the Lowndes County Board of Super-
visors, I commend you all on the vote to remove the
Confederate monument from the public grounds of our
courthouse. Adding to that august achievement, I have a
modest proposal which I trust you will eagerly entertain.
Why don’t we erect in its place a monument in commem-
oration of the victorious Union Army?
Make no mistake, although we fondly use the term
“Union Army” to coin our gallant men in blue, who the
South was fighting against was really the United States
Army. Every insignia, badge, horseflesh, wagon and
firearm with which every lad carried into battle bore
the letters USA, not Union. In other words, these were
American soldiers fighting an enemy who had disavowed
his allegiance to the United States of America in a bloody
conflict of arms which would have assured the chattel
subjugation of a whole class of non-offending people.
Now, why would any loyal, red blooded, patriotic
American be against erecting a glorious monument on
behalf of those American soldiers and naval men who,
during the smoke and blast of hellish civil war, had laid
down their lives on the sacred altar of freedom?
James Clayton Terry
Columbus
Asserts Sanders’ First Amendment right but thinks
he should resign
Mr. Sanders’ comment was wrong and inappropri-
ate and only served to fan the flames of social discord.
However, we must be steadfast in upholding his First
Amendment right.
With regards to responses to Sanders’ refusal to re-
sign, I urge Mr. Brooks and others to read about the Nazi
movement prior to WWII. The similarities will make the
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hair on the back of your neck stand out.
Mr. Sanders, I hope you love the citizens of Columbus
to step down and bring peace to our city. However, do not
resign due to outside pressures. When we become afraid
to speak up or voice our opinions, then that will be the
beginning of the end of democracy!
Jed Moore
Millport, Alabama
Thinks Sanders’ comments are divisive
Harry Sanders must resign totally.
Yes, he resigned from being president of the Board
of Supervisors, but that is not enough. With that kind of
mindset, that’s a bad influence on the people who live in
District One. He must no longer serve as supervisor of
District One.
Many people in District One are not going to forget
what he said. My grandmothers calls it “low rating.” He
“low rated” the African American people in Lowndes
County. Many are not going to trust him anymore with
that kind of mindset.
Romans 12:2 says: And be not conformed to this
workd: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and accept-
able, and perfect, will of God.
Matthew 15:18-20 says: But those things which
proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart;
and they defile the man. For out of the hear proceed evil
thoughts, murderers, adulteries, fornications, thefts,
false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which
defiles a man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth
not a man.
The mind and heart has to change. Mr. Sanders must
totally resign. If he doesn’t it’s only going to divide our
Black folks and our white folks who are kin folks biologi-
cally, even more.
Yes, Black folks and white folks here are kin folks. It’s
a shame to have us fighting against each other like that.
We want the community to unite in love.
That mindset that Harry Sanders has is dangerous,
therefore he needs to resign totally.
Susie Shelton
Columbus
Sees lack of leadership
The year 2020 has been something we have never
seen before. We seem to have had problems everywhere
we turn. This coronavirus has seen the world basically
come to a halt. On top that, we continue to see the sense-
less death of African Americans. This has caused an
uproar in the world for social justice. This country is built
on coming together and helping each other and making
sure everyone is allowed the freedom which is promised
to us. It seems like everyone has forgotten this feeling,
from the very top
in Washington D.C., to here in Lowndes County.
When the country needs a unifying voice, there has not
been one. The very President of the United States is
running a campaign basically on a racist platform. That
is the base that got him elected and that is the platform
his is going to die for! We haven’t heard a unifying voice
tell all citizens that we need to come together and work
things out. Then come all the way down to Lowndes
County, where the former president of the board of
supervisors condemns an entire race of people. To make
matters worse, he double downs the next day. He later
puts out your standard apology and expects thing to go
back to normal. It can not! If Mr. Sanders wants to do
what’s best for the county he would resign. All these
leaders and no unifying voice.
Over the last few weeks I’ve seen people say well
freedom of speech. Yes, freedom of speech exists. You
also have to have consequences of what you said. I am
all for the forgiveness of Mr. Sanders, but he has to
have consequences for the continual divide here in the
country and county. If you are really the leader you say
you are, you would resign and allow the people to heal. I
leave you with this quote for Nelson Mandela: “It is better
to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially
when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You
take the front line when there is danger. Then people will
appreciate your leadership.”
Jarion Jones
Columbus
Thoughts on statue move funding
If the statue is going to be moved, I think the ones
wanting it moved should be the ones to pay for it.
Elaine Miller
Millport, Alabama
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Trump donors among early recipients of coronavirus loans ner’s grandfather, was Broadcasting compa-
More than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors approved for a loan in the ny Patrick Broadcasting,
range of $1 million to $2 which is owned by Texas
received as much as $273 million in federal coronavirus aid million on April 5. Jared Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
received loans that were tion alums,” said Trump der $150,000 — the vast ily foundation supports and former talk radio
greater than $150,000, campaign spokeswoman majority of borrowers. the school, NBC News host, received a loan of
WASHINGTON — As
though they didn’t release Samantha Zager. “When That secrecy spurred reported. $179,000, according to
much as $273 million in
specific dollar figures and the rent or mortgage was an open-records lawsuit Kasowitz Benson Tor- Patrick’s senior adviser
federal coronavirus aid
instead gave ranges for due, tens of millions of by a group of news organi- res, the law firm found- Sherry Sylvester. Patrick
was awarded to more
the dollar value of the aid. Americans kept receiv- zations, including the AP. ed by Trump’s longtime is the Texas chairman of
than 100 companies that
Among the recipients ing paychecks thanks to Still, the release of the personal attorney Marc Trump’s presidential cam-
are owned or operated by
named Monday was the President Trump’s leader- data is the most complete Kasowitz, was approved paign.
major donors to President
conservative website ship.” look at the program’s re- for a loan worth between The money was used
Donald Trump’s election
NewsMax, which was ap- Government watchdog cipients so far. $5 million and $10 million. to cover the payroll and
efforts, according to an
proved for a loan up to $5 groups say they have lit- And Trump donors ar- Transportation Secre- expenses of 13 employ-
Associated Press analysis
million on April 13, the tle faith in the administra- en’t the only people with tary Elaine Chao’s fami- ees.
of federal data.
data shows. NewsMax tion conducting oversight ties to the president who ly’s business, Foremost “The loan did not cov-
Many were among the
CEO Christopher Ruddy of the program, noting have benefited. Maritime Co., was cleared er his salary, but he was
first to be approved for a
has donated $525,000 to Trump has ousted numer- The Joseph Kushner for a loan valued between able to save the jobs of
loan in early April, when
political committees sup- ous inspectors general Hebrew Academy in New $350,000 and $1 million. all his employees, many
the administration was
porting Trump, records and has broadly resisted Jersey, which is named She is married to the Sen- of whom have been with
struggling to launch the
show. He did not respond efforts to add transparen- after Trump’s son-in-law ate majority leader, Mitch him for decades,” Sylves-
lending program. And
to a request for comment. cy. and adviser Jared Kush- McConnell, R-Ky. ter said.
only eight businesses had
Muy Brands, a San An- “When you don’t have
to wait until early May
tonio, Texas-based com- proper safeguards, such
before securing the aid,
pany that operates Taco as timely disclosure and
according to the AP’s
Bell, Pizza Hut and Wen- effective inspectors gen-
review of data released
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Monday.
proved for a loan worth be- look more suspicious and
The Trump-connect-
tween $5 million and $10 raise more questions,”
ed companies obtained
million. Its owner, James said Larry Noble, a for-
the aid through the Pay-
Bodenstedt, has donated mer general counsel at
check Protection Pro-
$672,570 to Trump since the Federal Election
gram, which extends a
2016, records show. The Commission. “When you
lifeline to small business-
company did not respond see these people getting
es struggling to navigate
to a request for comment. assistance quickly and
the pandemic. Fast-food
Irving, Texas-based M they have contributed to
chains like Muy Brands,
Crowd Restaurant Group, the campaign, then it is
oil and gas companies
which owns 27 Texas going to raise questions.”
and white-collar firms
restaurants including the Companies typically
were all granted a slice
Mi Cocina chain, was must have fewer than 500
of more than $659 billion
approved for between $5 workers to qualify for the
in low-interest business
million and $10 million. Paycheck Protection Pro-
loans that will be forgiven
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if the money is used on
the company’s founders, was unclaimed as the ap-
payroll, rent and similar
was vice chairman of the plication deadline closed
expenses.
Trump Victory Commit- June 30.
All told, the Trump
tee in 2016 and donated With money still avail-
supporters who run these
$100,000 to the PAC last able, Congress voted to
companies have contrib-
August. The company did extend the program just
uted at least $11.1 mil-
not respond to a request as it was expiring, setting
lion since May 2015 to
for comment. a new date of Aug. 8.
Trump’s campaign com-
“The PPP was a huge The public may never
mittees, the Republican
success and saved 51 know the identity of more
National Committee and
million American jobs, than 80% of the nearly 5
America First Action, a
including at Joe Biden’s million beneficiaries to
super PAC that has been
old law firm and many date because the adminis-
endorsed by Trump, the
companies associated tration has refused to re-
AP review found. Each do-
with Obama Administra- lease details on loans un-
nor gave at least $20,000.
There is no evidence
the companies received
favorable treatment as
a result of their ties to
Trump, and the business-
es account for just a frac-
tion of the overall spend-
ing under the program.
But the distribution
of relief money is com-
ing under heightened
scrutiny after the Trump
administration initially
refused to reveal which
companies received
loans, only to cave under
growing bipartisan pres-
sure from Congress. On
Monday, the Treasury
Department released the
names of companies that

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Ethel Stewart and Johnny Stewart chant during a protest demanding District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’ resignation
on Monday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. Ethel is on the Columbus City Council for Ward 1.
Monument
Continued from Page 1A
a soldier holding a flag in
his left arm stands atop the
statue.
Hairston, who moved
to relocate the monument
Monday, said his district
residents have urged him
to reconsider his June vote
over the past two weeks,
which he said changed his
heart.
“Refusal of me to do
otherwise, in my opinion,
would not be representing
the will of the majority of
people in District 2,” he said
Monday.
State law prohibits the
removal or relocation of
war monuments on public
property, Hairston pointed
out during the meeting.
Government bodies can
move the monuments to a
more “suitable” location,
but the location has to be
within the jurisdiction of
the same governing body,
Hairston said, quoting
from two opinions from for-
mer Attorney General Jim
Hood’s office in 2017.
Columbus Mayor Rob-
ert Smith voiced his sup-
port June 16 for moving the
monument to the cemetery
and splitting the cost with
the county.
Turnage said he and
Smith have found a spot ad-
jacent to the Civil War sec-
tion of the cemetery, where
they think would be a good
fit for the monument. He
said he is tasked with draft-
ing up a deed of the parcel
at Friendship Cemetery,
which could be up for dis-
cussion at today’s council
meeting.
If the city agrees to turn
over part of the property to
the county, the two parties
must present a detailed plan
to the Mississippi Depart-
ment of Archives and His-
tory for its final approval,
MDAH trustee Nancy Car-
penter told The Dispatch.
She said she believes the
department will approve
the relocation quickly.
District 5 Supervisor
Leroy Brooks told The Dis-
patch Monday he is glad the
board has finally reached a
consensus regarding the
monument.
“I’ve heard complaints
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about that monument for
years,” he said, “so now
(that) it’s finally removed,
all ... we have to do is get
Harry to leave, and I think
we can begin to get back in
the middle of the road.”
Holliman told The Dis-
patch Monday evening he
changed his mind in hopes
that the community can
start healing after weeks
of protests, many of which
called for Sanders to resign
from the board. Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
“I just feel like it would Holly Krogh holds a sign reading “Remove racist
be best to go ahead and do supervisors and racist monuments too!” on Monday
it, and that’s a good spot,” outside the Lowndes County Courthouse. People chanted,
he said. “I’m just trying to sang and listened to speakers during the protest. Local
bring some peace and har- activists Jermaine Shanklin and Johnny Hampton led
mony back to the board.” cheers and introduced speakers throughout the protest.
District 4 Supervisor Jeff 4,404 signatures. so far.
Smith could not be reached The petition process As the outcry for Sand-
for comment by press time. can only begin after the ers’ removal continued,
official has served at least the standoff between
Sanders’ ouster one year of his current board supervisors pro-
term, meaning a petition gressed.
remains ‘one goal’ for for Sanders’ removal can’t Brooks, who replayed
protesters be formally launched until at the Monday meeting
As protesters both in- after Jan. 1, 2021. the audio recording of
side and outside the court- The community may Sanders making the racist
house cheered for the have to wait months to remarks June 15, urged
soon-to-come departure of kick-start the petition pro- him to resign and refused
the monument, their calls cess, Beard said, but col- to sit at the table next to
for Sanders to resign from lecting 5,000 signatures Sanders. Except for voting
the board also persisted. from District 1 would send on the monument, Brooks
Ward 4 Councilman a strong message to Sand- abstained from every oth-
Pierre Beard said he spear- ers. Those who wish to er vote to boycott Sanders’
headed a petition drive to sign the petition can con- refusal to resign. Smith
gather signatures from tact Jermaine Shanklin at abstained with him.
District 1 voters to remove 662-570-2397. “He has shown no
Sanders by law. Lowndes Speaking to a crowd of shame,” Brooks said of
County NAACP President roughly 100 outside the Sanders at the meeting. ACROSS
Lavonne Latham Harris courthouse, Columbus “You may be like Hercu- 1 Wastes time
and Columbus resident resident John Hampton les, you can stand a hell 6 Photo session
Jermaine Shanklin, both also urged Sanders to step lot of pressure on your 11 Gave out
of whom are a part of the down for the community. shoulder. But we just want hands
initiative, said they hope “Harry, if you can vote you to know the pressure 12 Door part
to gather 5,000 signatures to take the statue down, is coming. The pressure is 13 They’re up
within a week. you can vote to take your- coming.” before dawn
The governor has self out of office,” he said. Brooks, who moved for 15 Noah’s boat
the authority to remove “Now, we have one goal. the meeting to adjourn last 16 Tell whoppers
any elected officials who There’s one obstacle re- week and left an agenda 17 Ready to go
“knowingly or willfully” maining and we’re going full of items undiscussed, 18 Answer
failed, neglected or re- to keep coming back until told The Dispatch he has 20 Stares in
fused to fulfill their duty Harry goes.” yet to decide what he will shock
in their official capacity. Jamal Wilson, lead pas- do next. 23 Student
For the governor to con- tor at St. Paul Missionary “I think everybody housing
sider a recall, or “removal” Baptist Church in Colum- needs to understand it’s 27 Former
election, constituents who bus, asked Sanders to not going to be business spouses
elected the official must step down from the board as usual with Harry still 28 Casual DOWN 21 Log chopper
launch a removal petition during the meeting on be- sitting there,” he said. assent 1 Notion 22 Energy
and gather signatures half of all the parishioners “Whatever course of ac- 29 Lukewarm 2 Precious 24 GOP member
from at least 51 percent and pastors in the county. tion I have to take to indi- 31 Opium source 3 Brown song- 25 Navigating
of registered voters in Wilson told The Dispatch cate my dissatisfaction, 32 Draws close bird aid
their district. In District 1, he has reached out to I’m going to do it.” to 4 Building wing 26 Bashful
where there are 8,635 reg- roughly 100 pastors in the Dispatch reporter Slim 34 Crunch 5 Fashions 30 Low cards
istered voters, the petition county and has received Smith contributed to the targets 6 Gladiator’s 31 Speak from
would need a minimum of support from roughly 30 report. 37 Try out protection the pulpit
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BULLDOGS ADD LIPSCOMB TRANSFER MYRICK
Outside and right-side hitter Lauren Myrick is joining Mississippi State for her sophomore season this fall. The Lipscomb transfer is the Bull-
dogs’ ninth incoming player and fourth transfer of the class. “Lauren is a competitor,” head coach Julie Darty said in a news release.
FROM SPECIAL REPORTS
The Mississippi State
volleyball team continues
to add new players to the
mix for its 2020 season.
On Monday, the Bull-
dogs officially announced
the transfer of Lauren
Myrick, who spent her
freshman year at Lip-
scomb in 2019. Myrick
is immediately eligible to
play and will have three
years of eligibility re-
maining.
As an outside and
right-side hitter at Lip-
scomb, Myrick had 177
kills and 84 digs in 29
matches in her freshman
season last year. She
helped lead Assumption
High School in Louisville,
Kentucky, to back-to-
Trump sideswipes NASCAR, Wallace over flag and noose
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — said. “NASCAR contin-
NASCAR’s layered rela-
tionship with President
Donald Trump took a
sharp turn Monday when
Trump took a sideswipe
at the racing organization
for banning the Confed-
erate flag and wrongly
accused the sport’s only
full-time Black driver of
perpetrating “a hoax”
when a crew member
found a noose in the team
garage stall.
Trump suggested
Bubba Wallace should
apologize after the sport
rallied around him after
the noose was found in
his assigned stall at Tal-
ladega Superspeedway in
Alabama. Federal author-
ities ruled last month the
noose had been hanging
since October and was
not a hate crime. NA-
SCAR and the FBI have
exclusively referred to
the rope — which was
used to pull the garage
door closed — as a noose.
It was the only garage
pull out of 1,684 stalls at
29 inspected NASCAR
tracks to be fashioned as
a noose.
NASCAR President
Steve Phelps has bristled
at suggestions the noose
was a hoax. Wallace was
shown a photograph of
the noose, never person-
ally saw it, and was told
by NASCAR officials he
was the victim of a hate
crime.
“Has @BubbaWallace
MISSISSIPPI STATE VOLLEYBALL
back USA TODAY nation-
al championships.
“We are excited to
welcome Lauren to the
family,” Mississippi State
head coach Julie Darty
said in a news release.
“She has played for three
highly respected volley-
ball programs since the
start of her prep career.
“Lauren is a competi-
tor,” Darty added. “She is
driven, she is tough and
she is a great volleyball
player. Her experience at
a variety of positions will
add depth and confidence
to our team immediately.
Having someone with her
versatility in Starkville is
huge, and we are just so
excited for her arrival.”
Myrick joins a talented
Bubba Wallace walks down pit row prior to the Pocono Organics 325 on June 27 at
Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
apologized to all of those
great NASCAR drivers &
officials who came to his
aid, stood by his side, &
were willing to sacrifice
everything for him, only
to find out that the whole
thing was just another
HOAX?” Trump tweeted.
“That & Flag decision
has caused lowest ratings
EVER!”
The tweet came after
Trump used a pair of Inde-
pendence Day speeches
to dig deeper into Amer-
ica’s divisions by accus-
ing protesters who have
pushed for racial justice
of engaging in a “merci-
less campaign to wipe
out our history.” The re-
marks served as a direct
appeal to the Republican
president’s political base,
class of incoming fresh- nounced she would trans-
men and transfers set fer to Mississippi State on
to take the court for the her Instagram page June
Bulldogs this year. Fresh- 15.
man Akacia Brown leads
the high school signing MSU women’s golf
class, with Lilly Gunter,
Francesca McBride, Sky-
lands UTEP transfer
lar Buckley and Shania
Mendizabal
Mississippi State
Cromartie completing
women’s golf announced
the five-player crop.
an addition of its own
N.C. State transfer Monday, making Valeria
Jessica Kemp, Stephen F. Mendizabal’s transfer to
Austin transfer Margaret Starkville official.
Dean and East Carolina Mendizabal played
transfer Alden Willis are her past three seasons at
Mississippi State’s other Texas-El Paso, earning
incoming players. first-team Conference
Additionally, former USA honors her junior
Arkansas transfer Logan season with a 71.6 stroke
Brown is now eligible to average. The Guatemalan
play for the Bulldogs after golfer finished in the top
sitting out last season. 10 six times and never
Myrick initially an- shot above 75.
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including many disaffect- Smollett’s claims he was
ed white voters, with less a victim of a hate crime.
than four months to go McEnany criticized the
before Election Day. press in a White House
Wallace responded on briefing, calling Trump’s
Twitter with a note to “the tweet a “complete indict-
next generation and little ment of the media’s rush
ones following my foot to judgment.”
steps” in which he urged McEnany declined
people to use their plat- to explain why the pres-
form and not be detracted ident thought Wallace
by “hate being thrown at should have to apologize
you.” given he didn’t report the
“Love should come noose. McEnany refused
naturally as people are to say whether or not the
TAUGHT to hate,” Wal- president supports NA-
lace tweeted. “Even when SCAR’s ban on the Con-
it’s HATE from the PO- federate flag.
TUS .. Love wins.” NASCAR did not di-
White House press rectly address the Trump
secretary Kayleigh McE- tweet in a Monday state-
nany defended the pres- ment.
ident’s decision to wade “We are proud to have
into the Wallace case, Bubba Wallace in the NA-
likening it to actor Jussie SCAR family and we com-
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“It’s not too often a
player like Val comes
up in the transfer por-
tal,” head coach Ginger
Brown-Lemm said in a
news release from Missis-
sippi State. “She is a sea-
soned international com-
petitor, brilliant student
and has dominated her
time in the college ranks
with her team’s MVP
award and an under-par
71.6 stroke average. She
fits with who we are as a
program and university,
and we couldn’t be more
thrilled to add her to the
family.”
Mendizabal joins
Jarutrawee “Saiparn”
Khotchagrai of Bangkok,
Thailand, in the Bulldogs’
recruiting class.
mend his courage and
leadership,” NASCAR
ues to stand tall with
Bubba, our competitors
and everyone who makes
our sport welcoming and
inclusive for all racing
fans.”
Andrew Murstein,
co-owner of the Richard
Petty Motorsports team
that fields Wallace’s car,
called Trump’s tweet “a
late, misinformed, and
factually incorrect state-
ment.” He also said it was
unwarranted and cited
the photo NASCAR re-
leased of the noose.
“A picture is worth
a thousand words,”
Murstein said in a state-
ment. “Bubba has reacted
in a truthful, professional,
level headed manner. The
NASCAR community
and those in the know all
stand by him.”
Wallace led the push
for NASCAR to ban
Confederate symbols at
tracks. Two weeks later,
the noose was found at
the first race some fans
were allowed to attend
since the shutdown. On
the same day, a plane
pulling a banner of the
Confederate flag that
read “Defund NASCAR”
was circling the track and
protesters outside the
speedway displayed their
flags.
Two NASCAR drivers
came to Wallace’s defense
Monday. Seven-time NA-
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shortened
schedule amid
testing delays
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Major League Base-
ball released its pandem-
ic-shortened schedule
Monday, featuring a tan-
talizing season opener
between the New York
Yankees and World Se-
ries champion Washing-
ton Nationals, even as
some teams were still
bogged down by corona-
virus concerns.
By the time MLB re-
vealed each team’s 60-
game slate Monday eve-
ning, the Nationals and
Houston Astros — last
year’s pennant winners
— had canceled workouts
because of COVID-19
testing delays that one
executive worried could
endanger the season.
Nick Markakis be-
came the second Atlanta
Braves veteran to opt out
of the season, swayed by
a phone call with team-
mate Freddie Freeman,
who has been stricken
with COVID-19. The Tex-
as Rangers said All-Star
slugger Joey Gallo tested
positive and is asymp-
tomatic.
Opening night on July
23 will feature the Yan-
kees and their new ace,
Gerrit Cole, visiting the
Nationals. On the West
Coast, the Los Angeles
Dodgers and their big
offseason acquisition,
Mookie Betts, will host
the rival San Francisco
Giants.
Everybody else will be
in action by the next day.
Teams will play only their
division rivals and teams
in the corresponding
geographic division in
the other league.
One quirk of the 60-
game schedule is that
division foes will play
10 times each, but not
necessarily five times in
each city. For instance,
the Yankees and Red Sox
will play seven games in
the Bronx but just three
in Boston.
Combined with anoth-
er quirk of this bizarre
season — a new rule
awarding teams an auto-
matic runner on second
base to start each inning
after the ninth — home-
field advantage could be
a huge difference maker,
even in empty ballparks.
“I think it does tip the
scales to favor the home
team if you do get to an
extra-inning scenario
with this rule in place,”
Yankees manager Aaron
Boone said.
The schedule was a
bright spot on an other-
wise shaky day in base-
ball’s reboot following a
shutdown of more than
three months. The steady
stream of players testing
positive and opting out is
leading to a growing un-
ease that the full season
might not be played.
“Sixty games looks
pretty good on paper, but
when you go through it
day by day, it gets more
difficult to kind of see
that, the end of the finish
line,” Minnesota Twins
catcher Mitch Garver
said.
“There’s a ton of play-
ers out there quoted
saying this, but it almost
feels like you’re wait-
ing on bad news, right?
You’re just waiting on
somebody’s camp to
break out. You’re waiting
for travel restrictions to
be shut down across the
nation. You’re waiting
for a second wave, where
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things become unplay-
able and sports take a
backseat. We’re all just
kind of going day to day
right now, making sure
that we’re ready for the
given day and looking
forward to that.”
The Nationals and
Astros were idled after
not receiving test results
from Friday. That came
a day after Nationals re-
liever Sean Doolittle crit-
icized slow test results
and a lack of some per-
sonal protective equip-
ment.
“Without accurate and
timely testing, it is simply
not safe for us to continue
with summer camp,” Na-
tionals general manager
Mike Rizzo said. “Major
League Baseball needs
to work quickly to resolve
issues with their process
and their lab. Otherwise,
summer camp and the
2020 season are at risk.”
MLB said in a state-
ment that 95% of its intake
testing had been complet-
ed and the Utah laborato-
ry it’s using had reported
98% of results, a majority
of those a day after sam-
ples were collected. MLB
said it addressed delays
caused by the holiday
weekend, doesn’t expect
them to continue and
commended teams for
canceling workouts.
But it’s clear that play-
ers, managers and coach-
es have a lot more to wor-
ry about than just getting
in shape and rounding
out rosters.
“You get around the
cage and you know you’re
not supposed to be touch-
ing the cage,” Marlins
manager Don Mattingly
said. “You have this mask
on all day, which is quite
honestly cumbersome
when it’s hot and you’re
working. But it’s some-
thing you get used to.
When you’re out there
and guys are working, it
looks exactly the same.
You totally forget about
it. You can get past it, for
sure.”
Mattingly said he tries
to be as careful as possi-
ble before and after work-
outs: “You go to touch a
door and you’re like, ‘If I
can open that without ac-
tually having to grab it,’
you’re trying to do that.
That’s everywhere now.
All the stuff we’re having
to do everywhere in the
world, especially in the
South Florida area where
it has been rough lately,
that’s what we’re trying
to do here.”
Testing hasn’t been an
issue everywhere.
“We have not had any,
I wouldn’t even say hic-
cups,” Cleveland Indians
manager Terry Francona
said. “Our trainers and
our medical staff and
then the testers, I don’t
know what the term is
exactly, collectors, what-
ever. They’ve been terrif-
ic. They’ve been on time.
I think maybe the first
morning we might have
had a little hiccup where
they were a little late, but
from then on, it’s been
terrific.”
Indians All-Star short-
stop Francisco Lindor
said it’s incumbent upon
the players to follow ev-
ery protocol and guide-
line if baseball is going to
be able to re-start — and
finish. He also knows
there could be more play-
ers who opt out for health
or family reasons.
“It seems like we’re
going to be in a good
spot, God willing. That
being said, we under-
stand there’s high risk of
getting the virus at some
point. Hopefully we don’t
get it,” Lindor said.
The 36-year-old
Markakis joined Braves
teammate Félix Hernán-
dez in opting out. Dodg-
ers pitcher David Price,
Washington infielder
Ryan Zimmerman and
Colorado outfielder Ian
Desmond are among the
other players who have
opted out.
Markakis said he talk-
ed to Freeman, a four-
time All-Star, a few days
ago.
“Just hearing him,
the way he sounded on
the phone, it was tough,”
Markakis said. “It was
kind of eye-opening.
With everything that’s
going on, not just with
baseball but all over the
world, it makes you open
your eyes.”
Milwaukee Brewers
shortstop Luis Urias and
pitcher Angel Perdomo
tested positive for corona-
virus prior to the intake
screening and are asymp-
tomatic.
Manager Craig Coun-
sell said there have been
no issues with testing,
allowing him to focus on
getting his team ready for
the season.
On Sunday, Counsell
had many of the players’
wives and kids appear
on the Miller Park score-
board via a Zoom session
while the team was work-
ing out.
“The purpose of the
call was to really high-
light not only are we as a
team connected, all of our
families are part of this as
well, and more than ever
before, we are all mak-
ing sacrifices together,
right?” Counsell said.
Brewers reliever Brent
Suter said the surprise
session “was awesome. I
saw a few guys tearing up
— I teared up a little bit.
That was a great move by
Counsell and the wives
did a great job keeping it
under wraps. It was such
a cool, touching moment.
It kind of reinforced why
we’re here and doing
all these things to keep
each other safe because
it’s about our families, as
well.”
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The bubble awaits: NBA teams set to start Disney arrivals
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
After four months of
waiting and planning, the
NBA bubble is ready to
be tested.
The first six teams —
Brooklyn, Denver, Orlan-
do, Phoenix, Utah and
Washington — are sched-
uled to arrive Tuesday at
the Disney complex. An-
other eight teams arrive
Wednesday, the last eight
arrive Thursday, and
with that training camps
will be on the cusp of be-
ginning.
If the plan works, all
teams will be at Disney
for at least 5-1/2 weeks
and some teams will be
there for more than three
months. And not every-
one in the league has an
abundance of optimism
that the experiment — in-
volving daily testing, sep-
aration from friends and
family for weeks if not
months, and strict regula-
tions regarding just about
everything imaginable at
Disney — will be enough
to complete the season.
“I’m not very con-
fident,” New Orleans
guard Brandon Ingram
said. “But they’ve got us
going ... so we’ll see.”
The process for arriv-
als will be streamlined
— players and team staff
will be immediately tak-
en to the testing room at
their Disney hotel after
clearing security when
arriving on the premises.
They’ll receive a short
briefing on the testing
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SCAR champion Jimmie
Johnson, currently side-
lined with the coronavi-
rus, posted an image of
Wallace’s No. 43 that had
been used by drivers in an
earlier #IStandWithBubba
campaign. Rookie Tyler
Reddick tweeted but later
deleted a reply to Trump
that read: “We don’t need
an apology. We did what
was right and we will do
just fine without your sup-
port.”
LeBron James and
Chelsea Clinton were
among those outside of
NASCAR who backed
Wallace on social media,
with James stating he
stands with Wallace.
NASCAR’s complex
relationship with Trump
dates to early in his cam-
paign when former chair-
man Brian France brought
a contingent of drivers to a
rally in Georgia.
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program and other mat-
ters, receive what will
serve as their room key,
then go through initial
testing for both the coro-
navirus and the presence
of antibodies. Virus test-
ing will continue daily;
the antibody testing is
intended to be a one-time
event at Disney.
In their rooms, a wel-
come kit including a ther-
mometer, pulse oximeter
and two optional items
— a physical distancing
sensor and an Oura Ring
that tracks sleep and ac-
tivity — will be awaiting
players and staff, as will
some personal protective
equipment such as wipes
to clean the exterior of
their luggage.
“I think we’re on the
right path, we’re on the
right plan,” Houston
general manager Daryl
Morey said. “But I think
every day there’s new in-
formation so ... I think if
anyone’s certain about
anything right now I
think they’re making a
mistake. I think we all
have to intelligently con-
tinue to understand the
risks, manage the risks
versus the potential
outcomes, and go from
there.”
For some teams, the
getaway comes not long
after the reality of the vi-
rus struck yet again. Mi-
ami closed its facility late
last week following posi-
tive test results, Milwau-
kee and Sacramento fol-
lowed over the weekend
France later sent a
memo to NASCAR em-
ployees stating his polit-
ical beliefs were his own
and he was not speaking
on behalf of the orga-
nization. France was
replaced as chairman
following his arrest for
driving while impaired
in 2018.
Other members of the
France family welcomed
Trump to Daytona for the
season-opening race in
February. Many drivers
and owners mingled with
Trump and posted selfies
with the president.
Wallace, who was born
in Alabama, has taken an
active role in the push
for racial equality. He
has worn a shirt saying
“I Can’t Breathe,” and
raced with a Black Lives
Matter paint scheme in
Virginia.
Ramsey Poston, a
Game Coverage / Results
after the same circum-
stance, and now seven
of the 22 Disney-bound
teams have had to shutter
their practice gyms.
All this, of course,
comes with coronavirus
numbers in Florida still
rising and the percentage
of positive test results
simply overwhelming
what the standards were
a few weeks ago.
“As long as we try
to (abide) by the rules,
I think that’s going to
help get us through the
season,” Pelicans guard
Lonzo Ball said. “I can’t
really tell you whether it’s
going to work or not.”
And not every team
is having its entire trav-
el party arrive at once.
Phoenix general manag-
er James Jones said some
Suns players will be ar-
riving separately, adding
that some decisions have
yet to be made.
“The initial adjust-
ment will be tough,”
Jones said. “The first
five or six days – you’re
talking about quarantine,
trying to get acclimated
to new surroundings,
trying to figure out your
flow and rhythm. But
once the games start,
they’re every other day, I
think the players will be
fine. You play a game on
Monday, you’re tired and
recover on Tuesday, then
you’re right back at it on
Wednesday.”
And there are some
teams, including Wash-
ington, that are still ap-
former NASCAR con-
sultant and now head of
crisis management firm
Tuckahoe Stategies, said
Trump’s tweet is harmful
to NASCAR’s push for in-
clusion. Wallace is one
of just a handful of non-
white drivers. Daniel Su-
arez is Mexican and Aric
Almirola is of Cuban de-
scent. Kyle Larson, who
is half-Asian, was fired
in April for using a racial
slur.
“The brewing cultural
war within NASCAR for
equality has just erupted
and the sport’s efforts
to separate from its past
just got tougher,” Poston
said. “The president’s
comments are essential-
ly a rallying call for peo-
ple who support the Con-
federate flag to challenge
the sport’s recent flag
ban and create chaos.”
While Trump claimed
parently figuring out who
will go. Wizards coach
Scott Brooks said Mon-
day that the team is still
waiting for a final deci-
sion on guard Bradley
Beal, who has indicat-
ed that he is weighing
whether participating in
the restart would be his
best move.
“No final decision,”
Brooks said. “We’re all
still day by day and he’s
looking great. ... We
hope that everybody goes
down there.”
The Wednesday ar-
rivals are scheduled to
include Boston, Dallas,
the Los Angeles Clip-
pers, Memphis, Miami,
New Orleans, Oklahoma
City and Sacramento.
On Thursday, Houston,
Indiana, the Los Ange-
les Lakers, Milwaukee,
Philadelphia, Portland,
San Antonio and Toronto
make their way into the
bubble.
Spurs forward Rudy
Gay has a son who hap-
pens to be a big Disney
fan, and wanted to know
why the family didn’t
take its traditional Dis-
ney vacation this year.
Gay hasn’t had the heart
yet to tell him that he’s
headed to Disney for
several weeks, and was
asked Monday if he has a
special souvenir in mind
to bring home.
“A healthy father,” Gay
said. “A corona-free fa-
ther, hopefully.”
NASCAR’s ratings are
down, they are actually
up. Michael Mulvihill,
executive vice president
at Fox Sports, tweeted
that Fox viewership is
up 8% since the sport
returned from the pan-
demic hiatus on May
17. NBC took over the
broadcast rights this
past weekend and said
its ratings for Sunday’s
race were up 46% from
last year’s event at Indi-
anapolis.
Sen. Lindsey Gra-
ham, R-SC, pushed
back against Trump’s
NASCAR tweet on Fox
News Radio, saying NA-
SCAR is trying to grow
the sport by removing
divisive symbols.
“I don’t think Bubba
Wallace has anything to
apologize for,” Graham
said.

NHL, players’ union announce plan to resume play on Aug. 1
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The NHL is not only
in a position to resume
playing within the next
month, the league has the
potential of enjoying labor
peace through 2026.
The National Hock-
ey League and the NHL
Players’ Association
on Monday announced
reaching a tentative deal
on a return to play format
which is coupled with the
two sides agreeing to a
memorandum of under-
standing on a four-year
extension of the collective
bargaining agreement.
Should both agree-
ments be ratified, the
NHL would proceed im-
mediately to its expanded
24-team playoff format,
with play beginning on
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CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
Aug. 1. Under the plan,
training camps would
open July 13, with teams
traveling to their respec-
tive hub cities for exhibi-
tion games on July 26.
A person with direct
knowledge of the agree-
ments told The Associ-
ated Press that the NHL
has selected Toronto and
Edmonton, Alberta, to be
the hub cities in hosting
the qualifying round and
at least first two playoff
rounds.
The person spoke on
the condition of anonymi-
ty because the league and
NHLPA have not released
this information. The
person said, the league
is being cautious, and
allowing itself flexibility
in the event of potential
spikes in COVID-19 infec-
FAMILY CIRCUS
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tions in not yet determin- step in restarting the sea-
ing which cities will host son, which was placed on
the conference finals and pause in March as a result
Stanley Cup Final. of the pandemic.
The agreements need The CBA extension
two-thirds approval by covers numerous on- and
owners. On the union off-ice issues, including
side, the agreements the NHL’s potential re-
must first be approved by turn to the Olympics, the
a majority of the NHLPA’s person said.
31-member executive If approved, players
committee before going would be in a position to
to a vote to the full mem- compete at the Beijing
bership. Olympics in 2022 and
The executive commit- Cortina Milan Games in
tee is expected to make 2026. In order for that to
its recommendation by happen, the NHL would
the end of day Tuesday. first have to resolve its
If approved, the players outstanding issues, which
would be expected to include marketing rights
complete their voting pro- and health insurance,
cess by Friday. with the International
Extending the CBA, Olympic Committee and
which was set to expire International Ice Hockey
in September 2022, was Federation.
considered a necessary The NHL, NHLPA
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I have a
wonderful
husband of almost
20 years and two
teenage children.
My husband
is incredibly
hardworking in his
stressful career
and has provided
a very comfortable
life for us. The
trouble is, he puts
work ahead of
any self-care. He
works most waking
hours, doesn’t eat Dear Abby
well, exercises
rarely, is overweight — the list
goes on. When I ask/encour-
age/nag him to make positive
lifestyle choices, he reminds me
of the life insurance he has and
turns it around on me and says I
am stressing him.
Abby, I love my husband, and
I worry that this will cut his life
and our life together short. Can
you help? — BESIDE MYSELF
WITH WORRY
DEAR BESIDE YOURSELF: I
wish I could wave a magic wand
and make your husband recep-
tive to what you are trying to do
for him. But until he’s ready to
address these issues and do
something about them, nothing
will change.
If he enjoys his career and
takes pride in the fact that you
and your children are — and will
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July
7). Your cosmic birthday gift is
a surge in vitality brought on by
an inspiring relationship. Your
powers will be augmented in
the months to come, and you’ll
repair what’s been torn down,
heal injury and set justice in
motion. Professional luck kicks
in for 2021, and through your
acts of service you’ll accomplish
a major goal. Gemini and Libra
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 7, 10, 44, 48 and 39.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
There’s something you’ve told
yourself a lot lately. You know
it’s just a story, but it’s your
story, and it seems to be hold-
ing your sense of self in place,
although honestly, you’ll be fine
either way.
and IIHF had what were
called productive talks
earlier this year.
The NHL participated
in five consecutive Olym-
pics from 1998-2014 be-
fore skipping 2018 in Py-
eongchang.
Financially, this CBA
extension would address
the monetary hit affect-
ing the league and play-
ers as a result of lost rev-
enues stemming from the
remainder of the regular
season being wiped out
and with the resumption
of games being played in
empty arenas.
A second person fa-
miliar with the proposed
agreement told The AP,
that players would defer
10% of salaries next sea-
son which owners would
pay back over three con-
be — provided
for, then he’s
living the life he
has chosen for
himself. This does
not mean you
must give up en-
tirely suggesting
healthy lifestyle
choices, but per-
haps do it a little
less often and in
terms of activities
he might enjoy.
DEAR ABBY:
After a long and
successful life,
my uncle recently
passed away.
His wife is my mother’s sister.
During one of our phone calls,
she told me she and my cousins
had written his obituary and that
it would be published soon. To
my shock and dismay, I located
the obituary and discovered that
my sister and I were not men-
tioned as his niece and nephew.
I am still terribly hurt. Why would
they do this?
My sister and I grew up
spending every major holiday
and birthday with my uncle. The
obituary did include his other
niece and nephew who live on
the opposite side of the country
and kept in touch only with an
occasional phone call and holi-
day card. I included my cousins
in my parents’ and sister’s obit-
uaries, all of whom have passed
in the last few years.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
The artist can turn any act into
an act of art. The warrior can
turn any act into an act of war...
and it follows for the teacher,
the lover, the provider. Who are
you being?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Material values are problematic
because they can never be
satisfied in any lasting way. New
things wear out, and what’s
hip and cool becomes old and
dated, whereas values of the
heart do not age.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
In lunging for the brass ring,
you risk a fall. You could avoid
a tumble by avoiding the ring,
but that would be off-brand
for you. Anyway, your odds are
better than usual today. Take
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020 3B
secutive seasons starting
in 2022-23. The salary
cap will remain at $81.5
million for at least next
season, the person added,
and spoke on the condi-
tion of anonymity because
details were not revealed.
Escrow payments to
owners to even out hock-
ey-related revenue at
50/50 would be capped at
20% next season, with the
cap decreasing through-
out the deal, the second
person said. If owners are
still owed money from the
players, the CBA would
be extended for an addi-
tional season.
Over the weekend, the
league and players agreed
to an extensive series of
return-to-play protocols
involving training camps
and games.
I feel that I must address
this with them, but I don’t want
to add to the pain they are going
through while they mourn their
loss. I now dread attending the
memorial because I’m worried
friends of our family may bring
it up, and I won’t know what
to say. — HURT NEPHEW IN
ILLINOIS
DEAR NEPHEW: Even when a
death is expected, many people
go into a state of shock, which
interferes with their ability to se-
quence facts. It is entirely possi-
ble that the obituary was written
when your aunt and cousins
weren’t thinking straight, which
is why you were omitted. If
someone brings it up at the
memorial — which I doubt will
happen — rather than nurse hurt
feelings, I hope you will point out
that the family, including you, is
grieving. Period.
DEAR ABBY: How do you po-
litely ask a neighbor to mow his
lawn at reasonable times of the
day? Mine seems to be doing it
three days a week and always
when we want to enjoy our back-
yard. — TRYING TO RELAX
DEAR TRYING: If you are
on speaking terms with this
neighbor, explain that the noise
from his lawnmower interferes
with your ability to enjoy your
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great-grandchildren. his wife, Allie Jean
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Columbus. A visitation will be
Columbus, MS, passed away
Wednesday, July 8, 2020, from 10:30-11:00 AM at
July 3, 2020, at University of
Lowndes Funeral Home. A funeral service will
Charlotte Loper Mississippi Medical Center
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COLUMBUS — in Jackson, MS. Graveside
Vaughan officiating. Interment will be in Millport
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City Cemetery, Millport, AL with Lowndes
died July 6, 2020, at 2020, at 11:00 AM at Friendship
Funeral Home directing.
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Mrs. Shaw was born on April 20, 1929, in
pital-Golden Triangle. officiating. Visitation will be
Brilliant, AL, the youngest of four children to
Arrangements are from 9:00 AM until 10:45 AM at Memorial Gunter
Ethel Mae Spillers Morgan and Acie Dickerson
incomplete and will be Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 903 College St.
Fritz Morgan. She always said her life was good,
announced by Lown- location.
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des Funeral Home of Mrs. Underwood was born February 2,
important to her and she loved sharing memories.
Columbus. 1931, in Rogersville, AL, to the late Robert
She lived through the Great Depression and
O’Neal and Ethel Haraway Baggett. She was a
World War II. She loved this country in which
Latisha Henley graduate of Lauderdale County High School.
she had witnessed so much change throughout
COLUMBUS — Lati- Mrs. Underwood retired from South Central
her lifetime. She loved reading and kept up with
sha Henley, 25, died Bell Telephone Company after 28 years and the
politics, never hesitating to share her beliefs. Her
Columbus Municipal School District after 12
family moved during her high school years to
years. She was an active member of the Columbus
Millport, AL where she loved playing Basketball

Melanie Brown
Melanie (Mel) Ash Mitchell
Brown, 45, died Thursday, July,
2, 2020, at her home in Madison
of ovarian cancer surrounded
by her family and friends.
A Celebration of Melanie’s
life be held on Tuesday July 7,
2020, at 2:00 PM Tuesday, July
7, 2020, at Pinelake Baptist
Church of Madison at 223 Old
Jackson Road Madison MS. Visitation will begin
at 1:00 PM Tuesday at the church.
Melanie was born on March 16, 1975, in
Spokane, Washington. A graduate of Mississippi
State University, Melanie married Brandon
Brown in Columbus, MS on May 6, 2000. A
longtime resident of Madison, she worked as
Realtor with Kennedy and Company.
Melanie cherished spending time with her
family and especially enjoyed watching her
children participate in their extra-curricular
activities. She was a faithful member of Pinelake
Baptist Church of Madison.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Mitchell of Monroe, Georgia
and Mr. and Mrs. John Chancey of Boynton
Beach, Florida.
Melanie is lovingly survived by her husband,
Brandon Brown and their children Heath and
Bella Brown all of Madison; her parents, Hank
and Becky Gunter of Columbus, MS and Gawyn
and Dawn Mitchell of Columbus, MS; her siblings,
Angi Wilson (Harry) of Madison; IV Gunter of
Columbus, MS; Allyson Lett (Cody) of Columbus,
MS; Kathryn Phillips (Bob) of Columbus, MS;
Nichole Rutherford of Columbus, MS; nieces
and nephews, Ashton Wilson, Harrison Wilson,
Ayden Mitchell, Harris Gunter Lilly Grace
Gunter, Grey Gunter, Gunter Phillips, Blake
Phillips, Beth Phillips, Bill Phillips, Brooke Hill,
Will Burris, Dorsey Burris and Mary Katherine
Smith.
Memorials may be made in memory of
Melanie to Madison Ridgeland Academy , 7601
Old Canton Road Madison, MS 39110 as a daily
reminder for Health and Bella Brown of their
loving mother.
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Church of Christ. In addition to her parents and
and being a Cheerleader. She was a member of
twelve siblings, she was preceded in death by her
the Millport Methodist Church all of her life and
husband, Maynard Edward Underwood.
even though she lived in other places, she always
Mrs. Underwood grew up on a farm in
called Millport home. Mrs. Shaw was generous
Rogersville, Alabama. She met her husband
and caring. She cared for her father, her mother,
Maynard on a blind date and they were married
and her husband through their later years of
for 47 years until his death in 2002. She was
sickness and counted it a joy to be able to do so.
passionate about her work and began her career
In her later years, she moved into a small, lovely
as a telephone operator for BellSouth in Sheffield,
cottage at Traceway Retirement Center in Tupelo,
AL. She worked her way up and was one of
MS where she continued to live independently
the first females to hold a man’s job at South
and happy for the next 14 years. During these
Central Bell in Columbus. After retiring from
years she cultivated a beautiful flower garden,
the telephone company, she became an assistant
continued to cook, and share her perfection with
teacher at Franklin Academy. After her second
family and friends. Her pride and joy was her
retirement, Mrs. Underwood enjoyed traveling
own secret Chocolate Cheesecake recipe. She
with her church group ‘The Prime Timers’,
also began to paint and share her art with others.
volunteering with the Telephone Pioneers charity
Mrs. Shaw loved to shop and she loved all things
and serving with the Columbus Church of Christ
beautiful. Being from the Greatest Generation,
Nursing Home Ministry for 20 years. She also
she believed in always looking her best. She was
enjoyed gathering for monthly luncheons with
bossy and funny, made the best of every situation,
the Arrington Park Neighborhood Ladies Group,
and was always positive. She loved to travel and
her friends from the Franklin Retired Teachers
left many memories of her life through her art,
Group, and celebrating birthdays with her
her writing, and her photographs. Her heart was
special ladies club. However, her happiest days
always full of love and that love was returned to
were spent sitting around a bridge table with
her by all who knew her. Her faith in God was
her dear bridge friends engaging in challenging
strong. She believed in the power of prayer and
games and joyous laughter.
trusted God in all her circumstances. She always
Survivors include her daughters, Dana
lived life to the fullest. Many times she reminded
Underwood McLean of Columbus, MS and Diahn
her family to not grieve for her when she left this
Underwood Brauss and her husband Kevin
earth but to rejoice in her well-lived life, confident
of Tampa, FL; and granddaughters, Madison
she was going to a better place.
O’Neal McLean and Avery Nicole Brauss. Her
Alma is preceded in death by her parents;
granddaughters were the loves of her life and her
her sister, Katie Flippo; and two brothers, L.C.
utmost pride and joy.
Morgan and Aubra Morgan.
Pallbearers include Kevin Brauss, Mike
Mrs. Shaw is survived by her daughters,
Smith, Dan Harris, Les Chaffin, Shawn Dickey
Beverly (Bobby) Hooks of Starkville, MS and
and Paul Bennett.
Cindy (Stan) Brewer of Decatur, AL; three
Honorary pallbearers include the Columbus
granddaughters, Kathryn (Kennon) Vaughan of
Church of Christ members & The Prime Timers
Germantown, TN, Morgan (Daniel) Trotter of
and her beloved bridge friends.
Cave Creek, AZ and Marylea (Joshua) Thronton
Memorials may be made to Columbus Church
of Maben, MS; and 11 much-adored great-
of Christ, 2401 7th St. North, Columbus, MS,
grandchildren.
39705.
Pallbearers will be Steve Morgan, Ken Trull,
Daniel Trotter, Joshua Thornton, Stan Brewer
and Bobby Hooks.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s
Hospital in Memphis, TN where Mrs. Shaw was
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STARKVILLE — neral Home of Reform, Brad Andrews, Steve
Vernon Rice, 60, died Alabama is in charge of Harris, Kenny Harris,
June 27, 2020. arrangements. Mike Harris and Billy
Mr. Heritage was Strickland.
Graveside funeral
born Aug. 6, 1928, in Memorials may
services are at 2 p.m.
Pickens County, Ala- be made to Mineral
today, in Bethel Cem-
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etery. West Memori- Building Fund, 401 1st
Sanford Heritage Sr and
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Mary Elizabeth Wright
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Heritage. He was a
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EmploymEnt
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He is survived by his
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In addition to his par- COLUMBUS — Bir-
liams, Cara Thomson,
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in death by his siblings, 6, 2020, at his residence.
Ashford, Elizabeth Annie Lunenia Noland, Arrangements are
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James Heritage He is survived by his
MCSHAN, Ala. — wife, Christine Taylor Catherine Basinger
James Harold Heritage, Heritage; children,
91, died July 5, 2020, at
his residence.
Funeral services
Brenda Heritage Man-
ning and Terri Heritage
Andrews; siblings,
COLUMBUS —
Catherine Basinger,
90, died July 7, 2020, at
REal EStatE
Windsor Place.

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are at 11 a.m. today, at Willard Heritage and Arrangements are
Mineral Springs Baptist Edward Heritage; four incomplete and will be
Church, with the Rev. grandchildren; and announced by Memorial
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cessor by merger to BAC Home driver’s license.
Loans Servicing, LP, f/k/a
Countrywide Home Loans Servi- 7:00am-5:00pm, Monday-
cing, LP; MORTGAGE ELEC-
TRONIC REGISTRATION SYS-
TEMS, INC., a/k/a MERS, Inc.; Greg or Thomas.
SETERUS, INC.; FEDERAL NA-
TIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCI-
ATION, a/k/a Fannie Mae; NA-
TIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC,
d/b/a Mr. Cooper; and ALL
OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS
OR ENTITIES HAVING OR
CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN OR willing to travel overnight.
TO THE PROPERTY DE-
SCRIBED IN THIS COMPLAINT
DEFENDANTS
NO. 2020-0257-DE
PUBLICATION SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
TO: All other unknown persons ated, contracted carrier for
or entities having or claiming a the Brooksville & Macon
legal or equitable interest in or area. Excellent opportunity
to the property described in the to earn money for college.
attached Complaint and below Must have good transporta-
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
You have been made a Defend- Sunday morning and Mon-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Edward Michael
Oglesby and Judy Oglesby,
Plaintiffs, seeking confirmation No phone calls please.
and quieting of title and vari-
ous other relief. The real prop-
erty, which is the subject of
this Complaint is described as
follows:
A tract or parcel of land loc-
ated in the Northeast Quarter
(NE ¼) of Section 22, Town-
ship 17 South, Range 17 West,
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
and being more particularly de-
scribed as follows:
Commencing at an existing iron
pipe at the Southeast corner of
the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼)
of Section 22; thence North 87
degrees 10 minutes West
along the South line of the said
Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of
Section 22, a distance of
300.02 feet to an iron pin and
being the Point of Beginning of
the herein described tract of
land; thence continue North 87
degrees 10 minutes West
along the South line of the said
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Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of
Section 22, a distance of
291.18 feet to an iron pin;
thence North 58 degrees 15
minutes West a distance of
372.82 feet to an iron pin on
PUBLICATION SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
TO: All other unknown persons
or entities having or claiming a
legal or equitable interest in or
to the property described in the
attached Complaint and below
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Edward Michael
Oglesby and Judy Oglesby,
Plaintiffs, seeking confirmation
and quieting of title and vari-
ous other relief. The real prop-
erty, which is the subject of
this Complaint is described as
Legal Notices
follows:
A tract or parcel of land loc-
ated in the Northeast Quarter
(NE ¼) of Section 22, Town-
ship 17 South, Range 17 West,
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
and being more particularly de-
scribed as follows:
Commencing at an existing iron
pipe at the Southeast corner of
the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼)
of Section 22; thence North 87
degrees 10 minutes West
along the South line of the said
Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of
Section 22, a distance of
by being the Point of Beginning of
land; thence continue North 87
degrees 10 minutes West
along the South line of the said
Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of
minutes West a distance of
372.82 feet to an iron pin on
thence North 52 degrees 16
minutes East along said South-
erly right of way line a distance
Northeasterly along said South-
erly right-of-way line and being
a curve to the right a distance
of 399.3 feet to an iron pin;
thence South 22 degrees 07
minutes East a distance of
ginning. Containing 3.58 acres,
more or less.
Defendants other than you in
this action are Parkway Mort-
gage, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., successor by merger to
Wachovia Bank of Delaware,
N.A., f/k/a First Union Nation-
al Bank of Delaware; Citibank,
N.A., a/k/a Citi Mortgage; J.P.
Morgan Chase & Co., d/b/a
Loans, LLC, Operating Subsidi-
ary of a National Bank; Bank of
America, N.A., successor by
Servicing, LP, f/k/a Country-
wide Home Loans Servicing,
LP; Mortgage Electronic Regis-
tration Systems, Inc., a/k/a
MERS, Inc.; Seterus, Inc.; Fed-
eral National Mortgage Associ-
ation, a/k/a Fannie Mae; and
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC,
d/b/a Mr. Cooper.
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a copy of a writ-
ten response to the Complaint
to Elizabeth F. Jones, the attor-
dress is Post Office Box 1827,
322 Main Street, Columbus,
Mississippi 39703-1827. Your
response must be mailed or
delivered within thirty (30) days
the date of the first publication
of this Summons. If your re-
sponse is not so mailed or de-
livered, a judgment by default
will be entered against you for
the money or other relief de-
manded in the Complaint.
You must also file the original
of your response with the Clerk
of this Court within a reason-
able time afterward.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND
SEAL OF SAID COURT, this
CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES
BY: /s/ Tina Fisher
Deputy Clerk
Publish: 06/30/2020
07/07/2020
07/14/2020
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