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Supes prioritize west Lowndes for 3 tornado shelters
Project would bring county first public shelters west
of Tombigbee; Sanders argues for board to consider
more shelters in ‘more densely populated’ east Lowndes
BY YUE STELLA YU
syu@cdispatch.com
Addressing the lack of storm shelters
in west Lowndes County, the board of
supervisors unanimously voted Monday
morning to prioritize certain areas west
of the Tombigbee River as potential sites
for three community storm shelters.
The decision came months after su-
pervisors discussed in May the possibil-
ity of installing multiple shelters across
Former chief Gale remembered
for steady leadership at fire department
Man who rose through
ranks over 30 years
passes away at age 81
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com
B
obby Gale’s tenure as Co-
lumbus fire chief reflected
his personality — quiet,
unassuming, steady, devoted to
his firefighters and their mission.
Gale, who died Saturday at age
81, provided steady leadership
built on his through-the-rank
ascension to the chief position.
But he also led the department
to new heights, quite literally.
“What I remember is that he
was a good organizer and was re-
ally committed to the projects he
felt his department needed,” said
Fred Haslett, who served as may-
or of Columbus as Gale’s six-year
run as chief was nearing its end.
“When I was mayor (1989-93),
his big project was getting a new
ladder truck for the city. They
were building taller dormitories
at (Mississippi University for
Women), and he was concerned
that they didn’t have a truck that
could reach as high as they need-
ed. So he really fought for that
and was really good at finding the
funding. It was an example of how
he was always looking out of his
guys.”
And, women, too. In 1986,
Gale hired the city’s first female
firefighter. He also continued
helping the city diversify its fire
department through hiring Black
firefighters, among them current
chief Martin Andrews.
“I remember him as being nice
and supportive, but he wasn’t the
kind of chief to take no for an
answer,” Andrews said. “When
he told you to do something, he
expected you to do it. He believed
in the chain of command, so
there was accountability at every
level. I think that created a lot of
respect in the department.”
Gale’s respect for his firefight-
ers was born out of his own ascen-
sion through the ranks. Hired in
1959, he was promoted to driver
in 1963, to captain in 1969, assis-
tant chief in 1976 and, finally, to
the chief position in 1984, taking
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District 4 Supervisor
Jeff Smith listens to
his colleague, District 5
Supervisor Leroy Brooks,
not pictured, during a
Lowndes County Board
of Supervisors meeting
the county and pay the cost over several Monday morning. Smith
years, The Dispatch reported. The three has urged the board to
shelters would be the first batch, said consider building storm
Emergency Services Director Cindy shelters west of the
Lawrence. Tombigbee River since
The prioritized areas for community January. Supervisors
shelters include the towns of Artesia and unanimously voted Mon-
Crawford. They also include areas clos- day to consider Artesia,
Crawford and other areas
er to Columbus, such as neighborhoods west of Columbus as pri-
near the Elm Lake Golf Course, Prairie ority sites for three com-
Waters and houses along Highway 45 munity storm shelters.
See SUPES, 6A Yue Stella Yu/Dispatch Staff
Third MSU
Greek house
sees COVID
exposure
More than 200 MSU
students tested positive
for virus in first two
weeks of classes
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
Members of a third Greek chapter
at Mississippi State University left
their chapter house to self-quarantine
due to exposure to the COVID-19
coronavirus, MSU Chief Communica-
tions Officer Sid Salter has confirmed.
Salter declined to provide the
name of the chapter, but students with
direct knowledge of the situation con-
firmed it to be the Pi Kappa Alpha fra-
ternity. Salter also declined to provide
the number of students who lived in
the Pi Kappa Alpha house at the start
of the semester.
The Phi Gamma Delta fraterni-
ty, known as Fiji, and the Phi Mu
sorority saw COVID-19 outbreaks
within the first week of classes,
See COVID, 3A
Courtesy photo
2 dead, 3 seriously
injured in east
Bobby Gale, who passed away Saturday at age 81, worked for Columbus
Fire and Rescue for 30 years, including six years as chief, retiring in 1990.
over when Hugh Mann retired.
“Chief Gale spent 30 years in
active fire service in Columbus
“The thing I remember as a
kid is how much he loved the fire
department,” said Gale, general
Oktibbeha wreck
and, during that time, answered
thousands of calls for help,” May-
manager for Columbus Light and
Water. “Sometimes he would let
Coroner: No one in
or Robert Smith said a statement.
“Those who worked with him de-
me spend the night in the bunk-
house. There were a lot of times
vehicle wore seatbelts
scribe him as a loving, caring and
skilled man. He was always ready
when they would go out on a call
and be back before I knew they
at time of accident
to mentor those in his care. Chief had left. He loved the department DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
Gale’s work laid the foundation and he wanted to share it with
for the department that exists to- me. He’d even let me go out on Two people from Brooksville
day. He built a strong department calls sometimes, but I had to stay died and three more were serious-
with an emphasis on always learn- in the car.” ly injured in a single-vehicle crash
ing and always improving.” Haslett said Gale had good re-
early Sunday morning in northeast-
For Todd Gale, Bobby’s only lationships with the city’s depart-
ment heads. ern Oktibbeha County, Coroner
son, having a firefighter for a dad
was every little kid’s dream. See GALE, 3A Michael Hunt confirmed Monday.
The accident occurred at Old
West Point Road near House Lane
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City Hall
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Greece’s famed Parthenon? County Board of
4 What are the stage names of the Supervisors meeting,
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9 a.m.
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Trump to wade into racial

tensions with visit to Kenosha
‘I am concerned your
presence will only delay When Trump talks law and order,
our work to overcome
division and move
some Wisconsin voters listen
BY K ATHLEEN HENNESSEY
forward together’ The Associated Press

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers
BY ZEKE MILLER, ALEX ANDR A
JAFFE AND WILL WEISSERT
The Associated Press
WA S H I N G T O N
— Claiming the man-
tle of the “law and or-
der” candidate, Pres-
ident Donald Trump
is offering himself as
the leader best posi-
tioned to keep Amer-
icans safe, a day after Trump
Democratic rival Joe Biden assailed
him over the deadly protests that
have sprung up on his watch.
Trump is diving head-first into
the latest eruption in the nation’s
reckoning over racial injustice with
a trip Tuesday — over the objec-
tions of local leaders — to Kenosha,
Wisconsin, which has been riven by
protests since the Aug. 23 shooting
of Jacob Blake, a Black man, seven
times in the back by police. Trump
has defended a teenage supporter
accused of fatally shooting two men
in Kenosha last week and accused
the former vice president of siding
with “anarchists” and “rioters.”
Wisconsin’s Democratic gover-
nor, Tony Evers, who deployed the
National Guard to quell demon-
strations in response to the Blake
shooting, pleaded with Trump to
stay away for fear of straining ten-
sions further. The White House
said the president was expected
to meet with law enforcement and
tour “property affected by recent
riots.”
“I am concerned your presence
will only hinder our healing. I am
concerned your presence will only
delay our work to overcome divi-
sion and move forward together,”
DE PERE, Wis. — Alexis Arnold says she’s sympathetic toward pro-
testers who have peacefully fought racial injustice this summer. But as
some demonstrations spiral into violence, her anxiety is building.
“Why are we so broken right now?” the 44-year-old art gallery owner
wondered.
The uncertainty is drawing her to whatever stability President Don-
ald Trump can offer. He has spent weeks pushing questions of safety
and security to the forefront of the presidential campaign. And there
are signs some Wisconsin voters are listening, after protests have
sometimes become violent in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a white po-
lice officer shot a Black man, Jacob Blake, seven times, paralyzing him.
“The public just needs something to make them feel comfortable and
safe again,” said Arnold, who is white, has voted for Democrats in the
past and is raising a biracial daughter. “I almost rather see Trump stay
and try to resolve it rather than bring somebody in new.”
That sentiment could prove decisive in Wisconsin, a state that put
Trump in the White House in 2016 after he carried it by less than 1
percentage point. The president has already used dark and mislead-
ing warnings of destruction in American streets following violence in
Portland, Oregon, and is now seizing on unrest in Kenosha, where he’ll
travel on Tuesday.
Evers wrote in a letter to Trump. Biden, in his most direct attacks
Trump insisted his appearance yet, accused Trump earlier Monday
could “increase enthusiasm” in of causing the divisions that have
Wisconsin, perhaps the most hot- ignited the violence. He delivered
ly contested battleground state in an uncharacteristically blistering
the presidential race, as the White speech in Pittsburgh and distanced
House said he “wants to visit hurt- himself from radical forces involved
ing Americans.” He was expect- in altercations.
ed to take credit for calling in the Biden said of Trump: “He
National Guard — an act taken by doesn’t want to shed light, he wants
Evers — and for surging federal to generate heat, and he’s stoking
law enforcement to the city to re- violence in our cities. He can’t stop
store the peace. The White House the violence because for years he’s
said Trump was not going to meet fomented it.”
with Blake’s family. Trump, for his part, reiterated
“I am a tremendous fan of law that he blames radical trouble-
enforcement and I want to thank makers stirred up and backed by
law enforcement,” Trump told Biden. But when he was asked
Fox News in an interview Monday about one of his own supporters
night. “They’ve done a good job.” who was charged with killing two
Trump suggested that some po- men during the mayhem in Keno-
lice officers “choke” when faced sha, Trump declined to denounce
with challenging situations and the killings and suggested that the
compared them to golfers who 17-year-old suspect, Kyle Ritten-
“miss a 3-foot putt.” house, was acting in self-defense.

Americans divided over armed civilians who flock to protests

‘I view them as instigators and I view The white teenager
and other gun-toting
fired on the suspect be-
fore he fled.
them as people looking for an excuse protesters have been de-
nounced as radical vigi-
Kat Ellsworth, who
heads the Liberal Gun
to shoot people of color’ lantes who benefit from Club chapter in Illinois
Kat Ellsworth, who heads the Liberal Gun a double-standard — that and lives in Chicago, is
Club chapter in Illinois if they were Black gun appalled by those who
owners brandishing their have converged on pro-
BY LISA MARIE PANE some people’s perception firearms, the police would tests and are openly car-
The Associated Press that cities are being over- use deadly force against rying firearms. She be-
run by violent mobs have them. lieves those gun owners
BOISE, Idaho — The brought about a markedly To others, they are have been emboldened by
scenes have become com- more aggressive stance patriots seeking to bring Trump, who has made law
monplace in 2020: People by some gun owners and law and order to cities and order a central part of
gathered at state Capitols widened the divide over that have been overtaken his reelection bid.
with semiautomatic long firearms in the U.S. by extremists. The scenes of primar-
guns strapped across Americans are turning “I would have done the ily white men openly car-
their chests. A couple out more often and more same thing, to be honest rying firearms on city
near St. Louis emerging visibly with guns, a sign with you,” Todd Scott, of streets or of those who
from their mansion bran- of the tension engulfing Covington, Georgia, said have flocked to state Cap-
dishing firearms as Black the country. of the teenager in Keno- itols to protest pandemic
Lives Matter demon- Last week’s arrest of sha. He’s viewed video business restrictions are
strators marched by the a 17-year-old accused of the teen, Kyle Ritten- a demonstration, she be-
house. Men roaming the of killing two people in house, being chased by lieves, of white privilege.
streets with rifles during Kenosha, Wisconsin, protesters and believes She’s convinced that a
protests over racial in- with a semiautomatic ri- he was acting in self-de- group of Black gun own-
equality, punctuated by fle is just the latest flash- fense. ers with AR-15s in public
two people being killed point. Over the weekend, Scott himself once would be dealt with much
in Wisconsin and another supporters of President used his gun to break up differently.
in Oregon over the week- Donald Trump streamed violence, becoming a bit “I view them as insti-
end. into Portland, Oregon, re- of a local hero in 2015 gators and I view them
The coronavirus pan- sulting in a clash with pro- after a gunman killed a as people looking for an
demic, protests against testers that ended with a clerk and a customer at excuse to shoot people
racism and police killings, supporter of a right-wing the liquor store where he of color,” said Ellsworth,
a rancorous election and group fatally shot. was picking up beer. Scott who is white.

House to subpoena postmaster general over mail delays

Democrats are aggressively pursuing railed against mail-in bal-
lots. Trump suggested
and overtime hours left
mail on the loading docks,
oversight of postal operations after he wanted to starve the
Postal Service of funds to
undelivered.
The committee pro-
Trump railed against mail-in ballots make it more difficult to duced internal postal ser-
handle the surge expect- vice data showing wide-
BY LISA MASCARO chair, sent a memo Mon- ed in November. spread summer service
AP Congressional Correspondent day saying DeJoy blew DeJoy, who was tapped disruptions.
past last week’s deadline to lead the agency in DeJoy, who testified
WASHINGTON — to fully respond to the June, started quickly ini- before the panel earlier
The House Oversight committee’s request for tiating changes at a time this month, reiterated in a
Committee intends to more information. He has when the agency was al- letter last Friday that the
subpoena Postmaster not provided any new ma- ready straining under the changes he was initiating
General Louis DeJoy for terials, she said. COVID-19 crisis. Reports are now being suspended
documents about dis- “It is clear that a sub- of delays soon piled up. “until after the election is
ruptions in mail delivery poena has become neces- Communities across concluded.”
operations that are now sary to further the Com- the nation complained The committee is
central to questions over mittee’s investigation and about widespread disrup- seeking documents about
the ability to handle an help inform potential leg- tions in postal operations the changes, including
onslaught of mail-in bal- islative actions,” she said. this summer as blue mail- the removal of sorting
lots expected for the No- Democrats are aggres- boxes and sorting equip- equipment and changes
vember election. sively pursuing oversight ment were removed and to overtime rules, which
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, of postal operations after employees said changes could be impeding mail
D-N.Y., the committee President Donald Trump in trucking operations delivery.
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Mississippi governor: No plan for pardon in life sentence for pot

Nearly 40,000 people have signed a petition
seeking release of 46-year-old woman
sentenced as a habitual offender
BY EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Mississippi
Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday
that he’s not currently thinking
about pardoning a woman who
is serving a life sentence after
she was caught with marijuana
during a traffic stop and was
sentenced as a habitual offend-
er because of previous convic-
tions.
Tameka Drummer, now 46,
received a life sentence in 2008
after she was pulled over for an
expired license plate in north-
ern Mississippi’s Alcorn Coun-
ty and officers found a small
amount of marijuana in her car.
Drummer was sentenced as a
habitual offender because of
previous convictions.
A petition posted in mid-Au-
gust to change.org asks Reeves
to release Drummer. Nearly
40,000 people had signed it by
Monday.
The libertarian Mississippi
Center for Public Policy wrote
last week about the state’s ha-
bitual-offender laws that keep
people such imprisoned for
years, and it cited Drummer’s
life sentence as an example of a
harsh sentence.
In response to questions
during a news conference Mon-
day, Republican Reeves said he
had heard of Drummer’s case
but did not know details about
her prior convictions.
“I don’t know all the facts of
the case, but I am not consid-
ering pardoning her or anyone
else at this time,” Reeves said.
Drummer was convicted
of voluntary manslaughter in
1992, aggravated assault in
1998 and possession of mari-
juana in 2007 in the Criminal
Court of Shelby County, Ten-
nessee, the Clarion Ledger re-
ported.
Mississippi has one of the
highest incarceration rates in
the U.S., and more than 70 in-
mates have died in the state’s
prisons since late December,
when outbursts of violence led
to the death or injury of several
inmates. The U.S. Justice De-
partment announced in Febru-
ary that it is investigating the
state’s prison system.
In July, Reeves vetoed a bill
that would have made more
Mississippi inmates eligible
for the possibility of parole.
The bill passed with bipartisan
support in the Republican-con-
trolled Legislature. Reeves
wrote in his veto message that
the bill was “well-intentioned”
but “would threaten public safe-
ty.”
FWD.us, a nonprofit advoca-
cy group founded by technol-
ogy and business executives,
published a report in 2019 say-
ing that Mississippi’s habitual
offender laws are causing “ex-
treme” prison sentences that
disproportionately affect Af-
rican American men and cost
the state millions of dollars for
decades of incarceration.

Starkville’s annual Get Swept Up!

volunteer day set for Wednesday
Annual citywide clean-up usually held
before MSU first football game
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
Starkville will hold
its annual city cleanup
day, Get Swept Up!, on
Wednesday for 529 volun-
teers to beautify the city
in preparation for Missis-
sippi State University’s
upcoming football season.
The Greater Starkville
Development Partner-
ship holds Get Swept
Up! on the Wednesday
before MSU’s first home
ideal social
distanc-
ing
ity,”
activ-
Wat-
football game, which was son said,
originally scheduled for with small
Saturday before the ongo- g r o u p s
ing COVID-19 pandemic stationed
forced schedule changes throughout Watson
the city “from the Cotton
throughout the NCAA.
District to Old West Point
The home opener is now
Road” pruning bushes,
Oct. 3, but Special Events picking up litter and rak-
and Projects Coordinator ing leaves, among other
Paige Watson said GSDP things. The annual proj-
wanted to hold Get Swept ect draws more than 500
Up! when it was originally volunteers every year, and
scheduled. the pandemic did not have
The cleanup is “the an impact on signups this
year, Watson said.
Volunteers will not
necessarily have to wear
protective face masks
while working outdoors,
but they will all pick up
tools and supplies from
the GSDP office on Main
Street at different times to
avoid large groups in the
same place, Watson said.
While the window to
volunteer has closed, the
GSDP website encourag-
es Starkville residents to
“spruce up their homes
and yards” during Get
Swept Up! as well.

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and about 80 students evacuated the two
houses. MSU rented the Comfort Suites
on Russell Street and the Hampton Inn on
Blackjack Road, with a total of 155 rooms,
for the semester for students to use as
quarantine facilities if they test positive
for COVID-19 or have been exposed to it.
MSU has staffed the hotels with em-
ployees from the departments of Hous-
ing and Residence Life and custodial
services, and employees of the Longest
Student Health Center will monitor quar-
antined students’ health on site.
As of Monday, 98 students are staying
in the two hotels. and 40 more are in iso-
lation, according to the COVID-19 data Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
updated daily on the MSU website. Members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Mississippi State Univer-
Within the first two weeks of class- sity moved out due to COVID-19 exposure. Pi Kappa Alpha is the third
es, 206 students tested positive for Greek chapter on campus that students have had to leave in order to
COVID-19, according to the website. self-quarantine.

AROUND THE STATE

Military park: Historical
accuracy is goal of
cannon update
VICKSBURG — A na-
tional park on a Civil War
battlefield in Mississippi
is replacing the carriag-
es of several cannons to
make them more histori-
cally accurate.
One of the new pieces
was installed last week at
the Vicksburg National
Military Park, the Vicks-
burg Post reported.
The new ones are
called barbette carriag-
es — a style that enabled “We wanted to get es, were previously re- Get promoted? Win an award?
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Vicksburg when the city Justice said a former until the new ones ar-
came under siege by chief of operations at the rived.
Union troops in 1863, said park, Rick Martin, start-
park superintendent Bill ed working on this project
Justice. years ago. Steen Cannons
“They have a bottom of Ashland, Kentucky,
rail and then the carriage built the new carriages.
itself would go back and They are being installed
forth on the rails,” Jus- by Paul Lynn Construc-
tice said. “The carriage tion Co. of Vicksburg.
would be on top of that The carriages are all
rail. That’s the type of placed on concrete pads.
carriage that the Confed- The cannons, which were
erate army placed here. mounted on the carriag-

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when the vehicle hit a
tree, according to an Ok-
tibbeha County Sheriff’s
Office press release. The
car’s driver, Nakendria
Roby, 22, and her cous-
in, Kymbreyanah Roby,
16, who was sitting in
the backseat, were both
pronounced dead at the
scene, Hunt said. Jackson, Hunt said.
Two of the other three Hunt said none of the
passengers were airlift- five people in the car ap-
ed to North Mississippi peared to be wearing seat-
Medical Center in Tupelo, belts.
while the third was treat- The Mississippi High-
ed at OCH Regional Medi- way Patrol is assisting
cal Center and then flown OCSO in the investiga-
to the University of Mis- tion, the press release
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and didn’t interfere on
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said. “He didn’t get real
argumentative about
stuff, but if he had a proj-
ect for his department,
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it and saw it through.”
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The real Leadership’s response in Portland

America is not Let me get this straight.
Saturday night, as Portland experiences BLM
protests for approximately the 90th straight day, a city
America needs to reset. It’s going to take his leadership
in the White House. And it’s going to take my leadership
here in City Hall.”

on fire. It’s sick.

of 650,000 COVID-stressed souls, most of whom have Here’s what the President of the United States in a re-
suffered more from the lack of a coordinated national sponding tweet, in response: Mayor Wheeler is “wacky”
response to the pandemic than from the comparatively and a “dummy.”
rare acts of violence associated with the BLM movement If you can first put aside your disbelief that these are

T
he Keno- there, got a gift from Donald Trump they never asked the words coming out of the mouth of a president in a
sha, Wis- for. tense situation of national import, you might then con-
consin, po- No mystery shock troops in blank uniforms this time. trast his words with those of the Portland’s mayor. That
lice department No, not that. Instead, introduce pickup trucks loaded contrast is stunning. Only one of those two is a serious
immediately took with supporters of the President armed with paint person, capable of leading anything other than the rest
the officer who ball guns. Which they could not resist using to fire on of the country down the plank. I will give you one guess.
shot Jacob Blake peaceful protesters. Could we be surprised that at least Congratulations, President Trump, you are well on
seven times off some protesters chose to resist and that some level of your way to becoming the world’s smallest man. Stand-
the streets, as non-peaceful activity might unfold? I hardly think so. ing 6’ 3” can’t change that.
city, state and So, our WWF-President has now raised the stakes by The only way we will ever wake up from this night-
federal officials sending in the Roller Derby. mare in the White House is to find a comfortable way to
investigate what Here’s what the embattled mayor of the city said in vote on Nov. 3rd.
happened. They Froma Harrop response: “We need to reset. The president needs to re- Paul Mack
also made a set. I need to reset. This community needs to reset. And Columbus
speedy arrest of the 17-year-old who is
charged with shooting two demonstrators
dead.
Wedged between an incident of possible
brutality against a black man and the need
CARTOONIST VIEW
to curb right-wing violence, the police
did their best. The last thing they needed
was President Donald Trump fanning the
anger of both unruly protesters and white
supremacists clashing with them.
Both the Kenosha mayor and Wiscon-
sin governor asked him to stay away and
not make things worse. Of course, he
ignored them.
In Portland, mass demonstrations
have shrunk into a kind of gang warfare
between the worst of the left and the worst
of the right. So Trump tries to further
inflame the situation by threatening to
send the federal forces back into Portland,
against the city’s wishes.
“Your offer to repeat that disaster,”
wrote Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, “is a
cynical attempt to stoke fear and distract
us from the real work of our city.” And it
leaves Portland police with the miserable
job of managing a bigger mess.
Donald Trump’s America centers on
daily arousal of public stress and anxi-
ety, trapping our police departments in
no-win confrontations. Inciting disorder
in the streets is, of course, how he moves
attention away from his spectacular failure
during the coronavirus crisis.
Who said the following?
“The police are doing an impossible job.
They’re trying to deal with the protesters.
They’re trying to stop looting. And they’re
trying to keep themselves safe.”
Answer: New York Gov. Andrew Cuo-
mo.
Regarding the George Floyd video, THE WORLD
James Rovella, former Hartford detective
and now Connecticut’s top cop, said, “If
you wear a badge and aren’t appalled by
that what you saw, please turn it in and
Where will all these war games lead?
I
find a new profession; we don’t need you.” n northeast Syria last 40 aircraft took part in up pressure on Taiwan by hav-
This is the intersection of reality and week, a U.S. military the Bering Sea exercise, ing military planes and warships
decency. To repeat, the police have a very vehicle collided with a which involved multiple circumnavigate the island and by
hard job, and most do it well. But some Russian armored vehicle, practice missile launches. sending aircraft across midpoint in
people should not be cops. These are not injuring four American Said the admiral: “We the Taiwan Strait.
contradictory statements. soldiers. are holding such massive Taiwan recently purchased 66
There is no justification for rioting or Both the Americans drills there for the first US F-16s for delivery over the next
looting. Some of the current protests, how- and Russians blame each time ever.” 10 years. Yet, its armed forces are
ever well meaning, do attract a criminal other for failing to follow As Trump rebuilt the no match for Beijing’s. And China
element that takes advantage of the chaos. established rules of the U.S. military, Vladimir has put the world on notice that any
They’re also a magnet for mayhem tour- road. Had an American Putin reciprocated. move by Taiwan toward indepen-
ism, whereby outsiders drive in to trash been killed, we could And, last week, Putin dence would cross a red line and be
other people’s downtowns. have had a crisis on our Patrick Buchanan had a pointed warning for crushed by Beijing.
Note that several black council mem- hands. any nation that meddles Is America prepared to fight
bers in New York City are infuriated by Query: With the ISIS in Belarus. With Alex- China over fortified rocks and reefs
fringe-left calls to “defund” the police. caliphate dead and buried, why are ander Lukashenko, the Belarusian in the South China Sea to which we
Their neighborhoods sorely need good 500 U.S. troops still in Syria a year autocrat facing huge and hostile have no territorial claim? Are we pre-
after Donald Trump said we would demonstrations demanding he re- pared to fight China to prevent the
policing. The council’s liberal majority
be pulling them out? What are they sign, Putin put out word that outside gradual absorption of Taiwan, which
leader, Laurie Cumbo of Brooklyn, called
doing there to justify risking a clash intervention to effect Lukashenko’s Richard Nixon conceded in 1972 we
these demands “colonization” pushed by
with Russian troops who are in Syria removal could cause Russian special do not deny is a part of China?
white progressives and the movement
as the invited allies of the Damascus forces to intervene. In its confrontation with Iran, the
behind them “political gentrification.”
regime of Bashar Assad, whether we The fall of Lukashenko from U.S. seems about to suffer a setback
She’s right.
approve of his regime or not? power, after 25 years ruling Belarus, in the Security Council. Our at-
The long game for those who want
Nor was this the only U.S.-Rus- could lead to a crisis as NATO allies tempt to effect a “snapback” of U.N.
Trump gone is to refrain from staging sian faceoff last week. Lithuania and Poland both border sanctions on Iran, for violating the
emotionally fraught events that he can Over the Black Sea, two Russian on the former Soviet republic of 9.5 2015 nuclear deal, seems certain to
turn nasty. Do they really care to play military jets swept past the nose of million people. be rejected by our three principal
extras in his extravaganzas, all designed an American B-52, one of the bomb- Also in late August, on the other NATO allies, as well as Russia and
to portray some ugly skirmishes as an ers on which the airborne leg of our side of the world, China conducted a China.
America in flames? strategic deterrent depends. The huge naval exercise in the South and How would Tehran’s victory in
Good Americans who put Black Lives Russian Su-27s flew so close to the East China seas and Taiwan Strait. the U.N. over the U.S., which would
Matter signs on lawns would do well to B-52 that their afterburners shook After an American U-2 overflew open the door to sales and purchas-
add Blue Lives Matter signs — and vice the eight-engine bomber. its ships during the exercise, Beijing es of weapons by the ayatollah’s
versa. Again, no contradiction here. (And What was a nuclear-capable B-52 denounced the “naked provoca- regime, be received?
in most urban police forces, many of the doing over the Black Sea, which is to tion” and test-fired four ballistic Potential collisions between the
blue lives, the police, are African Ameri- Russia what the Caribbean and Gulf missiles into the South China Sea. U.S., Russia or China are not even
can.) of Mexico are to us? Two of those missiles have been back-burner issues this election
Joe Biden should continue to forcefully That B-52 overflight of the Black described as “carrier killers.” They year. Meanwhile, we are consumed
condemn violence whether by the right or Sea was part of an exercise in which are said to have been developed to by the coronavirus, the crashed
the left. Running mate Kamala Harris, for- six U.S. B-52s overflew all 30 NATO attack aircraft carriers such as the economy, racial divisions and riots
merly California’s top law enforcer, might nations in one day — from the U.S. 100,000-ton vessels that serve as the that have ripped apart cities like
express added support for police doing and Canada to Spain and the Bal- backbone of the fleets the U.S. Navy Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis and
their impossible job. kans and to the eastern Baltic Sea — deploys in these same waters. Kenosha since the Memorial Day
Despite some troubling events on which in a military exercise to test Russian The U.S. has been sending its death of George Floyd.
Trump throws gasoline, the real America air defenses. own warships into what an angry Still, Leon Trotsky had a point
is not on fire. It is, however, sick — hur- At the end of August, the Russian China claims are its territorial when he said, “You may not be inter-
tling toward 200,000 dead from a virus navy conducted its own war games waters around the atolls and reefs it ested in war, but war is interested in
that has left the real economy in shambles. near Alaska, involving dozens of has fortified and converted into air you.”
This is Donald Trump’s America. ships and aircraft, the largest such and naval bases in the Paracel and Patrick J. Buchanan, a nationally
Froma Harrop, a syndicated columnist, drill in these northern seas since Spratly islands. syndicated columnist, was a senior
writes for the Providence (Rhode Island) Soviet times. What exactly is our ultimate goal advisor to presidents Richard Nixon,
Journal. Her e-mail address is fharrop@ Russia’s navy chief, Adm. Nikolai here? Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. His
gmail.com. Yevmenov, said 50 warships and China has also been ramping website is http://buchanan.org/blog.
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Mississippi extends mask mandate, other limits, by 2 weeks

Reeves eliminated a cap of two spectators
per participant at high school sports events;
limit of 25 percent capacity remains in place
for stadiums, gyms, and other venues
BY EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Mississippi
Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday
that he is extending a statewide
mask mandate and most other
restrictions another two weeks
to try to slow the spread of the
new coronavirus.
He made a single change —
eliminating a cap of two spec-
tators per participant at high
school sports events. Reeves
said a limit of 25 percent capac-
ity remains in place for stadi-
ums, gyms, and other venues,
and people should maintain
social distance from those who
are not in their immediate fam-
ilies.
As the University of South-
ern Mississippi prepares to host
its first home football game on
Thursday, Reeves said his pro-
hibition on tailgating at college
games also remains in place at
least two more weeks.
“I’d rather be in the South
where we can’t have tailgating,
where we have rules in place but
we are going to have football,
than to be in the Pac-12 where
they’re not even going to have
football,” Reeves said.
Both Reeves and the state
epidemiologist, Dr. Paul Byers,
urged Mississippi residents to
continue to take precautions
against the spread of COVID-19
during the Labor Day weekend.
Mississippi saw an increase in
virus cases after people had
gatherings during the Memori-
al Day weekend and July 4.
During a news conference
Monday in Jackson, Republican
Reeves also responded to ques-
tions about photos that showed
him without a mask at the White
House last week when President
Donald Trump accepted his par-
ty’s nomination during the Re-
publican National Convention.
Reeves posted photos of him-
self and his wife, Elee, wearing
Trump-themed masks at the
event, but others photographed
the governor bare-faced and sit-
ting shoulder-to-shoulder with
other people.
“As I have said repeatedly,
many of us during this pandem-
ic — six months in — have not
always worn a mask 100 percent
of the time,” Reeves said. “I will
tell you, at that particular event,
the vast majority of time I was
there, I had on a mask. The vast
majority of the time I was in
D.C., I had on a mask.”
Reeves said he also had on a
mask the “vast majority” of the
time he was in North Carolina
the week before that. Photos
showed him speaking and pos-
ing for pictures in North Caro-
lina at an event for the Republi-
can gubernatorial candidate.
“As I look back on it, perhaps
I should have done it more of-
ten,” Reeves said.
The state Health Depart-
ment said Monday that Missis-
sippi, with a population of about
3 million, has had at least 82,950
reported cases and at least
2,473 deaths from COVID-19
as of Sunday evening. That’s an
increase of 274 confirmed cases
and 32 deaths from numbers
reported the day before; the fig-
ure included 19 deaths that oc-
curred between July 8 and Aug.
24, with information from death
certificates arriving later.
The true number of virus
infections is thought to be far
higher because many people
have not been tested and stud-
ies suggest people can be in-
fected without feeling sick. The
virus causes mild or moderate
symptoms for most but can be
more severe or fatal for some,
especially older adults and
those with underlying health
conditions.

George Floyd? Donald Trump? Hero statue nominations are in

National Garden of American Heroes task force sent out
thousands of requests to state and local officials for
suggestions, both for possible sites and heroes to honor
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
George Floyd. Sa-
cagawea. The guy who
invented air conditioning.
Americans’ sugges-
tions of suitable statues for
President Donald Trump’s
planned National Garden
of American Heroes are
in, and they’re more activ-
ist, less white and far more
Indigenous than the presi-
dent’s nominees.
Well, for the most part,
anyway. The administra-
tion also is leaving open
the possibility of a statue
of Trump himself in the
Trump-created statue
park after receiving what
it said were “multiple nom-
inations” of the president.
Trump ordered up
the statue park during a
Fourth of July speech at
Mount Rushmore, and set
up a task force on a 60-day
deadline to get the idea
going. He also mused in
a tweet that it would be a
“good idea” to carve his
own face into that memo-
rial.
The task force charged
with executing Trump’s
vision — with all of the
publicly listed members
white — says it sent out
thousands of requests to
state and local officials
for suggestions, both for
possible sites around the
country and for heroes to
honor. Its findings are due
to be given to Trump by
Tuesday.
Many of the nomina-
tions stand in stark con-
trast to the list the Trump
administration came up
with, which mandated
inclusion of a few dozen
mainstream and con-
servative figures, from
John Adams to the late
Supreme Court Justice
Antonin Scalia. Frederick
Douglass, Harriet Tub-
man and a few other Black
leaders made the Trump
administration’s hero list,
but not anyone known for
their Native American,
Hispanic or Asian heri-
tage.
Suggestions from many
Republican governors,
by contrast, were heavy
with civil rights leaders,
while many local officials
pushed for a broader defi-
nition for what it means to
be a hero.
When Denver-area
Douglas County Commis-
sioner Lora Thomas got
the solicitation for nomi-
nations, “For me and my
fellow commissioners, it
was immediately a unani-
mous decision.”
They urged the task
force to consider a statue
to Kendrick Castillo, an
18-year-old high school
senior shot to death last
year while lunging at a
gunman in his British lit-
erature class. Eight peo-
ple were wounded in the
attack in suburban Denver
by two student gunmen at
STEM School Highlands
Ranch.
“A person of distin-
guished courage. Brav-
ery. Good deeds. Noble,”
Thomas said in a phone
interview, reciting the
dictionary definitions of
a hero. “Gosh darn it, if
Kendrick Castillo isn’t a
hero, I don’t know who is.”
Lehigh County, Penn-
sylvania, Commissioner
Amy Zanelli, meanwhile,
suggested George Floyd,
Breonna Taylor, and other
Black Americans whose
killings by police sparked
massive street protests.
The summer protests
also spun off a debate over
statues around the coun-
try honoring slave-holders
and Confederates. Trump
deployed federal forces to
protect those monuments
from protesters, embrac-
ing their defense as a
law-and-order issue as he
seeks reelection.
Floyd and the others
“have shaped the future of
America by finally bring-
ing the systemic racial
injustices present in our
policing to the forefront of
politics,” Zanelli wrote.
Most governors, in-
cluding almost every
Democrat, dismissed the
Trump administration’s
request for suggestions,
according to the Interior
Department’s website on
Friday afternoon.

Amazon wins FAA approval to deliver packages by drone

BY JOSEPH PISANI
AP Retail Writer
NEW YORK — Getting
an Amazon package deliv-
ered from the sky is closer
to becoming a reality.
The Federal Aviation
Administration said Mon-
step,” but added that it
is still testing and flying
the drones. It did not say
when it expected drones
to make deliveries to
shoppers.
The online shopping
giant has been working on
Bezos said in a TV inter-
view that drones would
be flying to customer’s
homes within five years.
Last year, Amazon un-
veiled self-piloting drones
that are fully electric, can
carry 5 pounds of goods
eries to shoppers would
be happening “within
months,” but more than 14
months have passed since
then.
Seattle-based Amazon
is the third drone deliv-
ery service to win flight

day it had granted Am-
azon approval to deliver
packages by drones.
Amazon said that the
approval is an “important
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of Steens, MS, with Rev. Don Both, Rev. Steve
Brown, and Rev. Jearl Hunley officiating.
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charge of arrangements.
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Desoto County, MS, to the late Edward Banks
and Rebecca Graham Gale. He was a graduate of
Lee High School and was a former member of the
31rst Dixie Division Artillery of the Mississippi
National Guard. Mr. Gale retired as former Chief
of the Columbus Fire Department and also served
as Chief of Public Safety at the Golden Triangle
Regional Airport for a number of years. He was a
member of Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his brothers, Edward Banks Gale, Jr.
and John William Gale.
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Burns Gale of Columbus, MS; son, Todd Gale
and his wife Stephanie of Columbus, MS; and
grandchildren, Robert Gunnar Gale and Stormy
McLain Gale.
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Bronson Banks Gale and Mark Gibson.
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Furthermore, eating vegetables before a carb-rich meal has been shown to have beneficial effects on blood sugar levels.
It slows down the speed at which carbs are absorbed into the bloodstream and may benefit both short- and long-term
blood sugar control in people with diabetes.
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South, said District 5 Su-
pervisor Leroy Brooks,
who moved to put those
areas at the top of the list
Monday.
District 4 Supervi-
sor Jeff Smith, who has
brought the issue be-
fore the board multiple
times since January, told
his colleagues Monday
morning that residents
west of the Tombigbee
River are in dire need for
storm shelters, especial-
ly when many of them
live in mobile homes and
trailer parks. More than
4,000 mobile homes were
spread across the coun-
ty, Smith said in January,
with 65 percent of them
located in west Lowndes.
“People down there are
isolated all by themselves
on an island. They travel
a long distance to get to a
storm shelter,” Smith said.
There is only one storm
shelter west of the river,
which is located at Dis-
trict 5 road department
barn a few miles west of
Columbus, The Dispatch
reported. The shelter,
which allows for roughly
15 people, is mainly for
road department employ-
ees, Road Department Di-
rector Ronnie Burns pre-
viously told The Dispatch.
There are only three
public storm shelters
across the county, all
of which are located in
school buildings east of
the Tombigbee River, Law-
rence told The Dispatch
on Monday afternoon.
The three sites — locat-
ed respectively at New
Hope High School, Cale-
donia Elementary School
and the Career Technol-
ogy Center on Lehmberg
Road — can each hold up
to 200 people normally,
she said.
But the COVID-19 pan-
demic will likely reduce
the maximum capacity to
between 75 and 100 peo-
ple or even less, Lawrence
told The Dispatch. Addi-
tionally, the three shelters
are only open to the public
when school is not in ses-
sion, she said.
“I know that most
times we have storms, it’s
daytime —
early, some-
times be-
fore school
is out,” she
told The
Dispatch.
“Schools
use their Lawrence
own shel-
ters for their staff and
students. That’s why we
are trying to purchase
something. Now, we may
not get every citizen, but
try to get every citizen we
can.”
District 1 Supervisor
Harry Sanders acknowl-
edged the need for more
shelters but said the coun-
ty should focus on more
densely populated areas,
such as Steens, Caledonia
and New Hope.
“I don’t want to elimi-
nate anything east of the
river,” he
said. “You
got a lot of
people liv-
ing there
and they
don’t have
any protec-
tions. … Sanders
One of the
criteria we are prioritiz-
ing would be where most
people live with the least
amount of protection. I
think we need to look at
a real big list before we
make a major decision to-
day on where they are go-
ing to go.”
Smith disagreed, point-
ing out the county’s three
shelters are all located in
east Lowndes.
“I understand what
you are saying in terms
of numbers. Yes sir, we do
need to address the more
populated areas, but we’ve
got areas that are more
sparsely populated that
have nothing, nowhere to
go,” he said.
The new shelters would
each hold roughly 50 peo-
ple and cost approximate-
ly $30,000, Lawrence told
The Dispatch. Scouting
for potential shelter loca-
tions, she said the struc-
tures could be placed at
county-owned buildings,
including schools, com-
munity centers and fire
departments. The ideal
locations would also have
parking spaces for res-
idents who drive to the
shelters, she said.
In west Lowndes Coun-
ty, the community centers
in Artesia and Crawford
are good candidates, she
said.
To seek funding for
the shelters, supervisors
also authorized Lawrence
to apply for grants from
the Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA) Monday. The
grants would require a
25-percent match from
the county and reimburse
the county for the rest 75
percent of the total cost,
she said.
During the meeting,
supervisors encouraged
municipalities, such as Ar-
tesia and Crawford, to ap-
ply for the grants as well.
If they receive funding,
the county could spend
its money in areas out-
side those municipalities,
Brooks said.
“If they don’t get their
funding, they don’t lose
their priori-
ty,” Brooks
said. “Some-
times, small
cities are
more apt
to get stuff
than Lown-
des County Brooks
will. For
them to not be able to ap-
ply, I think would, for the
lack of another word, be
irresponsible.”
Apart from public shel- The original estimat- 1730, the state Legislature
ters, three of the six road ed cost of the project was approved the issuance of
department stations are $5.3 million, including the general obligation bonds
now furnished with shel- cost of paving the road, to provide $1 million in
ters that would each house Fisackerly told The Dis- funding to the project
12 to 15 department em- patch. That price tag was during this year’s session,
ployees, whereas stations reduced to roughly $2.5 she said. The county has
in Caledonia, Crawford million after the GTPDD not received the funds
and on Jess Lyon Road and the LINK decided to yet, County Administrator
are operating without, leave the extension as a Ralph Billingsley told The
Lawrence said. Supervi- gravel road, she said. Dispatch.
sors voted in May to or- “It will not just help In- If the county receives
der three more shelters ternational Paper. It will the $500,000 grant, it will
to those stations at a cost help us in still be responsible for
of $25,000, she said, and our future roughly $1 million of the
they will be delivered this recruitment project cost. Fisackerly
month. efforts, and said the LINK is prepared
we still have to ask the state Legisla-
County gives green an industri- ture for funding again.
light to $500,000 grant al site that But if the money doesn’t
application for road we market come through, the county
regularly on Fisackerly would shoulder the cost,
extension this road as well,” Fisack- she said.
The board unanimous- erly told the board Mon- “We are going to contin-
ly voted to apply for a day. ue to tackle the resources
$500,000 grant from the Fisackerly said the on this project,” she said.
Appalachian Regional LINK is currently seek- “The county would be one
Commission to help fund
ing funding for the proj- of those we would eventu-
a 1.2-mile road extension
ect. Through House Bill ally ask for funding.”
at the International Paper
plant.
The project would pro-
vide International Paper
employees with a second
access route, said Meryl
Fisackerly, vice president
of economic development
for the Golden Triangle
Development LINK, which
works on the project with
the Golden Triangle Plan-
ning and Development
District (GTPDD). The
plant borders the railway
on the north, and trains
that derailed or parked
on the tracks would block
the plant’s only entrance
and exit, making it hard
for employees to get home
or come to work, The Dis-
patch previously reported.
To solve the problem,
the project would connect
the south end of Manufac-
turers Drive to Bent Oak
Road to the east, looping
around the wastewater
management plant, Fi-
sackerly said. The new
two-lane road would be
owned and maintained by
the county, she said.
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STARKVILLE, WEST POINT SET TO CLASH IN SEASON OPENER
BY GARRICK HODGE
ghodge@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE –– For
the last four seasons, the
West Point football team
has been nearly unbeat-
able. Seeking a Mississip-
pi High School Activities
Association record 12th
state championship, the
Green Wave expect that
to continue this season.
“The goals are still the
same,” West Point coach
Chris Chambless said
in August. “We have the
same goal; this year is
just a little tougher (be-
cause of the COVID-19
pandemic).
Meanwhile, Starkville
has been one of the very
few Mississippi high
schools who have taken
down the proverbial Goli-
ath in recent years.
In the Class 5A Green
Wave’s run of four
straight consecutive ti-
tles, the Class 6A Yellow
Jackets have split four
matchups with West Point
over that span, with the
home team winning every
contest. West Point won
last year’s matchup 41-
35 on its home field and
earned a victory in 2017,
while Starkville picked
up wins over the eventual
state champions in 2018
and 2016.
At 7 p.m. Friday, the
two high school power-
houses will clash again,
this time in Starkville.
“I think this is a real-
ly big game, both for the
community and for the
kids,” Starkville coach
Chris Jones said. “It’s one
of those games you look
forward to every year.
Starkville Academy shines all around in shutout of Columbus Christian Academy
Starkville Academy junior Mia Kate Cade controls the ball in Columbus Christian
Academy territory during the first half of Monday’s match at the Starkville Sportsplex.
Cade had a goal for the Volunteers in their 4-0 win.
Max Fried improves to 6-0 as Braves beat Red Sox 6-3
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON — Austin
Riley had a tie-breaking,
bases-loaded triple to help
Max Fried improve to 6-0
as the NL East-leading
Atlanta Braves beat the re-
building Boston Red Sox
6-3 on Monday night.
Adam Duvall belted
a homer over the Green
Monster and Nick Marka-
kis had three hits and
drove in two runs for At-
lanta, which entered the
three-game set winless
(0-12-3) in its last 15 series
Starkville running back Amariyon Howard finds a hole for a gain against a stingy Brandon defense on Aug. 23.
Howard is a MSU commit and will play for the Bulldogs in the fall of 2021.
Our guys are definitely
excited, but I just hope
we can stay composed
because the energy lev-
el will be up a little more
than normal because it’s a
rivalry game and the first
game of the season.”
While West Point pre-
fers to lean on its running
game before attempting
to catch opponents nap-
ping with a pass play,
Starkville never hesi-
tates to spread out de-
fenses with an offense
built for a vertical at-
tack led by quarterback
Luke Altmyer. Altmyer,
a Florida State commit,
threw for 3,093 yards
against the Red Sox.
“That’s the goal every
time I go out there,” said
Fried after the Braves im-
proved to 8-0 in his starts
this season. “I didn’t have
the best stuff and put us
down.”
After trading five play-
ers off its MLB roster in
the last two weeks, Bos-
ton, buried in last in the
AL East, lost for the 23rd
time in 35 games in this
pandemic-shortened sea-
son.
Alex Verdugo had three
doubles for the Red Sox.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
and 37 touchdowns with
just five interceptions in
2019.
“I expect him to do
well; he’s done well
his entire career at
Starkville,” Jones said.
“He’s improved each
and every year. He’s go-
ing to be a distributor
to the guys around him
and get the ball to the
playmakers.”
Former Yellow Jack-
ets standout wide re-
ceiver Rufus Harvey
has graduated and is
enrolled at Mississippi
State, and the team will
surely miss the 16 re-
ceiving touchdowns and
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
Theo DeRosa/Dispatch staff
Fried gave up two runs
for just the second time in
eight starts this season,
breaking his string of six
straight allowing one or
none. In five innings, he
gave up five hits, fanned
five and walked two.
“He wasn’t real sharp,”
Braves manager Brian
Snitker said. “That’s
the thing about Max, he
keeps making pitches
and got through it.”
Mark Melancon got
the final three outs for
his seventh save in eight
chances.
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1,066 receiving yards he
added a year ago. But
Jones is optimistic about
his current receiving
corps. Jones mentioned
senior Sam Hunt as a po-
tential receiver to step
into a big role this year,
among others.
“They’ve done a good
job (establishing chem-
istry with Altmyer),”
Jones said. “Getting
used to a new group of
guys does take some
work, but so far they’ve
been doing pretty good.”
Jones said Starkville
will still throw a ton in
2020, but will run more
than in previous years,
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — now, so when she got it, it
Rylee Fisher had waited
long enough.
Capable of lining up at
striker, wing or defender
for the Starkville Acade-
my girls soccer team, the
eighth grader plays a con-
siderable role for the Vol-
unteers despite being one
of their youngest players.
But in her time with
the varsity squad, Fisher
still sought something
more: a chance to score
for the Vols for the first
time.
So when she beat Co-
lumbus Christian Acade-
my goalkeeper Lily Bar-
low in the 47th minute of
Monday’s match at the
Starkville Sportsplex,
Fisher elicited by far the
largest cheer of the night
from her teammates and
the fans scattered around
With the score tied at
2-2 in the fifth, the Braves
loaded the bases against
starter Colten Brewer (0-
3) before Riley’s triple off
the top of a low wall down
the right-field line on the
second pitch from reliev-
er Phillips Valdez.
“I forgot how low it was
down there,” Riley said.
“I thought it was foul at
first. I was lucky to get a
triple.”
Duvall’s homer left
Fenway Park and tied it
in the fourth after Fried
balked home a run.
Austin Frayser/Dispatch file photo
giving senior running
back Amariyon How-
ard an opportunity to
further showcase his
talents. Howard, a Mis-
sissippi State commit,
averaged six yards a
carry and delivered 833
rushing yards and six
touchdowns last year for
the Yellow Jackets.
“He’s going to have a
lot of opportunities this
year,” Jones said. “He’ll
be a lot more involved in
the running game, and
it’s just his time to step
up and show what we
can do.”
Ronnie Randle (80
tackles, 12 for a loss)
the outskirts of the field.
“She’d been dying to
have a goal for weeks
was like a kid in a candy
store,” head coach John
Morgan said.
Fisher’s goal — a relief
for the eighth grader, she
said — was the final blow
for Starkville Academy
as the Vols (7-3-1, 1-0 dis-
trict) cruised to a 4-0 win
over the Rams (0-4).
The eighth grader’s
score followed three first-
half tallies and was anoth-
er sign of success for a
Vols attack led by seniors
Lauren and Kaitlyn Bock,
Morgan said.
“What the Bocks are
able to do for us up top
is that it definitely lights
a fire under that offense,
and definitely helps us
create more,” Morgan
said. “But what’s great is
that you have those young
girls in the back who can
Brewer was charged
with five runs in four-plus
innings.
“We tried to give him
a chance to get a win
and try to get him actu-
ally into the fifth inning.
He’s been going three or
four. Thought because
his pitch count was down
we’d do it, and it didn’t
work so well,” Boston
manager Ron Roenicke
said.
After getting into the
area around 4 a.m. fol-
lowing their wild, four-
hour plus victory over
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662-241-5000
B
SECTION
and Keyshawn Law-
rence (92 tackles, 13
for a loss) will lead
Starkville defensive-
ly. Both will be tasked
with shutting down a
West Point offense that
is determined to run the
ball down its opponents
throat regardless of who
it faces.
“Any time you play
West Point, it’s going
to be a physical football
game,” Jones said.
For the first time in
four years, one of the
biggest architects of
West Point’s four-peat,
Brandon Harris, won’t
suit up at running back
or quarterback this
season. Nevertheless,
Chambless and the
Green Wave expect to
reload. Senior Corbin
Kelley is expected to
earn the start at quarter-
back for West Point, as
Kelley backed up Harris
in 2019 and saw limited
playing time, throw-
ing for 271 yards and
a touchdown in eight
games.
“He’s taking the reins
now and has run with
it,” Chambless said of
Kelley.
Defensively, Jaquari-
us Thomas will anchor a
West Point defense after
recording 80 tackles and
six sacks last season.
“As long as we stay
sound and play fun-
damental technique
football, we’ll be fine,”
Chambless said. “We
need to make the right
reads, run downhill and
make tackles and just do
the little things it takes
to win football games.”
come up, and they can
make things happen just
as well.”
On Monday, Fisher
was the beneficiary of the
Bocks’ ability to spread
the field. The eighth grad-
er’s shot from the left side
of the field evaded Bar-
low’s dive and found the
right side of the net.
“It just makes me feel
successful, so it made me
really happy,” Fisher said.
The Volunteers were
happy, too, with another
stellar defensive perfor-
mance. Morgan pointed
out that Starkville Acad-
emy has only allowed
multiple goals in three
of its 11 matches — once
each against powerhous-
es Hartfield Academy
and Presbyterian Chris-
tian and a bit of a blip
against Starkville Home-
School. Otherwise, it’s
been smooth sailing for
See SOCCER, 3B
the Phillies in Philadel-
phia on Sunday night, the
Braves jumped ahead 1-0
on Markakis’ RBI double
in the first.
Rafael Devers’
run-scoring single tied it
in the bottom half.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves: OF Ronald
Acuña Jr. was out of the
lineup with tightness in
his right hamstring that
forced him out of Sunday’s
victory. Snitker didn’t
See BRAVES, 3B
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In summer of college athlete empowerment, what was gained?

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
College athletes come
and go, cycling through
their programs and cam-
puses in about four years.
Organization has been
difficult to attain. Mo-
tivating people to band
together and fight for re-
forms when they might
not be around to reap the
benefits is challenging.
This summer there
have been signs that is
changing.
College athletes have
called out coaches and
administrators, backed
causes both social (Black
Lives Matter) and politi-
cal (changing the Missis-
sippi state flag) and de-
manded to be part of the
discussion about wheth-
er sports can be played
safely during a pan-
demic. They have orga-
nized campus marches,
threatened boycotts and
trended on social media
without stepping foot on
a field.
If this moment spawns
a sustained movement, it
will be because college
athletes have learned to
harness their collective
power and laid a founda-
tion for their successors.
“We all know that this
isn’t a movement for the
present,” said Jaydon
Grant, an Oregon State
defensive back and a
leader of the Pac-12 We
Are United group. “As
far as establishing some-
thing that lasts, I know
that we’ll all be gone in
a few years, all removed
from college football,
but I don’t look at it any
differently than how you
build the culture of a pro-
gram.
“With good leader-
ship and good morals
you build successful pro-
grams in college football
and college athletics,” he
said. “And that’s kind of
the same thing we’re try-
ing to do.”
We Are United
grabbed headlines last
month with a bold and
broad list of demands
and a threat of mass opt
outs of practices and
games if the Pac-12 did
not address them. The
coronavirus and athlete
compensation issues got
most of the attention, but
concerns about racial in-
justice in college sports
truly spurred their
movement.
Within days, Big
Ten United emerged
— a group spun out of
College Athlete Unity,
founded earlier this year
by athletes to “address
systemic injustices in
our communities.”
Within a week, those
two groups connected
with players in other
conferences, most nota-
bly Clemson star Trevor
Lawrence to create the
social media campaign
#WeWantToPlay, which
called for, among other
things, the formation of
a college football players
association.
“The scale of the dis-
cussions was never what
it is right now,” said
Michigan defensive back
Hunter Reynolds, a Col-
lege Athlete Unity found-
er. “It’s athletes from all
across the country, all
sports in all divisions
kind of talking among
themselves now. I think
that’s probably the big-
gest takeaway: Starting
the connections, like,
the nationwide connec-
tions.”
The specific goals of
each group are not per-
fectly aligned. As some
conferences postponed
their fall seasons, play-
ers pushed to play and
some are still doing so.
Still, the players say
they don’t need unanimi-
ty to work together. They
have been encouraged to
see their efforts attract
a wide range of athletes
from future NFL million-
aires such as Lawrence
and Oregon offensive
lineman Penei Sewell to
walk-ons and athletes
outside of football.
“We all look at each
other as equals,” Grant
said. “We all realize
that no man or woman is
more important than the
other. No sport is more
important than the oth-
er.”
Longtime observers
of college sports and the
NCA A marvel over what
athletes have accom-
plished this year.
Tim Nevius, an attor-
ney and former NCA A
investigator, said too
often the debate over
whether college athletes
should be paid over-
shadows other issues. late milk that’s going to
That the NCA A made its be in the cafeteria but
COVID-19 guidelines to when it comes to budget
members schools man- cuts and things of that
datory after athletes nature that’s when the
pushed for more strin- student becomes pretty
gent requirements was ignored,” Reynolds said.
a huge win for players’ Reynolds said the
rights, he said. ultimate goal is that so-
“I think that the mes- called seat at the table,
sage that the players but some who support
are sending has staying the athletes question
power,” Nevius said. whether they can get
“They’re advocating for there without help from
basic rights and funda- lawmakers. Earlier this
mental fairness.” month a group of sena-
College sports leaders tors led by Democrats
often tout the NCA A’s Cory Booker (N.J.) and
Student-Athlete Advi- Richard Blumenthal
sory Committees as a (Conn.) announced a col-
shining example of how lege athlete bill of rights
athletes are given the they hope will be the
opportunity to influence foundation of sweeping
policies. SA AC repre- legislation.
sentative sit on all sorts Donna Lopiano, a for-
of committees. They mer college sports ad-
have input in the legisla- ministrator and coach
tive process and voting who now runs a sports
rights. management consulting
Gabe Feldman, direc- firm, said college ath-
tor of Tulane’s sports letes’ greatest power lies
law program, said SA AC in their willingness to
provides athletes a voice, not play.
but little power. “The athletes have to
“I think SA AC is a realize that they can get
good group. And I think what they need if they’re
it’s important and I think willing to do that,” Lopi-
it should continue, but it ano said. “Look at what
does not serve the same the institutions are doing
purpose as a unified now just to play. If the
structure that can actu- athletes say, ‘You know,
ally have a true seat that forget about that money.’
the table,” Feldman said. I’m not sure they know
Reynolds, the Mich- the power they have.”
igan player, compared A move to unionize
SA AC to student-body football players at North-
government in high western was blunted by a
school. National Labor Relations
“They’re fine hav- Board ruling in 2015. But
ing the students vote Feldman said the players
on the brand of choco- could get the representa-
tion they desire without
a labor union.
“Just look at almost
every professional as-
sociation: Doctors, law-
yers, dentists, plumbers,
who aren’t in a union, but
come together to bene-
fit their profession,” he
said.
Jay Bilas, a former
Duke basketball player
and frequent NCA A crit-
ic who now does work
for ESPN, said college
athletes are more aware
of their power than ever
before. He called this
summer an inflection
point for college athlete
rights.
“Any decision about
them should not be
made without them,” Bi-
las said. “And right now,
all decisions made about
them are completely
without them.”
But for how much lon-
ger?
‘”Just because some-
thing is either going to
take a long time or is go-
ing to be difficult doesn’t
mean it’s not some-
thing that should be ad-
dressed,” Reynolds said.
“So we felt like if we start
addressing these things
now ... getting the ball
rolling on addressing
some of the issues that
we felt strongly about
that we could really cre-
ate change that we might
not see, but maybe 10
years down the road col-
lege athletes don’t have
to worry about the same
things we worry about.”

Talk of ‘fake bubble,’ ‘bubble in bubble’ on US Open’s Day 1

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — For
all of the obvious conces-
sions to the coronavirus
at the no-fans-allowed
U.S. Open — near-empty
arenas; silence pierced
by the occasional clap,
sneaker squeak or roar-
ing jet; a lack of line judg-
es — the aftereffects of
one player’s positive test
caused the biggest stir on
Day 1.
Yes, plenty of matches
were played amid a pan-
demic at the first Grand
Slam tournament in near-
ly seven full months.
And, yes, first-round
matches were lost — by
16-year-old Coco Gauff
among the women,
and No. 9 seed Diego
Schwartzman among the
men. And won — by No.
1 seed Karolina Pliskova,
2018 champion Naomi
Osaka and 2016 champion
Angelique Kerber among
the women, and No. 1 No-
vak Djokovic, No. 4 Ste-
fanos Tsitsipas and No. 5
Alexander Zverev among
the men.
But Monday was sig-
nificant for introducing
terms to the tennis lexi-
con such as “bubble in the
bubble” and “fake bub-
ble.” That’s because sev-
en players were allowed
to stay in the tournament
while placed under ad-
ditional restrictions on
their movement and sub-
jected to daily COVID-19
testing after coming in
contact with Benoit Paire,
the Frenchman dropped
from the U.S. Open after
testing positive for the
coronavirus, a person
with knowledge of the sit-
uation told The Associat-
ed Press.
The players were not
identified to the AP by
the person, who spoke on
condition of anonymity
because the U.S. Tennis
Association did not an-
nounce the names of any-
one involved.
But three players from
France acknowledged
their involvement: Kris-
tina Mladenovic, who is
seeded 30th in women’s
singles; Adrian Mannari-
no, seeded 32nd in men’s
singles; and Edouard
Roger-Vasselin, who is en-
tered in men’s doubles.
Mladenovic and Man-
narino spoke about the
situation after wins Mon-
day, saying they were part
of a group that played
cards with Paire. Both
said it was tough to focus
on court.
“I’m kind of exhaust-
ed mentally, but I’m still
really happy to be able
to play,” said Mannarino,
who will face Jack Sock of
the United States in the
second round. “I need to
enjoy it as much as I can.”
Mladenovic said she
practiced with Paire for
about an hour and spent
30-40 minutes at a card
game in the lobby of a
hotel being used by the
USTA for what it has
called a “controlled envi-
ronment” — staying away
from the word “bubble”
used by sports such as
the NBA that more close-
ly limit access to athletes.
“I am basically in a
new ‘bubble in the bub-
ble,’ so there’s not very
much I’m allowed to do,
which makes it tough for
me to compete and men-
tally be kind of fresh and
ready,” said Mladenovic,
who doubled over and let
out a loud yell after beat-
ing Hailey Baptiste of the
United States 7-5, 6-2.
Baptiste said she was
unaware that her oppo-
nent was one of the play-
ers who had been in con-
tact with Paire. According
to Baptiste, she rode in an
elevator with Paire.
Mannarino said he’s
been forced to take the
stairs to his seventh-floor
hotel room to avoid con-
tact with other players.
Asked to describe
what she can and cannot
do, Mladenovic chuckled.
“Let’s make it simple:
I’m allowed to play my
match,” she said. “Literal-
ly, not allowed to do any-
thing else.”
Tournament direc-
tor Stacey Allaster said
the players potentially
exposed to the virus be-
cause of contact with
Paire now must be tested
daily for COVID-19, in-
stead of every four days.
Mladenovic said she
was told she can spend
time with her brother but
“no one else,” and has
been banned from work-
ing out at the gym and
“any other facilities that
have been put in place for
the players.”
“It’s pretty tough for
me to accept that ... be- have been opening in a people in the seats at to take the first game,
cause it’s not like I’m part normal year and people 14,000-capacity Lou- one person — her coach
of (Paire’s) entourage,” (would) start rushing to is Armstrong Stadium — clapped.
Mladenovic said. the courts and getting for the start of Kerber’s “It’s kind of a little
Said Mannarino:
good seats for the match- 6 -4, 6 -4 victory over Ajla bit the feeling when
“We’re not in a bubble.
We’re in a ‘safe environ- es.” Tomljanovic. you play, like, practice
ment,’ which is different. There were about 15 When Kerber broke matches,” Kerber said.
It’s really hard for every-
body to feel really safe.”
Paire, who used the
term “fake bubble” in an
Instagram post, is one of
two people to have tested
positive so far — and the
only player. The other
was a fitness trainer; two
players he was in contact
with — Argentina’s Guido
Pella and Bolivia’s Hugo
Dellien — were kicked
out of the Western &
Southern Open, the tour-
nament that preceded the
U.S. Open at the same
site.
As for the difference
between those two play-
ers who potentially were
exposed being dropped
from the field and this
more recent group re-
maining eligible to play,
Allaster said: “Each case
is determined by the
facts and circumstances.
We will not discuss how
the two are specifically
different because this is
protected health informa-
tion.”
She and other officials
still have 13 more days to
go as they try to navigate
the challenges of stag-
ing a major international
sports event amid the
pandemic.
Among the noticeable
changes Monday: There
are full complements of
line judges only at two
courts; the rest are rely-
ing on a chair umpire and
electronic calls. Everyone
is supposed to wear masks
unless they’re playing.
Players have to walk to get
their own towels instead of
having them handed over
by ball people.
And, of course, no rau-
cous roars or belittling
boos.
“Normally, the first
day of the U.S. Open,
there’s usually just like a
buzz around the grounds.
Today it was just quiet.
That was weirdest thing
for me,” said Mitchell
Krueger, an American
who beat Pedro Sousa,
3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-3. “When
I was warming up at 10
a.m., that would have been
the time the gates would
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Standing pat: Deadline passes

without another Braves deal
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — The At-
lanta Braves failed to pull
off a major deal to bolster
their rotation at baseball’s
trade deadline Monday,
leaving the NL East lead-
ers with a huge question
mark as they seek a third
straight division title and
an extended run in the
postseason for the first
time since 2001.
mately, we didn’t think
there were any deals that
made sense to us.”
Max Fried, who was
5-0 with a 1.35 ERA head-
ing into Monday night’s
start against the Boston
Red Sox, had been the
only Braves starter to
earn a win until Ian An-
derson pitched one-hit
ball over six innings in
his big league debut last
week.
10 straight postseason
round losses, a dismal
run of playoff futility that
has lasted nearly two de-
cades.
“We still have a lot of
upside,” Anthopoulos in-
sisted. “Obviously, there’s
some uncertainty. We
would have liked to get
more certainty. But no
one doubts the talent we
have here.”
With the postseason
out for the rotation.
Ace Mike Soroka
went down with a sea-
son-ending Achilles in-
jury. Hamels, signed to
an $18 million, one-year
deal, has yet to take the
mound. Former AL Cy
Young winner Felix Her-
nandez was impressive
in spring training but de-
cided not to play because
of coronavirus concerns. Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

The only trade made

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Beyond Fried and An-
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expanded to 16 teams in
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just two seasons ago, was Sudoku
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placing puzzle based on
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players to be named. he’s really nothing more a huge return. The only winner in 2018, went 0-2 given
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ing for a breakthrough Monday
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lasted just 2 1/3 innings,
giving up seven runs, two
homers and eight hits to
the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Braves managed to
hang on for a 12-10 victo-
ry.
“There’s no doubt
things have not panned
out the way we hoped,”
general manager Alex
Anthopoulos said on a
conference call shortly af-
ter the 4 p.m. EDT dead-
line passed. “We would
have loved to add more
starting pitching. We had
those discussions. Ulti-
have to be filled from a
group of young pitchers
who haven’t lived up to
their potential (Touki
Toussaint, Kyle Wright,
Bryse Wilson), two vet-
erans who struggled so
badly they were sent to
the alternate training site
(Mike Foltynewicz, Sean
Newcomb) or a longtime
big league stalwart who’s
been hampered since the
spring by an ailing shoul-
der (Cole Hamels).
It doesn’t bode well for
the Braves ending their
record-tying streak of
— and certainly would
have been a big upgrade
for the Braves’ rotation —
but he stayed put with the
Rangers.
A year ago, Anthopou-
los was one of the most
aggressive GMs at the
deadline, bolstering a
struggling bullpen with
trades for Mark Melan-
con, Shane Greene and
Chris Martin.
This season, the bull-
pen is one of Atlanta’s
strengths. But nothing be-
yond Fried (and perhaps
Anderson) has panned
from Wright, the No. 5 the same number only once. The difficulty level
overall pick in 2017, but
increases from Monday to Sunday.
he is 0-6 with an 8.05 ERA
over the last two seasons.
It’s a similar story for
Toussaint (0-1, 7.89 ERA
this season) and Wilson
(who struggled in his lone
appearance of 2020).
“Those guys have got-
ten opportunities, and
they’re likely to get op-
portunities again,” An-
thopoulos said. “We want
to make sure they’re in a
good place before we give
them the opportunity to
come back up here.”

Padres get Clevinger
from Indians in 5th
trade in 3 days
The contending San Di-
ego Padres acquired Mike
Clevinger in a multiplayer
deal with the Cleveland In-
dians on Monday, bolster-
ing their rotation with an-
other bold move ahead of
baseball’s trade deadline.
San Diego got
Clevinger, outfielder Greg
Allen and a player to be
named from Cleveland for
a package of young players
that included outfielder
Josh Naylor, right-hander
Cal Quantrill and catcher
Austin Hedges.
Led by exciting young
shortstop Fernando Ta-
tis Jr. and suddenly hot
Manny Machado, San
Diego is going for its first
playoff appearance since
2006. The acquisition of
Clevinger is the Padres’
fifth big trade since Satur-
day. They made a smaller
deal right at the deadline,
picking up reliever Taylor
Williams from Seattle for a
player to be named.
Clevinger said the Pa-
dres are “the most excit-
ing team in baseball by
far right now. It’s definite-
ly kind of the place to be
right now. I’m stoked that
they wanted me here. This
is definitely a destination
a lot of guys would like to
be. Definitely something
special brewing here and I
think it’s going to be some-
thing special for coming
years, not just this year.”
Clevinger said the Pa-
dres were already a World
Series contender before
all the trades.
“I think this is a team
that can make a serious,
serious run. I don’t think
there will be many teams
that will get in the way of
what we’ve got right now,”
said Clevinger, who hopes
to join the Padres in time
for a series that starts at
Anaheim on Wednesday.
San Diego acquired
veteran catchers Jason
Castro and Austin Nola
in a pair of deals Sunday,
making Hedges expend-
able. First baseman Mitch
Moreland came over in
a trade with Boston, and
the Padres added reliever
Trevor Rosenthal in a deal
with Kansas City.
The 29-year-old
Clevinger strengthens a
rotation that has had a few
stumbles lately, including
Garrett Richards going
two or fewer innings in
consecutive starts and
opening-day starter Chris
Paddack struggling be-
fore bouncing back with a
strong performance Sun-
day at Colorado.
Clevinger went 13-4
with a 2.71 ERA in 21
starts last year. The long-
haired right-hander nick-
named “Sunshine” also is
contractually controlled
through the 2022 season.
Cleveland is in the mix
for the AL Central title, but
Clevinger may have worn
out his welcome when
he was caught breaking
COVID-19 protocols a cou-
ple weeks ago, leading to
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the Vols: Eighth grade goalkeeper runs off the ball that Morgan hadn’t with nine kills, while Micaela need
Chandler Nettles was hardly need- seen before. Hudgins had seven and Madyson 18 Light brown
ed Monday as Starkville Academy He said the busy non-district McBrayer had three. 20 Winter song
kept the ball on Columbus Chris- schedule he put together — includ- Annie Woolbright led the Tro- 23 Sun-powered
tian Academy’s side of the field ing Monday’s match — has helped jans with 15 assists, and Kensley 27 Singer
nearly all evening. prepare the Vols for another foray Woolbright had 14 a team-leading Jackson
“Defensively, we’re looking in- into district play. Starkville Acade- digs 28 Luke’s sister
credible,” Morgan said. my will travel to Senatobia to play Hudgins had a team-high four 29 Clark’s
The Vols have improved offen- Magnolia Heights at 5:30 p.m. to- blocks, while McBrayer had two. 3 Decree 25 Vacuum’s
partner
sively, too. Morgan said he did day. McBrayer and Annie Woolbright 4 Ring legend lack
31 Kilt’s cousin
some calculations before Monday’s “That’s why you want all these led the team with two aces each. 5 Tourist’s car 26 Maze runner
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match and found that Starkville games: Eventually, you’re going to New Hope will host Starkville at 6 Wyoming 30 On the
ons
Academy had scored more goals kind of work some of those kinks 6:30 p.m. Thursday range agenda
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this season than it had at this point out,” Morgan said. 7 Wedding 31 Cloth sample
last year. Two goals Monday from Starkville 3, Kosciusko 0
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rection, and that’s where you want New Hope 3, Grace Christian 0 Set scores were 25-10, 25-3 and
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to be,” Morgan said. “You want to LOUISVILLE — The New Hope 25-7.
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be better this year than you were High School volleyball team beat The Yellow Jackets will play at
47 Comic Young- 19 Egg parts 39 Troubling sign
last year, and right now, statistical- Grace Christian School in straight New Hope at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. 20 “East of 40 Catch sight of
ly, we’re there.” sets on Monday in Louisville. man
DOWN Eden” son 42 Abel’s mother
It’s not just statistically, the Set scores were 25-8, 25-8 and Softball 21 Pub pint 43 Smeltery
coach said: The Vols communicat- 25-15. Leake Academy 15, Starkville 1 Yaks it up
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have an update before the game on
how much time he could miss. …
Snitker said LHP Cole Hamels, the
team’s big offseason pickup who
hasn’t pitched yet this season due to
triceps tendinitis, has been “throw-
ing bullpens” and the next step was
“live BP.”
Red Sox: Placed LHP Darwinzon
Hernandez on the 10-day injured list
with a sprained left AC joint. … DH
J.D. Martinez was out of the lineup
after getting hit on the left hand by a
fastball in the previous game. X-rays
taken after Sunday’s game were neg-
ative.
IT’S WHAT WE GOT
Snitker was asked if he was “dis-
appointed” before the game that the
club failed to make any moves at the
trading deadline.
“No. We’ve been a pretty good
team here for a month and a half,” he
said. “We’ll see what we can do to try
and win games.”
ROUGH FOLLOW
Prospect Bobby Dalbec struck
out in all four at-bats after homering
in his major league debut Sunday.
ROSTER SHUFFLE
After trading away OF Kevin
Pillar (to Colorado) and LHP Josh
Osich (Cubs) and placing Hernandez
on the IL, the Red Sox brought up
three players.
They selected LHP Mike Kick-
ham, RHP Robinson Leyer, and INF/
OF Yairo Muñoz from their alternate
training site.
The 27-year-old Leyer made his
major league debut after 236 minor
league appearances over four organi-
zations. He pitched an inning, giving
up a run, but struck out Marcell Ozu-
na for his first career K.
On Sunday, Boston dealt 1B Mitch
Moreland to San Diego after sending
Brandon Workman and Heath Hem-
bree to the Phillies on August 21.
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Ian Anderson (1-0,
1.50 ERA) is set to start the middle
game of the three-game series Tues-
day.
Red Sox: RHP Ryan Weber (0-2,
6.00) is slated to go for Boston.
4B TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Column: Everyone chasing Harvick, Hamlin as playoffs begin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
— NASCAR’s pandem-
ic-plagued season has fi-
nally reached the playoffs,
with 16 drivers chasing the
Cup championship start-
ing Sunday in South Caro-
lina.
It brings the series full
circle back to Darlington
Raceway, where NASCAR
resumed its season in May
after a 10-week pause for
the pandemic. The stock
car series was one of the
first major sports to re-
turn, with COVID-19 pro-
tocols and a relentless pace
that got NASCAR back on
schedule.
Kevin Harvick won that
first race back at Darling-
ton and three nights later
it was Denny Hamlin in
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
victory lane. The duo has
not let off the gas since and
returns to Darlington prep-
ping for a head-to-head
challenge for the champi-
onship.
Harvick won the regu-
lar-season title with seven
victories, all after NA-
SCAR resumed racing.
Hamlin opened the year
with his third Daytona 500
victory then won five more
times. The rivals have
combined for 13 wins in
26 races and should easily
slide into the Nov. 8 win-
ner-take-all finale.
“Everybody else is rac-
ing for two spots and not
four,” said Greg Zipadelli,
the competition director at
Stewart-Haas Racing, Har-
vick’s team. “I think those
two guys are going to go
and run head-to-head and
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win races and move on.
The curious thing is which
team driver will step up
in the next 10 weeks and
match what they’ve done?”
There are 14 other driv-
ers in the playoff field and
not one has come close to
the consistency shown by
Harvick and Hamlin. Brad
Keselowski won three
times for Team Penske af-
ter racing resumed, and
the organization has two
wins from Joey Logano
and one from Ryan Blaney.
Hendrick Motorsports
has four wins: Two from
Chase Elliott and one each
from Alex Bowman and
William Byron, who raced
his way into the playoffs
with his first career victory
last Saturday at Daytona.
The rest of the field is all
over the map.
Cole Custer is the only
rookie in the playoffs and
earned his first career
berth with a surprise win
at Kentucky. Matt DiBen-
edetto is also making his
first career playoff appear-
ance by pointing his way in
at Daytona.
DiBenedetto gave Ford
eight cars in the playoff
field, well ahead of Chev-
rolet (five) and Toyota
(three). The full four-car
slates from SHR and Pen-
ske — DiBenedetto drives
for Wood Brothers Racing,
a Penske affiliate — all ad-
vanced as the Blue Oval
brand took half the 16 slots.
“This is a big one mak-
ing the playoffs for the
Wood Brothers,” DiBened-
etto said. “This is very big,
really special and I’m glad
we’ll be able to get to work
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My daughter
and son-
in-law’s dog,
“Zeke,” is a poor
houseguest. We
have kept him
several times
while they were
vacationing. This
last time, a long
weekend, was
very stressful.
Zeke is
a hound dog
(58 pounds)
and stubborn.
He jumps on
Dear Abby
furniture, jumps
up to the kitchen counter and
dining table trying to steal
food, urinates in the house
(not all the time, but often
enough), doesn’t want to stay
outside in the backyard unless
someone is out there with him
and, when he is outside alone,
he constantly howls. He also
chases our cats.
Whenever it’s muddy in our
fenced backyard, he must be
taken out to the front yard on
a leash or he will catch a scent
and run off. There are also po-
tential sparring matches with
our own dog that must be mon-
itored, and at feeding time,
they have to be separated.
Our daughter’s last trip was
to be for 12 days. We said we
didn’t want to keep him for
that long, but we would contin-
ue to keep him for short stays.
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept.
1). Your birthday endowment:
bold ideas, brilliant execution
and plenty of support. You’ll
glue broken things back togeth-
er including relationships and
fragments of your own story.
You’ll unearth a mystery and
get peace for your family and
community. Early 2021 is a
cycle of abundance on all levels.
Libra and Capricorn adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 8, 3,
13, 2 and 29.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
You’ve made overgenerous
gestures in the past and never
been sorry for them, though
you’ll toss and turn at night if
and do the best we can the
rest of the season.”
Does he have a shot?
Probably not.
But DiBenedetto is one
of four drivers in the play-
offs without a firm contract
for 2021 and a strong per-
formance could earn him
an extension.
Clint Bowyer, Aric Al-
mirola and Byron are the
only three free agents in
the field, but Zipadelli said
Monday the team is work-
ing on retaining the same
four-car lineup next year
(Harvick, Custer, Almirola
and Bowyer). Byron’s win
at Daytona likely earned
him a Hendrick extension,
which could be announced
as early as this week.
None are considered
true threats to advance
through the champion-
This has been a
sore spot with
her ever since.
She feels Zeke is
our “granddog,”
and we should
keep him anyway.
I do not know
how to handle
this without caus-
ing any more bad
feelings. Please
advise. — ABOVE
AND BEYOND IN
TEXAS
DEAR ABOVE
AND BEYOND:
Your daughter’s
dog is too much
dog for you to handle and, in
addition, poorly trained. He
isn’t your “grand” anything.
Stand your ground and quit
trying to placate your entitled
daughter. She should be grate-
ful that you’re willing to take
responsibility for the dog even
for a short time. If that isn’t
enough for her, “bow-wow” out
by refusing to take Zeke at all.
He’s her dog, and the problem
should be hers, not yours.
DEAR ABBY: I am an empa-
thetic person, and because of
it, most of my friends and fam-
ily members share things with
me that they are going through
in their lives. I feel pain with
and for them, and have shed
many tears with these people.
Most of the time, this is
something I am happy to offer.
I understand that not everyone
you think you could have done
more in the situation.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). Those who are cut off
from their own experiences will
be uncomfortable embracing
the full realm of experience,
including some that most others
experience in their day-to-day
lives. Try to understand instead
of judge this.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You’ve still got a chance to go
where the sun is hot and the
sunbathers are cool. Get your
work done so you can enjoy your
leisure. Get busy so you can
have your fun.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
ship round.
So who could chal-
lenge Harvick and Ham-
lin? Well, reigning series
champion Kyle Busch has
made it to the final four
the last five consecutive
years. But he’s shock-
ingly winless through 26
races and hasn’t caught
much of a break. He was
wrecked while racing for
the win at Daytona last
week.
“Thought we had
a shot to do that,” he
shrugged. “Still 2020.”
The dark horse could
be 2017 champion Martin
Truex Jr., who has made it
to the finale three consec-
utive years. Truex won
seven races last year, has
just one victory this sea-
son and has been outrun
by teammate Hamlin.
has the same level of empathy
or the skills to “be there”
when people are going through
a rough patch. But right now,
I thought it might be good
to share some things I have
noticed when the roles were
reversed and I found myself
needing to share with others:
1. It’s not a competition!
Now is not the time to share
your similar experience. Let
the person sharing just talk
and resist the urge to relate
your own stories.
2. Don’t try to offer solu-
tions unless they are asked
for. The majority of the time,
the person just needs to say it
out loud to someone, and then
they are able to get their head
or heart around it and figure
things out.
3. Just listen. That’s all
any of us want. We want to
feel heard and important and
that we matter. Listening can
provide that to the person who
is in pain.
Abby, thanks for letting me
be heard. Even the strongest
friends sometimes need
someone. — LEARNED FROM
EXPERIENCE
DEAR LEARNED: AMEN!
Life is about learning and
growing. There is much
wisdom in your letter and a
practical lesson for those who
sometimes put their foot in
their mouths because they
only want to help. Thank you
for sharing.
Because you are open and
ready for new experiences, life
will come rushing in to greet
you. You’ll have fascinating
exchanges, and you’re an
essential part of the experience
for others.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
You’re in the middle-person
position and therefore tasked
to translate and mitigate. What
one person thinks is hilarious
will fall flat with the next. Con-
sider your audience before you
forward.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
A friend minimizes the mistakes
and maximizes the attributes
and is generally on your side.
Such friends help you under-
stand what loyalty really looks
like.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
The way things are laid out will
make a huge difference in your
efficiency and also in the feeling
you have about an experience.
You’ll do much in the way of or-
ganizing — an effort well spent.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Tension is rigidity; relax-
ation is flexibility. A very special
relationship will thrive because
you strike just the right balance
between these two states.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Vacations aren’t always
tremendously relaxing. In
these times, they aren’t even
tremendously vacationing.
Nonetheless, there’s a place in
your mind where you can take a
break. Find it; do it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You’ll put in the extra effort
to take good care of yourself.
Since you know that lack of
sleep or proper nourishment
makes you cranky, you’ll be sure
to plan to get both.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). The voice of inspiration
is difficult to hear if your inner
chatter is loud enough drown
it. Exercise is the easiest and
fastest way to quiet your mind.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You feel powerful but it’s
not even the start of what you
can become. Take charge of
what you have control over and
give no energy to the things
outside of that.
All in the game
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF BARBARA FAY ELY,
DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2020-0153-RPF
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
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been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the Estate of
Barbara Fay Ely, deceased, by
the Chancery Court of Lowndes James J. Brown, and Any Un-
County, Mississippi, on the
11th day of August 2020. This
is to give notice to all persons
having claims against said es-
tate to Probate and Register
same with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, within ninety (90) days
from the first publication date
of this Notice to Creditors. A
failure to so Probate and Re-
gister said claim will forever
bar the same.
This the 12th day of August
2020.
/s/ Wortley H. Cole, Executrix
PUBLISH: 8/18, 8/25 &
9/1/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE
GUARDIANSHIP OF A.I.S., A
MINOR
CAUSE NO.: 2020-0162-JNS
BY PETITIONERS: LONNIE
DWAYNE SHEPPEARD and
KARINA DORENE SHEPPEARD
THE RELIEF SOUGHT HEREIN
MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL
RIGHTS. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO CERY CLERK
NOTICE OF ANY HEARING ON
THIS PETITION, TO ATTEND
ANY SUCH HEARING, AND TO
BE REPRESENTED BY AN AT-
TORNEY.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: AMANDA INEZ ABSHIRE
Last known address:
13623 Hamshire Road
Hamshire, TX 77622
SERVICE DIRECTORY
You have been made a re-
spondent in the Petition for Ap-
pointment of Guardians of a
Minor under Section 202 [Doc.
No. 2] filed August 11, 2020,
by Petitioners, Lonnie Dwayne
Sheppeard, also known as
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CAUSE NO.: 2020-0162-JNS
BY PETITIONERS: LONNIE
DWAYNE SHEPPEARD and
KARINA DORENE SHEPPEARD
THE RELIEF SOUGHT HEREIN
MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL
RIGHTS. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO
NOTICE OF ANY HEARING ON
THIS PETITION, TO ATTEND
ANY SUCH HEARING, AND TO
BE REPRESENTED BY AN AT-
TORNEY.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: AMANDA INEZ ABSHIRE
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Last Notices address:
13623 Hamshire Road
Hamshire, TX 77622
You have been made a re-
spondent in the Petition for Ap-
pointment of Guardians of a
Minor under Section 202 [Doc.
No. 2] filed August 11, 2020,
by Petitioners, Lonnie Dwayne
Sheppeard, also known as
Dwayne Sheppeard, and Karina
Dorene Sheppeard, also known
as Dori Sheppeard, seeking
guardianship of A.I.S., a minor
child born xx/xx/2011. Other
in this action is Toby Wayne
Stanford.
You are summoned to appear
and represent your interests
against said Petition before the
Honorable Joseph N. Studdard,
Chancellor of the 14th Chan-
cery District at 9:00 a.m. on
the 18th day of September
2020, at the Oktibbeha County
Courthouse in Starkville, Mis-
sissippi, and in case of your
failure to appear your interest
in this matter will not be con-
sidered.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this the
14th day of August 2020.
CINDY E. GOODE, CHANCERY
CLERK
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
(SEAL)
BY:/s/ Shantrell W. Grander-
son, D.C.
PUBLISH: 8/18, 8/25 &
9/1/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF JAMES J. BROWN, DE-
CEASED
CAUSE NO.: 2020-0169-RPF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: All Unknown Heirs-at-Law of Lowndes County, Mississippi,
known Parties In Interest
You have been made a defend- Probate and Register said
ant in the Petition for Adjudica- claim will forever bar the same.
tion of Heirs [Doc. No. 2] filed
on August 18, 2020, by An-
nette Glover, seeking to de-
termine the heirs-at-law of
James J. Brown, deceased.
Other than you, the only other
interested parties in this ac-
tion are Ranong M. Brown, An- Post Office Box 1081
nette Glover and Brinda Black
formerly known as Brinda Mi-
chaels.
You are summoned to appear
and represent your interests
against said Petition before the
Honorable Rodney P. Faver,
Chancellor of the 14th Chan-
cery District at 9:00 a.m. on
the 24th day of September
2020, at the Lowndes County
Courthouse in Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, and in case of your
failure to appear your interest
in this matter will not be con-
sidered.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this the
19th day of August 2020.
CINDY EGGER GOODE, CHAN-
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
(SEAL)
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son, D.C.
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THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MILTON
LEWIS, DECEASED
CASTELLA HENDERSON, AD-
MINISTRATRIX
CASUE NO.: 2020-0299-PDE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration have
been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the estate of
MILTON LEWIS, deceased, by
the Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, on the
12th day of August A.D., 2020.
This is to give notice to all per-
sons having claims against
said estate to Probate and Re-
gister same with the Chancery
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, within ninety (90) days
from this date. A failure to so
Probate and Register said
claim will forever bar the same.
This the 14th day of August,
2020.
s/ Castella Henderson
CASTELLA HENDERSON
Administratrix of the Estate of
Milton Lewis, Deceased
Published: 8/18, 8/25 &
9/1/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN RE: ESTATE OF NELLIE J.
CALDWELL, DECEASED
LYNN C. SAUCER, EXECUTRIX
NO. 2020-0165-PDE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to
Lynn C. Saucer, Executrix of
the Estate of Nellie J. Caldwell,
deceased, by the Chancery
Court of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, on the 13th day of Au-
gust, 2020. This is to give no-
tice to all persons having
claims against said estate to
Probate and Register same
with the Chancery Clerk of
within ninety (90) days after
the first publication of this No-
tice to Creditors. A failure to so
/s/ Lynn C. Saucer
Lynn C. Saucer, Executrix
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF ORANJULA
SHANKLIN, DECEASED
LYNETTE SHANKLIN, PETITION-
ER
NO. 2018-0106-B
SUMMONS
(Publication)
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
TO: HEIRS-AT-LAW AND
WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFI-
CIARIES OF ORANJULA SHANK-
LIN, DECEASED, not known to
Petitioner
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Lynette Shanklin, Peti-
tioner, to determine Heirs-at-
Law and Wrongful Death Bene-
ficiaries. Defendants other
than you in this action are
none.
You are summoned to appear
then and there at 9:00 a.m. on
the 23rd day of September,
2020, at the Lowndes County
Chancery Courthouse in Colum-
bus, Mississippi, to show
cause, if you can, why the Peti-
tion filed in this civil action by
said Lynette Shanklin, and ex-
hibited against you should not
be allowed and approved and
relief demanded therein gran-
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ted.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading but
may do so if desired. Issued
under my hand and the seal of
said Court this the 12th day of
August, 2020.
CINDY GOODE, CHANCERY
BY: Cindy E. Goode, Clerk
BY: Shantrell W. Granderson,
D.C.
PUBLISH: 8/18, 8/25 &
9/1/2020
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CIARIES OF ORANJULA SHANK-
LIN, DECEASED, not known to
Petitioner
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by Lynette Shanklin, Peti-
tioner, to determine Heirs-at-
Law and Wrongful Death Bene-
ficiaries. Defendants other
than you in this action are
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none.
You are summoned to appear
then and there at 9:00 a.m. on
the 23rd day of September,
2020, at the Lowndes County
Chancery Courthouse in Colum-
bus, Mississippi, to show
cause, if you can, why the Peti-
tion filed in this civil action by
said Lynette Shanklin, and ex-
hibited against you should not
be allowed and approved and
relief demanded therein gran-
ted.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading but
may do so if desired. Issued
under my hand and the seal of
said Court this the 12th day of
August, 2020.
CINDY GOODE, CHANCERY
CLERK
BY: Cindy E. Goode, Clerk
BY: Shantrell W. Granderson,
D.C.
PUBLISH: 8/18, 8/25 &
9/1/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF RALPH C. YOUNG-
BLOOD, DECEASED
RENASANT BANK, EXECUTOR
NO. 2020-0172-JNS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to
Renasant Bank, Executor of the
Estate of Ralph C. Youngblood,
deceased, by the Chancery
Court of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, on the 27 day of Au-
gust, 2020. This is to give no-
tice to all persons having
claims against said estate to
Probate and Register same
with the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
within ninety (90) days from the
first publication of this notice.
A failure to so Probate and Re-
gister said claims will forever
bar the same.
THIS the 28 day of August,
2020.
Renasant Bank, Executor
/s/ Crystal H. Tucker
Crystal H. Tucker
First Vice President & Trust Of-
ficer
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Post Office Box 1827
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PHONE: (662) 243-7329
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PUBLISH: 9/1, 9/8 &
9/15/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF STEVE ERWIN CURRY,
DECEASED
CAUSE NO.: 2020-0055-JNS
JAMIE MICHELLE CARAG, PETI-
TIONER
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: All Unknown Heirs-at-Law of
Steve Erwin Curry, deceased,
and Any Unknown Parties In In-
terest
You have been made a defend-
ant in the Petition for Adjudica-
tion of Heirs-at-Law filed by the
Administratrix, Jamie Michelle
Carag, on August 11, 2020,
seeking to determine the heirs-
at-law of Steve Erwin Curry, de-
ceased. Other than you, the
only other interested parties in
this action are Jamie Michelle
Carag and Stephanie Dickey.
You are summoned to appear
and represent your interests
against said Petition before the
Honorable Joseph N. Studdard,
Chancellor of the 14th Chan-
cery District at 9:00 a.m. on
the 18th day of September
2020, at the Oktibbeha County
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
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and Any Unknown Parties In In-
terest
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Carag and Stephanie Dickey.
You are summoned to appear
and represent your interests
against said Petition before the
Honorable Joseph N. Studdard,
Chancellor of the 14th Chan-
cery District at 9:00 a.m. on
the 18th day of September
2020, at the Oktibbeha County
Courthouse in Starkville, Mis-
sissippi, and in case of your
failure to appear your interest
in this matter will not be con-
sidered.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this the
13th day of August 2020.
CINDY EGGER GOODE, CHAN-
CERY CLERK
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
(SEAL)
BY: TINA FISHER, D.C.
PUBLISH: 8/18, 8/25 &
9/1/2020
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I, the officer of Lam-
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of Columbus, Intend
to make application
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As provided for by the
Local Option Alcohol-
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et seq., of the Missis-
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fifteen days from the
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